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Dr. Sarah Wali Qazi

Associate Professor and HoD GBR Department
Extension
320
Email
sarah.wali@iobm.edu.pk
Department
Graduate & Business Research
Specialization
Management Sciences

About

Dr. Sarah Wali Qazi serves as the Acting Associate Dean for Graduate and Postgraduate Programs at the Institute of Business Management (IoBM), where she also leads the Graduate Business Research Program and the CBM Center for Research and Training (CCRT). With over a decade of academic, research, and administrative experience, she has been instrumental in advancing graduate research excellence and institutional academic standards. She holds a PhD in Management Sciences from SZABIST University and her research has been published in several peer-reviewed, Scopus-indexed, impact factor, and HEC-recognized journals. She is the honorary editor of the ASA Microfinance Newsflash, contributing to sectoral insights and development discourse. Dr. Qazi is an active core committee member of NBEAC, AMBA and AACSB accreditation overseeing Assurance of Learning (AoL) activities at IoBM, She has organized national and international conferences, research workshops, and academic development initiatives, and has served as a session chair at conferences and as an external academic reviewer for Boards of Studies (BoS) and Boards of Faculty (BoF) at various universities across Pakistan. In addition to her academic portfolio, Dr. Qazi works as a consultant in the microfinance and development sectors, contributing to strategic planning, women-centric empowerment models, and institutional training frameworks. She continues to mentor researchers and promote research-led learning, reinforcing IoBM’s mission of delivering globally aligned and locally relevant education.
Academic Qualification
PhD Management Sciences, SZABIST University, Karachi Pakistan - 2019
Management Science
  1. A hidden treasure, contributions of HRM vertical fir to organizational performance at macro-organizational level submitted to Employee Relations (under review in Impact factor journal).
  2. Memon, M., Soomro, N., & Qazi, S. W. (2024). Mapping Digital Recruitment Tools Using Advanced Convergent Qualitative Meta-integration. Vision, 09722629231220989. https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629231220989 (Impact factor 2.8)
  3. Memon, M., Soomro, N., & Qazi, S. W. (2023). Nexus between Human Talent Attraction and Digital Recruitment: A Signaling Theory Perspective on Anticipatory Psychological Contract. Pakistan Business Review, 25(2), 109-130.
  4. Samo, A. H., Qazi, S. W., & Shamsi, A. F. (2023). Virus for Women Employees: Exploring the Stereotypical Beliefs of the Leaders about their Female Followers. Pakistan Business Review, 24(4), 372-388.
  5. Khaskhely MK, Qazi SW, Khan NR, Hashmi T and Chang AAR (2022) Understanding the Impact of Green Human Resource Management Practices and Dynamic Sustainable Capabilities on Corporate Sustainable Performance: Evidence From the Manufacturing Sector. Front. Psychol. 13:844488. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.844488. (Impact Factor Journal)
  6. Khaskhely, M. K., Khan, N. R., & Qazi, S. W. Contribution Of Employee Green Values In Improving Corporate Sustainable Environmental Performance Via Organizational Green Culture And Employee Green Behaviors-A Conceptual Nexus. Journal of Tianjin University Science and Technology
  7. Kashif, S., Qureshi, J. A., & Qazi, S. W. (2019). Role of experiential value on mall patronage intentions: an emerging economy perspective. The Retail and Marketing Review, 15(2), 1-14.
  8. Qazi S.W., Ali H., & Mushtaqui T. (2019). Women Empowerment through Microcredit: hermeneutic Phenomenological Experience Based study of Pakistan. New Horizon (NH), Vol. 13(1), pp. 141-160
  9. Hussain, S., Qazi, S., Ahmed, R. R., Vveinhardt, J., & Streimikiene, D. (2019). Innovative user engagement and playfulness on adoption intentions of technological products: evidence from SEM-based multivariate approach. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 32(1), 555-577. (Impact Factor Journal)
  10. Hussain, S., Qazi, S., Ahmed, R. R., Streimikiene, D., & Vveinhardt, J. (2018). Employees Management: Evidence from Gamification Techniques. Montenegrin Journal of Economics, 14(4), 097-107. (Impact Factor Journal)
  11. Qazi, S. W., Rashidi, M. Z., & Khushk, H.A. (2018).A Hermeneutical Analysis of Women’s Experiences and Perception about Empowerment with Microcredit Programs in Lower Sindh, Pakistan. Journal of Independent Studies and Research-Management, Social Sciences and Economics (JISR-MSSE), Vol. 16(2) pp. 1-23
  12. Samo, A. H., Qazi, S. W., & Buriro, W. M. (2018). Labelling them is negating them: A phenomenological study of stereotypes and followers’ experiences about women leadership in Pakistan. Management Research Review.(Emerald)(ESCI)
  13. Qazi, S. W., & Khushk, H. A. (2019). Fueling Women Empowerment?: A Phenomenological Study of Women Experiences with Micro-Credit and Status of Branch-less Banking in Pakistan. International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR), 15(1), 75-88. (ESCI)
  14. Qazi, S.W., Rashidi, M.Z. (2018), Nurturing Women Empowerment? An Exploratory Study of the linkages between Women, Micro entrepreneurship and Access to Microcredit, Journal of Management Sciences, Vol. 5(2) pp. 3-21.
  15. Qazi, S.W., Rashidi, M.Z. (2018), Phenomenological Experiences and Perception of Women through Microcredit Programs: Steps towards the Empowerment, NICE Research Journal of Social Science. ISSN: 2219-4282, Vol. 11(2) pp. 200-222.
  16. Ahmed M., Qazi S.W., Iqbal, A., & Kashif S.,(2017), ‘Microfinance beats the beggary, boosts the Macro Economy, International Review of Management and Business Research, (ISSN: 2306-9007), Vol. 6(1) pp. 341 -351
  17. Butt, A. A., & Qazi, S. (2016). Phenomenological Analysis of Consumers’ Preferences, Experiences and Perceptions for Tetra Pack Milk Packages and Usages . Global Advanced Research Journal of Management and Business Studies, Vol. 5(7) pp.178-188
  18. Qazi et al. (2016), Microfinance: Poverty Mitigation and New Spark of Opportunities in Pakistan, Global Advanced Research Journal of Management and Business Studies (ISSN: 2315-5086) Vol. 5(5) pp. 129-134.
  19. Qazi et al. (2015), Microfinance: Effective in Generating Opportunities and Mitigating Poverty in Pakistan, Global Advanced Research Journal of Management and Business Studies (ISSN: 2315-5086) Vol. 4(8).
  20. Qazi S. W., Ahmed, M., Kashif S. & Qureshi Z.A.,(2015). “Company’s Financial Performance and Corporate Social Responsibility: Pakistan Context”, Global Advanced Research Journal of Management and Business Studies Vol. 4(5) pp. 196-202, (ISSN: 2315-5086).
  21. Isran, M., Isran, S., & Qazi, S. (2014). Trade Ties between Pakistan and China: How can Pakistan Benefit From China. Research Journal of Far East and South East Asia.
  22. Qazi, S. W., Isran, M., Isran, S., & Syed, N. (2013). Women Empowerment through Microcredit: Step Towards Alleviating Feminization of Poverty. Journal of Management and Social Sciences.

