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SPORTS PARTICIPATIONCONTROLLING DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR AMONG THE COLLEGE STUDENTS
Get PDFEach individual have sufficient energy remain after performing daily task, particularly the youth have more ample energy. This energy needs to be utilizing in some sort of activity. If the energy is utilized in constructive manner, it will not only beneficial for the individual but also for society as well. On the other hand, if not properly used the individual will engaged in destructive activities, which will not only harm the individual but also injurious for the whole society. Humans play when they have excess energy (Surplus energy theory of Play, Spencer Herbert, 1873). It is generally observed that the non-working, particularly the adolescents have problems to utilize their ample energy in a constructive manner. Consequently the youth, who are considered as nation builders indulge the evil society. On the other hand an organized program of sports not only gives pleasure and amusement to its participants, but also prevents individuals from unsocial practices. This thought paved the researcher intends to work upon the role of sports activities in eradication of social immoralities. Keeping in view the current scenario the researcher intends to explore and evaluate the role of sports participation in controlling delinquent behavior among the college students. For the purpose few objectives were formulated for the study, i.e., to examine the involvement of athletes and non-athletes in delinquent behavior at college level, and to examine the mean difference in terms of demographic attributes between respondents regarding their involvement in delinquent behavior. Furthermore, few hypotheses were formulated for the study in hand, i.e. Athlete’s involvements in aggressive delinquency (Verbal Abusing, Teasing, Threatening and insulting) will be found a lesser amount than non-athletes, athlete’s involvements in violent delinquency (Carrying Weapon, Group Fighting, punching and destruction of property) will be found less than non-athletes, and athlete’s involvements in drugs adduction (Smoking, Alcohol, cocaine, tobacco, and snuff) will be found a smaller amount than non-athletes. A Likert Type Questionnaire was used to collect the data from sample. Samples of 720 college students were conveniently selected from different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Pakistan. It was concluded that sports and other recreational activities are considered as quite capable of bringing positive change in polishing and molding the individual behavior. The social delinquency like aggressive behavior, verbal abusing, teasing, threatening and insulting can be very effectively controlled through enhancement in sports participation among the youth. The study reveals that those who participate in sports avoid involvement in aggressive behavior as compared to those who do not take part in sports activities
Does Stress affect job performance of male and female employees differentially? A study of the perceptions of employees of Sungi in Hazara Region of Pakistan
Get PDFThis study was carried out to find how stress affects the performance of male and female employees in the NGO sector in Pakistan. The authors have used a case study approach. The data was collected using in-depth interviews of the employees of Sungi foundation in district Abbottabad of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Our results suggest that stress differentially impacts both male and female employees in the NGO sector in Pakistan. Although both males and females thought they experienced a drop in performance due to stress, the female employees felt they were affected more. This is due to their family responsibilities in addition to job duties. The study does not seek to generalize to all the other settings and the authors strongly suggest further studies to replicate the findings. The use of rigorous quantitative methodologies will lend more rigors to the results
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES: THE IMPLICATIONS OF UNIFIED THEORY OF ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN CROWD SOURCING LOGISTICS
Get PDFInformation communication technologies have added a tremendous amount of impetus to the concept of crowdsourcing and as a result organizations all over the world are able to find the solution to the most current and significant problems through the general public. In this study, the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) has been used to find user intention to use crowdsourcing applications and their acceptance of wearable devices for collaborative innovation and logistics performance. Data has been collected from China through survey method. Results have empirically supported the conceptual model. The implication of this study will enhance the crowdsourcing in logistics
The Impact of Human Capital on Economic Growth: Evidence from Selected Asian Countries
Get PDFThe aim of this paper is to find out the role of human capital in economic growth of selected Asian countries namely Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It is based on time series data for the period 19712013. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Cointegration have been used as analytical techniques for this purpose. The results obtained through Ordinary least Squares show that human capital in form of education affects economic growth in all selected countries except India. The relationship is positive and statistically significant. Moreover, physical capital is another significant determinant of economic growth in the study area. When education is replaced by health as human capital, the OLS results demonstrate a little change showing human capital a significant determinant of economic growth but physical capital in case of India becomes insignificant. In order to avoid the doubt of spurious regression, stationarity was checked by using the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test and long-run relationship was analyzed by conducting Johansen Cointegration Test. The Cointegration test results confirmed the existence of long run relationship in human capital (education) and economic growth in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Moreover, there is long run association between human capital in form of health and economic growth in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. It is therefore concluded that human capital in form of health and education is an important determinant of GDP per capita in most of selected countries. It is, therefore suggested to focus on health and education to reap the economies of sustained economic growth
