Dr Maged Zakher

Dr Maged Zakher is a Deputy Head of Strategy, Management and International Business and Senior Lecturer in Cross-cultural Management at the University of Northampton. He is 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 Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA), a Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE) and a member of the Institute of Leadership (MIoL).

Maged’s research interests include enhanced interviews, 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 PhD/DBA 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