Faculty Profile

Dr. Ashar Saleem

Assistant Professor and Director Graduate Programs SBS

Department: Management

Specialization: Organization Theory and Strategy

Onboard Status: Available

Email: asaleem@iba.edu.pk


Work Experience

  • Assistant Professor and Director Graduate Program SBS at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Jan-2024 to PRESENT)
  • Assistant Professor and Program Director MS Management at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Aug-2019 to Dec-2023)
  • Assistant Professor at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Jan-2016 to Aug-2019)
  • Teaching Fellow at Lahore University of Management Sciences (Jan-2013 to Dec-2015)
  • Teaching/Research Associate at Lahore University of Management Sciences (Aug-2007 to Sep-2010)
  • Assistant Manager Production Design Dept., Project Management Dept., and Purchase Dept. at Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Wah (Jan-1999 to Jan-2007)
  • Trainee Engineer (Production Technology Dept.) at Heavy Mechanical Complex, Taxila (Jan-1995 to Jan-1996)

Academic Qualification

  • PhD Organization Theory and Strategy, Lahore University of Management Sciences - 2015
  • MBA Executive, University of Wah - 2006
  • BE Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore - 1994

Research Interests

  • Organization Theory and Strategy

Courses Taught

  • CORPORATE STRATEGY
  • MANAGERIAL POLICY
  • MS MGT PROJECT
  • ORGANIZATION THEORY
  • PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
  • PHILOSOPHY OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION
  • RESEARCH SEMINAR IN STRATEGY

Research Output

Journal Publication(s)

  • Pablo Martin De Holan, Farzad Rafi Khan, Dr. Ashar Saleem ,"“The watchdog is siding with the thieves”: Failing neoliberal policies and successful derisking in the Global South",Organization,Nov 09, 2023,,

Case(s)

  • Mohsin Bashir, Dr. Ashar Saleem, Ferhana Ahmed ,"Akhuwat: Measuring Success for a Non-profit Organization",Asian Journal of Management Cases,Mar 01, 2019,Pakistan,Lahore

Book(s)

  • Dr. Ashar Saleem ,"Capitalism’s Universalizing Project and Forms of Organizing in the Microfinance Industry: Evidence from South Asia",in Jammulamadaka, N. & Ul-Haq S. (Eds.) 'Managing the Post-Colony South Asia Focus. Ways of Organising, Managing and Living',Aug 19, 2022,Singapore,Singapore

Conference(s)

  • Dr. Ashar Saleem ,"Institutional Theory Based Research in International Business: A Review and Synthesis",Paper development workshop with JIBS (Journal of International Business Studies) in EIBA conference in Spain,Dec 12, 2021,,Madrid, Spain
  • Dr. Ashar Saleem, Irfan Butt ,"Institutional Theory in International Business: A Review of 40 Years of Empirical Research",79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management,Aug 01, 2019,United States,Boston
  • Dr. Ashar Saleem ,"Market on the margins: an inquiry into liberalization of the electricity sector in Pakistan",11th International Critical Management Studies Conference,Jun 29, 2019,England,Milton Keynes
  • Dr. Ashar Saleem, Junaid Ashraf ,"State’s Rationalizations: Analyzing Policy Decisions in the Electricity Infrastructure",Conference Proceedings: 77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: At the Interface,Aug 06, 2017,United States,Atlanta, Georgia
  • Dr. Ashar Saleem, Muhammad Abdur Rahman ,"Business Groups and Institutional Voids: What Explains Success in Emerging Economies",Conference Proceedings: 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: Making Organizations Meaningful,Aug 09, 2016,United States,Anaheim, California

Other(s)


    Projects

    List to come