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  • Phone:

    +966-13-849-9392

  • Email:

    gahmad@pmu.edu.sa

  • Office No:

    F-081

  • 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 over 15 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

  • 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.
  • Ahmad, G., (2024). Performance-Related Pay, Enhance Motivation Towards Organization Development? Empirical Evidence from Pakistan: Journal of Electrical Systems, 20-5s (1519-1524). [Scopus]
  • 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. Ullah, [SCOPUS]
  • 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]
  • 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. Cited 17
  • 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] Cited 28
  • 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] Cited 18
  • 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] Cited 21

 

CIPD

 

  • 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