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 04 Ph.D. students

Not Accepting New Ph.D. Applications

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. 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 10 countries and 55+ cities in China, he believes exposure to multiple cultures has helped him improve his understanding of life, people and technology.

Multidisciplinary research areas related to Organizational and Employee Behavior, Leadership Styles, Inclusive Human Resource Practices, Psychological Well-Being of Employees; Green and Environmental Behavior, CSR, ESGs; Entrepreneurship (intentions, mindsets, education, capacity building); Impact of AI on HRM, Marketing Decisions, and Education; and Employee Extra-role Behaviors.

• Associate Professor, Entrepreneur College (Taicang), XJTLU, Jan. 2025 - Present
• Assistant Professor, Entrepreneur College (Taicang), XJTLU, Sept. 2021 - Dec. 2024
• 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

• Leadership and Communication
• Strategic Management
• Research Methods for Entrepreneurs
• Digital Transformation in Smart Cities
• Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Business Model Generation

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)