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Dr. Minhaj Ikram

Assistant Professor

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (Marketing), Iqra University (IU), Karachi (January 2016 – January 2022)
    Thesis: Role of Authentic Experience in Forming a Destination Image and Its Outcomes for Developing Tourism: A Case of Northern Areas of Pakistan.
  • MSc Strategic Marketing, University of Glasgow, Scotland. (January 2009 – January 2010)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA), Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology (KIET), Karachi. (January 2007 – January 2008)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology (KIET), Karachi. (January 2004 – January 2007)

About

Dr. Minhaj Ikram is an accomplished Assistant Professor of Marketing and Manager Academics at Iqra University. With a Ph.D. in Business Administration and an MSc in Strategic Marketing from the University of Glasgow, Dr. Ikram brings a wealth of academic expertise to his role. Over the past 8 years, he has demonstrated a passion for teaching and mentoring students, nurturing their growth and development in the field of marketing.

In addition to his academic endeavors, Dr. Ikram boasts a rich background in industry, with experience in marketing, sales, distribution, and customer service. His professional journey includes stints at prestigious organizations such as the National Logistics Cell, Burque Corporation, Board of Investment, and Royal Mail. As the focal person of the Iqra University Business Incubation Center, he plays a pivotal role in fostering entrepreneurship and facilitating startups, leveraging his extensive industry experience to guide aspiring entrepreneurs.

Dr. Ikram’s research interests span a wide spectrum, including branding, marketing, consumer behavior, tourism marketing, and business improvement. His scholarly contributions extend to publications in both national and international journals, where he shares valuable insights and findings with the academic community. Through his dedication to academia, industry, and entrepreneurship, Dr. Minhaj Ikram continues to make significant contributions to the field of marketing and business administration.

Area of Expertise

Publications & Research Work

Dr. Muhammad Shahnawaz Adil

Dr. Muhammad Shahnawaz Adil is an Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Management at Iqra University, Karachi. He holds more than 17 years of full-time university teaching, research, mentorship, and graduate thesis supervision experience. Additionally, he has been serving as the Cluster Head (Management) since January 2020 at the Main Campus. He is currently a member of the advisory and review boards of 18 national and international scholarly journals. 

He has presented various research ideas at international conferences abroad and has published over 25 research papers in national and international journals with 700+ Google citations. He has also authored a monograph on Leadership and Strategy published in Germany. He is an HEC-approved PhD supervisor and five Ph.D. candidates are going to complete their doctoral thesis under his sole supervision. In addition to supervising several industrial projects, 32 MPhil and hundreds of MBA students have successfully passed their research thesis in the Management discipline under his sole supervision. His research interests include the dark side of leadership, workplace mistreatment, multilevel modeling, and creative performance in higher education. He completed a ten-day comprehensive Training of Trainers conducted by Sindh HEC in May 2023.

Dr. Shahnawaz earned his Ph.D. degree in Management from an AACSB and AMBA-accredited business school of Malaysia in 2021. Earlier, he received his MPhil from Iqra University, a ‘triple-crown’ (AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS-accredited) MBA from Newcastle University (UK), Postgraduate Diploma from Stratford College London (UK), and B.Sc. (Honours) with Distinction from London Metropolitan University, UK. He has secured seven consecutive distinctions in his academic career and has clinched First Class First Position at Sindh Board of Technical Education. He has been associated with Iqra University as a permanent faculty member in the Department of Business Administration since August 2008. His main hobbies include horse-riding, playing scrabble, cooking, bird-farming, and long driving.

  • Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., & Ikram, M. (2020). Steering firm performance through innovative capabilities: A contingency approach to innovation management. Technology in Society, 63,
  • Huma, S., Ahmed, W., Ikram, M., & Khawaja, M. I. (2020). The effect of logistics service quality on customer loyalty: case of logistics service industry. South Asian Journal of Business Studies, 9(1), 43-61.
  • Ahmed, W., Hassan, M,, Ikram, M., & Ismail, J. (2023). The effect of worker’s impression of executing green supply chain management network on hotels performance: Perspective of a developing country. International Journal of Services and Operations Management
  • Ikram, M., & Javed, M. (2023). Impact of hierarchical destination image on intentions to recommend. GMJACS, 13(1), 15-34