Prof. Malek Alsharairi
Prof. Malek Alsharairi is currently the President of Al-Yarmouk University and has been serving as the Vice President of German Jordanian University since 2022. Also he has been the Dean of the School of Management and Logistic Sciences since 2017. He is a professor at the International Accounting Department. Prof. Alsharairi has an international teaching experience in both undergraduate and post-graduate courses at several universities in Jordan, UK, and Germany.
His administrative service at the university is also extensive and diverse in academia since he chairs and sits on several governance councils and committees and formerly served as a Department Head, Exchange Coordinator, Center Director, and Vice Dean.
Prof. Alsharairi has been appointed as a member of the National Higher Commission of Public Accounting Profession, by a Ministerial Council Decision in October 2017, which is responsible for regulating and overseeing the Public Accounting profession in Jordan. Further, he is on the Public Accountants Licensing and Examination Board.
Prof. Alsharairi is committed to research-led and practice-informed teaching. He is an IMA Campus Advocate (US) and a Fellow at Higher Education Academy (UK). Prof. Alsharairi has been awarded all academic degrees with Excellent ratings and he received several awards, honors, and recognition from international institutions. He is a committed reviewer at several scholarly journals and a specialist at several professional training programs such as CMA.
Educational Background
Accounting (Magna Cum Laude), Yarmouk University, Jordan, 2005
Accounting (Summa Cum Laude), Yarmouk University, Jordan, 2003
Main Research Interests: Corporate Reporting, Financial Accounting, Corporate Governance, Earnings Management, Corporate Social Responsibility.
Interdisciplinary Research Interests: Logistics, Strategic Management.
Academic Experience:
Faculty Member (Current rank: Full Professor), German Jordanian University, 2012 – present.
Adjunct Teaching Fellow, Durham University, 2008 – 2011.
Instructor, Yarmouk University, 2005 – 2008.
Administrative Posts:
Dean, School of Management and Logistic Sciences, GJU 2017 – present.
Vice Dean, School of Management and Logistic Sciences, GJU, 2016 – 2017.
Exchange Coordinator, International Accounting Department, GJU, 2013 – 2016.
Head of Department, International Accounting Department, GJU, 2012 – 2014.
Visiting & Guest Lecturing:
Visiting Professor, Technische Hochschule Nürnberg, Germany, 2015.
Guest Lecturer, Hochschule Coburg, Germany, 2015.
Visiting Professor, Hochschule Fulda, Germany, 2015.
Adjunct Lecturer, M.A. HSM Program- Yarmouk University, Jordan, 2015.
Guest Speaker, Princess Sumayya University for Technology, Jordan, 2015.
Visiting Professor, Technische Hochschule Nürnberg, Germany, 2014.
Selected Publications
| 2024 | Abu-Rajab, L., Steijvers, T., Corten, M., Lybaert, N., & Alsharairi, M,"The impact of the CEO’s Islamic religiosity on tax aggressive behavior in family firms",International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 17(5),Emerald Publishing Limited,955-973,2024 [View] |
| 2024 | Albqowr, A., Alsharairi, M., & Alsoussi, A,"Big data analytics in supply chain management: a systematic literature review",VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, 54(3),Emerald Publishing Limited,657-682,2024 [View] |
| 2024 | Al-Hamadeen, R., Alsharairi, M., Salameh, V., Jabali, G., Abdallah, D., & Khalil, L,"Tax compliance and satisfaction: The role of e-tax system from the perspective of stakeholders",In Financial Markets and Corporate Reporting Under Geopolitical Risks: 2022 & 2023 Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting (ACFA),Springer Nature,(p. 129),2024 |
| 2024 | Ur Rehman, S., Qatawneh, N., Al-Okaily, A., Al-Okaily, M., Shiyyab, F. S., Alsharairi, M., Masa’deh, R., & Bani Mohmmad, A,"The utility of smart government services apps solutions in the post-pandemic era",Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication,2024 [View] |
| 2023 | Awad, A. A., Al-Hamadeen, R., & Alsharairi, M,"The informativeness of dividend ratios and their economic predictive value towards equity premium",Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting 23(3),Emerald Publishing Limited,2023 [View] |
| 2022 | Younis, H., Sundarakani, B., & Alsharairi, M,"Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning within Supply Chains: Systematic review and future research directions",Journal of Modelling in Management, 17(3),Emerald Publishing Limited,916-940,2022 [View] |
| 2021 | Al-Okaily, M., Al Natour, A. R., Shishan, F., Al-Dmour, A., Alghazzawi, R., & Alsharairi, M,"Sustainable FinTech Innovation Orientation: A Moderated Model",Sustainability, 13(24),MDPI,13591,2021 [View] |
