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01 - Situation of Poverty in Pakistan and its commitments with respect to Sustainable

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).01
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).01      Published : Mar 2022

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    This article focuses on situational analysis of poverty and economic growth in Pakistan. It discusses Pakistan's commitments and achievements with respect to sustainable development goals (SDGs). The methodology used in this paper is qualitative and the analytical method is followed. The argument developed throughout the article is that Pakistan, as an underdeveloped country, needs further improve... Details

    Poverty Alleviation, Pakistan's Commitments, Sustainable Development Goals, Economic Instability

    (1) Sardar M. A. Waqar Khan Arif
    Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (2) Bushra Bannian
    Lecturer, Department of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (3) Syed Mudasser Fida Gardazi
    Assistant Professor of Law, Department of Law, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.
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02 - Impact of Supervisor Support on Employee Task Performance: Developing and Testin

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).02
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).02      Published : Mar 2022

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    The aim of the paper was to develop and test an integrated model of supervisor support and employee task performance with sequential mediation of reliance, disclosure, and felt an obligation. Data was collected through self-administrated questionnaires from public sector organization’s employees. Overall, 228 samples were collected by using purposive sampling techniques. ... Details

    Supervisor Support, Task Performance, Disclosure, Reliance, Felt obligation

    (1) Shazia Akhtar
    Department of Management Sciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Islamabad, Pakistan.
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03 - A Shift of Global Political Economy to Asia: Case Study of RCEP

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).03
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).03      Published : Mar 2022

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    The year 2020 has proven to be quite a resounding for global politics has undergone radical and significant changes leaving deep imprints on the geopolitical landscape of central power politics. This year the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc, bringing about unprecedented scales of bars on the pace of globalization. The U.U.U.ithdrew from Afghanistan after nearly two decades of a bloody war on terro... Details

    China, RCEP, USA, Pakistan, India, Asia, World Politics, Regional Integration, Bloc, The Geopolitical Landscape

    (1) Mariam Tahir
    Lecturer, Peace and Conflict Studies, National University Of Modern Languages (Numl), Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Ashfaq Ahmad
    Lecturer, Peace and Conflict Studies, National University Of Modern Languages (Numl), Islamabad, Pakistan.
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04 - The Potential of "University Waqf" as an Inclusive Strategy to Develop Entrepren

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).04
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).04      Published : Mar 2022

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    Cash waqf is a potential instrument both in the social and in financial side whereby it has a positive trend to the development of economic and Islamic financing. Waqf mechanism which holds waqf property, has been success creating the group of funds and properties which is submitted and managed by designated authority (trustee) foralms based on sharia principles. Besides the functions and forms wh... Details

    Waqf, University Waqf, Management Model of University Waqf

    (1) Era Sonita
    Nat'l Institute of Islamic Religion (IAIN) Bukittinggi, West Sumatera, Indonesia
    (2) Helmi
    Andalas University Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia
    (3) Henmaidi
    Lecture at Andalas University Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia.
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05 - Analysis of Sustainability Disclosure and Performance Indicators in Pakistan to

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).05
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).05      Published : Mar 2022

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    The aim of the research is twofold: first, to measure the corporate sustainability disclosure determination rate (CSDR) and examine its relationship with sustainability performance indicators (SPI). Second, to analyze the value relevance of sustainability investment (SI) with corporate financial performance (FP) from a sample of the top 85 companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Usi... Details

    CSR, Sustainability reporting, Corporate disclosure, Performance indicators

    (1) Nosheen Rasool
    Department of Commerce and Finance, Government College University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Sohail
    Department of Commerce and Finance, Government College University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Mubashir Hussain
    Management Studies Department, Government College University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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06 - Nexus Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Financial Performanc

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).06
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).06      Published : Mar 2022

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    This study aims to examine intangible assets as mechanisms underlying the direct corporate social responsibility (CSR)-corporate financial performance (CFP) relationship. Based on signalling theory, we developed an integrated model taking the corporate image (CIM) and corporate identity (CID) as double mediators between the relation ship of CSR and CFP. Using the convenience sampling procedure, we... Details

    Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Identity, Corporate Image, Corporate Financial Performance

