Fawad Ahmed (PhD)

Assistant Professor / Director Research

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 since college through to Ph.D. (with full scholarships).

Accepting PHD applications in these areas: Multidisciplinary research involving Entrepreneurial Elements, Human Resource Management, Leadership, Organisational Development, and Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurship

He has been involved in the launch of two successful start-ups, one as a consultant and one as an entrepreneur. He started gaining field experience early in his teenage and has over 15 years of cumulative experience in administration, finance, operational efficiency & sales functions; was recruited through a national examination for civil services as Assistant Director in the Ministry of Education (Pakistan) & served for 5 years. Prior to that, he spent 08 years in the Telecom industry, managing country operations for a British SME and supervising the review and control of the target revenue generation function with the help of a 30+ member team. 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" and believes it to be a life-long process. Having traveled to 05 countries and 45 cities in China during the past five years, he believes it has helped him improve his understanding of life, people and technology.


  • PhD (Enterprise Management), Wuhan University of Technology (Project 211)
  • M.Phil (Management), Preston University, Islamabad
  • CA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)
  • MBA, International Islamic University, Islamabad
  • B.Com, University of the Punjab, Lahore


  • 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


  • Multidisciplinary research interests including:
  • Inclusive Human Resource Practices
  • Psychological Well-Being of Employees
  • Organizational and Employee Behavior
  • Leadership Styles
  • Technology Management and Human interaction with Computers
  • Pro-Environmental Behavior


  • AHMED, F., Faraz, N.A., Xiong, Z. (2023) The multilevel interplay of responsible leadership with leader identification and autonomous motivation to cultivate voluntary green behavior. Asia Pacific Journal of Management https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-023-09893-6 [ABS3 / JCRQ2 (Management)]
  • Faraz, N.A., *AHMED, F.., Xiong, Z. (2023). How firms leverage corporate environmental strategy to nurture green behavior: Role of multi‐level environmentally responsible leadership. Corporate Social Responsibility & Environmental Mgt. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2565 [JCRQ1, (Management)]
  • AHMED, F., Hu, Wei, Arslan, A., Huang, H., (2023), Ambidexterity of HR Practices in Fortune 500 Companies and Employee Innovation Performance: Mediating Role of Inclusive Leadership, Journal of Organizational Change Management, IN PRESS, [ABS2 / SSCI (MANAGEMENT)]
  • Ahmad, N., Du, S., AHMED, F. (2023) Healthcare professionals satisfaction and AI-based clinical decision support system in public sector hospitals during health crises: a cross-sectional study. Information Technology & Management https://doi.org/10.1007/s10799-023-00407-w
  • Faraz, N.A.,...AHMED, F., Pervaiz, k., (2023) "How Does Servant Leadership Nurture Nurses’ Job Embeddedness? Uncovering Sequential Mediation of Psychological Contract Fulfillment and Psychological Ownership", Journal of Nursing Management, vol. 2023, Article ID 7294334, 11 pages, https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/7294334
  • AHMED, F., Faraz, N.A., ... (2022), Supportive Leadership and Post-adoption Use of MOOCs: the Mediating role of Innovative Work Behavior, Journal of Organizational and End-user Computing, [JCR Q1 (Management), ABDC B], [accepted, in production]
  • Hu, W., *Ahmed, F. and Su, Y. (2022), "Transactive memory system and entrepreneurial team performance", International Journal of Emerging Markets, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-09-2021-1340 [JCR Q2 (Economics)]
  • Zhao, F., Wei, H., *AHMED, F. (2022), Ambidextrous HR practices and innovation performance, European Journal of Innovation Management, doi:10.1108/EJIM-04-2021-0226 [JCR Q2 (Business)]
  • Ahmed, F., Xiong, Z., Faraz, N. A. & Arslan, A. 2022. The interplay between servant leadership, psychological safety, trust in a leader and burnout: assessing causal relationships through a three-wave longitudinal study. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, pp. 1-13. [JCQ Q3, IF = 2.83]
  • Faraz, N.A., *AHMED, F., Ying, M., (2021), The Interplay of Green Servant Leadership, Self-efficacy, and Intrinsic Motivation Predicts Employees’ Pro-environmental Behavior, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 28(4), 1171-1184, DOI.10.1002/csr.2115.....[JCR IF = 8.741, Q1 (Business)]
  • Ma, Y., Faraz, N. A., *AHMED, F., ... (2021). Curbing Nurses' Burnout during COVID-19: the roles of Servant Leadership and Psychological Safety. Journal of Nursing Management.. doi.10.1111/jonm.13414...[JCR Q2 (Management) #07/124]
  • AHMED, F., Zhao, ... (2021) How Inclusive Leadership Paves Way for Psychological Well-being of Healthcare Workers during Trauma and Crisis: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Mediation Study, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(2), 819-831. .....[Q1, 3.187 IF, #9/124]
  • AHMED, F., Zhao, F., Faraz, N.A., (2020) How and When Does Inclusive Leadership Curb Psychological Distress during a Crisis? Evidence from the COVID-19 Outbreak, Frontiers in Psychology, 11 (1898), doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01898 [Q2, 2.99 IF, ABS 1]
  • Zhao, F., *AHMED, F., Faraz, N.A., (2020) Caring for the Caregiver during COVID-19 Outbreak: Does Inclusive Leadership Improve Psychological Safety and Curb Psychological Distress? A Cross-sectional Study, International Journal of Nursing Studies, 110 (103725), October 2020, 103725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103725.....[Q1, 5.837 IF, #01/124]
  • Zhao, F. *AHMED, F., ....(2020) Shaping Behaviors through Institutional Support in British Higher Educational Institutions: Focusing on Employees for Sustainable Technological Change, Frontiers in Psychology, 11 (3382). [Q2, 2.99 IF, ABS 1]
  • Ying, M., Faraz, N.A., AHMED, F., Raza, A., (2020) How Does Servant Leadership Foster Employees’ Voluntary Green Behavior? A Sequential Mediation Model, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,17(5),1792; [Q2, 3.39 IF]
  • AHMED, F., Qin, Y.J., Martinez, L., (2019) Sustainable Change Management through Employee Readiness: Decision Support System Adoption in Technology-Intensive British E-Businesses, Sustainability, (11)(11), doi.10.3390/su11112998 [Q2, 3.25 IF]
  • Iqbal, M.K., Raza, A., AHMED, F.,..., (2021) The Influencing Mechanism of Personality Traits on Customers Online Purchase Intention: a Mediating role of Trust, International Journal of Electronic Business, 16(1), 52-76. doi:10.1504/IJEB.2021.112765 [Scopus/Elsevier]
  • Zhao, F. Q., ...AHMED, F., & Sukamani, D. (2021). Influencing Mechanism of Green Human Resource Management and Corporate Social Responsibility on Organizational Sustainable Performance. Sustainability, 13(16), Article 8875. [Q2, 3.25 IF]


