FARUQ AL-OMARI
Curriculum Vitae
Name: Mishiel Said Suwaidan
Title: Professor- Department: Accounting
Yarmouk University 21163
IRBID – JORDAN
phone (962) 2 7211111 ext. 6730
Mobile (962) 0796780090
e-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
http://faculty.yu.edu.jo/Mishiel
Education
Ph.D.
April 1997, University of Aberdeen, UK.
Dissertation Title
“Voluntary Disclosure of Accounting Information: The Case of
Jordan”.
Emphasis
M.Sc.
1988, Long Island University, USA.
Thesis Title
Course work.
Emphasis
Accounting.
Grade
GPA = 3.805/4.00 (Graduated with Distinction).
B.Sc.
1981, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Major
Accounting.
Professional Experience
September 2012- Sep. 2014: Chairman of Accounting Department,
Faculty of
Economics and Administrative Sciences, Yarmouk
University.
October 2010- Sep. 2014: Director of a Master Program in Health
Service Management, a Joint Program Between Yarmouk University and
the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
October 2010-Sep. 2011:Vice-Dean, Faculty of Economics and
Administrative Sciences, Yarmouk University.
October 2010-Sep. 2011: Chairman of Public Administration
Department, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences,
Yarmouk University.
September 2008-Sep. 2010: Chairman of Accounting Department,
Faculty of
Economics and Administrative Sciences, Yarmouk
University.
October 2004-Sep. 2014
: Reviser and Evaluator of Professional Exam Papers,
University of Cambridge International Examinations
(CIE), University of Cambridge, UK.
September 2002-Aug. 2004: Chairman of Accounting Department,
Faculty of
Economics and Administrative Sciences, Yarmouk
University.
September 1998-Aug. 2002: Assistant Dean, Faculty of Economics
and
Administrative Sciences, Yarmouk University.
Teaching Experience
February 2012-Present: Professor, Department of Accounting,
Yarmouk University.
August 2008- Jan. 2012
: Associate Professor, Department of Accounting,
Yarmouk University.
September 2004-Aug. 2008: Associate Professor, Department of
Accounting, University of Bahrain.
September 2002-Aug. 2004: Associate Professor, Department of
Accounting, Yarmouk University.
Summer 1997-Sep. 2002
: Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Yarmouk
University.
Fall 2001, 2003
: Part time lecturer, Institute of Banking Studies, Central Bank
of Jordan.
Fall 2000
: Part time Lecturer, New York Institute of Technology.
Spring 1988-Summer 1993: Lecturer of Accounting, Dept. of
Accounting, Yarmouk University.
Fall 1984-Summer 1986
: Research & Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Accounting,
Yarmouk University.
Research Interests
Interpretation and analysis of financial statements, Corporate
disclosure, Corporate social responsibility, Cash flow reporting,
and audit quality.
Publications
· Journal Articles
Bucklank, R., M. Suwaidan and L. Thomson (2000), “Companies’
Voluntary Disclosure Behavior When Raising Equity Capital: A Case
Study of Jordan”, Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies,
Vol. 4, pp. 247-266.
Suwaidan, M. And R. Khorry (2000), “An Empirical Examination of
the Relationship between increased Disclosure in Jordanian
Industrial Corporate Annual Reports and Risk”, Dirasat, Vol. 27,
No.2, pp. 467-476.
Suwaidan, M. and R. Khorry (2000), “The Impact of Firm Size and
Internal Funding on Investment: Evidence From Jordanian Firms”,
Al-Manareh Journal: Al Al-Bayt University, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp.
77-92.
Suwaidan, M. (2002), “The Association Between Operating Cash
Flows and Dividend Changes: Evidence From Jordan”, Abhath
Al-Yarmouk Journal, Vol. 18, No. 4A, pp. 123-138.
Suwaidan, M. (2003), “The Ratio Model Versus the Cash Flow
Model, and the Predication of Bankruptcy: An Empirical
Examination”, Abhath Al-Yarmouk Journal, Vol. 19, No. 2B, pp.
