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Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
- Master of Business Administration in Financial Studies - Masters Degree, University of Nottingham (Malaysia)
- Bachelor of Accounting - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
Nor Hafizah Bt. Zainal Abidin (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
Other's position:
Financial Advisor, Harun M. Hashim Law Centre
nhafizah@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Dr Nor Hafizah Zainal Abidin joined the Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University in 2002. Prior to that, she had worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers as an external auditor. Her Ph.D thesis focused on roles of internal audit and strategic management. Her research focus spanned on internal auditing, shariah auditing, risk management and corporate governance. To date, she has published articles in professional journals and some other reputable journals. She has also presented many papers at local and international conferences. She is actively involved in numerous research projects utilizing internal and external grants. She has served as an Education Committee Member and MIA CARE Program Coordinator in MIA. She is an Associate Member of Institute of Internal Auditors since 2013 and Chartered Accountants of Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 2000.
Administratively, she holds position including Finance Advisor in Graduate School of Management IIUM and Practical Training Coordinator at the Department of Accounting. She teaches Auditing, Intermediate Financial Accounting and Management Accounting Fundamentals at the undergraduate level. She also teaches Issues in Auditing and Management Control System at postgraduate level. She has won Best Teacher Award in 2014 and MIA Articles of Merit Award in 2008.
Administratively, she holds position including Finance Advisor in Graduate School of Management IIUM and Practical Training Coordinator at the Department of Accounting. She teaches Auditing, Intermediate Financial Accounting and Management Accounting Fundamentals at the undergraduate level. She also teaches Issues in Auditing and Management Control System at postgraduate level. She has won Best Teacher Award in 2014 and MIA Articles of Merit Award in 2008.
Area of Specialisation
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Accounting ~ Taxation - personal taxation
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Finance ~ Risk Management - auditing, risk management
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Accounting ~ Audit (Including Social Audit, Forensic Audit, Environmental Audit) - external audit
Professional Membership
- 2001: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Chartered Accountant ), Malaysian Institute of Accountants
- 2013 - 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Associate Member ), Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia
Research Projects
Completed
2021 - 2022 | Writing Teaching Cases - Manufacturing & Construction Company |
2021 - 2022 | The Implementation of Environmental Auditing Practices in Local Governments in Malaysia |
2019 - 2020 | KAJIAN KUTIPAN DAN AGIHAN ZAKAT DI WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN |
2018 - 2020 | Writing Teaching Cases-Cases on Two Manufacturing Companies |
2018 - 2021 | Internal Audit Quality an Disclosure on Risk and Control among Public Listed Companies in Malaysia. |
2016 - 2021 | Action research on Specialised Program Which Enhance Graduate Employability Among Low Achievers in Public Universities |
2016 - 2018 | Shariah Audit in Malaysia: Perceived Effectiveness, Determinants and Implication on Shariah Non-Compliance |
2015 - 2019 | An Evaluation of Auditor Independence Requirements among Malaysian Audit Firms |
2013 - 2014 | Tax Knowledge and Attitudes of Individual Tax Payers towards Tax Deductions |
2013 - 2016 | Exploring the Roles of the Independent Directors and the Motives of Their Appointments |
2012 - 2013 | Malaysia Taxation-Questions Manual |
2011 - 2013 | The Efficacy Of Corporate Tax Audit Program In Malaysia (RU 2011) |
On-Going
2023 - Present | Writing Teaching Cases- Business Turnaround at Malaysia Airlines Group |
2023 - Present | Kajian Penggunaan Standard Dan Pematuhan Di Dalam Organisasi Di Malaysia |
2023 - Present | Independence and Competency in Shariah Review Practices in Islamic Banks |
2020 - Present | The Evaluation of Internship Employers' Assessment during the Pandemic Outbreak of Covid-19: Current Perceptions, Experience and Improvements |
2019 - Present | Financial Management of Zakat in Malaysia |
2019 - Present | Shariah Board: Are They Asking The Right Question |
2019 - Present | Non-Sampling Audit in Big Data Environment and Its Impact on Audit Judgement Decision Making Process (FRGS/1/2018/SS01/UM/02/1) |
Award & Recognition
27 Aug, 2019 | MIA Articles of Merit Award on PAIB 2018 - Malaysian Institute of Accountants | National |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
2019 | Independence from the perspective of Shari’ah Committee. In: 10th Foundation of Islamic Finance Conference 2019, |
2018 | Attitude towards academic survey among audit firms in Malaysia: some challenges. In: The 5th International Conference on Accounting, Business and Economics (ICABEC2018), |
2018 | Behaviour towards academic survey among audit firms in Malaysia. In: The 5th International Conference on Accounting, Business and Economics (ICABEC2018), |
2017 | Optimization of management control systems: Roles of internal audit. In: International Academic Conference On Business And Economics 2017 (IACBE 2017), |
2015 | Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors. In: 3rd Global Conference on Business and Social Sciences on “Contemporary Issues in Management & Social Science Research” (CIMSSR 2015), |
2015 | Internal audit and risk management practices in Malaysian higher education institutions. In: The 11th Asian Academy of Management International Conference 2015 (AAMC 2015), |
2015 | The impact of Malaysian financial reporting standards on Audit Report Lag. In: 6th IIUM International Accounting Conference VI (INTAC VI), |
2013 | Corporate taxpayers’ audit experience: Moving forward. In: 25th Australasian Tax Teachers Association Conference, |
2011 | Corporate governance and risk-based auditing: The Malaysian evidences. In: 9th Asian Academic of Management Conference, |
2011 | Determinants of internal audit contribution to strategic management: Malaysian evidences. In: 12th Asian Academic Accounting Association Annual Conference, |
2010 | Determinants of internal audit contribution to strategic management . In: 8th European Academic Conference on Internal Audit and Corporate Governance , |
Book Section
2012 | Expectation gap: roles of internal audit . In: Pearson Malaysia Sdn Bhd, ISBN: 978-967-349-199-5, pp. 61-78 |
2008 | Internal Audit in Strategic Decision Making - The Unheard Voice?. In: Malaysian Institute of Accountants , ISBN: 9789834084141, pp. 126-148 |
Monograph
2018 | Internal shari’ah audit in Malaysia: perceived effectiveness, determinants and implication on non- shari’ah non-compliance risk. In: , |
2013 | Malaysia taxation-questions manual. In: s.n, |
2012 | Malaysian Taxation Questions Manual. In: IIUM , |
2009 | Expectation Gap- Roles of Internal Audit Function in Governance, Risk Management and Control Processes. In: Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia, |