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  • Phone:

    +966-13-849-9392

  • Email:

    gahmad@pmu.edu.sa

  • Office No:

    F-071

  • Ghayur Ahmad, PhD

  • Job Title :

    Assistant Professor

  • College :

    College of Business Administration


  • Department :

    Human Resource Management


Dr. Ghayur Ahmad holds a BA in English Literature and Law, as well as a Master’s degree in Philosophy/Psychology from the University of Peshawar, Pakistan. He was awarded a prestigious scholarship by the University of Bedfordshire, UK, where he earned his Master’s in Human Resource Management. Dr. Ahmad began his doctoral studies at Preston University, Kohat, completing his coursework there before being honored with a distinguished scholarship from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan to complete his PhD dissertation at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, USA.

With 20 years of professional and academic teaching experience, Dr. Ahmad has worked in several countries, including the UK, Pakistan, the USA, and Saudi Arabia. He has contributed his expertise to the University of Bedfordshire (UK) and esteemed institutions in Pakistan such as NUST and Islamia College Peshawar. In addition, Dr. Ahmad has successfully supervised multi-million dollar projects in Pakistan.

Currently, Dr. Ahmad serves as an Assistant Professor at the College of Business Administration, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. His research interests focus on motivation, organizational commitment, and reward systems, particularly the impact of rewards on employee motivation. Dr. Ahmad is a prolific researcher, with numerous publications in international journals, and he actively participates in national and international conferences and seminars.

Notably, Dr. Ahmad was the founding General Manager of the Industry Relations Department at NUST and the Founding Director of the Student Start-Up Center at Islamia College Peshawar.

  • MA Philosophy/Psychology (Pak)
  • MSc HRM ( UK)
  • Phd  ( Pak and US)

 

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

 

