Thomas J. Walker, PhD

Biography

Areas of expertise

• Sustainability & Climate Change
• Responsible Investing
• Emerging Risk Management
• Banking
• Fintech
• Corporate Governance
• Securities Litigation & Regulation
• Insider Trading
• Institutional Ownership
• Venture Capital

Refereed Journal Articles

Note:

-  Rankings based on the 2022 Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List

-  The 2022 ABDC list endorses 2,680 journal entries with the following classifications:

A*  = top 7.4%  (199 journals)

A  = next 24.4%  (653 journals)

B  = next 31.9%  (855 journals)

C  = next 36.3%  (973 journals)

-  Publications in transdisciplinary, non-business, and non-English journals that are not ranked in the ABDC list are marked as Oth

•  A      Analyzing the Market’s Reaction to AI Narratives in Corporate Filings (with Anup Banet, University of Western Ontario, Yunfei Zhao, Wenzhou-Kean University, Galla Salganik-Shoshan, University of the Negev, and Maxim Zagonov, Toulouse Business School), International Review of Financial Analysis, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104378

•  A      Does Green Bond Issuance Affect Firm Value? Evidence from China (with Nanaan Ban and Xinxin Che, and Yunfei Zhao, Wenzhou-Kean University), Global Finance Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2025.101124

•  A*      A Trend Factor for the Cross-Section of Cryptocurrency Returns (with Christian Fieberg, Gerrit Liedtke, and Thorsten Poddig, University of Bremen, and Adam Zaremba, Montpellier Business School), Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (August 2024), https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4601972

•  A      Restrictive Bond Covenants: Evidence from Family Firms in China (with Sergey Barabanov, University of St. Thomas, and Xueying Zhang and Chao Feng, Shandong University of Finance and Economics), Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2024.102581

•  B      Flying Safe: The Impact of Corporate Governance on Aviation Safety (with Pedram Fardnia, Deloitte Canada, and Hamed Khadivar, UQAM), Journal of Air Transport Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2025.102743

•  A      Corporate Resilience During Crises: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic (with Alisha Fernandes and Moein Karami, Concordia University), Finance Research Letters 69:C, 106168 (August 2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2024.106168

•  A      VC Ownership Post-IPO: When, Why, and How Do VCs Exit? (with Anup Basnet, University of Surrey, Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri, and Harry Turtle, Colorado State University), Journal of Financial Research (May 2024), https://doi.org/10.1111/jfir.12412

•  A      Post-IPO Lead VC Involvement, Merger-related Litigation, and Target Firm Valuation (with Anup Baset, University of Western Ontario), British Journal of Management (January 2024), https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12803

•  B      Decisions for Substitutable Products in a Retailer Dominant Channel Involving a Third-Party Logistics Provider (with Xu Chen, Shanxi University, Peng Xu, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Guoqiang Yang, Shanxi Medical University, and Shengzhong Huang, Tianjin University of Finance & Economics), Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization 20:1 (2024), pg. 144-169, https://doi.org/10.3934/jimo.2023072

•  Oth    Reducing Airline Accident Risk and Saving Lives: Financial Health, Corporate Governance and Policy Implications (with Hamed Khadivar, UQAM, and Miles Murphy, Concordia University), Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology 96:4 (2024), pg. 582-584, https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-01-2024-0010 (Policy Brief)

•  C      Environmental Risks and Agricultural Commodities (with Kaveh Moradi Dezfouli, Merrimack College), Journal of Applied Business and Economics 26:1 (2024), https://doi.org/10.33423/jabe.v26i1.6865  

•  A      Governmental Responses and Firm Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Culture and Politics (with Edina Berlinger, University of Luxembourg/Corvinus University, Dieter Gramlich, University of Heidenheim, and Yunfei Zhao, Wenzhou-Kean University), Economic Systems 101196 (2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecosys.2024.101196

