YU -AlKhobar

Dr. Naimatullah Shah

Professor of Management

Biography

Dr. Naimatullah Shah is a Professor of Management at the College of Business, Al Yamamah University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With over 25 years of academic, research, and administrative experience across diverse international contexts, he has developed strong expertise in management, digital communication, human resource management, organizational behavior, strategic management, and business research methods. He is recognized for his teaching excellence, having received the Best Teacher Award from Al Yamamah University.

Dr. Shah earned his PhD in Management from Brunel Business School, Brunel University London, UK, where he also served as a postdoctoral research fellow. His academic career includes extensive leadership and administrative roles at the University of Sindh, Jamshoro, including Head of the Department of Public Administration and membership in key bodies such as the Senate, Academic Council, and Board of Studies. At Al Yamamah University, he has served in several leadership capacities, including Head of the Management and Marketing Department and Chair of the Appeal Committee.

Dr. Shah has an outstanding research profile, with over 100 publications in leading international journals such as Journal of Business Research, Business Strategy and the Environment, Management Decision, and Journal of Enterprise Information Management, alongside more than 5,700 citations (h-index 38). He has been recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists (2024 & 2025), received the Emerald Literati Award (2020), and was honored with the Best Research Paper Award at an international conference in Paris. His research interests focus on change management, organizational justice, employee commitment, entrepreneurship, leadership, and social exchange relationships, with recent work emphasizing digital transformation and innovation. He has successfully secured competitive research funding, including two major projects funded by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.

An accomplished research supervisor, Dr. Shah has supervised 14 PhD and 6 MPhil students and has guided numerous graduate research projects (over 250) across diverse management domains. He is also an active reviewer for numerous high-impact international journals, contributing significantly to the advancement of knowledge in management and organizational studies.

