Umair Ahmed

Dr. Umair Ahmed

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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2020 in Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management
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WUWaheed Ali Umrani
Waheed Ali Umrani
NCNisar Ahmed Channa
Nisar Ahmed Channa
AYAmna Yousaf
Amna Yousaf
UAUmair Ahmed
Umair Ahmed
MPMunwar Hussain Pahi
Munwar Hussain Pahi
TRThurasamy Ramayah
Thurasamy Ramayah

12 April 2022 in British Food Journal
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STShalini Talwar
Shalini Talwar
PKPuneet Kaur
Puneet Kaur
UAUmair Ahmed
Umair Ahmed
ABAnil Bilgihan
Anil Bilgihan
ADAmandeep Dhir
Amandeep Dhir
Purpose: Food delivery apps (FDAs) have altered people's eating behaviour. The convenience of FDAs may cause consumers to order more food than people's level of hunger warrants, leading to food waste. Food waste is a grave societal problem, which, the authors argue, represents the dark side of FDAs. However, the tendency of consumers to order more food than required, or to engage in food over-ordering behaviour, has remained under-explored in the context of FDAs.Design/methodology/approach: This study addresses the gap by examining the antecedents of over-ordering behaviour on FDAs through the theoretical lens of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), which past studies on food waste have also used.Findings: The authors' results confirm the positive association of attitude, subjective norms and leftover reuse intentions with over-ordering behaviour. The moderation effect of age and gender on the relationship between subjective norms with over-ordering is also confirmed.Originality/value: The study extends classic TPB propositions by incorporating trust and leftover reuse intentions as antecedents and age and gender as moderation variables. The study thus offers useful inferences for theory and practice.

26 February 2018 in PSU Research Review
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WUWaheed Ali Umrani
Waheed Ali Umrani
KKKabiru Kura
Kabiru Kura
UAUmair Ahmed
Umair Ahmed
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between corporate entrepreneurship (CE), organizational culture (OC) and business performance (BP). Additionally, the study has attempted to address the moderating influence of OC on CE–BP relationship.Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from middle managers of Big Five banks of Pakistan. A two-step approach to structural equation modeling was used. Using confirmatory factor analysis, the measurement model fit was determined. The significance of the theoretical relationship was assessed using structural model.Findings: The results have supported the hypothesized direct and moderated relationship.Originality/value: The present study extends the body of knowledge in testing the resource-based view of the firm theory and contingency theory through providing empirical evidence on the hypothesized relationships. Additionally, the study has contributed in the existing theory through evaluating the moderating of OC by using interaction effect in partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).

1 June 2021 in Sustainability
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SSSyed Mir Muhammad Shah
Syed Mir Muhammad Shah
UAUmair Ahmed
Umair Ahmed
AIAbdussalaam Iyanda Ismail
Abdussalaam Iyanda Ismail
SMSoleman Mozammel
Soleman Mozammel
In the workplace, green prospects are gaining much importance these days, although not much is known about the green intellectual capital and its contribution towards pro-environment behavior and outcomes. As the world experiences environmental concerns, it has become imperative for businesses to look into ways through which they can improve their environmental footprints. Hence, the current study examines the nexus between green intellectual capital (green human capital, green structural capital, and green relational capital) and environmental performance. The study also tested if environmental responsibility mediates the association and examined the role of environmental concern as a moderator. Data were gathered from the hotel sectors in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates and analyzed using a structural equation modeling approach via Smart PLS. The results show a significant association between green human and relational capital with environmental performance; a strong association was also found between environmental responsibility and environmental performance. The results also report a significant association between the three factors of green intellectual capital and environmental responsibility. The results found a mediating effect of environmental responsibility, whereas environmental concern only moderated the association between green human capital and environmental performance. The study presents prominent implications for theory and practice, followed by recommendations for future studies.

6 December 2019 in Personnel Review
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WUWaheed Ali Umrani
Waheed Ali Umrani
ISImdad Ali Siyal
Imdad Ali Siyal
UAUmair Ahmed
Umair Ahmed
GAGhulam Ali Arain
Ghulam Ali Arain
HSHassan Sayed
Hassan Sayed
SUSumera Umrani
Sumera Umrani
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceptions of faculty members about the influence of family motivation on their self-efficacy and organizational citizenship behavior-individual (OCBI).Design/methodology/approach: The proposed model was tested on a sample of 353 faculty members from different public and private universities of Pakistan. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to analyze data.Findings: Surprisingly, results reveal that family motivation was not positively related to faculty members’ OCBI; instead, this relationship is fully mediated by self-efficacy. The findings suggest that it is employees’ self-efficacy belief through which their family motivation translates to their increased OCBI. This study also finds that supporting the family is a powerful source of motivation to work, offering meaningful practical and theoretical implications for policy-makers, leaders, managers and researchers on the new dynamics of work and family engagements.Originality/value: The study contributes to human resource management (HRM) and organizational behavior (OB) literatures by providing some useful practical implications for managers and HRM and OB consultants who are interested in understanding the underlying psychological mechanisms (i.e. self-efficacy) through which employees’ family motivation results in the increased OCBI.

23 June 2021 in Sustainability
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TYTongxin Yu
Tongxin Yu
NKNadeem Khalid
Nadeem Khalid
UAUmair Ahmed
Umair Ahmed
Entrepreneurship is essential in contributing to economic growth, job creation, technological advances, etc. in all countries, including Kazakhstan. Hence, the purpose of this study was to find out how to further facilitate the development of (foreign) entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan. In doing so, the authors attempted to identify factors influencing entrepreneurial intention (EI), specifically among the foreigners in Kazakhstan, and highlight the role of government support (GS) in general and under COVID-19. The study conceptualized the extended “TPB + Moderator (GS)” model. The hypotheses were tested on a sample of 362 new and established foreign entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan by means of descriptive analysis, Pearson’s correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The study found that the foreigners’ personal attitude (PA) toward entrepreneurship was the strongest factor motivating their EI, followed by their perceived behavioral control (PBC) as the second strongest factor. The role of GS strengthened each effect of PA and PBC on EI. The moderating effect of GS and PA is greater than that of GS and PBC; each of the moderating effects is lower in magnitude than each of the direct effects. Their subject norms (SNs) and the moderating effect of GS and SNs are both insignificant.