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Scholar
Magazine
Special Issue of 2013 Highlights
Scholar
Table of Contents
Magazine
Professor Trevor Spedding
Chief Editor
Ms Shelley Gouverneur
Associate Editor
Ms Rachel Lloyd
Associate Editor
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From the Chair’s Desk – highlights of 2013
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New Appointments
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HDR update from visiting Professor – Brian Ferry
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HDR Student Profiles:
- Hanan al Mehairi
- Mardeya Al Balooshi
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Focus on Faculty - Researchers’ Corner:
- Feras Hamza
- Kathy Shen
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AIB MENA
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Research Achievements: Ranked Journals, Conferences attended by UOWD Faculty,
External Grants, Research
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Student Research Activities
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Government, Industry and Community Collaboration
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UOWD Publications and Ranked Journals
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List of Recently Purchased Software
From the Chair’s Desk
Welcome to a special edition of the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD)
Scholar Magazine, which showcases the highlights of a very eventful year at
the University.
2013 marked the 20th anniversary of UOWD’s establishment in Dubai, and
alongside this landmark occasion we witnessed the graduation of the
University’s 7,000th student.
The year also saw an impressive range of research achievements, across both
the staff and student communities. Among a number of research awards for
UOWD faculty members was a grant for a multinational collaboration to work
on a pioneering project aimed at developing ‘Brand UAE’.
The AIB-MENA Network has had another successful year with the publication
of the third volume of its Case Studies book series and the presentation of a
number of awards, including the 2013 Award for Inspirational Leadership, which
this year honoured HE Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi.
We also take pride in the numerous outstanding achievements by our students
in 2013, which included the development and launch of several smart phone
apps aimed at supporting disadvantaged groups or promoting community
engagement.
In Researcher’s Corner this year are Dr Kathy Ning Shen, Associate Professor in
Information Systems, and Dr Feras Hamza, Associate Professor in International
Studies, while UOW visiting Professor Brian Ferry provides a report on the
UOWD Doctoral Program.
We hope you enjoy reading about our research highlights for 2013.
Professor Trevor Spedding
President - UOWD
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New Appointments
Dr Abdelghani Benharref
Joined: 1 February 2013
Position: Assistant Professor
Dr Sidney Lowe
Joined: 7 January 2013
Position: Associate Professor
Dr Mohammed Firoz
Joined: 24 February 2013
Position: Associate Professor
Dr Mohan Guruswamy
Joined: 1 February 2013
Position: Assistant Professor
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Dr Gregory Kerr
Joined: 13 March 2013
Position: Associate Professor
Dr Shahper Vodanovich
Joined: 1 September 2013
Position: Assistant Professor
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HDR Update from visiting Professor – Brian Ferry,
University of Wollongong Australia
In June 2012 I was invited to come to UOWD to support a new
Doctoral Program that was managed by the Faculty of Business
and Management. I made my first visit in September of that year
and stayed at UOWD for one month. Since then I have visited in
January 2013, March 2013, September 2013 and January 2014.
Initially my role was to support HDR students and their
supervisors to prepare students for proposal presentations;
advise on ethics applications, HDR process and procedures,
and provide workshops for supervisors. Over time this role has
evolved to include advice on HDR policy, publications and thesis
milestones, and this role will continue to develop as more
students pass their comprehensive exams and enrol in their
thesis. Currently there are 35 students enrolled in the Doctoral
program (24 DBAs and 11 PhDs). 16 Students have passed their
comprehensive exams and have enrolled in their thesis. Another
6 took their examinations in February 2014.
I have been very impressed with the commitment of students
and the dedication of their supervisors who show that they
have the depth of knowledge and intellectual creativity to be
excellent supervisors of research. The Doctoral students have
shown that they have the persistence, the intellectual curiosity
and resilience needed to be successful as HDR students and I
look forward to some graduating in 2015.
Already I have seen that students are active in their research
and are publishing in refereed journals and conferences and
this can only enhance their reputation as well as that of UOWD.
From my perspective, it is both a privilege and pleasure to
work with the staff and students at UOWD. Further, 45 years
of experience in various international education settings
convinces me that the quality of work that I see at UOWD is as
good as anywhere in the world. I look forward to continuing to
support this important program in future visits.
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HDR Student Profiles
Hanan al Mehairi
Hanan al Mehairi came to UOWD with strong credentials and she has been adding
to these ever since. After being awarded a Distinction with honours Bachelor
degree in Applied Sciences and in Applied Media Communications from Dubai
Women’s College in June 2008, Hanan earned her Master in Strategic Human
Resources Management at UOWD. Hanan is now enrolled in the PhD program,
where she is planning to research the impact of culture on knowledge sharing.
In addition to her studies, Hanan has been building her academic career by
attending academic conferences in Chicago, Greece, Turkey, Las Vegas, and
Washington DC. Hanan has also presented papers at professional conferences,
such as the 2nd International Conference Sports Vs Crime, organised by Dubai
Police in 2009. She was also invited by Ibda’a forums to share her experiences
with an audience of Saudi women in 2013. Most recently she was invited as a
guest of honour to share her experience in knowledge management at the 17th Global Women Leaders Forum that was organised
by Datamatix in March, 2014.
Hanan was awarded the Alumni of the Year 2013 at Dubai Women’s College and was honoured by HH Sheikh Hasher Maktoum
Al Maktoum.
Mardeya Al Balooshi
PhD student Mardeya Al Balooshi took to the stage at the ERA ranked Australian
and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference 2013 to present
preliminary research related to her doctoral studies in the field of human
resource development.
Emirati student Mardeya, who is pursuing a PhD alongside her job as Head of
Performance Management at Dubai Police Academy, is among the first of
UOWD’s PhD students to showcase their early research findings on an international
platform.
Under the conference theme, ‘Managing on the Edge’, Mardeya presented her
paper entitled ‘Creativity training programs in the UAE government sector:
lessons from the literature’. The paper highlighted the significance of creativity
training programs within the UAE and suggested directions for measuring the impact of such training based on scholarly
literature and best practices around the world.
Mardeya’s paper was selected for the conference proceedings in a competitive stream, which involved a rigorous double-blind
review process by academic experts in the field. She was among a line-up of distinguished scholars and practitioners at the 27th
edition of the annual ANZAM conference, held in Hobart, Australia.
