Adnan Abo Al Haija

ADNAN FADEL ABO AL HAIJA – Curriculum Vitae

Associate Professor of Finance
Department of Finance
College of Business
King Saud University

Contact Information
Department of Finance
College of Business Administration
King Saud University
P.O. Box 71115
Riyadh, Zip 11587
Office: 011-4674079
E-mails: ahaija@ksu.edu.sa
Current Position
Associate Professor of Finance, Department of Finance, King Saud University, Riyadh, January 2010 till present.
Committees (at the Department Level)
1- Unified Exam Committee, chair (Feb. 2013- present)
Preparing, coordinating, conducting, and marking unified exams for males and females as the Fin 200 midterms and Finals. Feb. 2013- present.
2- Academic Advisory & Student Affairs Committee, chair (August 2013- present).
3-Scientific Research and Graduate Studies Committee, chair (August 2013-2014).
4- MSF committee, member (Sept. 2014- present)
5- Human Resources Committee, member, Feb. 2010-present.
6- Curriculum Committee, member, Sept. 2010- present
7- Strategic plan committee, member March 2010-2011.
8- Website committee, Oct. 2013-present.

Committees (at the college level)
1- First GCC Colleges of Business Conference, academic preparatory committee, member (2013-2014).
2- Council of Graduate Studies, member, 2014- present.
3- MBA & MBUS committee, Sept. 2010- Sept. 2011.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Ph.D. in Economic and Business Sciences / Finance Science, 1996. University of Vienna-Austria, a Euro-American Joint Program
The Language of the study was English
Overall Evaluation: Excellent.

M.Sc. Management Development: Managing Investment Processes. Euro-Arab Management School (EAMS), Granada-Spain.
Overall Evaluation: Very Good
The Language of the study was English

M.Sc. Economics, 1991. Yarmouk University, Jordan.
The Language of the study was English.
Overall Evaluation: Very Good.

B.A. Economics, August 19, 1987. Yarmouk University.
The language of the study was mainly English
Overall Evaluation: Very Good.

The General Secondary Education Certificate Examination for 1982: the Scientific Stream, Ministry of Education, Jordan.
Overall Evaluation: Very Good

Other Degrees
A Special Diploma in Monetary Systems in Western Europe, 1994. International Summer Program, Salzburg - Austria. The Language of the study was English

Work Experience

Academic Experience
 Visiting Associate Professor of Finance and Accounting, Finance Department and Accounting Department, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA, August 2008– January 2010.
 Associate Professor of Finance, Finance &Banking Department, Al al-Bayt University, Jordan.
 Dean of the Faculty of Finance and Business Administration, Al al-Bayt University, Jordan, September 2005-September 2008.
 Chairperson of Finance and Banking Department, Faculty of Finance and Business Administration, Al al-Bayt University, October 2004 -September 2006.
 Dean Assistant, Faculty of Finance and Business Administration, Al al-Bayt University, October 2002-September 2004.
 Chairperson of the Department of Finance and Banking Sciences & Economics, Jerash University, Jordan, September 1998-September 2001.
 Instructor of Business, Granada Community College, Irbid-Jordan, September 1988- August 1989

Consulting
 Independent Member in the Board of directors in some mutual Funds in Riyadh, Sept. 2011- Present.
 Consultant to Real Estate Company in Riyadh, April 2012-May 2013.
 Feasibility and Financial Appraising Studies for Real Estate Companies in Jordan, 2004-2008.
 Feasibility and Financial Appraising Studies for Real Estate Companies in Jordan, 2004-2008.

TEACHING
Courses Taught at the KSU
Ph. D Level
 Assets Management, 2012
 Financial Derivatives and Risk Management, 2012 and 2015

Master’s Level:
Investment Analysis
Assets Management
Financial Derivatives
Assets Valuation
Corporate Finance
Financial Management
Financial Modeling
Selected Topics in Finance
Financial Markets and Institutions

Undergraduate Level
Portfolio Management
Financial Markets
Assets Valuation
Financial Derivatives
Financial Engineering
Managerial Finance
Principles of Investment
International Finance
Principles of Finance
Corporate Finance
Case Studies in Investment
Investment Decision Theory
Financial Decision Theory
Selected Topics in Finance

