Email:asadullahkhas@hainanu.edu.cn

EDUCATION

WuhanUniversityofTechnology,P.R.China2013-2017

Ph.D.,EnterpriseManagement.AGrade

ResearchpublicationsandConferencepapers:

•Assessing the influence of news indicator on volatility of precious metals prices through GARCH-MIDASmodel: AcomparativestudyofpreandduringCOVID-19period: ResourcesPolicy; ISSN0301-4207,(SSCIImpactFactor8.222,Q1)

•Social isolation & toxic behavior of students in e-learning: evidence during the time of COVID-19 pandemic: Interactive Learning Environments; ISSN 1049-4820, (SSCI Impact Factor 4.965, Q1)

•How COVID-19 influences prices of oil and precious metals: Comparison between data extracted from online searching trends and actual events: Resources Policy; ISSN 0301-4207, (SSCI Impact Factor 8.222, Q1)

•Teachers’ self-efficacy, mental well-being and continuance commitment of using learning management system during COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative study of Pakistan and Malaysia: Interactive Learning Environments; ISSN 1049-4820, (SSCI Impact Factor 4.965, Q1)

•Using Internet Search Keyword Data for Predictability of Precious Metals: Evidence from Non-Parametric Causality-in-Quantiles Approach: Resources Policy; ISSN 0301-4207, (SSCI Impact Factor 8.222, Q1)

•Do CSR Activities Increase Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Employees? Mediating Role of Affective Commitment and Job Satisfaction; Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management: ISSN 1535-3966, (SSCI Impact Factor 8.464, Q1)

•Factors Affecting Students’ Learning Performance through Collaborative Learning and Engagement: Interactive Learning Environments; ISSN 1049-4820, February 2021 (SSCI Impact Factor 4.965, Q1)

•The asymmetric relationship between public-private partnerships investment in energy and environmental degradation for sustainable development: new evidence from quantile-on-quantile regression approach: Environmental Science and Pollution Research; ISSN 0944-1344, (SCI/SCIE Impact Factor 5.190, Q2)

•Nonlinear and Nonparametric Causal Relationship Between Financial Inclusion, Energy Efficiency, and Sustainable Environment in Developed Economies: Journal of the Knowledge Economy; ISSN 1868- 7873, (SSCI Impact Factor 1.815, Q2)

•Nonlinear impact of municipal solid waste recycling and energy efficiency on environmental performance and economic growth: evidence from non-parametric causality-in-quantiles: Environmental Science and Pollution Research; ISSN 0944-1344, (SCI/SCIE Impact Factor 5.190, Q2)

•Analyzing the association between the foreign direct investment and carbon emissions in MENA countries: a pathway to sustainable development: Environment, Development and Sustainability; ISSN 1573-2975, (SCI/SCIE Impact Factor 4.080, Q2)

•Time-varying connectedness between global economic policy uncertainty and regional real estate markets: evidence from TVP-VAR extended joint connectedness approach: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis; ISSN 1753-8270, (ESCI, ABS1)

•Quantile connectedness among real estate investment trusts during COVID-19: evidence from the extreme tails of distributions: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis; ISSN 1753-8270, (ESCI, ABS1)

•The interconnectedness of financial inclusion and bank profitability in rising economic powers: evidence from heterogeneous panel analysis: International Journal of Social Economics; ISSN 0306-8293, (ESCI, ABS1)

•Factors affecting readiness to diffuse blended learning in Pakistani higher education institutions: International Journal of Educational Management; ISSN 0951-354X, (ESCI, ABS1)

•The role of economic policy uncertainty in forecasting housing prices volatility in developed economies: evidence from a GARCH-MIDAS approach: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis; ISSN 1753-8270, (ESCI, ABS1)

•How health consciousness and social consciousness affect young consumers purchase intention towards organic foods: Management of Environmental Quality; ISSN 1477-7835, (ESCI, ABS1)

•Panel smooth transition regression approach to analyzing tourism development – housing price nexus in G7 countries: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis; ISSN 1753-8270, (ESCI, ABS1)

