Category: Articles
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Imam Hussain and Freedom
Jawad Syed In his famous tribute to Imam Hussain, Allama Iqbal eloquently states: تا قیامت قطعِ استبداد کردموجِ خونِ او چمن ایجاد کرد(رموزِبیخودی)Loose translation: Through his ultimate sacrifice in Karbala, and by steadfastly refusing to pledge allegiance to the tyrannical and illegitimate caliph Yazid bin Muawiya, Imam Hussain (the Prophet’s…
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Jinnah: A Role Model of Inclusive Leadership
Jawad Syed In a world filled with xenophobia and othering, where opportunistic and expedient politicians across the globe frequently exploit hate to gain cheap popularity and votes, it is pertinent to draw inspiration from the following letter to the editor of Time magazine by Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-e-Azam), the founder…
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Negotiation Gone Wrong: Trump, Zelenskyy, and the Harvard Framework
The meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on February 28, 2025, was a high-stakes diplomatic encounter that quickly unraveled into a tense and unproductive exchange. When analyzed through the lens of Harvard’s principles of negotiation—separating people from the problem, focusing on interests rather than positions, generating options for mutual…
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Unlocking and Safeguarding Human Potential Across South Asia
Samina rose from humble beginnings in Karachi, Pakistan to become a proud woman business owner employing nine people. Her embroidery business helped pay for her kids’ school and made her the primary earner in her household. Then COVID hit, trampling on her sales and dreams. She now struggles to make…
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Business Education and Engagement during COVID-19 and Beyond: Insights from Pakistan
This article offers a stakeholder perspective on business and management education and engagement in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Written by Dr. Jawad Syed (LUMS), the article is an extract from the AMDISA e-Book on COVID-19 related challenges facing management education in South Asia. Citation: Syed, J. (2021). Business…
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Security and the Belt and Road: A Critical Analysis of Threats to Chinese Nationals and Businesses in Pakistan
Dr. Jawad Syed In the wake of the recent tragic and regrettable terror attack against Chinese engineers in Pakistan, it may be useful to refer to the findings of my study on ‘Security and the Belt and Road: A Critical Analysis of Threats to Chinese Nationals and Businesses in Pakistan’…
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Entrepreneurship Education in Bangladesh – by Lee C. Nehrt
Source Publication: Journal of Small Business ManagementDate: Thursday, January 1 1987 During the 1970s the population of Bangladesh grew at an annual rate of nearly 3 percent while its food supply grew at an annual rate of only 1 to 2 percent. The country kept getting poorer and poorer as…
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Quality Education Management at Private Universities in Bangladesh
Jurnal Pendidik dan Pendidikan, Jil. 24, 17–32, 2009 Source Mohammad A. Ashraf and Yusnidah Ibrahim College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010, UUM Sintok, Kedah E-mail: mashraf@monisys.ca, yibrahim@uum.edu.my Mohd. H. R. Joarder School of Business, United International University, 80-8A Dhanmandi R/A, Dhaka 1209, Bangladesh E-mail: joarder@uiu.ac.bd Abstract: An exploratory survey…
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Business Education in Pakistan – by M.K. Areola
Source: Pakistan and Gulf Economist, Oct 26 – Nov 01, 1998 Supply and demand need to be managed to ensure quality education It has been over five years now that the influx of foreign private investment into the country created the demand of trained professionals in business administration, which has…
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Dimensions of Current Management Research in India – by M H Bala Subrahmanya
Source: South Asian Journal of Management, Apr-Jun 2005 Management research has been steadily gaining increased prominence as a ‘field of study’ in management institutions across India. This could be due to more and more ‘career avenues’ emerging not only in the steadily increasing management institutions but also in the ever-growing…
