Raed Ibrahim, PhD.
Management Consultant. Professional Trainer. Business Coach.

2022 - IEEE - International Conference on Cyber Resilience (ICCR):

The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Transformational Leadership in the Jordanian Islamic banks

Abstract

Ihe study aims to measure the impact of emotional intelligence on transformational leadership in the Jordanian Islamic banks. The study population consists of three Jordanian Islamic banks, specifically the Jordan Islamic Bank, the Arab Islamic Bank, and the Safwa Islamic Bank. A simple random sample is selected, and the sampling unit consists of 64 out of the total 77 persons occupying positions in the senior and middle management. They work in the head offices of the banks as deputy managers and mangers of the major departments. A questionnaire was designed to collect data as per the five-point Likert Scale. Meanwhile, the mean and standard deviation was used to produce descriptive statistical analysis. The results show that there are high levels of emotional intelligence and transformational leadership in the Jordanian Islamic banks. The results of the dual (simple) regression analysis of the study variables also show a statistically significant impact of emotional intelligence on transformational leadership in the Jordanian Islamic banks and that the relationship between them is direct, positive, and strong. Additionally, results show that there is statistically significant impact of emotional intelligence in Individualized considerations and the Idealized influence, which are deemed as positive, direct, and strong relationships. Meanwhile, such relationships are featured by being positive, direct, and medium for both intellectual stimulation and inspirational motivation, as well as a difference in emotional intelligence and transformational leadership due to the gender and in favor of males. The study recommends boosting up the high levels of emotional intelligence and transformational leadership along with underscoring the critical role that emotional intelligence plays in influencing the collective and individual dimensions of transformational leadership. This would enhance their expected impact on productivity and banking performance in the local competitive. .

2022 - Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business:

Nexus between strategic thinking, competitive Intelligence and Innovation Capability: Managerial Support as a moderator

Abstract

In a rapidly changing milieus, great support for innovation by top managementteam allows firms to sustain high market competitiveness both in the present and in the future.In actualizing this pursuit, strategic thinking and competitive intelligence are seen as driversfor innovation capability. This study investigates the nature of relationships betweencompetitive intelligence, strategic thinking, and innovation capability. It also explores themoderating role of managerial support on these associations. In this study, a sample of 327 topand middle-level managers’ responses to a survey was obtained from Nigerian InformationTechnology firms, using a judgmental sampling technique. The data were analyzed with PartialLeast Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), using the SmartPLS software. Thefindings revealed that competitive intelligence and strategic thinking have an imperative directand positive impact on innovation capability, and managerial support impacted positively, bymeaningfully strengthening the relationships within the Nigeria context. The study madessignificant contributions to the literature in terms of model development, which depicts the jointinfluence of competitive intelligence and strategic thinking with a moderating effect ofmanagerial support. If deficient, this may result in inefficiency in achieving innovationcapability among IT firms. .

2021 - Kybernetes Journal - Emerald:

The mediating role of workplace flourishing on the causal link between linguistic ostracism and withdrawal behavior

Abstract

Purpose: Workplace flourishing and withdrawal behavior are important concepts for human resource practitioners in today’s multicultural and multilingual work atmosphere. Despite the prevalence of linguistic ostracism, only a handful of studies have considered its impact on workplace flourishing and withdrawal behavior. This paper embarks on unveiling the nature of these associations.

Design/methodology/approach: A sample of n = 395 employee responses was obtained from Jordanian tourism and hospitality organizations. The data were analyzed with the variance-based structural equation modeling (VB-SEM) technique using ADANCO software.

Findings: VB-SEM results indicate that linguistic ostracism reduces workplace flourishing and indirectly increases withdrawal behavior through the mediating role of workplace flourishing. Decreased feelings of workplace flourishing resulted in increased withdrawal behavior.

Originality/value: This paper is among the first to empirically examine the association between linguistic ostracism, workplace flourishing and withdrawal behavior and the mediating role of workplace flourishing using ethnolinguistic identity and stressor–emotion theories as a theoretical framework. Implications for practice and theory are discussed alongside future research directions.

2020 - Management Science Letters:

The effect of talent management on innovation: Evidence from Jordanian Banks.

Abstract

The concept of talent management has received great attention from scholars and practitioners. Despite this, there are few studies associated with the relationship between innovation and talent management. This study invokes human capital, McGregor’s X and Y, social exchange and employee attraction theories to examine the link between talent management, product innovation, process innovation and marketing innovation. A questionnaire is developed to collect the data from the study sample consisted of (120) employees in top and middle management positions. Collated data is analyzed with variance-based structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Results from PLS-SEM suggest that talent management had a significant and positive impact on product, process and marketing innovations. Supplemental ANOVA analyses also reveal that organizational tenure was a strong determinant for talent management as well as product, process and marketing innovations. .

2019 - Proceedings on Engineering Sciences:

Digital Quality Management Systems: Benefits and Challenges.

Abstract

Quality management is a maintenance and control process in which product and service quality are scrutinized for conformity with stated requirements. Digital quality management systems (QMS) is designed for agile, consistent and customer-centric enterprises. Digital QMS has been widely used by world-class business enterprises to attain competitive advantage in terms of performance, innovation and quality product and service delivery. Unfortunately, the extant literature is devoid of a definitive conclusion highlighting the benefits and challenges digital QMS. To fill this void, this paper reviewed the benefits and challenges digital QMS to provide a comprehensive framework. This paper concludes that digital QMS is an essential component for modern business enterprises, as it guarantees homogeneous and cost-efficient products / services at maximum returns and minimum complaints. Implications are discussed. .