Ishfaq Ahmed
Biographic Data
| ID | 4155931 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ishfaq Ahmed |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ishfaq |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahmed |
| SIGNATURE | AHMED I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Punjab |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1980-5872 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Planting the seeds of innovation
Purpose Recent literature has emphasized investigating ebullient supervision (ES) and, at the same time, cultivating innovative work behavior (IWB) has become a necessity for organizations; therefore, this study investigates how and when ES affects employees’ IWB. Specifically, this study aims to explore learning motivation (LM) and psychological safety (PS) as mediators between ES and IWB. Furthermore, it explores the conditional role of leader-…
Investigating influencing factors on consumers’ choice behavior and their environmental concerns while purchasing green products in Pakistan
This study aims to investigate the influencing factors on consumers’ choice behavior for green products by applying the theory of consumption values in Pakistan. It also studied the mediating effects of consumers’ environmental concerns among the associations of multidimensional consumption values and choice behavior. The data was collected from the consumers of green products in four metropolitan cities of Punjab Province (e.g. Lahore, Islamabad…
Ethical leadership and environment specific discretionary behaviour
This study examines the mediating role of green human resource management between ethical leadership and employees' citizenship behavior towards the environment with the moderating effect of individual green values. We collected data from 589 MBA executive students with one‐year of experience working in various organizations at two different times using a questionnaire‐based survey method. Applying structural equation modeling to the results conf…
A Covid-19 contextual study of customers’ mistreatment and counterproductive work behavior at coffee cafés
Purpose The issue of customer mistreatment in food and retail sectors has come under the spotlight during the COVID-19 crisis. The purpose of this paper is to examine the problem in the COVID-19 pandemic context and study its implications for employee counterproductive behavior in the workplace. Specifically, this study aims to investigate the relationship between customer mistreatment and employee counterproductive behavior by considering the me…
As you sow, so shall you reap
Purpose In the realm of increased competition among coffee café, the need for customer citizenship behavior (CCB) has increased. But the question of how a café can win CCB through firm-level and individual dispositional factors have not been gained due attention. Against this backdrop, this study aims to investigate a moderated-mediation model to predict CCB through CSR, affective commitment and service quality. Design/methodology/approach The da…
Understanding despotic leadership through the lens of Islamic work ethics
Deleterious leadership is at rising, while its harmful effects have recently gained researchers' attention. Based on social exchange and conservation of resources perspectives, this study aims at investigating the harmful effect of dark side of a leader (i.e., despotic leadership) on job dissatisfaction and organizational deviance considering the moderating effect of Islamic work ethics (IWE). The data were collected from supervisor‐subordinate d…
Protecting healthcare through organizational support to reduce turnover intention
Purpose Nursing profession is facing the problem of turnover across the globe. The purpose of this paper is to identify the mechanism through which organizational support helps nurses to reduce their turnover intention (TI). Design/methodology/approach Data from 324 nurses were collected using a questionnaire-based survey on the basis of a convenience sampling technique. Findings The results generated using structural equation modeling have confi…
Protecting healthcare through organizational support to reduce turnover intention
Purpose Nursing profession is facing the problem of turnover across the globe. The purpose of this paper is to identify the mechanism through which organizational support helps nurses to reduce their turnover intention (TI). Design/methodology/approach Data from 324 nurses were collected using a questionnaire-based survey on the basis of a convenience sampling technique. Findings The results generated using structural equation modeling have confi…
Understanding despotic leadership through the lens of Islamic work ethics
Deleterious leadership is at rising, while its harmful effects have recently gained researchers' attention. Based on social exchange and conservation of resources perspectives, this study aims at investigating the harmful effect of dark side of a leader (i.e., despotic leadership) on job dissatisfaction and organizational deviance considering the moderating effect of Islamic work ethics (IWE). The data were collected from supervisor‐subordinate d…
Protecting healthcare through organizational support to reduce turnover intention
Purpose Nursing profession is facing the problem of turnover across the globe. The purpose of this paper is to identify the mechanism through which organizational support helps nurses to reduce their turnover intention (TI). Design/methodology/approach Data from 324 nurses were collected using a questionnaire-based survey on the basis of a convenience sampling technique. Findings The results generated using structural equation modeling have confi…
As you sow, so shall you reap
Purpose In the realm of increased competition among coffee café, the need for customer citizenship behavior (CCB) has increased. But the question of how a café can win CCB through firm-level and individual dispositional factors have not been gained due attention. Against this backdrop, this study aims to investigate a moderated-mediation model to predict CCB through CSR, affective commitment and service quality. Design/methodology/approach The da…
Understanding despotic leadership through the lens of Islamic work ethics
Deleterious leadership is at rising, while its harmful effects have recently gained researchers' attention. Based on social exchange and conservation of resources perspectives, this study aims at investigating the harmful effect of dark side of a leader (i.e., despotic leadership) on job dissatisfaction and organizational deviance considering the moderating effect of Islamic work ethics (IWE). The data were collected from supervisor‐subordinate d…
Ethical leadership and environment specific discretionary behaviour
This study examines the mediating role of green human resource management between ethical leadership and employees' citizenship behavior towards the environment with the moderating effect of individual green values. We collected data from 589 MBA executive students with one‐year of experience working in various organizations at two different times using a questionnaire‐based survey method. Applying structural equation modeling to the results conf…
A Covid-19 contextual study of customers’ mistreatment and counterproductive work behavior at coffee cafés
Purpose The issue of customer mistreatment in food and retail sectors has come under the spotlight during the COVID-19 crisis. The purpose of this paper is to examine the problem in the COVID-19 pandemic context and study its implications for employee counterproductive behavior in the workplace. Specifically, this study aims to investigate the relationship between customer mistreatment and employee counterproductive behavior by considering the me…
Investigating influencing factors on consumers’ choice behavior and their environmental concerns while purchasing green products in Pakistan
This study aims to investigate the influencing factors on consumers’ choice behavior for green products by applying the theory of consumption values in Pakistan. It also studied the mediating effects of consumers’ environmental concerns among the associations of multidimensional consumption values and choice behavior. The data was collected from the consumers of green products in four metropolitan cities of Punjab Province (e.g. Lahore, Islamabad…
Planting the seeds of innovation
Purpose Recent literature has emphasized investigating ebullient supervision (ES) and, at the same time, cultivating innovative work behavior (IWB) has become a necessity for organizations; therefore, this study investigates how and when ES affects employees’ IWB. Specifically, this study aims to explore learning motivation (LM) and psychological safety (PS) as mediators between ES and IWB. Furthermore, it explores the conditional role of leader-…
Business (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (4 works) · Structural equation modeling (4 works) · Environmental Sustainability in Business (3 works) · Marketing (3 works) · Organizational citizenship behavior (3 works) · Organizational commitment (3 works) · Social exchange theory (3 works)