Adel M. Aladwani

Department of QM & IS

College of Business Administration Kuwait University

EDUCATION:

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, COBA, Carbondale, IL.

Doctor of Business Administration, Conferred on May 1996.

 GPA = 4.00/4.00

George Washington University, School of Business & Public Management, Wash., D.C. Master of Business Adminisfration, Conferred on February 1992.

Kuwait University, School of Commerce, Economics and Political Science, Kuwait, BA in Business Adminisfration, June 1987.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

     Three (3) of my research papers scored the 99th percentile (top 1%) in tenns of citation attainment (Overall journals age > 90 years. Last checked on January I st 2015),

     Based on the "European Journal of Information Systems" study by Gallivan & Benbunan-Fich (2007), I was ranked 4th in the list of top Information Systems researchers in the world for the period from 1999 to 2003 (on adjusted count basis).

     Based on the "Information Systems Rankings" website's data on research papers published in the best six (6) "A" joumals in the field for the period from 1996 to 2010, I was listed among the "Top 100 Information Systems Scholars" in the world (on adjusted count basis).

     My "Website Quality" article is currently the most cited paper that has been authored by a Kuwaiti faculty member (across all scientific fields at KU).

     "Highly Commended Certificate", (in recognition of the article "Change management strategies for successful ERP implementation") The Literati Club-Emerald, MCB, UK, 2002.

     KFAS Research Productivity Award, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Kuwait, 2002.

     Research Reward, Research Administration at Kuwait University, 2015.

     Research Reward, Research Administration at Kuwait University, 2014.

     Research Reward, Research Adminisfration at Kuwait University, 2013.

     Organizational Leadership Award, Global rr Management Association, USA, 2001.

     Best Young Researcher Award, Kuwait University, 1998-1999.

     Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society (in recognition of high scholastic achievement), 1992.

     An honor graduation award from His Highness the Emir of Kuwait, 1987.

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

   Minister of Higher Education: Jan 2024- Aug 2024

  Vice President for Academic Support Services: Oct, 1 st, 2006 — Oct. 1 M, 2008.

     General Supervisor of Computing Services, CBA, 1996-1998.

     Professor (Department of QM & IS): Feb. 20, 2005 — present.

     Associate Professor (Deparånent of QM & IS): Nov. 14, 2000 — Feb. 19, 2005  Assistant Professor (Deparmlent of QM & IS): Mar. 2, 1996 — Nov. 13, 2000.

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1.   INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITIES 

1.1. Major Contributions.

l . Aladwani A. "Analyzing some correlates of Facebook Commerce beliefs and intentions" The Arab Journal ofAdministrative Sciences (forthcoming).

2.         Aladwani A. "Facilitators, Characteristics, and Impacts of Twitter Use: Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Illustration" International Journal of Information Management (35: l), February 2015, pp. 15-25.

3.         Aladwani A. "Gravitating towards Facebook (GoToFB): What it is? and How can it be measured?" Computers in Human Behavior (34), April 2014, pp. 270-278.

4.         Aladwani A. "The 6As model of social content management," International Journal ofInformation Management (34:2), April 2014, pp. 133-138.

5.         Aladwani A. "Testing outcomes of e-govemment quality in a non-profit setting:

A Kuwaiti example," ERPBSS 2013, Dubai, UAE, November 26-28, 2013.

6.         Aladwani A. "Cognitive beliefs about and the positive psychological tendency towards e-Govemment quality," PSIWORLD 2013, Bucharest, Romania, October 18-20, 2013.

7.         Aladwani A. "The relationship between portal quality and citizens' acceptance: The case of the Kuwaiti e-Govemment," WorldClST 2013, Lisbon, Portugal,

March 17-20, 2013. [Advances in Information Systems and Technologies, AISC 206, pp. 249-254.]

8.         Aladwani A. "A cross-cultural comparison of Kuwaiti and British citizens' views of e-Government interface quality," Government Information Quarterly (30: 1), January 2013, pp. 74-86.

9.         Aladwani A. "A contingency model of citizens' attitudes toward e-govemment use," Electronic Government: An International Journal (10: l), January 2013, pp. 68-85.

10.     Aladwani A. "An exploratory investigation of Kuwaitis' views of e-govemment quality," GITMA 2012 Bangalore, India, June 17-19, 2012.

