Research Groups

NUST PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH CENTRE (NPPRC)
To fill the apparent disconnect between academic research and its policy relevance, the need for institutional setup cannot be over-emphasized. After seeking approval from Rector, the NUST Public Policy Research Centre (NPPRC) has been established as an independent research and education-cum-training centre of the National University of Science and Technology with a mission to conduct high quality, theoretical and empirical research to shape public policy by integrating knowledge and methods across the social science disciplines. The Centre is housed at the NUST Business School (NBS). It serves as a bridge between the social science researchers of NUST and the public policy planners and implementers in public and private sectors. Besides research, the researchers at NPPRC also have strength in such areas as development of performance indicators for monitoring and evaluation, networking and leveraging, and preparing training modules and serving as master trainers on various aspects of public policy issues.

The important activities of NPPRC have a wide spectrum including the following

Independent and Collaborative Research
Education and Training
Workshops/ Seminars/ Lectures
Publications

Finance and Investment Research Groups

Finance Research Group (FRG), formed and governed by the Department of Finance of NUST Business School is a dedicated group of finance faculty members and PhD finance students who are actively engaged in the research of emerging financial issues. The group meets formally on a regular basis to discuss potential research proposals and oversee-on-going research work undertaken by group members. The group is actively targeting international financial conferences with an objective to get presented and published.

Human Resource Management Research Groups

Faculty Name Research GroupResearch AreasDr. Asfia ObaidDepartment Research GroupA: Human Resource Management & C: Occupational PsychologyPsychological ContractStrategic HROrganizational Change ManagementCompensation & Performance ManagementDr. NaukhezStrategic Human Resource ManagementInternational & Comparative HRM Dr. Sarah KhanDepartment Research Group B Entrepreneurshi

Faculty Name	Research Group	Research Areas
Dr. Asfia Obaid	Department Research Group A:Human Resource Management &B: Occupational Psychology	Psychological Contract Strategic HR Organizational Change Management Compensation & Performance Management
Dr. Naukhez Sarwar	Strategic HR	Strategic Human Resource Management International & Comparative HRM
Dr. Naseer Akhtar	Department Research Group A: Human Resource Management & C: Occupational Psychology	Experience of Organizational Change Including Merger and Acquisition (Related to Employee Relations) Psychological Contracts and Employment Relations Employees Attitude and Behaviors
Dr. M. Moazzam	Department Research Group B Entrepreneurship & Technology
Ms. Kishwar S.Gulzar	Department Research Group D Strategy	Industry Cluster Public Private Partnership Non-Market Strategy
Mr. Asad Amjad	Department Research Group C Occupational Psychology	Leadership and Decision Making Organizational Effectiveness Group Dynamics Motivation Managing Conflict Managing Stress Culture and Change Management Strategic Management Communications and Negotiations Business Intelligence New Venture Planning Value Creation HRM
Mr. Muhammad Kamran Khalid	Department Research Group B Entrepreneurship & Technology	Supply Chain Management in SME sector of Pakistan Humanitarian Logistics Inventory & Logistics management (Trans lateral shipment) Process improvement using LEAN/Six Sigma in the SME sector in Pakistan Sustainable supply Chains (Triple Bottom line)
Mr. Faqir Taj	Department Research Group B Entrepreneurship & Technology	IT – Enabled Organizational Transformation
Ms. Sana Ahmed	Department Research Group AHuman Resource Management
Ms. Zunaira Saqib	Department Research Group A Human Resource Management	Case studies on Human Resource, Management, and Diversity related topics Recruitment and Selection (Talent Management) Nonprofit sector of Pakistan (Particularly on Self-sustainability and fundraising)
Ms. Maria Khan	Department Research Group C	Case Study Publication Recruitment & Selection Change Management Employee Motivation Conflict & Negotiation Management
Ms. Nida Karim	Department Research Group B	Entrepreneurship and the Economy Consumer Psychology Innovation Management
Mr. Momin Durrani	Department Research Group D Strategy	Strategic Management and organizational ethnographies of small scale studies
Dr. Fareesa Malik	Department Research Group B Entrepreneurship & Technology

International Business and Marketing Research Groups

Faculty Name Research Group Research AreasMr. Kashir AsgharDepartmental research group APlace Marketing Dr. Ateeq Ur RehmanDepartmental research group BDr. Waseem HassanDepartmental research group BInternational Business Ms. Rabeel KhanDepartmental research group BDigital Marketing / Strategic Marketing Ms Ayesha KhanDepartmental research group AAdvertising & Communication.