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Ishfaq Ahmed
Hailey College of Commerce University of the Punjab Lahore Pakistan

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Research article
Published: 24 August 2021 in Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration
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This study examines the mediating role of green human resource management between ethical leadership and employees' citizenship behavior towards the environment with the moderating effect of individual green values. We collected data from 589 MBA executive students with one-year of experience working in various organizations at two different times using a questionnaire-based survey method. Applying structural equation modeling to the results confirmed a direct effect of ethical leadership on employees' citizenship behavior towards the environment and an indirect effect through green human resource management. Further, individual green value strengthened the association between green human resource management and employees' environmentally conscious citizenship behavior. Our study contributes to social learning and supply value-fit theory and has implications for management.

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Talat Islam; Dildar Hussain; Ishfaq Ahmed; Misbah Sadiq. Ethical leadership and environment specific discretionary behaviour: The mediating role of green human resource management and moderating role of individual green values. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration 2021, 1 .

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Talat Islam, Dildar Hussain, Ishfaq Ahmed, Misbah Sadiq. Ethical leadership and environment specific discretionary behaviour: The mediating role of green human resource management and moderating role of individual green values. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration. 2021; ():1.

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Talat Islam; Dildar Hussain; Ishfaq Ahmed; Misbah Sadiq. 2021. "Ethical leadership and environment specific discretionary behaviour: The mediating role of green human resource management and moderating role of individual green values." Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration , no. : 1.

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Published: 13 April 2021 in Journal of Management Development
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Purpose Recent literature has focused on the outcomes associated with employee performance, but how and when it leads to work-related outcomes further is an area that has not gained due attention. Against this backdrop, this study entails investigating the effects of employee performance on their taking-charge behavior through the mediation of leader–member exchange (LMX) and the leader's task-oriented behavior's moderating role. Design/methodology/approach Using a questionnaire-based survey design, the study is based on a sample of 304 employees of pharmaceutical companies' sales departments. The two-stage lag approach has been used for data collection, where leader–follower dyads participated in the study. Findings The study's findings reveal that better-performing employees are considered in-group members by their leaders, and the presence of high LMX makes employees reciprocate by adopting charge behavior. Furthermore, a leader's task-oriented behavior fosters the performance – LMX and performance – taking charge relationship mediated through LMX, a moderated mediation mechanism exists. Originality/value The study offers a novel explanation by considering employee performance as a predictor instead of an outcome variable. Furthermore, recent literature has considered adverse outcomes of performance, while this study considers the positive aspects of employee performance (i.e. LMX and charge behavior). It also offers the role of both employee- and leader-specific factors in determining the LMX relationship.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Rabia Afzal; Siti Zaleha Abdul Rasid. Employees' task performance and propensity to take charge: the role of LMX and leader's task orientation. Journal of Management Development 2021, 40, 224 -239.

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Ishfaq Ahmed, Rabia Afzal, Siti Zaleha Abdul Rasid. Employees' task performance and propensity to take charge: the role of LMX and leader's task orientation. Journal of Management Development. 2021; 40 (3):224-239.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Rabia Afzal; Siti Zaleha Abdul Rasid. 2021. "Employees' task performance and propensity to take charge: the role of LMX and leader's task orientation." Journal of Management Development 40, no. 3: 224-239.

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Published: 22 March 2021 in British Food Journal
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Purpose The issue of customer mistreatment in food and retail sectors has come under the spotlight during the COVID-19 crisis. The purpose of this paper is to examine the problem in the COVID-19 pandemic context and study its implications for employee counterproductive behavior in the workplace. Specifically, this study aims to investigate the relationship between customer mistreatment and employee counterproductive behavior by considering the mediating role of cognitive rumination and moderating role of servant leadership at coffee cafés that operated during the COVID-19 smart lockdown period. Design/methodology/approach Structured questionnaires were distributed to 479 frontline staff working at cafés and coffee shops located in two large cities of Pakistan. The questionnaire data were analyzed by using bootstrapped regression procedures to determine how the investigated variables influenced counterproductive work behavior during the pandemic. Findings The findings revealed a positive influence of customer mistreatment on counterproductive work behavior both directly as well as indirectly in the presence of employee rumination as a mediator. Furthermore, the presence of servant leadership at cafés and coffee shops was found to moderate the impact of customer mistreatment during the pandemic. Originality/value The study offers a novel insight into the relationships between mistreatment by customers, counterproductive work behavior, employee rumination and servant leadership in the COVID-19 pandemic context, hitherto unexplored.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Talat Islam; Saima Ahmad; Ahmad Kaleem. A COVID-19 contextual study of customers’ mistreatment and counterproductive work behavior at coffee cafés. British Food Journal 2021, ahead-of-p, 1 .

