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PhD Research Scholar | Academic Writer | Statistical Consultant | Sustainability, Finance & Management Research Expert |

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I am a PhD Research Scholar at Hailey College of Commerce, University of the Punjab, Lahore, with over 15 years of experience in academic and research writing and more than 20 years of teaching experience in higher education. I currently serve as a Lecturer at the University of Gujrat, Pakistan. My academic background includes a Master of Commerce (Research Thesis Track) completed in 2012 from Hailey College of Commerce, followed by doctoral research focusing on sustainability, green finance, ESG, corporate governance, and financial institutions. I have authored and co-authored 34 research publications in SSCI, Scopus-indexed, and HEC-recognized journals across diverse fields including finance, sustainability, management, corporate governance, banking, and emerging technologies. I provide comprehensive research support to academics, postgraduate students, researchers, and industry professionals. My services include academic writing, research proposal development, thesis and dissertation assistance, systematic literature reviews (SLR), bibliometric analysis, questionnaire development, research methodology design, statistical consulting, conference paper preparation, proofreading, and publication support. I possess advanced expertise in quantitative data analysis using SPSS, Smart-PLS 4, AMOS, Stata and qualitative data using NVIVO 14 using Thematic Analysis. My methodological strengths include Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM and CB-SEM), mediation and moderation analysis, panel data analysis, regression modeling, reliability and validity assessment, hypothesis testing, and advanced statistical interpretation. I am committed to delivering high-quality, publication-ready research that meets international academic standards while maintaining strict confidentiality, professionalism, and timely delivery.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Higher Education
• ☆ Statistical Finance
• ☆ Accounting
• ☆ Financial Technology
• ☆ Personal Finance & Budgeting
• ☆ Business Finance
• ☆ Investment Management
• ☆ Business Statistics
• ☆ Business Education
• ☆ Entrepreneurship
• ☆ Sustainable Development
• ☆ Consumer Behavior & Theory
• ☆ Macroeconomics
• ☆ Econometrics
• ☆ Microeconomics
• ☆ Branding
• ☆ Marketing Strategy
• ☆ Digital Marketing
• ☆ Business Intelligence
• ☆ Innovation Management
• ☆ Corporate Governance
• ☆ Risk Management
• ☆ Banking
• ☆ Advertising

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing

Research Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Lecturer

University of Gujrat

April 2015 - Present

Academic writer and Data Analyst

Remote

January 2012 - Present

Lecturer

Government College University Faisalabad

October 2013 - April 2015

Adjunct Faculty

Imperial College of Business Studies

May 2012 - October 2013

Education

PhD Commerce

University of the Punjab, Lahore-Pakistan

December 2022 - Present

MCOM 18 years (Finance) Research based (Hailey College of Commerce)

University of the Punjab

September 2010 - October 2012

B.COM HONS (FINANCE) (Hailey College of Commerce)

University of the Punjab

September 2006 - September 2010

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Zahid Bashir, Muhammad Aamir, Muhammad Sabeeh Iqbal (2025). Screening Strategies and Fund Type as Drivers of Socially Responsible Investment: Evidence from Asset Management Companies in Pakistan . Audit and Accounting Review.

Zahid Bashir, Muhammad Sabeeh Iqbal, Muhammad Aamir, Muhammad Usman (2025). Investor’s priority towards the sustainable environment: evidence from Pakistan . International Journal of Social Economics.

Zahid Bashir, Sadia Farooq, Muhammad Sabeeh Iqbal, Muhammad Aamir (2025). The role of trust in financial robo-advisory adoption: A case of young retail investors in Pakistan . Sustainable Futures.

Bashir, Z., Farooq, S., Iqbal, M.S., Aamir, M.(2025). The role of trust in financial robo-advisory adoption: A case of young retail investors in Pakistan . Sustainable Futures. 9.

Waqar, M., Sohail, A., Bashir, Z., Cai, Z., Ahmad, M., Mehak, G.(2025). Fintech revolution and sustainability: Unveiling the impact on SMEs through circular economy and green innovation practices . Sustainable Futures. 9.

