Work Experience:
Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar2005 – Present
Position held: Assistant Professor / Coordinator IT Programs/ Presently Coordinator MBA Program
Responsibilities: Student Counseling, Course allocation, Program Monitoring & Control, IT infrastructure development, Managing IT support staff, and lecturing to the undergraduate and postgraduate students.
University of Southampton, UK2008 – 2012
Position held: Doctoral Researcher
Responsibilities: Research & writing in the domain of complex project management. Teaching PMBOK® PMP methodology to the MBA students as part of their module in Advanced Project Management.
Iqra University, Peshawar2003 – 2005
Position held: Lecturer
Responsibilities: Lecturing at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Guyana Sewerage & Water Commissioners, S.A.2001 – 2002
Position held: IT Officer (Sponsored by CIDA & DFAIT)
Responsibilities: To successfully integrate the information technology infrastructure including network and databases of the GS&WC and Guyana Water in a real-time setting.
Toronto Dominion & Canada Trust Bank, Toronto2000 – 2001
Position held: Business Development & Sales
Responsibilities: Opening of accounts, maintenance of existing customer base, generation of new business, credit and foreign exchange transaction processing
360 Communications, South Bend Indiana USA1996 – 1998
Position held: Marketing Representative
Responsibilities: Technical Marketing and sales of telecommunication equipment at the retail and corporate sales level.
KLS Associates, Angola Indiana USA1994 – 1996
Position held: Marketing Representative
Responsibilities: Marketing of NASCAR 24 souvenirs and memorabilia,to sponsors and manufacturers – car 24 was driven by Jeff Gordon.
Herald Tribune, Angola Indiana USA1994 – 1996
Position held: Sports Writer
Responsibilities: Writing and reporting news stories about various varsity sports events taking place throughout the state of Indiana.
Trainings Conducted:
Project Management. Conducted three, one day training sessions as a part of a sponsored program of the HEC, Tertiary Education Support Program (TESP), and US Aid. May – June 2015.
EndNote and Mendeley Training Delivered to MS and PhD Student and IMSciences May 2015.
Research Methodology. A two-day workshop delivered to the faculty and MPhil students at the Institute of Management Studies, University of Peshawar. May 2013.
Bibliographic Management Using EndNote X6. IM|Sciences. May 2013.
Research Philosophy. A one-day workshop conducted for the PhD students at IM|Sciences. October 2011.
Managing your references using EndNote X4. A one day training conducted for the PhD students at IM|Sciences. September 2011.
PMP® Exam Prep. and Intro to Project Management.
A four weekend workshop conducted by invitation at the Institute of Management Studies, University of Peshawar. Delivered: 1, 8, 15 & 22 May 2010
Advanced Applied Research Methods
This is a short 4 module training on research methods which focuses on the qualitative research methodologies, critical realism, and research design. Funded by the Center for Public Policy Research (CPPR) IM|Sciences. Delivered: 18 December 2009 – 31 March 2010
Project Planning
This was a customized 9 day project planning workshop for project manager’s workings on various projects of the FATA development authority. Delivered: May 2009
Project Management
4 Day training on complex project management delivered to 46 participants at the University of Southampton, UK. March 2009
PMP® Exam Prep. and Intro to Project Management
This is an ongoing 5 day training program at the Institute of Management Sciences, it has been conducted: Aug. 2006, Jan. 2007, June 2007, Dec. 2007, June 2008, March 2009.
Project Management & MS Project 2007
This was a 3 weeks tailor made program for the upper management of the FATA development authority. This program was a part of the USAID project on FATA development. Delivered: August 2008
Project Planning
This was a tailor made 6 day program for the mid-level education officers of the Ministry of Education, funded by the USAID. Delivered: November 2008
Conference Proceedings
Khan, S. & Gul, S. (2012) The Role of Trust in the Contracting of Projects: A Case Study of the Private and Government Sector Contractors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Accepted for Presentation at the British Academy of Management (BAM) conference September 2012, Cardiff, UK.
Gul, S. & Khan, S. (2011) Revisiting Complexity: Towards a Comprehensive Model of Project Complexity. Presented at the International Conference on Construction Project Management September 2011, Singapore.
Gul, S. & Williams, T. (2010) Use of Drawing as a Method in Exploring Complex Phenomena. A workshop delivered at the British Academy of Management (BAM) conference September 2010 Sheffield, UK.
