Faculty and Staff
College / Department
College of Business Administration
Teaching Areas
Dr. Ahmed has over 30 years of teaching experience in Management and Business Administration. He has taught a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including: • Strategic Management • Organizational Behavior • Human Resource Management • Project Management • Business Ethics • Total Quality Management • International Business • Public Relations Management • Management Information Systems
Research Areas & Interests
Dr. Ahmed is an active researcher, conducting scientific investigations in performance management, quality assurance, and natural resource management. He has presented his research findings at numerous professional international and regional conferences. Currently, he is engaged in a research project exploring the improvement of agri-food production and its effects on health and the environment in the UAE.
Education
PhD in Business Administration, 2001
Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Masters of Business Administration, 1996
University of Gazira, Sudan
Bachelor of Business Administration, 1987
Al-Neelain University, Sudan
Employment History
Vice Chancellor for FAA, UAE - USTF
2019, 2025Dean CBA- USTF, UAE - USTF
2019, 2023Deputy Dean CIT-AU Fujairah Campus, UAE - Ajman University
2016, 2018Deputy Dean CBA-AU Fujairah Campus, UAE - Ajman University
2010, 2019Associate Professor of Management, UAE - Ajman University
2015, 2018Assistant Professor of Management, UAE - Ajman University
2002, 2016Assistant Professor of Management, Sudan - Omdurman Islamic University
2001, 2002Lecturer, Sudan - Omdurman Islamic University
1996, 2001Contact
a.zainelabdin@uof.ac.ae
+97192023490
Dr. Ahmed Zain Elabdin Ahmed
Acting Dean, College of Business Administration
Publications
- Ahmed, Zain Elabdin “Environmental Management Best Practices & Strategies within the Institutional Context: The Case of (UAE)”. Published at the Journal of Environmental Treatment Techniques 2020, Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 382-389, SCOPUS Indexed Journal.
- Ahmed, Zain Elabdin, & Sisodia, G. (2020). Firms' Practice and Innovation Management: Case of Fujairah Emirate, United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 10(2), 72-80. SCOPUS Indexed Journal (Ranked in ABDC)
- Ahmed, Zain Elabdin “The impact of SARS-COV-2. A Macro Review of the Challenges in Economic Sectors of United Arab Emirates” Presented at 17th International Conference of the Academy of Global Business Research and Practice on December 20-22, 2022, Dubai, UAE
- AM Elamin, Ahmed, Zain Elabdin. Osman, D. & Dania, A (2022) “The relationship between perceived organizational justice, perceived supervisor Support and turnover intention in the KSA Context. Submitted to the Evidence-based HRM: a global forum for empirical scholarship” Journal of Business Administration Research, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 25 – 38, 2023.
- Ali, L., Elamin M., Ahmed, Zain Elabdin.& H. Aldabbas. (2023) “Attitudes toward e-shopping: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates” submitted SAGE Open ISSN 10627375, SCOPUS Indexed Journal QI
- Ahmed, Zain Elabdin. Elamin A.M. (2023) “Exploring the relationship between Diversity management and innovative work behavior: the mediating role of employee engagement and knowledge sharing” Submitted Journal of advances in management research ISSN 9727981 SCOPUS Indexed Journal QI
- Ahmed, Zain Elabdin (2023) “The Impact of Removing Non-Tariff Barriers in Agriculture and Food Trade on Improving Food Security: An Arab World Case Study” Submitted to the Food Security Conference December 20-21, 2023, ALECSO headquarters / Tunisia.
