Attaullah Shah

http://www.opendoors.pk/home/about-me

Institute of Management Sciences,

1-A, Sector E-5, Phase 7, Hayatabad, Peshawar.
Phone Office: 091-5861024-5 (ext:114),
Email: attaullah.shah@imsciences.edu.pk , attashah15@hotmail.com

EDUCATION
Postdoc

2014 University of Kentucky, USA.

PhD (Finance)

2010 Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad.

MS (Finance)

2007 Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad.

MBA (Finance)

2003 Institute of Management Studies, University of

Peshawar
B.Com

2000 Government Commerce College Bannu,

EXPERIENCE
Lecturer (2004-2008) and Assistant Professor (2009-to date)
Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar is a prestigious educational
institution in the public sector where I served as lecturer from 2004 to 2008
and was promoted as Assistant Professor in 2009. In 2011, I was appointed
as Assistant Professor under the Tenure Track System.
My subject of interest in teaching and research are Corporate Finance,
Financial Risk Management, Strategic Financial Management, Investment
Analysis, Financial Markets and Institutions, Computer Applications in
Finance, Critical Review of Literature.
Coordinator MBA (Banking and Finance, 2010-to 2013)

I assumed charge as coordinator of MBA (Banking and Finance) program in

2010. As a coordinator, I assigned courses to teachers, handled students
academic issues, worked in liaison with the Institute of Banker of Pakistan
(IBP)

for

arranging

internships

and

coaching

classes,

and

actively

participated in different committees (such as advisory committee, semester

committee, etc.) of the Institute to discuss and give advice on various issues
of the Institute.
HECs Approved Supervisor (2012- to date)
HEC is the apex body for setting standards and monitoring of the higher
Education in Pakistan. In its efforts to ensure quality research at PhD level, it
introduced the concept of PhD Approved Supervisors who are selected on the
basis of research publications and other contributions. I was approved as PhD
Supervisor in 2012.
Supervisions

I am currently supervising five students at the PhD level

I have supervised eight students at the MS level

Currently supervising five students at the MS level

Member Editorial Board,

Serving as member of editorial board of the Institute of Management

Sciences Journal, Business & Economic Review, which is published
semi-annually.

Serving as Member Review Panel of the Journal of Independent Study

and Research-Management, Social Sciences and Economics (JISR)
which is an HEC recognized journal and is published bi-annually by
SZABIST

Serving as member of National Review Panel of the Pakistan Journal of

Commerce and Financial Studies. The journal
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.

is

published by

Hostel Warden (2008-2012)

I assumed charge as warden of male hostel in 2008 where I was involved in
managing the hostels daily affairs, seats allotment, and hostel fee collection
etc.

PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES

Papers published in scholarly journals:
1. Kamran and Shah, Attaullah (2014) "The Impact of Corporate
Governance and Ownership Structure on Earnings Management
Practices: Evidence from Listed Companies in Pakistan", The Lahore
Journal of Economics, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 27-70
2. Shah, Attaullah and Ilyas, Jasir (2014) " Is Negative ProfitabilityLeverage Relationship is the only Support for Pecking Order Theory in
Pakistan, Pakistan Development Review (Forthcoming)
3. Hamid Ali Shah and Attaullah Shah (2015) " Can Momentum Strategy
Earn More Returns in Karachi Stock Exchange?, Pakistan Business
Review (Forthcoming)
4. Alina Maqsood and Attaullah Shah (2014), " Corporate Governance and
Cash Holdings in Listed Non-Financial Firms in Pakistan " Business
Review, Vol.9 No.2, pp 48-72
5. Malik, Imran Riaz., Shah, Attaullah., and Khan, Safiullah. (2013). Single
Stock Futures Trading and Its Impact on Feedback Trading and
Volatility: A Case Study of Pakistan, Forman Journal of Economic
Studies Vol. 9, (JanuaryDecember) pp. 81-106
6. Jabeen, Maryam and Shah, Attaullah. (2013). "The Inter-Relationship
between Initial Profits, Growth-Focused Firms and Profit-Focused Firms:
Evidence from KSE 100-Index Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Commerce
and Social Sciences, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp.671-682
7. Hamidullah and Shah, Attaullah . (2013). Lead-Lag Relationship in Spot
and Future Market: Evidence from Pakistani Stock Market KSE-100
Index. Business Review, Vol 8: No 1. pp. 135-148
8. Ullah, Hamid., Shah, Attaullah., Rehman, ur Shafiq., Hussain, Amir.
(2012), "Corporate Ownership, Firm Financing Choices, and Firm Value:
Evidence from Emerging Markets, Pakistan" Asian Journal of Business
and Management Sciences, Vol. 2, No.3 , pp. 16-34
9. Shah, Attaullah., Gul, Saleem., Aziz, Raza.(2012),"Problems Facing the
Hayat Abad Industrial Estate and their Implications on Policy
Formulation", Business and Economic Review, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.164-174

