Review of Applied Management and Social Sciences (RAMSS) (E-Journal)
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Impact of Management Support on Employee Commitment in Hotel Sector
Get PDFThe purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of managerial support on the employee commitment of employees working in Hotel industry of Malaysia. The study utilizes regression model to assess a survey data collected from 415 respondents working in different areas of Malaysia. The study found that managerial support is positively and significantly related with employee commitment. In order to promote the employee commitment, the manager must pay more attention to supporting employees in their routine activities to achieve comparative advantage over its competitors. This cross-sectional study is limited to a very specific geographical area, therefore, a future study with a wide geographical and organizational setting is recommended
Failure of authentic leadership of SMEs in Pakistan
Get PDFThe intent of the study is to assess authentic leadership and organizational citizenship behavior with structural empowerment in SME sector of Pakistan. The study is deductive and obtained data from Managerial level 262 employees of SME sector via questionnaire to assess relationship. There is indirect association among teamwork environment; information sharing, emotional empowerment. The participative leadership is taking consideration. And performance functions are less focused rationally in SME sector. Pakistani SME sector workers are less motivated and less psychological developed leading to less worker engagement in promoting citizenship behavior. In SME sector of Punjab there is need to develop adaptive and supportive working environment to engage the worker via hierarchical environment by providing assistance to workers. The study is addressing rarely investigated scope of Pakistani SME sector
Economy and Doing Gender: a Comparative Study of Government and Non-government School Systems
Get PDFGender is an ongoing phenomenon and no finality about gender perception and representation can be had. Different variables play a significant role in shaping gender perceptions. Similarly, the present research critically analyzes the written essays from the students of government and non-government school systems in Punjab Pakistan about doing gender. The data was collected on 10 October 2020 from the students of Bacon House school at Multan and Government Elementary School at Vehari. It was collected under four major headings including religion, economy, social roles and physical attributes about being male and female. The present research has employed Mills (1995) model of Feminist Stylistic Analysis because half of the participants include female and half are of male gender. Moreover, the researchers have also implied Fairclough’s 2012 model of Critical Social Analysis which argues that in order to analyze a text one should know normative and Marxist critique of language. The rationale behind using these research models is to know the effect of economy on the perception and representation of gender from the participants of different school systems. The analytical categories of the amended research model include; normative critique, representation, marxist critique and critical social analysis. The findings of the research reveal that economy is a significant feature in making and rapturing an individual’s perception about being male and female because the students belonging to non-government school systems have expressed their views about being a male and female more in terms of economy as compared to their counterparts. Additionally, the research confirms that doing gender never stops
Trade Liberalization, Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, Environmental Quality and Economic Growth Nexus: A Comparative Analysis of Pakistan and China
Get PDFThe present research endeavors to evaluate whether trade liberalization, foreign direct investment inflows and environmental quality affect the economic growth in Pakistan and China. These have crucial role in the economies and pragmatic for formulating economic growth policies. The secondary data is used for all the variables. The ARDL bounds testing approach to cointegration is applied to evaluate the determinants included in the model for both countries. The results of the research conclude that trade liberalization and foreign direct investment both have positive impact on economic growth while environmental pollution has negative impact on economic growth in long-run
The Impact of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation on Employee Engagement: An Empirical Study of Health Care Sector of Punjab, Pakistan
Get PDFThe purpose of this study is to find extrinsic and intrinsic motivation that has positive impact on employee’s engagement. The study was conducted in the health care sector in Pakistan. A sample size of 100 employees was selected using convenient sampling techniques. The data were collected from doctors, nurses and managerial level of employees. 100 questionnaires were distributed among these employees out of whom 80 filled questionnaires were received forming percentage of 80%. These properly filled questionnaires were used for data analysis. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, reliability analysis and regression analysis. Findings of the study reveal that there is significant relationship of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation on employee’s engagements in the health care sector of Pakistan
A Comparative Study on the Behavior of Islamic and Conventional Stocks in the Presence of Oil Price, Gold Price, and Financial Risk Factors: Evidence from Dow Jones Indices
