Senior Lecturer
Finance and Accounting Group
Profile
Omneya is a senior lecturer in the Accounting in the Finance and Accounting Group at Aston Business School and the director of Aston University’s Research Centre for Islamic Finance & Business. She is also a fellow of the UK Academy of Higher Education and a member of the "Senate" at Aston University. She has held teaching appointments at Heriot-Watt University, Mansoura University, American University of Sharjah and ETQM College in Dubai. She is a member of the editorial board and ad-hoc reviewer of various academic journals and international conferences. She published various research papers in international academic journals. One of her publication has been ranked from the top ten cited by Science Direct (June 2009). Two of her research papers have been ranked by Science Direct from the top 25 for more than three years. Omneya taught various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Financial Accounting, International Accounting, Management Accounting and Islamic Accounting & finance. She successfully supervised numerous MSc. & MBA dissertations. She has supervised four PhD students. Two of them have successfully completed their PhD and currently are pursuing careers in higher education. She is a member of the British Accounting & European Accounting Associations.
Dr Omneya Abdelsalam, Director of the EIBF Research Centre, featured as the Financial Times' Professor of the Week >
Education
- PhD Accounting (thesis: applications of IASs in an Emerging Capital market), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, July, 1999
- MSc Accounting (dissertation in Islamic Finance), Mansoura University, July, 1991
- BCom (Hon) Accounting and Finance, Mansoura University, July, 1986
Teaching experience
Taught various undergraduate and postgraduate (MSc. & MBA) courses:
- Management Accounting
- Financial Accounting
- International Accounting
- International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Contemporary Issues in Accounting
- Islamic Accounting & Finance.
Awards & fellowships
- Recipient of "Aston Business School Summer 2009 Award for Innovation and Inspiration"
- Recipient of "Aston University Excellence in Teaching Award 2005".
- Nominee for "Excellence in Teaching Prize" Heriot-Watt University, UK - 2001.
Media coverage
Editorial board
- Member of the editorial boards of the following two academic journals:
- Journal of International Business and Finance (JIBF)
- Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting (JOFRA)
Academic reviewer
Academic Reviewer for the following academic Journals:
- British Accounting Review
- Research in Accounting in Emerging Markets
- Managerial Finance
- Corporate Governance: An International Journal
- Advances in International Accounting
- Journal of International Business and Finance
- Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting
- Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research
Other roles
Research interests
I am willing to supervise PhD theses in the following areas:
- Corporate governance,
- Disclosure and transparency, and
- corporate Social responsibility
- Corporate governance in Islamic Banks & Sharia compliant businesses
- Risks in Islamic banks as compared with conventional banks
- Assessment of levels of transparency by Islamic banks & Sharia compliant businesses
- Corporate social responsibility of Islamic banks
- Corporate online financial reporting
- Corporate social and environmental reporting on the Internet
- Relevance of / and application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to / in Emerging capital markets
- Accounting and Finance in the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) region
- Computer based teaching and assessment to Accounting & Business students
Research funding
- £1.5 million for Aston university’s Elsharaani Centre in Islamic Finance & Business
- 16,500 AED American University of Sharjah (AUS) for the research project "An Examination of the Determinants of the Comprehensiveness of Corporate Internet Reporting Provided by Listed Companies in the Middle East Region".
- £10,000 Higher Education Funding Council (HEFC) - Total Quality Enhancement (TQE) Fund for the research project "Using online assessment as a learning tool in accounting education". Awarded in October 2003.
- £1,000 British Accounting Association CHA Bursary for the research project "Implementing new accounting regulations in an emerging capital market" Awarded in October 2000
- £1,500 Edinburgh Centre for financial studies for the research project "Introducing International Accounting standards to an emerging capital market: relative familiarity and a language barrier" Awarded in October 1999
Publications
- O.H. Abdelsalam (2008), "Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis", in Berk, DeMarzo & Harford, Fundamental of corporate Finance, Pearson Higher Education.
- O. H. Abdelsalam (2008), "Corporate Governance and Corporate Dividend Policies in an Emerging Market; further evidence from CASE 50, Managerial Finance, Vol 34, (with A. El-Masry & S. Segini).
- O. H. Abdelsalam (2008), "The impact of Board independence and ownership structure on the Timeliness of Corporate Internet Reporting of Irish Listed Companies", Managerial Finance, Vol. 34, (with A. El-Masry).
- O. H. Abdelsalam (2007), "An examination of the determinants of the comprehensiveness of corporate Internet reporting provided by London Listed companies" Journal of International Accounting Research, Vol. 6(2), (with D. Street & S Bryant).
- O. H. Abdelsalam (2007),"Corporate governance and the Timeliness of Corporate Internet Reporting by U.K. Listed Companies" Journal of International Accounting Auditing and Taxation, Vol.16 (2), (with D. Street). TOP 25 ON SCIENCE DIRECT
- O. H. Abdelsalam (2007) " Exchange rate exposure: do size and foreign operations matter?", Managerial Finance, Vol. 33, (with A. El-Masry).
- O. H. Abdelsalam (2007) "Measuring Accounting Disclosure in a period of Complex Change; the case of Egypt" Advances in International Accounting, Vol. 19, (with P. Weetman).
- O. H. Abdelsalam (2007) "The exchange rate exposure of UK non-financial companies", Managerial Finance, Vol. 33, (with A. El-Masry).
