Dr. Mohamed Shikh Abubaker Albaity Assistant Professor Department of finance and economics College of Business Administration University of Alsharjah E-mail:- malbaity@sharjah.ac.ae AREAS OF INTEREST Islamic Capital Market Behavioral Finance Economics Macroeconomic Volatility Macroeconomics Quantitative Research methods EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Finance (Department of Banking and Finance) Specialization : Financial Economics (Islamic Capital Market) Institute : University of Malaya Awarded date : October 2010 Master of Arts in Economics Major : Applied Economics Institute : Faculty of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia Post Graduation : July 2004 Bachelor of Arts in Economics Major : International Economics Institute : Faculty of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia Graduation : June 2001 WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE From To Name and Address of Company / Organization Position held
Jan 2012 Now Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jan 2011 Dec 2011 Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jan. 2007 June 2010 Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Jan 2005 Jan 2010 Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jan 2004 May 2004 Faculty of Economics International Islamic University, Malaysia Lecturer & Supervisor Lecturer & Supervisor Tutor PhD Thesis Master Thesis PROJECTS & SEMINARS UNDERTAKEN Ph. D. Topic A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PERFORMANCE, MACROECONOMIC, AND FIRM SPECIFIC DETERMINANTS OF ISLAMIC AND NON-ISLAMIC INDICES: THE MALAYSIAN EVIDENCE. Master Project THE INFLUENCE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH. PROFICIENCY 1. Expert in Microsoft office word, excel, and PowerPoint. 2. Expert in statistical software E-Views 3. Expert in statistical software SPSS 4. Expert in statistical software STATA 11 5. Computer savvy. 6. Attended a workshop about time series technique (i.e. Co-integration and Vector Error Correction model)
7. Knowledge in Panel data techniques. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING Currently teaching courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as supervising MBA and PhD students. Taught quantitative research methods in Monash University Malaysia (2014). Taught Economics for management decision making for master of management.(2012 2013 and 2014) Taught Econometrics for managers for MBA students (2011, 2012 and 2013 and 2014) Taught Financial Econometrics for undergraduate students (2012) Taught Microeconomics for undergraduate students in the faculty of business and accountancy, University of Malaya. (2011, 2012, 2013) Taught macroeconomics MBA students in the faculty of business and accountancy, University of Malaya. (2011) Tutored for macroeconomics and microeconomics for undergraduate students for three consecutive years at the faculty of business and accountancy, university Malaya for the year 2007 and 2009. Currently tutoring for macroeconomics and microeconomics courses for undergraduates in faculty of business and accountancy, University Malaya PUBLICATIONS 2008-2010 Albaity and Ahmad (2008) Performance Syariah and Composite indices. Evidence from Bursa Malaysia. Asian Academy of Management Journal of accounting and Finance, Vol4, No.1. Jaballa, A., Albaity, M., and Shaiban, M. 2009. The impact of tolerance for ambiguity and the moderating effect of attitude towards change on the adoption of performance-based budgeting system, Jurnal Manajemen Akuntansi & Sistem Informasi, 154-174. Albaity, M. and Ahmad, R. 2010. A Comparative Analysis of the Macroeconomic Determinants of KLSI and KLCI, Journal of International Business & Entrepreneurship. Vol. 1, issue 2, 75-100.
