ACADEMIC RESEARCH

2025

  • Research titled ‘A Review of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #3 Good Health and Well Being and its relation with other SDG’s is summited to ICFBSM 2025, Canada. The paper will be presented on April 15-16, 2025 and then will be published in conference proceeding.  https://www.scitechseries.com/business-stockmarket/speakers/2025           
  • Research titled ‘Job autonomy in action: elevating communication overload to spark innovation among knowledge workers’ is summited to https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/erel and is under review. It is expected to be published in early 2025.
2024
  • Research titled Teaching and learning trends: adoption of AI in Higher Education Sector in Dubai presented in conference Navigating Future: Managing Inclusiveness and Diversity using Innovative Technologies on October 5TH The full paper is under review by UGC care journal and is expected to be published by April 2025.
  • Research publication titled ‘A Critical Review of digital transformation and digitalization in the Higher education Sector’ in journal of Global Entrepreneurial Management (Scitech Journals) in July 2024. Kindly click scitechjournals.com to view the research work.
  • Conference paper: Abidi, O., Bhagat, R., Sarhan, H. & Safi, M. (2024). Another perspective on the relationship between job autonomy and knowledge workers’ innovative behavior: The unexpected role of communication overload. The 47th Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference, April 18-20, 2024. Berlin, Germany. (date of presentation: 19 April 2024).
2023
  • “The use of Cloud Computing in Human Resource Management (HRM) systems in the Digital World” published in a journal in Turkey called TOJDEL (The online journal of distance education and e-learning ISSN 2147-6454). https://tojdel.net/journals/tojdel/volumes/tojdel-volume11-i01-c02.pdf.
  • Safi, M., Abidi, O., Sarhan, H. & Bhagat, R. Managing information and communication overload in higher education institutions in Kuwait amid accelerated digital transformation: prospecting key success factors gained from the COVID-19 experience. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research. DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2023.10062582
  • Abidi, O., Safi, M., Sarhan, H. & Bhagat, R. Creative Self-Efficacy and Innovative Behavior amidst the Digital Deluge: Unravelling their Nexus with Autonomy and Workplace Civility. Creativity and Innovation Management.
  • Abidi, O. Bhagat, R., Sarhan, H. & Safi, M. Unlocking innovative work behaviors: The Interplay of job autonomy and communication overload”, Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal.Published a research titled “The association of socio-demographic characteristics of university students and the levels of their digital entrepreneurial competences” in October 2023 with an external team from Serbia. The research was published in QI journal Heliyon cell.com/heliyon .Link to read research is:  The association of socio-demographic characteristics of university students and the levels of their digital entrepreneurial competences (sciencedirectassets.com).
2022

2021

  • Published paper with IEEE journal, Turkey in June 2021 in Human Computer Interaction optimization and robotic application. The paper is titled Opportunities and challenges to educators when transitioning to a TEL environment- Case of Kuwait. LINK: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1783492
  • Presented paper titled in conference in June, 2021: Research paper titled: “A Paradigm Shift in Teaching and Learning due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic in the educational sector worldwide: Case of schools and other educational sector” at conference at NCRD Sterling Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, India conference on June 26th, 2021. The paper was selected for publication and received the BEST PAPER AWARD in management track and will be published late this year.
2016
  • Published paper in international conference organized by National centre for rural development, India. Paper titled ‘relation between leadership and cross cultural aspect: Is leadership affected by cross cultural aspect?’