Dr. Aqsa Siddiq

Dr. Aqsa Siddiq received her BBA and MBA degrees (1997-2000), both with the Gold Medals specialized in Finance & Accounting. Her MS in Management Sciences is from IBMS, KP Agricultural University, Peshawar (2009). Her Ph.D. in Management Sciences (Specialization in Human Resource Management/ Development) is from the Islamia College (Chartered University) Peshawar in (session 2013-2018). Her topic of the doctoral dissertation was “Strategic Leadership’s Competitiveness in Healthcare System of Pakistan”. She remained scholarship holder throughout her academic years.

She has more than 20-years experience in teaching and research at Graduate and Post Graduate levels. Moreover, she got academic and professional experience (both in public and private sectors) including head of the department, coordinator, trainer and public/motivational speaker. She is author of renowned national and international publications. Her publications are related to Human Resource Development, Leadership and Governance, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, Urban Management, Change management, sustainability etc.

She remained a member of the Higher Education Commission's (HEC) National Curriculum Review Committee (NCRC) on Business Management. She is also the core member of the Curriculum and Syllabi Review Committee (CSRC), Higher Education Department (HED), KP. Moreover, she serves KP and Federal Public Service Commissions as subject expert and Paper Setter/ Examiner.

 In addition, she is the member of board of the studies of Quaid e Azam College of Commerce, University of Peshawar. She is contributing as secretary, Advance Studies & Research Board committee of Management Sciences Faculty UOP to coordinate the MPHIL/PHD programs. She has supervised Phd and MPhil level scholars. She also remained a member of the Inspection Committee of the University of Peshawar for the related assignments. She is also the co-organizer of students’ societies, UOP. She has been involved in the coordination and events management tasks of the college.  

Presently, she is serving the College as an Assistant Professor (BPS 20). Her subjects include Organizational Behavior, Leadership and Governance, Strategic Management, Research Methods in Business, Human Resource Management, change management…... 

January 2015 to date	Quaid-e-Azam College of Commerce , University of Peshawar	Assistant Professor
April 2009 to December 2014	Quaid-e-Azam College of Commerce , University of Peshawar	Lecturer of management science
September 2006 to March 2009	Institute of Management Studies, University of Peshawar	Lecturer of management science
February 2002  to  August 2006	Institute Of Computer and Management Sciences (ICMS) Hayatabad, Peshawar, a constituent body of Gandhara University, Peshawar , Pakistan	Performed various responsibilities on rotation base as per organizational policies. These responsibilities included: Manager Accounts Course Coordinator Principal of ICMS College system for boys Lecturer Of Management Sciences Coordinator Management Sciences as a member of Academic Council, Gandhara University of Peshawar.
July 2001 to January 2002	AIMSIT University, Warsak Road Peshawar, Pakistan	Assistant  Director / Program Coordinator Lecturer of (Financial Analysis, Accounting, Management, Communication, Investment Management, Humanities etc)
March 2000 to September 2000	COMMERCIAL UNION, Insurance Company, Pakistan	Consultant, The Major Responsibilities Included Sales Management for a Project on school going children to collect data for the perspective customers
January 2000- June 2001	Preston University Peshawar, Pakistan	Lecturer of various subjects including Financial Analysis, Accounting, Management , Communication, Investment Management etc

Year 2025-2026

Nazim Ali , Faisal Khan , Jawad Karamat , Aqsa Siddiq. (2025). The impact of workplace bullying on organizational commitment among teachers of pakistan: mediating role of job satisfaction. TPM – Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 32(S5 (2025): Posted 03 August), 1886–1892. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19045528

 

Aqsa Siddiq , Jawad Hussain , Nazim Ali. (2025). The influence of transformational leadership on job satisfaction: the mediating function of psychological capital among teachers in private schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. TPM – Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 32(S6 (2025): Posted 15 September), 2425–2432. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19045595

 

Jawad Karamat , Shabir Ahmad , Ihtisham Khan , Aqsa Siddiq , Nazim Ali. (2025). Impact of mental health on organizational commitment of teachers in public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: the mediating role of psychological capital. TPM – Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 32(S7 (2025): Posted 10 October), 2891–2896. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19046217

 

Karamat, J., Khan, I., Siddiq, A., Ali, N., & Ullah, R. (2025). Impact of Talent Management on Work Engagement: Mediating Role of Affective Commitment. Social Science Review Archives, 3(4), 4311–4318. https://doi.org/10.70670/sra.v3i4.1726

 

Siddiq, A., Ali, N., Karamat, J., Khan, I., & Ullah, R. (2025). The Impact of Talent Management on Job Burnout of Nurses: The Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment. Physical Education, Health and Social Sciences, 3(4), 158–165. https://doi.org/10.63163/jpehss.v3i4.1120

 

Afifa, Zia, Aqsa Siddiq  (2025). Governance and Project Performance in Public Sector Hospitals of PEshawar: A Patients' Perspective. Journal for Current Sign, 3(1), 417-433. 

