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INFORMAL BASES OF FORMALISATION IN PAKISTAN RECORDING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FEMALE SCHOOL TEACHERS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).42      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).42      Published : Jun 2022

Informal Bases of Formalisation in Pakistan: Recording the Lived Experiences of Female School Teachers

Abstract

    This paper focuses on exploring the way ingrained cultural wisdom and mechanisms provide the base for actualising official roles in formal organisations. Most of the formal interactions and transactions are made through personalised dealings (Qadeer, 1999). Some senior scholars feel that such cultural wisdom/mechanisms (like VB) are not relevant anymore (Chaudhary, 1999), but the current research and existing practices are giving a different picture of reality (Saher & Mayrhofer, 2014; Saher et al., 2014;
    Qadeer, 1999). Considering this lacuna in literature and between literature and practice, this paper is going to unravel the process of informalization in formal organisations and will contribute to the ongoing debate on convergence divergence. This paper will also discuss the implications and extend guidance for future research in this field.

    (1) Noreen Saher
    Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
    (2) Hadiba Kanwal
    Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, GIFT University, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Nimra Nimra
    Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Saher, N., Kanwal, H., & Nimra, N. (2022). Informal Bases of Formalisation in Pakistan: Recording the Lived Experiences of Female School Teachers. Global Social Sciences Review, VII(II), 430-437. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).42

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Saher, Noreen, Hadiba Kanwal, and Nimra Nimra. 2022. "Informal Bases of Formalisation in Pakistan: Recording the Lived Experiences of Female School Teachers." Global Social Sciences Review, VII (II): 430-437 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).42

HARVARD

    HARVARD : SAHER, N., KANWAL, H. & NIMRA, N. 2022. Informal Bases of Formalisation in Pakistan: Recording the Lived Experiences of Female School Teachers. Global Social Sciences Review, VII, 430-437.

MHRA

    MHRA : Saher, Noreen, Hadiba Kanwal, and Nimra Nimra. 2022. "Informal Bases of Formalisation in Pakistan: Recording the Lived Experiences of Female School Teachers." Global Social Sciences Review, VII: 430-437

MLA

    MLA : Saher, Noreen, Hadiba Kanwal, and Nimra Nimra. "Informal Bases of Formalisation in Pakistan: Recording the Lived Experiences of Female School Teachers." Global Social Sciences Review, VII.II (2022): 430-437 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Saher, Noreen, Kanwal, Hadiba, and Nimra, Nimra (2022), "Informal Bases of Formalisation in Pakistan: Recording the Lived Experiences of Female School Teachers", Global Social Sciences Review, VII (II), 430-437

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Saher, Noreen, Hadiba Kanwal, and Nimra Nimra. "Informal Bases of Formalisation in Pakistan: Recording the Lived Experiences of Female School Teachers." Global Social Sciences Review VII, no. II (2022): 430-437. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).42