Research

Research interest:

Healthcare Management, Multiple Criteria Decision aid, Portfolio Management, Management Science

Publications

Editor of Books

  1. Co-editor of a book entitled “Leadership and Workplace Culture in the Digital Era”, IGI Global (2023), DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5864-8
  2. Co-editor of a book entitled “Religion and Its Impact on Organizational Behavior”, IGI Global (2022), DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9319-6
  3. Co-editor of a book entitled “Global Perspectives on Change Management and Leadership in the Post-COVID-19 Era”, IGI Global (2021), DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6948-1
  4. Co-editor of a book entitled “Ethical Consumerism and Comparative Studies Across Different Cultures: Emerging Research and Opportunities“, IGI Global (2020), DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0272-3

Refereed Journals indexed in Scopus

  1. Ben Abdelaziz, F and Masmoudi M (2021), Operations research applications in the Middle East and Africa. Operational Research, Vol. 21, pp. 1423–1427, https://doi.org/1007/s12351-021-00672-z
  2. Khalfalli, M., Abdelaziz, F. B., Verny, J., & Masmoudi, M. (2020). Technology enhancement of surgeries scheduling: a bi-objective optimization model.  Management Decision, Vol. 58 No. 11, pp. 2513-2525. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-09-2019-1306
  3. Ben Abdelaziz F, Saadaoui R. and Masmoudi M (2018) Single Criterion vs. Multi-Criteria Optimal Stopping Methods for Portfolio Management, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 69, No. 10, pp. 1557–1567, https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2018.1441638
  4. Masmoudi, M, and Ben Abdelaziz F. (2018) Portfolio selection problem: a review of deterministic and stochastic multiple objective programming models, Annals of Operations Research, 267, No. 1-2, pp. 335-352, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-017-2466-7
  5. Ben Abdelaziz F. and Masmoudi M. (2015) A Chance Constrained Recourse Approach for Portfolio Selection, Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 251, No. 1–2, pp. 243–254, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-015-1844-2
  6. Ben Abdelaziz F. and Masmoudi M. (2014) Multiobjective Portfolio Selection with Random Beta, International Transactions in Operational Research, Vol. 21, pp. 919-933, https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.12037
  7. Masmoudi M. and Ben Abdelazizi F. (2012): A Recourse Goal Programming Approach for the Portfolio Selection Problem, INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 134–139, https://doi.org/10.3138/infor.50.3.134
  8. Ben Abdelaziz F. and Masmoudi M. (2012), A multiobjective stochastic program for hospital bed planning, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 63, pp. 530–538, https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2011.39

Refereed Proceedings

  1. Alshaikh A and Masmoudi M. (2021). Human Resources Factors that Impact Front-line Employees Performance in the Hotel Industry in Bahrain. Proceeding of the International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Application (DASA2021). December 7-8, 2021, Bahrain, pp. 1155-1158, DOI: 10.1109/DASA53625.2021.9681929
  2. Raza S and Masmoudi M. (2020). Consumer Vehicle Purchase Decision-making during COVID-19. Proceeding of the International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Application (DASA 2020). 8-9 Nov. 2020, Bahrain, pp. 692-696, DOI: 10.1109/DASA51403.2020.9317187

Work in Progress/Under Review

  1. Alaya, H, Ben Abdelaziz, F, Jemmali, H and Masmoudi, M (2022) Sustainable Logistics for Transfer of COVID-19 Patients: Lesson Learned from France, under review, Economic modelling, Elsevier.
  2. Masmoudi, M (2023) Post COVID-19 Destination Selection Model for Airlines Companies, work on progress.
  3. Masmoudi, M, Ben Abdelaziz, F (2023) Financial Risk under Uncertainty and Ignorance, work on Progress.

Conference Presentation

  1. Masmoudi M. and Ben Abdelaziz F. (2016): Portfolio Selection Problem: A Review of Deterministic and Stochastic Multiple Objective Programming Models, The 2016 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Applications (DASA’16), 18th – 20th July 2016, Hammamet, Tunisia
  2. Ben Abdelaziz F. and Masmoudi M. A Chance Constrained Recourse Approach for Portfolio Selection, 23rd International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making MCDM 2015, August 2nd–7th, 2015, Hamburg, Germany
  3. Ben Abdelaziz F. and Masmoudi M. (2013), Portfolio Selection Problem with Random Beta Case of Bahrain Security Market, The 2013 International Conference on Multidimensional Finance, Insurance and Investment (ICMFII 2013), November 25-27, 2013, Bahrain.
  4. Ben Abdelaziz F. and Masmoudi M. (2011) A Portfolio Selection Model with Random Beta, The 2011 International Conference on Multidimensional Finance, Insurance and Investment (ICMFII 2011), April 14-16, 2011, Hammamet, Tunisia.
  5. The Second International Conference on Engineering Systems Management & Applications (ICESMA 2010), March 31- April 1, 2010, Sharjah, UAE.
  6. Ben Abdelaziz F. and Masmoudi M. (2008), A Multiple objective Stochastic Goal Program for Hospital Bed Planning: The Case of Tunisia, The First International Symposium on Supply Chain Management (ISSCM 2008), American University of Sharjah, April 25-27 2008, Sharjah, UAE.

Supporting Research Activities

Supervising Graduate Students

  1. Rasa, S (2021) MBA Thesis, “Assessing factors influencing vehicle purchase decision-making: Study of Automotive market in Bahrain”.
  2. Alshaick, A (2022) MSc. in HRM Thesis, “Human Resources Factors Impacting Front-line Employees Performance in the Hotel Industry in Bahrain”.
  3. Shukrallah, A (2022) MBA Thesis, “Destination Selection for Airlines using AHP”

Conference Organization

  • EMEA Business Analytics Conference, January 17-19, 2022, Online (Organizing committee member)
  • International Conference on Decision Sciences and Applications (DASA’21) 7–8 December 2021, Online (Organizing Committee Member)
  • The International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization, ICMSAO’19, April 15-17, 2019, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain (Program Committee member)
  • The 2018 International Conference of the African Federation of Operational Research Societies, AFROS 2018. July 2-4, 2018, Tunis, Tunisia (Member of the organizing committee)
  • The 2016 international conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Applications (DASA’16), July 18-20, 2016, Hammamet, Tunisia (Member of the Organizing committee)
  • The International Conference on Multidimensional Finance, Insurance and Investment (ICMFII 2013), November 25-27, 2013, Bahrain (Member of the Organizing committee)
  • The International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization, ICMSAO’13, April 28-30, 2013, Hammamet, TUNISIA (Member of the organizing committee)

Referee for Academic Journals

  • Annals of Operations Research (Springer)
  • INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research (CORS)
  • International Journal of Multi Criteria Decision Making (Inderscience)
  • International Journal of Financial Engineering and Risk Management (Inderscience)
  • International Journal of Engineering Management and Economics (Inderscience)
  • International Journal of Operational Research (Inderscience)