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Dr. Faheem Ul Islam

Rector and Professor
Ph.D., Management and Strategy
University of Cambridge, UK

Biography

Dr. Faheem Ul Islam is the Rector and Professor at GIFT University, Gujranwala. He is one of the most experienced Professors of GIFT Business School, Gift University, Gujranwala. He previously worked as Member (MP-I) at Planning Commission; Dean at University of Management & Technology; Associate Dean at Karachi School of Business and Leadership; Associate Professor at LUMS and Assistant Professor at NUST.

Teaching Interests

  • Strategy
  • Marketing
  • Branding
  • Competitiveness

Research Interests

  • Competitiveness
  • Strategy

Selected Publications

  • Faheem ul Islam “Socioeconomy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Cluster of SMEs in Emerging Economies”, Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, Vol.20, Issues 3, 2010.
  • Faheem ul Islam “Local Interdependency to Global Competitiveness: Socioeconomy of an Agglomeration of SMEs in Transition Economy”, Competition Forum – Annual Journal of American Society of Competitiveness, Vol. 6, Number 2, 2008.
  • Faheem ul Islam (2006) “Clustering in Pakistan’s Textile Industry: Comparative Analysis of Clustered and Non-Clustered firms, PhD Working Paper 05/2006, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK.
  • Faheem Ul Islam (1996) "Image of Neighbourhood Retailing in Singapore: Gap Between Ideal Vs Actual", Temasek Journal, Singapore (June). The research findings were also prominently presented on all Television Corporation of Singapore channels on 26 September 1996, during main news broadcasts.
  • Faheem Ul Islam; Subhash C Mehta (1994) "Transformation of Traditional Retailing in a Newly Industrialising Economy: The case of Econ Minimart in Singapore", Journal of Asian Business, Winter, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p79, 19p.

Awards and Honors

  • Deans Merit List in MBA Program at LUMS
  • Asian Development Bank Scholarship for Graduate Program at National University of Singapore

Affiliations

  • Affiliate of MOC Network of Harvard Business School
  • The Competitiveness Institute (TCI)