UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB
Not a member yet
2915 research outputs found
Sort by
ROLE OF GHRMPS AND RELIGIOSITY IN DETERMINING THE EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL-SUSTAINABILITY AND SUBJECTIVE WELLBEING THROUGH PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIORS: A CROSS-DOMAIN MODEL FOR PAKISTANI CORPORATE SECTOR
Get PDFGuided by the AMO theory, VBN theory, and warm-glow-giving theory, the theoretical glue that joint the proposed model together this study investigates how employing Green HRM practices and Eco-Islamic Phenomenon (i.e. religiosity) corporate sector can achieve an equilibrium between Environmental-sustainability (ES) and Subjective Wellbeing (SWB), through the centrality of pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs). An in-depth review of strategically selected qualitative/empirical/conceptual articles from the Scopus and Web of Science databases on the multi-disciplined subjects (i.e., GHRMPs, Religiosity, PEBs, ES, and SWB) published from 1978 to 2022 has been executed. A review of the literature derived 12 hypotheses combining cross-domain consolidated model for the corporate-sector of Pakistan, comprehending ‘how’ equilibrium between SWB and ES could be actualized. Distinctive from previous studies, the proposed model brings a new horizon to explore the untried associations of cross domains PEBs (i.e., workplace, public & private sphere) with GHRMPs, Religiosity, ES, and SWB to provide a comprehensive understanding of the underlying behavioral process bridging GHRMPs and Religiosity with ES and LS, respectively. This study offers contextual support to the literature where studies connecting sustainability and subjective well-being (SWB) are lacking especially in developing countries context. Keywords: Green Human Resource Management; Religiosity; Pro-environmental Behaviors; Environmental-Sustainability; Subjective-Wellbeinghttps://doi.org/10.56249/ijbr.03.01.31 
PERSONAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING CONSUMERS’ IMPULSE BUYING BEHAVIOR: A DEVELOPING COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE
Get PDFThe purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of Personality, shopping enjoyment tendency, materialism, impulse buying tendency, and cultural dimension namely collectivism and individualism on impulse buying behavior. This study employed a quantitative approach that involved a convenience sampling technique to collect data from customers (n=320) using a structured survey. Structured Equation Modeling was applied to analyze data by using AMOS 24. According to the study's findings, shopping enjoyment tendency and materialism strongly affect impulse buying. Further, buyers with a high tendency to impulsiveness, buy more spontaneously. More importantly, the findings revealed that personality traits; neuroticism and extraversion, have also a strongly positive impact on consumers’ IBB. This study provides important information regarding the buying behavior of consumers from the retail sector of a developing nation and checks the effect of the above-mentioned important factors on consumers’ impulse buying. The outcomes of this study will help retailers and marketers to develop effective strategies in accordance with consumer buying behavior.Keywords: Consumer behavior; Impulse buying; Shopping enjoyment tendency; Impulse https://doi.org/10.56249/ijbr.03.01.3
The Role of Critical Thinking in Mediating the Association between Instructional Practices and Academic Achievement
Get PDFCritical thinking is recognized as a blend of basic life skills and dispositions which are closely related to other academic and professional attributes like collaboration, metacognition, motivation, creativity, and academic achievement. Previous research revealed that particular instructional practices have been more effective in development of critical thinking skills among students. A survey of 173 undergraduate university students was conducted to find out the relationships between interactive instructional practices employed by teachers to promote critical thinking among students and improve their academic achievement. This study also explored mediation effect of critical thinking skills and critical thinking dispositions in the relationship between instructional practices of university faculty and academic achievement of higher education students. Results showed a positive and significant correlation among the study variables. Findings also discovered that critical thinking skills were partially mediating the relationship between interactive instructional practice and academic achievement while mediating effect of critical thinking dispositions was found non-significant.  
A Study on Orientation of Women Empowerment and its Relationship with Students’ Academic Achievement
Get PDFThe present study aimed to explore an orientation of women empowerment and its relationship with students’ academic achievement at Haroonabad. A rating scale addressing the prominent clauses relating to women empowerment was explored in-depth about the orientation of the general mobs. Population consisted of parents whose female students were studying in the secondary schools of Haroonabad. Female parents willing to participate were selected as sample on the basis of their informed consent. Data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings shown that there was a significant positive weak correlation between the women empowerment and the students’ academic achievement. Furthermore, that women empowerment as the students of secondary school female parents are more empowered in the real sense as compared to uneducated parents. Awareness among women is required to be developed for equipping their female kids with future-oriented and need-based skills education.  
