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Major Doctoral Research Projects

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  • Ph.D. Student, Thesis title - “The introduction of eServices into the organizational processes of city councils in Australia”, applied mixed research methodology involving content analysis, 23 qualitative interviews and a quantitative survey with a sample of 700 local government official in Victoria, 2007 -2010, La Trobe University

  • Related Publications: Hossan, C, Dixon, C, & Brown, D. (2013) "Impact of group dynamics on service implementation: A qualitative analysis of Australian public sector organizational change", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 26 Iss: 5, September, pp.853 - 873 (ABDC Rank B, SCOPUS).Hossan, C, and Ryan, J (2016), “Factors affecting e-Government technology adoption behavior in a voluntary environment”, International Journal of Electronic Government Research, Vol 12, Issue 1. (ABDC Rank B (2010) C (2013), SCOPUS), IGI Global, USA.

  • Hossan, C. (2015), “Applicability of Lewin’s Change Management Theory in Australian Local Government”, International Journal of Business and Management; Vol. 10, No. 6; ISSN 1833-3850 E-ISSN 1833-8119, Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education,(ABDC Rank 'C'), June.

  • Hossan, C. (2014), “Rationality of Adopting Longstanding Change Management Theory in Local Government”, 11th Asian Business Research Conference, 26 – 27 December, BIAM Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Organizes by World Business Institute, Melbourne.

  • Hossan, C., McNeil, N., & Sharif, T. (2013), “Group Response to Change for eService Development in Public Sector’, Journal of Economics, Business and Management (JOEBM), 1(4), June, pp.319-322.

  • Hossan, C.G., McNeil, N. and Brown, D. (2011), “The dynamics of change in eService implementation: the case of Australian Local Government”. International Journal of Business and Management, 6 (11), November, ISSN 1833-3850, Canada,(ABDC Rank 'C')

  • Hossan, C., McNeil, N., & Sharif, T. (2013), “Group Response to Change for eService Development in Public Sector’, 2013 2nd International on Computer and Business Management (ICBM), by IACSIT, Paris, France, 1-2 June.

  • Hossan, C.G (2013), “Understanding eGovernment adoption behavior in a voluntary environment: An Application of SEM”, Paper presented at the 5th Research Symposium in Business and Economics, held at the School of Business and Management of the American University of Sharjah (AUS), UAE on May 2nd, 2013.

  • Hossan, C.G. (2013), “Application of SEM to understand IT adoption behavior in a voluntary environment”, paper presented at Abu Dhabi University Second Annual Research Conference, held on Abu Dhabi University, UAE, April 23-25.

  • Hossan, C. G., Joiner, T. and Brown, D. (2009) “Enhancing eServices in Australian Local Government: The Role of Strategic Leaders and Employee Commitment to Change", published in the proceedings of the 23rd Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, ANZAM 2009,Melbourne, Australia ISBN: 1-86308-159-3. (ERA ID: 42516 Rank: ‘C’)

  • Hossan, C.G., Brown, D. and Bartram, T.(2008)“Benchmarking the adoption of eGovernment: A comparative study between Australian city councils and UK city councils”. A refereed, full-text article in the Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on e-Government (ICEG), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 23rd-24th October 2008, p. 201-211. CD ROM of abstracts and full papers, ISBN: 978-1-9066938-20-7

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  • Supervisor, Thesis title- ‘Participative Decision Making and Job Satisfaction for Teachers in UAE: Effect of Gender, Nationality, and School Type, applied Quantitative research methods with a sample size of 687 school teachers, 2011-2014, Abu Dhabi University, UAE.

  • Related Publication: Samira Al Nuaimi, Hossan Golam Chowdhury; Konstantinos Eleftheriou, and Marios Principal Katsioloudes, (2015), "Participative decision making and job satisfaction for teachers in the UAE", International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 29 Iss 5. (ABDC Ranked B, SCOPUS)

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  • Co-Supervisor, Thesis title – “A Study of Managerial Coaching Effectiveness on Leadership Development at Oil and Gas Company in UAE”, applied quantitative methodology with a sample size of 469 managers of Oil and Gas sector, 2011-2015, Abu Dhabi University, UAE.

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  • External Advisor, Thesis title – “CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN UAE GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS   - applied qualitative research methods involving 26 interviews of senior-level government officials of UAE, 2013-2015, University of Southampton, UK

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  • Principal Supervisor, Thesis title – “Exploratory Study of Leadership Styles in the UAE Construction Industry”, applied quantitative method with a sample of 393 managers of the construction sector,  2012-2016, Abu Dhabi University, UAE.

