Best Researcher Award
Abdulrasheed Aminullah
Department of Human Resources Management, School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Malaysia
Abdulrasheed Aminullah is a Nigerian-born academic in the Department of Human Resources Management, School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). His research covers motivation, organizational climate, emotional labor, job satisfaction, and sustainable development. He holds a Ph.D. from UUM and has published in Scopus-indexed journals, including Cogent Business & Management and the Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies. His Scopus profile records 6 documents, 24 citations, and an h-index of 3. Nominated for the Best Researcher Award under the Popular Engineer Awards, he also serves as co-editor-in-chief, thesis examiner, and session chair.[1]
Abstract
This article documents the academic profile of Abdulrasheed Aminullah, a lecturer at the School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, whose research examines the influence of motivation and organizational climate on academician effectiveness through the mediating role of emotional labor. His doctoral work and subsequent publications connect university reputation, job satisfaction, cultural intelligence, and psychological capital, with recent contributions extending to green ambidexterity innovation, circular economy transitions, and blockchain-enabled human resource management. Bibliometric indicators from Scopus and Google Scholar are summarised, and the case for the Best Researcher Award is assessed on the basis of publications, citations, supervision, and service.
Keywords
- Human resource management
- Organizational climate
- Emotional labor
- Job satisfaction
- Sustainable development
- Green innovation
Introduction
Research recognition in management studies increasingly depends on a combination of peer-reviewed output, citation uptake, and demonstrable service to the academic community. Abdulrasheed Aminullah has built a profile that spans human resource management, organizational behaviour, and sustainable development, with an emphasis on the conditions that shape employee and academician effectiveness. His work is positioned within debates on how institutional reputation and motivational climate interact to influence satisfaction and performance in higher education settings. His affiliation with Universiti Utara Malaysia provides the institutional context for this body of work, while his earlier teaching appointments in Nigeria and Cambodia inform a comparative perspective on management education. This article outlines his research profile, contributions, publication record, impact indicators, and suitability for the Best Researcher Award, drawing on Scopus and Google Scholar metadata together with selected peer-reviewed articles.
Research Profile
Abdulrasheed Aminullah completed his Ph.D. at Universiti Utara Malaysia between 2019 and 2022, with a thesis examining the influence of motivation and organizational climate on academician effectiveness and the mediating role of emotional labor. He previously completed an MSc in Management at the same institution, with a thesis on university reputation, motivation, organizational climate, and job satisfaction. His Scopus author profile lists 6 documents, 24 citations, and an h-index of 3, with Sustainable Development as the subject area, while his Google Scholar profile records 95 citations, 27 documents, and an h-index of 5. He currently serves as an international lecturer at UUM, teaching human resource management, HR staffing, and performance management, and supervises master’s and doctoral candidates. He has held visiting lecturer and research associate positions and has participated in the Montpellier Business School teaching mobility programme in France. His professional service includes appointment as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues and membership on programme review task forces.
Research Contributions
His contributions cluster around three areas: leadership and organizational behaviour, human resource management, and entrepreneurship. In the first area, he examines leadership development, workplace dynamics, sustainable leadership, team creativity, and organizational resilience. In the second, he studies HRM practices, strategic HRM, process improvement, and the application of blockchain and smart contracts to HR processes. In the third, he addresses cooperative enterprises, industrial development, and entrepreneurship performance. Representative outputs include a study linking academic self-initiated expatriates’ cultural intelligence to job outcomes through psychological capital[4], an empirical investigation of creativity and resource availability in the intelligent career framework among Nigerian entrepreneurs[5], and a proposed framework linking university reputation, motivation, organizational climate, and job satisfaction[6]. He has also published on Halal certification compliance behaviour among Muslim entrepreneurs[3] and on conceptual models integrating green ambidexterity innovation and circular economy transitions. A 2024 manuscript on university reputation and job satisfaction is under review at SAGE Open, and he is a member of a research grant investigating the impact of occupational disease on worker productivity.
