Kabiru M. Kura, Ph.D.

Academician & Researcher

Kabiru Maitama Kura

Kabiru Maitama Kura

Associate Professor of Human Resource Management

Faculty of Business and Logistics, Bahrain Polytechnic

About

Kabiru Maitama Kura is an Associate Professor of Human Resource Management at the Bahrain Polytechnic with extensive teaching, research, administrative, and consulting experience. Before accepting his current academic role at Bahrain Polytechnic, Kabiru was an Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior at the UTB School of Business, Universiti Teknologi Brunei. He was also a Visiting Associate Professor (Reader) at the Department of Business Management, Capital City University Kano, Nigeria.

His academic career began at the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Nigeria, where he rose to the position of Senior Lecturer. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Kabiru also assumed the Directorship of the School of Remedial and Basic Studies at Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Nigeria.

Kabiru received his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Human Resource Management from the Universiti Utara Malaysia. His research focuses on workplace deviance, counterproductive work behavior, organizational citizenship behavior, job attitudes, personality and individual differences, leadership, green workplace behavior, safety performance, and diversity management.

Kabiru has published articles in reputable journals and participated in international conferences and workshops. To give back to the scientific community, he also served as a reviewer and editor for many scholarly journals, including the International Journal of Human Resource Management, Frontiers in Psychology - Organizational Psychology, and SAGE Open.

He has also received several awards, including the Universiti Teknologi Brunei’s Teaching Excellence Award and Best Paper Award at the 6th International Borneo Business Conference (IBBC) 2014, organized by the Faculty of Business and Economics, University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), and the 3rd International Conference on Business Management (ICBM) 2018.

KKabiru is a member of various professional bodies, including the Academy of Management (AOM), American Psychological Association (APA), Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), Commodity Brokers Association of Nigeria, and Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria.

Interests

  • Open Science Practices
  • Partial Least Squares Path Modeling
  • Multilevel Regression Modeling
  • Statistical Analysis with R
  • Necessary Condition Analysis
  • Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Education

  • PhD in Human Resource Management

    Universiti Utara Malaysia

  • MSc in Business Administration

    Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)

    Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

    University of North Dakota, United States

  • BSc in Business Administration

    Bayero University Kano, Nigeria

Skills

R

50%

Partial Least Squares Path Modeling (PLS-SEM)

80%

Photography

10%

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Associate Professor of Human Resource Management

Faculty of Business and Logistics, Bahrain Polytechnic

Oct 2023 – Present Kingdom of Bahrain

Responsibilities include:

  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Supervision
  • Administration
 
 
 
 
 

Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour

UTB School of Business, Universiti Teknologi Brunei

Jun 2018 – Oct 2023 Brunei Darussalam

Responsibilities include:

  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Supervision
  • Administration
 
 
 
 
 

Senior Lecturer

Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda

May 2007 – Mar 2021 Nigeria
Taught Organisational Behaviour, Principles of Management and Introduction to Business.

Accomplish­ments

Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

See certificate

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