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Mediating Role of Job Embeddedness between Interruptions at Work and Job Satisfaction of Gritty Faculty Members
No full textPurpose: The study has examined the job satisfaction of gritty faculty members working on Basic Pay Scale, in public sector universities of Pakistan. The construct is derived from motivational intensity theory in the context of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Design/methodology/approach: A total of 289 gritty faculty members from Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s Public Sector Universities participated in this study by filling survey questionnaire. The survey questionnaire was adopted from different sources and tested for validity and reliability.
Findings: The study found that interruptions at work have significantly positive relationship with job embeddedness and job satisfaction and most importantly the unique concept for mediating relationship of job embeddedness between interruptions at work and job satisfaction has been established in this study. The study further examined and found that self-efficacy, multitasking, social astuteness has significantly positive relationship with job satisfaction.
Research limitations/implications: Results come at the convenience of the researchers from cross sectional study. The results might not have the generalizability for other countries. The application of the results requires intensive care for other universities and type of appointments in public and private universities of Pakistan and other countries of the world.
Practical implications: The universities in public sector are required to define the job statues and flexible working hours for the faculty members working on basic pay scale to enhance the job satisfaction of faculty members.
Originality: This study focused on mediating role of job embeddedness with interruptions at work, multitasking, self-efficacy, social astuteness, and job satisfaction of the gritty faculty members. Multitasking and interruptions at work are dimensions of information ergonomics in knowledge world. The concept of job embeddedness and ergonomics for gritty faculty members working on basic pay scale basis has not been examined intensively
An Investigation of the Relationship between Workaholism and Organizational Commitment of Primary School Teachers
No full textPurpose: The individuals’ workaholic tendencies are assumed to be reflected in their attitudes and behaviours in the workplace. Thus, the present study aimed to reveal the relationship between the workaholic tendencies of primary school teachers and their organizational commitment.
Design/Methodology/Approach: A correlational survey model, among the quantitative research methodologies, was adopted in the study. The research sample consisted of 301 primary school teachers working in public primary schools in a metropolitan municipality city center in southeast Turkey. The research data were collected through the Organizational Commitment Scale and the Workaholism Battery.
Findings: Affective commitment scores of the participating teachers are partially high while the normative commitment and continuance commitment scores are neutral. Regarding workaholism tendencies, e teachers have a high level of perception for enjoyment and work involvement through their drive perceptions are moderately high. Male teachers and those between 20-25 have higher workaholic tendencies of 38.9% grand total. The sub-dimensions of enjoyment and drive significantly predict affective and normative commitment while the work involvement sub-dimension of workaholism predicts continuance commitment.
Implications/Originality/Value: The effects of workaholism should be considered for future practices and research aimed at teacher commitment to be carried out in educational settings
The Impact Of Nasheman on Capacıty Buıldıng of Hearıng Impaıred (HI) Students
No full textPurpose: The main objective of the study was to explore the impact of Nasheman on the capacity building of hearing- impaired (HI) students. The present study was descriptive and qualitative in nature.
Methodology: The population of the study consisted of all the forty eight graduates of Nasheman who have completed their course of skills development from Nasheman. The sample of the study consisted of 14 students, which were selected through a convenient sampling technique. An in-depth interview schedule was used to collect data from selected respondents. Researcher personally visited the selected respondents and interviewed them. Thematic analysis technique was used for data analysis.
Findings: The findings of the study revealed that most of the graduates were successful and living honorable lives. The administrative staff was very welcoming and caring. On the other hand, the teaching staff was professionally qualified and hard working.
Implications: More institutes like Nasheman should be established all around the country to facilitate special persons to increase and improve their capacities and there should be more diploma courses offered to facilitate a large number of special persons
What Drives Customer Loyalty in Islamic Banking? An Evidence from Pakistan
No full textThis study investigates the role of customer intimacy, commitment, and trust in increasing their loyalty and mediating role across trust and customer loyalty nexus. A total of 500 questionnaires were disseminated but 404 of these were included for analysis (approx. 81% response rate). The hypotheses were tested through the structural equation modeling technique using smart PLS. The results indicate that trust has a significant nexus with commitment, customer intimacy, and loyalty. Both commitment and customer intimacy have a significant nexus with customer loyalty. The mediation analysis reveals that commitment and customer intimacy act as important mediating variables in the nexus. The research outcome supports the notion that as the level of trust increases the level of intimacy, commitment, and loyalty would tend to increase as well. The results further reveal that customers are devoted towards persistent and continuing association with Islamic banks. Commitment, trust, and customer intimacy prove to be the foundation factors for building and strengthening customer loyalty. It emerges, that in terms of hierarchy, the customer trust needs to be evolved at the initial level consistently followed by customers' intimacy, commitment, and loyalty
Ease of Doing Business: Analysis of Trade Facilitations of One Hundred Twenty-Seven Countries of the World
No full textAim of the study is to evaluate ease of doing business though analysis of trade facilitations by different countries. The scope of the study involves one hundred and twenty-seven countries of the world and uses secondary data taken from World Development Indicators (WDI) 2020. Overall design of study consists of review of literature, data extraction and analysis. This study uses Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) as research methodology. Results show that member countries of OECD performed exceptionally well, whereas, member countries of SADC have exceptionally poor performance on agenda of ease of doing business and trade facilitations. The study is useful for existing and potential business owners/mangers, policy makers and researchers. It uses reliable country level original dataset therefore findings of the study are valuable for stakeholders
