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Impact of Management Control Systems on Sustainability of Agricultural Small and Medium Firms: Mediating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Practices 管理控制制度对农业中小企业可持续发展的影响:企业社会责任实践的中介作用

Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2073

Muhammad Waqas Ashraf, Habib Ullah, Rao Shahid Mahmood Khan, Muhammad Sajjad Khan

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Poverty Human Capital and Economic Development Nexus: A Case Study of Multan Division 贫困、人力资本与经济发展关系:以木尔坦地区为例

Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.1924

Salyha Zulfiqar Ali Shah, I. Chaudhry, Fatima Farooq

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Impact of Status Consumption on Buying of Fashion Products and its Behavioral Outcomes in Context of Young Female Consumers 年轻女性消费者身份消费对时尚产品购买的影响及其行为结果

Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2098

Zara Hayat, H. Awan, S. Hayat

{"title":"Impact of Status Consumption on Buying of Fashion Products and its Behavioral Outcomes in Context of Young Female Consumers","authors":"Zara Hayat, H. Awan, S. Hayat","doi":"10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2098","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The purpose of doing this research study is to explore the three important research objectives which explore the impact of fashion related behavioral outcomes of female university students, residing in Pakistan. The concept of this research study arises due to lack of academic inquiry about the influence of materialism on FC and SC particularly among female university students of Pakistan. \u0000Methodology: Building framework on these bases frame work is developed which shows materialism shows positive relationship with SC and FC. Reason is that Islam is most modernized religion and allows its followers to adopt all the new trends (of fashion or from any field). \u0000Findings: The findings suggests that the sample under study have religious thoughts, they full fills all the orders of Allah, say their prayers daily, but they also seem fashionable not vulgar. Everything that seems vulgar or comes in the category of extravagance is not allowed in Islam. \u0000Finding of this paper support previous work and tell that status and materially driven female students need to attain social attention so they use fashionable products to enhance their self-image. In similar concern, the relationship between other variables like fashion consciousness and its effect on self-image. \u0000Implications: In Pakistan, fashion consciousness is increasing rapidly. This study will be helpful for brands and policy makers to better under consumer need and serve them accordingly.","PeriodicalId":34116,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86926889","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}

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Teaching Strategies Employed by Teachers in teaching Skills to Students of Vocational Training Institutes of Punjab Pakistan 巴基斯坦旁遮普职业培训学院教师对学生技能教学的教学策略

Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2093

D. Nayab, Ghulam Fatima, M. Jahanzaib

{"title":"Teaching Strategies Employed by Teachers in teaching Skills to Students of Vocational Training Institutes of Punjab Pakistan","authors":"D. Nayab, Ghulam Fatima, M. Jahanzaib","doi":"10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2093","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The main purpose of the study was to explore the teaching strategies employed by Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) teachers in Vocational Training Institutes (VTIs) established by Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC) Pakistan \u0000Design/Methodology/Approach: The population of the study was all 2423 teachers working in Vocational training Institutes (VTIs) of Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC). The sample of the study was 130 (males =69 and females= 61) teachers which were randomly selected from VTIs of PVTC. The instrument of the study was a self-developed and validated questionnaire, having the reliability of 0.87 (Cronbach Alpha). Data were collected personally and by post. Collected data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. ANOVA and Independent sample t-test were used to observe the differences in the responses of teachers related to their age, gender, experience, zones, professional qualification, and trainings. \u0000Findings: The results of the study indicated that teachers were facing a lot of problems during teaching to TVET students like overcrowded classrooms, unavailability of equipment, lack of trainings and insufficient staff. \u0000Implications/Originality/Value: The present study helps the authorities of TVET and Punjab Vocational Training Council by giving recommendations in the improvement and reformation of the current condition of TVET sector in Pakistan.","PeriodicalId":34116,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies","volume":"101 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79327538","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}

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Effect of Pandemic on Women Entrepreneur Sustainability and Post Pandemic Opportunity on SMEs: Case Study of South Punjab 流行病对女性企业家可持续性的影响及流行病后中小企业的机会:以旁遮普南部为例

Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2035

Muhammad Sabir, A. Shoukat

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Ensuring Viable Solutions in Resource-Constrained Language Teaching Settings: ESL Learners Perceptions about Computer-Assisted Language Testing (CALT) 在资源有限的语言教学环境中确保可行的解决方案:ESL学习者对计算机辅助语言测试(CALT)的看法

Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2052

R. Hussain, Muhammad Sumair Zahid, Y. Alam

{"title":"Ensuring Viable Solutions in Resource-Constrained Language Teaching Settings: ESL Learners Perceptions about Computer-Assisted Language Testing (CALT)","authors":"R. Hussain, Muhammad Sumair Zahid, Y. Alam","doi":"10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2052","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Across the globe, organizations operating in testing services have made optimum use of this technology and seem to have won greater trust and confidence of the test-takers. The purpose of the current study was to explore the perceptions of ESL learners about Computer-Assisted Language Testing (CALT). It further aimed to investigate the challenges and problems learners encounter during the test. \u0000Design/Methodology/Approach: The current study had two phases: CALT test and a questionnaire-based survey. In the first phase, the researchers designed and conducted a CALT test to give learners some exposure of CALT. With a quantitative approach, the researchers in the current study designed, piloted and administered a close-ended questionnaire to collect data about learners’ perceptions about CALT. \u0000Findings: The results revealed that the learners had positive perceptions about CALT. Some learners encountered challenges while practicing in CALT. Around 80% of the learners thought CALT was adequate in assessing the English language proficiency of the learners and that it was compatible with the existing circumstances. \u0000Implications/Originality/Value: In Pakistan, insufficient number of studies seemed to have been done by the researcher. The current study fills the existing gap.","PeriodicalId":34116,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81047438","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}

