Associate Professor
Muhammad Ali
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Management
Biography
Muhammad Ali (Ali) commenced his career as a full-time academic in March 2010. He has achieved the following qualifications:- 2009: PhD from Melbourne University
- 2003: MBA from California State University (CSU)
- 1998: MPA from Quaid-i-Azam University
- 1995: BCom from Punjab University
Prior to joining the MBA program at CSU, Ali worked in industry in HR positions:
- Assistant Branch Officer in a life insurance company. He received appreciation letters from the Managing Director and the Branch Manager for passing the professional development exam and excellent performance
- Assistant Manager HR in a manufacturing organisation. His team was responsible for most HR and general administration matters in a factory of 500 employees
Research interests
- Diversity management policies and practices
- Work-life programs
- Corporate governance
Ali's research focuses on measuring effectiveness of workforce diversity management policies and practices and work-life programs. He also investigates the human resource elements of corporate governance. His research has provided important insights in the areas of board age and gender diversity, managerial and non-managerial gender diversity, work-life programs, gender-focused HRM, age diversity practices, board size and firm performance. He has published several papers in high quality peer-reviewed journal.
Awards
- 2017: Best Paper Award, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
- 2013: Dorothy Harlow Best Paper Award, Academy of Management
- 2010: The Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis
- 2009: Dorothy Harlow Best Paper Award, Academy of Management
- 2009: Best Student Paper Award, Academy of Management
- 2005 - 2009: Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship
- 2005 - 2009: Melbourne International Research Scholarship
Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Management
Keywords
Managing workforce demographic diversity, Work-life programs, Corporate governance
Research field
Business and Management
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (The University of Melbourne)
Professional memberships and associations
- British Academy of Management
- Australian Human Resources Institute
Teaching
Teaching Interests
- Talent management
- Organisational behaviour
- Managing diversity
- Negotiations
Publications
- Akter, K., Ali, M. & Chang, A. (2022). A review of work-life programs and organizational outcomes. Personnel Review, 51(2), 543–563. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207432
- Ali, M., Grabarski, M. & Konrad, A. (2022). Women in hospitality and tourism: a study of the top-down and bottom-up dynamics. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 34(4), 1448–1469. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/227273
- Baker, M., French, E. & Ali, M. (2021). Insights into Ineffectiveness of Gender Equality and Diversity Initiatives in Project-Based Organizations. Journal of Management in Engineering - ASCE, 37(3). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/205197
- Baker, M., Ali, M. & French, E. (2021). Leadership Diversity and Its Influence on Equality Initiatives and Performance: Insights for Construction Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(10). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/210430
- Ali, M., Grabarski, M. & Konrad, A. (2021). Trickle-down and bottom-up effects of women's representation in the context of industry gender composition: A panel data investigation. Human Resource Management, 60(4), 559–580. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/205100
- Ali, M. & French, E. (2019). Age diversity management and organisational outcomes: The role of diversity perspectives. Human Resource Management Journal, 29(2), 287–307. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/128690
- Ali, M. & Konrad, A. (2017). Antecedents and consequences of diversity and equality management systems: The importance of gender diversity in the TMT and lower to middle management. European Management Journal, 35(4), 440–453. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/104824
- Ali, M., Metz, I. & Kulik, C. (2015). Retaining a diverse workforce: the impact of gender-focused human resource management. Human Resource Management Journal, 25(4), 580–599. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/84329
- Ali, M., Metz, I. & Kulik, C. (2015). The impact of work-family programs on the relationship between gender diversity and performance. Human Resource Management, 54(4), 553–576. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/77881
- Ali, M., Ng, Y. & Kulik, C. (2014). Board age and gender diversity: a test of competing linear and curvilinear predictions. Journal of Business Ethics, 125(3), 497–512. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/63826
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