Shams Rahman is a Professor at RMIT University, Australia. He held visiting fellowship at many universities, including MIT Zaragoza Logistics Center, Virginia Tech, and Shanghai University. He is a former British Commonwealth scholar. Professor Rahman is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management and a member of the editorial board of sixteen international journals. He has consulted for several world-class companies, including Adidas, Fuji-Xerox, and Nestle. He has published over 235 research papers, which include journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters. He pursued his doctoral studies at the University of Exeter.
Dr. Javed Siddiqui is a Senior Lecturer and the School Director for Post-Graduate Taught (PGT) Programmes at Manchester Business School. His area of expertise is Accounting and his research interests encompass Auditing, Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Reporting, especially in the context of developing economies. Dr Siddiqui works as consultant for a number of international development agencies, such as the World Bank and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Big Four accountancy firms, such as Ernst & Young, as well as professional accountancy bodies.