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Focus on Faculty
Researchers’ Corner
Dr Feras Hamza
My research philosophy
My philosophy is fundamentally driven by the belief that the
humanities and social sciences are more relevant to us than ever
before, especially in an age of mass media, technology and postindustrial knowledge economies. Education, which is at the core
of what is considered ‘human capital’, is at a critical stage and
its apparent commodification suggests that vocational training
is sidelining what traditionally has been the forte of educational
institutions such as the university, that is to say, social training. This
is especially true of the region because of the urgency of industrial
and technological ‘catch-up’, but is also increasingly evident
globally, which in turn helps to explain the recent re-emphasis on
the humanities in the academic institutions in the West. Having
trained in the history of the Near East, in the somewhat recondite
field of late antiquity and the coming of Islam, I am always eager
to convey to my students the importance of historical studies and
the critical thinking required to reconstruct pre-modern societies
and identities in order to understand our very own contemporary
ones. So, in short, we do a lot of history in all of my classes, whether
discussing social change in the Middle East, globalisation and
citizenship, political economy, or even research methods.
My research outcomes
Because of my background in history (and my earlier training in
modern languages and literature) I am interested in how we think
and how we write about our chosen topics of study. I bring these
interests to bear on the study of Islamic societies both pre-modern
and contemporary. Some of my recent research has focused on
re-examining the hermeneutics underpinning much of (Western)
academic writing on key Islamic texts (Qur’anic commentaries)
and dubious taxonomies (such as ‘esotericism’) used to make
sense of certain genres of medieval Muslim literature. A larger
piece of work is a study of ‘Community and Identity in early Islam’
and this pre-modern study reinforces and helps to shape my
current thinking on Muslim identities in the current age of mass
media (or mass self-media, as M. Castells has it). In this respect,
my pre-modern research outcomes have fed my interests in the
contemporary scene.
My research experience
Most of my research experience was gained during graduate
studies at Oxford University’s Oriental Institute where I completed
a master of philosophy and a doctorate; but an invaluable 1-year
period was spent at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in
Dr Feras Hamza, Associate Professor in International Studies,
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Princeton where I was fortunate enough to meet and learn
informally (but profoundly) from giants in various humanities and
social science fields (G. Bowersock for late antiquity, P. Crone for
Islamic history, art historian O. Grabar, cultural anthropologist
C. Geertz, M. Walzer in political philosophy). I then spent several
years teaching and researching at the Institute for Ismaili Studies
in London where I oversaw and co-authored the first volume of a
major multi-volume project with Oxford University Press entitled
Qur’anic Studies Series, in addition to entries in the revised edition
of M. Eliade’s old Encyclopaedia of Religion.
My research projects
Apart from my ongoing research into the medieval Islamic
tradition, I am currently involved in two exciting contemporary
projects. The first of these together with one of my grad students
in International Studies is a mixed-methods research project that
seeks to understand contemporary Islamic notions of religiosity
and identity by looking at the phenomenon of new Islamic media
(esp. televangelism and ‘religious celebrities’) particularly through
Islamic channels and shows on cable networks and mainstream
TV both in Pakistan and the UAE. These two contexts will provide
initial case studies for a wider phenomenon situated within a
larger scholarly debate about a supposedly emergent Muslim
public sphere and the fragmentation (or reconfiguration) of
traditional religious authority (cf. the ulema). What makes this
study exciting is the intersection therein of several disciplinary
discourses about religious authority, identity, media, the culture
industry, consumerism and the commodification of religious
praxis. The other project is a long term collaboration with
Kalam Media and Research’ (headed by the Libyan Ambassador
to the UAE, Dr Aref Nayed), a think tank dedicated to reviving
the tradition of intellectual discourse globally across Muslim
educational institutions by editing, translating and publishing key
philosophical texts.
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Focus on Faculty
Researchers’ Corner
Dr Kathy Shen
My research philosophy
Science is the pursuit of truth, of explanation, prediction, and
control of a phenomenon. Heavily influenced by my mentors
back in Peking University as well as City University of Hong
Kong, my research mainly follows positivism paradigm, which
is to obtain truth from the scientific method containing both
logic and evidence that are consistent with each other. With
years of practice and service to the academic community, I
also develop the appreciation for the alternative paradigms,
which help alleviate some dilemma rooted in single paradigm
approach.
Another important principle that guides my research activities
is to balance rigour with relevance. Being a scholar in an
exciting emerging economy brings a lot of opportunities to
make significant contribution to both business practices as
well as existing theories. This affects how I select my research
topics and the research approaches. The overall objective is
not only to apply existing theories to explain local phenomena,
but also to conduct indigenous and integrative research.
My research outcomes
My main research areas include human-computer interaction,
applications of information systems in organisations,
e-marketing, virtual communities, and knowledge management.
I have published more than 60 referred journal and conference
articles. My work has appeared in top refereed journals such as
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and
Technology, Journal of Business Research, and top conferences
in the field, e.g., The Summer Marketing Educators’ Conference
(American Marketing Association), International Conference on
Information Systems (ICIS). Since 2009, I have been serving as
the Associate Editor for Information Systems Journal, one of
top journals in information systems field.
I have been actively engaging in indigenous research in the
UAE. My research has been funded by Emirates Foundation
(2 projects on social media and virtual collaboration) and
Dr Kathy Ning Shen, Associate Professor in Information
Systems, Faculty of Business
National Research Foundation (1 project on information system
assimilation in organisations). I successfully obtained five
additional research grants, including two from the UOWD
Research Grant as PI (moving luxury brands online and IT
assimilation), two from Zayed University as co-PI (knowledge
transfer and social networks, and cultural impact of Facebook
usage) and one from Educational Strategies Development Fund
(ESDF) in University of Wollongong in Australia as co-PI.
My research experience
I started my research training in Peking University, taking a
method course and working as a research assistant for Prof
Anne Tsui, the one who inspired me to be a scientist and gave
me a strong recommendation to pursue a research degree.
Meanwhile, I also participated in several research projects
where I got an opportunity to work with Prof Mohamed
Khalifa in Hong Kong. He is another important mentor who
not only taught me how to do research, but also how to be a
professional scholar. He encouraged me to explore various
topics and research methods, which resulted in two different
theses over 3 years for my Master of Philosophy and PhD, and
several journal and conference publications during my study.
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Later, working as a faculty member, I have the full independence
and autonomy, which is both challenging and exciting. In
addition to continuing my research during my doctoral studies,
I developed several new projects on organisational usage of
information systems, and social media user behaviour, and
started to learn how to collaborate with other scholars. In
2009, I was invited to serve as Associate Editor for Information
Systems Journal, and this helps me keep updated with the
most recent publications and methods in the field. Since 2010,
with the Doctoral program in the UOWD, I’ve got a chance to
work with students from different backgrounds, which further
expands my research horizon and challenges me to enter
related disciplines.
