Professor of HRM, OB, and Knowledge Management.

Location:

Pakistan

Salary:

5500 USD

Posted:

July 24, 2025

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Dr. KHALIL AHMED CHANNA

Associate Professor & Campus Director

Sukkur IBA University, Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan

Cell # +92-333-*******

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Studied at the University of Edinburgh, Lancaster University, and Sukkur IBA University.

Worked as Lecturer, Assistant professor, Associate professor, Campus director, Program director, HR Director, HR Executive.

Experience of teaching and researching Human Resource Management, critical Management Studies, Management, Research Philosophy, research methodology, Operation management, Strategic management and Procurement management both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Accomplished master trainer and resource person.

Developed HR policies and procedure for HEIs.

Supervised MBA, MS, and PhD theses and dissertations.

Published over 35 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and a paper currently under R&R stage with a ABS 3 star journal.

Experience of developing and designing inclusive curriculum as part of my HRM, Management, Research methodology and philosophy modules.

Diverse experience of working with students from multiple socio-economic and demographic backgrounds.

Academic Qualification

2016 PhD Management (Human Resource Management)

The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

2011 Master in Research, MRes (Mgt)

Lancaster University, England, UK.

2008 MBA (HRM)

Institute of Business Administraiton (IBA), Pakistan

2002 DBIT, PG diploma in Business and IT

Wigan & Leigh College UK @ Institute Kojadi, Malaysia.

1998 BBA (Marketing)

Shah Abdul Latif University, Pakistan

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Work Experience

Designation Year Organisation

From To

Associate Professor &

Campus Director

September

2022

Sukkur IBA Univesity, Pakistan

Associate Professor &

director Undergrade

Program

August 2019 September

2022

Sukkur IBA Univesity, Pakistan

Assistant Professor &

Director MS-PhD

program

March 2016 August 2019 Sukkur IBA Univesity, Pakistan Lecturer HRM (PT) September

2014

Febuarary

2016

The University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Lecturer Janurary2009 March 2016 Sukkur IBA Univesity, Pakistan Visiting Lecturer August 2008 January 2009 Sukkur IBA Univesity, Pakistan Research Associate January 2008 July 2008 Sukkur IBA Univesity, Pakistan Director HRM September

2003

July 2008 Bedil Bekas Model High School.

Pakistan.

HR Associate December

2000

September

2003

Trend Matrix Enterpricses SDN BHD.

Kualalumpur, Malaysia.

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Membership and activities in Professional Association

Academic Member, Society of Human Resource Management, SHRM.

Reviewer, Academy of Management

Member, British Academy of Management.

Resource Person/Lead trainer, HEC Learning innovation division.

Member of Editorial Board of Annual Research Journal of Commerce & Economics

Patron HR Executive Club at Sukkur IBA University

Member Board of Advance Studies and Research at Sukkur IBA University

Member Academic council at Sukkur IBA University

Member AACSB task force at Sukkur IBA University

Member Board of Studies, MUISTD, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology. Professional Honors, Award and Fellowships

PhD Scholarship, HEC Faculty development Program scholarship for MS-PhD 2010

Institutional research grant

HEC Travel grants: 2017 Malaysia, 2018 Japan, 2019 UK.

Master trainer for HEC (LID)

Lead Trainer for multiple training projects such as UNDP gender based governance system.

Played role in Ministry of Planning and Development. Research Interests

International Human Resource Management

HRM operations and Models in developing countries

HRM adoption in developing countries context

Performance Management for developing countries

Influence of social positon and social expectation on HRM adoption in developing countries and globalization context.

Social discourses of management knowledge transfer.

Theories of Institutional change and Bourdieuism in Human Resource Management knowledge, ideas, and practices.

Dealing with qualitative data in developing country context.

