Dr Assylbek Nurgabdeshov

Assistant Professor of Strategy and Director of Strategy Postgraduate Programmes

Dr. Assylbek Nurgabdeshov is Assistant Professor of Strategy and Director of Strategy Postgraduate Programmes at Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, UK. Assylbek holds PhD in Strategic Management and International Business from the University of Sheffield, UK, MBA degree from Istanbul Sehir University and BSc in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Turkey.

His recent research interests have been focused around Strategic HRM, High Performance HR Practices, International HRM, Outsourcing and Offshoring of R&D activities, Strategic Agility, Innovation strategy for emerging countries, knowledge transfer in MNCs. His research papers are published in journals such as Journal of Business Research, Studies in Higher Education and International Journal of Human Resource Management.

Areas of interest

• Strategy, International Business, HRM

Qualifications

2011 - 2015; The University of Sheffield, Management School - PhD, Sheffield/UK 

2010 - 2011; Istanbul Sehir University MBA, Istanbul/ Turkey 

2003 - 2009; Middle East Technical University, B.S. Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Ankara / Turkey   

Background

Before his role at Heriot-Watt University he was Dean of Business School at Suleyman Demirel University, Dean of General Education Faculty at Almaty Management University, Research Professor, Founder and Director of HR Research Center at Narxoz University, and Head of Science and Innovation Sector at Kazakh British Technical University. He had an experience of being visiting lecturer at University of Leicester, UK, Champagne School of Management, Groupe ESC Troyes, France and Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration (RISEBA), Latvia. He is a member of Steering Committee of Central and East European Chapter, Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), United Nations and member of Academy of International Business. He is also consultant at Center of Strategic Initiatives.

Projects/Research showcase

AWARDS

 2002, Awarded with Honour letter of President of Republic of Kazakhstan N.A.Nazarbaev,

2017, Awarded with Honour letter of Minister of Education and Science of Republic of Kazakhstan E. Sagadiyev

2020, HRM Track Highly Commented Award – British Academy of Management Conference