Ahmad Bayiz Ahmad

Overview

I am a Lecturer of Management studies at the University of Kurdistan Hewler (UKH) and a PostDoctoral Research Fellow at the School of International and Public Affairs of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. I previously worked as a tenured lecturer at the University of Raparin.

I received a PhD from Beihang University, MPA from Tsinghua University, MBA from the University of Canberra, Graduate Certificate from the University of South Australia, and a BSc (with 1st class honors) from the University of Kurdistan Hewler.

My research focus is interdisciplinary: I mainly study employee attitudes and behaviors in public organizations. I am also interested in issues related to higher education reform. I employ both quantitative (cross-sectional, longitudinal and survey experiments) and qualitative methods in my studies. To further my expertise on employee attitudes and behaviors, I have developed collaborative networks with scholars in various countries; including: Australia, China, Germany, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates.

In 2018, I was awarded the No. 1 Social Science Researcher of the Year by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. As of today, I have received more than $14,000 for my research that has resulted in publications in prestigious international peer reviewed journals such as Public Administration Review, International Public Management Journal, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Public Personnel Management, Journal of Knowledge Management and other international journals. Ahmad also works as peer reviewer/editorial board member/article editor of over a dozen prestigious international journals.

Education

• - PhD Management Beihang University - China
• - MSc Public Administration Tsinghua University - China
• - MSc Business Administration [With Distinction] University of Canberra - Australia
• - BSc Business and Management University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH)

Publications

Chen, D., Ying, Zh., Ahmad, B. A. & Liu, B. 2021. How to Fuel Public Employee’s Change-Oriented Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Two-Wave Moderated-Mediation Study. Review of Public Personnel Administration [Q1; SSCI; IF: 5.298].

Butt, A. S., Ahmad, B. A., & Shah, S. H. H. 2021. Role of personal relationships in mitigating knowledge hiding behavior in firms: A dyadic perspective. Vine Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems. [Q2; ESCI; Indexed at Scopus and Web of Science]. https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-01-2021-0009

Butt, A. S., Shah, S. H. H., Ahmad, B. A. 2021. Exploring the potential challenges of Belt and Road Initiative for sustainable supply chains: A South Asian Perspective. Transportation Journal. [Q2; SSCI; IF: 1.182]. https://doi.org/10.5325/transportationj.60.3.0307

Yanbo, Zh., Wang, Y., Ahmad, B. A., Shah, A. A., & Qing, W. 2021. How do individual-level characteristics influence cross-domain risk perceptions among Chinese Urban Residents? Sage Open. [Q2; SSCI; IF: 1.356]. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211003570

Hasan, H. A. & Ahmad, B. A. 2021. The Relationship between Islamic Work Ethic and Public Service Motivation. Administration and Society. [Q1; SSCI; IF: 2.690]. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399721998335

Shah, Syed Hamad Hassan; Butt, A. S & Ahmad, B. A. 2021. Retrospective view and thematic analysis of value co-creation through bibliometric analysis. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence [Q1; SSCI; IF: 3.824]. https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2021.1890017

Butt, A. S., Shah, S. H. H. & Ahmad, B. A., 2021. Does knowledge hiding undermine buyer-supplier relationship in supply chains? A dyadic perspective. Vine Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems. [Q2; ESCI; Indexed at Scopus and Web of Science]. http://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-06-2020-0118

Ahmad, B. A., Butt, A. S., Cheng, D. & Butt, A. S. Liu, B. 2020. A Mediated Model of the Effect of Organizational Culture on Public Servants’ Intentions to Engage in Change-Supportive Behaviors: Insights from the Theory of Planned Behavior. Journal of Management & Organization. [Q2; SSCI; IF: 4.139]. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2020.41

Hasan, H. A., Xiaodong, Zh. & Ahmad, B. A. 2020. Red Tape and Change-Supportive Intentions: An Extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Leadership & Organizational Development Journal. [Q1; SSCI; 3.242]. https://doi.org /10.1108/LODJ-07-2020-0286

Hassan, H. A., Zhang, X., Ahmad, A. B., Liu, B. (2020). Public Service Motivation and Employee Change-Supportive Intention: Utilizing the Theory of Planned Behavior. Public Personnel Management. [Q2; SSCI; IF: 2.304]. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091026020934515

Ahmad, B. A., Straatmaan, T., Mueller, K. B. Liu, 2020. Employees’ change-support in the public sector – A multi-time field study focusing on the link between intentions and behaviors. Public Administration Review [Q1; SSCI; IF: 5.257]. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13275

Butt, A. S., Ahmad, B. A., (2020). Strategies to Mitigate Knowledge Hiding Behaviour: Building Theories from Multiple Case Studies. Management Decision. [Q1; SSCI; IF: 4.957]. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-01-2020-0038

Butt, A. S., Ahmad, B. A., Shah, S. H. H., (2020). Knowledge Hiding in a Buyer-Supplier Relationship: A Pilot Study. Knowledge and Process Management. [Q2; ESCI; Indexed at Scopus and Web of Science]. https://doi.org/10.1002/kpm.1631

Ahmad, B. A., Liu, B & Butt, A. S. (2020). Scale Development and Construct Clarification of Change Recipient Proactivity. Personnel Review. [Q2; SSCI; 3.434]. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-02-2019-0091

Butt, A. S., & Ahmad, B. A. (2019). Are There Any Antecedents of Top-Down Knowledge Hiding in Firms? Evidence from the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Knowledge Management. [Q1; SSCI; IF: 8.182]. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-04-2019-0204

Ahmad, B. A., Liu, B & Butt, A. S. (2019). Predictors and Outcomes of Change Recipient Proactivity in Public Organizations of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. International Public Management Journal. [Q1; SSCI; IF: 3.083]. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2019.1588812

Butt, A. S., & Ahmad, B. A. (2019). Personal Relationship and Conflicts in Supply Chains: Exploration of Buyers and Suppliers in Australian Manufacturing and Service Sector. Benchmarking: An International Journal. [Q2; ESCI; Indexed at Scopus and Web of Science]. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-02-2019-0067

Ahmad, B. A., & Cheng, Zh. (2018). The Role of Content, Context, Process and Leadership in Understanding Employees Commitment to Change: The Case of Public Organizations in Iraqi Kurdistan. Public Personnel Management. Vol. 47(2), 195-216. [Q2; SSCI; IF: 2.304]. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091026017753645

Ahmad, B. A., & Shah, M. (2018). International Students’ Choice to Study in China. Tertiary Education & Management. Vol. 24(4), 325-337. [Q1; ESCI; Indexed at Scopus and Web of Science]. https://doi.org/10.1080/13583883.2018.1458247

Ahmad, B. A., Hassan, H. A., & Al-Ahmedi, M. H. (2017). Motivations of Government-sponsored Kurdish Students for Pursuing Postgraduate Studies Abroad: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Studies in International Education. Vol. 21(2), 105-119. [Q1; SSCI; 2.810]. https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315316662982

Professional Qualification

• - 09/2021 – present University of Kurdistan Hewler Kurdistan Lecturer
• - 10/2020 – 08/2021 University of Kurdistan Hewler Kurdistan Visiting Lecturer
• - 01/2019 – 12/2021 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China Postdoctoral Research Fellow
• - 10/2015 – 09/2021 University of Raparin Kurdistan Lecturer