 

Year 2023-2024

          

Siddiq,  A. ., Bibi, D. P. ., Akbar, D. N. ., Din, R. ud ., Ahmad, D. A. ., & Rahman, D. H. . (2024). Moderating Role Of Organizational Citizenship Behavior In The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction And Associated Factors: A Perspective From University Teachers In Peshawar, Pakistan. Migration Letters, 21(S4), 412–425. Retrieved from https://migrationletters.com/index.php/ml/article/view/7244 

Ahmad, D. A. ., Ali, D. N. ., Siddiq,. A. ., Akbar, D. N. ., Bibi, D. P. ., & Rahman, D. H. . (2024). Impact Of Talent Management On Job Performance Of Teachers Of Government Colleges: Mediating Role Of Psychological Empowerment. Migration Letters, 21(S3), 1119–1127. Retrieved from https://migrationletters.com/index.php/ml/article/view/6914

Ali, D. N. ., Siddiq,  A. ., Akbar, D. N. (2024). Impact of Family-Work Conflict on Performance of Nurses with a Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment: Perspective from Public Hospitals in KP, Pakistan, . Migration Letters, 21(S5), 19–27. Retrieved from https://migrationletters.com/index.php/ml/article/view/9812

Afifa, Zia, Aqsa Siddiq  (2024) Impact of Transparency and Accountability on Healthcare Projects in Peshawar. International Journal of Social Science Archives, Vol. 7 No. 3. Retrieved from: Impact of Transparency and Accountability on Healthcare Projects in Peshawar | International Journal of Social Science Archives (IJSSA)

 

Year 2022

 

Ullah, M., Hussian, A., Muhammad, S., Siddiq, A., Ali, N., (2022). Relationship between    Authentic Leadership and Job Satisfaction: Journal of Positive School Psychology, 6 (9), 44-57. https://journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/view/12037

 

Iqbal, M., Ahmad, S., Ullah, M., Siddiq, A., Ali, A., Ali N., (2022). Moderating Effect of Work-Family Conflict On The Relationship Of Perceived Organizational Support And Job Satisfaction: A Study Of Government Commerce Colleges Of Kp, Pakistan: Journal of Positive School Psychology, 6 (7), 2282-2291.  https://journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/view/11737

 

Ali, A., Fazal, M., Siddiq, A., Ali, N., Khan, I., (2022). Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment in the Correlation between Authentic Leadership and Work Engagement: Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 21(1), 803-817.

 

Siddiq, A., Ullah, M., Ali, A., Fazal, M., Ali, N., (2022). Impact of Job Crafting on Performance In Teachers of Private Sector Universities, Pakistan: Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment: Journal of Positive School Psychology, 6 (8), 9943-9953.

 

Year 2021

 

Siddiq A., Qureshi, F., Ahmad, S., Ali, N., (2021). Does Project Governance Moderate the Effect of Emotionally Intelligent Managers on the Success of a Project? International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 15(2), 1190-1205.

 

Siddiq, A., Khan, A., Ali, N., Ali, Z., (2021). Unethical Marketing Practices By Pharmaceutical Industry in Pakistan:  Webology, 18 (6), 7089-7101.

 

Siddiq, A., Khan, A., Khan, S.A.,  Ali, M., Ali, N., (2021). China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Human Resource Development Challenges to Pakistan: What Should Be Next? Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 20 (2), 1821- 1831.

 

Ali, A., Ali, N., Siddiq, A., Khan, I., Ullah, R., (2021). Relationship between Authentic Leadership and Psychological Empowerment: The Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment: Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 20 (4), 1989-2003.

 

Year 2019- 2020

 

Siddiq, A., Adeel, M.,  Maher, S. Q., Hussian, M., (2020), The Emotional Intelligence of Project Manager and the Project Success: Journal of Business and Tourism, 6 (1), 89-101. 

 

Siddiq, A., Jan, M.F.,  Iqbal, K., AHMED, F ., Adnan (2019). Quality of Healthcare Services in Hospitals of Pakistan: From Patients’ perspective. Stratejik Yönetim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2 (1), 1-20.

 

 Year 2017- 2018

Hussain, A., Rehman, A., Siddiq, A., Rehman, H., (2018). Impact of Ownership Structure on Bank Risk Taking: A Comparative Analysis of Conventional Banks and Islamic Banks of Pakistan. Journal of Business and Tourism 4 (1), 175- 181.

 

Qureshi, F., Siddiq, A., Majid, A., Rukhsar,  (2018). The Predictors of Organizational Commitment: A Case Study of Private School Teachers in Pakistan. Journal of Business and Tourism, 4(2), 197-210. 

 

Iqbal, K., Saleem, M.M.,  Siddiq, A., Gohar, S., Ali, M.Z., (2017). The Impact of Risk Management on Financial Performance of Banking Sector in Pakistan. Journal of Management Research (JMR), 3 (1), 119-134. 

 

Siddiq, A., Iqbal, K., Rahman, S.U., (2017). Ijarah Financing and Customer Satisfaction: a Perspective from Pakistan. Journal of Management Research (JMR), 3 (1), 135-143. 

