YU -AlKhobar

Dr. Aminah Abdullah

Associate Professor of Accounting

Biography

Dr. Aminah Binti Abdullah is an Associate Professor in Accounting at Al Yamamah University. Prior to joining Al Yamamah University, she was an Associate Professor at Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (Saudi Arabia), University of Sharjah (UAE), Sohar University (Oman), and the University of Roehampton (UK). She has over 20 years of expertise and leadership in research, teaching and administration which she has acquired by working in higher education institutions and industry in the UK and internationally.

Dr. Aminah’s research interests are in the areas of public sector accountability, governance and performance management, corporate governance, including corporate, social, environmental and sustainability accounting. To date, her research papers have been published in internationally refereed high-quality academic journals such as the British Accounting Review, Accounting and Business Research, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy among others (e.g. ABDC ranked A* and A). Her teaching interests are:

  • Auditing and Assurance,
  • Accounting Information Systems,
  • Taxation and Zakat,
  • Accounting for Managerial Decision Making,
  • Accounting for Managerial Control & Planning
  • Financial Management,
  • Investment & Portfolio Management,
  • Corporate Accounting
  • Performance Management

In terms of her academic qualifications, Dr Aminah earned her PhD in Accounting from Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. She is a fellow member (FCCA) of the prestigious international accountancy body, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK. She obtained her MSc in Accounting (Merit) from the University of Essex, UK. In addition, she is also a fellow member of the Higher Education Academy, UK.  Dr Aminah is also a member of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) and the European Accounting Association (EAA). She is also one of the Editorial Advisory Board members of for an International Journal of Public Sector Management journal (Scopus Q1).

Publications

  • “Controlling UK national museums and galleries: The pursuit of conflicting politico-economic and socio-cultural objectives”, Accounting and Business Research, 2021 (Scopus Q1, ABS 3, ABDC A; (Aminah Abdullah and Iqbal Khadaroo) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00014788.2020.1832880
  • “The trust-control nexus in public private partnership (PPP) contracts” Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 2020, Vol. 39 No. 6, pp. 1-11. (Scopus Q1, ABS 3; ABDC A; (Aminah Abdullah and Iqbal Khadaroo) .
  • "Carillion's collapse, and the future of PFI", Think Ahead - Accounting and Business, 2019, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) (Aminah Abdullah and Iqbal Khadaroo).
  • “Managing the performance of art organisations: Pursuing heterogeneous objectives in a time of austerity”, , The British Accounting Review, 2018, Vol. 50 No. 2, pp. 174-184. (Scopus Q1, ABS 3, ABDC A*) (Aminah Abdullah, Iqbal Khadaroo and Christopher Napier).
  • “The governmentality and accountability of UK national museums and art galleries”, Accounting Forum 2017, Vol.41, No. 3, pp. 266-276. (Scopus Q1, ABS 3, ABCD B), (Aminah Abdullah and Iqbal Khadaroo
  • “Interests in the field of public private partnership: insights from Bourdieu’s social praxeology”, Vestnik of St. Petersburg University, Management Series, 2018, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 3 – 24 (Aminah Abdullah and Iqbal Khadaroo).
  • “Addressing the financial crisis: Perceived effectiveness of Basel III”, Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, 2014, Vol. 29 No. 3, pp. 135-148.
  • “The relevance of international financial reporting standards to Kazakhstan: perception of auditors”, International Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2014, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 1-18 (Aminah Abdullah, Zhameshov, Nurlan and Iqbal Khadaroo).
  • “Barriers in local E-Government partnership: Evidence from Malaysia”, Electronic Government: An International Journal, 2013, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 19-33 (Wong Meng Seng, Iqbal Khadaroo and Aminah Abdullah). Scopus Indexed.
  • “Institutionalisation of XBRL in the USA and UK”, International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, 2009, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 292-304. 33 (with Junaid Shaikh). Scopus Indexed
  • “A 'macro' analysis of the use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language”, International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, 2008, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 213-223. (with Junaid Shaikh). Scopus Indexed
  • “Private finance initiative (or public private partnership) implementation processes and perception of value for money”, International Journal of Economics and Management, 2007, Vol. 1 No. 3 pp. 407– 435. Scopus Indexed.
  • "Why private finance initiatives are so addictive – and yet offer such poor value for money ", The conversation, September 2015.
  • "Evaluation: Value for money appraisal", Encyclopaedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, Melvin Dubnick (editor), 2015, Taylor and Francis publishers, New York.
  • “XBRL benefits, challenges and adoption in the US and UK: clarification of a future research agenda”, World Sustainable Development Outlook 2007: Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century, 2007, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, UK.

