About Us

Dr. Martin Spraggon is a progressive Professor of Strategy and Innovation Management with more than 30 years of international industry and consultation experience across the GCC, Europe, and the Americas. After serving as the Dean of the School of Business and Quality Management at Hamdan Bin Mohamed Smart University, the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Mohamed Bin Rashid School of Government, and the Director of Executive Education at the American University of Sharjah, he became the Section Manger of Research Partnerships at Rabdan Academy. Professor Spraggon specializes in governance, strategy, innovation and creativity, sustainability, and design thinking as well as in emotionally intelligent leadership, and education. He has been involved in the conception, development, delivery, and administration of executive education and leadership development programs for the last 20 years in the private and public sectors in North and Central Americas, Europe and the UAE. He is a regular conference speaker on artificial intelligence, blockchain, strategy, and leadership. Dr. Spraggon co-authored two books with Palgrave Macmillan and Routledge and published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles and case studies on corporate governance, health-care management, innovation and knowledge management, organizational play, family businesses, authentic leadership, executive compensation, and M&As.

• Ph.D. in Business Administration (HEC Montreal), Canada.
• Master degree, post-graduate program in Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management (Institut Supérieur du Commerce de Paris, Business School), France.
• Master of Business Administration (Sherbrooke University, School of Business)
• B.A. in Psychology (Argentinean Catholic University), Argentina.

