Alumnae and Alumni
Below, we present to you the graduates of the 'Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Leadership' along with the year of publication and the titles of their research theses.
This list list will be updated every December.
Fatuma Mohamed Adan (2024): Role of Field Managers in fostering organizational learning in an operational crisis response: a case study of ICRC Ukraine operations.
Sigiriya Monique Aebischer Perone (2022): Factors that enable individuals to think beyond the silos in medical settings and live the continuum of care – Interprofessional collaboration of ICRC health teams for diabetes care – Aleppo, Syria.
Naik Mohammad Ahmadzai (2023): What are the potential factors of digitalization that could possibly lead and strengthen the already existing diversity approach of the ICRC? – The Role of Leaders and Technology in Diversity.
Dina Othman Ali Al-Jabaari Daana (2022): COVID19 Pandemic Impact on the ICRC employees in the West Bank – A qualitative study from 5 ICRC offices in the West Bank, Palestinian Territories.
Abdalmajid Alshaer (2021): Basic set of skills required for humanitarian leaders in complex and security-prone contexts.
Juliana Andrea Amador Mesa (2024): Hybrid Work: A Tool of Inclusion for Humanitarian Leaders? – An Exploration within the Swedish Red Cross.
Sorin Ardeleanu (2023): Analysing the effectiveness of selected ICRC Delegations' strategies in tackling burnout and depression – Examining the preparedness and employee support of selected ICRC Delegations' approaches in addressing burnout and depression.
Ali Akbar Nawaz Awan (2023): How to Optimize Developing and Leading ICRC ICT Teams in Light of the Emerging Future of ICT – The current and foreseeable ICT leadership challenges in leading an ICT team in ICRC, and optimization of ICT leadership to address these challenges in light of an emerging future.
Lawrence Baya (2024): Navigating Accountability Dilemmas in Emergency Humanitarian Interventions – What are the fundamental issues that limit accountability in humanitarian response, from the ICRC perspective?
Bonaventure Bazirutwabo (2021): The impact of Servant Leadership on the motivation and the intention to stay of the Red Cross volunteers in Africa.
Bal Bahadur Bhujel (2022): Employee’s Engagement in Cairo Delegation: Reflection of key employee’s experience at the Cairo Delegation on determinants of employee's engagement.
Leonard Blazeby (2021): Language matters: How do mindsets affect the use of language by women leaders in the inspiration and engagement of teams?
Krishna Chandra Chalisey (2021): Separation and Overlapping of Governance and Management in Nepali NGOs.
Oscar Felipe Chavez Aguirre (2022): Burnout management in humanitarian organisations in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Panama.
Agnès Coutou (2023): Identifying the practices used by ICRC line managers in field delegations when supporting the career development of staff with physical or sensory disabilities.
Abrão Filipe Cunga (2024): Humanitarian Leadership influence on employee retention – How leadership can help retain employees in humanitarian organizations during a situation of financial crisis.
Aliyu Dawobe (2021): Does Ethnic Diversity Amongst Red Cross Staff & Volunteers Influence ICRC’s Decision-making Processes on aid-giving in Conflict-Prone Communities of Central Nigeria?
Ferdinand Dembele (2024): Challenges of middle managers amidst the ICRC 2023 financial crisis – What are the challenges of middle managers amidst the ICRC 2023 financial crisis?
Amit Dhar (2023): Leadership Challenges in Leading Partners towards Digital Transformation - Assistance and encouragement from ICRC to the National Societies for using technology in the emerging future to transform their value propositions through digital transformation.
Nadia Mai Dibsy (2023): Exploring contextual factors that can deter or influence the emergence of Informal leadership in a humanitarian setting.
Dika Dulic (2021): Leadership and Management in a Humanitarian setting with focus on a smaller structure (smaller teams) - Seeing the forest and the tree at the same time.
Rana El Baba (2024): How to bridge the knowledge gap between experienced ICRC supply chain professionals and newcomers?
Eliane El Hajj (2023): Well-Being and Motivation in a context of cascading disruptive events: the experience and perspective of ICRC Lebanon Resident Staff - What ICRC Lebanon Resident Staff can tell on useful practices supporting their well-being and motivation?
Peter Evans (2021): A Grounded Theory Study of Operational Decision-making Processes in ICRC Delegations.
Yeo Gahoussou (2023): Diversity, equity, and inclusion in humanitarian organizations - A case study of the Sub-Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross based in Bukavu/DRC.
Sabahat Jamal Gillani (2022): Female leadership inclusion in the Health sector, more specifically in Pakistan, a patriarchal society – How gender inclusive are Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in the Health Sector and do women leaders have executive power? A case study of Pakistan.
Syed Waqas Gillani (2021): Community Engagement - How a community can be engaged in decision making process for water and habitat interventions.
Lloyd Gillet (2022): The efficacy of trained peer coaches in achieving leadership development goals versus untrained peer coaches. – Does having a trained peer coach contribute to achieving leadership development goals?
Basheer Muwadh Hussein Gubran (2022): Staff Turnover and Team Performance – What is the impact of staff turnover on team performance in International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Yemen Delegation?
Husam Abdulrashed Abdulmolla Haidar (2024): Study on the Impacts of Values on Leadership Agility in Terms of Decision Making and Resilience: The Example of ICRC Yemen.
