Ali B Mahmoud
Biographic Data
| ID | 314723 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ali B Mahmoud |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ali B |
| FAMILY NAME | Mahmoud |
| SIGNATURE | MAHMOUD A B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wales Trinity Saint David |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3790-1107 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Eco-friendly travel during the cost-of-living crisis: Beliefs, emotions, and sentiments in digital discourse
The cost-of-living crisis is believed to have shifted attitudes towards travel options, prioritising cost savings over environmental concerns. However, a significant gap remains in identifying the belief structure expressed in public digital discourse regarding adopting eco-friendly travel in extreme contexts (e.g. cost-of-living crises) using naturally-occurring data. We address this gap using a big-data methodology to scrape and clean 17,379 co…
Eliciting public beliefs about metaverse esports
Purpose As the concept of the Metaverse continues to gain traction, the potential for esports within this virtual space is becoming increasingly clear. The public’s understanding of this recently emerged field has yet to be thoroughly investigated through empirical research and using naturally occurring data. This study aims to address this gap, providing valuable insights for both esports and technology industries. Design/methodology/approach Th…
Examining generational differences as a moderator of extreme‐context perception and its impact on work alienation organizational outcomes: Implications for the workplace and remote work transformation
There is no doubt that extreme contexts (e.g., war zones and pandemics) represent substantial disruptions that force many companies to rethink the way they do business. With so much of the workforce now working remotely and concerns about resulting work alienation, we must ask this question: How can this be translated into the generational divide in workplaces based in extreme contexts? Using COVID‐19 as an example trigger of extreme‐context expe…
Measurement invariance of the Facebook intrusion questionnaire across 25 countries
Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites. However, Facebook intrusion or addiction is a growing concern as it involves an excessive attachment to Facebook, which disrupts daily functioning. To date, few studies have examined whether cross‐cultural differences in the measurement of Facebook addiction exist. The aim of this study was to investigate the cross‐cultural validity and measurement invariance of the Facebook Intrusion Q…
Analysing the public's beliefs, emotions and sentiments towards Metaverse workplace: A big-data qualitative inquiry
The Metaverse is gaining attention as a potential future workplace, and advancements in VR/AR technologies are set to revolutionise how we work and collaborate. Extensive research using big data is still needed to fully comprehend the public's perception of this emerging field. Grounded in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DIT), and Social Presence Theory (SPT), this study seeks to fill this knowledge gap…
Factors affecting value co-creation through artificial intelligence in tourism: A general literature review
Purpose This is a general review study aiming to specify the key customer-based factors and technologies that influence the value co-creation (VCC) process through artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in the hospitality and tourism industry. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a theory-based general literature review approach to explore key customer-based factors and technologies influencing VCC in the tourism industry. By reviewing…
Investigating stress, anxiety, and coping strategies among higher education students in extreme contexts: Insights from Romania during the Covid-19 pandemic
These results allow us to provide practical recommendations for effectively coping with stress and anxiety among students in Romania and beyond and to help stakeholders and policymakers design strategies for strengthening students' resilience, mental health, and well-being in case of future pandemics or other extreme contexts
Exploring the public's beliefs, emotions and sentiments towards the adoption of the metaverse in education: A qualitative inquiry using big data
The metaverse is rapidly reshaping our understanding of education, yet identifying the public's beliefs, emotions and sentiments towards its adoption in education remains largely uncharted empirically. Grounded in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Digital Diffusion Theory (DOI), this paper aims to fill this gap using a big‐data approach and machine learning to scrape comments made by social media users on recent popular posts or videos re…
A motivational standpoint of job insecurity effects on organizational citizenship behaviors: A generational study
Our research reports an empirical analysis of a path model linking job insecurity to organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) via two mediators, that is, intrinsic motivation and job satisfaction. The aim is to evaluate the path model invariance across three generational cohorts, that is, generation X, generation Y, and generation Z. A sample of employees in service companies based in Canada was surveyed. We utilized a partial least square struc…