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Ishfaq Ahmed, Talat Islam, Saima Ahmad, Ahmad Kaleem. A COVID-19 contextual study of customers’ mistreatment and counterproductive work behavior at coffee cafés. British Food Journal. 2021; ahead-of-p (ahead-of-p):1.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Talat Islam; Saima Ahmad; Ahmad Kaleem. 2021. "A COVID-19 contextual study of customers’ mistreatment and counterproductive work behavior at coffee cafés." British Food Journal ahead-of-p, no. ahead-of-p: 1.

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Published: 30 December 2020 in International Journal of Manpower
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Purpose Human misbehaviors are responsible for climate change as they waste resources and pollute water and air that dilapidate the environment. Considering the fact and contributing to the United Nations sustainable development goals of 2019, organizations started focusing their green HRM practices to develop employees' green attitudes and behaviors. This study is an attempt in this direction. It examines the impact of ethical leadership on individuals' green in-role and extra-role behaviors with the mediating role of green HRM practices and the moderating role of individual green values. Design/methodology/approach The study collected data from 645 MBA executive students working in various manufacturing industries with at least one year of experience. The data were collected using a questionnaire-based survey in two-time lags. Findings Hypothesized relationships are tested through structural equation modeling. Findings reflected a significant impact of ethical leadership on green HRM practices, in-role, and extra-role green behaviors. Besides, green HRM practices mediated the relationship between ethical leadership and both types of green behaviors. Furthermore, it was observed that the individual green values strengthened the association between green HRM practices and both types of green behaviors. Research limitations/implications A cross-sectional design with time lags was used to avoid common method bias. The findings of the study contribute to supply-value-fit theory and validate the scale of individual green value. Practical implications This study guides management that employees only perceive their organizational practices as green when they find their leaders are ethical. Further, considering individual green values in the recruitment process can help organizations accomplishing their green goals. Originality/value This study is novel in examining the mediating role of green HRM practices between ethical leadership and green behaviors. Further, the analysis not only validates the scale of individual green values but also noted its moderating role between green HRM and green behaviors.

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Talat Islam; Mubbsher Munawar Khan; Ishfaq Ahmed; Khalid Mahmood. Promoting in-role and extra-role green behavior through ethical leadership: mediating role of green HRM and moderating role of individual green values. International Journal of Manpower 2020, 42, 1102 -1123.

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Talat Islam, Mubbsher Munawar Khan, Ishfaq Ahmed, Khalid Mahmood. Promoting in-role and extra-role green behavior through ethical leadership: mediating role of green HRM and moderating role of individual green values. International Journal of Manpower. 2020; 42 (6):1102-1123.

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Talat Islam; Mubbsher Munawar Khan; Ishfaq Ahmed; Khalid Mahmood. 2020. "Promoting in-role and extra-role green behavior through ethical leadership: mediating role of green HRM and moderating role of individual green values." International Journal of Manpower 42, no. 6: 1102-1123.

Journal article
Published: 18 August 2020 in Safety and Health at Work
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Incentive and penalty (I/P) programs are commonly used to increase employees' safety outcomes, but its influence on employees' safety outcomes is under-investigated. Moreover, under developed economies lack safety culture and there is dearth of literature focusing on empirical studies over there [1]. Based on these gaps, this study attempts to see the impact of I/P programs on safety outcomes in a developing country. The study was carried out in three stages, where Stage I revealed that selected 45 organizations were deficit of safety culture and practices, while only three firms were found good at safety practices. At Stage II, these three firms were divided in two clusters (groups), and were probed further at Stage III. At this stage group, one was manipulated by providing incentives (experimental group) and employees' responses in terms of safety motivation and performance were noticed. It was observed that the experimental group's safety motivation and performance had improved (both for immediate and 1-month later performance). The results were further probed at Phase 3 (after 3 months), where it was found that the benefits of I/P programs were not long lasting and started replenishing. Findings of the study helped researchers conclude that safety incentives have only short-term influence on safety outcomes, while a long-term and permanent solution should be found.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Asim Faheem. How Effectively Safety Incentives Work? A Randomized Experimental Investigation. Safety and Health at Work 2020, 12, 20 -27.

