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DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL AND MORAL INCENTIVES ON JOB SATISFACTION OF TEACHERS AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES
Get PDFOne of the main objectives of this study is to determine the empirical effect of financial and moral incentives on job satisfaction of teachers at higher education institutes. Financial incentives are monetary or tangible in form; two main financial types of incentives included in the study are promotion and group insurance. Moral incentives are non-monetary or intangible in nature; two main types of moral incentives are also included in the study, i-e Achievement and Recognition as well as Growth. Job satisfaction is considered as dependent variable in the study. Research instrument used to collect primary data was closed ended questionnaire which was adopted from previous relevant research studies. Primary data was collected from one hundred teachers working in three different universities located in Jamshoro city, Sindh. Data was analyzed using different statistical techniques like Cronbach alpha, Descriptive Statistics, Mean, Standard Deviation, Skewness and Kurtosis, Correlation Coefficient R and Structured Equation Modeling. All results of Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and Factor loadings, T statistics and P values of Structured Equation Modeling shown positive and significant effect of financial and moral incentives on job satisfaction of teachers. Only one hypothesis related to one of the moral incentives, Growth, is rejected, all other hypotheses are accepted. This research study concludes positive and significant effect of three incentives, two financial incentives i-e Promotion and Group Insurance, and one moral incentive i-e Achievement and Recognition on job satisfaction of teachers. Findings of research studies are practical guidance for top management of higher education institutes to increase job satisfaction and devise attractive incentives policy for teachers. It is also a valuable guidance for other private higher education institutes to increase job satisfaction of teachers as the proposed study only covers three largest and well recognized public sector universities of the country
The Impact of Resource Efficiency Actions on Firm Performance, Moderating Role of Eco-Investment and Production Cost
Get PDFThe relationship of resource efficiency actions and firm performance has been analyzed by different researchers where the large firms have, all the times, been considered mostly however the small firms have been neglected generally. The prior studies concluded with no common consensus to comprehend the direction of this relationship. In this study, the primary intention is to examine the impact of resource efficiency actions on financial performance of SMEs. The cross section quantitative data of ninety firms has been gathered for the year 2019 by questionnaires. The dependent variable is firm performance and seven resource efficiency actions of saving water, saving energy, renewable energy, saving material, minimizing waste and selling scrap material to another company, are the independent variables whereas the eco-investment and production cost are the moderating variables. The correlation techniques and ordinal regression analysis have been implemented. This study concludes a negative and insignificant relationship between resource efficiency actions and financial performance of small firms for the short run. The eco-investment negatively but significantly whereas the production cost positively and significantly moderates the link of resource efficiency actions and firm performance. The results can vary if the subject matter is analyzed by accumulating the panel data and if other subdivisions of this sector are also included to extend the sample size
DESPOTIC LEADERSHIP AS A TRIGGER OF TURNOVER INTENTION: BY DESCENDING ORGANIZATION IDENTIFICATION PERCEPTION
Get PDFDrawing on conservation of resource theory and social identity theory, the authors examined that Despotic Leadership prompts Turnover Intentions among employees and Organizational Identification\u27s role as a mediator in this interaction. The authors also looked into the organizational justice\u27s moderating effects. The sample consisted of 300 individuals from three major Pakistani cities who worked for various telecommunications organizations. Employees were given self-administered questionnaires, and quantitative research methodologies were used in this study. The SPSS software was used to measure and analyze the results. Despotic leadership has significant impact on employee turnover intentions with the mediating role of Organizational Identification, according to the findings. Furthermore, individuals having a high level of organizational justice in a company are less likely to indulge in turnover intentions in response to despotic leadership than those with poor organizational justice. The authors add to the body of knowledge by indicating that despotic leadership has an impact on employee turnover intentions. Furthermore, those with a high level of Organizational Justice are better able to deal with dictatorial leadership and a low level of organizational identity, and are less inclined to react to abuse by their bosses
The impact of E-service quality, Facebook usage and Artificial Intelligence on E-learning systems: The mediating role of student satisfaction
Get PDFThe adoption of e-learning systems has been increasing and reports indicate that Asia has the highest percentage of the growth towards e-learning systems. Following this backdrop, the main purpose of the present study was to evaluate the role of the E-service quality, Facebook usage, artificial intelligence, and student satisfaction on the usage of the E-learning systems. Sample data was collected from students enrolled in any institute offering e-learning in Malaysia. A total of 500 questionnaires were disseminated to the participants identified via online polling and a total of 412 usable questionnaires were evaluated for SEM. The findings of the study show that the usage of Facebook, Artificial intelligence, the satisfaction of students, and E-service quality affected the use of the E-learning systems. Students’ satisfaction was also found to positively mediate with AI, FBU, ESQ, and ELS. E-learning adoption is increasing in Malaysia and the recent outbreak of COVID-19 has also invigorated the need for the development of effective e-learning programs so that the education of students doesn’t get interruptions. The present study has important theoretical and practical implications in this regard; the findings can be applied to the development of e-learning systems of the countr
IMPACT OF CURRICULUM ON BUSINESS GRADUATES\u27 SKILLS: EVIDENCE FROM TELECOM SECTOR