The Janus‐faced effects of Covid‐19 perceptions on family healthy eating behavior: Parent’s negative experience as a mediator and gender as a moderator
This research examines the effects of COVID‐19 perceptions and negative experiences during the pandemic time on parental healthy eating behavior and whether these relationships interact with a parent’s gender. We ran a survey of parents who had at least one child aged 3 to 17 years old living in the United Kingdom. We received 384 valid responses, which were analysed via a variance‐based structural equation modeling approach to test our hypothese…
Let us define ourselves”: Forced migrants’ use of multiple identities as a tactic for social navigation
Our research contributes to the literature on migrant identity practice concerning the stigma associated with forced migrant status and the extent to which migrants appraise their reception in exile as undignified. Additionally, examining migrant identities allows the researchers to apprehend the diverse facets of identity as far as migrants are concerned. Future research may draw a larger sample to examine other impactful dimensions of identity …
Who’s more vulnerable? A generational investigation of Covid-19 perceptions’ effect on Organisational citizenship Behaviours in the Mena region: Job insecurity, burnout and job satisfaction as mediato…
The present study extends our knowledge of workplace generational differences in responding to the perceptions of crises or pandemics. It offers evidence that suggests that burnout, job attitudes and organisational outcomes change differently across generations in pandemic times
No one is safe! But who’s more susceptible? Locus of control moderates pandemic perceptions’ effects on job insecurity and psychosocial factors amongst Mena hospitality frontliners: A PLS-SEM approach
The research originality centres on the establishment that COVID-19 has a severe negative impact within the hospitality customer service labour force (in the MENA region). These effects were more profound for participants who claimed external locus of control than those with internal locus of control
African migrants and stress coping strategies in Australia: Implications for social work
This research investigates resettlement stress among African migrants in Australia and how migrants manage stress. The research used 30 semi-structured interviews with African migrants in Western Australia. Participants used various strategies, including reliance on family as a community and on God – usually constructed by alliance rather than kinship – to manage stress. The article’s key contribution highlights the multilayered approach for soci…
Developing and validating a new multi‐dimensional scale for anti‐social behavior in a higher education setting
The purpose of this research is to construct and validate a multi‐dimensional scale of Anti‐social Behavior (hereafter ASB) in a Western higher education context (i.e., USA). To achieve this, four studies, each with a different sample, were performed. Study 1 (n = 150) followed an exploratory design to generate a pool of potential items measuring ASB. Study 2 (n = 254) explored the dimensionality of the items produced in Study 1 using exploratory…
Trick or treat? – when children with childhood food allergies lead parents into unhealthy food choices
The paper contributes to the literature on food allergies among children and the marginalisation of families with allergies. Our explorative model is a first of its kind and offers a fresh perspective on complex relationships between variables under consideration. Although our data collection took place prior to Covid-19 outbreak, this paper bears yet particular significance as it casts light on how families with allergies should be part of the p…
The reincarnation of work motivation: Millennials vs older generations
This study examines generational differences in valuing the sources of motivation in workplace behaviour between millennials and older generations, with a view to assist managers in making employment decisions and maintaining multigenerational staff in the services sector. Based on systematically sampled data, the authors used Gagné et al.'s Multidimensional Work Motivational Scale (MWMS) to measure the different facets of work motivators alongsi…
Political advertising effectiveness in war-time Syria
This study addresses the effectiveness of political advertising in an extreme context, during war-time. A self-administered cross-sectional survey was used to collect data during the 2016 parliamentary elections in Syria. Structural equation modelling was utilized to test the hypothetical model and its invariance related to political involvement. The results indicated that beliefs are a four-dimensional structure consisting of information, veraci…
Modelling parents’ unhealthy food choices for their children: The moderating role of child food allergy and implications for health policy
We investigated the effects of parent’s gender, education, and attitudes towards childhood obesity on parents’ unhealthy food choices for their children and how these effects might be moderated by child and/or parent food allergy. A random sampling procedure returned 206 valid responses of parents who had children aged between 6 and 12 years old. A structural equation modelling approach was employed. Contrary to monitoring, our findings revealed …
Assessing Patients' Perception of Health Care Service Quality Offered by Cohsasa-Accredited Hospitals in Nigeria
