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Knowledge sharing maturity model for Jordanian construction sector (2017)
Journal Article
Arif, M., AlZubi, M., Gupat, A., Egbu, C., Walton, R., & Islam, R. (2017). Knowledge sharing maturity model for Jordanian construction sector. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 24(1), 170-188. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-09-2015-0144

Purpose - This purpose of the paper is to present a maturity model developed to assess Knowledge Sharing (KS) for the Jordanian construction sector. Design/methodology/approach - The research was conducted in three stages. The first stage consist... Read More about Knowledge sharing maturity model for Jordanian construction sector.

Occupant productivity and office indoor environment quality : a review of the literature (2016)
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Al horr, Y., Arif, M., Kaushik, A., Mazroei, A., Katafygiotou, M., & Elsarrag, E. (2016). Occupant productivity and office indoor environment quality : a review of the literature. Building and Environment, 105, 369-389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.06.001

The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature to draw an understanding of the relationship between indoor environmental quality and occupant productivity in an office environment. The study reviews over 300 papers from 67 journals, c... Read More about Occupant productivity and office indoor environment quality : a review of the literature.

Critical success factors for employee suggestion schemes : a literature review (2016)
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Lasrado, F., Arif, M., Rizvi, A., & Urdzik, C. (2016). Critical success factors for employee suggestion schemes : a literature review. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 24(2), 315-339. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-04-2014-0753

Employee suggestion schemes have existed for many years and numerous articles on this subject have been published over the last several decades. These schemes have been studied from many perspectives to illustrate their objectives, nature, content, p... Read More about Critical success factors for employee suggestion schemes : a literature review.

Impact of indoor environmental quality on occupant well-being and comfort : a review of the literature (2016)
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AlHorr, Y., Arif, M., Katafygiotou, M., Mazroei, A., Kaushik, A., & Elsarrag, E. (2016). Impact of indoor environmental quality on occupant well-being and comfort : a review of the literature. International Journal for Sustainable Built Environment, 5(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsbe.2016.03.006

Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and its effect on occupant well-being and comfort is an important area of study. This paper presents a state of the art study through extensive review of the literature, by establishing links between IEQs and occupa... Read More about Impact of indoor environmental quality on occupant well-being and comfort : a review of the literature.

Adoption of BIM by architectural firms in India : technology–organization–environment perspective (2016)
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Ahuja, R., Jain, M., Sawhney, A., & Arif, M. (2016). Adoption of BIM by architectural firms in India : technology–organization–environment perspective. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 12(4), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2016.1186589

Building information modelling (BIM) is being heralded as a remarkable innovation in the built environment sector with expectations of lofty sector-wide improvements. Some countries have shown remarkable levels of uptake of BIM, along the way docu... Read More about Adoption of BIM by architectural firms in India : technology–organization–environment perspective.

Assessing sustainability of employee suggestion schemes : Cases from the United Arab Emirates (2015)
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Lasrado, F., Arif, M., & Rizvi, A. (2015). Assessing sustainability of employee suggestion schemes : Cases from the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 23(3), 425-455. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-04-2014-0754

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose a sustainability assessment model and to discuss the implications for organizational learning. Paper presents a sustainability excellence model comprising of three stages and discuss the good practices... Read More about Assessing sustainability of employee suggestion schemes : Cases from the United Arab Emirates.

Understanding knowledge sharing in the Jordanian construction industry (2015)
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Arif, M., Mohammed, A., & Gupta, A. (2015). Understanding knowledge sharing in the Jordanian construction industry. Construction innovation (London. Online), 15(3), 333-354. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-03-2014-0018

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a model to understand and facilitate more knowledge sharing (KS) among construction companies in Jordan. Sixteen cultural variables that affect KS were identified through self-administered questionn... Read More about Understanding knowledge sharing in the Jordanian construction industry.

The determinants for sustainability of an employee suggestion system (2015)
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Lasrado, F., Arif, M., & Rizvi, A. (2015). The determinants for sustainability of an employee suggestion system. International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, 32(2), 182-210. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-02-2013-0035

Purpose – Although the corporations widely use the suggestion schemes to elicit the creative ideas of their employee, sustaining a suggestion scheme is still a challenge. Employee suggestion schemes have been studied from many perspectives to illust... Read More about The determinants for sustainability of an employee suggestion system.

Validating Rationales in Green Supply Chain Management: A SEM Analysis of Technological Policies for Indian Automotive Industry (2014)
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Khan, M., Haleem, A., & Arif, M. (2014). Validating Rationales in Green Supply Chain Management: A SEM Analysis of Technological Policies for Indian Automotive Industry. ITSEC international journal of engineering sciences, 1(1), 13-18

Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM) is attracting more and more researcher due to its rugged and robust construction and applications in industrial environments. SRM are most widely used in contrast to induction machines, brushless dc motors, or othe... Read More about Validating Rationales in Green Supply Chain Management: A SEM Analysis of Technological Policies for Indian Automotive Industry.

Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in estimating importance of Open Source Software (OSS) user acceptance factors (2014)
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Akre, V., Arif, M., & Rizvi, A. (2014). Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in estimating importance of Open Source Software (OSS) user acceptance factors. AIMS International journal of management, 8(3), 233-249

Open Source Software (OSS) is a phenomenon that has caused turbulence in the smooth sail of the Software Development Bandwagon. The OSS movement was initiated by special interest groups of hackers and developers who perceived the closed source tra... Read More about Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in estimating importance of Open Source Software (OSS) user acceptance factors.

Employee suggestion system assessment model: the best practice scenarios (2014)
Journal Article
Lasrado, F., Arif, M., & Rizvi, A. (2014). Employee suggestion system assessment model: the best practice scenarios

Corporations widely use ‘Employee suggestion schemes’ to elicit employees’ creative ideas. Despite its many benefits, sustaining the suggestion system is still a challenge for the organisation. This paper uses a sustainability assessment model to ass... Read More about Employee suggestion system assessment model: the best practice scenarios.

New offsite production and business models in construction : priorities for the future research agenda (2014)
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Goulding, J., Pour Rahimian, F., Arif, M., & Sharp, M. (2015). New offsite production and business models in construction : priorities for the future research agenda. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 11(3), 163-184. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2014.891501

Despite the benefits offered by offsite construction, as a percentage, the offsite market is still relatively small. This phenomena is complex; but for brevity, includes a myriad of factors, not least: lack of awareness; supply chain challenges (capa... Read More about New offsite production and business models in construction : priorities for the future research agenda.

Assessing customer service in airports – models from the UAE (2014)
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Gupta, A., Arif, M., & Richardson, P. (2014). Assessing customer service in airports – models from the UAE. International journal of aviation, aeronautics, and aerospace, 1(2), https://doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2014.1007

Customer service at airports has become a key priority for airport operators given the high degree of competitions. This paper uses an airport customer service model to analyze three examples from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Passenger interviews,... Read More about Assessing customer service in airports – models from the UAE.

Customer service in the aviation industry – An exploratory analysis of UAE airports (2013)
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Arif, M., Gupta, A., & Williams, A. (2013). Customer service in the aviation industry – An exploratory analysis of UAE airports. Journal of Air Transport Management, 32, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2013.05.001

Customer satisfaction is given top priority by all service-oriented industries. The civil aviation industry is no exception. The highly competitive global aviation arena causes various airlines to vie for the top position with lot of importance being... Read More about Customer service in the aviation industry – An exploratory analysis of UAE airports.

Construction waste management in India : an exploratory study (2012)
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Arif, M., Bendi, D., Toma-Sabbagh, T., & Sutrisna, M. (2012). Construction waste management in India : an exploratory study. Construction innovation (London. Online), 12(2), 133-155. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714171211215912

Purpose – The growth of Indian economy has brought with it significant increase in construction activities. These increased construction activities have further highlighted the problem of waste generation on construction sites. The purpose of this pa... Read More about Construction waste management in India : an exploratory study.

Assessing knowledge retention in construction organisations: Cases from the UAE (2012)
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Arif, M., Khalfan, M., Barnard, J., & Heller, N. (2012). Assessing knowledge retention in construction organisations: Cases from the UAE. Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 12(2), 71. https://doi.org/10.5130/ajceb.v12i2.2461

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present different issues facing the problem of knowledge retention by construction sector companies in the UAE. Methodology: Existing framework in the area of knowledge retention has been used to assess... Read More about Assessing knowledge retention in construction organisations: Cases from the UAE.

State of offsite construction in India-drivers and barriers (2012)
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Arif, M., Bendi, D., Sawhney, A., & Iyer, K. C. (2012). State of offsite construction in India-drivers and barriers. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 364, 012109. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012109

The rapid growth of the construction industry in India has influenced key players in the industry to adopt alternative technologies addressing time, cost and quality. The rising demand in housing, infrastructure and other facilities have further high... Read More about State of offsite construction in India-drivers and barriers.

BREEAM excellent: Business value vs employee morale (2012)
Journal Article
Turner, N., & Arif, M. (2012). BREEAM excellent: Business value vs employee morale. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 364, 012116. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/364/1/012116

BREEAM is gaining popularity in the UK. Similar green building standards have gained popularity worldwide. However, it is important that we analyse the actual value added to a business by having a BREEAM rated facility. It is also important to analyz... Read More about BREEAM excellent: Business value vs employee morale.