Dr. Sadia Nadeem

Faculty Member

Dr. Sadia Nadeem

Professor, Dean (MS) & HOS (MS)

HEC Approved PhD Supervisor
(+9251 111 128 128) 182
sadia.nadeem@nu.edu.pk

Education

Post Doctorate (Management), Bayes Business School, City University, London, UK, 2005

Chartered MCIPD (Advanced Professional Qualitification in HRM), Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, 2005

PhD (Management), Bayes Business School, City University, London, UK, 2003

MBA (HRM), Bayes Business School, City University, London, UK, 1996

B.Sc (Electrical Engineering), UET, Lahore, Pakistan., 1993

Summary

Dr. Sadia Nadeem is a professor at FAST School of Management, FAST NUCES. She is currently serving as the Head, FAST School of Management, Islamabad, and the Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, FAST NUCES. She is also the Director of the Management Advancement Research Centre (MARC) at FAST NUCES Islamabad. She has been associated with this university for the last 16 years, and has held the positions of Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, and Head, FAST School of Management in the past as well. 
Dr. Nadeem began her professional career as an electronic engineer in Pakistan and then moved to London where she studied and worked for 13 years. She holds an MBA and a PhD in Management from Bayes Business School (previously Cass Business School), City University, London, UK. She has approx. 25 years of experience in the field of HR. She has published and presented her work to a variety of stakeholders, and has over 50 research outputs, including publications in FT 50 journals. Over the years, she has worked on 13 funded and non-funded national and international projects covering the areas of cross-cultural HRM, expatriate adjustment in Pakistan, high performance work systems, trust, leadership, work-life balance and discrimination and disadvantage in the labor market.
Dr. Nadeem is a Chartered MCIPD (UK) and has served as a council member of the National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC) Pakistan for two terms.

