Muhammad Saad Baloch

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First Name:	Muhammad Saad
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Last Name:	Baloch
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Southampton Business School
University of Southampton

Southampton, United Kingdom
http://www.sbs.ac.uk/
RePEc:edi:smsotuk (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

1. Suma Athreye & Abubakr Saeed & Muhammad Saad Baloch, 2021. "Financial crisis of 2008 and outward foreign investments from China and India," Working Papers 48, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research, revised Jan 2021.
   • Athreye, Suma & Saeed, Abubakr & Baloch, Muhammad Saad, 2021. "Financial crisis of 2008 and outward foreign investments from China and India," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 56(3).

   Cited by:

   1. Ascani, Andrea & Nair, Lakshmi Balachandran & Iammarino, Simona, 2023. "Racing to the bottom or seeking legitimacy? National environmental performance and the location strategies of Chinese MNEs," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 117793, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
      • Ascani, Andrea & Nair, Lakshmi Balachandran & Iammarino, Simona, 2023. "Racing to the bottom or seeking legitimacy? National environmental performance and the location strategies of Chinese MNEs," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 29(2).
   2. Mu, Xiaoyi, 2024. "Have the Chinese national oil companies paid too much in overseas asset acquisitions?," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
   3. Athreye, Suma & Saeed, Abubakr & Saad Baloch, Muhammad, 2023. "The survival of outward investments from China and India: Is there a North-South divide?," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 154(C).
   4. Yunok Cho & Nigel Driffield & Sourindra Banerjee & Byung Il Park, 2023. "Returns to Internationalization: Business Group-Affiliated Firms vs Standalone Firms," Management International Review, Springer, vol. 63(4), pages 603-639, August.
   5. Driffield, Nigel & Jones, Chris & Kim, Jae-Yeon & Temouri, Yama, 2021. "FDI motives and the use of tax havens: Evidence from South Korea," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 135(C), pages 644-662.
   6. Wang, Molin & Yan, Haifeng & Ciabuschi, Francesco & Su, Cong, 2023. "Facilitator or inhibitor? The effect of host-country intellectual property rights protection on China’s technology-driven acquisitions," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(6).
   7. Faheem Ur Rehman & József Popp & Ejaz Ahmad & Muhammad Asif Khan & Zoltán Lakner, 2021. "Asymmetric and Symmetric Link between Quality of Institutions and Sectorial Foreign Direct Investment Inflow in India: A Fresh Insight Using Simulated Dynamic ARDL Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-18, December.
   8. Guangyuan Guo & Jing Li & Dan Wang & Lina Zhang, 2022. "Political connection, contract intensity, and OFDI: Evidence from China," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(3), pages 534-557, July.
   9. Su, Chi-Wei & Wang, Dan & Mirza, Nawazish & Zhong, Yifan & Umar, Muhammad, 2023. "The impact of consumer confidence on oil prices," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 124(C).
   10. Saeed, Abubakr & Baloch, Muhammad Saad & Liedong, Tahiru Azaaviele & Rajwani, Tazeeb, 2024. "Board gender diversity, nonmarket strategy and firm performance: Evidence from emerging markets MNCs," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
   11. Shuai Che & Miaomiao Tao & Mingyue Selena Sheng & Jun Wang, 2024. "Demystifying China’s economic growth decline: reform of official promotion aimed at sustainable development," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 57(6), pages 1-30, December.

2. Baloch, Muhammad Saad, 2015. "Does The Accrual Anomaly Exists In Stock Market? Evidence From Pakistan," MPRA Paper 67618, University Library of Munich, Germany.

   Cited by:

   1. Baloch, Muhammad Saad & Hassan, Arshad, 2016. "Accrual Reversals And Company Performance: Analysis Of Emerging Market," MPRA Paper 80973, University Library of Munich, Germany.

Articles

1. Saeed, Abubakr & Baloch, Muhammad Saad & Liedong, Tahiru Azaaviele & Rajwani, Tazeeb, 2024. "Board gender diversity, nonmarket strategy and firm performance: Evidence from emerging markets MNCs," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).

   Cited by:

   1. Hernández-Atienza, Fernando & Rodríguez-Sanz, Juan Antonio & Tejerina-Gaite, Fernando, 2024. "The pathways of board diversity in European contexts: Exploring the influence of director types on firm performance," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 72(PA).

