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Acting Associate Dean
  • BSc.                        Cairo University (Egypt)
  • MSc.                       Cairo University (Egypt)
  • Ph.D.                      University of Aberdeen (UK)
  • PGCert in HE          Middlesex University (UK)     
Bio

Amr Kotb is a Professor of Accounting. Prior to joining Zayed University, he held various positions at Prince Sultan University (Saudi Arabia), Anglia Ruskin University (UK), Middlesex University (UK), Coventry University (UK), University of Aberdeen (UK), and Cairo University (Egypt). Dr Kotb’s work has been published in highly ABS- and ABDC-ranked journals such as Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Information Systems, International Journal of Auditing, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, and Accounting Education: An International Journal. In 2012, he received the American Accounting Association Outstanding Education Paper Award, and in 2015 he also received one of the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence for his paper 'E-Business Internal Audit: The Elephant is Still in the Room’ published in Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 15(1) 43-63. In 2012, he was awarded the Higher Education Academy (UK) Collaborative Teaching Grant (£156,429) to Investigate the Content and Extent of Recent Technological Developments in Accounting Curricula in UK Universities. He also secured funds for research from King Saud University (Saudi Arabia), Committee of Departments of Accounting and Finance (CDAF) in the UK, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) in the UK. Amr is serving as a member on the review editorial board of Accounting Education: An International Journal, and as ad hoc reviewer for various journals such as Journal of Applied Accounting Research, Managerial Auditing Journal, Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting.

 
Office

Dubai Academic City, B wing - L2 - 32

Phone:

971 4 4021711

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Teaching Areas

Financial and Managerial Accounting

Research and Professional Activities

Refereed Articles

Abdelzaher, D., Kotb, A. & Helfaya, A. (2017)   Eco-Islam: Beyond the Principles of Why & What, and into the Principles   of How. Journal of Business Ethics, In   Press. (Journal   Rank – ABS: 3* & ABDC: A).

Hegazy, S., Sangster, A. & Kotb, A. (2017) Mapping Forensic   Accounting in the UK. Journal of   International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 28 43-56. (Journal Rank – ABS: 3* & ABDC:   B).

Helfaya, A., Kotb, A. & Hanafi, R. (2017) Qur’anic Ethics for Environmental   Responsibility: Implications for Business Practice. Journal of Business Ethics, In   Press. (Journal Rank – ABS: 3* & ABDC: A).

Allam, A., Ghattas, N., Kotb, A. & Eldaly, M.   (2017) Audit Tendering in the UK: A   Review of Stakeholders’ Views. International   Journal of Auditing, 21(1)   11-23. (Journal Rank – ABS: 2* & ABDC: A).

Kim, H., Kotb, A. & Eldaly, M. (2016)   The Use of Generalized Audit Software by Egyptian External Auditors: The   Effect of Audit Software Features. Journal   of Applied Accounting Research, 17(4) 456-478. (Journal Rank – ABS: 2*   & ABDC: C).

Henderson, D., Bradford, M. & Kotb, A. (2016) Inhibitors and   Enablers of Generalised Audit Software Usage: Testing the Dual Factor Theory.   Journal of Information Systems, 30(3)   135-155. (Journal Rank – ABS: 1* & ABDC: A).

Abou-El-Sood, H., Kotb, A. & Allam, A. (2015) Exploring Auditors’   Perceptions of the Usage and Importance of Audit Information Technology. International Journal of Auditing,   19(3) 252-266. (Journal Rank – ABS: 2* & ABDC: A).

Kotb, A., Sangster, A. & Henderson, D. (2014) E-Business Internal   Audit: The Elephant is still in the Room! Journal   of Applied Accounting Research, 15(1) 43-63. (Journal Rank – ABS 2* &   ABDC: C).

Kotb, A., Roberts, C. & Stoner, G. (2013) E-Business Education in   the UK and Ireland: Influences on Inclusion in the Curriculum. International Journal of Management   Education, 11(3) 150-162. (Journal Rank – ABD: 1* & ABDC: C).

Kotb, A., Roberts, C. & Sian, S. (2012) E-Business Audit: Advisory   Jurisdiction or Occupational Invasion? Critical   Perspectives on Accounting, 23(6) 468-482. (Journal Rank – ABS: 3* &   ABDC: A).

Kotb, A. & Roberts, C. (2011) The Impact of E-Business on the Audit   Process: An Investigation of the Factors Leading to Change. International Journal of Auditing, 15(2)   150-175. (Journal Rank – ABS: 2* & ABDC: A).

Book Chapters

Nesbitt, R. & Kotb, A. (2016)   Governance in NHS Foundation Trusts: Insights from Company Secretaries. In Ferreira, A., Azevedo, G., Oliveira, J. & Marques, R. (Eds.) Global   Perspectives on Risk Management and Accounting in the Public Sector. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Helfaya, A. & Kotb,   A. (2016) Environmental Reporting Quality: An Analysis of   Global Credibility Initiatives. In Erdoğdu, M. (Ed.) Handbook of Research on Green Economic   Development Initiatives and Strategies. Hershey,   PA: IGI Global.

Books

Helfaya, A. & Kotb,   A. (2014) Environmental Reporting of British Food Industry: A Critical   Analysis. LAP   Lambert Academic Publishing: Germany.   ISBN: 978-3-659-64789-5.

Kotb, A. & Allam,   A. (2013) Auditing Practice and Education in the Information Age: Challenges   & Opportunities. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing: Germany.   ISBN: 978-3-659-42201-10.

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