SALEH F. S. AL-KHATIB
BA (Hons.), MBA, AFHEA, PhD
Associate Professor of Operations and
Supply chain Management
Business Administration Department
Faculty of Business
Irbid – Jordan - Post office box 566 – 21163
Tel - Work: +962 (2) 7211111 Ex 6616 E-mail: saleh.f@yu.edu.jo
Mobile: +962-78888-6797
Degrees/Professional Qualifications
● Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy (HEA), UK.
● 2015, PhD Operations Management (Supply chain management – Logistics and Transportation); Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
● 2004, MBA (Management – Strategic Planning) The University of Jordan, Jordan.
● 2000, BA (Business Administration) Yarmouk University, Jordan
Career History
● Arab Open University – Business Faculty – Jordan
Sep. 2022-Sep. 2023 Associate Professor of Operations Mgmt. – Sabbatical Year
● Yarmouk University – Jordan
Aug. 2020- Present: Associate Professor, Business Administration Department
Jan. 2016 – Aug.31.2020: Assistant Professor, Business Administration Department
Sep.2008 – Jan.2013: Full-time Lecturer, Business Administration Department
● King Saud University – Aljouf University – KSA o Sep. 2004 – Jul. 2008 Full-time Lecturer, Administrative Sciences Department
● Islamic International Arab Bank – Jordan o April 2000 – Jun. 2001
Major Research Interests
Several Operations Management issues with emphasis on Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Sustainability, Impact Relationships, Supply Chain Strategies in Developing Countries, Logistics Management, Strategic Outsourcing, Logistics service Providers, Logistics Performance, Research Trends and Current Issues in Supply Chain and Logistics Management, Decision Making under Uncertain Environments, Decision-Making Modeling, Quantitative Analysis, Operations Research, Entrepreneurship, innovation and social media usage.
Scholarships
2013, PhD scholarship from Yarmouk University supporting my PhD study in Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
Teaching and Course Coordination
· Teaching Experience:
o BA Courses at Yarmouk University: Principles of Management (BA101) Principles of Management (BA102), Quantitative Analysis I (BA213), Quantitative Analysis II (BA316), Operations Management (BA314), Supply Chain Management (BA317), Business Stat (BA241), Supervision (BA202), Project Management (BA311), Computer Applications for Business (BA320), Graduate Project (BA498).
o BA Courses at AOU – British Program: Exploring Entrepreneurship, Management, people and Organization; Entrepreneurship for non-business, Principal of Mgmt.
o MBA Courses at Yarmouk University: Advanced Operations Management (BA636), Advanced Quantitative Analysis (BA630), Advanced Supply Chain Management (BA640).
o MBA Courses at AOU – British Program: Creating and sustain Value, Supply Chain Management.
· Course Coordination: Including team coordination, learning outcomes identification, material, textbook, exam preparation.
o BA213 Quantitative Analysis I
o BA414 Operations Management
o BA317 Supply Chain Management
Academic Programs Development and Evaluation
· Program Development:
o As the head of business Dept., I managed to prepare all needed requirements to establish a new MBA program (Entrepreneurship and Leadership). Including justifications, market research, supportive letters, application forms, course structure, PLO’s, course description, CLOs, and future developments.
o Bachelor program of Supply Chain Management and Logistics Sciences.
· Program Evaluation: I was a member in several evaluation committees to assess different business programs inside Jordan and within the region, such as Quality assurance certificate (Business School, private university), Capacity assessment/identification (Business school, private university), New logistics and SCM program Assessment (Gulf Area).
· Supply Chain and Logistics Management: a new BA program – Business administration dept. Faculty of Business, Yarmouk University. Active member in 3 committees for two years of preparations.
Administrative Rules and Committees
- New program development committees
o MBA – Entrepreneur and Leadership
o BA – Supply chain management and Logistics
- Scientific Research Committee 2017- present
- Faculty Exams Committee 2017 – present
- Faculty Budget Committee - 2017
- Social Committee – 2016- present
- MBA theses evaluation and selection committee
- Quality Committee 2015 – present
- MBA proposals evaluation committee
- Head of Business Administration Dept. – YU. 9-2017 – 9-2019
- Member and organizer of the Faculty Scientific Day 28-3-2018
- English Teaching Activation committee
- Member and organizer, International Conference: The role of Entrepreneurship in the Developing Process (April 2020)
Initiatives, Seminars and Social Responsibility
- A permanent member (organizer and presenter) of the Business Dept. monthly seminar
- Founder and organizer of several initiatives within the Faculty and the Dept. such as: ‘Success Story’, ‘Anti-Drug’, ‘Smoking-Free Campus’.