11.     Aladwani A. "Perceived Website Quality (PWQ): A reflective re-analysis," 42nd Boston, MA, November 19-22, 2011.

12.     Aladwani A. "Analyzing the role of some personal determinants in Web 2.0 applications usage," Issues in Information Systems (12: 1), 2011, pp. 483-488.

13.     Aladwani A. "Determinants of e-Government success in Kuwait," Las Vegas, Nevada, June 5-7, 2011.

14.     Aladwani A. "A preliminary study of citizens' attitudes toward the Kuwaiti eGovernment portal," ISDSI 2010 Gurgaon, India, December 28-31, 2010.

15.     Aladwani A. "An empirical test of the link between web site quality and forward enterprise integation with web consumers, " Business Process Management Journal (12:2), 2006, pp. 178-190.

16.     Aladwani A. "A deeper look at the attitude-behavior consistency assumption in information systems satisfaction research, " Journal ofComputer Information Systems (44: 1), Fall 2003, pp. 57-63.

17.     Aladwani A. "An empirical investigation of electronic shopping in Kuwait," Journal of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (29: 109), April-June 2003, pp. 43-59.

18.     Aladwani A. "Key Internet characteristics and e-Commerce issues in Arab countries," IT & People (16: 1), January 2003, pp. 9-20.

19.     Aladwani A. "An empirical examination of the role of social integration in system

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development projects," Information Systems Journal, (12:4), October 2002, pp. 339-353.

20.     Aladwani A. "The development of two tools for measuring the easiness & usefulness of tansactional web sites," European Journal of Information Systems, (11 :3), September 2002, pp. 223-234.

21.     Aladwani A. "IT project uncertainty, planning, and success: An empirical investigation from Kuwait," IT & People, (15:3), September 2002, pp. 210-226.

22.     Aladwani A. "An integrated performance model of IS projects," Journal of Management Information Systems, (19:1), Summer 2002, pp. 185—210.

23.     Aladwani A. and Palvia P. "Developing and validating an instrument for measuring user-perceived web quality," Information and Management, (39:6), May 2002, pp. 467-476.

24.      "Organizational actions, computer attitudes, and end-user satisfaction in public organizations: An empirical study" Journal of End-User Computing, (14: 1), January-March 2002, pp. 42-49.

25.      "IT planning effectiveness in a developing counfry," Journal of Global IT Management, (4:3), September 2001, pp. 51-65.

26.     Aladwani A. "Change management strategies for successful ERP implementation," Business Process Management Journal, (7:3), June 2001, pp. 266-275.

27.     Aladwani A. "Online ban.king: A field study of drivers, development challenges, and expectations" International Journal of Information Management, (21 :3), June 2001, pp. 213-225.

28.     Aladwani A. "Modeling the choice of an operating system for Internet services using AHP" (in Arabic). The Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, (8: 1), January 2001, pp. 85-99.

29.     Aladwani A. "End-user computing usage by Kuwaiti managers: The role of individual characteristics," Journal of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, (27: 100), Jan-March 2001, pp. 17-37.

30.     Aladwani. At: Rai. A. and Ramaprasad. A. "Formal participation and performance of the system development group: The role of group heterogeneity and group-based rewards," The DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems, (3 1 :4), Fall 2000, pp. 25-40.

31.     "IS project characteristics and performance: A Kuwaiti illustration," Journal of Global Information Management, (8:2), April-June 2000, pp. 50-57.

32.     Aladwani. Al-Zufairi, A.; Al-Owaihan, A.; and Al-Aimi. R. "The role of manning level in Information Systems projects," The Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, (6:3), September 1999, pp. 481-493.

33.     Aladwani A. "Some correlates of IS project teams' intemal interaction and outcome in a developing country," Journal of Global IT Management, (2:2), April 1999, pp. 23-39.

34.      "Implications of some of the recent improvement philosophies for the management of the information systems organization," Industrial Management & Data Systems, (99:1), 1999, pp. 33-39.

35,  "A prototype expert system for selecting a multiple comparison test," International Journal of Computer & Engineering Management, (6: 1), January-April 1998, pp. 31-39.

36.      Aladwani A.     Teaching of GroupWare Development: A Conceptual

Model," Proceedings of the 1 * Intemational Conference of IS Development,

Melboume, Ausfralia, August 25-27, 2003.

37.      Aladwani A. "Web Site Usability. A Cultural Perspective," Proceedings of AMCIS 2003, Tampa, Florida, August 4-6, 2003.

