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Ahmed Khalaf Muttar (Lecturer)
PhD in Business Administration
Lecturer
Business Administration - Economics and Administration
ahmed.khalaf.muttar@uoanbar.edu.iq
Biography
Dr. Ahmed gained his Ph.D. in Business Management (2015) at The Energy University (UNITEN), Malaysia, and was recognized as Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE), UK (FHEA) in 2018. He became Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy UK (SFHEA) in 2021.
In February 2023 Dr. Ahmed was appointed in the College of Administration and Economics at University of Anbar. From February 2016 to 2023 Dr. Ahmed was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Administration at the Applied Science University - Bahrain (ASU). Dr. Ahmed’s performance was soon recognized and appreciated by ASU management which resulted in his appointment as Program Leader of the Master in Business Administration (MBA). His research interests include, but not limited to: Organizational Behavior & Leadership, Human Resource Management, Learning, Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Sustainability. He has published several articles in prestigious journals, to include Scopus and Web of Science, in addition to being a member of the international program committees for a number of conferences, and is regularly invited as a featured speaker and panelist to academic and professional events. He has several research papers listed and accredited by World Health Organization (WHO COVID-19 Research Database). He supervised more than 15 masters’ theses in Human Resource Management and Business Administration. He served as chair and an examiner for several Masters’ viva and Ph.D theses in Management.
Publication
1- Unleashing the Power of Digital Skills in Human Resources: Exploring the Relationship between Digital Transformation and Job Performance in the Government of Bahrain. In 2024 ASU International Conference in Emerging Technologies for Sustainability and Intelligent Systems (ICETSIS) (pp. 73-77). IEEE, 2024.
2- Examining Stakeholder Perspectives on Nuclear Sustainability: The Role of Digital Media and Public Trust in the Gulf Cooperation Council. In 2024 ASU International Conference in Emerging Technologies for Sustainability and Intelligent Systems (ICETSIS) (pp. 139-144). IEEE, 2024.
3- The Impact of Applying Artificial Intelligence on Human Resources Crisis Management: An Analytical Study on COVID19. Information Sciences Letters, 11(1), 269-276, 2022.
4- Moving Beyond Profit: Unfolding the Role of Stakeholders-Centric Approach in Shaping Corporate Sustainability Reporting. In 2024 ASU International Conference in Emerging Technologies for Sustainability and Intelligent Systems (ICETSIS) (pp. 398-402). IEEE, 2024.
5- Examination and Countermeasures of Network Education in Colleges and Universities Based on Ordinary Differential Equation Model. Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences, 8(1), 1329-1340, 2023.
6- New Paradigm of Behavioral Finance in Islamic Banks: the Role of Leadership to Facilitate Creative Behavior. In 2021 International Conference on Sustainable Islamic Business and Finance (pp. 1-7). IEEE. 2021.
7- Innovation of Economic Management Risk Control in Retailer Supply Chain Based on Differential Equation Model. Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences, 8(1), 1057-1066, 2023.
8- Empowering Greener Horizons: Novel Stakeholder Engagement Impact on Norway's Solar-PV Storage Adoption. In 2024 ASU International Conference in Emerging Technologies for Sustainability and Intelligent Systems (ICETSIS) (pp. 312-320). IEEE, 2024.
9- The Impact of Empowerment on Organizational Commitment: The Case of Islamic banks in Bahrain. Journal of Statistics Applications and Probability, 11 (S1) 21-36, 2022.
10- The Impact of Using Information Technology on Job Performance of Employees in the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Information Sciences Letters, Vol. 11, No. S1 (Jun. 2021), PP: 37-52.
11- Knowledge Sharing Behaviour among Post-Graduate Students during the E-Learning Era. In 2022 ASU International Conference in Emerging Technologies for Sustainability and Intelligent Systems (ICETSIS) (pp. 392-394). IEEE, 2022.
12- Fractional Differential Equations in the Model of Vocational Education and Teaching Practice Environment. Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences, 8(1), 681-688, 2022.
