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Linking Empowering Leadership, Psychological Empowerment, SelfLeadership, Creative Involvement and Creativity: A Sequential Mediation Model Ishfaq Ahmed, Muhammad Khalid Khan and Ghulam Ali Bhatti Download Abstract This study examines the relationship between empowering leadership and employee creativity through the serial mediating role of psychological empowerment and self-leadership with creative work involvement. Applying a chain mediation approach … Read more

The Impact of Celebrity Endorsement on Brand Affection and Purchase Intention: The Mediating Role of Word of Mouth Farida Saleem Download Abstract Celebrity endorsement is widely used as an advertising technique. This study examines three dimensions of celebrity endorsement, including trustworthiness, expertise and attractiveness, as predictors of positive word of mouth by consumers. It also … Read more

Sectoral Integration and Domestic Portfolio Diversification in the Karachi Stock Exchange Awais Ahmed, Muhammad Nasir Malik, Obaid Anwar Awan, Asif Muzaffar Download Abstract This study analyzes sectoral integration among the top ten sectors listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE), using a market value-weighted index and daily stock price data for 2001–14. Since the literature … Read more

Consumer Perceptions of Private Label Brands in Pakistan Sana Azar, Samra Chaudary and Ansa Mehmood Download Abstract As the world market share of private label brands (PLBs) increases, so does the importance of and need for research in this field. Given the growing presence of PLBs in Pakistan, this study aims to examine the effects … Read more

How Efficient the Islamic Banking Model is in Pakistan? Tahseen Mohsin Khan, Hamza Rizwan, Saima Akhtar, and Syed Waqar Azeem Naqvi Download Abstract The purpose of this study is to analyze and evaluate the conventional and Islamic banking in Pakistan. For this study, sample of 19 conventional banks and 5 Islamic banks were selected. Camels … Read more

Reasons for Debt Specialization: Understanding the Perspectives of Small and Large Organizations Kanwal Iqbal Khan, Faisal Qadeer, Shahid Mahmood, Sayyid Salman Rizavi Download Abstract Debt specialization (DS) has become a widespread phenomenon among the organizations during the recent years. However, the reasons for its existence and prevalence are yet to be fully known especially among … Read more

The Mediating Role of Job Embeddedness Fit: Perceived Job Characteristics and Turnover Intention in the Services Sector Qaisar Iqbal, Noor Hazlina Ahmed, Sohail Akhtar Download Abstract Organizations able to retain their human resources have an advantage over their competitors. Employee turnover adversely affects the stability of the workforce and carries the cost of having to … Read more

Job Complexity Effect on Job Outcomes: The Role of Positive Core Self-Evaluations as Moderator Amber Jamil, Dr. Tasneem Fatima and Dr. Bilal Mirza Download Abstract This paper examined the moderating effect of positive core self-evaluations in the job complexity and job outcomes (i.e., job satisfaction, job performance and job creativity) relationship using a sample of … Read more

Stock Market Anomalies as Mediators Between Prospect Factors and Investment Decisions and Performance: Findings at the Individual Investor Level Syed Zain Ul Abdin, Naheed Sultana, Mariam Farooq, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah Download Abstract While other studies have investigated the direct impact of prospect factors on investment decisions and performance at the individual level, we examine … Read more

The Impact of Cost Leadership Strategy and Financial Management Control System on Organizational Performance: An Empirical Investigation of Pakistani Service Sector Ahmed Imran Hunjra, Farida Faisal, Faiza Gulshion Download Abstract The aim of this study is to check the impact of cost leadership strategy and financial management control system on organizational financial performance in Pakistani … Read more