Rana Muhammad Naeem joined the Department of Management and Marketing as an Assistant Professor. He holds dual PhD degrees: the first in Business Administration with a specialization in OB & HRM from the School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, and the second in Management with a focus on HRM from Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan.
His research interests lie in the field of OB, particularly in leadership, job crafting, work engagement, workplace mistreatment, and Green HRM. His work has been published in several high-quality peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Managerial Psychology, Personnel Review, International Journal of Manpower, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, Employee Relations: The International Journal, Ethics & Behavior, Australian Journal of Career Development, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management.
Dr. Naeem has presented his research multiple times at the prestigious Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, where his paper received the Best Paper Award in the Job Search domain in 2023. He has also successfully secured and completed international research grants. Since 2021, he has been serving as an Editorial Advisory Board Member of the Journal of Management Sciences.
PhD in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Managment, University of Science and Technology of China, December, 2024.
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Khalid, J., Weng, Q., Ali, H. Y., Hameed, Z., Naeem, R. M., & Iqbal, S. Harnessing Personal Power: Defusing the Harm of Negative Gossip. Paper accepted in 85th Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2025).
Hameed, Z., Naeem, R. M., Kaur, P., Malik, A., & Dhir, A. (2025), Ethics-centered HRM system and knowledge hiding: The role of psychological contract fulfillment and mindfulness. Journal of Managerial Psychology
Hameed, Z., Naeem, R. M., Islam, T., & Alshibani, S. M. (2024), How does ethical leadership transform Saudi SMEs into green firms? The role of green human resources practices and stakeholder pressure. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
Naeem, R. M., Weng, Q., & Hameed, Z. Empowering Leadership and Employee Well-being in Extreme Context: The Moderated Mediation Model. Paper accepted in 84th Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2024).
Hameed, Z., & Naeem, R. M. “How does Leadership Transform Saudi SMEs into Green Firms? The Role of Ethical Leadership, Green HRM” Paper accepted in 83rd Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2023).
Islam, Z., Hameed, Z., & Naeem, R. M. “Does Economic Hardship Influence the Job Search Quality and Reemployment Outcomes?” Paper accepted in 83rd Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2023) (Awarded Best Paper in Job Search Domain).
Naeem, R.M., Weng, Q., Hameed, Z., Arain, G. A., Islam, Z. U. (2023), Supervisor incivility and counterproductive work behavior: The role of job and personal resources. Personnel Review.
Hameed, Z., Naeem, R. M., Mishra, P., Chotia, V., & Malibari, A. (2023). Ethical leadership and environmental performance: The role of green IT capital, green technology innovation, and technological orientation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 194, 122739.
Hameed, Z., Garavan, T. N., Naeem, R. M., Burhan, M., Moin, M. F., & McCabe, T. (2023). Subjective well‐being, COVID‐19 and financial strain following job loss: stretching the role of human resource management to focus on human sustainability beyond the workplace. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources.
Burhan, M., Hussain, T., Hameed, Z., Naeem, R. M. (2023), The role of contextual factors in shaping HRM formality in SMEs. Employee relations.
Islam, Z. U., Weng, Q., Usman, M., Naeem, R. M. (2023), How and when perceived job search incivility leads to reduced job search behavior. Personnel Review.
Hameed, Z., Naeem, R.M., Hassan, M., Naeem, M., Nazim, M. and Maqbool, A. (2022), How GHRM is related to green creativity? A moderated mediation model of green transformational leadership and green perceived organizational support, International Journal of Manpower.
Hameed, Z., Naeem, R. M., & Garavan T. N. “Does financial strain reduce subjective well-being of unemployed individuals during COVID-19?” Paper accepted in 81st Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2021)
Naeem, R.M., Channa, K. A., Hameed, Z., Arain, G. A., Islam, Z. U. (2021). The future of your job represents your future: A moderated-mediation model of transformational leadership and job crafting. Personnel Review.
Naeem, R. M., Weng, Q., Hameed, Z., Rasheed, I. (2020). Ethical leadership and work engagement: A moderated mediation model. Ethics & Behavior.
Hameed, Z., Khan, I. U., Islam, T., Sheikh, Z., & Naeem R. M. (2020). Do green HRM practices influence employees’ environmental performance? International Journal of Manpower.
Ghani, U., Teo, T., Li, Y., Usman, M., Naeem, R. M., . . . Zhai, X. (2020). Tit for tat: abusive supervision and knowledge hiding-the role of psychological contract breach and psychological ownership. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Islam, Z. U., Weng, Q., Ali, Z., Ghani, U., Kiani, A., Naeem, R. M., (2020). Are job seekers predisposed to job search strategies? International Journal of Manpower.
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.
Hameed, Z., Khan, I. U., Sheikh, Z., Islam, T., Rasheed, I., & Naeem, R. M. (2019). “Organizational Justice and Knowledge Sharing Behavior: The Role of Psychological Ownership and Perceived Organizational Support”. Personnel Review. 48 (3), 748-773.
