The Lahore Journal of Business is aimed at providing a specialized forum for dissemination of qualitative and quantitative research in various areas of business administration. The LJB invites researchers, policy makers and analysts to submit original theoretical and empirical papers that explore and contribute to the understanding of various areas in the business domain. The Journal aims at bringing together state-of-art research findings, particularly from emerging markets, in various business disciplines including (but not limited to) accounting, banking, management, marketing, finance, investments, human resource management and organizational behavior.
admin Measuring Internet Banking Service Quality in India: An Empirical Study Syed Shahzeb Saleem and Mohammad Adil Download Abstract The measurement of Internet banking services is a key management activity that provides information necessary for making effective decisions, monitoring performance, and allocating resources effectively. In this context, the E-S-QUAL scale is widely used to measure service … Read more
Earnings Management Through Deferred Taxes Recognized Under IAS 12: Evidence From Pakistan Abdul Rafay and Mobeen Ajmal Download Abstract This study examines earnings management through deferred taxes calculated under the IAS 12 and its impact on firm valuation. The literature finds that book–tax nonconformity leads to better earning quality and a greater association between earnings … Read more
The Impact of Grade Incentives and Gender on Student Performance: An Experiment Mehreen Amjad Furqan, Sohnia Salman and Sohail Zafar Download Abstract This experiment was conducted to determine the impact of grade incentives and gender on student performance at the university level. We perform a two-way analysis of variance on a sample of three groups … Read more
Workplace Bullying and Employee Performance Among Bank Personnel in Pakistan Hafsa Hussain and Qais Aslam Download Abstract This study investigates the prevalence of workplace bullying for a sample of bank employees in Lahore. It also examines whether workplace bullying (measured as work-related bullying and person-related bullying) affects employees’ performance in this context. On analyzing the … Read more
Demutualization in Developing and Developed Country Stock Exchanges Muhammad Hammad, Adil Awan and Amir Rafiq Download Abstract This study considers seven different stock exchanges in order to measure the impact of demutualization announcements on stock market return volatility. This is measured based on the daily index prices of all seven indices: the Toronto Stock Exchange … Read more
The Impact of Consumer Ethnocentrism on Purchase Intentions: Local Versus Foreign Brands Mehrukh Salman and Uswa Naeem Download Abstract This study evaluates the impact of consumer constructs, including ethnocentrism, attitudes toward brands, and celebrity endorsement, on purchase intentions for beverages in Pakistan. A quantitative survey was administered to collect the data and a path analysis … Read more
SMEs and Economic Growth in Nigeria: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag Approach Ishola Wasiu Oyeniran, Oladipo Olalekan David and Oluseyi Ajayi Download Abstract This empirical study adopts an autoregressive distributed lag approach in order to examine how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have contributed to economic growth in Nigeria between 1981 and 2013. We find that … Read more
Predicting Work Motivation Through Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions: The Explanatory Role of Heavy Work Investment Ishfaq Ahmed and Muhammad Khalid Khan Download Abstract This study investigates the relationship among job attitudes (job satisfaction and turnover intentions), heavy work investment (work engagement and workaholism), and work motivation (promotion focus and prevention focus). We develop a … Read more
The Impact of Market Discipline on Banks’ Capital Adequacy: Evidence From an Emerging Economy Ayesha Afzal Download Abstract This study presents empirical support for the role of market discipline in augmenting bank capital ratios in a competitive banking environment. Using a panel dataset on domestic commercial banks in Pakistan from 2009 to 2014, the study … Read more
A Comparative Analysis of Regulatory and Supervisory Islamic Banking: Evidence from Pakistan, Malaysia, Bahrain, and the UK Asad Khan and Abdul Qadir Shah Download Abstract This study critically analyzes the regulatory and supervisory frameworks that govern Islamic banks in the dual banking systems of Pakistan, Malaysia, Bahrain, and the UK. We discuss their core regulatory … Read more