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INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL RESTRICTIONS UPON SPORTS PARTICIPATION
Get PDFThe main focus of the study is to examine the effect of religious and cultural restrictions upon sports participation among the secondary schools in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. In this particular study, the formulated research hypotheses were tested by using different appropriate statistical techniques such as “there is no significant effect of religious and cultural restrictions on sports participation among the students of secondary schools in KP was tested through SIMPLE LINEAR REGRESSION. “There is no significant difference between the views of male and female respondents regarding the effect of religious and cultural restrictions upon students sports participation†was tested through t-test. There is no significant difference between the views of the respondent category-wise (teachers, parents and Head of the Institutions (HOIs) were tested through ANOVA. The population of this particular study comprised Teachers, HOIs, and parents in the province of KP, Pakistan. The researcher used multistage sampling techniques for the selection of sample. For the purpose of data collection, the researcher developed a Likert type questionnaire comprising 36 questions related to all aspects of the study. The result of this research study indicated that religious and cultural restrictions affect the participation of students in secondary schools of KP, Pakistan
THE CHILDHOOD’S TRADITIONAL GAMES AND PHYSICAL FITNESS OF RURAL, URBAN AND PRIVATE SCHOOL GIRLS- A CASE STUDY OF BAHAWALPUR CITY, PAKISTAN
Get PDFThis study was designed in two folds, first) to explore the physical fitness and performance the rural, urban and private school girls in the capacity of traditional games, and second) to examine the relationship between the performance of traditional games and physical fitness. Data were obtained from (n = 120) of school girls of Bahawalpur city, of 11-to-15 years of age. These measurements were attained as stature for height, body mass- for weight, speed test of the 30-meter run, set and reach for flexibility, zig-zag run for agility, standing broad jump for leg power, set-ups for trunk strength, finally skipping rope, and shtapu for traditional games. One-way ANOVA was applied to compare the physical fitness and ability of traditional among groups, and the Pearson product of correlation was applied to examine the relationship between the physical fitness and performance of traditional games. Results exhibited the rural girl\u27s students were significantly superior to the urban school girls in the 30-meter dash. The rural girls were also significantly higher in the performance of skipping rope and shtapu than urban and private school girls. On the other hand, stature, body mass, leg power, zig-zag run, sit-and-reach, trunk strength was a significantly positive correlation with skipping rope and shatpu. The main finding of this study was that traditional games have a strong relationship with the physical fitness of school girls. Therefore, this study suggests the traditional games would be a part of co-curriculum activities in school as well as in the social life of the school girls to improve their physical fitness
OPENING NEW FRONTIERS IN ADAPTIVE SPORTS FOR SPECIAL PERSONS THROUGH INCLUSION
Get PDFDisability has always been associated with limitations and social segregation. And when it comes to sports, circumstances for special persons are largely unfavorable. In this modern era, inclusion is somewhat replacing social segregation, but there are new frontiers waiting to be explored. The event of Paralympic is evolving along with the social norms within mainstream society. Hence, there is always a space for new ideas to emerge. For instance, several new sports can be modified and introduced to special persons. This research aimed at bridging this gap by introducing a plethora of conventional sports that can be modified to suit the needs of special persons. For example, special persons can be trained with modified versions of wrestling, karate, and power-lifting. Hence, the researcher triangulated his research by conducting semi-structured interviews aimed at special persons from all four types of disabilities to get their perspective. The researcher was well-acquainted with the relevance of different varieties within the emerging trends in sports. Therefore, his own participant observation guided the course of this study. A sample of 12 special persons with all four types of disability was interviewed. The study discovered that many special persons displayed prominent acumen and interest toward aforementioned sports
GENDER DIVERSITY, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE IN MAJOR ASIAN ECONOMIES
Get PDFThis study analyzes the effects of gender diversity and corporate governance on firm’s performance in Asian major economies. The study finds positive and significance impact of gender diversity on firm’s performance. In addition, the study explored significant role of executive female directors as compared to non-executive female directors. The impact of board characteristics and ownership structure on firm’s performance were also examined and found the evidences of positive association of them with firm’s performance in most cases except India (where the state ownership exhibited negative impact on firm’s performance). The study also provides comparative analysis of developed and developing economies in Asia and reported significance role of female representation in emerging markets as compared to developed and overall markets results. Lastly, the study also confirms non-existence of reverse causality between gender diversity and firm’s performance by applying t-tests and breaking down the sample according to women participation in the corporate board. The results confirm the role of female representation on firm performance from tokenism to critical mass. Consequently, the results strongly suggest that gender diversity in firm’s board needs to be enhanced, compulsory laws being a key determinant to achieve the desired results in Asian context
WORKING MOTHERS DILEMMA IN PAKISTAN: ANALYZING THEIR BATTLE WITH WORK, FAMILY DEMANDS AND WELL-BEING
Get PDFWorking mothers often are in a dilemma in balancing their work and family lives. Their lives are affected by various work and family demands. Eastern culture imposes a lot of family responsibilities and liabilities on women. The objective of present study was to look into the well-beings of mothers working as nurses and doctors in government hospitals. Specifically, work-family demands such as family involvement, work time demands influencing job satisfaction and life satisfaction. Sample included 187 registered nurses and doctors. Purposive sampling design was used for questionnaire survey with the response rate of 78%. Data were examined by means of SPSS and AMOS software. The results showed that family involvement is positively related to work time demands but negatively related to life satisfaction. Work time demands are negative related to both job and life satisfaction. Job satisfaction and life satisfaction are positively related to each other. Further, mediation relationships were examined by using Hayes Bootstrap procedure for SPSS. The results showed that relationship between family involvement and life satisfaction is not mediated by work time demands. However, the relationship between family involvement and life satisfaction is partially mediated by jointly job satisfaction and work time demands
INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMPETITIVE SPORTS PARTICIPATION AND LIFE SKILLS
Get PDFThe present study aims to reveal that the competitive sports programs motivate student athletes in learning life skills. A survey approach, using a close ended questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. A sample of (106) male students who had played during their different levels of education. The set hypotheses were tested with significant value 0.05. The research findings have revealed a positive relationship between competitive sports and learning life skills such as team work (M=3.66 & SD=.47 and leadership (M=3.50 & SD=.696).Students athletes who take part in sports activities can learn life skills like, team work and leadershi
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AS SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR: FINDINGS FROM DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
Get PDFAgricultural production plays an important role both in national and global economies. The efficient and safe methods of sustainable agricultural production is crucial, and the use of information technology is imperative to meet this end. Among the available information technology tools, this study highlights the IT based cognitive solutions supported with the artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for sustainable solutions in the agriculture sector of developing economies. For this purpose, a systematic review of 87 papers has been conducted in the chosen last 20 years from 2000 to 2019 to identify the major trends, challenges, limitation related to the applicability of AI supported cognitive solutions in the agricultural industry of developing countries. The results derived from the systematic literature review represents some major flaws in the existing technological & cognitive solutions being used for agriculture means in the developing economies, with special emphasis on the lack of advanced AI techniques that are required for development of robust and precise farming methods. This is due the farmers’ inability to use sustainable technological solutions that are limited by the high cost of available technological tools. Moreover, contrary to other disciplines of science, a human expertise is scare and very costly in the agriculture industry. Hence, there is a need to actively introduce the concept of AI in the agriculture sector by making AI more viable and affordable for the farming community in the developing economies. Besides, there is also a need to create a centralized AI model for the agriculture industry which will integrate AI into a single central system for the entire economy that could be used in various enterprises of the agriculture industry.
IMPACT OF INNOVATIVNESS ON OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF GOVERONMENT LEVEL COMPANIES (GLCs): A MODERATING ROLE OF INCENTIVE SCHEMES
Get PDFCorporate Entrepreneurship (CE) is not a new strategy of fostering a firm’s performance and to increase customer satisfaction and market share, espoused by striving firms. However, studies on the effect of CE on the performance of GLCs are not common in literature, especially in the eastern world. The literature strongly indicates the requirement of more workable models of CE for GLCs in Pakistan, due to dearth in existing studies on the subject. Hence, the aim of this study is to gauge the impact of the most compelling element of CE on the operational performance of GLCs. This study has also been supplemented with the moderating role of incentive schemes in order to effectively gauge the motivational aspect in CE of GLCs. The analysis has been made through SMART PLS and structural equational modelling was used as the tool of analysis. Analysis indicated that innovation is perceived as one of the prime tools that may affect operational performance, although GLCs have different compensation structures and thus does not seem to be affecting the relationship of innovativeness and operational performance of GLCs
INVESTIGATING THE DETERMINANTS OF FACULTY JOB SATISFACTION UNDER THE MODERATING ROLE OF LIFE SATISFACTION: A STUDY OF PRIVATE SECTOR UNIVERSITIES OF PAKISTAN
Get PDFÂ Current study investigates the determinants of faculty job satisfaction in private sector universities of Pakistan. Furthermore, this study inquires the moderating role of life satisfaction on faculty job satisfaction. Approximately 500 questionnaires were distributed among the faculty members of W category private sector universities, out of 500 questionnaires, 430 were received and 396 were found to be completely filled as per criteria. After applying the statistical tools of SPSS 23, it was confirmed that motivational and hygienic factors have significant and positive relationship with faculty job satisfaction. Moreover, the results proved that impact of life satisfaction did not moderate the relationship of faculty job satisfaction with motivational factors as well as hygienic factors. The results of the study can be generalized to other universities as well as other sectors of the Pakistan. The framework of the study can be applied to compare the faculty job satisfaction level of public and private sector universities
IMPACT OF HIGH-INTENSITY AEROBIC EXERCISES UPON RESTING HEART RATE & BODY MASS INDEX OF THE GIRL-ATHLETES (CASE STUDY Of GOMAL UNIVERSITY, DERA ISMAIL KHAN)
Get PDFHealthful life, healthy lifestyle and regular participation in exercises are closely associated with each other. Inactive and idle lifestyle renders the person liable to several ailments and fatal diseases. To explore the relationship between attainment and maintenance of good health and exercises is the focal point of this study. To determine the effects of high-intensity aerobic exercises on the Resting heart rate (RHR) as well as the Body Mass Index (BMI) is the prime objective of the in-hand research study in perspectives of the participants. RHR is one of the most reliable indicators of health and fitness whereas BMI is used as the gauge for measuring body composition. Since it was an experimental research study, therefore, volunteer girls’ athletes n=46 (EG=23; CG=23) from Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan were included in the study. Before the start of treatment, the pre-test data in perspectives of the RHR and BMI in respect of the respondents were taken and recorded accordingly. Respondents included in an experimental were undergo the treatment of high-intensity aerobic exercises at 65-80% of the Maximum heart rate (MHR) for six weeks, 40 minutes per session and four times a week. After the specially designed six weeks’ exercises protocol, a reduction in RHR, decrease in BMI was recorded in the experimental group (p<0.05. The findings of the present study indicated a positive control in the onset of heart diseases particularly, among those who are overweight