Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (ISSN 1997-8553)
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Predictors of Smartphones Gaming Addiction among Generation Z Consumers: An Empirical Investigation from Pakistan
Full text linkSmartphone games are played on smartphones, such as smartphones or feature phones; personal digital assistants; tablets that can handle gaming consoles; and portable media players with internet connectivity. People are becoming addicted to smartphone games. Few researches have examined such addiction\u27s causes, including perceived social and psychological factors. Practitioners, researchers, and academics alike are keenly interested in examining the causes of smartphone gaming addiction. Thus, this study examines the antecedents of smartphone phone gaming addiction. Self-determination theory was used to propose a theoretical model, which was validated using partial least square structural equation modeling on 421 smartphone game players of Generation-Z. Data were collected through structured questionnaires. The study reveals that materialism, enjoyment, and peer pressure positively affect Generation-Z\u27s psychological engagement and smartphone gaming addiction. This study also reveals that psychological engagement can act as mediator between materialism, enjoyment, peer pressure, and smartphone gaming addiction. These players eventually develop a smartphone gaming addiction because of various elements encouraging them to play smartphone games regularly. Businesses can benefit from understanding consumer behaviors related to smartphone use. This knowledge can be used for well-informed marketing strategies, product development, and customer engagement initiatives, recognizing the prevalence and potential consequences of smartphone addiction
Moderating Role of Board Gender Diversity between Odd Board Composition and Audit Quality
Full text linkThis study investigates the relationship between odd board structure, board gender diversity, and audit quality in Pakistani firms. The data is collected from Pakistan Stock Exchange’s KSE100 index companies from the year 2016 to 2020. The study employs regression models to analyze the impact of an odd board structure on audit quality, as measured by audit fees. Additionally, the moderating role of board gender diversity on this relationship is examined. The findings reveal that an odd board structure positively influences audit quality, indicating that firms with an odd number of directors pay higher audit fees. However, the study could not find a significant moderating role of board gender diversity. The study recommends the adoption of an odd board structure to enhance audit quality and further emphasizes the importance of promoting board gender diversity to strengthen governance practices especially audit quality in the Pakistani context
The Mediating Role of Work Engagement and Work Reflection Between the Relationship of Inclusive Leadership and Work-Family Positive Spillover
Full text linkCurrent study investigated a serial mediation model utilizing conservation of resources theory (COR) in which inclusive leadership predicts the work family positive spillover through work engagement and work reflection. Extending the prior research studies on work reflection, the present study intends to test the effect of resources that are created at workplace (inclusive leader behaviors and work engagement) on personal life of employees. Employees from restaurant industry were employed for this study. The analysis was performed using SPSS and SmartPLS. Correlational analysis was performed which explored the relationship between study variables. A significant positive relationship was found between inclusive leadership, work engagement, positive work reflection and work family positive spillover. Using Process Macro, serial mediation analysis was performed. The results found support for mediatory role of positive work reflection and work engagement independently in relationship between inclusive leadership and work family positive spillover. However, the serial mediation was not achieved indicating that combined effect of work engagement and work reflection did not lead to positive work family spillover. The findings suggest future directions for testing the proposed model using longitudinal analysis to better examine the relationships. Overall, the findings of this study contribute in comprehending the underlying cognitive mechanism which explain the linkage between inclusive leadership and work family positive spillover that has been discounted in prior research
Prediction Capability of Industrial Split-plot Response Surface Designs when One Observation is Missed
Full text linkResponse surface designs under restricted randomization or Split-plot response surface designs are often used in agriculture experiments and in industrial experiments due to existence of one or more factors that can’t change their levels easily some factors need to estimate more precisely. The motive of this paper is to prevail prediction capability of a particular class of split-plot response surface designs, known as Central Composite Designs by Vining, Kowalski and Montgomery (VKM CCDs) when one observation of any category is missed. Both numerical and graphical methods, based on scaled prediction variance (SPV) are applied. Robustness of above class of designs against one missing observation is investigated relative to G-efficiency and Minimax loss designs are proposed. The prediction capability is computed by graphical methods such as 3D Variance Dispersion Graph (3D-VDG), Fraction of Design Space (FDS) plots and contour plots for extraordinary efficiency standards are used to look at the impact of lacking observations
Role of Inter-organizational Knowledge Acquisition in Bringing Green Innovation in Manufacturing SMEs: An investigation of Green Organizational Culture and Absorptive Capacity
Full text linkThis study focus upon the significant issue that how inter-organizational knowledge acquisition (IOKA) enhances the green innovation (GI) through mediating role green organizational culture (GOC) and moderating role of absorptive capacity (AC). Contextualizing manufacturing SMEs, this study empirically tested model of green innovation to entail comprehensive mechanism to analyze its imperative determinants. Survey method was employed, and data was gathered from CEOs, owners and managerial level employees of manufacturing SMEs. Hierarchical regression was applied to verify the proposed hypotheses. Study finding confirmed the positive association between interorganizational knowledge acquisition, green organizational culture, and green innovation. Findings also approved that GOC mediates the association of IOKA, and GI. Additionally, AC strengthens the relationship between IOKA, and GI. Study contributes to theory through entailing insights relating influence of IOKA, GOC and AC on GI of enterprise along with mediating role of GOC and moderating role of AC in relationship of IOKA and GI. This study is useful for SMEs management to devise strategies of adopting green practices in current environment
