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DR HUSAIN AL-YOUSEF

Husain Alyousef, PhD
Phone
24988500
Public Email
husain.alyousef@ku.edu.kw
Office Location
S04 A 1032
College/ Center
College of Business Administration
Associate Professor

Husain Y. Alyousef, PhD. Earned his PhD from University of Texas-Arlington (2006) in Accounting Information Systems. His research interest includes financial accounting, corporate governance and accounting information systems. Currently serving as the acting chair of the accounting department at The College of Business Administration - Kuwait University.

Degrees and Certificates
  • PhD, Accounting Information Systems, University of Texas-Arlington
  • MS, Auditing Information Systems, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
  • BS, Kuwait University Accounting & Auditing
  • Diploma, Public Authority for Applied Education, Accounting
Key Responsibilities

Acting Chair of the Accounting Department at The College of Business Administration - Kuwait University

Professional Experience

Kuwait University

  • 2022: Acting Chair of the Accounting Department at CBA
  • 2022: Associate Professor, Kuwait University
  • 2015-2017: Director of the MS in Accounting Program
  • 2010-2011: Head of the Student Exchange office, CBA
  • 2006: Assistant Professor, Kuwait University

 

External Service and Affiliations

  • 2016-2018: Member of Board of Trustee Kuwait Maastricht Business School
  • 2016: General Secretariat of Private Universities Council (Financial Committee)
  • 2015: Advisor to the Court of Cassation- Commercial, Kuwait
  • 2013: Member of the 20th Committee of the Insolvents’ Fund II
  • 2010:  Member of the 10th Committee of the Insolvents’ Fund
Research Interests
  • Financial Accounting
  • Capital Market
  • Systems Analysis and Modeling
  • Corporate Governance
  • Enterprise Resource Planning
  • Data Analytics
Academic Subjects
  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Accounting Information Systems
  • Data Analytics

 

Publications

Selected Papers & Publications:

Alyousef, H. Y., & Alrefai, A. A. (2025). The influence of chairman education and foreign directors on capital adequacy ratio: An empirical analysis. Journal of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, 51(196), 447–479. https://doi.org/10.34120/jgaps.v51i196.3141

Mostafa Elshamy, Husain Y. Alyousef, Jassem Al-Mudhaf,  Is Comprehensive Income Superior To Net Income In Equity Valuation? Evidence From The Capital Market Of Kuwait, Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR): Vol. 35 No. 4 (2019)

Almutairi AR, Alyousef HY. Family Firms and Cash Dividends in Kuwait. Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences. 2015;22(1):23-47. Accessed September 22, 2021.

Alyousef, H. (2010) “IT Investment Announcements and Market Reaction: The Moderating Impact of R\&D Intensity and Firm Growth”, Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp.126–134.