 

Raziq, M., Iqbal, K., Siddiq, A., Tahir, M., Jan, M.F., (2017). The Impact of CSR on Firm Performance: A Case Study of Telecom Sector in Peshawar Pakistan. Iqra Journal of Business & Management (IJBM), 1 (2), 106-118. 

Hussain, M., Iqbal, K., Siddiq, A., Jan, M.F., (2017). Working Capital Management and Firm Profitability: Evidence From Pakistan. Iqra Journal of Business & Management (IJBM), 1(1), 49-56. 

 

Year 2016

 

Siddiq, A., Takreem, K., Iqbal, K., (2016). Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment: A Case Study of Hospitals in Pakistan. Peshawar Journal of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences 2 (2), 195-212. 

 

Siddiq, A., Iqbal, I., (2016). Performance of Banks in Pakistan based on determinants of Profitability. Journal of Business and Tourism 2 (2), 128-137. 

 

Baloch, Q.B., Siddiq, A., (2016). Role of Strategic Leadership in Competitive Healthcare Services: A Case Study of Hospitals in Pakistan. PUTAJ-Humanities and Social Sciences, 23 (1), 89-100

 

Siddiq, A., Baloch, Q.B., Takrim, K., (2016). Quality of healthcare services in public and private hospitals of Peshawar, Pakistan: a comparative study using SERVQUAL. City University Research Journal, 6 (2), 242-255.

 

Takrim, K., Siddiq, A., (2016). Influences of Work-Life Balance Practices on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment At The University Of Peshawar: A Gender-Based Study. Pakistan Journal of Women's Studies, 23 (2), 103-114.

 

Siddiq, A., Zaman, G., (2016). Leadership Competitiveness in Public Sector Hospitals of Pakistan. Abasyn University Journal of Social Sciences, 9 (1), 54-68. 

 

Siddiq, A., Baloch, Q., Iqbal, K., Hussain, F., (2016). Human Resource as a Source of Competitive Advantage: A Study on Bankers in Pakistan. Journal of Business and Tourism, 2(1) 101-115.  

 

Siddiq, A., Gul, Z., Gul, S., (2016). The Impact of Ownership Structure On Stock Returns Volatility. Journal of Management Research (JMR) 2 (2), 161-179. 

 

Mr Iqbal, M Tahir, K Iqbal, A Siddiq, G Saeed (2016). The Effects of Organizational Justice on the Employee Turnover Intention Mediated by the Job Embeddedness: A Case of Teaching Staff of Private Universities in the City of Peshawar. Journal of Management Research (JMR) 2 (1), 43-58. 

 

Year 2014-  2015

 

A Siddiq, QB Baloch, A Nadeem, S Ahmad, MF Jan (2015).Emotional Intelligence: A Driving Force towards Organizational Development. Journal of Management Research (JMR) 1 (2), 86-104

 

K Takrim, A Siddiq, S Amin (2015). Influence of Work Life Balance Policies on Employee’s Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment: A Case Study of University of Peshawar. PUTAJ-Humanities and Social Sciences 22 (2), 111-122

 

A Siddiq, K Takrim, QB Baloch, FU Qureshi (2015). Effectiveness of Youth Leadership  Training Programs: A Case of Peshawar based Organization. PUTAJ- Humanities and Social Sciences 22 (2), 131-141

 

K Takrim, M Anwar, A Siddiq, S Amin (2015).Life Optimization after Retirement: Analysis of Antecedents and Consequences of Bridge Employment. PUTAJ- Humanities and Social Sciences 22 (1), 25-32

 

A Siddiq and K Takrim (2015). Job Satisfaction among Public Service Employees: A Case Study of Public Sector Colleges for Women in Peshawar. Journal of Law and Society 46 (66)

 

A Siddiq (2015). Entrepreneurship as Career Opportunity among the Students of University of Peshawar. Journal of Rural Development and Administration 156(1)

 

K Iqbal, A Siddiq, SU Rahman, H Iqbal, MT Rahim (2015). Assessment of Financial Management Practices and Skills of Students. Journal of Management Research (JMR) 1 (1), 1-8. 

 

 Kousar Takrim and Aqsa Siddiq (2014). Perception of Glass Ceiling in various Universities within Peshawar, KPK, PAKISTAN. Journal of Law and Society 45 (65).

• Distinction in course work of PHD
• Distinction in MS degree
• GOLDMEDAL and Certificate of Achievement for securing overall First Position in MBA.
• GOLDMEDAL and Certificate of Achievement for securing overall first Position in BBA
• Academic Prizes, Certificates & shields From School on Getting Position & Two Years Head Captain of the School.
• Prizes For Debates, quizzes & comparing of programme (In School, College & University)
• MEDAL For 3rd Prize At “All Pakistan Level Essay Competition On The Occasion Of 50th Anniversary Of Pakistan.” ( Topic:- 50th Years Of Pakistan )
• Best Teacher Award of the Year,  for consecutive 3 years at ICMS.