Omrane Guedhami
C. Russell Hill Professor and Professor of International Finance, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
Dr. Omrane Guedhami is the C. Russell Hill professor and professor of international finance at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. He has been the coordinating director of the Ph.D. program in international finance since 2008. Dr. Guedhami’s research interests are international, covering corporate governance, privatization, national culture, and corporate social responsibility. His publication record includes more than 120 peer-reviewed articles published in leading academic journals (e.g., 42 articles in Financial Times’ Top 50 Journals List). His research is influential and widely cited. He has more than 20,000 Google Scholar citations. Dr. Guedhami regularly organizes high-quality conferences, guest edits special issues, serves as a track-chair at major conferences (e.g., Academy of International Business meeting). He is currently an Editor for Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Business Ethics, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Journal of International Accounting Research, and Consulting Editor for the Journal of International Business Studies.
- Corporate Governance
- Audit Quality
- Cost of Capital
- State Ownership
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- International Finance
- Ph.D., Finance, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Laval University. Dissertation: “Liberalization, Corporate Governance, and Privatization”. 1998–2003
- M.Sc., Finance, HEC Montreal, University of Montreal, 1996–1998
- B.A., Finance, with Honors, HEC Carthage, 1992–1996
- C. Russell Hill Professor, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, 2019 – Present
- Moore Research Fellow and Professor, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, 2016 – 2019
- Moore Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, 2010 – 2015
- Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., and Guedhami, O. 2024. Conducting Research in International Accounting and Finance: Opportunities, Challenges, and Recommendations, Journal of International Accounting Research 23(1), 1-20. (Lead article)
- Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., Fu, Z. and Guedhami, O. 2024. Institutional Investors and Corporate Environmental Costs, European Financial Management 30(2), 727-769.
- El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kin, H. and Suh, J. 2024. The Persistence and Consequences of Share Repurchases, Journal of Business, Finance & Accounting 51(1-2), 431-472.