•  A      Water Risk Modeling: A Framework for Finance (with Dieter Gramlich, University of Heidenheim), Journal of Environmental Management 342:117991 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117991

•  B      Investigating Long-term Short Pairing Strategies for Leveraged Exchange-traded Funds Using Machine Learning Techniques (with Hamed Khadivar, UQAM, and Elaheh Nikbakht, Maples Canada), Journal of Investing 33:2 (2023), pg. 104-135, https://doi.org/10.3905/joi.2023.1.293

•  A      Litigation Risk, Underpricing, and Money-losing IPOs (with Carene Boucher, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Maher Kooli, UQAM), Global Finance Journal 55:100813 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2023.100813

•  A      Information Asymmetry, East-West Cultural Differences, and Divergence in Investor Reactions (with Seungho Lee, University of Aberdeen, Aoran Zhang, University of Nottingham, and Yunfei Zhao, Concordia University), European Financial Management 29:4 (2023), pg. 1191-1217, https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12388

•  Oth    Emission Reduction and Channel Decisions in a Two-echelon Supply Chain Considering Service Spillovers (with Xiaoxu Chen and Jingwei Wang, Shanxi University, Peng Xu, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, and Guoqiang Yang, Shanxi Medical University), Revise/Resubmit, Mathematics 11:21 (2023), 4423, https://doi.org/10.3390/math11214423

•  B      Going Green in the Norwegian Fossil Fuel Sector? The Case of Executive Compensation and Sustainability Culture at Equinor (with Rohan Crichton, Clarkson University, Paul Shrivastava, Penn State University, Faraz Farhidi, Georgia State University, and Douglas Renwick, Nottingham Trent University), German Journal of Human Resource Management 38:2 (2022), pg. 140-158, https://doi.org/10.1177/23970022241226672

•  B      Improving Executive Compensation in the Fossil Fuel Sector to Influence Green Behaviours (with Rohan Crichton, Clarkson University, Paul Shrivastava, Penn State University, Faraz Farhidi, Georgia State University, Vindhya Weeratunga, University of New South Wales, and Douglas Renwick, Nottigham Trent University), German Journal of Human Resource Management 37:3 (2023), pg. 199-220, https://doi.org/10.1177/23970022221137657

•  A      Green Building Standards and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (with Sherif Goubran, The American University in Cairo, Carmela Cucuzzella, Concordia University, and Tyler Schwartz, HEC Montreal), Journal of Environmental Management 326:116552 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116552

•  A      Informed Options Trading Prior to Takeover Rumors (with Frederick Davis, Concordia University, and Hamed Khadivar, UQAM), International Journal of Managerial Finance 19:2 (2023), pg. 421-445, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMF-04-2021-0209

•  A      Mainstreaming Social Impact Bonds – A Critical Analysis (with Sherif Goubran, Moein Karami, Adele Dumont-Bergeron, Tyler Schwartz, and Kalima Vico, Concordia University), Finance Research Letters 53:103546 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2022.103546

•  Oth    A TOD Index Integrating Development Potential, Economic Vibrancy, and Socio-economic Factors for Encouraging Polycentric Cities (with Jordan Owen, MIT, Carmela Cucuzzella and Sherif Goubran, Concordia University), Cities 131:103980 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103980

•  A      After the Storm: Natural Disasters and Bank Solvency (with Mohammad Bitar, University of Nottingham, Dieter Gramlich, University of Heidenheim, and Yunfei Zhao, Concordia University), International Journal of Central Banking 19:2 (2022), pg. 199-249, https://ideas.repec.org/a/ijc/ijcjou/y2023q2a4.html

•  A      The Impact of Natural Disasters on the Performance and Solvency of U.S. Banks (with Dieter Gramlich, University of Heidenheim, and Yixin Xu and Yunfei Zhao, Concordia University), International Journal of Managerial Finance 19:1 (2022), pg. 136-154, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMF-08-2020-0406

