Muhammad Rahatullah Khan
Address: Entrepreneurship Department – EFfat University Phone:
Cell: 0548098960
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Edinburgh Napier University Scotland - PhD, (Strategic Management) Achieving Competitive Advantage in Hybrid Relationship Businesses, Strategic Management 2004 - 2007
Chartered Institute of Marketing – UK - Post Graduate Diploma, (Marketing), 2003 - 2004
British Education Academy – Edinburgh Napier University, UK - Postgraduate Certificate Module, (Teaching at University) (2007)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Academic Experience
It includes work on teaching that comprises of co-teaching, administrative, quality assurance, change management, program development and review. It also details both internal and external community services. Details on research, reviewer ship and dissertation supervision is also added.
Teaching
Current workload is teaching courses, dissertation students and 30+ student advisees. I have taught and co-taught under and post graduate levels with a student evaluation of +90% in more than 90% of occasions Alhamdo Lillah. I received Best Teacher Award for year 2009-10 from Effat University. I have taught following courses in Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Management and Human Resource Management.
Course No. of
times taught
Course No. of times
taught
Marketing Strategy 4 Strategic Management 11
International Business (Graduate) 6 Negotiations 5
Marketing Research Methods 5 Ethics & CSR 8
Supervised Internships 5 Intercultural Communications 3 Special Topics in Marketing 3 Dissertations (Management, Marketing,
Entrepreneurship, HRM) +50 students Integrated Marketing
Communications 4 Family Owned Business 11
Launching Entrepreneurial Ventures 11 Leadership and Power 6
International Virtual Co-teaching
Co-taught courses with international scholars under Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLAA)
arrangements. The courses delivered in collaboration with Hope College USA, Ashesi University Ghana and Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Under the arrangements the two-three professors co-teach a similar course using internet.
Administrative
Held various positions over the past nine years at Effat University 1. Chair of business administration and Marketing departments 2. Chair of Effat College of Business
3. Chair of Executive masters in Islamic Finance 4. Vice dean of the College of Business.
5. Led various standing committees of the university.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research
A number of publications with contribution to improve the quality of higher education and practical knowledge have been published.
• Founded and acting as Associate Editor of “Middle East Journal of Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Sustainable Development” First issue published in summer 2017.
• Visiting Research Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University, 2010-to date Industry Reports
1. Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Series – Saudi Arabia Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Status, May 2017.
2. Female Entrepreneurship Series – Saudi Arabian female Start-ups Status Quo, May 2017.
3. Make in Makkah, A detailed study on Market Sizing, buying behaviour and identifying potential of entrepreneurial projects in city of Makkah Al Mukarramah (2019).
PUBLICATIONS
Independent Publications
• Rahatullah, M. K. (2020) An Entrepreneurial Approach to Government Employee Family Welfare in Developing Countries, 36th IBIMA Conference Granda, Spain. (ISI Indexed)
• Rahatullah, M. K. (2020) Student's View on Value Achieved in Remotely delivered Co- Taught Entrepreneurship Courses; 36th IBIMA Conference Granda, Spain. (ISI Indexed)
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2019) Ethical Culture Development in Family Owned Businesses, 34th IBIMA conference Madrid, Spain, November 13-14, 2019. (Scopus)
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2019); Teaching “Start-up Planning and Strategy” Classes. Registered at ecch case centre as case number 2398, 2019 including teaching notes and supplementary materials to teaching notes. Ecch reference number Reference no. 819-0021-1. Available at
https://www.thecasecentre.org/ educators/products/view?id=160608&ueid=emup-2019-4-48
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2019); Pie Paradise - Evolving Social Contract and Personal Commitment Produces Start-up Success. Registered at ecch case centre as case number 2296, 2019 including teaching notes. Case reference number 819-0015-1. Available at
https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/search/results s=9F6AE 3D893569FC1F255A6189B0D9376
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2019); Microfinance Landscape in Saudi Arabian Entrepreneurship Ecosystem;
The 23rd World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2019© July 6 - 9, 2019; Orlando, Florida, USA. (Scopus)
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2019) Sustainable start-up modelling through strategy frame; Ciencia e Tecnica .vitivinicola; Vol. 34, Issue 5, (ISSN: 2416-3953
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2018); Commercial Decision-Making Practices of Start-ups; 32nd IBIMA Conference proceedings; November 15-16, Seville, Spain (Scopus)
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2018); Constructing Start-up Strategy frame; CBU International Conference proceedings, Innovations in Science and Education, March 21 to 23, 2018, Prague, Czech Republic. (Scopus)
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2017) Saudi Arabian Female Start-ups Status Quo; International Journal of Entrepreneurship, Vol. 21, Issue 3. (Scopus)
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2017) Succeeding in Challenging Environments - Female Technology Start- ups; Evidence from Saudi Arabia; Case Study; Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, Vol. 23, Issue 2. (Scopus)
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2017) Building a case for Crowdfunding Platform for Saudi Arabia, Middle East Journal of Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development; Vol. 1; Issue 1.