2. Saeed, Abubakr & Riaz, Hammad & Baloch, Muhammad Saad, 2022. "Does big data utilization improve firm legitimacy?," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 182(C).

   Cited by:

   1. Zhu, Xiumei & Li, Yue, 2023. "The use of data-driven insight in ambidextrous digital transformation: How do resource orchestration, organizational strategic decision-making, and organizational agility matter?," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 196(C).
   2. Ding, Chante Jian & Zhao, Mu & Wang, Jiaxin & Shao, David Xuefeng & Miah, Shah J. & Yue, Lin, 2024. "Social robots in the context of corporate participation in rural revitalization: A binary legitimacy perspective," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 205(C).
   3. Zhao, Guoqing & Xie, Xiaotian & Wang, Yi & Liu, Shaofeng & Jones, Paul & Lopez, Carmen, 2024. "Barrier analysis to improve big data analytics capability of the maritime industry: A mixed-method approach," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 203(C).
   4. Wang, Jing & Yu, Huaying & Ren, Daowen & Zhang, Jocelyn, 2023. "Promoting mineral resources consumption efficiency: Evidence from technology of big data," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 86(PB).
   5. Lu, Tan & Xiao, Xiaolan & Yu, Huaying & Ren, Daowen, 2023. "The integration of technological advancements in fossil fuels towards environmental sustainability: Insights from big data analytics," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 86(PA).
   6. Liu, Yan & Suo, Xuekun & Du, Xiuhong & Wu, Hengqin & Lin, Han, 2024. "Corporate digital innovation and stock price crash risk," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 66(C).
   7. Hao, Pu & Alharbi, Samar S. & Hunjra, Ahmed Imran & Zhao, Shikuan, 2025. "How do ESG ratings promote digital technology innovation?," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
   8. Le, Hai & Vu, Kim-Chi, 2024. "Big data analytics and environmental performance: The moderating role of internationalization," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 64(C).
   9. Korayim, Diana & Chotia, Varun & Jain, Girish & Hassan, Sharfa & Paolone, Francesco, 2024. "How big data analytics can create competitive advantage in high-stake decision forecasting? The mediating role of organizational innovation," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).

3. Saeed, Abubakr & Riaz, Hammad & Baloch, Muhammad Saad, 2022. "Institutional voids, liability of origin, and presence of women in TMT of emerging market multinationals," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 31(4).

   Cited by:

   1. Yan, Jiayan & Cao, Zhangfan & Chen, Steven Xianglong & Deng, Ziliang, 2025. "The influence of environmental management system on outward foreign direct investment: Evidence from ISO 14001 certification in China," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 34(3).
   2. Bao, Yangming & Li, Jie, 2024. "Cross-border M&A, gender-equal culture, and board gender diversity," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 84(C).
   3. Nurshahirah Abd Majid & Amar Hisham Jaaffar, 2023. "The Effect of Women’s Leadership on Carbon Disclosure by the Top 100 Global Energy Leaders," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-26, May.
   4. Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph & Debrah, Yaw A. & Acquaah, Moses, 2023. "Business failures in institutionally weak environments: An examination of Virgin Atlantic’s failed adventure in sub-saharan africa," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(5).
   5. Hasanul Banna & Md Imtiaz Mostafiz & Farhad Uddin Ahmed & Shlomo Y. Tarba, 2024. "Social Innovation and the Financial Risk of EMNCs - The Contingent Role of Institutional Legitimacy," Management International Review, Springer, vol. 64(3), pages 489-525, June.
   6. Matus-Ruiz, Maximino & Saka-Helmhout, Ayse & Carillo, Jorge, 2025. "How institutional voids are experienced and enacted through social innovation initiatives by multinationals in emerging markets," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 34(2).
   7. Peprah, Augustine Awuah & Atarah, Bede Akorige & Kumodzie-Dussey, Makafui Kwame, 2024. "Nonmarket strategy and legitimacy in institutionally voided environments: The case of Jumia, an African e-commerce giant," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(2).
   8. Ettalibi, Nouhaila & Arunachalam, Murugesh & Nguyen, Thao & Rehman, Kashif ur, 2025. "The influence of institutional void and socio-cultural factors on the internationalization of emerging multinationals," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 73(PA).