•  A*     The Impact of Takeover Anticipation on Rival Firms (with Svetlana Davis, Bishop’s University, and Fred Davis and Xiaoyang Sha, Concordia University), Accepted, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting 49:7-8 (2022), pg. 1264-1288, https://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12577

•  B      Does Ownership Structure Affect Firm Performance? Evidence of Indian Bank Efficiency Before and After the Global Financial Crisis (with Mahinda Wijesiri, Università degli studi di Bergamo, Michael Skully, Monash University, Peter Fernandes Wanke, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, and Lucia dalla Pellegrina, Universita' degli Studi di Milano), International Transactions in Operational Research 29:3 (2022), pg. 1842-1867, https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.13072

•  B      Decision-Making in a Retailer-Led Closed-Loop Supply Chain Involving a Third-Party Logistics Provider (with Xiaoxu Chen, Shanxi University, Peng Xu, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Guoqiang Yang, Shanxi Medical University, and Jiaojiao Li, Southwest University of Political Science and Law), Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization 18:2 (2022), pg. 1161-1183, http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/jimo.2021014

•  B      Firm- and Country-Level Determinants of Green Investments: An Empirical Analysis (with Stefan Wendt, Reykjavik University, Sergey Barabanov, University of St. Thomas, and Anup Basnet and Wangchao Yuan, Concordia University), Managerial Finance 47:11 (2021), pg. 1672-1692, https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-06-2020-0311

•  A      Fact or Fiction: Implicit Government Guarantees in China’s Corporate Bond Market (with Xueying Zhang and Yulin Wang, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, and Aoran Zhang, University of Nottingham), Journal of International Money and Finance 116:102414 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2021.102414

•  B      Competition, Securitization, and Efficiency in U.S. Banks (with Antonio Bayeh and Radu Burlacu, University of Grenoble Alpes, and Mohammad Bitar, University of Nottingham), Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 80 (2021), pg. 553-576, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2021.04.004

•  A*     Institutional Trading in Firms Rumored to be Takeover Targets (with Frederick Davis and Hamed Khadivar, Concordia University), Journal of Corporate Finance 66: 101797 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101797

•  A*     False Hopes and Blind Beliefs: How Political Connections Affect China’s Corporate Bond Market (with Denis Schweizer and Aoran Zhang, Concordia University), Journal of Banking and Finance 151:106008 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2020.106008

•  A      Social Media Posts and Stock Returns: The Trump Factor (with Carl Ajjoub and Yunfei Zhao, Concordia University), International Journal of Managerial Finance 17:2 (2021), pg. 185-213, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMF-02-2020-0068

•  A      Basel Compliance and Financial Stability: Evidence from Islamic Banks (with Mohammad Bitar, University of Nottingham, Sami Ben Naceur, International Monetary Fund, and Rym Ayadi, HEC Montreal), Journal of Financial Services Research 60 (2021), pg. 81-134, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10693-020-00337-6

•  A      Insider Trading in Firms Rumored to be Takeover Targets (with Frederick Davis and Hamed Khadivar, Concordia University, and Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri), European Financial Management 27:3 (2021), pg. 490-527, https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12283

•  A      The Effect of Securities Class Action Lawsuits on Mergers and Acquisitions (with Anup Basnet, Frederick Davis, and Kun Zhao, Concordia University), Global Finance Journal 48: 100556 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2020.100556

•  A      The Relationship between Financial Performance and Safety in the Aviation Industry: A Worldwide Perspective (with Sizhe Xu and Pedram Fardnia, Concordia University, and Thomas Kaspereit, University of Luxembourg), International Journal of Managerial Finance 17:1 (2020), pg. 138-165, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMF-03-2019-0095

