Wahid Murad

Dr Wahid Murad

Senior Lecturer

AU Pathways and Participation

Academic

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

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Wahid Murad is a senior lecturer at UniSA Education Futures, where he teaches and coordinates courses in data literacy, economics, and personal finance. His research spans environmental economics, climate change management, and student motivation and academic success in enabling education. Wahid has led multiple funded research projects and collaborated with scholars from 22 institutions across 17 countries, including Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, France, India, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam.
An accomplished economist with over 22 years of experience in higher education, Wahid brings expertise in research leadership, data analytics, policy design, and strategic knowledge management. His research aligns with 16 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), generating impactful insights that inform policy and appear in high-impact international journals. Fluent in English, Bengali, and Malay, Wahid is widely recognised for his contributions to socioeconomic development and environmental sustainability, particularly in areas addressing poverty reduction and climate resilience.
Wahid’s scholarly impact includes over 3,700 citations (Google Scholar, Scopus, or Web of Science), with an h-index of 24 and an i10-index of 50. He serves as deputy editor of the International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management and as an academic editor for PLOS Climate.
His research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Environment and Development, Waste Management and Research, Journal of Public Health Policy, Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, Renewable Energy, Ecological Indicators, International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Management of Environmental Quality, Journal of Environmental Health, Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, and the American Journal of Environmental Sciences, among others.
Wahid’s research has also informed policy development at national and international levels. His work has been cited in:

The UK Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee report Aligning the UK’s Economic Goals with Environmental Sustainability,
The Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy (Germany) 2021 policy report on innovation and CO2 mitigation, and
The United Nations General Assembly’s 2014 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food.

A proven academic leader, Wahid has demonstrated sustained educational leadership across universities in Australia and Malaysia through course coordination, curriculum design, HDR supervision, mentoring, and academic governance.

Leading a research project on student motivation and engagement for academic success

