General Information
INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION
- Department
- Management and Marketing Department
- Position
- Senior Lecturer
Contact
- a.h.butt@wiut.uz
- Office Phone Number
- +998
- Linkedln
- ORCID
- 0009-0006-5726-2740
- Google Scholar
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-t_c-mYAAAAJ&hl=en
- Research Gate
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Athar-Hameed-3
Education Information
Education Information
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2016 - 2020 Doctor of Philosophy-Management
Graduated in 2020 from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), notably, one of the top 200 universities in the world, with my dissertation titled, “The Influence of Benevolent Human Resource Management Attributions and Gratitude on Perceived Stress”.
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1998 - 2000 Masters in Business Administration
Graduated from the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom in 2000
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1996 - 1998 Bachelors in Business Administration
Graduated from the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom in 1998.
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2022 - 2022 Doctor of Sciences (Economics)
Supreme Attestation Commission of Uzbekistan
Dissertation
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2016 - 2020 The influence of Benevolent Human Resource Management Attributions and Gratitude on Perceived Stress
Stress causes serious illness and damages employee well-being, but it can be alleviated by Human Resource Management (HRM) practices. To alleviate employee’ stress, this study proposes a new HRM framework from a pluralistic view of employment relations. This new framework has three components. First, employees can perceive that their organization enacts HRM practices from two benevolent intentions: a) to help employees perform better and b) to improve their well-being. Second, these benevolent HRM attributions invoke gratitude among employees. Third, gratitude reduces employees’ perceived stress. Using quantitative research design and multi-stage random sampling, a survey questionnaire was collected from 367 respondents of four mobile telecom companies in Pakistan. Measurement and structural model validity were tested using AMOS 22 software, through conducting Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The measurement model was tested by using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) techniques. Structural model analyzed the relationships between the constructs and revealed that benevolent HRM attributions have a positive impact on gratitude and reduces employees’ perceived stress. Moreover, gratitude mediated the relationship between both benevolent HRM attributions and employees perceived stress. This study makes important theoretical, practical and and policy contributions. Theoretically, this study introduces a new HRM framework mediated by gratitude to reduce employee stress levels. For practitioners, this study has shown how HRM practices can engender gratitude, which leads to a reduction in employee stress levels. From a policy making perspective, this study can be referred to address employee stress management legislation at the national levels. This legislation can encourage organizations to constitute stress management policies in their HRM practices.
Research Areas
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Positive Psychology, Gratitude, Well-being
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Organizational Behavior, Organizational Psychology
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Strategic Talent Management, Human Resource Management
Professional Experience
ACADEMIC TITLES
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2022 - 2023 Senior Lecturer
SENIOR LECTURER: Westminster International University in Tashkent - Teaching business management modules. - Work as Module Leader of Level 6 (Bachelors) and 7 (Masters) programs. - Research supervision of Level 6 and Level 7 students. - Involved in scholarly research activity, including research publications and conference papers. - Assisting in uplifting research environment of the business school - Published 5 research papers while working at WIUT - Part of the organizing committee that conducted a conference TBEC (Tashkent Business Economics conference in 2022 and upcoming 2023); also reviewed papers and chaired sessions in the conference. - Reviewer for academic journals - Designed and delivering a workshop series called “First Research Paper” (FRP) to mentor and assist faculty in writing their first research paper. The workshop has ten sessions over ten months. - Part of revalidation committee at WIUT
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2016 - 2022 Head of Inspiration
Dr. Athar established a school called “SelfWorks” in Islamabad. SelfWorks courses are designed to help people develop their potential and become more content in their personal and professional lives. Instagram: self_works
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2006 - 2012 Assistant Professor
National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Islamabad Worked as Assistant Professor and Head of Management and HRM Department. - Won the distinguished teacher award at NUST Business School (NBS) at the occasion of “World Teacher’s Day”, in 2009. - Held the position of Head of HRM department at NUST Business School. Assisted in launching a successful EMBA program at NUST Business School. - Taught Management and HRM related courses - Built Industry and Academic ties and linkages. - Made courses in his department more practical, research driven and designed to suit industry requirements. - Taught Management, HRM and organizational psychology related courses.