My research projects
My current research is broadly classified into the following
streams. One stream of work continues my existing research
interest in online consumer behaviour and social media, such
as online branding, and user behaviour with social media. With
the wide application of social media and internet channels,
how to construct desired brand experiences online is a great
challenge for most brands, particularly for luxury brands. My
research explores the effect of aesthetic website design on
the sense of luxury experienced with a luxury brand website,
and subsequent customer-based brand equity. Moreover, the
results show some cultural differences between Chinese
and India in that they value different aesthetic dimensions in
experiencing a luxury brand. This research can be replicated
and expanded to the other platforms and internet applications
to examine their impact on branding.
With my doctoral students, we also developed several projects
on government support for Dubai SME growth, airport retailing,
and information security compliance. Such research projects
address the important issues/challenges faced by Dubai
government and private sectors. The expected outcomes will
have great implications for policy making and/or management
practices.
My future research goals
Given the increasing influence of China in the region and the
UAE, one of my future research goals is to continue promoting
and advancing Chinese management in the region. Such
research responds to the urgent demand for understanding
Chinese subsidiaries and Chinese management in the region,
but also bridges the gaps in current literature. MENA region
(Middle East and North Africa) is considered as a strategic
overseas market. UAE gathers the subsidiaries or regional
headquarters of most Chinese international companies,
providing a great opportunity to conduct Chinese management
research in a unique cultural, social, and economic context.
Such research not only helps Chinese companies to better
operate in overseas markets, but also provide great insight for
the local stakeholders to work with Chinese companies.
I also hope to complete all my research projects involving
local government agencies or private sectors and seek further
expansion and support from stakeholders. Such projects have
great potential to impact policy making and to strengthen the
connection between UOWD and local community.
In addition, I have developed a solid collaboration with the
Management School, Peking University to investigate the
Chinese international companies. In 2013, we successfully
conducted the first collaborative research on expatriate
compensation and control in Chinese subsidiaries in the UAE,
which is also funded by the National Research Foundation in
China. Our research received great interest and great support
from major Chinese companies operating in UAE. The results
also show significant theoretical contribution to existing
literature on expatriation and subsidiary management.
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AIB-MENA
The Academy of International Business – Middle East North Africa Chapter (AIB-MENA) has been incubated by the University
of Wollongong in Dubai since 2009. AIB-MENA, which is the regional Chapter of the global Academy of International Business
organisation, was established to promote research activity from and about the MENA region. The group has held three conferences,
and produced four books and numerous teaching cases and journal articles. AIB-MENA’s case study collection has recorded over
10,000 downloads worldwide, primarily across Malaysia, Australia, South Africa and Hong Kong, representing 15% of all downloads
for the Emerald Group’s emerging markets collection.
HE Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi presented with inspirational leadership award by AIB-MENA
Early in 2013, Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna Al
Qassimi, the UAE Minister of Development and
International Cooperation, was presented
with the second annual AIB-MENA Windtower
Award for Inspirational Leadership.
The award was conferred by The Academy of
International Business – Middle East North
Africa Chapter (AIB-MENA), in recognition
of Sheikha Lubna’s ongoing support and
encouragement for the volunteer-led
academic organisation. It is one of a series
of honours presented annually by AIB-MENA,
recognising the outstanding leadership of
businesses and individuals across the MENA
region.
The AIB-MENA leadership award is inspired by the characteristics
of the ancient traditional architectural device, the windtower,
which, like an exceptional leader, stands stoically against
the elements, channelling them to better use and providing
guidance and motivation, particularly in times of uncertainty.
Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna has been voted the most powerful
Arab Women by Forbes. In conferring the award, AIB-MENA
specifically recognised her work as a champion of the Region
and of women in particular. Since its inception, AIB-MENA has
been using women entrepreneurs to help initiate and organise
its three major regional conferences.
The award also coincided with the publication of AIB-MENA’s
third Volume of the Case Study Book ‘Actions and Insights Middle
East North Africa – East Meets West’. The book documents
several interesting cases, including how Mohammed Saeed
Harib (of Freej fame) started out and how Aramex PJSC grew
from a start-up to a global player in the logistics and express
transportation service industry.
Aramex and Americana Group receive AIB-MENA award for community development
Two leading MENA-based businesses were honoured for
their commitment to community development at an award
ceremony hosted by UOWD, in collaboration with the Middle
East and North Africa Chapter of the Academy of International
Business (AIB-MENA).
Aramex PJSC and Americana Group (Egypt) were the recipients
of the AIB-MENA Ghaf Tree Award, which is presented annually
to recognise the efforts of regional businesses towards the spirit
of collaboration and community development. Distinguished
representatives of the two companies – Mr Fadi Ghandour,
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Founder and Vice Chairman of Aramex;
and Mohamad Farouk Hafees, Executive
Vice President, HR and Management, of
Americana Group – attended the award
ceremony, which was presided over by
His Excellency Pablo Kang, the Australian
Ambassador to the UAE and Qatar.
Inspired by the indigenous desert tree growing in hostile conditions, spreading
its branches to create smaller ecosystems
and encouraging the creation of life under
its shelter - the AIB-MENA Ghaf Tree Award
recognises companies that actively foster
collaborations and support sustainable
regional development, while continuing to
deliver on shareholder expectations and
managing the ongoing challenges of socio-economic and
geo-political change. Both Aramex and Americana Group
were recognised for their strong commitment to community
development, while continuing to grow and thrive as businesses
in uncertain economic times.
Dr Melodena S. Balakrishnan, President of AIB-MENA and
Associate Professor at UOWD said, “We recognise local
businesses that are agents of positive change; that embrace
their roots and commit to the locations they are based in.
Aramex has adopted a model for social activism that more
businesses can embrace.”
Ratan Tata receives AIB-MENA leadership award for 2014
In December 2013, a UOWD delegation visited India to present
Mr Ratan Tata with the 2014 AIB-MENA Windtower Award for
Inspirational Leadership at a ceremony held in Mumbai.
The honour was conferred by The Academy of International
Business – Middle East North Africa Chapter (AIB-MENA), in
recognition of both his business leadership – as Chairman of the
Tata Group – and his inspirational actions in the face of adversity.