• Tri W.B. Riyadi, Spraggon, M., S.G. Herawan, M. Idris, P.A. Paristiawan, N.R. Putra, M. Faizullizam R, R. Silambarasan, Veza, I., 2023. Biodiesel for HCCI engine: Prospects and challenges of sustainability biodiesel for energy transition, Results in Engineering, 17, art. No. 100916, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.100916
• Ru, F.X.; Zulkifley, M.A.; Abdani, S.R.; Spraggon, M., 2023. Forest Segmentation with Spatial Pyramid Pooling Modules: A Surveillance System Based on Satellite Images, Forests, 14, 405. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020405
• Vivoda, V.; Krame, G.; Spraggon, M., 2023. Oil Theft, Energy Security and Energy Transition in Mexico, Resources, 12, 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources12020030
• Spraggon. M., Sentosa, I., Gaudreault, F., Davison, I., and Sharin, F. H., 2023, The Emergence of the Metaverse in The Digital Blockchain Economy: Applying The ESG Framework For A Sustainable Future, 2023 3rd International Conference on Advance Computing and Innovative Technologies in Engineering (ICACITE), Greater Noida, India, pp. 1324-1329, doi:10.1109/ICACITE57410.2023.10182839
• Spraggon. M., Sentosa, I., Sharin, F. H., 2023, Ecosystem Implementations in Smart City through Blockchain Technology, 2023 3rd International Conference on Advance Computing and Innovative Technologies in Engineering (ICACITE), Greater Noida, India, pp. 1273-1278, doi:10.1109/ICACITE57410.2023.10182823
• Spraggon. M., Sentosa, I., Sharin, F. H., 2023, "Digital Transformation Through Blockchain Usgae Towards Data Security," 2023 3rd International Conference on Advance Computing and Innovative Technologies in Engineering (ICACITE), Greater Noida, India, pp. 1256-1261, doi: 10.1109/ICACITE57410.2023.10182693.
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M., Khaddage-soboh, N. 2021. Air-travel services industry in the post-COVID-19: The GPS (Guard-Potentiate-Shape) model for crisis navigation, Tourism Review. 2019 Impact Factor: 2.908
• Ben Jaafar, S., Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M. 2021. Understanding the International Baccalaureate as an emerging field of research: A systematic literature review using bibliographic coupling, Educational Review. 2019 Impact Factor: 2.402. DOI: 10.1080/00131911.2021.1924122
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M., Husam, B. 2021. Extracurricular activities and social entrepreneurial leadership of graduating youth in universities from the Middle East, The International Journal of Management Education. 2019 Impact Factor: 2.707. 19(2), DOI:10.1016/j.ijme.2021.100489
• Dupuis, D., Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M. 2021. Informational efficiency and governance in restricted share settings: boosting family business leaders’ financing decisions, Management Decision. 2019 Impact Factor: 2.723. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-04-2020-0533
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M. 2021. Incubating innovation in university settings: Building entrepreneurial mindsets in the future generation of innovative emerging market leaders, Education + Training. 63(4), 613-63. 2020 Impact Factor: 2.275. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-06-2020-0145
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M. 2021. Leadership in times of organizational decline: A literature review of antecedents, consequences, and moderators. International Journal of Organizational Analysis. (Scopus). 29(2), 415-435.
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M., Abdulkarim, H. 2021. Leading and governing the “room for imagination” of the RAK provider of integrated ceramics solutions. Case study. Asian Journal of Management Cases. DOI:10.1177/0972820120980637
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M., Abdulkarim, H., 2021. Leading and governing the “room for imagination” of the RAK provider of integrated ceramics solutions. Teaching notes. Asian Journal of Management Cases.
• Abou Soueid, M., Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M., 2021. Retail innovations in the Gulf region and beyond (in Arabic), Harvard Business Review Arabia, January (1st Quarter/Winter).
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M. 2020. Pure structures or ambidextrous configurations? A grounded theory of knowledge-focused organizational design in innovative ventures, Journal of Management & Organization. 1(24). 2020 Impact Factor: 4.139 DOI:10.1017/jmo.2020.34
• Spraggon, M., Bodolica, V. 2020. On the heterogeneity and equifinality of knowledge transfer in small innovative organizations. Management Decision. 59(6), 1421-1441. 2019 Impact Factor: 2.723
• Spraggon, M., Bodolica, V. 2020. How to build an integrated governance system in your organization? Harvard Business Review Arabia, June 2. Available at: https://hbrarabic.com/?p=211554
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M. 2020. Will patient empowerment help build a global healthcare system in the UAE? Harvard Business Review Arabia, May 31. Available at: https://hbrarabic.com/?p=211500
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M., Saleh, N. 2020. Innovative leadership in leisure and entertainment industry: The case of the UAE as a global tourism hub. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 13(2), 323–337. 2019 Impact Factor: 1.206
• Spraggon, M., Bodolica, V. 2020. How do we benefit from informal play in organizations? Harvard Business Review Arabia, April 15. Available at: https://hbrarabic.com/?p=187227
• Bodolica, V., Dupuis, D., Spraggon, M. 2020. At the intersection of corporate governance and performance in family business settings: Extant knowledge and future research. Business Ethics: A European Review, 29(1), 143–166. 2018 Impact Factor: 2.919. https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12254
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M. 2020. Almajid Limited: The tumultuous journey of a mutigenerational enterprise in Saudi Arabia. Parts A, B, C, & D. Case study. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 10(1), 1–24.
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M. 2020. Almajid Limited: The tumultuous journey of a mutigenerational enterprise in Saudi Arabia. Parts A, B, C, & D. Teaching notes. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 10(1), 25–40.
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M. 2020. What are the boundary management strategies in family-run businesses (in Arabic)? Harvard Business Review Arabia, March 17. Available at: https://hbrarabic.com/?p=165096
• Spraggon, M., Bodolica, V. 2020. The media roller coaster: The down and evolution of Multimedia Ventures in Middle East in beyond. Case study. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 10(1), 1–14.
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M. 2020. The media roller coaster: The down and evolution of Multimedia Ventures in Middle East in beyond. Teaching notes. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 10(1), 15–25.
• Dupuis, D., Spraggon, M., Bodolica, V. 2020. What we discovered from studying 195 family businesses in the Emirates (in Arabic). Harvard Business Review Arabia, February 27. Available at: https://hbrarabic.com/?p=165799
• Marachly, G., Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M. 2020. Misakyan Technical Solutions: Between two mindsets and the emergence of the new generation. Case study. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 10(1), 1–17.
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M., Marachly, G. 2020. Misakyan Technical Solutions: Between two mindsets and the emergence of the new generation. Teaching notes. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 10(1), 18–30.
• Bodolica, V., Spraggon, M. 2020. How two female entrepreneurs succeeded in launching their own projects in the UAE (in Arabic). Harvard Business Review Arabia, February 16. Available at: https://hbrarabic.com/?p=156127

• Strategic management of technological Innovation  
• Project Management
• Management and Leadership
• Strategy
• Sustainability 

• Innovation and Technology
• Strategy studies
• Sustainability