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Dr. Imran Shafique
Tenured Associate Professor
Management Sciences
HEC approved PhD Supervisor
Area of Interest
HRM, Organizational Psychology, Creativity & Innovation, Management & Organization
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111-001-007 Ext. (122)
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Biography

  1. PhD in HRM from the University of Malaya (AACSB & AMBA accredited and ranks among the top 100 QS-ranked universities)
  2. Published in prestigious journals: Journal of Business Ethics (FT 50, ABS 3, ABDC A), International Journal of Human Resource Management (ABS 3, ABDC A), International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (ABS 3, ABDC A)
  3. Edited a book titled “Artificial intelligence and intellectual capital in the hospitality sector. In Approaches to global sustainability, markets, and governance. Springer.”
  4. Authored multiple book chapters with Springer.
  5. Funded projects:
    • United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP)
    • UNDP
    • HEKS/EPER Germany
    • Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan
    • PPP Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
  1. Senior Editor of Career Development International journal (Emerald, SSCI, Scopus, ABS and ABDC).
  2. Editorial board member of the Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research.
  3. Conducts workshops and training sessions on:
    • Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using AMOS, SmartPLS, and WarpPLS.
    • Simple Regression to hierarchical regresssion on SPSS.
    • Python & PowerBI

     9. Professional Affiliations:

    • Associate Fellow, Centre for Asian Climate and Environmental Policy Studies, Canada.
    • Member, ISO Pakistan in ISO/TC 232 Education and Learning Services.
  1. Proficient in Python and Power BI for data analysis, visualization, and workflow automation.
  2. Teaches Programming Language for Business Analytics (Python) course.
  3. Mentored 2 PhD & 25 MS (Management Sciences) graduates.
  4. Currently guiding 4 PhD scholars and 3 Master's students.
  5. Serves as an external examiner for local and international institutions.
  6. Departmental and Academic Roles:
    • Cluster Head, Management and Research
    • Program Director, Bachelor of Science in Business Data Analytics
    • Convener, Rebuttal Committee for PhD theses
    • Convener, Ethical Review Committee, Department of Management Sciences (DMS), CUI, Lahore Campus
    • Member, Campus Academic Regulatory Committee (CARC), DMS, CUI.
    • Member, Departmental Academic Review Committee, DMS, CUI.
    • Program Director (Previously), Graduate Programs (MS and PhD), DMS, CUI, Lahore Campus