2011 Albaity, M. and Ahmad, R. 2011. A Comparative Analysis of the Firm Specific Determinants of Syariah Compliant Versus Non-Syariah, Asian Journal of Business and Accounting, vol. 4, issue 1. Albaity, M. and Ahmad, R. 2011. Returns Performance, leverage effect, and volatility spillover in Islamic stock indices: evidence from DJIMI, FTSEGII and KLSI. investment management and financial innovations, issue 3. Albaity, M. and Ahmad, R. 2011. Return performance and leverage effect in Islamic and socially responsible stock indices evidence from DJ and FTSE. African Journal of Business Management. Vol.5, issue 15. Albaity, M. and Mudor, H. 2011. Return performance, Cointegration and short run dynamics of Islamic and non Islamic indices evidence from the US and Malaysia during the subprime crisis. Submitted to Atlantic Review of Economics. Albaity, M. 2011. Impact of the Monetary Policy Instruments on Islamic Stock Market Index Return Discussion paper in Economics. http://www.economicsejournal.org/community/authors/author.2011-07-18.8204428659/ 2012 2013 Albaity, M. and Shanmugam, T. 2012. An Analysis of Volatility Co-Movement between Malaysia, US, UK and Japan Stock Markets. Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting, vol. 4, no. 2, 155-179. Albaity, M. and Rahman, M. 2012. Behavioural Finance and Malaysian Culture. International Business Research, vol. 5, No. 11, 65-76. Albaity, M. and Rahman, M. 2012. "Gender, ethnicity, and religion and investment decisions: Malaysian evidence." Journal of Sociological Research, vol. 3, No. 2. Masoud, A., Rahman, M., and Albaity, M. 2013. Psychological Empowerment Antecedents and Cognitions International Journal of Information Processing and Management, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 137 ~ 145, 2013.
Albaity, M. and Chuan, A. 2013. Internationalization and capital structure: evidence from Malaysian manufacturing firms. Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting, Vol. 5. No. 2, 329-342. 2014 Azma, N., Rahman, M., and Albaity, M. 2014. Issues and Prospects of Islamic Hire Purchase Financing: Malaysian Evidence. Journal of Management Research, vol. 6 no. 1, 12-24. Albaity, M., Rahman, M. and Shahidul, I. 2014. Individual differences of cognitive reflection test and behavioral biases. Judgment and decision making, vol. 9, No.2, 149-151. Rahman, M., Jalaluddin, M., and Albaity, M. 2014. Socio-economic conditions of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia. Journal of basic and applied scientific research, Vol. 4, No. 3, 246-252. 2015 Hooi, S., E., Albaity, M., Ibrahimy, A. (2015)"Dividend policy and share price volatility" Investment Management and Financial Innovations, vol. 12(1), 226-234. Ali, M.A., Rahman, M.K., Rahman, M., Albaity, M., & Jalil, M.A. (2015). A review of the critical factors affecting Islamic market mechanisms in Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 6(2), 250-267. Albaity, M. Rahman, M. Isa, C. R. 2015. Individual differences in ethno-gender as a function of cognitive style and behavioral biases. International Journal of Information Processing and Management. Vol. 6(2), 9-14. Yang, Y., Albaity, M., and Hassan, C. H. 2015. Dynamic capital structure in China: determinants and adjustment speed Investment Management and Financial Innovations, vol. 12(2), 226-234. Rahman, M., Albaity, M., Isa, C. R. 2015. Exploration of risk taking behaviors for financial decision making in Malaysia International Journal of Management excellence, Vol. 5(3), 1-8. BOOK
Albaity M. 2011. Malaysian Islamic Stock Market Index, Is it profitable to be good? Performance, Macro & Micro Determinants. Lambert Academic Publishing Berlin, Germany. PREVIOUS RESEARCH Insurance between acceptance and rejection. The Influence of Selected Economic Determinants on Economic Growth. Performance of stock market: Syariah index vs. Composite index. Evidence from Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Malaysia. Discrimination against women in the labor market. The objectives of economic development. Capital control in Malaysia CONFERENCES Event organizer of Malaysia Finance Association conference in Kuala Lumpur, June 2014. Co-authored a paper presented in Bali International Conference on Business, Economics and Social Sciences, 2014, titled Investing capital on safe and uncertain investment alternatives: An experimental study. Presented Performance of stock market: Syariah index vs. Composite index. Evidence from Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Malaysia. in the 19th Asian-Pacific conference on international accounting issues. Nov. 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Presented Macroeconomic variables and the Malaysian equity market: Islamic versus non Islamic. in the 10th MFA conference in Kuching, Malaysia. Presented Return Performance and Leverage Effect in Islamic and socially responsible Stock Indices Evidence from DJ and FTSE in 2011 Foundations Of Islamic Finance Conference, March 8-10 2011,Nikko Hotel, CBD Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA Co-authored a paper titled factors influencing the adoption of performance budgeting system (PBBS) in Libyan Higher learning institution presented in the Third conference of the world of accounting frontiers series 2011 in University of Macau, Macau.
