Associate Professor Dr Sitara Karim
- Associate Professor
Biography
Dr. Sitara Karim is an Associate Professor of Finance / FinTech at Sunway Business School, Sunway University, Malaysia. She obtained her Ph.D. in Finance and Banking from the Northern University of Malaysia. She is performing her tasks in research and publications, and teaching and excellence quite diligently. She is serving as Associate Editor of the International Review of Economics and Finance (SCOPUS Q1; ABDC: A, ABS: 2, IF: 3.393). She is also Guest Editing a Special Issue in Energy Economics (ABDC: A, ABS: 3*, IF: 9.252, SCOPUS: Q1). She is supervising several PhD and Master research students and inspiring other early research careers. She is a fellow of Center for Market Education Malaysia. She has remained Distinguished Speaker at various International Conferences, Workshops, and Events. She is European Marketing and Management Association Women's Forum Member. She is an active and keen researcher with dynamic teaching and research experience of corporate finance and its allied areas. Along with her role as Guest Editor, she is serving as an Editorial Advisory Board Member of Heliyon (Business and Economics) and Review of International Business and Strategy. She is currently AEIC Annual Academic Committee Member and an expert reviewer at AI Scholar. She is a dynamic research scholar who readily delves into the new trends and challenges related to financial economics, cryptocurrencies, financial markets, green finance, artificial intelligence, financial technologies, sustainable corporate governance, women in corporate boardrooms, board ethnicity, etc. She is having more than 9 years of teaching and 12 years of research experience. She is a Gold Medalist in MBA Program. She has several top-ranked publications ranging from SCIE, SSCI, WoS, and SCOPUS.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Ph.D. Finance and Banking (Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia, 2018-2020)
- M.Phil Finance/Business Administration (Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan, 2011-2015)
- Bachelor of Arts (Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan, 2009-2011)
Research Interests
- Financial Economics
- Cryptocurrencies
- Financial Markets
- Green Finance
- Financial Technologies
- Sustainable Corporate Governance
- Women in Corporate Boardrooms
- Board Ethnicity
- Sustainable Finance
- Risk and Return
Teaching Areas
- Finance
- Financial Economics
- FinTech
- Sustainable Finance
- International Finance
Courses Taught
- Investment Management
- Financial Risk Management
- Business Ethics and CSR
- Business Research Methods
- Advance Research Methods
- Fundamentals of Financial Management
- Principles of Corporate Finance
- FinTech and Cryptocurrencies
- International Finance
- Finance in the Global Markets
Notable Publications
Hadi, D. M., Karim, S., Naeem, M. A., & Lucey, B. M. . Turkish Lira crisis and its impact on sector returns. Finance Research Letters, 103479. (9.596)
Karim, S., Naz, F., Naeem, M. A., & Vigne, S. A. . Is FinTech providing effective solutions to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in ASEAN countries?. Economic Analysis and Policy. (IF: 4.24)
Karim, S., Naeem, M. A., Hu, M., Zhang, D., & Taghizadeh–Hesary, F. . Determining dependence, centrality, and dynamic networks between green bonds and financial markets. Journal of Environmental Management, 318, 115618. (IF: 8.368)
Naeem, M. A., Peng, Z., Bouri, E., Shahzad, S. J. H., & Karim, S. . Examining the asymmetries between equity and commodity ETFs during COVID-19. Resources Policy, 103048. (IF: 6.52)
Appiah, M., Karim, S., Naeem, M. A., & Lucey, B. M. . Do institutional affiliation affect the renewable energy-growth nexus in the Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from a multi-quantitative approach. Renewable Energy. (IF: 8.001)
Naeem, M. A., Yousaf, I., Karim, S., Tiwari, A. K., & Farid, S. . Comparing asymmetric price efficiency in regional ESG markets before and during COVID-19. Economic Modelling, 106095. (IF: 6.52)
Billah, M., Karim, S., Naeem, M. A., & Vigne, S. A. . Return and volatility spillovers between energy and BRIC markets: Evidence from quantile connectedness. Research in International Business and Finance, 101680. (IF: 6.143)
Naeem, M. A., Karim, S., Uddin, G. S., & Junttila, J. . Small fish in big ponds: Connections of green finance assets to commodity and sectoral stock markets. International Review of Financial Analysis, 83, 102283. (IF: 8.496)
Karim, S., Lucey, B. M., Naeem, M. A., & Uddin, G. S. . Examining the Interrelatedness of NFTs, DeFi Tokens and Cryptocurrencies. Finance Research Letters, 102696. (IF: 9.596)
Karim, S., Naeem, M. A., & Abaji, E. E. . Is Islamic FinTech coherent with Islamic banking? A stakeholder's perspective during COVID-19. Heliyon, 8(9), e10485. (IF: 3.120)
Pham, L., Karim, S., Naeem, M. A., & Long, C. . A tale of two tails among carbon prices, green and non-green cryptocurrencies. International Review of Financial Analysis, 82, 102139. (IF: 8.496)
Siddique, M. A., Nobanee, H., Karim, S., & Naz, F. . Investigating the role of metal and commodity classes in overcoming resource destabilization. Resources Policy, 79, 103075. (IF: 6.52)
Achievements & Accolades
Successfully defended Ph.D. dissertation on 5th March, , Universiti Utara Malaysia.
Gold Medalist in MBA Session -2015.
Nominated for Lord Dearing Awards (University of Nottingham, Malaysia)
Nominated for Best Supervisor (Ph.D.) ILMA University, Karachi, Pakistan
Outstanding Lecturer and Supervisor Award by Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Professional Associations
- Associate Editor: International Review of Economics and Finance
- Guest Editor: Energy Economics
- Editorial Advisory Board Member: Heliyon (Business and Economics)
- Editorial Advisory Board Member: Review of International Business and Strategy
- Elsevier Incorporation
- Research Consultant, Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates
- Fellow, Center for Market Education (CME), Malaysia
- European Marketing and Management Association (EUMMAS) Women’s Forum Member, Bosnia & Herzegovina
