Abu Dhabi School of Management | United Arab Emirates
Dr. Naveed Yasin is a Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management whose career spans academic leadership, research, innovation, and global entrepreneurship ecosystem development. He holds a Ph.D. in Cross-National Comparative Entrepreneurship from an AACSB-accredited university and advanced qualifications in higher education, leadership, and AI-enabled entrepreneurship education. With experience as Vice President of Academic Affairs, Executive Dean, Consulting Vice President, and Director of an academic business incubator, he has led institutional transformation, accreditation initiatives, and the creation of entrepreneurial learning ecosystems across the UAE, UK, Europe, and Asia. His research focuses on immigrant entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, AI applications in enterprise learning, and entrepreneurial ecosystems, supported by 422 citations across 288 documents, 51 publications, and an h-index of 13. He has published in ABDC A*, ABS 3*, and Scopus Q1 journals and contributed chapters to major publishers such as Palgrave Macmillan and Routledge. His achievements include the UAE & EIE Teaching Excellence Award, a Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research Thesis, and multiple international recognitions for innovation in education. As an educator, consultant, mentor, and ecosystem builder, Dr. Yasin continues to champion entrepreneurial leadership, global partnerships, and the advancement of universities as catalysts for economic and societal impact.
Featured Publications
Green strategic intent, artificial intelligence capability and behavioral dynamics of achieving circular economy goals in the public sector (2025). Technological Forecasting and Social Change.
‘Imitate or Incubate?’ Evaluating the Current State of University-Based Business Incubators in the United Arab Emirates (2025). Fiib Business Review.
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Development of Learning and Social Innovation Education for Entrepreneurs in Poverty: A Sustainable Entrepreneurial Approach (2025). [Book Chapter]
“Try to keep them dumb and under the thumb”: exploring the “darker side” of psychological contracts in “overly embedded” immigrant enterprises (2025). Employee Relations.
Natural capital productivity as a decoupler of energy and emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa (2025). Energy Economics.