Staff Profile

Dr Sreejith Balasubramanian FHEA

Biography

Dr. Sreejith Balasubramanian is the Associate Professor, and the Head of the Centre for Supply Chain Excellence at Middlesex University, Dubai. He is also the Chair of the Office of Research. Sreejith completed his PhD from Middlesex University Business School in London. His areas of expertise include supply chain, operations management, disruptive technologies, sustainability, and knowledge management. He has been a consultant for several public and private sector entities and intergovernmental organizations including Bridgestone, Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce, and Mekong Institute. He has also received project funding from global bodies such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and Mekong – Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), and UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC). Sreejith has over 50 publications in leading academic and practitioner-focused journals, including Supply Chain Management: An International Journal; Technological Forecasting and Social Change, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Planning & Control; Business Strategy and the Environment, and Journal of Knowledge Management. Before moving to academia, Sreejith had several years of industry experience in the telecom sector in senior roles as an IT project consultant and project manager.

Qualifications
  • Ph.D. Supply Chain Management, Middlesex University London
  • Master of International Business, University of Wollongong
  • Bachelor of Technology in Engineering (BTech), University of Calicut
Membership of professional bodies and associations
  • Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), UK
  • Academy of International Business (AIB)
  • American Statistical Association (ASA)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Referee for Journals
  • Production Planning & Control
  • Journal of Organizational Change Management
  • International Journal of Logistics
  • Management Decision

Research Interests
  • Green and Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Supply Chain Modelling/Simulation
  • Behavioural aspects in Operations Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Brand Architecture
  • Ethics
  • Higher Education
RESEARCH OUTPUTS AND INTERESTS

Updated lists of publications can be found at:

Selected Journal Publications 

Google Scholar- http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OmhrQ-4AAAAJ

