UIT University

Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahman Zaki

Dean, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences

 

 Email: arzaki@uit.edu

Ext.: 3039

  • – Ph. D. (Business Administration)
  • – University of Karachi
  • – 2007-2008

Qualification:

  • – D. in Business Administration
  • – Masters, Faculty Business Administration and Commerce, University of Karachi

 

Area of Specialization:

  • – International Trade & Finance
  • – Business Finance & Accounting
  • – Islamic Banking & Finance

Work Experience:

PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN, SIR SYED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY – 2017 – 2020

Faculty of Management Sciences

PROFESSOR, KARACHI   UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL –    2014-2017

Faculty of Management and Administration Sciences, University of Karachi

PROFESSOR, FEDERAL URDU UNIVERSITY OF ARTS, SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY –    January 22, 2014- March 5, 2014

Faculty of Management and Administration Sciences, University of Karachi

CHAIRMAN, KARACHI UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI –    2003 2015

Developed and implemented strategic plans for KUBS, planned and organized academic and administrative activities which include (but are not restricted to) reviewing curricula for different programs, faculty and staff recruitment, training and development, supervision of learning dispensation and student evaluation, overseeing testing/evaluation of the colleges affiliated with KUBS.

I developed and implemented the curriculum for all programs in Business Administration in compliance with the Higher Education Commission’s   requirements as per international standards.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, KARACHI UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL –    2001-2013

Faculty of Management and Administration Sciences, University of Karachi

PROGRAMME COORDINATOR, KARACHI UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL –1996-2003

Department of Commerce, Faculty of Business Administration   and Commerce, University of Karachi

My major responsibilities included (but not limited to) faculty and staff recruitment, faculty training and development, planning and organizing annual academic calendar and subsequent activities, designing of curriculum and courses for the program

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI –    1996-2000

Department of Commerce, Faculty of Business Administration   and Commerce

STUDENT ADVISOR, KARACHI UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL –    1990-2000

Department of Commerce, Faculty of Business Administration and Commerce, University of Karachi

Major responsibilities in this regard included counseling and guidance of students on academic and personal matters, and arranging of corporate internships for business students.

LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI -1989-1995

Department of Commerce, Faculty of Business Administration

LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF BALUCHISTAN; QUETTA, PAKISTAN – 1981-1986

  Department of Commerce, University of Baluchistan, Quetta

  • – Member Academic Council, KASBIT
  • – Member Academic Council, Preston University
  • – Member, KUBS
  • – International Trade & Finance
  • – Islamic Economics and Finance
  • – Financial Management
  • – Analysis of Financial Report
  • – Project Appraisal
  • – Business Research

List of Publications

1.       

Effect of Succession Planning on Employee Retention (A case study of Customer Service Industry in Karachi)

A Zafar, AR Zaki

Global Journal for Management and Administrative Sciences 3 (3), 39-57

2.       

The Role Of Emotional Intelligence In Transformational Leadership

A Zafar, AR Zaki, S Mustafa

Journal of Positive School Psychology 7 (5), 377-388

3.       

The Effect Of Leadership Development Programs On Leadership Effectiveness In The Corporate Sector

A Zafar, AR Zaki, S Mustafa

Journal of Positive School Psychology 6 (7), 640-650

4.       

The impact of job demands, job resources and job empowerment on the employee engagement and employee burnout: An examination of the moderating role of psychological capital. 

A Zafar, AR Zaki

Journal of clinical psychology. Accepted for publication.

5.       

Financial Leverage and its Impact on Profit Margin in Pakistan’s Textile Industry Zaman,   

Shoaib uz Zaman, AR Zaki, Danish Ahmed

European Journal of Business Management

6.       

Comparative Perusal on the Financial Performance and Market Share Growth of Islamic and Conventional Banking – Pakistan’s Perspective

Shoaib uz Zaman, AR Zaki

European Journal of Business Management.

European Journal of Business and Management, ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2819 (Online) Vol.10, No. 25, 2018

7.       

Emerging Trends in International Business and Trade:

Need for a Paradigm Shift for Pakistani Trade Bodies

Dr. Abdul Rahman Zaki, Muhammad Asim, Danish Ahmad Siddiqui

International Journal of Financial Research Volume 5 No. 1, (2014) SCIEDU Press

 

8.       

Globalization and its Impact on Economic Diplomacy – An Emperical Study of Kuwait

Nasser Redn Thamer AL Motairi, Dr. Abdul Rahman Zaki

IOSR Journal of Business and Management Volume 15 Issue 1

(Nov – Dec 2013), PP 54-59

 

9.       

Pakistan Steel Mills Amid Crises

Muhammad Asim, Abdul Rahman Zaki

South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, © 2013 Birla Institute of Management Technology, SAGE Publications.

10.   

