KFUPM Business School has established offices to monitor quality assurance and assessment practices and the main office to lead and administer all accreditation efforts related to both the national accreditation (NCAAA) and the international accreditation (AACSB).
AACSB International Accreditation
We were the first business school to receive AACSB accreditation in the Kingdom and amongst the pioneers in the Middle East. KFUPM Business School received the first AACSB accreditation in 2003 and then renewed in 2013 and 2018. KBS is now advancing towards re-accreditation in 2023.
NCAAA Institutional Accreditation
KBS has been fulfilling all the requirements of the institutional accreditation for NCAAA as guided by Deanship of Academic Development from 2018.
Dr. Ahmed Ali joined the Department of Management and Marketing as an Assistant Professor. He earned a PhD in Organizational Behavior from the School of Management at the University of Science and Technology of China, where he had also been part of the International Faculty before joining KFUPM Business School. His research focuses on how cognitive and social attributes of individuals within organizations (e.g., employees, supervisors, co-workers) and beyond (e.g., entrepreneurs, customers, investors, students) determine their performances (e.g., decision making, work performance, academic performance, enterprise performance). In research, Dr. Ahmed follows both field surveys as well as experimental designs. His research has been published in several well-reputed peer-reviewed journals including Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Computers in Human Behavior, Personnel Review, Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Telematics and Informatics, Applied Economics Letters. He has also been a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Career Development (2018-present). Moreover, He actively serves as a reviewer for leading management journals including Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Human Relations, Human Resource Management. Outside of work, he enjoys visiting ancient and cultural heritage sites.
