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Dr Mahmoud Abubaker

Senior Lecturer

Dr. Mahmoud Abubaker specialises in human resource management, with a focus on research and practice in applying work-life balance benefits in international organisations; on the theory and development of high-performance management systems; and on gender issues in international management.

Before Mahmoud Abubaker joined Leeds Beckett University in 2017, he worked as a lecturer in business and management at Al-Aqsa University, Palestine for several years, and then at Bradford University in the UK. He also has experience of working in profit and non-profit organisations in Arab countries as a human resource advisor.

Dr. Abubaker has published academic papers on research with international organisations in Palestine, and Jordan on how work-life balance benefits are perceived and implemented. He has also published a review of barriers to success for women in management, with a special focus on women in Islamic cultures. With colleagues from the Universities of Southampton, and Oxford he has completed and published research on work-life balance stress experienced by nurses in England. With colleagues from the Universities of Southampton and Amsterdam, his recent published research focussing on a comparative study of employment discrimination in England and The Netherlands, experienced by Muslim women accountants.

Current Teaching

Organisational Behaviour
Performance and Reward Management
Strategic Human Resource Management
Management and Leadership
Supervision of Master’s dissertations

Research Interests

The application and experience of human resource management (HRM), including work-life balance policy and practice; organisational performance; the role of line managers; and high-performance work systems. This is an international perspective with a focus on: (a) international organisations in Middle Eastern countries; and (b) how HRM policies in Western countries address the aspirations of minority ethnic and religious groups.

Mahmoud enjoys supervising Masters students whose research has a significant impact upon organisational change and performance. He welcomes new doctoral students within his areas of expertise.

Current research project (2019-2021): Experience of Job-Seeking, Front-Line Managers, and HRM: Study of a British-Arab Population. This research includes hiring practices, promotions, and application of WLB benefits.