PROFILE SUMMARY

Dr. Muhammad Kamran Naqi Khan currently working as Director, Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization Capital University of Science and Technology since February 20, 2022. Prior to this was working as professor, at Faculty of Management Sciences, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan March 1, 2021- February 2023. Before joining CUST, he served Hamdard University, Faculty of Management Sciences as faculty from July 2000 to August 13, 2020 (served professor from 2005 to August 13, 20202 and Associate Prof July 2000-2005). He also served as Director, Hamdard Institute of Management Sciences Islamabad Campus and Acting Dean FMS. He did Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration and thereafter Master of Business Administration in 1992 from Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, and did short course in linguistic at Aston University Birmingham (July-Sept 1989), UK, under the auspices of British Council under TCP program. He did PhD in Social Marketing from Hamdard University in 2007. Dr. Khan was also awarded postdoctoral fellowship by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in 2008-2009 and was placed as visiting scholar in recognition of his contribution in the field of social marketing, by Prof. Toshio Sugiman, Lab at Kyoto University, Japan from Oct-2008- July 2009.

During his stay, visited leading business organizations like Toyota, Toshiba, Panasonic, SHARP, Sony Education Foundation; small and medium enterprises Yakult, Saijo Inx; Chizu community revitalization project, NANKO Power Plant, Osaka city and education institutions. This aspect of learning is crucial for institutionalization of ORIC through collaborative inquiry in Pakistani in HEIs. This is the strategic gap that Dr. Kamran has sought could be filled through collaborative efforts with industry, ICT and community development and active participation local communities. He was also invited by Japan Institute of Group Dynamics in Fukuoka to present his research work titled Group Dynamics as a Strategic Tool for Social Marketing in their annual symposium held on Feb 20, 2009.

RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS

• Conducted and supervised a good number of researches in the field of marketing and management with special interest in social marketing, and core aspects of management, social and business innovation to advance development in a community society and business setting, SDGs-2030; entrepreneurial marketing, relationship marketing, strategy and cultural transformation using participatory paradigm.

• Development of indigenous research instruments is of special -interest in the domain of marketing and knowledge management to understand the phenomenon of conversation dialogue and discussions generated marketing and knowledge management activities to produce real and applied researches and their practical efficacy for business society.

• Two PhD and one MS students successfully completed the work with pioneer studies in the field of marketing with special reference to Pakistan. Currently supervising two PhD students.

• Supervisor and external examiner of PhD/ MS work in Business Administration, marketing and management. Supervised one MS thesis in marketing, also teach PhD, MS and MBA students in the area of Marketing and Strategic Management.

• I had also developed and taught courses in strategic Health care and pharmaceutical marketing: global perspective. I supervised one PhD thesis: “Combat NCD through social marketing”.

• I had been nominated as first Editor in Chief of Bizlnsight, Professional Magazine, published by National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC), Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. 2014-16)