Conference proceedings

Presentation/participation at scientific international conference and university research seminars

  • “The political economy of corruption and lobbying: A Bourdieusian insight into the UK’s Greensill scandal”, the 45th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association from 24-26 May 2023 in Espoo
  • “Ethics, Accountability and the Network of Corruption: case study of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)”, Research seminar, College of Business Administration, Prince Mohammad University, December 2022
  • “Ethics, Accountability and the Network of Corruption: case study of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)”, Research seminar, College of Business Administration, University of Sharjah, January 2021
  • "Government's control of arts organisations: Conflicts between politico-economic and socio-cultural objectives", 42nd Annual Congress European Accounting Association Congress, Paphos, Cyprus, May 2019.
  • "Carillion's collapse, and the future of PFI", ACCA International Public Sector Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, February 2019.
  • "A critical examination of the notion of value creation in the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC)'s Integrated Reporting Framework (IRF)", 21st International Conference on Financial Management and Public Sector Accounting, Bali, Indonesia, January 2019.
  • “The role of accounting in governing museums and art galleries: Rhetoric or parrhesia”, presented at the 41st Annual Congress European Accounting Association Congress, Milan, Italy, 30th May - 1st June 2018.
  • “The governance of UK national museums and art galleries: The panopticon assemblage and action at arm’s length”, Accounting Research Seminar, Aston Business School, University of Aston, November 2017.
  • “The trust-control nexus in public private partnership (PPP) contracts”, presented at the Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference, Quebec, July 2017.
  • “The role of accounting in governing museums and art galleries: Rhetoric or parrhesia”, presented at the British Accounting and Finance Association Conference, Herriot Watt University, Edinburgh, 10 – 13 April 2017
  • “Rhetoric or parrhesia: The role of accounting in governing museums and art galleries”, Conference on Public Services and Charities: Accounting, Accountability and Governance at a Time of Change, Queen’s University Belfast, UK, January 2017.
  • “Rhetoric or parrhesia: The role of accounting in governing museums and art galleries”, British Accounting and Finance Special Interest Group on Corporate Governance Conference, University of Sheffield, UK, December 2016.
  • “Calculative practices and the performance management of UK art organisations”, European Institute for Advance Studies in Management (EIASM) Public Sector Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2016.
  • “Calculative practices and the performance management of UK art organisations”, Accounting Research Seminar, School of Business and Economics, University of Brunei, August 2016.
  • “Disciplining UK national museums and art galleries”, Alternative Accounts Conference, Ottawa, April 2016.
  • “Rhetoric or parrhesia: The role of accounting in governing museums and art galleries”, Accounting Research Seminar, University of Essex, April 2016.
  • “Rhetoric or parrhesia: The role of accounting in governing museums and art galleries”, British Accounting and Finance Association Conference, Bath University, Bath, UK, March 2016.
  • “The governance of UK Museums and Art Galleries: Implications for accountability”, British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Doctoral Colloquium & BAFA conference, Manchester, March 2015.
  • “The governance of UK National museums and art galleries”, British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Doctoral Colloquium, London School of Economics, London, April 2014.
  • “The governance of UK National museums and art galleries”, PhD Research Presentation Day, School of Management, Royal Holloway, University of London, April 2014.
  • “The governance of UK National museums and art galleries”, Inaugural Sustainability Workshop, organised by Centre for Research into Sustainability, Royal Holloway, University of London, February 2014.
  • “The governance of UK National museums and art galleries”, British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Doctoral Colloquium, New Castle Upon Tyne, April 2013.
  • “Discourse of rhetoric and parrhesia in the management of arts organizations”, the 46th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association from 15-17 May 2024 in Bucharest, Romania

Editorial Advisory Board and Reviewer of academic journal & book chapter

  • Editorial advisory board for an International Journal of Public Sector Management journal (Scopus Q1)

Teaching

Current teaching:

  • ACC202 Managerial Accounting
  • ACC321 Intermediate Accounting II
  • ACC326 Zakat and Tax Accounting
  • PGRD495 Accounting and Finance Fundamentals
  • ACC418 Advanced Financial Accounting
  • ACC434 Accounting Information Systems

Services

  • Research Committee
  • Appeal Reconsideration Committee
  • College Council Committee
  • Management and Quality Assurance Committee
  • Accreditation Committee
  • Research Impact Committee
  • Programme Review Committee (Accounting)
  • Student Affairs and Training Committee
  • Research seminar coordinator
  • Chair for the AACSB Quality Committee (for AACSB accreditation application)
  • Assurance of Learning Committee Member ( for AACSB accreditation application)

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