Shahzad Ali

@superior.edu.pk

Lecturer and Department of Business and Management Sciences
Superior University, Lahore



              

https://researchid.co/shahzadalirdx

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Economics (Candidate)

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

18

Scopus Publications

706

Scholar Citations

10

Scholar h-index

12

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications


  • Can technology turn us green? Promoting green consumer behavior under the lens of norms activation theory
    Muhammad Boota, Shahzad Ali, Warda Sajid Khan, and Mubashar Ali
    Informa UK Limited

  • The greening mind and action: The mediating path toward sustainable lifestyle under the lens of social idea theory
    Shahzad Ali, Muhammad Boota, Muneeb Ali, Mubashar Ali, and Razia Rafiq Bajwa
    Informa UK Limited

  • A gendered multigroup analysis of teachers' in-role and extra-role performance: the effect of time pressure during COVID-19
    Shahzad Ali, Nor Azam Abdul Razak, Bakti Hasan-Basri, and Hasnain Ali
    Emerald
    PurposeThis study investigated the in-role and extra-role performance of male and female teachers. Multigroup Analysis is applied to the unique combination of independent variable time pressures, mediating variable psychological empowerment and dependent variable teacher in-role and extra-role performance.Design/methodology/approachThe reason for employing a distinctive methodology is because of male and female characteristics. In addition, data were gathered during COVID-19 using convenient sampling techniques from male and female teachers working in Pakistani higher education institutions.FindingsThe results showed that time has a significant impact on how well male and female teachers do their jobs. According to the gendered characteristics, psychological empowerment significantly intervenes between time pressure and teacher performance. Furthermore, the result provides policymakers with guidelines while assigning the task to teachers.Practical implicationsThis article highlighted the issues of performance under time pressure imposed by an educational institution's employer and developed the mechanism for effective and efficient policies to improve the performance of teachers.Originality/valueUnder the lens of the cognitive theory of load, this study contributes to the literature on time pressure, psychological empowerment and teacher performance by introducing a novel concept and novel research framework.

  • Towards sustainable development: Examining renewable energy consumption in E−7 countries
    Xi Chen, Saif Ur Rahman, Sehresh Abdullah, Shahzad Ali, and Salman Khalid
    Elsevier BV

  • The synergetic impact of digital campaigns and economic incentives on environmental performance: the mediating role of household indoor and outdoor activities
    Shahzad Ali, Muhammad Boota, Warda Sajid Khan, Mehrooz Khan, and Mubashar Ali
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC

  • Food Security Achievement through Women Empowerment: A Study of Informal Sector in Lahore
    Haifa Asif and Shahzad Ali
    Knowledge E DMCC
    Background: Women empowerment (WE) in food security is one of the global issues faced by women in all the countries of the world. Achievement of zero-hunger goal of Sustainable Development Goals in 2030 (SDG) still seems to be unachievable because of this food insecurity. This research aims to study the achievement of food security by enhancing WE in the informal sector in Lahore, Pakistan. Moreover, the analysis goals are to determine the contribution of microcredit facilities and management skills in the enhancement of WE which improves food security. Method: This study was quantitative and descriptive. Using a primary survey questionnaire on cross-sectional data source by simple random sampling, 495 women borrowers in the informal sector of Lahore, Pakistan were investigated. Data analysis was done using SMART PLS3. Results: The results of the study revealed a positive relationship between WE and food security through the active participation of women in production decisions. The utilization of resources within the households is strengthened by familial rights, social support, and the removal of gender disparity. Conclusion: Women's capacity to contribute more to the daily household expenditure is increased by the higher income, and eventually, it increases their empowerment and food security.

  • Cultivating Entrepreneurial Minds: Unleashing Potential in Pakistan’s Emerging Entrepreneurs Using Structural Equational Modeling
    Ahmad Bilal, Shahzad Ali, Muhammad Haseeb Shakil, Muhammad Mukarram, and Sayyed Zaman Haider
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC

  • Impact of domestic migration and smart governance on quality of life: mediating role of emotional and physical well-being
    Shahzad Ali, Nor Azam Bin Abdual Razak, and Naveeda Sajjid
    Inderscience Publishers


  • Cross-Sectional ARDL Analysis to Access the Impact of Stressful Living Environment and Extreme Weather Events on Youth’s Education
    Pedro Neves Mata, Shahzad Ali, João Luis Lucas, Jéssica Nunes Martins, and Mahwish Zafar
    MDPI AG
    This study’s primary objective is to investigate the impact of stressful living environments and extreme weather conditions on youth’s education. For the fulfillment of this objective, the unique and latest methodology, such as second-generation unit root, cross-sectional ARDL, and the Westerlund approach are used on panel data taken from India and Pakistan. The cross-sectional dependency test is also employed to determine the internal correlations between cross-sections. The results indicate that there are long- as well as short-run relationships between variables. This study helps to develop policies to manage natural disasters, as well as provide the theoretical background to reduce the stressful living environment.

  • Exploring the Asymmetric Effect of Internal and External Economic Factors on Poverty: A Fresh Insight from Nonlinear Autoregressive Distributive Lag Model
    Rui M. Dantas, Shahzad Ali, Muhammad Rafiq, José Moleiro Martins, António Abreu, and Mário Nuno Mata
    Ital Publication
    Objective: This study examines the asymmetric impact of both internal (military, education, and health expenditures) and external (trade opening and foreign direct investment) factors that contribute to poverty reduction. Methodology: To find an asymmetric relationship between the proposed variables, we used a non-linear ARDL co-integration approach for the period ranging from 1981-2019. Findings: The findings of the study confirm the asymmetric impact of internal (education, military, health expenditures, quality of governance) and external (foreign direct investment, openness) factors on poverty. The finding confirms that ignoring nonlinear or asymmetric properties of macroeconomic variables may mislead inferences. This study has policy implications for government officials to reduce poverty. Novelty: theeconomic theory of poverty is studied from different perspectives by using internal and external factors that have direct and indirect effects on poverty. Furthermore, for in-depth analysis, a nonlinear approach is used to determine which factor has a strong contribution to eliminating poverty. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2023-07-03-07 Full Text: PDF

  • Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry of Pakistan: An Insight from Techno and Social-Economics Crisis Perspective
    Muhammad Saeed Meo, Shahzad Ali, Muhammad Saif Ul Islam, Rabia Qammar, Shahan Mehmood Cheema, and Mohd Zaini Abd Karim
    Springer Nature Singapore

  • During COVID-19, impact of subjective and objective financial knowledge and economic insecurity on financial management behavior: Mediating role of financial wellbeing
    Shahzad Ali and Nighat Talha
    Wiley
    The purpose of this research is to look into financial management behavior during the COVID‐19. Without a doubt, financial knowledge is an important, but in the COVID‐19, the majority of people are experiencing economic insecurity, which is regarded as unique contribution when testing financial management behavior. Furthermore, Pakistan is an Islamic country, so, financial knowledge, is further subdivided into objective, subjective, and Islamic financial knowledge, with financial wellbeing serving as mediating variable. Pakistan has a diverse population of respondents, this model was tested on university students in Pakistan between the ages of 20 and 40, with the majority of respondents experiencing job and food insecurity as a result of COVID‐19. The research employs a two‐stage method, PLS‐SEM, for reliability checking via composite reliability and average variance extract, and discriminant validity checking via HTMT ratio. According to the findings, Islamic financial knowledge as positive, and other financial knowledge as negative, and economic insecurity (food and job insecurity) also has negative and significant impact on students' financial management behavior. Financial well‐being significantly acts as a bridge between independents and dependent variables. The findings imply that financial knowledge has a significant impact on financial management behavior. Policymakers and administrators should improve information disclosure while promoting financial education in order to foster trust and responsible financial conduct among people.

  • The impact of entrepreneurial education on the propensity of business students to support new ventures: A moderated mediation model
    Shahzad Khuram, Hina Ahmed, and Shahzad Ali
    Frontiers Media SA
    This research aims to investigate the role of financial self-efficacy in mediating the relationship between entrepreneurial education and venture capital intention, as well as the moderating influence of government support on the relationship between financial self-efficacy and venture capital intention. The target population consists of Lahore students from public and private universities who have already studied entrepreneurship. Based on the 250 responses to the online survey the findings show the mediating role of financial self-efficacy between entrepreneurial education and intention toward venture capital. Moreover, it also indicates the moderated effect of government support on the relationship between financial self-efficacy and intention toward venture capital. This study will not only help the curriculum committees in business schools to design entrepreneurial education outlines that enable the students to explore the different financing modes by including financial knowledge to cope with financial challenges but also to the government officials in devising financing plans accompanied by their expertise in the development of a business.

