Hafsa Ahmed

Hafsa Ahmed
AwardsMember of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Academic background
Alma materLincoln University, Osmania University
Thesis
Doctoral advisorDavid A Cohen, Michaela Balzarova
Academic work
InstitutionsLincoln University, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Canterbury Regional Council, HSBC Bank, HSBC Bank

Hafsa Ahmed MNZM is a New Zealand academic, and is a lecturer in the Department of Global Value Chains and Trade at Lincoln University. In 2023, Ahmed was appointed a Member of the Order of New Zealand for services to ethnic communities and women.

Academic career

Ahmed is originally from Hyderabad, India, and has a BE and an MBA from Osmania University.[1][2] She worked for HSBC Holdings in London before moving to New Zealand in 2007.[1][2] Ahmed completed a PhD titled Organisational adaptation or environmental selection? An enhancement of the evolutionary change theory based on a study of the New Zealand electricity industry at Lincoln University in 2014, and worked as a research assistant at the university and as a policy advisor at Environment Canterbury.[3][2] Ahmed then joined the faculty of the Department of Global Value Chains and Trade at the university.[2] She specialises in 'stakeholder ecosystem management'.[4] Ahmed is a member of the Association of Change Management Professionals, and is their New Zealand lead.[5][4]

Voluntary work

In 2016 Ahmed and her husband co-founded the Lady Khadija Charitable Trust, of which she is also a trustee.[6] The trust is a registered charity that runs a variety of projects to support communities and individuals, such as leadership workshops for ethnic women, storytelling projects to deepen intercultural understanding of immigrant journeys, and exhibitions and events.[7][8][9]

Ahmed served as the Chair of the Canterbury Interfaith Society from 2021, and sits on the board of Ako Ōtautahi – Learning City Christchurch.[6]

Honours and awards

In the 2023 New Year Honours, Ahmed was appointed a Member of the Order of New Zealand, for services to ethnic communities and women.[6]

Selected works

  • Hafsa Ahmed; Michaela Balzarova; David A Cohen (May 2014). "To sell or not to sell; that is the question? Stakeholders' supremacy in the New Zealand electricity industry". Journal of Management and Organization. 20 (3): 410–414. doi:10.1017/JMO.2014.27. ISSN 1833-3672. Wikidata Q127772485.
  • Hafsa Ahmed; David A. Cohen (4 March 2019). "Stakeholder attributes and attitudes during privatisation: a New Zealand case study". International Journal of Public Sector Management. 32 (2): 157–174. doi:10.1108/IJPSM-09-2017-0258. ISSN 0951-3558. Wikidata Q127772475.
  • Hafsa Ahmed; Michaela Balzarova; David A Cohen (13 July 2015). "Evolutionary change stimuli and moderators – evidence from New Zealand". Journal of Organizational Change Management. 28 (4): 546–564. doi:10.1108/JOCM-11-2013-0226. ISSN 0953-4814. Wikidata Q122150300.

References

  1. ^ a b "Hafsa Ahmed". Asia Media Centre | New Zealand. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lincoln University". researchers.lincoln.ac.nz. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ Ahmed, Hafsa (2014). Organisational adaptation or environmental selection? An enhancement of the evolutionary change theory based on a study of the New Zealand electricity industry (PhD thesis). Research@Lincoln, Lincoln University.
  4. ^ a b "Hafsa Ahmed". Millpond. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ Trondez (25 April 2024). "Dr Hafsa Ahmed has joined ACMP ANZ". ACMP Australia and New Zealand. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "New Year Honours List 2023 - Citations for Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Ethnic Women's Leadership Course | Ministry for Ethnic Communities". www.ethniccommunities.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ^ "About The Lady Khadija Charitable Trust". Lady Khadija Trust. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  9. ^ O'Callaghan, Jody (31 December 2022). "Honour for Cantabrian trying to 'light candles instead of curse the darkness'". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 24 July 2024.