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Ishfaq Ahmed, Asim Faheem. How Effectively Safety Incentives Work? A Randomized Experimental Investigation. Safety and Health at Work. 2020; 12 (1):20-27.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Asim Faheem. 2020. "How Effectively Safety Incentives Work? A Randomized Experimental Investigation." Safety and Health at Work 12, no. 1: 20-27.

Earlycite article
Published: 29 May 2020 in British Food Journal
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PurposeIn the realm of increased competition among coffee café, the need for customer citizenship behavior (CCB) has increased. But the question of how a café can win CCB through firm-level and individual dispositional factors have not been gained due attention. Against this backdrop, this study aims to investigate a moderated-mediation model to predict CCB through CSR, affective commitment and service quality.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from 797 coffee café visitors between April–June 2019. The respondents were approached through a convenience sampling technique.FindingsUsing both Structural Equation Modeling and Hayes Macros, data analysis proved that CSR significantly predicts affective commitment and CCB. Moreover, it is also witnessed that the presence of high service quality strengthens the mediation mechanism; thus, a moderated-mediation model is supported.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is cross-sectional, although the design did not cause a common method variance. The model tested in the study offers a novel mechanism explaining the linking between CSR and CCB through affective commitment and service quality. The findings are useful for the management of café as the large sample size may offer generalizable results.Originality/valueThe study offers a novel way of predicting CCB, the desired customer behavior in the present competitive environment in the coffee market. The usefulness of the findings for management is yet another contribution offered by this study.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Talat Islam; Siti Zaleha Abdul Rasid; Farooq Anwar; Arooj Khalid. As you sow, so shall you reap: finding customer-based outcomes of socially responsible coffee cafés. British Food Journal 2020, 122, 3009 -3026.

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Ishfaq Ahmed, Talat Islam, Siti Zaleha Abdul Rasid, Farooq Anwar, Arooj Khalid. As you sow, so shall you reap: finding customer-based outcomes of socially responsible coffee cafés. British Food Journal. 2020; 122 (9):3009-3026.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Talat Islam; Siti Zaleha Abdul Rasid; Farooq Anwar; Arooj Khalid. 2020. "As you sow, so shall you reap: finding customer-based outcomes of socially responsible coffee cafés." British Food Journal 122, no. 9: 3009-3026.

Original research article
Published: 28 April 2020 in Frontiers in Psychology
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is envisaged to offer several outcomes and while customer-specific consequences are unclear or have not obtained due attention, there is a dearth of literature that focuses on perceptual, attitudinal and behavioral outcomes in tandem. Against this backdrop, this study entails the investigation of perceptual (service quality), attitudinal (affective commitment) and behavioral (customer citizenship behavior) outcomes of CSR through a serial mediation mechanism. A total of 994 responses obtained from fast-food restaurants, highlight the fact that CSR influences service quality, affective commitment, and customer citizenship behavior. Moreover, it is witnessed that CSR influences customer citizenship behavior indirectly as well, as the serial mediation mechanism is also proved. The practical and theoretical usefulness of the study is also provided at the end.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Mian Sajid Nazir; Imran Ali; Arooj Khalid; Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat; Farooq Anwar. “Do Good, Have Good”: A Serial Mediation Analysis of CSR with Customers’ Outcomes. Frontiers in Psychology 2020, 11, 1 .

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Ishfaq Ahmed, Mian Sajid Nazir, Imran Ali, Arooj Khalid, Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat, Farooq Anwar. “Do Good, Have Good”: A Serial Mediation Analysis of CSR with Customers’ Outcomes. Frontiers in Psychology. 2020; 11 ():1.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Mian Sajid Nazir; Imran Ali; Arooj Khalid; Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat; Farooq Anwar. 2020. "“Do Good, Have Good”: A Serial Mediation Analysis of CSR with Customers’ Outcomes." Frontiers in Psychology 11, no. : 1.

