Khairullah, Zahid Y.

Name:

Zahid Khairullah
Zahid Y. Khairullah, Ph.D.

Academic School:

School of Business

Academic Department:

Management

Titles/Responsibilities:

  • Professor, Management
  • Chair, Applied Management Science & Decision Support Systems Track of IABD Conferences
  • Chair, School of Business Faculty Evaluation Committee
  • Chair, School of Business Faculty Composition & Development/Intellectual Contributions Committee
  • Faculty Advisor & President of the Bonaventure Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
  • Member of the St. Bonaventure Faculty Award for Professional Excellence In Research & Publication
  • Member of the St. Bonaventure Study Abroad Committee

Contact Information:

Office Phone: (716) 375-2093
E-mail: zyk@sbu.edu 

Office Location/Hours:

235 Murphy Professional Building

M,W: 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.;
T,Th: 1:15 - 2:20 p.m.
and by appointment

Courses Taught:

Course Schedule 

Days Time Class Room 
T,Th2:30-3:45 p.m.BIS 420-01. Information and Decision Support Systems
M6-8:40 p.m.MBA 614-F1F01. Management ScienceMUPB 105
F6-9 p.m.MBA 614-52F01. Management ScienceHILBERT
S9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.  

Academic Degrees:

  • Ph.D., Management, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York
  • MBA, Management Science, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • MS Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • B.Tech. Engineering; Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India

Other Education:

  • CPIM {Certified in Production and Inventory Management} American Production & Inventory Control Society
  • Certified by the Advanced Information Systems Faculty Development Institute of AACSB 

Professional Background:

Past Academic and Other Professional  Positions 

  • Dean, School of Business, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, New York
  • Chair, Management Sciences Department, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, New York
  • Chair, Management Sciences & Marketing Departments, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY
  • Design Engineer, Secure Enterprises, Inc., Buffalo, New York
  • Junior Officer, In-Charge of Annealing & Pickling Departments, Special Steels Ltd., Bombay, India
  • President, PennYork Chapter of the American Production & Inventory Control Society

Accomplishments:

Awards/Grants 

  • St. Bonaventure University Faculty Recognition Award For Professional Excellence In Research And Publication, May 2006.
  • Awarded the Outstanding Track Chair Award at the 2004 IABD Conference held in San Antonio, Texas, March 2004.
  • Received awards for research papers presented at scholarly meetings.
  • St. Bonaventure University Faculty Recognition Award for Special Services for service to the University and Community, May 1995.
  • Teaching Excellence Award by Eastman Kodak Company & Independent College Fund of New York “...in recognition of outstanding contributions to teaching."; May 1993.
  • Selected for inclusion in biographical publications:
    • several volumes of (i)Who's Who in the World, (ii)  Who's Who in America, and (iii) Who's Who in the East, published by Marquis Who's Who, Inc., Chicago,Illinois
    • International Who's Who of Intellectuals, published by the International
       Biographical Center, Cambridge, England.
     
  • Honorary Member, Delta Mu Delta, National Honor Society in Business Administration
  • Member, Beta Gamma Sigma, National Honor Society for AACSB Accredited Business Schools
  • Merit Scholar for each of the five years at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India over the 5-year Bachelor of Technology degree program

Publications 

  • Author/Co-author of more than 35 refereed publications in professional Journals and proceedings of professional conferences.
  • Presented more than 30 scholarly papers at various international and national  conferences of professional societies.

Refereed Publications Include 

  • “Portrayal of Gender Roles in Indian Magazine Advertisements,” with Durriya H. Z. Khairullah in Business Research Yearbook, XIII, 2006, Editors Marjorie G. Adams and Abbass Alkhafaji, A Publication of the International Academy of Business Disciplines.
  • “A Study of the Extent of Westernization in Indian Magazine Advertisements,” with Durriya H. Z. Khairullah, in the Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Volume 17, Number 2, 2005.
  • “Second Generation Asian-Indian Reactions to Asian-Indian and American Advertisements,” with Durriya H. Z. Khairullah, in International Business and Economics Research Journal, Volume 4, Number 9, September 2005.
  • “Penetrating Global Technology Markets - Two Strategies,” with Azam N. Foda, published in the “Beyond iiTechnology” Global Conference Proceedings, May 2005.
  • “Relative Importance of Attributes of Students For Securing a Job,” published in the proceedings of the 2005 International Applied Business Research Conference, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, March 14-18, 2005.
  • “Application of Dynamic Programming to Optimal Load Scheduling of Power Generation Units,” with Rabiz N. Foda, in Business Research Yearbook, XI, 2004. Editors, Carolyn Gardner, Jerry Biberman and Abbas Alkhafaji.
  • “Use of Mathematical Models for Evaluating Research Proposals,” the Business Research Yearbook, Volume X, 2003. Editors, Jerry Biberman and Abbass Alkhafaji.
  • “Dominant Cultural Values: Content Analysis of the US and Indian Print Advertisement,” with Durriya Z. Khairullah, Journal of Global Marketing, Volume 16, Number 1/2, 2003.
  • “Relationships between Acculturation, Attitude toward the Advertisement, and Purchase Intention of Asian-Indian Immigrants,” with Durriya H. Z. Khairullah, the International Journal of Commerce and Management, Vol.9, Number 3-4, 1999.
  • “Behavioral Acculturation and Demographic Characteristics of Asian-Indian Immigrants in the United States,” with Durriya H. Z. Khairullah, the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Volume 19, Number 1-2, January-February 1999.
  • "An Approach For Preference Ranking of Alternatives," with Stanley Zionts, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 28, number 3, 1987, North Holland Publishing Co.

Other Interests/Community Involvement:

  • Track Chair, Applied Management Science & Decision Support Systems Track of the Annual Conferences of the International Academy of Business Disciplines for past several years, 2003 to present.
  • Chair of the University Faculty Recommendations Committee November 2002 to 2006.
  • Chair of the School of Business Faculty Evaluation Committee, January 1999 to present.
  • Elected to the Graduate Council as a School of Business representative 1999 to 2007.
  • Serve on the Study Abroad Committee of St. Bonaventure University, 1990 to present.
  • Chair of the Faculty Composition and Development/Intellectual Contributions Committee for AACSB accreditation, February 2002 to present.
  • Serve on the University Faculty Recognition Award Committee For Excellence In Research And Publication, 2007 to present.
  • Served as Faculty Advisor for the Delta Mu Chapter of the Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society, from 1994 to 2004.
  • Established the St. Bonaventure University Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the National Honor Society for AACSB accredited Business Schools in 2005; serves as Chapter President 2005 to present.
  • Member, Board of Directors of “Genesis House” community project, 2004 to present.
  • Chair, Board of Trustees (2004 to present) of the Islamic Society of the Southern Tier.