Refereed Journal Articles

To date, I have published the following articles in international peer reviewed Journals

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26. Chen, C., Ahmad, A. B*., Liu, M., & Wen, P. (2026). Enabling or overloading? The double-edged role of E-leadership in civil servant's change-oriented organizational citizenship behaviors. Government Information Quarterly, 43(1), 102105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2026.102105

25. Ahmad, A. B. (2025). Public service motivation, context and knowledge hiding behavior in public organizations. Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship (pp. 1-18). https://doi.org/10.1108/EBHRM-09-2024-0321

24. Ahmad, A. B., Esteve, M., & Kempen, R. (2025). Public service motivation and pro-environmental behaviors: A survey experiment. International Public Management Journal, 28(6), 870-887. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2025.2489397

23. Chen, D., Ying, Zh., Ahmad, B. A. & Liu, B. (2024). Exploring the trickle-down effect of public service motivation from supervisors to their subordinates. International Public Management Journal. [Q1; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2024.2314042

22. Al Halbusi, H., Abdelfattah, F. Salah, M. & Ahmad, B. A. (2024) Understanding Consumers’ Adoption of E-Pharmacy in Qatar: Applying the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management. [ESCI, Q2]. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-03-2023-0042

21. Hassan, M. S., Al Halbusi, H., Ahmad, A. B., Abdelfattah, F., Thamir, Z., & Raja Ariffin, R. N. (2023). Discretion and its effects: analyzing the role of street-level bureaucrats’ enforcement styles. International Review of Public Administration,

[ESCI, Q3]. https://doi.org/10.1080/12294659.2023.2286671

20. Chen, D., Ying, Zh., Ahmad, B. A. & Liu, B. 2021. How to Fuel Public Employee’s Change-Oriented Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Two-Wave Moderated-Mediation Study. Review of Public Personnel Administration. [Q1; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X211052675

19. Butt, A. S., Ahmad, B. A., & Shah, S. H. H. 2021. Role of personal relationships in mitigating knowledge hiding behavior in firms: A dyadic perspective. Vine Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems. [Q2; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-01-2021-0009

18. Butt, A. S., Shah, S. H. H., Ahmad, B. A*. 2021. Exploring the potential challenges of Belt and Road Initiative for sustainable supply chains: A South Asian Perspective. Transportation Journal. [Q2; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.5325/transportationj.60.3.0307

17. Yanbo, Zh., Wang, Y., Ahmad, B. A*., Shah, A. A., & Qing, W. 2021. How do individuallevel characteristics influence cross-domain risk perceptions among Chinese Urban Residents? Sage Open. [Q2; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211003570

16. Hasan, H. A. & Ahmad, B. A*. 2021. The Relationship between Islamic Work Ethic and Public Service Motivation. Administration and Society. Vol. 53(9) pp. 1390–1417. [Q1; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399721998335

15. Shah, Syed Hamad Hassan; Butt, A. S & Ahmad, B. A. 2021. Retrospective view and thematic analysis of value co-creation through bibliometric analysis. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence [Q1; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2021.1890017

14. Butt, A. S., Shah, S. H. H. & Ahmad, B. A., 2021. Does knowledge hiding undermine buyersupplier relationship in supply chains? A dyadic perspective. Vine Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems. [Q2; SSCI]. http://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-06-2020-0118

13. Ahmad, B. A., Butt, A. S., Cheng, D. & Butt, A. S. Liu, B. 2020. A Mediated Model of the Effect of Organizational Culture on Public Servants’ Intentions to Engage in Change-Supportive Behaviors: Insights from the Theory of Planned Behavior. Journal of Management & Organization. [Q2; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2020.41

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12. Hasan, H. A., Xiaodong, Zh. & Ahmad, B. A. 2021. Red Tape and Change-Supportive Intentions: An Extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Leadership & Organizational Development Journal. Vol. 42 No. 1, pp. 99-113. [Q1; SSCI]. https://doi.org /10.1108/LODJ07-2020-0286

11. Hassan, H. A., Zhang, X., Ahmad, A. B., Liu, B. (2021). Public Service Motivation and Employee Change-Supportive Intention: Utilizing the Theory of Planned Behavior. Public Personnel Management. Vol. 50(2) pp. 283–304. [Q2; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091026020934515

10. Ahmad, B. A., Straatmaan, T., Mueller, K. B. Liu, 2020. Employees’ change-support in the public sector – A multi-time field study focusing on the link between intentions and behaviors. Public Administration Review. Vol. 81(2) 231-243. [Q1; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13275

9. Butt, A. S., Ahmad, B. A., (2020). Strategies to Mitigate Knowledge Hiding Behaviour: Building Theories from Multiple Case Studies. Management Decision. Vol. 59 No. 6, pp. 12911311. [Q1; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-01-2020-0038

8. Butt, A. S., Ahmad, B. A., Shah, S. H. H., (2020). Knowledge Hiding in a Buyer-Supplier Relationship: A Pilot Study. Knowledge and Process Management. Vol 27(4) 272-279. [Q2; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1002/kpm.1631

7. Ahmad, B. A., Liu, B & Butt, A. S. (2020). Scale Development and Construct Clarification of Change Recipient Proactivity. Personnel Review. Vol. 49 No. 8, pp. 1619-1635. [Q2; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-02-2019-0091

6. Ahmad, B. A., Liu, B & Butt, A. S. (2019). Predictors and Outcomes of Change Recipient Proactivity in Public Organizations of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. International Public Management Journal. Vol. 23(6), 823-851. [Q1; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2019.1588812

5. Butt, A. S., & Ahmad, B. A. (2019). Are There Any Antecedents of Top-Down Knowledge Hiding in Firms? Evidence from the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Knowledge Management. Vol. 23 No. 8, pp. 1605-1627. [Q1; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-04-2019-0204

4. Butt, A. S., & Ahmad, B. A. (2019). Personal Relationship and Conflicts in Supply Chains: Exploration of Buyers and Suppliers in Australian Manufacturing and Service Sector. Benchmarking: An International Journal. Vol. 26 No. 7, pp. 2225-2241. [Q2; ESCI]. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-02-2019-0067

3. Ahmad, B. A., & Cheng, Zh. (2018). The Role of Content, Context, Process and Leadership in Understanding Employees Commitment to Change: The Case of Public Organizations in Iraqi Kurdistan. Public Personnel Management. Vol. 47(2), 195-216. [Q2; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091026017753645

▪ This article received Supporting Citation-2021.

2. Ahmad, B. A., & Shah, M. (2018). International Students’ Choice to Study in China. Tertiary Education & Management. Vol. 24(4), 325-337. [Q1; ESCI]. https://doi.org/10.1080/13583883.2018.1458247

1. Ahmad, B. A., Hassan, H. A., & Al-Ahmedi, M. H. (2017). Motivations of Governmentsponsored Kurdish Students for Pursuing Postgraduate Studies Abroad: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Studies in International Education. Vol. 21(2), 105-119. [Q1; SSCI]. https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315316662982

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