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Dr. Ibrahim Tabche
Associate Professor
+971 4 5566 908
Overview
Dr. Ibrahim Tabche is an Associate Professor and former Dean of the Dubai Business School at the University of Dubai. Prior to joining UD, he served as the Dean of the College of Business Administration at Fahad bin Sultan University (FBSU) in Tabuk- Saudi Arabia from 2010-2014. At FBSU, he established and administered the MBA and EMBA programs. Prior to that, Dr. Tabche was the head of the Dept. of Graduate Studies at the University of Sharjah and the Director of the EMBA program from 2000-2007. Dr. Tabche also taught at the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University. Before joining academia, Dr. Tabche worked for the Lebanese Ministry of Economy & Trade on trade facilitation and export promotion. He also worked as a Business Development Manager for different firms in Canada and Lebanon.
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, University of bath, U.K.
Teaching Areas
Dr. Tabche taught various courses in economics (micro, macro and managerial), research methods, entrepreneurship and other management courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
MBA Supervision Several EMBA projects at the University of Sharjah and Fahad bin Sultan University.
Work Experience
- Multiple positions in the private and public sectors prior to year 2000. Held academic and administrative positons in the UAE and KSA after year 2000.
Memberships
American Economic Association.
Research
Research Interests:
Managerial Economics, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership
Publications
- Skander, S. Tabche, I., Koubaa, Y., Osman, M, and Karathanasopolous, A. (2023). Forecasting realized volatility of Bitcoin: The informative role of price duration. Journal of Forecasting. Scopus (Q1), ABDC (A), ABS (2). DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/for.2989 Published Online: 19 May 2023
- Naqshbandi, M., Tabche, I. and Farhana, T. (2023). Knowledge exchanges for open innovation: The role of inter-organizational citizenship behaviors and organizational support. Knowledge Management Research and Practice. Scopus (Q1), ABDC (A), ABS (1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14778238.2023.2185549 Published Online: 2 March 2023
- Al Mutawa, S., Ahmad, K, Behery, M.H., and Tabche, I. (2023). A moderated- mediation model for examining the impact of pandemic fear on employees’ turnover intention in the Dubai’s hospitality and tourism industry. Journal of Asia Business Studies. Scopus (Q1), ABDC ( C), ABS (1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JABS-06-2022-0213 Published Online: 26 January 2023
- Aslam, F., Slim, S., Osman, M. and Tabche, I. (2023), "The footprints of Russia–Ukraine war on the intraday (in)efficiency of energy markets: a multifractal analysis", Journal of Risk Finance, Vol. 24 No. 1, pp. 89-104. Scopus (Q2), ABDC (B), ABS (1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JRF-06-2022-0152 Issue Publication Date: 3 Feb. 2023
- Tabche, I. Behery, M.H. and Ahmad, K. (2022). Resonant Leadership and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Followers' Resilience. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. Scopus (Q1), ABDC (B), ABS (1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-02-2022-0069 Article publication date: 22 Sept. 2022
- Naqshbandi, M. M., Tabche, I., & Choudhary, N. (2019). Managing open innovation: The roles of empowering leadership and employee involvement climate. Management Decision, 57(3), 703-723. Scopus (Q1) ABDC (B) ABS (2). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/MD-07-2017-0660. Issue publication date: 26 February 2019
- Naqshbandi, M. M., Tabche, I. (2018). The interplay of leadership, absorptive capacity, and organizational learning culture in open innovation: Testing a moderated mediation model. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 133, 156-167. Scopus (Q1), ABDC (A), ABS (3) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.03.017. Publication date: August 2018.
- Tabsh, I. (2015). Admission Criteria and Performance Predictors at a GCC Executive MBA Program. Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development. 8(1): 79-104. Scopus (Q3), ABDC: C. https://doi.org/10.1504/JIBED.2015.066747
- Naser, D., Tabsh, I., Moukyed, E., and Najem, N. (2014). Public Perceptions of Islamic Finance across Lebanon. Journal for Global Business Advancement. 7(3): 209-221. Scopus (Q3), ABDC: C. https://doi.org/10.1504/JGBA.2014.064080
- Naser, D., Tabsh, I., Moukyed, E., and Najem, N. (2014). Barriers for Implementing Sukuk (Islamic Bonds) across Lebanon. Journal for Global Business Advancement. 7(1): 22-37. Scopus (Q3), ABDC: C. https://doi.org/10.1504/JGBA.2014.058881
- Zafar U. Ahmed, Ishak Ismail, M. Sadiq Sohail, Ibrahim Tabsh, Hasbalaila Alias (2010). Malaysian Consumers' Credit Card Usage Behavior. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 22(4): 528-544. Scopus (Q2). ABDC (B) https://doi.org/10.1108/13555851011090547
