Dr Arsalan Najmi

Lecturer

 Department of Management
Sunway Business School (SBS)
[email protected]

Dr Arsalan Najmi is associated with Sunway Business School as a Lecturer in the Department of Management. He holds PhD in Supply Chain Management from Faculty of Business and Economics of Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. He is also a Gold Medallist in Master’s in Business Administration from IQRA University-Pakistan. He started his professional career as an Entrepreneur in a Wholesale and Retail Business in an I.T. Industry in 2006. Since then, he has a keen interest on the role of End-Consumers in the Supply Chain and the other issues pertaining to contemporary supply chain settings and management. His current research is focused on issues related to Halal Supply Chain, Sustainable Consumption, and Reverse Logistics. He has published several research articles in Thomson Reuters Web of Science Indexed Journals including Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management; British Food Journal; Operations Management Research; Resources, Conservation and Recycling; Environmental Science and Pollution Research; Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management; Journal of Islamic Marketing and others.

  1. PhD Supply Chain Management, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, 2022
  2. Master of Business Administration (Supply Chain Management), IQRA University, Pakistan, 2014
  3. Bachelor of Commerce (B.com), The University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2009

  1. Supply Chain Management
  2. Operations Management

  1. Supply Chain Management
  2. Operations Management
  3. Final Year Project

  1. Halal Supply Chain
  2. Reverse Logistics
  3. Green Supply Chain Management
  4. Sustainable Supply Chain
  5. Closed-Loop Supply Chain
  6. Sustainable Consumption

