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Usama Awan

Usama Awan

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usama.awan@inn.no
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+47 61 28 75 78

Handelshøgskolen Innlandet – Fakultet for økonomi og samfunnsvitenskap
Institutt for økonomifag
Studiested Kongsvinger

Kort om

Usama Awan is an Associate Professor of sustainability with a focus on management and strategy at the Center for Research on Digitalization and Sustainability, Inland School of Business and Social Sciences, Høgskolen I Innlandet, Kongsvinger, Norway. He completed an MSc in International Marketing (2010) from Malardalen University, Sweden, and an MBA (2002) from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan. He received his Ph.D. degree with distinction in Sustainability Management in 2019 from the LUT School of Business and Management, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Finland. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Professional and higher education teaching practices from Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland. He has worked as a postdoc research fellow at Palumbo Donahue School of Business, Duquesne University, USA, from March 2021 to March 2022. He has also been an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Commerce, Mount Allison University, Canada, from May 2021 to December 2021.

Moreover, he has also worked as a senior researcher at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Finland. After completing his Ph.D., Usama worked as a visiting lecturer in business-to-business marketing at LAB University of applied sciences, Finland. Before joining academics and after my MBA in 2002, he worked in a managerial position at NADRA(www.nadra.gov.pk)  (information technology firm)  from July 2003 to December 2010 as an operations manager. My Ph.D. research focused on when and how export manufacturers could benefit from integrating cultural intelligence in partnerships and alliances in cross-border relationship management to achieve economic and social sustainability objectives.

Teaching

Before joining HINN, his 6 years of teaching experience includes working as an Assistant Professor of industrial marketing from December 2010 to Feb 2016 at COMSATS University Islamabad. He has previously taught courses on strategic management and innovation, Global Business Management, Project Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Contemporary issues in Leadership, Global Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Quantitative Methods, and business-to-business marketing in the MBA and BBA programs. Usama also has 6+ years of professional experience at the university level, lecturing to undergraduate and graduate students in business. His administrative skills and organizational capacities enabled him to be part of many administrative activities at the university level.

Research

All his academic research efforts were nationally and internationally recognized by several articles published in international ISI journals (43 papers) through his contribution to books addressed to a wide scientific audience (10 book chapters). Thorough scientific work presented at International and National Congresses/Conferences (6 internationally published abstracts). Researchers from various fields have noticed my studies. They have received more than 2280 citations (H-index: 30). Much of his research focuses on two key internal organizational capabilities and environmental sustainability management in cross-border relationship management in manufacturing firms. Usama has a good working experience in several statistical programs, such as SPSS, PLS-SEM, and AMOS, and is a proficient user of agent-based modeling(ABM) and MCDM( Fuzzy-AHP, ISM, and TOPSIS).

Usama's current research focuses on the intersection of digital alignment and sustainability management within strategic management and global supply chain management. His future research plans involve conceptualizing paradoxical issues in corporate sustainability within emerging technologies (Industry 5.0 environment). This includes examining how firms in the process of transitioning their circular business model innovation for sustainability in the product-service system and development strategy for retracement and tracking of materials can efficiently design circular supply chains and business models. An important component of his research examines how technological choices, such as digital twin, quantum computing technologies, and additive manufacturing, could impact the strategic management of global supply chain operations to foster sustainable innovation and support the strategic management of circular supply chains in addressing sustainable development goals (SDGs) 9 and 11.

Areas of expertise

Since 2011, through Sustainable Development (SD) logic, my research has focused on solving the challenging and complex issue of sustainable consumption at the firm level from the perspective of social and environmental sustainability. Usama has published widely on the topics in the domain of strategic management and global supply chain operations management, such as, Digital operational strategy, Big Data Analytics, Data driven culture, Mindfulness, Creative process engagement, Organizational Agility, Artificial Intelligence, Global Value Chain and Industry 4.0, Circular Economy. My research has addressed a diverse range of topics, including:

 

Innovation strategy and sustainable management

Digital strategy (Industry 4.0) and Artificial Intelligence management

Circular Economy and Green Innovation

Mindfulness leadership and business strategy

Responsible management and circular Economy

Cultural Intelligence and Global Leadership

Green HRM and innovation strategy

Responsible management and circular economy

Transportation and logistics for Industry 4.0

Big data analytics for supply chain performance

Sustainable production and supply chain practices

Data-driven culture and sustainability initiatives

Environmental supply chain management

Artificial intelligence and Detecting fake news in the supply chain

 

 

 

 