    (1) Zulfiqar Ali Anjum
    PhD Scholars, Department of Management Sciences, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, KP, Pakistan
    (2) Faqir Sajjad Ul Hassan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Hidayat Khan
    PhD Scholars, Department of Management Sciences, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, KP, Pakistan.
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07 - Estimating the Supply Response of Cured Tobacco at Barn Level in Khyber Pakhtunk

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).07
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).07      Published : Mar 2022

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    Various aspects of tobacco have been examined through different studies. However, input demand and supply response of tobacco at the barn level remains unknown. This study examines profitability, input demand, and supply response of tobacco in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by employing a normalized restricted trans log profit function. The findings indicate that tobacco production is profitable, and barn own... Details

    Tobacco barn; Supply Response, Translog profit function, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    (1) Sajjad
    PhD Scholar (Economics), Department of Economics, Pakhtunkhwa Economic Policy Research Institute (PEPRI), Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Zahoor ul Haq
    Professor, Department of Economics, Pakhtunkhwa Economic Policy Research Institute (PEPRI), Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Javed Iqbal
    Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Pakhtunkhwa Economic Policy Research Institute (PEPRI), Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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08 - Restoration and Rehabilitation of Traditional Heritage for Sustainable Tourism D

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).08
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).08      Published : Mar 2022

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    Cultural heritage is the property comprising monuments, buildings, and art specimens. It also includes intangible assets like language, religion, skills, and tradition. Heritage sites need to be preserved in the present day so that they can benefit future generations. But being exposed to both natural threats and human vandalism, many important heritage sites have disappeared from different parts ... Details

    Restoration, Rehabilitation, Tehijan, Heritage Market, Sustainable Tourism, Azad Jammu

    (1) Adnan Anwer
    Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Hazara University, Manshera, KP, Pakistan
    (2) Anas Mahmud Arif
    Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Hazara University, Manshera, KP, Pakistan
    (3) Abdul Hameed
    Assistant Professor, Department of Archaeology, Hazara University, Manshera, KP, Pakistan
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09 - Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) and Environmental Sustainability: A Case

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).09
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).09      Published : Mar 2022

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    The sustainability of the world is today threatened by the carelessness in actions of humans and organizations towards the environment. The objective of this study is to find out the role of those HR practices that lead to environmental sustainability. For this purpose,the study takes the banking sector for its evaluation. The main variables selected by this study, which are tested for their impac... Details

    GHRM, Environmental Sustainability, Green Recruitment, Green Performance Management

    (1) Mahreen Maqsood
    PhD Scholar, Quaid-e-Azam School of Management Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
    (2) Waseem Shahid Malik
    State Bank of Pakistan Memorial Chair
    (3) Muhammad Imran Khan
    Lecturer, Department of Economics, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
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10 - Impact of Hierarchy of Influence Model on Reporting from the Conflict Zone: An A

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).10
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).10      Published : Mar 2022

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    This study fills this gap and examines how various level of the hierarchy of influence model corresponds with the journalists' perceptions and which other influence may be powerful in case of conflict reporting. To get insights into the problems faced by the local journalists in conflict reporting and the media's role in reporting on conflict in today's communication environment, a close-ended que... Details

    Conflict Reporting, Journalists' Perceptions, Hierarchy of influence Model

    (1) Mahboob Ali
    International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
    (2) Zafar Iqbal
    International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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11 - Determinants of Wealth Accumulation: Time Series Evidence from Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).11
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).11      Published : Mar 2022

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    Wealth sustainability has always remained a policy concern for policymakers in developing economies like Pakistan. This study has filled the gap by investigating weak sustainability and determinants of wealth accumulation for 46 years, from 1972 to 2017, in Pakistan. Wealth sustainability has been analyzed through the Genuine Savings (GS) Index.Moreover, the auto-regressive distributive lag (ARDL)... Details

    Wealth Accumulation, Genuine Savings, Natural Resource Depletion, Hartwick Rule

    (1) Asghar Hussain
    Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Department of Industries, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
    (2) Naveed Ali
    Department of Economics and Development Studies, University of Swat, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Izhar Ul Hassan
    Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Planning and Development Department, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
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12 - The Effects of Devaluation of Currency on Economic Growth: The Mediating Role of

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).12
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).12      Published : Mar 2022

