Dr Shaila Ahmed
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 873031
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Location
EBS.3.127C, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
You can find details of Academic office hours on the EBS UG and PG information page on Moodle or by calling EBS Student Services on 01206873911
Profile
Qualifications
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MBA (University of Dhaka)
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MSc (Manchester)
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PhD (Essex)
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AFHEA (Essex)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Corporate governance
Family business
Labour governance, CSR and sustainability practices in developing countries
Interdisciplinary and qualitative research
Current research
Reflexivity and corporate governance
Social and environmental accounting
Sustainability and global supply chain management
Conferences and presentations
Ahmed, S. (2015), Agential reflexivity and resistance to change: An explanation of board practices, presented at 14th Workshop on Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies (AFEE), Special Interest Group of BAFA, UK.
Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2015
Ahmed, S. (2015), Theorizing corporate governance practices: Internal conversation theory, presented at 1st Critical Realism and Accounting Workshop at the Sheffield Business School, University of Sheffield, UK
Sheffield, United Kingdom, 2015
Ahmed, S. (2015), Towards a Political Economy of Corporate Governance: A Critical Realist Analysis, presented at BAFA Doctoral Conference, Manchester, UK
Manchester, United Kingdom, 2015
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Management Accounting I (BE111)
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Dissertation in Accounting (BE980)
Current supervision
Previous supervision
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 2/10/2024
Degree subject: Accounting
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 29/9/2020
Degree subject: Accounting
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 27/1/2020
Publications
Journal articles (6)
Ahmed, S. and Uddin, S., (2023). Reflexive deliberations of family directors on corporate board reforms: publicly listed family firms in an emerging economy. Accounting Forum. 48 (1), 170-200
Ahmed, S. and Uddin, S., (2023). Symbolism as practice: A practice theoretical understanding of audit committee practices in emerging market family companies. Accounting Forum, 1-28
Ahmed, S. and Arun, S., (2022). Limits to disclosures and the continuum of labour exploitation in the Bangladeshi ready-made garment sector. Development in Practice. 33 (2), 228-237
Uddin, S. and Ahmed, S., (2018). Toward a Political Economy of Corporate Governance Change and Stability in Family Business Groups: A Morphogenetic Approach. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. 31 (8), 2192-2217
Uddin, SN., Jayasinghe, K. and Ahmed, S., (2017). Scandals from an Island: Testing Anglo-American Corporate Governance Frameworks. Critical perspectives on international business. 13 (4), 349-370
Azim, MI., Ahmed, S. and Islam, MS., (2009). Corporate Social Reporting Practice: Evidence from Listed Companies in Bangladesh. Journal of Asia Pacific Business. 10 (2), 130-145
Grants and funding
2023
THRREADS: Transforming Responsive and Relational Autonomy in the Garment Sector of the United Kingdom and Bangladesh
Economic and Social Research Council
Contact
Academic support hours:
You can find details of Academic office hours on the EBS UG and PG information page on Moodle or by calling EBS Student Services on 01206873911
