Mustaghis-ur-Rehman Senior Professor, Management Studies Department, Bahria University, Karachi, Pakistan

Mustaghis-ur-Rahman has earned his PhD in Management from the University of Karachi and a Post-doctorate in Entrepreneurship (SMEs) from George Mason University, USA. He is Professor and Head of the Management Science Department, Bahria University, Karachi Campus. Before joining Bahria, Dr. Rahman has been associated as Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences with Indus University, Karachi and with SZABIST, Karachi as Professor and Head of the MS/PhD program.

Dr. Rahman’s working experience spans over 22 years. The experience includes working with public, private and non-governmental organizations and at Universities, as academic leader in the capacity of head of the department and head of the faculty. Dr. Rahman is a McGill University/LUMS certified case developer and Master Trainer. He has conducted several training workshops and addressed/chaired a number of seminars/conferences in Pakistan and abroad.

Dr. Rahman was nominated for SAARC Award 2004 by the SAARC body for his research work in South Asia. The award went to Late General Ziaur-ur-Rahman, former President of Bangladesh. He has been mentioned in the book “Who is Who in Sindh books of volunteers”. He is on the board of social organizations and frequent contributor to English Dailies and refereed journals on themes of socio-economic development. Dr. Rahman is frequently invited to various national and international TV channels for his comments and analysis as a social scientist. He has 55 publications (HEC Approved Journals, Book Chapters, and Articles) to his credit (including seven case studies). He is a member of various national and international professional associations.

Dr. Rahman has managed and chaired SZABIST’s bi-annual conferences and edited JISR-MSSE – a biannual journal for about three years. He is consultant to the United Nations Global Network (UNGC) for writing case studies of local corporate organizations and provided consultancy services for HR and OD to various corporate organizations and institutions.