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2017) Saudi Arabian Maps of Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Substantiate Its Existence Evidence of Evolution from 2013 to 2017; Conference Proceedings, USASBE 2017, Advancing Entrepreneurship Teaching and Research; pages 791-816
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2016) Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Evolution Strategy of Saudi Arabia; 8th International Scientific Conference ENTRE 2016 - "Entrepreneurship and Beyond" "Advancing Research in Entrepreneurship in Global Context" Kraków (Poland), 7-8 April2016. Published in conference monograph titled, Entrepreneurship: Antecedents and Effects.
https://pm.uek.krakow.pl/article/view/1115; ISBN 978-83-65262-08-0. Conference Proceedings ISBN 978-83-65262-13-4.
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2016) Presentation on Female Start-up Intrinsic subtleties in Saudi Arabia, 18th Annual International Round Table Symposium on Women and Education, Oxford University, Oxford United Kingdom, March 20-23, 2016.
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2014) Role of Trust and Commitment for Successful Entrepreneurial Business Relationships, The International Journal of Knowledge, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 2, issue 1
• Rahatullah, M. K., (2014); Maternalistic Leadership Approach, Effectiveness Case in Higher Education. Ecch case centre. Teaching Notes Reference no. 813-079-8, Case Reference no. 813- 079-1; https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=119301
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2013) Students’ Value Perception on Co-Taught Virtual Courses, (2013) The second WEW Conference, Dubai Colleges of Technology
• Rahatullah M, K., (2013) "Mapping entrepreneurship ecosystem of Saudi Arabia", World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 9 Issue. 1, pp.28 – 54; DOI (Permanent URL): 10.1108/20425961311315700
• Rahatullah, M. K., (2013); “CARE - Achieving operational success in Entrepreneurial Relationship Businesses” Macrotheme Review, Vol 2, Issue 3 – 2013. ISSN 1848-4735.
• Rahatullah, M. K., (2013); The Franchisee perception of achieving success in Entrepreneurial Businesses; Entrepreneurship Research Journal. Volume 3, Issue 4, Pages 505–525, ISSN (Online) 2157-5665, ISSN (Print) 2194-6175, DOI: 10.1515/erj-2013-0035, July 2013.
• Rahatullah, M, K., (2009) Achieving Competitive Advantage in Hybrid Relationship Businesses;
Lambert Publishers – ISBN 978-3-8383-2202-5 (Thesis Published).
• Rahatullah, M, K (2006) Contextual Constituents for Hybrid Relationships Business Development;
Napier University Conference Paper at 17th International Conference on Business Research at Edinburgh Napier University.
First / Lead Author Publications
• Rahatullah, M. K., and Raeside, R., (2018) Franchisee Actions Trigger Franchisor Power Strategy Alterations, Journal of International Business and Entrepreneurship Development (JIBED); Vol. 11, Issue 2.
(Scopus)
• Rahatullah, M. K and Sharpe, N., (2017) Saudi Arabian Female Start-ups Challenges and Success Attributes; USASBE 2017, January 19 to 22, 2017, Conference Proceedings
• Rahatullah, M, K., Raeside, R., (2016) Triggering of Power Strategy Variance Due to Conflicts in Entrepreneurial Relationship Businesses, 4th ICIE International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Toronto Canada, from April 27-29, pp. 131-141. (ISI)
• Rahatullah, M. K., and Raeside, R., (2015) Determinants of Entrepreneurial Business Relationship Success; International Journal of Business and Society; Vol 16, No. 1, 2015. (Scopus)
• Rahatullah, M, K., Raeside, R., (2009) The Dynamism of Partner Selection Criteria in Franchising;
SAM Advanced Management Journal, (Vol. 74, No. 4 – autumn 2009) ISSN 0749-7075
• Rahatullah, M, K., Raeside, R., (2008) Developing a Model of Franchise Business Relationships;
Central Asia Business Journal – ISSN 1991-0002, Vol. 1, No. 1
• Rahatullah, M, K., Raeside, R., (2008) Towards Operational Excellence in Franchising; SAM Advanced Management Journal, (Vol. 73, No. 3 - summer) ISSN 0749-7075
• Rahatullah, M, K., Raeside, R., Maktoba, O., (2006); Factors of success for hybrid relationship business development; (2006); Working paper January ISBN 978-1-873869-63-5.