A Study of the Key Roles of Teachers\u27 Associations in Education System in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to investigate the key roles of Teachers\u27 Associations in education system. The main objectives of the study were to ï¬nd out the basic functions of teachers\u27 associations, to highlight the importance of teachers\u27 associations, to evaluate the responsibilities of teachers\u27 associations and to investigate the effectiveness of teachers\u27 associations. All High Schools of District Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan were the population of the study. Ten High Schools in urban area and 100 teachers were selected randomly as sample of the study. The data was collected through questionnaires. It was tabulated and result was shown in percentage, mean score and standard deviation. Findings of the study indicated that Teachers\u27 Associations play very important roles in education system. They work for the protection of teachers\u27 rights, keep them united, solve their problems, help in raising funds for the betterment of education and bring reforms in education system
Corporate Social Responsibility and Firms’ Financial Performance: A Conceptual Framework
Get PDFThis paper conceptually analyses the impact of corporate social responsibility(CSR) on firms’ financial performance. CSR is considered as an important business strategy that achieves a steady growth in firms’ profitability through improving their image. It includes all those strategies which account for are an ethical conduct and society friendly approach beneficial for the development of society. In addition to profit-maximization, the firm is also supposed to undertake activities which uplift the life of employees and the general public. In this regard, the conceptual framework of the current study shows that firms spend on awarding scholarships to needy students, health activities such as health awareness program, free medical camps, environmental protection awareness programs and sports activities. The conceptual framework alsohighlights that firms with large capital spend more on CSR activities owing to anincreased pressure of the government, public, media and other stakeholders. Based on the previous extant literature, it is also assumed that firms which earn higher profits spend more on CSR in the coming year/s that have positive impacts on their profitability. However, by following theoretical postulations, it is assumed the relationship between CSR and firms’ profitability may be endogenous. Accordingly, this study proposes dynamic GMM estimation that is a preferred technique, particularly in the presence of endogeneity
STRESS, SMARTPHONE USE, LIFE SATISFACTION AND LEARNING PERFORMANCE: A STUDY AMONG YOUNG COLLEGE ADULTS
Get PDFSmartphone now days are come to be a common fragment of students’ life. Studies revealed that smartphone addiction caused psychological disorders and negatively affect mental health of learners. Current study aimed to examine the association between effects of smartphone use with life satisfaction intervened by stress and learning performance. It was also tried out to find the life satisfaction interceded by stress and learning performance encourages cell phone habit. To meet the set targets, a lump of 504 students enrolled at post graduate level from Bahawalpur were identified as sample of this study. The overview survey gathered demographic data and reactions to measures comprising the Smartphone Addiction Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, and theSatisfaction with Life Scale. The outcomes demonstrated that smartphone use was positively identified with stress, but adversely identified with life satisfaction. Furthermore, a smartphone usage was adversely identified with learning performance, but positively related with life satisfaction of young adult Pakistani students
INTERNAL FACTORS, EXTERNAL FACTORS AND BANK PROFITABILITY
Get PDFA developed banking sector provides the impetus for the economy to grow. However, in order to maintain financial stability and sustain negative shocks, it is important to understand the factors that influence the profitability of banks. The aim of the study was to analyse the effect of internal and external factors on the profitability of banks in Pakistan for the period 2007-2015. Fixed effects model was used to analyse the effect of internal and external factors on the profitability of banks in Pakistan. The findings of the study revealed that among internal factors only bank size and asset composition significantly influences the profitability of banks whereas in the external determinants only real interest rates and GDP growth rates has a significant effect on the profitability of banks
SPORTS AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING: PERCEPTION OF UNIVERSITIES’ PLAYERS
Get PDFThe purpose of the games and sports is to create a friendly and healthy environment for our up-to-the-minute generation and youth. It also helps the people to enhance their patience and control, and their mind-set toward other peoples of the society. Sports teach how to show tolerance and how to switch aggression. This study was quantitative in nature. In this research, population was students of the University of the Punjab. In this study researcher collected data through survey method and research instrument was rating scale. Statistical analysis showed that most of the players approved that sports promote the positive effects regarding social well-being
ENTREPRENEURIAL MARKETING, ENVIRONMENTAL UNCERTAINTY AND PERFORMANCE OF FAMILY FIRMS
Get PDFBusinesses in general and family SMEs in specific are vulnerable to environmental uncertainty in underdeveloped countries. Stiff competitions, technological bursts and market turbulence appears as a catastrophe and a major cause for short life of many family SMEs. A few family SMEs still exist and survive in all these uncertain conditions. Various reasons been discussed in previous literature and had proved the importance of entrepreneurial marketing as one of the major sources of high performances. The marketing strategies opted by family SMEs having dimension of entrepreneurship, are not only self-beneficial but also the cause of new market trends. The primary purpose of this study is to consider the effect of opportunity vigilance, consumer centric innovation, value creation and risk management termed as entrepreneurial marketing and used as a fundamental approach for family SMEs to survive and grab high performances even under uncertain conditions. Results show that entrepreneurial marketing in family SMEs is positively associated with high performances even under uncertain environments. Previously uncertain environments were considered as one of the major cause for entrepreneurial marketing that does not qualify in our case. Family SMEs use entrepreneurial marketing as their vital tool for competitive markets to perform high irrespective of environmental conditions i.e. either favorable or unfavorable.Â