Prof. Dr. Ikhlas I. Altarawneh is a Full Professor in Business Administration and Management specialized in Human Resources Management (HRM). She works at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan, Business Administration Department. Also, she is a Certified Professional Evaluation Commissioner for Middle Eastern Region by the International Accreditation Organization (IAO) USA. She did her MBA in (2001) and her PhD (2005) in United Kingdom. She worked in Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan as a Vice Dean for Business Administration and Economics College and as a Head of Business Department. She also worked in Ibn Rushd College Saudi Arabia as an Academic and Quality Supervisor, Acting Vice Dean for Female Section. She was also an academic staff member in addition of being consultant to the Dean at Ibn Rush College. She has many international publications, her research interests are in: human resources management, organizational behavior, women in the workplace, women empowerment; HRM effectiveness, training and development, Strategic HRM, human resources information system, knowledge management; HRIS; employees' engagements and satisfaction.

Human resources management, Human resources practices and organizational performance indicators, human resources development in Jordanian organizations, women at work, women advancement and empowerment studies, strategic women leadership development, performance appraisal and motivation to work, strategic management, , turnover studies, job satisfaction, organizational behavior, strategic planning for human resources, strategic management and analysis, human resource information system, managing information system, E-government adoption studies, corporate social responsibilities, employees engagement and satisfaction.

§  Annual British Academy Management, 13-15 September 2011 Aston University, Birmingham "Building and Sustaining High Performance Organisations in a Challenging Environment". Paper ISBN number 978-0-9549608-3-4.Annual management conferences, British Academy of Management,(2011).

§  Capabilities building for quality held by King Abdullah institution for innovation and excellence, 2009, Amman, Jordan.

§  Investment in Jordan: current situation and the future. University of Al-Tafila 30/7/2006, Jordan.

§  The first Arab conference of training and human resource development. University of Al-hashimeiah, 2006, Jordan.

§  A conference of excellent management for human resources, Dead Sea, Jordan, 2006.

§  A conference of Human resource development,  Al-Yarmok University, jordan 2008.

§  Arabian Women within HRD: women empowerment and increasing work participation, Arab researches institution, Jordan university, Amman, 15-16-10-2017.

§ Time management,

§ Stress at work managing stress,

§  Total quality management,

§ Communication skills,

§ Decision-making,

§ Self-management  

§ Domestic budget and economy

§ Innovation and change,

§ Team building and working within a team

§ Negotiation skills

§ Time management and self management skills

§ Organizational culture

§ Interpersonal skills for middle management level

§ Developing managerial skills for middle management level

§ Customer services

§ Effective job interview

§ Program & course specification and reports 2011 (attendee) NCAAA,  K.S.A

§ Self-evaluation and internal review for quality in higher education 2013 (attendee) K.S.A

§ Quality Assurance in Higher Education: International and Saudi models 2014 (attendee)  K.S.A

§ Ways to Effectiveness 2014 (attendee) K.S.A

§ Strategic planning workshop, Brunel University consultancy team for two days at Ibn Rushed College, November, 2014/2015.

§ Securities 2016

Universities and Faculties Duties (Committees and Memberships)

I act as a chairperson and as a member for and within many different committees and councils in Al-Hussein Bin Talal University ; Prince Sultan College for Business and Tourism, Al-Faisal University; and at Ibn Rushed College for Management Studies .

Some of the committees I were a chairperson for (within a college)

·         Scientific committee for Business and Economics School at Al-Hussein bin Talal University since 2016 until now.

·         The committee for formulation of  the strategic plan for Business  and Economics School at Al-Hussein bin Talal University  2015/2016

·         The committee for revising the study plan for business program at Business department at Al-Hussein bin Talal University 2015.

·         Scientific committee for students research conference held at Ibn Rushed College  March, 2015.

·         The committee for revising total quality plan in business and economics school at Al-Hussein bin Talal University, 2007.

·         The committee for initiating the strategic plan for business and economics school at Al-Hussein bin Talal University, 2007.

·         The committee for revising programs plans in accordance with quality requirements in business and economics school at Al-Hussein bin Talal University, 2007.

·         The committee for students training plan in business and economics school at Al-Hussein bin Talal University, 2009.

·         The committee for courses equivalent in business and economics school at Al-Hussein bin Talal University, 2008.

·         The committee for students' affaires in business and economics school at Al-Hussein bin Talal University, 2009.

·         The committee of the examination at business and economics school at Al-Hussein bin Talal University, 2010.

·         The committee of the examination at Prince Sultan College for Business and Tourism, female section 2011/2012.

The Committee I were a member in (within a collage)  

·         Preparation committee for student research conference held at Ibn Rushed College March, 2015.

·         The steering committee to Form the strategic plan for Ibn Rushed College 2014/2015 in cooperation with Brunel university, UK.

·         The steering committee for marketing at Ibn Rushed College, 2014/2015.

·         The committee for faculty performance evaluation in Ibn Rushed College 2012/2015.

·         The permanent committee of Education and Quality at Ibn Rushed College, female section 2012/2015.

·         The permanent committee of Postgraduate Studies at for Ibn Rushed female section 2012/2015.

·         The committee for looking at students' affairs in business and economics school at Al-Hussein bin Talal University, 2007.

·         The committee for electronic website improvement in business and economics school at Al-Hussein bin Talal University, 2009.

·         The committee for faculty performance evaluation in business and economics school at Al-Hussein bin Talal University, 2008.

·         The committee for courses equivalent in business and economics school at Al-Hussein bin Talal University, 2008.

·         The committee for faculty performance evaluation in business and economics school at Al-Hussein bin Talal University, 2007.

