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GC University, Lahore
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Management Studies
Management Studies

Faculty



Dr. M. Amaad Uppal

Current Position

  • Director, Management Studies Department, G. C. University, Lahore, Pakistan.

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD in Business Informatics (Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK)
  • MBA (Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, USA)
  • BSc Engineering (Institute of Chemical Engineering, Punjab University, Lahore)

Professional Certifications & Memberships

  • Pakistan Pumps & Electric Motor Manufacturing Association (PPEMMA), Member Standing Committee
  • Pakistan Engineering Council, Member
  • Certified IFC trainer
  • WebCT: Certified Online Course Designer
  • CCAI: Cisco Certified Academy Instructor
  • CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate
  • MCT: Microsoft Certified Trainer
  • MCSE: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
  • MCP: Microsoft Certified Professional
  • MOUS: Microsoft Office User Specialist

Current position

  • Assistant Professor, Management Studies Department, GC University, Lahore.

Professional Background

  • Business and Computer Literacy Faculty, Higher Colleges of Technology, Sharjah, UAE.
  • Deputy Manager, Business Development, Descon Engineering Ltd. Lahore Pakistan
  • Research Assistant, BD Eddie Research & Consulting Centre, Oklahoma City University, OKC, USA.

Academic Interest

  • Research, design, development and implementation of technology mediated learning solutions.


Sadir Zaidi

Qualifications

  • MBA (Southeastern University, Washington DC, USA)

Current position

  • Deputy Director, Management Studies Department, G. C. University, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • BS Program Lead

Professional Achievements

  • Worked on different positions for several American and Pakistani banks
  • Teaching Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Investment Analysis, International Finance
  • Imparting Executive Education on Financial Management and Corporate Finance for over 25 years.

Teaching Interest

  • Financial Management, Corporate Finance and Investment Analysis

Research Interest

  • Stock Options


Dr. Samnan Ali

Qualifications

  • PhD in Business Informatics (Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK)
  • MBA (LUMS)
  • BSc. Mechatronics and Control Engineering (UET, Lahore)

Current position

  • Assistant Professor, Management Studies Department, G. C. University, Lahore, Pakistan.

Professional Achievements

  • Lecturer at Institute of Business and Management, IB&M UET Lahore
  • Senior Training Manager with Microsoft Corporation’s Gold certified partner “Expert Systems”
  • Chief Operating Officer at Lahore Chapter of Project Management Institute (Pennsylvania USA)
  • District Sales Manager at Fauji Fertilizer Company
  • Business Development Manager at EBR Energy Pakistan (EBR Energy Corporation, New Jersey USA)

Academic Interest

  • Project Management, Supply Chain Management and Information Technology


Muhammad Mubashir Hussain

Qualifications

  • MS (Banking & Financial Economics) - Government College University, Lahore (GCUL)
  • MBA (Banking & Finance) - Hailey College of Banking and Finance (HCBF), a constituent college of the University of the Punjab, Lahore (PU)

Current position

  • Assistant Professor, Management Studies Department, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan.

Professional Achievements

Mubashir has more than 15 years of experience in teaching, training and curriculum development. He has served as Member-cum-Secretary to the National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC), Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan for developing and revising the curriculum of BS and MS in Commerce in 2013-14. In addition, he has also served as a Subject Expert at Curriculum Revision Committee of Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) for the revision and up-gradation of the course titled ‘Accountancy and Auditing’ Central Superior Services (CSS) Examinations. He is a qualified member of four professional accountancy bodies namely IBP, PIPFA, ICSP and IMM with distinction in IBP Stage-II Exams.

Academic and Research Interest

  • Mubashir’s major research interest lies in “Accounting” and “Financial Reporting” apart from certain areas of research in Finance.


Ali Hussain Farrukh

Qualifications

  • MSc Logistics, Supply Chain Management option (Høgskolen i Molde, Norway)
  • MBA (University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK)

Current Position

  • Lecturer, Management Studies Department, G.C University, Lahore, Pakistan

Professional Achievements

  • Assistant Manager, Oxford University, Press
  • Consultancy Project, B3 Cable Manufacturers, Manchester, UK
  • Business Development Executive, O2 UK
  • Conference Participation: Presented Research Paper along Engelseth, Per., Wagner, A. “Developing Lean customer service in a Lean manufacturing firm” 21st EurOMA Conference : Operations Management in an innovation Economy; 2014-06-20 - 2014-06-25

Academic Interest

Ali has worked with retail, telecom, publishing industries and in academia for more than 15 years. He has been part of MSD team since 2010 and his teaching interests lie in Business Communication, Business Research Methods, Pricing Strategies and Supply Chain Management. He has been coordinator for MBA and EMBA Consultancy Projects and supervises Thesis Writing for B.Sc. Applied Management program.



Muhammad Basir

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Business Informatics (Henley Business School, University of Reading) (Continued)
  • Master of Business Administration (IB&M, UET Lahore)
  • Bachelors in Commers (PU, Lahore)

Current position

  • Research Teaching Assistant, Management Studies Department, GCU Lahore

Professional Achievements

Muhammad Basir is Ph.D. Scholar at Henley Business School University of Reading, UK.  Experienced Researcher with a demonstrated history of working in academics, specifically investigating Information Systems (IS) implementation in higher education institutes. During his 6 years tenure at MSD, he has contributed to the field by publishing articles in CABS-AJG-ranked peer-reviewed journals. Basir is skilled in, Statistical Data Analysis (SPSS, AMOS), Quantitative Research, and Systematic Literature Reviews. 

Research Interest

  • Information Systems (IS) implementation in higher education institutes


Sidra Haroon

Qualifications

  • B.A

The University of Punjab, Lahore

Current Position

  • Senior Program Officer

Career Interest