- Member of the JOinUp program for the Social Entrepreneurship association – North Region – Jordan – TTi and Oxfam.
Journal Editorial Team Member and/or Reviewer
Journal of Air Transportation Management
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
International Journal of Quality Assurance
International Journal of Logistics Management
Expert Systems with Applications
Scholarly Journal Papers (Peer-Reviewed)
JP25- Private Hospitals Quality Assessment: Evidence from Jordan Using HEALTHQUAL Model. Quality Management Journal, 31(1), 47-51. https://doi.org/10.1080/10686967.2023.2285063
JP24- Supply Chain Resilience & Operational Performance: The Role of Digital Technologies in Jordan Manufacturing Firms, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci13020040
JP23- Assessing port readiness for mega vessels: the case of largest terminal seaports. Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs, https://doi.org/10.1080/18366503.2022.2133203
JP22- The Complexity of Interaction between Social Media Platforms and Organizational Performance. Ammar Alalawneh, Saleh Alomer, Saleh Alkhatib. Journal of Open Innovation, technology, Market, and Complexity 8(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc8040169
JP21- The impact of supply chain management practices on the operational performance of 5-star hotels operating in Jordan. Nawaf Almufleh & Saleh Alkhatib. Jordan Journal of Business Administration, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.35516/jjba.v19i1.741
JP20- Business Research in Developing Economies: Evidential MBA Theses Approach – The case of Jordan. Alalawneh Ammar, Saleh Alkhatib. Jordan Journal of Business Administration, 19 (4), 547-569.
JP19- Logistics Performance Index: Internal Influential Approach, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management. Saleh Alkhatib. In Press.
JP18- Social media usage and innovation performance: the case of fashion SMEs in Jordan, Alalawneh, A. A. F., Alkhatib, S. F., & Abu Abbass, M. H. (2021). International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/17543266.2021.2011963
JP17- An Advanced Fuzzy Approach for Assessing Supply Chain Resilience in Developing Economies. Int. J. of Operational Research, In Press.
JP16- Green Supply Chain Management and Green Performance: The Mediating Role of Green Marketing. Saleh Alkhatib & Rama AlZoubi’. – In Press.
JP15- Can Outsourcing be the Answer for Developing Economies? The Case of Jordan. Saleh Alkhatib & Mohammad Al-Omari. Int. J. Procurement Management. 15(5). https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2022.125680
JP14- University-Industry Partnership in the Arab World: Case of Jordan. Mohammad Algazo and Saleh Alkhatib: An-najah University Journal: Humanitarian Studies: 36(9), 2022. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-036-009-007
JP13- A novel technique for evaluating and ranking green airlines: benchmarking-base comparison. Saleh Alkhatib, Y Migdadi. Management of Environmental Quality, International Journal, 32(2). https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-04-2020-0065
JP12- The barriers to big data adoption in developing economies. Alalawneh A A F, Alkhatib Saleh F. Electron J inf syst developing countries. 87(1) e12151. https://doi.org/10.1002/isd2.12151
JP11- Strategic port classification: International clustering‐based approach for decision‐making optimization IA Azzam, SF Al‐Khatib, WM Albataineh Journal of Public Affairs, 21(1) e1963. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.1963
JP10- Crowdfunding operations: Outreach factors in developing economies Waleed Samarah, SFS Alkhatib Journal of Public Affairs, 20(1) e1988. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.1988
JP9 - Operations Strategies Alignment Patterns and Service Quality: Airline Global Analysis. S Alkhatib, Y Migdadi Quality Management Journal 26 (3), 144-156. https://doi.org/10.1080/10686967.2019.1620590
JP8 - Project Management Best Practices and Project Success in Developing Economies -A Jordanian Study Sarah Khrais and Saleh Alkhatib International Journal of Operational Research, 43(3). https://doi.org/10.1504/IJOR.2022.122334
JP7 - Operational Determinants of Airline Service Quality: Worldwide Cross-Regional Analysis. Saleh Alkhatib, Migdadi Yazan. Quality Management Journal 25(3). https://doi.org/10.1080/10686967.2018.1515525
JP6 - Airline Capacity Strategies: Worldwide Analysis, Taxonomies and Regional Comparison. S Alkhatib, M Yazan. International Journal of Advanced Operations Management, 10(4). https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAOM.2018.097261
JP5 - Taxonomies of Airline scheduling strategies: Cross-Regional Worldwide Analysis. International Journal of Service and Operations Management, 33(1). https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSOM.2019.099653
JP4 - Strategic Logistics Outsourcing: Upstream-Downstream Supply Chain Comparison. Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Outsourcing, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.1108/JGOSS-08-2016-0024
JP3 - A novel technique for evaluating and selecting logistics service providers based on the logistics resource view. Expert System with Applications, 42(2), https://doi.org/0.1016/j.eswa.2015.05.010
JP2 - Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) evaluation and selection: Literature review and framework development. Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1108/SO-12-2014-0028
JP1- Strategic Planning and Organizational Performance, An analytical study of Jordan pharmaceutical industry. Dirasat, 32(1).
