Dr. Faisal Saeed Malik

Dr. Faisal Saeed Malik is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Entrepreneurship, Technology-Management, and Innovation (EnTechnon) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and a Research Fellow at the Jackstädt Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research at the University of Wuppertal. His research focuses on entrepreneurship, international business, and resilience strategies, particularly how businesses navigate crises. His Ph.D. dissertation, "Terrorism, Corporate Performance, and Business Strategies: Presence, Impact, and Future," awarded Summa Cum Laude, has been widely recognized for its groundbreaking insights into how organizations maintain stability and competitive advantage in uncertain environments.

Dr. Malik brings over a decade of academic and professional experience, including his role as a Researcher at the University of Siegen from February 2021 to January 2024, where he contributed to significant projects on SME resilience and internationalization at the Professorship of Business Administration, SME Management, and Entrepreneurship. Before this, he served as Head of the Department of Commerce at GC University Faisalabad, where he led the department and taught from 2011 to 2014. His extensive career has consistently integrated rigorous academic research with practical application, addressing real-world challenges in academia and industry. His global exposure includes collaborations with international institutions and scholars, further enhancing his business resilience and strategy expertise.

In addition to his research, Dr. Malik has a broad teaching and mentoring portfolio. He has designed and taught doctoral courses such as Writing and Publishing Entrepreneurship Research and Grand Challenges and Entrepreneurship, as well as master's courses like Sustainable Business Strategy: Building Resilience and Agility for the Future, helping to shape the academic development of emerging scholars. Dr. Malik has also specialized in supervising master's theses and business plans, guiding students in developing practical strategies grounded in academic rigor. He has secured numerous third-party funding awards, including a DAAD scholarship, Robke Foundation, FABU Award, and a ZEFFT research award for writing a DFG Project. He also wrote a project for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to support a researcher at risk. As a long-standing trainer with the Entrepreneurship Development and Advisory Services (EDAS) in Lahore, Pakistan, since 2011, he has contributed significantly to entrepreneurship education and capacity building. Dr. Malik has also shared his expertise globally, delivering guest lectures at institutions including PUCP Business School in Peru, the Rotman School of Business in Toronto, and the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University of Maryland.

A regular participant at international academic conferences, Dr. Malik has presented his research at prestigious forums such as the Academy of Management (AOM), the Academy of International Business (AIB), the European International Business Academy (EIBA), and the Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC). He has also been selected for the Junior Faculty Consortium at AIB, reflecting his commitment to fostering collaboration and advancing knowledge in his field. His contributions have been recognized with the Best Dissertation Award from the University of Wuppertal and an Honorable Mention for the Student Paper Award at AIB. Since 2016, Dr. Malik has been a reviewer for leading journals, including Applied Economics and Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurial Journal, further demonstrating his dedication to advancing scholarship in entrepreneurship, business resilience, and international business.