Publications

Journal Papers

  1. Rahat, H., & Nadeem, S. (2025), Social media as a workplace panopticon: The development and validation of social media monitoring by workplace contacts scale., PloS one, 20(3), e0319429.
  2. Mumtaz, S., & Nadeem, S. (2024)., How far can I trust you? Understanding the social identity perspective of trust development in global virtual teams., Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, 31(4), 659-684. (IF=1.9)
  3. Nadeem, S., & Nasir, S. (2024)., A comparison of the impact of high performance work practices in Pakistan and the UK., European Journal of International Management, 24(1), 25-54. (IF=1.8)
  4. Bano, A., & Nadeem, S. (2024)., Examining women leaders’ identity conflict in a low gender egalitarian culture: a study of female corporate sector leaders in Pakistan., Gender in Management: An International Journal, 39(2), 274-290. (IF=3.6)
  5. Mumtaz, S., & Nadeem, S. (2024)., Examining the distinct role of expatriates in top management teams during international assignments: a systematic review and a way forward., Management Review Quarterly, 74(3), 1669-1693. (IF=11.4)
  6. Hassan, D., & Nadeem, S. (2023)., Agential explanations: how employee participation is enhanced in normatively controlled organizations?., Management Research Review, 46(11), 1511-1541. (IF=3.1)
  7. Mumtaz, S., & Nadeem, S. (2023) , Understanding the development of a common social identity between expatriates and host country nationals. , Personnel Review, 52(1), 42-57 (IF= 3.9).
  8. Mumtaz, S., & Nadeem, S. (2022)., Understanding the integration of psychological and socio-cultural factors in adjustment of expatriates: An AUM process model., SAGE Open, 12(1), 21582440221079638 (1 year IF=2.3)
  9. Nadeem, S. & Rahat, H. (2021). , Examining the synergetic impact of ability-motivation-opportunity- enhancing high performance work practices. , Human Performance, 34(3), 168-188. (IF=2.2)
  10. Nadeem, S., & Tayyab, Z. (2020) , The Interplay between National Cultural Dimensions and Components of a Performance Management System: A Qualitative Study from Pakistan , Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 38(1), 53-67. DOI: 10.1002/cjas.1587 (IF= 2.2)
  11. Nadeem, S., & de Luque, M. F. S. (2020). , Developing an understanding of the human resource (HR) complexities in Pakistan with a GLOBE cultural lens. , Journal of Management & Organization, 26(4), 483-501. (IF =3.3).
  12. Mumtaz, S., & Nadeem, S. (2020). , When too much adjustment is bad: A curvilinear relationship between expatriates’ adjustment and social changes in HCNs. , Cogent Business & Management, 7(1), 1- 14(1857064) https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.
  13. Nadeem, S., & Kayani, N. (2019). , Sifarish: Understanding the Ethical Versus Unethical Use of Network- Based Hiring in Pakistan. , Journal of Business Ethics, 158(4), 969-982. (IF=2.354; Also in Financial Times 50 list).
  14. Karim, S. & Nadeem, S. (2019). , Understanding the unique impact of dimensions of ethical leadership on employee attitudes , Ethics & Behavior, 29(7), 572-594. (IF=0.942).
  15. Bano, A., & Nadeem, S. (2018). , Exploring Discrimination on the Basis of International Experience: The Colonial Mindset Bias in the Context of Pakistan. , Human Resource Management, 57(1), 211-233 (IF=1.817; Also in Financial Times 50 list).
  16. Nadeem, S., Raza, M., Kayani, N., Aziz, A., & Nayab, D. (2018). , Examining cross-cultural compatibility of high performance work practices. , International Business Review, 27(3), 563-583 (IF=2.48).
  17. Nadeem, S., & Mumtaz, S. (2018) , Expatriates adjustment through transformation of social identity of Chinese expatriates working in Pakistan. , Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, 25(4), 642-669. (IF=0.778)
  18. Nadeem, S., & Aziz, A. (2018). , National and Professional – Anchoring High Performance in PTCL’s Culture, Asian Journal of Management Cases, 15(2), 166-183.
  19. Raza, M., & Nadeem, S. (2018). , Drivers of Employee Engagement and their Impact on Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions , Journal of Managerial Sciences, 12(2), 171-191.
  20. Nadeem, S., Tariq, N. & Khawaja, M. K. (2018). , Demographics and personal characteristics as the basis of discrimination in performance appraisals, Global Management Journal for Academic & Corporate Studies, 8(2), pp. 29-40
  21. Nadeem, S., & Kayani (2017). , ERP implementation in Pakistan: An application of Nadler’s congruence model. , Journal of Business and Economics, 9(1), pp. 38-65.
  22. Nadeem, S., & Asim, S. (2016). , Management in Pakistani culture: creating the right balance , Workforce Tomorrow, December, pp. 26-28.
  23. Nadeem, S., & Islam, R. (2015). , Performance Management System at Attock Refinery Limited, , Ivey Publishing, Canada, Case No. 9B15C015.
  24. Reiche, B. S., Cardona, P., Lee, Y. T., Canela, M. Á., Nadeem, S. ... & Grenness, T. (2014). , Why do managers engage in trustworthy behavior? A multilevel cross‐cultural study in 18 countries., Personnel Psychology, 67(1), 61-98 (IF=4.36).
  25. Naqvi, S. M. M. R., & Nadeem, S. (2011). , Impact of high performance work practices system on motivation. , Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business, 3(8), pp. 197-210.
  26. Nadeem, S., & Hendry, C. (2003). , Power dynamics in the long-term development of employee-friendly flexible working , Women in Management Review (now Gender in Management, 18(1/2), pp. 32-49. (IF=0.78)

