Faculty Profile 2

Dr. Rizwan Tahir

Designation:Professor
Department:Business and Management
Email:rxtcad@rit.edu
Phone number:043712054

About

Rizwan Tahir is currently a Professor of International Business at RIT Dubai. Prior to that, he has held the faculty positions at the University of Auckland and AUT University in New Zealand and University of Vaasa in Finland. He has obtained his PhD degree in International Business at the University of Vassa, Finland. His research has been published in the Cross Cultural and Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Consumer Marketing, European Business Review, Asian Business & Management, Journal of Global Business Advancement and Global Business Review.

  • PhD International Business, University of Vaasa, Finland
  • Licentiate of Science, University of Vaasa, Finland
  • MBA International Business, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
  • Foreign direct investment
  • Internationalization and market entry strategies
  • International human resource management and businesses in Arab cultures.
  • Tahir, R. (2023). Just out of bounds or out of balance? The case study of entrepreneurs in the United Arab Emirates. Paper accepted for the presentation at the EURAM conference in Dublin, Ireland.
  • Tahir, R. (2018). Self-Initiated Expatriates: A Phenomenological and Interpretative Analysis of Professional New Zealander Females in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Paper accepted for the SIBR 2018 Bangkok Conference on Interdisciplinary Business & Economic Research.
  • Tahir, R. (2018). Networking endeavors of Pakistani women entrepreneurs. Paper accepted for the SIBR 2018 Bangkok Conference on Interdisciplinary Business & Economic Research.
  • Tahir, R. (2017). Finding the path: Female entrepreneurs in the United Arab Emirates. Paper presented at the ELLTA Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. 
  • Tahir, R. (217). Is cross-cultural training crucial for the success of expatriate assignments in the United Arab Emirates. Paper presented at the ELLTA Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. 
  • Tahir, R. (2017). Perceptions of the Western Expatriate Managers in the Multinational companies in the United Arab Emirates. Paper presented at the Innovation Arabia 10 in Dubai, UAE.
  • Tahir, R. (2017). Cross-cultural training and expatriate adjustment in the United Arab Emirate. Paper presented at the Innovation Arabia 10 in Dubai, UAE.
  • Tahir, R. (2016). Women on corporate boards: The New Zealand perspective. Paper presented at the International Conference on Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Dubai, UAE.
  • Tahir, R. (2012). The repatriation of female managers in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) companies: Why is it not considered critical to internationalization. Paper accepted for the presentation at 26th Australian New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference in Perth, Australia.
  • Tahir, R. & Azhar, N. (2011). The homecoming: A review of support practices of female repatriate managers in Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) companies. Paper presented at the First International Conference on Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences in Dubai, UAE.
  • Tahir, R. (2010). The repatriation of female international managers: An empirical study of New Zealand (ANZ) female repatriate managers. Paper presented at 2010 Academy of International Business (AIB) conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  • Tahir, R. (2010). The forgotten employees? Dealing with the repatriation dilemma in New Zealand companies. Paper presented at 2010 New Zealand Applied Business Education Conference in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. (Finalist for “Best Paper” award at the conference)
  • Tahir, R. (2009). Factors influencing the ownership structure choices of ANZ manufacturing firms in foreign markets. Paper presented for 2009 SEEANZ conference in Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Luomala, H., Sirieix, L. & Tahir, R. (2006). Exploring emotional eating patterns in different cultures: Towards a conceptual framework model. Paper presented for the Annual ANZIBA conference in Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Tahir, R., Wu, Y. & Fedotova, V.  (2006). Cultural influences on knowledge sharing in a French Chinese joint venture: An exploratory study. Paper presented for the Annual ANZIBA conference in Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Tahir, R. (2005). The impact of National and Organizational Culture on IJVs. Paper presented for the Annual Australia New Zealand Academy of International Business (ANZIBA) Conference in Melbourne, Australia.
  • Tahir, R. & Larimo, J. (2004). Understanding the Location Strategies of European Firms in Asian countries. Paper presented as a competitive paper in the Annual Academy of International Business Conference in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Tahir, R. & Larimo, J. (2004). Strategic Motivations of Finnish FDIs in Asian Countries. Paper presented as competitive paper in the Annual AIB Conference in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Tahir, R. & Larimo, J. (2003). Ownership Structure Choices of the Finish Firms in Asian Countries. Paper Presented for the 32nd EMAC Conference in Glasgow, UK.
  • Tahir, R. & Larimo, J. (2002). Determinants of Location Strategies of Finnish Firms in Asian Countries – Empirical Evidence. Paper presented as a competitive paper for the 28th EIBA Annual Conference in Athens, Greece.
  • Tahir, R. & Larimo, J. (2002). Determinants of Ownership Choices of Finnish Firms in Asian Countries – Empirical Evidence. Paper presented as a competitive paper for the 28th EIBA Annual Conference in Athens, Greece.
  • Tahir, R. (2001). Determinants of Location Strategies of MNCs in Target Countries – Theoretical Perspective. Paper presented as a competitive paper for the 27th EIBA Annual Conference in Paris, France.