Get PDFThe main purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the way that how business schools can better engage the graduates in business skills. The main focus is on the employability skills of business graduates. This is a quantitative research and survey method was used to collect the data from three stakeholders, Students and Faculty from 10 business universities of Pakistan and Employers from telecom sector of Pakistan. Total 450 respondent participated in this research and hypotheses were tested with regression analysis. The findings suggested that there are differences in the priorities given for employability skills by the three groups – graduates, university lecturers, and employers. Further, the findings suggest that employability skills are not produced by the business schools at this time. Overall, the findings of the study could be used to assist graduates, universities, and employers to reduce the g skills gap. Although this research focuses on the curriculum of business master’s students in a comparison to required skills in market, a broader sample employing samples in other study fields would further expand the knowledge regarding the curriculum of MBA students. The paper is timely given the introduction of Key Information Sets. The provision of such information will drive HEI to further develop students’ employability to obtain graduate-level jobs
HOW GEOGRAPHY AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXPLANATION OF DEVELOPMENT ARE MUCH MORE INTERLINKED THAN IT SEEMS - EVALUATION FROM PERSPECTIVE OF HISTORICAL EVIDENCE: Madeeha Gohar Qureshi, Kalsoom Akhtar, Hafiz M Farhan, Sundas Fatima
Get PDFThe foundational discovery of inversion in wealth disparity among territories that Europeans seized as their imperial power by Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson (AJR) is used in this study to assess growth theories in the context of past data. Using the AJR inversion of fortune concept as a reference point, we attempt to discover which greater deters in the non-European universe in the pre-colonial historical past have converted themselves into impoverished communities in contemporary correlation, although some of the poorest areas in the pre-1500 specified timeframe are now considered one of the most developed markets of currently. Our findings show that, while theoretically and empirically proof in the research points to organizational explanations for differences in long production developments, historical and ethnic boundaries must be considered to get a full picture of how various organizational structures have progressed in various locations over time
COMPARISON OF CONSUMER EVALUATION OF THE BRANDING STRATEGIES USED BY MOBILE NETWORK OPERATORS
Get PDFThe present study explores the consumers’ preferences in comparison and evaluations of branding strategies of four mobile network operators’ .i.e. Telenor, Zong, Mobilink and Ufone. A standardized measure of Brand Strategy Evaluation Scale (BSES) was used for consumer evaluation perspectives and data was collected from 200 participants (108 males and 92 females, between ages 17 to 41) in Lahore, Pakistan. The convenience sampling technique was used by employing cross sectional research design. The obtained results show that consumers most positively rated Ufone network operators, with its competitive features and advertising strategy. The Telenor is only contender competing Ufone in offers and services and facilities with money matter. The present contributes to the literature of branding strategies of mobile network operators and discusses the managerial implications. Limitations and future recommendations are also provided
TRACING THE MOTIVATION FOR USE OF EMAIL RECORDS IN ZIMBABWE’S CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
Get PDFThere is increased use of electronic mail (email) as official records in many organizations. In fact, email is no longer used for communication purposes only, but it is also as an official record in business transactions. Zimbabwe’s central government is one such institution where reliance on use of email is on the increase. This article identifies and discusses factors that motivate Zimbabwe’s central government in using email as an official record in day-today business. The study was mixed method research and it made use of the convergent mixed methods research design. A total of 240 out of 660 informants from 12 out of 22 government ministries participated in the study where they responded to structured questionnaires. Ten interviewees also participated in the study. These included seven archivists from the National Archives of Zimbabwe, the director of the National Archives of Zimbabwe, an administration director from one government ministry and an Information Technology director from another government ministry. In addition to structured questionnaires and semi-structured interviews, data were also collected through personal observation and document reviews. Revelations from the study were that rise in use of email records was boosted by strides in electronic government and mobile government as well as issues of low cost, speed and ease of use of email, the later factors owing much to the innovation diffusion theory which greatly informed this study. The study recommended that increase in use of email records should match proper management of email records in order to make email an authentic, reliable and useful record of integrity
MOMENTOUSNESS OF JOB SATISFACTION FOR THE EMPLOYEE AND THE EMPLOYER: Khizra Sultan, Shakeel Sarwar, Waseem Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Rizwan
No full textThis study is a blend of an approach that witness job satisfaction is equally important at the end of employer as it is at the end of employee. The paper encompasses the dual pronged approach that not only show importance of Job Satisfaction for the workers but also for the owners and their business. This study summarizes all the reasons that why job satisfaction is important in a working environment and also that job satisfaction of employers and employee is equally important as the top management and the people executing the commands of top management, all should be satisfied with their job and eager to work. To increase the cumulative job satisfaction employers should address factors like remuneration, supervision and work environment to increase the job satisfaction of the employees while what employees should do is to show interest and engagement in their work
RAMIFICATIONS OF GOVERNANCE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FDI FLUX IN PAKISTAN
Get PDFThe prominence of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Pakistan is due to its positive macroeconomic fallouts. The factors that maneuver as impediment towards FDI are socioeconomic in nature. To deliberate such factors, this study is distinctive in context of incorporating governance infrastructure such as; political stability, quality of governance, and control of corruption for the period of 1980-2018. Autoregressive Distributed Lag was used to estimate the coefficient in varied time horizon. Findings concluded governance infrastructure to be significantly and positively affecting the flow of FDI. Thus, better handling of the same is essential so that the macroeconomic goals that are hindered due to lack of capital be fulfilled in ready course of time