RESPONSIBLITIES AS A LECTURER Prepare and deliver lectures, tutorials and practical classes Assess student assignments and exams and grade student performance Supervise masters and PhD students Discuss with students their progress and/or aspirations Research a specialized field of study and publish the findings in books or professional and academic journals Attend meetings and conferences related to research Plan courses in consultation with other staff, arrange course timetables and coordinate and supervise teaching assistants to conduct classes Provide consultation to master and PhD students in their analysis. serve on departmental or faculty committees dealing with general departmental and administrative concerns To obtain research funding support To contribute to the development, planning and implementation of a high quality curriculum. Assist in the development of learning materials, preparing schemes of work and maintaining records to monitor student progress, achievement and attendance. Participate in departmental and faculty seminars aimed at sharing research outcomes and building interdisciplinary collaboration within and outside the department. Participate in the development, administration and marking of exams and other assessments. Maintain own continuing professional development. Participate in the administration of the department s programmes of study and other activities as requested. SUPERVISION Completed: An empirical study on volatility in the Malaysian stock market MBA thesis 2011. Hedonic house pricing with multiple regression analysis in different states of Malaysia MBA thesis 2012. Factors influencing Arab and non-arab customers satisfaction towards banks in Malaysia. MBA thesis 2012.
The subprime credit crisis: co-movement of ASEAN stock markets. MBA thesis 2012. The Effect of Working Capital Management on firm's profitability in Malaysia MBA thesis 2013. Internationalization and capital structure: Empirical evidence from Malaysia public listed manufacturing firms MBA thesis 2013. Impact of dividend policy on share price volatility in Malaysia market MBA thesis 2014. Relationship between capital structure and performance for GLCs and non GLCs. MBA thesis 2014. Moderating effects of some country specifics variables on the risk sensitivity of bank capital requirements MBA thesis 2014. Long run price performance after the actual share buyback event in Malaysia MBA thesis. Completed: International Portfolio Diversification Benefits: Cross Country Evidence From Malaysian Perspective PhD thesis. A critical investigation of the factors affecting pottery industry in peninsular Malaysia PhD thesis. Ongoing: Determinants of risk attitude toward stock market participation. PhD thesis. The impact of finance and human resource factors on capital structure in China PhD thesis Exchange Rate, Order Flow and Interest Rate. Short Term and Long term Relationship: Evidence from China PhD thesis. Wavelet-Based Neural Networks For Technical Analysis: A Comparison Study On KLCI And Asian Pioneers PhD thesis. Interest Rate Sensitivity Across Different Islamic Indices PhD thesis Other responsibilities: Coordinator for the Econometrics Unit in the faculty of business and accountancy.
The relationship between oil price and selected macroeconomic variables: empirical study on countries in ASEAN MBA thesis. Money attitudes and financial management behaviour in Malaysia MBA thesis. PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE Seeking excellence in the chosen professional field through self-motivation, hard work and augmentation of core skills required to effectively deliver goods. Striving to achieve excellence through selective and focused pursuit of the short and long-term goals and trying to create an environment through my chosen organization and work field where knowledge and excellence are given their due. FAVORABLE PERSONALITY TRAITS Commitment to work, adaptability, goal oriented person, problem-solving abilities, works independently, good coordination and persuasion skills. PERSONAL DETAILS Date of Birth : 6 th Dec 1975 Marital Status Nationality : Married : Yemeni REFERENCES Mohammed Shaiban, PhD. School of Business Monash University Sunway Campus Tel: 03 551 44906 Fax: +603-5514 6192/6194 Email: mohammed.shaiban@monash.edu Mobile phone: +60193001067 Mohamed Idris Omer Lecturer Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development International Islamic University Malaysia Email: mohamedidris@iium.edu.my Mobile phone: +60132223150 Shahrin Saaid Bin Shaharuddin Lecturer Department of Banking and Finance Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya
Telephone: +60379673837 Email: shahrin@um.edu.my