  • Industry 4.0 and green supply chain practices: an empirical study
    Muhammad Umar, Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Mohd Yusoff Yusliza, Shahzad Ali, and Zhang Yu
    Emerald
    PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the impact of Industry 4.0 on economic and environmental performance through the mediation of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices in the emerging economic context, like Pakistan.Design/methodology/approachThis cross-sectional study investigates Industry 4.0 effects on economic and environmental performance through GSCM practices in an emerging economy. For the testing of hypotheses, Smart-PLS is employed. In total, 284 valid responses were analyzed in this study.FindingsThe outcomes indicate that GSCM practices mediate the effect of Industry 4.0 on both economic and environmental performance. Also, the results indicate that GSCM practices are positively affected by Industry 4.0.Research limitations/implicationsThe scope of this study is limited to manufacturing firms in Pakistan. Future studies may explore other variables that could expedite the adoption of GSCM as the concept of GSCM is still in its infancy. Future studies can conceptualize GSCM through resource based theory as mainstream SCM research has largely ignored the synergistic view of resource based approach in conceptualizing green supply chain models. Implications include policy making that emphasis on enhancing environmental knowledge training.Originality/valueAccording to the best knowledge of the researcher, no study has been conducted regarding the effect of Industry 4.0 on economic and environmental performance through the mediation of GSCM practices in the emerging economy, like Pakistan.

  • Big data management and environmental performance: role of big data decision-making capabilities and decision-making quality
    Qasim Ali Nisar, Nadia Nasir, Samia Jamshed, Shumaila Naz, Mubashar Ali, and Shahzad Ali
    Emerald
    PurposeThis study is undertaken to examine the antecedents and role of big data decision-making capabilities toward decision-making quality and environmental performance among the Chinese public and private hospitals. It also examined the moderating effect of big data governance that was almost ignored in previous studies.Design/methodology/approachThe target population consisted of managerial employees (IT experts and executives) in hospitals. Data collected using a survey questionnaire from 752 respondents (374 respondents from public hospitals and 378 respondents from private hospitals) was subjected to PLS-SEM for analysis.FindingsFindings revealed that data management challenges (leadership focus, talent management, technology and organizational culture for big data) are significant antecedents for big data decision-making capabilities in both public and private hospitals. Moreover, it was also found that big data decision-making capabilities played a key role to improve the decision-making quality (effectiveness and efficiency), which positively contribute toward environmental performance in public and private hospitals of China. Public hospitals are playing greater attention to big data management for the sake of quality decision-making and environmental performance than private hospitals.Practical implicationsThis study provides guidelines required by hospitals to strengthen their big data capabilities to improve decision-making quality and environmental performance.Originality/valueThe proposed model provides an insight look at the dynamic capabilities theory in the domain of big data management to tackle the environmental issues in hospitals. The current study is the novel addition in the literature, and it identifies that big data capabilities are envisioned to be a game-changer player in effective decision-making and to improve the environmental performance in health sector.

  • Asymmetric impact of inflation and unemployment on poverty in Pakistan: new evidence from asymmetric ARDL cointegration
    Muhammad Saeed Meo, Vina Javed Khan, Tella Oluwatoba Ibrahim, Shabnam Khan, Shahzad Ali, and Kashif Noor
    Informa UK Limited
    ABSTRACT The current study is intended to examine the asymmetric impact of inflation and unemployment on the poverty of Pakistan over the period of 1970 to 2016 by applying asymmetric Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) cointegration approach. The results revealed the presence of long-run asymmetries among inflation, unemployment and poverty. These findings also confirmed the atypical reaction of poverty to negative and positive shocks in unemployment and inflation. Furthermore, findings also confirmed negative and significant association among health expenditures (HE), population growth and poverty. The findings of the study have relevant implications for policymakers interested in the asymmetric relationship among inflation, unemployment and poverty in Pakistan.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Can Technology Turn Us Green? The Power of Digital Transformation in Promoting Green Consumer Behavior Under the Lens of Norms activation Theory
    M Boota, S Ali
    Journal of Marketing Communication 2025

  • An Econometric Analysis of the Role of Sustainable Development in Tourism Growth: Fresh Insights from the BRICS Economies
    SA Rimsha Fiaz, Muhammad Haris, Javied Anwar, Derek Watson
    Social Sciences Multidisciplinary Review 2 (1), 24-47 2025

  • Sustainable pathways: Decoding the interplay of renewable energy, economic policy uncertainty, infrastructure, and innovation on transport CO2 in QUAD economies
    S Wang, SU Rahman, M Zulfiqar, S Ali, S Khalid, MS Ali
    Renewable Energy 242 2025

