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AZIZ NIGEM ALDEEN YUSUF

AZIZ NIGEM ALDEEN YUSUF

Faculty of Business Studies
Faculty of Business Studies
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
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ayusuf@aou.edu.kw
Office Faculty of Business Studies, FW-642, Tel. +965 2439 4482

Professional Biography

Dr.  Yusuf is  assistant professor in the faculty of business studies at  Arab Open University-Kuwait. He recieved his Bachelor and Master's degrees in Banking and Finance from the Yarmouk University-Jordan. He also holds a PhD degree in Accounting and Finance from the New England University- NSW, Australia. His research interest is related to the areas of Small Business Finance, Managerial Finance and Financial Analysis, and is currently reseaching more on the capital structures of industrial firms. His publications have appeared in several different international journals including the Research Journal of Accounting and Finance, International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues among others. 

Courses Taught

Throughout his career, he has taught many different courses at the undergraduate level including:

Financial Analysis; Micro-finance; Risk Management in Small Business; Financial Analysis and Reporting; Investment and Portfolio Management; Mathematics for Business; Principles of Finance 1 and 2; Financial Markets and Institutions; Financial Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting; Managerial Accounting; and also some business courses more recently.

At the Graduate level, he has taught courses such as International Finance and Advanced Financial Accounting.

Professional Experience

2015 - till now, Assistant Professor, Accounting and Finance track, Faculty of Business Studies, Arab Open University, Kuwait.

2011-2014, Assistant Professor, Department of Risk Management and Department of Finance, American University of Madaba, Jordan.

2013-2014, Head of Finance Department, Department of Finance, American University of Madaba, Jordan.

2009 - 2011, Assistant Professor, Deparment of Banking and Finance, Al-Zaytoonah Provate University, Amman, Jordan.

2010, Part-time Lecturer, Deparment of Banking and Finance, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.

2008, Associate Lecturer, School of Business Economics and Public Policy, New England University, NSW, Australia.

Research Publications

El-Bahsh, R., Ali Al-Attar, and Aziz Yusuf (2018), “Firm, Industry and Country Level Determinants of Capital Structure: Evidence from Jordan,” International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Vol. 8, No. 2.

Al-Qudah, A., and Aziz Yusuf (2015), “Stock Price Volatility and Dividend Policy in Jordanian Firms,” Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, Vol 6, No. 22, 2015.

Yusuf, A., Al-Attar, A., and H. Al-Shattarat (2015), “Empirical Evidence on Capital Structure Determinants in Jordan,” International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 10, No. 5, May 2015.

Al-Attar, A., H., Al-Shattarat, and Aziz Yusuf (2015), “The Effects of Contextual Factors on Disaggregated Earnings in Explaining Dividend Changes in Jordanian Firms,” International Journal of Commerce and Management, Emerald, Vol. 25, Issue 2.