Service quality in health care institutions is an emerging phenomenon, and many hospitals are concerned about providing quality service to their patients based on information obtained by the patient's perceptions of service quality. First, we aimed to determine patients' perception of service quality offered at Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA)-accredited private hospitals in Nigeria. And that included reexamin…
Total Quality Management Boosters and Blockers in a Humanitarian Setting: An Exploratory Investigation
Utilizing qualitative techniques, this research is aimed at investigating total quality management (TQM) implementation practices within a humanitarian setting. The extensive survey instrument of professionals working for the United Nations (UN) organizations operating in the Middle East is used to reveal TQM use within international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) that provide humanitarian relief. With the goal of helping organizations to …
African migrants and stress coping strategies in Australia: Implications for social work
This research investigates resettlement stress among African migrants in Australia and how migrants manage stress. The research used 30 semi-structured interviews with African migrants in Western Australia. Participants used various strategies, including reliance on family as a community and on God – usually constructed by alliance rather than kinship – to manage stress. The article’s key contribution highlights the multilayered approach for soci…
Political advertising effectiveness in war-time Syria
This study addresses the effectiveness of political advertising in an extreme context, during war-time. A self-administered cross-sectional survey was used to collect data during the 2016 parliamentary elections in Syria. Structural equation modelling was utilized to test the hypothetical model and its invariance related to political involvement. The results indicated that beliefs are a four-dimensional structure consisting of information, veraci…
Modelling parents’ unhealthy food choices for their children: The moderating role of child food allergy and implications for health policy
We investigated the effects of parent’s gender, education, and attitudes towards childhood obesity on parents’ unhealthy food choices for their children and how these effects might be moderated by child and/or parent food allergy. A random sampling procedure returned 206 valid responses of parents who had children aged between 6 and 12 years old. A structural equation modelling approach was employed. Contrary to monitoring, our findings revealed …
Exploring the public's beliefs, emotions and sentiments towards the adoption of the metaverse in education: A qualitative inquiry using big data
The metaverse is rapidly reshaping our understanding of education, yet identifying the public's beliefs, emotions and sentiments towards its adoption in education remains largely uncharted empirically. Grounded in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Digital Diffusion Theory (DOI), this paper aims to fill this gap using a big‐data approach and machine learning to scrape comments made by social media users on recent popular posts or videos re…
The reincarnation of work motivation: Millennials vs older generations
This study examines generational differences in valuing the sources of motivation in workplace behaviour between millennials and older generations, with a view to assist managers in making employment decisions and maintaining multigenerational staff in the services sector. Based on systematically sampled data, the authors used Gagné et al.'s Multidimensional Work Motivational Scale (MWMS) to measure the different facets of work motivators alongsi…
Assessing Patients' Perception of Health Care Service Quality Offered by Cohsasa-Accredited Hospitals in Nigeria
Service quality in health care institutions is an emerging phenomenon, and many hospitals are concerned about providing quality service to their patients based on information obtained by the patient's perceptions of service quality. First, we aimed to determine patients' perception of service quality offered at Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA)-accredited private hospitals in Nigeria. And that included reexamin…
Total Quality Management Boosters and Blockers in a Humanitarian Setting: An Exploratory Investigation
Utilizing qualitative techniques, this research is aimed at investigating total quality management (TQM) implementation practices within a humanitarian setting. The extensive survey instrument of professionals working for the United Nations (UN) organizations operating in the Middle East is used to reveal TQM use within international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) that provide humanitarian relief. With the goal of helping organizations to …
Political advertising effectiveness in war-time Syria
This study addresses the effectiveness of political advertising in an extreme context, during war-time. A self-administered cross-sectional survey was used to collect data during the 2016 parliamentary elections in Syria. Structural equation modelling was utilized to test the hypothetical model and its invariance related to political involvement. The results indicated that beliefs are a four-dimensional structure consisting of information, veraci…
Modelling parents’ unhealthy food choices for their children: The moderating role of child food allergy and implications for health policy