4. Abubakr Saeed & Muhammad Saad Baloch & Hammad Riaz, 2022. "Global Insights on TMT Gender Diversity in Controversial Industries: A Legitimacy Perspective," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 179(3), pages 711-731, September.

   Cited by:

   1. Wu, Xingying & Liu, Shan, 2025. "Gender diversity in top management and its impact on firm-level digital transformation: Evidence from China," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 145(C).
   2. Guangyu Huang & Liqiong Shen, 2024. "The Bidirectional Relationship between Digital Transformation and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Legitimacy Perspective," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-21, April.
   3. Jonathan Taglialatela & Ivan Miroshnychenko & Roberto Barontini & Francesco Testa, 2024. "Talk or walk? The board of directors and firm environmental strategies," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(4), pages 2890-2910, May.
   4. Mujtaba Kayani, Ghulam & Saeed, Abubakr & Riaz, Hammad & Ali, Ashiq, 2023. "Political power shift in host markets and firm asset retrenchment: Evidence from Chinese MNCs," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).
   5. Saeed, Abubakr & Baloch, Muhammad Saad & Liedong, Tahiru Azaaviele & Rajwani, Tazeeb, 2024. "Board gender diversity, nonmarket strategy and firm performance: Evidence from emerging markets MNCs," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
   6. Luiz Eduardo Gaio & Angela Christina Lucas & Johan Hendrik Poker Junior & Marcio Marcelo Belli, 2024. "Gender diversity in management and corporate financial performance: A systematic literature review," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 31(5), pages 4047-4067, September.
   7. Hermann Achidi Ndofor & Carla D. Jones & Mengge Li, 2025. "What Happens When Your Hand is in My Pocket: The Foreign Policy Effects of China’s Foreign Direct Investment in Africa," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 199(2), pages 393-412, June.

5. Athreye, Suma & Saeed, Abubakr & Baloch, Muhammad Saad, 2021. "Financial crisis of 2008 and outward foreign investments from China and India," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 56(3).
   • Suma Athreye & Abubakr Saeed & Muhammad Saad Baloch, 2021. "Financial crisis of 2008 and outward foreign investments from China and India," Working Papers 48, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research, revised Jan 2021.
   See citations under working paper version above.
6. Sana Noor & Abubakr Saeed & Muhammad Saad Baloch & Muhammad Awais, 2020. "CSR permanency, family ownership, and firm value: Evidence from emerging economies," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(5), pages 2135-2149, September.

   Cited by:

   1. Zhao, Meng & Feng, Yuan & Niu, Shuai, 2025. "Promoting corporate social responsibility through green finance legislation," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
   2. Gomez-Mejia, Luis R. & Mendoza-Lopez, Anabel & Cruz, Cristina & Duran, Patricio & Aguinis, Herman, 2024. "Socioemotional wealth in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous contexts: The case of family firms in Latin America and the Caribbean," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 15(1).
   3. Qian, Binsheng & Poshakwale, Sunil & Tan, Yusen, 2024. "‘E’ of ESG and firm performance: Evidence from China," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 96(PB).
   4. Leonidou, Leonidas C. & Eteokleous, Pantelitsa P. & Christodoulides, Paul & Strømfeldt Eduardsen, Jonas, 2023. "A dynamic capabilities perspective to socially responsible family business: Implications on social-based advantage and market performance," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 155(PA).
   5. Laura Pütz & Sabrina Schell & Arndt Werner, 2023. "Openness to knowledge: does corporate social responsibility mediate the relationship between familiness and absorptive capacity?," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 60(4), pages 1449-1482, April.
   6. Liu, Feng & Huang, Wanying & Zhang, Jing & Fang, Mingjie, 2024. "Corporate social responsibility in family business: Using machine learning to uncover who is doing good," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
   7. Randerson, Kathleen, 2022. "Conceptualizing family business social responsibility," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 174(C).
   8. Linlin Duan & Jintao Zhang & Li Meng, 2024. "Administrative penalties and corporate CSR disclosure strategies," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 45(4), pages 2360-2372, June.
   9. Li, Xinlan & Li, Changhong & Guo, Xiaoli, 2023. "Environmental practices, family control, and corporate performance: Evidence from Chinese family firms," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 55(C).
   10. Wan Nordin Wan-Hussin & Ameen Qasem & Norhani Aripin & Mohd Shazwan Mohd Ariffin, 2021. "Corporate Responsibility Disclosure, Information Environment and Analysts’ Recommendations: Evidence from Malaysia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-27, March.

