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Dr. Minhajul Islam Ukil is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Management and Marketing, KFUPM Business School (KBS). He obtained a PhD in Entrepreneurship from The University of Adelaide (Australia). Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Minhaj held academic positions at BRAC University (Bangladesh) and The University of Adelaide (Australia).

Dr. Minhaj is currently working on a number of qualitative and quantitative research projects. His research interest includes (social) entrepreneurship and organisational behaviour with particular focus on emotions, entrepreneurial intentions, employee engagement and well-being. His research appeared in several reputed journals including Acta Psychologica, Society and Business Review, Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, Journal of Islamic Marketing and Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development.

Education

PhD (Entrepreneurship), The University of Adelaide, Australia.

MBA (HRM), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

BBA (CRM, HRM), HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences, Finland.

Specialization

Entrepreneurship

Social Entrepreneurship

Employee well-being

Recent Research

Ukil, M. I., Islam, M. A., & Abbasi, G. A. (2025). Participative leadership in improving employee performance quality in the hotel industry: The role of perceived organizational support, job autonomy and market turbulence. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism. Advanced online publication: DOI: 10.1080/1528008X.2025.2464914

Ukil, M.I., Ullah, M.S., Islam, K.M.Z., Razzak, B.M., Saridakis, G., & Alamoudi, S.M. (2025). Examining the emotion–entrepreneurial intention link using the theory of planned behavior. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 32(2), 344-370. DOI:10.1108/JSBED-08-2023-0398

Ukil, M. I. (2025). Factors determining social entrepreneurial intention in a developing economy. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 16(1), 124-145. DOI: 10.1080/19420676.2022.2143869.

Ukil. M. I., Ukil, E. I., Ullah, M. S., & Almashayekhi, A. (2024). Factors that determine Islamic entrepreneurial intention: An empirical investigation using two country samples. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 15(11), 2841-2863. Doi: 10.1108/JIMA-08-2022-0208

Ukil. M. I., & Almashayekhi, A. (2024). Interested to start a venture but worried about the future: Investigating the role of resilience in fear of career uncertainty and entrepreneurial intention. Acta Psychologica, 243, 104148. Doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104148

Ukil. M. I., Almashayekhi, A., & Ullah, M. S. (2024). Feeling compassion and responsible but not starting a social venture: Role of empathy and moral obligation in social entrepreneurial intention. Society and Business Review, 19(1), 132-154. DOI: 10.1108/SBR-09-2022-0227.

Ukil, M. I. (2024). Entrepreneurial anxiety: An empirical investigation in Bangladesh. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies 16(3), 720-741. DOI: 10.1108/JEEE-05-2022-0143.

Ukil, M. I., Ullah, M. S., Islam, M., Tariq, H., & Agarwal, A. (2024). Stress and Satisfaction While Working from Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Personal and Job Resources. South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management. Advanced online publication. Doi: 10.1177/23220937241246325

Ukil, M. I., Ullah, M. S., & Hsu, D. K. (2023). Advancing the model of social entrepreneurial intention: The role of perceived financial security. New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, 26(1), 40-55. DOI: 10.1108/NEJE-07-2022-0046.

Ukil, M. I., & Jenkins, A. (2023). Willing but fearful: Resilience and youth entrepreneurial intentions. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 30(1), pp. 78-99. DOI: 10.1108/JSBED-03-2022-0154.