Saima Ahmad
Biographic Data
| ID | 4614276 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saima Ahmad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saima |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahmad |
| SIGNATURE | AHMAD S |
| AFFILIATIONS | RMIT University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4713-1791 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Redefining hospitality for a sustainable tomorrow
Does green human resource management enhance employees’ environmental behavior – and if so, what mechanisms drive this process? Utilizing social cognitive theory, this research investigates the impact of green human resource management on environmental performance (i.e., task-related and proactive). Furthermore, green self-efficacy is employed as a mediator, and knowledge-oriented leadership is employed as a moderator in the relationship between …
Fostering team resilience with servant leadership
Religion and Finance
Interest-based loans are prohibited as taught by the three best known Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). Instead, they offer alternative forms of financing, such as sale-based debts (assets-based transactions), interest-free loans, leasing, charity, and various types of partnerships. Despite the clear prohibition of interest in three of the world’s dominant religions with billions of followers, it is surprising that contempor…
Unraveling the link between innovative work behavior and despotic leadership
Purpose This paper aims to probe the prevailing belief that engaging in innovative work behavior (IWB) will invariably lead to favorable outcomes. To do so, the paper integrates followership theory and cognitive dissonance theory to investigate the connection between employees’ IWB and despotic leadership, and the mediating role of interpersonal conflict with the supervisor in this connection. Moreover, the moderating impact of the supervisor’s d…
Bearing the brunt
Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between abusive supervision and workplace incivility using a dual theoretical framework. First, it draws on the ego depletion theory to investigate the relationship between abusive supervision and incivility by exploring the mediating role of ego depletion. Second, it integrates the job demands–resources model with the ego depletion theory to examine how perceived co-workers’ support functions a…
Caring for those in your charge
Purpose Adapting a positive business ethics framework, the purpose of this paper is to offer a new perspective to manage bullying at work. Specifically, this paper reports an empirical study which examines how the good work of servant leadership may lower employees’ exposure to workplace bullying, with compassion as a mediator and social cynicism beliefs (SCBs) as a moderator. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were gathered from 337 essenti…
Does religiosity matter in the workplace? A moderated-mediated examination of abusive supervision, revenge and deviance
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the influence of religiosity on the relationship between abusive supervision and deviant work behavior (DWB). This paper examines whether the desire for revenge mediates the relationship between abusive supervision and DWB and whether the strength of this relationship is moderated by religiosity. Design/methodology/approach The proposed relationships were examined by collecting primary data from 350 employee…
Is abusive supervision always harmful toward creativity? Managing workplace stressors by promoting distributive and procedural justice
Purpose This paper aims to answer the question of how, why and when abusive supervision affects employee creativity. Drawing on the conservation of resources theory, this paper examines the direct and indirect (via psychological distress) effects of abusive supervision on employee creativity. It further investigates the boundary conditions imposed by employees’ perceived distributive and procedural justice in the relationships between abusive sup…
A contemporary view of interpersonal aggression and cyberbullying through ICT
Purpose While the rapid adoption of information communication technologies (ICT) in organizations has been linked with a higher risk of cyberbullying, research on the influence of cyberbullying on interpersonal behaviors in the workplace remains limited. By drawing on the ego-depletion theory and the leader-member exchange (LMX) theory, this research investigates how, why and when workplace cyberbullying may trigger interpersonal aggression throu…
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…
Need for Human Resource Development (HRD) Practices in Indian Universities
Today’s education system needs to be global. ‘World Class Education’ involves a globally accepted high standard of education. Every country needs an increasing number of highly educated people and skilled professionals in order to integrate into the globalization process. These professionals include scholars, philosophers and leaders with vision. Leaders are our human capital. The state must provide opportunities for higher education to create hu…
Fostering team resilience with servant leadership
A contemporary view of interpersonal aggression and cyberbullying through ICT
Purpose While the rapid adoption of information communication technologies (ICT) in organizations has been linked with a higher risk of cyberbullying, research on the influence of cyberbullying on interpersonal behaviors in the workplace remains limited. By drawing on the ego-depletion theory and the leader-member exchange (LMX) theory, this research investigates how, why and when workplace cyberbullying may trigger interpersonal aggression throu…
