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WaQar I. Ghani, PhD

Associate Professor

WaQar Ghani PhD

Department

Office

Mandeville 326

Phone

610-660-1661
Contact

  • Academic

    • Saint Joseph's University - Associate Professor - 1999 - Present
    • The Vanguard Group, Malvern, PA - Visiting Teaching Faculty - 2003 - Present
    • Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan - Visiting Research Faculty - 2002 - 2003
    • Saint Joseph's University - Assistant Professor - 1990 - 1998
    • Drexel University - Teaching Fellow - 1987 - 1990
    • Drexel University - Research Assistant - 1983 - 1984

    Professional

    • The Sidney W. Fairchild Company - Management Consultant - 1985 - 1987

  • Journal Publications

    • Ghani, W. I. and Samuel H. Szewczyk (2012) "Impact Of EVA Adoption On Long-Term Shareholder Value: An Empirical Investigation." Journal of Finance Issues (JFI).
    • Ghani, W. I., Haroon, O., & Ashraf, J. (2011). Business Groups' Financial Performance: Evidence from Pakistan. Global Journal of Business Research.
    • Ghani, W.I. & Sharma, R. (2010). The Wealth Effects of CFO Turnover: Evidence from Post-Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Journal of Academy of Finance.
    • Ghani, W. I., Jambulingam, T., & Sharma, R. (2010). Biotechnology Industry - Physician Interaction and OIG Guidelines: Evidence from the Stock Market. Journal of Commercial Biotechnology.
    • Ghani, W. I., Jambulingam, T., & Sharma, R. (2009). Wealth effects of the pharmaceutical industry-physician interaction compliance guidelines on large pharmaceutical companies. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing.
    • Food Marketing Practices and Anti-Obesity Policy Impact on Shareholder Wealth. Marketing Management Journal. 2007.
    • Financial Analysts' Forecasts and Unprecendented Event: The Case of German Reunification. International Business and Economics Research Journal, 13 (2). 2007
    • Accounting Development in Pakistan. International Journal of Accounting, 40, 175-201. 2005
    • "Disclosure of EVA Use in Corporate Financial Reports: A Descriptive Analysis," Journal of Applied Business Research with A. Tezel, J. Ragan and A.J. Stagliano, Volume 4, Number 1, Winter 2005.
    • "The Y2K Problem: The View from Corporate Public Disclosure," Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 1999, with R. Sherman.
    • "Wealth Effects of the Passage of Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 for Large US Multinational Food Corporations," Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, Fall 1999, Vol. 18, 22, pp. 147-158, with N. Childs.
    • "The Effects of Stock Split Announcements on Investors’ Informedness and Consensus: An Empirical Analysis," Journal of Accounting & Business Research, 1999, Vol. 7, pp. 69-81, with G. McManus.
    • "Consolidation of Nonhomogeneous Subsidiaries: The Impact of Alternative Accounting Treatment," Journal of Accounting and Finance, Vol. 12, September 1998, pp. 215-227, with Asokan Anandrajan and A.J. Stagliano.
    • "Evaluating Market-Orientation of an Executive MBA Program," Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1998, pp. 49-59, with S. Davis, K. Dubas and J. Strong.
    • "Market Reaction of Multinational Corporations tPassage of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)," Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1998, pp. 95-112, with John Haverty.
    • "Differential Reaction tBond Downgrades for Small Versus Large Firms: Evidence from Analysts’ Forecast Revisions," Journal of Fixed Income, Vol. 7, No. 3, 1998, pp. 94-99, with Corolyn Clark and Paul Foster.
    • "An Empirical Analysis of the Incremental Information Content of SAS59 Going Concern Modified Reports," Indian Accounting Review, Vol.1, No.2, December 1997, pp. 38-48, with A. Anandarajan and A.J. Stagliano.
    • "U.S. Corporate Reaction tGATT: An Analysis of Management’s Public Disclosures," Journal of Applied Business Research, Summer 1997 (vol. 13, no. 3), with John Haverty.
    • "Home Sweet Home Away from Home,” Pennsylvania CPA Journal, 1996, with Richard Sherman.
    • "The Dart Board Column: Analyst Earnings Forecasts and the Informational Content of Recommendations," Journal of Business & Economic Studies, 1996, with M. Thomas.
    • "Strategic Implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement: The View from Management Disclosures," Central Business Review (vol. 14, no. 2), 1995, with John Haverty.
    • "The Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on Multinational Firms: Evidence from the Stock market," Journal of International Accounting Auditing and Taxation , Vol. 4, No. 2, 1995, with John Haverty.
    • " Retail Inventory Made Easy," Journal of Accounting, Taxation and Finance for Business, 1995.
    • "The IRS Non-filer Initiative," Management Accounting, 1994, with Richard Sherman.

