Overview
Profile summary
- Full time permanent member of academic staff at the University of Plymouth from October 2023 ongoing.
- Lecturere in International Business and Management.
- Module Leader at undergraduate, postgraduate levels and and Senior Leadership Apprenticeship for 'International Strategy and Business Improvement', 'International Marketing' 'Current Issues in International Business' & 'Decesion Making: Reasons and Emotions'
- Dissertation Supervisor at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
- PhD supervision (looking for potentail candidates)
- Personal Tutor and Placements tutor
Professional memberships
- Member of Chartered Management Institute (CMI), UK
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of UK (Fellowship No. PR294921)
- Member of European Academy of Management (EURAM)
- Approved Supervisor, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan (Ref. HEC/HRD/ASA/2021/87743, dated 26.04.2021)
Roles on external bodies
Supervised research degrees
- PBS6000 Placement Honours Project Bachelor (6 under supervision)
- PBS6000 Honours Project Bachelor (9 completed and 13 under supervision)
- PBS7000 Capstone Project MSc Thesis (20 competed)
- STO7000 MBA Project (3 completed, 1 under supervision)
- Available for PhD. supervision
Additional information
Teaching interests
- LDS701 Organizational Leadership and Strategy
- LDS702 Organizational Leadership and Strategy
- STO7001 Theories and Practices of International Business
- LDS702 Emotion with Reason: Effective Decision Making
- MKT316SL International Marketing
- STO3001 Global Business
- STO6005 Business Consultancy
- STO6006 Strategy and Business Improvement
- STO6007 International Strategy and Business Improvement
- STO7002 Current Issues in International Business
- STO7012 International Business Strategy for Competitive Advantage
- HRL4002 Business and Management Internal Setting
- HRL5001 Managing People, Productivity and Operations
- STO7006 Operations and Project Management
Academic qualifications
Business and management, Doctorate, The Learning Impact of Offshore Outsourcing on Firms From Developing Economies, The School of Business and Law, University of Agder
16 Aug 2011 → 25 Aug 2017
Award Date: 25 Aug 2017
Business and management, Other higher degree (e.g. Masters degree), The Influence of Cross Cultural Training on The Learning Process within International Alliances, The School of Business and Law, University of Agder
Award Date: 3 May 2010
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A four valued neutrosophic multi-objective optimization for managing pandemics in a network of healthcare systems
Irfan, I., 26 Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Enhancing Brand Equity Through Branded Content Experience on Social Media: Developing and Testing a Moderated Mediation Model
Waqas, M., Waseem, M. A., Wajid, N. & Irfan, I., 2025, In: Psychology of Popular Media. 14, 1, p. 100-110 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unveiling the link between leadership brand authenticity, role clarity and customer responsiveness in Islamic banking: a two-source analysis
Waseem, M. A., Muhammad, W., Irfan, I. & Wajid, N., 14 Nov 2025, In: Journal of Islamic Marketing. p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disconnected rhythm of Internationalization. The case of traditional emerging economies firm’s internationalization
Irfan, I., 26 Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper (not formally published) › peer-review
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Knowledge retention in oil and gas industry – the case of contract workforce
Sumbal, M. S. U. K., Irfan, I., Durst, S., Sahibzada, U. F., Waseem, M. A. & Tsui, E., 24 Mar 2023, In: Kybernetes. 52, 4, p. 1552-1571 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Examination
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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AND JOB EMBEDEDNESS: MODERATING ROLE OF EMOTION REGULATION KNOWLEDGE AND MEDIATING ROLE OF PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
Irfan, I. (Examiner)
19 Jan 2025Activity: Examination and supervision › Examination › External