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Samar is an Associate Professor in Strategy and Enterprise at in the Leadership, Management and Human Resources (LMHR) Department at Teesside University International Business School. Teesside International Business School. She has experience in teaching students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, particularly specialising in strategic management and international business, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. As part of her role, she supervises students’ research activities, manages business development projects with local businesses and delivers training and consultancy workshops to external partners.
Prior to this, she has worked as a Lecturer in Business Management at the University of Huddersfield and she was a member of the Strategy and International Business Research Group. Throughout this period, her research has revolved broadly around 'internationalisation’, ‘dynamic capabilities’ and ‘international strategy'. Her current research focuses on the implications of historic external changes for the international relations of UK universities and the re-development of their international strategies. In addition to this, she explored how universities reconfigure their internal and external key resources and capabilities to respond to these changes. She was also involved in leading some education fairs and other international activities on and off-campus.
Her Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies was obtained from Loughborough University. Her Master’s degree, PGCert in Research Methods and Doctorate were obtained from the University of Huddersfield. Her PgCert Learning and Teaching in HE (Academic Professional) was obtained from Teesside University. She is professionally recognised as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and is a member of British Academy of Management (BAM) and Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE).
Samar is interested in working with doctoral students in the following research areas:
Diploma, PGCert in Learning and Teaching in HE , Teesside University
2020 → 2022
PhD, International Strategy in HE Institutions , University of Huddersfield
2016 → 2020
Diploma, PGCert in Research Methods
2016 → 2017
Master, Business and Management , University of Huddersfield
2014 → 2016
Bachelor, Business Studies, Loughborough University
2006 → 2010
External Examiner, University of East London
2023 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review