| 2021 | Al-Hamadeen, R., AlHmoud, T., El-Nader, H., Alsharairi, M., & Almasri, F,"Do boards influence audit quality? A multidimensional analysis",Journal of Governance and Regulation, 10(1),2021 [View] |
| 2020 | Alsharairi, M., Khamis, R., & Alkhalaileh, M,"How does real earnings management affect firms’ future profitability? Evidence from Jordan",Corporate Ownership & Control, 18(1),47-55,2020 [View] |
| 2019 | Abushaikha, I., Al-weshah, Gh., Alsharairi, M.,"How do retail firms benefit from co-locating in logistics-intensive clusters? A focus on the inbound supply function",The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research ,Taylor & Francis,2019 |
| 2019 | Aburajab, L., Maali, B., Jaradat, M., & Alsharairi, M,"Board of Directors’ Characteristics and Tax Aggressiveness: Evidence from Jordanian Listed Firms",Theoretical Economics Letters, 9(7),Scientific Research Publishing,2732-2745,2019 [View] |
| 2019 | Alsharairi, M., Atmeh, M., & Al-Abdullah, R,"Glocalization: A Balanced Approach For A Smoother International Accounting Harmonization in the Developing Countries",The Journal of Developing Areas, 53(4),Tennessee State University College of Business,2019 [View] |
| 2018 | Alsharairi, M., Smith, D. D., Glambosky, M., & Gleason, K,"Firm investment efficiency and auditor perception of dividend initiation",Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting, 56(3/4),Creighton University,67-102,2018 |
| 2017 | Alsharairi, Dixon, Al-Hamadeen ,"Event-Specific Earnings Management: Additional Evidence from US M&A Pre-and Post-SOX",Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting.,Forthcoming.,2017 |
| 2017 | Alsharairi, M., & Iqtait, K,"Some restraints of earnings management incidence: evidence from FTSE-350",International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, 9(4),Inderscience Publishers (IEL),384-400,2017 [View] |
| 2016 | Al-Hamadeen, R., Alsharairi, M., & Qaqish, H,"Intangibles Disclosure: Evidence from Annual Reports of the Jordanian Industrial Public Listed Companies",In Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics: New Trends in Finance and Accounting,Springer, Cham,(pp. 385-396),2016 [View] |
| 2016 | Alsharairi, M., & Abubaker, W,"Does Arab Spring Have a Spillover Effect on Dubai Financial Market?",Journal of Developing Areas, 50(6),Tennessee State University,319-331,2016 [View] |
| 2015 | Alsharairi, M., Black, E. L., Hofer, C., & Al-Hamadeen, R,"The Post-merger Performance of the European M&As: Does Pre-merger Earnings Management Matter?",Corporate Ownership & Control, 13(1),Virtus Interpress,994-1005,2015 [View] |
| 2015 | Alsharairi, M., Al-Hamadeen, R., Issa, F., & Kakish, O,"Interim Financial Reporting and Compliance with IAS 34: The Case of the Jordanian Financial Sector",International Journal of Business and Social Science, 6(11),100-109,2015 |
| 2015 | Alsharairi, M., Black, E. L., & Hofer, C,"The impact of pre-merger earnings management on non-cash acquisition premia: Evidence from the European market for corporate control",Corporate Ownership & Control, 12(4),Virtus Press,587-602,2015 [View] |
| 2015 | Al-Hamadeen, R., & Alsharairi, M,"Financing Higher Education Institutions: Experience of the Jordanian Public Universities",Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 5(8),185-194,2015 |
| 2014 | Bozos, Ratnaike, Alsharairi,"How has the international harmonization of financial reporting standards affected merger premiums within the European Union?",International Review of Financial Analysis (Elsevier),31(0): pp. 48-60.,2014 |
| 2014 | Alsharairi, Gleason, Kanaan,"Bidder Earnings Management, Cynical Targets and Acquisition Premia.",Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting,52(1-2): pp. 1-40.,2014 |
| 2012 | Malek Alsharairi, Salama,"Does Leverage Impact Earnings Management? Evidence from US Non-cash Acquirers.",Journal of Financial & Economic Practice,12(1): pp.18-34.,2012 |
| 2012 | Alsharairi, M., & Ahmad, R,"Pre-merger earnings management: Sarbanes Oxley, leverage and non-cash acquisition premia",Durham University,2012 |
| 2009 | Alsharairi, M., & Al-Abdullah, R,"The Reflections of the International Accounting Harmonization on Emerging Economies: Jordan as an Example",In The Second Conference of the Faculty of Business at the University of Jordan on Critical Issues for Emerging Economies in Today’s Business Environment,University of Jordan,2009 [View] |
| 2008 | Alsharairi, M., & Al-Abdullah, R,"The Impact of Adopting IASs on the Jordanian Environment: The Perspective of Accountants, Auditors and Academicians 'An Exploratory Study'",International Conference on Business Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century,University of Bahrain,2008 [View] |