Earlycite article
Published: 02 April 2020 in Policing: An International Journal
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PurposeThis study investigates the mechanism between work-family conflict (WFC) and job dissatisfaction by considering threat to family role as a mediator and role segment enhancement as a moderator.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from 245 male and 245 female police officers using a questionnaire-based survey method through convenience sampling.FindingsResults revealed that threat to family role partially mediates the association between WFC and job dissatisfaction. Role segment enhancement was also noted to weaken the association between WFC and job dissatisfaction. Moreover, the study revealed that male employees are more likely to draw a boundary between their work and family domain, which was not found in their female counterparts.Research limitations/implicationsThe survey for this study was conducted in a male-dominant developing country, so results may be different in developed countries. The study has theoretical and managerial implications.Originality/valueThis study adds value to the existing literature on work-family conflicts in the perspective of source attribution and boundary management. Further, to the best of researchers' knowledge, none of the previous studies have examined role segment enhancement and threat to family role among the police workforce.

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Talat Islam; Dr. Mubbsher Munawar Khan; Ishfaq Ahmed; Ahmad Usman; Muhammad Ali. Work-family conflict and job dissatisfaction among police officers: mediation of threat to family role and moderation of role segmentation enhancement. Policing: An International Journal 2020, 43, 403 -415.

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Talat Islam, Dr. Mubbsher Munawar Khan, Ishfaq Ahmed, Ahmad Usman, Muhammad Ali. Work-family conflict and job dissatisfaction among police officers: mediation of threat to family role and moderation of role segmentation enhancement. Policing: An International Journal. 2020; 43 (2):403-415.

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Talat Islam; Dr. Mubbsher Munawar Khan; Ishfaq Ahmed; Ahmad Usman; Muhammad Ali. 2020. "Work-family conflict and job dissatisfaction among police officers: mediation of threat to family role and moderation of role segmentation enhancement." Policing: An International Journal 43, no. 2: 403-415.

Journal article
Published: 06 February 2020 in Sustainability
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Researchers and scholars have widely attributed corporate social responsibility (CSR) to enormous outcomes. However, the customer-specific outcomes are either less investigated or lack clarity. By focusing on perceptual, attitudinal and behavioral outcomes of CSR, this study entails that CSR influences customers’ citizenship behavior (behavioral outcome) both directly and indirectly (through service quality and affective commitment—perceptual and attitudinal outcomes). Survey data collected from 669 fast-food restaurant customers were analyzed through the structural equation modeling technique. The results revealed a positive and significant relationship between restaurants’ CSR efforts and customers’ behavioral responses in terms of citizenship behavior. Findings also highlight that CSR does not only have a direct relation but the sequential mediation mechanism also exists. The study extends the existing literature by focusing on the ignored causal link of CSR and customer citizenship behavior (CCB) by considering the service quality and affective commitment as an explanatory mechanism, and provides certain practical implications which could also be useful for managers of the restaurant industry to devise their socially responsible practices.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Mian Sajid Nazir; Imran Ali; Mohammad Nurunnabi; Arooj Khalid; Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat. Investing In CSR Pays You Back in Many Ways! The Case of Perceptual, Attitudinal and Behavioral Outcomes of Customers. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1158 .

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Ishfaq Ahmed, Mian Sajid Nazir, Imran Ali, Mohammad Nurunnabi, Arooj Khalid, Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat. Investing In CSR Pays You Back in Many Ways! The Case of Perceptual, Attitudinal and Behavioral Outcomes of Customers. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (3):1158.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Mian Sajid Nazir; Imran Ali; Mohammad Nurunnabi; Arooj Khalid; Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat. 2020. "Investing In CSR Pays You Back in Many Ways! The Case of Perceptual, Attitudinal and Behavioral Outcomes of Customers." Sustainability 12, no. 3: 1158.

