Our Committee
Our Committee

Research Committee

The Middlesex University Dubai Research Committee aims to develop and foster research that reflects faculty interests and aspirations, to support student research, to promote the growing research culture of the Campus, and to establish innovative research projects with stakeholders.

Responsibilities of committee members include monitoring and reviewing research-related policies and procedures, raising awareness of research opportunities, supporting colleagues to publish research findings, managing the weekly research seminar series, overseeing research ethics on campus, and championing departmental and university-wide MDX Research Conferences.

Meet the Research Committee

Dr Sreejith Balasubramanian FHEA

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ROLE:

Senior Lecturer , Chair of the Research Committee

SCHOOL:

School of Business

CONTACT:

+971 (0)4 568 7087

EMAIL:

[email protected]

Biography

Dr Sreejith gained his BTech in Engineering from the University of Calicut (India) and his Master’s in International Business from the University of Wollongong in Dubai, before obtaining his PhD in Supply Chain Management from Middlesex University (UK).

He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Logistic and Transport (UK), the Academy of International Business, the American Statistical Association, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Sreejith is Chair of Middlesex University Dubai’s Research Committee and lecturers in Supply Chain Management. His learning and teaching interests include Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Management, and Quantitative Research Methods.

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
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
Selected Journal Publications
  • 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.