HR Data Scientist|
Dr. Ghulam Abid
A determined, wise and caring soul.
Research Areas
Live Research Metrics
🔬 ResearchGateOpen ↗
4,302Research Interest Score
5,718Citations
43h-index
155Research
Academic Standing
Academic / Global Rankings
Research Impact
By the Numbers
8,143
Google Scholar Citations
49
h-index (Scholar)
160+
Web of Science Cumulative Impact Factor
147
Published Papers
Canonical public records · 2014–2026
78
Scopus Documents
54
Postgrads Supervised
11 PhD · 43 MPhil
$30K
HEC Research Grant
NRPU Principal Investigator
25+
Workshops Delivered
SPSS · AMOS · Power BI · Hayes
Most Influential Works
Top Cited Papers
E-leadership and teleworking in times of COVID-19 and beyond: What we know and where do we go
Contreras, F., Baykal, E., & Abid, G. · Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 590271
Q1 · IF 4.232
Frontiers in Psychology
1,298
citations
Perceived organizational support and job satisfaction: A moderated mediation model of proactive personality and psychological empowerment
Maan, A.T., Abid, G., Butt, T.H., Ashfaq, F., & Ahmed, S. · Future Business Journal, 6(1), 21
Future Business Journal · ESCI
553
citations
Impact of perceived organizational support on work engagement: Mediating mechanism of thriving and flourishing
Imran, M.Y., Elahi, N.S., Abid, G., Ashfaq, F., & Ilyas, S. · Journal of Open Innovation, 6(3), 82
Q1 · Open Innovation
440
citations
Ethical leadership in sustainable organizations: The moderating role of general self-efficacy and the mediating role of organizational trust
Ilyas, S., Abid, G., & Ashfaq, F. · Sustainable Production and Consumption, 22, 195–204
Q1 · IF 8.921
239
citations
Impact of authoritative and laissez-faire leadership on thriving at work: The moderating role of conscientiousness
Iqbal, Z.A., Abid, G., Arshad, A., Ashfaq, F., Athar, M.A., & Hassan, Q. · European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 11(3)
ESCI
222
citations
Positive personality traits and self-leadership in sustainable organizations: Mediating influence of thriving and moderating role of proactive personality
Abid, G., Arya, B., Arshad, A., Ahmed, S., & Farooqi, S. · Sustainable Production and Consumption, 25, 299–311
Q1 · IF 8.921
188
citations
Influencer marketing on Instagram: A sequential mediation model of storytelling content and audience engagement via relatability and trust
Atiq, M., Abid, G., Anwar, A., & Ijaz, M.F. · Information, 13(7), 345
Scopus Q2
176
citations
Research Output
Publications
HR Data Science
Analytics Expertise
── Performance & Appraisal Analytics
- ▸Multi-year longitudinal integrity analysis — evaluator consistency, lenient/strict profiling, rating anomaly detection, category mismatches
- ▸Multi-cycle appraisal reports — score distributions, grade & gender breakdowns, executive-level reporting
- ▸Evaluator effectiveness profiling — rating tendencies, min/max behaviour, multi-cycle calibration
- ▸KPI evaluation by team & sub-team — weak KPIs, non-compliance detection, performance gaps
- ▸Self-evaluation completion tracking across performance cycles
- ▸Identification of mismatch between performance categories and numerical rating trends
- ▸Detection of identical ratings in consecutive cycles and big-change cases across categories, tiers, and ratings
── Compensation & Benefits Analytics
- ▸Pay benchmarking against industry survey data — grade, tier, and category market positioning
- ▸Gender pay gap analysis — male/female comparison in local currency and USD equivalents
- ▸Increment anomaly reports — disparities across grade, tier, and employment category
- ▸Monthly compensation reconciliation — joiners, exits, unpaid leave, currency effects
- ▸Market position analysis — compensation competitiveness benchmarked against sector surveys
- ▸Benefits analysis — salary distribution by grade/department, benefits summary and policy support
── HR Data Infrastructure & Lifecycle
- ▸100+ point employee lifecycle framework across 11 phases — attraction through alumni
- ▸Live HR dashboards — headcount, attendance, retention, engagement, and performance
- ▸HR KPI frameworks, exit interview redesign, and evaluation instrument overhaul
- ▸Payroll headcount trend analysis — gross salary, headcount, total compensation across departments
- ▸Month-by-month headcount movement — joiners, exits, key findings and strategic observations