Need for Human Resource Development (HRD) Practices in Indian Universities
Today’s education system needs to be global. ‘World Class Education’ involves a globally accepted high standard of education. Every country needs an increasing number of highly educated people and skilled professionals in order to integrate into the globalization process. These professionals include scholars, philosophers and leaders with vision. Leaders are our human capital. The state must provide opportunities for higher education to create hu…
Need for Human Resource Development (HRD) Practices in Indian Universities
Today’s education system needs to be global. ‘World Class Education’ involves a globally accepted high standard of education. Every country needs an increasing number of highly educated people and skilled professionals in order to integrate into the globalization process. These professionals include scholars, philosophers and leaders with vision. Leaders are our human capital. The state must provide opportunities for higher education to create hu…
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…
Is abusive supervision always harmful toward creativity? Managing workplace stressors by promoting distributive and procedural justice
Purpose This paper aims to answer the question of how, why and when abusive supervision affects employee creativity. Drawing on the conservation of resources theory, this paper examines the direct and indirect (via psychological distress) effects of abusive supervision on employee creativity. It further investigates the boundary conditions imposed by employees’ perceived distributive and procedural justice in the relationships between abusive sup…
A contemporary view of interpersonal aggression and cyberbullying through ICT
Purpose While the rapid adoption of information communication technologies (ICT) in organizations has been linked with a higher risk of cyberbullying, research on the influence of cyberbullying on interpersonal behaviors in the workplace remains limited. By drawing on the ego-depletion theory and the leader-member exchange (LMX) theory, this research investigates how, why and when workplace cyberbullying may trigger interpersonal aggression throu…
Caring for those in your charge
Purpose Adapting a positive business ethics framework, the purpose of this paper is to offer a new perspective to manage bullying at work. Specifically, this paper reports an empirical study which examines how the good work of servant leadership may lower employees’ exposure to workplace bullying, with compassion as a mediator and social cynicism beliefs (SCBs) as a moderator. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were gathered from 337 essenti…
Does religiosity matter in the workplace? A moderated-mediated examination of abusive supervision, revenge and deviance
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the influence of religiosity on the relationship between abusive supervision and deviant work behavior (DWB). This paper examines whether the desire for revenge mediates the relationship between abusive supervision and DWB and whether the strength of this relationship is moderated by religiosity. Design/methodology/approach The proposed relationships were examined by collecting primary data from 350 employee…
Religion and Finance
Interest-based loans are prohibited as taught by the three best known Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). Instead, they offer alternative forms of financing, such as sale-based debts (assets-based transactions), interest-free loans, leasing, charity, and various types of partnerships. Despite the clear prohibition of interest in three of the world’s dominant religions with billions of followers, it is surprising that contempor…
Unraveling the link between innovative work behavior and despotic leadership
Purpose This paper aims to probe the prevailing belief that engaging in innovative work behavior (IWB) will invariably lead to favorable outcomes. To do so, the paper integrates followership theory and cognitive dissonance theory to investigate the connection between employees’ IWB and despotic leadership, and the mediating role of interpersonal conflict with the supervisor in this connection. Moreover, the moderating impact of the supervisor’s d…
Bearing the brunt
Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between abusive supervision and workplace incivility using a dual theoretical framework. First, it draws on the ego depletion theory to investigate the relationship between abusive supervision and incivility by exploring the mediating role of ego depletion. Second, it integrates the job demands–resources model with the ego depletion theory to examine how perceived co-workers’ support functions a…
Fostering team resilience with servant leadership
Redefining hospitality for a sustainable tomorrow
Does green human resource management enhance employees’ environmental behavior – and if so, what mechanisms drive this process? Utilizing social cognitive theory, this research investigates the impact of green human resource management on environmental performance (i.e., task-related and proactive). Furthermore, green self-efficacy is employed as a mediator, and knowledge-oriented leadership is employed as a moderator in the relationship between …
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Business (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership (4 works) · Abusive supervision (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Originality (3 works)