Asif Majid
Senior Lecturer – Strategic Management, Enterprise and Innovation
Summary
Asif joined Sheffield Business School in April 2014 as a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management and Enterprise. Previous to this, he was at the University of Bradford.
His research interest is in SMEs Exporting and Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He has co-authored a research report, Roads to Success - SME Exports, which was submitted to the House of Lords, London.
Asif secured funding for the Bradford Centre for International Business in order to engage growing entrepreneurial organisations. A series of Masterclasses were developed for business leaders at a strategic level with the support of UK Trade & Investment.
In his Business Development role within the Higher Education Sector, he has generated circa £500K. He also developed a range of strategic partnerships with organisations such as: Datong Plc, Emerald Publishing, Sovereign Healthcare, NHS Innovation Centre, Pace Plc and Reckitt Benckiser.
Asif held the position of a Non-Executive Director for Acoustic Sensing Technology (UK) Ltd; this was a University spin-out company which followed the path from concept to commercialisation. Asif was part of the team that was instrumental in attracting investment of £650K from the North West Fund for Energy & Environmental.
About
Qualifications
- 2015: Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- 2013: PGDip Research Methods (Business and Management), University of Bradford, United Kingdom
- 2007: Master of Business Administration, University of Bradford, United Kingdom
- 1995: PGDip Electrical Power Engineering & Management, Other, United Kingdom
- 1994: B. Eng Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Coventry University
- 2016 to date: Doctor of Philosophy, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
CPD/ Attendance at annual conferences
Annual Conference
- 2016: , Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- 2016: , Manchester Business School, United Kingdom
Other
- 2017: , Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands (The)
Member of professional body
Membership
- 2015: , Higher Education Academy (HEA), United Kingdom
Professional body activity related to teaching
Other
- 2017: , Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
Programme or Unit leadership
- 2017: , Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- 2017: , Wakefield District College, United Kingdom
- 2016: , Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
UG External Examiner
Subject
- 2016: , Bradford College, United Kingdom
Publications
Conference papers
Majid, A., Anderson, M., Khan, M., Milisavljevic-Syed, J., West, S., Wood, B., & Majid, A. (2023). Impact of Organisational Culture on Shifting Towards a Servitization Strategy. In Spring Servitization Conference, Finland.
Presentations
Majid, A. (2024). Enterprise Education. Presented at: Teacher and Adviser CPD Event, Sheffield
Majid, A., & Maragh, D. (2023). How do you embrace Digital Technology to Embed Employability Skills using an ePortfolio Assessment. Presented at: Teaching and Learning Conference, Sheffield
Majid, A., Maragh, D., White, K., mccarter, R., & skoulding, E. (2022). Do Online Platforms such as Microsoft Teams have a part to play in Creating a University Course Community? – A Case Study. Presented at: Framing the Future 2030, Sheffield
Maragh, D., & Majid, A. (2021). What do we Mean by Blended Learning in Teaching? – A Systematic Review of Definitions. Presented at: Transforming Learning Conference, Sheffield Hallam University
Other publications
Majid, A. (2017). Book review – Creativity and Strategic Innovation Management.
Majid, A. (2016). Developed Case Study for Leading Innovative Organisations – Games Console & The Wallet.
Majid, A. (2015). Learning & Teaching Conference, Sheffield Hallam University.
Majid, A. (2013). Roads to Success - SME Exports.
Other activities
External Responsibilities
- 2016: , Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom