International Accreditation

SDSB is the first business school in Pakistan to hold AACSB International accreditation—an honour earned by only 6% of business schools globally. In February 2024, SDSB hosted the AACSB Peer Review Team as part of the Continuous Improvement Review (CIR) for reaccreditation. In July 2024, the school was successfully reaccredited, reaffirming its commitment to providing top-tier business education and contributing to the global business community.

National Accreditation

In 2022, the National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC) Higher Education Commission (HEC) re-accredited the MBA and undergraduate programmes at SDSB, placing the School in the highest quality rating category, ‘W’, for five years till 2027.

• Dr. Mehroz Sajjad (Visiting Assistant Professor)

• Dr. Zaid Saeed Khan (Assistant Professor)

• Dr. Samnan Ali (Assistant Professor)

• Ms. Komal Zain (Teaching Fellow)
• Ms. Samia Ahmed Ali (Teaching Fellow)

• Ms. Mahin Moazzam (Teaching Fellow)
• Mr. Kamran Rashid (Adjunct Faculty)

• Mr. Syed Hashim Mahmood Ali (Teaching Fellow)

• Mr. Razi Allah Lone

• Mr. Muhammad Luqman Awan

• Dr. Ferhana Ahmad

New Elective Courses in MBA Academic Planning

• Critical and Strategic Thinking
• Logistics Management
• The Restaurant Industry: Entrepreneurship, Management & Innovation
• Corporate Governance
• AI for Business Leadership

New Short Courses

• Personal Effectiveness
• Global Apparel Trade & Industry
• Sustainability Sparking Innovation
• Jinnah - The Giant
• A/B Testing in Data-Driven Firms
• ESG and Pathways to Net Zeroc

Dean’s Honour List 2023-24 – MBA Class of 2025

12 MBA students made it to Dean’s Honour List 2023-24

Textile Sector

Moderated by: Dr. Hassan Rauf

Featured: Azfar Hasan (CEO, Matrix Sourcing), Ahmad Jahangir (Executive Director, Nishat Mills Limited), Muhammad Zubair Aslam (former Sourcing Head, Levi Strauss & Co.)

Hospitality Industry

Moderated by: Shireen Waheed (SDSB Adjunct Faculty)

Featured: Aliya Qizilbash (CEO, Aliya Q Travel), Asma Shah (CEO, Go Flour), Saadia Malik (Head of HR, Nishat Hotels), Samir Ahmed (Director REDC, LUMS), Zain Aziz (CEO, Fred Hotel), Raza Ahmed (CEO, Bamboo Union & Dan Dan)

Financial Inclusion and the Future of Digital Banking in Pakistan and its Challenges

Moderated by: Qaiser Raza Sheikh (SDSB adjunct faculty)

Featured: Syed Irfan Ali (Executive Director, SBP), Shahzad Ishaq (Group Head, Digital Banking at MCB Bank), Rizwan Qazi (Senior Global Banker and Payments Expert), Maleeha Bangash (Expert in Digital Banking)

Retail Management and the Evolution of the Retailing Landscape and its Challenges in Pakistan

Moderated by: Qaiser Raza Sheikh (SDSB faculty)

Featured: Khurram Javaid (CCO, Fauji Foods), Iqtidar Ahmed (Former Head of Trade for BAT & CEO Outreach), Hamid Zaman (Founder & Chairman, Sefam), Bilal Sheikh (Managing Partner, Unified Distributors & SMI Group)

Pharmaceutical Industry – Challenges and Opportunities

Moderated by: Dr. Hassan Rauf (MBA Programme Director)

Featured: Osman Khalid Waheed (CEO and Director, Ferozsons Laboratories Ltd; member of the LUMS Management Committee)

Meat Industry

Moderated by: Humbal Tariq (SDSB Adjunct Faculty)

Featured: Dr. Nauman Rauf (CEO/Director, Quality Meat Exports), Omer Khan (Meat Processing Expert and Factory Manager, PK Meat & CEO of MBK Food), Syed Hassan Raza Shah (President, APMEPA & CEO of Dairy Solution), Dr. Aleem Bhatti (Founder of Big Bird & Faculty at Riphah University), Usman Nazar (GM, Tazij Meats & Food)

IT Sector

Moderated by: Dr. Muhammad Adeel Zaffar (SDSB Faculty & Associate Dean)

Featured: Yasser Bashir (CEO, Arbisoft), Salman Danish (Director, Catalyst Ventures), Kashif ul Haq (Chairman, Corvit Networks)

MBA Student Exchange Partner Universities

• Emlyon Business School, France
• ESSEC Business School, France
• European Business School (EBS), Paris, France
• Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan

• Excelia Business School, France
• Özyeğin University, Turkey
• Putra Business School, Malaysia
• Rennes School Of Business, France

• IÉSEG School of Management, France
• KOÇ University, Turkey
• Sabanci University, Turkey
• University of Malaya, Malaysia

MBA Student Exchange Partner Schools

13 students selected for the SDSB Fall 2023 Exchange Programme

• ESSEC Business School, France - 2
• Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan - 2

• Excelia Business School, France - 2
• Özyeğin University, Turkey - 1

• IÉSEG School of Management, France - 4
• Rennes School of Business, France - 2

Addition of New Courses

MS BPP

• Business Communication
• Policy Analysis

MS HMI

• Advanced Analytics Health - I
• Leadership Challenges in Healthcare

Elective Courses

• AI Integration in Business: Strategies for Technological Leadership
• Advanced Machine Learning
• Social and Urban Development
• Fintech Disruptions: Revolutionising Financial Services
• Supply Chain Systems & Analytics
• Delivering Value Through Capital
• Foundations of AI
• Mathematics of AI

Student Achievements

MS Financial Management graduate, Abdul Wahid Qureshi has joined the National Bank of Kuwait, KSA as Portfolio Management Analyst. He has over 8 years of financial sector experience. His MS and CFA-aligned degree has propelled a successful international banking career.

SDSB Welcomes PhD Students - Orientation 2024

On September 30, SDSB welcomed an exceptional cohort of 8 students from across the country.

6 PhD Management candidates successfully defended their dissertations

• Fareed ud Din Farooq Qureshi
• Ahmad Ammar
• Fasiha Aziz
• Mehr Farhan Cheema
• Muhammad Hamza Nawaz Butt
• Nomah Javed

2 research seminars by PhD Management candidate, Sania Moazzam

• Selective brand activism: When brands lend sociopolitical issues inconsistent support by Dr. Aaminah Zaman (Assistant Professor, SDSB) - Dec 6, 2024
• Clearing the Milky Glasses: Examining the Connection between Typology of Transparency and Organisational Transparency by Mr Raja Rub Nawaz (PhD Scholar, University of Kassel, Germany & Adjunct Faculty, SDSB) - Oct 25, 2024
• Work Family Conflict and Enrichment: Impact of Materialistic and Post Materialistic Values by Muhammad Hamza Nawaz (PhD Candidate, SDSB) - Jun 7, 2024
• From Paradoxes to Performance - A Resource-based perspective on Paradoxical Leader Behaviour by Shoaib Amjad (PhD Candidate, SDSB) - May 17, 2024
• Basics of Qualitative Data Analysis – Facilitator: Dr Ayesha Masood Apr 11, 2025 (Full-Day)

• What Shapes Academics’ Perspectives on Major Geopolitical Conflicts? by Dr. Jawad Syed (Professor, SDSB) - Nov 29, 2024
• Role of Supply Chain Capabilities in the BEV Sector of Pakistan by Dr. Attique Ur Rehman (Assistant Professor, SDSB) - Oct 11, 2024
• Antecedents and Consequences of Materialistic Values: A Systematic Literature Review by Muhammad Hamza Nawaz (PhD Candidate, SDSB) - May 31, 2024
• Strategic use of LMX by leaders by Shoaib Amjad (PhD Candidate, SDSB) - May 3, 2024

• Chinese Automobiles: Industrial Evolution and Corporate Strategies by Dr. Yongyi Shou (Professor, Zhejiang University, China) - 21 Nov. 2024
• Real Effects of Accounting Rules’ Complexity by Dr. Waqar Ali (Assistant Professor, HEC Paris) - Jun 14, 2024
• The Consequences of Social Class and Religious Identity Disclosure at the Workplace by Fareed Ud Din (PhD Candidate, SDSB) - May 24, 2024
• Impact of Career Self-Interest (CSI) on Career Goal Progress (CGP): Unveiling the ‘Bright’ Side of Bottom-line Mentality (BLM) by Sania Moazzam (PhD Candidate, SDSB) - Mar 14, 2025

Asian Journal of Management Cases (AJMC)

Published biannually through Sage Publications, AJMC is a case journal edited by Dr. Faiza Ali, SDSB Associate Dean of Research and Scholarship. Two regular issues were published in 2024-25.

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