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Financial literacy and retirement planning in Pakistan (2021)
Journal Article

In this paper, we analyze the financial literacy level of individuals using sociodemographic variables, namely age, sex, education level, working in the financial sector, experience level, and income level. Next, we investigate the impact of financia... Read More about Financial literacy and retirement planning in Pakistan.

Carbon neutrality target for leading exporting countries: On the role of economic complexity index and renewable energy electricity (2021)
Journal Article

In order to contribute to the existing limited energy-environment literature, the present study analyze the carbon neutrality targets of the 16 major exporting economies while considering the role of economic complexity and renewable energy electrici... Read More about Carbon neutrality target for leading exporting countries: On the role of economic complexity index and renewable energy electricity.

COVID-19, Lockdowns and herding towards a cryptocurrency market-specific implied volatility index (2021)
Journal Article

This study investigates herd effects in 101 cryptocurrencies during the period from January 2015 to June 2020. Our results confirm the existence of herding behavior in the cryptocurrency market for the entire sample and show that herding asymmetry is... Read More about COVID-19, Lockdowns and herding towards a cryptocurrency market-specific implied volatility index.

Understanding the dynamics of resource curse in G7 countries: The role of natural resource rents and the three facets of financial development (2021)
Journal Article

In this study, we aim to reinvestigate the resource curse hypothesis with a special emphasis on the institutional failure hypothesis. Our sample is based on G7 countries, known to have a high degree of institutional strength, for four decades from 19... Read More about Understanding the dynamics of resource curse in G7 countries: The role of natural resource rents and the three facets of financial development.

Are cryptos safe-haven assets during Covid-19? Evidence from wavelet coherence analysis (2021)
Journal Article

This study adds to the inconclusive debate on safe-haven properties of cryptocurrencies during Covid-19 by analyzing the use of wavelet coherence framework on the global Covid-19 fear index, cryptocurrency implied volatility index (VCRIX), and crypto... Read More about Are cryptos safe-haven assets during Covid-19? Evidence from wavelet coherence analysis.

How women’s transformational leadership induces employees’ innovative behaviour through trust and connectivity: A sequential mediation model (2021)
Journal Article

A number of women are leading a variety of organizations in Pakistan. The available research on the effectiveness of women’s leadership is not so clear, and there have been mixed findings across different contexts. The present research attempts to vi... Read More about How women’s transformational leadership induces employees’ innovative behaviour through trust and connectivity: A sequential mediation model.

Impact of project management certification on project performance (2021)
Journal Article

In general, certified project management professionals are perceived to enhance project perfor-mance. However, this narrative has quite often been challenged in previous literature. We investi-gate this controversy by including professionalism and ps... Read More about Impact of project management certification on project performance.

Elderly care in the time of coronavirus: Perceptions and experiences of care home staff in Pakistan (2020)
Journal Article

Objective: The highly contagious and deadlycoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused significant disruption in the small care sector of Pakistan. This study accordingly explores the perceptions and experiences of staff providing direct caregivin... Read More about Elderly care in the time of coronavirus: Perceptions and experiences of care home staff in Pakistan.

Liquidity risk exposure and its determinants in the banking sector: A comparative analysis between Islamic, conventional and hybrid banks (2020)
Journal Article

This study aims to explore and examine the liquidity risk that Islamic banks are exposed to in a comparison with conventional and hybrid banks in the case of 145 commercial banks for the period of 1996–2015. This study also examines the factors deter... Read More about Liquidity risk exposure and its determinants in the banking sector: A comparative analysis between Islamic, conventional and hybrid banks.

Coaching: An effective approach to clinical leadership in military settings (2019)
Journal Article

Effective clinical leadership is the bedrock underpinning optimal clinical performance. A transformational coaching approach to clinical leadership is essential in a the 21st century. Clinicians in leadership roles and healthcare managers would benef... Read More about Coaching: An effective approach to clinical leadership in military settings.

Impact of team goal orientation and information exchange on creativity and innovation in advertising creative teams of Pakistan (2019)
Journal Article

The main objective of the study is to investigate the impact of team goal orientation and information exchange on creativity and innovation in advertising creative teams of Pakistan. The data is collected from 70 teams and 436 employees of the advert... Read More about Impact of team goal orientation and information exchange on creativity and innovation in advertising creative teams of Pakistan.

How formalization impedes employee creativity and organizational innovation: A case of advertising agencies in Pakistan (2018)
Journal Article

Based on control-creativity paradox, the study aims to investigate the relationship between formalization, creativity and innovation. Using survey-based questionnaire the data were collected from 309 creative departments’ emp... Read More about How formalization impedes employee creativity and organizational innovation: A case of advertising agencies in Pakistan.

Violence breeds violence: Burnout as a mediator between patient violence and nurse violence (2018)
Journal Article

The present study examines whether patient-perpetrated violence triggers anger, hatred and other negative emotions that, under certain circumstances, might motivate nurses to behave violently with patients. In doing so, this study considers burnout a... Read More about Violence breeds violence: Burnout as a mediator between patient violence and nurse violence.

Doctrinal watershed in the interpretation of contractual impossibility under the CISG, UNIDROIT principles and English law (2017)
Journal Article

The advents of uniform international commercial laws and model laws have seen serious variations in the applications and interpretations of different doctrines. The doctrine of impossibility of performance of a contract has spawned different routes v... Read More about Doctrinal watershed in the interpretation of contractual impossibility under the CISG, UNIDROIT principles and English law.

How patient-perpetrated workplace violence leads to turnover intention among nurses: The mediating mechanism of occupational stress and burnout (2017)
Journal Article

This study looked into the impact of patient-perpetrated workplace violence on nurses’ turnover intention by examining the sequential mediation effect of occupational stress and burnout. Results were obtained by analyzing the data collected from 216... Read More about How patient-perpetrated workplace violence leads to turnover intention among nurses: The mediating mechanism of occupational stress and burnout.

Organizational structure as a determinant of job burnout (2016)
Journal Article

This exploratory study determined the impact of organizational structure, particularly participation in decision making, instrumental communication, formalization, integration, and promotional opportunity, on burnout among Pakistani pediatric nurses.... Read More about Organizational structure as a determinant of job burnout.

The impact of corporate social responsibility disclosure on financial performance: Evidence from the GCC Islamic banking sector (2016)
Journal Article

This paper examines the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance for Islamic banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region over the period 2000–2014 by generating CSR-related data through disclosure an... Read More about The impact of corporate social responsibility disclosure on financial performance: Evidence from the GCC Islamic banking sector.

A qualitative inquiry of causes and consequences of workplace violence towards female nurses of Pakistan (2015)
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Workplace violence against female nurses is a longstanding issue in Pakistan. Though policy for violence is well defined both by the government and the hospital administrations, the issue is still unresolved. The purpose of this paper is to qualitati... Read More about A qualitative inquiry of causes and consequences of workplace violence towards female nurses of Pakistan.

The balancing act: Combining higher level study with work and family life (2015)
Journal Article

This research investigates the strategies employed by part-time postgraduate students to overcome the challenges associated with undertaking study alongside full-time teaching careers and busy family lives. Using purposeful sampling, qualitative data... Read More about The balancing act: Combining higher level study with work and family life.

Corporate branding and transformational leadership in turbulent times (2012)
Journal Article

Purpose: Environmental changes require higher levels of corporate authenticity when communicating with stakeholders. This is achieved by a congruence of stakeholder and brand identities. Focusing on employee identity, the purpose of this paper is to... Read More about Corporate branding and transformational leadership in turbulent times.