أ.د/ أحمد ناصر مداوس اليامي

Academic Qualifications:
-Bachelor's degree, Public Administration, King Saud University, 1985.
-Research Assistant, College of Administrative Sciences, King Saud University, 1985-1986.
-Master's of Public Administration, State University of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 1990.
-Ph.D. of Public Administration, State University of New York at Albany, Major: Leadership and Policy Analysis, 1996.
-Professor of Public Administration at the College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh

Current Job:
Professor, Department of Public Administration, College of Business Administration, King Saud University.

Research Interests:
-Leadership
-Feedback
-Decision Making
-Policy Analysis

Published Research:
1."An Investigation of Some Variables Expected to Affect Employees' Performance Feedback-Seeking Behavior: A Field Study" Public Administration, 40(4): 641-698. (2001).
2."The Relationship between Some Types of Superior-Subordinate Communication and Job Satisfaction: An Exploratory Study" Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, 9(1): 41-73. (2002).
3."A Predictive Study of Antecedents of Organizational Commitment Among Non-supervisory Employees" Arab Journal of Administration, 23(2): 1-43. (2003)
4."How to Use Decision Tree in Decision Making and Analysis with Applications using Supertree Program" College of Administrative Sciences' Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh. (2005).
5. "Feedback Concept in Organizational Behavior Realm: A Review of Some of Western Literature" Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, 12(3): 357-390. (2005)
6. "Cost-Benefit Analysis Technique: A Useful Approach in Analyzing Public Policies and Programs" JKAU: Economics and Administration, 19(2): 113-167. (2005).
7. "The Relationship between Performance Feedback Dimensions and Subordinates' Performance and Satisfaction" Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, 14(1): 9-41.
8. " A Comparison among Subordinates' Attributes, Attitudes and Leadership Behaviors in Predicting their Organizational Commitment" Public Administration, 48(3): 327-358.
9. "Cooperative and Competitive Behaviors between Leaders and Subordinates and their relationships to Subordinates' Attitudes", College of Business Administration's Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh. (2008). (Joint research).
10. "The Relationship Between some Personal Characteristics and Values and Decision Making Styles in Public Organizations" Scientific Journal of Management, Saudi Management Association, 3: 3-44. (2009).
11. "A Primer For Policy Analysis" By Stokey, Edith and Richard Zeckhauser (1978), (Translation), King Saud University: Scientific Research and Press (2009).
12. "Environmentally Sound Solid Waste Management: Laws and Policies in K.S.A. with a Look at Practice in Riyadh City", College of Business Administration's Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh. (2010).

Administrative Assignments
-Member of the Books and Curriculum Committee, Dept. of Pub. Admin., Since 2001.
-coordinator of Books and Curriculum Committee, Dept. of Pub. Admin., for the Academic year, 2001-2002.
-Member of the Master's Program of Public Administration for the academic year, 2005-2006.
-Secretary of the
-Chair of the Committee of the Master's Program of Pub. Admin., for the academic year, 2006-2007.
-Member of the Committee of Graduate Programs at the College of Administrative Science for the academic year, 2006-2007.
-Member of the Committee of Faculty of Depatment of Management, College of Business Administration for the academic year, 2007-2008.
-Chair of the Committee of the Master's Program of Pub. Admin., for the academic year, 2009-2010.
-Member of the Recruitment of Qualified faculty Committee, College of Business Administration for the academic year, 2009-2010.
-Chair of the Committee of the Master's Program of Pub. Admin., for the academic year, 2010-2011.
-Director of Research Center at College of Business Administration, 2012-2013.

Scientific and Professional Organizations Membership:
-Member of the Saudi Management Association, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
-Member of the Policy studies Organization, USA.
-Member of the System Dynamics Society, USA.
-Member of Consumer Protection Association, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.