The Award was presented by Dr Melodena S. Balakrishnan,
President of AIB-MENA and Associate Professor at the University
of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), and the ceremony was presided
over by UOWD President, Professor Trevor Spedding.
Mr Tata was the Chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company
of the Tata Group, from 1991 until his retirement in December
2012. Under his leadership he transformed the enterprise to a
worldwide conglomerate. Mr Tata remains associated
with various business organisations in India and
overseas and is the chairman of the Tata Trusts,
among the largest private-sector-promoted
philanthropic trusts in India.
In presenting the Award, Dr Balakrishnan said, “When the AIBMENA and AIB-India Chapters joined hands and decided to hold
a joint conference, we looked at those Indian leaders who made
a splash in the international business community. Ratan Tata
steered the Tata Group to grow revenues to cross USD 100bn –
40 times the revenue when he took over – and 4 times the profit.
“He showed foresight and strategic acumen with the mergers
and acquisitions, whether Daewoo, Tetley Tea, Corus or Jaguar
and Land Rover. These were across different countries and
different industries, and in consolidating the Tata global brand,
it became an ambassador for India. He continues his dedication
to humanity as chairman of the Tata Trusts and for all of these
reasons and more, we are honoured to present
this award to Mr Ratan
Tata.”
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Research Achievements
Ranked Journals, Research Excellence Awards, Research Grants, Research
Seminars, Conferences attended by UOWD Faculty, External Grants.
• UOWD 2013 Ranked Journals
Journal Articles
2013
A Ranked Journal
6
B Ranked Journal
3
Other Ranking
20
Total Number of Articles
29
• Research Excellence Awards 2013
Dr Mohammed Watfa received the Research Excellence Award for 2013 at the Autumn 2013 Graduation Ceremony held on
30 October 2013.
The following two nominees received the Research Excellence Award ‘Highly Commended’ certificates for 2013:
• Dr Payyazhi Jayashree
• Dr Melodena Balakrishnan
The following UOWD staff received nominee certificates:
• Dr Arijit Sikdar
• Dr Prakash Vel
• Dr Catherine Todd
• Dr Ramzi Nekhili
• Dr Melodena S Balakrishnan
• Dr Ravindra Saxena
• Dr Mohammed Watfa
• Dr Swapna Koshy
• Dr Payyazhi Jayashree
• Dr Zeenath Khan
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• UOWD Research Grant Winners: 2013
BATCH 1 – Grant Winners
Name
Dr Mohammed Watfa, UOWD
Dr Arijit Sikdar, UOWD
Dr Payyazhi Jayashree, UOWD
Topic
Amount Granted (AED)
A new innovative Methodology to Interactive Teaching.
15,000
Organizational Learning Within Supply Chain Networks.
15,000
Gender Mobility and Capabilities: A Case Study of Women in Karachi.
8,000
Dr Balan Sundarakani, UOWD
Dr Asima Shirazi, UOWD
BATCH 2 – Grant Winners
Name
Dr Mohamed Watfa, UOWD
Dr Catherine Todd, UOWD
Topic
An Innovative Cost Effective Semi-Holographic Approach
to University Teaching and Learning.
Amount Granted (AED)
15,000
Dr Mona Mustafa, UOWD
Dr Laubie Li, UOWD
The Coming of Age of Chinese Expatriate Managers:
Bruce Stening,
An Exploratory Study.
15,000
Peking University
The role of cultural competence, values and world views in
Dr Alison Thirlwall, UOWD
facilitating clinical practices of internationally qualified nurses
15,000
into health.
Dr Sidney Lowe, UOWD
Dr Catherine Todd, UOWD
Delivering Images and Managing Impressions in the Global
Telecoms industry.
10,000
Early Years in Application: An intelligent support system for
teaching ESL.
10,000
Smart Data Synchronisation in mhealth Platforms.
10,000
Designing a hybrid Cloud Platform for Supply chain Networks.
10,000
Dr Abdelghani Benharref, UOWD
Associate Professor Mohamed
Adel Serhani, College of
Information Technology,
United Arab Emirates University
Dr Balan Sundarakani, UOWD 12 Scholar
Research Achievements
Ranked Journals, Research Excellence Awards, Research Grants, Research
Seminars, Conferences attended by UOWD Faculty, External Grants.
• Research Seminars 2013:
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Topic
Presenter
Date
1
Stimulation and Rectifier of an Artificial pacemaker
Dr Nidhal Abdulaziz
19 March 2013
Dr Melodena Balakrishnan
18 June 2013
2
The rise of the Global Social Entrepreneur:
A conceptual framework
3
Understanding SME entry into emerging markets using
Dr Valerie Lindsay
institutional and resource-based theory
25 June 2013
4
The market route to higher education in UAE: its
Dr Ali Bhayani
rationales and implications
25 June 2013
Online Purchase of Luxury Products in the UAE
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Dr Prakash Vel
9 July 2013
6
A conceptual research design of the Logistics Service
Dr Balan Sundarakani
Providers innovation mechanism in the Gulf Region
17 September 2013
7
Organisational sequestering Of Workplace Bullying:
Adding Insult To Injury
Dr Alison Thirlwall
17 September 2013
8
Gender, Mobility and Capabilities: A Case Study of
Women in Karachi
Dr Asima Shirazi
22 October 2013
9
Sharing the pain? Comparing the enactment and
consequences of emotional labour between
frontline hotel workers in the Philippines and Australia Dr Michael P Newnham
12 November 2013
10
The Impact of Financial Crisis on Islamic and
Conventional Indices of the GCC Countries
Dr Hela Miniaoui
12 November 2013
I have a dream…. The DREAM Model: A Framework for
Dr Swapna Koshy
10 December 2013
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developing Innovative Assessments
12
Practical ABC intelligence solution for Quadratic
Assignment Model
Dr Balan Sundarakani
10 December 2013
External Grant Awards
External Funding (UAE)
2013 (AED)
Emirates Foundation
Kathy Shen
54,122.41
National Research Foundation
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Kathy Shen 55,000
Kathy Shen 37,229
Mohamed Watfa
66,000
Valerie Lindsay and Melodena Balakrishnan
160,000
Research Incentive Fund (RIF)
Melodena Balakrishnan
65,200
• Conferences attended by UOWD Faculty:
No
Name of Staff
1
Kamal Jaafar
2
Payyazhi Jayashree
3
Mohamed Watfa
Title of Conference
IEEE CCNC 2013 (11-14 Jan), Las Vegas, USA (Approved from last year budget)
26th Annual Australian And New Zealand Academy of Management
IEEE CCNC 2013 (11-14 Jan), Las Vegas, USA
5
Nidhal Abdulaziz
ICCSPA 13 (2013 1st International Confer ence on Communications, Signal Processing and their applications) (12-14 Feb), Sharjah, UAE
6
Academy of International Business- Middle East North Africa Chapter
Melodena S Balakrishnan
12-14 Jan, Cairo, Egypt
7
Melodena S Balakrishnan
Academy of International Business- Turkey, Istanbul
8
Swapna Koshy
UKAIS 2013 UK Academy for Information System, Oxford, UK
9
Alison Thirlwall
6th Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business 23-24 Sept Lisbon, Portugal
10
Prakash Vel
11
Catherine Todd
WSEAS, Marioka, 22-24 Apr, Japan
12
Catherine Todd
ACLL, Osaka, 25-28 Apr, Japan
13
