Name
Dr. Muhammad Arsalan Hashmi
Designation
Associate Professor, Program Director MBA and HoD/Incharge Accounting, Finance and Economics
arsalan.hashmi@duhs.edu.pk
Office
Faculty Room 2, Institute of Business and Health Management, 4th Floor of IoN Building, Dow University of Health Sciences (Ojha Campus), Karachi.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. (Finance) from University of Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
- M.Sc. (Financial Economics) from University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
- B.A. (Joint Honors)-Accounting and Economics from University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
Research
- Abdullah, Zhu, N., & Hashmi, M. A. (2025). Influence of Cross-Ownership, CEO Power, and Green Innovation on Corporate Reputation: A Moderated Mediation Total Quality Management & Business Excellence (Clarivate IF=4.8, Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, ABS, HEC recognized “W” category)
- Brahmana, K., Hashmi, M. A., Abdullah. & Syed, N. (2025). Do bank complexities increase the risks? Insight from four Asian countries. Journal of Operational Risk, 20(2), 1-28. (Clarivate IF= 0.6, Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, ABS, HEC recognized “W” category)
- Abdullah, Zhu, N. & Hashmi, M. A. (2025). Exploring the influence of green innovation, ESG performance, and corporate reputation on stock market performance: A mediated moderation perspective. Environment, Development and Sustainability (Forthcoming) (Clarivate IF= 4.7, Scopus, Web of Science, HEC recognized “W” category)
- Zhu, N., Abdullah, Hashmi, M. A., Shah, M.H & Yang, J. (2025). ESG performance and the cost of debt of Chinese firms: Do board idiosyncrasies matter? Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 16, 9684-9714. (Clarivate IF= 0, Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, ABS, HEC recognized “W” category)
- Abdullah, Zhu, , Hashmi, M. A., & Shah, M.H. (2024). CEO power, board features and ESG performance: An extensive novel moderation analysis. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 31(6), 5627-5655. (Clarivate IF= 10.7, Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, ABS, HEC recognized “W” category)
- Hashmi, M. A., Istaqlal, U., & Brahmana, R.K. (2024). Corporate governance and cost of equity: The moderating role of ownership concentration levels. South Asian Journal of Business Studies, 13(2), 282-302. (Clarivate IF= 1, Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, ABS, HEC recognized “W” category)
- Abdullah, Hashmi, A., Brahmana, R.K. & Fareeduddin, F. (2024). Do board characteristics moderate the relationship between political connections and cash holdings? Insight from Asian countries. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, 21(4), 624-641. (Clarivate IF= 2.7, Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, ABS, HEC recognized “X” category)
- Amjad, A., Rehman, F., & Hashmi, M. A. (2024). The Influence of Training and Development on Healthcare Employees Performance: The Moderating Role of Organizational Culture. Journal of Social Sciences and Media Studies, 8(1), 158-167. (HEC recognized “Y” category)
- Amjad, A., Rehman, F., & Hashmi, M. A. (2024). Impact of Empowering Leadership and Organizational Support on Employees’ Performance and Commitment with their Healthcare Organization with Mediating Influence of Psychological Wellbeing. International Research Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 5(3), 90-104. (HEC recognized “Y” category)
- Hashmi, M.A., Abdullah & Brahmana, R.K. (2023). Family monitoring and the adverse consequences of political connections: Does it vary over family generations?, Management Research Review, 46(6), 832-851. (Clarivate IF = 3.4, Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, ABS, HEC recognized “W” category)
- Brahmana, K., Hashmi, M.A., Abdullah & Yau, J. (2023). Herding behavior in volatile market regimes: An in-depth analysis of coins, tokens, pandemic, penny and pricey cryptocurrencies, International Journal of Business and Society, 24(2), 746-760. (Clarivate IF = 1.0, Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, HEC recognized “X” category)
- Hashmi, A., Abdullah, Jalees, T., Amen, U., & Arsalan, M. (2023). Do personality traits and cultural norms influence investment decisions? The role of financial literacy and investor overconfidence. Journal of Economic Impact, 5(1), 106-113 (HEC recognized “Y” category)
- Hashmi, M.A., Abdullah, Brahmana, R.K., Ansari, T., & Hassan, M. A. (2022). Do effective audit committees, gender-diverse boards, and corruption controls influence the voluntary disclosures of Asian banks? The moderating role of directors’ experience. Cogent Business and Management, 9(1). (Clarivate IF=3.0, Scopus, Web of Science, ABS, HEC recognized “X” category)
- Abdullah, Hashmi, M. A., Mateen, A., Badshah, Y., & Iqbal, M. S. (2022). Does tax aggressiveness and cost of debt affect firm performance? The moderating role of political connections. Cogent Economics and Finance, 10(1). (Clarivate IF=2.3, Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, ABS, HEC recognized “X” category)
- Abdullah, Hashmi, A., & Iqbal, M. S. (2022). Impact of working capital management on firm profitability and liquidity: The moderating role of family ownership. Accounting Research Journal, 35(5), 676-697. (Clarivate IF=2.0, Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, ABS, HEC recognized “X” category)
- Hasan, M. A., Abdullah, Hashmi, M. A., & Sajid, A. (2022). International remittances and international tourism development in South Asia: The moderating role of political stability. Journal of Economic Impact, 4(3), 177-187. (HEC recognized “Y” category)
- Salim, , Hashmi, M. A., & Abdullah. (2021). The predictive power of multi-factor asset pricing models: Evidence from Pakistani banks. Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 8(11), 1-10. (HEC recognized “X” category)
- Badshah, Y., Abdullah, Hashmi, M. A, & Shah, M. H. (2021). Board oversight and financial performance of Islamic banks in Arab and Non-Arab countries. International Journal of Business and Society, 22(3), 1384-1401. (Scopus, Web of Science, HEC recognized “Y” category)
- Hashmi, A., Abdullah, & Ghani, M. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic and stock returns in Asian economies. International Journal of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, 12(1), 2111- 2128. (HEC recognized “Y” category)
- Sajid, , Hashmi, M. A., Abdullah & Hassan, M. A., (2021). Foreign capital inflows and stock market development in Pakistan. Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 8(6), 543-552. (HEC recognized “Y” category)
- Baig, , Hashmi, M. A., Ali, S. B., & Zehara, S. (2020). Exploratory sequential mixed methods in doctorate research: Extended application of constructivist grounded theory. IBT Journal of Business Studies, 16(2), 284-302. (HEC recognized “Y” category)
- Khan, M. T., Rehman, H., & Hashmi, M. A. (2020). Corporate governance practices and its effect on corporate financial performance: Pragmatic evidence from Malaysia. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, 3(1), 177-194. (HEC recognized “Y” category)
- Hassan, & Hashmi, M. A. (2020). Innovative branding strategies, consumer perception and purchase intentions in the insurance sector of Pakistan. Pakistan Business Review, 21(4), 808-824. (HEC recognized “Y” category)
- Hashmi, M. A., Jalees, T., Qabool, S., & Aziz, A. (2020). Consequences of organizational culture and the mediating role of job satisfaction and turnover intentions. Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences, 13(1), 303-316. (HEC recognized “Y” category)
- Hashmi, M. A., Brahmana, R. K., & Lau, E. (2018). Political connections, family firms and earnings Management Research Review, 41(4), 414-432. (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, ABS, HEC recognized “X” category)
- Hashmi, M.A. (2014). January effect in Pakistan: A time series analysis. Market Forces, 9(1), 37-44.