Dr. Nizar Shbikat
Assistant Professor
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Biography

Nizar Shbikat is an assistant professor at the School of Logistics and Management Sciences since July 2021. He has B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from German Jordanian University, MBA in Logistics Management from TU Dresden, Germany. Dr. Shbikat obtained his Doctor of Social and Economic Sciences degree (dr.rer.pol) from Kassel university, Germany.

Dr. Shbikat has taught several undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the field of supply chain and logistics in Jordan and Germany. Besides teaching, he has research interests in sustainable supply chain management, institutional theory, and continuous and discrete event simulation

Educational Background

Supply Chain Management, Kassel University, Germany
Logistics Management, TU Dresden, Germany
Industrial Engineering, German Jordanian University, Jordan
Research Interests
  • Supply chain and logistics
  • Institutional theory
  • Sustainability
Experience

German Jordanian University, Jordan

  • Assistant Professor
  • May 2021-present

 

Fulda Technical University, Germany

  • Lecturer
  • October 2016 – December 2018

 

German Jordanian University, Jordan

  • Lecturer
  • February 2015 – August 2016

 

 

German Jordanian University, Jordan

  • Research and Teaching Assistant
  • September 2010 – January 2012

 

Carl Zeiss Vision, Germany

  • Trainee
  • February 2009 – June 2009
Awards

Publications

  • Shbikat, N. (2021). Labor Rights Violation in Global Supply Chains: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach (Vol. 23). Nomos Verlag.

 

  • Shbikat, N. (2020). Social Upgrading in Global Garment Supply Chains: Institutional and Principal-Agent Perspectives. Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven auf Soziale Menschenrechte: Fachtagung des Promotionskollegs Soziale Menschenrechte am 11./12. April 2019, 160, 117.

 

  • Shbikat N. (2019) Identifying the Root Causes of Human Rights Violation for Workers in International Supply Chains: A Systematic Literature Review. In: Farache F., Grigore G., Stancu A., McQueen D. (eds) Responsible People. Palgrave Studies in Governance, Leadership and Responsibility. Palgrave

Selected Publications

2023 Alzubi, E., Shbikat, N., & Noche, B.,"A system dynamics model to improving sustainable performance of the citrus farmers in Jordan Valley",Cleaner Production Letters, 4, 100034,2023 [View]