Syeeda Shafiya Mohammadi

Results-driven Academic Administrator currently serving as Acting Head of Department – Business & accounting at Muscat College. Expert in strategic planning, institutional compliance, and resource allocation. A driven professional with more than 19 years of experience in Teaching & Research.

• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. LTHP-100-Designing and Facilitating Learning, University of Stirling, UK.
• FHEA- Fellow of Higher Education University of Stirling, UK.

• Awarded as a Best Outstanding Student of the Year in Post graduation.,
• Awarded as a Best Student of the Year during Graduate Studies.,
• Awarded for the Punctuality and Attendance during Graduate Studies.,
• Awarded Second prize in Quiz Competition in Graduation.,
• Awarded First prize in Quiz Competition during High School Studies.,
• Secured highest marks in M. Com Previous Year in Managerial Economics.,
• Secured highest marks in M. Com Final Year in Fundamental of Information Technology and E-Commerce.

• Book Chapters:
• Hundal, S., Dalwai, T., Mohammadi, S.S., Al Balushi, I.A.K., Al Zawani, H.R.H. (2024). Financial Reporting Quality and Investment Efficiency: Evidence from Emerging Market. In: Caliyurt, K.T. (eds) New Approaches to CSR, Sustainability and Accountability, Volume V. Accounting, Finance, Sustainability, Governance & Fraud: Theory and Application. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9145-7_12
• Maaouia, M.B., Mary, N., Shafiya, S. (2024). Are Employees a Part of Sustainability in Organizations? A Qualitative Study on the Perception of Sustainability Practices Among the Salesforce. Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 38. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6909-8_20.
• A Systematic Literature Review of Intellectual Capital and Sustainable Development of Health Care. In: Alareeni, B., Hamdan, A. (eds) Explore Business, Technology Opportunities and Challenges After the Covid-19 Pandemic. ICBT 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 495 by Tamanna Dalwai, Krishna Murthy Meesala, Syeeda Shafiya Mohammadi, Menila James, Mahdi Salehi, Gaitri Chugh & Faisal Al Kasbi Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08954-1_39
• Dalwai, T.A.R., Madbouly, A., Mohammadi, S.S. (2022). An Investigation of Artificial Intelligence Application in Auditing. In: Alareeni, B., Hamdan, A. (eds) Artificial Intelligence and COVID Effect on Accounting, Finance, Sustainability, Governance & Fraud: Theory and Application. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1036-4_7
• Dalwai, T., Mohammadi, S.S., Chugh, G., Somerville, A. (2021). Big Data Analytics and Accounting Education: A Systematic Literature Review. In: Al Mawali, N.R., Al Lawati, A.M., S. A. (eds) Fourth Industrial Revolution and Business Dynamics. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3250-1_8
• Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Oman. 2019 In: Al Mawali, N. R., Al Lawati, A.M., and Ananda, S, (ed). Diversification of Oman Economy for Sustainable Development: Strategic Issues and Imperatives, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman: College of Banking and Financial Studies by Dr. Tamanna Dalwai, Ms. Syeeda Shafiya, and Ms. Gaitri Chugh.
• Deciphering the Need For Euro Issues: Lessons from Oman. 2018 In: S. AL Ghassani A., Al Lawati, A. M., and Ananda, S, (ed). Financial Sector in Oman – Developments, Issues and Prospects, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman: College of Banking and Financial Studies by Dr. Tamanna Dalwai and Ms. Syeeda Shafiya.
• Oman's Banking Sector Approach to FATCA. 2017 In: A., Al Lawati, A. M., and Ananda, S. AL GHASSANI, (ed). Banking Sector in Oman: Strategic Issues, Challenges and Future Scenarios, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman: College of Banking and Financial Studies by Ms. Tamanna Dalwai, Ms. Gaitri Chugh, Ms. Sumi Prasad and Ms. Syeeda Shafiya.
• Refereed Journal Articles:
• Do intellectual capital efficiency and institutional quality influence a firm’s capital structure? Evidence from India. AM Habib, T Dalwai, G Chugh, SS Mohammadi - Journal of Economics, Finance and Administration,2025.
• National culture, institutional quality and firm R&D investment: evidence from the Asia-pacific IT industry. T Dalwai, V Scafarto, SS Mohammadi - Eurasian Business Review, 2025.
• "Intellectual capital efficiency, institutional ownership and cash holdings: a cross-country study", (2024), Review of Accounting and Finance, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 104-129. By Dalwai, T., Mohammadi, S.S. and Satrovic, E. https://doi.org/10.1108/RAF-01-2023-0015
• “Challenges faced by Human Capital with reference to labor “Journal of Research Administration (Feb 2024) by Dure Najaf, M. Kotteswari, Syeeda Shafiya,Vivek Vikram Ved (V.5, No.2).
• "Does managerial ability and auditor report readability affect corporate liquidity and cost of debt?", Asian Review of Accounting (2023), by Dalwai, T., Habib, A.M., Mohammadi, S.S. and Hussainey, K. Vol. 31 No. 3, pp. 437-459. https://doi.org/10.1108/ARA-06-2022-0151
• Khuram Shahzad, Syeeda Shafiya. (2021). An Exploratory Study On Social Media Trends Among The Students In Omani Higher Education Institutions. Multicultural education, 7(9), 151. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5500518
• Annual report readability, agency costs, firm performance: an investigation of Oman's financial sector Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies (2021, Vol 11, No. 2, pp 247-277) https://doi.org/10.1108/JAEE-06-2020-0142 : Article publication date: 2 February 2021 .
• "Does intellectual capital and corporate governance have an impact on annual report readability? Evidence from an emerging market. International Journal of Emerging Markets. 10.1108/IJOEM-08-2020-0965 : Article publication date 3 July 2021 .
• ‘Intellectual capital and corporate governance: an evaluation of Oman's financial sector companies’ (2020) by Ms. Syeeda Shafiya Mohammadi and Dr. Tamanna Dalwai- Journal of Intellectual Capital.
• ‘Determinants of Capital Structure: An Empirical Evaluation Of Oman's Tourism Companies’ (2020) by Ms. Syeeda Shafiya Mohammadi, Dr. Tamanna Dalwai, Ms. Dure Najaf and Ms. Ashwaq Saif Al Yaarubi - International Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Reviews, Vol 7, No. 1, pp01-10.
• ‘The Relationship between Working Capital Management and Profitability Evidence from GCC industrial sector’ (2019) by Ms. Marwa Al Shekaili, Dr. Tamanna Dalwai, and Ms. Syeeda Shafiya Mohammadi – International Journal for Research in Engineering Application & Management IJREAM Vol 4, Special Issue EGBPC 2019
