Ummi Naiemah Saraih
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Ummi Naiemah Saraih
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Ummi Naiemah, Saraih
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57191197363
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AAL-7846-2021

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  • Publication
    A review of engineering leadership concept: a way forward
    ( 2024-06)
    Alim Maktar
    ;
    Khairun Nisa Khairuddin
    ;
    Ummi Naiemah Saraih
    Leadership is a critical component in business management, and in some situations, it can be vital to the survival of a company or organization. The concept of leadership has been extensively studied across various disciplines, yet the specific domain of engineering leadership remains underexplored and poorly defined. Every engineering organization, regardless of size, requires leaders and employees to execute projects to ensure their organization's success. This review article examines the existing definitions of leadership and engineering leadership, highlighting the lack of consensus in the field. By analyzing current literature, the authors identify the key attributes and skills associated with engineering leadership and discuss their relevance to contemporary engineering practices. Our findings reveal a fragmented understanding of engineering leadership, underscoring the need for further empirical studies to develop a cohesive and comprehensive definition. This article aims to provide a foundational understanding of engineering leadership and proposes directions for future research to bridge the gaps in the current knowledge, thereby paving the way for the development of robust theoretical and practical frameworks in engineering leadership. This paper focuses on leadership in the engineering context as the engineering sector plays a vital role in addressing sustainable development on a local, national, regional and global level. The concept of engineering leadership is dynamic across countries and sectors, thus merits more attention from scholars to explore the dynamism of the concept
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    Green knowledge management practices and green innovation: unveiling the mediating influence of green culture and green entrepreneurial self-efficacy
    (Emerald Publishing, 2025-03)
    Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed
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    Mohammed A. Al Doghan
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    Ummi Naiemah Saraih
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    Bahadur Ali Soomro
    Purpose: In this era, the knowledge economy is a significant tool in tackling issues of organizations’ sustainability and achieving sustainable development goals. In this study of Saudi Arabia’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the authors explored the effect of green knowledge management (GKM) practices on green innovation (GI) through adopting a green culture (GC) and green entrepreneurial self-efficacy (GESE). Design/methodology/approach: In this co-relational study, the authors used cross-sectional data from Saudi Arabia’s top SME managers and based the findings on 368 valid samples. Findings: Using structural equation modeling, this study’s findings demonstrate that GKM constructs, such as green knowledge acquisition (GKA), green knowledge dissemination (GKD) and green knowledge responsiveness (GKR), have a positive and significant effect on GI. Moreover, GI positively and significantly affects GC and GESE. Finally, GC and GESE mediate GKA’s, GKD’s and GKR’s relationships with GI. Practical implications: The study’s findings assist in tackling environmental sustainability challenges and help achieve sustainable development goals. These also strengthen organizational capabilities to achieve GI. Accordingly, the authors recommend that policymakers and planners develop a wide range of GKM settings for organizations, businesses, communities and governments to tackle the issues of GI and GC. Originality/value: This study empirically fills the gaps by demonstrating the role of GC and GESE in developing the connection between GKM practices and GI and, more specifically, Saudi Arabia’s SMEs.
  • Publication
    The achievement of sustainable development and business success through rational management decision-making in a circular economy
    (Emerald Publishing, 2023)
    Naimatullah Shah
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    Mitho Khan Bhatti
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    Ummi Naiemah Saraih
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    Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed
    ;
    Bahadur Ali Soomro
    Purpose: This study aims to explore sustainable development and business success (BS) through decision-making (DM) in Pakistan’s circular economy. Design/methodology/approach: This is a co-relational study in which the researchers used cross-sectional data collected from the managers of Pakistan’s manufacturing industries. Accordingly, the authors based this study’s findings on 373 valid samples. Findings: This study’s structural equation modeling results reveal that DM has a positive and significant effect on sustainable development, which comprises competitiveness, business performance enhancement, flexibility, customer satisfaction and technology development. Moreover, DM positively and significantly affects BS. Practical implications: This study’s findings support sustainable development, strengthen the socioeconomic conditions and bring about the industries’ well-being through DM. In addition, these findings demonstrate the need for the circular economy to tackle industrial challenges and simultaneously open up economic and environmental growth opportunities for society. Originality/value: This study offers the original contribution from a circular economy perspective; there needs to be more empirical evidence among managers of manufacturing industries. Besides, this study provides DM’s role in achieving sustainable development in the presence of BS, which has disappeared in an integrated way, particularly in a circular context.