Junaid Aftab

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Junaid Aftab is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Marketing and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Junaid Aftab has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Strategy and Management, 16 papers in Marketing and 8 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Junaid Aftab's work include Environmental Sustainability in Business (15 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (11 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (8 papers). Junaid Aftab is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Sustainability in Business (15 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (11 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (8 papers). Junaid Aftab collaborates with scholars based in Italy, China and Pakistan. Junaid Aftab's co-authors include Nabila Abid, Huma Sarwar, Monica Veneziani, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq, Marco Savastano, Nicola Cucari, Federica Ceci, Fayyaz Ahmad, Muhammad Atif and Anam Amin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Energy Policy.

In The Last Decade

Junaid Aftab

42 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Green human resource management and environmental performance: The role of green innovation and environmental strategy in a developing country

2022 247 citations Junaid Aftab, Nabila Abid et al. Business Strategy and the Environment profile →
Environmental ethics, green innovation, and sustainable performance: Exploring the role of environmental leadership and environmental strategy

2022 175 citations Junaid Aftab, Nabila Abid et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junaid Aftab Italy	18	711	660	391	187	172	44	1.4k
Domenico Graziano Italy	8	1.2k 1.7×	984 1.5×	416 1.1×	307 1.6×	92 0.5×	21	1.6k
Ángela González Moreno Spain	17	757 1.1×	855 1.3×	335 0.9×	138 0.7×	227 1.3×	43	1.4k
Adeel Tariq Pakistan	15	455 0.6×	672 1.0×	462 1.2×	75 0.4×	130 0.8×	43	1.4k
Sanja Peković Montenegro	20	903 1.3×	1.1k 1.6×	341 0.9×	140 0.7×	85 0.5×	72	1.7k
Matthew Johnson Germany	13	792 1.1×	989 1.5×	223 0.6×	78 0.4×	222 1.3×	29	1.6k
Natalia Ortiz‐de‐Mandojana Spain	15	1.0k 1.4×	1.5k 2.3×	530 1.4×	129 0.7×	119 0.7×	26	2.1k
Wenbo Jiang China	11	706 1.0×	661 1.0×	306 0.8×	85 0.5×	130 0.8×	21	1.0k
Marlen Gabriele Arnold Germany	14	645 0.9×	678 1.0×	190 0.5×	84 0.4×	186 1.1×	41	1.2k
Liliana Gelabert Spain	8	1.3k 1.8×	1.4k 2.1×	913 2.3×	131 0.7×	128 0.7×	9	2.2k

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Ahmad, Fayyaz, Nabila Abid, Junaid Aftab, & Aamir Javed. (2025). Tracing the trajectories of energy intensity, environmental tax revenues, and environmental neutrality in major European economies. Energy Strategy Reviews. 58. 101650–101650. 4 indexed citations

Aftab, Junaid, et al.. (2025). Intermediating mechanisms and market conditions in big data knowledge management for enhanced market performance. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 219. 124266–124266. 2 indexed citations

Aftab, Junaid, et al.. (2025). The influence of artificial intelligence and additive manufacturing on sustainable manufacturing practices and their effect on performance. Sustainable Futures. 10. 100820–100820. 2 indexed citations

Aftab, Junaid, et al.. (2025). How Environmental Leadership Influences Performance Outcomes: A Study of the Manufacturing Sector. Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility. 35(2). 930–953. 1 indexed citations

Aftab, Junaid, et al.. (2025). Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Excellence: Examining the Serial Mediation of Green Entrepreneurial Orientation and Differentiation Strategy. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 32(3). 3621–3638. 5 indexed citations

Aftab, Junaid, et al.. (2025). How ambidextrous leadership drives sustainable project performance through green knowledge and innovation. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. 19(1). 81–104.

Aftab, Junaid, et al.. (2024). The influence of spiritual leadership on organisational citizenship behaviour: understanding the roles of psychological empowerment and organisational climate. 1(1). 5 indexed citations

Aftab, Junaid, et al.. (2024). Examining the roles of shared responsibility, perceived identifiability, workplace spirituality and work engagement in employee performance. International Journal of Emerging Markets. 20(12). 5161–5192. 1 indexed citations

Aftab, Junaid, et al.. (2023). Does corporate social responsibility drive financial performance? Exploring the significance of green innovation, green dynamic capabilities, and perceived environmental volatility. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 31(3). 1634–1653. 71 indexed citations

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Ishaq, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Huma Sarwar, Junaid Aftab, Simona Franzoni, & Ali Raza. (2023). Accomplishing sustainable performance through leaders' competencies, green entrepreneurial orientation, and innovation in an emerging economy: Moderating role of institutional support. Business Strategy and the Environment. 33(2). 1515–1532. 62 indexed citations

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Abid, Nabila, Michael Dowling, Federica Ceci, & Junaid Aftab. (2023). Does resource bricolage foster SMEs' competitive advantage and financial performance? A resource‐based perspective. Business Strategy and the Environment. 32(8). 5833–5853. 42 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Rehan, et al.. (2023). Supply chain agility and firm performance: testing serial mediations in pharmaceutical industry. Business Process Management Journal. 29(4). 991–1009. 8 indexed citations

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Aftab, Junaid & Monica Veneziani. (2023). How does green human resource management contribute to saving the environment? Evidence of emerging market manufacturing firms. Business Strategy and the Environment. 33(2). 529–545. 63 indexed citations

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Abid, Nabila, Claudia Doblinger, Federica Ceci, & Junaid Aftab. (2023). Leveraging bricolage for innovation: exploring the potential of entrepreneurial orientation in hostile business environments. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management. 27(5/6). 379–408. 5 indexed citations

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Sarwar, Huma, Junaid Aftab, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq, & Muhammad Atif. (2022). Achieving business competitiveness through corporate social responsibility and dynamic capabilities: An empirical evidence from emerging economy. Journal of Cleaner Production. 386. 135820–135820. 83 indexed citations

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Aftab, Junaid, Monica Veneziani, Huma Sarwar, & Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq. (2022). Organizational ambidexterity, firm performance, and sustainable development: Mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation in Pakistani SMEs. Journal of Cleaner Production. 367. 132956–132956. 46 indexed citations

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Aftab, Junaid, Monica Veneziani, Huma Sarwar, & Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq. (2022). Entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial competencies, innovation, and performances in SMEs of Pakistan: Moderating role of social ties. Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility. 31(2). 419–437. 47 indexed citations

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Aftab, Junaid, et al.. (2022). Do transformational leadership and work engagement matter for job performance in luxury hotels? Exploring the role of leaders' managerial skills. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights. 6(5). 1818–1839. 32 indexed citations

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Aftab, Junaid, Monica Veneziani, Huma Sarwar, & Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq. (2022). Entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance in SMEs: the mediating role of entrepreneurial competencies and moderating role of environmental dynamism. International Journal of Emerging Markets. 19(10). 3329–3352. 43 indexed citations

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Aftab, Junaid, et al.. (2022). Ethical leadership, workplace spirituality, and job satisfaction: moderating role of self-efficacy. International Journal of Emerging Markets. 18(12). 5880–5899. 54 indexed citations

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