We investigated the effects of parent’s gender, education, and attitudes towards childhood obesity on parents’ unhealthy food choices for their children and how these effects might be moderated by child and/or parent food allergy. A random sampling procedure returned 206 valid responses of parents who had children aged between 6 and 12 years old. A structural equation modelling approach was employed. Contrary to monitoring, our findings revealed …
Assessing Patients' Perception of Health Care Service Quality Offered by Cohsasa-Accredited Hospitals in Nigeria
Service quality in health care institutions is an emerging phenomenon, and many hospitals are concerned about providing quality service to their patients based on information obtained by the patient's perceptions of service quality. First, we aimed to determine patients' perception of service quality offered at Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA)-accredited private hospitals in Nigeria. And that included reexamin…
Total Quality Management Boosters and Blockers in a Humanitarian Setting: An Exploratory Investigation
Utilizing qualitative techniques, this research is aimed at investigating total quality management (TQM) implementation practices within a humanitarian setting. The extensive survey instrument of professionals working for the United Nations (UN) organizations operating in the Middle East is used to reveal TQM use within international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) that provide humanitarian relief. With the goal of helping organizations to …
Developing and validating a new multi‐dimensional scale for anti‐social behavior in a higher education setting
The purpose of this research is to construct and validate a multi‐dimensional scale of Anti‐social Behavior (hereafter ASB) in a Western higher education context (i.e., USA). To achieve this, four studies, each with a different sample, were performed. Study 1 (n = 150) followed an exploratory design to generate a pool of potential items measuring ASB. Study 2 (n = 254) explored the dimensionality of the items produced in Study 1 using exploratory…
Trick or treat? – when children with childhood food allergies lead parents into unhealthy food choices
The paper contributes to the literature on food allergies among children and the marginalisation of families with allergies. Our explorative model is a first of its kind and offers a fresh perspective on complex relationships between variables under consideration. Although our data collection took place prior to Covid-19 outbreak, this paper bears yet particular significance as it casts light on how families with allergies should be part of the p…
The reincarnation of work motivation: Millennials vs older generations
This study examines generational differences in valuing the sources of motivation in workplace behaviour between millennials and older generations, with a view to assist managers in making employment decisions and maintaining multigenerational staff in the services sector. Based on systematically sampled data, the authors used Gagné et al.'s Multidimensional Work Motivational Scale (MWMS) to measure the different facets of work motivators alongsi…
A motivational standpoint of job insecurity effects on organizational citizenship behaviors: A generational study
Our research reports an empirical analysis of a path model linking job insecurity to organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) via two mediators, that is, intrinsic motivation and job satisfaction. The aim is to evaluate the path model invariance across three generational cohorts, that is, generation X, generation Y, and generation Z. A sample of employees in service companies based in Canada was surveyed. We utilized a partial least square struc…
The Janus‐faced effects of Covid‐19 perceptions on family healthy eating behavior: Parent’s negative experience as a mediator and gender as a moderator
This research examines the effects of COVID‐19 perceptions and negative experiences during the pandemic time on parental healthy eating behavior and whether these relationships interact with a parent’s gender. We ran a survey of parents who had at least one child aged 3 to 17 years old living in the United Kingdom. We received 384 valid responses, which were analysed via a variance‐based structural equation modeling approach to test our hypothese…
Let us define ourselves”: Forced migrants’ use of multiple identities as a tactic for social navigation
Our research contributes to the literature on migrant identity practice concerning the stigma associated with forced migrant status and the extent to which migrants appraise their reception in exile as undignified. Additionally, examining migrant identities allows the researchers to apprehend the diverse facets of identity as far as migrants are concerned. Future research may draw a larger sample to examine other impactful dimensions of identity …
Who’s more vulnerable? A generational investigation of Covid-19 perceptions’ effect on Organisational citizenship Behaviours in the Mena region: Job insecurity, burnout and job satisfaction as mediato…
The present study extends our knowledge of workplace generational differences in responding to the perceptions of crises or pandemics. It offers evidence that suggests that burnout, job attitudes and organisational outcomes change differently across generations in pandemic times
No one is safe! But who’s more susceptible? Locus of control moderates pandemic perceptions’ effects on job insecurity and psychosocial factors amongst Mena hospitality frontliners: A PLS-SEM approach