Publikasjoner

  • awan, usama; Sufyan, Muhammad; Ameer, Irfan; Shamim, Saqib; Akhtar, Pervaiz & Zia, Najam Ul (2024). Mindfulness and creative process engagement: the mediating role of workplace relational systems. Journal of Managerial Psychology. ISSN 0268-3946. 39(3). doi: 10.1108/JMP-04-2022-0196.
  • Awan, Usama; Braathen, Petter & Hannola, Lea (2023). When and how the implementation of green human resource management and data-driven culture to improve the firm sustainable environmental development? Sustainable Development. ISSN 0968-0802. doi: 10.1002/sd.2543. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Wang, Weisong; Sun, Wenjing; Awan, Usama; A. Nassani, Abdelmohsen; H. Binsaeed, Rima & Zaman, Khalid (2023). Green investing in China's air cargo industry: Opportunities and challenges for sustainable transportation. Heliyon. ISSN 2405-8440. 9(8). doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19013. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Zia, Najam Ul; Shamim, Saqib; Zeng, Jing; Awan, Usama; Chromjakova, Felicita & Akhtar, Pervaiz [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). Avoiding crisis-driven business failure through digital dynamic capabilities. B2B distribution firms during the COVID-19 and beyond. Industrial Marketing Management. ISSN 0019-8501. 113, s. 14–29. doi: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2023.05.015.
  • Alola, Andrew Adewale; Celik, Ali; Awan, Usama; Abdallah, Ibrahim & Obekpa, Hephzibah Onyeje (2023). Examining the environmental aspect of economic complexity outlook and environmental-related technologies in the Nordic states. Journal of Cleaner Production. ISSN 0959-6526. 408(137154). doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137154. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Khan, Waqas; Nisar, Qasim Ali; Roomi, Muhammad Azam; Nasir, Sobia; Awan, Usama & Rafiq, Muhammad (2023). Green human resources management, green innovation and circular economy performance: the role of big data analytics and data-driven culture. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. ISSN 0964-0568. doi: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2189544.
  • Durar, Shajara Ul; Awan, Usama; Varma, Arup; Memon, Saim & Mention, Anne-Laure (2023). Integrating knowledge management and orientation dynamics for organization transition from eco-innovation to circular economy. Journal of Knowledge Management. ISSN 1367-3270. s. 1–32. doi: 10.1108/JKM-05-2022-0424. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Awan, Usama; Sabeen Hussain, Bhatti; Saqib, Shamim; Zaheer, Khan; Pervaiz, Akhtar & Maria Elisavet, Balta (2022). The Role of Big Data Analytics in Manufacturing Agility and Performance: Moderation–Mediation Analysis of Organizational Creativity and of the Involvement of Customers as Data Analysts. British Journal of Management. ISSN 1045-3172. 33(3), s. 1–25. doi: 10.1111/1467-8551.12549.
  • Awan, Usama & Robert, Sroufe (2022). Sustainability in the Circular Economy: Insights and Dynamics of Designing Circular Business Models. Applied Sciences. ISSN 2076-3417. 12(3), s. 1–24. doi: 10.3390/app12031521.
  • Qasim Ali, Nisar; Shahbaz, Haider,; Irfan, Ameer,; Muhammad Sajjad, Hussain,; Sonaina Safi, Gill, & Awan, Usama (2022). Sustainable supply chain management performance in post COVID-19 era in an emerging economy: a big data perspective. International Journal of Emerging Markets. ISSN 1746-8809. s. 1–27. doi: 10.1108/IJOEM-12-2021-1807.
  • Kumar,, Shashank; Raut,, Rakesh D; Mangla, Sachin, Kumar; Awan, Usama & Narkhede,, Balkrishna (2022). The impact of IoT on the performance of vaccine supply chain distribution in the COVID-19 contex. IEEE transactions on engineering management. ISSN 0018-9391. s. 1–11. doi: 10.1109/TEM.2022.3157625.
  • Akhtar, Pervaiz; Mujahid Ghouri, Arsalan; Ur Rehman Khan, Haseeb; Awan, Usama; Amin ul Haq, Mirza & Zahoor, Nadia [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2022). Detecting fake news and disinformation using artificial intelligence and machine learning to avoid supply chain disruptions. Annals of Operations Research. ISSN 0254-5330. s. 1–25. doi: 10.1007/s10479-022-05015-5.
  • Awan, Usama; Golgeci, Ismail; Makhmadshoev, Dilshod & Mishra, Nishikant (2022). Industry 4.0 and circular economy in an era of global value chains: What have we learned and what is still to be explored? Journal of Cleaner Production. ISSN 0959-6526. 371, s. 1–26. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133621.