  • Tahir, R. (2023). Work and religion: An exploratory study of Muslim entrepreneurs in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Islamic Marketing. Vol. 14 No. 10. 2600-2261 https://doi.org/10.1108/JIMA-11-2021-0378 (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. & Chamas, Z. (2023). Male trailing spouses in the United Arab Emirate (UAE): Adding novel insight to the prevailing expatriate spouse adjustment frameworks. European Journal of international Management, 20(2), 276 - 298. https://doi.org/10.1504/EJIM.2023.131370 (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. (2023). Expatriate academics: An exploratory study of western academics in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Management Practice, 16(5), 641-657. DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2023.133218.  (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. (2023). Struggling or juggling: work-life balance challenges of Western women self-initiated expatriates in the United Arab Emirates.  Cross Cultural & Strategic Management. 30(3), pp. 613-636. https://doi.org/10.1108/CCSM-09-2022-0145 (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. (2022). Work-life balance: is an entrepreneurial career the solution? Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies. Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-03-2022-0077.

  • Tahir, R. & ElBaradie, M. (2022). Challenges in the succession process. The case of Indian family businesses in the United Arab Emirates. Middle East J. of Management, 9(6), 612-639 DOI: 10.1504/MEJM.2022.126324.

  • Tahir, R. (2022). Cross cultural training: A study of European expatriates in New Zealand. European Journal of Training and Development, 46(9), 894-919. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-01-2021-0013 (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. Ireland, J. Waqar, M. (2021). Networking evolution and entrepreneurial success: An exploratory study of female entrepreneurs in Pakistan. International Journal of Business and Globalisation 29(2), 163-177. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBG.2021.118231. (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. (2021). Managing expatriates in the United Arab Emirates: The role of host-and-home country mentors on expatriate career outcomes. Journal of Workplace Learning, 33(6), 426-445. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-07-2020-0116 (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. (2021). Flexpatriates: Issues and challenges for short-term assignment in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Management Practice, 14(3), 283 - 305. DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2021.115095 (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. & Raza, A. (2020). Motivations of the Female Entrepreneurs to Start Online Businesses in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 17(7), 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219877020500479. (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. (2020). Expatriate Spouse Adjustment: An Analysis of Challenges Facing Western Female Expatriate spouses in the United Arab Emirate. Middle East J. of Management, 7 (4), 401 - 423.

  • Tahir, R. & ElBaradie, M. (2019). Behind the veil: Challenges and the impediments facing the women entrepreneurs in the United Arab Emirate. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 11 (3), 258 – 282 (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. & Savara, V. (2019). Self-initiated expatriates in the United Arab Emirates: Case of New Zealand women. New Zealand Journal of Human Resource Management, 19 (1), 31 – 55. (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. & Egleston, D. (2019). Expatriation management process: The challenges and impediments for the Western expatriates in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Workplace Learning, 31 (8), 331-346. (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. & Wu, Y. (in press). Cultural influences on knowledge sharing in a French Chinese joint venture: An exploratory study. International Journal of Management Development. (in press) (Accepted in 2018).

  • Tahir, R. (2018). Expanding horizons and expatriate adjustment: Perceptions of western expatriate managers in the multinational companies in the United Arab Emirates. Cross Cultural & Strategic Management. 25 (3), 2059 -5794. (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. & Ertek, G. (2018). Cross-cultural training: A crucial approach to improve success of expatriate assignment in the United Arab Emirates. Middle East J. of Management. 5(1), 50 - 74.

  • Tahir, R. (2016). Does gender matter? Female representation on the corporate boards: The case study of New Zealand. International Journal of Management Development. 15(4), 307-320.

  • Tahir, R. (2014). The experiences of female repatriate managers in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) companies. Journal of Global Business Advancement. 7 (1), 55 – 68. (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. (2014). The impact of national and organizational cultural differences on international joint venture performance. Business Review, 9(1), 47 – 63.

  • Tahir, R. & Azhar, N. (2013). The adjustment process of female repatriate managers in Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) companies. Global Business Review. 14(1), 155-167. (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. (2011). The dilemma of repatriate managers in the New Zealand companies. ASBM Journal, 4(1), 122-135

  • Tahir, R. (2011). The forgotten employees? Dealing with the repatriate dilemma in New Zealand companies. New Zealand Journal of Human Resource Management, 10(3), 174-184. (Indexed by SCOPUS)

  • Tahir, R. & Chen, W. (2011). Strategic motivations of Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) manufacturing foreign direct investments (FDIs) in international markets. Asian Academy of Management Journal, 16(2), 194 – 213. (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Luomala, H., Sirieix, L. & Tahir, R. (2009). Exploring emotional-eating patterns in different cultures: Towards a conceptual framework. Journal of International Consumer Marketing, 21(3), 231-245. (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. & Larimo, J. (2006). Strategic motivations of Finnish FDIs in Asian Countries. Cross Cultural Management, 13(3), 165-184. (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. & Larimo, J. (2005). Understanding the strategic motivations of Finnish manufacturing FDIs in emerging economies. Asian Business & Management, 4(3), 293-313. (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. & Larimo, J. (2004). Understanding the ownership structure choices of Finnish firms in Asian countries. European Business Review, 16(5), 494-510. (Indexed by SCOPUS).

  • Tahir, R. & Larimo, J. (2004). Understanding the location strategies of European firms in Asian countries. Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, 5(1)&(2), 102-109. 

  • Tahir, R. (2002). Best of two worlds. January issue, University of Vaasa Journal.

  • Tahir, R. (1999). Five layers of world culture. December issue, University of Vaasa Journal.

Get in Touch!

RIT Dubai

+971-4-3712000
dubai@rit.edu

P.O. Box 341055
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Dubai, U.A.E

Open Hours
Monday - Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday
8:00 am - 12:00 pm