The research originality centres on the establishment that COVID-19 has a severe negative impact within the hospitality customer service labour force (in the MENA region). These effects were more profound for participants who claimed external locus of control than those with internal locus of control
African migrants and stress coping strategies in Australia: Implications for social work
This research investigates resettlement stress among African migrants in Australia and how migrants manage stress. The research used 30 semi-structured interviews with African migrants in Western Australia. Participants used various strategies, including reliance on family as a community and on God – usually constructed by alliance rather than kinship – to manage stress. The article’s key contribution highlights the multilayered approach for soci…
Examining generational differences as a moderator of extreme‐context perception and its impact on work alienation organizational outcomes: Implications for the workplace and remote work transformation
There is no doubt that extreme contexts (e.g., war zones and pandemics) represent substantial disruptions that force many companies to rethink the way they do business. With so much of the workforce now working remotely and concerns about resulting work alienation, we must ask this question: How can this be translated into the generational divide in workplaces based in extreme contexts? Using COVID‐19 as an example trigger of extreme‐context expe…
Measurement invariance of the Facebook intrusion questionnaire across 25 countries
Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites. However, Facebook intrusion or addiction is a growing concern as it involves an excessive attachment to Facebook, which disrupts daily functioning. To date, few studies have examined whether cross‐cultural differences in the measurement of Facebook addiction exist. The aim of this study was to investigate the cross‐cultural validity and measurement invariance of the Facebook Intrusion Q…
Analysing the public's beliefs, emotions and sentiments towards Metaverse workplace: A big-data qualitative inquiry
The Metaverse is gaining attention as a potential future workplace, and advancements in VR/AR technologies are set to revolutionise how we work and collaborate. Extensive research using big data is still needed to fully comprehend the public's perception of this emerging field. Grounded in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DIT), and Social Presence Theory (SPT), this study seeks to fill this knowledge gap…
Factors affecting value co-creation through artificial intelligence in tourism: A general literature review
Purpose This is a general review study aiming to specify the key customer-based factors and technologies that influence the value co-creation (VCC) process through artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in the hospitality and tourism industry. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a theory-based general literature review approach to explore key customer-based factors and technologies influencing VCC in the tourism industry. By reviewing…
Investigating stress, anxiety, and coping strategies among higher education students in extreme contexts: Insights from Romania during the Covid-19 pandemic
These results allow us to provide practical recommendations for effectively coping with stress and anxiety among students in Romania and beyond and to help stakeholders and policymakers design strategies for strengthening students' resilience, mental health, and well-being in case of future pandemics or other extreme contexts
Exploring the public's beliefs, emotions and sentiments towards the adoption of the metaverse in education: A qualitative inquiry using big data
The metaverse is rapidly reshaping our understanding of education, yet identifying the public's beliefs, emotions and sentiments towards its adoption in education remains largely uncharted empirically. Grounded in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Digital Diffusion Theory (DOI), this paper aims to fill this gap using a big‐data approach and machine learning to scrape comments made by social media users on recent popular posts or videos re…
Eliciting public beliefs about metaverse esports
Purpose As the concept of the Metaverse continues to gain traction, the potential for esports within this virtual space is becoming increasingly clear. The public’s understanding of this recently emerged field has yet to be thoroughly investigated through empirical research and using naturally occurring data. This study aims to address this gap, providing valuable insights for both esports and technology industries. Design/methodology/approach Th…
Eco-friendly travel during the cost-of-living crisis: Beliefs, emotions, and sentiments in digital discourse
The cost-of-living crisis is believed to have shifted attitudes towards travel options, prioritising cost savings over environmental concerns. However, a significant gap remains in identifying the belief structure expressed in public digital discourse regarding adopting eco-friendly travel in extreme contexts (e.g. cost-of-living crises) using naturally-occurring data. We address this gap using a big-data methodology to scrape and clean 17,379 co…
Psychology (18 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Political science (10 works) · Structural equation modeling (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Perception (5 works)