89-104.
Suwaidan, M. and O. Juhmani (2004), “Stock Price Responses to
the September 11, 2001 Attack: Evidence From Amman Stock Exchange”,
Abhath Al-Yarmouk Journal, Vol. 20, No. 1 (B), pp. 95-110.
Suwaidan, M, A. Al-Omari and R. Haddad (2004), “Social
Responsibility Disclosure and Corporate Characteristics: The Case
of Jordanian Industrial Companies”, International Journal of
Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp.
432-447.
Al-Omari, A., M. Suwaidan and M. Humedat (2005), “An Evaluation
of Audit Quality and its Determinants: An Empirical Study”,
Al-Manareh Journal: Al Al-Bayt University, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp.
261-297. (In Arabic).
Al-Abdullah, R., M. Suwaidan and S. Quran (2007), “Means and
Motivations Influencing Income Smoothing Policy: An Empirical Study
in the Jordanian Manufacturing Firms Listed on the Amman Stock
Exchange”, The Arabian Journal of Accounting, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp.
1-41. (In Arabic).
Al-Omari, A., M. Suwaidan and S. Rasmi (2007), “Disclosure of
Segment Information in the Annual Reports of Jordanian
Manufacturing Companies: An Empirical Examination”, Journal of the
Faculty of Commerce for Scientific Research, Alexandria University,
Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 41-85. (In Arabic).
Suwaidan, M. (2008), “Determinants of Audit Fess: An Empirical
Examination of Companies Listed on the Amman Stock Exchange”,
Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Economics and Administration,
Accepted for Publication (In Arabic).
Suwaidan, M. and D. Tashman (2008), “The Use of Financial Ratios
in Lending and Investment Decisions: An Empirical Study of
Jordanian Commercial Banks and Insurance Companies, The Scientific
Journal: Commerce and Financing, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 313-348.
Khasharmeh, H. and Suwaidan, M.S. (2010) ‘Social responsibility
disclosure in corporate annual reports: evidence from the Gulf
Cooperation Council countries’, Int. J. Accounting, Auditing and
Performance Evaluation, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 327–345.
Suwaidan, M. S. and Qasim, A. (2010), "External Auditors'
Reliance on Internal Auditors and its Impact on Audit Fees: An
Empirical Investigation", Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 25, No.
6, pp. 509-525.
Joshi, P. L., Suwaidan, M. S. and Kumar, R. (2011),
"Determinants of Environmental Disclosures by Indian Industrial
Listed Companies: Empirical Study", International Journal of
Accounting and Finance, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 109-130.
Abed, S, A. Al-Attar and M. Suwaidan (2012), " Corporate
Governance and Earnings Management: Jordanian Evidence",
International Business Research, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 216-225.
Suwaidan, M. and Abu Zureeq, B. (2013), "The Extent of
Compliance with International Internal Auditing Standards in
Jordanian Electricity Companies", Jordan Journal of Business
Administration, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 540-566.
Suwaidan, M., S. Abed and A. Alkoury (2013), "Corporate
Governance and Non-Jordanian Share Ownership: the Case of Amman
Stock Exchange", International Journal of Business and Management,
Vol. 8, No. 20, pp. 14-24.
Al-Hamadeen, R. and M. Suwaidan (2014), "Content and
Determinants of Intellectual Capital Disclosure: Evidence from
Annual Reports of the Jordanian Industrial Public Listed
Companies", International Journal of Business and Social Science,
Vol. 5, No. 8, pp. 165-175.
Abed, S., M. Suwaidan and S. Slimani (2014), " The Determinants
of Chief Executive Officer Compensation in Jordanian Industrial
Corporations", International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol.
6, No. 12, pp. 110-118.
Suwaidan, M., S. Abed and S. Melhem (2015), " Audit Fees and
Agency Costs: An Empirical Examination of Companies Listed on the
Amman Stock Exchange", Jordan Journal of Business Administration,
Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 215-226.
