CV – Dr. Yasir Kamal
Dr. YASIR KAMAL
Assistant Professor
IM/Sciences
Sector E-5, Phase 7, Hayatabad, Peshawar
Telephone: (m) 0333 555 0855, Email: yasir.kamal@imsciences.edu.pk
CNIC: 17101-0353121-7
Domicile: Charsadda, KPK
SUMMARY
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HEC Scholarship holder with PhD in Management Sciences from SZABIST (Pakistan), MS from SZABIST
and MBA from IMSciences Peshawar.
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Awarded overall distinction in PhD and MS at Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Butto Institute of Science and
Technology.
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Working as an Assistant Professor of Management Science in IM/Sciences, Peshawar, taught courses
included Quantitative Research Techniques, Econometrics, Financial modelling, Financial Markets,
Portfolio Management & Security analysis and corporate finance.
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Worked as a Director Academics in PITAD School of Economics and Trade.
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Worked as an Assistant Professor of Management Science in SZABIST, Islamabad Campus, taught
courses included Quantitative Research Techniques, Econometrics, Financial modelling, Financial
Markets, Portfolio Management & Security analysis.
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Worked as a Joint Director Research in the Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development. Topics include
International Trade, Competitiveness, IPRs, Financial Markets, Corporate Finance, Management and
Social Science Research.
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Worked as a Assistant Manager Finance in NDC
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Worked as a Manager Administration in M/s Karim and Sons (Construction consultants)
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Over 9 years of experience in corporate sector, teaching, training & development, academic and in policy
research.
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Good communication and presentation skills and the ability to engage senior officials and international
partners on policy research, academic and capacity building issues.
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Worked on donor funded projects of CWS, HEC, USAID and STPF.
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Strong analytical skills and build capacity of researchers, officials and higher education commission
students on Quantitative Research Techniques.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor
IM/Sciences
2010-till date
Assistant Professor
2006-2010
IM/Sciences and SZABIST
 I have taught Quantitative tools for Research with hand-on exercises to different sections of MS students
in SZABIST. The course included theory, hand-on exercises on day to day business, finance and social
sciences problems. The uapplication of SPSS & Eviews were taught in this course.
Dean/ Director Academics
2009-April 2010
PITAD School of Economics and Trade
Faculty (Visiting)
APCOM
 Taught Business Research Method and Financial Risk Management to two different MBA classes in
APCOM Rawalpindi.
Faculty (visiting)
NU-FAST, Peshawar Campus
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I taught various subjects (including Financial Management, Accounting and Corporate Finance) to
different classes of BBA programme.
Faculty (visiting)
COMSATS, Islamabad Campus
 I taught Quantitative Techniques, Financial modeling, Market Efficiency & Stock Behavior and SPSS to
MS/PhD students.
TRAINER & FACILITATOR
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Apr 2006 – Till date
Facilitated and conducted training workshops / courses on
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Action Research Training
Applied Quantitative Research Techniques
Econometrics
Training on SPSS
Training on Eviews
Finance for Non Finance Managers
Business Research Methods
TRAININGS
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Logical Frame Work Matrix (LFM), Work Brake down Structure (WBS) and Performance
Measurement Frame Work
August 2009
ASSISTANT MANAGER (Finance)-NESCOM Islamabad
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Worked as an internal auditor, financing & monitoring various government projects & purchases,
authorising and disbursements of payments on behalf of government, supervising budged making and
bank liaison.
Joint Director Research – PITAD
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Oct 2006-2009
2009-April 2010
Worked as Joint Director Research in the Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development. Topics of
research included International Trade, Competitiveness, IPRs, Financial Markets, Corporate Finance,
Management and Social Science Research.
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EDUCATION
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SZABIST
2008-09
PhD (Mgt. Science-Finance)
Completed with Distinction
(CGPA 3.78/4.0)
Dissertation topic: Stock prices Behaviour and Market Efficiency in Emerging Stock Markets: An
Empirical Evidence from Karachi Stock Exchange.
