Ibrahim Elbeltagi

Dr Ibrahim Elbeltagi - ()

Job title: Lecturer In Information & Knowledge Management, School of Management (Plymouth Business School (Faculty))
Address: Room 225, Cookworthy Building, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Telephone: +441752585620
Email: I.Elbeltagi@plymouth.ac.uk

Role
Business Information Management Systems Programme Manager,
Lecturer of Information and Knowledge Management, responsible for modules in World of Business, Information and Decision Making, Electronic Society, Innovation and Project Management, Business Project and Research Methods.
Director of Studies of the following PhDs:

· The effect of intellectual capital on process and product Innovation: A case study of the Egyptian banking Industry (Ahmed El Soutohi)

· The effect of leadership and knowledge sharing on innovation management (Sawasn Al-Husseini)

· The role of B2B e-commerce adoption by SMEs in organisational performance (Haseba Hamad)

· The utilisation of IT as one of the main organisation advantage and its impact on employee performance (Esam Osman).

· Evaluation of the effect of the Internet on terrorism: A comparative study between the Western and the Islamic Perspective (Elham Edawdi).

· Potential Contribution of ICT/the Internet Technology on Strategy Development and Organisational Learning Processes within Hertfordshire based Small Electronic firms (Saibal Sen).

· Knowledge Management as a tool for SMEs: A case study of SA (Sagar M. Al-Anazi)

· The market valuation of banking customer loyalty after mergers and acquisitions: Evidence from consumer led banks (Tarik Qandil).

· From Blackshirts to Bombers: Social Fragmentation, Extremism and Public Responses. An examination of the legal mechanisms and official responses to the development of extremist groups in the south-west (Iain Channing).

· Social Networking systems as a means of achieving organisation knowledge management (Elaine Garcia).

· The effect of culture on the adoption of online banking: A case study of Saudi Arabia (Ahmed Algamdy, joint with school of Technology).

· Evaluating the factors that affect Electronic Government adoption in Saudi Arabia: An end user perspective (Omar Alqahtany, joint with school of Technology).

Qualifications & background

PhD in Management Information Systems, Huddersfield University Business School, UK.
The University Teacher Preparatory Course, De Montfort University, UK.
MBA in Business Administration, Mansoura University, Egypt.
PGCer in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Mansoura University, Egypt.
B.Sc. in Marketing, Mansoura University, Egypt.

Teaching interests
E-Business, MIS and Research methods

Staff serving as external examiners
External examining experience has been with Brunel University and Cranfield University

Research interests

E Commerce

E Government Adoption

Information/Communication Technologies and Development

Knowledge Management

Social Networking

UoP Research group membership

Service & Enterprise Research Centre (SERC)

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

· The Role of Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Owner/Manager in the Adoption of Information and Communication Technology in the United Arab Emirates (Yahia Al sharjy Awarded, November 2007, De Montfort University).

· The key determinants of the voluntary adoption of corporate internet reporting and its consequence on company value: evidence from Egypt (Amr Ezat awarded, July 2010, Plymouth University)

Publications

Paper in Conferences:

Elbeltagi, Ibrahim, “Review of the reasons of using / not using Decision Support Systems in making strategic decisions: A comparative study”, Proceedings of the 9th BIT Conference, November 3/4, 1999.
Elbeltagi, I., Anchor, J. and Hardaker, G.., (2001) “The problems related to usage of DSS in making strategic decisions: A comparison study”, BIT world conference, AUC, Cairo: Egypt.
Elbeltagi, I., (2001) “The problems related to DSS Usage in making strategic decisions in Local Governments in UK”, proceedings of the 6th conference of the international Society for Decision Support Systems, London.
Elbeltagi, I., (2001) “The problems related to DSS usage in making strategic decisions in Local Governments in Egypt”, proceedings of the 11th BIT conference, Manchester.
Elbeltagi, I., (2002) "Factors Affecting the Strategic Use of DSS in Local Governments in Egypt” Proceedings of 12th Annual BIT Conference, MMU, UK.
Elbeltagi, I., (2002) " Evaluating the Factors Affecting DSS Usage in Strategic Decisions in Local Authorities in Egypt Using a structural Equation Modelling Approach" Proceedings of the Information Resources Management Association, International Conference, Seattle, WA, USA.
McBride, N., Elbeltagi, I. and Dosanjh, P. (2003) “Using Scripting to investigate perception of the IT help desk” Proceedings of the Information Resources Management Association, International Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Elbeltagi, I., (2003) “Factors Affecting the Strategic Use of Decision Support Systems in Local Authorities: A Comparative Study of Egypt and the UK” Proceedings of the Information Resources Management Association, International Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Elbeltagi, I., McBride, N., Ibekwe. O., (2004) “Determinants of Small Business Adoption of ICT in East Midland: an Exploratory Study, Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems, Luku, Finland.
Stahl, B.C., Elbeltagi, I., McBride, N., “Combining Post modernising and Critical Theory in the Study of IS in the Middle East- Some Methodological Considerations”, Proceedings of the 4th International Critical Management Studies Conference, University of Cambridge , Judge Institute of Management, July 2005.
Alhajry, S., Elbeltagi, Ibrahim, et al (2006), Trust as a barrier of E-Government Adoption in Less Developed Countries: An Exploratory Study of Kuwait, Proceedings of the IABE-2006, Las Vegas, USA.
Ezat, Amr, Elbeltagi, Ibrahim and Elmasry, Ahmed, “Corporate Governance, Firm Characteristics and Internet Financial Reporting: Evidence from Egyptian Listed” 7^th workshop on Corporate Governance, Brussels, June 21-22, 2010.
Osman, Esam, Elbeltagi, Ibrahim, “An Evaluation of SISP Process Stages in the Context of Developing Countries and the Role of Competing Value of Leadership” ICIME 2010 25-26 March, Cape Town, South Africa.
Elsetouhi, Ahmed and Elbeltagi, Ibrahim, “The Relationship Between Intellectual Capital and Process and Product Innovation in Banks: An Exploratory Study”, ECIC 2011, 18-19 April 2011, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Elbeltagi, I., & et. al, “Evaluating the use of Social Networking Sites as a tool for Developing Higher Education in Developing Countries: An exploratory study of both Egypt and Iraq”, 10th European Conference on e-Learning in Brighton Business School, 10-11 November 2011, Brighton, UK.

