Dr Namra Mubarak

Department: Strategy and Marketing

Office/Location: 2.55e Desk 1, Ogmore Building, Cardiff School of Management, Llandaff Campus

Telephone: +44 (0)29 2041 6649

Email: nmubarak@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Staff Overview

​​​Dedicated Lecturer with an impressive track record of over six years of experience. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she has also taken on the role of module leader and actively participated in various academic committees. Her educational background includes a PhD in Project Management from University Sains Malaysia, which is ranked #147 in the QS World Ranking. Furthermore, she has made significant contributions to the field through her publications in several reputable journals, including all three top journals of project management. Her exceptional work has been recognized with multiple awards, including a research excellence award. In addition to her teaching and research accomplishments, she has also gained valuable experience in supervising research projects and theses. Her expertise is further acknowledged by her role as a reviewer for several journals, including the esteemed International Journal of Project Management.​

Teaching

(MPM7002) Project Leadership

(MPM7001) Project Theory and Practice

Research

​Her research interests involve identifying the factors that can contribute toward project success, impact of leadership styles and personality traits.

Key Publications

Mubarak, N., Khan, J., & Khan, A. K. (2022). Psychological distress and project success: The moderating role of employees’ resilience and mindfulness. International Journal of Project Management

Mubarak, N., Khan, J., & Pesama, O., (2022). Lord of the Flies in project-based organizations: The role of passive leadership in project success. Project Management Journal (ahead of print)

Khan, J., Jaafar, M., Javed, B., Mubarak, N., & Saudagar, T. (2020). Does inclusive leadership affect project success? The mediating role of perceived psychological empowerment and psychological safety. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business.

Mubarak, N., Khan, J., Yasmin, R., & Osmadi, A. (2021). The impact of a proactive personality on innovative work behavior: the role of work engagement and transformational leadership. Leadership & Organization Development Journal.

Mubarak, N., Khan, J., & Osmadi, A. (2022). How does leader's knowledge hiding kill innovative work behavior. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business.

Khan, J., Javed, B., Mubarak, N., Bashir, S., & Jaafar, M. (2020). Psychological Empowerment and Project Success: The Role of Knowledge Sharing. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.

Khan, J., Jaafar, M., Mubarak, N., & Khan, A. K. (2022). Employee mindfulness, innovative work behaviour, and IT project success: the role of inclusive leadership. Information Technology and Management, 1-15.

Mir, A., Rafique, M., & Mubarak, N. (2021). Impact of inclusive leadership on project success: Testing of a model in information technology projects. International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IJITPM), 12(1), 63-79.

Khan, J., Jaafar, M., Mubarak, N., & Khan, A. K. (2022). Employee mindfulness, innovative work behaviour, and IT project success: the role of inclusive leadership. Information Technology and Management, 1-15.

Mustafa, G., Mubarak, N., Khan, J., Nauman, M., & Riaz, A. (2022). Impact of Leader-Member Exchange on Innovative Work Behavior of Information Technology Project Employees; Role of Employee Engagement and Self-Efficacy. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 1-19.

Mubarak, N., Safdar, S., Faiz, S., Khan, J., & Jaafar, M. (2021). Impact of public health education on undue fear of COVID‐19 among nurses: The mediating role of psychological capital. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 30(2), 544-552.

Safdar, S., Saghir, M. H., Faiz, S., Yasmin, M. R., & Mubarak, M. N. (2020). Trust in Leaders and Job Satisfaction of Health Care Workers: Linking Organizational Justice to Citizenship Behavior. The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 6(8), 737-744.

Mubarak, N., Khan, J., Safdar, S., Muhammad, S., & Riaz, A. (2021). Ethical leadership in project-based organizations of Pakistan: the role of psychological empowerment and Islamic work ethics. Management Research Review.

Khan, J., Mubarak, N., Khattak, S. A., Safdar, S., & Jaafar, M. (2022). Despotic leadership and IT project efficiency: the role of resilience. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business.

Faiz, S., Safdar, S., & Mubarak, N. (2021). Impact of thriving at work on eustress and distress: career growth as mediator. European Journal of Training and Development.

Sarwar, A., Khan, J., Muhammad, L., Mubarak, N., & Jaafar, M. (2021). Relationship between organizational dehumanization and nurses' deviant behaviors: A moderated mediation model. Journal of nursing management.

Faiz, S., Mubarak, N., Safdar, S., & Khan, J. (2022). A “Curates Egg” Perception of Politics: Why and When Organizational Politics Leads to Good and Bad Outcomes. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 34(4), 627-648.

Safdar, S., Faiz, S., & Mubarak, N. (2021). “A Two-Edged Sword”: Paternalistic Leadership and Nurses Performance: A Moderated Mediation Model. Frontiers in Psychology, 12.

Mubarak, N., Osmadi, A., Khan, J., Mahdiyar, A., & Riaz, A. (2021). What Makes People Hide Knowledge? Influence of Passive Leadership and Creative Self- Efficacy. Frontiers in psychology, 12.

Mustafa, G., Mubarak, N., Khan, J., Nauman, M., & Riaz, A. (2022). Impact of Leader-Member Exchange on Innovative Work Behavior of Information Technology Project Employees; Role of Employee Engagement and Self-Efficacy. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 1-19.

Mubarak, N., Khan, J., Bashir, S., & Safdar, S. (2023). Dark side of leadership and information technology project success: the role of mindfulness. Journal of Managerial Psychology.

Mubarak, N., Khan, J., & Pesämaa, O. (2023). Lord of the Flies in Project-Based Organizations: The Role of Passive Leadership on Creativity and Project Success. Project Management Journal, 87569728231157088.

Book Chapter

Mubarak, N., Osmadi, A., Khan, J., Mahdiyar, A., & Riaz, A. (2023). What Makes People Hide Knowledge. Antecedents and consequences of knowledge hiding and organisations, 16648714. 

Other Projects and activities

Conferences

Mubarak, N., & Khan, J. of Proactive personality on innovative work behavior: The role of work engagement and transformational leadership. Presented. CUST International Business Conference. (December 2019).

Mubarak, N., Khan, J., Riaz-Ranjha, A. Impact of execution planning on agile project success. Presented International Conference on Advances in Technology, Management and Sciences. (October 2019)

Turi, J., & Mubarak, N., Learning Factory. Presented. CUST International Business Conference. (December2019).

Yasmin, R., & Mubarak, N., Faiz, F. An assessment of person environment fit dimensions on turnover intention: The mediating role of career and job satisfaction. Presented. CUST International Business Conference. (December2019).

Sa Safdar, S., Fatima, R., & Mubarak, N. Effect of organizational justice on citizenship behavior through job satisfaction and trust.Presented. CUST International Business Conference. (December, 2019).

Yasmin, R., & Mubarak, N., Safdar, S. A study of Antecedents of abusive supervision. Presented. CUST International Business Conference. ( December, 2019).

Mubarak, N., Khan, J., & Jaafar, M. (2021). Examining the Knowledge Leadership, Knowledge Sharing and Work-Related Curiosity on Project success. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2021, No. 1, p. 15482). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management. Presented.

Khan, J., Mubarak, N., & Jaafar, M. (2021). Despotic Leadership, Negative Emotions and Project Success; the role of Mindfulness. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2021, No. 1, p. 14775). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management. Presented.

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