  • Awan, Usama; Hannola, Lea; Tandon, Anushree; Goyal, Raman Kumar & Dhir, Amandeep (2022). Quantum computing challenges in the software industry. A fuzzy AHP-based approach. Information and Software Technology. ISSN 0950-5849. 147. doi: 10.1016/j.infsof.2022.106896. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Awan, Usama; Shazia, Nauman & Robert, Sroufe (2021). Exploring the Effect of Buyer Engagement on Green Product Innovation: Empirical Evidence from Manufacturers. Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE). ISSN 0964-4733. 30(1), s. 463–477. doi: 10.1002/bse.2631.
  • Ya, Cheng; Awan, Usama; Shabbir, Ahmad & Zhixiong, Tan (2021). How do technological innovation and fiscal decentralization affect the environment? A story of the fourth industrial revolution and sustainable growth. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. ISSN 0040-1625. 162, s. 1–11. doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120398.
  • Awan, Usama; Marlen Gabriele, Arnold & ismail, Gölgeci (2021). Enhancing green product and process innovation: Towards an integrative framework of knowledge acquisition and environmental investment. Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE). ISSN 0964-4733. 30(2), s. 1283–1295. doi: 10.1002/bse.2684.
  • Awan, Usama; Robert, Sroufe, & Muhammad, shahbaz (2021). Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy: A Literature Review and Recommendations for Future Research. Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE). ISSN 0964-4733. 30(4), s. 2038–2060. doi: 10.1002/bse.2731.
  • Dhir,, Amandeep; Suresh, Malodia; Awan, Usama; Mototaka, Sakashita & Puneet, Kaur (2021). Extended Valence Theory Perspective on Consumers' E-waste Recycling Intentions in Japan. Journal of Cleaner Production. ISSN 0959-6526. 312, s. 1–13. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127443.
  • Awan, Usama; Saqib, Shamim; Zaheer, Khan; Najam Ul, ZIA & Muhammad Naveed, Khan (2021). Big Data Analytics and Decision-Making: The Role of Data-driven Insight on Circular Economy Performance. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. ISSN 0040-1625. 168, s. 1–12. doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120766.
  • Saira, Begum,; Muhammad, Ashfaq; Enjun, Xia & Awan, Usama (2021). Does green transformational leadership lead to green innovation? The role of green thinking and creative process engagement. Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE). ISSN 0964-4733. s. 1–18. doi: 10.1002/bse.2911.
  • Jyoti, Rana; Loveleen, Gaur; Gurmeet, Singh; Awan, Usama & Muhammad Imran, Rasheed (2021). Reinforcing customer journey through artificial intelligence: a review and research agenda. International Journal of Emerging Markets. ISSN 1746-8809. 17(7), s. 1738–1758. doi: 10.1108/IJOEM-08-2021-1214.
  • Haroon ur Rashid, Khan; Awan, Usama; Khalid, Zaman; Abdelmohsen A., Nassani; Mohamed, Haffar & Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi, Abro (2021). Assessing Hybrid Solar-Wind Potential for Industrial Decarbonization Strategies: Global Shift to Green Development. Energies. ISSN 1996-1073. 14(22), s. 1–21. doi: 10.3390/en14227620.
  • Saira, Begum,; Enjun, Xia,; Fayaz, Ali,; Awan, Usama & Muhammad, Ashfaq (2021). Achieving green product and process innovation through green leadership and creative engagement in manufacturing. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. ISSN 1741-038X. 33(4), s. 656–674. doi: 10.1108/JMTM-01-2021-0003.
  • Dhir, Amandeep; Malodia, Suresh; Awan, Usama; Sakashita, Mototaka & Kaur, Puneet (2021). Extended valence theory perspective on consumers' e-waste recycling intentions in Japan. Journal of Cleaner Production. ISSN 0959-6526. 312, s. 1–13. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127443. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Bhutto, Tahseen Ahmed; Farooq, Ramsha; Talwar, Shalini; Awan, Usama & Dhir, Amandeep (2021). Green inclusive leadership and green creativity in the tourism and hospitality sector: serial mediation of green psychological climate and work engagement. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. ISSN 0966-9582. 29(10), s. 1716–1737. doi: 10.1080/09669582.2020.1867864. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Awan, Usama (2020). Effects of the buyer-supplier relationship on social performance improvement and innovation performance improvement. International Journal of Applied Management Science. ISSN 1755-8913. 11(1), s. 1–17. doi: 10.1504/IJAMS.2019.096657.