Knowledge Hiding Through the Lens of Abusive Supervision, Moral Disengagement and Self-Efficacy
Full text linkIn todays dynamic world, knowledge economy has become a driving factor for national socio-economic growth and overall development. The lynchpin of knowledge economy and ultimately that of national economy is creativity which has to be seen and realized through the prism of collaborative instead of standalone wisdom. This study focuses on identifying such factors that lead to knowledge hiding, and interpersonal factors that hinder knowledge hiding by facilitating knowledge sharing. The study analyses a mediated moderated model by taking the mediation effect of moral disengagement between abusive supervision and knowledge hiding and analyzing knowledge self-efficacy as a moderator between moral disengagement and knowledge hiding. This has been achieved by grounding on social learning theory, social cognitive theory, and self-efficacy theory and targeting full-time faculty members working in HEIs of the public and private sector of Pakistan. By collecting data from 500 faculty members through proportionate random sampling, the analysis of the study has been carried out through empirically testing the hypothesis employing CFA and SEM, using AMOS software. The analysis revealed that Abusive supervision enhances evasive knowledge hiding, such that abusive supervision increases the moral disengagement of faculty in the HEIs and in turn increase the knowledge hiding behavior carried out by faculty. The moderation results revealed that knowledge self-efficacy is not able to reduce the impact of moral disengagement on knowledge hiding among faculty members in the Pakistani HEIs
Nexus between Digital Tourism Hackathon, Value Cocreation, Reward-based Crowdfunding and Destination Competitiveness in Post-Pandemic Tourism
Full text linkOpen innovation platforms are transforming global tourism by enhancing visitors experience, creating resilient destinations, mobilizing creativity and shared expertise across diverse stakeholders. The present research explores the impact of digital tourism hackathon, reward-based crowdfunding and value co-creation on destination competitiveness through an online survey of tourism industry professionals (N=479). Based on prominent theories (i.e., innovation diffusion theory, stakeholder theory and social exchange theory) and statistical estimations with partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS -SEM), the present study provides ground-breaking evidence that tourism value co-creation positively mediates the effects of digital tourism \u27hackathon\u27 and reward-based crowdfunding on destination competitiveness. In addition, the SEM-based findings also validate that destination competitiveness is significantly and positively influenced by digital tourism hackathon and reward-based crowdfunding. The practical implications include strategic insights for tourism policymakers and destination managers to leverage technology and innovation for sustainable tourism development. The present study highlights various approaches to foster collaboration and innovation, besides overcoming the challenges of implementing open innovation through governance frameworks and equitable partnerships for shared tourism benefits
Renewable Energy Consumption, Natural Resource, Urbanization and Environmental Sustainability in Pakistan
Full text linkEnergy is an indubitable imperative for economic development, yet it also generates CO2 emissions, which are the leading cause of climate change and environmental deterioration. Renewable energy can stimulate economic growth and can help to achieve economic and environmental sustainability. This paper seeks to investigate the impact of renewable energy consumption, total natural resource rent, urbanization and GDP, on CO2 emissions, ecological footprint (LEF), Methane (LCH4), Nitrogen dioxide (LN2O) and deforestation (LDF) in Pakistan over the period spanning from 1986 to 2021. The present paper employs the autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL). The empirical evidence revealed that renewable energy and total natural resource rent show negative ramifications on environmental quality, while urbanization and GDP show positive impacts on CO2 emanations. Renewable energy is independent variable and displays different results with different dependent variables. Renewable energy shows a negative association with LEF and LN2O, yet it boosts LCH4 and LDF in the long run
Nexus among Militarization, Economic Development, FDI, Stock Market Development and Renewable Energy Usage and CO2 Emissions
Full text linkCO2 significantly contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This investigation determines the impact of militarization, economic growth (EG), FDI, renewable energy usage on CO2 emissions in three highly militarized countries of Asia: Pakistan, India, and China (PIC). This research used strata software and employed an ARDL approach to test the hypothesized relationships by using data from sampled countries for the years ranging from 1993 to 2017. The results revealed that military expenditures, EG, and FDI positively impact CO2 emissions, whereas renewable energy sources reduce CO2. The results provide some useful insights for regulators and policymakers to control environmental pollution in PIC countries. Further, this research sets guidelines for future research
Consumer Deceleration and Well-being under the conditions of Control over Consumption, Social Class, and Spirituality: A Social Acceleration Perspective
Full text linkThis paper explains how and when consumer deceleration - the perception of slowed-down temporal experience adds to consumer well-being. This investigation is the first attempt to quantify consumer deceleration (a recently coined concept). Secondly, it has utilized social acceleration theory, which is relatively less utilized in the Eastern context, to investigate the consequences of consumer deceleration empirically. Specifically, we argue that consumer deceleration can safeguard consumers from the clutches of fast-moving life, enable them to connect to their inner self, discover their spiritual self, slow down their movement, relax them, and consequently add to consumer well-being. We suggest that the deceleration-well-being path is intervened by consumers control over consumption (an anti-consumption attitude towards impulsive buying). This mechanism will be attenuated for higher social classes and spirituality. Our evidence is based on a self-administered questionnaire survey utilizing drop-and-collect and via emails (n=299). Data was analyzed through the Hayes Process macro in SPSS, and the findings support our notion that consumer deceleration increases well-being under the underlying conditions except for social class. We provide the theoretical and practical implications of these results. We also suggest some potential research avenues around consumer deceleration