Arshad, M.U., Khan, F.N., Bashir, Z., ILyas, M.(2025). How academic experienced CEOs influences payout policies in Chinese firms? . International Journal of Disclosure and Governance.

Iqbal, M.S., Bashir, Z., Usman, M., Sabir, S.A., Sair, S.A.(2025). Webs of influence: Do institutional networks enhance or distort stock price efficiency? . Review of Behavioral Finance.

Bashir, Z., Iqbal, M.S., Aamir, M., Usman, M.(2025). Investor’s priority towards the sustainable environment: evidence from Pakistan . International Journal of Social Economics.

Zahid Bashir, Sabeeh Iqbal, Muhammad Aamir (2024). Roadmap to Sustainable Finance: A Bibliometric Analysis of Socially Responsible Investment in Financial Institutions . Audit and Accounting Review.

Bashir, Z., Iqbal, S., & Aamir, M. (2024). Roadmap to sustainable finance: A bibliometric analysis of socially responsible investment in financial institutions. Audit and Accounting Review, 4(2), 91–121. https://doi.org/10.32350/aar.42.04 .

Zahid Bashir, Maryam Ashraf, Hina Arif (2024). Role of Managerial Innovation Behavior for moderating the effect of the Dynamic Innovation Capability on Banking Performance: Evidence from Pakistan . Journal of Finance and Accounting Research.

Bashir, Z., Ashraf, M., & Arif, H. (2024). Role of managerial innovation behavior for moderating the effect of the dynamic innovation capability on banking performance: Evidence from Pakistan. Journal of Finance and Accounting Research, 6(2), 23–54. https://doi.org/10.32350/jfar.62.02 .

Bashir, Z., Iqbal, M. S., Akram, M., Usman, M., & Mubeen, M. (2024). Investor Traits and Risk Tolerance Post-COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Financial Advice in Pakistan. GISRAS Journal of Management & Islamic Finance (GJMIF), 4(3), 72-87 .

Irfan, F., Usman, M., Bashir, Z. and Iqbal, S. (2024), "The power of governance: unraveling the influence of voluntary disclosure on bank’s value in Pakistan", Corporate Governance, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-07-2023-0294 .

ZAHID BASHIR, MUHAMMAD USMAN ARSHAD, MUHAMMAD ASIF, MUHAMMAD ABBAS, HASNAIN ALI (2024). ROLE OF BUSINESS AGE, SCALE & RISK IN DEBT FINANCING CHOICES FOR THE PAKISTANI TEXTILE & APPAREL INDUSTRY . Financial Internet Quarterly.

ZAHID BASHIR, MUHAMMAD USMAN ARSHAD, MUHAMMAD ASIF, NUSRAT KHALID (2024). DRIVING FACTORS OF GROWTH EVIDENCE IN THE FOOD AND TEXTILE SECTORS OF PAKISTAN . Financial Internet Quarterly.

ZAHID BASHIR, ZULQURNAIN ZEESHAN RAFIQUE, KASHIF NASEER TOOR (2024). HOW DO DYNAMIC FINANCING DECISIONS EXPLAIN THE BEHAVIOR OF DIVIDEND PAYOUT POLICIES? AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF LISTED PAKISTANI MANUFACTURING FIRMS . Financial Internet Quarterly.

ZAHID BASHIR, NOMAN NAZIR, SEYD USMAN IZHAR, YASIR JAMSHED (2024). SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY AND THEIR IMPACT ON STOCK PRICES EVIDENCE FROM EMERGING ECONOMIES . Financial Internet Quarterly.

Irfan, F., Usman, M., Bashir, Z., Iqbal, S.(2024). The power of governance: unraveling the influence of voluntary disclosure on bank’s value in Pakistan . Corporate Governance Bingley. 24. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1497-1523.