•  A      A Psychological Approach to Regaining Consumer Trust after Greenwashing: The Case of Chinese Green Consumers (with Dandan Wang, Tianjin University of Finance & Economics, and Sergey Barabanov, University of St. Thomas), Journal of Consumer Marketing 37:6 (2020), pg. 593-603, https://doi.org/10.1108/JCM-06-2019-3257

•  A      Efficiency in Islamic vs. Conventional Banking: The Role of Capital and Liquidity (with Mohammad Bitar, University of Nottingham, and Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri), Global Finance Journal 46: 100487 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2019.100487

•  A      Diagnosing the Local Suitability of High-rise Timber Construction (with Sherif Goubran, Concordia University), Building Research & Information 48:1 (2019), pg. 101-123, https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2019.1631700

•  A      Finance and Management for the Anthropocene (with Paul Shrivastava, Penn State University, Laszlo Zsolnai, Corvinus University Budapest, David Wasieleski, Duquesne University, Mark Stafford-Smith, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Olaf Weber, University of Waterloo, and Cary Krosinsky, Yale University), Organization & Environment 32:1 (2019), pg. 26-40, https://doi.org/10.1177/1086026619831451

•  A*     Cross-Border Acquisitions by Chinese Enterprises: The Benefits and Disadvantages of Political Connections (with Denis Schweizer and Aoran Zhang, Concordia University), Journal of Corporate Finance 57:C (2019), pg. 63-85, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2017.12.023

•  B      The Performance of Islamic vs. Conventional Banks: A Note on the Suitability of Capital Ratios (with M. Kabir Hassan, University of New Orleans, Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri, and Mohammad Bitar, Concordia University), Open Economies Review 29 (2018), pg. 1003-1038, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11079-018-9492-1

•  A*     Proximity and Litigation: Evidence from the Geographic Location of Institutional Investors (with Mieszko Mazur, IÉSEG School of Management, Galla Salganik-Shoshan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and Jun Wang, University of Western Ontario), Journal of Financial Markets 40 (2018), pg. 60-74, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.finmar.2018.05.002

•  A      Rumor Rationales: The Impact of Message Justification on Article Credibility (with Frederick Davis and Sandra Betton, Concordia University), International Review of Financial Analysis 58 (2018), pg. 271-287, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2018.03.013

•  B      Conflict-Induced Forced CEO Turnover and Firm Performance (with Jing Zhang and Saif Ullah, Concordia University, and Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri), Managerial Finance 44:9 (2018), pg. 1134-1154, https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-06-2017-0227

•  B      Revisiting the (Mis)Pricing of the Accrual Anomaly (with Felix Canitz and Kerstin Lopatta, University of Oldenburg, and Christian Fieberg and Thorsten Poddig, University of Bremen), Journal of Risk Finance 19:3 (2018), pg. 210-224, https://doi.org/10.1108/JRF-12-2016-0154

•  A      M&A Deal Initiation: The Case of the Unwelcome Suitor (with Frederick Davis and Linyi Zhou, Concordia University), International Journal of Managerial Finance 14:4 (2018), pg. 433-461, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMF-03-2017-0049

•  A      The Effect of Capital Ratios on the Risk, Efficiency and Profitability of Banks: Evidence from OECD Countries (with Mohammad Bitar, Concordia University, and Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri), Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, and Money 53 (2018), pg. 227-262, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2017.12.002

•  B      Young Adults and Their Finances: An International Comparative Study on Applied Financial Literacy (with Andreas Oehler and Mathias Horn, University of Bamberg, Stefan Wendt, Reykjavik University, Lucia Reisch, Copenhagen Business School), Economic Notes (Special Issue on Financial Literacy) 47:2-3 (2018), pg. 305-330, https://doi.org/10.1111/ecno.12110

•  A      Political Systems and the Financial Soundness of Islamic Banks (with Mohammad Bitar, University of Grenoble, and M. Kabir Hassan, University of New Orleans), Journal of Financial Stability 31 (2017), pg. 18-44, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2017.06.002

