Majid Aleem
D.Sc.
majid.aleem@utu.fi +358 29 450 4062 +358 50 462 6331 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku |
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.
- Beyond the Illusion of Global Harmony : Stephen Hawking, AI, and the Emergence of Complex Systems in International HRM
(Presentation at the 51st Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA) 2025) (2025) Majid, Aleem; Peter, zettinig - Emerging technologies in sharing economy : a review and research agenda (2025)
- Technological Forecasting and Social Change
- Reimagining Global HRM in the Age of Fragmented Globalization : Psychological Belonging through Virtual, Transnational Social Spaces
(Presentation at the 51st Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA) 2025) (2025) Le, Dan Ha; Zettinig, Peter; Aleem, Majid - The emergence and influence of the customer experience in the context of sustainable consumption (2025)
- AMS Review
- Tourism in the GCC Countries : A Comprehensive Review (2025)
- Tourism Analysis
- Financing Social Enterprises Serving Base-of-the-Pyramid Markets : Towards an Integrative Financing Model (2024)
- Journal of Social Entrepreneurship
- 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
- Using machine learning to develop customer insights from user-generated content (2024)
- Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
- AJG Rank Filter.exe (2023) Aleem Majid
- 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 - How to manage open innovation projects? An integrative framework (2023)
- Project leadership and society
- Remote work and the COVID-19 pandemic: An artificial intelligence-based topic modeling and a future agenda (2023)
- Journal of Business Research
- Learning Laboratory: An Integrative Learning Design for International Business in a Complex Dynamic World (2022)
- Journal of Management Education
- 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 - Entrepreneurship During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda (2021)
- International Review of Entrepreneurship
- 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 - Relationship Development Processes in Global Virtual Teams (2021) Aleem Majid
- 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 - Development of relationships in Global Virtual teams around the task
(konferenssiabstrakti) (2018) Majid Aleem, Peter Zettinig - Relationship development in global virtual teams over time
(konferenssiabstrakti) (2017) Majid Aleem