Areas of research
- Organizational Sociology
- Human Ressources Management
- Behavioral research
Areas of teaching
- Human resources management
Grants and awards
Collaborative Research Grant - Dr. Muhammad Umer Azeem (P.I). Threat of Terrorism and CPEC; challenges and Solutions
Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan
Employee Recognition Award 2020: Best Researcher of the year Award
University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Employee Recognition Award 2019: Best Researcher of the year Award
University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Publications from the last 5 years
Articles
ABBAS, M., BAJWA, S.U., AZEEM, M.U., UL HAQ, I. and RASHEED, M.A. (2026). Transactive Memory System and Human Resource Development: A Systematic Review (2000–2025). Human Resource Development Review.
AZEEM, M.U., HAQ, I.U., MEHMOOD, I., AIN, N.U. and OFFERGELT, F. (2026). When and How Does Supervisor Knowledge‐Hiding Hinder Employees' Ability to Meet Work‐Related Deadlines? Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences - Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration, 43(3), pp. e70084.
ABBASI, B., KHAN, M., GUL, A., HAQ, I. and AZEEM, M.U. (2026). Low‐Carbon Energy Transition and Corporate Carbon Emissions: The Critical Role of Climate Change Mitigation Policies and Institutional Context. Business Strategy and the Environment.
MEHMOOD, I., AZEEM, M.U. and HAQ, I.U. (2026). The impact of high-performance work systems on job performance and stress through performance pressure and challenge–hindrance stressor: The moderating role of grit. Asia Pacific Journal of Management.
AZEEM, M.U., KHAN, M.A., HAQ, I.U. and SHARIF, I. (2026). When perceived coworker respect invigorates the moral and productive fallout of supervisor ostracism? Applied Psychology: An International Review, 75(2), pp. e70078.
HAQ, I.U., AZEEM, M.U., ANWAR, F. and GHAFOOR, F. (2026). The Buffering Role of Religiosity in Mitigating the Negative Effects of Eldercare Burden on Employee Exhaustion and Job Outcomes: Insights from Pakistani Organizations. Journal of Business and Psychology.
ALI, M.A., TING, D.H., AZEEM, M.U. and ABBASI, A.Z. (2025). Do online reviews help? The contingent effect of perceived crowdedness and gender for restaurant selection. EuroMed Journal of Business, 20(1), pp. 33-51.
Conference proceedings
LIU, C., PENG, C., AZEEM, M.U., HAQ, I.U., MEHMOOD, I., HUNT, A.L. ... YANG, J. (2025). Destructive and Constructive Behavioral Responses to Workplace Ostracism. In: AOM Symposium. Copenhagen: Proceedings - Academy of Management (AOM).
MEHMOOD, I., AZEEM, M.U. and HAQ, I.U. (2025). High-Performance Work Systems and Outcomes: The Transactional Theory of Stress Perspective. In: AOM Annual Meeting. Copenhagen: Proceedings - Academy of Management (AOM).
ANDIAPPAN, M., AZEEM, M.U., HAQ, I. and BANOUN, A. (2024). The Role of Jealousy in Predicting the Effects of Informational Unfairness on Helping and Gossiping. In: AOM Annual Meeting. Chicago: Proceedings - Academy of Management (AOM).
Conference papers (with selection committee)
AZEEM, M.U., ABBASI, A.Z. and ALI, M.A. (2025). Customer-Driven ESG: From Organizational Environmental CSR to Employee Sustainability. In: Accounting Governance & Sustainability Conference 2025. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran.
HAQ, I.U., AZEEM, M.U., SHAKEEL, A. and NASIR, A. (2024). When do you feel Schadenfreude with your Co-Workers? Combined Effects on Observed Bullying and Interpersonal Conflict on Negative Workplace Gossip. In: British Academy of Management (BAM) 2024. Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
AZEEM, M.U., HAQ, I.U., NASIR, A. and ALI, M.A. (2024). When hiding knowledge is a sin! When and how does supervisor knowledge hiding hinder employees’ ability to meet work-related deadlines? In: British Academy of Management (BAM) 2024. Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
HAQ, I.U., AZEEM, M.U. and BAJWA, S.U. (2024). How organizations’ social sustainability orientation enhances its sustainable performance? the roles of green human resource management and employees’ collective affective commitment towards environment. In: International Conference on Sustainable Business Practices in a VUCA World - ICSBP2024. Rabat Business School, université Internationale de Rabat.
SUHAIL, A., RIALP, A., SIMON, A., AZEEM, M.U., VIGODA, E. and SHAKEEL, A. (2023). Compulsory Citizenship Behavior, Creativity, and Role Overload: Do Generations Make A Difference? In: EURAM Annual Conference. Dublin.
ISLAM, M., AZEEM, M.U., NASHO, E., ANWAR, F. and HAQ, I.U. (2023). Barriers towards Entrepreneurial Pathway, the Role of Psychological Capital and Entrepreneurial Intention. In: EURAM Annual Conference. Dublin.
AZEEM, M.U., GARAVAN, T. and HAQ, I.U. (2023). This place is not for me now! When and how abusive supervision signals to subordinates to leave the organization? In: British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference. University of Sussex Business School, Brighton.
