The People

The World Business Institute is run by a Board of Management which seeks advices, suggestions and recommendations from the Board of Advisers, Fellows and Associate Fellows who hail from Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Columbia, Czech Republic, India, Indonesia, Italy, France, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Malaysia, Palestine, Pakistan, New Zealand, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates , UK and USA. This list has been growing every year. Academics from more countries have applied to join the WBI as the Fellow and all of them have at least Ph.D from a recognized University. This is the only organization in the world which has fellows with at least doctoral degrees. Theses advisers and Fellows have achieved wider recognition in the academic community for their experience, devotion, commitment and excellence for research and publication.

Board of Advisers

Chief Adviser

Professor Robert Clift , Former Dean, University of Melbourne, Australia

Member of the Board of Advisers

Professor Oskar Kayasan, University of London, UK

Professor Masud Alam Choudhury, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Professor Saud Choudhury, Trent University , Canada

Professor Muhammad Mahboob Ali, Atish Dipankar University, Bangladesh

A/Professor Victoria Wise, Deakin University, Australia

A/Professor Unnicammu Moideenkutty, Sultan Qaboos university, Oman

A/Professor Ravi Kiran, Tharpar University, India

Dr. Yan Qin, City University of New York, USA

WBI Fellows

Professor Stuart Orr, Deakin University, Australia

Professor Peter Nel, Unitec New Zealand, New Zealand

Professor John Okpara, Bloomburg University of Pennsylvania, USA

Professor Nick Koumbiadis, Adelphi University, USA

Professor Linda Herkenhoff, St. Mary’s College, California, USA

Professor Sung-Sik Bahn, Jinju National University, South Korea

Professor Idris Jajri, University of Malay, Malaysia

Professor Osman Imam, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Professor Bakr Ibrahim, Corocordia University, Canada

Professor Stephano Gatti, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy

Professor Ernest A. Capozzoli, Kennesaw State University, USA

Professor Claudio Paiva, California State University, USA

Professor Majidul Islam, Corcordia University, Canada

Professor Seong-Do Cho, Chonnam National University, South Korea

Professor Aziz Alwathainani, York University, Canada

Professor Malek Elahi, University of the East, Philippines

Professor Alamuri Suryanarayana, Osmania University, India

Professor Vijay K. Bhasin, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Professor Finbarr Murphy, University of Limerick, Ireland

Prof. Andrew Worthington, Griffith University, Australia

Prof. Milind Sathye, University of Canberra, Australia

Professor Abdulaziz Alwathainani , York University, Canada

Prof. Dr. Augustin Suessmair, Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Germany

Prof. Adem Ogut, Selcuk University, Turkey

Prof. Tomy Kallarakal, Christ University, India

Prof. Fauzias Mat Nor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Prof. Ji-Yong Seo, Sangmyung University, Korea

Prof. Linjie Chou, Jiangnan University, China

Prof. Pedro Ferreira, Portuguese Institute of Marketing Management, Portugal

Associate Professor Ming-Chang Cheng, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Sobri Minai, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Amara Kosaiyakanont, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Asst. Prof. Xiaotian Tina Zhang, Saint Mary’s College of California, USA

Assistant Professor Nancy Lam, Saint Mary’s College , USA

A/Prof. James Michael Haley, Point Park University, USA

A/Prof. Samer Mustafa, Concordia University, Canada

A/Prof. Susila Munisamy, University of Malaya, Malaysia

A/ Prof. Dr. Ruhul Salim, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

A/Prof. Jafaar Iqbal, University of Emerging Sciences, Pakistan

A/Prof. Luigi Borre, University UPO, Italy

A/Prof. Yunbo Zhou, Nankai University, China

A/Prof. Mohammad Mujibul Haque, Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economic & Strategic Research (KMEP), Kazhakstan

A/Prof. K. Jayaraman, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

A/Prof. Ntiedo J. Umoren, University of Uyo, Nigeria

Dr. Mohammad Ziaul Hoque, Monash University, Australia

Dr. Fon Sim Ong, University Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia

Dr. Piyadasa Edirisurya, Monash University, Malaysia

Dr. Lorenzo Gelmini, University UPO, Italy

Dr. Josephine Pryce, James Cook University, Australia

Dr. Khaled Kourouchi, University of Western Sydney, Australia

Dr. Sylvia Veronica Siregar, University of Indonesia, Indonesia

Dr. Houcem Smaoui, K. F. University of Petrolium and Minerals, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Liliana Castilleja-Vargas, Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria, Mexico

Dr. Michael Segon, RMIT University, Australia

Dr. Sarod Khandaker, Swinburn University of Technology, Australia

Dr. Aisyah Rahman, Universiti Kebagsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Yan Qin, City University of New York, USA

Dr. Jiri Strouhal, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic

Dr. Abdries Du Plessis, Unitec New Zealand, New Zealand

Dr. Sununta Siengthai, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Dr. Hafiza Aishah Hashim, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Malaysia

Dr. Tan Fee Yean, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Malaysia

Dr. Hernan ‘Banjo’ Roxas, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Dr. Sutharee Lhaopadchan, Kasetsart University, Thailand