Psychological contract, Employer-Employee contract, and Employee burnout effect. 4 P a g e

Courses Taught

Research Philosophy Human Resoource Management

(Concepts, Application, and Practice)

International Business

Advanced Research Methods International HRM OB and Leadership Methods in Business Research Advance Performance Management Strategic Management Qualitative Research Methods Compensation and Benefits Management

Strategic HRM

Analysing Qualitative Data Conflict Managmenet Training and Development Seminar in HRM International HRM Social Psychology Micro & Macro Economics Recruitment and Selection techniques Training and Development Operation Management Conflict Management Talent Management Trainings

Harvard University, HarvardX; GSE3x: Introduction to Data Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve Learning & Teaching, March-July 2020.

Lead trainer, understanding the world in a qualitative way, HEC, 2018-2019.

Qualitative Research Methods, Sukkur IBA University, 2017-2018.

Skill development higher education, Mehran University, USAID, 2019.

Competency based hiring, Sukkur IBA University, 2019.

Faculty development training, Micro teaching, Sukkur IBA University, 2017-2019.

Lead trainer, habits of highly effective professionals, Sukkur IBA University, 2017-2019.

Master Trainer, HEC (Learning Innovation Division), 2017-…

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Master trainer, faculty development program, 2010

Soft Skills development, Lead trainer, USAID, 2010.

HEC training for PhD supervisors, Conducted by IMS Sciences, 2017.

Training of trainers for Gender Based Governance Systems Project at NIM, Karachi, organized by Planning and development division and UNDP.

Lead Trainer, Gender Based Governance Systems, UNDP & Planning and Development Division, 2008-2010.

Study skills, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2014-2015.

AACSB, Assurance of Learning, Perth, Australia, 2017. 5 P a g e

Publications and Research Work

Refereed Journal Research Papers

1. Hussain, T., Channa, K. A., & Bhutto, M. H. (2024). Impact of recruitment practices on organizational commitment: mediating role of employer image. Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, 40(3), 605-621. 2. Nawaz, A., Gilal, F. G., Soomro, M. I., Gilal, R. G., & Channa, K. A. (2024). Driving innovation through servant leadership in higher education: Unveiling the serial mediating mechanisms of subjective well being and knowledge sharing. Knowledge and Process Management, 31(1), 3-16.

3. Shaikh, F., Afshan, G., & Channa, K. A. (2024). Organizational commitment to sustainability: considering the role of leadership, green HRM and green knowledge sharing. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 37(2), 356-373. 4. Gilal, F. G., Nawaz, A., Riaz, A., Channa, K. A., & Jahanzeb, A. (2024, July). Achieving sustainability through green human resource management practices and environmental orientation fit: a multilevel modeling. In Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship. Emerald Publishing Limited. 5. Qamar, F., Bhutto, N. A., Nisar, S., Channa, K. A., Ghumro, N. H., Hussain, S., & Khaliq, M. Does learning organization create workplace happiness of educators? A post-pandemic perspective. Human Systems Management, (Preprint), 1-20. 6. Maharvi, M. W., Kumar, A., Channa, K. A., & Mahmood, A. (2023). How leader member exchange affects effectiveness of performance appraisal system: A chain of reactions model. Cogent Business & Management, 10(2), 2238392. 7. Soomro, S., Korejo, E. N., Hussain, A., Channa, K. A., & Korejo, M. S. (2023). Perceived organizational support and employer branding approach towards employee retention: Evidence from banking industry. Journal of Management Info, 10(4), 316-331.

8. Qamar, F., Bhutto, N. A., Nisar, S., Channa, K. A., Ghumro, N. H., Hussain, S., & Khaliq, M. Does learning organization create workplace happiness of educators? A post-pandemic perspective. Human Systems Management, (Preprint), 1-20. 9. Masood, F., Channa, K. A., & Shah, S. M. M. (2023). The effect of the components of intellectual capital on organisational performance: evidence from the telecom industry. International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, 14(4), 457-479. 10. Noman, M., Maydybura, A., Channa, K. A., Wong, W. K., & Chang, B. H. (2023). Impact of cashless bank payments on economic growth: Evidence from G7 countries. Advances in Decision Sciences, 27(1), 0_1-20. 6 P a g e

11. Anwar, R. S., Channa, K. A. & Shah, S. M. M. (2023). From retrospective to prospective view of xenophobia through the lens of human resource diversity management: Xenophobia and diversity management. South Asian Review of Business and Administrative Studies (SABAS), 5(1), 41-62. 12. Nawaz, A., Gilal, F. G., Channa, K. A., & Gilal, R. G. (2022). Going deep into a leader's integrity: A systematic review and the way forward. European Management Journal.

