Sherine Farouk | Management and Accounting | Best Researcher Award

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Sherine Farouk | Management and Accounting | Best Researcher Award

Prof Sherine Farouk, Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates

Prof. Sherine Farouk is a distinguished academic leader and researcher in managerial accounting and internationalization. 📊 With a Ph.D. from London Metropolitan University, she has played a pivotal role in advancing global engagement at Abu Dhabi University as the Associate Provost for Internationalization. 🌍 Her work spans strategic university partnerships, international conferences, and student exchange programs, significantly enhancing ADU’s global standing. 🔍 Prof. Farouk has an extensive research portfolio covering decarbonization, job security, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility. She has received numerous grants, awards, and honors, including the Times Higher Education Best International Strategy Award and The Environmental Geotechnics Prize 2023. 🏅 Her contributions extend to editorial boards, academic rankings, and consultancy roles with business councils. Prof. Farouk’s impact on managerial accounting, sustainability, and innovation has cemented her reputation as a thought leader in academia and industry alike. 📚✨

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Education

  • Ph.D. in Accounting, Managerial Accounting (2006) – London Metropolitan University, UK 🇬🇧
    • Thesis: “An Evaluation of the Management Accounting Practices as a Strategic Accounting Tool for Egyptian Manufacturing Organizations”
  • MBA in Managerial Accounting (1999) – Arab Academy for Science & Technology 🇪🇬
    • Grade: Excellent 🎖️
    • Thesis: “Developing a Methodological Framework for Inventory Management Benchmarking”
  • B.Com. in Accounting (1992) – King Saud University, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
    • Grade: Excellent with Honor

Experience

  • Associate Provost for Internationalization, Abu Dhabi University (2022 – Present) 🇦🇪
    • Organized ICASF 2023 & 2024 conferences with 600+ attendees from 90+ countries 🌏
    • Led the launch of ADU’s Internationalization Website & Study Abroad Program ✈️
    • Developed strategic partnerships with top global universities and consulates 🤝
    • Advanced ADU’s rankings (QS, THE) and global academic standing 📈
  • Faculty Member & Researcher, Abu Dhabi University 🎓
    • Published extensively on sustainability, managerial accounting, job performance 📝
    • Secured 22 research grants (AED 815,810) for high-impact studies 💰
  • Consultant for Business & Academic Institutions 🏢
    • Worked with Emirates Business Women Council & Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council

Awards & Honors

  • 2023: Best Paper Award – The Environmental Geotechnics Prize 🏆
  • 2023: Times Higher Education (THE) Best International Strategy of the Year 🌍
  • 2017: Honor Plaque – Abu Dhabi Businesswomen & Emirates Business Women Council 🏅
  • 2017: Abu Dhabi University Ambassador Award for exceptional contributions 🏆
  • 2016: University Distinguished Faculty Award for academic excellence 📚
  • 2016: WASC International Accreditation Honor Plaque 🏛️
  • 2015: Collegiality Award – Abu Dhabi University 🤝

Internal Grants 

Prof. Sherine Farouk has led multiple research projects in the UAE, focusing on leadership, innovation, and corporate social responsibility 🌍📊. As PI, she secured a Faculty Research Incentive Grant (AED 43,750) to explore authentic leadership and social innovation in the public sector 💡🏛️. Her studies on ethical climate and CSR’s impact on organizational performance received AED 20,000 📈🤝. She also examined SMEs’ international entrepreneurial orientation (AED 28,000) and ICT’s role in economic growth and sustainability (AED 28,560) 📡🌱. Additionally, she co-led a CSR study amid COVID-19 (AED 20,000) to assess its effects on company performance 🏢📉.

Presentations 

Dr. S. Farouk is a distinguished researcher contributing to leadership, sustainability, and business ethics 🌍📊. His work spans diverse topics, including nomination committees’ role in Indian firms (ICASF 2024) 🏢, servant leadership’s impact on knowledge sharing (ICASF 2023) 🤝, and robotic service quality in customer acceptance (EURAM 2023) 🤖. He explores inclusive leadership’s influence on innovation (ICOM 2023) 💡 and ethical business climates (AMA 2019) ⚖️. His studies on UAE’s sustainability strategies (2018) 🌱 and water resource management (WRE 2018) 💧 further showcase his impact. His expertise extends to large-scale infrastructure projects like the Dubai-Fujairah Highway (ICOM 2017) 🏗️.

Research Focus

Prof. Sherine Farouk’s research bridges managerial accounting, sustainability, corporate responsibility, and organizational performance 📊. Her work explores the impact of decarbonization on waste management, job security’s effect on performance, and total quality management’s role in sustainable development 🌱. She has published on ethical climate, leadership, innovation, and digital transformation in high-ranking journals 📚. Her studies on corporate social responsibility amid COVID-19 provided key insights into business resilience 🔍. Prof. Farouk’s recent research delves into green innovation, employee well-being, and ICT’s impact on economic growth. Through 22 funded research projects, she has influenced global policy and academic advancements 💡. Her contributions shape future business strategies, internationalization efforts, and academic collaboration worldwide

Publication Top Notes

  • Decarbonization of the Waste Industry in U.S.A. and the EU (2024) ♻️
  • Employee Job Security & Performance: Well-being & Psychological Capital (2024) 🏢
  • Cultural Intelligence & Proactive Service: Leader’s Role & Emotional Labor (2023) 🤝
  • TQM & Corporate Sustainability: Mediating Role of Green Innovation (2023) 🌍
  • Determinants of Organizational Performance: A Proposed Framework (2016) 📈
  • Knowledge Sharing & Firm Innovation Capability (2016) 💡
  • HRM Practices & Performance in UAE Banking: The Role of Innovation (2016) 🏦
  • Green Accounting for Sustainable Manufacturing in Developing Countries (2012) 🌿
  • Ethical Climate, CSR & Organizational Performance: UAE Public Sector 📊

Rakesh Gupta | Business | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Rakesh Gupta | Business | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Rakesh Gupta, Charles Darwin University, Australia

Prof. Rakesh Gupta is an Associate Professor in Accounting & Finance at Charles Darwin University, Australia. He holds a PhD from Central Queensland University, an MCom in Accounting & Finance from Macquarie University, an MBA in Finance from Utkal University, and a BSc from Rajasthan University. He is also a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a Chartered Accountant (CA) with the Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand. With extensive experience in academia and finance, Prof. Gupta specializes in financial management, accounting, and corporate finance.

