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Dr. Imran received his Ph.D. (Management) from the IBMAS - The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. He is professionally qualified from The Institute of Bankers Pakistan. He has more than 13 years of experience in the banking industry and has held various professional positions. His research interests include Organizational Behavior, I/O Psychology, Knowledge Management, Change Management, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, and General Management. Dr. Imran has published research papers in world-leading research journals, such as Review of Managerial Science, Management Decision, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Journal of Organizational Change Management, Journal of Management & Organization, The Journal of Social Psychology, Frontiers in Psychology, Kybernetes, The Learning Organization, Journal of Management Development, Psychological & Behavioral Management, Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, The Qualitative Report, International Journal of Organizational Analysis, International Journal of Public Leadership, South Asian Journal of Business Studies, Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies, European Journal of Management & Business Economics, Innovation & Management Review, South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management and Journal of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Management, Journal of Asian Business and Econommic Studies, Europeon Business Review,and Evidence-based HRM: A Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship. Dr. Imran is a regular reviewer of the Journal of Organizational Change Management, Journal of Management & Organization, Management Decision, Kybernetes, Frontiers in Psychology, and Knowledge Management Research & Practice. Further, he has also presented research papers at national and international conferences, including Academy of Management conferences.
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1. Ali, Lucky and Shabeer, Sobia and Fatima, Tehreem and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Sarwar, Ambreen. 2025. “No one heals himself by wounding others! Workplace bullying and presenteeism: the roles of depression, anxiety and toxic leadership.” International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior / Emerald 28. 10.1108/ijotb-07-2024-0117
2. Shabeer, Sobia and Fatima, Tehreem and Ali, Lucky and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Sarwar, Ambreen. 2025. “From anger to support: how decent work behavior affects emotional support and satisfaction.” Asian Education and Development Studies / Emerald 14. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-09-2024-0192
3. Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Sarwar, Ambreen and Fatima, Tehreem and Shabeer, Sobia. 2025. “Am I depleting from work or life? A nexus among work–life balance, self-efficacy, emotional exhaustion and performance.” Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration / Emerald 17. 10.1108/apjba-05-2024-0253
4. Fatima, Tehreem and Shabeer, Sobia and Ahmed, Mirza Ashfaq and ul Haq, Muhammad Anwar and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Sarwar, Ambreen. 2025. “Ripple effects of organizational dehumanization: an examination of trickle-down, trickle-out and trickle-around dynamics via displaced aggression.” Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies / Emerald 15. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAJBS-01-2024-0025
5. Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Nadeem, Muhammad and Fatima, Tehreem and Sarwar, Ambreen and Shabeer, Sobia. 2024. “I am a performer because of self-control! A Canvas among abusive supervision, silence, voice, self-control and performance.” Global Business Review / Sage Publications 1. 10.1177/09721509241251979
6. Muhammad Tehmas Akram and Muhammad Kashif Imran. 2024. “Sensory Marketing and Willingness to Pay a Premium Amount: Investigating the Mediating Effect of Customer Loyalty.” Journal of Policy Research 10. https://jprpk.com/index.php/jpr/article/view/531
7. Fatima, Tehreem and Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Sarwar, Ambreen and Shabeer, Sobia. 2024. “The hidden cost of cronyism! A nexus of knowledge hiding, moral disengagement and egoistic climate in higher educational institutions.” Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education / Emerald 17. 10.1108/JARHE-10-2023-0482
8. Fatima, Tehreem and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Sarwar, Ambreen and Shabeer, Sobia and Rizwan, Muhammad. 2024. “Why I am trapped in the spiral of abuse? A nexus of low core self-evaluations and job dependency.” Kybernetes / Emerald 54. 10.1108/K-05-2023-0754
9. Hussain, Hussam and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Fatima, Tehreem and Sarwar, Ambreen and Shabeer, Sobia. 2024. “Coping trauma with tolerance! A dyadic approach to investigate the relationship between social rejection and work-deviant behavior.” Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance / Emerald 630. 10.1108/JOEPP-01-2024-0021
10. Fatima, Tehreem and Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Sarwar, Ambreen. 2024. “Individual entrepreneurial orientation training: an experimental insight into small business owner career success.” Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development / Emerald 31. 10.1108/JSBED-05-2023-0226