- ▸Executive summary dashboards — KPI cards, summary tables, and monthly comparison reports
── Workforce Planning & Retention
- ▸Exit data framework — exit reasons, tenure, gender/grade, employer mapping, HRBP ratings
- ▸Retention cost models and revenue-per-employee projections (multi-year)
- ▸Workforce movement summary — attrition deep dive, exit reasons, demographic risk analysis
- ▸Hiring & recruitment efficiency analysis — funnel, source of hire, timelines, department breakdown
- ▸Counter-offer & retention increment analysis — strategic workforce insights
- ▸Data-backed review of workforce transitions — performance trajectory, role criticality, experienced talent profiling
── Employee Surveys & Engagement
- ▸13+ enterprise surveys — satisfaction, remote work readiness, commuting, carpooling, seasonal, insurance, consent
- ▸Structured reports with response breakdowns, cross-demographic insights, and HR recommendations
- ▸Diversity & demographics analytics — age, gender, marital status, nationality, workforce composition
- ▸Attendance & time utilization — absenteeism, late trends, WFO/WFH productivity indicators
- ▸Learning & development analytics — training hours, costs, participation, department-wise analysis
── Financial & Salary Analytics
- ▸Salary advance utilization — full-year volumes, seasonal spikes, repeat users, department patterns
- ▸Financial exposure analysis supporting policy decisions and employee wellness programmes
- ▸Revenue per employee projection — multi-year headcount, revenue, and productivity modelling
- ▸Talent management analytics — talent pool, successor readiness, internal mobility, critical resource tracking
- ▸Location & business unit analytics — country-wise headcount, site analysis, business unit performance indicators
- ▸Process compliance flags — risk identification, governance recommendations, urgent management actions
Career
Professional Experience
Positions Held
8 Jan 2024 – Present
HR Data Scientist
Netsol Technologies Inc., Lahore, Pakistan
1 Sep 2020 – 23 Jan 2023
Assistant Professor
Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore · Supervised 24 MPhil
14 May 2020 – 6 Sep 2020
Director Research
NCBA&E, Lahore
November 2016 – 6 Sep 2020
Assistant Professor
NCBA&E, Lahore · Supervised 11 PhD & 19 MPhil
Concurrent 2020 – 2023
Corporate Development Consultant
PSIC Employees Co-operative Housing Society (LTD), Lahore
Jan 2014 – Oct 2016
Visiting Faculty
NCBA&E, Lahore
Oct 2016 – 2017
Visiting Faculty
NCBA&E (Berki Campus), Lahore
Mar 2017 – Present
Visiting Faculty
UET, Lahore (Institute of Business & Management)
Oct 2018 – Present
Visiting Faculty
Pak-Aims, Lahore
2017 – Present
Visiting Faculty
GC University, Lahore (Commerce & Finance Dept.)
Administrative & Editorial Roles
NCBA&E
Chair — Research Ethics Committee
Chaired NCBA&E Research Ethics Committee
2021–2022
Guest Editor — Frontiers in Psychology
Research Topic: Social Sustainability at Work · IF 4.232
2023–2024
Guest Editor — IJERPH
Research Topic: Teleworking & Well-Being post-COVID-19 · IF 4.614
External Examiner
Ongoing
Punjab University
Postgraduate thesis examination
Ongoing
University of Management and Technology
Postgraduate thesis examination
Ongoing
Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore
Postgraduate thesis examination
Ongoing
GC University, Lahore
Postgraduate thesis examination
Ongoing
Lahore Business School, Univ. of Lahore
Postgraduate thesis examination
Courses Taught
Organizational Behavior
Positive Org. Scholarship
Advanced Research Methods
Data Analysis (SPSS/AMOS)
Human Resource Management
Training & Development
Leadership & Motivation
Corporate Governance
Applied Psychology
Power BI & HR Data Science
Recognition
Awards & Honors
🏆
HEC Research Grant — Principal Investigator
Rs. 5,282,200 (~$30,000 USD) under NRPU for “Transformational Leadership and Life Satisfaction of Health Care Employees for Social Sustainability” · Grant #14873 · April 2022 – April 2025
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Research Excellence Award — 1st Position
Significant Contribution in Business & Management Research — Faculty Category · NCBA&E · 7th February 2020
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Best Paper Award — 1000 RM
3rd International Youth Conference 2023 / ICPM 2023 · Universiti Sains Malaysia · 24 June 2023 · “Transition towards sustainability: The role of sustainable leadership” (Bajwa, F., & Abid, G.)
