Ishwar Khatri
About
Ishwar Khatri is a Postdoc Researcher at NTNU Business School at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He holds a PhD in Economics and Management from NTNU Business School. He also has an MBA in Finance and a Master's in International Business. His research is interdisciplinary, with a strong focus on contributing to corporate sustainability. His key areas of interest include corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, sustainable finance, sustainability reporting, and sustainable real estate. He has publications in several journals like British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, International Review of Financial Analysis, Business Strategy and the Environment, among others. He is a recipient of the "Responsible Research in Management" Award (2025), which is co-sponsored by the Academy of Management Fellows Group and RRBM network.
Competencies
Publications
2025
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Khatri, Ishwar;
Giskås, Paul Einar;
Kyrrø, Anneli Kalliainen;
Kjærland, Frode.
(2025)
Corporate governance mechanisms and non-financial disclosure quality: Evidence from sustainability committee, external CSR assurance, and stakeholder engagement.
International Review of Financial Analysis
Academic article
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Khatri, Ishwar;
Bui, Phuong;
Kyaw, Khine.
(2025)
Corporate Environmental Performance and Stock Price Synchronicity: Examining Industry Sensitivity and Disclosure Regimes in Stakeholder‐Oriented Markets.
Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE)
Academic article
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Khatri, Ishwar.
(2025)
From risk aversion to sustainability: How women directors influence investment in the energy firms?.
Finance Research Letters
Academic article
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Khatri, Ishwar.
(2025)
The effect of non-financial disclosure regulation on earnings management: information symmetry, signalling or political costs?.
Accounting Research Journal
Academic article
2024
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Kyaw, Khine Aye Myat;
Khatri, Ishwar;
Treepongkaruna, Sirimon.
(2024)
When R&D investment improves firm value: the role of board gender diversity.
Corporate Governance : The international journal of business in society
Academic article
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Khatri, Ishwar.
(2024)
Boardroom Diversity and Carbon Emissions: Evidence from the UK Firms.
Journal of Business Ethics
Academic article
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Mustafa, Ghulam;
Khatri, Ishwar.
(2024)
Board Gender Diversity and CSR Performance: Do Societal Harmony/Mastery Orientation and Cultural Tightness-Looseness Matter?.
British Journal of Management
Academic article
2023
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Khatri, Ishwar.
(2023)
The role of analyst coverage and value-relevance of energy efficiency.
Review of Accounting and Finance
Academic article
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Khatri, Ishwar;
Kjærland, Frode.
(2023)
Sustainability reporting practices and environmental performance amongst nordic listed firms.
Journal of Cleaner Production
Academic article
2022
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Khatri, Ishwar.
(2022)
Board gender diversity and sustainability performance: Nordic evidence.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
Academic article
2021
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Khatri, Ishwar.
(2021)
Dynamic relationship between board gender diversity and renewable energy.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Journal publications
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Khatri, Ishwar;
Giskås, Paul Einar;
Kyrrø, Anneli Kalliainen;
Kjærland, Frode.
(2025)
Corporate governance mechanisms and non-financial disclosure quality: Evidence from sustainability committee, external CSR assurance, and stakeholder engagement.
International Review of Financial Analysis
Academic article
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Khatri, Ishwar;
Bui, Phuong;
Kyaw, Khine.
(2025)
Corporate Environmental Performance and Stock Price Synchronicity: Examining Industry Sensitivity and Disclosure Regimes in Stakeholder‐Oriented Markets.
Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE)
Academic article
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Khatri, Ishwar.
(2025)
From risk aversion to sustainability: How women directors influence investment in the energy firms?.
Finance Research Letters
Academic article
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Khatri, Ishwar.
(2025)
The effect of non-financial disclosure regulation on earnings management: information symmetry, signalling or political costs?.
Accounting Research Journal
Academic article
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Kyaw, Khine Aye Myat;
Khatri, Ishwar;
Treepongkaruna, Sirimon.
(2024)
When R&D investment improves firm value: the role of board gender diversity.
Corporate Governance : The international journal of business in society
Academic article
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Khatri, Ishwar.
(2024)
Boardroom Diversity and Carbon Emissions: Evidence from the UK Firms.
Journal of Business Ethics
Academic article
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Mustafa, Ghulam;
Khatri, Ishwar.
(2024)
Board Gender Diversity and CSR Performance: Do Societal Harmony/Mastery Orientation and Cultural Tightness-Looseness Matter?.
British Journal of Management
Academic article
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Khatri, Ishwar.
(2023)
The role of analyst coverage and value-relevance of energy efficiency.
Review of Accounting and Finance
Academic article
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Khatri, Ishwar;
Kjærland, Frode.
(2023)
Sustainability reporting practices and environmental performance amongst nordic listed firms.
Journal of Cleaner Production
Academic article
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Khatri, Ishwar.
(2022)
Board gender diversity and sustainability performance: Nordic evidence.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Khatri, Ishwar.
