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Dr. Mustafa Dah

Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Finance and Accounting

mustafa.dah@lau.edu.lb
Ext. 2430
AKSOB 1511
LAU Beirut 

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Biography 

Mustafa Dah is an associate professor of finance and the chair of the Department of Finance and Accounting. He received his PhD in Finance from the University of Central Florida (UCF). He also holds an MBA and a BS in Finance from LAU. Dah’s primary research interest is in corporate governance. His research work has been presented at major international conferences and published in top-ranked finance journals. He considers the balance between superb teaching and a rigorous research agenda to be his greatest strength.

Teaching Interests 

Research Interests

Selected Publications

Al-Dah, B., Dah, M. A., and Harakeh, M. (2025). Gender Quotas and Accounting Conservatism: Evidence from California Senate Bill 826. Journal of Accounting Literature, Forthcoming.

Dah, M. A., Elgammal, W., Kchouri, B., & Marrouche, A. (2025). Do female CEOs lead more ethical firms? ESG and corporate impact. International Review of Financial Analysis, 104408.

Al-Dah, B., Dah, M. A., Harakeh, M., & Lobo, G. (2025). Excess Compensation and Investment Efficiency: The Economic Role of Accounting. Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Forthcoming.

Al Dah, B., & Dah, M. A. (2025). Board refreshment index: a weighted variation. Applied Economics Letters, 1-7. 

Al-Dah, B., Dah, M. A., & El-Helaly, M. (2025). Board diversity and related party transactions. Finance Research Letters, 77, 107046. 

Dah, M. A., 2025. Refreshing boards: Countering CEO entrenchment. Research in International Business and Finance, 75, 102740.

Dah, B. A., Dah, M. A., & Frye, M. B., 2024. Board refreshment: Like a breath of fresh air. British Journal of Management, 35(1), 378-401.

Dah, M.A., 2023. Board refreshment and director excess compensation. Economics Letters, 226, p.111100.

Antounian, C., Dah, M.A. and Harakeh, M., 2021. Excessive Managerial Entrenchment, Corporate Governance, and Firm Performance. Research in International Business and Finance, 56, 101392.

Dah, M.A., Jizi, M. and Kebbe, R., 2020. CEO Gender and Managerial Entrenchment. Research in International Business and Finance, 54, 101237. 

Al Dah, B., Dah, M.A. and Jizi, M., 2018. Is CSR Reporting Always Favorable? Management Decision, 56(7), pp. 1506-1525.  

Dah, M.A., Jizi, M. and Sbeity, S., 2018. Board Independence and Managerial Authority. Benchmarking: An International Review, 25(3), pp.838-853. 

Dah, M.A. and Jizi, M., 2017. Board Independence and the Efficacy of Social Reporting. Journal of International Accounting Research, 17(1), pp. 25-45. 

Dah, M.A. and Frye, M.B., 2017. Is board compensation excessive? Journal of Corporate Finance, 45, pp. 566-585.

Arayssi, M., Dah, M.A. and Jizi, M., 2016. Women on boards, sustainability reporting and firm performance. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 7(3), pp.376-401.

Dah, M.A., 2016. Governance and firm value: The effect of a recession. Research in International Business and Finance, 37, pp.464-476.

Dah, M.A., Hoque, M. and Wang, S., 2015. Constrained investments and opportunity cost–evidence from Islamic funds. Managerial Finance, 41(4), pp.348-367.

Dah, M.A., Frye, M.B. and Hurst, M., 2014. Board changes and CEO turnover: The unanticipated effects of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act. Journal of Banking & Finance, 41, pp.97-108.

Practitioner Publications

Dah, M.A. and Frye, M.B., 2018. Are Directors Paid Too Much? An Analysis of Corporate Board Member Compensation from 1997-2012. Director Notes – The Conference Board.

Media Coverage

Excess Director Comp Tied to Higher CEO Pay. Agenda - a Financial Times Service, March 5, 2018.

How Sarbanes-Oxley Affects Board Changes and CEO Turnover. CLS Blue Sky Blog - Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, July 10, 2017.

Index Makers and Ether Profits. Bloomberg, June 27, 2017.

Is Board Compensation Excessive? Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, June 26, 2017.