Overview
Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Management
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 in a number of leading international peer refereed journals including Journal of Computers in Human Behavior (ABS 3*), International Journal of Forecasting (ABS 3*), Business Strategy and the Environment Journal (ABS 3*), 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:
PhD 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
Academic Leader International Franchised Programme MDIS Singapore Malaysia
Additional Contact Information
Division: Business Studies
Location: Room 0.12, Hen Goleg
Telephone: 01248 38 8350
Email: a.karami@bangor.ac.uk
Teaching and Supervision
Teaching
- ASB 1105 Principles of Business Management
- ASB 3009 Strategic Management
- ASB 4426 Contemporary Issues in Management
- PhD Supervision
External appointments
- External Examiner: PhD Programme, at The University of East London, London, UK
- External Examiner: PhD Programme, at The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- External Examiner: PhD Programme at Dundee Business School, University of Abertay Dundee, UK.
- External Examiner: PhD 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, PhD Programme, Gomal University, Pakistan.
- External Examiner: MSc, Strategic ISÂ Programme at Northampton Business School, Northampton University, UK.
Research Interests
Research Interests
Strategic management, entrepreneurship and innovation
Growth and development strategies in SME sector
Strategic HRM and OB
Publications
2024
- Published
Rezazadeh, A., Nikpey Pesyan, V. & Karami, A., 16 Jan 2024, In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management. 17, 1, p. 45-62 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Sarvari, R., Jabarzadeh, Y., Karami, A. & Jabarnejad, M., Mar 2024, In: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 20, 1, p. 367-391 25 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2022
- Published
Karami, A. & Gorzynski, R. A., Jan 2022, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 31, 1, p. 371-389
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Litsiou, K., Polychronakis, Y., Karami, A. & Nikolopoulos, K., Jul 2022, In: International Journal of Forecasting. 38, 3, p. 1185-1196
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
- Published
Arghashi, V., Bozbay, Z. & Karami, A., Oct 2021, In: Journal of Relationship Marketing. 20, 4, p. 319-348
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Tajvidi, R. & Karami, A., Feb 2021, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 115, 10 p., 105174.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2019
- Published
Hosseini, S. S., Tekmedash, Y. N., Karami, A. & Jabarzadeh, Y., Jan 2019, In: Iranian Journal of Management Studies. 12, 1, p. 1-24
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2015
- Published
Tajvidi, M. & Karami, A., 15 Jul 2015, Palgrave Macmillan. 260 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review - Published
Yarahmadi, H., Karami, A. & Mitchelmore, S., 26 Nov 2015, Lambert Academic Publishing. 220 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
2010
- Published
Chen, D. & Karami, A., 1 Jan 2010, In: International Journal of Technology Management. 51, 2-4, p. 282-299
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2009
- Published
Alavi, M. T. & Karami, A., 1 Jun 2009, In: Journal of Management Development. 28, 6, p. 555-562
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2008
- Published
Jones, B. M., Jones, B., Karami, A. & Kakabadse, N., 1 Jan 2008, In: Corporate Governance. 8, 1, p. 7-17
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Karami, A. & Chen, D., 27 Jun 2008, In: International Journal of Business Information Systems. 3, 6, p. 624-636
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2007
- Published
Karami, A., 1 Jan 2007, Ashgate.
Research output: Book/Report › Book