Quamrul Alam
PhD in Economics, MSc in Development Economics and Masters in Public AdministrationProf - International Business & Strategy
School of Business and Law
120 Spencer Street - Level 4, Room 4.09
Melbourne, 3000
Dr. Quamrul Alam is a Professor of International Business and Strategy at Central Queensland University. Before joining Central Queensland University, Professor Quamrul Alam worked at Monash University, La Trobe University, and Victoria University of Australia. Professor Quamrul Alam has an intense research and project management background. He has published over 50 journal articles, presented over 100 conference papers and reports, six books, and 28 book chapters and chaired many sessions in international public management and governance conferences. Professor Alam has supervised 20 PhD research topics, including public governance, regulatory governance, public sector leadership, public-private partnership, economic geography and international business, and local government and disaster management. Professor Alam conducted training programs on leadership and governance and capacity building in public sector organisations for public servants from Bangladesh, India, China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The Australia Leaderships Awards Program, UNDP, and the Bangladesh Government funded these programs. Professor Alam received over A$3 million in grants. Professor Alam’s research articles have been published in the Australian Journal of Public Administration, Public Administration and Development, Administration and Society, Public Management Review, Journal of Local Government Studies, International Review of Administrative Sciences, International Journal of Public Administration Thunderbird Journal of Business Review, European Journal of Management, Journal of Management History, South Asia, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of Business Ethics. Professor Alam has co-edited a special Public Administration and Development issue in 2021. Professor Alam conducted training programs on leadership and governance and capacity building for public servants from Bangladesh, India, China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. These programs were funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), World Bank, and UNDP. Professor Alam works with various ethnic community organisations in Australia. He has researched the settlement of the South Sudanese refugees living in Victoria. His research focuses on how financial distress and social isolation affect their integration into Australian society. He also works with the third-gender community organisation and rural-level women's microenterprise association in Bangladesh.
Universities Studied At
- PhD in Industrial Policy and Management, Flinders University, 1991
- Master of Economics, Manchester University, 1982
- Master of Public Administration (First Class), Dhaka University, 1978
- BA (Honours) in Public Administration (First Class), Dhaka University, 1977
Universities Worked At
Monash University
La Trobe University
Flinders University
Victoria University of Technology
The Australian National University
University of Dhaka
Awards
· Australian Postgraduate Award (APA Scholarship for Ph.D. research), 1986.
· The Commonwealth Scholarship for Master of Economics, Manchester University, 1981.
· Merit Scholarship University of Dhaka, 1978-1979.
· Merit Scholarship: Award for excellent academic performance (in Higher Secondary Certificate. 1973-1976).
· Government of Bangladesh Talent Pool Scholarship (for securing 2nd position in the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Jessore), 1970.
Professional Experience
Professor Alam has won over $3 million in external research grants as a leader and co-leader. Most external grants are Category 1 and Category 2, funded by the Australian Government and UNDP. He also secured internal research grants. Through these grants, Professor Alam has established national and international linkages for research and educational collaboration involving public and public sector organisations such as DFAT, Santos Australia, Woodside Petroleum, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), Australian Energy Regulator (AER), Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC), Newcastle Port Corporation, Stanwell Corporation Queensland, NRG Power Plant (Gladstone), Melbourne Port Authority, Eastlink, and Infrastructure Victoria.
In addition, he has established links with various entities in Bangladesh, including the Ministry of Public Administration (MOPA), Bangladesh Public Administration Centre, Prime Minister’s Office (Bangladesh), Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Petrobangla, Northwest Power Generation Company Ltd, Energypac (Bangladesh), Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC), Bangladesh India Power Friendship Company, Ministry of Environment and Forests (Bangladesh), the Power Management Institute, Sustainable Renewable Energy Development Authority, Bangaldesh.
Professor Alam has also established research collaboration with Australian regional organisations such as Bendigo Regional City Council, Bendigo Manufacturing Association, Central Goldfields Shire (CGS), Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, Wimmera Development Association, Horsham.
Professor has a strong track record in publication in highly ranked journals, including the Journal of Australian Public Administration, South Asia, Australian Journal of Public Administration Theory and Research., Public Management Review, Public Administration and Development, and Local Government Studies. Journal of Business Ethics, Human Resource Management Journal, Administration and Society, Energy Policy, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. Journal of Management History, Journal of Banking and Finance.
Professor Quamrul Alam has a strong track record in research supervision, supervising 22 Higher Degree research students to completion as Principal Supervisor or Associate Supervisor. He has also supervised Honours and Master Research students. He is supervising 12 Higher Degree Research students as Principal Supervisor and Co-Supervisor. He has examined over 16 PhD research theses.
He has made notable contributions to teaching and learning in international business theory and practice and strategic and international business management. His students’ satisfaction index has been very high (4+ out of 5) since 2012. He has contributed to teaching and learning pedagogy and published a journal article and a book chapter on e-learning, postgraduate supervision and transnational education. He also authored texts for international business and strategic management (Global Reposting: Sustainability and Value Co-creation, Diplomacy and Statecraft, Business and Management).
Prof Quamrul Alam’s organisational skills are excellent. He has organised a series of international conferences, seminars and workshops. He was the co-organiser of the 1st International Conference on Energy and Power (ICEP2016) in Melbourne. He has also organised an International Research Symposium on Australia-Bangladesh collaboration in 2016 in Melbourne and an International Business Conference in Dhaka in association with Dhaka University, RMIT University, Swinburne University, and Bangladesh University of Business and Technology. Prof Alam organised an Interfaith Symposium at Monash University in 2006. He also organised a National Symposium on Energy and Power Sector Capability Building in association with RMIT University in Dhaka in March 2017, sponsored by DFAT and the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (Bangladesh). In 2022, Professor Alam organised a two-day international symposium on Women's Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh in collaboration with UNDP, the Economic Relations Department of the Ministry of Finance, the Bangladesh Central Bank, the BRACK Bank and the University of Management Sciences.
Professional Memberships
- Member, International Research Society for Public Sector Management (IRSPM)
- Member, American Society for Public Administration
- Member, Academy of International Business (AIB)
- Member, Australia New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
- Member, Business Foundation of Australia
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 4206 Public health
- 4404 Development studies
- 3501 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
- 3502 Banking, Finance and Investment
- 4407 Policy and Administration
- 4405 Gender studies
