Majid Aleem
D.Sc.
majid.aleem@utu.fi +358 29 450 4062 +358 50 462 6331 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0880-4586 |
International Business; Strategic HRM; Remote and Hybrid Work; Global Virtual Teams; Artificial Intelligence in Management; Open Innovation; Digital Transformation; Entrepreneurship; Topic Modeling; Machine Learning in Business Research; Leadership Development
Remote Work, Global Virtual Teams, AI-HRM Systems, Digital Work and Innovation Ecosystems
Majid Aleem is a University Lecturer in International Business at the Turku School of Economics, University of Turku. His research focuses on how organizations and leaders adapt to the challenges of digitalization, remote work, and AI integration. He investigates global virtual teamwork, leadership development, and innovation processes in international contexts, bridging strategic HRM and digital management.
He has developed innovative AI-based teaching and research tools such as GVTanalytics and the AJG Rank Filter, recognized internationally in AMBA & BGA Innovation Awards. He actively collaborates in multi-disciplinary research projects, including ARCANA (Eurostars) and NordForsk initiatives on AI and flexible work.
Majid's research explores the intersection of International Business, Human Resource Management, and Artificial Intelligence. His current work examines:
- Relational dynamics and belonging in transnational virtual teams
- The role of HRM as a relational infrastructure in digital workplaces
- AI affordances in management, innovation, and decision support systems
- Open innovation and entrepreneurship in digital ecosystems
He employs both qualitative and computational methods, including topic modeling and machine learning, to uncover patterns in organizational adaptation and leadership in global and hybrid contexts.
Majid teaches in the Global Innovation Management and International Business programmes at the Turku School of Economics. His teaching portfolio includes Business Intelligence in International Business, AI in International Business, International Business Strategy, Project Management and Business Research Methods.
He integrates experiential learning, case-based pedagogy, and AI-driven tools into his teaching and supervision. He supervises PhD and Master’s theses in areas such as AI and HRM, digital transformation, innovation management, and global virtual work. His pedagogical innovations have gained international recognition.
- Emerging technologies in sharing economy : a review and research agenda (2025)
- Technological Forecasting and Social Change
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Financing Social Enterprises Serving Base-of-the-Pyramid Markets : Towards an Integrative Financing Model (2024)
- Journal of Social Entrepreneurship
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - International Innovation Camps Fostering Cross Sector Collaboration Towards Tackling Grand Challenges (2024) 50th Conference of the European International Business Academy : Rethinking IB Research for the Next 50 Years Mumford, Jonathan V.; Zettinig, Peter; Fürst, Sascha; Storm, Minna; Aleem, Majid
(Abstract) - Using machine learning to develop customer insights from user-generated content (2024)
- Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - AJG Rank Filter.exe (2023) Aleem Majid
(I2 ICT program or software application ) - Exploring effectiveness of a web-based application for learning in global virtual teams
(Presentation at the 49th European International Business Academy Annual Conference (EIBA) 2023) (2023) Fürst Sascha, Zettinig Peter, Aleem Majid
(Other publication) - How to manage open innovation projects? An integrative framework (2023)
- Project leadership and society
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Remote work and the COVID-19 pandemic: An artificial intelligence-based topic modeling and a future agenda (2023)
- Journal of Business Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Learning Laboratory: An Integrative Learning Design for International Business in a Complex Dynamic World (2022)
- Journal of Management Education
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Remittances as a channel for international money laundering – An ethics perspective
(Presentation at the 48th European International Business Academy Conference (EIBA) 2022) (2022) Isolauri Emilia, Nummela Niina, Zettinig Peter, Aleem Majid
(Other publication) - Entrepreneurship During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda (2021)
- International Review of Entrepreneurship
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Psychological Safety and Learning Behaviors in Virtual Work Environments
(Conference abstract) (2021) Proceedings: 16th Vaasa Conference on International Business August 17-18, 2021 Aleem Majid, Zettinig Peter, Mockaitis Audra
(Other publication) - Relationship Development Processes in Global Virtual Teams (2021) Aleem Majid
(G4 Monograph dissertation) - Adaptive Structuration of Communication and Relationship Development In Global Virtual Teams
(Presentation at the 45th European International Business Academy Annual Conference, Leeds UK, 13.-15.12. 2019) (2019) Aleem Majid
(Other publication) - Development of relationships in Global Virtual teams around the task
(konferenssiabstrakti) (2018) Majid Aleem, Peter Zettinig
(Other publication) - Relationship development in global virtual teams over time
(konferenssiabstrakti) (2017) Majid Aleem
(Other publication)