Biography

Professor Kasim Randeree is Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs at Northeastern University London, Professor of Higher Education & Leadership and Business Management, and Affiliate Professor at D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University (Boston, MA, USA).

He has worked in university lectureships, research and senior university leadership roles for more than thirty years. After completing his PhD, Professor Randeree went on to work as Research Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford and Kellogg College, Oxford, the universities of Manchester, Hull, Coventry and Lincoln in the UK and spent a decade internationally at The British University in Dubai, UAE University and The American University in Dubai, along with visiting faculty and research posts at universities in North Africa, the Arabian Gulf and Southeast Asia.

Professor Randeree is Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, has completed the AdvanceHE Strategic Leadership programme, Member of The Institute of Leadership and Certified Management and Business Educator from the Chartered Association of Business Schools. As Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and as a member of the university’s Senior Management Group, he has strategic and operational responsibility for all faculty staff.

Research

Professor Randeree specialises in the intersection of Islamic economies, jurisprudence and international leadership. His research explores the socio-economic dynamics of Muslim societies, examining the drivers of the Islamic economy and the challenges within its eco-systems. His interdisciplinary approach blends policy insights with cultural and economic analysis. His expertise further extends to labour market analysis, migrant worker perceptions, and workforce nationalisation, primarily focussing on the Arabian Gulf region. An award-winning author, he serves on the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management and as associate editor for several prestigious management journals. He has secured substantial research funding from institutions such as Harvard Kennedy School, The Qatar Foundation and Oxford University, and his extensive work with public sector organisations across the Middle East and Southeast Asia has produced over 100 peer-reviewed publications, including journal articles, books and monographs, since 1994.

Full Publication List on ORCiD.

Selected publications

Randeree, K., Demography, Demand and Devotion: Driving the Islamic Economy, Journal of Islamic Marketing, Vol. 11, Issue 2, pp. 301-319, 2020.

Randeree, K., Challenges in Halal Food Ecosystems: The Case of the United Arab Emirates, British Food Journal, Vol. 121, Issue: 5, pp.1154-1167, 2019.

Randeree, K., Ahmed, N., The Social Imperative in Sustainable Urban Development: The Case of Masdar City in the United Arab Emirates, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. 8, Issue 2, pp. 138-149, 2019.

Doctor, F., Iqbal, R., Randeree, K. and Alves, D. (2018). “Who Enters and Exits the Saudi Labor Market? A Look into Saudi Arabia’s Constructions Sector: Data Driven Computational Models for Prediction and Simulation of Path Dependencies in Complex Dynamic Labor Market Systems”, Policy Insights, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, USA.

Randeree, K., The Muslim Continuum: An Analytical Model of Religiosity and Socio-Political Diversity in Muslim Minority Environments, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 1-16, 2016.

Randeree, K., “An Islamic Perspective on Economic and Social Justice”, in: Westover, J. H. (ed.) “The Organizational and Business Ethics Imperative”, The University Press, pp. 235-244, 2015.

Randeree, K., Chaudhry, A., Leadership – Style, Satisfaction and Commitment: An Exploration in the United Arab Emirates’ Construction Sector, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 19, Issue 1, pp. 61-85, 2012. ** Winner, ‘Outstanding Paper of the Year’ at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2013 **

Randeree, K., “Workforce Nationalization in the Gulf Cooperation Council States”, Center for International and Regional Studies, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Series No. 9, 2012.

Randeree, K., Mahal, A., Narwani, A., A Business Continuity Management Maturity Model for the UAE Banking Sector, Business Process Management Journal, Vol. 18, Issue 3, pp. 472-492, 2012.

Randeree, K., Islam and the Olympics: Seeking a Host City in the Muslim World, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, Vol. 4, Issue 3, pp. 211-226, 2011.

Randeree, K., El Faramawy, A., Islamic Perspectives on Conflict Management within Project Managed Environments, International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 29, Issue 1, pp. 26-32, 2011.

Randeree, K., Ninan, M., Leadership and Teams in Business: A Study of IT Projects in the United Arab Emirates, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Vol. 4, Issue 1, pp. 28-48, 2011.

Augsberg, K., Claus, I., Randeree, K., “Leadership and the Emirati Woman: Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Arabian Gulf”, International Economics Book Series Volume 4, LIT-Verlag, Berlin, 2009.

Randeree, K., Organisational Justice: Migrant Worker Perceptions in Organisations in the United Arab Emirates, Journal of Business Systems, Governance and Ethics, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 57-67, December 2008.

Randeree, K., Chaudhry A.G., Leadership in Project Managed Environments: Employee Perceptions of Leadership Styles within Infrastructure Development in Dubai, International Review of Business Research Papers, Vol. 3, Issue 4, pp. 220-232, October 2007.