Dr Saleh Fadel Ahmad Khatib
Biography
Saleh F. Khatib is working as an assistant professor in the faculty of business at Sohar University, Sohar. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He has more than 5 years of experience, which includes teaching, research, and administration. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Khatib has conducted extensive research on various institutional domains, including Corporate Governance, Auditing, Corporate Finance, Corporate Social Responsibility, and ESG Performance. Dr. Khatib’s articles are published in top-tier academic journals, including the Business Strategy and The Environment, Management Review Quarterly, Journal of Environmental Management, Global Business Review, Corporate Governance, among others.
Qualification
- Ph.D. in Finance (with Distinction-Chancellor’s Award), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia.
- MS Banking and Finance (with Distinction), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia.
- BBA Hons in Accounting, Al-Quds Open University, Palestine.
Teaching Interest
- Corporate Governance
- Auditing
- Financial Institutions
- Coporate Finance
- Managerial Accounting
- Cost Accounting
Research Interest
- Corporate Governance
- Sustainability
- ESG Performance
- SMEs
- Capital Structure
- Green Innovation
Publications
- Khatib, Saleh FA. (2025). “Social Trust, Environmental Violations, and Remedial Actions in China”. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. 1-3.
- Al Amosh, H., & Khatib, S. F. (2025). Environmental Innovation and Carbon Emissions reduction in European Healthcare: The Moderating Role of Environmental Monitoring Practices. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 100255.
- Yue, S., Bajuri, N. H. B., Khatib, S. F., & Alshareef, M. N. (2025). Ownership with a green twist: the role of top managers in driving environmental innovation. China Finance Review International.
- Khatib, S.F.A. (2024). An assessment of methods to deal with endogeneity in corporate governanceand reporting research. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society.
- Khatib, S.F.A. (2024). Corrupt practice and sustainability reporting: Lifecycle perspective. Business Strategy & Development, 7(2), e396.
- Khatib, S.F.A. (2024). Sustainability assurance and corporate environmental accountability. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. Accepted 26/04/2024.
- Al Amosh, H., & Khatib, S.F.A. (2024). Towards sustainable healthcare: Linking environmental governance, business innovation, and carbon emission in Europe. Management of Environmental Quality.
- Al Amosh, H., & Khatib, S.F. (2023). ESG performance in the time of COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-country evidence. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 39978–39999.
Khatib, S.F.A., Sulimany, H.G.H., Alshareef, M.N., & Khan, M.N.A.A. (2024). Catalysts of audit excellence: Competitive advantage, intellectual capital, and auditing quality. Quality & Quantity. - Khatib, S.F.A., Abdullah, D.F., & Al Amosh, H. (2024). The influence of board policy setting on firm performance in Malaysia: The interacting effect of capital structure. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society. 24(6), 1360-1383.
- Igwe, M.N., Khatib, S.F.A., & Bazhair, A.H. (2023). Sustainability reporting in Africa: A systematic review and agenda for future research. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 30(5), 2081-2100.
- Khatib, S.F.A. (2023). The role of share repurchases for firms’ social and environmental sustainability. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal.
- Kazemi, M.Z., Elamer, A.A., Theodosopoulos, G., & Khatib, S.F. (2023). Reinvigorating research on sustainability reporting in the construction industry: A systematic review and future research agenda. Journal of Business Research, 167, 114145.
- Khatib, S.F., & Al Amosh, H. (2023). Corporate governance, management environmental training and carbon performance: The UK evidence. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. In Press.
- Low, S.M., Abdullah, D.F., & Khatib, S.F.A. (2023). Research trend in Sustainable Development Goals reporting: A systematic literature review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 111648–111675.
- Al Amosh, H., Khatib, S.F., & Ananzeh, H. (2023). Terrorist attacks and environmental social and governance performance: Evidence from cross-country panel data. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. In Press.
- Lai, F.W., Shad, M.K., Khatib, S.F.A., & Ali, S.E.A. (2023). Assessing the implementation of sustainable development goals: Does integrated reporting matter? Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 14(1), 49-74.
- Al Amosh, H., & Khatib, S.F. (2023). COVID-19 impact, financial and ESG performance: Evidence from G20 countries. Business Strategy & Development, 6(3), 310-321.
- Khatib, S.F.A., Abdullah, D.F., Elamer, A., & Hazaea, S.A. (2022). The development of corporate governance literature in Malaysia: A systematic literature review and research agenda. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 22(5), 1026-1053.
- Khatib, S.F.A., Abdullah, D.F., Al Amosh, H., Bazhair, A.H., & Kabara, A.S. (2022). Shariah auditing:Analyzing the past to prepare for the future. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research,13(5), 791-818.
- Khatib, S.F.A., Abdullah, D.F., Elamer, A.A., & Abueid, R. (2021). Nudging toward diversity in the boardroom: A systematic literature review of board diversity of financial institutions. Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(2), 985-1002.
- Khatib, S.F.A., Abdullah, D.F., Elamer, A.A., & Hendrawaty, E. (2021). A bibliometric analysis of cash holdings literature: Current status, development, and agenda for future research. Management Review Quarterly.
- Khatib, S.F.A., Abdullah, D.F., Elamer, A., Yahaya, I., & Owusu, A. (2021). Global trends in board diversity research: A bibliometric view. Meditari Accountancy Research. In Press.
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