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Role of Health Literacy in Shaping Consumer Organic Purchase Intention: A TPB-based Perspective 健康素养在塑造消费者有机购买意愿中的作用:基于tbp的视角

Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2096

Faiqa Kiran, Muhammad Asim Nawaz, N. Qureshi, Sumran Ali

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Determinants of Employees’ Openness to Change: Insights from Service and Manufacturing Sectors of Pakistan 员工对变革开放的决定因素:来自巴基斯坦服务业和制造业的见解

Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2023

Umaima Mahmood Qamar Saddiqui, Kanwal Shaheen, Q. Ali

{"title":"Determinants of Employees’ Openness to Change: Insights from Service and Manufacturing Sectors of Pakistan","authors":"Umaima Mahmood Qamar Saddiqui, Kanwal Shaheen, Q. Ali","doi":"10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2023","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world environment has forced organizational leaders more than ever to adopt new leadership styles in order to bring sustainable changes. This study tends to examine the impact of authentic leadership and symmetrical communication on employees' openness to change. In doing so, the study also illustrates the mediating character of organizational trust. \u0000Design/Methodology/Approach: A self-administrated questionnaire based on a Five-point Likert scale was used to record the perceptions of top-level and middle-level managers from the services and manufacturing sectors of Pakistan. Data were analyzed through Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) technique in SmartPLS version 3.2.9. \u0000Findings: Results of this study reveal that authentic leadership promotes organizational trust among the individuals at the workplace, which further strengthens openness to change. Similarly, symmetrical communication also promotes corporate trust among workers. Interestingly organizational trust has been found a mediating phenomenon in this case. \u0000Implications/Originality/Value: The study adds important insights into the literature and practically provides guidelines to tackle the change management process in organizations. The study implies that in order to perpetuate employees' susceptibility to change, an organization needs to promote authentic leadership. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":34116,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85993138","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}

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Gauging the Sustainability of Corporatized State-Owned Enterprises (Soes) In Pakistan 衡量巴基斯坦公司化国有企业的可持续性

Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2070

S. Irshad, Maria Shams Khakwani, Umar Khalid, Rehana Kouser

{"title":"Gauging the Sustainability of Corporatized State-Owned Enterprises (Soes) In Pakistan","authors":"S. Irshad, Maria Shams Khakwani, Umar Khalid, Rehana Kouser","doi":"10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26710/sbsee.v3i4.2070","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: In accordance with the Washington Consensus, most developing countries were forced to privatize state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Corporatization and partial privatization emerged as two alternative possibilities for any government in circumstances where full privatization was not practicable. Pakistan followed suit and began the partial privatization and corporatization of SOEs working in its economy. This research examines whether Pakistan's corporatization or partial privatization policies have improved the profitability of these state-owned enterprises. \u0000Design/Methodology/Approach: If so, what variables contributed to this improvement in profitability, as measured by Return on Assets and Earnings per Share. The paper used data from 1990 to 2015 of thirteen SOEs, largely from the energy sector, that have been corporatized by partial privatization through stock market or other mechanisms. \u0000Findings: Results exhibit that the primary criteria strongly related with increased performance of corporatized SOEs, according to our findings, are the appointment of non-government directors by companies and persistently positive Gross Domestic Product of the economy. On the other hand, debt commitments, ownership, and size of an SOE are all weak or insignificant variables in determining whether an SOE should be corporatized. \u0000Implications/Originality/Value: Due to their strategic significance, the energy industry should continue to be governed and regulated by the government, but with a greater percentage of non-nominated members on their boards of directors to maintain corporate governance. ","PeriodicalId":34116,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89758712","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}

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What Drives Individual Investors to Invest in Mutual Funds in a Developing Economy 是什么驱使个人投资者在发展中经济体投资共同基金

Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies Pub Date : 2021-12-23 DOI: 10.26710/sbsee.v3i3.1945

Manasseh Mwanza, Stella Zulu Chisanga, Shikaputo Chanda, Stephen Mpembele

{"title":"What Drives Individual Investors to Invest in Mutual Funds in a Developing Economy","authors":"Manasseh Mwanza, Stella Zulu Chisanga, Shikaputo Chanda, Stephen Mpembele","doi":"10.26710/sbsee.v3i3.1945","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26710/sbsee.v3i3.1945","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate factors that influence investment in mutual funds by individual investors in a developing economy. Drawing insights from the theory of planned behaviour, the study identified and tested the effect of awareness, attitude, financial literacy and preference for other competing investments on intention to invest in mutual funds by individual investors. \u0000Design/Methodology/Approach: Data was collected from 280 respondents in Zambia. Data was analysed using correlations and hierarchical regression models. \u0000Findings: The study reveals that awareness and attitude towards mutual funds significantly influence intention to invest in mutual funds. Surprisingly, financial literacy and preference for other investments do not significantly affect an individual investor’s intention to invest in mutual funds. \u0000Implications/Originality/Value: This study contributes to the financial services marketing literature by increasing understanding of individual investors’ investment decisions and drivers that influence intention to invest in mutual funds in Zambia. The study recommends that mutual funds marketers should invest more in building awareness and positive attitude towards investment in mutual funds in order to develop retail demand. Also, investment companies and financial services marketing policy makers should carefully consider their financial literacy programmes as the study reveals that financial literacy and competing investments are not significant drivers. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":34116,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84622614","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}

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