Representative Refereed Journal Publications

  1. Abdelwahed NAA, Soomro BA, Shah N, Al Doghan MA (2026), "Linking women empowerment and managerial performance: moderating role of family support and family entrepreneurial orientation". Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBS-12-2024-0257.
  2. Abdelwahed, N.A.A., Al Doghan, M.A., Shah, N.and Soomro, B.A. (2026), "Entrepreneurial orientation and product innovation performance: developing the linkages through strategic human resource management and technology capability", Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-01-2024-0014
  3. Lingfu K, Bano S, Saraih UN, Shah N, Soomro BA (2025), "Digital technology and entrepreneurship: unveiling the bridging role of digital innovation". European Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 28 No. 7 pp. 2940–2968, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-02-2024-0132
  4. Abdelwahed NAA, Bano S, Al Doghan MA, Aljughiman AA, Shah N, Soomro BA (2025), "Empowering women through digital technology: unraveling the nexus between digital enablers, entrepreneurial orientation and innovations". Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, Vol. 44 No. 5 pp. 602–626, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-02-2024-0072
  5. Abdelwaheed NAA, Shah N, Soomro BA, Al Doghan MA (2025;), "Empowering sustainability through digital transformation: the bridging power of digital capabilities and innovation". Business Process Management Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-11-2024-1079
  6. Shah, N.,Bano, S., Saraih, U.N., Abdelwahed, N.A.A. and Soomro, B.A. (2025), "Strength of green HRM practices towards green performance management", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-12-2024-1066
  7. Shah, N.& Soomro, B.A. (2025), "Middle-class people imagining democratic attitudes: the Pakistani experience", Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Vol. 41 No. 1, pp. 226-244. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEAS-01-2022-0003
  8. Shah, N., Bhatti, M.K., Saraih, U.N., Abdelwahed, N.A.A.and Soomro, B.A. (2024), "The achievement of sustainable development and business success through rational management decision-making in a circular economy", International Journal of Innovation Science, Vol. 16 No. 5, pp. 956-980. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIS-02-2023-0043.
  9. Shah, N., Bano, S., Saraih, U.N., Abdelwahed, N.A.A.and Soomro, B.A. (2024), "Boosting entrepreneurial intentions among potential TVET entrepreneurs of higher education institutes", Education + Training, Vol. 66 No. 7, pp. 981-1006. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-07-2023-0300
  10. Soomro, B.A., Zehri, A.W., Anwar, S., Abdelwahed, N.A.A.and Shah, N. (2024), "Developing the relationship between corporate cultural factors and employees' organizational commitment via self-efficacy", South Asian Journal of Business Studies, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 325-347. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAJBS-12-2021-0459.
  11. Shah, N.,Bano, S., Saraih, U.N., Abdelwaheed, N.A.A. and Soomro, B.A. (2024), "Developing organizational performance through talent management practices: employee satisfaction’s mediating role in learning organizations", Business Process Management Journal, Vol. 30 No. 3, pp. 641-670. https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-03-2023-0208.
  12. Shah, N., Moawad, N.F., Bhatti, M.K., Abdelwahed, N.A.A.and Soomro, B.A. (2024), "Orientation and absorptive capacity towards sustainability: a missing link between sustainability and performance", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 73 No. 5, pp. 1535-1562. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-01-2022-0018.
  13. Shah, N.,Bhatti, M.K., Anwar, S. and Soomro, B.A. (2023), "Intention to adopt Islamic finance through the mediation of attitudes towards Islamic finance", Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp.931-951, https://doi.org/10.1108/JIABR-08-2022-0205.
  14. Soomro, B.A., Abdelwahed, N.A.A.and Shah, N. (2024), "Entrepreneurship barriers faced by Pakistani female students in relation to their entrepreneurial inclinations and entrepreneurial success", Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, Vol. 15 No. 3, pp. 569-590. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-12-2021-0188.
  15. Soomro, B.A.,Moawad, N.F., Saraih, U.N., Abedelwahed, N.A.A. and Shah, N.(2024), "Going green with the green market and green innovation: building the connection between green entrepreneurship and sustainable development", Kybernetes, Vol. 53 No. 4, pp. 1484-1504, https://doi.org/10.1108/K-09-2022-1353.
  16. Shah, N.,Zehri, A.W., Saraih, U.N., Abdelwahed, N.A.A. and Soomro, B.A. (2024), "The role of digital technology and digital innovation towards firm performance in a digital economy", Kybernetes, Vol. 53 No. 2, pp. 620-644. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-01-2023-0124.
