Dr. Muhammad Abbas

Faculty Member

Dr. Muhammad Abbas

Professor

HEC Approved PhD Supervisor
(+9251 111 128 128) 5114
muhammad.abbas@nu.edu.pk

Education

PhD (OB), International Islamic University, 2014

MS (Management), International Islamic University, 2009

BBA (Business), Karakoram International University, 2007

Summary

Dr. Muhammad Abbas is a Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior at FAST School of Management, NUCES, Islamabad. He has over 15 years of experience in academia and industry. His publications appear in world’s top journals included in Financial Times (FT-50) ranking of prestigious journals. He also serves as an editor and a reviewer for many world-class journals. In addition to teaching and research, he engages in trainings, capacity building programs, and consultancy services for numerous national and multinational organizations across many countries. He has received many awards from Higher Education Commission, Pakistan, including ‘Best Young Scholar Award’ for consecutive three years and ‘Best Research Paper Award’ for his research contributions. His broader areas of interest include organizational behavior, leadership, Generative AI, and algorithmic HRM.

Publications

Journal Papers

  1. Abbas, M., Usman, M., & Khan, T. I. (2026), Religiosity and Entrepreneurial Outcomes: Examining the Roles of Altruism and Voluntary Simplicity from an Identity Theory perspective, Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, in press
  2. Abbas, M., & Hassnain, A., Impact of abusive supervision on employees’ contempt and job involvement: Does psychological hardiness help? , Evidence-based HRM. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108%2FEBHRM-08-2024-0288
  3. Mumtat, S., Akhtar, A., Qureshi, H., and Abbas, M. (2025)., Understanding the Effects of Various Types of Work Modalities on Employee Change Experiences, , Journal of Management Development. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-12-2024-0425
  4. Mumtaz, S., Ali, A., Abbas, M. (2025)., I want to embrace it: How diffusion of innovation drives employee attitude and intention towards data analytics adoption?, Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJBA-02-2025-0120
  5. Abbas, M., & Khan, T. I., & Jam, F. A. (2025)., Avoid Excessive Usage: Examining the Motivations and Outcomes of Generative Artificial Intelligence Usage among Students. , Journal of Academic Ethics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-025-09659-3
  6. Azeem, S., & Abbas, M., (2025)., Personality Correlates of Academic Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence and Its Outcomes: Does Fairness Matter? , Education and Information Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-025-13489-6
  7. Abbas, M. (2023)., Uses and Misuses of ChatGPT Uses and Misuses of ChatGPT by Academic Community: An Overview and Guidelines., Doi: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4402510
  8. Awan, N. A., & Abbas, M. (2025)., Organizational socialization strategies and newcomers' identity development: A social identity perspective, Human Resource Development Quarterly, 36(1), 69–87. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21527
  9. Noor, S., & Abbas, M. (2024)., Workplace ostracism and employees’ affective commitment: testing the role of resource depletion and psychological safety. , Cogent Business & Management, 11(1), 2331087. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2024.2331087
  10. Malik., M., Abbas, M., & Imam, H. (2023)., Knowledge-Oriented Leadership and Workers’ Performance: Do Individual Knowledge Management Engagement and Empowerment matter? , International Journal of Manpower. 44(7), 1382-1398. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-07-2022-0302
  11. Fatima, S., Abbas, M., & Hassan, M. M. (2023)., Servant leadership, ideology-based culture and job outcomes: A multi-level investigation among hospitality workers, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 109, 103408. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2022.103408
  12. Abbas, M., & Ali, R. (2023)., Transformational versus Transactional Leadership Styles and Project Success: A Meta-Analytic Review., European Management Journal. 41(1), 125-142. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2021.10.011
  13. Abbas, M., & Raja, U. (2019)., Challenge-Hindrance Stressors and Job Outcomes: the Moderating Role of Conscientiousness., Journal of Business and Psychology. 34 (2), 189-201. DOI: 10.1007/s10869-018-9535-z https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-018-9535-z
  14. Abbas, M., Raja, U., Anjum M., & Bouckenooghe, D. (2019)., Perceived Competence and Impression Management: Mediating role of Job Performance and Moderating Role of Job Satisfaction., International Journal of Psychology.54(5), 668-677. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12515
