1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Omar S. Al-Hujran
Management Information Systems Department/King Talal Faculty of Business
and Technology, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman, Jordan
Phone: +962795143251 Fax: +96265347295
E-mail: o.hujran@psut.edu.jo Homepage:www.psut.edu.jo
1. Personal Data
Date of Birth: 30/10/1970
Nationality: Jordanian/Australian
2. Education
Ph.D. (Information systems) 2009, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New
South Wales, Australia
M.Sc. (Computing) 2004, University of Technology/Sydney, Sydney, New South
Wales, Australia
B.Sc. (Computer Science) 1993, Mu‟tah University, Karak, Jordan
3. Ph.D. Dissertation
Determinants of E-Government Services Adoption in Developing Countries: A
Field Survey and a Case study, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New
South Wales, Australia.
4. Employment
Academic Positions
Associate Professor, MIS Department, Princess Sumaya University for
Technology (PSUT), Amman, Jordan December, 30, 2014 -
Assistant Professor, MIS Department, Princess Sumaya University for
Technology (PSUT), Amman, Jordan September 15, 2009 – December, 29, 2014
Assistant Professor, MIS Department, Al-Faisal University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
September 15, 2011 – September 15, 2012 (One year leave from PSUT)
Part-time Teaching Academic, Information Systems and Technology
Department, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia February 1,
2009 – August 30, 2009.
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2. Administrative Positions
Head of Management Information Systems Department, Princess Sumaya
University for Technology, Sep, 2015 –
Head of Business Information Technology Program, Princess Sumaya
University for Technology, Sep, 2015 –
Systems Analyst, Computer Center, Arab Potash Company, Amman, Jordan –
June, 1994 – February, 2002.
5. Research Interests
Government informatics, E-business, Mobile government, Location-based services,
Information systems innovation, adoption, and diffusion, Social implications of the
emerging technologies
6. Membership in Scientific Societies and Associations
Australian Computer Society
7. Fellowships and Scholarships
- PhD degree Scholarship (Jordan Government), 2006-2009.
- Master degree Scholarship (Jordan Government), 2002-2004.
- Bachelor degree Scholarship (Jordan Government), 1989-1993.
- ERASMUS MUNDUS program (European Union)- EPIC Fellowship,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, Sept. 1-30, 2013.
- ERASMUS MUNDUS program (European Union)- Avempace III Fellowship,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, Sept. 1-30, 2014.
- ERASMUS MUNDUS program (European Union), Faculty exchange,
Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia, 23/4/2016 - 1/5/2016.
8. Awards
- Supervision excellence award, 2016, received form the president of Princess
Sumaya University for Technology.
- Research citation excellence award, 2015, received form the president of Princess
Sumaya University for Technology.
- Two research excellence awards received form the Deanship of Scientific
Research at Princess Sumaya University for Technology on 2015 and 2016.
9. Teaching Experience
Graduate Courses
- Decision Support Systems
- Enterprise Resource Planning
Undergraduate Courses
- Principles of MIS
- E-Business
- Advanced Applications in E-Business
- Business Data Communications
- Web Development
- Special Topics in MIS – Cloud computing
- Decision Support Systems
- Scientific Research Methods
3. 10. Grants
- Grant of $12000 from the Scientific Research Support Fund/ Ministry of
Higher Education and Scientific Research to organize an international
conference in the MIS fields (2016/2017).
- Research project entitled “Determinants of e-government services adoption
in Jordan”. Funded by the Deanship of scientific Research ($10000) -
University of Jordan. Co-applicants Dr. Anas Aloudat and Dr. Mutaz Al-
Debei (1/1/2013-31/12/2013)
- Research project entitled “The Current State and Future Prospects of Cloud
Computing in Jordan”. Funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research
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($10000) - University of Jordan. Co-applicants Dr. Mutaz Al-Debei, Dr.