Kathy Ning Shen
Annual Conference of Academy of Management
14
Mona Mustafa
15
Ali Bhayani
16
Valerie Lindsay
UK Academy of Marketing, Cardiff, UK
17
Sidney Lowe
UK Academy of Marketing, Cardiff, UK
18
Leonie Jooste
Business & Economics Society International Conference, Monte Carlo, Monaco
19
Asima Shirazi
Human Development, Vulnerability, Inclusion and Well Being organised by the International Conference on Business, Economics, Finance and Management
EGOS Conference 4-6 July, Canada
Marketing Relevance- Academy of Marketing Conference 2013, Cardiff, UK
Human Development and Capabilities Association Managua, Nicaragua
20
Balan Sundarakani
2013 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
22
Payyazhi Jayashree
27th Annual Australian And New Zealand Academy of Management
23
Mike Newnham
8th Asia- Pacific Symposium on Emotions in Work Life ( APSEW), Melbourne Business School, Australia
24
International Academic Conference on Education, Teaching and E- learning Mohamed Watfa
(IAC-ETeL 2013), Prague
25
Hela Miniaoui The First International Conference on Finance and Banking, Bali Indonesia
26
Swapna Koshy
Business & Social Science Research Conference Paris 2013
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Student Research Activities
Students’ innovative App makes Metro travel even easier
Two students from UOWD
have researched, developed,
and marketed a brand new
smartphone App that is helping
commuters make the most of
the Dubai Metro system.
Ali Razzouk and Diana Hassanova
are the students behind the
MetroMate App, which provides
a comprehensive and userfriendly guide to the Dubai Metro,
alongside a range of other handy features, all of which can be
accessed without an Internet connection.
time to destination information for all operational stations
on the Dubai Metro. It is available in both English and Arabic
and also includes a smart station detection system to locate
the station nearest to you. What’s more, there is no need for an
internet connection, as the App works even when you’re offline.”
The App also has a unique Nol balance tracker, which
allows users to keep up to date with their credit and receive
notifications when it is running low. The interface is inspired by
the Dubai Metro stations and the design blends seamlessly with
that of the stations’ interior. The pair hope that MetroMate will
help to improve the user experience across the Metro system
and ultimately increase Metro travel across Dubai.
Ali, a Bachelor of Computer Science student at UOWD explains,
“This App is intended to take the guesswork out of Metro travel
by providing an accurate, real-time schedule to help users
find the next and last trains, as well as journey times to their
destination.”
Diana, a Bachelor of Commerce student, has taken on the role
of raising awareness of the App amongst students and other
potential users. She explains, “MetroMate is a free to download
App that provides accurate train timings, last train alerts, and
GITEX Competition success for UOWD graduates
Ali Payani, Khalid Al-Najjar and Marlen Bissaliyev competed
against nine other groups of finalists to take away the second
prize of AED 20,000 for their technology innovation, the ‘APD.3
Auto Phishing Detector’.
Sponsored by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs and organised
in collaboration with Google as part of its commitment to
supporting education initiatives, the Student Lab Competition
aimed to recognise and promote the brightest and most
innovative ICT students and recent graduates from across the
region.
A team of three graduates from UOWD were ranked first
amongst UAE competitors and second overall in the inaugural
GITEX Student Lab Competition.
Ali, Khalid and Marlen entered the first round of the competition
in June 2013 with their Auto Phishing Detector, a solution that
detects malicious web content and alerts and protects users
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from phishing attacks. From hundreds of original applicants
across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, the three
graduates were selected to take part in the finals of the event,
which saw them showcasing their innovation in front of leading
industry professionals at the GITEX Exhibition between 20 and
24 October.
The UOWD team impressed the panel with the innovative
elements of their solution, as Ali explains, “The tool is unique
in that it operates as an add-on for current browsers, ensuring
that it can run on multiple platforms. It is also able to detect
non-reported phishing sites, which can significantly reduce the
risk of zero-day phishing attacks.”
UOWD Computer Science graduates provide ‘Hope for Children’
are few and far between for the new entrepreneurs, but they
both felt they couldn’t pass up the opportunity to use their
passion for technology to make a difference.
Their winning App in the grooming category, ‘Groomar’, helps
students learn how to clean their teeth, bathe and wash
their faces, while their ‘Matchalon’ App, which won in the
semantics category, teaches students how to match up items
and sequence them together. Having trialled the working
prototypes of the two Apps with children at the Centre, the
final products are now under development.
A team of two graduates from UOWD took first place in a
competition to create user-friendly Apps for children with
special needs based at the Al Noor Training Centre in Dubai.
Shawn revealed, “We knew we couldn’t assume anything about
useability when developing these kinds of Apps, so it was the
best feeling when we saw the children interacting with the App
and working through the exercises just as we’d envisaged.”
Shawn Frank and Ronak Dave, both UOWD graduates of
Computer Science, were the overall winners in two categories
of the App development competition, which was part of
Samsung’s ‘Hope for Children’ program. From over 180
applicants, Shawn and Ronkan were shortlisted among the top
twenty developers and won in two out of the five categories grooming and semantics.
As technology enthusiasts, Shawn and Ronak are in the early
stages of setting up their own web development business,
which already boasts an impressive client list. Spare moments
Conference paper success
Kirolos Ayad and Marina Helmy presented a paper titled, ‘Design
of an optimised crane location system for construction sites’ at
the 9th Annual International Joint Conferences on Computer,
Information, Systems Sciences & Engineering, in December
2013. Under the supervision of their mentors Dr Soly Matthew
Biju and Dr Abdullatif Tchantchane, the paper was an extension
of their final year project which won second prize at the 2012
Software Development Tradeshow. The paper describes an
application designed to facilitate the crane locating process by
converting the engineer’s expert knowledge to computerised
system-embedded knowledge. The application gives engineers
the right location of where the crane should be positioned, the
number, model(s) and type(s) of cranes.
