Faculty & Staff Member Profile

Dr Mohammed Hossain joined the Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST), Kuwait, in August 2019 and currently serves as an Associate Professor of Accounting in the College of Business Administration. Prior to joining GUST, he held academic positions at Sohar University, Oman; Griffith Business School, Australia; Qatar University, Qatar; and Islamic University, Bangladesh. Dr Hossain holds an MPhil in Accounting and Finance from the University of Manchester, UK, and a PhD in Accounting from the University of Liverpool, UK. He is also professionally affiliated with CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). His research interests span corporate governance, corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability and environmental reporting, financial reporting, corporate culture, diversity and inclusion, and green innovation. His research particularly examines how corporate governance mechanisms, organizational characteristics, and sustainability practices influence firms’ financial, social, and environmental outcomes. Dr Hossain has published extensively in internationally recognized journals across accounting, finance, corporate governance, and sustainability. His publications include articles in the Journal of Corporate Finance (Scopus Q1; ABS/AJG 4), Journal of Business Ethics (Scopus Q1; ABS/AJG 3), Business Strategy and the Environment (Scopus Q1), Research in International Business and Finance (Scopus Q1), Advances in Accounting (Scopus Q1), International Journal of Accounting & Information Management (Scopus Q1), and Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management (Scopus Q1). His research has also appeared in Social Responsibility Journal, Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change, Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, Sustainability, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, and Corporate Ownership & Control, among other scholarly outlets. In addition to his research and teaching activities, Dr Hossain contributes actively to the academic community through peer reviewing and editorial activities for a range of international journals in accounting, management, corporate governance, business ethics, and sustainability.