Gul, S. & Williams, T. (2010) Unraveling Kant’s Noumenal and Phenomenal: critical realism in project management. Presented at the British Academy of Management (BAM) conference September 2010 Sheffield, UK.
Gul, S. & Williams, T. (2010) Conflicts & Negotiations and their role in Project Complexity. Accepted for Presentation by the Forum on Complex Project Management March 2010, Shanghai, China.
Gul, S. (2010) “A Habbermassian Examination of Conflicts in Projects”. Presented at the 5th Making Projects Critical, January 2010 University of the West of England, Bristol UK.
Gul, S. (2009) Time Flux: An Examination of Non-Temporal Considerations in Projects. Presented at the British Academy of Management (BAM) conference September 2009 Brighton, UK.
Adnan, A., Gul, S., Ali, M., et al. (2008) Content based image retrieval using geometrical-shape of objects in images, 222-5. In Third International Conference on Emerging Technologies 2007 (ICET 2007)
Ahmed, I., Adnan, A., Islam, M., Gul, S., et al. (2008) Edge based real-time weed recognition system for selective herbicides, 680-4. In International Multiconference of Engineers and Computer Scientists
Afridi, A. & Gul, S. (2008) Method assisted requirements elicitation for context aware computing for the field force, 1008-13. In International Multi-conference of Engineers and Computer Scientists
Amin, M., Khan, S., Ali, T., Gul, S., et al. (2008) Trends and directions in trusted computing: Models, architectures and technologies, 280-5. In International Multi-conference of Engineers and Computer Scientists
Gul, S. (2006) A case for Cluster Computing in Academia, 7-11. In Proceedings of the 4th CIIT Workshop on Research in Computing. ISBN: 978-969-8779-11-5
Journal Articles:
Nouman, M., Gul, S., Ullah, K. (2018) Why do Islamic Banks Avoid Partnership Based Financing? A Systematic Review. Business & Economic Review. Accepted for publication. (Y Category)
Parvaiz, G.S., Mufti, O., and Gul, S. (2017) Finding Constraints Towards Skills Development: A Perspective from Professional Accounting Education. Business & Economic Review. Vol. 9 No. 2 June. (Y Category)
Nouman, M., Taj, A., Gul, S. (2017) The Individual’s Influence on Low-Technology Innovation: A Critical Realism Based Case Study of North-West Pakistan’s Marble Sector. Business and Economic Review. Vol. 9 No. 1 March (Y Category)
Taskeen, L., Rehman, A., Gul, S. (2015) Which Pair of Stock Should We Trade? Selection of Pair for Statistical Arbitrage and Pairs Trading in KSE. Pakistan Development ReviewVol. 54, No. 3 (X Category)
Gul, S. et al. (2015) Towards an Understanding of the Complexity of Creative Efforts: A Conflict and Negotiation Perspective. Business & Economic Review. Vol. 7, Issue 2. Pp. 53-70 (Y Category)
Ali, Shahid, Rafiq, M., Gul, S. (2015) What Determines the Yields for Treasury Bills in Pakistan? FWU Journal of Social Sciences. Vol. 9, No. 1, Summer 2015 Pp. 14-19. (X Category)
Taj, A., Nouman, M., and Gul, S. (2015) The Dynamics of International Political Economy Relationships and its Influence on the Process of Democratisation, Institution Building and National Governance Structure in Pakistan. South Asian Studies: A Research Journal of South Asian Studies. Vol. 30, No. 1, January – June 2015, Pp. 203-219 (X Category)
Taj, A., Nouman, M., and Gul, S. (2014) Impact of Authoritarianism on Democratisation and Local Governance in Pakistan: Historical Perspectives. South Asian Studies: A Research Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 29, No. 2, Pp. 463-481 (X Category)
Khan, S. and Gul, S. (2013) Trends in Contracting of Contruction Projects: A Case Study. Business and Economic Review. Vol. 5, No. 2 October (No Category)
Shah, A., Gul, S., and Aziz, R. (2011) Problems Facing the Hayatabad Industrial Estate and their Implications on Policy Formulation. Business and Economic Review, Vol. 3, No. 2 (No category)
Gul, S. (2011) On the Developments in the Last Thirty Years within Project Management: An Overview and Critical Review of Literature. AJBM. Vol. 5(X) Pg. (‘W’ Category)
Khan, S., Gul, S., and Shah, A. (2011) A Review of Literature on the Role of Trust and Partnering in Success of Construction Projects. AJBM. Vol. 5(X) Pg. (‘W’ Category)
Gul, S. (2011) Critical Realism and Project Management: Revisiting the Noumenal and Phenomenal. AJBM. Vol. 5 (31) Pg. 12212-12221 (‘W’ Category)