Mahmoud Magableh, and Dr. Anas Aloudat (1/11/2013-1/11/2014)
- I supervised two undergraduate projects funded by the Deanship of
Scientific Research/ Undergraduate Research Program– Princess Sumaya
University for Technology:
1. Registration 2:0: an Interactive Mobile Registration System
by Alan Harthi, Zaid Jaser, and Luma Dabas
2. Promoting E-learning Success: a Case of PSUT by
Hanin Al-Hennawi and Hana Ismail
11. Membership of Committees
National and International
- Committee member in the following international journals and
conferences:
1. Electronic Journal of E-government
2. The Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic
Commerce Research (JTAER)
3. International Conference on Innovation and
Entrepreneurship ICIE-2013, Amman, Jordan
4. European Conference on eGovernment– ECEG 2012, ECEG
2013, ECEG 2014
- Member of the editorial advisory board of the following books to
be published by IGI Global:
1. E-Government Implementation and Practice in
Developing Countries
2. Developing E-Government Projects: Frameworks
and Methodologies
- Reviewer for the flowing international Journals and conferences:
1. Internet Research Journal
2. International Journal of Electronic Governance (IJEG)
3. Electronic Journal of e-Government (EJEG)
4. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research
5. Information Technology for Development Journal
4. 6. Dirasat: Administrative Sciences, University of Jordan
7. The Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic
Commerce Research (JTAER)
8. European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2013)
9. The European Conference on E-Government (ECEG)
University
- Member of the college committee for AACSB accreditations.
Our college is now member in AACSB and already started the
process to be accredited.
- Head of the European projects committee at the college level.
- Faculty representative and member of PSUT University
Council, academic year (2012/2013)
- Member and treasurer of the department council, academic
years (2009/2010) and (2010/2011)
- Member and treasurer of the college council,
academic years (2013/2014) – tell now
- Member and treasurer of the college’s research
committee, academic years (2013/2014) – tell now
12. Professional and Scientific Meetings
Scientific Meetings Organized
- The Current State and Future Prospects of Cloud Computing in
Jordan, one-day workshop, the University of Jordan, Amman,
Jordan, November 11, 2013. (Member of the organizing
committee)
- E-government in Jordan: Supply and demand
perspectives, Seminar, Sapienza University of Rome,
Rome, Italy, Sept. 19, 2013.
- Management Information Systems: The Current State and
Future Prospects, one-day workshop, Princess Sumaya
University for Technology, Amman, Jordan, May 8, 2013.
(Head of the organizing committee)
- Managing your research using SPSS, Endnote, and E-resources
Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman, Jordan,
April 1-3, 2013. (Head of the organizing committee)
Participation in Scientific Meetings
- Workshop for Grant Proposal Writing, Sept 4 – 6, 2016 – Amman,
Jordan.
- The Fifth International Conference on Business Intelligence and
Technology, March 22 - 27, 2015 - Nice, France.
- The Eighth International Conference on Digital Society ICDS 2014,
March 23 - 27, 2014 - Barcelona, Spain.
- International Conference on e-Education, e-Business and Information
Management (ICEEIM 2013), Beijing, China, 2013.
- The 11th European Conference on E-Government, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2011.
- The Second International Conference in Global Financial Crisis ...
Lessons and Challenges, Amman, Jordan, 2011.
- The First International Conference in Global Financial Crisis, Amman, Jordan,
5. 2010.
- The 10th European Conference on E-Government, Limerick, Ireland, 2010.
- The DCCA 2007 1st International Conference on Digital Communications and
Computer Applications, Irbid, Jordan, 19-22 March 2007.
- The ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and
Applications, AICCSA „2007, Amman, Jordan, 13-16 May 2007.
Participation in Training Courses
- SAP training course at the University of Wollongong, Dubai, December, 2013.
13. Participation in or organization of curricular and/or extra-curricular activities
- Member of Business Information Technology curriculum
development committee
- Member of MIS curriculum planning committee, MIS
department, Princess Sumaya University for Technology
- Member of a committee for preparing a master program
in MIS, MIS department, Princess Sumaya University for
Technology
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14. Theses Examination
External examiner for the following PhD and Masters theses in the areas of
Management Information Systems:
- An Investigation of Factors Affecting Initial Trust in Internet Banking
Services in Developing Countries, PhD, Faculty of Engineering and
Information Technology, University of Technology/ Sydney, Australia,
2016.
