PhD Marketing from Monash University (31st World QS Ranked - 2026)
Recipient of prestigious Graduate Research Excellence Scholarship
Nominee for the 2024 Mollie Holman Doctoral Medal and Vice-Chancellor’s Commendations Award (for outstanding Doctoral thesis excellence)
MS Management Sciences – Marketing Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad
Bachelors in Business Administration Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
11 June 2024 (Present) Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration Air University, Multan Campus
04-02-2015 to 10 June 2024 Lecturer, Department of Business Administration Air University, Multan Campus
09/2012–06/2014 Visiting Lecturer, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
06/2009-12/2013 Co-founder/Managing Partner, Ardent Lone (Media) Productions
Journal Papers
Tufail, A., & Farooq, O. (2026) Gen Z And The Virtual Feed: Assessing The Influence Of Synthetic Avatars On Youth Purchase Intentions. Center for Management Science Research, 4(6), 412-427.
Farooq, O., Khan, G., Ali, Y., & Sandhu, M. S. (2022, December). Exploring the motivations and factors influencing the study abroad decision: a study on Muslim international students. In Australian and New Zealand Marketing
Academy Conference 2022: Reconnect & Reimagine. - Ahmad, A., Farooq, M. |., Rasool, S., & Farooq, O. (2023). Approaching the firm’s innovation capability through knowledge management lens. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 11(4), 188-198.
Ahmad, A., Abbasi, M. N., & Farooq, O. (2020). What defines counterfeiting? A timeline analysis of the definition. Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 6(2), 641-650.
Ramzan, M., Abbas, M., Aslam, S., & Farooq, U. (2018). Can education be a solution to the unemployment?. WALIA Journal, 34(1), 71-78.
Ahmed, N., Khattak, A. K., Iqbal, N., Farooq, O., & Iqbal, J. (2014). Role of celebrity endorsement upon consumer vanity with mediating role of materialism: Evidence from business students of Pakistan. Journal of business and management research, 4(1), 98-107.
Haider, N., Anmad, N., Farooq, O., Rasheed, |., & Parveen, S. (2014). The role of organizational resources and environment in Organizational performance and customer loyalty; service climate as mediator: A Study of Telecommunication
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in Social Sciences & Medical Research: A Guide for Improved Analysis
Effect of celebrity endorsement on customers’ buying behavior: A perspective from Pakistan
Credibility of Celebrity Endorsement and Buying Intentions an Evidence from Students of Islamabad, Pakistan
Role of celebrity endorsement upon consumer vanity with mediating role of materialism: Evidence from business students of Pakistan
The role of organizational resources and environment in Organizational performance and customer loyalty; service climate as mediator: A Study of Telecommunication Sector of Pakistan
The Relationship among Vanity Trait, Shopping Values & Compulsive Buying: An Evidence from University Shoppers