Majdi Anwar Quttainah | Sustainablity | Best Researcher Award

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Assoc Prof Dr. Majdi Anwar Quttainah | Sustainablity | Best Researcher Award

Assoc Prof Dr. Majdi Anwar Quttainah | Sustainablity | Associate Professor at Kuwait University | Kuwait

Assoc Prof Dr. Majdi Anwar Quttainah is a distinguished scholar in corporate governance, strategic management, managerial behavior, and sustainability, widely recognized for his influential research contributions and strong international academic presence. He has built an exceptional academic trajectory grounded in rigorous scholarship, extensive global collaborations, and impactful research that advances the understanding of governance practices, ethics, and organizational behavior, particularly within the context of Islamic banking and emerging markets. Educated at reputable institutions, Majdi Anwar Quttainah completed his advanced academic training culminating in a doctoral degree that shaped his research interests in strategic decision-making, corporate ethics, upper-echelon theory, and digital transformation in business environments. He has served in significant academic roles, contributing to both teaching and research excellence at the College of Business Administration, Kuwait University, where he actively mentors students, engages in curriculum development, and leads research initiatives that promote responsible management and sustainable business practices. His professional experience includes collaborative projects with Sustainablity internationally renowned scholars from top institutions such as King’s College London, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Halmstad University, Liwa University, and the University of Nottingham, establishing him as a key contributor to global discussions on governance, accountability, innovation capacity, and organizational performance. His research interests span corporate governance mechanisms, sustainability integration, managerial behavior, organizational change, ethics in financial institutions, and the strategic role of leadership in shaping firm outcomes. He demonstrates strong research skills in empirical modeling, qualitative analysis, cross-cultural comparative research

Academic Profile: ORCID | Scopus | Google Scholar

Featured Publications:

  1. Quttainah, M. A., Song, L., & Wu, Q. (2013). Do Islamic banks employ less earnings management? Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting. (Cited 271 times)

  2. Almutairi, A. R., & Quttainah, M. A. (2017). Corporate governance: Evidence from Islamic banks. Social Responsibility Journal. (Cited 222 times)

  3. Judge, W. Q., Hu, H. W., Gabrielsson, J., Talaulicar, T., Witt, M. A., Zattoni, A., … Quttainah, M. A. (2015). Configurations of capacity for change in entrepreneurial threshold firms. Journal of Management Studies. (Cited 118 times)

  4. Quttainah, M. A., & Almutairi, A. R. (2017). Corporate ethics: Evidence from Islamic banks. Journal of Management & Governance. (Cited 62 times)

  5. Almutairi, A. R., & Quttainah, M. A. (2019). Corporate governance and accounting conservatism in Islamic banks. Thunderbird International Business Review. (Cited 56 times)

 

Krzysztof Podwysocki | Environmental Analysis | Young Scientist Award

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Dr. Krzysztof Podwysocki | Environmental Analysis | Young Scientist Award 

Krzysztof Podwysocki | State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre | Lithuania 

Dr. Krzysztof Podwysocki is a dedicated researcher at the Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts, State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania. He is a biologist whose work focuses on invasion ecology and crustacean biology, with particular expertise in the behavioral and physiological mechanisms underlying species invasions. He earned his doctoral degree in biology from the University of Lodz in Poland, where his research explored the invasion potential of genetically distinct populations of the amphipod Dikerogammarus villosus. His academic journey has been defined by an integrative approach that combines experimental ecology, morphology, and biogeography to understand species interactions and the ecological success of invasive organisms. Dr. Podwysocki’s research has made important contributions to the understanding of invasion mechanisms in aquatic ecosystems. His studies have shown how population-level variation shapes dispersal patterns, feeding behavior, and environmental adaptability in invasive amphipods. By revealing how genetic differences influence invasion potential and hybridization outcomes, his work supports the development of predictive models that can anticipate the spread of invasive species. His experimental work has connected physiological and morphological traits, such as exoskeleton strength and mouthpart structure, to ecological performance and competitive dominance. With a growing research portfolio, Dr. Podwysocki has authored several publications indexed in international databases such as Scopus and SCI, where he holds 12 citations across 9 documents with an h-index of 2. His scholarly contributions reflect a strong focus on advancing ecological understanding and improving predictive frameworks for managing invasive species.

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Featured Publications : 

Podwysocki, K., Desiderato, A., Szczerkowska-Majchrzak, E., Jermacz, Ł., Kobak, J., Bącela-Spychalska, K., & Rewicz, T. (2025, November). Population-dependent dispersal potential of freshwater invasive amphipods: A case study of Dikerogammarus villosus. Animal Behaviour.

Jermacz, Ł., Podwysocki, K., Desiderato, A., Bącela‐Spychalska, K., Rewicz, T., Szczerkowska‐Majchrzak, E., Augustyniak, M., Gjoni, V., & Kobak, J. (2025, September). The same species, not the same invader: Metabolic responses of genetically distinct invasive populations of Dikerogammarus villosus and their intraspecific hybrid to environmental stresses. Journal of Animal Ecology.

Podwysocki, K., Bącela-Spychalska, K., Desiderato, A., Rewicz, T., & Copilaş-Ciocianu, D. (2025, May). Environment, intraspecific lineages and geographic range jointly shape the high morphological variability of Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) (Crustacea, Amphipoda): A successful aquatic invader across Europe. Hydrobiologia.

Podwysocki, K., Szczerkowska‐Majchrzak, E., Jermacz, Ł., Kobak, J., Bącela‐Spychalska, K., Rewicz, T., & Desiderato, A. (2025, March). Predation or omnivory—Two different feeding patterns displayed by two intraspecific groups of the invasive Ponto–Caspian amphipod—Dikerogammarus villosus. Freshwater Biology.

Podwysocki, K., Pabis, K., Palero, F., Błażewicz, M., & Serigstad, B. (2024, April). Low abundance and high patchiness of decapod fauna sampled with van Veen grab on the West African continental margin (Gulf of Guinea, Ghana). Oceanologia.