- Towards a Theoretical Framework and Empirical Evaluation of e-
Government Services: Jordanian Context, Master, Faculty of IT, Al-
Balqa’ Applied University, Jordan, 2016.
- The effect of Crowdfunding on Entrepreneurship: Explanatory study
from the perspective of entrepreneurs in business incubators in Jordan,
Master, Faculty of business, Middle East University, Jordan, 2016.
15. Publications
Books
Al-Hujran, O. (2012). E-government Adoption in Developing Countries: A User-
Centric Perspective, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany.
Edited Books
Aloudat, A., Al-Debei, M., and Al-Hujran, O. Examining the Current State and Future
Prospects of Mobile Social Networks. IGI Global, UK. (Under processing)
6. Book Chapter
Al-Hujran, O. & Migdadi, M. (2013) 'Public Acceptance of M-Government Services in
Developing Countries: An Empirical Study', in Z. Mahmood (eds), E-Government
Implementation and Practice in Developing Countries. IGI Global, UK.
Refereed Journals
Migdadi, M., Abu Zaid, M., Al-Hujran, O., & Aloudat, A. (2016) “An Empirical
Assessment of the Antecedents of Electronic-Business Implementation and the
Resulting Organizational Performance”. Internet Research, 26 (3), pp 661-688
—ISI Impact factor 1.661
Al-Debei, M. & Al-Lozi, E., Al-Hujran, O. and Aloudat, A. (2016) "Why “i-mode”
mobile platform failed to succeed outside Japan: An analysis from a business
model perspective", The International Journal of Business Innovation and
Research (IJBIR), 11 (3), 397-416.
Al-Hujran, O., Chatfield, A., Migdadi, M., & Al-Debei, M. (2015) “Strategic Imperative
of Influencing Citizen Attitude in Increasing E-government Adoption and Use:
An Empirical Study”. Computers in Human Behavior, 53, pp 189-203—ISI
Impact factor 2.69
Al-Debei, M. & Al-Lozi, E. and Al-Hujran, O. (2015) “Critical Design and Evaluation
Factors of Mobile Business Models: “Road Block” Eradicators for Mobile
Networks Operators”. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 28 (5),
pp 698-717.
Hijaz, S., Al-Hujran, O., Al-Debei, M., & Abu-Khajil, N. (2015). Green Supply Chain
Management and SMEs: A Qualitative Study, International Journal of
Business Information Systems, 18 (2), 198–220.
Al-Hujran, O., Al-Debei, M. & Al-Lozi, E. (2014). “Get Ready to Mobile Learning”:
Examining Factors Affecting College Students' Behavioral Intentions to Use M-
Learning in Saudi Arabia, Jordan Journal of Business Administration (JJBA) vol
10, no., 1.
Al-Dalahmeh, M., Aloudat, A., Al-Hujran, O., & Al-Debei, M. M. (2014). An empirical
investigation on the Role of Self-efficacy, Outcome Expectations, Anxiety, and
Trust in B2C e-commerce from the Aspects of Social Cognitive Theory. Life
Science Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp 656-672. ISI
Al-Hujran, O., Aloudat, A., & Altarawneh, I. (2013). Factors influencing citizen
adoption of e-government in developing countries: The case of Jordan,
International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, vol 9, no., 2, pp 1-
19.
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Al-Hujran, O. (2012). The assessment of Jordan‟s e-government maturity: A user-
centric perceptive, The International Journal of Electronic Governance
(IJEG), vol. 5, no. 2, pp 134–150.
Al-Hujran, O. (2012). Toward the Utilization of M-government Services in
Developing Countries: A Qualitative Investigation, International Journal of
Business and Social Science, vol. 3 no. 5, pp 155-160
Migdadi, M., Abu Zaid, M., & Al-Hujran, O. (2012). The Impact of Collaborative
Technology on Organizational Performance through Intranet Use Orientations,
Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, vol. 11, no. 3, pp 1-14.
