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DR ABRAR ALHASAN

Associate Professor
Degrees and Certificates

Ph.D. Business and Management–Information Systems

Rh. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland College Park, 2013

 

M.B.A. Masters of Business Administration

Rh. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland College Park, 2008

 

B.Sc.Computer Engineering

College of Engineering, Kuwait University, 2004

Key Responsibilities

Vice Dean of Student Affairs, College of Business Administration, Kuwait University (June 2024- Present), AlShaddiyah, University City, Kuwait.


Associate Professor, Information Systems and Operation Management, College of Business Administration, Kuwait University (January 2022 - Present), AlShadadiyah University City, Kuwait.


Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Operation Management, College of Business Administration, Kuwait University (2013 – December 2021), AlShadadiyah University City, Kuwait.

Professional Experience

Consulting Experience:
2021-2024: KFAS
2019-2020: National Assembly of Kuwait
2014-2015: Dasman Diabetics Institute

Business Experience:

CEO and Co-Founder MAGMA, Kuwait City, Kuwait (2019 – Present)
CEO and Co-Founder His Majesty the Coffee, Kuwait City, Kuwait (2015 – Present)

Research Interests

Social media and social networks

Health information systems

Online markets and digital strategy

Economics of information

IT and consumer behavior

Academic Subjects

ISOM 130 Business Information and Technology
ISOM 240 Introduction to Information Systems
ISOM 230 Computer Based Business Problem Solving and Programming
ISOM 340 Business Analytics for Decision Making
ISOM 350 Advanced Business Applications
ISOM 336 Data Communications and Networks
ISOM 351 Introduction to Electronic Commerce

ISOM 440 Business Data Mining
ISOM 472 Project in Information Systems
MBA 532 Technology and Operation Management

Publications

Al-Hasan, A. (2024). Influencer storefronts: impact of social media advertising disclosures on purchases. Journal of Systems and Information Technology, 26(3), 418-446.


Al-Hasan, A., Rouibah, K., & Frigui, S. (2024). How to Keep Millennial Social Network Users Active? Millennial Social Network Usage on Mobile Devices Across Cultures. Journal of Global Information Technology Management, 27(3), 222-245.


Al-Hasan, A. (2024). Social media marketing and hospital brand equity: An empirical investigation. Information Development, 02666669241236199.


Al-Hasan, A. R. (2023). Social Media and Vaccine Intention: The Case of Kuwait. Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, 30(3), 617-658.


Rouibah, K., & Al-Hasan, A. (2022). Mechanisms to increase system quality and B2C e-commerce reuse: An empirical test. Issues in Information Systems, 23(3).


Al-Hasan, A., Khuntia, J., & Yim, D. (2021). Does seeing what others do through social media influence vaccine uptake and help in the herd immunity through vaccination? A cross-sectional analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 715931.


Al-Hasan, A., Khalil, O., & Yim, D. (2021). Digital Information Diversity and Political Engagement: The Impact of Website Characteristics on Browsing Behavior and Voting Participation. Information Polity, 21-37.


Al-Hasan, A., Khuntia, J., & Yim, D. (2021). Cross-culture online knowledge validation and the exclusive practice of stem cell therapy. Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM), 29(2), 194-221.

Al-Hasan, A., Yim, D., & Khuntia, J. (2020). Citizens' Adherence to COVID-19 Mitigation Recommendations by the Government: A 3-Country Comparative Evaluation Using Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey Data. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (8).


Al-Hasan, A., Khuntia, J., & Yim, D. (2020). Threat, Coping, and Social Distance Adherence During COVID-19: Cross-Continental Comparison Using an Online Cross-Sectional Survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (11).


Al-Hasan, A. (2020). Effects of Social Network Information on Online Language Learning Performance: A Cross-Continental Experiment. International Journal of e-Collaboration, 17 (2), 1-16.


Al-Hasan, A. (2019). Health Information Seeking, Trust and Knowledge Adaptation: Empirical Evidence from Kuwait. Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences - Kuwait University, 26 (3).


Al-Hasan, A. (2018). Online Social Stock Picking : An Empirical Investigation. International Journal of Electronic Commerce, 22 (1), 66-97.


Al-Hasan, A., Yim, D., & Lucas, H. (2018). A Tale of Two Movements: Egypt During the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 1-14.


Mierzejewska, B. I., Yim, D., Napoli, P., Lucas, H., & Al-Hasan, A. (2017). Evaluating Strategic Approaches to Competitive Displacement: The Case of the U.S. Newspaper Industry. Journal of Media Economics, 30 (1), 19-30.