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Dr. Abu Elias Sarker Academic RankAssociate Professor

Specialization:

  • Public Administration

Research Interests:

  • Public sector management; Public sector reform; Public Sector entrepreneurship & innovation; Public accountability and ethics; Social accountability, Governance and development; Decentralization and local government

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Ph.D. in Public Administration, University of Liverpool, UK. MSS in Public Administration, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. BSS (Honors) in Public Administration, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Associate Professor of Public Administration in the Department of Management, College of Business Administration, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, September 2007 – Current. Chairman, Department of Management, College of Business Administration, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, October 2010 – August 2012. Senior Lecturer of Management and Public Administration in the faculty of Management and Public Administration, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands, January 1998 – July 2000. Associate Professor of Public Administration in the Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, November, 1994 to November, 1995. Assistant Professor of Public Administration in the Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh November, 1991 to October 1994. Lecturer of Public Administration in the Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh April 1987 – October 1991
• Chairman (Head of Department), with academic and administrative responsibility for two degree programs and over ten faculty/staff (2 years - 2010 - 2012). • Program Coordinator, BSc in Business Administration (Management) program at Khorfakkan campus, September, 2018 – August 2019. • Chair, Research Committee (College level) • Member, Study Plans, Curriculum and Accreditation Committee (College level) • Member of Research Committee (University level) for one academic year • Member of College Council (College level) • Member of Curriculum Committee (Department level) • Member, AACSB Accreditation Committee (College level) • Chair Recruitment Committee (Departmental Level) – • Member, Recruitment and Contract Renewal Committee (College level) • Member, Ad hoc Committee for Promotion (College level) • Member, Strategic Planning Committee (College level) • Member, Recruitment Committee, Department level • Member, Social Affair Committee (College level)
• Regional Editor, Asian Journal of Political Science (Taylor & Frances, USA) • Member, International Public Management Network
Exploring the Impact of International Strategic Alliance Capabilities (ISAC) on Service Quality in the United Arab Emirates: Mediating Effects of Innovativeness, Risk Taking, and Proactiveness.
1. Tipu, S., & Sarker, A.E. (2020). Developing an Integrative Dynamic Framework of Indigenous Entrepreneurship: The Case of United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Public Administration, 43(5), 441-451DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672184 (Scopus-indexed) 2. Sarker, A. E., & Zafarullah, H. M. (2020). Political Settlements and Bureaucratic Reforms: An Exploratory Analysis Focusing on Bangladesh. Journal of Asian and African Studies 55(2), 235-253. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0021909619871584 (Scopus-indexed) 3. Sarker, A.E. & Nawaz, F. (2021). Adverse political incentives and obstinate behavioural norms: A study of social safety nets (SSNs) in Bangladesh. International Review of Administrative Sciences 87 (1) (Forthcoming in print). Published online: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0020852319829206 (Scopus-indexed) 4. Sarker, A.E. & Rahman, M.H. (2020). Social Engineering and Emiratization in the United Arab Emirates. Public Administration and Policy DOI 10.1108/PAP-02-2020-0. 5. Sarker, A.E. & Nawaz, F. (2019). Clientelism, Partyarchy and Democratic Backsliding: A Case Study of Local Government Elections in Bangladesh. South Asian Survey 26(1), 70-91. (Scopus-indexed) 6. Khalid, S. & Sarker, A.E. (2019). Public Management Innovations in the United Arab Emirates: Rationales, Trends and Outcomes. Asian Education and Development Studies 8(4). (Scopus- indexed) 7. Sarker, A.E. & Al Athmay, A. (2019). Public Sector Reforms in the United Arab Emirates: Antecedents and Outcomes. Public Administration Quarterly 43(3), 45-87. 8. Sarker, A.E. & Khalid, S. (2018). An Exploratory Analysis of Governance Dynamics, Institutional Reforms and Economic Growth: A Comparative study between India and Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Political Science 26 (1), 121- 140. (Scopus-indexed). 9. Sarker,A.E. & Al-Athmay, Al.A. (2018). Changing Facets of Public Administration in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Public Administration 40 (10), 432-444. (Scopus- indexed)
- Effectiveness of English Language Training at Emirates Telecommunication Corporation “Etisalat”. - Customer-Facing Staff Integration in the Road Transport Authority, Dubai. - An examination of Service Quality Dimensions on Customers’ Satisfaction at the Sharjah Discovery Center. - An Evaluation of Current Sharjah Energy Efficiency Policy - Causes of Employees Turnover in the UAE Ministry of Education.
I have rendered a number of community services including participation in the organizing committee of an international conference, participation in a UN workshop on civic engagement in the public service delivery system and writing articles regularly for newspapers and magazines.
Interactive, student-centered, team-based learning.
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