Implication of Risk Management Tools in Islamic Finance: An Empirical Study

Dr. Abdul Rahman Zaki, S. M. Khalid Jamal

Journal of Islamic Studies, Karachi University. Issue 2013 Vol: IV ISSN 1562-4773

 

11.   

Critique on optional Capital Structure and Capital Structure Decisions by Firms in the U.K. 

Syed Shabibul Hasan and Abdul Rahman Zaki.

Journal of European Studies, Vol.29, No.1, January 2013, Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi

 

12.   

Implication of Knowledge Management on Employees’ behavior in Contemporary Business Organization. Vol 2, Issue 10, 2012

Dr. A. R. Zaki and Dr. Asim

I J – ARBSS

 

13.   

Historical Account of Nations’ Growth Performance: A Case of Pakistan

Danish Ahmed Siddiqui & A. R. Zaki

ISSN 2250-0006 International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Research (IJECR) Volume 3 Issue2, Jun 2013, 57-62 © TJPRC Pvt Ltd.

 

14.   

Factors Determining the performance of Islamic Banks in Pakistan.

Dr. Adul Rahman Zaki

Journal of Islamic Studies, Karachi University. Issue 2012, Vol. XII 2012  

 

15.   

Contemporary Practices and Evaluation of Export Pattern of Pakistan Critical Analysis.

Abdul Rahman Zaki, Shameel Zubairi and Dir. Shahid Ali

Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business, Vol.4, No.5, Sept.2012

 

16.   

Export Diversification, Model – A Strategic View for Economic Development with reference to Pakistan, Vol. 5 Issue 6, Nov. Dec. 2012,

Abdul Rahman Zaki, and Muhammad Asim, 

IOSR Journal of Business and Management.

17.   

Management Progression and Prospect – A Comparative Global and Historical Overview of the National and Multinational Organization in the Context of Pakistani Business Environment.

Muhammad Asim, Abdul Rahman Zaki

The International Journal of History and Social Sciences, Patron: University of Karachi. Volume 3 No. 2 July – December 2012

18.   

Assessing the Viability of Quality Management in Organizations A Retrospective and Prospective Overview with Reference to Pakistan, Vol.4, Issue 5, Sept. Oct. 2012

Dr. Muhammad Asim, Dr. A. R. Zaki,

IOSR Journal of Business Management.

19.   

Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Employees’ Leadership Skills Strategic Approach towards Organizational Stability, Vol.4, Issue 3, Sept. Oct. 2012,

Abdul Rahman Zaki,

IOSR Journal of Business and Management

 

20.   

Role of Knowledge Management in Higher Education – A Quality Model, Vol.4, No.6,  October 2012,

Dr. A. R. Zaki and Shameel Zubairi.

Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business.

21.   

Risk Mitigation in Islamic Finance through Policies and Regulatory Model – A Way to Long Term Stability,

Abdul Rahman. Zaki, Abdul Sattar, and Muhammad Mazher Manzoor.

International Research Journal of Finance Economics, Issue 68, 2011.

22.   

Issues Plaguing the Cotton Textile Industry and Proposed Remedial Measures Vol.3, No.2, June 2002

Abdul Rahman. Zaki 

Journal Geographic, The Journal of the Pakistan Geographical Association

23.   

Development of Accounting Profession in Pakistan

Abdul Rahman Zaki

Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities

ISSN 0257-4276 Vol. 1 & 2, 2001

 

Other Publications

1.       

“Internal Audit – A Tool of Managerial Control”,

Abdul Rahman Zaki

September October 2005, pp 59–63, Management Accountant.

 

2.       

Conceptual and Empirical Tests of CAPM on Securities Traded at Karachi Stock

Exchange, November December 2001, pp 39–44

Abdul Rahman Zaki

The Pakistan Accountant,

3.       

Accounting Education and Research in Pakistan Development and Deficiencies” pp 94–100, May June 2000

Abdul Rahman Zaki

Management Accountant,

4.       

Rehabilitation Plan for Sick Industrial Units, pp 47–50, .March April 2000,

Abdul Rahman Zaki

The Pakistan Accountant,

5.       

Privatization in Pakistan, pp 31–34, January February 1999,

Abdul Rahman Zaki

The Pakistan Accountant,

6.       

Economy of Pakistan in 1990’s, pp 5–11, January 2000,

Abdul Rahman Zaki

Banking Update.

 

7.       

Privatization Past and Present: A Case Study of Pakistan

Jamil Ahmed and Prof Dr. Abdul Rahman Zaki

8.       

Financial Leverage and Its Impact on Profit Margin in Pakistan’s Textile Industry

Zaman , S., Zaki, A. R., and Siddiqui, D. A. (2019). Financial Leverage and Its Impact on Profit Margin in Pakistan’s Textile Industry. European Journal of Business and Management , 11(12), 109-113

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