Prof. Dr. Ritab Alkhouri

Professor

Major: Business Administration/Finance

Departemnt: Financial Technology Department

Faculty: Business School


Email:

r.alkhouri@ammanu.edu.jo

Extention: 2202

Profiles:



COURSES TAUGHT

  • Corporate Finance
  • Investments and portfolio management
  • Risk Management
  • Financial derivatives and risk management
  • Research methods
  • Corporate finance
  • Investments
  • principles of finance
  • ادارة المحافظ الاستثمارية
  • Risk Management
  • International finance
  • Personal Finance
  • Financial Markets and Institutions
  • Financial Derivatives
  • Business Valuation
  • Behavioral Finance
  • Graduation Projects

ACADEMIC RANKS

Rank University Country Date
Professor Yarmouk University Jordan 2000
Associate Professor Yarmouk University Jordan 1993
Assistant Professor Yarmouk University Jordan 1989

QUALIFICATION

Degree Institute Specialization Country Date
Phd University of Wisconsin/Madison Business Administration /Finance الأردن August / 1989
Masters Degree University of Missouri Business Administration /Finance January / 1982
Bachelors Degree Yarmouk University Business Administration /Finance January / 1980

WORK EXPERIENCE

Job Title Institute Time Period
Professor Al-Ahliyya Amman University September / 2019 - June / Present
Professor Qatar University September / 2006 - September / 2019
Professor Yarmouk University August / 1989 - September / 2006

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Investment

RESEARCHES AND PUBLICATIONS

  • Ritab AlKhouri, Abeer khoury, Misheil Sweidan, and Hossam Haddad (2025) The Firm's CSR image and its Choice of Capital Structure Montenegrin Journal of Economics (MNJE), published in April 2025 (Vol. 21, No. 2).
  • Ritab Salem Al-Khouri Mishiel Suwaidan (2024) The Firm's CSR Image and Its Choice of Capital Structure 43rd EBES CONFERENCE, under review
  • Ritab Alkhouri, Fayez Haddad, Ala Alhourani (2024) Utilizing ESG Communication Strategies to Augment Capital Expenditure in Financially Constrained Firms Kurdish studies, 2, Volume 12, 2024
  • Khalid halteh, Ritab khouri, Salem Ziadat, Fayez haddad (2024) Fintech Unicorns Forecaster: An AI Approach For Financial Distress Prediction Migration letters, Volume: 21, No: S4 (2024), pp. 942-954
  • Mona Al-Mwalla Ritab Al- Khoury Sujood M. Al-Gharaibeh Bara AL-Mardini (2024) Cash flow sensitivity and managerial optimism: Evidence from the UK Montenegrin journal of economics, Accepted
  • Khalid Halteh, Ritab AlKhouri, Salem Ziadat, Adrian Gepp,Kuldip Kumar (2024) Using machine learning techniques to assess the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global aviation industry Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Volume 24, (2024), 101043
  • Ritab Alhouri Maysa Faouri (2023) أثر إدارة رأس المال العامل على ربحية الشركات الأردنية المدرجة في بورصة عمّان Al-Balqa Journal for Research & Studies, 26 (2)/ (2023)
  • Ritab AlKhouri Pashar Halteh Khalid Halteh (2023) The Role of Virtue Ethics in Enhancing Reputation Through Combatting Financial Crimes Journal of money laundring control, To be assigned
  • Ritab AlKhouri Abdul Ahad Abdul Basith (2022) The status of environmental, social and governance voluntary disclosure in the GCC banking industry Advances in Financial Economics, ISBN: 978-1-78973-398-3, eISBN: 978-1-78973-397-6
  • Ritab AlKhouri Salem Ziadat (2022) Revisiting volatility spillovers in the Gulf Cooperation Council Cogent Economics & Finance,, https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2022.2031683397-6
  • Ritab AlKhouri , Mona Almwalla , Balqees AlJanad (2022) The Role Of Investments On The Growth Of Tourism Revenues: Evidence From An Emerging Economy Journal of Positive School Psychology, Vol. 6, No. 9, 3033-3048 , (2022).
  • Ritab AlKhouri Misheil Sweidan (2022) The impact of CSR on the financing cost of Jordanian firms Social Responsibility Journal, ISSN: 1747-1117
  • Ritab AlKhouri Houda Arouri (2019) Market Power and the Role of Banks as Liquidity Providers in GCC Markets Cogent Economics &Finance, Vol. 7, issue 1, (2019).
  • (2019) The status of environmental, social and governance disclosure in the GCC banking industry” The 3rd International Scientific Conference 0f Finance and Business Faculty” .,
  • Ritab AlKhouri Houda Arouri (2019) The effect of diversification on risk and return in banking sector: evidence from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries The International Journal of Managerial Finance (IJMF), Vol. 15 Issue: 1, pp.100-128, (2019).
  • (2017) Concentration in the GCC Banking Sector: The Case of Conventional and Islamic Banks”. , (Dec 14 – 17, 2017). 43rd European International Business Academy Conference,
  • (2017) Market Power and the Role of Banks as Liquidity Providers in GCC markets," Leading Issues in International Trade and Finance,
  • (2016) Liquidity Gap and Risk of Islamic and Conventional Banks in the GCC," North East DSI,,
  • (2015) The Simultaneous Estimation of Credit Growth, Valuation and Stability of GCC Banking Industry,", Academy of International Business–Midwest USA Chapter 2015 Annual Meeting,
  • (2015) The Role of Corporate Governance in the Determinants of Corporate financial decisions,", World Business Institute,
  • (2014) The Flow of Foreign Direct and Indirect Investments into the MENA Region: Does Country Risk Matter?", 50th Annual conference of the British Accounting Association,
  • (2014) The Current Assessment of FDI in The Middle East and North African Region," (February 2014). The Society of Interdisciplinary Business Research yearly meeting, .,
  • (2013) Learning process for intelligent investing, “Economics of Education Association,
  • (2013) Does Government Ownership and Disclosure Affect Performance and Stability of the GCC Banking Sector?" . (July 2013). Global Business and Technology Association’s Fifteenth Annual International Conference,,
  • (2011) Bank Characteristics and Liquidity Transformation," International Business: New Challenges, New Forms, New Practices conference,,
  • (2010) Factors Influencing the Profitability of Commercial Banks in the GCC Countries," , Regionalism and Globalization conference,