Publications
His publication record includes Scopus-indexed articles in Cogent Business & Management[4] and the Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies[5], a Halal certification study in Global Journal Al-Thaqafah[3], and a framework paper in the International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences[6], alongside conference papers and three books on management and cooperative studies.
Research Impact
Bibliometric indicators provide a partial but useful measure of research impact. The Scopus record of 24 citations across 6 documents and an h-index of 3 reflects a compact but growing output, while Google Scholar reports 95 citations across 27 documents and an h-index of 5, indicating wider uptake of conference papers, books, and articles that are not indexed in Scopus[1][2]. Citation patterns suggest that his work on job satisfaction, cultural intelligence, and entrepreneurial careers is being referenced in studies of higher education management and emerging-economy entrepreneurship. His editorial role and examiner appointments further extend scholarly influence through gatekeeping and quality assurance functions. Independent bibliometric analyses of management dissertations also cite related literature in this domain, illustrating the broader context in which his work circulates[7].
Award Suitability
The Best Researcher Award category under the Popular Engineer Awards recognises researchers whose outputs and professional activities demonstrate sustained contribution to knowledge. Abdulrasheed Aminullah’s case rests on a coherent research programme in human resource management and sustainable development, a Scopus-indexed publication record, a book portfolio, successful supervision of master’s candidates, doctoral supervision responsibilities, and service as an examiner, session chair, and journal editor. His participation in methodological training, including meta-analysis, bibliometric analysis, and structural equation modelling, supports the technical quality of his research. These attributes collectively indicate suitability for the award, while the modest citation count suggests that the recognition should be framed as an early-career research distinction rather than a lifetime achievement. Recent work on organizational capabilities and ambidextrous leadership in public-sector resilience indicates continuing momentum[8].
Conclusion
Abdulrasheed Aminullah presents a developing research profile grounded in human resource management, organizational behaviour, and sustainable development. His doctoral and postdoctoral work links motivation, organizational climate, and emotional labor to academician effectiveness, and his recent publications extend into green innovation and technology-enabled HRM. Although citation metrics remain moderate, the combination of indexed publications, books, editorial service, and supervision supports his nomination for the Best Researcher Award. Continued publication in high-quartile journals and expanded citation uptake would further strengthen future award cases.
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References
- Elsevier. (n.d.). Scopus author details: Abdulrasheed Aminullah, Author ID 57412125200. Scopus.
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57412125200
- Google Scholar. (n.d.). Abdulrasheed Aminullah: Citations and publications. Google Scholar.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BuoHiJ0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
- Basarud-din, S. K., Saad, R. A. J., & Aminullah, A. A. (2022). Malaysian halal certification: A study of compliance behavior of Muslim entrepreneurs. Global Journal Al-Thaqafah, 12(2), 46–65.
https://jurnal.usas.edu.my/gjat/index.php/journal/article/view/73
- Aminullah, A. A., Yusuf, A., Azizan, F. L., Salisu, I., & Mansor, Z. B. (2022). Linking academic self-initiated expatriate’s cultural intelligence to specific job outcomes: The enabling role of psychological capital. Cogent Business & Management, 9(1), Article 2017546.
https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2021.2017546
- Salisu, M. M. A. I., Aminullah, A. A., & Mashi, M. S. (2022). Influences of creativity and resource availability in the intelligent career framework: Empirical investigation of Nigerian entrepreneurs. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 14(6), 1325–1352.
https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-03-2021-0117
- Aminullah, A. A., Mohd Isa, M. F., Wan Mohd Noor, W. S., & AbdulAzeez, F. S. (2019). Linking university reputation, motivation, organizational climate and job satisfaction: A proposed framework. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(1).
http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v9-i1/5473
- Ahmed, R., Hussain, A., & ur Rahman, S. (2021). Role of Pakistani universities in interfaith dialogue, harmony and relations: An index and bibliometric of produced academic dissertations. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal).
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/libphilprac/4977/
- Abdullahi, U., Al-Amrani, K. A. D., & Mohamed, A. M. (2026). Organizational capabilities and ambidextrous leadership as drivers of organizational resilience in Nigerian public sector organizations. Discover Sustainability, 35(1), 40.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-026-03295-6