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DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN IJARA AND CONVENTIONAL OPERATING LEASE CONTRACTS
Get PDFThe objective of this study is to find out the similarities and differences between “Ijara “ & conventional operating lease contracts
Influence of Organizational Culture on Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Turnover Intention: A Study on a Pakistani Private University
Get PDFGlobalization; diversified workforce; new technology; and dynamic, innovative and chaotic environment are not merely buzzwords but are harsh realities, which contemporary mangers have to face and deal on a regular basis. Thus, managers and policymakers are required to update these work-related practices to cater to the challenges they face on a daily basis. In view of the significance of the issue, the study examines the effect of organizational culture on job satisfaction, organizational commitment and turnover intention in a private business university in Karachi. The population of the said university was 120, out of which 92 faculty members were selected non-randomly. The questionnaire adopted for the study has 4 factors and 58 items. After ascertaining the reliabilities and validities of the constructs, the data was used for testing overall model was tested on the data. It was found that organizational culture has a significant effect on job satisfaction and organizational commitment, whereas, no significant relationship was found between culture and turnover intention. This non-significant effect of culture on turnover intention was surprising and inconsistent from most of the earlier studies carried out in the West. One of the reasons for this inconsistent finding could be the lack of comparable job opportunities in Pakistan.Keywords: Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, Faculty Members and Turnover Intention
USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN PAKISTANI AND MULTINATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS IN KORANGI INDUSTRIAL AREA
Get PDFThis research explores the extent of usage of Informational Technology within the pharmaceutical firms based at Korangi Industrial Area. The findings substantiate the view that merely adding computing power will not add to productivity unless the employees are well trained and the usage is dispersed in all the business processes simultaneously. The design of the research is based on instruments which have a high validity and the results show that there is no significant difference in the level of competence of employees between the Pakistani and the MNC. This may be so since the employees are from the same labour market where they have similar educational background and the firms (both national and multinational) have not adequately invested in up grading their IT capabilities.
Analysis of GDP and Macroeconomic Variables on Economic Growth of Pakistan
Get PDFGDP represents the economic growth of a country. Higher GDP growth is translated as higher economic growth. In case of Pakistan, the GDP is continuously going down due to some macroeconomic factors. This is an alarming situation for the Pakistani government. The main ambition of this study is to interrogate the four selected independent variables which impact on the GDP of a country and verify if the relation holds in Pakistan. This study expects to ascertain the effects on GDP performance in short or long run of inflation, unemployment, foreign direct investment and import prices of goods and services. It utilizes the data of the last 30 years for the Pakistani Economy i.e. the period of 1983 to 2012. Several statistical techniques have been applied. Five SEM models were used to estimate causal relationships. The outcome of this research suggests that the government needs to pay attention (1) to the control of inflation through effective and efficient monetary policy, (2) to increase employment chances by the supporting and establishing new industries and (3) advancing infrastructure. Government of Pakistan should also support Pakistani export in order to decrease heavy import prices and always encourage foreign direct investments. These outcomes will be helpful in managing the economic growth rate of Pakistan.Keywords: Gross Domestic Product, Unemployment, Foreign Direct Investment, Import/ Export, Inflation
REVIEW.ARTICLE : ISLAMIC BANKS AS IMPEREALISM’S NATURAL
Get PDFThe September 11 counter attacks an America have created something of a crisis for Islamic finance. The Bush administration had expressed misgivings about the involvement of Islamic banks in financing resistance operations in America and several unsuccessful lawsuits have been brought against leading Islamic financiers. Islamic banks have been insisting that they have played no part in financing the Islamic resistance to American dominance of the Muslim world. Islamic banks seek to present themselves as institutions, which can facilitate the subordinate integration of Muslim economies to American capitalism
THE STOCK MARKET AS AN INSTRUMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Get PDFIn this paper I will try to identify what in my view are the national expectations from the stock market and its major players. I begin with the presumption that the existence and flourishing of the stock market is not intrinsically good. It is not an end in itself. The progress of the stock market is desirable only if it contributes to national development
KEN BAIN WHAT DO THE BEST COLLEGE TEACHERS DO Harvard University Press - 2004
Get PDFWhat makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember, long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred carefully selected college teachers, from a wide variety of subject areas and universities, offers valuable answers for all those concerned with education. A team of researchers, eminent professors in their own right, led by Ken Bain, the author, orchestrated the study. Its conclusions should also be of interest to students and their parents
RURAL TECHNOLOGY CENTRES IN PAKISTAN AND THEIR ROLE IN TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADING
Get PDFThis paper has two main purposes. First, it attempts to show that the efficient promotion of rural technology would be best achieved through the establishment of rural networks of institutions referred to as rural technology centres (RTCs). Secondly, it provides some preliminary ideas regarding the role and functions of these centres
MARKET SNAPSHOT A BRAND TRACKING SURVEY OF CELLULAR PHONES
Get PDFIn every issue we present consumer perceptions of brands. This pictorial snap is based on the five tested and validated constituents of brand equity. The current issue contains the brand image of Mobiles (cellular phones