- O. H. Abdelsalam (2006) "Ownership Structure and Corporate Dividend Policies in Egypt, Global review of Business and Economic Research, (with A. El-Masry).
- O. H. Abdelsalam (2004) " Corporate Internet Reporting by Bombai SE Sensex Companies" Indian Accounting Review, December issue, Vol. 8, pp1-18 (With Donna Street and Stephanie Bryant).
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O. H. Abd-Elsalam (2003) "Introducing International Accounting Standards to an Emerging Capital Market: relative familiarity and a language effect; the case of Egypt" Journal of International Accounting Auditing and Taxation", vol. 12(1), 63-84 (with P. Weetman). TOP 10 CITED (June 2009) AND TOP 25 ON SCIENCE DIRECT
- O. H. Abd-Elsalam (2003) "Using Quick Check Questions to enhance students' learning of Management Accounting", Good Practice Guide in learning and teaching, Aston University, ISBN 1 85449 470 8
- O. H. Abd-Elsalam (2002) "Egypt" in International Financial Accounting: A Comparative Approach, ed. C. Roberts, P. Weetman and P. Gordon, Financial Times Prentice Hall: London, pp. 625-638. (Second edition).
- O. H. Abd-Elsalam (1998) "Egypt" in International Financial Accounting: A Comparative Approach, ed. C. Roberts, P. Weetman and P. Gordon, Financial Times Pitman Publishing: London, pp. 625-638. (First edition).
Conferences & publications
- O.H.Abdelsalam (2009), “An Assessment of the Effect of Culture and Corporate Governance on Disclosure Practices of GCC Listed Companies”, MARG conference, Aston Business School, (with Yass Alkafaji).
- O. H. Abdelsalam (2008), "Corporate Governance and Corporate Dividend Policies in Egypt, AAA Mid-Atlantic 2008, (with S. El-Segini).
- O. H. Abdelsalam (2008), "The impact of Board independence and ownership structure on the Timeliness of Corporate Internet Reporting of Irish Listed Companies", Irish Accounting and Finance Association conference, (with S. El-Segini).
- O. H. Abdelsalam & D, Street (2007) "Corporate Governance and the Timeliness of Internet report by London-listed companies" Financial Reporting and Business Communication 11th Annual conference, Cardiff university, UK.
- O. H. Abdelsalam, D, Street & S. Bryant (2007) "Corporate Governance and the level of Internet reporting by London-listed companies" British Accounting Association Annual conference, Royal Holloway, University of London UK.
- O. H. Abdelsalam & D, Street (2006) "An examination of the Timeliness of Internet reporting by London-listed companies" IAAER World Congress, Turkey.
- O. H. Abdelsalam, D, Street & S. Bryant (2006) "An examination of Internet reporting by London-listed companies" AIB annual Conference, China.
- O. H. Abdelsalam & D, Street (2006) "Board characteristics, Ownership structure and the Timeliness of Corporate Internet Reporting", Fourth International conference on corporate governance: Global developments in corporate governance, Birmingham.
- O. H. Abdelsalam, D, Street & S. Bryant (2006) "An examination of Internet reporting by London-listed companies" European Accounting Association conference, Dublin.
- O. H. Abd-Elsalam and P. Weetman (2002) "Implementing new accounting regulations in an emerging capital market: the case of Egypt", American-Egyptian Scholars Association Annual Conference, Alexandria, December.
- O. H. Abd-Elsalam and P. Weetman (2001) "Corporate disclosure in a period of complex change: Internationalization and the emerging capital market in Egypt", British Accounting Association; International Accounting Section, Royal Holloway University, UK, September.
- O. H. Abd-Elsalam and P. Weetman (2000) "Introducing International Accounting Standards to an Emerging Capital Market: relative familiarity and a language effect; the case of Egypt", American Accounting Association and British Accounting Association Second Globalisation Conference, Cambridge, Judge Institute of Management, UK.
- O. H. Abd-Elsalam and P. Weetman (2000) "Familiarity and International Accounting Standards disclosure practices in Emerging Capital Markets with a case study of Egypt", Irish Accounting & Finance Association Annual Conference, Dublin, May, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland.
- O. H. Abd-Elsalam and P. Weetman (2000) "Association of corporate characteristics and mandatory disclosure by listed companies in an emerging capital market: empirical evidence and theoretical implications in the context of Egypt", American Accounting Association, International Accounting Section Mid year conference, January, Tampa Florida, USA.
- O. H. Abd-Elsalam and P. Weetman (1999) "The effect of the introduction and the application of International Accounting Standards to the regulations for accounting disclosure in an Emerging Capital Market: The Case of Egypt", British Accounting Association, March, Glasgow University, UK.
- O. H. Abd-Elsalam and P. Weetman (1997) "Company Reaction To Developments In Regulation Of Financial Disclosure: Mandatory Compliance In The Case Of Listed Companies In Egypt", Scottish conference -British Accounting Association, September, Edinburgh University, UK.
- O. H. Abd-Elsalam and P. Weetman (1997) "The relevance of international accounting standards to an emerging capital market: The case of Egypt", British Accounting Association annual conference, March, Birmingham university, UK.
- O. H. Abd-Elsalam and P. Weetman (1996) "Company Reaction To Developments In Regulation Of Financial Disclosure: Voluntary Compliance In The Case Of Private Companies In Egypt", British Accounting Association annual conference, March, Cardiff university, UK.
