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Research paper thumbnail of The Mediating Role of Job Stress between Social Support and development of Stress, Anxiety and Depression in Educators and Health Professiona

Foundation University Journal of Psychology, Jan 31, 2017

Current study is intended to examine the mediating role of job stress between social support and ... more Current study is intended to examine the mediating role of job stress between social support and development of stress, anxiety and depression in educators and health professionals. Sample comprised of 231 professional (Educators =131, Health =100) age ranged from 21 to 65 years. Purposive sampling technique was employed based on cross-sectional design. Three scales were used to measure job stress, social support, stress, anxiety and depression. This study revealed that job stress was positively significant predicted by social support (β=.39, p<.000; β=.04, n.s for educators and health professional respectively). In turn, job stress was positively significant predicting to stress (β = .54, p<.000; β = .04, n.s for educator and health professional respectively).Our study analysis revealed that job stress was significantly playing the role of full mediator between social support and stress in health professionals. Recommendations of the study are that both educators and health professional can equally be benefitted by an intervention addressing job stress however, educators can get more benefit by addressing job stress and stress.

Research paper thumbnail of Big Five Personality Traits on Project Success in Marketing-Oriented Organizations: Moderation of Leader Member Exchange

Objectives. The relational interconnectivity of leaders and organizational members in thecontext ... more Objectives. The relational interconnectivity of leaders and organizational members in thecontext of personality traits is in limelight due to market pressing need of antecedents’investigation for project success. This study is about portrayal of big-five personality traits impacton project success in marketing-oriented organizations. In addition, this study is also aimed toexplore if leader member exchange plays a role in moderating the relationship between the big fivepersonality traits and project success. Two traits agreeableness and conscientiousness were thefocus as per theoretical paradigm.Method. For this purpose, the questionnaire was filled by different public and privateorganizations. The sample size was 153 respondents (both male and female), collected throughconvenience sampling due to scattered nature of sample.Results. The study uses a co-relation and regression analysis technique to test the measurementof model. It was found that agreeableness has a significant effect...

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Tax Avoidance on Firm Value and the Moderating Role of Corporate Governance: Evidence from Pakistan Manufacturing Firms

This study aims to examine the impact of tax avoidance on firm value and the moderating role of c... more This study aims to examine the impact of tax avoidance on firm value and the moderating role of corporate governance, using a sample of 120 non-financial firms listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange from the period 2013 to 2017. This research used a proxy ETR (effective tax rate) to measure tax avoidance. Tobin Q is used to measure economic value of the firm. Corporate governance index (CGI) is employed to measure the corporate governance. Dynamic panel estimation under GMM environment is estimated to tackle the problem of endogeneity. This research documented that tax avoidance is negatively associated with the firm value. Consistent with prior studies that agency conflict plays an important role in this relationship and became a root cause of decreasing firm value. Corporate governance mitigates this agency conflict. The study indicates that under good governance, the cash flows due to tax avoidance contribute to increase in firm value rather than personal benefits of management.

Research paper thumbnail of Incorporation of Privatization Commission of Pakistan and the Impact of Privatization of SOEs on the Economic Conditions of Pakistan

Revista Gestão Inovação e Tecnologias, 2021

Privatization is an initiative or process in which the selling-off of the state owned enterprises... more Privatization is an initiative or process in which the selling-off of the state owned enterprises (SOEs) occurs. This process can also be seen when the government of a certain country contract outs the state services. Pakistan, as one of the developing country in the world enjoys a specific status due to its geographical locations, does not stand as a nation that participates unduly in privatizing the government assets. Today, despite the government's urge, some unforeseen circumstances and incidents that happen in Pakistan are not to attract the foreign direct investment from the investors, who desire to invest in SOEs. The aim of this research is to explain the impact of the incorporation of Privatization commission of Pakistan and the impact of selling-off of SOEs on the economic growth of the country and on other macroeconomic indicators. The data has been collected from different articles and from the government released statistics keeping in view the reviews of internation...

Research paper thumbnail of Adequate Access to Retail Stores for Purchase Behaviour through Sustainable Attractiveness and Purchase Intention

With the world's increased urbanization, the exchange process's view is fetching more eff... more With the world's increased urbanization, the exchange process's view is fetching more efficiency in the shopping process. This trend is changing customer's intentions towards the retail stores. This article examines how the perception of access reshapes the customer's purchase decision in developing countries and how the retail stores' sustainable attractiveness intervenes in the purchase decision making. The point of sale convenience sampling technique is used with data from 669 urban retail customers' in the current study. The results have revealed that purchase intention and sustainable attractiveness of the retail store sequentially intervene relationship between the customer's access to the retail store and the purchase behaviour. Moreover, this study has also explored the vital link between purchase intention and purchase behaviour in Pakistan's urban organized retail stores. This study provides new insights for retailers and urban planners to m...