Year Citation
2024 Alharthi, M., Islam, M. M., Alamoudi, H., & Murad, M. W. (2024). Determinants that attract and discourage foreign direct investment in GCC countries: do macroeconomic and environmental factors matter?. PLoS One, 19(2, article no. e0298129), 1-28.
DOI Scopus17
2024 Rasul, T., Nair, S., Kalendra, D., Balaji, M. S., Santini, F. D. O., Ladeira, W. J., . . . Hossain, M. U. (2024). Enhancing academic integrity among students in GenAI Era: a holistic framework. International Journal of Management Education, 22(3), 1-13.
DOI Scopus34
2023 Murad, M. W., Abdullah, A. B. M., Islam, M. M., Alam, M. M., Reaiche, C., & Boyle, S. (2023). Determinants of neonatal, infant and under-five mortalities: evidence from a developing country, Bangladesh. Journal of Public Health Policy, 44(2), 230-241.
DOI Scopus8 Europe PMC4
2023 Shikha, H. A., Alam, M. M., Murad, M. W., Said, J., & Ahmed, Z. U. (2023). A historical perspective of trade liberalisation dynamics in Bangladesh: impacts of natural calamity risk, gross domestic product, foreign exchange reserve, relative price, and tariff on import demand. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 8(3), 177-208.
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2022 Weiler, T., & Murad, M. W. (2022). Motivational factors influencing learners' academic success in an Australian enabling education setting. Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 13(4), 97-119.
2021 Murad, M. W., Alam, M. M., & Shahriar, S. M. (2021). Splitting up Dhaka City: rationales, challenges and prospects as a sustainable city. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 15(3), 322-335.
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2021 Liu, M., Freeman, S., & Murad, M. W. (2021). A model of corporate culture, strategic change and corporate performance: an empirical study of the Chinese construction industry. International journal of Chinese culture and management, 5(1), 1-29.
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2021 Islam, M. M., Alharthi, M., & Murad, M. W. (2021). The effects of carbon emissions, rainfall, temperature, inflation, population, and unemployment on economic growth in Saudi Arabia: an ARDL investigation. PLoS ONE, 16(4, article no. e0248743), 1-21.
DOI Scopus21 Europe PMC3
2021 Alam, M. M., Hossain, M. S., Islam, N., Murad, M. W., & Khan, N. A. (2021). Impacts of health and economic costs on street children working as waste collectors in Dhaka City. International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 20(1), 29-50.
DOI Scopus7
2020 Ahmed, E., Abdullah, A. B. M., & Murad, W. (2020). Relationship between psychological contract breach and employee outcomes: moderating role of blame attribution. South Asian Journal of Management, 27(3), 7-30.
2020 Alam, M. M., & Murad, M. W. (2020). The impacts of economic growth, trade openness and technological progress on renewable energy use in organization for economic co-operation and development countries. Renewable energy, 145, 382-390.
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2019 Alam, M. M., Murad, M. W., Molla, R. I., Rahman, K. M., & Khondaker, T. R. (2019). Global population stabilisation policy and declining work-age population: a threat to global economic sustainability. International journal of environment and sustainable development, 18(4), 369-386.
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2019 Murad, M. W., & Alam, M. M. (2019). The environmental resource management paradox in an impoverished urban population: a case study from Malaysia. International journal of environment and sustainable development, 18(4), 353-368.
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2019 Murad, M. W., Alam, M. M., Noman, A. H. M., & Ozturk, I. (2019). Dynamics of technological innovation, energy consumption, energy price and economic growth in Denmark. Environmental progress & sustainable energy, 38(1), 22-29.
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2019 Hussien, M. E., Alam, M. M., Murad, M. W., & Wahid, A. (2019). The performance of Islamic banks during the 2008 global financial crisis: evidence from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Journal of Islamic accounting and business research, 10(3), 407-420.
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2018 Rahman, M. M., Abdullah, A. B. M., & Murad, M. W. (2018). Community perceptions of and vulnerability to earthquake disaster: insights from the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal of environmental assessment policy and management, 20(4, article no. 1850013), 1-28.
DOI Scopus5
2018 Abdullah, A. B. M., & Murad, M. W. (2018). Strategies and key processes for economic internationalisation: the case of Malaysia. Journal of international doctoral research, 7(1), 100-115.
2018 Murad, M. W., Alam, M. M., & Islam, M. M. (2018). Dynamics of Japan's industrial production and carbon emissions: causality, long-term trend and implications. Letters in spatial and resource sciences, 11(2), 127-139.