Thesis / Dissertation Committee – Chair
PhD Thesis Advisor – Topic: Market Efficiency in GCC, King Saud University.
Thesis Advisor and Committee Chair for more than 50 graduate students in Finance since 2002.
Thesis -Examination Committee: A member in more than 70 Thesis- Examination Committees, as an internal and external examiner in most public Jordanian universities

INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Refereed Articles
 Information Asymmetry and Investors’ Behavior: A Sequential Search Model, UR, 2015.
 Sensitivity of Firms’ Investment to Stock Market Valuation under Information Asymmetry. UR, International Review of Economics and Finance, 2015.
 Persistence of Abnormal Earnings and Stock Valuation in the Long Run, Bowling Green State University, Ohio- USA 2010.
 The Impact of Financial Development on Domestic Investment: Applied to Jordanian Economy. Journal of Business Administration Vol: 35 (1), 2010.
 Endogenous Technological Progress and Structural Transformation of Production and Trade, J. King Saud Univ., Vol. 16, Admin. Sci(1), pp. 15-33, 2004.
 Firms Efficiency and Technological Progress: Theoretical Contribution with Empirical Evidence from Jordan, Jerash Research Journal, Sept. 2005.
 The Competitive Performance of Jordanian Industries at Arab and International Markets, Al-Manarah, Vol. 10(2), 2004. pp. 29-70. (In Arabic).
 Liberalization and Economic Growth: The Case of Jordan, Abhath Al-Yarmouk, Vol. 20(2B), pp. 117-143, 2004.
 The Competitiveness of Jordanian Small–Scale Industries, Al-Manarah, Vol. 13(2) PP. 39-64, 2007.

Scientific Technical Projects
 A Real Estate Co. Financial Leverage and Risk Analysis in Real Estate, Riyadh, 2013.
 Social Security Corporation, Business Process in SSC Investment, 2012
 The Business Environment in Jordan (with Cordolla Parathias), the Euro-Arab Management School-Spain and the EU Delegation, 2001.
 Legislative and Financial Constrains Facing Foreign Investors in Jordan: a field study (with Cordolla Parathias), the Euro-Arab Management School-Spain and the EU Delegation, 2001.

In Progress
 The Speed of Convergence of Stock Returns to Their Long-Term Steady-State Levels: Applied to International Stock Exchange Markets.

Presentations and Conferences
 The First GCC Business Colleges Conference, KSU, 2014.
 Ministry of Planning, Jordan, Special Development Zone in Mafraq: Investment Opportunities and Future Prospects, the Higher Council of Science and Technology, Amman, 2013.
 Chamber of Commerce, The Role of Special Development Zones in Stimulating Investment: The Case of Al-Hussein Zone in Jordan, 2012.
 Ministry of Planning, Jordan The Role of Special Development Zones in Stimulating Investment: The Case of Al-Hussein Zone in Jordan, 2014 (updated).
 Determinants of Long-term Abnormal Returns, Bowling Green State University, Ohio- USA. 2009.
 The current financial Crisis, Toledo-CFA, 2009
 Economic Challenges of the Jordanian Economy over coming years, A Conference, Al-Zarqa Private University-Jordan, Paper: Financial liberalization and Investment Opportunities, May 2008
 Development of Higher Education, Conference, Dead Sea-Jordan, February 2007.
 Islamic Banking Innovations; Seminar, Al al-Bayt University; Paper: "Gharar in Islamic Financial Transactions", Mafraq-Jordan, May 2006.
 International Financial Liberalization and the Future of Economic Development; Conference, Yarmouk University; Paper: “Financial Liberalization and Economic Growth, Prospects for the Jordanian Economy” (In English), Irbid –Jordan, October 2001.
 Jordan and Arabic Surroundings; Conference, Jordan University of Science and Technology; Paper: “Jordanian International Capital Flows with the Arab world”, Irbid –Jordan, May 2001.
 The Role of Information Technology in Enhancing Arab Economic Abilities; Conference, Al-Zaytoonah University, Amman-Jordan, May 2001.
 Third Scientific Day of the Economics Faculty; Jerash University; Paper:” Jordan-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: Prospects and challenges for the Jordanian Financial Sector”, (In English), Jerash – Jordan, 2001.
 W.T.O and Privatization: Seminars, 2000, the Royal Culture Center, Amman - Jordan.
 Immigrant Jordanian Businessmen: Conference, the Royal Culture Center, Amman-Jordan, September 1998.
 Development of Domestic Human Resources: Seminars, Higher Council of Sciences and Technology, Amman-Jordan, September 1998.