  • The greening mind and action: The mediating path toward sustainable lifestyle under the lens of social idea theory
    S Ali, M Boota, M Ali, RR Ali Mubarshar, Bajwa
    Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 2025

  • Food Security Achievement through Women Empowerment: A Study of Informal Sector in Lahore
    H Asif, S Ali
    Journal of Nutrition and Food Security 9 (4), 681-691 2024

  • Cultivating entrepreneurial minds: Unleashing potential in Pakistan’s emerging entrepreneurs using structural equational modeling
    A Bilal, S Ali, MH Shakil, M Mukarram, SZ Haider
    Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 1-22 2024

  • The synergetic impact of digital campaigns and economic incentives on environmental performance: the mediating role of household indoor and outdoor activities
    S Ali, M Boota, WS Khan, M Khan, M Ali
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research 31 (20), 29033-29047 2024

  • Unveiling the Pathway Toward Green Management Strategies to Green Building Success: The Mediating Role of Circular Economy Practices
    MS Manzar, S Ali, J Anwar, M Bilal, RM Hussan
    Bulletin of Business and Economics 13 (2), 908-917 2024

  • Towards Sustainable Development: Examining Renewable Energy Consumption in E-7 Countries
    X Chen, S Rehman, S Abdullah, SA Ali, S Khalid
    Heliyon, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e 2024

  • Synergetic Impact of Institutional Quality, Foreign Direct Investment, Urban Population Growth and Trade on CO2 Emission: Selective Countries of South Asian
    S Abdullah, S Irshad, S Ali
    Bulletin of Business and Economics 13 (2), 767-774 2024

  • Robotics-Based Quality Services and Customer Repurchase Intention in Digital Economy
    M Ali, X Zhu, S Ali, X Li, BR Alam
    International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management 2024

  • Econometric Approach to Assess the Role of Economic Diversification, Financial Inclusion, and Energy Poverty on Financial Development in Pakistan
    S Ali, A Sajad, Ali, Ali, Mubashar
    International Journal of Electronic Finance 2024

  • Role of Institutional Support in Economic Development: Investor Perspective. A Case of Government of Pakistan (GOP) Ijarah Sukuk
    U Kashif, A Sidiqui Ahmed, H Saeed, S Ali
    Journal of Islamic Finance 12 (2) 2024

  • Impact of Domestic Migration and Smart Governance on Quality of Life: Mediating Role of Emotional and Physical Wellbeing
    S Ali, NA Abdul Razak, N Sajid
    International Journal of Services, Economics and Management 2024

  • Cross-Sectional ARDL Analysis to Access the Impact of Stressful Living Environment and Extreme Weather Events on Youth’s Education
    PN Mata, S Ali, JL Lucas, JN Martins, M Zafar
    Economies 11 (6), 170 2023

  • Effect of Services Innovations on Customer Satisfaction Mediating role of Relationship Improvement in auto Industry
    HT Hussain, D Ashraf, SM Cheema, S Ali
    Review of Education, Administration & Law 6 (1), 95-106 2023

  • The Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing between Innovation Work Behavior and Digital Transformation Leadership
    S Khalid, A.R, Ali, M. Ali
    Journal of ISOSS 9 (1), 49-70 2023

  • Macroeconomic Factor Affecting Non-Performing Loans (NPLs): Evidence from Commercial Bank in Pakistan Based ARDL Cointegration Approach
    M Ghaffar, MA Baig, S Ali
    Annals of Social Sciences and Perspective 4 (1), 1-14 2023

  • Analysing Aspects of AI for E-Recruitment in the Tourism Industry of Pakistan
    A Awan, SM Arslan, H Abbas, BI Fariha Fawad, M Hussain, S Ali
    European Chemical Bulletin 12 (11) 2023

  • Impact of Transformational Leadership and Transactional Leadership on Commitment to Change: Moderating role of Organizational Culture
    N Butt, SMN Afzal, RA Aslam, S Ali
    Pakistan Journal of Humanity and Social Sciences 11 (2), 2015-2025 2023

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • The impact of employees’ recognition, rewards and job stress on job performance: mediating role of perceived organization support
    SD Hussain, A Khaliq, QA Nisar, AZ Kamboh, S Ali
    SEISENSE Journal of Management 2 (2), 69-82 2019
    Citations: 194

  • Big data management and environmental performance: role of big data decision-making capabilities and decision-making quality
    QA Nisar, N Nasir, S Jamshed, S Naz, M Ali, S Ali
    Journal of Enterprise Information Management 34 (4), 1061-1096 2021
    Citations: 154