DOI Scopus2
2018 Shane, E., Murad, M. W., & Freeman, S. (2018). Factors influencing price premiums of Australian wine in the UK market. International journal of wine business research, 30(1), 96-116.
DOI Scopus9 WoS5
2018 Boyle, S., Reaiche, C., Abdullah, A. B. M., & Murad, M. W. (2018). Understanding influences affecting local visitors to an international arts festival. Tourism analysis: an interdisciplinary tourism and hospitality journal, 23(3), 427-432.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2017 Islam, M. M., Murad, M. W., McMurray, A. J., & Abalala, T. S. (2017). Aspects of sustainable procurement practices by public and private organisations in Saudi Arabia: an empirical study. International journal of sustainable development & world ecology, 24(4), 289-303.
DOI Scopus67
2017 Islam, M. M., Turki, A., Murad, M. W., & Karim, A. (2017). Do sustainable procurement practices improve organizational performance?. Sustainability, 9(12, article no. 2281), 1-17.
DOI Scopus43
2016 Alam, M. M., Murad, M. W., Noman, A. H. M., & Ozturk, I. (2016). Relationships among carbon emissions, economic growth, energy consumption and population growth: Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis for Brazil, China, India and Indonesia. Ecological Indicators, 70, 466-479.
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2016 Pavur, R., Abdullah, A. B. M., & Murad, M. D. W. (2016). Factors influencing web customers' willingness to engage in online shopping with an internet retailer. Journal of internet commerce, 15(3), 292-310.
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2016 Hasan, N., Ashraf, M. M., Abdullah, A. B. M., & Murad, M. D. W. (2016). Introducing mobile internet as a learning assistant for secondary and higher secondary students. Journal of developing areas, 50(5), 41-55.
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2016 Boyle, S., Reaiche, C., Murad, W., & Abdullah, A. (2016). Predicting international visitors’ interest in Hong Kong arts festival. Event Management, 20(4), 593-606.
DOI Scopus2
2015 Murad, M., Abdullah, A., Boyle, S., & Amaro, C. (2015). Forecasting carbon emission and industrial production using VECM: the case of Bangladesh. The Journal of Developing Areas, 49(6), 75-88.
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2015 Boyle, S., Amaro, C., Wu, C., & Murad, M. (2015). Factors correlated with visitors’ interest in the best international show: evidence from Hong Kong Arts Festivals. The Journal of Developing Areas, 49(5), 101-113.
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2015 Abdullah, A. B. M., Murad, M. W., & Hasan, M. M. (2015). A decision dynamics model of cost control and corporate governance. Journal of developing areas, 49(2), 397-405.
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2014 Alam, M., Molla, A., & Murad, M. D. W. (2014). Malaysia's proactive economic zone regime as a model to emulate for success of Bangladesh economic zone scheme. Journal of developing areas, 48(2), 399-407.
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2014 Murad, M. D. W., Hasan, M., Islam, S., & Alam, M. M. (2014). Socio-economic profile of the low income and poor communities in Kuala Lumpur City, Malaysia. International journal of ethics in social sciences, 2(1), 113-130.
2013 Murad, M. D. W., & Ratnatunga, J. (2013). Carbonomics of the Bangladesh agricultural output: causality and long-run equilibrium. Management of environmental quality, 24(2), 256-271.
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2013 Abdullah, A. B. M., Murad, W., Islam, M., & Hasan, M. (2013). An organizational value chain model of cost control and corporate governance. World applied sciences journal, 28(5), 676-688.
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2012 Murad, W. M., Hasan, M. M., & Shoeb Ur Rahman, M. (2012). Relationship between personality traits of the urban poor concerning solid waste management and household income and education. Journal interdisciplinary description of complex systems, 10(2), 174-192.
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2012 Ratnatunga, J., & Murad, M. D. W. (2012). Carbonomics of Japan's agricultural output: causality and long-run sustainability. International journal of sustainable development and world ecology, 19(6), 482-489.
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2012 Murad, M. W., Hasan, M. M., Shoeb Ur Rahman, M., & Alam, M. M. (2012). An examination of Malaysia's structural breaks vis-à-vis Japan and the USA. Pakistan journal of commerce and social sciences, 6(2), 231-242.
2012 Alam, M. M., Morshed, G., Siwar, C., & Murad, W. (2012). Initiatives and challenges of agricultural crop sector in East Coast Economic Region (ECER) eevelopment projects in Malaysia. Eurasian journal of agricultural and environmental science, 922(7), 12-931.
2012 Freeman, S., Daniel, L., & Murad, W. (2012). Knowledge and network development for service firm entry into emerging Asian markets. Asian Business & Management, 11(1), 101-122.
