Dr. Belal Shneikat

Dr. Shneikat has over 17 years of experience working in business schools across Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Cyprus, and the UAE. His professional background encompasses teaching, academic administration, research supervision, seminar organization, and student advising, reflecting a well-rounded engagement in higher education.

Dr. Shneikat has published several research papers in peer-reviewed SSCI and Scopus-indexed journals. He also served as an editor for a book published by Emerald Group (UK) and contributed two book chapters to internationally recognized publications. In addition, he has presented two conference papers and acted as a reviewer for leading journals such as the Journal of Business Research, the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, and the Service Industries Journal. His primary areas of interest include Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and International Higher Education.

Patents

• Hoballah, I.Y., Odhabi, H.E., Salloum, S.A., & Shneikat, B.H. (2025). Artificial intelligence-based recognition system for real-time identification of social media profiles and their linking at events. Germany. Patent No. 20 2025 102 79
• Alami, R., Al Masaeid, T., & Shneikat, B. (2025). Smart System for Detecting Job Burnout Among Employees. Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt. Germany. Patent No. 20 2025 101 196
• Alami, R., Al Masaeid, T., & Shneikat, B. (2025). Intelligent system for recognizing leadership qualities in employees. Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt. Germany. Patent No. 20 2025 101 194
• Shneikat, B., Elrehail, H., Shamout, M. (2024). Designing a system to predict job turnover. Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt. Germany. Patent No. 20 2024 101 692
• Shneikat, B. (2024). Designing a system to predict counterproductive work behavior. Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt. Germany. Patent No. 20 2024 102 551
• Shneikat, B., Rawashdeh, Z., Tubeishat, M., Shheiber, A. (2024). Intelligent labor market analysis system based on artificial intelligence (Bridging the gap between academia and industry).  Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt. Germany. Patent No. 20 2024 102 914

Research Articles

• Alami, R., Agarwal, S., Shneikat, B., Al Masaeid, T.,& Stanusch, S. (2025). Detecting Workplace Hubris: A Machine Learning Approach to Narcissism Identification. The Case of the Healthcare Industry in the Emerging Markets. Journal of Posthumanism. 6(5), 2677-2692
• Shneikat, B., Elfekair, A., Laradi, S., & Wondirad, A. (2025). The impact of information quality on behavioral intention: New insights from North African tourism sector. Acta Psychologica, 256(10502). Doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105024
• Alshimmari, K., Shneikat, B. (2025). The Impact of Green Transformational Leadership on Green Behavioral Intentions: Evidence from the Hospitality Industry. Journal of Posthumanism. 5(5), 2641-2667
• Thabit, R., & Shneikat, B., Allozi, A. (2025). The impact of green HRM on green creativity and green empowerment: Evidence from the UAE. Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies. 8(2), 4379-4394
• Vatankhah, S., Bamshad, V., Lohmann, G., & Shneikat, B. (2025). Airline business models as complex systems: assessing component interdependencies through interpretive structural modelling. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, 8(2), 694-714.
• Laradi, S., Elfekair, A.,  & Shneikat, B. (2024). Understanding Sustainable Outcomes in the Digital Age: The Vital Role of Digital Leadership in Leveraging the Impact of Green Innovations. Uncertain Supply Chain Management. Doi:10.5267/j.uscm.2024.5.026
• Shneikat, B., Agharovbokhan, E., Alsabatin, H., & Tawfiq, N. F. (2024). The impact of university website quality on brand trust and brand loyalty: the moderating role of personal motivation. International Journal of eBusiness and eGovernment Studies, 16(2), 1-19.
• Shneikat, B., AL Masaied, T., Alami, R., Agarwal, S., Nasir, A.S.Y. (2024). The impact of social media engagement on enrolment intention: The moderating role of the student type. International Journal of Data and Network Science, 8, 2205-2218
• Oroud, Y., Almahadin, H.A., Alkhazaleh, M., & Shneikat, B. (2023). Evidence from an Emerging Market Economy on the Dynamic Connection between Financial Development and Economic Growth.  Research in Globalization, 6, 1-5. DOI:10.1016/j.resglo.2023.100124
• Shneikat, B., Toros, E.,& Almahadin, H. (2022). Integration of British Immigrants into a small island: the role of entrepreneurship in the food industry. Journal of southwest Jiaotong University, 57(5), 13-25.
• Almahadin, H., Kaddumi, T., Jaradat, M., Shneikat, B., Alkhazaleh, M. (2022). The influences of Interest rate volatility on banking sector development: Evidence from cross countries in the MENA region. Decision Science Letter, 11(4), 443-454.
• Karadal, H., Shneikat, B., Abubakar, A.M., & Bhatti, O. (2021).  Immigrant Entrepreneurship: The Case of Turkish Entrepreneurs in the United States. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 12(4), 1574-1593
• Shneikat, B., & Alrawadieh, Z. (2019). Unravelling Refugee Entrepreneurship and Its Role in Integration: Empirical Evidence from the Hospitality Industry. The Service Industries Journal, 39(9-10), 741-761.
• Abubakar, M.   Mgeirhi, H., & Shneikat,B.H.T . (2018). Tolerance for Workplace Incivility, Employee Cynicism and Job Search Behavior. The Service Industries Journal, 38(9-10), 629-643.
• Shneikat,B.H.T, & Ryan, C. (2018). Syrian Refugees and their re-entry to ‘normality’: the role of service industries. The Service Industries Journal, 38 (3-4), 201-227.
• Abubakar, A.M., Shneikat, B.H.T (2017). eLancing Motivations. Online Information Review. 41(1), 53-69.
• Abubakar, A.M., Shneikat, B.H.T. &Oday, A. (2014). Motivational factors for educational tourism: A case study in Northern Cyprus. Tourism Management Perspectives, 11, 58–62.

