Waqas Nawaz

Biography

Embedded in the contemporary debates at the intersection of corporate sustainability and strategy, such as “Strategy can no Longer Ignore Planetary Boundaries” and “A Pragmatist Perspective on Tackling Grand Challenges,” my research investigates factors that influence organizations in their efforts to become more sustainable and contribute to environmental and social well-being. My research program is structured around four themes, including leadership, partnership, strategy, and operations. More specifically, I am interested in the following research topics: Micro-foundations of corporate sustainability, Corporate sustainability performance, Cross-sector partnerships, Sustainability management (strategic and operational), Unintended consequences of sustainability-related innovations, Knowledge economy, and Humanitarian engineering.

Educational Background

• Ph.D. Candidate in Management (Strategy), Queen’s University, Canada (2019 to present)
• Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar (2015-2019)
• M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar (2012-2014)
• B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, University of the Punjab, Pakistan (2004-2008)

Published Papers

• Nawaz, W., & Koç, M. (2020). Industry, university and government partnerships for the sustainable development of knowledge-based society: Drivers, models and examples in US, Norway, Singapore and Qatar. First edition; Springer.
• Nawaz, W., & Bashir, H. (2022). Managing the unintended consequences of radical sustainability innovations: The case of catastrophic failure of leaded gasoline industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 375, 134175.
• Al-Mana, A. A., Nawaz, W., Kamal, A., & Koç, M. (2020). Financial and operational efficiencies of national and international oil companies: An empirical investigation. Resources Policy, 68, 101701.
• Nawaz, W., Linke, P., & Koç, M. (2019). Safety and sustainability nexus: A review and appraisal. Journal of Cleaner Production, 216, 74-87.
• Nawaz, W., & Koç, M. (2018). Development of a systematic framework for sustainability management of organizations. Journal of Cleaner Production, 171, 1255-1274.

Conferences & Presentations

• Nawaz, W. (2023). Theorizing cross-sector network density and strength of ties: How companies can draw sustainable benefits from cross-sector partnerships. In Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference, Toronto, Canada;
• Nawaz, W. (2022). Respond or forbear? How stakeholders influence rivalry in a non-financial context. In Academy of Management (AOM) Conference, Virtual;
• Nawaz, W., & Bashir, H. (2022). It’s time to think inside the box: How reliable are existing innovation management methods against catastrophic failure of radical sustainability innovations? In Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia;
• Nawaz, W. (2021). Organizational sustainability cognition and its relationship with sustainability performance. In Academy of Management (AOM) Conference, Virtual;
• Nawaz, W. (2021). Let’s get down to sustainable business: Towards an integrated organizational sustainability management framework. In Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference, Virtual.

Awards & Honours

• Co-Recipient of D.D. Monieson Doctoral Fellowship, Queen’s University, 2023
• Best Paper Award for Social Responsibility Division, ASAC Conference, 2022
• SSHRC’s Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral, Queen’s University 2020 and 2022-24
• R.S. McLaughlin Fellowship, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, 2019