VU Virtual University of Pakistan
Federal Government University
Asghar Ali
Lecturer
Department of Management Sciences
Faculty of Management


M.Phil (Entrepreneurship & SME Managment)


Strategic Management, Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurial Orientation, & Business Incubation
Mr. Asghar Ali is a teacher, researcher and a trainer having more than 12 years of professional teaching and research experience. He has served as teachers training coordinator and resource person at Punjab Group of Colleges and conducted teachers’ trainings and capacity building workshops at Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Gujrat, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Okara, Multan and Bahawalpur for the teachers of PGC. He has also served as permanent faculty member for teaching M.COM classes at CPS-UCP, Lahore. He was awarded with University Gold-Medal for securing 1st position in Master of Business Education (M.B.E) by University of the Punjab, Lahore – Pakistan. He has done MS Entrepreneurship & SME Management from Government College University, Lahore. Currently, He is a Ph.D candidate at Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore. His research interest is in institutional dynamics of university business incubation centers. He was awarded with Certificate of Recognition by Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan for achieving Merit Scholarship in Ph.D Management class of year 2015-16. He has presented 8 research papers in international conferences and has 8 research publications to his credit. He has also achieved Best Paper Award in 9th South Asian International Conference (SAICON 2017) on Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Reality organized by COMSATS- Islamabad, on August 23-25, 2017 - at PC Bhurban, Pakistan.
Experience
Lecturer
Virtual University of Pakistan
From Jan 29, 2016 To present
Lecturer (M.COM) / Coordinator, Teachers Training
Punjab Group of Colleges, Lahore
From Nov 01, 2010 To Jan 28, 2016
Honors And Awards
Awarded with Appreciation Certificate by Virtual University of Pakistan in recognition of dedication, devotion, hard work, and exceptional job performance
Year: 2020
• Achieved Best Paper Award in 9th South Asian International Conference (SAICON 2017) on Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Reality organized by COMSATS- Islamabad, on August 23-25, 2017 - at PC Bhurban, Pakistan.
Year: 2017
• Participated in “ The Leaders Summit & The HRM Summit ” organized by NUTSHELL Forum on April 3, 2014.
Year: 2016
• Awarded with Certificate of Recognition by Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan for achieving Merit Scholarship in Ph.D Management class of year 2015-16.
Year: 2016
• Participated in Islamic Finance Banking and Business Ethics Global Conference Organized by Suleman Dawood School of Business, LUMS, Lahore on March 26-27, 2016.
Year: 2016
• Participated in 3rd E-Learning and Distance Education Conference Organized by Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore on March 14-15, 2016.
Year: 2016
• Participated in IAS National Conference on Emerging Trends in Governance and Management in Pakistan Organized by IAS, University of the Punjab, Lahore on May 20-21, 2016.
Year: 2016
• Participated in 3rd International Conference on Research in Education Organized by IER, University of the Punjab, Lahore on November 24-26, 2015.
Year: 2015
• Participated in Faculty Professional Development Workshop 2014 organized by PGC, M.Com Campus Lahore on September 11, 2014.
Year: 2014
• Participated in “ South Asia Conclave 2013” on November 28-29, 2013 at Royal Palm Golf & Country Club – Lahore, organized by NUTSHELL and Aman Ki Asha by Jang Group.
Year: 2013
• Participated in “ Pakistan India Management Summit 2012” on September 20-21, 2012 at PC – Lahore Organized by NUTSHELL and Aman Ki Asha by Jang Group.
Year: 2012
• Participated in “ The Leader Summit 2012 ” organized by NUTSHELL Forum on April 28, 2012 at Royal Palm, Golf & Country Club, Lahore.
Year: 2012
• Participated in 12th Annual Population Research Conference “ Pakistani Youth: The Ultimate Resource” on November 22-24, 2011 organized by Population Association of Pakistan at Lahore.
Year: 2011
• Participated in “ 3rd Lahore Management & HRD Summit 2011 ” organized by NUTSHELL Forum on October 28-29, 2011 at PC, Lahore.
Year: 2011
• Participated in 3 days, 27th International ELT Conference 2011on 21-23 October 2011organized by SPELT Lahore Chapter.
Year: 2011
• Participated in “ Asian Youth Conference & Peace Festival 2011” organized by CDA, Y-PEER, UNFPA & Govt, of the Punjab on September 28-30, 2011 at Al-Hamra Arts Council, The Mall, Lahore.
Year: 2011
• Participated in “ 1st International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business and Management 2011” organized by University of Central Punjab, Lahore on June 13-14, 2011.
Year: 2011
• Participated in International Marketing Congress (MARCON 2011 Leading in Crisis) hosted by Marketing Association of Pakistan, Lahore Chapter on March 7-8, 2011 at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore
Year: 2011
• Participated in “8th International Conference on Recent Advances in Statistics” organized by Islamic Countries Society of Statistical Sciences from February 8, 2011 To February 9, 2011.