- Abdallah M. Elamin , Hazem Aldabbas*, Ahmed Zain Elabdin Ahmed, and Abdulaziz N. Abdullah: Employee Engagement and Innovative Work Behavior The Mediating Role of Knowledge-Sharing Behavior in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Servicet, 23 September 2024
- Elamin AM, Aldabbas H and Ahmed AZE (2024) The impact of diversity management on innovative work behavior: the mediating role of employee engagement in an emerging economy. Front. Sociol. 9:1441109. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1441109
- Aldabbas H, Gernal L, Ahmed AZE and Elamin AM (2024) Building bridges: how women’s relational empowerment is linked to well-being and community embeddedness. Front. Sociol. 9:1466161. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1466161
- Abdallah M. Elamin, Liaqat Ali, Ahmed Zain Elabdin Ahmed & Hazem Aldabbas (2025) Factors affecting attitudes toward e-shopping in the United Arab Emirates, Cogent Business & Management, 12:1, 2442542, DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2024.2442542 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2024.2442542
- Aldabbas H, Elamin AM, Ahmed AZE and Gernal L (2025) Assessing Learning Management System success in the UAE universities: how quality measures linked to students’ academic performance. Front. Educ. 10:1554641. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1554641
- Alnagbi MA, Aldabbas H, Gernal L, Elamin AM and Ahmed AZE (2025) Work engagement and individual work performance in the UAE: the mediating role of work-life balance. Front. Sociol. 10:1567207. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1567207
- Ahmed Z. E. Ahmed, Abdallah M. Elamin, Hazem Aldabbas (2025) Influence of Perceived Distributive Justice on Affective Commitment: The Mediating Role of Perceived Supervisor Trust among UAE Government Employees.
Conference Presentations
- 2024 Miami Beach International Academic Conference—Courtyard Miami Beach South Beach-1530 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, USA-August 10th–11th, 2024. - Paper presented: Catalyzing Entrepreneurial Success: The Impact Of Uae Chambers Of Commerce Business Incubators On New Venture Creation-Fujairah Chamber Of Commerce Case Study, UAE
- World Conference on Food Security in the Arab World. The conference, organized by the Arab League Educational, Cultural, and Science Organization (ALECSO) in partnership with the Islamic Organization for Food Security, occurred in Tunisia on December 20-21, 2023.-Paper Presented: The Impact of Removing Non-Tariff Barriers in Agriculture and Food Trade on Improving Food Security: An Arab World Case Study
- Attended the Society for Advancement of Management for the 2023 SAM International Business Conference on March 16 – 18, 2023. in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- Attended 17th International Conference of the Academy of Global Business Research and Practice on December 20-22, 2022, Dubai-UAE Paper Presented: “ The impact of SARS-COV-2: A Macro Review of the Challenges in Economic Sectors of United Arab Emirates”
- AICBMM Academic International Conference on Business, Marketing, and Management on 29th-31st at Boston, USA. Paper Presented: “Managing Innovation: The need for change and Firms Practices-Case of Fujairah Emirate”
- ICBTS International Business Tourism and Applied Sciences Research Conference in London, April 4-5, 2017, London, UK Paper Presented: “Environmental Management Best practice & Strategies within the Institutional Context: The Case of the UAE”
- International Conference on Business & Economic Development (ICBED), April 4-5, 2016, New York, USA Paper Presented: Student’s Attitude toward University Services Quality Assurance Methodology Case Study: Ajman University of Science & Technology (AUST) UAE-Fujairah Campus
- International Business Conference (IBC) 2015, May 12-14, 2015, Ajman, UAE Paper Presented: Evaluation of Sudanese Telecommunication Companies in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Performance Case Study of Sudatel Company (CSR) Performance
- International Conference on Business & Economic Development (ICBED), March 30-31, 2015, New York, USA Paper Presented: The role of diversification strategies in the economic development for oil-depended countries the case of UAE
- The international Multidisciplinary Academy Conference August 21-23, 2014, Orlando, USA Paper Presented: The impact of management system on the productive and efficient use of natural resources: Case Study Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation
Grant Sponsorships
- The effect of fourth industrial revolution on the well-being of UAE residents (USTF Internal Grants 2019-2020)
- Managing Innovation: The need for change and Firms' Practices-Case of Fujairah Emirate (AU)-Internal Grants, 2017-2018
- Won first place in the competition organized by the Fujairah E-Government within the activities of the month of innovation. Feb 2018.