Research paper thumbnail of The Mediating Role of Perceived Value in the Relationship between Retail Marketing Mix and the Purchase Intention for Retail Stores in Urban Retail Customers of Developing Country

This study is designed to investigate how the consumers of the developing country shape their pur... more This study is designed to investigate how the consumers of the developing country shape their purchase decision while considering the retail marketing mix and purchase intention in retail store. 400 participants were selected at point of sales of large super stores in the region of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Purposive sampling technique was applied based on survey design. Three instruments were used to measure retail marketing mix, purchase intention and consumer perceived value. The study result sheds light that the perceived value was playing the role of mediator between the retail marketing mix and purchase intention in urban consumers of developing countries. Result indicated that the perceived value partially mediated in the relationship between retail marketing mix and purchase Intention in urban retail customers. This study would be helpful for marketing professionals to align their marketing strategy through long term trust building effects on the sales.

Research paper thumbnail of Mr Connenting Retail Marketing Mix and Trust in store with purchase behavior in developing country: A mediated role of Purchase intention

Asia Proceedings of Social Sciences, 2018

Purpose: of the study was to evaluate the marketing practice in the retail sector of a developing... more Purpose: of the study was to evaluate the marketing practice in the retail sector of a developing country and the trust effect on purchase decision making. Objectives: This study had two main objectives. Foremost was the investigation the impact of marketing mix efforts of retail on the purchase process. Secondly; the investigation of trust in store towards purchase behavior Significance: this study had given insight for the intention-behavior gap (Sheeran and Webb, 2016). It had also added to the rarely explored field of retail in a developing country.

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Quality, Advertisement and Company Image on Brand Loyalty in CMPAK (ZONG)

Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Purchasing Social Responsibility, Customer Centric Organizational Culture and Environmental Concerns on Green Supply Chain Management in Pakistan

This study explores the factors and determinants that induce or encumber organisations to put int... more This study explores the factors and determinants that induce or encumber organisations to put into practice green supply chain management initiatives especially by fertilizers companies within Pakistan. Impact of PSR (Purchasing social responsibility), customer oriented organisational culture and environmental/ legal concerns onto the green supply chain management effectiveness are examined in this paper. Literature review identifies the main categories of above mentioned variables which are considered as important indicators of supply chain management affecting business processes to a large context. Data was gathered through questionnaire distributed to key players in fertilizers sector of Pakistan. Results obtained through statistical process/analysis were interesting in a way that a legal and environmental obligation affected more and has shown positive significant impact on Green SCM rather than customer centric orientation in Pakistan business arena. However this paper unfolds many traditionally believed positive indicators holding good for other businesses, an eye opener that Pakistan fertilizers companies need to stress more on purchasing social responsibility and customer centred business activities to prosper more while being green and socially responsible to society they belong.

Research paper thumbnail of The Mediating Role of Job Stress between Social Support and development of Stress, Anxiety and Depression in Educators and Health Professiona

Foundation University Journal of Psychology, Jan 31, 2017

Current study is intended to examine the mediating role of job stress between social support and ... more Current study is intended to examine the mediating role of job stress between social support and development of stress, anxiety and depression in educators and health professionals. Sample comprised of 231 professional (Educators =131, Health =100) age ranged from 21 to 65 years. Purposive sampling technique was employed based on cross-sectional design. Three scales were used to measure job stress, social support, stress, anxiety and depression. This study revealed that job stress was positively significant predicted by social support (β=.39, p<.000; β=.04, n.s for educators and health professional respectively). In turn, job stress was positively significant predicting to stress (β = .54, p<.000; β = .04, n.s for educator and health professional respectively).Our study analysis revealed that job stress was significantly playing the role of full mediator between social support and stress in health professionals. Recommendations of the study are that both educators and health professional can equally be benefitted by an intervention addressing job stress however, educators can get more benefit by addressing job stress and stress.

Research paper thumbnail of Big Five Personality Traits on Project Success in Marketing-Oriented Organizations: Moderation of Leader Member Exchange

Objectives. The relational interconnectivity of leaders and organizational members in thecontext ... more Objectives. The relational interconnectivity of leaders and organizational members in thecontext of personality traits is in limelight due to market pressing need of antecedents’investigation for project success. This study is about portrayal of big-five personality traits impacton project success in marketing-oriented organizations. In addition, this study is also aimed toexplore if leader member exchange plays a role in moderating the relationship between the big fivepersonality traits and project success. Two traits agreeableness and conscientiousness were thefocus as per theoretical paradigm.Method. For this purpose, the questionnaire was filled by different public and privateorganizations. The sample size was 153 respondents (both male and female), collected throughconvenience sampling due to scattered nature of sample.Results. The study uses a co-relation and regression analysis technique to test the measurementof model. It was found that agreeableness has a significant effect...

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Tax Avoidance on Firm Value and the Moderating Role of Corporate Governance: Evidence from Pakistan Manufacturing Firms

This study aims to examine the impact of tax avoidance on firm value and the moderating role of c... more This study aims to examine the impact of tax avoidance on firm value and the moderating role of corporate governance, using a sample of 120 non-financial firms listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange from the period 2013 to 2017. This research used a proxy ETR (effective tax rate) to measure tax avoidance. Tobin Q is used to measure economic value of the firm. Corporate governance index (CGI) is employed to measure the corporate governance. Dynamic panel estimation under GMM environment is estimated to tackle the problem of endogeneity. This research documented that tax avoidance is negatively associated with the firm value. Consistent with prior studies that agency conflict plays an important role in this relationship and became a root cause of decreasing firm value. Corporate governance mitigates this agency conflict. The study indicates that under good governance, the cash flows due to tax avoidance contribute to increase in firm value rather than personal benefits of management.