Occurrence of two strains of Colletotrichum siamense on Jatropha curcas leaves
Get PDFJatropha curcas (L.) commonly called purging nut or physic nut is a multi-purpose drought resistant shrub or small tree belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. The plant is gaining a huge attention lately because of the great economic importance associated with it. Jatropha curcas is susceptible to attack by microorganisms and the correct identification of these microbes is necessary for the development of sustainable disease prevention/control measures. This study was aimed at isolating and characterizing fungi associated with the leaves of J. curcas collected from Aluu in Rivers State, Nigeria. Fungi were isolated using microbiological conventional culturing method and identified using molecular method. Genomic DNA was extracted from fungal isolates using Zymo Fungal/Bacterial DNA Miniprep Kit. Polymerase chain reaction amplification was carried out using the primer pair: ITS4 and ITS5. BLAST search was carried out on National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database and the species identity of the two fungal organisms associated with Jatropha curcas revealed that the organisms are two different strains of Colletotrichum siamense. Phylogenetic tree revealed the relationship among the two strains, other strains/isolates of Colletotrichum siamense and other species of Colletotrichum on GenBank. The sequences of the isolates have been deposited in GenBank under the accession numbers: OQ941591 for Colletotrichum siamensestrain RCBBR_AEANK17 and OQ941592 for Colletotrichum siamensestrain RCBBR_AEANK18. The basic molecular techniques used in this study were able to classify the isolates to the species and strain levels
Hamd in Haiku: An Overview
No full text Hamdia poetry was started at the beginning of Urdu literature. Hamd has been a part of every poetical work for a long period of time. Gradually Hamd not only presented itself as a separate kind but also appeared as a prominent genre of Urdu poetry. A large collection of Hamdia poetry by different poets has been published time to time. Today Hamdia poetry is being written in ancient, modern, eastern and western genres. This article deals with the Hamdia poetry written the particular genre Haiko
Mumtaz Mufti: The Manifester of Bold Expressions, a Self Assessment
No full textMumtaz Mufti has a prominent position in the history of Urdu fiction. He was born in Patiala in 1905 AD. After completing his BA from Islamia College, Lahore, he was educated for twelve years in various schools of the Punjab Government. After independence, he was associated with various departments of Pakistan Air Force, Azad Kashmir Radio, Public Service Commission and Ministry of Information. Several collections of his stories were published. The names of these collections are Un Kahi, Ghema Ghemi, Chup, Asmarain, Gurria Ghar etc. Ghubaray is collection of his essays. Piaz kay Chilkay contains sketches. These books also depict his creativity. Alipur Ka Eli is an unforgettable contribution to the history of Urdu novel. His rebellion against so many kinds of oppression earned him a good name
Teachers’ collective agency enactment in implementing the Getting-to-know-English for Grades 1 and 2
Get PDFTeacher agency has received attention from researchers around the world, particularly in Vietnam recently. A small number of studies have been conducted in Vietnamese settings to examine teachers’ individual agency enactment with a focus on the language policy under the National Foreign Language Project 2020. However, little research has been carried out to look into teachers’ collective agency putting an emphasis on the Getting-to-know-English for Grades 1 and 2. In order to fill in the gap in the literature, this study grounded on the ecological approach proposed by Priestley et al. (2015) examined teachers’ collective agency enactment in implementing the Getting-to-know-English for Grades 1 and 2. Data were gained through documents, interviews, and observations. The findings highlighted that the participant teachers collaborated together in the experience exchanging meetings, the professional development program, and at the foreign language center. Teacher collaboration with their colleagues at the intra- and inter-school level was driven by their relationships with their colleagues, their previous knowledge and prior professional experience, and the foreign language center’s culture. The study gives implications for policy makers, school administrators, and teachers in the process of operating the Getting-to-know-English for Grades 1 and 2. 
Measuring University Students’ Perception of Self-Assessment and its Effect on their Critical Thinking Learning Style
Get PDFThe importance of self-assessment and critical thinking in students’ learning process is well established, however, few studies have evaluated the perceptions of university students regarding the effects of self-assessment on their critical thinking learning styles. This study aimed to measure the perceptions of university students about the effects of self-assessment on their critical thinking learning style. By using a quantitative descriptive research design, data were collected from 243 students enrolled in BS education program at university of Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The data from the sampled group was measured through self-developed questionnaire comprising 24 items covering different aspect of critical thinking learning style and self-assessment. The questionnaire was pilot tested and after the estimation of reliability and validity the data were collected from the sampled group. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques such as Mean scores, standard deviations and Chi-square test were used for the analysis of data. The collected data were analyzed by using SPSS version 20. The major findings of the study suggested that critical thinking helps students improve learning and cultivates among them the ability of making choices and guides them to understand problems. It was confirmed that self-assessment improves the understanding of students to identify and solve their learning problems. The students strongly agreed that self-assessment promoted their understanding of course content. It is suggested that future research may use the results of the study as a basis for improving the critical learning outcomes of students and incorporate self-assessment as a technique in the teaching process. 
Evaluating Challenges to Strategic Stability in South Asia
No full textStrategic Stability is defined as Safety, Security and survivability of nuclear weapons. Strategic stability is largely each and every stability that prevents the war between the two nuclear weapons adversaries. The stability of South Asia is directly proportional to the balanced strategic equation between India and Pakistan. The graph of nuclear learning depicts negative trends and shows that after twenty years of overt nuclearization; both the states are in the process of nurturing their relations. Pakistan is considered as a weak state in international hierarchical system however; its nuclear status has bolstered its grade in the world. Pakistan does not see itself chasing Prestige Model, however, it is acquainted with its underdog status in international community, thus uses nuclear weapon as a tool of Deterrence to ensure its survival. The nuclearweapons are considered as an instrument to avert India from waging humiliating war against Pakistan. The Indian foreign policy tenets stand to maintain a status quo with Pakistan keeping in consideration the political turmoil, indeed this is seen through the prism of Deterrence in Indo-Pak relations. The significant attribute of Deterrence in Indo-Pak relations is that both are hesitant to characterize red lines. The paper explores the concept of Strategic Stability itself and how it has evolved from Cold War to South Asia, moreover the intangible factors that could be involved in destabilizing South Asian Strategic Stability