Dr. Yuan George Shan, The University of Adelaide, Australia

Dr. Tze-Yu Yen, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

Dr. Andrey Mikhailitchenko, California State university Saramento, USA

Dr. Y Anni Aryani, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia

Dr. She-I Chang, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

Dr. Shams Pathan, The University of Queensland, Australia

Dr. Hasnat Dewan, Thompson Rivers University, Canada

Dr. Golam Mostafa, Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economic & Strategic Research (KMEP), Kazhstan

Dr. Mira Nurmakhanova, Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP), Kazakhstan

Dr. Qian Wang, Washington State University, USA

Dr. Paramita Gupta, California State University, Long Beach, USA

Dr. Jacqueline Rogers, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

Dr. Muammer Ozer, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Dr. Rahmah Ismail, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Nik Mohd Hazrul Nik Hashim, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Ali Ahmed, Linnaeus University, Sweden

Dr Narumon Saardchom, NIDA Business School, Thailand

Dr. Peter Yannopoulos, Brock University, Canada

Dr. Laura Gonzalez, Fordham University, USA

Dr. Yong Cao, University Of Alaska Anchorage, USA

Dr. Zhe Zhang, Eastern Kentucky University, USA

Dr. James R Booth, DePaul University, USA

Dr. Lena Chua Booth, Thunderbird School of Global Management, USA

Dr. A. Seddik Meziani, Montclair State University, USA

Dr. G. Titi Oladunjoye, Albany State University, USA,

Dr. Tajul Ariffin Masron, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Bernard Murphy, University of Limerick, Ireland

Dr. Salem Nechi, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait

Dr. Sebastian Ofumbia Uremadu, Michael Okpara University, Nigeria

Dr. Alexis S. Esposto, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Dr. Kui-Wai Li, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Dr. Jamal Abdul Nassir Shaari, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia

Dr. Joshua Ronen, New York University (NYU), USA

Dr. Ali Ahmed, Linnaeus University, Sweden

Dr. Dilek Demirbas, Northumbria University, UK

Dr. Bahman Ebrahimi, University of Denver, USA

Dr. Federica Teppa, De Nederlandsche Bank &Netspar, Netherlands

Dr. Meifang Xiang, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, USA

Dr. Uma Kumar, Carleton University, Canada

Dr. Chi Sheh, SolBridge International School of Business, Korea

Dr. Kyle Wells, Dixie State College, USA

Dr. Min Jeong Kim, Chonnam National University, South Korea

Dr. Jenny Lee, University of New South Wales, Australia

Dr. Yuan George Shan, The University of Adelaide, Australia

Dr. Golam Khan, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Dr. Chien-Ju Lu, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

Dr. George Ye, Saint Mary's University, Canada

Dr. Huanglin Wang, Utica College , USA

Dr. Sandra Ho, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Dr. Sangeeta Khorana, Aberystwyth University, UK

Dr. Dawei Lu, University of Warwick, UK

Dr. Raj Varma, University of Delaware, USA

Associate Fellows

Ms. Leili Javanmardi, University of Toronto, Canada

Ms. Hasniza Mohd Taib, RMIT University, Australia

Mr. Chris Booth, RMIT University, Australia

Mr. Murad Harasheh, Birzeit University, Palestine

Ms. Sengaloun Inmyxai, Hiroshima University, Japan,

Ms. Debbie Will, University of Tasmania, Australia

Mr. Javed Anwar, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mrs. Wan Masliza Wan Mohammad, Multimedia University, Malaysia

Mrs. Rosnia Masruki, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia

Mrs. Archana Srivastava, Indian Institute of Technology, India

Ms. Lan T.P. Nguyen, Multimedia University, Malaysia

Ms. Wannee Saepung, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Mr. Mohamad Rizal Abdul Hamid, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan ROC

Mrs. Rahimah Mohamed Yunos, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Ms. Ruhaini Muda, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Mr. Arian Ghajarzadeh, Multi Media University Malaysia, Malaysia

Mr. Rishiyur Natarajan Venkateswaran, Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, India

Mrs. Hamezah MD. Nor, The National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

Mrs. Abeer Abdul-Karim Pharaon, Loughborough University, United Kingdom

Mr. Arasu Raman, NTI University College, Malaysia

Ms. Sengaloun Inmyxai, Hiroshima University, Japan

Mrs. Oriah Akir, University Technology MARA, Malaysia

Ms. Iman Sharif, Bangor Business School, United Kingdom

Mr. Stephen Grubaugh, Bentley University, USA

Mr. Noe Hyunjae, Chonnam National University, South Korea

Mr. Mohammad Ali Kashefi, Bielefeld Universität, Germany

Mr. Rodrigo Gonzalez, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil

Mr. Daniel Sakyi, University of Pisa, Italy

Mrs. Aishath Muneeza, International Islamic University, Malaysia

Mr. Nguena Christian Lambert, University Of Yaounde 2 – SOA, Cameroon

Ms. Fatemeh Hamidinava, Shiraz University, Iran

Mr. Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman, National University of Modern Languages Islamabad, Pakistan

Mrs. Seozy Bhatia, Guru Nanak Dev University, India

update: 17-08-2011