Curriculum Vitae
Name: Farhan Azmat Mir
Current profession: From October 2010: Assistant Professor in Management Sciences at Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan.
Date of Birth: 13-01-1977
Place of Birth: Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Marital Status: Married
Children: Sonia Maryam (2006), Abdullah Mir (2010)
Mail Address: Institute of Management Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan 60700
Tel. work: 92-61-9210071 (Ext: 3016)
Tel. Personal 92-03008637390
E-mail:
Web: www.themirs.net
Education
MBA (MIS) 1999-2001
- MBA (MIS) at Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, securing a first position and a Gold Medal as distinction in the session. All major areas of Business Administration studied with best scores in Management and HRM.
MIMS 2002-2003
- MIMS at School of Information Management Systems Monsah University, Australia with specialization in IT Management and distinction in the specialization courses.
Work Experience
Institute of Management Sciences- BZU
Assistant Professor (October 2010 -)
Lecturer (August 2003- September 2010)
- Administrative
§ Programme Coordinator MBA & BBA-IT
§ Student Advisor Evening Programme
§ Incharge IT & Systems
§ Convener Scholarship Committee
- Teaching: During 8 years as academic taught subjects like Management, HRM, MIS, E-Business, Statistics and Seminars in IT (both at Bachelors and Masters Level)
- Research Supervised : Supervised Master Level Thesis on following topics:
§ Nida Shabbir: Impact of Customer Relationship Management on company’s performance : A telecommunication Sector Review
§ Allah Ditta: Evaluation of the success factors for Brand Management in Pakistani Apparel Industry
§ Sarah Khan: Reviewing the need assessment process and evaluating the effectiveness of training programs: A case study of leading FMCGs
§ Fahad Khan: Measuring the effectiveness of Marketing Research Techniques: a case study of the telecommunication sector
§ Nadeem Rasheed: Understanding the customer retention process in the financial services sector
§ Muhammad Asim: Effects of workforce diversity on organizational performance: a comparison of public vs private organizations.
§ Hassan Sattar: Evaluation of HR Planning process and its linkage with Strategic Planning : An exploratory study of the public sector organizations.
§ Other Assignments
§ Course Allocation
§ Advisor to Internship & Placement Office, IMS
§ Member of University Sports Board
§ Member of the Research Committee
Research Activities & Initiative
Research Network at IMS
- Since early 2010 working on the project of establishing a Research Network at IMS with focus on collaborative efforts with local industry on mutual projects. The Network has established key research areas with sub classifications and is now engaging professionals within the Institute and expending the network across the Industry.
- The Network is currently focusing on a series of working papers in the areas of Quality Management, HRM, Brand Management, IT Management and Leadership.
Case Studies on Local Organizations
- Have developed case studies in close collaboration with key Industry players in the area of MIS, Management and HRM.
- These case studies will soon be published in the form of books and publications
Research Papers in Progress
- Farhan A. M. & Nida S. (2011). Impact of CRM applications on company’s performance and Implementation challenges in the telecommunication sector of Pakistan
- Farahn A. M & Allah D. (2011). Assessing success factors in Brand Management for Pakistani Apparel Industry
Language and Computer skills
- Bi-lingual in English and Urdu.
- Extensive knowledge of Word, Excell, Powerpoint, and reasonable knowledge of SPSS & Oracle
Trainings & Seminars
- Have conducted many training sessions in collaboration with commercial and non-commercial institutions. These are some of the glimpses of last few years
- Workshop on ISO9000 conducted in collaboration with National Productivity Organization (NPO) in 2007
- 3-Day training session conducted in collaboration with NPO on productivity enhancement approaches in 2008 {Venue: IMS}
- Seminar conducted on ‘Awareness of National Information infrastructure” in collaboration with National Database and Registration Authority in 2006
- Seminar on “Islamic Banking Services” in collaboration with State Bank and Mezan Bank in 2011 {Venue: BZU Auditorium}
- Have attended some important training session and seminars during my professional life. These are some of the sessions attended
- Training workshop on “Advance Research Methodologies” conducted by Quality Enhancement Cell BZU in 2010
- 3-Day workshop on “Challenges and issues in publishing the research” conducted at LUMS in 2011
- Seminar on “Plagarism and use of proper references: an introduction to Endnote” conducted at IMS in 2011
Memberships & Awards
- Member Multan Golf Club
- Member of the University Sports Board
- Member of the “IDG Connect” an online resource center for IS/IT (www.idgconnect.com)
- Gold Medal in MBA(MIS)
Referees
Dr. Azeem Qureshi Dr. Hayyat M. Awan
Associate Professor Project Director
School of Business & Economics Air University
Oslo University College, Norway Multan Capmus