• ‘Can Effective Corporate Governance of Islamic Banks Enhance Financial Inclusion In The Sultanate Of Oman?’ (2014) by Dalwai T, Chugh G, Prasad S & Mohammadi S. S - International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (IJHSS) Conference Edition, Apr 2014, 61-74 ISSN(P): 2319-393X; ISSN(E): 2319-3948.
• Conference and Presentations:
• Al Mawali, T., Al Hashar, O.N.K., Al Alawi, N., Dalwai, T., Mohammadi, S.S. and Ben Maaouia, M. (2024), "Business Strategy and Earnings Management: Financial Versus Non-Financial Firms", Hamdan, A., Alareeni, B. and Khamis, R. (Ed.) Digital Technology and Changing Roles in Managerial and Financial Accounting: Theoretical Knowledge and Practical Application (Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting, Vol. 36), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 129-139. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-35122024000036013
• “Intellectual Capital and Financial Sustainability of the Healthcare Sector: Evidence from the Middle East” authored by Tamanna, Menila, Syeeda Shafiya, Gaitri, Faisal Al Kasbi, Krishnan Murthy and Saleh Mehdi at 3rd International Conference 'Role of Accounting, Finance and Governance in Climate. ASFAAG – Academy of Sustainable finance accounting, accountability and governance, 26th to 28th July 2023.
• “Board dynamics and corporate risk-taking: Evidence from emerging market “authored by Tamanna Dalwai, Syeeda Shafiya, Gaitri Chugh, Gopal krishnan and Vinoth S. at International conference Eurasia Business and Economics society, 44th Conference 2023. (EBES Istanbul, turkey) Eurasia Business and Economics society 6th-8th July 2023.
• “Are employees a part of sustainability in Organizations? - A Qualitative study on the perception of sustainable practices by the salesforce “ authored by Maroua, Nitha and Syeeda Shafiya at 6th Equal Opportunities International Conference “Sustainable Leadership and Technology Innovation Management Alhia University 6th -8th February 2023
• “Transformational leadership and innovative behaviour: The mediating effect of intrinsic motivation and job autonomy” authored by Maroua, Nitha, Gaitri and Syeeda Shafiya at ICITIB 2022 Conference Modern College of Business and Science in Muscat, Oman November 9-10th 2022.
• “Does diversification and firm life cycle affect leverage: Evidence from MENA” authored by Isra Abdulkhaliq Mohamed, Tamanna Dalwai and Syeeda Shafiya was presented at the International Conference of Applied Business and Management (ICABM2022), organized by the ISAG - European Business School and by the Research Center on Business Sciences and Tourism of Consuelo Vieira da Costa Foundation (CICET-FCVC), on July 14th-15th 2022.
• Does the Intellectual Property Index and Institutional Governance Quality of Developed Countries Impact the R&D Expenses of Information Technology Firms? by Dr. Tamanna Dalwai, Dr. Vincenzo Scafarto and Shafiya Syeeda Mohammadi, Third IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference (24th to 27th March 2021, Online).
• An Investigation of Capital Structure Determinants for Indian Transportation Sector” by Ms. Gaitri Chugh, Dr. Tamanna Dalwai and Shafiya Syeeda Mohammadi 6th International Management Conference On Advances in Management through Research, Innovation & Technology (16th to 18th December 2020, Online).
• “The relationship between intellectual capital efficiency and annual report readability of Oman’s financial sector companies”. By Dr. Tamanna Dalwai (Staff first author), Ms. Syeeda Shafiya (Staff), Ms. Farah Al Balushi (Student) and Ms. Hasa Al-Karzouni (Student) International Conference on Entrepreneurship & Business Studies - online (ICEBS-WOMENAR-2020) (14th November, online)
• ‘The relationship between corporate social responsibility and cost of debt: Evidence from Oman’ by Dr. Tamanna Dalwai, Shafiya Syeeda Mohammadi, Ms. Gaitri Chugh and Ms. Laila Al Siyabi - ICBFB – 2019 International Conference on Banking, Finance and Business, 24th – 25th of April 2019, Muscat, Oman
• ‘An empirical analysis of intellectual capital and firm performance of Oman’s financial sector companies’ by Dr. Tamanna Dalwai, Shafiya Syeeda Mohammadi and Ms. Ms. Kadhya Al Siyabi - 3rd International Conference on Banking and Finance Perspectives (ICBFP’2018), 25th-27th of April 2018, Famagusta, North Cyprus
• “Oman’s Response to The New Accounting Standard: IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers” by Tamanna Dalwai, Gaitri Chugh, Sumi Prasad and Shafiya Syeeda Mohammadi – International Conference on Implications of IFRS for Corporate Reporting Practices, 13th – 15th March 2015, Hyderabad, India.
• “Can Effective Corporate Governance of Islamic Banks Enhance Financial Inclusion In The Sultanate Of Oman?” by Ms. Tamanna Dalwai, Ms. Gaitri Chugh, Ms. Sumi Prasad and Ms. Syeeda Shafiya - Majan College International Conference, 8th and 9th April 2014, Muscat Oman.
• Externally-Funded Research Projects
• “Examining the use of Artificial Intelligence Tools for the Financial Sectors Sustainability”2024.
• “The prediction of intellectual capital and sustainable development in Oman’s health care sector using machine learning algorithms” 2023
• Performance Assessment of Renewable-Energy Technologies in Malaysia and Oman: A Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) Based Model with Multiple Indicators. (FIM UMPA –MUSCAT COLLEGE MATCHING RESEARCH GRANT)
• The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Student Advising: A Strategic Approach for Academic Guidance for HEIs in Oman, funded by MoHERI(MC006/MoHERI/URG/2025)(2025-ONGOING)
• Trainer/Resource Person:
• Building the Research Capacity for Researchers in Social Sciences from 7th April 2025 to 17th April 2025 in Muscat College Campusin collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation
• Next Level Research Analytics Using SPSS, NVivo, & Smart PLS 14-18 December 2025 in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation
• Service To Academic/Educational Community
• Competitiveness Review for the Journal Article “Intellectual Capital Research: A Systematic Literature Review and Agenda for Future Research”on 15th Jan 2024.
• Competitiveness Review for the Journal Article “Impacts of National Intellectual Capital on Informal Economy: the Moderating Role of Institutional Quality” on 14th March 2023
• Competitiveness Review (Ongoing received on 04th August 2022) for the paper title “Impact of Bank Competition on Financial Stability -A study on Indian Banks”
• Competitiveness Review of completed Revision Round1 on 28th May 2021 and First Round on 03rd April 2021 for the paper title “Intellectual capital, bank stability and risk-taking: Evidence from Asian emerging markets”.
• Reviewed a paper on 6th September titled “Tone, readability and financial risk: the case of GCC banks” for Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies

