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Dr Umair Riaz

Senior Lecturer In Accounting & Finance

Department for Accounting & Finance

umair.riaz@open.ac.uk

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Biography

Professional biography

Umair conducts interdisciplinary research on social accounting, financial reporting, and critical accounting concerning culture, diversity, language, and power (particularly religion, faith-based banking, and charities). His research is embedded in broader social theories, including social identity's multi-dimensional and intersecting features in constructing narratives.

Research interests

Accountability; Islamic Finance; CSR; and NGOs

Publications

Book Chapter

Technology-enhanced learning activities and student participation (2019)

How to embed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in teaching (2019)

Journal Article

Sustainable HRM in International Business: A Research Agenda for Inequality and the SDGs (2026)

Guest editorial: Islamic accounting, reporting and accountability between standards, governance, and stakeholder engagement (2026)

Reimagining SME Finance: A Social Structuration Approach to Islamic Banking (2026)

Leadership and Accountability in Faith‐Based Institutions: Evidence From UK Mosques (2026)

Impact of hyperinflation on financial statements and taxation: a case of Lebanon (2025)

IFRS convergence and earnings management in India: a mixed method approach (2025)

Islamic banking, social justice and symbolic capital – Insights from the UK (2025)

Discourse and the creation of French green bond legitimacy (2023)

Emotional propensities and the contemporary Islamic banking industry (2023)

Auditors' perspectives on financial fraud in Pakistan – audacity and the need for legitimacy (2023)

From unrequited love to sleeping with the enemy: COVID-19 and the future relationship between UK universities and professional accounting bodies (2022)

Perceptions on Islamic banking in the UK-Potentialities for empowerment, challenges and the role of scholars (2017)

An Islamic banking perspective on consumers’ perception in Pakistan (2017)

Perceptions on the accessibility of Islamic banking in the UK-Challenges, opportunities and divergence in opinion (2017)