Education:

PhD – Central Queensland University, Australia

MCom (Accounting & Finance) – Macquarie University, Australia

MBA (Finance) – Utkal University, India

BSc (Science) – Rajasthan University, India

Additionally, Prof. Gupta holds professional certifications and memberships:

CMA – Institute of Certified Management Accountants

CA – Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand

Fellow – Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA)

Member – Financial Management Association, American Finance Association, Eastern Economic Association

Professional Profiles:

ORCID Profile

Scopus Profile

Professional Experience:

Prof. Rakesh Gupta is an Associate Professor of Accounting & Finance at Charles Darwin University, Australia, since July 2024. Previously, he served as a Senior Lecturer in Finance & Financial Planning at Griffith Business School, Griffith University, from 2011 to 2024. He has held multiple editorial roles, including serving on the boards of the Indian Journal of Finance, Delhi Business Review, DIAS Technology Review, and Asian Journal of Banking and Economy. He is an Associate Editor of the South Asian Journal of Business Studies and was a Co-editor of the Financial Planning Research Journal (2015-2021). Prof. Gupta has been a Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Chongyang Institute of Financial Studies, Renmin University, China, since 2015, and was a HaiTian Scholar at Dalian University of Technology (2014-2022). He has also held honorary professorships at Nanyang Institute of Technology, Yichun University, and Northeast Petroleum University in China. Additionally, he has served as a Visiting Professor at Banking University, HCMC, and a Research Fellow at the University of Economics, HCMC, Vietnam.

Research Interests:

His research interests focus on equity markets diversification, market integration, the relationship between the environment and stock markets, time series modeling, and emerging markets.

Top Notable Publications:

2024

Global Power and Stock Market Co-movements

Journal: Global Finance Journal

DOI: 10.1016/j.gfj.2024.101028

Contributors: Rakesh Gupta, Sama Haddad, E.A. Selvanathan

2023

Using Carbon Tax to Reach the U.S.’s 2050 NDCs Goals—A CGE Model of Firms, Government, and Households

Journal: Journal of Risk and Financial Management

DOI: 10.3390/jrfm16070317

Contributors: Kejia Yan, Rakesh Gupta, Suneel Maheshwari

2022

Turning Points of Environmental Kuznets Curves for G20 Economies

Conference: Prediction and Causality in Econometrics and Related Topics

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-77094-5_13

Contributors: Kejia Yan, Rakesh Gupta

CO2 Emissions in G20 Nations through the Three-Sector Model

Journal: Journal of Risk and Financial Management

DOI: 10.3390/jrfm15090394

Contributors: Kejia Yan, Rakesh Gupta, Victor Wong

Assessing the Asymmetric Impact of Physical Infrastructure and Trade Openness on Ecological Footprint

Journal: PLoS One

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262782

Contributors: Samia Zahra, Dilawar Khan, Rakesh Gupta, József Popp, Judit Oláh

A Survey of the Accounting Industry on Holdings of Cryptocurrencies in Xiamen City, China

Journal: Journal of Risk and Financial Management

DOI: 10.3390/jrfm15040175

Contributors: Huqin Yan, Kejia Yan, Rakesh Gupta

Are GARCH and DCC Values of 10 Cryptocurrencies Affected by COVID-19?

Journal: Journal of Risk and Financial Management

DOI: 10.3390/jrfm15030113

Contributors: Kejia Yan, Huqin Yan, Rakesh Gupta

Statistical Analysis of the Dow Jones Stock Index—Cumulative Return Gap and Finite Difference Method

Journal: Journal of Risk and Financial Management

DOI: 10.3390/jrfm15020089

Contributors: Kejia Yan, Rakesh Gupta, Sama Haddad

2021

The Predicted Trend of COVID-19 in the United States of America under the Policy of “Opening Up America Again”

Journal: Infectious Disease Modelling

DOI: 10.1016/j.idm.2021.05.005

Contributors: Kejia Yan, Huqin Yan, Rakesh Gupta

2020

Domestic and International Drivers of the Demand for Water Resources in the Context of Water Scarcity

Journal: Journal of Risk and Financial Management

DOI: 10.3390/jrfm13110255

Contributors: Rakesh Gupta, Kejia Yan, Tarlok Singh, Di Mo

Private Equity Characteristics, Corporate Governance, and Firm Value: Empirical Evidence from Small and Medium‐sized Enterprises

Journal: Asian Economic Journal

DOI: 10.1111/asej.12207

Contributors: Rakesh Gupta

Evaluating the Performance of the Government Venture Capital Guiding Fund Using the Intuitionistic Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process

Journal: Sustainability

DOI: 10.3390/su12176908

Contributors: Rakesh Gupta

Conclusion:

Prof. Rakesh Gupta is a strong contender for the Research for Best Researcher Award, given his extensive and impactful contributions to financial and economic research. His diverse research portfolio, international collaborations, and publications in high-impact journals make him highly suitable. Strengthening his citation impact, research leadership, and policy engagement could further enhance his chances.