Book Chapter:

· Elbeltagi, I., (2003) “Evaluating the Factors Affecting DSS Usage in Strategic Decisions in Local Authorities in Egypt Using a Structural Equation Modelling Approach” in “Managing Globally with Information Technology” edited by Kamel, S., Idea Group, PA, USA.

· McBride, N., Elbeltagi, I., (2004) “Using Scripting to Investigate Perceptions of the IT Helpdesk” in “ Issues of Human Computer Interaction, edited by Anabela Sarmento, Idea Group, PA, USA.

· Elbeltagi, Ibrahim. McBride, N., and Hardaker, (2006) Evaluating the Factors Affecting DSS Usage by Ssenior Managers in Local authorities in Egypt” in “Advanced Topics of Global Information Management” Fifth volume, edited by Felix Tan and Gordon Hunter.

Journal Papers:

· Stahl, B. C., Elbeltagi, I., (2004)”Cultural Universality Versus Particularity in CMC”, Journal of Global Information Technology Management Vol. 7 (4), pp.47-65.

· Elbeltagi, I., McBride, N., and Hardaker, G., (2005) “Evaluating the Factors Affecting DSS Usage by Ssenior Managers in Local authorities in Egypt” Journal of Global Information Management, Vol. 13 (2), pp.42-65.

· Eid, R. and Elbeltagi, I. (2006) “The Influence of the Internet on B-to-B International Marketing Activities: An Empirical Study of the UK Companies” Journal of Euromarketing, Vol. 15 (2), pp.51-73.

· Eid, Riyad, and Elbeltagi, I. M. Zairy, (2006) “Making B2B International Internet Marketing Effective: A Study of Critical Factors Using a Case Study Approach”. Journal of International Marketing, Vol. 14 (4), pp.87-109.

· Elbeltagi, I., (2007)”E-commerce and Globalization: An exploratory study of Egypt”, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management. Vol. 14 (3).

· Olugbode, Mojisola, Elbeltagi, I., et. al., (2008) “The Effect of Information Systems on Firm Performance and Profitability Using A Case Study Approach”, Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation, Vol. 11 (1) PP. 35-40.

· Stahl, Bernd Carsten, McBride, Neil & Elbeltagi, Ibrahim (2010): "Development and Emancipation: The Information Society and Decision Support Systems in Local Authorities in Egypt" Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, (8:1), 85-107.

· AL Sharji, Y., Elbeltagi, I. (forthcoming)”the role of owner/manager of SMEs in ICT adoption: A case of UAE”, Journal of Global Information Technology Management.

· Ezat, Amr, Elbeltagi, Ibrahim and Elmasry, Ahmed, (forthcoming) “The key determinants of Internet financial reporting by Egyptian listed companies”, Journal of corporate ownership and control.

· Elbeltagi, Ibrahim, Ezat, A., Osman, E., (forthcoming), “The impact of corporate Internet reporting components on the intention of usage of the Internet by investors: Evidence from Egypt”, International Journal of Accounting Information Systems.

· Ezat, Amr, Elbeltagi, Ibrahim and Elmasry, Ahmed, (forthcoming), " Online disclosure: An analysis of the Egyptian listed companies", Journal of corporate ownership and control.