·         The permanent committee of Education and Quality at Prince Sultan College for Business and Tourism, female section 2011/2012.

·         The permanent committee of Postgraduate Studies at Prince Sultan College for Business and Tourism, female section 2011/2012.

·         The Permanent committee of quality at Prince Sultan College for Business and Tourism, female section 2011/2012.

The Committee I were a member at a university level 

·         The permeant committee for studies and community services center at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University since 2015 until now.

·         The committee for formulating the strategic plan for Ibn Rushed College for management studies with cooperation with Brunel University 2014/2015.

·         The committees and sub committees in Ibn Rushed College for the purposes of accreditation by NCAAA, Saudi Arabia, 2013/2015 

·         A member of the committee for developing university programs plans and preparing the annual university report in Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, 2007.

·         A member of the committee for developing jobs description in Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, 2007.

·         A member of the committee for efficiency exam for all Jordanian universities, 2006.

·         A member for looking at female students' affairs in Al-Hussein Bin Talal University accommodations, 2010.

Membership within universities

·         A member of business administration department council at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University accommodations, 2005 till current.

·         A member of business and economics college council (2007-2010).

·         A member of faculty staff development center council in Al-Hussein Bin Talal University accommodations, 2006/2007.

·         A member of researches and community development center council in Al-Hussein Bin Talal University accommodations, 2009-2010.

·         A member of business administration department council at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University accommodations, 2005 till current.

·         A member of management department council at Prince Sultan College for Business and Tourism, female section 2011/2012.

·         A member of the college council at Prince Sultan College for Business and Tourism, female section 2011/2012.

·         A member of business department council at Ibn Rushed college from 2013/2015

·         A member of the college council at Ibn Rushed College from 2013/2015.

I supervised more than 50 MBA dissertations in the female section at Prince Sultan College for Business and Tourism, Al-Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, and in Ibn Rush College for Management Studies.  

• A scholarship from Al-Hussein University to obtain MBA and PhD degrees from the UK.
• Mu’tah Academic Awards for graduation with honor.

Academic positions

·         Full Professor in Human Resource Management at Business department, Al-Huessien BinTalal university, Jordan, 30/8/2017 until present.

·           Associate professor in Human Resource Management at Business Department, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan (21/3/2011-30/8/2017).

·           Associate Professor in HRM at Management Department, Prince Sultan College for Business and Tourism, Al-Faisal University, Abha, Saudi Arabia (17/9/2011-17/9/2013).

·           Associate Professor in HRM at management Department, Ibn Rushd  College for Management Studies , Al-Faisal University, Abha, Saudi Arabia (17/9/2013-1/9/2015).

·         Assistant Professor, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (4/9/2005–21/3/2011).

·         Visitor Assistant Professor, Mu'tah University (just for one summer semester June -August, 2010).

·         Vice Dean for of Business Administration and Economics College, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (5/12/2017 until present).

·         Dean Consultant, Ibn Rush College for Management Studies, Abha, Saudi Arabia, (20/4/2014- 1/9/2015).

·         Acting Vice Dean for Female Section at Ibn Rush College for Management Studies, Abha, Saudi Arabia, (17/9/2013-20/4/2014).

·         Academic & Quality Supervisor for female section at Prince Sultan College for Business and Tourism, Al-Faisal University, Abha, Saudi Arabia (17/9/2011-17/9/2013).

·         Vice Dean of Business Administration and Economics College, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (13/09/2010-10/9/2011).

·         Head of Business Administration department, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (2008-2009).

·         Assistant Dean of Business Administration and Economics College, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (2007-2008).

My educational experience since I have started is resulting in teaching several courses in both languages Arabic and English and for both educational levels undergraduate and postgraduate such as:

§ Research Methods for Business Students,

§ Principles of Management,

§ Introduction to Business

§ Business Communication,

§ Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management,

§ Human Resource Management,

§ Management of Meeting,

§ Relations Management,

§ Seminar in Business Studies,

§ Negotiation Management, 

§ Organizational Theory,

§ Organizational Behavior,

§ Strategic Management,

§ Social Marketing.

§ Managerial Environment

§ Principles of Marketing Distribution Management

§ Customer Relationship Management

§ Controlling Management

§ Introduction to Business

§ Introduction to Psychology,

§ Selection Process Management 

§ Distribution channels

§ Business law

§ Principles of Marketing

§ Selection and recruitment  Master level

§ Incentives and payment Master level

§ Business Ethics.

§ Joint venture

§ International business.

§ Coop training supervisor   

Books

·         Training and Development Effectiveness (October, 2011). LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. ISBN 978-3-8454-1444-7. 

Grants and Research Projects

·         Leadership Styles of Jordanian Women Leaders in the Public and Private Sectors: 2 years  Granted research project by Scientific Research Fund. Jordan. Joint large research project with her Excellency Minister of Higher Education Ministry Dr. Rowida Ma'aytah .

    Academic Revision

A reviewer for many academic journals for examples

·         Personnel Review, Emerald Group, UK

·         Social Responsibility journal  , Emerald Group, UK

·         EuroMed  JOunal of Business, Emerald Group, UK.

·          South Africa Journal of Human Resource Management, University of South Africa, South Africa.

·         A member of the editorial board and a reviewer for International Journal of Business, Management and Social Sciences (IJBMSS)

·         A member of the editorial board  and a reviewer for Iinternational Journal of Technology and Human Interaction

·         A reviewer for Journal of Research in International Business and Management www.interesjournals.org/JRIBM.

·         A reviewer for Educational Research www.interesjournals.org/ER

·         A reviewer for Universal Journal of Education and General Studies

·         A reviewer for International Research Journal of Library, Information and Archival Studies (ISSN-2276-6502)