  17. Soomro, B.A.,Elhag, G.M., Bhatti, M.K., Abdelwahed, N.A.A. and Shah, N. (2024), "Developing environmental performance through sustainable practices, environmental CSR and behavioural intentions: an online approach during the COVID-19 pandemic", Social Responsibility Journal, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 59-80. https://doi.org/10.1108/SRJ-11-2021-0481.
  18. Abdelwahed, N.A.A.,Soomro, B.A., Shah, N. & Saraih, U.N. (2023), "Effect of institutional support and entrepreneurial knowledge on women’s entrepreneurial self-efficacy and venture performance in a developing country", International Journal of Innovation Science, Vol. 15 No. 5, pp. 776-798. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIS-12-2021-0218
  19. Shah, N.,Bano, S., Saraih, U.N., Abdelwahed, N.A.A. and Soomro, B.A. (2023), "Leading towards the students’ career development and career intentions through using multidimensional soft skills in the digital age", Education + Training, Vol. 65 No. 6/7, pp. 848-870. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-12-2022-0470.
  20. Soomro, B.A.,Mangi, S.N. and Shah, N. (2023), "COVID-19 complications and economic recovery of China: guidelines for other economies", Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Vol. 39 No. 2, pp. 340-353. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEAS-01-2021-0008.
  21. Soomro, B.A.and Shah, N. (2023), "COVID-19 complications and entrepreneurial intention among the entrepreneurs of Pakistan: evidence from the second wave of the pandemic", Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 288-302. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-12-2020-0175.
  22. Abdelwahed, N.A.A., Soomro, B.A. and Shah, N.(2023), "Predicting employee performance through transactional leadership and entrepreneur's passion among the employees of Pakistan, Asia Pacific Management Review, 28, No. 1,  pp. 60-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmrv.2022.03.001
  23. Shah, N.and Soomro, B.A. (2023), "Effects of green human resource management practices on green innovation and behavior", Management Decision, Vol. 61 No. 1, pp. 290-312. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-07-2021-0869.
  24. Bhatti, M.K.,Soomro, B.A. & Shah, N. (2021), "Training characteristics and employees' performance among the nurses in Pakistan", Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp.625-641. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEAS-02-2021-0026.
  25. Bhatti, M.K.,Soomro, B.A. and Shah, N. (2022), "Work environment and performance among nurses: a significant way to overcome violation of human rights in the health sector", International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. 15 No. 5, pp. 443-461. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-03-2021-0064.
  26. Bhatti, M.K.,Soomro, B.A. and Shah, N. (2022), "Predictive power of training design on employee performance: an empirical approach in Pakistan's health sector", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 71 No. 8, pp. 3792-3808. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-09-2020-0489.
  27. Abdelwahed, N.A.A.,Soomro, B.A. & Shah, N. (2022), "Climate change and pro-environmental behaviours: the significant environmental challenges of livelihoods", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 33, No. 5, pp. 1187-1206. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-10-2021-0236.
  28. Abdelwahed N.A.A., Soomro, B.A., & Shah N. (2022), Determining employee satisfaction, intrapreneurship and firm growth among managers of Pakistan. Hyliyon, 8, No. 3, pp. e09097. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022003851
  29. Abdelwahed N.A.A., Soomro B.A., & Shah N. (2022), “The Role of Environment, Business and Human Behavior towards Entrepreneurial Sustainability”. Sustainability.; Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 2517. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14052517.
  1. Soomro, B.A. & Shah, N. (2022), "Entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, need for achievement and entrepreneurial intention among commerce students in Pakistan", Education + Training, Vol. 64 No. 1, pp. 107-125. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-01-2021-0023.
  1. Soomro, B.A., Shah, N.and Abdelwahed, N.A.A. (2024), "Intention to adopt cryptocurrency: a robust contribution of trust and the theory of planned behavior", Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Vol. 40 No. 2, pp. 419-433. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEAS-10-2021-0204.
  2. Bhatti, M.K.,Shah, N. & Abbasi, Z. (2021), "An Investigation Of Training And Development Towards Employee Performance: An Empirical Approach From Nurses”, Multicultural Education, Vol. 7 No. 10, pp. 410-418. pdf
  3. Abdelwahed, N.A.A.,Soomro, B.A., Shah, N. and Saraih, U.N. (2023), "Effect of institutional support and entrepreneurial knowledge on women’s entrepreneurial self-efficacy and venture performance in a developing country", International Journal of Innovation Science, Vol. 15 No. 5, pp. 776-798. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIS-12-2021-0218.