7. Hammad Riaz & Abubakr Saeed & Muhammad Saad Baloch & Nasrullah & Zeeshan Ahmad Khan, 2019. "Valuation of Environmental Management Standard ISO 14001: Evidence from an Emerging Market," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-14, January.

   Cited by:

   1. Farida Saleem & C. Gopinath & Amira Khattak & Saiqa Saddiqa Qureshi & Alawiya Allui & Ahmad Adeel, 2020. "Corporate Environmentalism: An Emerging Economy Perspective," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-17, August.
   2. Zhao, Meng & Feng, Yuan & Niu, Shuai, 2025. "Promoting corporate social responsibility through green finance legislation," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
   3. Obey Dzomonda & Olawale Fatoki, 2020. "Environmental Sustainability Commitment and Financial Performance of Firms Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-21, October.
   4. Ionut Viorel Herghiligiu & Ioan-Bogdan Robu & Marius Pislaru & Adrian Vilcu & Anca Laura Asandului & Silvia Avasilcăi & Catalin Balan, 2019. "Sustainable Environmental Management System Integration and Business Performance: A Balance Assessment Approach Using Fuzzy Logic," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(19), pages 1-30, September.
   5. Paulius Šūmakaris & Kristina Kovaitė & Renata Korsakienė, 2023. "An Integrated Approach to Evaluating Eco-Innovation Strategies from the Perspective of Strategic Green Transformation: A Case of the Lithuanian Furniture Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-33, June.
   6. Keigo Fujikura & Akitsu Oe, 2023. "The Influence of Firms’ Pragmatic Legitimacy on Investors’ Perceptions of Their Environmental Protection Activities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-18, September.
   7. Racha Harakati & Ines Ghazouani & Zaineb Hlioui, 2024. "CEO gender and climate change commitment: The mediating effect of environmental regulation perception," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 31(5), pages 4630-4650, September.
   8. Dalia Fadly, 2020. "Greening Industry in Vietnam: Environmental Management Standards and Resource Efficiency in SMEs," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-27, September.
   9. Gabriel Cachón‐Rodríguez & Alicia Blanco‐González & Camilo Prado‐Román & Francisco Diez‐Martin, 2021. "Sustainability actions, employee loyalty, and the awareness: The mediating effect of organization legitimacy," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 42(7), pages 1730-1739, October.

8. Muhammad Saad Baloch & Abubakr Saeed & Ishtiaq Ahmed & Judit Oláh & József Popp & Domicián Máté, 2018. "Role of Domestic Financial Reforms and Internationalization of Non-Financial Transnational Firms: Evidence from the Chinese Market," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-16, October.

   Cited by:

   1. Zhao, Meng & Feng, Yuan & Niu, Shuai, 2025. "Promoting corporate social responsibility through green finance legislation," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
   2. Judit Oláh & Sándor Kovács & Zuzana Virglerova & Zoltán Lakner & Maria Kovacova & József Popp, 2019. "Analysis and Comparison of Economic and Financial Risk Sources in SMEs of the Visegrad Group and Serbia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-19, March.
   3. Saeed, Abubakr & Baloch, Muhammad Saad & Liedong, Tahiru Azaaviele & Rajwani, Tazeeb, 2024. "Board gender diversity, nonmarket strategy and firm performance: Evidence from emerging markets MNCs," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
   4. Sana Noor & Abubakr Saeed & Muhammad Saad Baloch & Muhammad Awais, 2020. "CSR permanency, family ownership, and firm value: Evidence from emerging economies," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(5), pages 2135-2149, September.
   5. Goshu Desalegn & Maria Fekete-Farkas & Anita Tangl, 2022. "The Effect of Monetary Policy and Private Investment on Green Finance: Evidence from Hungary," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-18, March.

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1. NEP-ACC: Accounting and Auditing (1) 2015-11-07
2. NEP-CNA: China (1) 2021-03-01
3. NEP-FDG: Financial Development and Growth (1) 2021-03-01
4. NEP-FMK: Financial Markets (1) 2015-11-07

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