10.
Shah, Attaullah., (2012), "Impact of Judicial Efficiency on DebtMaturity Structure: Evidence from Judicial Districts of Pakistan", Vol. 50,
No. 4, pp. 663682
11.
Shah, Attaullah, (2011), "The Corporate Cash Holdings:
Determinants and Implications", African Journal of Business
Management, Vol. 5, No. 34, pp. 12939-12950
12.
Shah, Attaullah, Munir, Akhtar., Khan, Safiullah, and Abbas,
Zaheer, (2011) , "Do Industries Predict the Stock Market due to Slow
Diffusion of Information", African Journal of Business Management, Vol.
5, No. 34, pp. 12958-12965
13.
Saeed, Amir and Shah, Attaullah (2011), "Enhancing Tax Morale
with Marketing Tactics: A Review of Literature", African Journal of
Business Management Vol.5, No.35, pp.13559-13565
14.
Saleem, Afia and Shah, Attaullah (2011), "Self-Efficacy as a
Stress-Copying Mechanism Among Teachers: A Critical Review of
Literature", African Journal of Business ManagementVol. 5, No. 35, pp.
13435-13441
15.
Hamidullah, and Shah, Attaullah (2011), "A Literature Survey of
Value Creation Through Relationship Banking", African Journal of
Business Management Vol. 5, No. 35, pp. 13517-13522
16.
Khan, Shahnawaz., Gul, Saleem, Shah, Attaullah, (2011), " A
Review of Literature on the Role of Trust and Partnering in Success of
Construction Project", African Journal of Business Management Vol. 5,
No. 35, pp. 13541-13549
17.
Razzaghian, Maria., and Shah, Attaullah,. (2011). "Prevalence,
Antecedents, and Effects of Workplace Bullying: A Review of
Literature", African Journal of Business ManagementVol. 5, No. 35, pp.
13419-13427
18.
Khan, Khurram., and Shah, Attaullah,. (2011). Understanding
Performance Measurement Through the Literature" A Review" African
Journal of Business Management Vol. 5, No. 35, pp. 13410-13418
19.
Shah, Hamid Ali. and Shah, Attaullah., (2011)."The Association
Between Financial Development and Economic Development: A
Review" African Journal of Business Management Vol.5, No.35, pp.
13428-13434
20.
Jabeen, Maryam and Shah, Attaullah., (2011)."A Review on
Family Ownership and Information Asymmetry" African Journal of
Business Management Vol. 5, No. 35, pp. 13550-13558
21.
Shah, Attaullah, Rehman, Jamil Ur, Zaheer Abbas, and Kamal,
Yasir, (2012), "The Interest Rates-Stock Prices Nexus in Highly Volatile
Markets: Evidence from Pakistan", Journal of Basic and Applied
Scientific Research, 2(3):2589-2598
22.
Shah, Attaullah, Munir, Akhtar., Khan, Safiullah, and Abbas,
Zaheer, (2011), Can Large Industries Predict the Stock Market, World
Applied Sciences Journal: Vol.14 No. 3, pp. 443-448
23.
Khan, Safiullah., Shah, Attaullah., Abbas, Zhaheer., (2011) Impact
of Single Stock Futures Trading on Stock Price Volatility of Underlying