  4. Soomro, B.A.and Shah, N. (2022), "Environmental concerns among the entrepreneurs: a disaster resilience and environment building during the second wave of the COVID-19", International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 516-530. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-02-2021-0011.
  5. Shah, N., Kalwar, M. S. & Soomro, B. A. (2020), ‘Early COVID-19 outbreak, individual’s mast attitudes and purchase intentions: a cohesive care’, Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management. 12 No. 4, pp. 571-586. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-05-2020-0082.
  6. Soomro, B.A.,Lakhan, G.R. & Shah, N. (2021), "Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards the spread of COVID-19: a health counseling initiative among potential entrepreneurs of FUUAST", Health Education, Vol. 121 No. 6, pp. 670-682 https://doi.org/10.1108/HE-06-2021-0086.
  7. Soomro, B.A., Lakhan, G.R.,& Shah, N. (2021), "COVID-19 impediments and business start-ups in Pakistan: Evidence from the second wave of the pandemic”, Managerial and Decision Economics, Vol. 42, No. 7, pp. 1909-1918,  https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.3445.
  8. Soomro, B.A.& Shah, N. (2021), "Technopreneurship intention among nonbusiness students: a quantitative assessment", World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 502-514. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-10-2020-0129.
  9. Soomro, B.A.and Shah, N. (2022), "Is procrastination a “friend or foe”? Building the relationship between fear of failure and entrepreneurs’ well-being", Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol. 14 No. 6, pp. 1054-1071. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-12-2019-0191
  1. Soomro, B.A., K. Almahdi, H. & Shah, N. (2020), "Perceptions of young entrepreneurial aspirants towards sustainable entrepreneurship in Pakistan", Kybernetes, Vol. 50 No. 7, pp. 2134-2154. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-07-2019-0504.
  1. Soomro, B.A.& Shah, N. (2021), "Examining the intention to stay home due to COVID-19: a pandemic's second wave outlook", Health Education, Vol. 121 No. 4, pp. 420-435. https://doi.org/10.1108/HE-12-2020-0118.
  1. Soomro, B.A., Mangi, S. & Shah, N. (2021), "Strategic factors and significance of organizational innovation and organizational learning in organizational performance", European Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 24 No. 2, pp. 481-506. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-05-2019-0114.
  2. Shah, N. & Soomro, B. A. (2020), ‘Internal green integration and environmental performance: The predictive power of proactive environment strategy, greeing the supplier, and environment collaboration with the supplier’, Business Strategy and the Environment. Vol. 30, No.2, pp.1333-1344. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2687.
  1. Soomro, B. A., Memon, M. & Shah, N. (2020), “Attitudes towards entrepreneurial among the students of Thialand: an entrepreneurial attitude orientation approach”, Education +Training, 63, No.2, pp.239-255.https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-01-2020-0014.
  2. Soomro, B. A., Memon, M. & Shah, N. (2020), ‘Paternalistic leadership style, employee voice and creativity among entrepreneurs: An empirical evidence from Pakistan’, Management Decision, Vol. 59, No.2, pp.285-305. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-11-2018-1207.
  3. Soomro, B. A. & Shah, N. (2020), ‘Entrepreneurial orientation and performance in a developing country: Strategic entrepreneurship as a mediator’, Business Strategy and Development, Vol. 3, No.4, pp.567-577. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsd2.122.
  4. Soomro, B. A. & Shah, N. (2020), ‘Robustness of the transformational leadership towards sustainable entrepreneurship in Pakistan, Journal of Public Affairs, Vol. 22, No.2, pp.e2509. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2509.
  5. Soomro, B. A., Ghumro, I. A. & Shah, N. (2019), ‘Green entrepreneurship inclination among younger generation: An avenue towards a green economy’, Sustainable Development, Vol. 28, No.4, pp.585-594. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2010.
  6. Soomro, B. A., Lakhan, G. R., Mangi, S. & Shah, N. (2020), ‘Predicting entrepreneurial intention among business students of public sector universities of Pakistan: An application of the entrepreneurial event model (EEM)’, World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 16, No.3, pp.219-230.  https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-11-2019-0092.
  7. Soomro, B. A., & Shah, N. (2019), “Determining the impact of entrepreneurial orientation and organizational culture on job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and employee’s performance”, South Asian Journal of Business Studies, Vol. 8, No.3, pp.266-282 https://doi.org/10.1108/SAJBS-12-2018-0142.