11. Fatima, Tehreem and Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Sarwar, Ambreen. 2024. “Action-oriented entrepreneurial training and career resilience: a serial mediation model.” Journal of Organizational Change Management / Emerald 37. 10.1108/JOCM-07-2023-0278
12. Sarwar, Ambreen and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Hafeez, Hira and Zaheer, Muhammad and Fatima, Tehreem. 2023. “Does workplace ostracism negatively affect family life during a pandemic?.” Personnel Review / Emerald 53. 10.1108/PR-02-2022-0128
13. Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Sarwar, Ambreen and Fatima, Tehreem and Iqbal, Syed Muhammad Javed. 2023. “I value ethics, do you? An employee-oriented perspective on ethical leadership and organizational change.” Evidence-based HRM: A Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship / Emerald 11. 10.1108/EBHRM-01-2022-0008
14. Fatima, Tehreem and Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Waqas, Muhammad and Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2022. “Keeping up with this workload is difficult: the ramifications of work overload on career resilience.” Kybernetes / Emerald 53. 10.1108/K-01-2022-0063
15. Fatima, Tehreem and Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Waqas, Muhammad. 2022. “Relations outside the work matter! A nexus of coworker ostracism, relational capital, alternate belongingness and knowledge hiding.” Evidence-based HRM: A Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship / Emerald 11. 10.1108/EBHRM-06-2021-0123
16. Sarwar, Ambreen and Abdullah, Muhammad Ibrahim and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Fatima, Tehreem. 2022. “When fear about health hurts performance: COVID-19 and its impact on employee’s work.” Review of Managerial Science / Springer 17. 10.1007/s11846-022-00536-6
17. Fatima, Tehreem and Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Ayub, Arslan. 2022. “Why do academics hide knowledge after coworker ostracism? A moderated mediation model based on relational identification and perceived harming intention.” International Journal of Educational Management / Emerald 36. 10.1108/IJEM-06-2021-0259
18. Sarwar, Ambreen and Abdullah, Muhammad Ibrahim and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Rafiq, Nazia. 2022. “How ostracism jeopardizes customers’ interests at restaurants: a study in context of COVID-19.” Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies / Emerald 30. 10.1108/JABES-12-2021-0215
19. Sarwar, Ambreen and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Akhtar, Nadeem and Fatima, Tehreem. 2022. “Does social media usage boost career prospects of women: an exploratory study in the academia.” Kybernetes / Emerald 52. 10.1108/K-04-2021-0294
20. Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Fatima, Tehreem and Iqbal, Sajid and Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2022. “I can see the opportunity that you cannot! A nexus between individual entrepreneurial orientation, alertness, and access to finance.” European Business Review / Emerald 34. 10.1108/EBR-08-2021-0186
21. Shahid Amin, Shoaib Aslam, Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Kashif Imran. 2021. “Testing the moderating role of environmental audits in the relationship between carbon tax and renewable energy consumption: Evidence from Japanese manufacturing firms.” Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences 15. https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/249575
22. Muhammad Kashif Imran and Syed Muhammad Javed Iqbal. 2021. “How Change Leadership affects Change Adaptability? Investigating the moderated mediation effect of Cognitive Resistance and Change Efficacy.” Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences 15. https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/233769
23. Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Fatima, Tehreem and Sarwar, Ambreen and Iqbal, Syed Muhammad Javed. 2021. “Will I speak up or remain silent? Workplace ostracism and employee performance based on self-control perspective.” Journal of Social Psychology / Taylor & Francis Online 163. 10.1080/00224545.2021.1967843
24. Fatima, Tehreem and Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Sarwar, Ambreen. 2021. “Manifestations of workplace ostracism: an insight into academics’ psychological well-being.” South Asian Journal of Business Studies / Emerald 12. 10.1108/SAJBS-03-2019-0053
25. Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Fatima, Tehreem and Sarwar, Ambreen and Amin, Shahid. 2021. “Knowledge management capabilities and organizational outcomes: contemporary literature and future directions.” Kybernetes / Emerald 51. 10.1108/K-12-2020-0840
26. Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Fatima, Tehreem and Bin Dost, Khyzer and Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2021. “I am engaged, therefore my students are satisfied! Unleashing the role of teachers' interaction and sensitivity based on self-determination perspective.” International Journal of Educational Management / Emerald 35. 10.1108/IJEM-05-2020-0258
27. Fatima, Tehreem and Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Ayub, Arslan and Arshad, Hira. 2021. “Who is likely to hide knowledge after peer ostracism? An exchange-based perspective of contact quality and need to belong.” VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management System / Emerald 54. 10.1108/VJIKMS-06-2021-0097
28. Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Fatima, Tehreem and Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2020. “Shutting Eyes to Merit! The Curse of Cronyism in Pakistani Small and Medium Scale Business.” South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management / Sage Publications 7. 10.1177/2322093720918997
29. Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Fatima, Tehreem and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Iqbal, Kamran. 2020. “Is it my fault and how will I react? A phenomenology of perceived causes and consequences of workplace ostracism.” European Journal of Management and Business Economics / Emerald 30. 10.1108/EJMBE-03-2019-0056
30. Tehreem Fatima, Ahmad Raza Bilal, Muhammad Kashif Imran. 2020. “Phenomenology of Retaliating to Workplace Ostracism in Academia.” Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 35. https://pjpr.scione.com/newfiles/pjpr.scione.com/126/126-PJPR_1.pdf
31. Fatima, Tehreem and Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2020. “Taking charge through shared leadership: a case of higher educational institutions.” International Journal of Management in Education / Inderscience Publishers 14. 10.1504/IJMIE.2020.108000
32. Sarwar, Ambreen and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Anjum, Zafar-Uz-Zaman and Zahid, Umer. 2020. “How innovative climate leads to project success: the moderating role of gender and work culture.” Innovation & Management Review / Emerald 17. 10.1108/INMR-08-2019-0096
33. Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Iqbal, Jawad and Fatima, Tehreem and Iqbal, Syed Muhammad Javed and Jamal, Warda Najeeb and Nawaz, Muhammad Shahid. 2019. “Why do I contribute to organizational learning when I am ostracized? A moderated mediation analysis.” Journal of Management and Organization / Cambridge University Press 28. 10.1017/jmo.2019.70
34. Ambreen Sarwar, Muhammad Ibrahim Abdullah, Muddassar Sarfraz, Muhammad Kashif Imran. 2019. “Collaborative effect of workplace ostracism and self-efficacy versus job stress.” Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management & Innovation 15. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id:832130
35. Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Fatima, Tehreem and Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2019. “Why ostracized full-time faculty should not be labeled as “low performer”? A qualitative insight from higher education in Pakistan.” Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education / Emerald 12. 10.1108/JARHE-12-2018-0267
36. Syed Muhammad Javed Iqbal, Umer Zaman, Suleman Hafeez Siddiqui, Muhammad Kashif Imran. 2019. “Influence of Transformational Leadership Factors on Project Success.” Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences 13. https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/196195
37. Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Iqbal, Syed Muhammad Javed and Aslam, Usman and Fatima, Tehreem. 2019. “Does social media promote knowledge exchange? A qualitative insight.” Management Decision / Emerald 57. 10.1108/MD-05-2017-0477
38. Iqbal, Syed Muhammad Javed, Nawaz, Muhammad Shahid., Siddiqui, Suleman Hafeez, & Imran, Muhamamd Kashif. 2019. “Does Project Teamwork Matter? Investigating the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Project Success.” Journal of Management Sciences 6. https://journals.iqra.edu.pk/archives/view/jms/6/JMS1906106
39. Sarwar, Ambreen and Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2019. “Exploring Women’s Multi-Level Career Prospects in Pakistan: Barriers, Interventions, and Outcomes.” Frontiers in Psychology / Frontiers Media SA 10. 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01376
40. Sarfraz, Muddassar and Qun, Wang and Sarwar, Ambreen and Abdullah, Muhammad Ibrahim and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Shafique, Imran. 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 / Taylor & Francis Online 0. 10.2147/PRBM.S210794
41. Fatima, Tehreem and Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2019. “Dhuan ‘<i>n</i>’ Dukhaan: a case of successful green venture start-up in Pakistan.” Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies / Emerald 9. 10.1108/EEMCS-06-2018-0157
42. Imran, Muhammad Kashif, Fatima, Tehreeem, Aslam, Usman, & Iqbal, Syed Muhammad Javed. 2019. “Exploring the Benefits of Social Media towards Knowledge Sharing Among Doctors.” . Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 34. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2019.34.2.18
43. Fatima, Tehreem and Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2019. “Uncovering the concept of workplace ostracism: a review on sequential perspective.” Pakistan Business Review 21. https://pbr.iobm.edu.pk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PBR-JULY-2019.pdf#page:68
44. Tehreem Fatima, Ahmad Raza Bilal, & Muhammad Kashif Imran. 2019. “Workplace Ostracism and Employee Reactions among University Teachers in Pakistan.” The Qualitative Report 24. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0444/660cc4d4da7ee69499bac53ff31a84106460.pdf
45. Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Fatima, Tehreem and Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2019. “Does shared leadership fosters taking charge behaviors? A post-heroic leadership perspective in the public sector higher educational institutes.” International Journal of Public Leadership / Emerald 15. 10.1108/IJPL-04-2019-0016
46. Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Ilyas, Muhammad and Aslam, Usman and Fatima, Tehreem. 2018. “Knowledge processes and firm performance: the mediating effect of employee creativity.” Journal of Organizational Change Management / Emerald 31. 10.1108/JOCM-10-2016-0202
