Kabiru Maitama Kura, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Human Resource Management

Bahrain Polytechnic

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Kabiru Maitama Kura, Ph.D.

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Welcome to My Academic Profile

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.

Kabiru 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.

Research Interests

  • Workplace Deviance
  • Counterproductive Work Behavior
  • Organizational Citizenship Behavior
  • Job Attitudes, Personality, and Individual Differences
  • Safety Performance

Publications

For a complete list of publications, visit my Google Scholar profile.

Journal Articles

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Kura, K.M., Raimi, L. 2025. Linking green entrepreneurial orientation and green market orientation to firm sustainability performance: A three-level meta-analysis. Discover Sustainability, 6(1088), 1-15.
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Ahmed, U., Kura, K.M., Umrani, W. A., & Pahi, M. H. 2019. Modeling the link between developmental human resource practices and work engagement: The moderation role of service climate. Global Business Review, 2 (1), 1-23.
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Kura, K. M., Shamsuddin, F. M., Umrani, W. A., & Salleh, N. M. 2019. Linking human resource development practices to counterproductive work behavior: Does employee engagement matter? Journal of African Business, 20 (4), 472-488.
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Umrani, W. A., Kura K. M., Ahmed, U. 2018. Corporate entrepreneurship and business performance: The moderating role of organizational culture in selected banks in Pakistan. PSU Research Review: An International Journal, 2 (1), 59–80.
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Kura, K. M. 2016. Linking environmentally-specific transformational leadership and environmental concern to green behavior at work. Global Business Review, 17 (3S), 1S-14S.
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Kura, K. M. 2016. Re-examining the relationship between perceived workgroup norms, self-regulatory efficacy, and deviant workplace behavior. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 7 (3), 379-396.
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Kura, K. M., Shamsuddin, F. M., & Chauhan, A. 2016. Organizational trust as a mediator between perceived organizational support and constructive deviance. International Journal of Business and Society, 17 (1), 1-18.
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Kura, K. M., Shamsudin, F. M., & Chauhan, A. 2015. Does self-regulatory efficacy matter? Effects of punishment certainty and punishment severity on organizational deviance. SAGE Open, 5(2), 1-14.
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Kura, K. M., Shamsudin, F. M., & Chauhan, A. 2014. Mediating role of self-regulatory efficacy on the relationship between punishment certainty, punishment severity, and organizational deviance. Management Science Letters, 4, 1-8.
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Conference Papers

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Idris, R., Shams, S., Kura, K. M., & Yusof, I. 2024. Residents' attitudes, behavior, and willingness to recycle E-waste in Brunei Darussalam. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1303(1), 012038.
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Teaching

Courses Taught

  • International Human Resource Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Organizational and People Analytics
  • Research Methodology
  • Management Theory and Practice

Student Supervision

I supervise undergraduate and graduate students in research areas related to:

  • Human Resource Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Workplace Dynamics
  • Employee Performance

Speaking & Conferences

International Conferences

Regular presenter at international conferences on HRM, organizational behavior, and workplace dynamics

Academic Workshops

Facilitator and participant in academic workshops and symposia

Professional Development

Consulting and training for organizations on HRM practices

Awards & Recognition

2018

Best Paper Award

3rd International Conference on Business Management (ICBM) 2018

Recognition for outstanding research contribution in business management

2014

Best Paper Award

6th International Borneo Business Conference (IBBC) 2014

Faculty of Business and Economics, University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)

Teaching Excellence Award

Universiti Teknologi Brunei

Recognition for outstanding teaching performance and student engagement

Professional Memberships

Academy of Management (AOM)

American Psychological Association (APA)

Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered)

Commodity Brokers Association of Nigeria

Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria

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