    Proceedings/Presentations

    • Greening of Corporate Governance: Wealth Effects of Sustainability Officer Hiring. 2011 Annual Meeting of the 3rd SAICON International Conference on Management, Business Ethics & Economics, held in Lahore, Pakistan and organized by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. Co-authors: Rajneesh Sharma & A.J. Stagliano.
    • Impact of EVA Adoption on Long Term Shareholder Value: An Empirical Investigation. 2009 AAA Annual Meeting, New York.
    • Wealth Effect of OIG Guidelines on Large Pharmaceuticals Companies. Accepted for 2008 Marketing and Public Policy Annual Conference.
    • Long-Term Performance of EVA Adopters: Empirical Evidence. Accepted for 2008 AAA, Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting.
    • Business Groups, Corporate Governance, and Financial Performance: Evidence from Pakistan. Accepted for 2008 AAA Annual Meeting.
    • Corporate Governance, Business Group Affiliations, and Firm Performance: Descriptive Evidence from Pakistan. Presented at 2007 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the AAA, Parsippany, New Jersey.
    • Corporate Governance, Business Group, Affiliations,and Firm Performance: Discriptive Evidence from Pakistan. Presented at 2006 Northeast Business and Economics Association, Port Jefferson, New York.
    • "Disclosure of EVA Use in Corporate Financial Reports: A Descriptive Analysis," Journal of Applied Finance with A. Tezel, J. Ragan, and A.J. Stagliano. 2003 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association.
    • Corporate Governance, Business Group Affiliation, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Pakistan. May 2004 Conference on Corporate Governance in Pakistan hosted by Center for Management and Research & the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan at LUMS, Pakistan (Presented by my co-author).
    • Evolution of Financial Reporting and its Determinants in Pakistan. May 2004 Conference on Corporate Governance in Pakistan hosted by Center for Management and Research & the Securities &Exchange Commission of Pakistan at LUMS, Pakistan (Presented by my co-author).
    • "Analysts' Reactions German Reunification - An Empirical Analysis" presented at the Mid-Atlantic American Accounting Association Meeting, March 2001, with Samuel Szewczyk.
    • "The Impact of Stock Split Announcements on Investors' Divergence of Beliefs," presented at the Mid-Atlantic American Accounting Association Meeting, March 1999, with G. McManus.
    • "EVA adoption and corporate disclosures," presented at the National Meeting of the Northeast Business and Economics Association, October 1998, with J. Ragan and A. Tezel.
    • "The Impact of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) on Multinational Firms: Evidence from the Stock Market," presented at the American Accounting Association 1997 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, 1997, with J. Haverty.
    • "Impact of Asset Impairments Accounting Under SFAS 121 on Corporate Disclosures," presented to the Northeast Business and Economics Association, 1996, with Joseph Ragan.
    • "Corporate Responses to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT): The View from Management's Public Disclosures," presented the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the American Accounting Association, 1996, with John Haverty.
    • "The Dart Board Column: Analyst Earnings Forecasts and the Informational Content of Recommendations (Outstanding Paper Award)," presented to the Northeastern Business and Economics Association, 1995, with M. Thomas.
    • "The Dart Board Column: Analyst Earnings Forecasts and the Informational Content of Recommendations," presented the Eastern Finance Association Meetings, 1995 with M. Thomas.
    • "The Dart Board Column: Analyst Earnings Forecasts and the Informational Content of Recommendations," presented and published in Proceedings of the FMA Annual Meeting, 1995, with M. Thomas.
    • "Impact of Fair Value Accounting Under SFAS 115 on Corporate Disclosures," presented tand published in the Proceedings of the Northeastern Business and Economics Association, 1995, with Joseph Ragan.
    • "Bond Downgrades and Long-term Prospects of Financially Distresses Large vs. Small Firms: Evidence of Size Effect in Analysts' Forecasts Revisions," presented and published in Proceedings of the Northeast Business and Economics Association, 1995, with Corolyn Clark and Paul Foster.
    • "Additional Evidence on the Effects of Consolidation of Nonhomogeneous Subsidiaries under SFAS-94," presented tand published in Proceedings of the Northeast Business and Economics Association, 1995, with A.J. Staglianand A. Anandarajan.
    • "NAFTA: The View from Management Discussions and Analyses and President's Letters tShareholders," presented the Southeast Regional Meetings of the American Accounting Association, 1995, with John Haverty.
    • "Analysts' Earnings Forecasts Revisions and Information Content of SFAS-94 Disclosures," presented tand published in Proceedings of the AAA 1994 Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting, 1994, with G. Ndubizu and S. Szewczyk.
    • "Going Concern Unqualified Opinion Under SAS 59 and Information Content of Annual Reports," presented to and published in Proceedings of AAA 1994 Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting, 1994, with A. Anandarajan and A.J. Stagliano.
    • "The Economic Impact of Accounting Information Aggregation and Disaggregation on Indormedness and Consensus: The Case of Consolidated Nonhomogeneous Subsidiaries," presented to and published in Proceedings of the AAA 1994 Northeastern Annual Meeting, 1994, with N. Gordian and S. Kwon.

    Instructional Innovations/New Course (Program) Development:

    • "Creating & Measuring Shareholder Value" (ACC 4115), Course Developer - 2001
    • "Mutual Fund Accounting" (ACC 1575), Course Developer and Coordinator - 2001
    • "Financial Statement Analysis" (ACC 5025), Course Coordinator - 1996.
    • "Accounting Concepts" (ACC 3015), Course Coordinator - 1996.

    Activities in Academic/Professional Organizations/Publications:

    • Reviewer - AAA 1995 Annual Meeting - 1995
    • Journal Editorial Board Reviewer
    • Reviewer of Articles

    Other:

    • "Corporate Response the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT): the View from Management’s Public disclosures," presented St. Joseph's University CB&A Research Forum, 1996, with John Haverty.
    • "Bonds Downgrades," presented St. Joseph's University College of Business Research Series - 1994
    • Presidential Merit Award for Excellence in Teaching, SJU, 2007
    • Awarded Obesity Research Grant, Center for Disease Control, Summer 2005
    • Excellence in Teaching Award MBA , SJU, 2003
    • Excellence in Teaching Award, EMBA, SJU, 2001
    • Presidential Merit Award for Excellence in Research, SJU, 1998 - 1999
    • Research Award - awarded by I/B/E/S the right to use financial analysts' database in recognition of contribution to creatively using the database in research - 1996
    • Doctoral Consortium Fellow, American Accounting Association - 1990