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Government, Industry and Community Collaboration
UOWD among founder members of MENA Association of University Presidents
Professor Trevor Spedding, President of the University of
Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), joined representatives from 16
other universities across the Arab world to mark the official
launch of the MENA Association of University Presidents.
The Association has been created to promote collaboration
in the advancement of higher education in the MENA region,
by establishing a dynamic network of university officials that
can stimulate debate and influence policy on emerging trends
in the sector. As a founder member of the group, UOWD joins
universities representing ten different Arab nations, including
Jordan, Oman, Morocco, Kuwait and Palestine.
Along with our partners in this Association, we aim to build
the foundations for innovation and advancement across the
sector, focussing on the key issues that will impact the growth
of higher education in the coming years, including governance,
quality, technology, research, and learning outcomes.”
On the signing of the Association, Professor Spedding said,
“We are pleased to be one of the founder members of this
significant regional network, which will provide an important
platform for strategic debate and collective thinking on future
policies and practices affecting higher education in the region.
Students’ software helps underprivileged children in Uganda
A team of students from UOWD has designed, developed and
delivered a new software program to teach English as a second
language to rescued children in Uganda.
The Early Years Application (EYA) software, which uses
artificial intelligence to create interactive learning exercises,
was developed by a group of Information Systems students at
UOWD, in collaboration with an Early Years teacher at Deira
International School (DIS) in Dubai Festival City.
The software went through a rigorous testing phase by UOWD
at the school, before being deployed to an orphanage in Uganda,
allowing underprivileged children to interact with technology
and benefit from computer software in ways they would never
normally experience.
Dubai, English language skills can provide a vital means of
communication for children from many nationalities. We never
imagined the project would be so successful and the software
would travel so far, and we are very happy that our work has
gone on to make such a difference to the lives of these young
children.”
The EYA program is the first undergraduate project from
the UAE that has ever been deployed to help disadvantaged
children in sub-Saharan Africa, and that will continue to be
used as a teaching aid for their education in the future.
The EYA program was developed by Keerthi Prasad, S.M.
Mushfiqur Rahman, and Redwan Hasan, as part of their final
year studies at UOWD. The application won the People’s Choice
Award at the seventh annual Software Development Tradeshow
held at UOWD in June 2013.
Keerthi commented, “We set out to address one of the United
Nations Millennium Development Goals – universal primary
education – because in a multicultural society such as
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UOWD trio’s award-winning App to help in the fight against obesity
A team of three UOWD students has developed an awardwinning mobile App, which will help fight obesity through
social interactions.
Hassan Bello, Murtaza Waheed and Ashiq ur Rahman are the
students behind Cenna, the innovative app that is already
attracting national recognition. The team has recently been
awarded second prize at the prestigious Microsoft Imagine Cup
UAE, and were crowned winners of the Purpose Award for the
‘Most socially impactful, economically viable and sustainable
business idea’ at the Business 4 Change Conference, led by
Pepsico and Al Ahli Group CSR Division.
The term Cenna is inspired by the Latinized name of the great
Muslim scholar, Ibn Sina or Avicenna, often known as the
Father of Modern Medicine. The App places social interaction
at the forefront of the fight against obesity, along with other
fundamental tools such as diet and exercise-tracking, to
achieve a healthy lifestyle.
The social interaction is divided into three groups. The
anonymous group allows users to share personal stories,
while protecting their identity
from judgment or scrutiny.
The public group, in contrast,
allows users to share stories
about their progress and
compete with their friends
and other members of the
community in reducing weight.
Finally, the experts group is
where the users have direct
access to health and fitness
experts who can respond to
their queries.
“Cenna was not an epiphany,” said Ashiq ur Rahman, an
Accounts major at the University and primary designer of the
application. “It was inspired by the difficulties the team has
been battling themselves, along with many others - friends,
families and loved ones - to live healthy lifestyles and to make
the right choices to stay fit.”
UOWD professor among team of researchers working on a national brand for the UAE
Dr Melodena Balakrishnan, Associate Professor at UOWD is
among a team of researchers from the UAE, Hong Kong and
the USA, which has been awarded a two-year research grant to
create and launch a national brand for the UAE.
The multinational team showcases international and interuniversity collaboration and includes marketing experts from
Zayed University, UOWD, George Washington University, Hong
Kong Polytechnic University, and the Academy of Arts University,
San Francisco. The researchers bring a multidisciplinary skillset
including expertise in tourism and hospitality, marketing in
industry, and international communications strategy.
for students of the universities involved to take up research
internships on the project.
The research team will go on to examine other place branding
initiatives, such as ‘Incredible India’, and conduct quantitative
and qualitative assessments of stakeholder and customer
perspectives, before going on to develop the final brand. The
research team also intend to disseminate their findings through
international conference papers and journal articles.
The project team are due to deliver their findings and unveil
‘Brand UAE’ in early 2015.
Inspired by the call from the Prime Minister’s Office to develop
a place brand design for the UAE, the team submitted a bid to
the Research Incentive Fund (RIF), a competitive grant scheme
administered by Zayed University. The team was successful
in securing an award of AED 65,200 to research the concepts
surrounding place branding, and ultimately come up with
‘Brand UAE’.
The first phase of the research involves building the brand
architecture – identifying the components and values that
represent the essence of the UAE, and that people elsewhere
can relate to. These initial activities will provide opportunities
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UOWD Publications
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Books
Book Chapters
Conference Papers
Journal Articles
Periodicals/Other
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Books
Balakrishnan, M. Stephens. (eds.) 2013, Actions and Insights - Middle East North Africa: East meets West, Emerald Publishing
Group, United Kingdom.
Book Chapters
Balakrishnan, M. Stephens. 2013, ‘American Group: KFC in Mecca (Or Makkah)’, in M. Stephens. Balakrishnan, I. Michael & I.
