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Research interests
Dr. ALI has rich experience and expertise in design thinking. He also established a design studio at Fatih University with the collaboration of Hasso Platner Institute (HPI), Germany. His research areas include innovation and capability development in SMEs, technology and innovation management, interoperability and agile SMEs, digital transformation, creativity, design thinking, and innovation in higher education. He has also developed a design thinking model, called SNIPE.
Personal profile
Dr. Zulfiqar Ali holds a doctoral degree in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management with a research focus on innovation in SMEs and creativity in higher education from City University of Hong Kong, a master’s degree in innovation and entrepreneurship from Fatih university Istanbul, and University of Southern Denmark and a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and management from University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Before joining this institute, Dr. ALI worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, also in the Department of Management Sciences at the City University of Hong Kong.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate, City University of Hong Kong
Sept 2014 → Feb 2018
Award Date: 2 Oct 2018
Master, M.S., Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Fatih University
Sept 2011 → Aug 2013
Award Date: 3 Oct 2013
Master, M.S., Innovation and Business, University of Southern Denmark
Sept 2012 → Feb 2013
Award Date: 13 Mar 2013
Bachelor, B.S., Industrial Engineering & Management
Dec 2005 → Aug 2010
Award Date: 16 Feb 2012
External positions
Postdoctoral Fellow, City University of Hong Kong
Sept 2020 → Aug 2021
Graduate Teaching Assistant, City University of Hong Kong
Feb 2020 → Aug 2020
Postdoctoral Fellow, City University of Hong Kong
Dec 2018 → Dec 2019
Research Assistant, City University of Hong Kong
Sept 2017 → Feb 2018
Research and Teaching Assistant, Fatih University
Oct 2013 → Aug 2014
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The neglected role of knowledge assets interplay in the pursuit of organisational ambidexterity
Ali, M., Shujahat, M., Ali, Z., Kianto, A., Wang, M. & Bontis, N., 2022, In: Technovation. 114Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of management support on individual learning opportunity and creativity performance in Hong Kong manufacturing companies
Sun, H., Ali, Z. & Wei, L., 28 Oct 2021, In: Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. 33, 4, p. 696-716 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Psychosocial barriers of public transport use and social exclusion among older adults: Empirical evidence from Lahore, Pakistan
Al-Rashid, M. A., Goh, H. C., Harumain, Y. A. S., Ali, Z., Campisi, T. & Mahmood, T., 29 Dec 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 1, p. 1-23 23 p., 185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access24 Citations (Scopus) -
An empirical study to explore the interplay of Managerial and Operational capabilities to infuse organizational innovation in SMEs
Ali, Z., Zwetsloot, I. M. & Nada, N., 2019, In: Procedia Computer Science. 158, p. 260-269 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
The impact of managerial and adaptive capabilities to stimulate organizational innovation in SMEs: A complementary PLS-SEM approach
Ali, Z., Sun, H. & Ali, M., 23 Nov 2017, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 9, 12, 2157.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access38 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Best Paper award by deanship of scientific research, University of King Abdullah Aziz-KSA
Ali, Zulfiqar (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Honorary award
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Partial Support Program Scholarship from Higher Education Commission Pakistan for supporting PhD studies abroad.
Ali, Zulfiqar (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Honorary award
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Erasmus Exchange scholarship from European Union to study one semester at University of Southern Denmark.
Ali, Zulfiqar (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Other distinction