YU -AlKhobar

Dr. Hisham Alhirz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of MIS

Biography:

Dr. Hisham is an Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems (MIS) in the College of Business at Al Yamamah University.

Before joining YU, he worked at the Ministry of Education from 2006 to 2007. He has attended several conferences, published research papers with reputable publishers such as IEEE, IEE, and Information Technology & People, and reviewed papers for various international journals and conferences.

His research focuses on behavioural adoption and acceptance of ERP systems in Saudi Arabia, particularly how operational and non-operational users perceive their interactions with ERP software.

Dr. Hisham received his MS and PhD in Information Systems from the University of New England, Armidale, Australia, and a BA with Second-Class Honours in Education from King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.

Publications:
Journal Articles

  1. IT Experts and Blockchain Technology Adoption: A Study in the Saudi context (under review).
  2. Alhirz and Sajeev (2015): Do Cultural Dimensions Differentiate ERP Acceptance? A Case Study in the Context of Saudi Arabia, Information Technology & People.

Research Interests

  • Behavioral adoption of IS
  • ERP Implementations
  • E-Commerce
  • Business Intelligence

Conference 

Conference Proceeding Articles

  1. Do perceived autonomy and algorithmic restriction differentiate user acceptance of Generative AI? A study in the Saudi Context (under review)
  2. Alhirz, (2018), Individual Cultural Values and ERP Users: The Case of Saudi Arabia, The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Innovations, vol. 5, issue, 3, pp. 4509- 4518.
  3. Alhirz and Sajeev (2013): Factors Influencing Symbolic Adoption of ERP Systems in the Middle- East, Proceedings of The First International Conference on Enterprise Systems, Cape Town, Nov., IEEE, pp.1-8.
  4. Alhirz and Sajeev (2012): Understanding ERP User Perceptions within a Saudi Context: A Case Study, Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Information System (ACIS), Siem Reap, Cambodia, Dec., IEE Japan, Tokyo, pp. 228-233.
  5. Alhirz, H., Sandhu, K., & Sajeev, (2011), User Adoption and Acceptance of Enterprise Resource Planning, Presented at 15th International Research Conference, Sydney, Nov., pp. 1-12.

Teaching

Current Teaching

  1. MIS 504 Information Systems
  2. MGT 545 IT for managers

Graduate Teaching

  1. MIS 504 Information Systems
  2. MGT 545 IT for managers

Undergraduate Teaching

  1. MIS 201 Introduction to Management Information Systems
  2. MIS 329 Decision Support and Business Intelligence
  3. MIS 326 System Analysis and Design
  4. MIS 430 Advanced Topics of Information Systems
  5. MIS 433 Internet Business and Web Application Development

 

Service

Service and Administrative Experience

  1. A professor assistant of MIS at Al Yamamah University, 2015 – present.
  2. A member of Joined-Program Development Committee.

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