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 present 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 empowerment and well-being. His research appeared in several reputed journals including Society and Business Review, Journal of Social Entrepreneurship and Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development.

Apart from teaching and research, Dr. Minhaj is part of the department’s curriculum and entrepreneurship program/course development committees.

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

MBA (HRM), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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

Management

Entrepreneurship

Social Entrepreneurship

Ukil. M. I., Almashayekhi, A., & Ullah, M. S. (2023). Feeling compassion and responsible but not starting a social venture: Role of empathy and moral obligation in social entrepreneurial intention. Society and Business Review (ahead-of-print). DOI: 10.1108/SBR-09-2022-0227.

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 (ahead-of-print). 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.

Ukil, M. I. (2022). Factors determining social entrepreneurial intention in a developing economy. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship (ahead-of-print). DOI: 10.1080/19420676.2022.2143869.

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

Ukil, M. I., & Akkas, M. A. (2017). Determining success factors for effective strategic change: Role of middle-managers strategic involvement. Serbian Journal of Management, 12(1), 29-40. DOI: 10.5937/sjm12-11430.

Ukil, M. I. (2016). The impact of employee empowerment on employee satisfaction and service quality: Empirical evidence from financial enterprizes in Bangladesh. Business: Theory and Practice, 17(2), 178-189. DOI: 10.3846/btp.2016.651.