ORCID:   http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0475-7305

  • Balasubramanian, S., Sethi, J. S., Ajayan, S., & Paris, C. M. (2022). An enabling framework for blockchain in tourism. Information Technology & Tourism, 24(2), 165-179.
  • Nanath, K., Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Islam, N., & Kaitheri, S. (2022). Developing a mental health index using a machine learning approach: Assessing the impact of mobility and lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Technological forecasting and social change, 178, 121560.
  • Habib, M. A., Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Chitakunye, D., & Chanchaichujit, J. (2022). Practices and performance outcomes of green supply chain management initiatives in the garment industry. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 33 (4), 882-912.
  • Balasubramanian, S., Ajayan, S., & Paris, C. M. (2022, January). Leveraging blockchain in medical tourism value chain. In Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2022: Proceedings of the ENTER 2022 eTourism Conference, January 11-14, 2022 (pp. 78-83). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
  • Balasubramanian, S., & Ajayan, S. (2022). A Readiness Assessment Framework for Agile Government Projects. In AGILE GOVERNMENT: Emerging Perspectives in Public Management (pp. 139-157).
  • Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Islam, N., & Manghat, S. (2021). Construction industry 4.0 and sustainability: an enabling framework. IEEE transactions on engineering management, 1-19
  • Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Sethi, J. S., Islam, N., & Saloum, R. (2021). A readiness assessment framework for Blockchain adoption: A healthcare case study. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 165, 120536.
  • Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Mangla, S., & Chanchaichujit, J. (2021). Do firm characteristics affect environmental sustainability? A literature review‐based assessment. Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(2), 1389-1416.
  • Rao, P., Balasubramanian, S., Vihari, N., Jabeen, S., Shukla, V., & Chanchaichujit, J. (2021). The e-commerce supply chain and environmental sustainability: An empirical investigation on the online retail sector. Cogent Business & Management, 8(1), 1938377.
  • Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., & Chanchaichujit, J. (2020). Firm size implications for environmental sustainability of supply chains: evidence from the UAE. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 31(5), 1375-1406.
  • Balasubramanian, S., & Shukla, V. (2020). Foreign versus local firms: implications for environmental sustainability. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 27(5), 1739-1768.
  • Chanchaichujit, J., Balasubramanian, S., & Charmaine, N. S. M. (2020). A systematic literature review on the benefit-drivers of RFID implementation in supply chains and its impact on organizational competitive advantage. Cogent business & management, 7(1), 1818408.
  • Chanchaichujit, J., Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., & Rosas, J. S. (2020). Multi-objective decision model for green supply chain management. Cogent Business & Management, 7(1), 1783177.
  • Balasubramanian, S., & Sundarakani, B. (2019). Assessing the green supply chain management for the United Arab Emirates construction industry. In Green business: Concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications (pp. 1306-1327). IGI Global.
  • Al-Ahbabi, S., Singh, S. K., Gaur, S. S., & Balasubramanian, S. (2018). Employee Perception of Impact of Knowledge Management Processes on Public Sector Performance. Journal of Knowledge Management (In Press).
  • Balasubramanian, S., & Shukla, V. (2018). Environmental supply chain management in the construction sector: theoretical underpinnings. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 21(5), 502-528
  • Balasubramanian, S., & Shukla, V. (2017). Green supply chain management: the case of the construction sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Production Planning & Control, 28(14), 1116-1138.
  • Balasubramanian, S., & Shukla, V. (2017). Green supply chain management: an empirical investigation on the construction sector. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 22(1), 58-81.
  • Al-Ahbabi, S., Singh, S., Sanjay, G., & Balasubramanian, S. (2017). A knowledge management framework for enhancing public sector performance. International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, Vol. 8, Nos. 3/4, 2017
  • Rodrigues, G., Sarabdeen, J., & Balasubramanian, S. (2016). Factors that influence consumer adoption of e-government services in the UAE: A UTAUT model perspective. Journal of Internet Commerce, 15(1), 18-39.
  • Balasubramanian, S. (2014). A structural analysis of green supply chain management enablers in the UAE construction sector. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 19(2), 131-150.
  • Sarabdeen, J., Rodrigues, G., & Balasubramanian, S. (2014). E-Government users’ privacy and security concerns and availability of laws in Dubai. International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 28(3), 261-276.
  • Sundarakani, B., Sikdar, A., & Balasubramanian, S. (2014). System dynamics-based modelling and analysis of greening the construction industry supply chain. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 18(4), 517-537.
  • Balasubramanian, S. (2012). A hierarchical framework of barriers to green supply chain management in the construction sector. Journal of Sustainable Development, 5(10), 15-27.
Selected Conference Publications
  • Al-Ahbabi, S., Singh, S. K., Gaur, S. S., & Balasubramanian, S. (2018). Knowledge Management Practices and Firm Performance. In proceedings of Academy of International Business (AIB) 2018 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, USA June 25-28, 2018
  • Balakrishnan, M.S., Hamzaoui-Essoussi, L., Papadopoulos, N., Richter, U.H., & Balasubramanian, S. (2018). The Relevance of 'Globalness' in Brand-Fit Strategy. In proceedings of Academy of International Business (AIB) 2018 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, USA June 25-28, 2018
  • Balasubramanian, S. & Shukla, V. (2016). Theoretical Underpinning of Green Supply Chain Management in Construction. In proceedings of 21th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference and PhD Workshop, University of Hull, UK, 7-9 September 2016.
  • Balasubramanian, S. & Shukla, V. (2015). An empirical assessment of green supply chain management in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) construction sector. In proceedings of 20th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference and PhD Workshop, University of Derby, UK, 9-11 September 2015.
  • Balasubramanian, S. & Shukla, V. (2014). Drivers, barriers and a framework for greening construction supply chains in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In proceedings of 19th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference and PhD Workshop, Huddersfield, UK, 3-5 September 2014.
  • Sundarakani, B., Sikdar, A., Balasubramanian, S. & Wagner, S. (2011). Greening the construction industry supply chain using - system dynamics approach. In proceedings of the 18th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 3-6 July, 2011.
Selected Book Chapter
  • Balasubramanian, S., & Sundarakani, B. (2017). Assessing the Green Supply Chain Management for the United Arab Emirates Construction Industry. In Green Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Business Practice (pp. 83-110). IGI Global.

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