CBA-Research Centre was established in the middle of 2017, after receiving official approval from the Dean of Scientific Research, Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University.
Collage of Business Administration Research Centre
Vision
Supporting research excellence based on local and international standards towards a knowledge based economy.
Mission
To enhance creative, innovative and scholastic capabilities of the Collage of Business Administration members through supporting quality research, professional consultancy and research publications based on ethical conducts.
Objectives
- To provide assistance for the exploration of new research areas along with the niche.
- To nurture culture of ethical research, consultancy and research publications.
- To encourage knowledge sharing and collaboration in consultancy and research publications regionally and internationally.
- To promote research related to economic development and knowledge based economy.
- To support development programs in the field of scientific research.
- To encourage interdisciplinary research.
Values
- Integrity
- Excellence
- Creativity
- Collaboration
Interest Groups
- Faculty members
- Undergraduate and Post-graduate students
- Practitioners
Future Outlooks
- Establish a scientific society in one of the business administration disciplines
- Expand cooperation with relevant stakeholders
- Hold conferences and forums in business administration areas
Research Center Council Members
1- Dr. Abad Alzuman (Director)
2- Dr.Hind Alofaysan ( Member)
3- Dr.Rasha Alghafes ( Member)
4- Dr.Eman Faraj (Member)
5- Nisa Vinodkumar ( Member)
6- Masahina Sarabdeen ( Member)
Research Collaborations
The College of Business and Administration has taken initiative to enhance collaboration between PNU staff members and other national and international institutes in terms of research and graduate studies and consultancy services such as:
1- Dublin City University DCU:
2. Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
3- GUESSS stands for "Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey"
4- Saudi General Authority of Statistics
5- King Abdulaziz University
Promotion
The main objective of the faculty promotion procedures is to promote academic excellence in
the University. The University has established reputable guidelines that are comparable with governmental and international. In order to apply for promotion from the rank of Assistant Professor to the rank of Associate Professor, it is required:
● To have a minimum of four years of work experience as Assistant Professor at a Saudi
University or other accredited university, provided that the period of service in Saudi
universities shall not be less than one year.
● To have completed the minimum scientific production that required for promotion, in
accordance with the provisions of Article 32 of the Regulations.
● The scientific production she has submitted has been published or ready to be published
during her tenure as an Assistant Professor.
In order to apply for promotion from the rank of Associate Professor to the rank of Professor, it is required:
• To have a minimum of four years of work experience as an Associate Professor at a Saudi
university or another accredited university, provided that the period of service in Saudi
universities shall not be less than one year.
• To have completed the minimum scientific production that required for promotion, in
accordance with the provisions of Article 32 of the Regulations.
• The scientific production he has submitted has been published or ready to be published,
during his tenure as Associate Professor.
Promotion Process
The faculty member shall submit an application for promotion to the relevant Department
Council and it shall include the following:
1. Statement of her scientific and functional qualifications and her career progression.
2. Statement of her teaching activities.
3. Statement of her activities in the service of both university and community.
4. She should submit at least five copies of the scientific production for promotion application, in addition to the data to describe them as well.
5. She should provide any additional information to support the promotion application.
6. She should provide any other information or documents requested by the Department Council, the College Council, or the Scientific Council.
The efforts of the faculty member, who submitted (her application) for promotion, are
evaluated on the basis of one hundred points (100), divided as follows:
• Sixty Points for the scientific production.
• Twenty-five points for the teaching.
• Fifteen points for the university and community services.
The University Council sets standards for evaluation of participation in teaching and serving
the university and community upon the recommendation of the Scientific Council
Resesearch Resources:
World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/reports/
IMF https://www.imf.org/en/Research
World Bank Data https://data.worldbank.org/
Saudi Digital Library :https://sdl.edu.sa/sdlportal/en/publishers.aspx
Saudi Ministry of Finance Open Source https://data.gov.sa/Data/ar/organization/ministry_of_finance