  • Awan, Usama; Robert, Sroufe & Andrzej, Kraslawski (2020). Creativity Enables Sustainable Development: Supplier Engagement as a Boundary Condition for the Positive Effect on Green Innovation. Journal of Cleaner Production. ISSN 0959-6526. 226, s. 172–185. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.308.
  • Awan, Usama & Robert, Sroufe (2020). Interorganizational collaboration for innovation improvement in manufacturing: The mediating role of social performance. International Journal of Innovation Management. ISSN 1363-9196. 24(5), s. 1–16. doi: 10.1142/S1363919620500498.
  • Tahseen Ahmed, Bhutto; Ramsha, Farooq; Shalini, Talwar; Awan, Usama & Amandeep, Dhir (2020). Green inclusive leadership and green creativity in the tourism and hospitality sector: Serial mediation of green psychological climate and work engagement. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. ISSN 0966-9582. 28(10), s. 1716–1737. doi: 10.1080/09669582.2020.1867864.
  • Awan, Usama; Andrzej, Kraslawski & Janne, Huiskonen (2019). The Impact of Relational Governance on Performance Improvement in Export Manufacturing Firms. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management. ISSN 2013-8423. 11(3), s. 349–370. doi: 10.3926/jiem.2558.
  • Abdullah Mohammed, Aldakhil; Abdelmohsen A., Nassani; Awan, Usama; Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi, Abro & Khalid, Zaman (2019). Determinants of Green Logistics in BRICS Countries: An Integrated Supply Chain Model for Green Business. Journal of Cleaner Production. ISSN 0959-6526. 195, s. 861–868. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.248.
  • Awan, Usama (2019). Impact of Social Supply Chain Practices on Social Sustainability Performance in Manufacturing Firms. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development. ISSN 1740-8822. 13(2), s. 198–219. doi: 10.1504/IJISD.2019.098996.
  • Saeed, Rahimpour; Seyed, Mojib; Awan, Usama & Andrzej, Kraslawski (2019). Sustainable Operations Management in Logistics Using Simulations and Modelling: A Framework for Decision Making in Delivery Management. Procedia Manufacturing. ISSN 2351-9789. 30, s. 627–634. doi: 10.1016/j.promfg.2019.02.088.
  • Nassani,, Abdelmohsen A; Awan, Usama; Khalid, Zaman; Shabir, Hyder; Abdullah Mohammed, Aldakhil & Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi, Abro (2019). Management of natural resources and material pricing: Global evidence. Resources Policy. ISSN 0301-4207. 64, s. 1–18. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101500.
  • Awan, Usama; Andrzej, Kraslawski & Janne, Huiskonen (2018). Understanding the Relationship between Stakeholder Pressure and Sustainability Performance in Manufacturing Firms in Pakistan. Procedia Manufacturing. ISSN 2351-9789. 11, s. 768 –777 . doi: 10.1016/j.promfg.2017.07.178.
  • Awan, Usama; Andrzej, Kraslawski & Janne, Huiskonen (2018). Understanding influential factors on implementing social sustainability practices in Manufacturing Firms: An interpretive structural modeling (ISM) analysis. Procedia Manufacturing. ISSN 2351-9789. 17, s. 1039–1048. doi: 10.1016/j.promfg.2018.10.082.
  • Awan, Usama; Andrzej, Kraslawski & Janne, Huiskonen (2018). Buyer-supplier relationship on social Sustainability: Moderation analysis of cultural intelligence. Cogent Business & Management. ISSN 2331-1975. 4(4), s. 1429–14246. doi: 10.1080/23311975.2018.1429346.
  • Muhammad Mushtaq, Khan; Khalid, Zaman; Danish, Irfan; Awan, Usama; Ghulam, Ali & Phouphet, Kyophilavong [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2016). Triangular relationship among energy consumption, air pollution, and water resources in Pakistan. Journal of Cleaner Production. ISSN 0959-6526. 112, s. 1375–1385. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.094.
  • Muhammad Imran, Rasheed; Asad Afzal, Humayon; Awan, Usama & Affan ud Din, Ahmed (2016). Factors affecting teachers' motivation: An HRM challenge for public sector higher educational institutions of Pakistan (HEIs). International Journal of Educational Management. ISSN 0951-354X. 30(1), s. 101–114. doi: 10.1108/IJEM-04-2014-0057.
  • Muhammad Imran, Qureshi,; Amran Md., Rasli,; Awan, Usama; Jian, Ma,; Ghulam, Ali, & Farid, ullah, [Vis alle 9 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2015). Environment and air pollution: health services bequeath to grotesque menace. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. ISSN 0944-1344. 22, s. 3467–3476. doi: 10.1007/s11356-014-3584-2.

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