Journal article
Published: 10 October 2019 in Policing: An International Journal
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Purpose Around 87 percent of employees are not engaged in their work and 82 percent have withdrawal intentions across the globe. Considering these emerging challenges the purpose of this paper is to investigate the associations between inter-role conflicts, work engagement and turnover intention considering person-job-fit (PJF) as a moderator. Design/methodology/approach The data from 343 Punjab police employees were collected on a convenience basis through a questionnaire-based survey. The study used the second generation data analysis technique (i.e. structural equation modeling) in two stages. Findings The results found work engagement as a mediator between inter-role conflicts and turnover intention. In addition, PJF was found to moderate these relations. Research limitations/implications This study collected data from a single province of the county. The study has implications for the academicians and policymakers. Originality/value Considering the emerging challenges to policing, this study is first of its kind to examine the moderating role of PJF. This theoretical model is developed on the basis of conservation of resource theory and field theory.

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Talat Islam; Rashid Ahmad; Ishfaq Ahmed; Zeshan Ahmer. Police work-family nexus, work engagement and turnover intention. Policing: An International Journal 2019, 42, 739 -750.

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Talat Islam, Rashid Ahmad, Ishfaq Ahmed, Zeshan Ahmer. Police work-family nexus, work engagement and turnover intention. Policing: An International Journal. 2019; 42 (5):739-750.

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Talat Islam; Rashid Ahmad; Ishfaq Ahmed; Zeshan Ahmer. 2019. "Police work-family nexus, work engagement and turnover intention." Policing: An International Journal 42, no. 5: 739-750.

Earlycite article
Published: 25 July 2019 in British Food Journal
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Purpose The global increase in coffee consumption has increased competition among cafes, generating the need to find ways of increasing customers’ revisit. Considering this backdrop, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of authenticity, interpersonal justice and prior experience on customer’s revisit intention, taking involvement as a mediator. Design/methodology/approach The data for this study were collected from 489 customers between April and July 2018 from an emerging coffee market. The customers were approached on a convenience basis and a questionnaire-based survey method was used to collect responses. Findings The data were analyzed using a two-stage structural equation modeling technique. The study noted authenticity, interpersonal justice and prior experience to not only have a direct impact on revisit intention but also having an indirect impact through involvement. Research limitations/implications This study is cross-sectional in nature, which is the foremost limitation of the study. Findings of the study reveal some unexplored dimensions of managing customers’ revisit intention, thus leaving a valuable message for the management of coffee cafes. Originality/value This study highlights the importance of authenticity, interpersonal justice, prior experience and involvement with respect to the revisit intention of the customers, as literature is scant on these variables.

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Talat Islam; Ishfaq Ahmed; Ghulam Ali; Zeshan Ahmer. Emerging trend of coffee cafe in Pakistan: factors affecting revisit intention. British Food Journal 2019, 121, 2132 -2147.

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Talat Islam, Ishfaq Ahmed, Ghulam Ali, Zeshan Ahmer. Emerging trend of coffee cafe in Pakistan: factors affecting revisit intention. British Food Journal. 2019; 121 (9):2132-2147.

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Talat Islam; Ishfaq Ahmed; Ghulam Ali; Zeshan Ahmer. 2019. "Emerging trend of coffee cafe in Pakistan: factors affecting revisit intention." British Food Journal 121, no. 9: 2132-2147.

Journal article
Published: 24 January 2019 in Leadership in Health Services
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PurposeThis study aims to investigate the effects of ethical leadership on employee’s bullying and voice behavior, considering poor working conditions, organizational identification and workload as mediating variables.Design/methodology/approachQuestionnaire survey design was used to elicit responses of 564 nurses from hospitals located in various cities of Pakistan.FindingsAnalysis through structural equation modeling proved that ethical leadership has a positive and significant impact on both organizational identification and voice behavior, but a negative and significant impact on workload, poor working conditions and bullying at the workplace. Furthermore, organizational identification, poor working conditions and workload proved to be partial mediators.Originality/valueThe study adds value to the limited literature on ethical leadership, bullying and voice behavior in nursing. Additionally, organizational identification, workload and poor working conditions have not previously been examined as mediators.

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Talat Islam; Ishfaq Ahmed; Ghulam Ali. Effects of ethical leadership on bullying and voice behavior among nurses. Leadership in Health Services 2019, 32, 2 -17.