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Publications

Book Chapters 0
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Kalyar, M.N. Shafique, I. Saleem, S. & Humayun, S. (2023), "Role of Leadership for Blockchain-Driven Supply Chain Management", Blockchain Driven Supply Chain Management: A Multi-dimensional Perspective, published by: Springer, Singapore, pp: 87–100, Standard: 978-981-99-0698-7
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Shafique, I. Rafi, N. & Kalyar, M.N. (2021), "Managing intellectual capital through strategic leadership: a complementary approach", The Dynamics of Intellectual Capital in Current Era, published by: Springer, Singapore, pp: 257-274, Standard: 978-981-16-1691-4
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Journal Papers 0
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Atiq, S., Alvi, T. H., Tariq, S., & Shafique, I. (2026), "Do High-Performance Work Systems Lead to Work Alienation? The Roles of Psychological Distress and Promotion Focus", Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, pp: ahead-of-print, Vol: ahead-of-print, Issue: ahead-of-print, Impact Factor: 1.7
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Lim, W. M., Shafique, I., Saeed, M., & Li, L. (2026), "From digital technologies to platform circular economy performance: The role of digital platform ecosystem orchestration and platform structural assurance", Technology in Society, pp: 1-11, Vol: 87, Issue: 8, Impact Factor: 12.5
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3.
Altaf, S., Shafique, I., Qammar, A., Waqas, M., & Tariq, A. (2026), "Leveraging big data-driven dynamic capabilities for enhanced decision making: a moderated-mediation approach", Journal of Business Analytics, pp: ahead-of-print, Vol: ahead-of-print, Issue: ahead-of-print, Impact Factor: 1.6
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Shafique, I. Khan, T. Rana, S. & Ferraris, A. (2026), "The role of AI-powered big data analytics in enhancing firm ESG performance: mediating and moderating effects", Behaviour & Information Technology, pp: ahead-of-print, Vol: ahead-of-print, Issue: ahead-of-print, ISSN: 1362-3001, Impact Factor: 3.1
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Kalyar, M. N., Shafique, M., Ahmad, B., Shafique, I., & Abrudan, D. B. (2026), "Linking ethical leadership with employees’ emotional reactions and deviant behavior: a multilevel moderated mediation study", European Journal of Training and Development, pp: 248–270, Vol: 50, Issue: 1-2, ISSN: 2046-9020, Impact Factor: 2.8
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Siddiqua, S., Azam, A., Kamran, K., Shafique, I., & Bertolotti, F. (2025), "Distracted and monitored: how and when social media induced phubbing triggers supervisors' close monitoring", Journal of Managerial Psychology, pp: ahead-of-print, Vol: ahead-of-print, Issue: ahead-of-print, ISSN: 1758-7778, Impact Factor: 2.7
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Shafique, I., Saeed, M., & Verma, S. (2025), "The interactive effect of robotics awareness and perceived compatibility with robotics on creative service performance: a moderated mediation model", The Bottom Line, pp: ahead-of-print, Vol: ahead-of-print, Issue: ahead-of-print, ISSN: 2054-1724, Impact Factor: 7.3
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Shafique, I., Hassan, H., Verma, S., Tariq, S., & Saeed, M. (2025), "Managerial Latitude and Customer Stewardship: The Mediating Role of Work Meaningfulness and the Moderating Influence of Political Skill", FIIB Business Review, Vol: ahead-of-print, Issue: ahead-of-print, ISSN: 2319-7145, Impact Factor: 2.5
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Ejaz, H. Shafique, I. & Qammar, A. (2025), "Improving Team Adaptive Performance Through Team Cohesion: An Integrated Team Level Framework", South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management, pp: ahead-of-print, Vol: ahead-of-print, Issue: ahead-of-print, ISSN: 2322-0937
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10.
Khan, M., Usman, M., Shafique, I., Ogbonnaya, C., & Roodbari, H. (2024), "Can HR managers as ethical leaders cure the menace of precarious work? Important roles of sustainable HRM and HR manager political skill", International Journal of Human Resource Management, pp: 1824-1850, Vol: 35, Issue: 10, ISSN: 0958-5192, Impact Factor: 5.6
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Ejaz, H. Shafique, I. & Qammar, A. (2024), "The role of team cohesion and ambidexterity in enhancing employee adaptive performance: An examination of a multilevel model", Journal of Organizational Change Management, pp: 1082-1101, Vol: 37, Issue: 5, ISSN: 0953-4814, Impact Factor: 2.8
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Ali, M., Usman, M., Khan, M.A.S., Shafique, I., & Mughal, F. (2024), "“Articulating Cognizance About What to Hide What not": Insights into Why and When Ethical Leadership Regulates Employee Knowledge-Hiding Behaviors", Journal of Business Ethics, pp: 885–895, Vol: 190, ISSN: 1573-0697, Impact Factor: 6.1
