Dr Khaled Kesseba

Dr Kesseba is an organisational scientist, researcher, and experienced academic in the field of Management Studies. A management consultant in the Internationalisation of Firms, Extractive Industry Contractual Agreements, Public-Private Partnerships, Supply Chain Management, and Ethical Management Practices. He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) at Helwan University in Egypt, his Master of International Business Administration (MBA) at ESLSCA University in France, and his Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK.

Dr Kesseba’s research work is centred in the domains of: Management and Organisation, Philosophy of Management, and Ethics in Management. His research is published in a range of peer-reviewed academic journals and outlets. The current research pipeline revolves around "Micro foundations", with a particular study of the managerial tactics, moral logic, and the underlying philosophical values of individual actors managing organisations, partnerships, and strategic alliances. His lecturing activities cover the areas of Management, International Business Management, Foreign Direct Investment, Business and Management Research Methods, and Global Supply Chain Management.

Before moving to work in the higher education sector, he had seventeen years of international experience as an industry practitioner and executive manager working in management consultancy and the extractive/energy industries. During this time, he has worked with various large, medium, and small-sized portfolio entities across four continents.

Dr Kesseba is a Committee Member of the Inter-Organisational Collaboration Subject Interest Group (SIG) at the British Academy of Management (BAM). He is a keynote speaker at the Geological Society conference in London, UK, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK. A Visiting Professor of Business Administration at Bloom Business School in Egypt, and a Visiting Lecturer of Research Philosophy at Sheffield Business School doctoral programmes.

• 2023: SFHEA – Senior Fellowship, Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom
• 2022: FHEA -Fellowship, Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom
• 2022: PGCHE -Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
• 2018: DBA -Doctor of Business Administration: Business Administration, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
• 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.
  Committee Member - 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

• Philosophy of Management
• Ethics, and Ethical Management Practices
• Management & Organization
• Micro-foundations
• Informal and Moral Governance
• Alliances and Networks
• Joint Ventures.
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Emerging Economies.

• • The Director of Studies for a doctoral candidate in the writing-up stage around the topic of Decarbonising 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 an extensive number of MSc students.

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

• Post Graduate Research – MSc
• Post Graduate Research – MBA
• Post Graduate Research – DBA/PhD
• Qualitative Research Methods: DBA - Neo-Empiricism, Template Analysis
• Critical Thinking in Business Administration
• International Business & Management
• International Strategy
• Multinational Enterprise and Foreign Direct Investment
• Global Governance in International Business
• Global Supply Chain Management
• Managing Global Alliances