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SUMAYYA ABDUL RAHMAN BANNA

SUMAYYA ABDUL RAHMAN BANNA

Faculty of Business Studies
Faculty of Business Studies
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
4302
sumayya@aou.edu.kw
Office FW621--24394302

Professional Biography

Sumayya A. Banna was born in Amman- Jordan and holds a US citizenship. She completed her Ph.D. in information systems (University of Wollongong, Australia), master’s in accounting information and management (University of Texas in Dallas, USA), and bachelor’s in business administration (University of Texas in Dallas, USA).  Dr. Banna appeared on the Dean’s Honor List (2001-2003) of the Faculty of Business and Management of the University of Texas at Dallas, USA. Furthermore, she has graduated cum laude (BCs) (UTD-USA, 2001) and earned a university postgraduate scholarship (University of Wollongong-Australia, 2010).

Courses Taught

 She has more than 15 years of teaching experience and has taught graduate and undergraduate students from a wide variety of backgrounds in Kuwait (American University of Kuwait, Arab Open University), Jordan (Princess Sumaya University for Technology), and Australia (University of Wollongong).  She has taught a variety of under-graduate courses such as Entreprenurial and innovations, sales retailing and marketing, project management, marketing and finance, business research methods...etc.

Professional Experience

2019-Present    Assistant Professor of Business Studies 

                          Department of Business Studies, Arab Open University, Kuwait

2016-2019       Assistant Professor of MIS 

                         Department of Marketing, American University of Kuwait, Kuwait

 2012-2015       Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems

Department of MIS, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan 

2008-2011   Lecturer -Faculty of Commerce, University of Wollongong, Australia  

2003-2006    Full-time Lecturer 

Department of Business Administration, Jordan University, Jordan

Department of Business Administration, Al-Balqa Applied Science University, Jordan 

Research Publications

Banna, S. (2026). Factors associated with wearable health device use among female university students in Kuwait: Behavioral and psychological perspective. Informing Science: The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline, 29, Article 8. https://doi.org/10.28945/5781


Alzougool, B., & Banna, S. (2025). Public awareness and perception of the smart city concept in Kuwait: Evaluating its six key dimensions. Informing Science: The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline, 28, Article 26. https://doi.org/10.28945/5603


Alzougool, B., & Banna, S. (2025). Navigating the Smart City Concept in Kuwait: Citizen Insights and Dimension Analysis Chapter 7-Emerald Publication, https://bookstore.emerald.com/civic-synergy-hb-9781837080434.html


Banna, S., & Alzougool, B. (2024). Use of mobile health applications by lay users in Kuwait. Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management, 19, Article 32. https://doi.org/10.28945/5384

Ottesen A, Banna S, Alzougool B. (2023). Women Will Drive the Demand for EVs in the Middle East over the Next 10 Years—Lessons from Today’s Kuwait and 1960s USA. Energies; 16(9):3756. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16093756


Ottesen A., Banna S., and Alzougool B. (2023). "How to Cross the Chasm for the Electric Vehicle World’s Laggards—A Case Study in Kuwait" World Electric Vehicle Journal 14, no. 2: 45. Rank Q-2, Scopus indexed. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj14020045

Ottesen A., Banna S., AlZougool B. (2022), “Driving Factors for Women's Switch to Electric Vehicles in Conservative Kuwait,” Journal of Women's Entrepreneurship and Education (JWEE), Rank Q-3, Scopus and Elsevier indexed. https://www.library.ien.bg.ac.rs/index.php/jwee/article/view/1515

Ottesen A., Banna S., AlZougool B. (2022), “Attitudes of Drivers towards Electric Vehicles in Kuwait.” Sustainability Journal, 14 (19), 12163, https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/19/12163Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Environmental Sciences) / CiteScore - Q1 (Geography, Planning and Development)

 Banna S. (2022). “The Emerging Challenges for Online Teaching in The Times of Covid-19: An Emerging Market Perspective”, International Journal of Information and Education Technology (Scopus indexed). Vol.12 (3), No. 3, pp.239-245 http://www.ijiet.org/vol12/1610-IJIET-3219.pdf

 Banna S. and Ottesen A. (2021), “Why so few EVs are in Kuwait and how to amend it”.  International Journal of Engineering and Technology. Vol 10 (2), pp.181-189 https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/ijet/issue/view/559Banna

Banna S. and Ottesen A. (2018). “Technology Acceptance of Mobile Health Applications in GCC: Case of Kuwait”. International Journal of Engineering and Technology.Vol.7.Nov.4. https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/ijet/article/view/13502

Banna S.  Hasan H., and Patrick D., (2016), “Understanding the Diversity of User Requirements for Interactive Online Health Services”, International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management. https://www.inderscience.com/login.php?op. Journal 

Banna S., AlMutairi M., and Hasan H., (2015), “Business Sustainable Strategies in Practice: The Case of Emerging Market-Kuwait”, Journal of Economics, Business and Management, Vol.3, No.6, pp.583-590 http://www.joebm.com/list-44-1.html

Banna S., Hasan H., and Meloche J., (2012), “Australian Online Public Information Systems: An Evolving Study Public Health Website”, Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Vol.17 (No.2) http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/526

 Banna S., Al Mutairi M., Hasan H., Meloche J. (2012) “Managerial Subjective Perceptions on Environmental Business Sustainable Practices When Making Strategic Decisions in Australia: A Case of Developed Country”, Journal of Human Subjectivity, Vol.10 (No.1), pg.5-31 http://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/ArticleDetail/2825544