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Associate Professor

Dr. Umar Kayani

Dr. Umar Kayani is an Assistant Professor at HBMSU with over 15 years of academic experience in accounting, finance, and quality assurance. With a postdoctoral fellowship and PhD from Lincoln University, New Zealand, and extensive publications in international journals, his research advances understanding of corporate social responsibility, environmental accounting, and the intersection of AI and FinTech.

School of Business & Quality Management

Academic Biography

  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Environmental Accounting
  • Carbon Emissions and Accounting
  • Environmental & Sustainability
  • Environmental Management
  • Artificial Intelligence and FinTech
  • Post-Doctorate in Accounting – Lincoln University – New Zealand – 2021
  • Ph.D. in Accounting & Finance – Lincoln University – New Zealand – 2019
  • MPhil – National Defense University – Pakistan – 2014
  • MBA – Foundation University – Pakistan – 2009
  • Chartered Public Accountant (CPA) – Institute of Certified Public Accountants Pakistan
  • Fellowship – Commercial Education Society of Australia (FCES) – Australia

Dr. Umar Kayani has over 15 years of academic experience in accounting, finance, quality assurance, and accreditation. Before joining HBMSU, he served as Director and Associate Professor at Al Ain University and earlier as Director and Assistant Professor at Al Falah University, Dubai. He earned his PhD in Accounting and Finance from Lincoln University, New Zealand, where he also completed a postdoctoral fellowship. His expertise spans accounting, finance, accreditation, and institutional quality enhancement. He has published extensively in international journals, served on editorial boards, and supervised numerous research students. Additionally, Dr. Umar contributed over a decade of service to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan as a Quality Assurance and Accreditation Expert.

Recent Publications

An overview of academic publications documenting research focus, methodological depth, and scholarly engagement.

  1. Kayani, U., Hasan, F., Choudhury, T., & Nawaz, F. (2025). Unveiling WCM and firm performance relationship: evidence from Shariah compliance United Kingdom firms. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 18(3), 535-556. (Scopus: Q1, ABDC: B)
  2. Kayani, U., Gan, C., Choudhury, T., & Arslan, A. (2025). Working capital management and firm performance: evidence from emerging African markets. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 20(4), 1530-1547. (Scopus: Q1, ABDC: B)
  3. Kayani, U., Hasnaoui, A., Khan, M., Zahoor, N., & Nawaz, F. (2024). Analyzing fossil fuel commodities' return spillovers during the Russia and Ukraine crisis in the energy market. Energy Economics, 135, 107651. (Scopus: Q1, ABDC: A*)
  4. Kayani, U., Ullah, M., Aysan, A. F., Nazir, S., & Frempong, J. (2024). Quantile connectedness among digital assets, traditional assets, and renewable energy prices during extreme economic crisis. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 208, 123635. (Scopus: Q1, ABDC: A)
  5. Kayani, U., Sheikh, U. A., Khalfaoui, R., Roubaud, D., & Hammoudeh, S. (2024). Impact of Climate Policy Uncertainty (CPU) and global Energy Uncertainty (EU) news on US sectors: The moderating role of CPU on the EU and US sectoral stock nexus. Journal of Environmental Management, 366, 121654. (Scopus: Q1, ABDC: A)
  6. Kayani, U., Hassan, M. K., Moussa, F., & Hossain, G. F. (2023). Oil in crisis: What can we learn. The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 28, e00339. (Scopus: Q1, ABDC: B)
  7. Kayani, U., (2023). Islamic Finance an alternative mode for short term financing–working capital management. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 16(2), 310-322. (Scopus: Q1, ABDC: B)
  8. Kayani, U., Arif, M., & Hoang, K. (2021). Chairman age and corporate diversification: The cases of old and powerful captains in Chinese firms. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 31, 100534 (Scopus: Q1, ABDC: A)

Conference Publications: 

  1. Does the Performance of Financial Technology (Fintech) Firms Matter: Evidence from North American and European Fintech Firms - Finance Hybrid Conference, Menlo College, USA 2024
  2. Generative AI and Ethics: Examining the Intellectual Corpus Using Machine Learning Topic Modeling - Econometric Research Association Data Analytics and Machine Learning International Conference, Turkey 2024
  3. Does chairman education matter to accounting quality? Evidence from Chinese firms - International Society for the Advancement of Financial Economics (ISAFE), Vietnam 2022
  4. CEO Compensation and Say on Pay: Does CEO-To-Employee Pay Ratio Matters? Presented at 4th International Virtual Conference, Al Falah University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2021
  5. Does Working Capital Management Matter? An Empirical Investigation of Australasian Firms in the Context of the Global Financial Crisis 2008 - 17th Global Business Research Conference, Japan 2018
  6. Does working capital management affect firm performance in New Zealand? A Dynamic Panel Estimation - 9th NZ Management and Accounting Conference at Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand 2017

Book Chapters: 

  1. Aysan, A. F., Kayani, U., Canga, M., Ozturk, O., & Nawaz, F. (2025). Financing renewable energy investments: strategies and models. In Renewable Energy Projects and Investments (pp. 73-91). Elsevier.
  2. Arslan, M., Faizulayev, A., Abeuova, D., & Kayani, U. (2024). Exploring the risks, challenges, and opportunities of using digital financial technologies for green finance. Impact of digitalization on reporting, tax avoidance, accounting, and green finance, 226-242.
  3. Kayani, U. (2023). Future of money and central banking in the era of technological globalization. Elsevier.