Moonesar (eds), Actions and Insights: Middle East North Africa: East meets West, Emerald Publishing Group Limited, United
Kingdom. pp. 125
Vel, P., Sharma, R. & Ismail, T. 2013, ‘An exploratory investigation of the effect of integrated marketing communications
on consumer decision making process: a case study of Jetset Eurostar’, in R. Gabbay & G. Ogunmokun (eds), Marketing,
Management and International Business, Global Publishing House, Australia. pp. 239
Balakrishnan, M. Stephens. 2013, ‘ARAMEX PJSC: Carving a competitive advantage in the global logistics and express
transportation service industry’, Actions and Insights: Middle East North Africa East Meets West, Emerald Group Publishing,
United Kingdom. pp. 15
Balakrishnan, M. Stephens., Michael, I. & Khan, Z. Reza. 2013, ‘GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: Doing Business in the Middle
East’, in M. Stephens. Balakrishnan, I. Michael & I. Moonesar (eds), Actions and Insights, 3 edn, Emerald Group of Publishing
Ltd, UK. pp. 183
Balakrishnan, M. Stephens. & Moonesar, I. 2013, ‘General Electric: How GE worked to transform oncology healthcare in KSA’, in
M. Stephens. Balakrishnan, I. Michael & I. Moonesar (eds), Actions and Insights: Middle East and North Africa: East meets West,
Emerald Group Publishing, United Kingdom. pp. 69
Balakrishnan, M. Stephens. & Michael, I. 2013, ‘PEPSICO AMENA: The role of packaging n brand activation’, in M. Stephens.
Balakrishnan, I. Michael & I. Moonesar (eds), Actions and Insights: Middle East North Africa: East meets West, Emerald
Publishing Group Limited, United Kingdom. pp. 139
Zakaria, N. & Al Safi, G. 2013, ‘Promoting global virtual teams across the globe: cross-cultural challenges and synergies’, in
B. Christiansen, E. Turkina & N. Williams (eds), Cultural and Technological Influences on Global Business, Business Science
Reference, Hershey, Pennsylvania. pp. 165
Vel, P., Mosavi, N. & Subramanian, A. 2013, ‘Retail cost optimisation and the role of information technology’, in R. Gabbay
(eds), Marketing, Management and International Business: Contemporary Issues and Research in Selected Countries, Global
Publishing House, Australia. pp. 91
Balakrishnan, M. Stephens. & Kerr, G. 2013, ‘The 4D model of place brand management‘, in L. Baker & S. Sonneburg (eds),
Branded Spaces: Experience Enactments and Entaglements, Springer VS, Wiesbaden, Germany. pp. 31
Balakrishnan, M. Stephens. 2013, ‘Lammtara pictures: creating a cultural entertainment organisation - the way forwards‘, in
M. Stephens. Balakrishnan, I. Michael & I. Azaad. Moonesar (eds), Actions and Insights: Middle East North Africa: East meets West,
Emerald Publishing Group Limited, United Kingdom. pp. 97
Glykas, M. 2013, ‘State of the art in business process management’, in M. Glykas (eds), Business Process Management: Theory
and Applications, Springer, Germany. pp. vii
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Conference Publications
Biju, S. Mathew. 2013, “Difficulties in understanding object oriented programming concepts”, in K. Elleithy & T. Sobh (eds),
Innovations and Advances in Computer, Information, Systems Sciences, and Engineering, Springers, Netherlands, pp. 319-326.
Al Mehairi, H. Abdullah. 2013, ‘Empowering knowledge sharing behaviours through means oriented vs. goal oriented cultures:
The impact of organizational culture on knowledge sharing’, 10th International Conference on Information Technology: New
Generations( ITNG), The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc, Las Vegas, United States, pp. 702-705.
Koshy, S. 2013, ‘Factors that affect the use of Facebook and Twitter as marketing tools in the UAE’, The 18th Annual International
Conference of the UK Academy for Information Systems, UK Academy for Information Systems, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.
Watfa, M., Suleman, U. & Arafat, Z. 2013, ‘RFID system implementation in Jebel Ali port’, 2013 IEEE 10th Consumer
Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2013, IEEE, IEEE Xplore, pp. 950-955.
Jaafar, K. & Watfa, M. 2013, ‘Sensor networks in future smart rotating buildings’, 2013 CCNC: IEEE 10th Consumer
Communications and Networking Conference, IEEE, IEEE Xplore, pp. 962-967.
Abdullah, M., Muthukumaraswamy, S. & Abdulaziz, N. 2013, ‘Simulation and rectification of an artificial pacemaker’, 2013 1st
International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing and their Applications, ICCSPA 2013, IEEE, IEEE Xplore, pp. 1-5.
Cai, Y., Shen, K. & Guo, Z. 2013, ‘When do online consumers need an offline store: the moderating effects of product
characteristics’, The AMA Summer Marketing Educators’ Conference: Innovating and Collaborating in a Global Marketplace,
American Marketing Association, United States of America,
Shen, K., Vel, P. & Khalifa, M. 2013, ‘Moving luxury brands online: dose website design play a role?’, Advances in BusinessRelated Scientific Research Conference,
Mustafa, M. 2013, ‘The need to legitimise work: home-based workers experiences’, 31st International Labour Process
Conference, United States,
Huang, V. & Shen, K. 2013, ‘Trust and Knowledge transfer in a multicultural society: The role of social network diversity’, 2013
Annual Meeting of Academy of International Business,
Sundarakani, B. & Behzadi, G. 2013, ‘A conceptual research design of the Logistics Service Providers innovation mechanism in
the gulf region’, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, United States,
Shen, K., Khalifa, M. & Almulla, A. 2013, ‘Effective user participation for information system assimilation: a multilevel model’,
International Conference on Information Systems,
Koshy, S. 2013, ‘I have a dream … for innovative assessments’, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, WASET,
Zahedi, M. Sadegh., Aleahmad, A., Rahgozar, M. & Oroumchian, F. 2013, ‘A new method for retrieving information in Persian
weblogs using categorizing result’, International Conference on Computer, Information Technology and Digital Media
(CITaDiM), Information Technology and Digital Media Development Center, Tehran, Great Mosalla, pp. 263-269.
Bhayani, A. 2013, ‘Marketisation of Higher Education in UAE and its impact on teaching quality’, The Dubai International
Conference in Higher Education 2013: Succeeding in the pursuit of quality, Brownwalker, United States, pp. 131-144.
Rafiee, V. Baradaran. & Sarabdeen, J. 2013, ‘Social media marketing: the unavoidable marketing management tool’, 21st
International Business Information Management Association Conference (IBIMA), pp. 933-942.
Bhayani, A. 2013, ‘The market route to higher education in UAE: Its rationales and implications’, Academy of Marketing
Conference - Marketing Relevance, University of South Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom, pp. 1-15.