  15. Abbas, M., Sajid, S., & Mumtaz, S. (September 2018)., Personal and Contextual Antecedents of Knowledge Sharing and Its Impact on Innovative Behavior Among Engineers. , Engineering Management Journal. 30 (3), 154-164. https://doi.org/10.1080/10429247.2018.1451681
  16. Abbas, M. Raja, U., Darr, W., & Bouckenooghe, D. (2014)., Combined Effects of Perceived Politics and Psychological Capital on Job Satisfaction, Turnover Intentions, and Performance, Journal of Management, 40 (7), 1813-1830. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206312455243
  17. Bouckenooghe, D., Raja, U., Butt, A. N., & Abbas, M. and Bilgrami, S. (2017)., Unpacking the Curvilinear Relationship between Negative Affectivity, Performance, and Turnover Intentions: The Moderating Effect of Time-Related Work Stress., Journal of Management and Organization. 23(3) 373-391 DOI:10.1017/jmo.2016.10 https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2016.10
  18. Khan, K., Abbas, M., Gul, A., & Raja, U. (2015)., Organizational Justice and Job Outcomes: Moderating Role of Islamic Work Ethics., Journal of Business Ethics. 126(2). 235–246. DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1937-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1937-2 A
  19. Sarwat, N., & Abbas, M. (2021)., Individual Knowledge Creation Ability: Dispositional Antecedents and Relationship to Innovative Performance. , European Journal of Innovation Management. 24(5), 1763-1781. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-05-2020-0198
  20. Mumtaz, S., Tariq, M., & Abbas, M. (2023)., Do Ethical Values Buffer against Workplace Stressors? Interactive Effects of Challenge-Hindrance Stressors and Islamic Work Ethics on Individualized Change Outcomes. , Studies in Psychology, 44(3) 312-352. https://doi.org/10.1080/02109395.2023.2252253
  21. Bouckenooghe, D., Raja, U., & Abbas, M. (2014)., How Does Self-Regulation of Emotions Impact Employee Work Engagement: The Mediating Role of Social Resources. , Journal of Management and Organization, 20(04). 508-525. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2014.43
  22. Abbas, M., & Bashir, F. (2020)., Having a Green Identity: Does Pro-Environmental Self-Identity mediate the effects of Moral Identity on Ethical Consumption and Pro-Environmental Behaviour? , Studies in Psychology. 41(3), 612-643. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02109395.2020.1796271
  23. Abbas, M., Jam, F. A., & Khan, T. I. (2024)., Is it harmful or helpful? Examining the causes and consequences of generative AI usage among university students. , International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 21(1), 10. DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-024-00444-7
  24. Abbas, M., & Raja, U. (2015)., Impact of Psychological Capital on Innovative Performance and job stress. , Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. 32(2), 128-138. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cjas.1314
  25. Abbas, M., Malik, M., & Sarwat, N. (2021)., Consequences of Job Insecurity for Hospitality Employees amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Does Social Support Help? , Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management. 30(8), 957–981. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19368623.2021.1926036
  26. Raja, U., Sheikh, R. A., Abbas, M., & Bouckenooghe, D. (2018)., Do Procedures Really Matter When Rewards are More Important? A Developing Country Perspective on The Effects of Distributive and Procedural Justice on Employee Behaviors. , European Review of Applied Psychology. 68 (2), 79-88. DOI: 10.1016/j.erap.2018.03.001 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erap.2018.03.001
  27. Khan, S., & Abbas, M. (2023)., Interactive effects of consumers’ ethical beliefs and authenticity on ethical consumption and pro-environmental behaviors, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 71, 103226. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2022.103226
  28. Raja, U., Javed, Y., & Abbas, M. (2018)., A time lagged study of burnout as mediator in the relationship between workplace bullying and work family conflict. , International Journal of Stress Management. 25(4), 377-390. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000080
  29. Malik, M., Abbas, M., & Imam, H. (2023)., Knowledge-Oriented Leadership and Workers’ Performance: Do Individual Knowledge Management Engagement and Empowerment matter? , International Journal of Manpower. 44(7), 1382-1398. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-07-2022-0302
  30. Murtaza, G., Abbas, M., Raja, U., Roques, O., Khalid, A., & Mushtaq, R. (2016)., Impact of Islamic Work Ethics on Organizational Citizenship Behaviors and Knowledge-Sharing Behaviors. , Journal of Business Ethics. 133(2) 325-333. DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2396-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2396-0

