Category: Research
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An Intersectional Perspective on Gender and Migration: The Case of Qatar
Brief of the research paper presented by Prof Jawad Syed on female migrant domestic workers presented at the Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) in Qatar. In this interview, Prof Syed offers an analysis of how gender and foreignness intersect to influence the experiences of skilled migrant women…
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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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Dr. Jawad Syed Wins HEC Best Researcher Award
Dr. Jawad Syed, Professor at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), LUMS, has been awarded the Best Researcher Award in the Social Sciences by the Higher Education Commission Pakistan (HEC). This prestigious honour is part of the 9th HEC Research Awards for the year 2023. On October 1st, 2024,…
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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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Business Schools in South Asia
This is an incomplete list of notable business schools in the region. Please write to info@southasianaom.com to update this list. India Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A)http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/ Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM C) @ Kolkattahttp://www.iimcal.ac.in/ Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM B)http://www.iimb.ernet.in/index.jsp Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM…
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Journals Related to South Asia
The following is an incomplete list of journals and periodicals related to South Asia: South Asian Journal of Business StudiesPublished by: Emerald South Asian Journal of Business Studies (previously: South Asian Journal of Global Business Research) is the official journal of the South Asian Academy of Management. The mission of…
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Sri Lanka Business Leaders Slash Their Pay Over Coronavirus
Senior executives of top business groups in Sri Lanka have taken up to 60 percent salary cuts as Coronavirus killed sales and hit cash flows, but not state sector salary cuts have been announced though most are staying at home. Sri Lanka’s publicly traded John Keells Holdings told employees in…
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Top Researchers in Business Education in Pakistan
A story of two lists: Who is who when it comes to research in Pakistani Business School Dr. Muhammad Mohsin ButtAir University, Islamabad, Pakistan (Transcript of Facebook video with minor edits) Here is an overview of top researchers in business faculty in Pakistan which is based on my study with…
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative in a Global Context
Call for Book Chapters China’s Belt and Road Initiative in a Global Context: A Business and Management Perspective Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Deadline for submissions: June 15, 2018 Expression of interest: February 15, 2018 Year of publication: 2018 Editors Jawad SyedDean and ProfessorSuleman Dawood School of BusinessLahore University of Management SciencesLahore, PakistanEmail:…
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Book Announcement: Employee Motivation in Saudi Arabia: An Investigation into the Higher Education Sector
Book’s title: ‘Employee Motivation in Saudi Arabia: An Investigation into the Higher Education Sector’ Authors: Rodwan Fallatah and Jawad Syed Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Year: 2018 Witten by Rodwan Fallatah and Jawad Syed, this book investigates the relevance of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as a theory of motivation, whilst taking into…
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Call for Papers: Special Issue of ‘Journal of Management & Organizations’
Special Issue of ‘Journal of Management & Organizations’ “Contextualizing diversity within Islam: Interpretations, understandings and implications for management and organizations” Guest editors: Jawad Syed and Edwina Pio In the mainstream academic literature as well as media, the Islamic faith and Muslims are often presented as a monolithic religion, ignoring the internal…
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Contextualising Management and Organisations in South Asia
What if our actions were imbued with the sacred? What if activism in organisations evokes better local society and responsible global community? What if sacred activism signals the performance of a deeper understanding and mindful actions for contextualising management and organisations in South Asia? These are some of the questions…
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Gender equality at work in South Asia – Special Issue of ‘Gender in Management’
This paper is a guest editorial piece in the Special Issue of the Gender in Management journal on “Gender equality at work in South Asia”. In this paper, the authors aim not only to introduce the papers selected for the Special Issue but also to offer an overview of the…
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Gender and Diversity in South Asia (Special Issue of EDI Journal)
Call for Papers: ‘Gender and Diversity in Organizations in South Asia’ Special Issue Editors Jawad Syed, University of Kent, UK, j.syed@kent.ac.uk Edwina Pio, AUT University, New Zealand, edwina.pio@aut.ac.nz This is a call for papers for an SI titled,‘Gender and Diversity in Organizations in South Asia’ for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)…
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