55 research outputs found
Analyzing the Stock Markets Role as a Source of Capital Formation in Pakistan
No full textThis paper is to examine the stock markets role in the capital formation in Pakistan from the period 1st January 2001 to 31st December 2008. This analytical study is based on the data collected from the secondary sources such as State Bank of Pakistan and three stock exchanges; Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Stock exchanges. The stock market size of capital, number of listed companies and liquidity positions has been examined in the study. The study reveals that Karachi Stock exchange is the oldest and biggest Stock exchange of Pakistan and it is the first mover to adapt institutional developments, new policies and procedures in the business of securities exchange and shares a big role in the capital formation in Pakistan. In recent years all stock exchanges have implemented the advanced technology and fully automated trading systems. This has changed the stock markets role in the capital formation as great boom has been observed during the study period
An empirical study on measuring the role of career development programs of Public Sector Universities of Sindh.
Full text linkEste estudio es un esfuerzo empírico para comprender la relación de los programas de desarrollo profesional en el desempeño laboral de los empleados con el efecto de mediación del apoyo organizacional percibido. El estudio usó el análisis de regresión para probar las relaciones. Los resultados del estudio confirmaron que los programas de desarrollo profesional están relacionados positivamente con el desempeño laboral y el apoyo organizacional percibido que media completamente la relación entre los programas de desarrollo profesional y el desempeño laboral. Los formuladores de políticas pueden enfocarse en estos hallazgos para mejorar el desempeño laboral. This study is an empirical effort to comprehend relationship of career development programs on employee job performance with mediation effect of perceived organizational support. Study used regression analysis to test the relationships. Results of study confirmed that career development programs are positively related to job performance and perceived organizational support fully mediates the relationship between career development programs and job performance. Policy makers can target these findings to enhance job performance
Factors Affecting Sugarcane Production in Pakistan
Full text linkThis study was undertaken to identify the factors affecting sugarcane production in Pakistan. Data were collected from 387 sugarcane growers from Sindh, Punjab and NWFP province. Data were collected during the period 2007-08. The study reveals that the costs of inputs of sugarcane i.e. urea, DAP, FYM, land preparation, seed and its application, weeding and cost of irrigation were the important factors which influenced on the returns of sugarcane growers. The effectiveness was examined by using the Cobb-Douglas production function; MVP and allocative efficiency were calculated. The coefficient of multiple determinations R2 was 0.9249, which indicated that 92% variation in the cost of inputs was explained by all explanatory variables and the adjusted R2 was 92%. The F-value was 666.94 and was highly significant at 5% level of significance, indicating that the regression model was well fitted. The high prices of inputs, low price of output, delay in payments and lack of scientific knowledge were the major problems in sugarcane production. In order to enhance the productivity of sugarcane in the country, government should solve the identified problems to increase the income of sugarcane growers
Analyzing the Stock Markets Role as a Source of Capital Formation in Pakistan
Full text linkThis paper is to examine the stock markets role in the capital formation in Pakistan from the period 1st January 2001 to 31st December 2008. This analytical study is based on the data collected from the secondary sources such as State Bank of Pakistan and three stock exchanges; Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Stock exchanges. The stock market size of capital, number of listed companies and liquidity positions has been examined in the study. The study reveals that Karachi Stock exchange is the oldest and biggest Stock exchange of Pakistan and it is the first mover to adapt institutional developments, new policies and procedures in the business of securities exchange and shares a big role in the capital formation in Pakistan. In recent years all stock exchanges have implemented the advanced technology and fully automated trading systems. This has changed the stock markets role in the capital formation as great boom has been observed during the study period
Nigella Sativa: a bibliometric study of the literature on Habbat Al-Barakah
No full textThis study carried out a bibliometric analysis of the literature on Nigella sativa (Habbat al-barakah or Black seed). The purpose was to study the periodic growth of literature, author patterns, topical focus, and geographic origin of literature on the subject. Twenty related databases and several online catalogues of libraries were searched to identify a final list of 530 citations. This data set was analyzed using various bibliographic characteristics. The findings show the increase in the volume of literature from 1971 onwards starting from one citation per year growing to 46 papers per year during the late 1990s. Most of the literature comes from Medical Sciences and Chemistry. A small core of authors contributed about one-third of the citations. Four-fifths of the citations are the result of collaborative work. About twofifths of the papers are published by only 36 journals. India and Egypt are the leading contributors to this literature. English is the dominant language