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Talat Islam, Ishfaq Ahmed, Ghulam Ali. Effects of ethical leadership on bullying and voice behavior among nurses. Leadership in Health Services. 2019; 32 (1):2-17.

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Talat Islam; Ishfaq Ahmed; Ghulam Ali. 2019. "Effects of ethical leadership on bullying and voice behavior among nurses." Leadership in Health Services 32, no. 1: 2-17.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in Middle East J. of Management
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Muhammad Waqas; Talat Islam; Wan Khairuzzaman Wan Ismail; Farooq Anwar; Ishfaq Ahmed. Effects of external prestige on emotional labor: mediation by organizational identification and moderation by perceived organizational support. Middle East J. of Management 2019, 6, 1 .

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Muhammad Waqas, Talat Islam, Wan Khairuzzaman Wan Ismail, Farooq Anwar, Ishfaq Ahmed. Effects of external prestige on emotional labor: mediation by organizational identification and moderation by perceived organizational support. Middle East J. of Management. 2019; 6 (2):1.

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Muhammad Waqas; Talat Islam; Wan Khairuzzaman Wan Ismail; Farooq Anwar; Ishfaq Ahmed. 2019. "Effects of external prestige on emotional labor: mediation by organizational identification and moderation by perceived organizational support." Middle East J. of Management 6, no. 2: 1.

Journal article
Published: 20 August 2018 in Sustainability
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Disclosures on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices of business organizations have heightened over the past few decades due to increased awareness. Major contributions in the literature on CSR practices and their disclosures come from the studies conducted in the developed world, while many developing economies like Pakistan remain under-researched and fewer revelations have been made about their CSR practices. Therefore, the present study aims to explore various aspects of CSR practices of Pakistani firms and their reporting trends. A multimethod approach has been adopted to measure CSR practices with respect to both approaches, quantitative and qualitative, for 170 listed firms from 2008 to 2015. First, content analysis is employed to develop a CSR Disclosure Index (CSRD Index) as well as five sub indices, i.e., community welfare, health and education, environment and energy, product, and customer and workforce. Second, a multidimensional financial approach is used to calculate firm’s CSR monetary spending ratio (CSR-MSR) using the monetary data of CSR activities. Results suggested that most Pakistani firms disclose more information about their product-, customer-, and stakeholder-related CSR activities and put less emphasis on health and education responsibilities. Moreover, there is a strong impact of government reforms on both the firm’s CSR disclosures and monetary giving.

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Sadaf Ehsan; Mian Sajid Nazir; Mohammad Nurunnabi; Qasim Raza Khan; Samya Tahir; Ishfaq Ahmed. A Multimethod Approach to Assess and Measure Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Practices in a Developing Economy. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2955 .

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Sadaf Ehsan, Mian Sajid Nazir, Mohammad Nurunnabi, Qasim Raza Khan, Samya Tahir, Ishfaq Ahmed. A Multimethod Approach to Assess and Measure Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Practices in a Developing Economy. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (8):2955.

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Sadaf Ehsan; Mian Sajid Nazir; Mohammad Nurunnabi; Qasim Raza Khan; Samya Tahir; Ishfaq Ahmed. 2018. "A Multimethod Approach to Assess and Measure Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Practices in a Developing Economy." Sustainability 10, no. 8: 2955.

Journal article
Published: 06 August 2018 in Safety Science
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This research endeavor is aimed at investigating the current status of health and safety (HS) practices in informal organizations. Data was collected from 35 small manufacturing firms and 156 construction sites, operating in small towns, using systematic observation and unstructured interviews of both employers and employees. Survey results showed that the working environment in Pakistani informal organizations is poor, as both employers and employees are either not familiar or not performing their due roles towards safety practices. Results also showed that noise, presence of perilous chemical and ergonomic hazards were widely present at work settings. It was also noticed that most of the incidents went unreported due to informal industrial settings. The outcomes of the study offer a direction for policy makers, i.e. to focus on largest employing sector where employees are prone to high level of risks. This study, if implemented, will also help employees indirectly by creating a pressure on employers to offer conduce and thriving environment.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Ahmad Usman; Mian Sajid Nazir; Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat. Safety practices in informal industrial segment of Pakistan. Safety Science 2018, 110, 83 -91.

