Syed Zain ul Abdin
Assistant Professor
PhD
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About Me
Dr. Syed Zain Ul Abdin is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Management Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur Campus, Pakistan. He began his professional career as a Senior Accountant immediately after completing his MS degree before transitioning to academia in September 2014. He joined the University of Lahore Business School as a faculty member, where he served for several years, followed by a one-year appointment at Air University, Islamabad Campus. Since May 2020, he has been serving as an Assistant Professor at The Islamia University of Bahawalpur.
Dr. Abdin has extensive teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate business programs, with expertise in Business Finance, Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Investment Analysis, and Equity Markets. He has authored numerous research articles published in reputable national and international peer-reviewed journals. His research interests include corporate finance, behavioral finance, and sustainability, with a particular focus on advancing knowledge in financial decision-making, corporate governance, and sustainable business practices.
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1. M. Ahmed and Syed Zain ul Abdin and K. Akhtar. 2026. “The Impact of ESG Practices on Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis of Developing and Developed Nations.” Review of Applied Management and Social Sciences 9.
2. Syed Zain ul Abdin and L. Hon-Wei and W. Mehmood. 2026. “The Drivers of IPO Activity in the Sustainability Era: Insights from G8 Countries.” Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 0.
3. W. Mehmood and W. W. Elkelish and Syed Zain ul Abdin. 2026. “CEO Duality: Determinants and Consequences---A Systematic Literature Review.” Quality \& Quantity 60.
4. M. R. Sajid and Syed Zain ul Abdin and H. M. N. Saleem. 2025. “The Impact of Enterprise Risk Management on Financial Performance: Exploring the Mediating Role of Business Strategies.” Journal of Business \& Economics 15.
5. T. M. Shaikh and Syed Zain ul Abdin. 2025. “Mechanism Role of Investment Strategies for Investment Performance: Investigating the Impact of Personality Traits: A Case of Behavioral Finance.” Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies 11.
6. Syed Zain ul Abdin and K. Tajeddini and T. C. Gamage and W. Ul Hameed. 2025. “Personality Traits and Investment Behaviour: The Sequential Mediation of Overconfidence Bias and Risk Propensity.” Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation 21.
7. M. R. Sajid and Syed Zain ul Abdin and H. M. N. Saleem. 2023. “The Components of Enterprise Risk Management and Financial Performance of the Non-Financial Firms Through Mediation of Corporate Reputation.” Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies 9.
8. S. Murtaza and Syed Zain ul Abdin and H. M. N. Saleem. 2023. “Behavioral Information Strategies and Financial Satisfaction: A Mediating Effect of Financial Opportunity.” Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies 9.
9. Syed Zain ul Abdin and F. Qureshi and J. Iqbal and S. Sultana. 2022. “Overconfidence Bias and Investment Performance: A Mediating Effect of Risk Propensity.” Borsa Istanbul Review 22.
10. Mumtaz Ahmad and Iqra Mehboob and Syed Zain ul Abdin. 2021. “How Behavioral Factors Influence Investment Performance of Individual Investors in Pakistan Stock Market: A Moderated Mediation Approach.” Review of Economics and Development Studies / South Punjab Center for Research and Development (SPCRD) 7. https://doi.org/10.47067/reads.v7i3.385
11. Mumtaz Ahmad, Shoaib Saleem,Mariam Abbas Soharwardi, Syed Zainul Abdin1. 2021. “Testing Efficiency, Size, Productivity and Capital Structure of Microfinance Institutions (MFI’s) of Pakistan.” International Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering Research / The World Academy of Research in Science and Engineering 9. https://doi.org/10.30534/ijeter/2021/19932021
12. Sadia Jabeen, Maria Rasheed, AsifaFaiz, Syed Zain ul Abdin. 2021. “The Impact of Passion for Learning on the Knowledge Management: Does the Self-Regulation Matter?.” PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION 58.
13. Syed Zain ul Abdin and Ali Junaid Khan and Shahzad Ali Gill and Tanveer Ahmed. 2021. “Information Technology Competencies: A Performance Booster for Organizations.” iRASD Journal of Management / International Research Association for Sustainable Development - iRASD 3. https://doi.org/10.52131/jom.2021.0303.0054
14. Kanwal Iqbal Khan and Syed Zain Ul Abdin and Mumtaz Ahmad and Shahid Mahmood. 2021. “Unlocking the black box between TQM practices and organisational performance through learning capability and market orientation: insight from Pakistans textile sector.” Middle East J. of Management / Inderscience Publishers 1. 10.1504/MEJM.2021.10037459
15. Tayyab Ali Baig, Maria Rasheed, Dr. Syed Zain ul Abdin, Dr. Sadia Ather,. 2020. “I Hate That Place! Do Ostracized Customers Spread Negative Word of Mouth Conditioned to Resilience?.” Elementary Education Online 19.
16. Farrukh Naveed and Syed Zain Ul Abdin. 2020. “Corporate governance mechanism and the risk exposure of Islamic mutual funds: evidence from Islamic countries.” Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research / Emerald 11. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIABR-04-2019-0073
17. Syed Zain ul Abdin, Muhammad Usman Islam, Mumtaz Ahmad, Hasan Hanif. 2020. “The Role of Heuristics Toward Stock Market Anomalies (Finding at Individual Investors).” Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences 13.
18. Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Khalid Sohail, Syed Zain ul Abdin , Madiha Awais, Noshaba Batool. 2020. “Role of ESG Disclosure in Determining Asset Allocation Decision: An Individual Investor Perspective.” Paradigms 14.
19. Hasan Hanif, Syed Zain Ul Abdin, Bushra Karim Mirza. 2019. “The Dynamic Relationship between Working Capital Management and Financial Performance: Evidence from Asia.” Journal of Business & Economics 19.
20. Syed Zain-ul-Abdin, Khurram Shahzad, Muhammad Kaleemullah, Mumtaz Ahmad. 2019. “Real-Estate Investor’s Psychology: Heuristics and Prospect Factors.” Paradigms 13.
21. Syed Zain Ul Abdin and Muhammad Waqas and Mumtaz Ahmad. 2019. “A test of market efficiency using stock market anomalies: a behavioural approach.” Middle East J. of Management / Inderscience Publishers 6. https://dx.doi.org/10.1504/MEJM.2019.101922
22. Syed Zain Ul Abdin, Naheed Sultana, Mariam Farooq, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah. 2017. “Stock Market Anomalies as Mediators Between Prospect Factors and Investment Decisions and Performance: Findings at the Individual Investor Level.” The Lahore Journal of Business 6.
23. Syed Zain ul Abdin and Omer Farooq and Naheed Sultana and Mariam Farooq. 2017. “The impact of heuristics on investment decision and performance: Exploring multiple mediation mechanisms.” Research in International Business and Finance / Elsevier BV 42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.07.010
24. I. A. Qureshi and H. Raza and M. Whitty and Syed Zain ul Abdin. 2015. “Telemedicine Implementation and Benefits for Quality and Patient Safety in Pakistan.” Knowledge Management \& E-Learning 7.
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur was established in the year 1975 by upgrading historical institute of the Jamia Abbasia.