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    This study explores whether Pakistan's current account deficit-acted as a mediator in the linkage between the devaluation of the currency and the expansion of the economy from 1972 to 2016. All the variables have been shown to have a heterogeneous order of integration by using the Augmented Ducky Fuller (ADF), Phillips-Perron (PP), and Ng-Parron unit root tests. As shown in this article, the Auto ... Details

    Devaluation, Economic Growth, Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL)

    (1) Naveed Ali
    Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics and Development Studies University of Swat, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdul Wahab
    Lecturer in Economic, Government Poly technical institute, Sardar Garhi Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Khalid Khan
    Department of Economics, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan
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13 - Financial Derivatives Hedging: A Review of Islamic Finance at Cross Roads

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).13
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).13      Published : Mar 2022

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    Principles of Islam advocate risk distribution and prohibit speculative activities. Therefore, financial derivatives under Islamic Sharia would achieve hedging in the true sense and could be applied more effectively to reduce risks and speculation. With the increased complexities of financial capital markets, effective financial instruments are required and Islamic financial derivatives may be the... Details

    Derivatives, Islamic Finance, Financial Markets, Shariah, Hedging, Futures, Options

    (1) Rubeena Tashfeen
    Associate Professor, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Mahmood Shah Khan
    Assistant Professor, Hasan Murad School of Management, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sheikh Khurram Abid
    The University Of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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14 - Socio-Economic Transformations and Urbanization in Colonial Multan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).14
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).14      Published : Mar 2022

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    n 1849, the British occupied Multan city and carried out transformation sin areas like technical, administrative, canal colonies, and irrigation. Religiously and socially, Multan was distributed into three main groups i.e. Hindu, Muslim,and Sikhs. Having strong political backgrounds Muslim families such as Syed,Qurashi, Gilani, and Gardezi also influenced the economic scenario. This study focuses ... Details

    Multan, Religious Elites, irrigation, Economic Development, Urbanization, Sources of Communication, Agrarian Development

    (1) Liaqat Ali
    PhD Scholar, Department of History, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Shafiq
    Assistant Professor, Department of History, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), Punjab, Pakistan.
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15 - Shifting Patterns from Defined Benefit to Defined Contributions: An Empirical An

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).15
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).15      Published : Mar 2022

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    The goal of the study is to find out how the growth of pension funds and their accumulation factors are related. Step-wise regression approach was utilized on a dynamic panel data model to verify the individual significance of included variables in the model systematically in order to bring out the core accumulation elements which are driving the pension fund's development, and R2-change was obser... Details

    Pension Funds' Growth, Defined Contribution, Defined Benefit, Occupation Pension Funds, Employee Contribution, Employer Contribution

    (1) Arslan Qayyum
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Aniqa Arslan
    Assistant Professor, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Shariq Ayyubi
    Associate Professor, Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
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16 - The Relationship of Social Influence and Awareness on Customer Intention to Use

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).16
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).16      Published : Mar 2022

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    The goal of this research is to explore the factors that affect customers' intention to adopt Islamic banking in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and how attitude as a mediator plays a role in these factors. Based on the previous empirical research, we develop a model linking social influence as well as customer awareness and plan to use Islamic banking via attitude. In this cross-sectional study, a mix o... Details

    Social Influence, Awareness, Attitude, Intention to use Islamic Banking

    (1) Hidayat Khan
    Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Management Sciences, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Faqir Sajjad Ul Hassan
    Assistant professor, Department of Management Sciences, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Kashif Saleem
    Assistant Professor, Qurtuba University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
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17 - European Union's Political and Economic Changes in the Wake of Brexit

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).17
10.31703/ger.2022(VII-I).17      Published : Mar 2022

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    Brexit refers to the withdrawal of Great Britain from the European Union, signifying a significant political shift in Europe's contemporary landscape. Its ramifications extend to both the economic and political trajectories of both the UK and the EU. In the midst of 2016, a pivotal referendum was conducted in the UK, aimed at determining whether the nation should remain within the EU or make an ex... Details

    EU, Brexit, Political, Economic Impacts

    (1) Muhammad Qasim Khan
    Executive Director Programs, Centre of Excellence on Countering Violent Extremism, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Muneeb Tariq
    Master in Political Science, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Uffaq Khalid
    M.Phil. Scholar, Peace & Conflict Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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