13. Surviving the Pandemic through Virtual Leadership to Remote Work Teams. In 2022 ASU International Conference in Emerging Technologies for Sustainability and Intelligent Systems (ICETSIS) (pp. 402-408). IEEE, 2022.
14. How Employee’s Organizational Citizenship Behaviors Get Affected by Characteristics of the Psychological Contract. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 12(6), 194–204, 2022.
15. The Role of Green Human Resource Practices in Achieving Sustainable Development in the Health Sector in The Kingdom of Bahrain. In 2022 ASU International Conference in Emerging Technologies for Sustainability and Intelligent Systems (ICETSIS) (pp. 327-336). IEEE, 2022.
16. Performance evaluation of college laboratories based on fusion of decision tree and BP neural network. Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences, 7(2), 1-14, 2022.
17. Six Sigma Principles and How they Apply to Organizational Innovation. In 2022 ASU International Conference in Emerging Technologies for Sustainability and Intelligent Systems (ICETSIS) (pp. 379-384). IEEE, 2022.
18. The acceptance of E-Learning service in a higher education context. In Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Intelligent Systems: ICETIS 2021 (Volume 1) (pp. 255-264). Springer International Publishing, 2022.
19. Entrepreneurship in Islamic financial technology products: Evidence from the Kingdom of Bahrain. In 2022 ASU International Conference in Emerging Technologies for Sustainability and Intelligent Systems (ICETSIS) (pp. 111-120). IEEE, 2022.
20. Developing A Conceptual Framework for the Implementation of the Lean System and its Impact on Quality of Learning and Organizational Performance. In 2022 ASU International Conference in Emerging Technologies for Sustainability and Intelligent Systems (ICETSIS) (pp. 385-391). IEEE, 2022.
21. Factors affecting online shopping intention in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic: AliExpress as a case study in the sultanate Oman. In 2022 ASU International Conference in Emerging Technologies for Sustainability and Intelligent Systems (ICETSIS) (pp. 17-22). IEEE, 2022.
22. Users Acceptance Online Attendance Application Using Barcode Scanner: The Case Study in al Buraimi University College (BUC) Students. In 2022 ASU International Conference in Emerging Technologies for Sustainability and Intelligent Systems (ICETSIS) (pp. 23-28). IEEE, 2022.
23. Information Communication Technology Infrastructure in Sudanese Governmental Universities. Recent Advances in Intelligent Systems and Smart Applications, 363-375. Springer, 2021.
24. Factors affecting online shopping intention through verified webpages: A case study from the gulf region. Recent Advances in Intelligent Systems and Smart Applications, 75-95. Springer, 2021.
25. The Impact of Leaders’ Emotional Intelligence on Employee Retention in Private Universities in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Information Sciences Letters, Vol. 10, No. S1 (Jun. 2021), PP: 269-283. https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85140891030&origin=resultslist
26. The Impact of Succession Planning On Employee Retentions in Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company. Information Sciences Letters, Vol.10, No. S1 (Jun. 2021), PP:285-299. https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85144985157&origin=resultslist
27. Examine the Influence of Expatriate Personality Traits on Cultural Intelligence: Evidence from the Kingdom of Bahrain. Strad research, 8. 2021.
28. The Impact of Employee Empowerment on Managerial Creativity: An Empirical Study in the Ministry of Information Affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Information Sciences Letters, Vol.10, No. S1 (Jun. 2021), PP: 301-316. https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85137116186&origin=resultslist
29.Organizational Commitment Antecedents of Paramedics in Private Hospitals. The International Journal of Organizational Diversity, 21(1), 51. https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85102694763&origin=resultslist
30. Psychological Contract and its Impact on the Organizational Citizenship Behaviors-an Applied Study from Bahrain. Information Sciences Letters, 2021, 10(Special Issue 1), pp. 247–268, 13. https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85159679186&origin=resultslist
31. Antecedents and consequences of work alienation – A critical review. Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability, Vol. 8, No. 3 (2019) 279-288. ISSN 2090-8431. https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85088128393&origin=resultslist