Dr. Afshan Younas has more than 20 years of teaching experience across various colleges and universities. Since 2012, she has been a faculty member at Arab Open University. Her previous positions include roles at Al Musannah College of Technology (Oman), Oman College of Management and Technology (Oman), Iqra University (Pakistan), and PEF College (Pakistan). Additionally, She possesses professional experience as a bank officer.

Journal Articles & Conference Proceedings

• Younas, A. (2024). The Role of Accounting Information Systems on Business Performance – A Proposed AIS Model of Improved Business Performance. In: Li, S. (eds) Information Management. ICIM 2024. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2102. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64359-0_36

• Younas, A. and Veerasamy, R. (2024) ‘Exploratory Study on the Importance of Internal Control in Auditing’, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(6), pp. 579–587. doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v14-i6/21376.

• Al Wahaibi, M.A., Hussainy, S.S. and Younas, A., (2024) Exploring the Determinants of Firms' Short-Term Investment Across the GCC Countries. International Journal of Management, Accounting & Economics, 11(2).

• Younas, A., Subramanian, K.P., Al-Haziazi, M., Hussainy, S.S. and Al Kindi, A.N.S., 2023. A Review on Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Education. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 7(8), pp.1092-1100.

• Younas, A. and Kassim, A.A.M., 2023. The Mediating Role of CSR Disclosure between Board Structure and Capital Strcuture. —Online Marketing and E-Commerce Management, p.160.

• Younas, A. and Anwar, R.W., 2023, January. Empirical Review on the Use of Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain in the Sultanate of Oman. In 2023 International Conference On Cyber Management And Engineering (CyMaEn) (pp. 1-7). IEEE.

• Younas, A. and Kassim, A., 2020. A Conceptual Model: The Impact of Board Structure on Capital Structure among Oman Public Listed Companies. In Proceedings of the2nd International Conference on Research in Business, Management and Finance. Oxford, United Kingdom.

• Younas, A. and Kassim, A.A.M., 2022, April. Measuring Corporate Social Responsibility by Constructing an Index: An Empirical Evidence from Oman. In Eurasian Business and Economics Perspectives: Proceedings of the 35th Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference (pp. 231-244). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

• Younas, A., 2022. Review of Corporate Governance Theories. European Journal of Business and Management Research, 7(6), pp.79-83.

• Younas, A. and Kassim, A.A.M., 2022. Empirical review of business challenges and opportunities from the covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Business Management and Accounting, 12(2), pp.63-79.

• Younas, A. and Al Wahaibi, M., 2023. Exploration of Blockchain Technology in the Education Sector in the Sultanate of Oman. Int. J. Acad. Res. Bus. Soc. Sci.

• Younas, A., 2022, September. The Effect of Ownership Structure on Leverage of the Listed Companies in Oman. In Papers of 4th Canadian International Conference on Humanities & Social Sciences 2022 (p. 111).

• Younas, A. and Kassim, A.A.M., 2022. The Impact of Audit Committee Structure on Capital Structure: A Case of Omani Listed Companies.

• Younas, A., Kassim, A.A.M. and Bhuiyan, A.B., 2021. Construction Of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Disclosure Index And Its Practices By Listed Companies In Oman. American International Journal of Economics and Finance Research, 3(1), pp.57-68.

• Younas, A. and Kassim, A., 2020. A Conceptual Model: The Impact of Board Structure on Capital Structure among Oman Public Listed Companies. In Proceedings of the2nd International Conference on Research in Business, Management and Finance. Oxford, United Kingdom.

• Younas, A. and Kassim, A.A.M., 2019. Essentiality of internal control in Audit process. International Journal of Business and Applied Social Science, 5(11), pp.1-6.

• Younas, A., Md Kassim, A.A. and Bhuiyan, A.B., 2021. The influence of audit committee structure on leverage: empirical evidence from Oman.

• Younas, A., Md Kassim, A.A. and Bhuiyan, A.B., 2021. Constructing an index of corporate social responsibility practices in Oman.

Book Chapters

• Younas, A., Muthuraman, S., Al Darmaki, A., Khan, F. and Kassim, A.A.M., 2024. “Corporate Social Responsibility – A Mean of Achieving Sustainability in Oman”. Strategies for Empowering Oman as a Competitive Economy p.351

• Al Wahaibi, M.A., Hussainy, S.S. Veerasamy, R., and Younas, A., 2024. “Capital Budgeting Practices of Omani SMEs: A Comprehensive Review”. Strategies for Empowering Oman as a Competitive Economy p.305

•  Veerasamy, R., Hussainy, S.S., Al Wahaibi, M.A., and Younas, A., 2024. “Comparative Advantage in Attracting Investments toward Industrialization and Reducing Fiscal Deficit in the Sultanate of Oman”. Strategies for Empowering Oman as a Competitive Economy p.290

• Younas, Afshan (2024) “Digital Reporting of Accounting Information and AIS in Oman” IGI Global Book - Impact of Digitalization on Reporting, Tax Avoidance, Accounting, and Green Finance, DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-1678-8.ch004

• Younas, A., Muthuraman, S., Al Darmaki, A., Khan, F. and Kassim, A.A.M., 2023. Empirical Review of Measuring Corporate Social Responsibility in the Sultanate of Oman. Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and Society 5.0, 1113, p.167.

• Younas, A. and Kassim, A.A.M., 2023, March. Exploring the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Leverage of Listed Companies in Oman. In Global Economic Challenges: 6th International Conference on Banking and Finance Perspectives, Cuenca, Spain (pp. 39-53). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

• Younas, A., Kassim, A.A.M. and Bhuiyan, A.B., 2021. Empirical Review of Covid-19 Pandemic Effect on the Corporate Social Responsibility in Oman: Challenges and Opportunities. Exploring Sustainable Paths, p.67.