Dr. Abdelfatah Arman

Abdelfatah Arman earned his Ph.D. in Workforce Education & Development with an emphasis on Human Resource Development and Organization Development (OD) from the Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania State, United States of America. He attained his Master’s degree from the Pennsylvania State University as well, in Public Administration with a concentration in Public Human Resource Management. Dr. Arman has more than eight years of experience in human resource management in the public and private sectors in the United States of America. Arman’s research interests revolve around diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, employee engagement, satisfaction, turnover, and sustainable management practices. Dr. Arman presented his research at esteemed international conferences such as the Academy of Management, the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD), and the Global Academy of Training & Research (GATR). He’s also serving as an independent organization development (OD) consultant; successfully implemented several OD interventions such as Sickle Cell Council of Central Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, St. Paul Lutheran Church, and Pine Grove Mills, PA.

• Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, PA
  Ph.D. of Workforce Education & Development, with emphasis on Organization Development & Human Resources Development, May 2021
• Pennsylvania State University, Capital College, Middletown, PA
  Master of Public Administration, with emphasis on Human Resources Management, December 2015
• University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD
  Bachelor of Communication Studies, December 2013

• Begum, V., Arshi, T., Arman, A. S., Butt, A. S., & Latheef, S. (2024). A study on work-family life imbalance among women administrators in UAE higher education institutions. Heliyon, 10(6), 1-14. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28286
• Arman, A. (2023). How Perceived Inclusion Impacts Minority Employees' Organizational Satisfaction in the UAE Banking Industry. International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology, 14(1), 1-14. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSSMET.326551
• Arman, A., Sohaib, O., Begum, V., & Alkharman, A. A. (2024). Impact of Cultural Diversity on Employee Performance: A Study of Expatriates. International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology, 15(1), 1-14. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSSMET.342614
• Sohaib, O., Arman, A., Begum, V. and Arshi, T. (2024). Applying fuzzy logic to balanced scorecard for the performance evaluation of government e-services", Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-06-2023-0096
• Arman, A. (2023). How Perceived Inclusion Impacts Minority Employees' Organizational Satisfaction in the UAE Banking Industry. International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology, 14(1), 1-14. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSSMET.326551
• Begum, V., Arshi, T, Arman, A., Chan X., Govindaswami M., (2022) A Cross-lagged Study of Gender Discrimination in Entry-level Jobs in the Malaysian Retail Sector: A Vulnerability Theory Perspective. Polish Journal of Management Studies, 25(2), 396-410. DOI: 10.17512/pjms.2022.25.2.25
• Aljohani, M., Abdelfatah Arman, A., Almaeeni, F. (2022) Work Engagement as Mediator in the Relationship Between Job Resources and Employees Turnover Intention Among Nursing Practitioners in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Business and Management, 17(4), 64-79. DOI:10.5539/ijbm.v17n4p64
• Arman, S., A. (2021) Assessing How Perceived Inclusion Affects Minority Employees’ Organizational Satisfaction in Higher Education Institutions in the U.S. European Journal of Business and Research Management. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24018/ejbmr.2021.6.5.1067
• Begum, V., Arshi, T, Arman, A., Chan X., Govindaswami M., (2022) A Cross-lagged Study of Gender Discrimination in Entry-level Jobs in the Malaysian Retail Sector: A Vulnerability Theory Perspective. Polish Journal of Management Studies, 25(2), 396-410. DOI: 10.17512/pjms.2022.25.2.25
• Brendel W., Arman A., Farzam, L. (2022) Integrative Inclusion: A Proposed Framework for Experiencing and Developing Organizational Inclusion. Organization Development Review, 54 (2), 48-58
• Aljohani, M., Abdelfatah Arman, A., Almaeeni, F. (2022) Work Engagement as Mediator in the Relationship Between Job Resources and Employees Turnover Intention Among Nursing Practitioners in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Business and Management, 17(4), 64-79. DOI:10.5539/ijbm.v17n4p64

• Arman S., A , Begum V., Tahseen, A., Almaeen, F. (2023) An Exploration of Faculty Motivation and Turnover Intention in the Sudanese Public Higher Education Organizations by Using the Self-Determination Theory. Academy of Human Resource Development.https://www.ahrd.org/page/2023-schedule-by-author
• Arman S., A, Tahseen, A., Begum V., Yee N., Govindaswami. (2022) Assessing Turnover Intention Among Early Career Academics In Tertiary Education in Malaysia. Global Academy for Training and Research, 13th Global Conference on Business and Social Sciences 2022.
• Begum, V., Arshi, T, Arman, A., Chan X., Govindaswami M., (2022) A Cross-lagged Study of GenderDiscrimination in Entry-level Jobs in the Malaysian Retail Sector: A Vulnerability Theory Perspective. Global Academy for Training and Research, 13th Global Conference on Business and Social Sciences 2022.
• Arman, A. (2020). Assessing how perceived inclusion affects minority employees’ organizational satisfaction in higher education institutions in the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Management, 10(85)(1)
• Begum, V., Arshi, T, Arman, A., Chan X., Govindaswami M., (2022) A Cross-lagged Study of Gender Discrimination in Entry-level Jobs in the Malaysian Retail Sector: A Vulnerability Theory Perspective. Global Academy for Training and Research, 13th Global Conference on Business and Social Sciences 2022.
• Aljohani, M., Abdelfatah Arman, A., Almaeeni, F. (2022) Work Engagement as Mediator in the Relationship Between Job Resources and Employees Turnover Intention Among Nursing Practitioners in Saudi Arabia. Academy of Human Resource Development. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ahrd.org/resource/resmgr/2022conference/ahrd-conference-program-book.pdf
• Brendel, W., L., Farzam, Arman, A. (2022) To Step Forward We Must Step Back: Why Genuine Inclusion Hinges on our Ability to Expand Awareness and Integrate Opposites. Academy of Human Resource Development. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ahrd.org/resource/resmgr/2022conference/ahrd-conference-program-book.pdf
• Presented a paper entitled: Appreciative Inquiry (AI): Energizing Small Non-Profit Organizations to Discover and Dream. The OD Network Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA, October 2018.

• Human Resource Management
• Human Resource Recruitment & Selection
• International Business
• Cross Cultural and International Human Resource Management
• Negotiations in Organizations
• Diversity in organization
• EMBA Employee Relations and Compensation Management
• MBA Investigative Thesis or Project I
• MBA Investigative Thesis or Project I & II
• Public Policy and Business Ethics