Hussein-Elhakim Al Issa

Hussein-Elhakim Al Issa is a Management Lecturer at RMIT University Vietnam. His research combines organisational theory, entrepreneurship, and innovation to explore how resources and capabilities build resilience and performance in dynamic environments, increasingly with an eye toward sustainability and AI-enabled learning in higher education. Widely published in leading journals, he teaches Innovation Management, Leadership, and Business in Society, co-supervises doctoral candidates, and has held a visiting professorship at HEC Montréal, collaborating on social entrepreneurship education and research via the Social Business Creation program. He is also National Team Lead for the GUESSS (2025) Survey and Country Co-Investigator for the GLOBE Project (2020).

Awards & recognition:

• Research Excellence Award, RMIT College of Business & Law (2025 & 2026) (Awarded for publication in the top 6-10% of peer-reviewed journals internationally).
• Top 12 Publications – Quarterly Promotion for Excellence in Research Publication (Q4 2025), RMIT Vietnam (2026) (Selected by the Office for Research & Innovation for a Q1-ranked first within RMIT Vietnam A/A* outputs for the period.
• Nominee, Research Excellence – Social Impact Category, RMIT College of Business & Law (2025) (Recognized by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and College Executive for impactful research and sustained scholarly contributions).
• Social Impact Recognition – Research program (2020–2025) on social entrepreneurship education and mentoring, leading to student transformation and venture creation (HEC Montréal).
• Certificate of Excellence in Cross-Cultural Research, GLOBE 2020 (SFU Beedie School of Business) awarded for outstanding contribution as Country Co-Investigator

Industry experience:
Principal Consultant – Learning for Life Inc. Educational Ventures (2017–present): Designed and delivered workshops on strategy, leadership, business planning, and accounting for entrepreneurs.
Earlier professional roles in sales, care, and accounting leadership (Canada, 2005–2013).