Get PDFThe research aims to analyze the influence of the gold price, oil price and financial risk on Islamic and conventional securities on comparative as well as on individual bases. Monthly prices of oil and gold are extracted from the websites of West Texas Intermediate and World Gold Council, whereas time series data for financial risk is derived from the Volatility Index of S&P 500. All these variables are found to be cointegrated at the first difference with both the Dow Jones indices, which means that gold, oil and financial risk have long term association with Islamic and conventional stocks. In order to find the direction and magnitude, this study applied the Newey-West HAC test, which also handles autocorrelation and heteroscedasticity issues in the time series data. The findings of the study suggest that gold prices are positively associated whereas oil prices and financial risk are negatively associated with both types of securities. Though the direction of the nexus is similar for Islamic and conventional stocks, but the magnitude differs especially in case of oil and financial risk. Nevertheless, it can be concluded that there is no diversification prospect between conventional and Islamic stocks under the influence of oil prices, financial risk, and gold prices
Volatility of Islamic Stock Markets and Developed Stock Markets of G6 Countries
Get PDFThe objective of this to measure and compare Volatility of Islamic stock markets with equity markets of developed(G6) countries by taking daily values for period 2000-2016. The technique of Augmented fuller test (ADF), Heteroscedasticity test, ARCH (1,0), GARCH (1,1), TARCH and E-GARCH are applied. The results show Islamic stock markets shows positive returns as compare to previous day return but the Developed equity markets (G6) shows negative returns as compare to previous day return expect span and Poland equity market. The study explored that in all the stock markets the previous day volatility transfers in the next day volatility and there are many other factors affect the stock market volatility. The study is helpful in building stock portfolio for individual or institutional investor and for policy maker in decision making
Advanced Technologies for Supporting Dispute Resolution: An Analysis
Get PDFCurrent Traditional litigation in courts is still considered as the main dispute resolution forum for civil disputes. However, as a result of the digital revolution of society, traditional litigation has become very slow, expensive, formal, and complex. To meet the requirement of the digital age regarding the resolution of disputes, Online Dispute Resolution which is a combination of Alternative Dispute Resolution with Information Communication Technology, has become the new trend for resolving disputes. This article critically examines the use of Artificial Intelligence in ODR and gives some successful examples of global ODR services
How Do Human Capital and Trade Liberalization affect the Labor Supply in Pakistan? A Time Series Analysis
Get PDFHuman capital and Trade liberalization are very important for smooth economic growth which gives birth to new employment opportunities that increase labor force participation in all sectors. Both have positive impact on labor supply and overall economy of Pakistan. Human capital has shown positive relation to trained and efficient labor force of the country and trade liberalization strategy. Transformation of labor supply is possible with the help of trade liberalization and technically educated, skilled and well experienced labor. If a country needs to enhance exports and international trade to improve its financial health, it needs technically educated and specialized labor force participation. The key objective of this paper is to analyze the impact of trade openness and human capital on labor supply in Pakistan. The improved labor market and increase in trade liberalization increases government current expenditures and the GDP of Pakistan. The study is based on time series analysis which has shown positive results on Human Capital and trade openness, in both formal and informal sectors. Skills exchange among countries lead to transformation of ideas and helps overall economy
The Effect of Religiosity, Bank Image, and Perceived Quality on Customer Purchase Intention towards Islamic Banking
No full textIslam is a religion that guides its followers in every aspect of life including economic activities. Islamic banks provide services to their customers on the basis of Islamic principles (Sharia) and guided by Islamic economics. Many factors influence customer Purchase Intention towards Islamic banking services. This study investigates the influence of Religiosity, Bank Image and Perceived Quality on Customer Purchase Intention towards Islamic Banking Services in Pakistan with the mediating role of Customer Attitude. Questionnaire (survey) was conducted to know the customer response about Islamic Banking. A sample of 250 bank customers was taken as respondents. A 5 point Likert scale was used to measure customer responses. Correlations and SEM tests are applied for complete study analysis by using IBM SPSS V21 and AMOS V 21. The findings of the study indicate that Perceived Quality and Bank Image are more influencing factors in determining Customer Purchase Intention. Religiosity also has significant role in forming the customer Purchase Intention towards Islamic banking services. The results suggest that marketers at Islamic banks should adapt marketing strategies that enhance Bank Image and Perceived Quality