Dr Maged Zakher

Dr Maged Zakher is a Deputy Head of Strategy and International Business and Senior Lecturer in Cross-cultural Management at the University of Northampton. He is Course Leader for BA International Business Management and the Faculty Lead for Learning, Teaching and Student Experience at the Faculty of Business and Law. He received a Master’s degree in Intercultural Communication in 2013 from the University of Bedfordshire and a PhD in Social Sciences Research Methodology in 2018 with a thesis titled ‘The Use of Sacred Texts as Tools to Enhance Social Research Interviews’. He also holds a Master's in Education from the University of Northampton. He has taught intercultural competence and communication in business, and he also wrote on ‘Post-Revolution Egyptians’ Perception of Selected Human Rights’ as part of his studies in International Relations. Maged is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), a Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE) and a member of the Institute of Leadership (MIoL).

Maged’s research interests include creative research methods, qualitative interviewing, cross-cultural research as well as research on teaching and learning in higher education. He is involved in supervising PhD, DBA and MA students and teaches both undergraduate- and postgraduate students.

Maged’s research interests include creative research methods, qualitative interviewing, cross-cultural research as well as research on teaching and learning in higher education. He is involved in supervising PhD, DBA and MA students. 

Dr Zakher supervises a range of topics at MA and PhD/DBA levels and here are his two, most recent completions:

• "The experience of work and workplace disclosure for women living with the effects of intimate partner abuse" by Sinead McNeill 
• "Exploring the Impact of Perceptions of the Emiratisation Initiative on the Engagement of Employees of UAE Nationality: A Case Study of an Oil and Gas Company in the UAE" by Mubarak Al-Harthi

Maged has taught on a range of courses and modules in the following areas:

• Intercultural Management
• Communication in Business
• Intercultural Competence in Business
• Advanced Qualitative Research Methods
• Negotiating Across Cultures
• Developing Cross-cultural Capabilities 
• Business in Society