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Analysis of Graduates’ Employability Skills from Industry Practitioners’ Perspective: Gap Analysis
No full textIndustry-academia linkage is a crucial modulator of graduate skill development. However, Pakistani higher education institutions currently have weak industrial linkage. The growing talent shortage is being considered as a direct outcome of gap between industry and academia. This research work is done to evaluate the gap between industry and academia, which is making the transition of graduates from the academic to a corporate world increasingly challenging. The qualitative research is done by conducting 22 in-depth semi-structured interviews with the industry practitioners from different service organizations located in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Findings highlight the most important skills that could enhance graduates’ employability, including- adopting a responsible attitude towards work, excellent communication skills, persistence and commitment, teamwork and IT skills. Academic institutions need to- hire faculty from industry, revise their curriculum and assessment criteria, and promote case study culture to facilitate the graduates’ transition from the academic to the corporate world
HR Flexibility: Contemporary literature and future Directions
No full textHuman resources are required to contribute soft skills like expertise, effort, and creativity to organizational development. It is a critical part of an organization to function successfully. Any company or organization can benefit from HR policies, systems, and processes. Hiring an employee or worker may increase revenue for the business. Still, it also has some expenses that should be managed appropriately through flexible management of the human resource. In the underlying study, 74 different studies were revie
The influence of job autonomy on service quality delivery of employees. An integration of two theories
No full textThis study explored and assessed the factors that influence employees during service delivery. Factors like job autonomy, motivation, supervisory support and emotional labor was assessed with respect to service quality. The proposed model was evaluated through the Social Exchange Theory (SET) and the Psychological Contract Theory (PCT). A survey was conducted where the target population was employees in the service sector. The study made use of the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to assess the proposed relationships among the variables. A significant relationship was reported between job autonomy and motivation. Job autonomy was reported to influence service quality as well. Few recommendations were provided and some limitations of the study were listed
EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY AND THE BEHAVIOR OF TRADE IN PAKISTAN: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
No full textTrade plays an important role in enhancing societal welfare, but there are several factors that affect the trade of the country. In this study, three sectors of Pakistan including agriculture, manufacturing, and energy sector have been analyzed. The objective was to compare the responses of three different sectors to the exchange rate volatility as well as the selected determinant of the international trade of Pakistan. For this purpose, an empirical analysis is carried out analyzing annual data covering the period 1982 to 2014. GARCH technique has been used to measure volatility in the real effective exchange rate of Pakistan. Moreover, the unit root test (ADF) has been applied to determine the order of integration of the variables. All the variables were found non-stationary at level but stationary at first difference determining integration of order 1. To compare the response of exports and imports to the exchange rate volatility and other selected determinants, simultaneous equation modeling has been used in all three sectors. Hausman’s test result shows the presence of endogeneity. To come over the problem of endogeneity in estimation, the 2SLS method was used for empirical results. This study has contributed to the existing literature through its sectorial analysis i.e., agriculture, manufacture, and energy sector. As in previous literature sector-wise study has not been done.
 
IMPACT OF OVERCONFIDENCE ON DIRECTORS DECISION MAKING
No full textTo take decisions under uncertainty in the organizational sector, is largely related to the behavior of the economy. The failures or achievements in the market have an impact on the operational strategies established by a company's executives. This article focuses the impact of overconfidence in decision making; this behavior affects the rationalization and analysis of the decisions that are going to be taken against a situation. Based on this, a reflexive analysis of the impact of overconfidence in the decision-making under the uncertainty by the company´s executives have been made.
