{"title":"Action Characteristics as a Bridge in Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation and SME Success Pathway","authors":"T. Fatima, A. Bilal","doi":"10.20547/JMS.2014.1906201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20547/JMS.2014.1906201","url":null,"abstract":"In contrast to the much examined external factors as determinants of SME success, the present study brought focus on the entrepreneurial psychological context. This research examines the impact of individual entrepreneurial orientation on the success of SMEs in Pakistan. Moreover, this study emphasize the role of ‘action’ as a linking bridge to psychological factors and entrepreneurial outcomes, through the role of action characteristics (access to finance, social network, exploration activities, and response performance). Based on 182 responses obtained through a stratified sample of manufacturing SMEs, multiple mediation analysis was used to test the mediation. The results indicated that individual entrepreneurial orientation had a positive impact on SMEs success and all the action characteristics (access to finance, social network, exploration activities, and response performance) mediate this relationship. The study theoretically contributes to emotive perspective, action regulation theory and orientation-action-outcome perspective and offers implications for SME owners, SMEDA and training professionals.","PeriodicalId":31323,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Management Sciences","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87918957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Training and Development Methods affecting Professionalism and Empowerment of Banking Sector Employees","authors":"A. Faridi, A. Baloch","doi":"10.20547/jms.2014.1906206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20547/jms.2014.1906206","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the role of training and development methods in improving the empowerment and professionalism among the banking industry of Pakistan. It also determines the comparison between the modern and traditional methods in private and public banks. Using purposive and convenient sampling techniques, total 380 responses were gathered from professionals working in the banking sector of Pakistan. The results showed in that private banks, professionalism and empowerment significantly get improved under modern methods in contrast with traditional methods at public banks. Moreover, findings also revealed that professionalism and empowerment are positively affected by the modern methods of training whereas there is non-significant impact of traditional training on empowerment and professionalism. Permanent employees showed greater professionalism and empowerment as compared to contractual employees. The study theorizes that modern methods of training leads to empowerment, which further enhances the professionalism among banking industry of Pakistan.","PeriodicalId":31323,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Management Sciences","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75527747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hanzla Ahmed, Shahid Nawaz, Muhammad Imran Rasheed
{"title":"Self-efficacy, Self-Esteem, and Career Success: The Role of Perceived Employability","authors":"Hanzla Ahmed, Shahid Nawaz, Muhammad Imran Rasheed","doi":"10.20547/JMS.2014.1906202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20547/JMS.2014.1906202","url":null,"abstract":"Perceived employability is the workers’ perception of comfortably getting a recruitment opportunity. This paper investigates role breadth self-efficacy and organization based self-esteem as important antecedents of individuals’ perceived employability and tests its subsequent relationship with their career success. We collected primary data from 233 respondents working in banking, insurance, and health sectors in southern Punjab Pakistan. The results reveal that individuals’ role breadth self-efficacy and organization based self-esteem are positively related to their employability perception which further plays a mediating role in the relationship between self-efficacy and employee career success and self-esteem and employee career success. Important theoretical and practical implications and direction for future research coupled with limitations of the study are discussed.","PeriodicalId":31323,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Management Sciences","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85411873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determinants of Tax-Compliance Behaviour Explored by Slippery Slope Framework and Theory of Planned Behaviour: An Evidence from Small Business Owner","authors":"Muhammad Shaukat Malik, Sabah Younus","doi":"10.20547/jms.2014.1906203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20547/jms.2014.1906203","url":null,"abstract":"This research work addresses the issue of improving the tax-compliance behaviour of the small business owners. Theocratical framework of this paper is based on two theories, Slippery Slope framework and Theory of Planned Behaviour. With the help of these two theories the aim of this research is to explore the determinants of the tax-compliance behaviour and to improve the tax-payers behaviour specially of small business owners. Data was collected from 340 small business owners those were operative in major cities of Pakistan i.e. Karachi, Islamabad (Pindi), Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad. This study is significant as it can help the tax-authorities in exploring the antecedence of the tax-Compliance Intention and hence, Behaviour.","PeriodicalId":31323,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Management Sciences","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74216925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Celebrity-Endorsed Advertisement and Entrepreneurial Marketing on Purchase Behavior of Smartphone Consumers in Pakistan","authors":"M. Raza, N. Isa, Shamsul Huda Abd Rani","doi":"10.20547/JMS.2014.1906102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20547/JMS.2014.1906102","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents the results of an investigation of the impact of celebrity-endorsed advertisement and entrepreneurial marketing on purchase behavior of smart phone consumers in Karachi, Pakistan. The study has conceptually shaped celebrity-endorsed advertisement as formative construct with celebrity physical attractiveness, expertise, trust, and familiarity as inclusive factors. For this purpose, total 247 sample responses were collected by convenience sampling technique. The data has been analyzed by PLS method. The results revealed that celebrity-endorsed advertisement and entrepreneurial marketing has a significant impact on purchase behavior. The study can be concluded that celebrity-endorsed advertisement and entrepreneurial marketing plays significant role in purchase behavior of smart phone consumers in Pakistan.","PeriodicalId":31323,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Management Sciences","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78923727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Khalique, Thurasamy Ramayah, Muhammad Tahir Ali Shah, Z. Iqbal