Book & Book Chapters

• Shneikat, B., Cobanoglu, C., & Tanova, C. (2021). Recruitment of International Students: Challenges and Opportunities. Emerald. DOI: 10.1108/978-1-83982-518-720211018.
• Shneikat, B. (2021). The future of international student recruitment. Recruitment of International Students: Challenges and Opportunities. In B. Shneikat, C. Cobanoglu, & C. Tanova (Eds.), Recruitment of International Students: Challenges and Opportunities, Emerald Publishing. (1st ed.).
• Altinay, M., Shneikat, B. (2019). Internationalization of higher education institutions: A case study in Northern Cyprus. F. Silman, F. Altinay Aksal., & Z. Altinay Gazi (Eds.), Policies and Initiatives for the Internationalization of Higher Education. (1st ed.). IGI Global

• Shneikat, B. (2025). Exploring Electronic Sycophancy in the Hospitality Industry: Why Do Some Employees Flatter Their Managers on Social Media Platforms?. In: El Khatib, M., Alzoubi, H.M., Angelova, Y. (eds) Sustainable Innovation for Engineering Management (SIEM). ISCME 2024. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89889-1_8
• Shneikat, B. (2025). Organizational Efficiency: The Role of Strategic Human Resource Planning and Technology Integration in Driving Performance. BiTi conference, Dubai. Part of IEEE.
• Srivstava, R., Shneikat, B., Mendoza, S., Elrehail, H., Afifi, M.A. (2024). Assessing AI Adoption in the Workplace Through the Theory of Planned Behavior. 2nd International Conference on Cyber Resilience.
• Al-Zoubi, H., Arheil, H., & Shneikat, B. (2023). Achieving Sustainable Organization: from Talent Management Strategy to Employee Effectiveness. International Conference on Business Analytics for Technology and Security, ICBATS 2023.  Dubai, UAE.
• Shneikat, B.H.T., Altinay, L., Altinay, M., Abubakar, A.M. (2018). Refugee Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Literature Review ,4th ICEB. Budapest, Hungary.
• Ademilua, V.A., Aker, M.S., Shneikat, B.H.T., Abubakar, M.A., & Taraneh, F.Y. (2016). Co-optition in The Airline Industry. Proceedings of ADVED 2016 2nd International Conference on Advances in Education and Social Sciences, Turkey
• Shneikat, B.H.T, Abubakar, A.M & Ilkan, M. (2016). Impact of favoritism and nepotism on emotional exhaustion and education sabotage: The moderating role of gender.  Third 21st Century Academic Forum Conference, Harvard University, USA.