  • AHMED F., Qin Y.J., Aduamoah M. Employee Readiness for Acceptance of Decision Support Systems as a New Technology in E-Business Environments; A Proposed Research Agenda [C]. 2018 7th International Conference on Industrial Technology and Management. Oxford, United Kingdom; IEEE [EI indexed]
  • Qin Y.J., *AHMED F., A conceptual model for impact of employee readiness for E-business on technology acceptance; proceedings of the 2017 7th International Workshop on Computer Science and Engineering, WCSE 2017, Beijing, China, 2017 .... [EI indexed]


  • 2018 7th International Conference on Industrial Technology and Management. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 7th – 9th March, 2018, Oxford, United Kingdom
  • 2018 4th Innovation and Global Industrial Development Forum & International Symposium on Chinese Economy under the New Development Approach, Wuhan, Hubei, China
  • 2017 5th Academic International Conference on Business, Marketing and Management, 13th-15th November 2017, Oxford, United Kingdom
  • 2017 7th International Workshop on Computer Science and Engineering, 25-27 June, 2017, Beijing


  • Pricincipal Investigator, Ambidextrous Human Resource Practices, Inclusive Leadership and Employee Innovation Performance, XJTLU, [Amount = 98,900 RMB (Grant # RDF-21-02-046)]
  • Principal Investigator, Independent Innovation Research Fund, Wuhan University of Technology, [Amount = 40,000 RMB (Grant # 2020IVA078)]
  • Participated in two National Social Science Fund Projects (Grant numbers 20FGLB047 and 16BGL107)


  • Reviewer for several JCR/SSCI Journals, e.g. British Journal of Management, European Management Journal, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Management and Organization, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, International Journal of Emerging Markets, Journal of Educational Computing Research, Information Technology and People, Frontiers in Psychology, Cognition Technology and Work, IEEE Access
  • Jul. 2012-Jun.2015 Poverty alleviation & Education – “Little Angels Foundation” Orphanage fund management (Travelhouseuk’s CSR drive for 10 years)
  • Jul. 2011-Dec. 2011 Client Referral Rewards (CRR) to broaden client-base, TravelhouseUK
  • Jan. 2010-Jul. 2010 Client Portfolio Development, Expedia International


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


  • 2022 TOP 1% Highly Cited Papers in Essential Science Indicators (ESI) by JCR/Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
  • Wiley Publishers, 2020-21, Top Cited Article (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), nomination 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), Punjab College of Commerce, Pakistan
  • Gold Medal, Federal Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (FBISE) , Topped the national examination (Commerce subject category)
Fawad Ahmed