Dr Zeb Khan

Biography

Dr M Zeb Khan has been associated with academia for more than two decades now teaching and researching in the field of business and public management in addition to working on various administrative assignments. He served as Lecturer at Govt. College of Management Sciences, Peshawar, Assistant Professor at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, FAST National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (Pakistan), Director ORIC at Sarhad University, and Professor at SZABIST (Pakistan) before joining the Plymouth Business School in November 2023.

His focus of research is Public Sector Management Reforms, Organizational Behavior and HRM in the context of Project Management. He has so far published 22 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and have presented 6 papers in international conferences in addition to authoring two books. He has been serving on Academic Bodies of different universities and is member of Editorial Boards of journals in the field of management. He also contributes articles to The News International and The Express Tribune on political, social, and international issues.

Qualifications

Masters in Project Management, University of Peshawar (Pakistan)

PhD in Management Sciences, University of the Punjab Lahore (Pakistan).

Professional membership

1. Registered member PMI, USA

2. Member, Advanced Research Board, IMSciences, Peshawar (Pakistan)

3. Member, Journal Evaluation Committee (Higher Education Commission of Pakistan)

4. Member, Board of Studies, Abbottabad University of Science & Technology, Pakistan

Teaching

Teaching interests

Teaching interests: Project Management, Strategic Management, HRM, and Research Methodology

Teaching Career:

1. Lecturer (Project Management) at Plymouth Business School, UK (2023--to date)

2. Professor at SZABIST University, Pakistan (2018--23)

3. Director, Research & Innovation at Sarhand University of Science & IT, Pakistan (2016--18)

4. Head of FAST School of Management, Peshawar, FAST National University University, Pakistan (2009--16)

5. Assistant Professor, COMSATS University, Pakistan (2007--09)

6. Lecturer at Govt College of Commerce, Peshawar (2001-06)

Staff serving as external examiners

1. PhD Dissertations, Qurtuba University, Peshawar (Pakistan)

2. PhD Dissertations, UMT, Lahore (Pakistan)

3. Master Research Thesis, Virtual University, Lahore (Pakistan)

4. Masters Programmes, University of Peshawar (Pakistan)

5. Masters Thesis, COMSATS University, Islamabad (Pakistan)

6. Masters Thesis, IMSciences, Peshawar, Pakistan

Research

Research interests

1. Public Sector Management Reforms

2. HRM with special focus on Project Management

3. Organizational Culture with special reference to leadership

Other research

1. Business Ethics

3. Governance and Higher Education

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

1. Supervised two PhDs

2. Supervised more than 20 Masters students

Grants & contracts

1. Worked with GIZ on TNA for local government employees, Govt of Punjab, Pakistan

2. Carried out evaluation study of DDDP funded by UNDP and Govt. of Pakistan

Creative practice & artistic projects

1. contributed more than 150 articles on political, social, and international issues to The News International (https://www.thenews.com.pk/writer/m-zeb-khan)

2. writing op-eds on socio-economic issues in The Express Tribune (https://tribune.com.pk/author/11589/m) with particular reference to Pakistan

Publications

Journals

Zeb, M. K; Siddiue, M. and Qamar, A. (2007). The fight of invisibles in invincible territory: A relative contribution of neo-Marxism to organizational theory. Journal of Managerial Sciences. Vol. 1, No. 2. ISSN: 1998-4642

Qamar, A.; Zeb, M. K and Siddiue, M (2007). Impact of demographics on organizational support and employee motivation. Journal of Managerial Sciences. Vol. 1, No. 2. ISSN: 1998-4642

Zeb, M. K. and Zia, Y.A. (2014). Implementation of Public Sector Reforms in Pakistan: A Contextual Model. The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 22, No. 2. ISSN: 1024-0829.

Zia, Y.A. and Zeb, M.K. (2014). Organizational Trust: A Cultural Perspective. The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 22, No. 2. ISSN: 1024-0829.

Shaheen, M. and Zeb, M.K. (2015). A Method of Data Mining for Selection of Site for Wind Turbines. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. Impact Factor 15.6, Vol. 55 pp. ISSN: 1364-0321

Zeb M.K., Rahman, Wali, and Iqbal. M, (2016). The Role of Leaders in Contemporary Organizations: Followers’ Expectations. City University Research Journal. Vol. 7 (1), pp. 106-115 ISSN: 2220-974

Zia Ullah, Zeb M.K., Siddique, M. (2017). Analysis of Employees' Perception of Workplace Support and Level of Motivation in Public Sector Healthcare Organization. Business & Economic Review. 9 (3), pp. 240-258. ISSN: 2519-1233 (Online)

Hina Khan, Zeb M.K., and Zia Ullah (2017). Impact of interpersonal justice on organizational citizenship behavior, turnover, and organizational commitment with moderating role of perceived organizational support. SJMS, 3 (2), pp. 299-315 ISSN: 2414-2336

Idrees, N., Ullah, Z. & Zeb, M.K. (2017). Impact of ethical conflict on job performance: the mediating role of proactive behavior. Asian Journal of Business Ethics. Vol. 7 (1), pp. 103-116 ISSN: 2210-6731

Amin M., Zeb A., Zeb M. K. (2018). Effects of job stress on employee engagement and organizational commitment: a study of Rescue Service 1122. City University Research Journal. Vol. 8 (2), pp. 200-208 ISSN: 2220-974

Joiya, N.A., Zeb M. K. and Zia Ullah (2018). Opening up the black box of employee turnover intent in the banking sector of Paksitan. Journal of Managerial Sciences, 12 (3), pp. 148-158

Zeb M. K., Zia Ulla, and M Siddique (2019). The effect of structural factors on managerial autonomy in public organizations: a study of agencification in Pakistan. Business and Economic Review, 11 (3).

Arooj W, Zeb M. K., and Zia Ullah (2019). The prevalence and effect of glass ceiling in higher education: evidence from Pakistan. City University Research Journal, 9 (4).

H Zada, A. Hassan, Zeb M. K (2019). An appropriate investment portfolio for stock market investors: evidence from Pakistan. Sarhad Journal of Management Sciences. Vol. 5 ISSN: 2414-2336.

Ullah Zia, Zeb M. K., Anees M. (2020). Towards service quality measurement mechanisms of teaching hospitals. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 12 (3). ISSN: 2047-9719

Hassan, A., Zeb. M.K., and Rehman, U. (2021). Moderating role of organizational culture between adoption of agile project management methodology and project success. European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy, Vol. 02, No. 1. pp. 75-99

Manzoor, A.; Rehman, Z.; Shaheen, M.; Zeb, M. K. (2022). Data Mining of IoT based sentiments to classify political opinions. Jounral of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence. Vol. 34 (5), pp. 1-17. ISSN: 1362-3079

Personal

Reports & invited lectures

1. regular guest speaker at Pakistan Public Services Academy, Peshawar (Pakistan)

2. Conducted training and workshops for government servants at National Institute of Management and PARD, Peshawar (Pakistan)

3. Delivered invited talks at Higher Education Academy, Pakistan

Conferences organised

1. Member of Conference Organizing Committee for International multidisciplinary conference, Sarhad University, Peshawar (Pakistan)

2. Member of Organising Committee for International Business Conference, SZABIST University, Islamabad

Other academic activities

Authored two books

1. Pakistan: a paradoxical country--published by Amazon, UK

2. The Pathans Worldview through the lens of proverbs--published by Amazon, UK

Links

(https://www.thenews.com.pk/writer/m-zeb-khan)

(https://tribune.com.pk/author/11589/m)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mzebkhan/?originalSubdomain=pk

Profiles

Lecturer in Project Management

Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)