Dr Norhayati Mohd Alwi joined the Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia in November 2000. Prior to that, she had worked with a manufacturing firm as a financial controller. Leveraging on her expertise in manufacturing firms, she then focused her Ph.D thesis in understanding the application of management accounting in a government-linked company. Her research focus spanned performance management system, management accounting practices, accountability and environmental management accounting. She has supervised both Ph.D and Master’s students, mostly adopting qualitative research. To date, she has published articles in several reputable journals, and also presented many papers at local and international conferences. Her research work has landed her several awards at the university level and national level, including an MIA-Articles of Merit Award in 2012
Administratively, she holds various positions, including Head of Academic and Social Entrepreneurship at Entrepreneurship Development Centre, Entrepreneurship Coordinator for the Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, and Practical Training Coordinator at the Department of Accounting. She had also been appointed as a Member of Sub-Committee for Management Accounting for Accounting Halatuju 3 by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia in 2012. She is also an Associate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 2010.
She teaches Management Accounting Fundamentals, Cost Management and Decision-Making and Control. Her passion for teaching, has led her to serve several teaching centres such as the IIUM Centre for Continuing Education (ICCE)and IIUM-GSM both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is also heavily involved in coaching students for competitions since 2012. Among the achievements of her teams were the Malaysia Champion of CIMA Global Business Challenge 2012, the First Runner Up of the CIMA Global Business Challenge 2013 for Malaysia Level, the Champion of UUM Business Simulation Challenge 2014, and the Champion of SME-IIUM Internship Programme 2015. Recently she also coached teams competing in HSBS Malaysia Business Case Competition 2015 and ICEAW Regional Business Challenge 2015.