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3rd Position — Poster Presentation
38th Postgraduate Colloquium: Embracing Diversity · School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia · October 21–23, 2019 · “Authentic leadership and creativity: Moderated mediation model of resilience and hope”
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Postgraduate Supervision — 54 Scholars
11 PhD at NCBA&E · 24 MPhil at Kinnaird College · 19 MPhil at NCBA&E · Total 54 postgraduate researchers successfully supervised
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Session Chair — Multiple Int'l Conferences
ICBC-2021 (Punjab Univ.) · CBIBM-2020 · ICBC-2020 · ICCS-15 · Oxford ROGE 2022 · ICSS&H 2018 & 2019, KC Lahore · Rapporteur at 17th Int'l Conference on Statistical Sciences, NCBAE 2019
Training & Capacity Building
Workshops Delivered & Trainings Attended
As Master Trainer / Resource Person (25+ workshops)
Power BI Workshop — Unlock the Power of Data: Hands-On Training in Power BI · GC University, Lahore · 4 November 2025
Interview Protocols & Effective Interviewing Techniques · Netsol Technologies, Lahore · 19 January 2024
Basic IT, Greening TEVTA & Gender Mainstreaming (5 days) · Govt. Centre of Excellence for Training & Development, Mughalpura Lahore · 21–25 August 2023
Training for Managers of Punjab Model Bazar Management Company (Batch 2, 3 days) · Govt. Staff Training College (GSTC), Murree · 16–18 August 2023
Training for Managers of Punjab Model Bazar Management Company (Batch 1, 3 days) · GSTC, Murree · 8–10 August 2023
Instructional Planning and Management Skills for TEVTA field staff (6 days) · GSTC, Murree · 29 May – 3 June 2023
TEVTA Pre-Promotion Training BPS-17 (Lahore) · Govt. Staff Training College (GSTC), Lahore · June 2022
TEVTA Pre-Promotion Training BPS-17 Special Education (Bahawalpur) · GSTC, Bahawalpur · June 2022
TEVTA Pre-Promotion Training BPS-17 & BPS-18 (Murree) · GSTC, Murree · May 2022
TEVTA Pre-Promotion Training BPS-19 · 7 February – 1 April 2022
TEVTA Pre-Promotion Training BPS-18 · 7 February – 1 April 2022
Pre-Conference Workshop on Quantitative Data Analysis Using SPSS · Hailey College of Commerce, Univ. of Punjab, Lahore · 25 November 2021
Equipping Veterans with Tools for Entrepreneurial Success · Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore · 22 October 2019
Hayes' PROCESS MACRO Workshop (Mediation, Moderation, Mediated Moderation & Sequential Mediation Analysis) · Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore · 23 November 2019
Hayes' PROCESS MACRO Workshop · ISOSS House, Lahore · 22 November 2019
Faculty Development Workshop: Techniques of Data Management and Analysis · Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore · 11 October 2019
Hayes' PROCESS MACRO Workshop · ISOSS House, Lahore · 15 September 2019
Moderation & Mediation Analysis Using Hayes' PROCESS MACRO · Lahore Business School, Univ. of Lahore · 5 May 2019
Research Proposal Writing Workshop · Institute of Business & Management, UET Lahore · 9 March 2019
CFA Using AMOS Workshop · Institute of Business & Management, UET Lahore · 21 October 2018
Faculty Development Workshop on Data Analysis in Management · Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore · 24 September 2018
Hayes' PROCESS MACRO Workshop · IB&M, UET Lahore · 9 September 2018
APA Manuscript Preparation and Submission Workshop · NCBA&E, Lahore · 8 May 2018
EFA & CFA Using SPSS and AMOS Workshop · King Edward Medical University, Lahore · 28 April 2018
Hayes' PROCESS MACRO Workshop · NCBA&E, Lahore · 15 March 2018
One Week Seminar on Research Techniques & Analysis · Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore · November 2017
Trainings Attended
Capacity Building Course for Principal Investigators (5 days) — HEC Pakistan in collaboration with British Council & Coventry University, UK · 9–13 May 2022
Webinar on Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) — Quality Enhancement Cell, Kinnaird College for Women · 29 January 2022
Elsevier-HEC Workshop on Journal Indexing in Scopus — HEC Pakistan & Elsevier · 21 January 2021
Workshop on Outcome Based Education and Embedded Assessment — Quality Enhancement Cell, Kinnaird College for Women · 12 December 2020
Education & Certifications
Academic Qualifications
Formal Education
2013–2016
Ph.D Business Administration
NCBA&E · 1st Position · CGPA 4.00/4.00
2011–2013
M.Phil Business Administration
NCBA&E · 1st Position · CGPA 3.88/4.00
2002–2004
MBA
The University of Lahore · CGPA 3.84
2000–2002
B.Com
Punjab College of Commerce
1998–1999
D.Com
Govt. Commercial Training Institute
Tests & Language
Oct 2010
IELTS 6.5 Band (General)
British Council
June 2013
GAT General Special Test (AIOU)
Conducted by NTS
Oct 2013
GAT General Test
Conducted by NTS
Feb 2013
GAT Special Test
Conducted by NTS
Coursera Certifications (2020) — Avg. 92%+
The Science of Well-Being
Positive Psychology
Influencing People
Leadership & Emotional Intelligence
Understanding Research Methods
Technical Writing
Academic Literacy
Scholarly Communication
Grant Proposal Writing
Research for Impact
Managing Employee Performance
Organisational Behaviour
Managing as a Coach
Advanced Writing
Time Management
Communication 21st Century
Project Management Basics
Self-Determination Theory
Career Planning
Finding Purpose & Meaning
Sustainable Development Goals
Design Thinking for Greater Good
BTEC Level 2 CCTV Award
Level 2 Security Guarding
Diploma in Web Specialist
Diploma in Oracle E-Commerce
Diploma in Computer Hardware
Certificate of Computer Application
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