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Dr Moade Shubita

Reader & PG Research Student Programme Director (PhD and DBA)

Upon completing his PhD studies, Moade was appointed Research Associate at the University of Manchester. Later, he chaired the Accounting Department at the United Arab Emirates University.

Moade is AQM on the AACSB scale and has held the following posts at the New York Institute of Technology: Assistant Dean in Amman and Bahrain campuses; Associate Campus Dean/Acting Campus Dean in Bahrain Campus; Regional Associate Dean for the School of Management in the Middle East; and Executive Global Assessment Officer for the School of Management.

Moade has authored, co-authored, edited and peer-reviewed many publications, and his research interests lie mainly in market-based accounting research. He has gained academic experience in British, American and Middle Eastern systems and has worked in various countries.

Moade joined Leeds Beckett University on 1/9/2013 and currently he is the Principal Lecturer of Research within Accounting, Finance and Economics.

Current Teaching

Online Research Methodology
Intermediate Management Accounting
Advanced Financial Management

Research Interests

Moade's research interest lies in Market-Based Accounting Research, including topics such as Cash Flow, Corporate Governance, Earnings Management, Audit Quality, Online Disclosure, and International Financial Reporting Standards. His previous work has been dominated by empirical studies, but has published a few review articles.

0113 81 24833
M.F.Shubita@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Rose Bowl, Rb415, City Campus

Leeds Business School

Selected Outputs

Wigglesworth MJ; Shubita M; Combs A (In press) Audit Committee Characteristics as Determinants of Non-Audit Fees in UK FTSE 350 companies. International Journal of Organizational Analysis

https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-11-2022-3488
Ganepola CN; Shubita M; Lee L (2023) The electric shock: Causes and consequences of electricity prices in the United Kingdom. Energy Economics, 126 pp. 1-15.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107030
Lee L; Chowdhury A; Shubita M (2023) Impact of Paris Agreement on Financing Strategy: Evidence from Global FPSO industry. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 188 pp. 1-15.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122266
Lodorfos G; Kostopoulos I; Konstantopoulou A; Shubita M (2023) Guest editorial: Sustainable business resilience and development in the pandemic economy: insights from organizational and consumer research. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 31 (1), pp. 1-6.

https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-02-2023-008
Shubita M; Ahmed S; ESSEL-PAINTSIL M (2023) The Economic Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on the Development of Indigenous Communities: Evidence from Ghana’s Mining Sector. International Journal of Organizational Analysis

https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-10-2021-2985
Klish AA; Shubita M; Wu J (2022) IFRS Adoption and Financial Reporting Quality in the MENA Region. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 23 (3), pp. 570-603.

https://doi.org/10.1108/JAAR-08-2020-0155
Uddin M; Alam A; Yazdifar H; Shubita M (2022) Terrorism, Innovation and Venture Capital. Journal of Economic Studies, 49 (2), pp. 330-345.

https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-08-2020-0404
Nasir M-A; Shahbaz M; Mai TT; Shubita M (2021) Development of Vietnamese Stock Market : Influence of Domestic Macroeconomic Environment and Regional Markets. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 26 (1), pp. 1435-1458.

https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.1857
Dean A; Shubita M; Claxton J (2020) What type of learning journey do students value most? Understanding enduring factors from the NSS leading to responsible decision-making. Journal of Global Responsibility, 11 (4), pp. 347-362.

https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-01-2020-0017
Zelikson D; Shubita M; Wu J (2020) Adoption of Global Investment Performance Standards: Case of ASEAN. Cogent Business and Management, 7 (1),

https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1746169
Onulaka P; Shubita M; Combs A (2019) Non-Audit Fees and Auditor Independence: Nigerian Evidence. Managerial Auditing Journal, 34 (8), pp. 1029-1049.

https://doi.org/10.1108/MAJ-06-2017-1576
Shubita R; Shubita M (2019) The impact of foreign ownership on corporate governance: evidence from an emerging market. Investment Management and Financial Innovations, 16 (2), pp. 101-115.

https://doi.org/10.21511/imfi.16(2).2019.09
Soliman A; Mukhtar A; Shubita M (2018) The Long-term Relationship Between Enterprise Risk Management and bank Performance : the missing link in Nigeria. Banks and Bank Systems, 13

https://doi.org/10.21511/bbs.13(1).2018.12
Shubita M (2015) The impact of income smoothing on earnings quality in emerging markets: Evidence from GCC markets. Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, 5 (3), pp. 299-324.

https://doi.org/10.1108/JAEE-04-2011-0011
Harris P; Shubita M; Stahlin W (2014) US GAAP Conversion To IFRS: A Case Study Of The Cash Flow Statement. Journal of Business Case Studies, 10 (1),

http://www.cluteinstitute.com/ojs/index.php/JBCS/article/view/8325
Shubita M; Harris P; Felaifel AA (2014) Development of Payment System: Case of Central Bank in Bahrain. International Business & Economics Research Journal, 13 (1),

http://www.cluteinstitute.com/ojs/index.php/IBER/article/view/8368
Shubita M (2012) Theoretical Analysis for Cash Flow and Earnings. British Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences, 3 (2), pp. 12-15.

http://www.ajournal.co.uk/EFpdfs/EFvolume3(2)/EFVol.3%20(2)%20Article%202.pdf
Shubita M (2012) Earnings manipulation in acquiring companies: An overview. Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 16 (3), pp. 25-30.

https://www.abacademies.org/articles/aafsjvol1632012.pdf
Shubita M; Harris P; Malindretos J; Bobb LM (2011) Foreign exchange exposure:An overview. International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, 78 pp. 171-177.
Shubita M (2011) Market-based study of dividend increases announcement on stock returns. Global Business Review, 1 pp. 71-75.
Al-Sharkas AA; Shubita M (2011) An Empirical Analysis of Output, Interest and Money: The Case of Jordan. Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 15 (2), pp. 1-14.
Shubita M; Al-Sharkas A (2010) Causal relations among different sizes of stock returns, interest rates, real activity, and inflation. Banking and Finance Review, 2 (1), pp. 95-106.
Shubita M; Al-Sharkas AA (2010) A study of size effect and macroeconomics factors in New York stock exchange stock returns. Applied Econometrics and International Development, 10 (2), pp. 137-151.

http://www.usc.es/economet/reviews/aeid10211.pdf
Shubita M; Shubita M (2010) The incremental information content of earnings management. International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, 48 pp. 62-73.
Shubita M; Shubita M (2009) Discretionary Accruals, Market Capitalization, and Risk. Middle Eastern Finance and Economics, (5), pp. 50-61.

Shubita M (In press) Regional Summary / Fact-Sheet – Leeds Beckett University: Leeds City Region [Online].

Shubita M (2025) Leadership, earnings quality, and Capital Markets. In: Laker B; Soga L; Bolade-Ogunfodun Y ed. The Edward Elgar Encyclopaedia of Leadership. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham,
Nuha C; Shubita M; Fiona R (2021) Sustainability Reporting Practices in FTSE100 companies. In: Topic M; Lodorfos G ed. The Sustainability Debate: Policies, Gender and the Media. Emerald,