Published Books:

  • (2022) Advances in Financial Economics Emerald

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

Conference Title Type of Participation Location Date
The 3rd International Scientific Conference 0f Finance and Business Faculty” . Paper/Poster Amman-Jordan (20/21 November 2019). November / 2019
43rd European International Business Academy Conference Paper/Poster Milano, Italy December / 2017
Leading Issues in International Trade and Finance Paper/Poster Poznan, Poland May / 2017
North East DSI, Paper/Poster Chicago, United States March / 2016
World Business Institute Paper/Poster Paris, France August / 2015
Academy of International Business–Midwest USA Chapter 2015 Annual Meeting Paper/Poster Chicago, United States. March / 2015
50th Annual conference of the British Accounting Association Paper/Poster London, United Kingdom. (2014). April / 2014
The Society of Interdisciplinary Business Research yearly meeting, . Paper/Poster Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia February / 2014
“Economics of Education Association Paper/Poster Coruna, Spain May / 2013
Global Business and Technology Association’s Fifteenth Annual International Conference, Paper/Poster Helsinki, Finland July / 2013
International Business: New Challenges, New Forms, New Practices conference, Paper/Poster Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. (April 2011). April / 2011
Regionalism and Globalization conference Paper/Poster Dublin, United Kingdom. (April 2010). April / 2010

THESIS SUPERVISION

Title Location Date
The Impact of Diversification on Jordanian Banks Performance and Stability AlAhliyya Amman University 2023
The Impact of Credit Risk on the Performance of the Commercial banks in Jordan AlAhliyya Amman University 2023
“The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Tourism Growth in Jordan: Empirical Evidence from the ARDL-bound Testing Approach) Alahlyya Amman University 2021
“The Impact of Working Capital Management And Risk On The Profitability Of Jordanian Companies Listed On The Amman Stock Exchange Alahlyya Amman University 2020
“The Effect of Involuntary Disclosure on Islamic and Conventional Bank Performance in the GCC markets Qatar University 2018
“Direct and Indirect Determinants of Transparency, Corporate Governance and Firm Value Yarmouk University 2006
"The effect of Capital Structure on the profitability of Jordanian Firms. Arab Academy of Banking and Finance 2006
,” Determinants and Multi Factors Dynamic Model of Optimal Capital Structure Arab Academy of Banking and Finance 2006
"The Corporate Governance And The Firm Value in Jordanian Industrial Sector," FINE - Finance and Economics Yarmouk University 2006
The Pattern of Intraday Liquidity in Emerging Markets: The Case of in Amman Stock Exchange," FINE - Finance and Economics. Yarmouk University 2006
The Effect of Electronic Trading on Market Volatility, and Liquidity:Evidence from Amman Stock Exchange (ASE)". Yarmouk University 2006
"The Pattern of Intraday Liquidity in Emerging Markets: The Case of in Amman Stock Exchange," FINE - Finance and Economics. yarmouk Unversity 2006
The Effect of Macroeconomic Factors on Jordanian Commercial Banks' Performance. Yarmouk University 2005
Modeling Market Volatility in Amman Stock Exchange Yarmouk University 2005
The Effect of Stock Market Development and Bank Development on Economic Growth in the Middle East and North African Countries". Yarmouk University 2004
Electronic Banking in Jordan". Yarmouk University 2004
The Factors that Affect the Average Rate of Return in Jordanian Corporations Yarmouk University 2004
Determinants of Capital Adequacy Ratio in Jordanian Banks Yarmouk University 2004
Financial Performance of Social Security Corporation Portfolio”. Yarmouk University 2004
Interrelationships between Financing and Investment Decisions: The Case of Jordanian Firms,” Yarmouk University 2004
The Effect of Dividend Payout Police and Institutional Ownership on Earning-Return Relationship," FINE - Finance and Economics. (2001 - 2002). Yarmouk University 2004
The relationship between liquidity, efficiency and profitability of Jordanian Banking and Insurance companies during the period 1998-2003. Yarmouk University 2003
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Determinants of the Rate of Return on the MENA Emerging Stock Markets. Yarmouk University 2002
Financial Performance of Social Security Corporation Portfolio," Yarmouk University 2001

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP

Title Location Date
Not Available Not Available 2020
Qatar Financial Center Authority, Research Excellence Award, QFCA. Qatar 2016
Best Paper Award in Innovative Education, Decision Sciences Institute. USA 2016
Best paper award, Review of Business Research Journal. USA 2015
Mannheim University,Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Buehler-Germany Research Scholarship, Von Humboldt Stiftung. Germany 2006
Mannheim University, Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Buehler– Germany Research Scholarship, Von HumboldtStiftung. Germany 2004
Mannheim University, Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Buehler– Germany.Scholarship for Research by Von Humboldt Stiftung. Germany 1997
Showman Foundation, Jordan. Young Scientific Award for Research Achievement Jordan 1993
DAAD. Germany 1992
Yarmouk University, Jordan. Graduate Scholarship Jordan 1982
Late King Hussein of Jordan. Award for Scholarly Achievements. Jordan 1981

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