Attaullah Shah
Institute of Management Sciences,
1-A, Sector E-5, Phase 7, Hayatabad, Peshawar.
Phone Office: 091-5861024-5 (ext:404), Cell: 03459146115
Email: attaullah.shah@imsciences.edu.pk, attashah15@hotmail.com
EDUCATION
PhD (Finance)
2010 Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad.
MS (Finance)
2007 Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad.
MBA (Finance)
2003 Institute of Management Studies, University of Peshawar
B.Com
2000 Government Commerce College Bannu,
EXPERIENCE
Lecturer (2004-2008) and Assistant Professor (2009-to date)
Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar is a prestigious educational institution in the
public sector where I served as lecturer from 2004 to 2008 and was promoted as Assistant
Professor in 2009. In 2011, I was appointed as Assistant Professor under the Tenure Track
System.
My subject of interest in teaching and research are Corporate Finance, Financial Risk
Management, Strategic Financial Management, Investment Analysis, Financial Markets and
Institutions, Computer Applications in Finance, Critical Review of Literature.
Coordinator MBA (Banking and Finance, 2010-to date)
I assumed charge as coordinator of MBA (Banking and Finance) program in 2010. As a
coordinator, I assign courses to teachers, handle students’ academic issues, work in liaison with
the Institute of Banker of Pakistan (IBP) for arranging internships and coaching classes, and
actively participate in different committees (such as advisory committee, semester committee,
etc.) of the Institute to discuss various issues of the Institute.
HEC’s Approved Supervisor (2012- to date)
HEC is the apex body for setting standards and monitoring of the higher Education in Pakistan.
In its efforts to ensure quality research at PhD level, it introduced the concept of PhD Approved
Supervisors who are selected on the basis of research publications and other contributions. I
was approved as PhD Supervisor in 2012.
Supervisions
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I am currently supervising four students at the PhD level
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I have supervised five students at the MS level
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Currently supervising three students at the MS level
Member Editorial Board, Business & Economic Review
Serving as member of editorial board of the Institute’s Journal, “Business & Economic Review”,
which is published semi-annually.
Hostel Warden (2008-2012)
I assumed charge as warden of male hostel in 2008 where I was involved in managing the
hostel’s daily affairs, seats allotment, and hostel fee collection etc.
PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES
Papers published in scholarly journals:
1. Ullah, Hamid., Shah, Attaullah., Rehman, ur Shafiq., Hussain, Amir. (2012), "Corporate
Ownership, Firm Financing Choices, and Firm Value: Evidence from Emerging Markets,
Pakistan" Asian Journal of Business and Management Sciences, Vol. 2, No.3 , pp. 16-34
2. Shah, Attaullah., Gul, Saleem., Aziz, Raza.(2012),"Problems Facing the Hayat Abad
Industrial Estate and their Implications on Policy Formulation",Business and Economic
Review, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.164-174
3. Shah, Attaullah., (2012), "Impact of Judicial Efficiency on Debt-Maturity Structure:
Evidence from Judicial Districts of Pakistan", accepted for publicaiton in Pakistan
Development Review, Forthcoming
4. Shah, Attaullah, (2011), "The Corporate Cash Holdings: Determinants and Implications",
African Journal of Business Management, Vol. 5, No. 34, pp. 12939-12950
5. Shah, Attaullah, Munir, Akhtar., Khan, Safiullah, and Abbas, Zaheer, (2011) , "Do
Industries Predict the Stock Market due to Slow Diffusion of Information", African
Journal of Business Management, Vol. 5, No. 34, pp. 12958-12965
6. Saeed, Amir and Shah, Attaullah (2011), "Enhancing Tax Morale with Marketing Tactics:
A Review of Literature", African Journal of Business Management Vol.5,
No.35, pp.13559-13565
7. Saleem, Afia and Shah, Attaullah (2011), "Self-Efficacy as a Stress-Copying Mechanism
Among Teachers: A Critical Review of Literature", African Journal of Business
ManagementVol. 5, No. 35, pp. 13435-13441
8. Hamidullah, and Shah, Attaullah (2011), "A Literature Survey of Value Creation Through
Relationship Banking", African Journal of Business Management Vol. 5, No. 35, pp.
13517-13522
9. Khan, Shahnawaz., Gul, Saleem, Shah, Attaullah, (2011), " A Review of Literature on the
Role of Trust and Partnering in Success of Construction Project", African Journal of
Business Management Vol. 5, No. 35, pp. 13541-13549
10. Razzaghian, Maria., and Shah, Attaullah,. (2011). "Prevalence, Antecedents, and Effects
of Workplace Bullying: A Review of Literature", African Journal of Business
ManagementVol. 5, No. 35, pp. 13419-13427
11. Khan, Khurram., and Shah, Attaullah,. (2011). ”Understanding Performance
Measurement Through the Literature" A Review" African Journal of Business
Management Vol. 5, No. 35, pp. 13410-13418
12. Shah, Hamid Ali. and Shah, Attaullah., (2011)."The Association Between Financial
Development and Economic Development: A Review" African Journal of Business
Management Vol.5, No.35, pp. 13428-13434
13. Jabeen, Maryam and Shah, Attaullah., (2011)."A Review on Family Ownership and
Information Asymmetry" African Journal of Business Management Vol. 5, No. 35, pp.