38.      Aladwani A. "An Exploratory Investigation of Requisite Skills Needed by Developers of e-Commerce Systems," Proceedings of the International Conference on Informatics Education & Research, Barcelona, Spain, December 13-15, 2002.

39.      Aladwani A. "Issues in the Development of an Expert System for e-lnvesånent," Proceedings of the 5th Intemational Business and Economics  De Pere, WI, USA, October 11-12, 2002.

40.      Aladwani A. "A Sfrategy for Actualizing the Value of e-Commerce Systems," Proceedings of the APDSI Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, July 24-27, 2002.

41.      Aladwani A. "Strategic Information Technology Planning and Organizational Performance in Kuwait" Proceedings of the ICSTM Meeting, Salford, UK, April 35, 2002.

42.      Aladwani A. "What Leads Individuals in Developing Countries to Adopt eBanking?" Proceedings of The Intemational Conference on Electronic Commerce Research, Dallas, TX, November 8-11, 2001.

43.      Aladwani A. "IT planning in the Kuwaiti private sector," Proceedings of the MWDSI 2000 Meeting, Chicago, IL, 31 March-2 April 2000.

44.      Aladwani A. "A prototype expert system for new city planning in Kuwait," Proceedings of the MWDSI 2000_Meeting, Chicago, IL, 31 March-2 April 2000.

45.      Aladwani A. "A theoretical model of effective MSS design pedagogy," Proceedings of the IABD Meeting, Las Vegas, NE, 30 March-2 April 2000.

46.      Aladwani A. "The role of personality characteristics in user information satisfaction measurement," Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the Information Resources Management Association, Hershey, PA, May 16-19, 1999.

47.      Aladwani A. "End-user satisfaction with EUC: The role of organizational maintenance," Proceedings of SAIS '99, Atlanta, GA, April 23-25, 1999.

48.      Aladwani A. "Coping with users resistance to new technology implementation: An interdisciplinary perspective," Proceedings of the 9th Intemational Conference of the Information Resources Managenuent Association, Boston, MA, May 17-20, 1998.

49.      Aladwani A. "A cultural investigation of users' attitudes toward Web Site content usability," The Southeast DSI Meeting, Williamsburg, VA, February 26-28, 2003.

50.      Aladwani A. "Perceptions of IT planning benefits: An account from a developing country," The 2nd World Conference of GITM Dallas, TX, June 10-12, 2001.

51.      Aladwani A. "A theoretical model of the dimensions and atfributes of web site excellence," The 12th International Conference of the Information Resources Management Association Toronto, Canada, May 20-23, 2001.

52.      Aladwani A. "Attitudes toward and acceptance of Internet in Kuwait," The 1st World Conference ofGITM, Memphis, TN, June 11-13, 2000.

53.      Aladwani A. "An analysis of the relationship between organizational maintenance and IT usage," The Southwest DSI Meetino San Antonio, TX, March 15-18, 2000.

54.      Aladwani A. "A diffusion model of information engineering methods," NFORMS Fall 1999 Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 7-10, 1999.

55.      Aladwani A. "International transfer of infonnation technology: A suggested model," NFORMS National Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 2-5, 1999.

56.      Aladwani A. "Implications of some of the recent improvement philosophies for the management of the information systems organization," NFORMS 98

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Montreal, Quebec, April 26-29, 1998.

57.      Aladwani A. "A contingency perspective of expert systems modeling: The case of floor trading," 95 Los Angeles, CA, April 23-26, 1995.

58.      Aladwani A. "A process model for implementing information systems quality programs," The 5th Annual Meeting of the Production and Operations Management Society, Washington, DC., October 8-11, 1994.

59.      Aladwani A. Review of a book by Abdullah Abdul-Gader (1999). Managing Computer-based information systems in developing countries: A cultural perspective, Hershey, PA: IGP. In The Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences (in Arabic), (7•.2), May 2000, 319-320.

60.      Aladwani A. Review of a book by Steven Alter (1996). Information Systems: A Management Perspective, (2nd edition), Menlo Park, CA: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing. In The Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences (in Arabic), (4:2), May 1997, 290-292.

61.      The use of the Internet for developing e-Government and e-Commerce in Kuwait, Ministry of Planning, Kuwait. July 2002.

62.      The Human Development Report for Kuwait - Year 2000, Ministry of Plannin (in collaboration with United Nations Development Program), Kuwait. August 2001.