•Threshold Nonlinear Relationship between Globalization, Renewable Energy Consumption and Environmental Degradation: Evidence from Smooth Transition Models, Environmental Science and Pollution Research: ISSN 0944-1344, (SCI/SCIE Impact Factor 5.190, Q2)

•Financial Development, International Trade, and Environmental Degradation: A Non-Linear Threshold Model based on Panel Smooth Transition Regression: Environmental Science and Pollution Research; ISSN 0944-1344, (SCI/SCIE Impact Factor 5.190, Q2)

•A review on the importance of e-commerce for SMEs in Pakistan: Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Innovation and Management ISBN 978-7-5629-5921-9 CPCI-SSH, Wuhan, China

•Role of e-commerce in export development for SMEs in developing countries European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905.

•M-commerce and Mobile apps: opportunities for SMEs in Developing Countries, Journal of International Business Research and Marketing ISSN 1849-8558.

•E-commerce Adoption in Argentina and Its Role in SMEs Growth; 4th International Conference on Advanced Education Technology and Management Science (AETMS 2017) ISBN: 978-1-60595-489-9.

Reviewer for Leading Academic Publications:

International Review of Financial AnalysisSSCI Q1 ABS3Impact Factor 8.2

Resources PolicySSCI Q1 ABS2Impact Factor 8.22

Current PsychologySSCI Q2 ABS1Impact Factor 2.8

Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchSCI Q2Impact Factor 5.91

Applied EconomicsSSCI Q2 ABS2Impact Factor 2.3

Achievements

•ExcellentStudentAwardHolder

•WorkedasUniversityAmbassadorVoluntarilytoguideandhelpnewstudents.

•InternationalCulturalExchangeAssociation(ICEA)ofWuhanUniversityofTechnology,Hubei,China.

•ExecutiveMemberofStudyDepartment.

DadabhoyInstituteofHigherEducation

MBA,MasterofBusinessAdministration2008-2010

•Relevant Coursework:Marketing, Business Finance, Financial Management, Organizational Behavior,Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, Strategic Management, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Corporate Finance, Business ResearchMethods.

•Workedasclassrepresentativeandeffectivelycoordinatedbetweenstudentsandfacultymembers.

Achievement

•MeritScholarshipholder.

Projects:

•Managedaninvestmentportfolioasasimulationprojecttomaximizeearningsoninvestmentby diversificationtoreduceriskaspartoftheInvestmentAnalysis&PortfolioManagementcourse.

•DevelopedacomprehensiveBusinessplanforlocalGarmentManufacturersasaprojectforEntrepreneurship course

ShahAbdulLatifUniversity2004-2006

MA,MasterofArts)

•Relevant Coursework:Sociology, Social Work, Gender Studies, Advanced Sociological Theory, Sociological Methods, Contemporary Sociological Theory, Qualitative Methods in Social Science, QuantitativeMethodsinSociologicalAnalysis.

•Achievedfirstdivisionandexhibitedleadershipqualities.

ShahAbdulLatifUniversity

BA,BachelorofArts)2002-2004

•RelevantCoursework:Economics,PoliticalScience,InternationalRelations.

•Achievedfirstdivision.

WORKEXPERIENCE

Hainan University, Haikou, P.R. ChinaJuly2021-PresentAssociate Professor

International Business School

Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, P.R. ChinaMay2019-June2021Postdoctoral Researcher

SchoolofEconomicsandManagement

AssistantProfessorAugust2018–August2019

Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Sindh, PakistanFacultyofBusinessAdministrationandSocialSciences

Credit Risk Control Officer.November 2010–August 2013MCBBankLimited,Karachi, Sindh,Pakistan

SKILLS,ACTIVITIES&INTERESTS

BehavioralCompetencies

•Exhibitastrongcommitmenttowork

•Workfairlywellunderpressure

•Abilitytoworkefficientlyinateam

•Flexibleinacceptingchangeandadjustingtoanewenvironment

Extra-Curricularactivities

•Activelyparticipatedinorganizingannualdinners,seminars,workshops,andconferences

Languages:English,Sindhi,Urdu,andBasicChinese

Otherinterests:Healthandfitness,PlayingCricket andSnooker,ReadingBooksandWatchingMovies