13550-13558
14. Shah, Attaullah, Rehman, Jamil Ur, Zaheer Abbas, and Kamal, Yasir, (2012), "The Interest
Rates-Stock Prices Nexus in Highly Volatile Markets: Evidence from Pakistan", Journal of
Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 2(3):2589-2598
15. Shah, Attaullah, Munir, Akhtar., Khan, Safiullah, and Abbas, Zaheer, (2011), “Can Large
Industries Predict the Stock Market”, World Applied Sciences Journal: Vol.14 No. 3, pp.
443-448
16. Khan, Safiullah., Shah, Attaullah., Abbas, Zhaheer., (2011) Impact of Single Stock Futures
Trading on Stock Price Volatility of Underlying Stocks: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan’s
Stock Market, Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, Vol. 1, No.11, pp. 20002008
17. Shah, Attaullah., Abdullah, Fahad., Khan, Tauseef., Khan, Safiullah., (2011). "Simplicity
Vs Accuracy: The Case of CAPM and Fama and French Model" Australian Journal of Basic
and Applied Sciences Vol 5, No. 10, pp. 528-535
18. Abdullah, Fahad., Shah, Attaullah., Iqbal, Abdullah Mohammad., Gohar, Raheel. (2011),
“Investors' Power and the Dividend Cost Minimization Model: Which one Better Explains
the Dividend Policy in Pakistan?”, African Journal of Business Management : Vol. 5,
No.26, pp. 10747-10759.
19. Subayyal, Muhammad., Shah, Attaullah., (2011), "The Cointegration between Exchange
Rates and Stock Prices in Highly Volatile Markets: Evidence from Pakistan", Middle
Eastern Economics and Finance: No. 15, pp. 156-163
20. Abdullah, Fahad., Shah, Attaullah., Iqbal, Abdullah Mohammad., Gohar, Raheel., (2011),
“The Effect of Group and Family Ownership on Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence
from Pakistan”, International Review of Business Research Papers, Vol.7 No.4.pp191208
21. Shah, Attaullah and Khan, Shahid Ali., (2009), “Empirical Investigation of Debt-Maturity
Structure: Evidence From Pakistan” , Pakistan Development Review: Vol. 48, No.4, pp.
565-578
22. Shah, Attaullah & Khan, Safiullah., Khan (2007), “Determinants of Capital Structure:
Evidence from Pakistani Panel Data”, International Review of Business Research
Paper: Vol. 3, No.4, pp. 265-282
23. Shah, Attaullah and Hijazi, Syed Tahir., (2004), “The Determinants of Capital Structure of
Stock Exchange-Listed Non-Financial Firms in Pakistan”, Pakistan Development
Review: Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 605-618
Papers presented in conferences:
1. Impact of Judicial Efficiency on Debt-Maturity Structure: Evidence from Judicial Districts
of Pakistan, 27th AGM Conference of the PSDE, Islamabad December 13-15, 2011
2. Are Large Industries Informationally Efficient? SIBR Conference, Bangkok Thailand (June
16-18, 2011)
3. The Relationship between Real Exchange Rate and Interest Rate Differentials, 4th Asia
Pacific Business Research Conference (April 8-10 2011), Kula Lampur Malaysia
4. The Effect of Family Ownership on Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from
Pakistan. 14th Annual Business Research Conference (2011), Dubai UAE
5. Corporate Cash Holdings: Determinants and Implications, Second International
Conference of AGBA-South Asia Chapter (2010). Islamabad, Pakistan
6. Simplicity Vs Accuracy: The Case of CAPM and Fama and French Model, Second
International Conference of AGBA-South Asia Chapter (December 28-29, 2010).
Islamabad, Pakistan
7. The Determinants of Capital Structure of Stock Exchange-Listed Non-Financial Firms in
Pakistan, 20th PSDE Annual Conference January 10-12, 2005, Islamabad, Pakistan
8.
The Empirical Investigation of Debt-Maturity Structure: Evidence from Pakistan,
25th PSDE AGM and Conference March 16-18, 2010, Islamabad, Pakistan.
DISTINCTIONS
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Distinction in MS
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First Position in B.Com Part I and Part II with qualification for Gold Medal
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Second Position in D.Com II Examination of BTE, Peshawar
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Nominated for the HEC Best University Teacher Award 2010 from IMSciences-Peshawar
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Won HEC Scholarship for PhD
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First Position in MBA class with CGPA 4.00 on the scale of 4.00
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Merit Scholarship holder MBA Programme
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name
Father’s name
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Attaullah Shah
Kamal Shah
Date of birth
N.I.C.No
Domicile
Marital status
Gender
Religion
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Feb 3rd, 1980
11101-1491019-1
Bannu, NWFP
Married
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Male
Islam