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Prof. Dr. Azlan Amran

Professor
Graduate School of Business
Universiti Sains Malaysia

Education

  • PhD (Accounting), UM, 2006
  • MBA (Accounting), UM, 2002
  • BA (Accounting), UiTM, 1997

Biography

Azlan Amran started his career as a lecturer at the School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2006. He is now a Professor at the Graduate School of Business in the same University. Prior to joining USM, he worked as an accountant for several years. He has published a significant number of articles in the area of CSR in both local and international journals. He is currently supervising PhD, MBA, and Masters candidates in CSR. At present, he holds the position of Dean at the Graduate School of Business. In terms of practical experience, he has been involved in several training and consultancy projects in Accounting-related issues and Corporate Social Reporting. He is currently holding several grants to support his research on CSR-related issues. He is also a member of the editorial board for several international journals. At the national level, he is a Technical Committee member for ISO 26000.

Teaching and Research Areas

Teaching: Research Method; Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Enterprise; Finance and Accounting for Management.

Research Interest: Corporate Sustainability Practices and Reporting, Integrated Reporting and Corporate Governance

Consultancy and Industrial Experience

  • Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Harvard Malaysia Foundation, 2007.
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Performance of Plantation Companies in Malaysia, 2010. 
  • Exploring issues and challenges of green technology financing in Malaysia: the perspective of financial institutions, Asian Institute of Finance, 2013.