DOI Scopus9 WoS8
2011 Uddin, G. S., Mahmudul, A., & Murad, W. (2011). An empirical study on income and energy consumption in Bangladesh. Energy studies review, 18(1), 47-58.
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2011 Molla, R. I., Mahmudul, A., & Murad, W. (2011). The deceptive game of today's capitalist globalisation evidence from Malaysia's experience. European journal of East Asian studies, 169(2), 10-180.
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2011 Mazumder, M. N. H., Ahmed, E. M., Murad, M. W., & Al Amin, A. Q. (2011). Identifying economically potential inbound markets for Malaysian tourism industry. Journal of vacation marketing, 17(1), 31-49.
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2011 Murad, W. (2011). Logistic regression analysis of environmental behaviour of the urban poor concerning solid waste management. International journal of environment and waste management, 7(3), 370-381.
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2011 Mahmudul, A., Siwar, C., Murad, W., & Mohd, E. B. T. (2011). Farm level assessment of climate change, agriculture and food security issues in Malaysia. World applied sciences journal, 14(3), 431-442.
2010 Karim, M. F., & Murad, W. (2010). An analysis of disbursement of Waqf funds and their potential in Bangladesh. Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, 87(4), 6-107.
2010 Murad, W., & Mustapha, N. H. N. (2010). Does poverty cause environmental degradation? Evidence from waste management practices of the squatter and low-cost flat households in Kuala Lumpur. World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 275(3), 7-289.
2010 Mokhtar, M. B., Ta, G. C., & Murad, M. W. (2010). An essential step for environmental protection: towards a sound chemical management system in Malaysia. Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, 13(5), 17-20.
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2010 Raquib, M. A., Anantharaman, R. N., Eze, U. C., & Murad, W. (2010). Empowerment practices and performance in Malaysia - an empirical study. International Journal of Business and Management, 5(1), 5.
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2010 Mokhtar, M. B., & Murad, M. D. W. (2010). Issues and framework of environmental health in Malaysia. Journal of Environmental Health, 72(8), 24-29.
2010 Alam, M. M., Siwar, C., Murad, M. W., Molla, R. I., & bin Toriman, M. E. (2010). Socioeconomic profile of farmer in Malaysia: study on integrated agricultural development area in North-West Selangor. Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 7(2), 249-265.
2010 Murad, M. D. W., Molla, R. I., Mokhtar, M. B., & Raquib, M. A. (2010). Climate Change and Agricultural Growth: An Examination of the Link in Malaysia. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 2(4), 403-417.
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2009 Murad, M. D. W., & Mazumder, M. (2009). Trade and environment: review of relationship and implication of environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis for Malaysia. Journal of Social Sciences, 19(2), 83-90.
2009 Alam, M. M., Molla, R. I., Rahman, K. M., & Murad, M. W. (2009). A paradox of the world population stabilization policy. Journal of developing areas, 43(1), 331-340.
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2009 Raquib, M. A., Murad, W., Anantharaman, R. N., & Eze, U. C. (2009). Policies to deal with natural disasters in view of a social business partnership model. Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, Online.
2009 Siwar, C., Mahmudul, A., Murad, M. D. W., & Abul, Q. A. A. (2009). A review of the linkages between climate change, agricultural sustainability and poverty in Malaysia. International Review of Business Research Papers, 5(6), 309-321.
2009 Murad, W., Siwar, C., Mustapha, N. H. N., Kamil, N., Muhamad, S., & Aziz, A. A. (2009). Emergence to develop an appraisal system for agricultural practices in Malaysia. Journal of Human Ecology, 28(3), 191-198.
2008 Murad, W., Mustapha, N. H. N., & Siwar, C. B. (2008). Review of Malaysian agricultural policies with regards to sustainability. American Journal of Environmental Sciences, 4(6), 608-614.
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2008 Rahman, M., Molla, R. I., & Murad, W. (2008). Japan-Malaysia free trade agreement: expectations and achievements. Journal of Comparative International Management, 29(1), 11-42.
2008 Rahman, M., Molla, R. I., & Murad, M. D. W. (2008). The China factor blunts the cutting-edge of the Japan-Malaysia free trade agreement. Global Economy Journal, 8(4).
2007 Murad, M. D. W., & Raquib, M. A. (2007). Factors influencing household income of the urban poor : squatters and low-cost flat dwellers in Kuala Lumpur. Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business.
2007 Murad, M. D. W., & Siwar, C. (2007). Knowledge, attitude and behavior of the urban poor concerning solid waste management: A case Study. Journal of Applied Sciences.

