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The role of entrepreneurial orientation in developing SMEs resilience capabilities throughout COVID-19 (2021)
Journal Article
Zighan, S., Abualqumboz, M., Dwaikat, N., & Alkalha, Z. (2021). The role of entrepreneurial orientation in developing SMEs resilience capabilities throughout COVID-19. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 23(4), 227-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/14657503211046849

Through the lens of entrepreneurial orientation, this study investigates operational practices that (small and medium-sized enterprises) have either adopted or improvised to support small and medium-sized enterprises’ resilience in the face of corona... Read More about The role of entrepreneurial orientation in developing SMEs resilience capabilities throughout COVID-19.

A project life-cycle readiness approach to manage construction waste in Jordan (2021)
Journal Article
Zighan, S., & Abualqumboz, M. (2021). A project life-cycle readiness approach to manage construction waste in Jordan. Construction Economics and Building, 21(3), 58-79. https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v21i3.7628

The construction industry is well-known for generating the largest amount of waste amongst other industries, which significantly pollutes the environment. This study, therefore, examines the causes and sources of waste in construction projects, consi... Read More about A project life-cycle readiness approach to manage construction waste in Jordan.

Big data HE communities : could Twitter support UK universities amid the COVID-19 transition? (2021)
Book Chapter
Edghiem, F., & Abualqumboz, M. (2021). Big data HE communities : could Twitter support UK universities amid the COVID-19 transition?. In M. Ali (Ed.), Remote Work and Sustainable Changes for the Future of Global Business (33-44). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7513-0.ch003

This chapter intends to explore the use of the Twitter social media platform as a microblog to share COVID-19 prescribed knowledge through observing the Twitter accounts of the five most student-populated UK universities. The chapter provides valuabl... Read More about Big data HE communities : could Twitter support UK universities amid the COVID-19 transition?.

Covid-19 transition, could Twitter support UK Universities? (2020)
Journal Article
Edghiem, F., Abualqumboz, M., & Mouzughi, Y. (2021). Covid-19 transition, could Twitter support UK Universities?. Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 19(4), 439-444. https://doi.org/10.1080/14778238.2020.1848364

This paper seeks to conceptually explore the use of social media platforms such as Twitter as a microblog to share Covid-19 prescribed knowledge through developing a conceptual framework of university ecosystem knowledge regime. The framework outline... Read More about Covid-19 transition, could Twitter support UK Universities?.

Helping Deluxe Beds to sleep easy : a case study of agile project management (2020)
Journal Article
Javed, S., Bamford, J., & Abualqumboz, M. (2021). Helping Deluxe Beds to sleep easy : a case study of agile project management. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 22(2), 132-139. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465750320974942

This case study describes the embedding of the Scrum project management framework as an innovation and operational improvement tool within a manufacturing Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) in the UK. The teaching notes inform 1) other UK manufacturing... Read More about Helping Deluxe Beds to sleep easy : a case study of agile project management.

Temporal dimensions of knowledge exchanges in horizontal knowledge networks (2020)
Journal Article
Abualqumboz, M., Chan, P., Bamford, D., & Reid, I. (2021). Temporal dimensions of knowledge exchanges in horizontal knowledge networks. Journal of Knowledge Management, 25(4), 899-919. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-05-2020-0346

Purpose – This study examines reciprocal exchanges in knowledge networks using temporal differentiation of knowledge exchanges. To date research on horizontal knowledge networks rather overlooks the temporal perspective, which could explain the dyna... Read More about Temporal dimensions of knowledge exchanges in horizontal knowledge networks.

Can knowledge be retained in organisational networks? (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Abualqumboz, M., Reid, I., Papalexi, M., & Bamford, D. (2017, September). Can knowledge be retained in organisational networks?. Presented at ECKM2017 - European Conference on Knowledge Management, Barcelona, Spain

Taking a constructivist view of knowledge where knowledge is viewed as a process of knowing, the literature on knowledge sharing assumes that knowledge can be retained through being embedded in institutional routines, structures, and systems. However... Read More about Can knowledge be retained in organisational networks?.

Safety and productivity in the construction industry (2009)
Journal Article
Enshassi, A., Choudhry, R., & Abualqumboz, M. (2009). Safety and productivity in the construction industry. Arab Gulf journal of scientific research (1989), 27(3), 139-155

Safety in construction industry of Palestine still suffers from ignorance and lack of supervision. This low consideration of safety importance caused escalation of accident rate in construction projects. Also, construction productivity is not encoura... Read More about Safety and productivity in the construction industry.