13. Shaikh, A. R., & Channa, K. A. (2022). Drivers and deterrents of sustainable procurement practices–an exploratory study in context of Pakistani HEIs. Journal of Public Procurement, (ahead-of-print).

14. Nawaz, A., Channa, K. A., Shah, S. M. M., Riaz, A., & Anwar, R. S. (2022). Green Intellectual Capital and Organization Sustainable Performanc: Mediating & Moderating Mechanism. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2022, No. 1, p. 17731). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management. 15. Anwar, R. S., Channa, K. A., & Shah, S. M. M. (2021). Scope of Combining the Research Methods in Human Resource Management (HRM) and Organizational Behavior (OB). Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 20(2). 16. Adeel, S., Nayab, A., Qureshi, M. U., & Channa, K. A. (2022). Students’ Awareness of E-waste and Its Disposal Practices: a Conceptual Framework. 17. Ghumro, S. H., Shaikh, M. F., Channa, K. A., & Nathani, H. L. A. (2021) Qualitative Study of Knowledge Transfers and Organizational Learning Process. SALU Commerce and Economic Review, 7 (1).

18. Memon, A.A., Channa, K. A., Memon. (2021). Image of academic researcher in public sphere “A qualitative study on social status in Pakistan” International Journal of Education Economics and Development. 12 (3). 238-252. 19. Shaikh, H. R., Channa, K. A., Mughall, S. H., & Asif Channa, M. (2021). If it hurts you than it is not a joke: Employee's Views of Working Relationship and Abusive Supervision at Workplace. Ilkogretim Online, 20(5), 20. Khan, U. A., Ali, U., & Channa, K. A. (2021). INFLUENCE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) ON EMPLOYEES'WORK MOTIVATION: A DEVELOPING COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE. Journal of Business And Entrepreneurship, 9(1), 63-77.

21. Dakhan, S. A., Rajput, S., Aziz, T., & Channa, K. A. (2020). Implicit Change Leadership, Affective Commitment to Change, and the Mediating Role of Organizational Trust. Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 6(4), 1581-1593.

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22. Naeem, R. M., Channa, K. A., Hameed, Z., Arain, G. A., & Islam, Z. U. (2020). The future of your job represents your future: a moderated mediation model of transformational leadership and job crafting. Personnel Review. 23. Naeem, R. M., Channa, K. A, Hameed, Z., Akram, M., & Sarki, I. H. (2019). How does perceived career support make employees bright-eyed and bushy-tailed? The mediating role of career self-efficacy. Australian Journal of Career Development, 28(2), 92-102.

24. Channa, N. A., Channa, K. A., & Bhutto, M. (2020). Teachers' perspective on motives to get higher education degree: case of an emerging economy. International Journal of Innovation in Education, 6(2), 113-127. 25. Kumar, A., Ali Arain, G., & Ahmed Channa, K. (2019). Relationship Between Organizational Injustice and Work Interference with Family: The Role of Social Support. South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management, 2322093719828889.

26. Channa, K. A., Kumar, A., (2018).Human Resource Management Among Academics and Practitioners via Capital Resource Exchange Mechanism, Journal of Academy of Business and Economics, 18 (4) http://dx.doi.org/10.18374/JABE- 18-4.9

27. Kumar, A., Channa, K. A., & Bhutto, N. (2018). When and how Workplace Social Support Improves Family Performance, Applied Research in Quality of Life, pp 1–22

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11482-018-9647-7. 28. Kumar, A., Channa, K. A., Bhutto, N., Maharvi, M.V. (2018). CONTESTING EFFECTS OF WORK FAMILY CONFLICT AND ENRICHMENT ON LIFE SATISFACTION, Journal of Academy of Business and Economics, JABE, 18 (3) 29. Kumar, A., Channa, K. A., & Bhutto, N. A. (2018). Reciprocation at Work: The Role of Work to Family Enrichment and Family Role Salience. Economics and Management, 21(2), 97-114. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/201*-*-***-**. Ali, J., Channa, K. A., & Bhutto, N. A., (2018). Attitude and Knowledge of Undergraduate Students towards Smoking at Sukkur IBA University, Education and Information Management (EIM 2017).