Year Citation
2018 Ahmed, E., Abdullah, A. B. M., & Murad, M. W. (2018). Moderating role of blame attribution between the relationship of psychological contract breach and employee outcomes in the South Asian context. In Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management conference: managing the many faces of sustainable work (pp. 834-850). New Zealand: ANZAM.
2017 Abdullah, A. B. M., & Murad, M. W. (2017). Key processes, strategies and outcomes of Malaysia's economic internationalisation. In 12th Asian Academy of Management International Conference (pp. 1-11). Malaysia.
2016 Ullah, M. W., & Murad, M. W. (2016). Understanding the influences of 'world culture course' on students' attitude and perception: an empirical study. In The Journal of Developing Areas Vol. 50 (pp. 245-259). US: Journal of Developing Areas.
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2015 Hasan, N., Ashraf, M. M., Abdullah, A. B. M., & Murad, M. W. (2015). Mobile internet as a learning assistant for secondary and higher secondary students: the case of Bangladesh. In A. N. M. Amaro (Ed.), Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Business and Social Sciences (ACBSS 2015) (pp. 1296-1309). Australia: Australian Academy of Business and Social Sciences.
2014 Boyle, S. J., Reaiche, A. C. H., Wu, C., & Murad, M. D. W. (2014). Associations between visitors' demographic, attitudinal and behavioural factors and their interest in the arts festival. In A. N. M. Wahid, & C. R. Amaro (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australia Academy of Business and Social Sciences Conference 2014 (pp. 1-17). Australia: Australian Academy of Business and Social Sciences.
2014 Abdullah, A. B. M., Murad, M. D. W., & Hasan, M. (2014). Is cost control the ultimate motive behind corporate governance? - An analysis of the underlying relationships. In A. N. M. Wahid, & C. R. Amaro (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australia Academy of Business and Social Sciences Conference 2014 (pp. 1-7). Australia: Australian Academy of Business and Social Sciences.
2013 Shane, E., Freeman, S., & Murad, W. (2013). Objectively measured factors affecting the price of exported Australian wines. In Academy of International Annual Business Conference (pp. 108). United States: International Business Academy.
2012 Hasan, M. M., Abdullah, A. B. M., Alam, M. M., & Murad, M. D. W. (2012). Relationship between decision dynamics and corporate governance. In Proceedings of 7th Asian Business Research Conference (pp. 1-17). Melbourne: World Business Institute.
2011 Mazumder, M., Mohiuddin, M. K., Al Amin, A. Q., & Murad, M. D. W. (2011). Measuring the total output and income impacts of inbound tourism on Malaysian economy. In Proceedings of the 54th Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada: What Matters Most. Canada: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
2009 Murad, M. D. W., & Mustapha, N. H. N. (2009). An examination of the poverty-environment hypothesis with reference to solid waste management of the urban poor in Malaysia. In Proceedings of the World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) Seventh International Conference (pp. 155-166). Online: World Association for Sustainable Development.
2008 Goh, P. Y., Hishamuddin, I., & Murad, M. D. W. (2008). Factors Affecting the Readiness of Malaysian Schools toward ICT Management: A Theoretical Context. In Proceedings of the 10th IBIMA Conference on Innovation and Knowledge Management in Business Globalization (pp. 212-215). Malaysia: IBIMA - International Busines Information Managem....
2008 Murad, M. D. W., Mustapha, N. H. N., Mohd, N., Muhamad, S., & Aziz, A. A. (2008). Developing Sustainable Agricultural Policies for East Coast Economic Region (Malaysia). In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Environmental, Culrutal, Economic & Social Sustainability. Malaysia: Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd.

Courses I teach

  • ECON 1012 Introductory Economics and Personal Finance (2025)
  • MATH 1083 Data Literacy: Foundations for Success (2025)
  • ECON 1012 Introductory Economics and Personal Finance (2024)
  • MATH 1083 Data Literacy: Foundations for Success (2024)

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