Zahid Bashir (2023). Boardroom Alchemy: Unravelling the Debt and Agency Costs in Manufacturing Sector of Pakistan . Audit and Accounting Review.

Zahid Bashir (2023). Role of Intellectual Capital in explaining the future variability and financial performance of Textile Industry in Pakistan . Advances in Business and Commerce.

Zahid Bashir, Arslan Saleem, Muhammad Usman(2023). Behavioral biases, financial literacy, and investment decision: A case of individual investors in Pakistan . Business Review. 18. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1--19. {IBA} Karachi, Business Review

Zahid Bashir (2023). Navigating the New Frontier by Mapping the Intersection of Financial, Investment, and Robo Advice for Individual, Retail, and Household Investors: A Bibliometric Analysis . Journal of Business and Management Research.

Nazir,N.,Bashir,Z.,Izhar,S. & Jamshed,Y.(2023).Sources of uncertainty and their impact on stock prices evidence from emerging economies. Financial Internet Quarterly,19(2) 49-67. https://doi.org/10.2478/fiqf-2023-0012 .

Zahid Bashir, Arslan Saleem, Muhammad Usman (2023). Behavioral biases, financial literacy, and investment decision: A case of individual investors in Pakistan . Business Review.

Bashir, Zahid, Nazir, Noman, Izhar, Syed Usman, Jamshed, Yasir (2023). Sources of uncertainty and their impact on stock prices evidence from emerging economies . Financial Internet Quarterly.

Zahid Bashir (2022). Risk and Capital Adequacy for Islamic v/s Traditional Banks: An Econometric Analysis . Advances in Business and Commerce (ABC).

Bashir, Zahid; Rafique, Zulqurnain Zeeshan; Toor, Kashif Naseer (2022) : How do dynamic financing decisions explain the behavior of dividend payout policies? An empirical study of listed Pakistani manufacturing firms, Financial Internet Quarterly, ISSN 2719-3454, Sciendo, Warsaw, Vol. 18, Is .

Zahid Bashir (2022). How social media influence the customers buying behavior during Covid-19? Evidence from Pakistan . Jinnah Business Review.

Bashir, Zahid, Rafique, Zulqurnain Zeeshan, Toor, Kashif Naseer (2022). HOW DO DYNAMIC FINANCING DECISIONS EXPLAIN THE BEHAVIOR OF DIVIDEND PAYOUT POLICIES? AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF LISTED PAKISTANI MANUFACTURING FIRMS . Financial Internet Quarterly.

Bashir, Z., Bhatti, G. A., & Arshad, S. (2022). Role of Organizational Capital at Different Phases of Business’s life Cycle A study of PSX Companies. Business Review, 16(2). DOI: 10.54784/1990-6587.1428 .

Arshad MU, Ahmed Z, Ramzan A, Shabbir MN, Bashir Z, Khan FN (2021) Financial inclusion and monetary policy effectiveness: A sustainable development approach of developed and underdeveloped countries. PLoS ONE 16(12): e0261337. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261337 .

(2021). Current Asset Management as the driver of financial efficiency in Textile Industry of Pakistan . Jinnah Business Review.

Zahid Bashir (2021). Current Asset Management as the driver of financial efficiency in Textile Industry of Pakistan . SSRN Electronic Journal.

Arshad, M.U., Ahmed, Z., Ramzan, A., Shabbir, M.N., Bashir, Z., Khan, F.N.(2021). Financial inclusion and monetary policy effectiveness: A sustainable development approach of developed and under-developed countries . Plos One. 16. (12 December).

Bashir, Zahid, Arshad, Muhammad Usman, Ahmed, Zeeshan, Ramzan, Ayesha, Shabbir, Muhammad Nadir, Khan, Fahad Najeeb (2021). Financial inclusion and monetary policy effectiveness: A sustainable development approach of developed and under-developed countries . Plos One.

(2020). Role of Business Age, Scale & Risk in Debt Financing Choices for the Pakistani Textile & Apparel Industry . e-Finanse.

