Profile
I received my PhD in Business Administration, Management Information Systems from Swansea University, UK, in 2016. Before that, I received my Master's Degree in Management Information Systems from DePaul University in Chicago and Illinois, USA, in November 2008. I worked at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in January 2009 as a student recruitment representative. Then I moved to King Abdulaziz University at the Business School, Rabigh in January 2011 as a lecturer. I received an assistant professor position in 2016 and I became and associate professor in 2021.
Education
- 2008
Master degree from Business Information TechnologyComputing and Digital Media, DePaul University, شيكاغو, امــريــكـا
- 2016
Doctorate degree from Management Information SystemsManagement School, Swansea University, سوانسي, بريطانيا
Employment
- 2009-2011
Outreach and Student Recruitment Representative, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), ثول, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2011-2016
Lecturar, King Abdulaziz University, رابغ, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2016-2020
Assistant Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2021-حاليا
Associate Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, المملكة العربية السعودية
Research Interests
PUBLICATIONS:
- Abed, S. S. (2016, September). An Empirical Examination of Factors Affecting Continuance Intention Towards Social Networking Sites. InConference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society(pp. 228-239). Springer International Publishing.
- Abed, S. S., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Williams, M. D. (2014). Does Social Commerce Work for Saudi SMEs? In Proceedings of the Seventh Saudi Students Conference in the UK. No.44 (pp. 262). SSC2014. Edinburgh, UK.
- Abed, S. S., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Williams, M. D. (2015). Consumers’ Perceptions of Social Commerce Adoption in Saudi Arabia. InOpen and Big Data Management and Innovation(pp. 133-143). Springer International Publishing.
- Abed, S. S., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Williams, M. D. (2015). Social Commerce Adaption by Saudi Consumers: A Conceptual Model. In Proceedings of the UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS) Annual Conference(pp. 1-8). UKAIS 2015, Oxford, UK.
- Abed, S. S. (2018). Opportunities and Challenges of Augmented Reality Shopping in Emerging Markets. In Emerging Markets from a Multidisciplinary Perspective (pp. 107-117). Springer, Cham.
- Abed, S. S. (2018,Novamber). A critical review of empirical research examining SMEs adoption from selected journals. InConference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society(Furthercoming). Springer International Publishing.
- Abed, S. S. (2016, September). An Empirical Examination of Factors Affecting Continuance Intention Towards Social Networking Sites. InConference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society(pp. 228-239). Springer International Publishing.
- Abed, S. S., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Williams, M. D. (2014). Does Social Commerce Work for Saudi SMEs? In Proceedings of the Seventh Saudi Students Conference in the UK. No.44 (pp. 262). SSC2014. Edinburgh, UK.
- Abed, S. S., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Williams, M. D. (2015). Consumers’ Perceptions of Social Commerce Adoption in Saudi Arabia. InOpen and Big Data Management and Innovation(pp. 133-143). Springer International Publishing.
- Abed, S. S., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Williams, M. D. (2015). SMEs’ adoption of e–commerce using social media in a Saudi Arabian context: a systematic literature review.International Journal of Business Information Systems19(2), 159-179.
- Abed, S. S., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Williams, M. D. (2015). Social Commerce Adaption by Saudi Consumers: A Conceptual Model. In Proceedings of the UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS) Annual Conference(pp. 1-8)UKAIS 2015, Oxford, UK.
- Abed, S. S., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Williams, M. D. (2015). Social media as a bridge to e-commerce adoption in SMEs: a systematic literature review.The Marketing Review,15(1), 39-57.
- Abed, S. S., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Williams, M. D. (2016). Social Commerce as a Business Tool in Saudi Arabias SMEs.International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 13(1), 1-19.
- Abed, S. S., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Williams, M. D. (2017). Social commerce adoption research from the consumer context: a literature review. International Journal of Business Information Systems, 25(4), 510-525.
- Abed, S. S. (2018). Opportunities and Challenges of Augmented Reality Shopping in Emerging Markets. In Emerging Markets from a Multidisciplinary Perspective (pp. 107-117). Springer, Cham.
- Abed, S. (2018). An empirical examination of Instagram as an s-commerce channel. Journal of Advances in Management Research, 15(2), 146-160.
- Abed, S. S. (2018,Novamber). A critical review of empirical research examining SMEs adoption from selected journals. InConference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society(Furthercoming). Springer International Publishing.
- Abed, S. S. (2020). Social commerce adoption using TOE framework: An empirical investigation of Saudi Arabian SMEs. International Journal of Information Management, 53, 102118.
- Abed, S. S. (2021). Examining augmented reality adoption by consumers with highlights on gender and educational-level differences. Review of International Business and Strategy, 31(3), 397-415.
- Abed, S. S. (2021). A literature review exploring the role of technology in business survival during the Covid-19 lockdowns. International Journal of Organizational Analysis.
Scientific interests
Some interesting topics:
Management of Information Technology, Decisions in Marketing Management, Software and Project Management, E-commerce, E-Marketing, Social Commerce, Augmented Reality.
Courses
| Introduction to Mamagement Information Systems |
251 |
MISY |
| Topics of Current Interests in IT |
423 |
MISY |
| Final Project |
415 |
MISY |
Areas of expertise
| Student Recruitment Representative-KAUST |
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| Lecturer-King Abdulaziz University |
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| Assistant Professore |
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