Stocks: Empirical Evidence from Pakistans Stock Market, Journal of

Basic and Applied Scientific Research, Vol. 1, No.11, pp. 2000-2008
24.
Shah, Attaullah., Abdullah, Fahad., Khan, Tauseef., Khan,
Safiullah., (2011). "Simplicity Vs Accuracy: The Case of CAPM and Fama
and French Model" Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Vol
5, No. 10, pp. 528-535
25.
Abdullah, Fahad., Shah, Attaullah., Iqbal, Abdullah Mohammad.,
Gohar, Raheel. (2011), Investors' Power and the Dividend Cost
Minimization Model: Which one Better Explains the Dividend Policy in
Pakistan?, African Journal of Business Management : Vol. 5, No.26, pp.
10747-10759.
26.
Subayyal, Muhammad., Shah, Attaullah., (2011), "The
Cointegration between Exchange Rates and Stock Prices in Highly
Volatile Markets: Evidence from Pakistan", Middle Eastern Economics
and Finance: No. 15, pp. 156-163
27.
Abdullah, Fahad., Shah, Attaullah., Iqbal, Abdullah Mohammad.,
Gohar, Raheel., (2011), The Effect of Group and Family Ownership on
Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan, International
Review of Business Research Papers, Vol.7 No.4.pp191-208
28.
Shah, Attaullah and Khan, Shahid Ali., (2009), Empirical
Investigation of Debt-Maturity Structure: Evidence From
Pakistan , Pakistan Development Review: Vol. 48, No.4, pp. 565-578
29.
Shah, Attaullah & Khan, Safiullah., Khan (2007), Determinants of
Capital Structure: Evidence from Pakistani Panel Data, International
Review of Business Research Paper: Vol. 3, No.4, pp. 265-282
30.
Shah, Attaullah and Hijazi, Syed Tahir., (2004), The
Determinants of Capital Structure of Stock Exchange-Listed NonFinancial Firms in Pakistan, Pakistan Development Review: Vol. 43, No.
4, pp. 605-618

Papers presented in conferences:

Firm Performance and the Nature of Agency Problems in InsidersControlled Firms: Evidence from Pakistan, 28th Annual General Meeting
and Conference of Pakistan Society of Development Economists,
Isamabad, November 13-15, 2012
2. Lead-Lag Relationship and Directional Asymmetry in Stock Returns of
Small and Large Portfolios: Evidence from the Karachi Stock
Exchange,4th South Asian International conference (SAICON-2012)
Bhurban, December 05-07, 2012
3. Free Cash Flow, Ownership Structure & Firm Performance: Evidence
from Pakistan, 4th South Asian International conference (SAICON-2012)
Bhurban, December 05-07, 2012
1.

Managerial Stock Ownership and the Maturity Structure of Corporate

Debt: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan, 4th South Asian International
conference (SAICON-2012) Bhurban, December 05-07, 2012
5. Corporate Ownership Structures and Dividend Announcement Effects:
Evidence From Pakistan, Eurasia Business and Economics Society
(EBES)-Istanbul, May 24-26, 2012
6. Impact of Judicial Efficiency on Debt-Maturity Structure: Evidence from
Judicial Districts of Pakistan, 27th AGM Conference of the PSDE,
Islamabad December 13-15, 2011
7. Are Large Industries Informationally Efficient? SIBR Conference,
Bangkok Thailand (June 16-18, 2011)
8. The Relationship between Real Exchange Rate and Interest Rate
Differentials, 4th Asia Pacific Business Research Conference (April 810 2011), Kula Lampur Malaysia
9. The Effect of Family Ownership on Firm Performance: Empirical
Evidence from Pakistan. 14th Annual Business Research Conference
(2011), Dubai UAE
10. Corporate Cash Holdings: Determinants and Implications, Second
International Conference of AGBA-South Asia Chapter (2010).
Islamabad, Pakistan
11. Simplicity Vs Accuracy: The Case of CAPM and Fama and French
Model, Second International Conference of AGBA-South Asia Chapter
(December 28-29, 2010). Islamabad, Pakistan
12. The Determinants of Capital Structure of Stock Exchange-Listed NonFinancial Firms in Pakistan, 20th PSDE Annual Conference January 1012, 2005, Islamabad, Pakistan
13. The Empirical Investigation of Debt-Maturity Structure: Evidence from
Pakistan, 25th PSDE AGM and Conference March 16-18, 2010,
Islamabad, Pakistan.
4.

DISTINCTIONS

Distinction in MS

First Position in B.Com Part I and Part II with qualification for Gold Medal

Second Position in D.Com II Examination of BTE, Peshawar

Nominated for the HEC Best University Teacher Award 2010 from
IMSciences-Peshawar

Won HEC Scholarship for PhD

First Position in MBA class with CGPA 4.00 on the scale of 4.00

Merit Scholarship holder MBA Program

COUNTRIES VISITED
I have visited the following countries while availing the HEC travel grant for
paper presentation in international research conferences.

Turkey

Malaysia

Thailand

Furthermore, I spent two months at the University of Kentucky, USA as a

participant of the program designed to develop faculty in research, pedagogy
and business curriculum design.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Attaullah Shah
Kamal Shah
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Feb 3rd, 1980
11101-1491019-1
Bannu, KPK
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Married
Male
Islam