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Profile
College / Department
Teaching areas
Business Policy and Strategy, Business Ethics, Organizational Behavior, Principles of Management
Research areas
Knowledge Management, Internationalization of Firms, Change Management
Education
PhD, Management, Laval University, Canada, 2006
MBA, International Business, Laval University, Canada, 2001
BS, Accounting, Institut Superieur de Comptabilite, Tunisia, 1999
Professional experience
Associate Professor, American University of Sharjah, 2014 - Present
Assistant Professor, Management, American University of Sharjah, 2008 - 2014
Contact
+971 6 515 2366
Dr. Omar Belkhouja
Professor
PhD, Laval University, Canada
Omar Belkhodja's teaching interests are varied and focus on these areas: organizational strategy and policy, international business/international management, organizational behavior, ethics and social responsibility and knowledge management. His research interests include foreign direct investment mechanisms in developing countries, knowledge management and transfer within and between organizations, knowledge utilization, innovation strategies and technical transfer in SMEs, organizational behavior, and collaboration between university, industry and government. He has published articles in journals such as Science Communication, Social Science and Medicine, and Scientometrics.
Publications
Daniel Simonet, Marie-france Waxin And Omar Belkhodja. New Public Management and Corporatization in the French Public Sector: A Critical Analysis", Public Administration And Policy
Daniel Simonet, Marie-france Waxin And Omar Belkhodja. Smartphone-Based Estimation of Crop Irrigation Requirements Using the Soil Water Balance Approach in South and Southeast Asia. Published in Sustainability, Sustainability, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2026
Omar Belkhodja And Efe Cotelioglu. DEMAND AND MARKETING ANALYSIS FOR ORGANIC FOODS IN SRI LANKA, Business Systems Research
Abdelkader Daghfous, Noha Amer, Omar Belkhodja, Linda Angell And Taisier Zoubi. Managing knowledge loss: a systematic literature review and future research directions, Journal Of Enterprise Information Management, 13 June 2023
Abdelkader Daghfous, Noha Amer, Omar Belkhodja, Linda Angell And Taisier Zoubi. Managing Knowledge Loss: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Directions, Journal Of Enterprise Information Management
Omar Belkhodja. Managing Knowledge Resources in Family Firms: Opportunity or Challenge, Sustainability, 24 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
Omar Belkhodja And Abdelkader Daghfous. Exploring the Double-Edged Sword of Familiness from a Knowledge-Based Perspective, Baltic Journal Of Management
A. Daghfous And O. Belkhodja. Managing Talent Loss in the Hospitality Purchasing Function: Insights from Hotels in the United Arab Emirates, Sustainability, 2019
O. Belkhodja And Abdelkader Daghfous. Exploring the Double-Edged Sword of Familiness from a Knowledge-Based Perspective, Management Decision
Marie-france Waxin, Valerie Lindsay, Omar Belkhodja And Fang Zhao. Workforce localization in the UAE: recruitment and selection challenges and practices in private and public organizations, The Journal Of Developing Areas, 2018
Abdelkader Daghfous, Omar Belkhodja And Norita Ahmad. Understanding and managing knowledge transfer for customers in IT adoption, Information Technology & People, 2018
O. Belkhodja, M. Mohiuddin And E. Karuranga. The determinants of FDI location choice in China: a discrete-choice analysis, Applied Economics, 2017
G. Jones, J. George, M. Apaydin And O. Belkhodja. Contemporary Management, 2017
O. Belkhodja. Knowledge utilization in Canadian health service organizations: a path analysis, International Journal Of Public Administration, 2014
Abdelkader Daghfous, Omar Belkhodja And Linda Angell. Understanding and managing knowledge loss, Journal Of Knowledge Management, 2013
Omar Belkhodja, E. Karuranga And G.g. Morin. Reflections on the Client—Consultant Relationship: Challenges and Opportunities in a Context of Organisational Change, Journal Of General Management, 2012
O. Belkhodja. Toward a Revisited Organizational and Social Perspective of Knowledge Utilization: Contributions from the Organizational Theory, The International Journal Of Knowledge, Culture, And Change Management: Annual Review, 2012
O. Belkhodja, E. Karuranga And . Revisiting the Organizational Perspective of Knowledge Utilization: Contributions of the Firm’s Absorptive Capacity and Social Integration Mechanisms, The International Journal Of Knowledge, Culture, And Change Management: Annual Review, 2008
O. Belkhodja, N. Amara, R. Landry And M. Ouimet. The extent and organizational determinants of research utilization in Canadian health services organizations, Science Communication, 2007
Omar Belkhodja And R. Landry. The Triple-Helix collaboration: Why do researchers collaborate with industry and the government? What are the factors that influence the perceived barriers?, Scientometrics, 2007
M. Ouimet, R. Landry, N. Amara And O. Belkhodja. What factors induce health care decision-makers to use clinical guidelines? Evidence from provincial health ministries, regional health authorities and hospitals in Canada., Social Science And Medicine, 2006
Conference Presentations
Halal Labeling, and Food Purchase Intention: Evidence from a Desecularizing Society, 10th Business Entrepreneurial Conference, 28 May 2025
Knowledge-based capabilities in a knowledge loss context in UAE organizations, 9th Business And Entrepreneurial Economics Conference, 25 May 2024
Managing Knowledge Resources in Family Firms: Opportunity or Challenge?, 2nd Advanced Research In Business Management, Social Sciences, Humanities, Economics And Law, 17 April 2022
Grants and sponsorships
Grant, Tribalism, Social Capital, and Entrepreneurial Intentions: Evidence from Tribal Leaders in Papua New Guinea, May 2025 - May 2027