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Ishfaq Ahmed, Ahmad Usman, Mian Sajid Nazir, Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat. Safety practices in informal industrial segment of Pakistan. Safety Science. 2018; 110 ():83-91.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Ahmad Usman; Mian Sajid Nazir; Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat. 2018. "Safety practices in informal industrial segment of Pakistan." Safety Science 110, no. : 83-91.

Journal article
Published: 11 June 2018 in Journal of Management Development
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to value the role of organizational virtuousness in predicting employee performance through mediation of affective well-being and work engagement. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through questionnaires from 487 banking employees from 60 branches of ten banks. Findings Analysis through structural equation modeling proves that virtuousness positively predicts employees’ well-being and engagement, which in turn influence their performance. Furthermore, both well-being and engagement proved to be partial mediation in the relation, where well-being had stronger explanatory role. Originality/value This study offers novel explanatory mechanism in the relationship of employee performance and organizational virtuousness, where in past studies such mediation mechanism has not received due attention.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Wasim-Ul Rehman; Fouzia Ali; Ghulam Ali; Farooq Anwar. Predicting employee performance through organizational virtuousness. Journal of Management Development 2018, 37, 493 -502.

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Ishfaq Ahmed, Wasim-Ul Rehman, Fouzia Ali, Ghulam Ali, Farooq Anwar. Predicting employee performance through organizational virtuousness. Journal of Management Development. 2018; 37 (6):493-502.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Wasim-Ul Rehman; Fouzia Ali; Ghulam Ali; Farooq Anwar. 2018. "Predicting employee performance through organizational virtuousness." Journal of Management Development 37, no. 6: 493-502.

Journal article
Published: 26 March 2018 in Management Research Review
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Purpose This study aims to investigate the mechanism between perceived organizational support and transfer of training using self-efficacy and job satisfaction as mediating variables. More specifically, self-efficacy is examined as a mediator between perceived organizational support and job satisfaction, whereas job satisfaction is examined as a mediator between perceived organizational support and transfer of training. Design/methodology/approach This quantitative study is based on data collected from 409 employees of the banking sector on a random basis. Findings Structural equation modeling analysis confirmed the mediating role of job satisfaction between perceived organizational support and transfer of training. In addition, self-efficacy was found to perform the mediating role between perceived organizational support and job satisfaction. Research limitations/implications The data for this study were collected at one point of time, and it has implications for organizations and employees. Originality/value This study highlights the emerging issue of transfer of training and gives a practical model to the organizations to strengthen their human resources. This study is perhaps the first attempt to empirically investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy and job satisfaction.

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Talat Islam; Ishfaq Ahmed. Mechanism between perceived organizational support and transfer of training. Management Research Review 2018, 41, 296 -313.

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Talat Islam, Ishfaq Ahmed. Mechanism between perceived organizational support and transfer of training. Management Research Review. 2018; 41 (3):296-313.

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Talat Islam; Ishfaq Ahmed. 2018. "Mechanism between perceived organizational support and transfer of training." Management Research Review 41, no. 3: 296-313.

Articles
Published: 07 September 2017 in International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
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This research covers the current status of occupational health and safety (OHS)-related practices in the informal construction segment of Pakistan. Data were collected, through interviews, from 316 construction sites employing 3577 workers. The results of the study reveal that both employers and workers lack knowledge of OHS laws/standards and no practices of this nature are enacted at these construction sites. Alarmingly, work-related accidents, whenever they happen, are not given due attention and there is no formal injury-report system. The informal construction industry employs a huge portion of the informal workforce, and lack of OHS happens at tremendous human cost. These research findings may thus play their role in strengthening the case for reforms in the sector. This study, if properly utilized, may also enable employers of the sector by increasing their knowledge about OHS practices and, as a result, trying to offer safer environments for their workers.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat; Ahmad Usman; Muhammad Musarrat Nawaz; Mian Sajid Nazir. Occupational health and safety issues in the informal economic segment of Pakistan: a survey of construction sites. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics 2017, 24, 240 -250.

