Education

• Ph.D., Strategic Management of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (INDIA)
• M.B.A. (Management), Devi Ahilya University, Indore, INDIA
• B.E. (Mechanical Engineering), Rani Durgavati University, Jabaplpur, INDIA

Research Interests

• Corporate Strategy

• Strategic Management

• Technology and Innovation Management

• AI Applications in Strategic Management 

• CSR and Sustainability

Selected Publications

• • Kayani, U., Dsouza, S., Husain, Z., Nawaz, F., & Hasan, F. (2025). Does the performance of financial technology (fintech) firms matter: evidence from North American and European Fintech firms. Cogent Economics & Finance, 13(1), 2451050.
  • Husain, Z., Dayan, B., & Chaudhry, I. S. (2024). Roles of organizational flexibility and organizational support on service innovation via organizational learning–A moderated mediation model. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 10(3), 100367. doi:10.1016/j.joitmc.2024.100367
  • Pathak, R. D., Sergei, T., de Vries, R. E., Gupta, V., Neill, S., & Husain, Z. (2024). Humility and Charismatic Leadership: A Boost or Bust for Leadership Outcomes in the Russian Context. Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, 1-16. DOI:10.1007/s40171-023-00364-x
  • Dayan, M., Ng, P. Y., Husain, Z., & Zacca, R. (2023). Effects of constructive politics and market turbulence on entrepreneurial Orientation–Performance relationship: A moderated mediation model. European Management Journal, 41(3), 385-394.  DOI:10.1016/j.emj.2022.03.001
  • Husain, Z., Dayan, M., Sushil, Di Benedetto, C.A. (2022). Impact of Customer Focus on Technology Leadership Via Technology Development Capability – A Moderated Mediation Model, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, 37(2):.282-293. DOI: 10.1108/JBIM-04-2020-0186
  • Zwikael, O., Pathak, R.D., Ling, F., Totov, S., Husain, Z., Sharma, B., Tay, C.Y., Samson, D. (2022). Variation in Project Management Practices Across Borders, Production Planning & Control, 30(13):1270-1282. DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2020.1858362
  • Dayan M., Al Kuwaiti, I.A., Husain, Z., Ng, P.Y., Dayan, A. (2022) Factors Influencing Patients Loyalty to Outpatient Medical Services: Evidence from the Emirates of Abu Dhabi, International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, 39(1):176-203. DOI: 10.1108/IJQRM-11-2020-0373
  • Husain, Z., Maqbool, A., Haleem, A., Pathak, R. D., & Samson, D. (2021). Analyzing the business models for circular economy implementation: a fuzzy TOPSIS approach. Operations Management Research, 14(3):256-271. DOI: 10.1007/s12063-023-00358-z
  • Husain, Z. (2020). Successful collaboration leads to effective technology transfer at Hero MotoCorp, Ltd, Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 39(3), 17-28. DOI: 10.1002/joe.21991
  • Husain, Z., Dayan, M., Pathak, R. D., Langer, M., & König, C. J. (2018). How much self‐presentation behavior do applicants from the United Arab Emirates exhibit? International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 26(2-4), 191-195. DOI: 10.1111/ijsa.1222
  • Husain Z, (2016). Technology Strategy Framework for the Firms in Growing Economies, Journal for Global Business Advancement, 9(3): 248-274. DOI: 10.1504/JGBA.2016.076723 
  • Husain, Z., Dayan, M., & Di Benedetto, C. A. (2016). The impact of networking on competitiveness via organizational learning, employee innovativeness, and innovation process: A mediation model. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 40, 15-28. DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2016.03.001

Teaching Courses

• Strategic Management (U, G)
• International Business Management (U,G)
• Quality Management(U)
• Managing Performance(U)
• Organization and Job Design(U)
• Strategic Human Resouce Management(U, G)
• Organizational Behaviour (U, G)
• Leadership (U, G)

Memberships:

• Strategic Management Society
• International Association for Management of Technology

My Research activities are linked to: