RESEARCH INTEREST

• Strategic Planning and Implementation;
• Strategic Decision-making;
• Joint Ventures;
• Strategic Alliances;
• Cross-cultural Studies.

RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONSULTANCIES

• FDI Spillover, Technology Transfer, and innovation: the Mediating role of Absorptive Capacity – a Comparative Study of Developing and Developed Countries (Qatar University Grant), LPI, Qatar University, Grant amount: QAR 74,100.
• Motivations for International Strategic Alliances: A Comparative Study of Developed and Developing Countries (QUSG-CBE-DMM-13/14-3), LPI, Qatar University, Grant amount: QAR 45,000
• Strategic Planning Practices in the UAE Public Sector (Sector grant # RSA-1108-00788): A research project conducted, as a researcher to the National Research Fund. Authors: Elbanna, S; Abdel Maksoud, A; Yasin, Y. (UAEU); Pollanen, R (Carleton University); Ioannis Thanos; Ilias Kapoustsis (Athens University of Business and Economics); UAE, 2011. Grant amount: AED 632,300.
• Skills Gap Analysis for Finance and Banking Sector in Iraq: A research project conducted, as a team member, to the Iraqi government and the USAID, 2011-2012. Grant amount: AED 350,000.
• Assessment and Critique of the HR Competency Model of Al Ain Municipality / Abu Dhabi Government: A research project conducted, as a researcher, to Al Ain Municipality; UAE, 2011. Grant amount: AED 32,000.