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Fawad Ahmed

Assistant Professor, Director of Research

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20172024

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Personal profile

Personal profile

Dr. Ahmed earned his PhD in Enterprise Management from Wuhan University of Technology (Project 211). His research involves leadership and employee behavior and has evolved into multidisciplinary perspectives during his postdoctoral fellowship.

BRAGGING RIGHTS: Never paid tuition fees after high school through to Ph.D. (full scholarships).

PhD Supervision: Currently supervising 03 Ph.D. students

Accepting Ph.D. Candidates for Multidisciplinary research areas such as  Inclusive Human Resource Practices, Psychological Well-Being of Employees, Organizational and Employee Behavior, Leadership Styles, Technology Management and Human interaction with Computers, Green and Environmental Behavior, CSR, ESGs, Entrepreneurship (intentions, mindsets, education, capacity building), Impact of AI on HRM, Marketing Decisions, Product/Service delivery, Consumer Behaviour, and Education, and Employee Extra-role Behaviors.

Entrepreneurial Experience: He has been involved in the launch of two successful start-ups, one as an entrepreneur and the other as a consultant. He also serves as Director at MoneyPex (a UK-based Accounting and Taxation Business).

Professional Experience: He started gaining field experience early in his teenage with part time work and has over 16 years of cumulative experience in administration, operational efficiency, and sales functions; has led large sized teams; was recruited through a national examination for civil services as Assistant Director in the Ministry of Education (Pakistan) served for 5 years. Before that, he spent 08 years managing country operations for a British SME and supervising the review and control of the target revenue generation function. He has also provided consultancy services to another British offshore SME helping streamline the corporate outlook through improvement in Operational Efficiency, re-Branding, Client Retention, and B2B process flow management with the UK, Sri Lanka Pakistan offices.He potently advocates the concept of learning, developing, training and growing together and believes it to be a life-long process.

Having traveled to 06 countries and 50+ cities in China, he believes exposure to multiple cultures has helped him improve his understanding of life, people and technology.

Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Entrepreneur College (Taicang), XJTLU, 2021 - Present
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Wuhan University of Technology, 2019-2021
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Wuhan University of Technology, 2016-2019
  • Assistant Director, Federal Directorate of Education, Ministry of Education (Pakistan), 2011 – 2016
  • Consultant (Operational Efficiency),TravelHouseUK, 2011 – 2015
  • Manager Operations, Expedia International (pvt) ltd., 2009 - 2011

Teaching

  • Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Business Model Generation
  • Digital Transformation in Smart Cities
  • Leadership and Communication
  • Strategic Management
  • Introduction to Marketing Management
  • Futurology and Business Opportunities

Awards and honours

2024 Ressearch Excellence Award, XEC/XJTLU

2022 TOP 1% Highly Cited Papers in Essential Science Indicators (ESI) by JCR/Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)

2020-21, Top Cited Article, Wiley Publishers, (How inclusive leadership paves way for psychological well-being of employees during trauma and crisis: A three-wave longitudinal mediation study)

100% PhD Scholarship (3 years in China), selected through national-level examination by Higher Education Commission, Government of Pakistan(2016)

100 % Scholarship for MBA (2 years), International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), Pakistan

100 % Scholarship for Bachelors of Commerce (2 years), University of the Punjab, Pakistan

Gold Medal, Federal Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (FBISE) , Topped the national examination (Commerce Discipline)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Related documents

Education/Academic qualification

FHEA, Advance HE

13 Feb 202230 Aug 2024

Award Date: 4 Sept 2024

PhD, Wuhan University of Technology (WHUT)

22 Sept 201630 Jun 2019

Award Date: 30 Jun 2019

External positions

Editor, Journal of Nursing Management (SSCI Q2 in Management)

15 Jul 2024 → …

Editor, PLOS ONE (Q1 Multidisciplinary Sciences)

Apr 2024 → …

Associate Fellow, American Psychological Association

1 Nov 202331 Dec 2025

Research Fellow, INTI International University

1 Aug 202331 Dec 2025

Person Types

  • Staff

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