Conference Papers

  1. Sarwat, N., and Abbas, M., (August, 2025) , Beyond Bots and Books: Investigating the Drivers and Outcomes of GENAI Usage Among Business Students, Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, Copenhagen, Denmark. ttps://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2025.13882abstract
  2. Siddiqui, T., Sufi, A., and Abbas, M. (2025)., Antecedent and Outcomes of Playful Work Design: Moderating Role of Job Demands. , 12th Asian Management Research and Case Conference (AMRC), LUMS
  3. Abbas, M., & Bashir, F., (2018)., A time-lagged study on the impact of Internalization and Symbolization on Pro-Environmental Behaviors, Conference on Ethics, Responsible Business, and Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities for Transformation and Growth” 7-8 December, Hong Kong
  4. Abbas, M., Multidisciplinary Trends in Academic Research, Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom, Bangkok, Thailand
  5. Abbas, M., Global Trends in Academic Research (GTAR-2015) , Bandung, Indonesia 20-21 April, 2015.
  6. Abbas, M., Innovative Trends in Multidisciplinary Academic Research (ITMAR-2014) Istanbul, Turkey 20-21 October, 2014, organized by Global Illuminators.
  7. Abbas, M., Attended Global Trends in Academic Research (GTAR-2014), Bali, Indonesia 02-03 June, 2014, organized by Global Illuminators.
  8. Abbas, M., & Raja, U., Impact of Perceived Organizational Politics on Supervisory-rated Innovative Performance and Job Stress: Evidence from Pakistan, 2nd International Conference on Innovation and Information Management (ICIIM-2014), Phuket Thailand.
  9. Anjum M., Raja, U., & Abbas, M. (2013)., Combined effects of job satisfaction and impression management on OCB and Job performance. , 73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management at Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), FL. USA.
  10. Raja, U., Sheikh, R. A., & Abbas, M., Revisiting the Interactive Effects of Distributive and Procedural Justice on Behaviors: A Developing Country Perspective. , 7th Global Business and Social Science Research Conference. Radisson Blu Hotel, Beijing, China.
  11. Bouckenooghe, D., Raja, U., & Abbas, M. (2012)., The dynamics between resources and their impact on work engagement., 72nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, Massachusetts.
  12. Abbas, M., & Raja, U. (2010)., Combined Effects of Perceived Organizational Politics and Psychological Capital on Job Outcomes, 70th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Montreal Canada.
  13. Abbas, M., & Raja, U. (2011)., Impact of Psychological Capital on Innovative Performance. , 14th International Business Research Conference. Dubaï, UAE.
  14. Raja U., Abbas, M. (2012)., Differential Effects of Hindrance and Challenge Stressors on Innovative Performance., 16th International Business Research Conference in Dubai, UAE.
  15. Abbas M., & Shahzad, K. (2011)., Multipoint Competition, Cooperation among Firms and Sustainability: A Review of Literature, International Entrepreneurship Congress 27-29 April 2011 at Izmir Turkey.
  16. Muhammad Abbas, A double-edged Sword: Moderating role of Conscientiousness in the relationships between Challenge-Hindrance Stressors and Job Outcomes., 77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta Georgia. USA
  17. Muhammad Abbas, A Multilevel Investigation of the Dark Side of Leaders’ Ethics and Spirituality., Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.17746abstract

Books & Chapters

  1. Abbas, M. (2025)., Challenges and Misuses of Generative AI and the Quest for Mitigation, Chapter 11. In S. Sabbaghan (Ed.), Navigating Generative AI in Higher Education: Ethical, Theoretical and Practical Perspectives, p. 179–193). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035337873.00015
  2. Abbas, M., & Raja, U. (2022)., Challenge-hindrance stressors and job outcomes: The moderating role of conscientiousness. Chapter 4, In Key Topics in Work and Organizational Psychology (pp. 41-53). Springer, Cham.