47. Aslam, Usman and Muqadas, Farwa and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Rahman, Ubaid Ur. 2018. “Investigating the antecedents of work disengagement in the workplace.” Journal of Management Development / Emerald 37. 10.1108/JMD-06-2017-0210
48. Imran, Muhammad Kashif, Iqbal, Syed Muhammad Javed, Aslam, Usman, & Muqadas, Farwa. 2018. “Organizational politics and performance outcomes: Investigating the buffering effect of organizational justice.” Pakistan Business Review 20. https://pbr.iobm.edu.pk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Organizational-Politics.pdf
49. Aslam, Usman and Muqadas, Farwa and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Saboor, Abdul. 2018. “Emerging organizational parameters and their roles in implementation of organizational change.” Journal of Organizational Change Management / Emerald 31. 10.1108/JOCM-08-2017-0300
50. Aslam, Usman and Muqadas, Farwa and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Ubaid-Ur-Rahman, Ubaid-Ur-Rahman. 2018. “Exploring the sources and role of knowledge sharing to overcome the challenges of organizational change implementation.” International Journal of Organizational Analysis / Emerald 26. 10.1108/IJOA-07-2017-1189
51. Rahman, Ubaid Ur and Rehman, Ch. Abdul and Imran, M. Kashif and Aslam, Usman. 2017. “Does team orientation matter? Linking work engagement and relational psychological contract with performance.” Journal of Management Development / Emerald 36. 10.1108/JMD-10-2016-0204
52. Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Bilal, Ahmad Raza and Aslam, Usman and Rahman, Ubaid-Ur-. 2017. “Knowledge management strategy: an organizational change prospective.” Journal of Entreprise Information Management / Emerald 30. 10.1108/JEIM-10-2015-0095
53. Imran, Muhammad Kashif, Ilyas, Muhammad, & Fatima, Tehreem. 2017. “Achieving Organizational Performance through Knowledge Management Capabilities: Mediating Role of Organizational Learning.” Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences 11. https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/188284
54. Fatima, Tehreem., Ilyas, Muhammad, Rehman, Chudhary Abdul, & Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2017. “Empirical Investigation of Relationship between Workplace Ostracism and Employee Silence: A Test of Mediating Effects of Self-Esteem and Meaningful Existence in Context of Public Sector Universities in Punjab.” Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences 10. http://ajss.abasyn.edu.pk/admineditor/papers/V10I1-6.pdf
55. Imran, Muhammad Kashif, Rehman, Muqadas, & Fatima, Tehreem. 2017. “Investigating the moderating effect of Knowledge Intensive Culture on Knowledge Management Process Capability and Organizational Performance.” City University Research Journal 7. http://cusitjournals.com/index.php/CURJ/article/download/112/99
56. Aslam, Usman, Rehman, Muqadas, Imran, Muhammad Kashif, Muqadas, Farwa. 2016. “The Impact of Teacher Qualifications and Experience on Student Satisfaction: A Mediating and Moderating Research Model.” Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences 10. https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/188265
57. Aslam, Usman, Rehman, Chudhary Abdul, & Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2016. “Intelligence and Managerial Performance: An Interactive Role of Knowledge Sharing Culture.” Pakistan Business Review 18. http://journals.iobmresearch.com/index.php/PBR/article/view/934
58. Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Rehman, Chaudhry Abdul and Aslam, Usman and Bilal, Ahmad Raza. 2016. “What’s organization knowledge management strategy for successful change implementation?.” Journal of Organizational Change Management / Emerald 29. 10.1108/JOCM-07-2015-0130
59. Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Ilyas, Muhammad and Aslam, Usman and Ubaid-Ur-Rahman, Ubaid-Ur-Rahman. 2016. “Organizational learning through transformational leadership.” The Learning Organization / Emerald 23. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLO-09-2015-0053
60. Aslam, Usman and Ilyas, Muhammad and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Rahman, Ubaid. 2016. “Intelligence and its impact on managerial effectiveness and career success (evidence from insurance sector of Pakistan).” Journal of Management Development / Emerald 35. 10.1108/JMD-10-2015-0153
61. Rahman, Ubaid Ur, Ilyas, Muhammad, Aslam, Usman, & Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2016. “Service Quality Dimensions and its Impact on Customer’s Behavioral Intentions.” Pakistan Business Review 18. http://journals.iobmresearch.com/index.php/PBR/article/view/674
62. Aslam, Usman and Ilyas, Muhammad and Imran, Muhammad Kashif and Rahman, Ubaid- Ur-. 2016. “Detrimental effects of cynicism on organizational change: An interactive model of organizational cynicism (a study of employees in public sector organizations).” Journal of Organizational Change Management / Emerald 29. 10.1108/JOCM-12-2014-0231
63. Aslam, Usman, Afreen, Muhammad Irfan., Mohti, Wabeeha, & Imran, Muhammad Kashif. 2015. “Impact of personality traits and context on employees’ job outcomes.” Pakistan Business Review 17. http://journals.iobmresearch.com/index.php/PBR/article/view/1292
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur was established in the year 1975 by upgrading historical institute of the Jamia Abbasia.
