Faculty & Staff Member Profile

Dr Ahmed Hassanein is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST). He received his PhD degree in Accounting from Plymouth University (UK), MSc degree in International Accounting and Finance from Stirling University (UK), and a BCom degree in Accounting from Mansoura University (Egypt). His past academic positions held include a Lecturer of accounting (Salford University, UK, from September 2015 to September 2017) a post as Research fellow (University of Plymouth, UK, from February 2015 to August 2015), Lecturer (Plymouth University International College, UK, from January 2014 to July 2014), Teaching Assistant (Stirling University, UK, from October 2012 to September 2015, where I initially started my PhD), Teaching Assistant/ Tutor (Mansoura University, Egypt, from January 2005 to September 2012). Dr Hassanein is a Certified Management and Business Educator (CBME) and an Associate Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (HEA). He has a good record of publications in international peer-reviewed journals, including The Leadership Quarterly, the International Review of Financial Analysis, the Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, and the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, among others. His current research areas include Informativeness of Narrative Reporting, Risk Governance, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Bibliometric Analysis, and Corporate Governance Mechanisms.