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2002 - 2006 Assistant Professor
Working for IQRA University, I helped introduce a course category "Free Electives". Any student could take 6 credit hours (two courses) outside of their primary discipline/specialization; this meant that students from business and management could take two courses from Fine Art, Fashion Design, Computer Science, Engineering or Social/Development studies departments. Free Electives category brought a multi-dimensional aspect to learning and made the educational experiences richer and more rewarding for students. I was the course director for the Bachelors of Business Administration program.
MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE
Publications & Works
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Abbas, Alhamzah F.; Khwaja, Muddasar; Abbasi, Amir Zaib; Hameed, Athar, “Market mavenism, tourists’ co-creation experience, loyalty, vaxication intention: Mediating role of travel incentives in the post-COVID-19 environment”
Articles published in International Journals -
Hameed, Athar and Khwaja, Muddasar Ghani. "The role of benevolent human resource attributions in reducing occupational stress: empirical findings from the emerging market".
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Turi, J.A., Khwaja, M.G., Tariq, F. and Hameed, A. (2023), "The role of big data analytics and organizational agility in improving organizational performance of business processing organizations"
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Hameed, A., & Khwaja, M. G (2023). Determining involvement HRM practices and Benevolent HRM attributions role in improving employees engagement and reducing stress in sales-centric organizations.
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Hameed, A., & Khwaja, M. G (2023). Employee stress management and well-being while working from home during the pandemic: The role of involvement HRM practices, self-efficacy and hope.
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Hameed, A., & Khwaja, M. G (2023). The role of Benevolent Human Resource Attributions in reducing Occupational Stress: Empirical findings from the Emerging Market.
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Hameed, A., & Khwaja, M. G (2023). The Impact of Benevolent HRM Attributions on Employees’ General Work Stress, with the mediating influence of Gratitude.
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Hameed, A., Khwaja, M.G. and Zaman, U. (2023), "Configuring optimal contextual performance and task performance in offshore business processing organizations",
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Hameed, A., & Khwaja, M. G. (2022). Employee Gratitude: A Win-Win for the Employer and the Employee.
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Khwaja, M. G., Zaman, U., & Butt, A. H. (2022). Are digital influencers social change catalysts? Empirical findings from the online apparel industry.
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Hameed, A., Suleiman, E. S. B., Kohar, U. H. A., & Akram, M. W. (2017). A Comparison Between Content and Black-Box HRM Performance Studies: From Direct Relationships to Psychological Theory.
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How HRM attributions can reduce employees stress?
Other publications -
Configuring the role of benevolent HRM attributions on reducing employees stress levels: An empirical study.
Other publications
Projects & Grant proposals
Supported Projects
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2023 - 2024 Internal Research Grant (WIRG)
In collaboration with the finance department at WIUT, researching the possibility and viability of an alternative pension scheme in Uzbekistan to ease the stress on the Uzbek pension system.
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2023 - 2024 Internal Research Grant (WIRG)
Working on a funded project in collaboration with colleagues from Management and Marketing department. The research manuscript is under review in the journal (Eastern European Economics).
Grant proposals
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2024 - 2024 Erasmus Project Jean Monnet Grant
Part of the team that is drafting a proposal for the Erasmus project Jean Monnet grant, which amounts to $30000. The project is being spearheaded by Dr. Naqeeb Ur-Rehman Associate Dean (Research and Partnerships). I am the Management and Marketing department at SOBE in developing the content of the proposal and helping craft the management modules that will be delivered to the participants.
Scientific Activities
Activities in Scientific Journals
Scientific Consultation
Achievements & Reputation
Invited Congress & Symposium Activities
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2021 Hameed, A., (2021). How HRM attributions can reduce employees stress?
4th Scientia Academia International Conference, 26-27, June 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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2021 Configuring the role of benevolent HRM attributions on reducing employees stress levels: An empirical study.
The 14th International Conference on Multiple Objective Programming and Goal Programming (MOPGP). 20-21 December, 2021. France.
Citations
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