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Dr Ahmed Abubakar
Biography
Dr. Ahmed Abubakar is an academic with over a decade of experience in university teaching, research, and academic leadership. He holds a Ph.D. in Management (Strategic Management) from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), where his research focused on organizational competitiveness, particularly in higher education institutions. His work led to the development of a model for university competitiveness in response to the dynamic and evolving educational landscape.
Dr. Abubakar also holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Business Administration from the University of Abuja and an M.Sc. in Business Administration from Nasarawa State University, Nigeria. He has furthered his professional development through a Mini-LLM in International Business Law from the London School of Business & Finance, UK, and entrepreneurship training at Robert Gordon University (RGU), Scotland.
His research interests lie in strategic management, organizational performance, competitiveness, entrepreneurship, and higher education administration. He has authored over 30 scholarly articles published in ISI/Scopus-indexed and peer-reviewed journals and is the author of Establishing Competitive University: A Strategic Management Perspective, a book aimed at supporting institutional leaders in building competitive higher education institutions.
Dr. Abubakar is currently heading Business and Commercial Law Programme at the Faculty of Business, Sohar University, Oman. He has taught a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate business management courses and supervised numerous research projects at both levels. He is actively involved in academic advising, examination coordination, and curriculum development and has initiated and led several academic programs, including the student internship initiative.
An active contributor to academic and professional communities, Dr. Abubakar frequently presents at international conferences and serves as a discussant and resource person. He is affiliated with multiple professional bodies and has received several commendations, including the Distinguished Global Scholar Award from the Academy for Global Business Advancement (AGBA), USA.
Qualification
- Ph.D. In Strategic Management, University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia, 2017.
- MSc. In Business Administration, Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nigeria, 2014.
- BSc. In Business Administration, University of Abuja, Nigeria, 2008.
Teaching Interest
- Strategic Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
Research Interest
- Strategic Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Higher Institutions Administration and Management
- Marketing
Publications
- Abubakar, A. (2024). Competition and cooperation: a coopetition strategy for sustainable performance through serial mediation of knowledge sharing and open innovation. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication.
- Abubakar, A., Al. Jahwari, N. S., & Bakheet, A. H. (2024). The Role of Environmental and Social Innovations in the Cost Leadership Strategy, Value Creation, and Business Performance: A Comparative Analysis of SMEs and Large Manufacturing Companies. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2024(1), 7078016.
- Mohammed, S. B., Khalifa, M. M., & Abubakar, A. (2024). Effect of petrol subsidy removal on government income, cost of living, consumption patterns, savings and investment, and SMEs performance. Journal of Social Economics Research, 11(3), 290-308.
- Abubakar, A., Mourgan, F. H. A., Al Kharusi, B., & Elfitori, C. M. (2023). Impact of entrepreneurial education, trait competitiveness and psychological capital on entrepreneurial behavior of university students in GCC. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 17(5), 1022-1044.
- Abubakar, A., Belwal, S., Mohammed, N., & Mohammed, U. D. (2022). Sustainable competitive advantage through corporate social responsibility (CSR) and green behavior strategies. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2022(1), 3734707.
- Abubakar, A., Khalifa, M. M., Elbasset, F. H. A., & Alkharusi, B. (2022). Strategic integration of green innovation, green behavior, and information systems for sustainable business performance & competitiveness. International Journal of Management and Sustainability, 11(1), 31-45.
- Abubakar, A., & Abdullah, H. H. (2021). Building marketing intelligence capability with the internet of things for competitiveness: empirical evidence of selected retail companies in Oman. Journal for Global Business Advancement, 14(6), 750-767.
- Abubakar, A. (2020). Coronavirus (COVID-19): Effect and survival strategy for businesses. Journal of Economics and Business, 3(2).
- Hilman, H., & Abubakar, A. (2019). Establishing a highly competitive university: a strategic management perspective. Journal for Global Business Advancement, 12(1), 3-50.
- Abubakar, A., Hilman, H., & Kaliappen, N. (2018). New tools for measuring global academic performance. Sage Open, 8(3), 2158244018790787.