31. Kumar, A., Channa, K. A., & Maharvi, M. W. (2018). Work to Family Enrichment as Mediator between Organizational Support and Employees’ Performance. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, 12(2), 638-650. 32. Kumar, A., Channa, K. A., Bhutto, N., Maharvi, M.V. (2018).Individualism versus Collectivism Orientation as Moderator between Co-Workers’ Social Support and Work to Family Enrichment, Journal of Accounting-Business and Management, 25 (2) https://doi.org/10.31966/jabminternational.v25i2.352 8 P a g e

33. Kumar, A., Channa, K. A., & Bhutto, N. (2017). Supervisory Support as Moderator between Work-Family Conflict and Turnover Intentions, Sukkur IBA Journal of Management and Business, 4 (2)

34. Kumar, A., Channa, K. A., & Bhutto, N. (2017). Gender as Moderator of the Relationship between Supervisory Support and Work to Family Enrichment, Global Management Journal for Academic & Corporate studies, 7 (1) . 35. Haque, R., Bhutto, N.A., Sarki, I.H., & Channa, K.A., (2016). The Interaction effect of Psychological Contract Breach on the relation between Psychological Capital, Work Engagement and Burnout, Sukkur IBA Journal of Management and Business, 3 (2).

Refereed Conference Papers

1. Adeel,S., Nayab, A., Qureshi, M.U., Channa, K.A, (2021) e-Waste awareness and disposal behavior of students: A conceptual framework and research agenda, 6th interdisciplinary conference of management research

(6th ICMR), Emerald Publishing.

2. Channa, K.A, Bhutto,N.A. (2019). Academics’ HRM adoption: Human Resource Management in Business Schools, 8th International Conference on Business, Economics, Management and Marketing-ICBEMM 2019, Oxford, United Kingdom, March 2019.

3. Channa, K.A, Bhutto,N.A. (2018). Human Resource Management among academics and practitioners via capital resources exchange mechanism, 2018 International Conference on Business and Information- Winter Session, Okinawa, Japan, January 2018.

4. Channa,K.A, Bhutto,N.A. (2017). Institutional influences on HRM academic actors, 12th Asia Pacific Business Research Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 2017.

5. Kumar, A., Channa, K. A., & Bhutto, N. (2017). Reciprocation at Work: The Role of Work to Family Enrichment and Family Role Salience. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2017, No. 1, p. 10801). Academy of Management.

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6. Channa, K., & Chaudhry, S. (2016, January). HRM Practitioners Adoption: The Capital Resources Exchange and Formation of Social Position. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2016, No. 1, p. 16933). Academy of Management.

7. Channa K. A, Qureshi, N. A., Shaikh, R., Bhutto, N. A., Butt, F., & Khoso, T. A. (2010). Nursing Ethics; Perceptions of Ethical Role Responsibilities in Sukkur Division. Paper published in the proceedings the Second International Conference on Socio-economic Development of Sindh held in Karachi, Pakistan on January 16, 2010. 8. Bhutto, N. A., Mirani, M. A., Abbas, G., Channa, K. A., Khoso, T. A., & Butt, F. (2008). How Far Corporations Fulfill their Social Responsibility of Providing Workplace Safety to Their Workers: The Case Study of Sukkur. Paper published in the proceedings of International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility held in Lahore 25-26 November 2008.

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References

1. Xiaobai Shen

Senior Lecturer in International and Chinese Business University of Edinburgh Business School

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2. Dr Ally Memon

Assistant Professor

Newcastle Business School

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