63.      The final technical report presented to The Government Center for Tests & Laboratories Ministry of Public Works, Kuwait. October 2000.

64.      An Evaluation Report of IT Status in Kuwait, Minisuy of Planning, Kuwait. March 2000.

65.      The final technical report of "The Higher Committee of IT in the Ministry of Defense" for the first phase presented to His Highness the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Ministrx of Defense, Kuwait. May 1999.

66.      Evaluation report of the IDMS system presented to the Information Center and Decision Support Secretariat, Council of Ministers, Kuwait. March 1999 

1.2. Status within the Field.

1.2. l. Editorial Services

     Member of the Editorial Board of Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences. 20112013.

     Guest Editor. Electronic Commerce Research. Special Issue: Electronic Commerce in Developing Countries. (4:3) July-2004.

     Guest Editor. Information Technology & People. Special Issue: IT Management in the Near East. (16: l) January 2003.

     Member of the Editorial Board of Information Technology & People. 2003-2013.  Member of the Editorial Board of the Business Process Management Journal. 2002-2004.

     Associate Editor of the Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations. 20022004.

     Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Logistics Information Management. 2001-2003.

Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Global IT Management. 20002002.

Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Global Information Management. 1998-2002.

     Member of the Editorial Board of the Annals of Cases on Information Technology Applications and Management in Organizations. 1998-2002.

1.2.2. Organization of Conferences, Tracks, & Sessions

    Associate Editor. National and Societal Issues, International Conference of Information Systems (ICIS), December 2003.

    Member of the Scientific Technical Committee of ICSTM-2002, University of Salford,         April 3-5, 2002.

    Track Chair. "IT in the Middle East." The 2nd GITM World Conference, Dallas, TX, June 10-12, 2001.

    Track Chair. "IT in Arab Countries." The 1st GITM World Conference, Memphis, TN, June 11-13, 2000.

    Session Chair. "Su•ategic Applications of Global IT." The 2nd GITM World Conference, Dallas, TX, June 10-12, 2001.

    Session Chair. "Elecfronic Commerce Technologies Management." The 12th RMA Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 20-23, 2001.

    Session Chair. "The Human Side of Information Technology." The 10th Meeting, Hershey, PA, May 16-19, 1999.

1.2.3. General Review Services

     External reviewer for the research program at King Saud University.

     External reviewer for the research program at King Fahad University Petroleum & Minerals.

     Ad-hoc reviewer. European Journal of Information Systems, 2001.

     Reviewer for or panel member in numerous intemational information systems conferences including ICIS, AMCIS, ICSTM, DSI meetings, IRMA meetings, GITM World conferences, Southem AIS meetings, Intemational Association of CIS meetings, and WorldCist meetings.

1.3. Contribufion towards Research Programs.

     "A Framework for Analyzing the General Use of Twitter." Grant (—$ 14,000) awarded in January 25, 2013 by Kuwait University under contract number IQ03/13.

     "The Extent of Kuwaitis' Use of Social Networking Technologies." (changed to "a suggested tool for measuring Facebook use") Grant (—$ 14,000) awarded in August 1, 2012 by Kuwait University under contract number IQ01/12.

     "Kuwaitis' Opinion of the e-Govemment Portal Quality Elements: An Exploratory Investigation." Grant (—$8,000) awarded in July 28, 2011 by Kuwait University under contract number IQOI/11.

     "An exploratory study of Kuwaiti citizens attitudes toward the national eGovernment initiative." Grant (—$8,000) awarded in July 26, 2010 by Kuwait University under contract number IQ04/10.

     "An Empirical Examination of Information Technology Planning in Kuwait. " Grant (47,000) awarded in July l, 1999 by Kuwait University under contract number CQOI 4.

     "The extent of information technology use in managerial decision making in the State of Kuwait." Grant (—$7,000) awarded in July 1, 1998 by Kuwait University under contract number CPQ007.

     "Implications of some of the recent improvement philosophies for the management of the information systems organization." Grant (42,000)

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awarded in July 1, 1996 by Kuwait University under confract number CB045.

