Research Interests:
Corporate Governance
Corporate Finance
ESG & Sustainability
Selected Publications:
Sarang, A.A., Busy board and Excess Cash (2025) (Corporate Governance International review - ABS 3, ABDC A, Conditional acceptance)
Mubashir Ali Khan, Josephine Tan-Hwang Yau, Sarang, A.A. Ammar Gul, Muzhar Javed (2024) Information asymmetry and investment efficiency: The moderating role of blockholders and growth opportunities. (Journal of Applied Accounting Research (ABDC-B; ABS= 2)
Saeed, A.A. Sarang, A.A. Rind, A.A, (2024). Independent co-opted directors and firm environmental performance: Corporate Governance: An International Review (ABDC-A; ABS= 3; FNEGE 3)
Sarang, A.A. Rind, A.A., Saeed, A.A. (2024) Does a co-opted director affect a firm's financial distress risk? International Journal of Finance & Economics (ABS= 3; FNEGE 3)
Saeed, A., Thanakijsombat, T., Rind, A. A., & Sarang, A. A. A. (2024). Herding behavior in environmental orientation: A tail of emission, innovation and resource handling. Journal of Cleaner Production, 444, 141251. (ABDC-A; FNEGE 2)
Gull, A. A., Sarang, A. A. A., Mushtaq, R., & Ahsan, T. (2023). Sustainability committee and environmental decoupling: International evidence. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, (ABS= 1; FNEGE 3)
Gull, A. A., Sarang, A. A. A., Shakri, I. H., & Atif, M. (2023). Co-opted directors and greenhouse gas emissions: Does ESG compensation matter? Journal of Cleaner Production, 411, 137192. (ABDC-A; FNEGE 2)
Sarang, A. A. A., Aubert, N., & Hollandts, X. (2022). Board gender diversity and the cost of equity: What difference does gender quota legislation make? International Journal of Finance & Economics (ABS= 3; FNEGE 3)
Sarang, A. A. A., Rind, A. A., Al-Faryan, M. A. S., & Saeed, A. (2022). Women on board and the cost of equity: The mediating role of information asymmetry. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting (ABS =1)
Rind, A. A., Sarang, A. A. A., Kumar, A., & Shahbaz, M. (2022). Does financial fraud affect implied cost of equity? International Journal of Finance & Economics, (ABS= 3; FNEGE 3)
Shahab, Y., Gull, A. A., Rind, A. A., Alias Sarang, A. A., & Ahsan, T. (2022). Do corporate governance mechanisms curb the anti-environmental behavior of firms worldwide? An illustration through waste management. Journal of Environmental Management, 310, 114707. (ABDC-A; FNEGE 2)
Sarang, A. A. A., Aubert, N., & Hollandts, X. (2021). Board Gender Diversity and Corporate Cash Holdings. Finance (FNEGE 2; ABS 1)