Phoenix Dactylifera L: a bibliometric study of the literature on date palm
No full textThis study carried out a bibliometric analysis of the literature on Phoenix Dactylifera L (date palm). The purpose was to study the periodic growth of literature, author patterns, topical focus, language dispersal, and geographic origin of literature on dates. All related databases and several online catalogues of libraries were searched to identify a final list of 2,465 citations. This data set was
analyzed using various bibliographic characteristics. The volume of literature on date palm started increasing from less than one publication per year before 1970 to 80+ papers annually during the 1990s. Most of this literature comes from Agriculture, Biological Sciences, and Chemistry. A small core of authors contributed about one-third of the citations. Four-fifths of the citations are the result of collaborative work. About two-fifths of the papers are published by only 36 journals. Iraq and Egypt are the leading contributors to this literature. English is the most predominant language. The findings of this study will be of benefit to scholars in several disciplines. By identifying various patterns in the literature, it will create awareness among concerned scholars regarding the core authors, core
journals that publish this literature, areas where more research is being conducted, and areas where more research needs to be done. It should also encourage researchers to initiate collaborative and inter-disciplinary research
Stock Market Liquidity: A Case Study of Karachi Stock Exchange
No full textA market is to be considered as liquid when large transactions are executed with a small impact on price. This paper identifies the position of stock market liquidity at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) during the period from 1985 to 2006. The analysis is based on using annual data of the listed firms at KSE and the data available on economic survey of the Government of Pakistan and other sources. For measurements of liquidity at KSE we have used three measuring tools as; Liquidity Analysis, Turnover Ratio and Size of Market to determine the liquidity issues at KSE. We provide the evidences of less stock market liquidity or to say illiquidity at Karachi Stock Exchange during the sample period. Consequently, market is still for behind in its efficiency, especially in liquidity hence it fails to attract new investors. We find that less liquidity causes less synchronicity in prices attracting less inventors and results is low size of market
Determinants of Working Environment and their Influence on Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Banking Sector
No full textIn today’s competitive market arena, human capital has been considered most significant factor to win the competitive edge. Thus, their attitude while on work has always added value to the organizational productivity. To tackle the competitive forces, most of the organizations have started working on creating satisfied working environment for employees. This study has therefore beenundertaken to explore the influence ofworkplace environment on satisfaction with job, of employees working in selected banks in Karachi. The subjects of interest were 230 bankers engaged in selected commercial banks in Karachi, Pakistan. However,200 duly filled responses were returned and found as useable for further analysis. The data was statistically analyzed through SPSS 20. The multiple linear regression and Pearson correlation were performed to test the hypotheses of this study. The results show that workplace environment effect immensely on satisfaction level of the employees. Most bankers in various banks were satisfied with working environment they had in their respected banks. All the hypotheses for this study were retained owing to significant influence of working environment on level of job satisfaction of bankers
Growth and Efficiency of Small Scale Industry and its Impact on Economic Development of Sindh
No full textThe purpose of this study is to analyze the growth, efficiency, causes of sickness of small scale industry, emergence of entrepreneur and competencies of entrepreneurs at Larkana estate area of Sindh Province. The study examines the educational background of the entrepreneurs of small scale industry who are the helm of affairs and its impact on the growth of sales of the every year. Strong evidence emerges that owners of small industrial units are family concern and having a low educational background, lack of managerial knowledge and conservation-oriented attitude results in under utilization of capacity and low growth of units established every year. This research paper provides a survey of the theoretical and empirical literature relating to promote the small scale industry in the Larkana region. This study indicates effective policy measures to promote the small scale industry particularly in Larkana region and generally in Pakistan
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