(2021)
Dynamic relationship between board gender diversity and renewable energy.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2025
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Academic lectureKhatri, Ishwar; Bui, Phuong; Oust, Are; Sønstebø, Ole Jakob. (2025) Environmental certification and debt financing: Evidence from global real estate investment trusts (REITs). 31st Annual Conference of the European Real Estate Society (ERES) , Athens 2025-07-02 - 2025-07-05
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PosterMustafa, Ghulam; Khatri, Ishwar. (2025) Global Imbalance in Renewable Energy Use: Unentangling the Role of Board Gender Diversity in Different Legal Systems. 85th Academy of Management Annual Meeting Conference , Copenhagen 2025-07-25 - 2025-07-29
2024
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Academic lectureHosseinniakani, Seyed Mahmoud; Khatri, Ishwar; Wahlstrøm, Ranik Raaen; Knardal, Per Ståle. (2024) Sustainability disclosure and cost of capital. BAFA Annual Conference and Doctoral Masterclass , University of Portsmouth 2024-04-08 - 2024-04-10
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Academic lectureKhatri, Ishwar. (2024) CSR Performance and Stock Price Synchronicity: Evidence from the Nordic Stock Markets. ØA-NORDAB-conference , Drammen 2024-05-07 - 2024-05-08
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Academic lectureKhatri, Ishwar. (2024) Environmental Performance and Stock-price Synchronicity. PhD Workshop in Banking and Finance , Trondheim 2024-05-28 - 2024-05-28
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Academic lectureKhatri, Ishwar. (2024) REITs' environmental certification and debt financing around the world. NTNU Business School Conference 2024 , Trondheim 2024-10-23 - 2024-10-24
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Academic lectureMustafa, Ghulam; Khatri, Ishwar. (2024) Global imbalance in renewable energy investment. Disentangling the role of board gender diversity in different legal systems. Global Strategy Journal Idea and paper development workshop , Department of International Business, NTNU Ålesund 2024-09-26 - 2024-09-27
2023
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Academic lectureKhatri, Ishwar. (2023) Boardroom diversity and carbon performance: Evidence from the UK. Finance and Accounting 2023 Annual Research Symposium , London 2023-06-15 - 2023-06-16
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Academic lectureKhatri, Ishwar. (2023) The effect of mandatory GHG emission reporting on analyst earnings forecast: Evidence from the UK. NTNU Business School Conference 2023 2023-10-18 - 2023-10-19
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Academic lectureKhatri, Ishwar. (2023) Proposal on Sustainability Disclosure and Investment Decisions: An Experimental Study. The Scandinavian Accounting Research Conference and Doctoral Consortium 2023 , Oslo 2023-09-01 - 2023-09-02
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LectureKhatri, Ishwar; Rega, Federico Giovanni. (2023) Proposal on SDGs Reporting and ESG risks: Evidence from the Nordic Listed Firms. Sustainability Disclosure in Corporate Reporting Summer School 2023 , Milan 2023-07-11 - 2023-07-21
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Academic lectureKhatri, Ishwar. (2023) The effect of mandatory GHG emission reporting on analyst earnings forecast: Evidence from the UK. Doctoral Symposium, India Finance Conference 2023 , Mumbai 2023-12-21 - 2023-12-23
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LectureMustafa, Ghulam; Khatri, Ishwar. (2023) Board gender diversity and corporate environmental performance: The role of cultural harmony-mastery and tightness-looseness. JMS Publishing Workshop , Durham 2023-03-28 - 2023-03-29
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LectureMustafa, Ghulam; Khatri, Ishwar. (2023) Board gender diversity and CSR performance: Do cultural value orientations matter?. AIB Sustainability SIG PhD and Early-Career Researchers Virtual Symposium 2023-01-18 - 2023-01-18
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Academic lectureHosseinniakani, Seyed Mahmoud; Khatri, Ishwar; Knardal, Per Ståle; Wahlstrøm, Ranik Raaen. (2023) Market reactions to textual exaggeration in corporate non-financial reporting: An analysis of market reactions to corporate greenwashing. 3rd Annual Conference of ASFAAG , Valencia 2023-07-26 - 2023-07-28
2022
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Academic lectureHosseinniakani, S. Mahmoud; Khatri, Ishwar; Knardal, Per Ståle; Wahlstrøm, Ranik Raaen. (2022) Non-financial reporting in growth versus value firms: Greenwashing or transparency?. NTNU Business School Conference 2022 , Trondheim 2022-10-19 - 2022-10-20
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PosterKhatri, Ishwar; Okta, Samantha; Kezia, Michel; Sanjaya, Caecilia. (2022) Relationship Between Socio-Economic Status and Attitude Towards LGBTQIA+People in ASEAN. 10th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) 2022-09-19 - 2022-09-20
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Academic lectureKhatri, Ishwar. (2022) Environmental energy performance, analysts' coverage, and firm value. Finance and Sustainability Workshop - Frøya 2022 , Frøya 2022-08-11 - 2022-08-12
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Academic lectureKhatri, Ishwar. (2022) Dissertation Proposal on 'Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Firm Value'. AIB 2022 Doctoral Consortium , Miami 2022-07-06 - 2022-07-09
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Academic lectureKhatri, Ishwar. (2022) The effect of mandatory CSR disclosure in the EU. PhD Workshop in Banking and Finance , Trondheim 2022-05-24 -
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Academic lectureKhatri, Ishwar. (2022) Proposal on 'The Real Effects of Mandatory CSR Disclosure on the Board Diversity: Evidence from NFRD 2014/95/EU'. The Scandinavian Accounting Research Conference and Doctoral Consortium 2022 , Oslo 2022-09-02 - 2022-09-03
2021
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Academic lectureKhatri, Ishwar. (2021) Corporate Innovation, Board Gender Diversity, and Firm Value. NTNU Business School Conference , Trondheim 2021-10-14 - 2021-10-15