Associate Professor
Faculty of Business & Economics
I am an Associate Professor at the Modern College of Business and Science in Muscat and serve as the Program Coordinator for the B.A. in Economics. With over 15 years of experience in teaching, counseling, and research-related activities, I have authored more than 25 publications in reputable impact factor journals. My scholarly contributions include reviewing TRC research proposals and assessing new programs for the MOHERI. Recently, I was honored to be selected as an external reviewer by OAAAQA.
Areas of Research
- International Economics
- Stock Markets
- ESG
- Family Businesses
- Exchange rate Economics
- Islamic Economics and Finance
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Applied Economics
Education
Pursuing DBA in Entrepreneurship ISC Paris, Triple Crown Institute France 2022-2025
Ph.D. International Finance, June 2010
M. Phil Economics, Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan, 2006
M.sc Economics, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan, 2002
Experience Summary
- Served as a lecturer at Shaheen College from 2004 to 2006.
- Worked as a research assistant at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics from 2008 to 2010.
- Served as an assistant professor at COMSATS University from 2010 to 2013.
- Worked as an assistant professor at MCBS from 2013 to 2023.
- Promoted to Associate Professor at MCBS in September 2023.
Selected Publications
- Dian Fei, Mahmood, Bashir Fida (2024), Asymmetric Impact of Green Innovation and Taxation on Environmental Sustainability in Developing Countries, Journal of Knowledge Economy, Q2, Springer
- Umar, Bashir, Venkat, and Sauda (2024), Electric Vehicles Adoption Challenges in Oman: A Comprehensive Assessment and Future Prospects for Sustainable Cities for Frontiers in Sustainable Cities SSCI, Scopus Q2
- Muhammad Zakaria, Seemab Tanveer, Bashir Ahmad Fida, Muhammad Iftikhar ul Husnain (2023), Inflation Differential Pass-Through to Exchange Rate: Some Evidence from Pakistan, Sage Open, 13,2023, Q1
- Singh, Bashir Fida, S Anand, T Delwai (2024), Investors’ Intent to Invest in Stock Market: An Exploratory Post-COVID Study for Oman, Book chapter The AI Revolution: Driving Business Innovation and Research: Volume 1, Springer
- Bashir Ahmad Fida, Dharmendra Singh, Ahmed Umar (2023) , An investigation of the demand pulled factors of foreign tourist inflows to India, Innovative Marketing, 19(3), Q3 journal
- Umar, Bashir (2020), Investigating Determinants of Bay’ Salam Financing Product for the Agricultural Sector in the Sultanate of International Journal of Islamic Thought: Vol. 18: (Dec.) 2020. (Scopus and Web of Science Indexed Journal)
- Bashir, Umar, and Yousuf (2020), Impact of Service Quality on customer loyalty and customer satisfaction in Islamic Banks in the Sultanate of Oman, SAGE Open, https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244020919517 (SSCI Journal), Q1
- Shahzad, Muhammad, Bashir, and Saqib (2017), Fertility and Financial Development in South Asia, Social Indicators Research, (Springer ’journal SSCI and ABDC indexed A category]
- Zakaria, Junyang and Bashir Fida (2016), Trade Openness, Malnourishment and Income Inequality in South Asia, African and Asian Studies, 15(4):347-371 (SSCI Indexed)
- Dharmendra and A.Fida (2015), Technical efficiency and its determinants: an empirical study on the banking sector of Oman, Problems, and Perspectives in Management 1,2015, Q2