Staff Profile
Dr Yousry Ahmed
Senior Lecturer
- Telephone: +44 (0)191 208 2317
- Address: Newcastle University Business School
Room 3.50
Frederick Douglass Centre
Newcastle University, Newcastle Helix, 2 Science Square, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE4 5TG
Dr Yousry Ahmed is a Senior lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Newcastle University Business School. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Bristol. His research interests involve topics of Behavioural Finance, Corporate finance, Capital Structure, and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). In particular, his research examines the predictive power of different business narratives on subsequent corporate decisions. He has published work in leading academic journals, including the Journal of International Review of Financial Analysis and the Journal of International Business Review.
Dr Ahmed teaching experience was gained since 2004 through working at The University of Bristol, Northumbria University and Newcastle University. The majority of his teaching focuses on topics related to Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Financial Markets, Financial Statement Analysis and International Finance.
This experience improves his skills in RIT (Research to inform teaching) by designing a research -active curriculum, using teaching and learning based processes which simulate research processes, bringing data/findings from research into the curriculum, and using assignments which involve elements of research processes. He designed Accounting and Finance module`s curriculum for MBA program at Northumbria University. This course is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and AMBA.
Major Roles
Ø A chair of the board of studies for the 3 MSc Finance programmes.
Ø PG admission AFSI & AFFA master programmes
Ø A researcher representative on the School Education Committee.
Ø A research cluster lead for a behavioural finance group.
Ø Module leader for Corporate Finance (
Ø Supervisor of PhD students (Two students have completed their PhD under my supervision)
Ø Internal and external examiner of PhD viva.
Ø An external examiner for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs
ØAwarded the Outstanding ECR Researcher of the Year A&F, Newcastle University, 2023
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Qualifications
Ø PhD in Finance and Accounting, University of Bristol.
Ø MSc International Business and Finance at Leicester Business School, De Montfort University.
Ø Pre- MSc in Business Studies, Business Administration Department.
Ø BA in Business Administration, Business Administration Department.
Professional Affiliations
Ø European Financial Management Association (EFMA).
Ø British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA).
Ø The European Finance Association (EFA).
Administrative Experiences
Ø Reviewing ethical forms of undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations at Northumbria University
Ø An organiser for PhD seminars at the University of Bristol.
Ø An organiser for a reading group at the University of Bristol
IT Skills:
Ø STATA, SAS Eventus, Eviews and SPSS.
Ø Professional user of various databases including Datastream, Thomson one Banker, WRDS, CRSP, Compustat, Capital IQ, SEC and EDGAR.
Ø Diction software (Content analysis).
Google Scholar: Click here.
The majority of his teaching focuses on topics related to Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Financial Markets, Financial Statement Analysis and International Finance.
I have been a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) since 2019.
Undergraduate Teaching
- ACC2007: Responsible Corporate Finance
- ACC2008: Introduction to Corporate Finance
Postgraduate Teaching
- NBS8003: Financial information analysis
- NBS8001: International Finance and Capital Markets
PhDTeaching
- NBS8567: Topics in Finance
My sessions are Re-cap recorded and students' evaluation scores are typically within the range of 4.6-4.8 out of 5.
Dr Yousry Ahmed's research interests lie in the field of Behavioural Finance, Corporate finance, Capital Structure, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Green finance and ESG. In particular, his research investigates the predictive power of different business narratives on subsequent corporate decisions. It also provides new insights on the mechanism through which business sentiments can influence shareholders’ wealth. Dr Ahmed uses highly innovative research methodologies i.e., textual analysis computer software to measure the level and quality of narrative reporting and identify its information content. He has published work in leading academic journals, including the Journal of International Review of Financial Analysis and the Journal of International Business Review. He is a reviewer at International Review of Financial Analysis, International Business Review and Applied Accounting Research Journals.
I am always interested in discussing research proposals in these areas with prospective PhD students as well as other areas in finance.
Google Scholar Citations :
https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&user=_zPRk9IAAAAJ
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Articles
- Chu P, Elsayed M, Ahmed Y. Do women in the boardroom influence foreign acquisitions’ premium and outcomes? Evidence from China . International Journal of Finance and Economics 2024, Epub ahead of print.
- Ahmed Y, Elsayed M, Xu B. Bankruptcy in the UK: Do managers talk the talk before walking the walk?. British Journal of Management 2024, epub ahead of print.
- Elshandidy T, Ahmed Y. Stock price informativeness of risk disclosure: Does time orientation matter?. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 2023, 89, 149-162.
- Elsayed M, Elshandidy T, Ahmed A. Is expanded auditor reporting meaningful? UK evidence. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation 2023, 53, 100582.
- Ahmed Y, Elsayed M, Chen Y. Does family ownership matter? Evidence of the payment method and market reaction to M&A deals in Taiwan. International Journal of Accounting and Information Management 2023, 31(3), 440-454.
- Ahmed Y, Song Y, Elsayed M. On the likelihood and type of merger and acquisition in the U.S. listed companies: The role of females on the board. International Journal of Accounting and Information Management 2022, 30(3), 391-407.
- Elsayed M, Elshandidy T, Ahmed Y. Corporate failure in the UK: An examination of corporate governance reforms. International Review of Financial Analysis 2022, 82, 102165.
- Elrazaz T, Elmassri M, Ahmed Y. Real earnings manipulation surrounding mergers and acquisitions: the targets’ perspective. International Journal of Accounting & Information Management 2021, 29(3), 429-451.
- Ahmed Y, Elshandidy T. Effect of leverage deviation on choices and outcomes of public versus non-public acquisitions. International Journal of Finance & Economics 2021, 26(3), 3436-3459.
- Ahmed Y, Elshandidy T. Why do over-deviated firms from target leverage undertake foreign acquisitions?. International Business Review 2018, 27(2), 309-327.
- Ahmed Y. Tone management in the event of acquisition: Managerial incentives and economic consequences, . 2018. In Preparation.
- Ahmed Y. The effect of leverage deviation on a firm’s choice between public versus non-public acquisitions: UK evidence . 2018. Submitted.
- Ahmed Y. The effect of bidder uncertainty on M&A investment decisions. 2018. In Preparation.
- Ahmed Y, Elshandidy T. The effect of bidder conservatism on M&A decisions: Text-based evidence from US 10-K filings. International Review of Financial Analysis 2016, 46, 176-190.