Yashar Salamzadeh

Yashar Salamzadeh is a PhD scholar and currently works as a senior lecturer in digital business and MBA program leader at University of Sunderland. He previously has worked as a senior lecturer at Graduate School of Business at USM, Malaysia, as the head of “global strategy and OB” research cluster and the head of micro-credential program. He had published more than 150 research articles in international and national journals and conferences. He has the experience of 14 years teaching in MBA and Master of management courses in five different universities in middle east, south-east Asia and Europe. He has supervised more than 85 MBA and master students and 10 PhD/DBA students. He has led the lunch of a new specialization for MBA courses at GSB, USM on “Digital Leadership” and has developed the “Digital Enterprise and innovaiton” MBA module at University of Sunderland. He has the experience of six years management consultancy for different organizations in Iran and Malaysia. He also has cooperated with more than 45 international journals as an editorial board member and review board member. His fields of interest include Entrepreneurial Universities, Digital Leadership & HRM, Digital transformation, Strategic Management, CSR and Networked Organizations

Publications

Do E-Competences Lead to Digital Transformation?: Mediating Role of Digital Leadership
Yashar Salamzadeh, Li Lih Seah, Ai Ping Teoh. © 2024. 26 pages.
The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of e-Competencies on digital transformation, with a specific focus on the mediating role of digital leadership within...
Employability Skills and Pre-Professional Identity in the Era of IR4.0: A Malaysian Perspective
Adrian Shiew Ming Tang, Teoh Ai Ping, Yashar Salamzadeh. © 2023. 13 pages.
The main idea of this chapter is to prepare a conceptual base for the link between employability skills and pre-professional identity of IT graduates in IR4.0 era. This framework...
Digital Leadership Competencies in the Malaysian Context: A Study in Manager Levels
Sree Gayithri Maruthuvellu, Yashar Salamzadeh, Christopher Richardson. © 2022. 29 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the most important digital leadership competencies for managers in Malaysia and to develop the profile of digital leadership...
Future of Jobs in IR4.0 Era: The Essential Technologies and Skills of the Future Jobs
Noor Fareen Abdul Rahim, Mohd. Nizam Sarkawi, Abdul Rahman Jaaffar, Jauriyah Shamsuddin, Yashar Salamzadeh, Sameh Mohamed Abdelhay. © 2022. 18 pages.
Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing the way companies work and integrate enabling technologies, including the internet of things (IoT), cloud computing, analytics, and AI and machine...
Climate Change Adaptation Disclosure Among the Companies in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Study Selected From the Forbes Global 2000 Leading Companies List
Azlan Amran, Yashar Salamzadeh, Athivagar Athinarayanan. © 2021. 21 pages.
Climate change, due to its significant global impact, has been the focus of many recent researches. Many businesses adapt their activities to be more compliant with climate...