Conference Papers

  1. Nadeem, S., Mughal, I. A., & Rafiq, F. (2025), Understanding the systemic challenges leading to women’s exit from corporate careers in Pakistan, Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom, 1st – 5th September
  2. Nadeem, S., Sarfraz, M., & Altaf, A. (2025), Barriers and motivating factors for women working in STEM and finance fields, Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom, 1st – 5th September
  3. Rechie, S., Nadeem, S. et al.(2025), Leadership beyond borders: Research frontiers in culture, inclusion, and collaboration , Symposium paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference 2025, Miami, USA, 6-9 July.
  4. Nadeem, S., Aamir, T., & Bano, A. (2023). , Colonial Mindset Discrimination: Scale Development and Impact on Employee Outcomes, paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference 2023, Boston, USA, 4th – 8th August.
  5. Mumtaz, S., & Nadeem, S. (2023). , Developing a link between the concepts of expatriates and top management teams: A systematic review, paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference 2023, Boston, USA, 4th – 8th August.
  6. Rahat, H. & Nadeem, S. (2023). , The Development and Validation of a Scale Measuring Social Media Surveillance from Colleagues, paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference 2023, Boston, USA, 4th – 8th August.
  7. Nadeem, S. and Mumtaz, S. (2022)., Understanding trust development and virtual collaboration among members of cross-cultural teams: A new era of international business, In Cardula, B. and Sackmann, S. Navigating in turbulent times when faced with Dilemmas, Paradoxes, and Opportunities., Symposium paper presentation at the Academy of Management Conference 2022, Seatle USA, 5-9 August.
  8. Nadeem, S., & Mumtaz, S. (2022)., Understanding trust development and virtual collaboration among members of cross-cultural teams: A new era of international business, In Cardula, B. and Sackmann, S. Dilemmas, Paradoxes, and Opportunities in Times of Crises and Uncertainty – International Business in Turbulent Times. , Symposium paper presented at the Academy of International Business Conference 2022, Miami, USA, 6-9 July.
  9. Nadeem, S. and Asim, S. (2021)., Compatibility of high performance work practices in Eastern societies: A qualitative study, , paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference 2021, 29th July – 4th August (virtual meeting because of COVID-19)
  10. Mumtaz, S. & Nadeem, S. (2021)., Understanding the complexities of psychological and socio-cultural factors in expatriates’ adjustment, , paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference 2021, 29th July – 4th August (virtual meeting because of COVID-19).
  11. Bano, A. and Nadeem, S. (2021)., Overcoming woman/ leader identity conflict in a low gender egalitarian culture: A study of female leaders in the corporate sector of Pakistan , paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference 2021, 31st August – 3rd September (virtual meeting because of COVID-19)
  12. Rahat, H. and Nadeem, S. (2021)., Measuring perceived social media monitoring by workplace contacts: Scale development and validation , paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference 2021, 31st August – 3rd September (virtual meeting because of COVID-19)
  13. Nadeem, S. and Rahat, H. (2020), Examining the synergetic impact of ability-motivation-opportunity-enhancing HPWPs, Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 7th - 11th August. (virtual meeting because of COVID-19)
  14. Mumtaz, S. and Nadeem, S. (2019), Expatriates Socio-Cultural Adjustment and Host Country Nationals Social Identity Changes: An Empirical Investigation in Pakistan, Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference, Aston University, Birmingham, 3rd – 5th September
  15. Bano, A. and Nadeem, S. (2019). , Navigating the Labyrinth: Examining the Role of Social Capital in Helping Women to Ascend the Corporate Ladder, Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference, Aston University, Birmingham, 3rd – 5th September
  16. Rahat, H. and Nadeem, S. (2019). , Social Media: Challenges of the Modern Panopticon on Employees’ Boundary Management, Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference, Aston University, Birmingham, 3rd – 5th September
  17. Nadeem, S and Tayyab, Z. (2016)., Cultural Sensitivity of Performance Management Systems: Evidence from a qualitative study in Pakistan , Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference, New Castle, 6th – 8th September. (BEST PAPER AWARD).
  18. Nadeem, S and Kiyani, N. (2016)., Merit or Sifarish: Understanding reference based hiring in Pakistan , Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference, New Castle, 6th – 8th September.