SERVICE
Service to the King Saud University
Councils at the College Level
 The College Council of Scientific Research
 The college Council of Higher Education
 MBA and MBUS, Coordinator
 First GCC of Business Colleges Conference, Academic Committee
 Examination Committee

Committees at the Department Level
 Academic Advising Committee, Chair.
 Scientific Research and Higher Studies, Chair
 Curriculum Development Committee
 Website Development Committee
 Master of Science in Finance (MSF) Committee
 Strategic Plan Committee

Service to the Universities in the USA and Jordan
 Bowling Green State University, Ohio – USA
Member, Department Academic Council, 10/2008-1/2010
 Deans Council, Al al-Bayt University, October 2005- August 2008.
 University Council, Al al-Bayt University, October 2005-September 2008.
 Planning and Development Committee at the University Level, October 200-August 2008.
 Investment Committee at the University Level, Al al-Bayt University April 2006-August 2008.
 Council for Higher Studies at the University level, October 2002-2008.
 Chair, Committee for Higher Studies and Economic Research of the Faculty of Finance and Business Administration, October 2001-September 2008.
 Council of "Al al-Bayt University Centre for Islamic World Studies", October 2006 –August 2008.
 Chair, Council of "The Centre for Consultations, Technical Services, and Community Development", October 2005-September 2006.
 Committee of Health Insurance, 2007-2008.
 Committee of Accreditation of Refereed Journals Committee, 2006-2008.

Developed and Delivered On-Line Courses
 Al Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, Financing and Managing Real Estate (On-line- 30 Episodes TV course), 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERyLEq-4zZM
 Al Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Islamic Portfolio Management (On-line- 30 Episodes TV course), 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkbSJWD3-aQ
 Al Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Islamic Industrial Organization (On-line 20 Episodes TV course), 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_5uXv0V34Q)

Delivered Professional Seminars / Workshops
Prepared and delivered
 Corporate Finance, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh 2014.
 Financial Reporting and Analysis, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh 2014.
 Fast closing Financial Statement, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh 201.4
 Investment Analysis, Arab Marine College, Riyadh, 2010.
 Corporate Finance, Arab Marine College, Riyadh, 2010.
 CFA, special courses: Financial Accounting, Portfolio Management and Financial Analyses, Toledo, USA, 2009.
 Managing Investment: Financial and Real, Amman 2008
 Technical and Fundamental Analyses of Securities
 Financial Planning
 Corporate Finance
 Information Management
 Quantitative Analyses Methods
 Computer-Based Statistical Analyses
 Managing Small-Scale Enterprises
 Preparing Feasibility Studies

Referee Services
Journals
King Saud Journal of Business
Public Administration Journal, Saudi Arabia
Al Manarah, Jordan
Abhath Al Yarmouk, Jordan
Dirassat, Jordan
Al Zaytoonah, Jordan
Ministry of Higher Education-funded projects in Finance and Banking, Jordan.

Faculty Development
Assurance of Learning- Professional Development
Participant in:
 AACSB Series, KSU 2015
 Writing Case studies, KSU 2014
 Series of Workshops in: Academic Accreditation, learning quality assurance, teaching methods, students’ evaluation, course development, KSU, during 2010- 2015.
 Advanced training courses in various computer-based applications, e.g., Excel, WinWord, Lotus, Power Point, TSP, EVIEWS, Alpha and SPSS at: KSU, 2012-2014, Al al-Bayt University, 2003, 2006, 2007; EMAS Granada-Spain 1999,University of Vienna 1993, Information Technology & the Internet, Granada – Spain, 1999.
 Measurement and Evaluation Methods, Al-al-Bayt University, 2003 and 2005.
 QTM in Higher Education, Al Hussein Fund for Excellence, Amman, 2004.
 Capacity Building, the Center for Quality Assurance in International Education (QA), Amman, 2006

Honors& Awards
 EU Grant, Euro-Arab Management School.
 First Class Honors, Monetary and Political Regimes in Western Europe, International Summer Program, University of Vienna, Salzburg 1994.
 Doctoral Fellowship, Austrian Foreign Academic Exchange OEAD, 1992-1996.
 Master’s Degree Scholarships, Yarmouk University, 1998-1990.
 CFA Membership Candidate