Directory » KHALIL DIRANI
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 dirani@tamu.edu
 511DB EDCT
 845-2716

COURSES TAUGHT
EDAD654. ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
2017B
EHRD484. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP
2016B,2016A,2015C
EHRD485. DIRECTED STUDIES
2015C
EHRD612. TRAINING & DEV IN HRD
2015A
EHRD613. CAREER DEV IN HRD
2019A,2018A,2016A,2015C,2015A
EHRD618. EVALUATION MODELS IN HRD
2020C,2019C,2019B,2018C,2018B
EHRD627. RSCH & DEVEL IN EHRD
2020C,2019C,2019B,2018C,2017C
EHRD681. SEMINAR
2020B,2019B,2018B,2017B
EHRD684. PROF INTERNSHIP
2018B,2017C,2016C
EHRD685. DIRECTED STUDIES
2020B,2020A,2018A,2017C,2017B
EHRD690. THEORY OF ADEX RESEARCH
2019B
EHRD690. THRY OF EHRD RESEARCH
2020B,2018B,2017B,2016B,2015B
FORMER DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Mehrangiz Zadegh Abadi, Ph.D. (Summer 2022)
Bhagyashree Barhate, Ph.D. (Summer 2022)
Amin Alizadeh, Ph.D. (Fall 2021)
Nuzulul Isna, Ph.D. (Summer 2021)
Celestino Valentin, Jr. (Spring 2018)
Marie Anttonitte Valentin (Spring 2018)
Laura Victoria Cajiao Martinez (Spring 2018)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
Dirani, K., Nafukho, F. M., & Irby, B. (2019). Talent development in international contexts. In K. Dirani, F. M. Nafukho, & B. Irby (eds.). Global issues and talent development: Perspectives from countries around the world.
Dirani, K., Nafukho, F.M., Irby, B. (eds.). (2019). Global issues and talent development: Perspectives from countries around the world. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing
Dirani, K. M., Irby, B., & Nafukho, F. (2018). Talent Development and the Global Economy: International Perspectives. Charlotte, NC: Information Age
Dirani, K. M., & Nafukho, F. M. (Eds.) (2018). Talent Development in Emerging Markets. Advances in Developing Human Resources. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publication
***Ardichvili, A., & Dirani, K. M. (2017). Introduction to leadership development in emerging market economies. In A. Ardichvili & K. M. Dirani (Eds.), Leadership Development in Emerging Market Economies (pp. 1-12). New York, NY: Palgrave, Macmillan Publishing. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-58003-0
Nafukho, F. M., Dirani, K., & Irby, B. J. (2017). Why the focus on talent development? In F. M., Nafukho, Dirani, K. & Irby, B. J. (Eds). Talent development and the global economy: Perspectives from special interest groups. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Nafukho, F. M., Dirani, K., & Irby, B. J. (eds.). (2017). Talent development and the global economy: Perspectives from special interest groups. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing
Journal Articles
Khodakarami, N., & Dirani, K. M. (2019). Drivers of employee engagement: Differences by work area and gender. Industrial and Commercial Training, , doi: 305-311 0.1108/ICT-06-2019-0060
Xie, L., Dirani, K. M., & Beyerlein, M., & Qiu, S. (2019). Learning culture in a Chinese SME: The unique role of work-family enrichment. European Journal of Training & Development, 44(7/8)
Dirani, K. M., & Nafukho, F. M. (2018). Talent development in emerging markets: An introduction. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 20(4), 12-20.
Dirani, K., & Nafukho, F. M. (2018). Talent management and development: Perspectives from emerging market economies. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 20(4),383-388
Khodakarami, N., & Dirani, K. M. (2018). Employee engagement: finding a generally accepted measurement scale. Industrial and Commercial Training, 50(6), 305-311, https://doi.org/10.1108/ICT-11-2017-0090
Chai, D. S., & Dirani, K. M. (2017). Dimensions of the learning organization questionnaire (DLOQ): A validation study in the Lebanese context. The Learning Organization. doi:10.1108/TLO-03-2016-0017
Dirani, K. M., (2017). Using the learning transfer system inventory (LTSI) in a military context: Marching into new leadership roles. Advances in Developing Human Resources. doi: 10.1177/1523422316682929
Dirani, K. M., & Hamie, C. S. (2017). Human resource education in the Middle East region. European Journal for Training & Development, 41(2), pp. 32-58
Tlaiss, H., & Dirani, K. M. (2015). Women and training: An empirical investigation in the Arab Middle East. Human Resource Development International, 18(4), 366-386
Dirani, K. M. (2014). Factors affecting training transfer in the Lebanese context: Implications for human resource development. The HR Review, 5(2), 1-10.
Book Chapters
Abdelrahman, N., Etchells, M., Dirani, K. M., & Irby, B., (2018). Conflict management in higher education: Case study from Egyptian and Lebanese higher education. In N. Watson et al (Eds.), Cultural Impact on Conflict Management in Higher Education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publication
Dirani, K. M. (2018). Reflections on a Successful Downsizing Project within a Forprofit Global Organization in Dubai, UAE: To Downsize the Right Way. In R. G. Hamlin, A. D. Ellinger, & J. Jones (Eds.). Evidence-Based Initiatives for Organizational Change and Development (810-819). New York, NY: IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6155-2
Dirani, K. M., Irby, B., & Nafukho, F. (2018). Talent Development in InternationalContexts. In K. M. Dirani, B. Irby, & F. Nafukho (Eds.). Talent Development and the Global Economy: International Perspectives (9-15). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publication.
Tlaiss, H., Dirani, K. M., & Hamie, C.S. (2018). Talent Development and Management: Exploring the Rhetoric and Reality in Lebanon. In K. M. Dirani, B. Irby, & F. Nafukho (Eds.). Talent Development and the Global Economy: International Perspectives (95-115). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publication.
Beyerlein, M., Dirani, K., & *Xie, L. (2017). Learning in the Workplace: A 30-Year Collaboration of Victoria Marsick and Karen Watkins. The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers. D. Szabla, W. Pasmore, & M. Barnes. Palgrave Macmillan
***Dirani, K. M., C. Silva Hamie, & Tlaiss, H. (2017). Leadership development in Saudi Arabia. In A. Ardichvili & K. M. Dirani (Eds.), Leadership Development in Emerging Market Economies (pp. 245-260). New York, NY: Palgrave, Macmillan Publishing. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-58003-0
Akdere M., & Dirani, K. M. (2014). Human Resource Development in the Middle East. In R. Poell, T. Rocco, & Gene Roth, (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to HRD. New York, NY: Routledge.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
An International Network-to-Network approach to Generating New Scientific Community Collaborations in the Gulf of Mexico and Surrounding Region - A Case Study
Co-PI. National Science Foundation (Federal)
2018-09-01 — 2019-12-31
Fulbright Junior Faculty Development Program for Lebanon
PI. Institute of International Education (Federal)
2018-07-08 — 2018-09-16
Catapult Round 4 - Faculty Engagement and Student Success ($30,000)
PI. TAMU College of Education & Human Development (State)
2018-01-15 — 2019-06-15
Strengthening Women-led NGO/CSO Management in Afghanistan[8217]s Provinces: Innovating theDelivery and Sustainability of Capacity Development Programs
Co-PI. Texas A&M Agrilife Research - Department of State (State)
2016-09-01 — 2019-11-30
AWARDS
Research Achievement award. EAHR, CEHD TAMU. (2017)
EDITORSHIPS
Editorial Board Member. Advances in Developing Human Resources (2008)
Editorial Board Member. Human Resource Development International (2016)
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Program Chair, HRD (2015)