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Ishfaq Ahmed, Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat, Ahmad Usman, Muhammad Musarrat Nawaz, Mian Sajid Nazir. Occupational health and safety issues in the informal economic segment of Pakistan: a survey of construction sites. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. 2017; 24 (2):240-250.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat; Ahmad Usman; Muhammad Musarrat Nawaz; Mian Sajid Nazir. 2017. "Occupational health and safety issues in the informal economic segment of Pakistan: a survey of construction sites." International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics 24, no. 2: 240-250.

Articles
Published: 30 August 2017 in International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion
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This study is aimed at investigating the quality of workplace ergonomics at various Pakistani organizations and quality of life of computer users working in these organizations. Two hundred and thirty-five computer users (only those employees who have to do most of their job tasks on computer or laptop, and at their office) responded by filling the questionnaire covering questions on workplace ergonomics and quality of life. Findings of the study revealed the ergonomics at those organizations was poor and unfavourable. The quality of life (both physical and mental health of the employees) of respondents was poor for employees who had unfavourable ergonomic environment. The findings thus highlight an important issue prevalent at Pakistani work settings.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat. Computer users’ ergonomics and quality of life – evidence from a developing country. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion 2017, 25, 154 -161.

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Ishfaq Ahmed, Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat. Computer users’ ergonomics and quality of life – evidence from a developing country. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 2017; 25 (2):154-161.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat. 2017. "Computer users’ ergonomics and quality of life – evidence from a developing country." International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion 25, no. 2: 154-161.

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Published: 12 June 2017 in Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research
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Purpose It is believed that the core aim of Islamic institution is idiosyncratic from conventional business entities. Considering this presumption, this study aims to reveal the understandings of various stakeholders about objectives of Islamic banks. Design/methodology/approach The research endeavor is based on the findings of two distinctive studies, where Study 1 was aimed at investigating the communication of objectives through mission statements of Islamic banks and conventional banks with window operations. Here, mission statements were analyzed using content analysis and readability and understandability tests. Study 2, on the other hand, was aimed at investigating the understandings of various stakeholders, both internal (employees) and external (Muslim and non-Muslim customers of both Islamic and conventional banks, employees and management of conventional banks and business students). In total, 370 responses were received and analyzed in this study. Findings The findings (Study 1) unveil, the fact, that the mission statements of Islamic banks working in Pakistan are not good at communicating the corporate goals clearly. Out of ten banks investigated for Study 1, it is evident that only one bank (HBL, with window operations) was at par with readability threshold standards. Thus, it was imperative to share that mission statements of Islamic banks are difficult to read and comprehend. Study 2 adds further by revealing that most of the stakeholders are not clear about the objectives of these banks, while customers of conventional banks do not value the distinctive objectives of Islamic banks. Research limitations/implications This study leaves a valuable message for the policy makers and top management of Islamic banks by focusing on the unattended part on their end, i.e. quality of mission statements and stakeholders’ perception about the objectives of their organization, thus highlighting the needs of greater emphasis on the communication flow to stakeholders, as the clarity of business purpose may change the way customers react toward the business and opt for banking – customer relation in future. Originality/value This study covers a multi-dimensional investigation of the understanding and communication of objectives of Islamic banks. There is dearth of literature focusing on the aspects of content analysis, mission statement readability and understandability and investigation of stakeholders’ perception in tandem.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Muhammad Musarrat Nawaz; Rizwan Qaisar Danish; Ahmad Usman; Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat. Objectives of Islamic banks: a missive from mission statements and stakeholders’ perceptions. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research 2017, 8, 284 -303.

AMA Style

Ishfaq Ahmed, Muhammad Musarrat Nawaz, Rizwan Qaisar Danish, Ahmad Usman, Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat. Objectives of Islamic banks: a missive from mission statements and stakeholders’ perceptions. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research. 2017; 8 (3):284-303.

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Ishfaq Ahmed; Muhammad Musarrat Nawaz; Rizwan Qaisar Danish; Ahmad Usman; Muhammad Zeeshan Shaukat. 2017. "Objectives of Islamic banks: a missive from mission statements and stakeholders’ perceptions." Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research 8, no. 3: 284-303.