•  A      Timely vs. Delayed CEO Resignation and Company Performance (with Xuan Wu and Saif Ullah, Concordia University, and Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri), Information Systems Frontiers 19:3 (2017), pg. 469-479, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-017-9754-2

•  B      Estimates and Inferences in Accounting Panel Data Sets: Comparing Approaches (with Felix Canitz, University of Oldenburg, Panagiotis Ballis-Papanastasiou, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Christian Fieberg, University of Bremen, Kerstin Lopatta, University of Oldenburg, and Armin Vermaz, University of Applied Sciences Bremen), Journal of Risk Finance 18:3 (2017), pg. 268-283, https://doi.org/10.1108/JRF-11-2016-0145

•  A*     Litigation Risk and Institutional Monitoring (with Jun Wang, University of Western Ontario, Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri, and Harry Turtle, Colorado State University), Journal of Corporate Finance 42:C (2017), pg. 342-359, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2017.05.008

•  A*     The Determinants of IPO-Related Shareholder Litigation: The Role of CEO Equity Incentives and Corporate Governance (with Xingli Li, Sunlife Everbright, Marcus Glenn Walker, Fin-Consult, and Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri), Journal of Financial Markets 31 (2016), pg. 81-126, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.finmar.2016.09.003

•  B      On the Role of the Chief Risk Officer and the Risk Committee in Insuring Financial Institutions against Litigation (with Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri, and Arash Amoozegar, University of Rochester), Managerial Finance 43:1 (2016), pg. 19-43, https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-05-2016-0127

•  B      Insider Trading Surrounding Securities Class Action Litigation and Settlement Announcements (with Behzad Taghipour Hajiabadi and Fred Davis, Concordia University), Managerial Finance 43:1 (2016), pg. 124-140, https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-05-2016-0129

•  A      Insider Stock Trading and the Bond Market (with Andreas Oehler, Bamberg University, Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri, and Stefan Wendt, Reykjavik University), Journal of Fixed Income 25:3 (2016), pg. 74-91, https://doi.org/10.3905/jfi.2016.25.3.074

•  A      Legal Opportunism, Litigation Risk, and IPO Underpricing (with Harry Turtle, Western Virginia University, Kuntara Pukthuanthong, San Diego State University, and Dolruedee Thiengtham, University of Exeter), Journal of Business Research 68:2 (2015), pg. 326-340, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.06.025

•  B      Corporate Sustainability in Asset Pricing Models and Mutual Funds Performance Measurement (with Kerstin Lopatta and Thomas Kaspereit, University of Oldenburg), Financial Markets and Portfolio Management 28:4 (2014), pg. 363-407, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11408-014-0237-x

•  B      The Role of Aviation Laws and Legal Liability in Aviation Disasters: A Financial Market Perspective (with Kuntara Pukthuanthong, San Diego State University, Marcus Glenn Walker, Fin-Consult, and Dolruedee Thiengtham, Concordia University), International Review of Law and Economics 37:1 (2014), pg. 51-65, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2013.07.004

•  A      Underwriters and the Broken Chinese Wall: Institutional Holdings and Post-IPO Securities Litigation (with Onem Ozocak, Brock University, Sergey Barabanov, University of St. Thomas, and Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri), Journal of Financial Research 38:4 (2013), pg. 543-578, https://doi.org/10.1111/jfir.12023

•  B      Effects of Election Results on Stock Price Performance: Evidence from 1980 to 2008 (with Andreas Oehler and Stefan Wendt, Universität Bamberg), Managerial Finance 39:8 (2013), pg. 714-736, https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-May-2012-0126

•  A      The Effects of Cash, Debt, and Insiders on Open Market Share Repurchases (with Liang Feng and Dolruedee Thiengtham, Concordia University, Harry Turtle, Western Virginia University, and Kuntara Pukthuanthong, San Diego State University), Journal of Applied Corporate Finance (2013), 25:1, pg. 55-63, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6622.2013.12006.x