  8. Soomro, B. A., Shah, N. & Memon, M. (2019), ‘Investigating the intention to adopt smartphone apps among the entrepreneurs of a developing country’, World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 15 No.4, pp. 341-353. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-12-2018-0103.
  9. Memon, M., Soomro, B. A. & Shah, N. (2019), “Enablers of entrepreneurial self-efficacy in a developing country”, Education +Training, Vol. 61, No.6, pp.684-699. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-10-2018-0226  
  10. Soomro, B. A., Shah, N., & Mangi, S. (2019) “Factors affecting entrepreneurial leadership in Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) of Pakistan: An empirical evidence”, World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol.15, No. 1, pp. 31-44 https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2018-0054.
  11. Mangi, S., Shah, N., & Soomro, B.A. (2019): “A scientific approach to measure public political participation in Pakistan”, Asian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 88-107 https://doi.org/10.1080/02185377.2019.1576056.
  12. Soomro, B. A., Abdelwahed, N. A.A., & Shah, N. (2019), “The influence of demographic factors on the business success of entrepreneurs: An empirical study from the small and medium-sized enterprises context of Pakistan”, International Journal of Entrepreneurship, Vol. 23, No.2, pp.1-12. https://www.abacademies.org/articles/The-influence-of-demographic-factors-business-success-of-entrepreneurs-an-empirical-study-from-the-small-and-medium--sized-enterprises-context-of-pakistan-23-2-280.pdf
  13. Soomro, B. A., Shah, N. & Anwar. S. (2018), “Determining the impact of entrepreneurial adversity and psychological capital on entrepreneurial resilience among entrepreneurs of Pakistan”, Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, Vol. 14, No.2, pp. 95-116. (PDF) Determining the impact of entrepreneurial adversity and psychological capital on entrepreneurial resilience among entrepreneurs of Pakistan
  14. Soomro, B. A., Shah, N., & Memon, M. (2018) “Robustness of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB): A Comparative Study between Pakistan and Thailand”, Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal. Vol.24, No. 3, pp. 1-18. https://www.abacademies.org/articles/robustness-of-the-theory-of-planned-behaviour-tpb-a-comparative-study-between-pakistan-and-thailand-7501.html.
  15. Shah, N. & Soomro, B. A. (2017) “Investigating entrepreneurial intention among public sector university students of Pakistan”, Education + Training , Vol.59, No. 7/8, pp. 841-865. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-11-2016-0168.
  16. Baloch, R. A. S., & Shah, N. (2017), “Are retirement intentions and behaviours in aging employees in instinctive? An empirical study conducted on Sugar Factories from Sindh, Pakistan”, International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion. Vol.8, No. 2, pp. 81-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJWOE.2017.086419.
  17. Shah, N., Anwar, S., & Irani, Z. (2017), “The Impact of Organizational Justice toward Ethical Behaviour”, International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Vol.12, no. 2, pp. 240-258. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJBIR.2017.081405.
  18. Shah, N., Irani, Z. Sharif, A. (2017) “Big Data in an HR context: Exploring organizational change readiness, employee attitudes and behaviours”, Journal of Business Research, Vol.70, pp. 366-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.08.010.
  19. Soomro, B. A. & Shah, N. (2015) “Developing Attitudes and Intentions among Potential Entrepreneurs”, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol.28, No.2. pp. 304-322. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-07-2014-0070.
  20. Shah, N. & Irani, Z. (2012) “Investigating Employee Attitudes and Beliefs Using Commitment and Situational Factors”, International Journal of Logistics System and Management (IJLSM) Vol. 11, No. 2. pp. 198-212. DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2012.045423.
  21. Shah, N. (2011) “Investigating Employee Career Commitment Factors in Public Sector Organisation of a Developing Country”, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 24, No. 6. pp. 534-546. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410391111166567.
  22. Halepota, J. A. & Shah, N. (2011) “An Empirical Investigation of Organisational Antecedents of Employee Job Satisfaction in a Developing Country”, Transforming Government: People, Process & Policy (TG: PPP), Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 280-294. DOI: 10.1108/17506161111155414.
  23. Shah, N. (2011) “A Study of the Relationship between Organisational Justice and Employee Readiness for Change”, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 24, No. 3. pp. 224-236. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410391111122835.
  24. Shah, N. & Shah, G. S. (2010) “Relationships between Employee Readiness, for Organisational Change, Supervisor and Peer Relations and Demography”, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp-640-652. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410391011083074.