  • Rahim, A., Khan, W., Shah, S. B., & Ahmad, G. (2026). Evaluation of Fintech Peer-to-Peer Lending Platforms for Sustainable Online Businesses. Advance Journal of Econometrics and Finance, 4(1), 338-350.
  • Rahim, A., Khan, M. K., Shah, S. B., & Ahmad, G. (2026). Bank Loans Versus Venture Capital: A Case Study of Sustainable Startups and Small Businesses in Pakistan. (2026). Journal of Management & Social Science, 3(1), 748-755. 
  • Ahmad, G. (2025, November). The Ambidextrous HR System: A Consilience-Driven Framework for Paradoxical Organizations. In Proceedings of the 21st European Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance. Academic Conferences and publishing limited.
  • Mahmud, M., Ahmad, G., & Afridi, Z. (2025, May). AI in Employee Performance Management: Process Mining for Enhancing Productivity and Growth. In 2025 12th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT) (pp. 363-368). IEEE. DOI:10.1109/ICIT64950.2025.11049093
  • Ahmad, G., & Maamari, B. E. (2025) Managing Chaos: Leadership in Uncertain Environments. Chaos Theory and Applications, 7(2), 138-145.Scopus 10.51537/chaos.1606633
  • Rahim, A., Nawaz, S., Ullah, Z., & Ahmad, G. (2025). Effect of Mobile-Wallet Adoption on Consumer Spending Patterns. Bulletin of Management Review, 2(3), 61-97.
  • Khan, Z., Amin, M. A., & Ahmad, G. (2025). Technological Integration and Human Resource Psychology: Examining the Interrelationship and Its Implications in the Digital Workplace. Journal of Organizational and Human Resource Development Strategies, 2(02), 112-120. https://doi.org/10.56741/ohds.v2i02.1143
  • Ullah, Z., Rahim, A., Shah, M. H., & Ahmad, G. (2025). The Influence of FPI on the Behavioral Biases of Domestic Institutional Investors. Journal of Management Science Research Review, 4(4), 51-82. https://jmsrr.com/index.php/Journal/article/view/174
  • Ghauri, K., Ahmad, G., Amin, M. A., & ul Ain, Q. (2025). Building Consumer Trust Through Influencer Authenticity: A Content Analysis of Sponsored Posts on Instagram. Journal of Business and Management Research, 4(2), 78-94.
  • Rahim, A., Sharif Ullah, J., Ahmad, G., Afridi, S., Zaman, H. (2025). Harnessing green finance for sustainable development in Pakistan: unlocking the potential of islamic financial systems and public awareness. (2025). Journal of Business and Management Research, 4(3), 33-50. DOI:10.64105/jbmr.04.03.466
  • Ahmad, G. (2024). Performance-related pay: Enhancing motivation towards organization development? Empirical evidence from Pakistan. Journal of Electrical Systems, 20(5s), 1519-1524. SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.52783/jes.2484
  • Hadi, N. U., Abdullah, N., Zygiaris, S., Ahmad, G., Saleh, M. F., & Hossain, M. M. (2023). Determinants of small business success: a harmonization between resources and strategies. In from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0: Mapping the Transitions (pp. 153-162). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. http://DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28314-7_14
  • Ullah, R., Ahmad, G., Abul Adis, A. A., & Zeb, A. (2022). Advertisers use online reviews to design more effective advertisements. Journal of Applied Research and Technology. [SCOPUS DOI:10.22201/icat.24486736e.2022.20.2.982]
  • Hadi, N. U., Dar, A., Ahmad, G., & Saleh, M. F. (2021). Investigating the moderating role of terrorism fear on the relationship between economic values and teachers' job satisfaction: Evidence from the education sector. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity, and Change, 15(5), 536-551. [SCOPUS] [ERA]
  • Ahmad, G., & Farooq, S. U. (2020). Performance-related pay and its impact on organizational development: A study of the banking sector in Pakistan. Abasyn University Journal of Social Science, 13(1). [EBSCO, CABELLS]
  • Ahmad, G., Rafiq, M., & Ahmed, U. (2019). Impact of work flexibility on employee performance. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity, and Change, 6(10), 1-10. [SCOPUS]
  • Ahmad, W., Khattak, A. J., & Ahmad, G. (2016). Impact of abusive supervision on job satisfaction and turnover intention: Role of power distance as a moderator. City University Research Journal, 6(1), 122-136.
  • Farooq, S. U., & Ahmad, G. (2013). A study into the working environment of conventional & Islamic banks in Peshawar-Pakistan. IBA Journal of Management & Leadership, 5(1), 77.
  • Farooq, S. U., Chaudhry, T. S., Alam, F. E., & Ahmad, G. (2010). An analytical study of the potential of Takaful companies. European Journal of Economics, Finance, and Administrative Sciences, 20, 54-75. [SCOPUS, ISI]
  • Ullah, S., Farooq, S. U., Ullah, N., & Ahmad, G. (2010). Does merger deliver value? A case of GlaxoSmithKline merger. European Journal of Economics, Finance, and Administrative Sciences, 24, 13-19. [SCOPUS, ISI]
  • Farooq, S. U., Ahmad, G., & Jamil, S. H. (2010). A profile analysis of the customers of Islamic banking in Peshawar, Pakhtunkhwa. International Journal of Business and Management, 5(11), 106. [ERA]

CIPD

I served at National university of Science and Technology (NUST)

Islamia College, Peshawar

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University ( PMU)

 

  • Undergraduate Courses
  • Principles of Management
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Employee Relation
  • HRM
  • HRD
  • OB
  • Compensation and Benefits
  • Change Management
  • Organization Development
  • Performance Management
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Strategic HRM
  • Business Ethics
  • Business Negotiation
  • Social entrepreneurship

 

  • Graduate Courses
  • Leadership
  • Labor Relations
  • Marketing
  • Strategic HRM
  • Organizational Change
  • International Business
  • Training and Development
  • Performance Appraisal

 

 

Reward System, Leadership, OB