  • Related Publication: Yousif, Y, Hossan, C, and McNeil, N. (2015), “"Evaluation of Leadership Styles in the construction sector of UAE”, International Journal of Business and Management; Vol. 10, No. 12; ISSN 1833-3850 E-ISSN 1833-8119, Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education,  (ABDC Rank 'C'), December.

  • Yousif, Y, and Hossan, C (2016), “Transformational & Transactional Leadership Style measured by Structure Equation Modelling (SEM)”, paper presented at Second Asia Pacific Conference on Advanced Research (APCAR-2016), organized by Asia Pacific Institute of Advanced Research, Melbourne, Australia 27th-28th February 2016.

  • Yousif, Y, Hossan, C, and McNeil, N. (2015), “Determinants of Leadership behaviour in UAE construction sector”, paper presented at International Conference on Technology, Science, Social Sciences and Humanities (ICTeSSHI) Melbourne, Australia 10th April 2015.

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  • Principal Supervisor, Thesis title – “Exploring the nature of Self-leadership in the UAE”, applied quantitative method with a sample of 311 middle managers from 20 different private companies, 2011-2016, Abu Dhabi University, UAE.

  • Related Publication: Muhairi M R, Hossan C G, Parakandi M, & Konstantinos E (2016), “Self-Leadership in the UAE”, World Journal of Management, E ISSN: 1838-3276,  ISSN: 1836- 070X, World Business Institute, Melbourne, Australia, June 2016. (ABDC Rank 'C' in 2013)

  • Muhairi M R, Hossan C G, Parakandi M, & Konstantinos E (2015), “Self-Leadership in the UAE: has been presented at the 32nd International Business Research Conference held on November 23 to 25, 2015 at Rendevous Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, Organizes by World Business Institute.

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  • Principal Supervisor, Thesis title – “Service Innovation in the Hotel Sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)”, applied quantitative method with a sample of 326 employees working at different levels in hotels in the UAE, 2012-2016, Abu Dhabi University, UAE.

  • Related Publication: Hassan, A and Hossan, C (2018), “Key Drivers for Service Innovation in the UAE’s Hotel Sector", International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, InderScience, 22(3), pp. 251–268, (ABDC Rank C, SCOPUS).

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  • Principal Supervisor, Thesis title – “Authentic Leadership, Work Engagement and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors: A Case of a Petroleum Company in UAE’, applied quantitative method with a sample of 189 managers of Oil and Gas sector in UAE, 2011-2016, Abu Dhabi University, UAE.

  • Related Publication: Al-Zaabi, M, Kamarul, M and Hossan, C, (2016), “Authentic Leadership, Employee Engagement and Organizational Citizenship Behaviours interplay in Petroleum Industry", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK, Vol. 65 Issue: 6, pp.811-830, (ABDC Rank B, SCOPUS).

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  • Co-Supervisor, Thesis title – “A Study on Knowledge Sharing Practices in the United Arab Emirates Banking Sector”, applied quantitative methods with a sample of 216 banking employees across UAE, 2016-2019, Abu Dhabi University UAE.

  • Related Publication: Al-Shanasi, LH, Zamberi, S. & Hossan, C (2018), “Developing a framework for enhancing knowledge sharing in the United Arab Emirates banking sector”, International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, Inderscience, Vol 8, No 3/ 4, pp.403-428 (ABDC Rank C, SCOPUS). https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJKMS.2017.087067

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  • Principal Supervisor, Thesis title – “Impact of Arab Culture on Innovation Management: An Exploratory Study in the United Arab Emirates”, applied qualitative methods with 20 interviews of government officials, 2015-2019, Abu Dhabi University, UAE.

  • Related Publication: Alfaqeeh, K, Hossan, C, & Slade, B (2018), “Influence of Arab culture on managing an innovative work environment: an exploratory study in the United Arab Emirates”, International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Inderscience, (ABDC Rank C, SCOPUS)- Forthcoming. http://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijbir

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  • Principal Supervisor, Thesis title –“Dubai E-Government: Change Management and Attitude measuring”, applied quantitative methods with a sample of 177 government officials in different sectors, 2015-ongoing, Abu Dhabi University, UAE.

