Role
Dr. Tarek is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Nottingham Business School, where he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including:
- Corporate Governance and Risk Management
- Governing Organisations – MBA
- Business Research Project
- Financial Management
- Accounting in its Org Contexts
- Management Accounting for Decision
Career overview
Prior to joining Nottingham Trent University, Tarek held the positions of a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Nottingham and a Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield. He holds a PhD in Accounting and Finance from the University of Nottingham and a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) from the University of Huddersfield.
Tarek is a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA) and has more than ten years of academic experience. In his current role, he teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate modules. He also supervises students’ research projects.
Tarek is happy to consider applications from PhD candidates.
Research areas
Tarek's current research interest lies in addressing contemporary issues in corporate governance (including board diversity and executive pay), sustainable accounting (including social and environmental accounting) and corporate reporting (including CSR reporting, financial reporting, and political disclosure). His research has been presented in several national and international conferences, including the 2023 Conference of the BAFA Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing SIG (University of Nottingham), the 2021 International Corporate Governance Conference (Cardiff University), and the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association.
Research Expertise and Interests:
- Measurement of Board Diversity
- Sustainable Accounting
- Corporate Reporting
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Accounting Conservatism
- Political Connections
- Market-based Research
External activity
- Ad Hoc Reviewer for Academic Journals, including the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting (ABS 3-rated).
- Member of the British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA).
- Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA).
Publications
Conference contribution
- Metwally, T., Chen, J., Dedman, E., Kim, J., and Stark, A. 2023. Board Nationality Diversity and Firm Value. Presented at the BAFA Joint Annual Conference of the Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing SIG and the Northern Area Group, University of Nottingham, on 19th – 20th January.
- Metwally, T., Chen, J., Kim, J., and Stark, A. 2021. Board Diversity: Dissimilarities in Directors’ Nationalities and Firm Value. Presented at the Second International Corporate Governance Conference, Cardiff University, on 17th September.
- Dedman, E. and Metwally, T. 2019. Audit Committee Social Diversity, Faultlines and Financial Reporting Conservatism. Presented at the 2019 Corporate Governance and European Union Integration Workshop in Barcelona (Spain) on 20th – 22nd May.
- Metwally, T., Chen, J., Kim, J., and Stark, A. 2018. Board Nationality Diversity as Variety, Cultural Faultline Configuration and Firm Value. Presented at the 2018 Corporate Governance and European Union Integration Workshop in Cardiff (UK) on 11th – 13th June.
- Metwally, T. 2017. Board Faultlines, Clean Diversity and Corporate Performance. Presented at the 2017 British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference with Doctoral Masterclasses in Edinburgh, Scotland on 10th – 12th April.
- Ibrahim, A., and Metwally, T. 2015. Market Rationality to Corporate Announcements of Changes in Equity Structure: Empirical Evidence from the Egyptian Emerging Capital Market. Presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association in Chicago (US) on 8th – 12th August.
Thesis
- Metwally, T. 2021. Board Nationality Diversity: Its Measurement, Determinants, and Impacts on Firm Value and Accounting Conservatism. University of Nottingham.