Quality and safety in the Palestinian construction industry (2009)
Journal Article
Enshassi, A., Choudhry, R., & Abualqumboz, M. (2009). Quality and safety in the Palestinian construction industry. Revista de ingeniería de construcción (En línea), 24(1), 49-78. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-50732009000100003

Construction industry is one of the largest and most important industries in Palestine. Quality and safety in the industry still suffers from ignorance and lack of supervision and accident rate on construction projects is very high. The objective of... Read More about Quality and safety in the Palestinian construction industry.

Systematical evaluation of housing planning and design “Gaza Case”
Presentation / Conference
Mushtaha, E., Noguchi, T., & Abualqumboz, M. Systematical evaluation of housing planning and design “Gaza Case”. Presented at Fifth China Urban Housing Conference, Hong Kong, China

Living and environmental studies of housing planning, construction and operation have low priority in studies as compared to the conventional interests in cost, size, form, location and aesthetics. In 1994, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) wa... Read More about Systematical evaluation of housing planning and design “Gaza Case”.

Behavior of workers towards safety in construction projects in the Gaza Strip
Presentation / Conference
Enshassi, A., & Abualqumboz, M. Behavior of workers towards safety in construction projects in the Gaza Strip. Presented at CIB W99 International Conference on Global Unity for Safety & Health in Construction, Beijing, China

The construction industry is one of the largest industries in the world. It became a major industry in Palestine during the past few years. Although it contributes around 19% to GDP, it still lacks the consideration for safety of workers. Safety in c... Read More about Behavior of workers towards safety in construction projects in the Gaza Strip.

What do networks do to work : the agential role of network
Presentation / Conference
Abualqumboz, M., & Chan, P. What do networks do to work : the agential role of network. Presented at EGOS 2013 : Bridging continents, cultures and worldviews, Montréal, Canada

The article draws on an ongoing study of interorganisational learning in project based organisations and how organisations learn through network settings. The article aimed at drawing theoretical explanations of network learning especially after lear... Read More about What do networks do to work : the agential role of network.

Inter-organisational learning in project based organisations : perspectives on reciprocity
Presentation / Conference
Abualqumboz, M., & Chan, P. Inter-organisational learning in project based organisations : perspectives on reciprocity. Presented at BAM2013 Conference: Managing to make a difference, Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool

This developmental paper discusses early research findings on the role that reciprocity plays in fostering or hindering inter-organisational learning in networks. Reciprocity as a social norm in knowledge creation and sharing networks is the main the... Read More about Inter-organisational learning in project based organisations : perspectives on reciprocity.

To reciprocate or not to reciprocate : exploring temporal qualities in reciprocal exchanges in networks
Presentation / Conference
Abualqumboz, M., & Chan, P. To reciprocate or not to reciprocate : exploring temporal qualities in reciprocal exchanges in networks. Presented at 30th EGOS Colloquium - Reimagining, Rethinking, Reshaping : organizational scholarship in unsettled times, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands

In this article, we sought to draw theoretical explanations of reciprocal exchanges in networks and how reciprocity is seen as the building block of network sustainability through employing a temporal perspective. The article’s main contribution was... Read More about To reciprocate or not to reciprocate : exploring temporal qualities in reciprocal exchanges in networks.

Learning to give in a network context : applying theories of the gift to examine reciprocal exchanges in learning networks
Presentation / Conference
Abualqumboz, M., & Chan, P. Learning to give in a network context : applying theories of the gift to examine reciprocal exchanges in learning networks. Presented at 23rd EurOMA Conference : Interactions, Trondheim, Norway

In this paper, we draw on theories of the gift and gift exchange (Mauss, 1954, Bourdieu and Wacquant, 1992) to examine how network participants learn to become generous with one another in three learning network contexts. In this paper, we offer fres... Read More about Learning to give in a network context : applying theories of the gift to examine reciprocal exchanges in learning networks.

Professional Service Operations Management : sustaining the discipline?
Presentation / Conference
Reid, I., Bamford, D., Bamford, J., Papalexi, M., Dehe, B., & Abualqumboz, M. Professional Service Operations Management : sustaining the discipline?. Presented at 23rd EurOMA Conference : Interactions, Trondheim, Norway

Operations management (OM) theory suggests that professional services have some distinct operational challenges. There is an emerging consensus that professional services are changing, due to the socio-economic and political climates in which they op... Read More about Professional Service Operations Management : sustaining the discipline?.

Understanding competitiveness through life experiences – A strategy-as-practice approach
Presentation / Conference
Qazi, K., & Abualqumboz, M. Understanding competitiveness through life experiences – A strategy-as-practice approach. Presented at BAM2019: Building and sustaining high performance organisations during uncertain times, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Practitioners learn and enact typical ways of thinking, understanding and viewing (interpreting) things in their surroundings (fields). The paper argues that by viewing competitiveness as something done by people and not a deliberate-emergent process... Read More about Understanding competitiveness through life experiences – A strategy-as-practice approach.