Sharizan Sharkawi currently serves as a Senior Lecturer in Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School (AAGBS), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. She has a PhD in Business Management specialising in Human Resource Management and an MBA from UiTM, Malaysia. With experience as a HR practitioner prior to being an academician, Sharizan brings with her valuable practical insights combined with theoretical knowledge that illuminates the teaching of management subjects. Her research interests are in the areas of talent management, leadership, organisational behaviour, strategic management and qualitative research.
Her involvement in the ODDEA project is looking at the digital divide on the human capital aspects specifically on the age divide. Comparisons are made between the two countries, namely Malaysia and Montenegro on what is the current situation of the digital age divide in terms of the internet usage, ownership of smartphones, digital skills level and etc.