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Dr Azhdar Karami

Senior Lecturer in Banking & Finance

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Division: Business Studies

Location: Room 0.12, Hen Goleg

Telephone: 01248 38 8350

Email: a.karami@bangor.ac.uk

Dr Azhdar Karami

View Dr Azhdar Karami’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

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 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:

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

Tutor to Postgraduate and Undergraduate students

Director of the PhD Programme in Business and Management

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching

  • ASB-2104 Management and Organizations (Undergraduate)
  • ASB-4413 Strategic Management (Postgraduate)
  • 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 IS  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

2019

  • E-pub ahead of printRelative performance of judgemental methods for forecasting the success of megaprojects
    Litsiou, K., Polychronakis, Y., Karami, A. & Nikolopoulos, K., 26 Nov 2019, In : International Journal of Forecasting.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  • PublishedThe Impact of Knowledge Management Strategy on Service Innovation Performance in Private and Public Hospitals
    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

2017

  • E-pub ahead of printThe effect of social media on firm performance
    Tajvidi, R. & Karami, A., 20 Sep 2017, In : Computers in Human Behavior. 115, 10 p., 105174.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2015

  • PublishedProduct development strategy: Innovation Capacity and Entrepreneurial Firm Performance in High-Tech SMEs
    Tajvidi, M. & Karami, A., 15 Jul 2015, Palgrave Macmillan. 260 p.
    Research output: Book/Report › Book
  • PublishedStrategic marketing management and firm performance
    Yarahmadi, H., Karami, A. & Mitchelmore, S., 26 Nov 2015, Lambert Academic Publishing. 220 p.
    Research output: Book/Report › Book

2010

  • PublishedCritical success factors for inter-firm technological cooperation: an empirical study of high-tech SMEs in China.
    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

2009

  • PublishedManagers of small and medium enterprises: mission statement and enhanced organizational performance.
    Alavi, M. T. & Karami, A., 1 Jun 2009, In : Journal of Management Development. 28, 6, p. 555-562
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2008

  • PublishedDoes strategic human resource management matter in high-tech sector? Some learning points for SME managers.
    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
  • PublishedMotives for and modes of interfirm technological cooperation: an empirical study of China's high-technology SMEs.
    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

2007

  • PublishedStrategy Formulation in Entrepreneurial Firms
    Karami, A., 1 Jan 2007, Ashgate.
    Research output: Book/Report › Book

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