•  A      Does Family Ownership Create or Destroy Value? Evidence from Canada (with Heng Du, Concordia University, Kuntara Pukthuanthong, San Diego State University, and Dolruedee Thiengtham, Concordia University), International Journal of Managerial Finance 9:1 (2013), pg. 13-48, https://doi.org/10.1108/17439131311298511

•  A*     Does Disclosure Regulation Work? Evidence from International IPO Markets (with Charles Shi, University of California, Irvine, and Kuntara Pukthuanthong, San Diego State University), Contemporary Accounting Research 30:1 (2013), pg. 356-387, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1911-3846.2012.01158.x

•  A*     An International Look at the Lawsuit Avoidance Hypothesis of IPO Underpricing (with Huiling Lin, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Kuntara Pukthuanthong, San Diego State University), Journal of Corporate Finance 19:2 (2013), pg. 56-77, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2012.10.003

Edited Book Collections

Edited Books

The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainable Finance,
with Dieter Gramlich, University of Heidenheim,
June 2025,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK,
ISBN: 978-3-031-98735-9,
Available at: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-palgrave-handbook-of-sustainable-finance/thomas-walker/dieter-gramlich/9783031987359 

Artificial Intelligence, Finance, and Sustainability: Economic, Ecological, and Ethical Implications,
with Dieter Gramlich, University of Heidenheim, and Akram Sadati, Maples Canada,
November 2024,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK,
ISBN: 978-3-031-66204-1,
Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-66205-8

Modellierung von Wasserrisiken: Entwicklung von Techniken zur Risiko-Rendite-Steuerung in der Finanzwelt und darüber hinaus,
with Dieter Gramlich, University of Heidenheim, and Charlotte Frank and Maya Michaeli, Concordia University,
October 2024,
Springer-Gabler: Cham, Switzerland
ISBN: 978-3-031-57552-5,
Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-57553-2

Sustainability in the Oil & Gas Industry: Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Tackling Climate Change,
with Sergey Barabanov, University of St. Thomas, and Maya Michaeli and Victoria Kelly and, Concordia University,
June 2024,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK,
ISBN: 978-3-031-51586-6,
Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-51586-6

Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability: Innovations in Business and Financial Services,
with Stefan Wendt, Bifrost University, Sherif Goubran, American University in Cairo, and Tyler Schwartz, Concordia University,
January 2024,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK,
ISBN: 978-3-031-49978-4,
Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-49978-4

Sustainable Tourism: Frameworks, Practices, and Innovative Solutions,
with Ender Demir, Reykjavik University, and Gabrielle Machnik-Kekesi, and Victoria Kelly, Concordia University
January 2024,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK,
ISBN: 978-3-031-43528-7,
Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-43528-7

Fintech and Sustainability: How Today’s Technologies Can Help Address Today’s Environmental and Societal Challenges,
with Harry Turtle, Colorado State University, Maher Kooli, UQAM, and Elaheh Nikbakht, Concordia University,
December 2023,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK,
ISBN: 978-3-031-40646-1,
Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-40646-1

Sustainable Practices in Higher Education: Finance, Strategy, and Engagement,
with Khaled Tarabieh and Sherif Goubran, American University in Cairo, and Gabrielle Machnik-Kekesi, Concordia University,
June 2023,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK,
ISBN: 978-3-031-27806-8,
Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-27807-5

Value Creation for a Sustainable World,

with Laszlo Zsolnai, Corvinus University of Budapest, and Paul Shrivastava, Penn State University

October 2023,

Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK (Sustainable Development Goals Series),

ISBN: 978-3-031-38015-0,

Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/9783031380150

The Role of Design, Construction, and Real Estate in Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals,
with Carmela Cucuzzella, Concordia University, and Sherif Goubran and Rana Geith, American University in Cairo,
September 2023,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK (Sustainable Development Goals Series),
ISBN: 978-3-031-28738-1,
Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/9783031287381 