Year: 2011
• Participated in “IBA Leadershop Conference 2011” organized by IBA, Karachi from January 28, 2011 To January 31, 2011.
Year: 2011
• Awarded with Merit Certificate and University Gold Medal for securing 1st position in MBE class of 2008-10 by University of the Punjab in 120th Convocation.
Year: 2011
• Participated in “ 3rd International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education 2010” organized by IQTM, University of the Punjab, Lahore from December 6, 2010 To December 8, 2010
Year: 2010
• Participated in “ Middle East South Asian Organizational Development Summit 2010 ” organized by NUTSHELL Forum on December 25, 2010.
Year: 2010
• Participated in “3rd International Conference on Statistical Sciences” organized by CSAS, University of the Punjab, Lahore from November 25, 2010 To November 27, 2010
Year: 2010
• Participated in “3rd International Conference on Education in Pakistan: Issues, Challenges and Reforms” organized by IER, University of the Punjab, Lahore from October 21, 2010 To October 23, 2010
Year: 2010
Served as reviewer in 2nd SME Conference International on March 15-16, 2017 jointly organized by University of Management and Technology and SMEDA- Government of Pakistan at PC Hotel, Lahore.
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Worked as Analyst on the project “Rapid Assessment of Children Involved In The Worst Forms Of Child Labour in district Vehari and Bahawalpur” in March 2013 study conducted by Sustainable Business Solutions (SBS), Lahore – Pakistan
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Publications
Category: Business & Management
Mir, U. R., Hassan, S. S., Ali, A., & Kosar, R. (2016). New Knowledge Creation And Crisis Management Team’s Performance. Sci.Int.(Lahore), 28(3), 2831-2836.
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Category: Business & Management
Ali, A. (2020). Evaluating Service Quality of Commercial Banks towards SMEs in Pakistan: Implications for Improvement. Paradigms, 14(2), 136-145.
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Category: Business & Management
Ali, A., Irfan, S., & Salman, Y. (2020). University Business Incubators: A Systematic Literature Review from 2000 to 2019. Abasyn University Journal of Social Sciences, 13(2).
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Category: Business & Management
Ali, A., Salman, Y., & Irfan, S. (2019). An Analysis of Entrepreneurial Perspective of Public Sector; A systematic literature review from 1990 to 2016. Business & Economic Review, 11(3), 113-142.
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Category: Higher Education
Asghar, A., Aamir, S., & Asif, M. (2018). An Instrumental Perspective of Higher Education in Pakistan:From Public Good to Commercial Commodity. Bulletin of Education and Research, 40(3), 95-114.
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Category: Business Research
Shaukat, A. R., Shahid, A. Z., Syed, A. H., & Asghar, A. (2012). Investigating Service Quality Initiatives of Pakistani Commercial Banks. International Business Research, 107-113.
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Category: Business & Management
Ijaz, A. T., & Ali, A. (2013). Measuring Banks Service Attitude: An approach to employee and customer acuities. IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM), 7(2), 60-66.
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Category: Business & Management
Ijaz, A. T., & Ali, A. (2013). Assessing Service Attitude: Service Quality Measures Taken by Islamic banks in Pakistan. IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM), 8(1), 61-68.
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Presentation
1 • Presented a paper in ICOMR 2010 (The International Conference on Management Research) organized by Superior University Lahore from December 2, 2010 To December 4, 2010.
2 • Presented a paper in 3rd South Asian International Conference (SAICON) 2011 organized by COMSATS –Lahore on December 28-29, 2011 at Pearl Continental Lahore, Pakistan.
3 • Presented a paper in GJPGSC 2011 (Golden Jubilee Post Graduate Students Conference on Rethinking Education for Pakistan in 21st Century) organized by IER, PU, Lahore on September 17, 2011.
4 • Presented a paper in 9th International Conference on Statistical Sciences organized by ISOSS –Lahore on July 5-6, 2012 at NCBA&E - Lahore, Pakistan.
5 • Presented a paper in 9th South Asian International Conference (SAICON 2017) on Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Reality organized by COMSATS- Islamabad, on August 23-25, 2017 - at PC Bhurban, Pakistan.
6 • Presented a paper in 11th Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences (ICCS- 2011) organized by ISOSS –Lahore on December 19-22, 2011 at UMT - Lahore, Pakistan.
7 • Presented a paper in 3rd International Conference on Business Management organized by UMT- Lahore, on February 27-28, 2013 - Pakistan.
8 • Presented a paper in 4th International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business Management jointly organized by UCP Business School, Lahore and KEDGE Business School, France on March 21-22, 2017.