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Md. Zahidul Islam is associate professor of management in the School of Business and Economics at the University Brunei Darussalam (UBD). Dr. Zahid earned his Ph.D. and MBA degrees from the University of Science Malaysia (USM). Previously he worked with universities in Bangladesh and Malaysia. Dr. Zahid has years of active teaching, consultancy, and research experience in strategic management, human resource management and knowledge management. Dr. Islam’s research interests include strategic knowledge management, strategic management, new product development and corporate sustainable performance. His research work has appeared in such journals as International Journal of Information Management, Management Decision, Journal of Database Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Environmental Management and VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems.

M. Muzamil Naqshbandi is associate professor of management & innovation at the University of Brunei Darussalam, recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists. He previously served at the University of Dubai in the UAE and the University of Malaya in Malaysia. Dr. Naqshbandi’s career spans various sectors, including non-banking financial services and media, before transitioning into academia. Dr. Naqshbandi is associate editor of Management Decision (Emerald) and senior associate editor of FIIB Business Review (Sage). He also serves on the editorial boards of leading journals, including the Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, European Journal of Innovation Management, and Leadership & Organization Development Journal. His research focuses on open innovation, leadership and knowledge management. Recipient of multiple international research grants, he actively presents at global conferences and serves on their program and advisory committees. He also provides consultancy to public and private organizations. His recent work has appeared in top-tier journals, including R&D Management, International Business Review, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Production Planning & Control, Journal of Knowledge Management, and Entrepreneurship & Regional Development. In recognition of his research contributions, Dr. Naqshbandi was conferred the prestigious Research Excellence Award by the University of Brunei Darussalam in 2025.

Nurul Amirah Binti Ishak is assistant lecturer at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). Her research interests primarily lie in strategic knowledge management and organisational behavior. Amirah earned her Bachelor of Science Honours degree (Biological Sciences) in 2016 and Master of Management degree in 2019, both from UBD. Her research has been published in esteemed journals, including VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, Knowledge Management Research and Practice, and The Learning Organization.

Ibrahim Tabche is associate professor at the Canadian University Dubai. He is former Dean of Dubai Business School at the University of Dubai. Prior to joining Canadian University Dubai and University of Dubai, he served as the Dean of the College of Business Administration at Fahad bin Sultan University (FBSU) in Saudi Arabia where he established and managed the MBA and EMBA programs. Dr. Tabche has also served as the head of the Dept. of Graduate Studies and the Director of the EMBA at the University of Sharjah in the UAE. He has taught at the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University in Beirut- Lebanon. Before joining academia, Dr. Tabche occupied several positions in the public and private sectors. His areas of interest include entrepreneurial economics, leadership, behavioural and managerial economics.

Wardah Azimah Sumardi is faculty member at Universiti Brunei Darussalam specialising in Human Resource Management (HRM). Earned a doctoral degree in Business Management from Alliance Manchester Business School under the People, Management and Organisation (PMO) Division, University of Manchester, United Kingdom. Her thesis looked at employee involvement and participation in Brunei public sector undergoing change. Graduated from University of Manchester in 2008 with an MSc human resource management and industrial relations. Submitted a dissertation that examines the effectiveness of human resource management in the banking sector in Brunei. Earned a bachelor degree in 2006 from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) in business administration. In 2004, obtained a diploma in business administration from University of Kent, United Kingdom. Primary research interest is in employee involvement and participation (EIP) particularly in the critical and comparative works of EIP. In a larger field of study, research interests are in the areas of human resource management, organisational behavior and human resource development.