VIT

Finance Accounts and Economics Division

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Dr. Gayas Ahmad

Assistant Professor

gayas.ahmad@vit.ac.in

Finance, Accounts and Economics Division

Dr. Gayas Ahmad is an Assistant Professor at VIT Business School, Vellore, India. He has completed his Post-Doctoral Fellowship from IIM Visakhapatnam and holds a Ph.D. in Finance from Aligarh Muslim University. His research focuses on sustainable finance, earnings management, and corporate governance. He has published in ABDC-A category journals and web of science Q1 journals, addressing both empirical and theoretical dimensions of sustainable business practices. His contributions also span stakeholder value, financial disclosures, and green investment behavior. Dr. Ahmad actively presents at international conferences and engages in interdisciplinary collaborations. His ongoing projects emphasize data-driven approaches to sustainable corporate reporting.

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

M.Com Finance & Accounting - Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Ph.D

PhD Finance & Accounting - Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Post - Doc

PDF Finance & Accounting - IIM Visakhapatnam

Corporate finance, sustainable and green finance, earnings management, and corporate governance.
  • Awarded by the UGC-JRF fellowship
  • Received best paper award at the Responsible and Resilient Business Research Conference held at Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida, on April 22-23, 2022
  • Received best paper award at Navigating the Future: AI, Blockchain, Sustainable Development in the G-20 World, Sir Padampat Singhania University Udaipur, April 19 – 20, 2024
  • Ahmad, G., Hayat, F., Almaqtari, F. A., Farhan, N. H., & Shahid, M. (2023). Corporate social responsibility spending and earnings management: The moderating effect of ownership structure. Journal of Cleaner Production, 384, 135556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135556 (ABDC-A)
  • Ahmad, G., & Kumari, P. (2025). Unraveling the linkages between Shariah-Compliant stocks, corporate social responsibility, and earnings management: an empirical analysis. International Studies of Management & Organization, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/00208825.2025.2480439 (ABDC-B)
  • Ahmad, G., Haseeb, M., Hossain, M. E., Alam, W., Hayat, F., & Shahid, M. (2024). The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility Spending on Firm Performance with Earnings Management as a Moderating Variable: Evidence from the Indian Market. Business Perspectives and Research, 22785337231208293. https://doi.org/10.1177/22785337231208293 (ABDC-C)
  • Subhan, M., Irfan, M., Pan, X., Ahmad, G., Naeem, M. H., & Zamir, M. N. (2024). Unveiling the dynamic impact of energy generation on economic sustainability in Canada: A roadmap towards sustainable development. Journal of Cleaner Production, 434, 139783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139783 (ABDC-A)
  • Ahmad, G., Subhan, M., Hayat, F., & Al-Faryan, M. A. S. (2023). Unravelling the truth: A bibliometric analysis of earnings management practices. Cogent Business & Management, 10(1), 2194088. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2023.2194088 (ABDC-B)