Dr. Azhdar Karami is a Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Management. He started his academic career in 1991 when he obtained his MBA and has worked in different teaching posts in overseas universities, University of Bradford, and ultimately as a Senior Lecturer in the Bangor Business School. Azhdar has been and is currently responsible for organizing two modules in undergraduate and two more modules in postgraduate levels at the Bangor Business School. Dr. Karami’s research interests include strategic management; entrepreneurship and innovation in SMEs. He has published several books, journal articles, and conference papers. His latest book titled “strategy development in entrepreneurial firms” appeared in the book market in late 2007. He has published in a number of leading international peer-refereed journals including Journal of Management Development; International Journal of Management and Corporate Governance: International Journal of Business in Society, International Journal of Technology Management, and International Journal of Business Information Systems.

Qualifications:

Ph.D. of Strategic Management
MRes, PG Diploma, Research Methodology in Management
MBA Master of Business Administration
BA Business Administration

Membership of Professional Bodies:

Member of Editorial Board: Journal of Corporate Ownership and Control
Member of British Academy of Management
Member of Academy of International Business
Member of The Higher Education Academy
Member of Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE)

Roles within Bangor Business School:

Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Management
Tutor to Postgraduate and Undergraduate students
Director of the Ph.D. Programme in Business and Management

Research Interests

Strategic management, entrepreneurship, and innovation
Growth and development strategies in the SME sector
Strategic HRM and OB

Teaching

• ASB-2104 Management and Organizations (Undergraduate)
• ASB-4413 Strategic Management (Postgraduate)
• Ph.D. Supervision

External appointments

• External Examiner: Ph.D. Programme, at The University of East London, London, UK
• External Examiner: Ph.D. Programme, at The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
• External Examiner: Ph.D. Programme at Dundee Business School, University of Abertay Dundee, UK.
• External Examiner: Ph.D. Programme at Northampton Business School, Northampton University, UK.
• Moderator, MBA Programme, Informatics, Singapore.
• Moderator, BSc & MBA, Imperial Institute of Higher Education (IIHE), Sri Lanka.
• External Examiner: Research Programme at School of Management, University of Cranfield, UK.
• External Examiner, Ph.D. Programme, Gomal University, Pakistan.
• External Examiner: MSc, Strategic IS  Programme at Northampton Business School, Northampton University, UK.