  1. Najmi, A., Kanapathy, K., & Aziz, A. A. (2022). A pathway to involve consumers for exchanging electronic waste: A deep learning integration of Structural Equation Modelling and Artificial Neural Network. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. (ISI- IF= 2.863/ Scopus-Indexed)
  2. Najmi, A., Kanapathy, K., & Aziz, A. A. (2021). Exploring consumer participation in environment management: Findings from two‐staged structural equation modelling‐artificial neural network approach. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 28(1), 184-195. (ISI-IF= 8.741 / Scopus-Indexed)
  3. Najmi, A., Kanapathy, K., & Aziz, A. A. (2021). Understanding consumer participation in managing ICT waste: Findings from two-staged Structural Equation Modeling–Artificial Neural Network approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(12), 14782-14796. (ISI-IF= 4.223 / Scopus-Indexed)
  4. Najmi, A., Kanapathy, K., & Aziz, A. A. (2019). Prioritising factors influencing consumers' reversing intention of e-waste using analytic hierarchy process. International Journal of Electronic Customer Relationship Management, 12(1), 58-74. (Scopus-Indexed)
  5. Kanapathy, K., & Aziz, A. A., Najmi, A. (2021). Industry 4.0 and its Enablers and Barriers: A Systematic and Bibliometric Review of Literature. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management. (Accepted; Scopus-Indexed)
  6. Baig, H., Ahmed, W., Najmi, A. (2021). Understanding influence of supply chain collaboration on innovation-based market performance. International Journal of Innovation Science. (Accepted; ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  7. Najmi, A., Hafeez, A., Piprani, A.Z., Ahmed, W. (2021). Understanding the role of Organization Culture and Supply Chain Integration in Supply Chain Performance. International Journal of Advanced Operations Management. (Accepted; Scopus-Indexed)
  8. Razzaq, A., Sharif, A., Najmi, A., Tseng, M. L., & Lim, M. K. (2021). Dynamic and causality interrelationships from municipal solid waste recycling to economic growth, carbon emissions and energy efficiency using a novel bootstrapping autoregressive distributed lag. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 166, 105372. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  9. Najmi, A., Ali, S. F., Ahmed, W., Kanapathy, K., & Aziz, A. A. (2021). Understanding the role of service attributes in consumer small retailer relationships: findings from Pakistan. International Journal of Management Practice, 14(2), 198-216. (Scopus-Indexed)
  10. Ma, Y., Naqvi, B., & Najmi, A. (2021). Impact of energy efficiency, technology innovation, trade openness and institutional quality on greenhouse gas emissions in ten ASIAN economies. ICEEE’2021: International Conference on Economics, Energy and Environment, Turkey.
  11. Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Khan, S. A., Khushal, A., & Quartey, J. (2020). A framework for measuring customer loyalty for 3PL industry: a case of evolving market. Benchmarking: An International Journal. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  12. Huma, S., Ahmed, W., & Najmi, A. (2020). Understanding the impact of supply-side decisions and practices on supply risk management. Benchmarking: An International Journal 27 (5), 1769-1792. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  13. Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., & Ikram, M. (2020). Steering firm performance through innovative capabilities: A contingency approach to innovation management. Technology in Society, 63, 101385. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  14. Najmi, A., Maqbool, H., Ahmed, W., & Rehman, S. A. U. (2020). The influence of greening the suppliers on environmental and economic performance. International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling, 11(1), 69-90. (Scopus-Indexed)
  15. Ahmed, W., Ashraf, M. S., Khan, S. A., Kusi-Sarpong, S., Arhin, F. K., Kusi-Sarpong, H., & Najmi, A. (2020). Analyzing the impact of environmental collaboration among supply chain stakeholders on a firm’s sustainable performance. Operations Management Research. (Accepted). (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  16. Najmi, A., Ahmed, W., Uddin, S., Zailani, S. (2020). Enhancing Performance through Total Quality Management in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry in Pakistan. International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management. (Accepted). (Scopus-Indexed)
  17. Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., & Khan, F. (2020). Examining the impact of Institutional Pressures and Green Supply Chain Practices on Firm Performance. Management of Environmental Quality. (Accepted). (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  18. Khan, F., Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., & Younus, M. (2019). Managing plastic waste disposal by assessing consumers’ recycling behavior: the case of a densely populated developing country. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(32), 33054-33066. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  19. Khan, F., Ahmed, W., & Najmi, A. (2019). Understanding consumers’ behavior intentions towards dealing with the plastic waste: Perspective of a developing country. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 142, 49-58. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  20. Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., & Khan, A. (2019). Analyzing Supply Chain Risk Management Capabilities through Collaborative and Integrative Approach. International Journal of Business Process Integration and Management. (Accepted). (Scopus-Indexed)
  21. Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., Khan, F., & Aziz, H. (2019). Developing and analyzing framework to manage resources in humanitarian logistics. Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management. (Accepted). (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  22. Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., Arif, M., & Younus, M. (2019). Exploring firm performance by institutional pressures driven green supply chain management practices. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment 8 (5), 415-437. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  23. Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., Mustafa, Y., & Khan, A. (2019). Developing model to analyze factors affecting firms’ agility and competitive capability: A case of a volatile market. Journal of Modelling in Management, 14(2), 476-491. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  24. Khan, M., Najmi, A., Ahmed, W., & Aman, A. (2019). The role of consumer willingness to pay for halal certification in Pakistan. Journal of Islamic Marketing. (Accepted). (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  25. Ahmed, W., Najmi, A., Faizan, H. M., & Ahmed, S. (2019). Consumer behaviour towards willingness to pay for halal products: an assessment of demand for halal certification in a Muslim country. British Food Journal, 121(2), 492-504. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  26. Jaafar, N. I., Tajudeen, F. P., Khan, M. A., & Najmi, A. (2019). Instant Messaging Usage: Levels, Motivations and Impacts at Workplace. Twenty-Third Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, China.
  27. Ahmed, W., Ahmed, W., & Najmi, A. (2018). Developing and analyzing framework for understanding the effects of GSCM on green and economic performance; perspective of a developing country. Management of Environmental Quality, 29 (4), 740-758. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  28. Raza, S. A., Najmi, A & Shah, N. (2018). Transferring Knowledge from Universities to Organizations by Business Students: Findings from a Developing Country. Journal of Workplace Learning, 30 (3), 199-215. (ISI / Scopus-Indexed)
  29. Najmi, A., Raza, S. A. & Qazi, W. (2018). Does Statistics Anxiety affect Students’ Performance in Higher Education? The Role of Students’ Commitment, Self-Concept and Adaptability. International Journal of Management in Education, 12 (2), 95 – 113. (Scopus-Indexed)
  30. Ikram, M., Ahmed, W. & Najmi, A. (2018, January). Impact of Marketing Oriented Supply Chain Integration on Firms Competitive Capabilities. Paper presented at International Conference on Innovation & Emerging Trends in Business Management, Education and Social Sciences (Global Perspective), IQRA University, Karachi, Pakistan.
  31. Najmi, A. & Ahmed, W. (2017). Assessing Channel Quality to measure customers outcome in online purchasing. International Journal of Electronic Customer Relationship Management, 11 (2), 179-201. (Scopus-Indexed)
  32. Mehmood, S. M. & Najmi, A. (2017). Understanding the impact of Service Convenience on Customer Satisfaction in Home Delivery: Evidence from Pakistan. International Journal of Electronic Customer Relationship Management, 11 (1), 23 – 43. (Scopus-Indexed)
  33. Najmi A. & Khan, A. A. (2017). Does Supply Chain Involvement improve the New Product Development Performance? A Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling Approach. International Journal of Advanced Operations Management, 9 (2), 122 - 141. (Scopus-Indexed)
  34. Najmi, A., & Ahmed, W. (2016, June). Does E-Channel Quality, Product Values Affect E-Customer Satisfaction & E-Loyalty? A Case from Emerging Economy. Paper presented at International Conference on Innovation and Emerging Trends in Business Management. IQRA University, Karachi, Pakistan.
  35. Najmi A., Haq M.A., Majeed S., Khan N.R. (2014). Effects of Product's Warranty on Customers' Preferences: Empirical findings on Reverse Logistics models. LogForum: Scientific Journal of Logistics, 10 (3), 305 - 317.

  1. Most Cited Paper Award 2021, Published in Resources, Conservation and Recycling142, 49-58. Elsevier (International).
  2. Highly Commended Paper in The 2020 Emerald Literati Awards, Published in British Food Journal, 121 (2), 492-504. Emerald Group Publishing, 2020, (International).
  3. Highly Commended Paper in The 2019 Emerald Literati Awards, Published in Management of Environmental Quality, 29 (4), 740-758. Emerald Group Publishing, 2019, (International).
  4. Awarded GOLD MEDAL for achieving highest CGPA in MBA Program in entire campuses of IQRA University in Pakistan.
  5. Awarded merit-based Scholarship throughout the MBA by the IQRA University.