Areas of research

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Technostress
  • Emerging sectors (e.g., FinTechs, AgriTechs)

Areas of teaching

  • Technology Management
  • Data Management
  • Financial Management

Grants and awards

2025

and al. EUonAIR - European University on AI in Curricula, Smart UniverCity and (Return)Mobility ERASMUS-EDU-2024-EUR-UNIV-1. Partners: Akademia Leona Kozminskiego (PL); Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (DE); ZSEM - Zagrebacka Skola Ekonomije I Managementa (HR); Polsko-Japonska Akademia Technik Komputerowy (PL); Fundacio Privada Universitat Abat Oliba Ceu (ES); Ism Vadybos Ir Ekonomikos Universitetas Uab (LT); ESSCA (FR); Luxembourg School Of Business Asbl (LU); University Of Piraeus
European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), Bruxelles, Belgium

2023

EJIS Outstanding Reviewer Award
The Operational Research Society, Birmingham, United Kingdom

2022

Best researcher nomination - Global Awards on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (AIR)
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom

Publications from the last 5 years

Articles

JABBOURI, R., ISSA, H. and TRUONG, Y. (2025). AI characteristics and competitive advantage: the moderating role of resource allocation. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research.

JABER, J. and ISSA, H. (2025). Unraveling the unintended consequences of AI in agriculture: A netnographic analysis and tri-phasic framework for enhanced uncertainty management. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 218, pp. 124209.

ISSA, H., KADIAN, A., AHUJA, S. and NISHANT, R. (2024). When a Dream Turns into a Nightmare: Understanding the Dark Side of Employing Generative AI in Education Technology. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 54(1), pp. 1048-1078.

JABBOURI, I., FAROOQ, O., NAILI, M. and ISSA, H. (2024). Navigating the Financing Constraints: The Role of Social Capital in Developing Countries. Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 23(3), pp. 360–386.

JABBOURI, I., NAILI, M., JABBOURI, R., ISSA, H. and BAHOUM, K. (2024). Exploring the Financing Gap for Entrepreneurial Firms in a Developing Economy: A Case of Mismatched Expectations? Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development.

ISSA, H., JABER, J. and LAKKIS, H. (2024). Navigating AI Unpredictability: Exploring Technostress in AI-Powered Healthcare Systems. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 202, pp. 123311.

JABBOURI, R., ISSA, H., DAKROUB, R. and ANKIT, A. (2024). Unlocking Immersive Education: The Emergence of the Meta-Governance Framework. Information Technology and People.

Conferences and other contributions

ISSA, H. and GRESSIEUX, E. (2025). Investigating the Unintended Biases in AI-Powered Hiring Systems and the Need for Techno-Ethical Frameworks. In: EBEN annual conference: Artificial Intelligence, Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Challenges and Opportunities for Business and Society. Catholic Academy in Bavaria.

ISSA, H. and DAKROUB, R. (2023). Sport féminin : les médias sociaux ont-ils réussi là où les médias traditionnels ont échoué ? The Conversation, France.