· Other Publications
Books
· Co-author of “Accounting for Companies: Partnerships and
Corporations”, Dar Al-Massira, Amman, Jordan, 1998 (In
Arabic).Postgraduate Supervision
· The Disclosure of Social Responsibility Information in the
Annual Reports of Industrial Companies Listed on the ASE: An
Empirical Examination.
· The Decision Usefulness of Cash Flow Statement: A Field Study
(In Arabic).
· The Significance of Earnings Versus Cash Flows in Explaining
Corporate Liquidity: An Empirical Examination (In Arabic).
· External Auditors’ Reliance on Internal Auditors and its
Impact on Audit Fees.
· Auditor Report Versus Altman Z-score and the Prediction of
Corporate Bankruptcy (In Arabic).
· The Use of Financial Ratios in Investment and Lending
Decisions by Institutional Investors: An Empirical Study (In
Arabic).
· The Determinants of web-based corporate governance disclosure
by Companies Listed on the Amman Stock Exchange.
· The Extent of Compliance with International Internal Auditing
Standards in Jordanian Electricity Companies (In Arabic).
· Disclosure of Corporate Governance in Annual Reports and Its
Determinants: An Empirical Study on Jordanian Industrial Companies
Listed on the Amman Stock Exchange.
· Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility by Jordanian
Banks Listed on the Amman Stock Exchange: An Empirical
Examination.
· The Suitability of the Application of the International
Standards of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises on Small and
Medium-Sized Enterprises in Jordan.
· Chief Executive Compensation, Dividend Policy and the Impact
on Firm Value: Evidence from Jordan.
· Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility Information by
Islamic Banks Compared with Commercial Banks Listed on the Amman
Stock Exchange: An Empirical Study.
· The Effect of Accounting Conservatism on Earnings Management
and Bankruptcy Risk: The Case of Jordan.
· Audit Fees and Agency Problem.
Grants and Awards
· Yarmouk University Scholarship for Master degree (USA).
· Yarmouk University Scholarship for Ph.D. degree (UK).
Membership of Committees and Boards(a) Inside Yarmouk
University
Membership of several committees, such as Higher Education
Committee (Chairman), Cultural Committee, Students’ Disciplinary
Committee, Faculty Council Committee, Study Plan Committee,
Computer Committee, Scientific Research Committee (at the
University level).
(b) Outside Yarmouk University
· Accreditation Committee (Accounting Specialization) for
Al-Zaytoonah University, Ministry of Higher Education, Jordan,
2001.
· Accreditation Committee (Accounting Specialization) for
Al-Esra University, Ministry of Higher Education, Jordan, 2001.
· Accreditation Committee for Jarash University, Ministry of
Higher Education, Jordan, 2002.
· Accreditation Committee (Accounting Specialization) for Irbid
National University, Ministry of Higher Education, Jordan,
2003.
· Accreditation Committee (Accounting Specialization) for
American University in Madaba, Higher Education Accreditation
Commission, Jordan, July, 2015.
· Accreditation Committee, Chairman (Number of Specializations)
for Aqaba University for Technology, Higher Education Accreditation
Commission, Jordan, August, 2015.
Editorship and Refereeing Activities
· Member in the Editorial Board of the Journal of Accounting,
Auditing and Governance (GAAG), Jordan.
· Member in the Advisory Board of the Academy Journal of
Financial and Administrative Sciences, Jordan.
· Member in the Advisory Board of the Irbid National University
Journal, Jordan.
· Participated as an examiner in many discussion committees of
master and PhD theses.
· Participated as a referee for (refereed) Academic Journals and
as a referee for PhD dissertations.
Professional Memberships
· Council of the Auditing Profession (CAP), Jordan, 2002
-2004.
· Arab Union for Accountants and Auditors.References
Prof. Refat Alfaouri
President
Yarmouk University
Irbid, Jordan
E-mail: [email protected]
Prof. Sultan Abu-Orabi Aladwan
Secretary General of the Association of Arab Universities
(AARU)
PO Box 401
Jubeha 11941
Amman, Jordan
E-mail: [email protected]