International Conference Publication

Hussain S. & Qazi S.W. 2022. “Brand Social Powers in Luxury Brand Purchase: A Female Consumer Identity & Lifestyle” Presented at 3rd International Interdisciplinary Conference on Gender, Work and Society hosted at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on May 21-22, 2022.

Qazi S.W. 2018. “Fueling Women Empowerment with Micro credit? A Phenomenological Study of women Lived Experiences and Perception”. Presented at International Conference on Innovation and Emerging Trends in Education and Social Sciences (ICIETESS’18), held on January 8-9, 2018 at Iqra University, 2018

Qazi S.W. 2018. “Fuelling Women Empowerment? An Exploratory Study of the linkages between Women, Micro entrepreneurship and Access to Microcredit”. Presented at 5th International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business Management, held on 21-22 March 2018 at University of Central Punjab, Lahore.

Qazi S.W. 2018. “Perception of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): a Comparative Study between two giant National Organizations of Pakistan”. Presented at 4th International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business Management, held on 21-22 March 2017 at University of Central Punjab, Lahore and in collaboration with the KEDGE Business School, France.

Kashif, S. & Qazi, S.W. 2013. “Driving value through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): A comparative study between National and Multinational organizations of Pakistan”. Presented at International and Middle East conference on sustainability and Human Development, held on 27-28th April 2013 at Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., ISBN: 978-0-9576287-0-0

Conferences and Trainings Attended and Organized • Participated in the two days’ Workshop “Assurance of Learning in Higher Education”, organized by IBA Karachi • Collaborated with Sindh Madressahtul Islam University Global Congress, from the platform of Research Center, FMS. • Faculty Research Visit to IBA, Karachi for Neuroscience Lab had been organized in August 2022, where 10 faculty members attended. • Organized five different trainings within the department in year 2021-2022. • Organized SZABIST International Conference 2020 on 18 and 19 January as Conference Secretary. • Participated in the Pakistan Business Research (PBR) 2019 as the session chair on 29th and 30th June, 2019, organized by Mohammad Ali Jinnah University • Participated and Presented paper in National Business Research Symposium (NBRS-2019) organized by Iqra University on 19-20 April, 2019 • Participated and presented paper in the fifth International Conference on Contemporary Issues of Business Management on 21 and 22 March 2018 at University of Central Punjab. • Participated and Presented paper in International Conference on Innovation and Emerging Trends in Education and Social Sciences (ICIETESS'18) organized by Iqra University on 8-9 January, 2018 • Participated in 1st National Research Conference on Management, Leadership and Entrepreneurship (NRCMLE-2017) • Participated and presented paper in the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business Management, being jointly organized by UCP Business School, Lahore and KEDGE Business School, France on March 21-22, 2017 • Attended DIHE training on National and International Funding Opportunities on 25th April, 2016 • Attended National Research Conference on Management and Business (NRCMB) on 15th December, 2015 • Attended International Women Empowerment Conference from 17th-20th December, 2015 • Attended Karachi Women Peace Table Conference on 15th October, 2015 • Presented two papers in 3rd International Conference held at SZABIST on 14th December, 2013 • Published Paper in IMESH conference held at Dubai on April 28, 2013 to April 29, 2013 • Represents SMIU in the 2 days’ workshop arranged by the IBA Karachi, Coventry University and British Council, in March 2013