Master of Business (Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

Dr Osama Al-Hares

Associate Professor

Director (Postgraduate Programs)

Dr Osama Al Hares's research interests lie in financial performance, corporate valuation and value relevance, corporate governance, earnings management, accounting for goodwill and asset impairments, emerging financial markets, and accounting disclosure practices and analysis. He has extensive consultancy and training experience in banking, investment, services, and small businesses sectors.

Dr Marouane Khallouk

Assistant Professor

Dr Marouane Khallouk is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Business at the University of Wollongong in Dubai. He obtained his PhD in Management Sciences from the University of Montpellier in France with a specialisation in Innovation Management.

He implements an innovative teaching philosophy based on leadership by example and active learning. He creates a safe and exciting environment to make the students feel comfortable and confident while challenging them with practical case studies and uses the blended learning methods to structure his classes as a passionate and enjoyable story.

Before joining the UOWD, Dr Marouane worked at Montpellier Business School (France) and Le Mans University (France). In addition, he has both corporate experience in the R&D department of a large industrial group (EDF Group) and an entrepreneurial experience.

Dr Subhadeep Datta

Assistant Professor

Dr Subhadeep Datta is an Assistant Professor of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the School of Business. He received his Ph.D. degree in Business Administration (Strategy) from ESSEC Business School in France.

Dr Subhadeep has extensive experience in teaching students from all over the world at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He also has the experience of co-facilitating Design Thinking workshops at the MBA level. Subhadeep adopts a student-centric approach to teaching and employs a variety of pedagogical tools that foster student engagement through innovative pedagogical techniques.

Dr Subhadeep’s research interests include innovation and entrepreneurship, family business management, digital transformation, web3 and blockchain. His research has been published in top-tier, peer-reviewed academic journals (ABDC A / SCOPUS Q1). His research papers have been accepted for presentation at top peer-reviewed international conferences like Academy of Management (AOM), European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS), Strategic Management Society (SMS), and Indian Academy of Management (INDAM).

Prior to joining UOWD, Dr Subhadeep worked as an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at NEOMA Business School in France. He has also taught in executive education programs at IIM Rohtak (India) as a visiting faculty and was invited as a guest lecturer at the Goa Institute of Management (India) in their flagship MBA program.

Dr Rumaila Abbas

Assistant Professor

Discipline Leader (Marketing)

Dr Rumaila Abbas joined UOWD in 2022 and is currently an Assistant Professor of Marketing and the Marketing Discipline Leader. Rumaila completed her PhD in Marketing at the University of Guelph in Canada, where her research was recognized as one of the top marketing dissertations in Canada.

Previously, she taught marketing at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, Butler University Indianapolis, and the University of Guelph. She has taught and developed a variety of courses and focuses on bringing innovative strategies to the classroom. Her teaching style includes using facilitated learning, guest lectures, business cases, a variety of media, and a participatory approach to enhance student learning.

She has conducted extensive consumer research on brand symbols, strategy, advertising, ethics, and consumer behavior. She has also published and presented her research in various forums such as the Brands and Brand Relationships, Marketing and Public Policy Conference, and Global Macromarketing, where her work was recognized and awarded as one of the top presentations.

Prior to academia, she worked with top-tier consumer goods companies such as Colgate, Palmolive, Unilever, and Reckitt Benckiser. Her academic and practical background helps her view marketing problems from a unique angle and find strategic, validated solutions to them. She has also been an active marketing strategy and research consultant while working in North America and has worked on a variety of marketing areas for companies that vary from technology solution providers, human resource services, and publicly funded government institutions.