Salam Abdallah

Salam Abdallah is an IS&T academic and practitioner. Dr. Abdallah has a PhD in Information Systems from Curtin University of Technology, Australia. He has worked for several years with UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) overseeing ICT facilities and curriculum development at schools and vocational training centers in UNRWA’s entire field of operations. He is an active participant on the Global Text Project, and a founder member of Special Interest Group of the Association of Information Systems: ICT and Global Development. Dr. Abdallah is also an active researcher in the field of Information Systems and has published articles in local and international conferences and journals. Currently he is the Coordinator for the College of Business and Administration at Abu Dhabi University, Al Ain, UAE.

Publications

Digital Identity and Reputation in a Virtual Practice Network - Insights Using Linguistic Features
Digital Identity and Reputation in a Virtual Practice Network - Insights Using Linguistic Features
Salam Abdallah. © 2022. 20 pages.
Many studies have focused on the motivation of knowledge contributions in virtual communities. However, one of the most fundamental ways in which people present their knowledge...
Social Interactions in Electronic Networks of Practice: A Model for Effective Knowledge Construction, Problem Solving, and Learning
Social Interactions in Electronic Networks of Practice: A Model for Effective Knowledge Construction, Problem Solving, and Learning
Salam Abdallah. © 2020. 18 pages.
Electronic networks of practice and research around this social web 2.0 platform has gained traction within the last few years with the advances in social media technologies and...
Online Shopping in the United Arab Emirates: User Web Experience
Online Shopping in the United Arab Emirates: User Web Experience
Salam Abdallah, Bushra Jaleel. © 2018. 23 pages.
The aim of this paper is to empirically explore the perception of a group of United Arab Emirates (UAE) web users towards e-commerce transactions, study their willingness to...
Digital Identity and Reputation in a Virtual Practice Network - Insights Using Linguistic Features
Digital Identity and Reputation in a Virtual Practice Network - Insights Using Linguistic Features
Salam Abdallah. © 2018. 23 pages.
Many studies have focused on the motivation of knowledge contributions in virtual communities. However, one of the most fundamental ways in which people present their knowledge...
Business Intelligence Enterprise Solution at Abu Dhabi Finance: Issues and Challenges
Business Intelligence Enterprise Solution at Abu Dhabi Finance: Issues and Challenges
Salam Abdallah. © 2015. 10 pages.
The challenge of transforming data and information in enterprise information systems into knowledge that can be rolled up and presented to management as key performance...
Online Shopping in the United Arab Emirates: User Web Experience
Online Shopping in the United Arab Emirates: User Web Experience
Salam Abdallah, Bushra Jaleel. © 2014. 20 pages.
The aim of this paper is to empirically explore the perception of a group of United Arab Emirates (UAE) web users towards e-commerce transactions, study their willingness to...
Meaningful Learning from Sustained Online Communication: A Reflection with a Group of Adults
Meaningful Learning from Sustained Online Communication: A Reflection with a Group of Adults
Salam Abdallah, Fayez Albadri. © 2013. 9 pages.
This case study discusses a model of evaluating a group of adult students learning resulting from using an online social constructivist tool. The study is based on using a...
Managing Knowledge and Change in GCC Project: ERP End-User’s Perspective
Managing Knowledge and Change in GCC Project: ERP End-User’s Perspective
Fayez Albadri, Salam Abdallah. © 2013. 17 pages.
The “End-Users” factor is singled out as the one of the most important ERP Critical Success Factors (CSF). It is evident from reported ERP failure cases that commonly used...
Business Intelligence Enterprise Solution at Abu Dhabi Finance: Issues and Challenges
Business Intelligence Enterprise Solution at Abu Dhabi Finance: Issues and Challenges
Salam Abdallah. © 2013. 14 pages.
The challenge of transforming data and information in enterprise information systems into knowledge that can be rolled up and presented to management as key performance...
Script Familiarity and Its Effect on CAPTCHA Usability: An Experiment with Arab Participants
Script Familiarity and Its Effect on CAPTCHA Usability: An Experiment with Arab Participants
Ashraf Khalil, Salam Abdallah, Soha Ahmed, Hassan Hajjdiab. © 2012. 14 pages.
Many web-based services such as email, search engines, and polling sites are being abused by spammers via computer programs known as bots. This problem has bred a new research...
ICT Acceptance, Investment and Organization: Cultural Practices and Values in the Arab World
ICT Acceptance, Investment and Organization: Cultural Practices and Values in the Arab World
Salam Abdallah, Fayez Ahmad Albadri. © 2011. 278 pages.
The Arab world exhibits its own values and beliefs and poses specific challenges that are reflected on its practices of systems development, implementation and management. ICT is...
A Perspective on ICT Diffusion in the Arab Region
A Perspective on ICT Diffusion in the Arab Region
Salam Abdallah, Fayez Albadri. © 2011. 15 pages.
Interest in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Arab world has started to take different strides for many reasons. This growing endorsement of ICT is...
Strategic Information Systems Planning in United Arab Emirates Organizations
Strategic Information Systems Planning in United Arab Emirates Organizations
Fayez Albadri, Salam Abdallah. © 2011. 10 pages.
This exploratory research focuses on SISP approaches in UAE organizations and their potential impacts on IS&T investment. The study uses a survey and simple model to...
Social Software and E-Governments in the Arab World
Social Software and E-Governments in the Arab World
Salam Abdallah, Ashraf Khalil. © 2011. 11 pages.
The emergence of Web 2.0 social software is changing the social life of people and beginning to infiltrate and impact governments in the Western World. There, the emergence of a...
Learning with Online Activities: What Do Students Think About Their Experience?
Learning with Online Activities: What Do Students Think About Their Experience?
Salam Abdallah. © 2011. 26 pages.
Learning through social interactions and critical thinking is becoming a fundamental teaching approach, especially for adult students. This approach promotes holistic and deeper...
International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IJITPM)
International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IJITPM)
John Wang. Est. 2010.
This fully refereed journal examines current, state-of-the-art research in the areas of information technology project management, and the interactions, linkages, applications...
Learning With Online Activities: What Do Students Think About Their Experience?
Learning With Online Activities: What Do Students Think About Their Experience?
Salam Abdallah. © 2010. 28 pages.
Learning through social interactions and critical thinking is becoming a fundamental teaching approach, especially for adult students. This approach promotes holistic and deeper...
Learning With Online Activities: What Do Students Think About Their Experience?
Learning With Online Activities: What Do Students Think About Their Experience?
Salam Abdallah. © 2009. 25 pages.
Learning through social interactions and critical thinking is becoming a fundamental teaching approach, especially for adult students. This approach promotes holistic and deeper...
Information Ethics from an Islamic Perspective
Information Ethics from an Islamic Perspective
Salam Abdallah. © 2007. 7 pages.
The Web of networks has created a convenient global environment for people to work, socialize, learn, buy, and sell. The Web has also been used as a tool to breach privacy, gain...