Area of Interest: International Trade, Stock Markets, Stock Prices Behaviour & Crash, Simulation &
Modelling of Financial Time Series, Corporate Finance, Higher Education, Econometrics and Quantitative
Research Techniques for Decision making
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SZABIST
2005-06
MS (Finance)
Completed with Distinction
(CGPA 3.78/4.00)
Area of Interest: Public finance, Quantitative research techniques, Poverty, Public Policy, corporate
finance, econometrics,
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Institute of Management Sciences ( IM/Sciences)
MBA (Finance)
(CGPA 3.3/4.00)
2002-2004
Area of Interest: Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Research
methodology
SUPERVISION (MS level)
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Pakistan Bilateral trade: A Gravity model Approach
Hammad Mughal & Dr. Yasir Kamal
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FDI inflow and economic growth of Pakistan before and after 12. Oct 1999:
Irfan Javed and Dr. Yasir
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Impact of Capital expenditure on working capital:
Rashid Mahmood and Dr. Yasir Kamal
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Portfolio diversification theory and impact of co-movement of Asian Stock exchanges:
Wasim Ullah and Dr. Yasir Kamal
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Co-integration analysis of five Asian Stock Markets:
Waqas Rasool and Dr. Yasir Kamal
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The impact of team leader (supervisor) behaviour on employee motivation and performance: A
Pygmalion effect:
Khalid Umar and Dr. Yasir Kamal
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Using Social Identity Theory to explain the job satisfaction of Early career Police Employee:
Akbar Abass and Dr. Yasir Kamal
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Acceptance of Mobile marketing among university graduate:
Fahim Ashraf and Dr. Yasir Kamal
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Risk Tolerance of Individual Investors of Public Sector Organizations of Pakistan:
Farhan Jamil and Dr. Yasir Kamal
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Pay and job satisfaction: a comparative analysis of different Pakistani banks:
Fawad Hanif and Dr. Yasir Kamal
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Gender differences in the job satisfaction of university teachers in Pakistan:
Humayun Shahbaz and Dr. Yasir Kamal
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Who is faking more for job? :
Syed Imran Raza Naqvi and Dr. Yasir Kamal
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Knowledge Management in SME's of Pakistan:
Mr. Wasim Mirza and Dr. Yasir Kamal
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The impact of Servicing quality, switching barriers and trust worthiness on customer retention: A case
of telecommunication and cellular services sector:
Faheem A Khan and Dr. Yasir Kamal
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The interactive Effects of program induced mood and tone of the television commercials on the
evaluation of commercials effectiveness dimension:
Ayaz Ahmed and Dr. Yasir Kamal
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Research Work (Academic)
Published and Accepted Research Papers/Projects:
1.
Asif, A. Rasool, W & Kamal, Y (2011) Impact of leverage on Dividend Policy, African Journal of
Business Management, Volume 5 (4), pp (1312-1324)
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Kamal, Y. Mughal, H & Ghani, U. (2011), Modelling exchange rate volatility: A case of Pak Rupees
against US Dollar. African Journal of Business Management, Volume (), pp ()
3.
Ghani, U & Kamal, Y (2010),The impact of in-store stimuli on the impulse purchase behaviour of
consumers in Pakistan, The Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business,
volume 2, no 8, pp. 155-162
4. Ashraf .M. F & Kamal, Y.(2010), Acceptance of Mobile Marketing Among University Students,
Mustang Journal of Business and Ethics, volume: 1, pp 9-30,
5. Kamal, Y & Ghani, U (2011), Day of the week effect: a case of KSE, African Journal of Business
Management ,(Accepted in 2010)
6. Kamal, Y & Rehman, K. (2006), Random Walk of Securities Prices in Pakistani Stock Markets:
Evidence from LSE, ISE, and KSE, Journal of Independent Studies and Research，Volume 4(1),
pp.17-23
Working Papers:
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Efficient market hypothesis: A case of KSE (WPS, SSRN)
2. Pay & Job Satisfaction: A comparative Analysis of Different Pakistani Banks (WPS, SSRN)
Upcoming Papers:
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Who is faking more for a job: A case of Pakistani Job Market
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Countering counterfeit in Pakistan (not submitted )
5. Pakistani Trade Potential: an estimated gravity approach
Conference Presentation:
RESEARCH CONFERENCES/SEMINARS
Sessions Chaired
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Chaired session of 2nd Iqra conference on IT and Business
Chaired session in 10th National Research Conference SZABIST
Jan. 2010
Jan. 2010
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Chaired session in 9th National Research Conference SZABIST
July. 2009
Paper Presentation:
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1st Iqra conference on IT and Business
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7 SZABIST NRC
Apr. 2008
Jan, 2007
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Paper presented: Forecasting stock return volatility evidence from KSE 100 index
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5th SZABIST NRC
Sep. 2006
Paper presented: The impact of Selected Sectors on Karachi Stock Market Returns
a case of Oil & Gas Exploration, Fertilizer, Commercial Banks and Cement Sectors of Pakistani
Economy
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4th SZABIST NRC
May. 2006
Paper presented: 1. Daily anomalies in stock return evidence from emerging Asian countries
2. What Determines student satisfaction at MS/PhD level A Case of Islamabad based institutions
and universities of higher education
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3rd SZABIST NRC
Jan. 2006
Papers Presented: Random Walk of Securities Prices: Evidence from Pakistani Stock Markets
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2nd SZABIST NRC
Papers Presented: Weak Form of Market Efficiency evidence from KSE 100 index
Day of the week effect on Stock Returns evidence from KSE 100 index
Sep. 2005
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