Keyword: Overconfidence, decision making, bias, uncertainty, executive
Impact of Branchless Banking on Commercial Banks Profitability
No full textBanks are the financial institution which has a very crucial role in the development of the economic condition of a country. The main objective of the banks is to maximize the profit of the banks. For that reason, banks continuously adopting new technologies in the banking system. The current study utilized the Branchless banking theories of bank-led theory and bank focused theory. The study selects volume of Agent Banking transaction, the volume of ATM, POS, and RTOB for the electronic banking and volume of mobile banking (MB) transaction for the channels of Branchless Banking. The study utilized the descriptive research design for the study. The study selected the whole population of the study means the full industry is selected for the analysis therefore there is no need for the sample size for the study. The study collected secondary data from the compendium reports, Branchless Banking newsletter reports, and payment review reports issued by SBP. The data collected for the study is from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 4th quarter of 2018. The study utilized the time series data as the full population is selected for analysis. The study utilized the Johansen co-integration and VECM model for analysis. The outcomes of research display that agent banking transaction, the volume of ATM, POS, RTOB and mobile banking transaction has a positive and significant short-run association with Profitability of Banking Industry of Pakistan The findings of the study implied that there is unilateral causality between the explain variables profit with explanatory variables, the volume of ATM, POS, RTOB, MB and volume agent banking
Brand Equity within the Insurance Industry of Saudi Arabia
No full textBranding is generally regarded to be a brand equity innovation approach aimed at improving the reputation of stakeholders. In the shifting business environment, insurance firms have realized the inherent significance of goods and consider them as valuable assets. A brand is a multifaceted system with practical and emotional principles to meet the expectations, requirements and requests of its consumers. One of the branding objectives is to distinguish the brand from its particular and valued characteristics. If the brand has to be understood in defining its shareholder, as an important element in every marketing effort. We aim to evaluate brand equity in Saudi Arabia's insurance sector in this research. We used an inductive strategy and the primary research instrument to construct arguments to support our proposals was a thorough literature analysis on empirical investigations. In this research, 400 insurance clients get a questionnaire. Customers were from two KSA cities, Riyadh and Jeddah, with a distributed distribution equivalent to 200 cities in each city. The data were investigated using the PLS-SEM method. Smart-PLS 3.0 will be utilized to analyses data for this purpose. Results indicate that brand equity has been affected by all variables favorably. Branding and other methods should be used by insurance companies to save brand resources
IMPACT OF GRAVITY MODEL ON TRADE BETWEEN CHINA AND PAKISTAN: A CASE OF CPEC BETWEEN CHINA AND PAKISTAN
Get PDFTo find out the trade flow among different economies, the gravity model has been applied in various researches in different regions of the world. The present study has applied the Gravity model to analyze the bilateral trade patterns between China and Pakistan. The secondary panel data was collected from 2009 and 2018. The variables used in the study were Distance, Inflation, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and GDP per capita, Exchange Rate. The data was collected from the official websites of State Bank of Pakistan, the Pakistan Economic Survey, and the Pakistan Stock Exchange. The fixed effect regression model was used for analysis. The results showed that the Distance, GDP growth, GDP per capita had an insignificant impact on the Trade Flow between China and Pakistan. The Exchange Rate and Inflation showed a positive and significant effect on trade between China and Pakistan. The results recommended that further studies should be done targeting other potential variables with different mediating and non-mediating roles.
Keywords:Gravity Model Trade, CPE
CASH CONTROL PRACTICES IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SOME SELECTED NIGERIAN PLASTICS AND ENERGY FIRMS
No full textThe survival of a business depends on its ability to manage profitability and control cash to ensure high liquidity position especially in this era of COVID-19 outbreak. This study thus, examined cash control practices (CCPs) impact on the financial performance (PFs) of some selected plastics and energy firms (PEFs) in Nigeria. This study adopted case study research design. The population of this study is made up of all the PEFs in Nigeria. Panel secondary data was used to elicit information from the annual accounts and reports of the selected companies. This study employed regression models and non-parametric test to analyze the data. The results from non-parametric test showed a rejection of the tested three hypotheses at 0.05% significant level confirming that CCPs exert significant impact on the FPs. This study concluded that there are positive effects of CCPs on the FPs of PEFs in Nigeria. This study recommended that adequate the CCPs that can block cash pilfering should be installed to improve FPs of companies in Nigeria and other countries. The outcome of this study would gear up the business owners to install cash control procedures that could resolve cash mismanagement and liquidity problems for their businesses. Furthermore, findings from this study would serve as a valuable data for future research in this study area.
Key Words: Cash control practices, financial performance, Nigerian plastics and energy firm
Exploring Ethics in Contemporary Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices: A Stakeholder Marketing Perspective
No full textthis study aspires to scientifically explore ethics in pharmaceutical marketing through the prism of stakeholder marketing. The study aims to identify different stakeholders and accentuate their importance in firms and how they can be involved in decision-making that affects all of them. The researcher deploys a qualitative method of inquiry to study the informants in their natural setting. Grounded theory is used as a strategy of inquiry to apply interrelated concepts and procedures to study the social phenomenon of interest. Through stratified purposive sampling, in-depth interviews were conducted with physicians and pharmaceutical companies’ sales managers. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed through a grounded theory coding process. A single theme emerged after the highest abstraction which is “Contemporary Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices” with four categories such as promotional campaigns, products inducements, inappropriate marketing strategies, and concealing drugs-related adverse effects. It is suggested that firms can adopt the stakeholder marketing perspective if they identify and recognize the importance of all stakeholders; inquired about their issues and what they expect from the firms, and finally involved them in all decision processes.