• National Level /International Level
• Inter-University Seminar on E-commerce, Osmania University, 2004.
• All India Master Graduates Meet, Osmania University, 2004.
• Nationalisation vs. Privatisation, AIBOC, 2005.
• Women’s role in Economic Development, OU, 2006.
• Train the Teachers - Seminar conducted by ACCA, 2011
• Quantitative skills Seminar Series-II, 2007 conducted by CEBMIS, Uof N, Oman.
• The World of International Relations: Impact on everyday life and Business, 2007.
• Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Uof N, Oman, May 2007.
• Teaching and Research Activities at QUT, Uof N, Oman, April 2007.
• Narratives of subject in Technoculture, Uof N, Oman, Dec.2006.
• Workshops and Webinar attended:
• Attended workshop in “How to write an effective Manuscript” by Mr. Yatheendra Joshi (Academic Publication Trainer, at Wolters Kluwer – Medknow Publications)
• Attended Workshop on “Theory Building Research” by Dr. Kabaly P Subramanian (Arab Open University)
• Attended workshop on “Funded Project Proposal: Techniques and Tips”.
• “The Learning Teaching Workshop” organized by Muscat College.
• “Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in Oman”, First National Symposium, organized by Department of Business and Accounting, Muscat College.
• Attended seminar in the Department of Business and Accounting on Intellectual capital and total quality management organized by Muscat college, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
• Attended seminar in the Department of Business and Accounting on Time Management organized by Muscat college, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
• Attended webinar Supporting Startups through Covid-19.
• Webinar on E-Learning tools for Empowering Quality of Education.
• Getting started with endnote Online Referencing Software.
• Attended Webinar on Economic Impact of Global Pandemic Covid-19.
• Attended webinar on “Effective management of Personal Finance”.
• Attended online webinar on “Dynamics of Collective Learning”, organized by Department of CSE, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology.
• Attended Faculty Development Programme workshop for 5 Days “Educate the Educators”.
• Participated FDP on International webinar on the topic: " Introduction to E-learning and its challenges” Conducted by The Department of Corporate Secretaryship (Shift-II), Patrician College of Arts & Science.
• Guest Speaker :
• Delivered a guest lecture on “ Developing people at workplace:A catalyst for change” SRM Institute of Science and Technology, on Chennai. Dec 02nd 2023.
• Delivered a guest lecture on “Use of Tools and Techniques for Research” in SRM Institute of Science and Technology, on Chennai. July 10th 2023.
• Invited as a guest speaker for the International webinar on International Financial Reporting Standards- An Overview scheduled on 17-06-2021 from 11.30 am to 12.30 pm. By Shri Krishnaswamy College for Women SHIFT-II, Chennai, India.
• “Approaches on Online Teaching and its Assessment Methods" on 4th July 2020 from 11.00 am - 1.00 pm Patrician College of Arts & Science, Chennai, India.