Research paper thumbnail of Incorporation of Privatization Commission of Pakistan and the Impact of Privatization of SOEs on the Economic Conditions of Pakistan

Revista Gestão Inovação e Tecnologias, 2021

Privatization is an initiative or process in which the selling-off of the state owned enterprises... more Privatization is an initiative or process in which the selling-off of the state owned enterprises (SOEs) occurs. This process can also be seen when the government of a certain country contract outs the state services. Pakistan, as one of the developing country in the world enjoys a specific status due to its geographical locations, does not stand as a nation that participates unduly in privatizing the government assets. Today, despite the government's urge, some unforeseen circumstances and incidents that happen in Pakistan are not to attract the foreign direct investment from the investors, who desire to invest in SOEs. The aim of this research is to explain the impact of the incorporation of Privatization commission of Pakistan and the impact of selling-off of SOEs on the economic growth of the country and on other macroeconomic indicators. The data has been collected from different articles and from the government released statistics keeping in view the reviews of internation...

Research paper thumbnail of Adequate Access to Retail Stores for Purchase Behaviour through Sustainable Attractiveness and Purchase Intention

With the world's increased urbanization, the exchange process's view is fetching more eff... more With the world's increased urbanization, the exchange process's view is fetching more efficiency in the shopping process. This trend is changing customer's intentions towards the retail stores. This article examines how the perception of access reshapes the customer's purchase decision in developing countries and how the retail stores' sustainable attractiveness intervenes in the purchase decision making. The point of sale convenience sampling technique is used with data from 669 urban retail customers' in the current study. The results have revealed that purchase intention and sustainable attractiveness of the retail store sequentially intervene relationship between the customer's access to the retail store and the purchase behaviour. Moreover, this study has also explored the vital link between purchase intention and purchase behaviour in Pakistan's urban organized retail stores. This study provides new insights for retailers and urban planners to m...

Research paper thumbnail of The Mediating Role of Perceived Value in the Relationship between Retail Marketing Mix and the Purchase Intention for Retail Stores in Urban Retail Customers of Developing Country

This study is designed to investigate how the consumers of the developing country shape their pur... more This study is designed to investigate how the consumers of the developing country shape their purchase decision while considering the retail marketing mix and purchase intention in retail store. 400 participants were selected at point of sales of large super stores in the region of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Purposive sampling technique was applied based on survey design. Three instruments were used to measure retail marketing mix, purchase intention and consumer perceived value. The study result sheds light that the perceived value was playing the role of mediator between the retail marketing mix and purchase intention in urban consumers of developing countries. Result indicated that the perceived value partially mediated in the relationship between retail marketing mix and purchase Intention in urban retail customers. This study would be helpful for marketing professionals to align their marketing strategy through long term trust building effects on the sales.

Research paper thumbnail of Mr Connenting Retail Marketing Mix and Trust in store with purchase behavior in developing country: A mediated role of Purchase intention

Asia Proceedings of Social Sciences, 2018

Purpose: of the study was to evaluate the marketing practice in the retail sector of a developing... more Purpose: of the study was to evaluate the marketing practice in the retail sector of a developing country and the trust effect on purchase decision making. Objectives: This study had two main objectives. Foremost was the investigation the impact of marketing mix efforts of retail on the purchase process. Secondly; the investigation of trust in store towards purchase behavior Significance: this study had given insight for the intention-behavior gap (Sheeran and Webb, 2016). It had also added to the rarely explored field of retail in a developing country.

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Quality, Advertisement and Company Image on Brand Loyalty in CMPAK (ZONG)

Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Purchasing Social Responsibility, Customer Centric Organizational Culture and Environmental Concerns on Green Supply Chain Management in Pakistan

This study explores the factors and determinants that induce or encumber organisations to put int... more This study explores the factors and determinants that induce or encumber organisations to put into practice green supply chain management initiatives especially by fertilizers companies within Pakistan. Impact of PSR (Purchasing social responsibility), customer oriented organisational culture and environmental/ legal concerns onto the green supply chain management effectiveness are examined in this paper. Literature review identifies the main categories of above mentioned variables which are considered as important indicators of supply chain management affecting business processes to a large context. Data was gathered through questionnaire distributed to key players in fertilizers sector of Pakistan. Results obtained through statistical process/analysis were interesting in a way that a legal and environmental obligation affected more and has shown positive significant impact on Green SCM rather than customer centric orientation in Pakistan business arena. However this paper unfolds many traditionally believed positive indicators holding good for other businesses, an eye opener that Pakistan fertilizers companies need to stress more on purchasing social responsibility and customer centred business activities to prosper more while being green and socially responsible to society they belong.