  19. Ahmed, K., Khawaja, M. K., Nadeem, S., Tariq, N. and Qureshi, M. T. (2016)., Discrimination in Performance Appraisal and its Effect on Motivation and Productivity , Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference, New Castle, 6th – 8th September
  20. Kayani,N.and Nadeem,S. (2015)., ERPImplementation:An Application of Nadler’s Congruence Model , paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference 2015, Vancouver, Canada, 7th - 11th August.
  21. Bano, A. and Nadeem, S. (2015). , Minds enslaved: Exploring international experience as a source of labour market discrimination , paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference 2015, Portsmouth, UK, 8th - 10th September.
  22. Nadeem, S., Nayab, D., Kayani, N. and Aziz, A. (2015)., Examining the Compatibility between High Performance Work Practices and the Pakistani Culture , paper presented at the 5th Annual Conference of AMDIP, Lahore School of Economics, Lahore, Pakistan, 20th - 22nd November.
  23. Nadeem, S. and Cardona, P. (2013)., Mars and Venus: Differences in affects of managerial trustworthy behavior on subordinates of different genders , paper presented at British Academy of Management Conference, Liverpool,UK,10th–12thSeptember.
  24. Nadeem, S. (2013). , Using four dimensions of organizational justice for informed interventions in performance management , paper presented at British Academy of Management Conference, Liverpool, UK, 10th – 12th September.
  25. Naqvi, S. M. M. R. and Nadeem, S. (2011)., The impact of high performance work practice systems on motivation and organizational performance, , paper presented at 27th EGOS Colloquium, Gothenburg, Sweden, 7th - 9th July
  26. Nadeem, S. (2010)., Using GLOBE to Understand HR in Pakistan , paper presented at Academy of Management Conference, Montreal, Canada, 6th - 10th August.
  27. Bosch, M., Cardona, P., Nadeem, S. et al. (2010)., A Map of Managerial Competencies: A 15-country Study, , paper presented at Academy of Management Conference, Montreal, Canada, 6th - 10th August.
  28. Nadeem et al. (2010)., Doing Business under Adverse Conditions in Developing Countries , paper presented at Academy of Management Conference, Montreal, Canada, 6th - 10th August.
  29. Cardona,P.,Reiche,S.,Nadeem,S.etal. (2010)., The effect of OCB on Managerial trustworthy behavior: The roles of managers’ trust in subordinates and collectivism , paper presented at 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia, 11th -16th July.
  30. Aguirre nieto, M., Nadeem, S. et al. (2010)., Understanding trust in manager-subordinate relationships: a multi-country, multi- cultural study (the moderating role of collectivism) , paper presented at 5th Workshop on Trust within and between organizations, EIASM, Madrid, Spain, 28th - 29th January.
  31. Cardona, P., Nadeem, S. et al. (2009)., A reciprocal model of trust in manager-subordinate relationships: An eighteen country study , paper presented at Academy of Management Conference, 7th -11th August 2009, Chicago, USA.
  32. Sebastian, R., Nadeem, S. et al. (2008)., The emics and etics of trust building in manager-subordinate relationships: A South Asian/African perspective, , paper presented at Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, California, August 2008 (symposium).
  33. Nadeem, S. and Metcalf, H. (2007)., Misperceptions about the availability of flexible working options: An analysis of WERS 2004, , paper presented at British Academy of Management Conference, Warwick, UK, September 2007.
  34. Nadeem, S. and Metcalf, H. (2007)., Work-life policies: Determinants of individual option and overall provision , paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, USA. 3rd-8th August.
  35. Nadeem,S. (2005). , Solving the puzzle of effective implementation of work-life policies, , A referred paper presented at the founding conference of the International Centre of Work and Family, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain, July 2005.
  36. Nadeem, S. Dobson, P. and Hendry, C. (2004)., Impact of the workgroup on the use of flexible working, , paper presented at British Academy of Management Conference, St. Andrews, UK.
  37. Nadeem, S. Dobson, P. and Hendry, C. (2004)., Organizational choice in adopting work-life policies , paper presented at European Academy of Management Conference, St. Andrews, UK, 5-8 May (awarded the best paper of the track)
  38. Nadeem,S.and Hendry,C. (2002)., Power dynamics in the long-term development of employee-friendly flexible working , paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference, UK.
  39. Nadeem, S. and Hendry, C. (2000)., Influence of employee groups on adoption of flexible working as a work-life policy , paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference, UK.

