Dr. Yousif Abdelrahim

Dr Yousif Abdelrahim is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration specializing in management (cross-cultural communication) at Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He also serves as Chair of Social Responsibility and Community Service and as a member of the Faculty Interviewing Committee. Dr Abdulrahim’s research explores cultural values, tribalism, education leadership, sustainability, and management, with a focus on how fairness, inequality, and social cohesion shape organizational behavior and development. He is known for developing the first validated individual-level tribalism scale, extending cross-cultural theory beyond Hofstede’s framework. A member of the American Educational Research Association, Dr. Abdelrahim has published extensively in business ethics and sustainable education. He also authored *Tribalism and Corruption Book* (2021) and contributed to the development of Institutional Review Board (IRB) and CSR frameworks supporting AACSB accreditation. Internationally recognized, he has served as a QS Reimagine Education Judge and the PMU HULT Prize mentor and representative. Finally, Dr Yousif, the winner of the Leadership and Advocacy Award, organized by the World Education Summit and Elets Technomedia, Dubai, February 4-5, 2026.