In an effort to make Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business (OYA GSB) of Universiti Utara Malaysia a premier graduate business school (AACSB, AMBA, CMI, ABEST21 accredited) in South East Asia region, one of our faculty members Dr. Syed Abidur Rahman, assistant professor at management department, has been honored to be an “Associate Faculty” recently as a recognition of his expertise. Dr. Syed Abidur Rahman has published number of research articles in the top tier journals focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation and also conducted workshops for postgraduate students and faculty members in Malaysia.