Conference Papers (National)

  1. Nadeem, S., Nayab, D., Kayani, N. and Aziz, A. (2015)., Examining the Compatibility between High Performance Work Practices and the Pakistani Culture. , In: 5th International Association of Management Development Institutions in Pakistan. 20th-22nd November, Lahore: Pakistan.
  2. Naqvi, S. M. M. R. and Nadeem, S. (2013)., The impact of high performance work practices on performance in the banking sector of Pakistan, , paper presented at the International Research Conference on Contemporary Management Practices, Lahore, Pakistan, LUMS: 16th – 17th January 2013.
  3. Naqvi, S. M. M. R., and Nadeem, S. (2012)., High performance HR practices as a source of competitive advantage in banking sector , paper presented at the International Engineering and Management Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24-25 October 2012.
  4. Faiz, N. and Nadeem, S. (2012). , Improving fairness and transparency in conducting performance evaluation of employees , SAICON 2012, 5th – 7th December, Bhurban, Murree, Pakistan.
  5. Baloch, T. and Nadeem, S. (2012)., Leadership styles and their impact on personal and organizational change management, , paper presented at SAICON 2012, 5th – 7th December, Bhurban, Murree, Pakistan.
  6. Ehsan and Nadeem (2011)., Trust,OCB and Leadership across cultures , Paper presented at the 4th IABRC Conference, Islamabad (Won best paper award in conference)
  7. Khattak, S. and Nadeem, S. (2010)., Perceived fairness in the processes of recruitment and selection in the software industry, , 3rd IABRC Conference, 13th – 14th December, Islamabad, Pakistan. Awarded ‘Best Paper’ of the conference.

Books & Chapters

  1. Nadeem, S. (2013). , Manager-subordinate trust in Pakistan. , In Cardona, P. and Morley, M. J. (eds.), Manager-subordinate trust: A global perspective. New York, Routledge.

Scientific/ Technical Reports (International)

  1. Nadeem, S., & Metcalf, H. (2007)., Work-life policies in Great Britain: What works, where and how? , (No. 77). Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.
  2. Nadeem, S., Metcalf, H., & Rolfe, H. (2007)., Case studies into the recruitment, retention and progression of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) staff, , Home Office and the Office of Criminal Justice Reform.
  3. Rolfe, H., Metcalf, H. & Nadeem, S. (2007). , Toolkit to improve the recruitment, retention and progression of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) staff, , Home Office and the Office of Criminal Justice Reform.

Scientific/ Technical Reports (National)

  1. Nadeem, S., Altaf, A., Khan, S. (2025), Career Self Management Strategies for Women in STEM and Finance Fields, Islamabad: Management Advancement Research Centre, FAST-NUCES.
  2. Nadeem, S. et al (2024), Gender diversity, equity and inclusion app (DEI Toolkit App), , available on Play Store and App Store.
  3. Nadeem, S., Khan, A., Irfan, M., & Sarfaraz, M. (2024), Gender DEI Toolkit: A training manual for HR professionals. Islamabad, Islamabad: Management Advancement Research Centre, FAST-NUCES.
  4. Nadeem, S. Fayyaz, I, Ahmad, M, Misbah, N., & Sohail, S. (2023)., Gender DEI Toolkit: A guide to resolve implementation challenges. , Islamabad: Management Advancement Research Centre, FAST-NUCES.
  5. Nadeem, S., Siddiqa, A., Jamil, J., Khan, N., Fawad, R., & Bano. A. (2022)., Gender DEI Toolkit: Best practices to enhance gender equality in Pakistan , Islamabad: Management Advancement Research Centre, FAST-NUCES.
  6. Nadeem, S. and Mumtaz, S. (2020)., PICO 2020: Examining the Relationship between Pakistanis and Chinese Working in Chinese Organizations in Pakistan. , slamabad: Management Advancement Research Centre, FAST_NUCES.
  7. Nadeem, S. and Rahat, H. (2018)., MAPS 2017: A Study of HR Practices in Pakistan. , slamabad: Management Advancement Research Centre, FAST_NUCES.
  8. Nadeem, S. (2016)., Management in Pakistani culture: creating the right balance , Islamabad: Management Advancement Research Centre, FAST_NUCES.
  9. Rolfe, H. and Nadeem, S. (2007). , Opening Up Oppurtunities through Advice and Guidance, Working paper , (No. 49), Equal Opportunities Commission Manchester.

Case Study

  1. Nadeem, S. and Irhsad, M. (2024)., Jazz: The journey towards diversity, equity, and inclusion., Ivey Publishing, Canada, Case No. W38868