Personal Information

 Professor

Department of نظم معلومات ادارية

Faculty of Economics and Administration

Contact Information

Phone: 6952000 Ext. 69662

Email: abasahl@kau.edu.sa

Abdullah M Basahel

 Professor

Profile

Abdullah Basahel is a Lecturer at King Abdul-Aziz University. He completed his PhD from Brunel Business School. He awarded his MSc in information systems from University of Southampton. His research interest areas in strategic information systems planning, information systems development and evaluation and, Business strategy. Abdullah was awarded scholarship from Saudi government to complete his PhD in the business information systems as distinguish student at his school of economic and administration in King Abdul-Aziz University. He published research in international academic journals and conferences.

Education

  • 2000

    Bachelor degree from Business AdminstrationFaculty of Economic and Adminstration, king Abdulaziz university, جده, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2006

    Master degree from Business - Information SystemsSouthampton Business School, University of Southampton, ساوث هامبتون, بريطانيا

  • 2010

    Doctorate degree from Business - Information systemsBrunel Business School, Brunel University, لندن, بريطانيا

Employment

  • 2002-2003

    Demonstrator, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2010-2015

    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economic & Administration,, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2011-2014

    Supervisor of MIS Academic club, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2012-2012

    Member of EMBA Coordinating Committee, Faculty of Economic & Administration, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2012-2016

    Chair of postgraduate academic committee, MIS department, Faculty of Economic & Administration, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2012-2017

    Director of MBA Program, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University , King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2012-2017

    Supervisor of Cultural committee, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2012-حاليا

    Supervisor and Examiner for Postgraduate Students. Faculty of Economic & Administration, King Abdulaziz University, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2013-2013

    Member of AACSB Accreditation Committee, Faculty of Economic & Administration, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2013-2017

    Head of Management Information Systems, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2013-2017

    Member of academic research committee, MIS department, Faculty of Economic & Administration, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2013-2017

    Member of lecturer affairs committee, MIS department, Faculty of Economic & Administration, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2014-2017

    Director of EMBA program, Faculty of Economic & Administration, King Abdulaziz University , King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2017-2023

    Vice Dean for Part-time & E-learning, Deanship of Admission & Registration, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2017-2023

    Committee Secretary of Executive committee for Part-time and e-learning, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2017-2023

    Member of Permanent Committee for Educational Affairs, Deanship of Admission & Registration , King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2017-2023

    Member of Executive Committee for the Preparatory Year, Deanship of Admission & Registration , King Abdulaziz University , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2017-2023

    Member of Executive Committee for Educational Electronic Services, Deanship of Admission & Registration , King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2017-2023

    Member of Admission Committee, Deanship of Admission & Registration, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2019-حاليا

    Professor, Faculty of Economic & Administration , King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

  • Information Systems (IS) Evaluation
  • Strategic Planning Process & (IS)
  • Business Strategy & Business integration 
  • Project Management & (IS)
  • E-commerce
  • E-government
  • Operation Management

Scientific interests

  • [1] Basahel, A. & Irani, Z., 2009. Examining the relationship between information systems and marketing functions: the experience of a Middle East airline. Int. J. Bus. Inf. Syst., 4(4), 403-418.
  • [2] Basahel, A. & Irani, Z., 2010. Conducting of the linkage between information systems strategy (ISS) and Operation Strategy: A case of an airline. International Journal of Value Chain Management (IJVCM). (In Press)

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS

  • [9] Basahel, A. & Irani, Z., 2010. Examining the strategic benefits of information systems: a global case study. In European, Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS). Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  • [8] Basahel, A. & Irani, Z., 2009f. Evaluation of Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP): Drivers Perception. In 4th Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (MCIS). Athens, Greece.
  • [7] Basahel, A. & Irani, Z., 2009d. Evaluation of Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) Techniques: Requirement perspective. In British Academy of Management (BAM). Brighton, UK.
  • [6] Basahel, A. & Irani, Z., 2009c. Evaluation of Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) Techniques: Drivers Perspective. In European, Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS). Izmir, Turkey.
  • [5] Basahel, A. & Irani, Z., 2009b. Taxonomy of Drivers for Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP): Multinational Perspective. In Conference on Information Science, Technology & Management (CISTM). Delhi, India.
  • [4] Basahel, A. & Irani, Z., 2009a. Novel Taxonomy for Evaluation of Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) Techniques. In UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS). Oxford, UK.
  • [3] Basahel, A. & Irani, Z., 2008. Conducting of the linkage between information systems strategy (ISS) and Operation Strategy in the case of ‘X’Airlines in Arabic gulf country. In European, Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS). Dubai, UAE.
  • [2] Basahel, A. & Irani, Z., 2008. Understanding the Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP): Requirements view. In West Lake International Conference on SMB (WLICSMB). Hangzhou, China.
  • [1] Basahel, A. & Irani, Z., 2007. Exploration of the relationship between information systems (IS) activity and marketing activity in the case of ‘X’ Airlines in developing country. In European, Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS). Valencia, Spain.

Courses

Management Information Systems 250 MIS
Advance Topic in Information Systems 458 MIS
Electronic Commerce 644 BUSE
Management Information Systems 604 BUSE
Research & Training 496 MIS
Project Management 653 BUSE
Advanced Strategic Management 610 BUSE
Systems Analysis & Design 357 MIS
Feasibility Study 628 ECNE
Business Intelligence Systems 453 MIS

Areas of expertise