Balakrishnan, M. & Lindsay, V. 2013, ‘The rise of the global social entrepreneur: a conceptual framework’, in P. Mcdougall-Covin
& T. Kiyak (eds), Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Academy of International Business, Istanbul, Turkey,
pp. 27-27.
Jaafar, K. 2013, ‘The use of unconventional reinforcements in structures - Design aspects’, in P. J. S. Cruz (eds), Proceedings
of the Second International Conference on Structures and Architecture: Concepts, Applications and Challenges, CRC Press,
Netherlands, pp. 733-742.
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UOWD Publications
Journal Articles
Tchantchane, A., Rodrigues, G. & Fortes, P. 2013, ‘An empirical study on the importance of remittance and educational
expenditure on growth: Case of the Philippines’, Applied Econometrics and International Development, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 173-186.
Wilkins, S. & Balakrishnan, M. Stephens. 2013, ‘Assessing student satisfaction in transnational higher education’, International
Journal of Educational Management, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 143-156.
Moldabayev, D., Menicucci, J. A., Al-Zubaidy, S. & Abdulaziz, N. 2013, ‘Attendance, performance and culture Experience of the
School of Engineering, Nazarbayev University - an update’, IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2013, pp. 5-10.
Hawkins, K. & Vel, P. 2013, ‘Attitudinal loyalty, behavioural loyalty and social media: an introspection’, The Marketing Review,
vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 125-141.
Sayani, H. & Miniaoui, H. 2013, ‘Determinants of bank selection in the United Arab Emirates’, International Journal of Bank
Marketing, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 206-228.
Miniaoui, H. & Oyelere, P. 2013, ‘Determinants of internet financial reporting practices: Evidence from the UAE’, Review of
Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 1350026-1-1350026-25.
Miniaoui, H. & Gohou, G. 2013, ‘Did Islamic banking perform better during the financial crisis? Evidence from the UAE’, Journal
of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 115-130.
Jaafar, K. 2013, ‘Discrete crack sectional analysis for shear evaluation of RC beams’, International Journal of Structural
Engineering, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 295-313.
Thornton, L. M., Autry, C. W., Gligor, D. M. & Brik, A. 2013, ‘Does socially responsible supplier selection pay off for customer
firms? A cross-cultural comparison’, Journal of Supply Chain Management, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 66-89.
Biju, S. Mathew., Todd, C., Tchantchane, L. & Yakoob, B. 2013, ‘E-learning software for students with autism’, Lecture Notes in
Electrical Engineering, vol. 151, no. 2013, pp. 403-410.
Shen, K. & Khalifa, M. 2013, ‘Effects of technical and social design on virtual community identification: A comparison approach’,
Behaviour and Information Technology, vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 986-997.
Jooste, L. 2013, ‘Investigating ethical perceptions of short-term earnings management practices’, The International Journal of
Emerging Markets, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 282-299.
Sarabdeen, J. 2013, ‘Learning styles and training methods’, IBIMA Communications, vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp. 1-9.
Sayani, H. & Balakrishnan, M. Stephens. 2013, ‘Marketing an Islamic index: Perceived value of KMI30 index’, Management
Research Review, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 326-358.
Balakrishnan, M. Stephens. 2013, ‘Methods to increase research output: some tips looking at the MENA region’, International
Journal of Emerging Markets, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 215-239.
Kumar, S., Webber, D. J. & Fargher, S. 2013, ‘Money demand stability: A case study of Nigeria’, Journal of Policy Modeling: A
Social Science Forum of World Issue, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 978-991.
Vel, P. & Rodrigues, J. 2013, ‘Online purchase of luxury products in the UAE’, World Academy of Science, Engineering and
Technology, vol. July 2013, no. 76, pp. 1292-1298.
Watfa, M., Tsouli, T. & Ayyash, O. 2013, ‘Reactive localisation in underwater wireless sensor networks with self-healing’,
International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 63-85.
Beladel, B., Nedjimi, B., Mansouri, A., Tahtat, D., Belamri, M., Tchantchane, A., Khelfaoui, F. & Benamar, M. 2013, ‘Selenium
content in wheat and estimation of the selenium daily intake in different regions of Algeria’, Applied Radiation And Isotopes,
vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 7-10.
Yu, Y., Dong, X., Shen, K., Khalifa, M. & Hao, J. 2013, ‘Strategies, technologies, and organizational learning for developing
organizational innovativeness in emerging economies’, Journal of Business Research, vol. 66, no. 12, pp. 2507-2514.
Ekinci, Y., Sirakaya-Turk, E. & Preciado, S. 2013, ‘Symbolic consumption of tourism destination brands’, Journal of Business
Research, vol. 66, no. 6, pp. 711-718.
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Journal Articles
Biju, S. Mathew. 2013, ‘Taking advantage of Alice to teach programming concepts’, E-Learning and Digital Media, vol. 10, no. 1,
pp. 22-29.
Koshy, S. 2013, ‘The earning power of ‘likes’ and ‘tweets’: An evaluation of the use of social media in marketing in the UAE’,
Middle East Media Educator, vol. 3, no. March, pp. 81-86.
Hosie, P., Jayashree, P., Tchantchane, A. & Lee, B. 2013, ‘The effect of autonomy, training opportunities, age and salaries on job
satisfaction in the South East Asian retail petroleum industry’, International Journal of Human Resource Management, vol.
24, no. 21, pp. 3980-4007.
Gold, M. & Mustafa, M. 2013, ‘Work always wins: client colonisation, time management and the anxieties of connected
freelancers’, New Technology, Work and Employment, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 197-211.
Mustafa, M. & Gold, M. 2013, ‘Chained to my work’? Strategies to manage temporal and physical boundaries among selfemployed teleworkers’, Human Resource Management Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 413-429.
Watfa, M. K., Najafi, N. & Bakkar, M. 2013, ‘Targeted online marketing using social networking’, International Journal of Online
Marketing, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 1-14.
Bhayani, A. 2013, ‘The market route to higher education in UAE: its rationales and implication’, International Review on Public
and Non Profit Marketing, vol. in press,
Balakrishnan, M. Stephens., Muhammed, N. & Sikdar, A. 2013, ‘Don’t just stand on the shoulder of giants, become a giant!
Challenge research paradigms’, International Journal of Emerging Markets, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1-6.
Khan, Z. Reza. & Balasubramanian, S. 2013, ‘Libraries opt for more online sources’, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol.
152, pp. 29-36.
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