Research Interests

  • Change management
  • Digital Communication
  • Employee commitment
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Human Career Development
  • Social relationships in the workplace
  • Organisational justice
  • Talent Management
  • Green HRM
  • Ethical behaviour
  • Personality traits

Honors and Awards

  • Best Paper award – 49th Paris International Congress on “Science, Social Science, Humanities & Management” (SSSHM-25), 3-5 December 2025, Paris, France
  • World Top 2% Research Scientist (2024 and 2025) World's Top 2% Scientists (topresearcherslist.com)
  • Best Teacher Award (2020), College of Business, Al-Yamamah University, Riyadh, KSA
  • The Literati Awards (2020) - the awards for Excellence of the Emarald Publishers
  • Received Fully funded PhD Competitive Scholarship (2007-2010) from Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan
  • Project Funding– As a Principal Investigator won research project from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan (2015-16) 4.0 million Pak Rupees (award No. D/Acad/SS&H/TRGP/16/2016).
  • Project Funding– Project Funding– As a Principal Investigator won research project from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan (2016-17) 4.0 million Pak rupees (award No. 6(01) Acad/SS&H/2017/77).

 

 

Conference/Doctoral Symposium

  1. Shah N. & Soomro, B.A. (2025) “The Moderating role of perceived organizational support in the relationship between post covid work practices and talent retention” 49th Paris International Congress on “Science, Social Science, Humanities & Management” (SSSHM-25), 3-5 December 2025, Paris, France
  2. Shah N. & Soomro, B.A. (2024) “A conceptual predictive relevance of toxic leadership towards employee performance: The role of job satisfaction, work motivation and engagement” 9th International Conference on Research in Business, Management and Economics (ICRBME), 21-22 December 2024, Berlin, Germany.
  3. Bhayo, A. R. & Shah N. (2023) “Association between work environment, work-family conflict and employees’ turnover intention through moderation of job experience in the commercial banking sectors” 3rdInternational Conference on Emerging Business and Economics Trends (ICEBET), 21-22 March, 2023, Faculty of Management and Business Administration, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh, Pakistan.
  4. Soomro, B. A., Shah, N., Ahmed, M. & Mangi, S. (2018), “Influence of leadership behavior on the organizational commitment and job satisfaction among public sector managers of Pakistan: An empirical approach”, Socio-economic trends in business environment: Challenges & opportunities, ‘KASBIT’ Research Conference 4th-6th December 2018, Karachi. Pakistan. Abstract Book.pdf (kasbit.edu.pk).
  5. Nawaz, S. & Shah, N. (2018),"Education stratification and nation building process in Pakistan" International conference on new trends in social sciences and humanities in the contemporary world: with special reference to world peace order, 05-06 December 2018, Karachi, Pakistan.
  1. Anwar, S., Memon, H., & Shah, N. (2018) “Factors Leading Employees to Act Unethically: A Conceptual approach” 3rdInternational Conference on Experiential Learning, 20th- 21st October 2018, Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Pakistan.
  2. Shah, N. & Mangi, S. (2018) “Investigating the quality of governance in Pakistan: A way out for good governance”, 2nd National Graduate Conference, 28th-29th August 2018, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  3. Shah, S. D, Shah, N. & Mangi, S. (2018) “Religion and Contextual Support towards Entrepreneurial Intentions”, Emerging Trends in Pakistan Economy, Socio-Economic Challenges and Opportunities, 25th-27th April 2018, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
  4. Sobia & Shah, N. (2018), “Impact of Organizational Commitment on Effective Talent Management”, 3rd International Conference on Business, Economics and IT, 7-8 February 2018, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
  5. Shah, N. & Mangi, S. (2016) “Quality of Governance in Pakistan: An investigation through public trust in national institutions”, National Conference on Emerging Trends in Governance and Management in Pakistan, 20th-21st May 2016, Lahore, Pakistan.
  6. Anwar, S. & Memon, H., Shah, N. (2015) “Exploring Organizational Justice towards Ethical Behavior: taking Personality Traits as mediator. A Conceptual Approach”, National Research Conference on Management and Business - (NRCMB-2015), 15-16 December 2015, Karachi, Pakistan.
  7. Shah, N. & Bhatti, M. (2014) “The Effects of Training and Development on Employees Performance”, International Conference on Human Resources Management and Development (ICHRMD, 2014), 04-05 November 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  8. Kartio, M.A., Shah, N. & Hingoro, A.A. (2014) “Islamic Banking Entrepreneurs Model in Pakistan”, Youth Entrepreneur Conference (YEC), University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan (21st February 2014).
  9. Shah, N. & Wahid, A. (2013) “The Impact of Personality Traits and Core Self Evaluation on Employees Organisational Commitment”, European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS 2013), 17-18 October 2013, London, United Kingdom.
  10. Shah, N., & Shaikh, F. M (2013) “Demand and Optimizing Research of Entrepreneurship Professionalism”, First International Conference on Business, Economics and Informational Technology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan (17 February 2013).
  11. Shah, N., Anwer, S. & Memon, H. (2013) “The relationship between organisational justice and ethical behaviour: A conceptual approach”, 2nd International Conference on Advance in Social Science, Management and Human Behaviour – (SMHB-2013), 12-13 October 2013, Zurich, Switzerland
  12. Shah, N. & Soomro, B. (2013) “Investigating Attitudes and Intentions among Potential Entrepreneurs of a Developing Country”, 2nd International Conference on Humanities, Economics, and Geography (ICHEG’2013), 17-18 June 2013, London, United Kingdom.
  13. Shah, N. & Irani, Z. (2010) “Employee Attitudes and Behaviours towards Organisational Change using Supervisor and Peer Relations”, European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS 2010), 12-13 April 2010, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  14. Shah, N. (2009) “Employee Readiness for Change Management: Impact of Employee Commitment with the Organisation and Career (A Case Study of Pakistan”, Doctoral Symposium, 23-24 March, 2009, Brunel Business School, Brunel University, London, UK.
  15. Shah, N., & Irani, Z. (2009) “Impact of Employees Psychological and Financial Predictors for Readiness to Organizational Change”, European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS 2009), 13-14 July 2009, Izmir, Turkey.
  16. Shah, N. (2008) “Employee Readiness for Change Management: Impact of Employee Commitment with the Organisation and Career”, Doctoral Symposium, 21-22 May 2008, Brunel Business School, Brunel University, London, UK.
  17. Shah, N. (2007) “Employee Readiness for Change Management: A Study of Employees’ Perceptions and Workplace Factors”, Doctoral Symposium, 14-15 June 2007, Brunel Business School, Brunel University, London, UK.