Al-Hujran, O., Al-dalahmeh, M., & Aloudat, A. (2011). The Role of National Culture
on Citizen Adoption of E-Government Services: An Empirical Study, Electronic
Journal of E-government. vol. 9, no. 2, pp 93 – 106.
7. Chatfield, A., & Al-Hujran, O. (2009). A Cross-Country Comparative Analysis of E-
Government Service Delivery among Arab Countries, Information Technology for
Development, vol. 15, no. 3, pp 151-170. ISI Impact factor .553
International refereed conferences
Al-Hujran, O., Al-Debei, M., Wadi, R. & Dahbour, R. (2015). Big Data: Opportunities
and Challenges, The Fifth International Conference on Business Intelligence and
Technology, March 22 - 27, 2015 - Nice, France
Al-Hujran, O., Al-Debei, M. & Al-Lozi, E. (2014). Examining eDemocracy
Adoption Intention for Digital Society: An Integrative Model, in Proceedings
of The Eighth International Conference on Digital Society ICDS 2014, March
23 - 27, 2014 - Barcelona, Spain
Al-Hujran, O., Aloudat, A., Al-Hennawi, H. & Ismail, H. (2013). Challenges to E-
learning Success: The Student Perspective, in Proceedings of 2013
International Conference on e-Education, e-Business and Information
Management (ICEEIM 2013), Beijing, China.
Al-Hujran, O., & Al-dalahmeh, M. (2011). The Role of National Culture on
Citizen Adoption of E-Government Web sites, in Proceedings of the 11th
European Conference on E-Government, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Migdadi, M., Awwad, H., & Al-Hujran, O. (2011), The Impact of IT and Business
Strategy Alignment on Organization Competitive Advantage, in Proceedings of
the Second International Conference in Global Financial Crisis ... Lessons and
Challenges‟, Amman, Jordan.
Al-Hujran, O. (2010). The Role of Change Management in Driving Successful
implementation of E-Government Projects in Developing Countries, in
Proceedings of the First International Conference in Global Financial Crisis‟,
Amman, Jordan.
Al-Hujran, O., & Shahateet, M. (2010). Citizen adoption of e-government initiatives
in developing countries: A case study of Jordan, in Proceedings of the 10th
European Conference on E-Government, Limerick, Ireland.
Al-Hujran, O., & Chatfield, A. (2008). Toward a Model for E-government Services
Adoption: The Case of Jordan, in Proceedings of the 8th European Conference
on E-Government, Ecole Polytechnique, Lausanne, Switzerland, 10-11 July
2008, pp 13-22.
Chatfield, A., & Al-Hujran, O. (2007). E-Government Service Delivery Capabilities: An
Analysis of the Arab Countries in Africa & the Middle East, in Proceedings
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of the DCCA 2007 1st International Conference on Digital Communications
and Computer Applications, Irbid, Jordan, 19-22 March 2007, pp 615-624.
Chatfield, A., & Al-Hujran, O. (2007b). The Role of Strategic Leadership in
Driving Transformative E-Government: A Comparative Analysis of the Arab
States in the Middle East, in Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on
E-Government, Den Haag, Netherlands, 21-22 June 2007, pp 71-80.
Chatfield, A., & Al-Hujran, O. (2007c). An Analysis of e-Government Maturity
Models from a User- Centric Perspective: Toward a Public Value Proposition, in
Proceedings of the EEE'07- The 2007 International Conference on e-Learning,
e-Business, Enterprise Information Systems, and e-Government, Monte Carlo,
June 25-28, 2007, Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 25-28 June 2007, pp 53-59.
Al-Obasiat, Y., Braun, R., & Al-Hujran, O. (2007d). On Wireless Sensor Networks:
Architectures, Protocols, Applications, and A New Management System
8. Direction, in Proceedings of the ACS/IEEE International Conference on
Computer Systems and Applications, AICCSA „2007, Amman, Jordan, 13-16
May 2007.
Al-khamayseh, S., Al-Hujran, O., Aloudat, A., & Lawrence, E. (2006). Intelligent
M-Government: Application of Personalization and Location awareness
Techniques, in Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Mobile
Government, Brighton, UK, 10-12 July 2006, pp 1-10.