Dr. Ume Sumayya

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Dr. Ume Sumayya

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. (Human Resource Management)

About

Dr. Ume Sumayya is a highly accomplished professional with a diverse background in academia and professional development. She is an accomplished Associate Professor of Human Resource Management and dedicated Program Advisor for the Business Department at IQRA University Karachi. With over 15 years of experience in higher education, she earned her Ph.D. in Human Resource Management in 2020. Dr. Sumayya is an active researcher,

Area of Expertise

She successfully completed the Human Resources Analytics program from the University of California, Irvine, showcasing her commitment to staying at the forefront of her field. Her extensive training includes participation in the "HEC-BC Research Capacity building" Course in 2022 and a three-day workshop on "Case Writing" organized by the National Business Education Accreditation Council. Dr. Sumayya's dedication to advancing education is evident in her involvement in various training sessions, such as "Business Schools: Nurturing the New Normal" and "Advanced Training: How to Utilize ProQuest Journals, Dissertations, and Varied Content Types in Teaching and Research.". Additionally, her active participation in workshops, seminars, and international conferences underscores her commitment to continuous learning and contributing to the academic community.

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.