Need for Parents Training on Educational Aspects for Improving Parental Involvement in their Child’s Education
No full textThis piece of research reflections addresses an important part of parents’ training and professional development, which unfortunately was overlooked previously. After reviewing opinion papers, program descriptions, theoretical frameworks, empirical studies, literature reviews on parental involvement, the study found a substantial gap in research, programs, and practice. The literature on parents’ involvement and its barriers, the study presents epistemological foundations for the overlooked part of parents’ training. The study recommends Internet Coupled Information and Communication Technologies (ICICTs) based parents’ training with synchronous and asynchronous modes providing quality content for enhancing parents’ knowledge, skills, and competence in educational aspects. These trainings on educational aspects target to create common knowledge constructs that can facilitate parents and teachers to establish complementary communication; leading to effective parental involvement beneficial for children and schools in the effective implementation of the whole-child approach. As parents' knowledge, skills, and competencies in educational aspects grow, it will increase their involvement, assistance, and interaction with their children and the school. Enhanced technology skills can also help parents overcome barriers that hindered their involvement in children education
The Influence of Service Quality, Price, and Environment on Customer Loyalty in the Restaurant's Industry: The Mediating Role of Customer Satisfaction
No full textThe purpose of this research is to examine the influence of service quality (SQ), Price (P) and Restaurant Environment (RE) on customer loyalty (LOY), via the mediating role of customer satisfaction (SAT) in the context of the restaurant industry in the capital city of Pakistan (Islamabad). Five hundred questionnaires were distributed at various restaurants in a different location at Islamabad, and 385 were returned. Multiple Regression Analysis was used to test hypothesis relationships. The outcome of this research shows that SQ, Pand RE have a positive association with the SAT. In contrast, customer satisfaction also leads to customer loyalty. Moreover, customer satisfaction significantly mediates the association among SQ, P, RE, and customer loyalty. The restaurant operators need to consider that good quality of service, fairness in price, pleasant and attractive restaurant the environment can increase customer satisfaction, which often contributes to customer loyalty
A Study of Self-Directed Learning Skills of University Students
No full textThe objective of the study was to find out difference in opinion of university graduates on self-directed learning skills (SDLS) on the base of their gender, sector (public & private), discipline and their program. The sample of the study comprised of 584 university students from the three public and three private universities of Lahore. These six universities were selected randomly from the district Lahore. All of the six universities were general universities. The data were assembled by adopting a Self-Developed questionnaire on SDLS. The mean difference of the above mentioned factors were found by using inferential statistics t-test and ANOVA. The findings showed no difference in concerning male and female university students’ application of self-directed learning skills. Both of them used different techniques to meet their academic needs. Same is the case with public and private universities. While there was found some difference on the base of their disciplines students of fine and performing arts are the individuals whom are more concerned with the self-directed learning skills. They are performing most of their work on the base of self-creativity, because they are the students whom are preparing their own trends. Lastly the difference on the base of program showed that the students of postgraduate level are more concerned with the SDLS
Board Gender Diversity and Corporate Expropriations: Evidence from Pakistan Stock Exchange
No full textThis research study investigates the role of board gender diversity in mitigating the risk of corporate expropriation of listed companies in Pakistan. For this purpose, data from 2009 to 2019 has been collected for 223 firms randomly selected from 24 non-financial sectors. The current study used panel data analysis techniques i.e. random vs fixed-effect regression models were estimated for testing the relationship of board gender diversity and corporate expropriations. The results of the panel data analysis showed that Hausman test results support the random effect models for the analysis of the data. The results of the random effect models showed that board gender diversity has a negative significant effect on the dividend ratios and director loans, which are used as a proxy for corporate expropriations. Moreover, external audit quality, growth, and leverage are also found to hurt corporate expropriations. However, managerial ownership, net profit margin, and size variables are found to have a positive effect on corporate expropriations. The results of the study will be helpful for the corporate managers and policy makers regarding the corporate governance and provide a deep insight in to the role of the gender in managing and aligning the benefits of the outsider shareholders by reducing the corporate expropriations of controlling large shareholders. The study is novel in its nature as being the first study that has been conducted in the context of Pakistan and has studied the role of gender in managing corporate expropriations. 
Employee Green Behaviour as a Consequence of Green HRM Practices and Ethical Leadership: The Mediating Role of Green Self Efficacy
No full textPurpose: According to latest researches, corporate people are becoming more aware of the significance of ecological issues. Since the HR department may play an essential role in being “Green”, GHRM (Green Human Resource Management) has emerged as a vital business strategy for firms. Researchers in Organizational Behavior and Sustainable Development have been concentrating on the role of corporate leaders in promoting Employee Green Behavior (EGB). This study investigates the impact of Green HRM practices and Ethical Leadership on Green Behavior of employees with the mediating role of Green Self-Efficacy.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Multilevel data was collected from 250 employees, working as HR managers and Heads of different industries working in Multan and Lahore regions of Pakistan. The study is using convenient sampling technique. Smart PLS-SEM was used for data analysis.
Findings: The results shows that Green HRM practices shows positive relationship with Employee Green Behavior and Self-efficacy while Ethical Leadership shows an insignificant relationship with Employee Green Behavior. Furthermore, Self-efficacy demonstrated significant inter-dependent behvior to describe above mentioned relationship.
Implications/Originality/Value: The present study can be helpful for HR managers and policy makers to get useful insight on how GHRM can contribute to get employee green behaviors. It strengthens the efficacy of organizational green HRM systems and provides theoretical based analytics to improve GHRM research