Ahmed Al-Asfour
Adjunct Instructor
Education
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Department of Professional Studies University
of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. 2014
Master of Science in Administration University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. 2006
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a Concentration in Management
Department of Business Science New York Institute of Technology, Manama, Kingdom of
Bahrain. 2004
Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research Kansas State University- Graduate College
of Education, 2019
Certificate in Advanced Education Leadership Harvard University- Graduate School of
Education, 2017
Certified Online Instructor Oglala Lakota College, 2010
Southern New Hampshire University 2020
Completed a Comprehensive Income Tax Preparation Liberty Tax Service, 2010
Certified as a Six Sigma Green Belt Florida Atlantic University, 2007
Completed Competent Speaker Toastmasters International Club, Top Five, Rapid City,
SD 2006
Research Interests
Qualitative Research Methods
Workplace Mental Health & Well-being
Developmental & Organizational Leadership
Human Resource Development & Management
Leadership Studies through Equity & Social Justice
Higher Education Student Affairs & Administration
Publications and Media Placements
Al-Asfour, A. (2023). A bibliometric analysis of workplace incivility in faculty members.
Journal of Faculty Development, 37(2), 5-16.
Samarin, I, A., & Al-Asfour, A. (2023). National human resource development in transitioning
societies: The case of Saudi Arabia. New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource
Development, 35(1), 20-31
Rajasekar, J., Al-Asfour, A., & Boomer, H. (2023). Talent development for faculty:
The case of higher education minority-serving institutions. Journal of Faculty Development,
37(1), 41-50.
Al-Asfour, A., Charkasova, A., Rajasekar, J., & Kentiba, E. (2022). Servant leadership
behaviors and the level of readiness to COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from U.S.A. higher
education institution. International Journal of Leadership in Education. 1-18. doi:
https: doi.org/10.1090/13603124.2022.2108505
Al-Asfour, A., Rajasekar, J., Charkasova, A. (2022). Challenges to the workforce localization
in the private sector in gulf countries: Current analysis. Asian Journal of Middle
Eastern and Islamic Studies, 16(2), 148-164.
Al-Asfour, A., Keleher, J., & Freeman, Jr. S. (2021). Preparation for college and
university leadership before the age of 40. Journal of Research on the College President,
2021(5), 19-35
Rajasekar, J., Al-Asfour, A., & Kentiba, E. (2021). Exploring the relationship between
cultural intelligence and employees demographic profiles: Insights gained from a cross-cultural
study in Oman. Review of International Business and Strategy 31(4), 556-575.
Dawood, M., Zhang, B., Al-Asfour, A., & Nilofar, M. (2021). External debt and economic
growth: A heterogenous static panel study in Asian developing and transition economies,
Estudios de Economía Aplicada, 39(2), 1-17.
Zhang, B., Dawood, M., & Al-Asfour, A. (2020). External debt and economic growth:
A dynamic panel study of granger causality in developing economies. Journal of Asian
Finance, Economics and Business, 7(11), 607-61.
Brooks, M., & Al-Asfour, A. (2020). Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and materialism:
A correlational and experimental investigation of faculty employed at minority serving
institutions. Journal of Faculty Development, 34(3), 9-19.
Al-Asfour, A., White Shield, S., & Freeman, Jr, S. (2020). Effective strategies and
characteristics that lead Native American students to complete graduate education.
Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 31(2), 1-16.
Al-Asfour, A., Rajasekar, J., & Al Mashrafi, A. (2020). Fostering organisational dynamic
by promoting creativity of employees in the public sector. International Journal of
Innovation, Creativity and Change, 12(7), 150-173.
Al-Asfour, A., Tlaiss, H., & White Shield, S. (2019). Work experiences of Native Americans:
A qualitative study. Journal of Career Development, 48(2), 91-104.
Freeman, Jr. S., Krier, K., Al-Asfour, A., & Thacker, R. (2019). An examination of
the barriers to leadership for faculty of color at U.S. universities. Issues in Informing
Science and Information Technology, 16(1), 361-376.
Rendon, A., & Al-Asfour, A. (2019). Lakota female scholarship: A collective case study
on transcending Indigenous educational pathways and persistence at the graduate level.
Journal of Educational Issues, 5(2), 97-117.
Butler, K. R., & Al-Asfour, A. (2018). Factors that influence the persistence of Native
American student
at tribal colleges and universities. Tribal College and University Research Journal,
3(1), 42-57.
Al-Asfour, A., & Young, S. (2018). Perceived faculty professional development needs
at tribal colleges
and universities. Tribal College and University Research Journal, 2(1), 68-89.
Al-Asfour, A., Tlaiss, H., Khan, S, A., & Rajasekar, J. (2017). Saudi women’s work
challenges and
barriers to career advancement. Career Development International, 22(2), 184 -199.
University Research Excellence Award from Deanship of Scientific Research King of
Abdulaziz University, KSA.
Al-Asfour, A., & Young, S. (2017). Faculty professional development needs and career
advancement at tribal colleges and universities. Journal of Faculty Development, 31(1),
41-48.
Al-Asfour, A., & Abraham, M. (2016). Strategies for retention and persistence for
Native American students in higher education. Tribal College and University Research
Journal, 1(1), 46-56.
Chisha, M., Al-Asfour, A., & Dana, L-P. (2016). The role of regional economic communities
in Africa: Perspectives from stakeholders in Urban Zambia. International Journal of
Business and Globalisation, 17(1), 33-44.
Al-Asfour, A., & White Shield, S. (2015). Leadership for multicultural organizations.
Journal of
Leadership and Management, 3(5), 67-74.
Khan, S, A., Rajasekar, J., & Al-Asfour, A. (2015). Organizational career development
practices: Learning from an Omani company. International Journal of Business and Management,
10(9), 88-98.
Al-Asfour, A. (2014). Improving motivation and persistence of human resource students’
online learners through the use of e-mails communication: A study using a single case
study design. Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 10(2), 1-8.
Al-Asfour, A., & Lettau, L. (2014). Strategies for leadership styles for today’s multi-generational
workforce. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 11(2), 58-69.
Al-Asfour, A., & Khan, S. (2014). Workforce localization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
Issues and challenges. Human Resource Development International, 17(2), 243-353.
Al-Asfour, A. (2012). Empirical investigation into compensation preferences for diversified
employees. International Journal of Human Resource Studies, 2(4), 118-125.
Al-Asfour, A. (2012). Examining student satisfaction of online statistics courses.
Journal of College
Teaching & Learning, 9(1), 33-38.
Al-Asfour, A., & Bryant, C. (2011). Perceptions of Lakota Native American students
taking an online business course at Oglala Lakota College. American Journal of Business
Education, 4(10), 43-50
Professional Organizations and Associations
ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS
Editorial Board Member/ Journal Reviewer
• Career Development International September 2022– Present Reviewer
• Advances in Developing Human Resources February 2021– Present
• Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development September 2020 – February
2022
• Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education November 2016 – Present
Reviewer
• The Journal of Faculty Development November 2016 – Present
Reviewer
• Human Resource Development International June 2014 – Present
Reviewer
• Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS)
Editorial Board member for the following peer review journals: December 2012 – Present
International Journal of Human Resource Studies
International Journal of Learning and Development
• American Journal of Business Education (AJBE) January 2011 – Present
Reviewer
Invited Journals Review
• Journal for Multicultural Education (IJME),
• World Journal of Educational Research (WJER),
• Merit Research Journal of Education and Review (MRJER),
• Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association (NRMER)