Nouman, M. and Gul, S. (2011) Dynamics and Determinants of Innovation in the Non-R&D Scenario. Vol. 3, No. 1 April (No Category)
Rafiq, M., Shah, M., Gul, S. and Rahman, A. (2010) On the value of statistical life and injury: a review. European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences. Vol. 25 Pg. 7-15 (‘Y’ Category)
Gul, S. & Nouman, M. (2009) Time Flux: An Examination of Non-Temporal Considerations in Projects. Business & Economic Review, Vol. 1, No. 1. (No Category)
Nouman, M. & Gul, S. (2009) Innovation in Pakistan’s SMES: Making the case for coupling model and looking beyond. Business & Economic Review Vol. 1, No. 1. (No category)
Adnan, A., Gul, S., Ali, M. and Dar, A. (2008) Content based Image Retrieval Using Geometrical-Shape of Objects in Image. Journal of Computer & Information Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 1 Pg. 1-6 (No category)
Afridi, A., Gul, S. (2008) Method assisted requirement elicitation for context aware computing for the filed force. Journal of Computer & Information Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 1 Pg. 25-32 (No category)
Gul, S. (2007) Formal analysis of a distributed JVM cluster. Journal of Computer & Information Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 1 Pg. 19-24 (No category)
Book Chapters Authored:
Gul, S. (2017 April) Organizational Communication. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Editor: Farazmand, A. Springer International.DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3116-1
Gul, S. and Williams, T. (2016 Nov.) Project Complexity for the Uninitiated. Leveraging Risk and Uncertainties for Effective Project Management. Editor: Yuri Raydugin. Chapter 10 Pp. 202-219. IGI-Global, Hershey, PA. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1790-0.ch010
Gul, S. (2016 April) Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Legal Perspective. Handbook of Research on Effective Communication, Leadership, and Conflict Resolution. Editors: Anthony Normore, Larry W. Long, and Mitch Javidi. Chapter 7 Pp. 125-142. IGI-Global, Hershey PA. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9970-0.ch007
Gul, S.and Klausner, M. (2016) Organizational Conflict and Its Management. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Contemporary Conflict Resolution. Editors: Paulo Novais and Davide Carneiro. IGI-Global. Chapter 3 Pp. 34-55. IGI-Global, Hershey, PA. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0245-6.ch003
Posters Presented:
Gul, S. (2009) Middle-aged men, Spanish boots and chastity belts: An examination of our technological progress in brutality. Presented at: Human 2.0: Researching the changing face of human identity. June 2009 Southampton, UK.
Tutorials Written:
Working example on the use of Leximancer. This tutorial provides a quick run through Leximancer and provides an example analysis of Cinderella or the Glass Slipper. Researching Business and Management 2nd Edition, Written by Harvey Maylor, Kate Blackmon, and Martina Huemann, Palgrave Macmillian (2017). ISBN: 978-0-230-22212-0
Adding Functionality to Buttons: A tutorial on Matisse. This tutorial is the starting point to Graphical Interface Driven programming using the NetBeans and Sun Studio IDE’s. The tutorial is hosted by Sun Microsystems at
Seminars:
Seminar on Theory Building, May 2012. Conducted at the Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar under the British Council INPIRE International Seminar Series.
Seminar on Qualitative Research Methods, March 2011 Conducted at the Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar.
Guest Lectures:
Using EndNote and Mendeley 2017 and 2016
Institute of Management Sciences
Critical Review of literature2013
Institute of Management Sciences
Theory Building in Qualitative Research2012
University of Southampton, INSPIRE Project
Ethical Issues in Computer Sciences2008
University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar
Requirements Analysis in Software Engineering2007
Brains College Peshawar
Tacit Communications in Organizations2005
Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering Islamabad
Other Academic Activities:
Reviewer: British Academy of Management, Organizational Psychology SIG2010
Reviewer: Business & Economic Review2013 – Present
Reviewer: Contemporary ManagementResearch2009 – Present
Editor: Business & Economic Review2009 – 2013
Editor: Journal of Computer & Information Sciences2007 – 2008
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