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Analysis of Teachers Instructional Planning and Developing Skills of Social Responsibility at FGP Secondary Schools Level in KP Pakistan
No full textPurpose: The study was conducted to analyze the methods adopted by teachers towards instructional planning and to analyze the mechanism used by teachers to develop sense of social responsibility among students.
Methodology: For this purpose data was collected from the respondents regarding Instructional Planning; majority of the respondents opinioned that Lesson plan was written occasionally with specific and clear objectives. Data was collected regarding social responsibility, majority of the respondents were always aware about Self hygiene, cleanliness through lectures and activities. Recommendations are stated that teachers must write lesson plans and it must be ensured by school administration. Community service programs must be integral part of the curriculum. Moreover, different clubs at school and seminars aid in socially grooming of students.
Findings: Conclusion of the lesson, home assignment was included considering organizing the lesson according to learner`s needs, evaluation, time specification, flexibility of the planner considering outcome of pupils, visualizing with classroom reality, group discussion, pupil`s group work, presentations and encouraged students’ relevant questions. Moreover, the instructional planning was significant.
Implications: Teachers must guide the pupils in Community Service and create awareness in pupils for its importance not only in their career but also in providing community services, developing sense of responsibility, morality, skills development and citizenship. Parents’ cooperation is also prerequisite in motivating the pupils towards Community service
Anticipating Bankruptcy for Non-financial Sector Firms: A Case of Pakistan
No full textPurpose: This paper attempts to identify the relevance and strength of financial ratio based analysis models called Z-Score and O-Score for bankruptcy determination of non-financial sector of Pakistan. The study aims to suggest a best model for future researchers and analysts to predict company’s bankruptcy.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Comparative analysis is employed to determine the accuracy of bankruptcy predictability by considering the sample of 20 bankrupt/suspended non-financial Pakistani firms during 2015 to 2017.
Findings: Result estimates of both models show that both models are significant predictors when applied to Pakistan’s nonfinancial sector firms. There is no significant difference in respective predictive abilities. Subsequently this analysis suggests that instead of applying both the models future analyses and researchers can directly select any one of the model to predict survival of the firm.
Implications/Originality/Value: Financial analysts may select any one among Z-Score and O-Score models for bankruptcy prediction
Impact of Entrepreneurship Competencies on Entrepreneurship Motivation among Pakistani Students: Entrepreneurship Education as Moderation
No full textPurpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between entrepreneurship competencies and entrepreneurship motivation through moderating role of entrepreneurial education in the university students of (Punjab) Pakistan. This study provides a comprehensive answer to the research question of how entrepreneurship competencies and entrepreneurial education effects the entrepreneurship motivation among university students.
Design/Methodology/Approach: A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from faculty of management sciences students of different departments at various campuses in (Punjab) Pakistan. Factor analysis, reliability, and regression and correlation analysis was the techniques to analyze the links between the study variables.
Findings: There is a positive significant impact of entrepreneurship competencies on entrepreneurship motivation while entrepreneurship education as a moderator.
Implications/Originality/Value: At the last, this paper also presents some implications, limitations and suggestions for future research
The Accessing Foreign Aid’s Long Run Contribution to Economic Growth of Pakistan: An Evidence from Time Series Data
No full textPurpose: This research examines the effectiveness of foreign aid on Pakistan’s economic growth. The foreign aid efficiency is still under question. Some researches show positive affiliation of foreign aid with economic growth while some show negative affiliation. If foreign aid is not replacing or used as a substitute for domestic savings then foreign aid is useful for growth. To fill the two gaps of the economy the Two-Gap theory suggest that poor nations have to depend on overseas funds. Those two gaps are the Savings-Investment Gap and Import-Export Gap. There’re many kinds of international funds. Like foreign loans, development and non-development aid, FDI, and technological help. But underdeveloped nations like Pakistan have not a favorable speculation policy. Therefore, these nations are dependent on international aid and balance quite than foreign direct investment.
Design/Methodology/Approach: For the analysis of this study the time era used is 1974 to 2016. The GDP is the dependent variable. Independent variables are population growth, foreign aid, inflation, foreign direct investment (FDI), and domestic savings. The annual data is collected from different sources. The technique for analysis is OLS and ARDL bound testing.
Findings: Concluding remarks show that in Pakistan foreign aid affects economic growth negatively.
Implications/Originality/Value: The current study was based on the least considered variables and the pioneer in testing the complex relationship through OLS and ARDL estimation
A Broader Relevance of Gullivers Suffering in the Context of Culture Shock
No full textPurpose: This study analyzes Gulliver’s sufferings among his different hosts and his relevancy to today’s sojourners who travel abroad and suffer from the effects of culture shock. During his stay with four different hosts, Gulliver remains unable to adjust with them due to the impact of culture shock. He looks at his hosts from the cultural parameters of his native land that leads to multiplication his problems. Like him, most of the travelers who move abroad for various reasons undergo the effects of culture shock. If they fail to understand the internal and external aspects their hosts’ culture, they may respond as Gulliver does.
Approach: Though critics have analyzed Gulliver’s character from different perspectives, none has studied him from the lens of culture shock. On close analysis of the text of Gulliver’s Travels, readers can easily observe Gulliver suffering from the effects of culture shock among his hosts. A fresh perspective has been adopted in this study by analyzing Gulliver’s character in the light of culture shock. Culture shock affects sojourners in multiple ways. Many students, migrants, and the diaspora go through this experience while living in a new culture among new people.
