The Lahore Journal
of Business

The Lahore Journal
of Business

Lahore Journal of Business

(HEC recognized journal in “Y” category)

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.

Lahore Journal of Business

Managing Editor

Dr. Arshad Hasan, Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan
arshad@lahoreschool.edu.pk

Editors

Professor Rahat Munir, Macquarie University, Australia
rahat.munir@mq.edu.au
Professor Yavuz Günalay, Bahçeşehir University, Turkey
yavuz.gunalay@bau.edu.tr
Professor Suhaiza Zailani, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
shmz@um.edu.my
Professor Chandana Aluthge, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
chandana@econ.cmb.ac.lk
Dr. Dragana Ostic, Jiangsu University, China
dostic@ujs.edu.cn

Editorial Advisory Board

Dr. Herve Alexandre, Université Paris-Dauphine, France
Dr. Meziane Lasfer, Cass Business School, United Kingdom
Dr. Parvinder Arora, SP Jain School of Management, India
Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhry, Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan
Dr. Inayat Ullah Mangla, Western Michigan University, United States
Dr. Robert Brooks, Monash University, Australia
Dr. Naved Hamid, Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan
Dr. Nihel Chabrak, TELECOM SudParis, France
Dr. Franck Moraux, Université de Rennes, France
Dr. Waqar Ghani, Saint Joseph’s University, United States
Dr. Catherine Refait-Alexandre, University of Franche-Comté, France
Dr. Sohail Zafar, Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan
Dr. Virginie Vial-kilner, KEDGE Business School, France
Dr. Salma Kasbi, THEMA, University of Cergy-Pontoise, France
Dr. Rana Wajid, Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan
Dr. Wayne Marr, University of Alaska, United States
Dr. Khaled Hussainey, Bangor University, United Kingdom
Dr. Azam Chaudhry, Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan
Dr. Cui Yong, Jiangsu University, China
Dr. Collins Ntim, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Editorial Staff

Ms. Sadia Tabassam,
Assistant Editor
Address: Intersection Main Boulevard Phase VI DHA, Burki Road Lahore 53200, Pakistan.
Tel No: +92 42 36561041
Telefax: +92 42 36560905
Email: ljb@lahoreschool.edu.pk