  • Related Publication: Al Sayegh, A., Chowdhury, H., Slade, B. (2018) “Radical improvement of e-government services in Dubai”. International Journal of Services Technology and Management, (Forthcoming) (ABDC Rank C, SCOPUS). http://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijstm

  • Ahmed, A J and Hossan, C (2016), “Radical improvement of government services using technology”, paper presented at International Conference on Management and Information Technology (ICMIT-2016), organized by Academic World and PET, Melbourne, Australia 16th-17th April 2016.

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  • Co-Supervisor, Thesis title- “Job satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Turnover Intention among UAE nationals in Banking Sector in the United Arab Emirates”, quantitative method, 2016-on going, Abu Dhabi University, UAE.

  • Related Publication: Hamad, A, Dixon, C, & Hossan, C. (2018), “Influence of job dissatisfaction on recent raise of employee turnover intention in UAE banks: A mixed-methods approach’, accepted at International Journal of Innovation and Learning Inderscience, (ABDC Rank C, SCOPUS).

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  • December 22, 2015 Project titled Exploring the of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) among Leaders in UAE (An extended study of Leadership Project funded in 2014-15, submitted to Center for Graduate Studies, Abu Dhabi

  • University and I have received AED 10,000 for publication support.

  • Related Publication:   Hossan, C. (2015), “Exploring the effect of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) among Leaders in UAE”, 13th Asian Business Research Conference, 26 – 27 December, BIAM Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Organizes by World Business Institute, Melbourne.

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  • August 15, , Undergraduate student research support fund, project title: “Gamifying Recruitment Process: A Qualitative Study Aimed At Bridging the Skills Gap in UAE Jobs Market”, - funded by Office of Research and Sponsored Program, Abu Dhabi University, received AED 5,000.

  • Related Publication:   Saeed H A (UG Student), Younis S Y (UG Student), and Hossan C G (2015), “Gamifying Recruitment Process: A Qualitative Study Aimed At Bridging the Skills Gap in UAE Jobs Market”, International Academic Research Journal of Business and Management, Vol. no.4 issue no 2, Page No. 24-45, September. 

  • Saeed H A (UG Student), Younis S Y (UG Student), and Hossan C G (Faculty), “Gamifying Recruitment Process: A Qualitative Study Aimed At Bridging the Skills Gap in UAE Jobs Market”, presented at the International Conference on Applied Research in Business Management, Economics and Finance, Colombo Sri Lanka, August 14-15, 2015.

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  • Jan- Dec 2015              Project titled “Development of UAE Business Leaders through local knowledge sharing”, funded by Center for Graduate Studies, Abu Dhabi University, received AED 20,000

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  • Jan- Dec 2013              Project titled “Government Venture Support and Emirate Female Graduate’s Preference for Entrepreneurship –Phase II”, funded by Center for Graduate Studies, Abu Dhabi University, amount AED 8,000.

  • Related Publication:   Hossan, C., Parakandi, M. and Saber, H (2013), “Entrepreneurial Knowledge, Preferences and Barriers of Female Business Students in the Middle East”, Journal of Business and Policy Research Vol. 8. No. 2. July  Pp. 83 – 99, (ABDC Rank 'C'). 

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  • Jan- Dec 2012              Project titled “Government Venture Support and Emirate Female Graduate’s Preference for Entrepreneurship “, funded by Center for Graduate Studies, Abu Dhabi University, amount AED 20,000

  • Related Publication:   Hossan, C., Parakandi, M. and Saber, H (2012), “The Future Women Entrepreneur: An Empirical Study on the UAE Business School Students”, The EBS 2012 Conference - Istanbul, Turkey on May 24th, 25th and 26th, 2012 at the Taksim Nippon Hotel Istanbul.

  •                                                 Hossan, C., Parakandi, M. and Saber, H (2012), “An empirical study on the entrepreneurial knowledge, preferences and perceived barriers among the UAE business school students”, THE FIRST ABU DHABI UNIVERSITY ANNUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE, (1st ADUARC), Tuesday, June 5th, 2012, ADU Main Campus.

  •                                                             Hossan, C., Parakandi, M. and Saber, H (2012), “An Empirical Study on the UAE Business Student’s Entrepreneurial knowledge, Preferences and Perceived Barriers”, 7th Asian Business Research Conference, 21 – 22 December, BIAM Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Received best paper award)

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