Portsmouth Business School

Profile

Dr Nor Ashmiza Mahamed Ismail – PhD, PGCert, MBA, BA (Hons), Dip.

Ash joined the University of Portsmouth in 2009 as a PTHP lecturer. She is now a full time lecturer in Human Resources and Organisational Studies group. Prior to joining the University, Ash worked for almost eight years in Malaysia, where she has gained both academic and commercial experiences.

Research Interests    

Ash’s main research interest lies in the area of knowledge management. Her PhD entitled “Key Determinants of Research-Knowledge Sharing in UK Higher Education Institutions” was looking at the nature and the process of research-knowledge sharing among academics in UK Pre-1992 and Post-1992 universities, which influence the university research performance. It also looked at the role of research-leaders in promoting and encouraging research-knowledge sharing. Ash is interested to look at the role of knowledge management from HR perspectives. She is currently a member of Business Education Research Group (BERG) at the University, particularly under Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning cluster.

Area of interests       

• Knowledge management – knowledge sharing, knowledge transfer

• Organisational culture

• The role of leadership in nurturing knowledge-support culture

• Research-knowledge sharing behaviour among academics

Publications

Mahamed Ismail, N. A., Xu, M., Wood, M., & Welch, C. (2012). To share or not to share? Research-knowledgesharing in higher education institution: preliminary results. Int. J. Information Technology and Management, Vol. X, No. Y, xxxx 1.

Mahamed Ismail, N.A., and Xu, M. (2012). The Grass Looks Greener on the Other Side? Research-knowledge Sharing in Pre-1992 and Post-1992 universities. Paper under reviewed in Studies in Higher Education.

Mahamed Ismail, N.A., and Welch, C. (2010, September). Leader Engagement and Its Impact upon Knowledge Sharing Behaviour in a Higher Education Context, Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Knowledge Management, Vol. 2 (pp.1084-1094). Universidade Lusiada de Famalicão, Portugal.

Conferences

Mahamed Ismail, N.A. (2012, June). The grass looks greener on the other side? Research-knowledge sharing in Pre-1992 and Post-1992 universities. Paper presented at the Portsmouth Business School Annual Research & Knowledge Transfer Conference, University of Portsmouth, UK.

Mahamed Ismail, N.A., and Welch, C. (2010, September). Leader Engagement and Its Impact upon Knowledge Sharing Behaviour in a Higher Education Context. Paper presented at the 11th European Conference on Knowledge Management, Universidade Lusiada de Famalicão, Portugal.

Mahamed Ismail, N.A. (2010, July). The Development of Leadership Capacity for Knowledge Sharing Behaviour in UK Higher Education. Paper presented at the 2nd Developing Leadership Capacity Conference, University of the West England, UK

Mahamed Ismail, N.A. (2010, June). Leader Engagement for Knowledge Sharing Behaviour in UK Higher Education. Paper presented at the Portsmouth Business School Annual Research & Knowledge Transfer Conference, University of Portsmouth, UK.

Mahamed Ismail, N.A. and Xu, M. (2009, September). The Role of Leadership in Cross-Organisational Knowledge Transfer and Sharing: From the Organisational Culture Perspective. Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference, University of Brighton, UK