Hani Alshami

Name Hani AlShami
School School of Business 
ProgramBachelor of Business Administration (Honours) 鈥 International Business Management
Academic and professional designations
  • PhD in Management Science, Lancaster University, UK
  • MSc in Industrial Engineering, Wayne State University, USA
  • Diploma of Postgraduate Studies in International Business Relations, Damascus University, Syria
  • BSc in Economics and Planning, Damascus University, Syria
Title
Professor, International Business Management
Courses taught
  • BUS3020 - International Business
  • BUS71260 - Business Fundamentals
  • BUS74020 - International Business Planning and Strategy
  • BUS8350 - Global Business Management (Capstone)
  • MGMT3130 - Sustainable Development for Managers
  • MGMT8260 - Business Analytics and Decision Making
  • MKT71090 - Marketing
  • OPER74020 - Service Operations Management
  • OPER8340 - Global Supply Chain Management
Areas of expertise & interest
  • International Business Strategy
  • International Marketing Strategy
  • International Human Resources Strategy
  • Media and Market Research
  • Data Analytics
  • Project Management
  • Concurrent Engineering
  • System Thinking
  • Environmental Sustainability
Industry experience, professional currency activities
  • Strategy Executive and Educator with over 25 years of global professional experience, leading and managing complex projects across the US, Europe and the Middle East.
  • Specializes in global business transformation, strategy formulation, and business process re-engineering, with extensive expertise in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) implementation.
  • Has led and overseen numerous strategic and transformational initiatives focused on enhancing effectiveness, efficiency, revenue growth, and operational waste reduction across diverse industries.
  • Recognized as a subject matter expert in developing and executing market-entry strategies, incorporating market, cultural, and regulatory assessments for businesses expanding globally.
Major research projects, scholarly activities, and/or publications
  • 鈥淚ntegrating Systems Thinking and Concurrent Engineering in Case-Based Teaching for Business Students鈥 in collaboration with Anna Czegledi, NACRA conference in 2024. Working on future submission to the peer-reviewed journal 鈥淎ctive Learning in Higher Education鈥.
  • 鈥淚nnovative Pathways to Integration: A London, Ontario Non-Profit's Approach to Immigrant Employment鈥 case study in collaboration with Anna Czegledi, ASAC and North American Case Research Association (ASAC and NACRA) conferences in 2024.
  • 鈥淓thical Considerations and Hiring Biases in AI-powered Human Resources Systems at Workday鈥 case study collaboration with Anna Czegledi, Lom Harshni Chauhan, Fatih Yegul, Carol Samuels, Alexander Miller, NACRA conference in 2024.
  • AlShami, H., Czegledi, A. (Oct. 2023), 鈥淣avigating Complexity in Teaching with Cases: Systems Thinking and Concurrent Engineering Approaches鈥, New Views Workshop, North American Case Research Association (NACRA) Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA (2023).
  • AlShami, H., Wright, M. B. (Jul 2014), 鈥淥ptimizing Television Programming & Scheduling鈥, 20th conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS), Barcelona, Spain.
  • AlShami, H., Wright, M. B. (May 2018), 鈥淗ow to optimize television programmes grid: A case study from the media industry鈥, Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) 29th Annual Conference, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Additional information

Dr. AlShami aims to make a significant impact on his students' professional careers. He firmly believes that transferring knowledge and real-life experiences to students is just as important as academic research.

As Dr. AlShami's teaching philosophy continues to evolve, he focuses on the following key principles:

  • delivering theoretical and contextual knowledge, linking theory to practice through business cases and examples from contemporary business contexts,
  • promoting student interaction,
  • encouraging continuous learning, and
  • valuing feedback and respect.
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