Hafsa Ahmed

Hafsa Ahmed
Hafsa Ahmed
Awards	Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Academic background
Education	Lincoln University, Osmania University
Thesis	Organisational adaptation or environmental selection? An enhancement of the evolutionary change theory based on a study of the New Zealand electricity industry (2014);
Doctoral advisor	David A Cohen, Michaela Balzarova
Academic work
Institutions	Lincoln 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

Ahmed, Hafsa; Q105995808, Michaela; David A Cohen (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. Wikidata Q127772485.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Ahmed, Hafsa; David A. Cohen (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. Wikidata Q127772475.
Ahmed, Hafsa; Q105995808, Michaela; David A Cohen (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. Wikidata Q122150300.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

References

1 2 "Hafsa Ahmed". Asia Media Centre | New Zealand. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
1 2 3 4 "Lincoln University". researchers.lincoln.ac.nz. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
↑ 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.
1 2 "Hafsa Ahmed". Millpond. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
↑ Trondez (25 April 2024). "Dr Hafsa Ahmed has joined ACMP ANZ". ACMP Australia and New Zealand. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
1 2 3 "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.
↑ "Ethnic Women's Leadership Course | Ministry for Ethnic Communities". www.ethniccommunities.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
↑ "About The Lady Khadija Charitable Trust". Lady Khadija Trust. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
↑ 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.

External links

Influencers @ LU Episode 7: Overcoming project stakeholder myopia for success, video podcast episode, 29 July 2020, via YouTube

[:1-1] 1 2 "Hafsa Ahmed". Asia Media Centre | New Zealand. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[:2-2] 1 2 3 4 "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.

[:3-4] 1 2 "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.

[:0-6] 1 2 3 "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.

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