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01 - Advancing the Field of Social Marketing Through the Lens of Group Dynamics: An O

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).01
10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).01      Published : Sep 2019

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    Social marketing is an emerging sub-discipline of marketing. Social marketing deals with attitudinal reconstruction and helps to augment behavioral changes to address various social issues. Social marketing also uses conventional elements of 4Ps to influence behavior change. In this study, a systematic literature review was examined from peer-reviewed journals on social marketing. The focus of thi... Details

    Social Marketing, Behavioral Changes, Attitudinal Reconstruction

    (1) Farooq Ahmad
    Assistant Professor,Faculty of Management Science,SZABIST, Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Syed Ali Raza Hamid
    Assistant Professor,Hamdard Institute of Management Sciences,Hamdard University, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Nawaz Qaisar
    Independent Scholar
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02 - Determining Achievements Motivation, Transformational Leadership and Organizatio

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).02
10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).02      Published : Sep 2019

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    There are problems with the performance of the Riau Islands Province Education Agency Employees. This study uses the judgmental technique (purposive) to get a sample of 122 employees. The results of calculations assisted SPSS version 22 and AMOS (Analysis Moment of Structural) version 24. Square Multiple Correlation whose value is respectively for Performance = 0.828, for Organizational Citizenshi... Details

    Achievement Motivation, Transformational Leadership, Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB), Organizational Culture, and Performance.

    (1) Desi Indriati
    Faculty of Economics, Batam University, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
    (2) Chablullah Wibisono
    Faculty of Economics, Batam University, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
    (3) Indrayani
    Faculty of Economics, Batam University, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
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03 - Does the Impact of State Ownership on Financial Performance of Firms Vary across

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).03
10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).03      Published : Sep 2019

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    This study explores the impact of state ownership on the performance of Chinese listed firms. This study uses annual data of 143, state-owned 1,235, private enterprises for a period of 2011 to 2015. We use Ordinary Least Square method to find whether firm profitability and ownership are associated with each other or not. The results of whole sample indicate that over all firm performance and state... Details

    Capital Structure, Firm Performance, State-Owned Enterprises, China.

    (1) Muhammad Yusuf Amin
    PhD, Eastern Mediterranean University Famagusta, North Cyprus
    (2) Noor Hassan
    PhD Scholar, Graduate Business School, Yeungnam University, South Korea.
    (3) Syed Imran Khan
    Lecturer, IBL, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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04 - Administration of the Indigenous Entrepreneurship Model on a Sample of Young Ent

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).04
10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).04      Published : Sep 2019

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    This research applies the indigenous entrepreneurship model developed at the center for entrepreneurial development at IBA Karachi. This model is based on the pre-effectuation principles and effectuation theory of entrepreneurship. The model is different from the existing utilitarian models. The model signifies the importance of nation-building and family orientation to pursue an entrepreneurial j... Details

    Entrepreneurship, Indigenous Entrepreneurship Model, Effectuation, Young Entrepreneurs, Nation Building.

    (1) Shahid Qureshi
    Associate Professor & Program Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdullah Mustafa
    Researcher & Coordinator, Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, Pakistan.
    (3) Misbah Amin
    Researcher & Case Writer, Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, Pakistan.
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05 - Regional Politics in Economic Perspective: A Case Study of Shanghai Cooperation

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).05
10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).05      Published : Sep 2019

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    This modern world cannot be encountered alone; therefore, states are preferring to involve in regional blocs. This is the century of trade and commerce. This is the era of economic development. It is due to regionalism in politics that SCO formed in the last decade of the 20th century with the initial name of Shanghai five with the purpose of the economic integration of Central Asian Republics. CA... Details

    Regionalism, Regional Politics, SCO, Economic Cooperation, Regional Development, China, Russia and CARs

    (1) Neelofar Ihsan
    Demonstrator, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Sana Ullah
    Demonstrator, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Hina Malik
    Demonstrator, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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06 - Determinants of Industrial Sector Growth in Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).06
10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).06      Published : Sep 2019

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    A strong industrial sector shows greater economic growth. To find industrial growth, this study hereby made an attempt. Time series data is used. Data is obtained from the years 1984 to 2018. The stationarity of the series is checked through Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF). Moreover, the ARDL approach is used to check short and long-run estimation of the model, estimating the determinants of the ind... Details

    Industrial Growth, ARDL, ADF, Economic Growth

    (1) Mujib Ur Rahman
    Demonstrator, Department of Economics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Amtul Hafeez
    Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Wisal Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Studies and Leadership, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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07 - Ideological Partisan of Political Parties and Reforms in Education: A Study of P

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).07
10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).07      Published : Sep 2019

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    This paper is about the linkage between party's ideological orientation and subsequent education reforms once they come into government after winning elections by taking Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a case study. It was found that though the improvement was made in certain aspects of education like budgetary allocation, erection of monitoring mechanisms and healthy up rise mo... Details

    Political Parties, Reforms, Education, PTI, KP

    (1) Ayaz Ali Shah
    Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Sheraz Khan
    Meezan College of Education, Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Iftikhar Ali
    Government High School Ghala Dher Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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08 - Risk Mitigation in an Interest Free and Non- Speculative Financial System: A Cri

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).08
10.31703/ger.2019(IV-III).08      Published : Sep 2019

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    This paper critically and systematically reviews previous literature on Risk Mitigation in an interest free banking system. The paper, through a study of literature,identifies different forms of risks that are general to all financial institutions and are largely systematic. The review highlights unique risks and unique risk management practices which are specific to Islamic Banking and Financial ... Details

    Risk Mitigation in Islamic Banks, Unique Risks of Islamic Banks, Rate of Return Risk, Legal

    (1) Qazi Sikandar Hayat
    Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Economics, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Sohail Alam Khan
    Lecturer, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Brekhna Gul
    Lecturer, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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