Academic Staff

Brief Biosketch

Dr. Saleem Sumbal is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). He worked as Assistant Professor for 3 years (2018 to 2021) at NUST Business School, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan. He completed his PhD, on prestigious Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2018. He was attached to Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Center (KMIRC) under the supervision of Prof. Eric Tsui. Dr Sumbal holds a MSc degree in Computer Vision and Robotics on prestigious Erasmus Mundus Fellowship from Heriot Watt University (UK), University of Girona (Spain), and University of Burgundy (France). He holds a second MS degree in Project Management. He served as Lecturer at NUST from 2012 to 2014 and worked at Royal Bank of Scotland, UK from 2010 to 2011. Dr Sumbal has published his work in well reputed international journals such as Journal of Knowledge Management, Industrial Management and Data Systems, European Journal of Innovation Management, VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems among others. His research interests include knowledge management, big data, intellectual capital and information technology.

Research Interests

• Knowledge Management
• Intellectual Capital
• Human Resource Management
• Big Data
• Innovation Management

Honours and Awards

• Awarded prestigious Hong Kong PhD Fellowship for pursing PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
• Invited to share my research finding on MIT’s edX platform for a Massive open online course (MOOC) entitled “Knowledge Management and Big Data in Business” launched at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
• Won the 2015 International Collegiate Design and Innovation Competition in Beijing, China. I was the only one from Pakistan and our team got the first prize. Our topic was ''A Cubesat Design mission for tracking ozone patterns over Beijing.''
• Awarded prestigious Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for Masters in Computer Vision and Robotics (Vibot) in three European countries UK, Spain, and France
  

Selected Publications

•  Irfan, Irfan, Muhammad Saleem Sumbal, Faisal Khurshid, Felix Chan (2022) “Towards a Resilient Supply Chain Model: Critical Role of Knowledge Management and Dynamic Capabilities”, Industrial Management and Data Systems (Impact Factor:  3.32 Scopus Ranking Q1; ABDC Ranking: A), Accepted.
• Quba Ahmed, Muhammad Saleem Sumbal, Naseer Akhter, Maria Jose Sousa, Susanne Durst, Hussain Tariq (2021) “Abusive Supervision and the Knowledge Worker Productivity: The Mediating Role of Knowledge Management Processes”, Journal of Knowledge Management (Impact Factor: 8.18; Scopus ranking Q1; ABDC ranking: A), Vol. 25 No. 10, pp. 2506-2522. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-08-2020-0632
• Muhammad Saleem Sumbal, Eric Tsui, Irfan Abdullah, M. Shujahat, Elaine Mosconi, Murad Ali, (2019) “Value Creation through Big Data Application Process Management. The Case of the Oil and Gas Industry”, Journal of Knowledge Management (Impact Factor: 8.18; Scopus ranking Q1; ABDC ranking: A), Volume 23, Issue 8, pp.1566-1585, https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-02-2019-0084
• Muhammad Saleem Sumbal, Eric Tsui, Eric W.K. See-to, (2018) “Critical Areas of Knowledge Loss when Employees leave in the Oil and Gas Industry”, Journal of Knowledge Management (Impact Factor: 8.18; Scopus ranking Q1 ; ABDC ranking: A) Volume 22, Issue 7, pp. 1573-1590, https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-08-2017-0373
• Muhammad Saleem Sumbal, Eric Tsui, Eric W.K. See-to, (2017) "Interrelationship between big data and knowledge management: an exploratory study in the oil and gas sector", Journal of Knowledge Management (Impact Factor: 8.18; Scopus ranking Q1 ; ABDC ranking: A), Vol. 21 Issue: 1, pp.180-196, https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-07-2016-0262
• Muhammad Saleem Sumbal, Eric Tsui, Eric W.K. See-to, (2017) "Knowledge Retention and Aging Workforce in Oil and Gas Industry: A multi perspective study", Journal of Knowledge Management (Impact Factor: 8.18; Scopus ranking Q1 ; ABDC ranking: A), Vol. 21 Issue: 4, pp.907-924, https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-07-2016-0281