2.   UNIVERSITY & COMMUNITY SERVICE 

2.1. Administrafive and Committee Work.

2.1.1. Departmental Committees

2013-2014

      Member of the academic committee 2012-2013

Member of the academic committee 2011-2012

      Member of the academic committee 2010-2011

 Member of the academic committee

2009-2010

      Member of the appointments committee

      Member of the scholarships committee

2003-2004

Member of the research committee 2002-2003

      Member of the research committee

 Member of the libraries and labs committee

         Member of the planning and budget committee

2001-2002

        Member of the research committee

      Member of the promotions committee

2000-2001

Member of the research committee

      Member of the appointments committee

      Member of the academic committee

1999-2000

      Member of the students guiding and schedule committee

Member of the planning and budget committee 1998-1999

 Head of the research committee

      Member of the appointments committee

1997-1998

      Head of the research committee

      Member of the libraries and labs committee

1996-1997

      Member of the research committee

      Member of the academic committee

 Member of the training and consultation committee  Member of the planning and budget committee

2.1.2. College Committees

2012-2013

      Member of the promotions and appointments committee

      Member of the research awards committee

2011-2012

 Member of the promotions and appoinfrnents committee

 Member of the research awards committee

2010-2011

 Member of the promotions and appointments committee

Member of the research awards committee

2009-2010

      Member of the promotions and appointments committee

      Member of the best young researcher award committee

      Member of the higher committee for promoting research excellence 2001-2002

 Member of the College Council - Representative of Kuwaiti Associate Professors

      Member of the curriculums development committee 2000-2001

Member of the cuniculums development committee 1998-1999

 Member of the research committee

      Member of the equipment selection committee

1997-1998

      Member of the research committee

      Member of the equipment selection committee

 General Supervisor of Computing Services at CAS

1996-1997

      Member of the libraries and labs committee

      General Supervisor of Computing Services at CAS

2.1.3. University Level Services

2013-2014

      Member of the higher committee for petitions

2012-2013

      Member of the higher committee for promotions and appointments 2011-2012

      Member of the higher committee for promotions and appointments 2007-2008

      Member of the University Council

Member of the Executive committee

 Member of the Deans committee

 Head of consultation offces committee

2006-2007

      Member of the University Council

      Member of the Executive committee

      Member of the Deans committee

 Head of consultation offices committee

      Member of the annual graduation ceremony committee

      Member of the curriculum development committee for the Master of Information Technology Program, College of Graduate Studies (September 2001 -current).

      Information Technology Consultant to the Center of Community Services, Kuwait University (September 2001 -August 2002).

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      Information Technology Consultant to the Center of Community Services, Kuwait University (September 2000-August 2001).

      Information Technology Consultant to the Center of Community Services, Kuwait University (April 1999-April 2000).

2.1.4. Others

      Member of the Automation Committee, College of Administrative Sciences, Kuwait University, Edailiyah, Kuwait, 1996.

      Member of the Organizing Committee for the 4th Week of QM & IS, College of Administrative Sciences, Kuwait University, April 27-29, 1997.

      Coordinator of the Information Systems Group, QM & IS Department, College of Administrative Sciences, Kuwait University, Academic year 1996-1997.

      Coordinator of the Information Systems Group, Center for Excellence in Management, College of Adminisfrative Sciences, Kuwait University, Academic year 1996-1997.

2.2. Services Rendered to the Community at Large.

2.2.1. Consultation

      Ministry of Planning, Kuwait. (July-December 2002).

      Ministry of Planning, Kuwait. (June-August 2001).

      Ministry of Planning, Kuwait. (March 1999-March 2000).

      Ministry of Public Works, Kuwait. (February-October 2000).

      Minist•y of Defense, Kuwait. (October 1998-September 2000).

      Council of Ministers, Information Center & Decision Support Secretariat, Kuwait (August 1998-July 1999).

2.2.2. Training

      Participated in or supervised hundreds of training hours on numerous subjects such as Introduction to Computers, Using DOS, Using Win 3.1, Using Win 95, Using MS Excel, Using MS Word, Using MS PowerPoint, Using MS Access, Using the Internet, Using SPSS, Using Minitab, Business report preparation and writing, Basic technical writing, Decision Support Systems, Managing in the Information Age, and Computing skills for volunteer workers.

2.2.3. Involvement in Public Workshops, Seminars, and Conferences

      Member of the Technical Committee for the 1 st Gulf Conference on DSS Applications in Govemment, Kuwait.

      Moderator of a lecture by Professor Jeny Mechling on "Computers and organizational survival: Why and how it is different now." Sponsored by Center of Excellence in Management, College of Administrative Sciences, Kuwait University, January 5, 1997.