UTP Scholars: Dr Syed Emad Azhar Ali
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610 Perak
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Email: syed.ali@utp.edu.my
Note: Updated as of Quarter 1, 2025 (January)
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- "Promoting Sustainable Manufacturing through the Nexus of ESG Factors, Circular Economy, and Green Innovation: A Comparative Study of Japan and Malaysia". Sept 2024 to Now as Principal Investigator for International Research Grant from Japan. Grant Amount Secured: RM23,100.
- "Securing Financial Triumph: Navigating Information Security Management and Knowledge Flow in Malaysian Oil & Gas Ventures". Feb 2024 to Now as Principal Investigator for a STIRF Grant at UTP. Grant Amount Secured: RM25,000
- Dec 2023 - Present as a Senior Lecturer at Department of Management & Humanities at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
- Jan 2023 - Nov 2023 as Associate Professor at the Department of Business Administration at Iqra University, Pakistan
- Feb 2009 - Jan 2013 as a Senior Associate Internal Audit at KASHF Microfinance
- Apr 2008 - Jan 2009 as a Senior Executive Finance at Nelson Paint Industries
- Corporate Finance
- Financial & Managerial Accounting
- Business Economics and Economic Analysis
- Information Security Economics
- 2022, PhD in Finance by Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
- 2017, Diploma in HBX CORe by Harvard Business School, USA
- 2012, Master in Business Administration by Iqra University
- 2008, Degree in Certified Intermediate Chartered Accountancy by Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
- 2008, Degree in Masters in Economics by University of Karachi
- 2006, Degree in Bachelor's in Commerce by University of Karachi
Dr. Syed Emad Azhar Ali is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Management & Humanities, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia, with over 11 years of academic and 6 years of corporate experience. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance and has secured prestigious research grants, publishing extensively in high-impact journals on topics such as sustainable finance, risk management, and information security. His work has earned an H-index of 11 and a cumulative impact factor of 65.8.
Dr.Syed has previously served as Associate Professor at Iqra University and a business studies educator for Cambridge A-Levels, recognized for innovative teaching and leadership in AACSB and OBE-compliant curriculum development. His corporate roles include positions at KASHF Microfinance and Nelson Paint Industries, specializing in internal audit and financial reporting.
A recipient of the "Best Postgraduate Student Award" at UTP, he is proficient in SPSS and STATA and actively contributes to academia through research workshops and journal reviews. Dr. Syed's dedication to education, research, and mentorship reflects his commitment to advancing interdisciplinary knowledge and professional excellence. journal reviews. Dr. Syed's dedication to education, research, and mentorship reflects his commitment to advancing interdisciplinary knowledge and professional excellence.
Ali, S.E.A. and Lai, F.-W. and Jan, A.A. and Rahman, H. and Shah, S.Q.A. and Hamad, S.
(2024)
Does intellectual capital curb the long-term effect of information security breaches on firms� market value?
Quality and Quantity.
ISSN 00335177
Shah, S.Q.A. and Lai, F.W. and Tahir, M. and Shad, M.K. and Hamad, S. and Ali, S.E.A.
(2024)
Intellectual capital and financial performance: does board size and independent directors matter? An empirical enquiry.
Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research.
ISSN 17590817
Hamad, S. and Lai, F.W. and Shad, M.K. and Khatib, S.F.A. and Ali, S.E.A.
(2023)
Assessing the implementation of sustainable development goals: does integrated reporting matter?
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 14 (1).
pp. 49-74.
Jan, A.A. and Lai, F.-W. and Siddique, J. and Zahid, M. and Ali, S.E.A.
(2023)
A walk of corporate sustainability towards sustainable development: a bibliometric analysis of literature from 2005 to 2021.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (13).
pp. 36521-36532.
Ali, S.E.A. and Lai, F.-W.
(2022)
Cyber Security Breaches and the Long-Run Effect on Firms� Market Value: A Conceptual Framework.
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 758.
pp. 689-697.
ISSN 18761100
Ali, S.E.A. and Lai, F.-W. and Aman, A. and Saleem, M.F. and Hamad, S.
(2022)
Do Information Security Breach and Its Factors Have a Long-Run Competitive Effect on Breached Firms' Equity Risk?
Journal of Competitiveness, 14 (1).
pp. 23-42.
ISSN 1804171X
Aman, A. and Naim, A.M. and Isa, M.Y. and Ali, S.E.A.
(2021)
Factors affecting sukuk market development: empirical evidence from sukuk issuing economies.
International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management.
ISSN 17538394
Ali, R.F. and Dominic, P.D.D. and Ali, S.E.A. and Rehman, M. and Sohail, A.
(2021)
Information security behavior and information security policy compliance: a systematic literature review for identifying the transformation process from noncompliance to compliance.
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11 (8).
ISSN 20763417
Jan, A.A. and Lai, F.-W. and Draz, M.U. and Tahir, M. and Ali, S.E.A. and Zahid, M. and Shad, M.K.
(2021)
Integrating sustainability practices into islamic corporate governance for sustainable firm performance: from the lens of agency and stakeholder theories.
Quality and Quantity.
ISSN 00335177
Ali, S.E.A. and Lai, F.-W. and Dominic, P.D.D. and Brown, N.J. and Lowry, P.B.B. and Ali, R.F.
(2021)
Stock market reactions to favorable and unfavorable information security events: A systematic literature review.
Computers and Security, 110.
ISSN 01674048
Dong, K. and Ali, R.F. and Dominic, P.D.D. and Ali, S.E.A.
(2021)
The effect of organizational information security climate on information security policy compliance: the mediating effect of social bonding towards healthcare nurses.
Sustainability (Switzerland), 13 (5).
pp. 1-25.
ISSN 20711050