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Ahmad, B. Shafique, I. Qammar, A. Ercek, M. & Kalyar, M.N. (2024), "Prompting green product and process innovation: examining the effects of green transformational leadership and dynamic capabilities", Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, pp: 1111-1123, Vol: 36, Issue: 6, ISSN: 0953-7325, Impact Factor: 3.4
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A Chohan, G Hussain, I Shafique (2024), "Does social capital affect supply chain performance? Establishing an underlying mechanism and a boundary condition", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, pp: ahead-of-print, Vol: ahead-of-print, Issue: ahead-of-print, ISSN: 1741-0401, Impact Factor: 3.1
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15.
Shafique, I. Kalyar, M.N. Ahmad, B. & Pierscieniak, A, (2023), "Moral exclusion in hospitality: Testing a moderated mediation model of the relationship between perceived overqualification and knowledge hiding behavior", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, pp: 1759-1778, Vol: 35, Issue: 5, ISSN: 0959-6119, Impact Factor: 9.321
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Ahmad, B. Shafique, I. & Kalyar, M.N. (2022), "A moderated mediation model of the association between coworker social undermining and knowledge hiding", VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems , pp: 763-778, Vol: 52, Issue: 5, ISSN: 2059-5891, Impact Factor: ESCI & Scopus
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Shafique, I. Kalyar, M.N. Shafique, M. Kianto, A. & Beh, L.S. (2022), "Demystifying the link between knowledge management capability and innovation ambidexterity: organizational structure as a moderator", Business Process Management Journal, pp: 1343-1363, Vol: 28, Issue: 5/6, ISSN: 1463-7154, Impact Factor: 3.715
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Mushtaq, W. Qammar, A. Shafique, I. Anjum, Z-Z (2022), "Effect of cyberbullying on employee creativity: examining the roles of family social support and job burnout", Foresight, pp: 596-609, Vol: 24, Issue: 5, ISSN: 1463-6689, Impact Factor: ESCI & Scopus
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19.
Ali, M., Usman, M., Shafique, I., Garavan, T., & Muavia, M. (2022), "Fueling the spirit of care to surmount hazing: foregrounding the role of spiritual leadership in inhibiting hazing in the hospitality context", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, pp: 3910-3928, Vol: 34, Issue: 10, ISSN: 0959-6119, Impact Factor: 9.321
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Khan, S.R. Qammar, A. & Shafique, I. (2022), "Participative climate, team job crafting and leaders' job crafting: a moderated mediation model of team performance", International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, pp: 150-166, Vol: 25, Issue: 3/4, ISSN: 1093-4537, Impact Factor: Scopus
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21.
Kalyar, M. N., Ali, F., & Shafique, I. (2021), "Green mindfulness and green creativity nexus in hospitality industry: examining the effects of green process engagement and CSR", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, pp: 2653-2675, Vol: 33, Issue: 8, ISSN: 0959-6119, Impact Factor: 9.321
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Shafique, I. Kalyar, M.N. & Mehwish, N. (2021), "Organizational ambidexterity, green entrepreneurial orientation, and environmental performance in SMEs context: Examining the moderating role of perceived CSR", Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, pp: 446-456, Vol: 28, Issue: 1, Standard: 1535-3966, Impact Factor: 4.542
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Shafique, I. Qammar, A. Kalyar, M.N. Ahmad, B. & Mushtaq, A. (2021), "Workplace ostracism and deviant behaviour among nurses: a parallel mediation model", Journal of Asia Business Studies, pp: 50-71, Vol: 15, Issue: 1, Standard: 1558-7894, Impact Factor: ESCI & Scopus
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Saeed, M. Shafique, I. (2020), "Customer-based brand equity and destination visit behaviour in the tourism industry: the contingent role of social media", Quality & Quantity, pp: 1491-1512, Vol: 54, Issue: December, Standard: 0033-5177
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Shafique, I., Kalyar, M.N. and Rani, T. (2020), "Examining the impact of ethical leadership on safety and task performance: a safety-critical context", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, pp: 909-926, Vol: 41, Issue: 7, Standard: 0143-7739, Impact Factor: 1.977
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Kalyar, M.N. Shafique, I. Ahmad, B. (2020), "Effect of innovativeness on supply chain integration and performance: Investigating the moderating role of environmental uncertainty", International Journal of Emerging Markets, pp: 362-386, Vol: 15, Issue: 2, Standard: 1746-8809, Impact Factor: 2.067
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Kalyar, M.N. Shoukat, A. Shafique, I. (2020), "Enhancing firms’ environmental performance and financial performance through green supply chain management practices and institutional pressures", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, pp: 451-476, Vol: 11, Issue: 2, Standard: 2040-8021, Impact Factor: 1.745
