NUST Business School
Faculty Ajid Ur Rehman

Ajid Ur Rehman

Associate Professor
Summary

Dr. Ajid ur Rehman holds a PhD degree in Financial Management and a Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Ethics and Teaching Methodology. Dr. Ajid ur Rehman serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Finance & Investments, NUST Business School, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad. Dr. Rehman has published extensively in the areas of corporate finance, corporate governance, and market microstructure. Dr. Ajid ur Rehman has served as ad hoc reviewer and ad hoc editor for various journals of international repute such as Journal of Applied Economics, Singapore Economic Review, Sage open, Journal of Asia Business Studies, Economic Research, and Emerging Markets Finance & Trade.

Academic Background
PhD (Financial management) Dongbei University of Finance And Economics January 01, 2013 - January 01, 2017
Honours and Awards
Publications
Fintech, BigTech credit and sustainable development: International evidence June 01, 2026 Technology in Society - Volume:85, Article Number 103160
Fintech, bigtech credit and CO2 Emission: Implications for environmental sustainability December 01, 2025 Sustainable Futures - Volume:10, Article Number 101240
Riding the Wave: Oil Price Fluctuations and Stock Markets’ Responses in Oil Exporting vs. Importing Economies. June 30, 2025 International Journal of Business Reflections - Volume 6(1), Pages 75-103
Board characteristics, corporate performance and the mediating role of corporate risk: evidence from Chinese listed firms May 13, 2025 Corporate Governance - Volume:25, Issue:4, Pages 884-902
The impact of corruption and Islamicity on bank stability and profitability: assessing the moderating effect in dual banking systems October 17, 2024 Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research - Pages 1-28
Socio-economic issues and bank stability: The moderating role of competition August 01, 2024 Research in International Business and Finance - Volume 71, Article Number 102449
Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth: Comparative Panel Evidence from Developed and Developing Asian Countries February 29, 2024 SAGE Open - Pages 1-15
Earnings management using classification shifting of revenues: evidence from Chinese-listed firms February 13, 2024 Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies - Pages 1-23
Financial inclusion and carbon emissions in Asia: Implications for environmental sustainability December 11, 2023 Economic and Political Studies - Pages 1-17
Product market competition and investment efficiency nexus with mediating effect of firm risk-taking in Pakistan November 15, 2023 International Journal of Disclosure and Governance - Volume 21, Pages 488–499
Islamic labelling and corporate governance: a perspective of Shariah compliance firms August 15, 2023 Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research - Volume 14, Issue 6, Pages 849-867
Does board capital increase firm performance in the Chinese tourism industry? May 05, 2022 Corporate Governance - Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 653-679
Impact of terrorism on stock market: Evidence from developed and developing markets February 15, 2022 International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction - Volume 70, Article Number 102786
Corporate cash holdings and firm life cycle: evidence from China February 04, 2021 Journal of Asia Business Studies - Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 625-642
Executive Remuneration, Corporate Governance and Corporate Performance: Evidence from China. January 29, 2021 Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja - Volume 34, Issue 1, Pages 3092-3118
Risk Taking Behavior, Corporate Governance and Product Market Competition: Evidence From Pakistan December 31, 2020 City University Research Journal - Volume 10, No. 4, Pages 553-571
Corporate governance and cash holdings: Family versus non-family controlled firms December 07, 2020 Cogent Business and Management - Volume 7, Issue 1, Article Number 1854562
Strength of Bank-Firm Nexus: Evidence from Islamic and Conventional Banks June 30, 2020 Journal of Islamic Business and Management - Volume 10(1), Pages 96-109
Competition, Debt Maturity, and Adjustment Speed in China: A Dynamic Fractional Estimation Approach May 23, 2020 Journal of Risk and Financial Management - Volume 13, Issue 5, Article Number 106
Industrial Patterns of Herding Beyond the Geographical Boundaries: An Empirical Investigation of Emerging Countries March 09, 2020 Business and Economics Review - Volume 12, No.1, Pages 49-70
Investor Sentiment, Corporate Governance and Downside risk July 18, 2019 Journal of Managerial Sciences - Volume XI, Number 03, Pages 421-441
Asymmetric targeting of corporate cash holdings and financial constraints in Pakistani firms June 10, 2019 Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies - Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 76-97
Mean reverting leverage policy in China: theory and evidence from industrial and sectorial level unit root analysis August 06, 2018 Journal of Asia Business Studies - Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 290-306
Returns and Volatility Spillover between Islamic and Conventional Indexes: Evidence from Selected Emerging Asian Markets March 09, 2018 Journal of Islamic Business and Management - Volume 8(2), Pages 361-385
Dynamics of corporate cash holdings in chinese firms: An empirical investigation of asymmetric adjustment rate and financial constraints April 21, 2017 Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance - Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 127-152
Adjustment behaviour of leverage in chinese firms: An empirical analysis of overall firms, state-owned and non state-owned enterprises April 21, 2017 Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance - Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 95-126
Working capital management in Chinese firms: An empirical investigation of determinants & adjustment towards a target level using dynamic panel data model March 16, 2017 Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting - Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 84-105
Dynamics of financial leverage across firm life cycle in Chinese firms: an empirical investigation using dynamic panel data model November 25, 2016 China Finance and Economic Review - Volume 4, Issue 1, Article Number 19
Lead-Lag Relationship and Directional Asymmetry in Stock Returns of Small and Large Portfolios: Evidence from the Karachi Stock Exchange November 03, 2016 Business Review - Volume 11(2), Pages 1-15
Do Chinese industries predict the stock market due to slow diffusion of information? Analysis of the Shanghai stock exchange July 01, 2016 Indian Journal of Finance - Volume 10, Issue 7, Pages 7-21
Corporate cash holdings and adjustment behaviour in chinese firms: An empirical analysis using generalized method of moments January 01, 2015 Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal - Volume 9, Issue 4, Pages 20-37
Conferences
TVF Military College of Signals, Rawalpindi, NUST February 01, 2023 - June 01, 2023
Visiting Faculty Air University September 01, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Assistant Professor Riphah International University, Islamabad September 01, 2017 - August 31, 2023