عبد اللطيف محمد عبد اللطيف ابو عودة

2014    Doctor of Philosophy in Management

National University of Malaysia (UKM), 2011-2014

2010    Master of Science in Management 

Northern University of Malaysia (UUM), 2009-2010

2007    Bachelor of Business Administration 

Al- Azhar University, 2002-2007

2017- Onwards      Assistant Professor
                                 Faculty of Administrative Sciences
                                 Al-Istiqlal University

2015-2016             Assistant Professor
                                 Graduate School of Business
                                 National University of Malaysia

2013- 2015            Business Lecturer
                                 Business School
                                  University of Kuala Lumpur

2011 – 2014          Trainer and Consultant
                                 Saudi Students Club
                                 Saudi Arabia Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2010- Onwards      Freelance Corporate Trainers

Delivered over 100 training courses, conducted in the last 7 years with several training providers (e.g, Projacs Academy, Educators Training Consultants, Creative Regional Consultant and Training, Utara Malaysia for training and development, SIMPA training and consultants, The Federation of GCC Chambers …).

AREAS OF TRAINING COURSES DELIVERED: Organizational behavior, Human resources management, Strategic management, Organizational leadership, Project Management, Maintenance Management, Total Quality Management, Effective interpersonal and cross cultural communication skills, Effective negotiation skills, Time management skills, Stress management techniques, and Team building and team work.

2007– 2009          Executive Director 

Taher Palestinian Society

• Strategic Management  
• Entrepreneurship Theory 
• Organizational Behavior 
• Organizational Leadership 
• Human Resource Management  
• Decision-making theory Leadership  
• Negotiation 

• Workshop on the requirements of the Independent Examination Board (IEB)- University of Kuala Lumpur , Business School on January 20th & 21st 2014
• Workshop on Outcome Based Education (OBE): overview of (OBE) - MQA credit system - How to construct learning outcomes - assessment and evaluation - University of Kuala Lumpur , Business School on June 11th & 12th 2013
• Kuala Lumpur International Venture Capital Symposium 2011 “ Risk taking - A paradigm shift”- Kuala Lumpur convention center on 11&12 October 2011.
• Seminar in best practices of corporate world from senior Manager’s Experiences, Universti Utara Malaysia , on 14th March 2010
• ‘Change Management through Entrepreneurship: The Air Asia Experience with Dato' Seri Tony Fernandes ~ Malaysian entrepreneur and founder of Tune Air Asia’ in Univirsti Utara Malaysia, on 13th October 2009.

• Training course in Communication Skills for leaders – Save the children ( USA) June 2007.
• Training Course in Advanced MS. Excel XP Programs, The United Nation Reliefs And Agency for The Palestinian Refugees ( UNRWA) – SMIT , March 2007.
• Training workshop in CBOs management –course within the capacity building workshops for Community Based Organizations (CBOs) staff funded by ECHO – Save the children ( USA), December 2006.
• Training course in Borsa and dealing room –The Palestinian Economists Association, June 2005.
• Training course in Feasibility studies – The Palestinian Economists Association, April 2005.

• Member of Save the Children's emergency response in Gaza during the war 2008-2009.
• Member of the CHF team to facilitate the distribution of donations to the most vulnerable families in Palestine. (2008-2009)
• Member of many of Young Leagues and NGOs, responsible for media and public relation events and activities.

TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR / TRAINER

• Developed curricula; assembled training materials; prepared goals and objectives; created lesson plans.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare goals and teach students of different levels.
• Provided innovative lecture techniques and teaching strategies for students.

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Proficient in computer operating systems and internet.
• Familiar with research tools “EBSCOHOST ; Emerald; SCOPUS ; Science Direct …“
• Statistical software Tools: - Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and AMOS. - Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) - Structural Equation Modeling Using Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS)

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Self-motivated, worked independently, and as a team player.
• Building trust and empowering others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Perform well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Quick and willing to learn new technology.
• Comprehensive problems-solving abilities.
• Knowledge sharing and continuous learning
• Working in teams and team leadership
• Analytical thinking, planning, organizing and problem solving abilities
• Process oriented

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Organizational Leadership
• Employee Development and Training
• Employee, Team and Organizational Performance
• Employees’ behaviors, attitudes and performance