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Interpreting sheepskin effects of investment in schooling

Shabbir, Tayyeb; Ashraf, Javed - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 5 (2011) 2, pp. 202-215

In the last few years, significant amount of research has produced evidence in support of the signaling, credential or "sheepskin" effects in rates of return to schooling for studies of the developed as well as developing countries. An example of the former is the seminal empirical work by...

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The impact of financial globalization on output volatility: Panel data evidence for Asian countries

Awan, Asma; Asghar, Nabila; Rehman, Hafeez Ur - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 15 (2021) 1, pp. 213-239

conducted with respect to Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia and West Asia. The study uses System Generalized Method of Moments … for estimation purpose. The results of the study reveal that in overall Asia and Central Asia, financial globalization has … globalization is reported in the context of three sub-samples i.e. East Asia, South Asia and West Asia during reference period. The …

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Impact of financial development on macroeconomic volatility: Does human capital matter?

Mushtaq, Mansoor; Hameed, Gulnaz; Hanif, Muhammad - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 18 (2024) 1, pp. 88-112

This study adds to the body of literature by investigating the moderating effect of human capital in the association of financial development with macroeconomic volatility in a sample of Asian countries. From 1993 until 2021, annual panel data was collected. For empirical analysis, generalized...

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The structure and behavior of Pakistan's imports from selected Asian countries: An application of gravity model

Malik, Summaira; Chaudhary, Amatul R. - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 6 (2012) 1, pp. 53-66

This paper critically analyzes Pakistan's import policy during 1990s and explores the determinants of bilateral import flows between Pakistan and selected Asian countries (SAC) in recent past. Much research on international trade patterns focuses on primitive causes of trade such as differences...

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Impact of high performance work practices on employees' performance in Pakistan: Mediating role of employee engagement

Akhtar, Adeel; Nawaz, Muhammad Kashif; Mahmood, Zeeshan; … - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 10 (2016) 3, pp. 708-724

The financial sector of Pakistan has been witnessing high growth since the last two decades. Due to increase of branch network, competition among banks has increased. In this intense competition, employees play pivotal role in the competitiveness of financial sector. To line with this, this...

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Dividend payout policy and financial crisis: Evidence from the life cycle theory

Kouser, Rehana; Luqman, Rabia; Yaseen, Asif; Azeem, Muhammad - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 9 (2015) 2, pp. 583-598

Study aims to check the impact of financial crisis on the dividend payout policy by using the life cycle variables. To check this relationship, logit model is used to predict the probability to pay the dividend. Sample selected of 285 companies of non-financial sector listed at KSE by using the...

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Revisiting the relationship between ability and sheepskin effects of schooling on individual earnings: The case of Pakistan

Shabbir, Tayyeb - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 12 (2018) 2, pp. 419-442

Significant amount of recent research continues to produce evidence in support of the presence of sheepskin effects in returns to schooling both for developed and developing countries. However, researchers have not made many attempts to identify or empirically test the possible mechanisms that...

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Breaking down the success barrier: The mediating role of absorptive capacity in linking entrepreneurial orientation to IT project success

Khan, Sundas; Bhatti, Sabeen Hussain; Zaman, Umer; … - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 14 (2020) 2, pp. 529-550

A pragmatic approach to business innovation is to bridge transformational entrepreneurship with the management of … innovation-based projects. However, scholars have given limited attention to the underlying factors that explain linkages between … potential to cope with innovation-based project challenges. Hence, the study purpose is to investigate the impact of …

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Smart farmers' knowledge-oriented leadership and innovation performance: The mediating role of knowledge management, business competency, and innovation culture for agritourism

In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 17 (2023) 3, pp. 618-645

business competency, innovation culture, and innovation performance. This study gathers data from smart farmers in the Thailand … innovation performance. Knowledge management is a mediating variable that had a correlation with business competency and … innovation culture. While, business competency was not correlated with innovation performance. This likely indicates that smart …

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Impact of knowledge management practices on firm performance: Testing the mediation role of innovation in the manufacturing sector of Pakistan

Nawaz, Muhammad Saqib; ul Hassan, Masood; Shaukat, Sadia - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 8 (2014) 1, pp. 99-111

practitioners added these constructs as possible antecedents of the innovation. In consistent with this stream of research, this … and responsiveness to knowledge on innovation and firm performance. For this purpose, data was collected from 407 … variable (innovation) and dependent variable (firm performance). The findings show positive and significant relationship among …

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