Findings: This study shows that culture has been a common phenomenon for people who stay abroad for long or settle though they do not realize that several problems that they face are caused by culture shock. However, if someone consciously assimilates the effects of culture shock, it becomes a great experience to live a better life.
Implications: Though Gulliver belongs to the eighteenth century England, yet he exists around and among us. It is Gulliver’s relevancy that adds to the meaningfulness of his character for the contemporary sojourners. 
Fiscal Decentralization and Social Service Delivery: An Empirical Analysis of Balochistan
No full textPurpose: This study has been initiated to measure the impact of fiscal decentralization in case of Balochistan province by using both revenue decentralization and expenditure decentralization to measure the impact of fiscal decentralization on provision of health, education, employment and poverty reduction.
Design/Methodology/Approach: In measure, we have applied ARDL approach on the data spanning from 1975 to 2016.
Findings: Our results point out that fiscal decentralization improves the social services delivery in case of Balochistan province. Moreover, it improves the provision of health and education facilities in Balochistan. Further, our findings indicate that fiscal decentralization leads to reduction in the poverty and unemployment. In addition, we found that expenditure decentralization is relatively effective in the provision of social services as compared to the revenue decentralization in case of Balochistan.
Implications/Originality/Value: Our study findings suggest that to improve the social services delivery; we may opt for fiscal decentralization particularly expenditure decentralization in case of Balochistan
Effect of COVID 19 Crises on Entrepreneurship Readiness of University Students in Pakistan
No full textPurpose: Aim of this study is to examine the factors (personality traits, Covid-19 crises) influencing the entrepreneurship readiness among the university students in Pakistan
Design/Methodology/Approach: The study used online survey for collection from 396 students of different university of Pakistan. The date was collected during online classes in Covid-19 pandemic. Multiple regression analysis technique was applied for the analysis of the data.
Findings: The findings of the study demonstrate that all three personality traits i.e. need for achievement, locus of control and self-efficacy is positively influencing entrepreneurial readiness. But this personality trait alone cannot do favor they need other personality traits and they require to have favorable circumstances. However, covid-19 crises have negative influence on student’s readiness of being entrepreneur.
Implications/Originality/Value: The study postulate that hard and uncertain situation do have influence on student’s motivation of being entrepreneur
Realignment of Power Patterns in Indian Ocean: Role of Regional and Global Actors
No full textPurpose: Purpose of study is to analyze the impact of changing strategic patterns and priorities of various regional and international actors on the Indian Ocean Region. Geo-political contestation for hegemony among these actors i.e. US, India, Japan, Australia, China and Pakistan is examined. Measures and counter-measures taken by the said states too are evaluated.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Analytical study based on qualitative descriptive analysis is formulated in inductive way.
Findings: Indian Ocean has been evolving to be the center-stage of Global power politics. US, UK, Australia, Japan and India are pursuing the goal of containment of China. China too has initiated economic partnerships with various states of the Indian Ocean Region i.e. Pakistan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
Implications/Originality/Value: Keeping in view the pace at which international and other concerned actors are inclined towards alliances formulation and militarization of the Indian Ocean Region, naval arms to acquire naval second strike capability is anticipated to be initiated in the near future, Indian ambitions to achieve the naval based second strike capability can be analyzed with the same lens
Factors of Customer Satisfaction in Service Sector: Does Quality of Service Matter?
No full textPurpose: The study aims to evaluate the impact of the cost of financing, customer loyalty, and customer security on customer satisfaction with financial services as moderating effects in the context of Pakistan. The purpose of the study is to provide the financial services concept between the cost of financing, customer loyalty, customer security, and customer satisfaction.
Methodology: Data is gathered through the use of a questionnaire. A total of 330 respondents from Pakistan's five largest banks participated in the study. The information gathered pertains to the various roles that bank personnel play on behalf of bank clients. The sample approach utilised in this study is a convenience sampling method. The SPSS program is used to evaluate the data on the demographics of the area. The PLS-SEM (partial least squares equation model) is used to investigate the conceptual model.
Findings: To achieve banking goals in the long term, financial service quality has a favorable impact on customer loyalty and satisfaction, as well as on the cost of financing. Even in the conventional banking sector, the quality of financial services is not adhered to. Financing prices, customer loyalty, customer security, and customer satisfaction all have a direct correlation to the quality of financial services.
Practical Implications: To generate high profits and productivity, financial organizations must develop the quality mechanisms to get the best results from customer satisfaction goals
Investigating the Poverty Human Capital and Economic Development Nexus in Dera Ghazi Khan Division: An Econometric Analysis
No full textPurpose: The present study focuses on the D. G. Khan division, which is one of the important divisions of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Being less developed, this study tries to find out different factors that can contribute to the betterment of this region.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The study was based on primary data collected during the year 2019 using the Binomial Logit and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression techniques.
Findings: The findings revealed that human capital is the most significant factor that can contribute to alleviating poverty and promoting the development of the D.G. Khan division.
Implications/Originality/Value: It is suggested from the present study that development expenditures on projects like schools, colleges and universities are mandatory for the promotion of human capital and prosperity of the households in the D.G. Khan division