About Me
Nahla Ahmed is a Ph.D. student at the department of change management and organizational behavior at the University of Twente since December 2019. She was also a visiting research scholar at the School of Finance and Management at SOAS University of London from 2017-2019. Additionally, she is a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University since 2009 where she received her BS and MSc in Business Administration.
Her research interests include sustainable business practices especially in developing countries, managerial cognition, paradox theory and organization change/culture. Her current work aims to study how differences in cognitive frames affect the way managers solve problems and make decisions with regard to sustainability issues. It studies the effect of cognitive frame content and complexity on managerial interpretation and responses towards sustainability issues and, by extension, on sustainability performance.
During her work at Cairo University, Nahla gained experience in teaching various subjects related to her research and teaching interests such as Organizational Behavior; Introduction to Management; Strategic Management; Organizational Development and Management of Change; Human Resources Management.
Organisations
Research
Nahla Ahmed is interested in the following research areas:
- managerial cognition and cognitive styles
- Organization change/culture
- Corporate social responsibility and social performance
- Sustainability and inclusive business
Her current work aims to study how differences in cognitive frames affect the way managers solve problems and make decisions with regard to sustainability issues. It studies the effect of cognitive frame content and complexity on managerial interpretation and responses towards sustainability issues and, by extension, on sustainability performance.
Education
Ph.D. Preparation Program, 2014
Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
- Successfully completed the preliminary courses for the Ph.D. degree in Business Administration
Master of Science, 2012
Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
- Successfully completed the preliminary courses for MSc in Business Administration, 2009
- MSc in Business Administration, 2012
- Thesis title: “Effect of Internal Marketing Adoption on the Performance of the Commercial Banks in Egypt”
- Supervisor: Professor Ahmed Ibrahim Ghoneim
Bachelor of Commerce, 2008
Faculty of Commerce (English Section), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
- Bachelor of Commerce (Major: Business Administration)
- Grade: Very good (One of the top 10 students, the 6th rank).
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Ravelijn
(building no. 10)
Hallenweg 17
7522NH Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Ravelijn
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands