Dr Khaled Kesseba

Dr Kesseba has long-standing international experience working in Higher Education and various business and consultancy sectors. That entails professional and academic acumens in International Business Management, International Strategy, Global Supply Chain Management, Philosophy of Management, Ethics, Methods of Organization, and Strategic Alliances. The mentioned spectrum of experiences gained within various large, medium, and small-sized portfolio entities across four regions (Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East).

Dr Kesseba’s academic experience has accumulated throughout the years as an Assistant Professor of Management, Associate Professor of Management, and as a Doctor of Business Administration. His research work and interest focus on managerial tactics, logic, and the underlying philosophical aspects and values in managing various forms and contexts of organizations, alliances, and partnerships. His lectureship activities are aligned with his research domains and cover subjects of Philosophy, Research Methods, Sustainable Management, International Business Management, and Supply Chain Management across various levels of undergraduate, postgraduate & and executive education.

Dr Kesseba is a keynote speaker at the Geological Society conference, in London, UK. A Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK. Additionally, a member of the committee, and the Co-Chair of the Inter-Organizational Collaboration Subject Interest Group (SIG) at the British Academy of Management (BAM). His bachelor’s degree (BCom) is in Commerce and Business Management from Helwan University in Egypt. His Master’s degree (MBA) is in International Business Administration from ESLSCA Business School in France, and his Doctorate (DBA) in Business Administration from Sheffield Business School at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK.

• 2023: SFHEA – Senior Fellowship, Higher Education Academy, UK
• 2022: FHEA -Fellowship, Higher Education Academy, UK
• 2022: PGCHE - Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
• 2018: DBA -Doctor of Business Administration: Business Administration, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
• 2010: MBA -Master of Business Administration: International Business Administration, ESLSCA, France
• 1999: BCom -Bachelor of Commerce: Commerce and Business Management, Helwan University, Egypt

• York St John University, London Campus, England, UK | May 2022 – September 2024
  Associate Professor – (Lead: Management Studies)
• Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, England, UK | Sep 2016 – May 2022
  Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) – International Business Management
• Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, England, UK | November 2014 – September 2016
  Researcher in International Business and Management
• Various Executive Roles in Business and Consulting | July 1999 - November 2014
  Various International Locations

• The British Academy of Management, London, England, UK | October 2022 – Present
  Co-Chair of the “Inter-Organisational Collaboration” Subject Interest Group (SIG)
• Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, England, UK | October 2022 – Present
  Visiting Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Philosophy of Management
• Bloom Business School, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt | March 2021 – Present
  Visiting Professor of Business Administration

1. Kesseba, K. (2024), Public-Private Joint Ventures: Internalising Governance through the Consequences of Interdependence, Journal of Management and Governance – Under Review.
2. Kesseba, K. (2024), Consequences of Interdependence in Public-Private Joint Ventures: The Moderating Role of Shari’ah in Islamic Economies, Journal of Islamic Business and Management. https://doi.org/10.26501/jibm/2024.1401-002
3. Kesseba, K., Pipeline: Ethics in Work and Management: An Eastern Perspective. Targeted Journal: Philosophy of Management – drafting stage. (2025)
4. Kesseba, K., Pipeline: Governing Sovereign Sector Industries. Targeted Journal: Organisational Dynamics - data collection stage. (2025)
5. Kesseba, K., Pipeline: Dissecting Variances of Ethical Managerial Practices in Public-Private Joint Ventures. Targeted journal: International Business Review - data collection stage. (2026)
6. Kesseba, K., Pipeline: The Impact of Intra-organisational Autonomy in Governing Public-Private Joint Ventures. Targeted journal: Public Management Review - data collection stage. (2026)
7. Kesseba, K. (2022), Governing Non-Equity Public-Private Joint Ventures in Emerging Economies, Academy of International Business, Southeast Chapter (AIB) 2022 Florida Conference.
8. Kesseba, K. (2022), Non-Equity Public-Private Joint Ventures in Emerging Economies: Analysing Factors of Governance, International Research Society for Public Management 2022 Conference: Facing the future: Evolving social-political-administrative relations and the future of administrative systems.
9. Kesseba, K., & Lagos, K. (2019), Five countries in the eastern Mediterranean are shaking up Europe’s energy map: https://theconversation.com/five-countries-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-are-shaking-up-europes-energy-map-119619
10. Kesseba, K., Awolowo, I., & Clark, M. (2018), Qualitative research methodology: a neo-empiricist perspective. Driving productivity in uncertain and challenging times: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/23100/
11. Kesseba, K. (2018), Factors Influencing Performance Management of Non-Equity Joint Ventures in the Oil Sector, (doctoral thesis, supervised by Darabi, F.) : https://shura.shu.ac.uk/24706/
12. Kesseba, K. (2017), Performance Management Factors in The Petroleum Contractual Business, Sheffield Business School Doctoral Conference, Sheffield, UK.
13. Kesseba, K. (2017), Production Sharing Contracts: Factors Influencing Petroleum Joint Ventures Performance, 27th International Conference on the Pacific Rim Management, Harbin, China, 28 September 2017 - 29 September 2017. International Conference on the Pacific Rim Management.
14. Kesseba, K. (2017), Oil Business Joint Ventures Performance Management Determinants – Towards a Conceptual Framework, in Delener, N., & Schweikert, C. (Eds.) 19th Annual International Global Business and Technology Association Conference, Vienna, Austria, (pp. 296-310), Vienna: Global Business and Technology Association Conference: http://gbata.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ReadingsBook-GBATA-2017-Final.pdf

Sustainable Management, International Business Management, International Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Informal and Moral Governance, Alliances and Networks, Public-Private Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Emerging Economies, Philosophy of Management, Critical Thinking, Ethics and Moral Philosophy.

• The Director of Studies for a doctoral candidate in the writing-up stage around the topic of “Decarbonizing the Cement Industry – A Conceptual Framework”.
• Supervisor for a doctoral candidate in the writing-up stage around the topic of “Digital Clinical Safety for Older People accessing Social Care Occupational Therapy Services: A qualitative exploration”.
• Additional supervision of two doctoral candidates and extensive numbers of MSc students.

• Academy of International Business.
• British Academy of Management.
• International Research Society for Public Management

• DBA: Doctorate of Business Administration
• MRes: Philosophy of Management
• MRes: Management Studies
• MSc: International Business Management