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Dr Muhammad Aftab Alam

Dr Alam is a lecturer in Strategy and International Business at the School of Business and Law.

Biography

Dr Alam holds a PhD in Management from Macquarie University (2020), in which he investigated innovation ecosystems in Silicon Valley (USA) and Sydney (Australia). He has a dual MBA in HRM and Finance and is a recipient of a Gold Medal for securing 1st position with High Distinction.

Dr Alam brings more than twenty years of industry knowledge from different cultures and sectors including military, aviation, meteorology, and gemology. He has served as a professional military pilot, aircraft accident investigator, and safety auditor. Dr Alam also worked at the United Nations mission in Northeast Africa.

He has taught several units at the University of Sydney Business School, Macquarie Business School, and the University of Technology Sydney Business School. His teaching covers areas like international business, strategic management, entrepreneurship, and research methods.

His research interests are in open innovation ecosystems, strategy, international business, and aviation safety. He has published on these topics in several journals, including Academy of Management Discoveries, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Management and Organization, Strategic Change, and Journal of Air Transport Management.

Current Teaching
  • International Business
  • Strategic Management.

Awards and Recognition
  • [2023] [Feedback for Teaching FFT - Award for outstanding teaching in the Discipline of International Business] (The University of Sydney Business School).
  • [2022] [Feedback for Teaching FFT - Award for outstanding teaching in the Discipline of International Business] (The University of Sydney Business School).
  • [2021] [Feedback for Teaching FFT- Award for outstanding teaching in the Discipline of International Business] (The University of Sydney Business School).
  • [2020] [Distinguished Talent - Permanent Resident Visa for an internationally recognised record of exceptional achievement in the field of data science] (Australian government).
  • [2017] [Awarded iRTP fully funded scholarship] (Commonwealth of Australia) [About $180,000]
  • [2017] [Winner of 3-Minute Thesis Competition] (FBE, Macquarie University) [$700 cash prize]
  • [2016] [First position in PhD Comprehensive exam] (Iqra University, Islamabad, Pakistan)
  • [2014] [Gold Medal with First position in MBA] (National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan).

Research Areas and Interests
  • Innovation ecosystems
  • Entrepreneurship
  • International business
  • Strategic management
  • Aviation safety
  • Business ethics

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