Niazi Murtaza Masud

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Education Information

• 2017 - 2021 PhD (Finance and Banking)

  Thesis Title: Political connections and financial performance: the moderating effect of corporate governance efficacy in Pakistan. University Utara Malaysia (UUM), Malaysia

• 2012 - 2014 MS Management Sciences (HRM)

  Gandhara University, Peshawar Pakistan

• 2002 - 2002 Master of Business Administration (Finance)

  Institute of Management Studies (IMS), University of Peshawar Pakistan

Dissertation

• Corporate governance, corporate finance, corporate performance, sustainable finance, green finance, auditing and political economy.

• Relationship Among Green Human Resource Management, Green Knowledge Sharing, Green Commitment, and Green Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model
  Articles published in International Journals

  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.924492/full

• E-Learning Adoption in Higher Education Institutions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multigroup Analysis
  Articles published in International Journals

  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.783087/full

• The moderating role of director’s financial expertise in political connections and corporate financial performance in Pakistan
  Articles published in International Journals

  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.783087/full

• COVID- 19 Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities for Higher Education in the Afghanistan Context
  Articles published in International Journals

  https://kardan.edu.af/data/public/files/KJEMS-3.3-2020-03%2014102020083157.pdf

• The Relationship Between Perceived Organizational Support, Employee Engagement, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: Application of PLS-SEM Approach
  Articles published in International Journals

  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359541800_The_Relationship_Between_Perceived_Organizational_Support_Employee_Engagement_and_Organizational_Citizenship_Behavior_Application_of_PLS-SEM_Approach

• Stress and Work Engagement Among Academicians of Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) in Afghanistan: A Conceptual Framework
  Articles published in International Journals

  https://kardan.edu.af/data/public/files/01%20KJEMS-3.1-2020-126072021034507.pdf

• Entrepreneurship as a Career Choice: Does Entrepreneurship Education Matter?
  Articles published in International Journals

  https://kardan.edu.af/data/public/files/01%20KJEMS-2.4-2019-0814032020024050.pdf

• Examining organizational citizenship behavior in the banking sector of Afghanistan: A partial least square approach
  Articles published in International Journals

  https://kardan.edu.af/data/public/files/2nd%20paper31072021043043.pdf

• Does Measurement of Entrepreneurial Intentions Make Any Difference in the Context of Afghan Business Students?
  Articles published in International Journals

  https://kardan.edu.af/data/public/files/issue2-kalimbangash-murtazamasoodniazi10082021035659.pdf

• Fostering Faculty Engagement in Public Sector Universities: A Proposed Conceptual Model
  Articles published in International Journals

  https://kardan.edu.af/data/public/files/issue2-shahidshams-murtazamasoodniazi10082021035905.pdf

• Factors Affecting Employees Performance: A Case of Kabul Based Telecom Firms
  Articles published in International Journals

  https://imsciences.edu.pk/files/journals/vol72/Paper%204.pdf

• Political connections and financial performance: the moderating role of director efficacy
  Articles published in International Journals

  https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/CG-08-2020-0366/full/html

• Green Finance and Sustainable Development: A Comprehensive Analysis of Financial Performance and Employment Impact
  Articles published in International Journals

  https://sobiad.org/menuscript/index.php/ijefs/article/view/1745/501

Supported Projects

• 2019 - 2020 My Impact

  Principal Investigator of the Kardan University Impact Report” My Impact”. This report presents Kardan University’s estimated institutional impact at the community, regional, and national levels during the years 2014-2018. Developed by Kardan University’s leading researchers, this report suggests that we contribute significant value through spending, employment creation, knowledge generation, and enabling a competent workforce. Further, Kardan University’s social, cultural, and environmental contributions are deemed significant and impactful during the reporting period.

• 2021 - 2021 Kardan University Sustainability Report 2019-2020

  Team Member of the committee and worked on the “Kardan University Sustainability Report 2019-2020”. Based on this report Kardan University has ranked 601+ world's leading universities as the first Afghan higher education institution participating in this prestigious global ranking. Times Higher Education (THE) published THE Impact Rankings 2021, recognizing universities worldwide for their efforts towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With more than 1240 universities from 98 countries submitting data across the 17 SDGs, The THE's Impact Rankings is the most accurate and biggest ever picture of universities' impacts in research, stewardship, outreach, and teaching for the SDGs.

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Activities in Scientific Journals

• 2023 Ethics in Corporate Governance

  Our Model “Ethics in Corporate Governance “has been approved by Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) and issued a certificate of copyright

Scientific Consultation

Invited Congress & Symposium Activities

• 2021 Joint PhD Colloquium 2021,

  Attended and presented the research work in “Joint PhD Colloquium 2021, organised by Taylors’s University Malaysia and University of Utara Malaysia with collaboration of Emerald. In total, 19 PhD scholars from OYGSB University Utara Malaysia and Taylor’s University have presented their research work in five parallel sessions at front of 15 panel members from University Utara Malaysia, Taylors University, Liverpool John Moores University, University of Wollongong, Sultan Qaboos University, Sunway University, and Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation. My title of research work and presentation was “Political Connections and Financial Performance: Moderating Role of Director Efficacy and Audit Committee Efficacy in the Non-Financial Sector of Pakistan”.

• 2012 Accountability in Business and Business Education.

  Attended an “Annual Conference of International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) USA, on Accountability in Business and Business Education. Presented the Paper” The Role of Accountability in Business Education in Closing Gaps among Ethnic Groups of Student Communities in Afghanistan" at Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

• 2013 Education Has no Boarders

  Attended an “Annual Conference of International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) USA, on “Education Has no Boarders”, at Orlando, Florida, USA

• 2013 Preparing an Effective Self Study and Site Visit Preparation

  Participated in “Preparing an Effective Self Study and Site Visit Preparation” Under International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE),USA, at Girne American University, Kyrenia, North Cyprus.

• 2011 Workshop Preparing a Comprehensive outcome Assessment Plan

  Participated in “Workshop Preparing a Comprehensive outcome Assessment Plan” Under International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE),USA, from October 20th to October 22nd 2011, at Maastricht School of Management, Maastricht, Netherlands.

• 2006 Staff Development Course

  Participated in “Staff Development Course” Under National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE), Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, at Institute of Education and Research (IER) at University of Peshawar..

• 2022 3rd Business, Law and Management (BLM3) International Conference”

  Attended and presented my research paper, on November 12, 2022, in the “3rd Business, Law and Management (BLM3) International Conference” organized by Taylor’s University, Malaysia, and presented my research paper entitled: Does Political Connection affect Corporate Market Performance? The Moderating Role of Female Directors. Awarded “Best Presenter” for giving outstanding presentation of research paper,

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