Ph.D. (Business Administration) Shanxi Univeristy of Finance & Economics, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
M.S.(Business Administration) Superior University, Lahore, Pakistan
MBA (Marketing) National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan
Graduation (Commerce) Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
Post Graduate Diploma in Aviation Safety, Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan
Bachelor of Science, Peshawar University, Peshawar, Pakistan
09/2024–present Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration Air University, Multan Campus
07/2022–06/2024 Research Fellow, National School of Public Policy (Government of Pakistan)
03/2022–07/2022 Assistant Professor – Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Sialkot, Sialkot
01/2021–03/2022 GCE/IGCSE Business Studies & Accounting Teacher, The City School , Lahore
11/2014–09/2018 GCE/IGCSE Business Studies & Commerce Teacher, PakTurk International Schools & Colleges, Lahore
03/2011–05/2014 GCE/IGCSE Business Studies & Accounting Teacher, DHA Education System, DHA Lahore
04/2009–02/2011 Commerce Lecturer, Al-Syed College of Commerce, Lahore
01/2008–03/2009 Branch Manager, Kashf Foundation
Journal Papers
Zhao, G., Irfan Ahmed, R., Ahmad, N., Yan, C., & Usmani, M. S. (2021). Prioritizing critical success factors for sustainable energy sector in China: A DEMATEL approach. Energy Strategy Reviews. https://doi:10.1016/j.esr.2021.100635 [SCI, Corresponding Author, Impact factor: 7.8-Q1]
Ahmed, R. I., Zhao, G., Ahmad, N., & Habiba, U. (2022). A nexus between corporate social responsibility disclosure and its determinants in energy enterprises. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing.https://doi:10.1108/JBIM-07-2020-0359 [SSCI, First & Corresponding Author, IF: 2.3-Q4]
Zheng, Z., & Ahmed, R. I. (2024). Humble leadership and employee creative performance in China: the roles of boundary spanning behavior and traditionality. Personnel Review, 53, no. 1, 193-210 https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-10-2021-0775 [SSCI, Corresponding Author, IF: 3.6-Q3]
Ahmed, R. I., Zhao, G., & Habiba, U. (2022). Dynamics of Return Linkages and Asymmetric Volatility Spillovers among Asian Emerging Stock Markets. Chinese Economy, 1-12. https://doi:10.1080/971475.2021.1930292 [First & Corresponding Author, ESCI, IF: 1.7-Q2]
Xu, S., Li, X., Ahmed, R. I., & Norena-Chavez, D. (2023). Unlocking the potential of natural resources: Transforming the resource curse into a sustainable development corridor through research and development. Resources Policy, 87. https://doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104381 [SSCI, Co-author, IF: 7.8 - Q2]
Ahmad, N., Zhu, Y., Ullah, Z., Iqbal, M., Hussain, K., & Ahmed, R. I. (2021). Sustainable solutions to facilitate brownfield redevelopment projects in emerging countries – Pakistani scenario. Land Use Policy. https://doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105727 [SSCI, Co-author, IF: 6.5-Q2]
Habiba, U.Xinbang, C., & Ahmed, R. I. (2021). The influence of stock market and financial institution development on carbon emissions with the importance of renewable energy consumption and foreign direct investment in G20 countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi:10.1007/s11356-021- 15321-3 [SCI, Co-author, Impact factor: 4.8-Q2]
Iqbal, M., Ma, J., Ahmad, N., Ullah, Z., & Ahmed, R. I. (2021). Uptake and Adoption of Sustainable Energy Technologies: Prioritizing Strategies to Overcome Barriers in the Construction Industry by Using an Integrated AHP‐TOPSIS Approach. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 5(7). https://doi:10.1002/adsu.202100026 [SCI, Co-author, Impact factor: 6.8-Q2]
Usmani, M. S., Wang, J., Ahmad, N., Iqbal, M., & Ahmed, R. I. (2021). Mapping green technologies literature published between 1995 and 2019: a scientometric review from the perspective of the manufacturing industry. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi:10.1007/s11356-021-13473-w [SCI, Co-author, Impact factor: 4.8-Q2]
Wang, C., Qiao, C., Ahmed, R. I.,& Kirikkaleli, D. (2021). Institutional Quality, Bank Finance and Technological Innovation: A way forward for Fourth Industrial Revolution in BRICS Economies. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 163. https://doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120427 [SSCI, Co-author, Impact factor: 10.7-Q1]
Confrence Papers
Ahmed, R.I. (2023). Multi-Staged Analysis of Issues Affecting Energy Efficiency based Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation in Manufacturing Sector of Emerging Economies: A Chinese Perspective, ICPP-6: Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
Ahmed, R. I., & Zhao, G. (2020). Dynamic Linkages of Return and Asymmetric Volatility Spillovers Among Asian Emerging Stock Markets: Evidence from Post-Global Financial Crisis Period. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Management Science and Engineering (IC-AMSE 2020), Wuhan, China
Ahmed, R. I. (2011). Advertising Credibility: A study of Pakistan, International Conference on Management Research (ICMR 2011), Lahore, Pakistan
Reports Written
Ahmed, R. I., & Akbar, A. (2022). Public Financial Management-V. National School of Public Policy. https://nspp.gov.pk/my_uploada/2023/04/PFM-report-V-24.08.22.pdf
Ahmed, R. I., & Akbar, A. (2023). Impact of Climate Change: Pakistan’s Experience with Climate-Induced Disasters. National School of Public Policy.https://nspp.gov.pk/my_uploada/2023/11/Climate-Policy-Dialogue-Report-EDI.pdf
Ahmed, R. I. (2023). Project Management. National School of Public Policy. https://nspp.gov.pk/my_uploada/2023/06/Project-Management-Report-3-4-May2023.pdf
Ahmed, R. I. (2023). Negotiation Skills. National School of Public Policy. https://nspp.gov.pk/my_uploada/2023/10/Negotiation-Skills-Report-2023-1.pdf
Ahmed, R. I. (2024). Public Financial Management-VI. National School of Public Policy. https://nspp.gov.pk/my_uploada/2024/03/PFM-report-VI-15-01-24.pdf
Ahmed, R. I. (2024). Adaptation: Towards a resilient Pakistan, National School of Public Policy. https://nspp.gov.pk/my_uploada/2024/04/Adaptation-PD-ReportFinal.pdf
Ahmed, R. I. (2024). Project Management. National School of Public Policy. https://nspp.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PROJECT-MANAGEMENT-3-conv.pdf