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Shafique, I. Ahmad, B. Kalyar, M.N. (2020), "How ethical leadership influences creativity and organizational innovation: Examining the underlying mechanisms", European Journal of Innovation Management, pp: 114-133, Vol: 23, Issue: 1, Standard: 1460-1060, Impact Factor: 1.793
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Kalyar, M.N. Usta, A. Shafique, I. (2020), "When ethical leadership and LMX are more effective in prompting creativity: The moderating role of psychological capital", Baltic Journal of Management, pp: 61-80, Vol: 15, Issue: 1, Standard: 1746-5265, Impact Factor: 1.469
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Kalyar, M.N. Shafique, I. Abid, A. (2019), "Role of lean manufacturing and environmental management practices in eliciting environmental and financial performance: the contingent effect of institutional pressures", Environmental Science and Pollution Research, pp: 24967-24978, Vol: 26, Issue: 24, ISSN: 0944-1344, Impact Factor: 2.914
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Sarfraz, M. Qun, W. Sarwar, A. Abdullah, M.I. Imran, M.K. Shafique, I. (2019), "Mitigating effect of perceived organizational support on stress in the presence of workplace ostracism in the Pakistani nursing sector", Psychology Research and Behavior Management, pp: 839-849, Vol: 12, Issue: 1, ISSN: 1179-1578, Impact Factor: 1.840
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Kalyar, M.N. Shafique, I. Ahmad, B. (2019), "Job stress and performance nexus in tourism industry: A moderation analysis", Turizam: medunarodni znanstveno-strucni casopis, pp: 6-21, Vol: 67, Issue: 1, ISSN: 1332-7461, Impact Factor: ESCI & Scopus
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Shafique, I. Hyder, T. (2019), "Investigating Absorptive Capacity in Supply Chain Performance: Green Supply Chain Management Practices and Responsive Strategy", NMIMS Management Review, pp: 53-68, Vol: 36, Issue: 4, ISSN: 0971-1023, Impact Factor: ESCI
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Ahmed, A. Shafique, I. (2019), "Perception of household in regards to water pollution: an empirical evidence from Pakistan", Environmental Science and Pollution Research, pp: 8543-8551, Vol: 26, Issue: 9, ISSN: 0944-1344, Impact Factor: 2.914
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35.
Shafique, I. Kalyar, M.N. (2018), "Linking transformational leadership, absorptive capacity, and corporate entrepreneurship", Administrative Sciences, pp: 1-17, Vol: 8, Issue: 2, ISSN: 2076-3387, Impact Factor: ESCI
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Shafique, I. Kalyar, M.N. Ahmad, B. (2018), "The Nexus of Ethical Leadership, Job Performance, and Turnover Intention: The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction", Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, pp: 71-87, Vol: 16, Issue: 1, ISSN: 1334-4684, Impact Factor: ESCI
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Kalyar, M.N. Sabir, H.M. Shafique, I. (2013), "Improving cycle time performance: the role of market turbulence and cultural competitiveness", Production & Manufacturing Research, pp: 3-18, Vol: 1, Issue: 1, ISSN: 2169-3277, Impact Factor: ESCI & Scopus
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Conference Papers 0
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Aslam, M. S., Shafique, I., Ali, I., & Qammar, A. (2025) "Digitization for Productivity, Sustainability, and Inclusive Growth in the Software Industry", Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, Issue: 1
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Usman, M., Khalid, A., Shafique, I., & Ahmad, M. I. (2024) "Ethical Leadership’s CSR Initiatives Consumer Well-Being in Multinational Hotels", 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, pp: 18109, Vol: 2024, Issue: 1
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3.
Loo-See Beh & Shafique, I. (2016) "Does Leadership matter in Innovation and New Business Venturing? Testing the Mediating Effect of Absorptive Capacity", 3rd International Conference on Innovations in Business and Management, pp: 146-152
4.
Shafique, I. & Loo-See Beh (2016) "Empowering Leadership and Workers Creativity: Empirical evidence from a developing country", 6th Asia Pacific Marketing and Management Conference, pp: 1-21
5.
Shafique, I. & Loo-See Beh (2015) "Is there any Relationship between Leadership and Creativity?", International Conference on Advanced Research in Business and Social Sciences, pp: 48-59
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Shafique, I. (2015) "The Role of Professionalism, Leadership, and Trust to Promote Organizational Justice", Postgraduate Conference on Economics, Public Administration and Business, pp: 230-270

Experience

Associate Professor
CUI, Lahore Campus
Jul 2023 to Date

Assistant Professor
CUI, Lahore Campus
Nov 2016 to Jun 2023

Research Assistant
Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Malaya, Malaysia
2014 to 2016

Qualification

PhD
University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Oct 2016

MBA/MS (HRM)
Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Mar 2013

B. Com
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Aug 2009

D. Com
Punjab Board of Technical Education, Lahore, Pakistan
Aug 2007