{"title":"Intellectual Capital and Financial Performance of Banks in Sialkot Pakistan","authors":"M. Khalique, Thurasamy Ramayah, Muhammad Tahir Ali Shah, Z. Iqbal","doi":"10.20547/jms.2014.1906104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20547/jms.2014.1906104","url":null,"abstract":"The main aim of this research is to determine the impact of intellectual capital on the financial performance of banking sector operating in Sialkot Pakistan. Integrated intellectual capital model (IICM) was used to achieve the objective of the study. Structured questionnaire survey forms were used to collect the data from the targeted respondents. Purposive sampling technique was used to choose the targeted sample. A total of 210 out of 250 completed and usable questionnaires survey were returned. Six research hypotheses were constructed to address the objectives of this study. Smart PLS 3.0 was used to test the proposed research hypotheses. The findings showed that the three hypotheses were supported while remaining were not. This study will provide a clear understanding about the concept and applications of intellectual capital in banking sector. This study will be a milestone for the potential researchers to conduct their studies in Pakistani context.","PeriodicalId":31323,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Management Sciences","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76221376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ESP Teaching Practices in Management Science at Post-Graduate Level in Pakistan: Perceptions of ESP Teachers and ESP Learners","authors":"Rehmat Ali YousafZai, M. Fareed","doi":"10.20547/jms.2014.1906101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20547/jms.2014.1906101","url":null,"abstract":"English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teaching is considered a separate activity in the domain of English Language Teaching (Dudley-Evans & St John, 1998). ESP primarily aims to prepare and fulfill a set of the communicative needs of ESP learners in academic and professional contexts. These needs serve as a guide to design relevant course content and adopt appropriate teaching method with particular emphasis on the kind of English to be taught and the topics to be covered. The current study attempts to investigate through the perceptions of ESP teachers and ESP learners the effective role of Subject Matter Specialists (henceforth SMSs) in the teaching of ESP courses at postgraduate level in Pakistan. The sample size taken for this study comprises of 10 ESP teachers selected through snowball sampling technique and 50 ESP learners chosen through purpose sampling from three different disciplines of management sciences. Open ended questionnaire and interviews were used for data collection. The data were thematically analyzed. The analysis of ESP teachers’ data suggested English language competence, pedagogic competence and awareness of the learners’ prospective communicative needs in academic and workplace contexts. The analysis of ESP learners’ data indicated that Subject Matter Specialists (henceforth SMSs) along with content area knowledge need to have good command of English language as well. From the comparative analyses of ESP teachers and ESP learners’ data, this study concludes that for effective ESP teaching to any group of ESP learners, an ESP teacher irrespective of the academic background (ELTs or Subject Matter Specialists) needs to have English language competence, pedagogic skills and how much they know about the learners’ target communicative needs.","PeriodicalId":31323,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Management Sciences","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86957552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Managing Organizational Effectiveness through Talent Management and Career Development: The Mediating Role of Employee Engagement","authors":"Zulqurnain Ali, Madeeha Bashir, Aqsa Mehreen","doi":"10.20547/JMS.2014.1906105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20547/JMS.2014.1906105","url":null,"abstract":"Considerable research has performed to link the individual development strategies into organizational performance, but less is known about the role of talent management and career development in enhancing the organizational effectiveness. In the current study, we investigate how talent management and career development direct or indirect effect organizational effectiveness. Moreover, the present study also pursues to test the mediating role of employee engagement in the association between talent management and organizational effectiveness, and career development and organizational effectiveness. Using the survey method, data was collected from permanent employees of commercial banks and the proposed model was tested through structural equation modeling in AMOS. The results suggest that talent management has a substantial effect on employee engagement and organizational effectiveness. Career development has a significant effect on employee engagement and organizational effectiveness. Moreover, employee engagement significantly mediates the relationship between individual development practices (talent management and career development) and organizational effectiveness. The present study guides the bank's management to focus on individual development practices and offer development opportunities to their employees for creating competitive advantage and boosting organizational performance. Finally, the study implications and future research directions are discussed.","PeriodicalId":31323,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Management Sciences","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85796993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Syed Muhammad Javed Iqbal, M. Nawaz, Sulaman Hafeez Siddiqui, Muhammad Imran
{"title":"Does Project Teamwork Matter? Investigating the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Project Success","authors":"Syed Muhammad Javed Iqbal, M. Nawaz, Sulaman Hafeez Siddiqui, Muhammad Imran","doi":"10.20547/jms.2014.1906106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20547/jms.2014.1906106","url":null,"abstract":"It is evident from the existing research that transformational leaders play a vital role toward the project success, but little is known about the channels that elaborate this effect. To unveil one of these channels, this study supposed project teamwork as the mediator between transformational leadership and project success. To test the stated empirical relationship, data were obtained from 125 project managers working on various projects of Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. The results revealed that project teamwork partially mediates the relationship between project leadership and project success. The study has also discussed valuable implications including theoretical, practical and managerial.","PeriodicalId":31323,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Management Sciences","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78843916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Terrorism in Pakistan: Genesis, Damages and Way Forward","authors":"K. Iraqi, F. Akhter","doi":"10.20547/JMS.2014.1906108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20547/JMS.2014.1906108","url":null,"abstract":"Pakistan came into being as a truly democratic Islamic state, she was once a state with strong economy, stable government and policies. The golden principles of peace, liberty, and justice were preserved in its basic idea which led to the creation of an independent state. This research investigates the causes and impact of war against terrorism on Pakistan's economy, governance and social life. The data was collected through sources available on official websites, available literature were taken into consideration and by using a questionnaire from 320 respondents living in FATA area. Evidence is highlighted through tables, percentage values and graphs. Empirical results show that terrorism has substantially affected Pakistan's economy and governance in terms of unemployment, poverty, high cost of security in public and private sectors, uncertainty and high cost of doing business. Finally way forward to overcome the shortfall is suggested.","PeriodicalId":31323,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Management Sciences","volume":"77 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80044240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}