Migration in the Face of Emerging Risks: Historical Case Studies, New Paradigms, and Future Directions,
with Jane McGaughey, Gabrielle Machnik-Kekesi, and Victoria Kelly, Concordia University
July 2023,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK,
ISBN: 978-3-031-29528-7,
Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-29529-4

Water Risk Modeling: Developing Risk-Return Management Techniques in Finance and Beyond,

with Dieter Gramlich, University of Heidenheim, and Charlotte Frank and Maya Michaeli, Concordia University,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK
ISBN: 978-3-031-23810-9,
Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-23811-6

Big Data in Finance – Opportunities and Challenges of Financial Digitalization,
with Frederick Davis, Concordia University, and Tyler Schwartz, HEC Montreal,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK
ISBN: 978-3-031-12239-2,
Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-12240-8

The Fintech Disruption: How Financial Innovation Is Transforming the Banking Industry,
with Maher Kooli, UQAM, and Elaheh Nikbakht, Concordia University,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK
ISBN: 978-3-031-23068-4,
Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/9783031230684

Business and Policy Solutions to Climate Change: From Mitigation to Adaptation,
with Stefan Wendt, Reykjavik University, and Sherif Goubran and Tyler Schwartz, Concordia University,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK(Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business: In Association with Future Earth),
ISBN: 978-3-030-86803-1,
Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-86803-1

Water Risk and Its Impact on the Financial Markets: New Developments in Risk Assessment and Management,
with Dieter Gramlich, University of Heidenheim, Adele Dumont-Bergeron and Kalima Vico, Concordia University, 2021,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK(Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business: In Association with Future Earth),
ISBN: 978-3-030-77649-7,
Available at: https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9783030776497

Innovations in Social Finance - Transitioning Beyond Economic Value,
with Jane McGaughey and Sherif Goubran, Concordia University, and Nadra Wagdy, PME-MTL Centre-Est,
March 2021,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK(Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business: In Association with Future Earth),
ISBN: 978-3-030-72534-1,
Available at: https://www.palgrave.com/book/9783030725341

Environmental Policy and Legislation: An Economic Perspective,
with Northrop Sprung-Much and Sherif Goubran, Concordia University,
August 2020,
Wiley: New York, USA
ISBN: 978-1-119-40259-6,
Available at: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Environmental Policy%3A An Economic Perspective-p-9781119402596

Ecological, Societal, and Technological Risks and the Financial Sector,
with Mohammad Bitar and Pedram Fardnia, Concordia University, and Dieter Gramlich, University of Heidenheim,
April 2020,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK(Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business: In Association with Future Earth),
ISBN: 978-3-030-38857-7,
Available at: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030388577

Sustainable Aviation: Greening the Flight Path,
with Angela Bergantino and Luisa Loiacono, University of Bari, and Northrop Sprung-Much, Concordia University,
November 2019,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK(Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business: In Association with Future Earth),
ISBN: 978-3-030-28660-6,
Available at: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030286606

Sustainable Real Estate: Multidisciplinary Approaches to an Evolving System,
with Lisa Hasan and Stefanie Kibsey, Concordia University, and Cary Krosinsky, Yale University,
October 2018,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK(Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business: In Association with Future Earth),
ISBN: 978-3-319-94564-4,
Available at: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319945644

Designing a Sustainable Financial System: Development Goals and Socio-Ecological Responsibility,
with Rohan Crichton and Stefanie Kibsey, Concordia University,
January 2018,
Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK(Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business: In Association with Future Earth),
ISBN: 978-3-319-66387-6,
Available at: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319663869

Forthcoming Books

Financing Nature’s Future: A Comprehensive Guide to Biodiversity Finance (with Helena Naffa, Corvinus University of Budapest, Rajesh Kumar Tharumar, Royal Bank of Canada, and Simone Donders, Concordia University)