MBA- Thesis Supervision
MBA-1: Factors affecting the Outreach of Crowdfunding Platforms in Developing Economies: Case of Jordan – Waleed Samarah – 2018.
MBA–2: Exploring Project Management Best Practices in Developing Economies: Evidence from the Jordanian Construction Sector – Sarah Khrais – 2018.
MBA-3: The Impact of Supply Chain Management Practices on Operational Performance of the Jordanian Hotel Sector: 5-Stars Hotels – Nawaf Almefleh – 2019
MBA-4: Factors Affecting the Public Universities-Industry Linkage in Jordan
from the Academic, Industry and Government Perspectives – Mohammad Alghazo – 2019
MBA-5: Green Supply chain and Green performance, the mediating role of green Marketing – Rama Azzoubi – 12- 2020
MBA-6: Green supply chain and competitive priorities in the construction industry. Hala Irshidat – 02- 2021
MBA-7: Green Supply Chain Integration and Sustainable Performance: An Analytical Study of the QIZ-Jordan. Malek Kilany – 5-2021
MBA-8: HEALTHQUAL in developing economies: Private hospital in the northern region – Jordan. Yazan Oqaily – 4-2021.
MBA-9: Supply Chain Innovation and Service Performance: The Role of Supply Chain Resilience and Environmental Scanning. Ahmad Bani Melhem – 5- 2022
MBA-10: The Impact of Supply Chain Resilience on Operational Performance: The Case of Jordanian Industrial Firms - Northern Region – Rahmeh Almomani, 5- 2022
MBA-11: Social media Usage and Entrepreneurial Performance: The case of Jordanian Startups – Raghad AbdElghani – 5 -2022
MBA -12: Supply chain resilience and supply chain performance: The role of Supply Chain Analytics in the Jordanian Pharmaceutical Sector – Abdulla Taani – 5- 2023
MBA – 13: Open Innovation and intrapreneurship: the case of IT Firms in Jordan. Qusai Almomani. 5-2023
MBA -14: The Impact of Cybersecurity Practices on Supply Chain Performance – Yara Ibrahim – 5- 2023
MBA-15: The Impact of Social Entrepreneurship on The Sustainable Entreprenurial Performance: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in The Jordanian Startups – Zada Alazzam 3-2024
MBA-16: Strategic Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Performance: The Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Jordanian Startups. 12-2023.
MBA-17: The Impact of Business Incubation Services on Incubators’ Performance: The Case of Jordan – Ali Makahleh 12-2023
MBA-18: The Impact of Entreprenuers Traits on Investors Decision in Jordan Startups – Hadeel Hamory 5-2024.
MBA- Thesis Viva Committee
MBA-Viva1: Leadership Styles and Innovation Management: Case of Mobile Telecommunications Companies in Jordan – Nour Badr. 12-2018
MBA-Viva2: Servant Leadership and Its Impact on Job Performance the Case study of Royal Jordanian – Hadeel Sukkar – 08-2019
MBA-Viva3: Organizational Scholarship – Work Engagement and Work Performance – Reham Zabadi – 12-2019
MBA-Viva4: Strategic Human Resources Management and Work Engagement Outcomes. Hani Al Fawa’reh – 6-2020
MBA-Viva5: Ethical Leadership impact on the talent management-Innovative behavior relationship. Farah Tobaishat – Jadara University 01-2021
MBA-Viva6: The Reality of the Entrepreneurial Companies After the Incubation: A Field Study of the Jordanian Entrepreneurial Projects that were Incubated. Omar Samara. 11-2021.