• “Examining the use of Artificial Intelligence Tools for the Financial Sectors Sustainability”2024.
• “The prediction of intellectual capital and sustainable development in Oman’s health care sector using machine learning algorithms” 2023
• Performance Assessment of Renewable-Energy Technologies in Malaysia and Oman: A Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) Based Model with Multiple Indicators. (FIM UMPSA –MUSCAT COLLEGE MATCHING RESEARCH GRANT)
• The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Student Advising: A Strategic Approach for Academic Guidance for HEIs in Oman, funded by MoHERI(MC006/MoHERI/URG/2025)(2025-ONGOING)

- Building the Research Capacity for Researchers in Social Sciences from 7th April 2025 to 17th April 2025 in Muscat College Campusin collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

- Next Level Research Analytics Using SPSS, NVivo, & Smart PLS 14-18 December 2025 in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

• Competitiveness Review for the Journal Article “Intellectual Capital Research: A Systematic Literature Review and Agenda for Future Research”on 15th Jan 2024.
• Competitiveness Review for the Journal Article "Impacts of National Intellectual Capital on Informal Economy: the Moderating Role of Institutional Quality" on 14th March 2023
• Competitiveness Review (Ongoing received on 04th August 2022) for the paper title “Impact of Bank Competition on Financial Stability -A study on Indian Banks".
• Competitiveness Review (completed Revision Round1 on 28th May 2021 and First Round on 03rd April 2021) for the paper title "Intellectual capital, bank stability and risk-taking: Evidence from Asian emerging markets".
• Reviewed a paper on 6th September titled "Tone, readability and financial risk: the case of GCC banks" for Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies