Dr. Khalid Abu Zayed

Dr. Khalid Ahmed Abu Zayed is a devoted academician with more than 22 years of experience in the field of education. He is heading the Department of Business and Management Studies. He works collaboratively with lecturers, Programme Leaders, and other academic and non-academic staff members within the college for the smooth functioning of the Department. He is committed to providing the highest quality of teaching and learning environment to the students of his Department. As a member of the College’s Academic Board, he ensures that the Department is well-represented, provided with the required resources and support, and seamlessly aligned with the College’s strategic objectives.

Dr. Khalid joined Gulf College in the year 2005 as a Lecturer. Before joining Gulf College, he worked as a teaching Department in Al Marqab University in Libya. Owning his commitment to the college and enthusiasm to educating students, he was promoted to an Award Leader in 2008, in which he worked as a lecturer in addition to serving the administrative tasks for the Department of Business and Management Studies. With more than 5 years in this position, he garners expertise, confidence, and commitment towards the college’s prime stakeholders, their students, and exhibited leadership skills, which enabled him to reach to the next higher position as the Head of Department in which he serves till date.

Dr. Khalid obtained his bachelor’s from the University of Pune. He then completed his Master’s in Banking and Business Finance from the University of Baroda and finally did his Doctorate in the field of Banking from the University of Rajasthan in India. His research interests are in the field of global corporate finance, financial markets, Fintech and financial services.

• Roland A. Getaruelas, Ruel F. Ancheta, Khalid Ahmed Abu Zayed, Muhammad Shahid Pervez. Cultural Sensitivity and Marketing Mix Adaptation: Evidence in Oman. Cultural-Sensitivity-and-Marketing-Mix-Adaptation-Evidence-in-Oman.pdf . 12/ 2025
• Santosh Kumar Shrinivas, Roland Getaruelas, Khalid Abuzayed, Juliet Sophia, Pavithra Shetty, Mamatha Gnanakumar DIGITAL MARKETING AND DIGITAL PAYMENT ROLE ON EMPLOYEES’FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=VOIe7l0AAAAJ&citation_for_view=VOIe7l0AAAAJ:_FxGoFyzp5QC – 2025.
• Ahmad Kamil Shariah, Suzan Al Najjar, Dr Khalid Abu Zayed, Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz Khokhar, Dr. Romeo Villar. FACTORS AFFECTING COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN THE APPLICATION OF NUMERACY MODULES: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK : http://journalijisr.com/current-issue – 2024.
• Farkhanda Rauf, Mr. Said Khalfan, Mr. Faisal Al Farsi, Dr Khalid Abu Zayed: Factors Influencing Smes’ Performance in Adopting Blockchain Technology: Predictive insights and Business Operational Implications in Alignment with Oman’s Vision 2040.
• Using Budget Variances for Performance Evaluation: A Comparison Study between Libyan and Anglo American Companies Operating in The Libyan oil sector. Journal of Economic and political science – 2020 – Issue 16
• “EU Association Agreement implementations on Jordan Economy” Journal of Human Science, National Office for Research and Development, Eight Edition. Libya – 2008.
• “The Impact of Globalization on International Trade” Journal of Human Science, 18 Issue. October 2008. Al-Fateh University. Libya