School of Finance and Management
Abdulaziz Alabood
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Key information
- Roles
- School of Finance and Management Research Associate
- Department
- School of Finance and Management
- Qualifications
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PhD, University of London, SOAS
Master (Southampton) - Office
- 514
- Email address
- aa232@soas.ac.uk
- Thesis title
- How e-HRM impacts organisational success through certain behaviour factors: A comparative Study between Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom employees.
- Internal Supervisors
- Professor Reinhard Bachmann
Biography
Dr Abdulaziz Alabood has recently been awarded the role of Honorary Research Associate at SOAS University of London.
He is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organisational Studies with academic and consulting experience in both the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia. Dr Alabood received his bachelor’s degree in economics and administrative sciences from Al Imam University (Saudi Arabia) and later obtained a master’s degree in human resource management from the University of Southampton. He completed his Doctoral degree in Human Resource Management at SOAS University of London (UK), where his research focused on e-HRM, employee empowerment, and organisational performance across different cultural and national contexts.
He holds an Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Dr Alabood’s research interests include strategic human resource management, digital HR practices, employee engagement, organisational behaviour, and cross-cultural management. He has applied advanced quantitative methods, including structural equation modelling, to explore contemporary HR issues.
He has published in peer-reviewed international journals such as Talent Development & Excellence, Benchmarking: An International Journal, and Problems and Perspectives in Management. His recent work examines the dynamics of workplace agility, motivation, and innovation within organisations in Saudi Arabia and the UK.
Dr Alabood is actively involved in executive education and professional training, having initiated and led university-level entrepreneurship programs and consultancy projects. He regularly engages with academic and practitioner audiences to bridge research and practice in HRM and organisational development.
Key publications
- A Alabood and S Manakkattil (2020) The relationship between career maximization and employee engagement
- A Alabood and S Manakkattil (2020) Career Maximization, Employee Engagement and Certain Cultural Variables as Antecedents of Employee Creativity: A Study using Structural Equation Modelling. Talent Development & Excellence Journal
- AlAbood, A., & Manakkattil (2023) Workforce agility, organizational identity and solidarity as antecedents of innovative work behaviour–an examination using structural equation modelling. Benchmarking: An International Journal.
- AlAbood, A., & Sulphey (2023) Workplace agility, intrinsic motivation, and role congruence antecedents of innovative work behavior: Evidence from Saudi Arabian organizations. Problems and Perspectives in Management.
Research interests
Organisational behaviour, human resource management, organisational success, workforce agility, employee performance, employee engagement.
