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Dr. Zeb Khan holds PhD in Administrative Sciences and Masters in Project Management. He is a Lecturer (Project Management) at Plymouth Business School and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA, UK) with over two decades of experience in higher education, academic leadership, and policy-oriented research. His teaching and research span project management, leadership, organisational behaviour, and public sector reform, with a particular interest in applying interdisciplinary approaches to management challenges in transitional and Global South contexts.
Dr. Khan has held senior academic and administrative roles at universities in Pakistan and the UK, including Professor, Program Head (SZABIST University, Pakistan), and Director of Research (Sarhad University, Pakistan), and Head of FAST School of Management (Pakistan). He leads the following modules at PBS: Project Management, Effective Manager, and Project Management Methodologies, and supervises postgraduate research projects.
An active researcher, he has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, authored two books, and contributed a chapter on CSR and spiritual leadership. His most current research explores AI in decision making, indigenous models of leadership, and institutional reform in the public sector with focus on HRM. He also serves on the Plymouth Internal Research Ethics Committee (PIREC).
In addition to his academic work, Dr. Khan is a prolific columnist, having authored over 150 op-eds on education, governance, and public policy in The News International and The Express Tribune.
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Roles on external bodies
Supervised research degrees
Teaching interests
- Module Lead: STO6001HK (Project Management), HRL5007 (The Effective Manager: People and Marketing), MAL2038 (Project Management), STO7013 (Project Management Methodologies)
- Module Partner: STO6003 (Strategy & Leadership), STO7006 (Operations & Project Management), HRL7007 (Leading Change, People, and Projects)
- Supervision of internal projects: 06 undergrad and 15 postgrad
- External Projects Supervision:
- Project: Strategy for Commercialiation and Engagement (client: Improving Lives Plymouth)
- Project: Developing Strategy for Grossroots Communication (client: Plymouth Octopus--POP)
- Project: Developing Walking Guide for various groups (client: The Outdoor Partnership, Plymouth)
- Project: Feasibility Study for Commercialization of Mock Court (client: The Bridge, UOP)
- E-Trainings: (a) Diversity in the workplace (b) GDPR (c) Health & Safety (d) Envioronmental Sustainability (e) Mental Health Awareness
- Research Methodology
- Project Management
- Project Accounting
- Case Studies in Project Management
- Management Philosophy
- Research Methodology
- Logic & Critical Thinking
- Project Management
- HRM
- Organizational Behavior
- Research Methods
- Business Research Methods
- Project Management
- Strategic Management
- OB
- Management Principles
- Management Information Systems
- Accounting
Additional information
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):
Academic qualifications
22 Education and teaching, Other undergraduate qualification (e.g. Foundation Degree, Diploma of Higher Education, Level 4/5 NVQ), Senior Fellow , Higher Education Academy
15 Nov 2023 → 10 Jul 2024
Award Date: 10 Jul 2024
17 Business and management, Doctorate, Governance and Management of Public Sector Organizations: A Study of Agencification in KP, Pakistan, University of the Punjab
2 Apr 2011 → 26 Oct 2015
Award Date: 26 Oct 2015
17 Business and management, Socio-economic Evaluation of Dir District Development Project, University of Peshawar
6 Feb 1996 → 8 Oct 1998
Award Date: 8 Oct 1998
External positions
Professor, SZABIST University Pakistan
31 Aug 2018 → 25 Oct 2023
Director Research & Innovation, Sarhad University of Science & Technology
7 Jan 2016 → 30 Aug 2018
Assistant Professor, FAST-NUCES
2 Feb 2009 → 6 Jan 2016
Assistant Professor, COMSATS University Islamabad
2 Feb 2007 → 31 Jan 2009
Research Interests
- Project Sustainability
- Project Goveranance
- Public Management Reforms
- Artificial Intelligence
- leadership
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A method of data mining for selection of site for wind turbines
Shaheen, M. & Khan, M. Z., 1 Mar 2016, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 55, p. 1225-1233 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Data Mining of IoT based sentiments to classify political opinions.
Khan, M. Z., 22 Jun 2022, In: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & THEORETICAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Towards service quality measurement mechanisms of teaching hospitals.
Khan, M. Z., 20 May 2020, In: International Journal of Healthcare Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of structural factors on managerial autonomy in public organizations: a study of agencification in Pakistan
Khan, M. Z., 8 Aug 2019, In: Business & Economic Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of ethical conflict on job performance: the mediating role of proactive behavior
Khan, M. Z., 24 Nov 2017, In: Asian Journal of Business Ethics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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