  • Industry 4.0 and green supply chain practices: an empirical study
    M Umar, SAR Khan, MY Yusliza, S Ali, Z Yu
    International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management 2021
    Citations: 132

  • Asymmetric impact of inflation and unemployment on poverty in Pakistan: new evidence from asymmetric ARDL cointegration
    MS Meo, VJ Khan, TO Ibrahim, S Khan, S Ali, K Noor
    Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development 28 (4), 295-310 2018
    Citations: 100

  • Does Perceived Organizational Support influence the Employees Emotional labor? Moderating & Mediating role of Emotional Intelligence
    Z Riaz, A Arif, QA Nisar, S Ali, MS Hussain
    Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 6 (4), 526–543-526–543 2018
    Citations: 17

  • During COVID‐19, impact of subjective and objective financial knowledge and economic insecurity on financial management behavior: Mediating role of financial wellbeing
    S Ali, N Talha
    Journal of Public Affairs 22 (S1), e2789 2021
    Citations: 16

  • Post COVID-19 development of sustainable production and consumption systems
    M Umar, HM Zia-ul-haq, S Ali, MY Yusliza
    Sustainable production and consumption systems, 59-86 2021
    Citations: 15

  • The impact of entrepreneurial education on the propensity of business students to support new ventures: A moderated mediation model
    S Khuram, H Ahmed, S Ali
    Frontiers in Psychology, 7328 2022
    Citations: 13

  • Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourism and Hospitality Industry in Pakistan: An Insight from Techno and Social-Economics Crisis Perspective
    MZAK Muhammad Saeed Meo, Shahzad Ali, Muhammad Saif ul Islam, Rabia Qammar ...
    Crisis, Resilience and Recovery in Tourism and Hospitality 2021
    Citations: 13

  • The role of physiological contract breach on employee reactions: Moderating role of organizational trust
    S Rehman, S Ali, MS Hussain, AZ Kamboh
    Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 7 (2), 233-244 2019
    Citations: 12

  • The future and challenges of applying innovative technologies in the tourism and hospitality industry in Asia
    MS Meo, S Kanwal, S Ali, MZA Karim, AZ Kamboh
    Handbook of Technology Application in Tourism in Asia, 1287-1298 2022
    Citations: 10

  • Do high-performance work practices influence organizational innovation? Mediating role of human capital
    A Yousaf, QA Nisar, S Ali, MS Hussain, AZ Kamboh
    Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 7 (1), 107-120 2019
    Citations: 10

  • Cultivating entrepreneurial minds: Unleashing potential in Pakistan’s emerging entrepreneurs using structural equational modeling
    A Bilal, S Ali, MH Shakil, M Mukarram, SZ Haider
    Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 1-22 2024
    Citations: 4

  • The Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing between Innovation Work Behavior and Digital Transformation Leadership
    S Khalid, A.R, Ali, M. Ali
    Journal of ISOSS 9 (1), 49-70 2023
    Citations: 3

  • Indo-Pak Relationship on Line of Control after Pakistan Inclusion in Afghan Soviet War 1979
    MS Meo, S Ali, VJ Khan, M Haris, M Rizwan
    Journal of Indian Studies 3 (02), 167-181 2017
    Citations: 3

  • Exploring the asymmetric effect of internal and external economic factors on poverty: A fresh insight from nonlinear autoregressive distributive lag model
    RM Dantas, S Ali, M Rafiq, J Martins, A Abreu, MN Mata
    Ital Publication 2023
    Citations: 2

  • Work-Related Stress (Economic Stress) and Psychosocial Problems among Shift Workers: A Case Study on Pakistan Railway Lahore, Pakistan
    SZ Talib, S Ali
    Journal of Optimization in Industrial Engineering 2023
    Citations: 2

  • Unveiling the Pathway Toward Green Management Strategies to Green Building Success: The Mediating Role of Circular Economy Practices
    MS Manzar, S Ali, J Anwar, M Bilal, RM Hussan
    Bulletin of Business and Economics 13 (2), 908-917 2024
    Citations: 1

  • Towards Sustainable Development: Examining Renewable Energy Consumption in E-7 Countries
    X Chen, S Rehman, S Abdullah, SA Ali, S Khalid
    Heliyon, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e 2024
    Citations: 1

  • Cross-Sectional ARDL Analysis to Access the Impact of Stressful Living Environment and Extreme Weather Events on Youth’s Education
    PN Mata, S Ali, JL Lucas, JN Martins, M Zafar
    Economies 11 (6), 170 2023
    Citations: 1