Wiring the Future: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities in the Sustainable Energy Transition (with Aphrodite Salas and Moein Karami, Concordia University, and Akram Sadat, Maples Canada)

The Economic Cost of Cybersecurity Threats (with Marcus Glenn Walker, Dragon Data Solutions, Rajesh Kumar Tharumar, Royal Bank of Canada, and Victoria Kelly, Concordia University)

Machine Learning for Sustainable Urban Futures: Infrastructure, Mobility, Economics, and Social Equity in Smart Cities 2.0 (with Sherif Goubran, American University in Cairo, Liangzhu (Leon) Wang and Ahmed Marey, Concordia University)

Book Chapters

·           Acquisitions of VC-Backed Firms (with Anup Basnet, University of Western Ontario), In: The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity, Douglas Cumming and Benjamin Hammer (eds.), Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK (July 2024), ISBN: 978-303-03-8738-9, Forthcoming, https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-030-38738-9_264-1

·           Financing Sustainability in the Real Estate Sector: Challenges and Opportunities (Sole-Authored), In: Next Generation Cities: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 4: Pathways to Urban Transformation), World Scientific Publishing: Singapore (May 2024), ISBN: 978-981-12-8950-7, Forthcoming, https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/13660?srsltid=AfmBOorb-AtVSD55ijeCF6HG0WOu3QJncrWc64lGkkdEETzFshUJQsqI#t=aboutBook

·           Sustainable Real Estate: Transitioning beyond Cost Savings (with Sherif Goubran, Concordia University), In: Business and Society 360 (BAS 360) Volume 4 – Sustainability, David Wasieleski and James Weber (eds.), Emerald Publishing: Bradford, UK (January 2020), pp. 141–161

·           The Case for a Plastic Tax: A Review of its Benefits and Disadvantages within a Circular Economy (with Adele Dumont-Bergeron, Concordia University, and Dieter Gramlich, University of Heidenheim), In: Business and Society 360 (BAS 360) Volume 4 – Sustainability, David Wasieleski and James Weber (eds.), Emerald Publishing: Bradford, UK (January 2020), pp. 185–211

·           Emerging Risks: An Overview (with Dieter Gramlich, University of Heidenheim; Adele Dumont-Bergeron; and Kalima Vico, Concordia University), In: Ecological, Societal, and Technological Risks and the Financial Sector, Thomas Walker, Dieter Gramlich, Mohammad Bitar, and Pedram Fardnia (eds.), Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK (January 2020), pp. 1–10

·           Emerging Risks: Concluding Remarks (with Dieter Gramlich, University of Heidenheim), In: Ecological, Societal, and Technological Risks and the Financial Sector, Thomas Walker, Dieter Gramlich, Mohammad Bitar, and Pedram Fardnia (eds.), Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK (January 2020), pp. 419–432

·           Recent Developments in Sustainable Aviation: An Overview (with Angela Stefania Bergantino, University of Bari; and Kalima Vico, Concordia University), In: Sustainable Aviation: Greening the Flight Path, Thomas Walker, Angela Stefania Bergantino, Luisa Loiacono, and Northrop Sprung-Much (eds.), Palgrave-Macmillan: London, UK (October 2019), pp. 1–5

·           Slowing Climate Change: Mitigating Poverty and Environmental Degradation via Strategic Human Resource Management and Responsible Leadership (with Rohan Crichton, Concordia University; and Alpna Patel, University of Ottawa), In: Climate Change Implications for Multinational Enterprises, John McIntyre, Silvester Ivanaj, and Vera Ivanaj (eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK (November 2018), pp. 37–55

·           Impact Investing (with Stefanie Kibsey and Stephanie Lee, Concordia University), In: Sustainable Investing: Revolutions in Theory and Practice, Cary Krosinsky and Sophie Purdom (eds.), Routledge: London, UK (July 2016), pp. 17–24