(2020). Driving Factors of Growth Evidence in the Food and Textile Sectors of Pakistan . e-Finanse.

(2020). Lease Financing as a Performance Driver . Jinnah Business Review.

(2020). Capital Adequacy and Management Quality for Banking Liquidity Management Decision in Pakistan . KASBIT Business Journal (KBJ).

(2020). Corporate governance and capital structure as driving force for financial performance . IBA Business Review.

Zahid Bashir, Muhammad Usman Arshad, Department of Commerce, University of Gujrat, Pakistan, Muhammad Asif, Ghalib Hussain, Department of Commerce, University of Gujrat, Pakistan, Department of Commerce, University of Gujrat, Pakistan, University of Sargodha, Bakahar Campus, Pakistan (2020). Lease Financing as a Performance Driver: Evidence from Oil and Gas Sector of Pakistan . Jinnah Business Review.

Bashir, Zahid, Arshad, Muhammad Usman, Asif, Muhammad, Khalid, Nusrat (2020). DRIVING FACTORS OF GROWTH EVIDENCE IN THE FOOD AND TEXTILE SECTORS OF PAKISTAN . Financial Internet Quarterly.

Bashir, Zahid, Arshad, Muhammad Usman, Asif, Muhammad, Abbas, Muhammad, Ali, Hasnain (2020). ROLE OF BUSINESS AGE, SCALE & RISK IN DEBT FINANCING CHOICES FOR THE PAKISTANI TEXTILE & APPAREL INDUSTRY . Financial Internet Quarterly.

(2019). Role of Remuneration and Board Characteristics for Bank Performance A Study Based on Conventional and Islamic Banking Comparison . KASBIT Business Journal (KBJ).

Bashir, Z., Arshad, M. U., Ghazali, A., Haider, A., & Fazal, S (2018). An Empirical Analysis of Working Capital Management Attributes and Firm’s Profitability Evidence from the Textile Sector of Pakistan. Journal of Commerce, Accounting and Finance Management. 1(2), 1-22.

Bhati, G. A., Bashir, Z., Abbas, Z., & Mirza, H. H., (2018). Determinants of Net Interest Margin-A Study Based On Conventional Banks Of Pakistan. (X), 92-105.

Ali, Z., Bashir, Z., Arshad, M. U., Ghazali, A., Asif, M., & Khan, F. N. (2017). Analysis of some inner factors affecting the lending rate and commercial bank behavior. e-Finanse, 12(4), 111-119 .

Zahid Bashir, Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Usman Arshad, Ahmed Ghazali, Muhammad Asif, Fahad Najeeb Khan (2017). Analysis of Some Inner Factors Affecting the Lending Rate and Commercial Bank Behavior . e-Finanse. Financial Internet Quarterly.

Abbas, A., Bashir, Z., Manzoor, S., & Akram, M. N. (2013). Determinants of Firm's Financial Performance: An Empirical Study on Textile Sector of Pakistan. Business and Economic Research, 3(2), 76-86 .

Zahid Bashir, Ali Abbas, Shahid Manzoor, Muhammad Nadeem Akram (2013). Determinants of Firm’s Financial Performance: An Empirical Study on Textile Sector of Pakistan . Business and Economic Research.

Tariq, W., Ali, I., Usman, H. M., Abbas, J., & Bashir, Z. (2013). Empirical Identification of Determinants of Firm's Financial Performance: a Comparative Study on Textile and Food Sector of Pakistan. Business and Economic Research, 3(1), 487 .

Zahid Bashir, Waqas Tariq, Imran Ali, Hafiz Muhammad Usman, Jawad Abbas (2013). Empirical Identification of Determinants of Firm’s Financial Performance: a Comparative Study on Textile and Food Sector of Pakistan . Business and Economic Research.

Bashir, Z., Abbas, A., Manzoor, S., & Akram, M. N. (2013). Empirical investigation of the factors affecting firm’s performance: A study based on food sector of Pakistan. International SAMANM Journal of Finance and Accounting, 1(2), 11-23.