Abdul Azim Halimi (2021): Remote Work - Making Remote Work Really Work. The Role of ICT in ICRC Afghanistan During Covid-19.
Ernest Haridi Musilimu (2024): Partnership and Resource Mobilization within the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC RC) from 2018 to 2023.
Jean-Claude Havyarimana (2024): Examining the Impact of Leadership on Technology Adoption and Digital Culture in a typical ICRC Delegation.
Lilli Heinrichs (2021): Informal Mentoring Experiences of Female Managers in the Humanitarian Field: Illuminating the Path for Aspiring Women Leaders.
Veronika Ursula Hinz-Gugliuzza (2022): Work in the Time of Covid-19 – Experiences from the field: Humanitarian Leaders go virtual – an example of ICRC in Nigeria.
Asaf Javarov (2021): Digital Transformation and ICT Organization Optimization - What are the ICT setup design options within the global non-profit organization field setting in the digital-transformation age?
Ahmad Kazouini (2021): Understanding the level of human centric approach in the problem-solving process in the ICRC’s Water and Habitat department in protracted conflicts.
Naveed Khan (2021): How Do We Encourage a Culture of Feedback, in Particularly 360-Degree Feedback, within the ICRC? - A Cross Sectional Based Study.
Johnson Kwangware (2022): The Role of Organisational Structure in the Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance.
David Olang Makuach Lam (2023): Leadership Qualities favouring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the Humanitarian sector, the case of ICRC’s Sub-Delegation of Bentiu in South Sudan.
Elena Leclerc (2021): Decision-making in humanitarian organizations - Understanding the challenge of compliance.
Karina Lehmann (2024): Enablers and obstacles of female career progression in the ICRC – Breaking barriers and building bridges towards gender equity.
John Bert Macato (2023): Perspectives on the Use and Rejection of Empathy in Frontline Humanitarian Negotiation.
May Mousa (2021): Identifying the intergenerational differences in motivation within the ICRC, and their implications in terms of leadership.
Shazia Nawaz Umer (2021): Technological Innovation for Humanitarian Aid and Assistance – Optimization of Humanitarian Aid by Artificial Intelligence.
Patrick Nyongesa (2024): Leadership in partnerships for institutional sustainability – A case study of ICRC investment in Nigeria Red Cross Society Capacity Building initiatives.
Isabel Ortigosa Barbero (2023): Construction of women's leadership identities in the ICRC - Purpose and sources of fulfilment.
Mohamed Sheikheldin Osman Gamma (2022): Leadership and staff retention in three branches of the Sudanese Red Crescent Society – An exploration of factors of staff retention in SRCS branches in Darfur.
Uma Pandey (2021): Can flexible work options improve the retention of female workforce in the humanitarian sector within South Asian Context?
Budi Dhaju Parmadi (2023): ICT Resident employee turnover in the ICRC – What are the reasons contributing to the intention to leave?
Rowena Bautista Raborar (2023): Factors Affecting User Intention of PeopleDoc Employee File Management Tool - A Study of Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behavioural Intention.
Filipa Ranito Pessoa Anacoreta (2022): How green is the ICRC Nairobi Delegation? – What are the missing things to be (more) pro-environmental?
Kosimo Anthony Richard (2023): Virtual Leadership in the ICRC - What challenges did ICRC managers in South Sudan have in managing their teams virtually, and how did they try to overcome those challenges?
Håkon Jakob Røthing (2023): Humanitarian Team Dynamics - Effects of Team Development on Psychological Safety in Humanitarian Contexts.
Hafizullah Safi (2021): The importance of trust in building high performing team during emergency relief assistance for displaced people.
Hesham Abdulhalim Ali Saeed (2024): Examining the Impact of Digital Transformation on the Ability of ICRC Staff to Meet Leadership Needs.
Mariam Samashvili (2024): Inclusion of Resident Staff in the ICRC.
Nino Samkharadze (2024): The residentialisation process applied in the delegations of Eurasia at the ICRC – Factors that determine the readiness of resident staff to take up positions previously held by mobile staff.
Ghulam Muhaiuddin Sayad (2023): How does the presence or absence of Ethical leadership influence a sense of inclusiveness and integrity among teams in the humanitarian sector? – The impact of presence or absence of ethical leadership in a team.
Subash Kumar Sinha (2023): Factors Facilitating the Impact of Short-Term/Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Training on Quality of Physical Rehabilitation Services.
Makram Soua (2021): Impact of Country Level Leadership Succession on Employee Engagement in ICRC. Does the leaders’ age and gender, and employees’ job grade influence the level of impact of succession on engagement?
Christophe Ami Léon Taramarcaz (2021): Shared Services Centers for nonprofit organizations - What are the motives for establishing Shared Services Centers in nonprofit organizations?
Khaing Thet Lynn (2022): What factors improve the efficiency of the blue-line leadership of the virtual team?
Stéphane Nicolas Thonney (2023): Implementing changes within ICRC field logistics teams - What are the best practices used by team leaders for implementing change within ICRC logistics field teams?
Guillaume Tendeme Thumba (2021): Relationship between ICRC compliance guidelines and the delivery of assistance in local field of operations.