• Rahatullah, M, K., Raeside, R., Maktoba, O., (2006); Success of Franchise Business (2006); The 2nd Biennial Conference of the Academy of World Business and Management Development, Paris July 10-13, 2006
More than 25 co-authored publications on Entrepreneurship, HRM, Strategy. Some mentioned below Co-Authored Publications
• Sameea, M and Rahatullah, M. K. (2020) Analyzing Adaptation of Accounting and Finance in Retail Sector in Industry 4.0 (Cyber-Physical Systems - CPS)” 36th IBIMA Conference Granda, Spain. ISI indexed.
• Lma, M; Afraa, H and Rahatullah, M, K.; (2018) Impact on Employee Motivation of Success In Family Owned Businesses; proceedings of 32nd IBIMA Conference, November 15-16; Seville, Spain. (Scopus)
• Basmah, A, Q., and Rahatullah, M, K., (2014) Financial Synergy in Mergers and Acquisitions. Evidence from Saudi Arabia; Aestimatio; The IEB International Journal of Finance, spring 2014 issue 9: 2-19
• AsSabban, N; AsSabban Y., and Rahatullah, M, K., (2014) Exploring Corporate Social
Responsibility Practices in Saudi Family Owned Businesses, International Journal of Research Studies in Management; Vol. 3, Issue 2; Print ISSN: 2243-7770 Online ISSN: 2243-7789; DOI:
10.5861/ijrsm.2014.611
• Shaima B., and Rahatullah, M, K., (2014) Ranking the Saudi Arabian Banks on Size and Equity, Terengganu International Finance and Economics Journal; University of Terrengganu; Vol. 4, Issue 2
• Al Saud Abeer A and Rahatullah, M. K., (2013); Role of Social Media in Brand Development in Saudi Arabia, European Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 8, issue 1, ISSN/EISSN: 18045839 18049699.
PATENTS – DESIGN REGISTRATIONS
Creativity and Innovation for Start-ups and Education
Invented, developed four business models and these are now registered with United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) as ‘Business Models’. These are:
1. UK IPO Design number 6043170 (First ever start-up model implementing design thinking. Based on this model a website www.strategizestartup.com is developed.
2. UK IPO design number 6048979, a creative ideation model to help think creatively.
3. UK IPO design number 6048978, From SWOT to Strategy (analysis to Strategy).
4. UK IPO design number 6069641, a Makerspace business model.
5. UK IPO design number 6190464, Business Start-ups Customer Relationship Strategy Model.
6. UK IPO design number 6190465, Business Start-ups Customer Retention Strategy Model.
PRESENTATIONS
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
PhD Program Scholarship - Napier University 2005 - PhD research Research Grants - Three grants to conduct research
AWARDS AND HONORS
Best Teacher Award, Effat University 2012-13
THESIS SUPERVISIONS
Supervised more than 30 under and post graduate students in areas of branding, marketing communications, HRM, Strategy, Entrepreneurship including women start-ups and funding, entrepreneurial funding models, Training and development, Compensation etc.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
RELEVANT SKILLS
Over the past 30 years numerous skills developed and implemented in different capacities as detailed below.
Strategy, Administrative and departmental planning, AACSB and NCAAA Accreditation, Curriculum, Training materials and new program development (Undergraduate, Graduate and PhD programs), Management and Administration Governance structures development, Community Service, Teaching and Research, SAQF and Learning Outcomes, Business Modelling and Planning, Start-up creation and Mentoring, Holding Boot-camps & Hackathons
Teaching
Business Growth Planning Consulting
Business Development, Management and Administration
Business Strategy - New Business Model Development, Management and Administration, Start-ups Business Development, Mentoring and Coaching.
Small Business Financing, Financial Feasibility
Entrepreneurship Growth, Business planning, Strategy formulation & implementation, Management and Administration. Start-ups Business Development, Mentoring and Coaching.
(HRM Systems – Administration), Management and Administration. HRM Systems development
REFERENCES
Available on request