Current Teaching

  • BUS 540 Business Research Methods
  • MGT 512 Strategic Management
  • MGT 502 Foundations of Leadership
  • Supervising Graduate Research Project for MBA
  • Supervising Business Plan for EMBA

Services

  • Chair, AACSB Standard 3 – Faculty and Professional Staff Resources
  • Member Scientific Council, COB, Al Yamamah University
  • Member of Joint Graduate Programs Council, Al Yamamah University
  • Member of Appeal Committee Graduate Programs, COB, Al Yamamah University.
  • Member COB Research Committee, Al Yamamah University

Previously served

  • Chair, Department of Public Administration, University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
  • A member of Senate, University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
  • A member Board of Governance, Far East and South East Asia Study Center, University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
  • A member of Academic Council, University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
  • A member of Scrutiny Committee for PhD/M.Phil research proposal evaluation, University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
  • A member of Board of Advance Studies, University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
  • Chair of the Management and Marketing Department, College of Business, Al Yamamah University
  • A member of the Strategy Committee for graduate and undergraduate programs at College of Business, Al Yamamah University
  • The Chair of the Appeal Committee, College of Business, Al Yamamah University.

PhD Thesis Examiner

  • Study of Capital Structure, investment decisions, dividend policy decision, and financial performance among listed manufacturing form of Pakistan: A multi mediation analysis from 2015- 2020, Shah Abdul Latif University, Pakistan (2022).
  • The Human Resources Management and Practice in Public Sector of Pakistan – A case study of Pakistan State Oil, Roskilde University, Denmark (2017).
  • Influence of Consumer Innovativeness, Dogmatism, Social Characteristics, and Need for Inquiry on New Product Adoption, Shah Abdul Latif University, Pakistan (2015).
  • An Analysis of Consumer Behaviour in Mobile Phone Market, Shah Abdul Latif University, Pakistan (2014).

Journal article referee/reviewer 

Journal of Business Research, Education + Training, Journal of Enterprise Information Management (JEIM), Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Logistics System and Management (IJLSM), Transforming Government: People, Process & Policy (TG: PPP), Asia Pacific Management Review, Journal of Independent Study and Research Management, Management Decision, Cogent Economics and Finance, Management of Environment Quality, Women’s Studies International Forum, Evaluation Program Planning, Human Resource Development Review, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economy, Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance.

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