SEARCH ARTICLE

04 Pages : 32-45

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).04      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).04      Published : Sep 2020

The Impact of Delegation of Authority on Job Satisfaction, Job Performance and Organizational Growth at Higher Educational Institutions in Sindh

    The present study is explanatory research that adopted a cross-sectional survey design to achieve the objectives of the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to obtain data from the teachers. The data were collected from n=10 public and general private universities of Sindh. The data were analyzed using SPSS v.22 and AMOS v.22. The findings revealed that firstly, a delegation of authority has a significant impact on job satisfaction because (?= 0.928, and p value=0.000). Secondly, a delegation of authority has a significant impact on job performance because (?= 1.047, and p value=0.000). Thirdly, job satisfaction has a significant impact on organizational growth because (?=0.407, and p value=0.000). Fourthly, job performance has a significant impact on organizational growth because (?=0.141, and p value=0.000). Therefore, this study recommends that the practice of delegation of authority should be adopted in public and private universities.

    Delegation of Authority, Job Satisfaction, Job Performance, Organizational Growth, Higher Educational Institutions of Sindh
    (1) Syed Gul Muhammad Shah
    PhD Scholar, Iqra University Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Anjum Bano Kazmi
    Professor, Department of Speech and Language, Iqra University Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

17 Pages : 156-165

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).17      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).17      Published : Sep 2020

The Impact of Going Public Decision on Company Performance: Evidence from Pakistan

    This study inspected the association of company performance with the choice of IPO of the firm's registered on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. In particular, two dimensions of performance, Return on Sales and Return on Asset as operating and Tobbin Q as Market performance as dependent variables, Bank debts, Capital Expenditure, Ownership Concentration, Sales Growth and Firm Size as independent variables along with the age of the firm as control variable have been used. Sample of 40 Pakistani IPOstaken for the period of 2005-2016. OLS inferences confirmed that the performance of both pre-IPO and Post-IPO show an influential association with the independent variables. This study provided a path to smaller firms that are in the process to go public. Whereas glimpses for the investors also provided who want to add profitable securities to their portfolio bucket.

    SECP, PSX, IPO, CDC, Operating Performance, Market Performance
    (1) Ihtesham Khan
    Institute of Business Studies and Leadership, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Sikandar Shah
    MS (Management Sciences), Institute of Business Studies and Leadership, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Wisal Ahmad
    Institute of Business Studies and Leadership, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.

26 Pages : 246-258

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).26      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).26      Published : Sep 2020

Impact of Work Overload and Fear of Negative Evaluation on Employees Performance: Analyzing the Role of Frustration at Work Place

    The study focused on the most critical issues like work overload and the fear of negative evaluation, and here we measured the impact of work overload and the fear of negative evaluation in addition resultantly occur the role of frustration on employees' performance in Commercial Banks of Islamabad, Pakistan. An online and by hand floated questionnaires were distributed to the employees to obtain feedback. The target population for this study were Banks' managerial and administrative employees. Based on the convenience sampling design, 240 employees from 35 banks were approached. 199 completely filled questionnaires were received out of 240 employees. The collected data was analyzed using Smart Partial Least Squares (PLS) Path Modelling Method and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 for analysis and the reliability test, for all items of each scale and satisfactory results were obtained. Results show that work overloads negatively influence employee performance. Similarly, fear of negative evaluation also creates an adverse impact on performance.

    Work Overload, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Employee Performance, Frustration, Banks
    (1) Sardar Ali
    Department of Leadership and Management Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman
    Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Management Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

13 Pages : 137-148

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).13      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).13      Published : Jun 2020

Effect of Employee Creativity on Project Performance with the Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing and Moderating Role of Openness to Experience

    Since almost last two decades employees creativity has been discussed immensely by the researchers. This study majorly focuses on the effect of employee creativity in project performance in project-based organizations of Pakistan. We have discussed that the relationship between, employees creativity and project performance depend on the knowledge sharing whereas, openness to experience moderating the correlation of employees creativity with knowledge sharing. For this purpose, data was collected from 273 employees working in project-based organizations of Pakistan. The results obtained after the data analysis, considerably shows that there is an optimistic relationship between employees creativity and project performance whereas knowledge sharing mediates this relationship with the moderating role of openness to experience. The study significantly expands to the prevailing literature by highlighting the procedure through which employees’ creativity has a major effect on the enhancement of project performance.

    Employee Creativity, Knowledge Sharing, Openness to Experience, Project Performance.
    (1) Hina Ahmed
    MS Scholar, Capital University of Science and Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Cynthia Sigamony
    MS Scholar, Capital University of Science and Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.

24 Pages : 249-259

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).24      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).24      Published : Jun 2020

Impact of Multimedia on the Academic Performance of the Students at Secondary School Level

    Multimedia equipment is part of ICT facilities. The study aims to find out the impact of multimedia on the academic performance of the students at secondary level of Peshawar District. The main objectives of the study were (i) to find out Impact of multimedia on the academic performance of the students at secondary level. (ii) to assess the application of multimedia during the class and their impact on the student academic performance. The research was descriptive in nature. All the Secondary School of Peshawar district were population. The research sample included 20 public schools from the Peshawar District, 20 heads, 40 teachers and 40 secondary school students in the Peshawar District. The questionnaire was used as a research instrument. It was concluded that, given the lack of multimedia at school, it is recommended that the government provide multimedia services to the school.

    Multimedia, Technology, Aademic Performance,
    (1) Anila Fatima Shakil
    Associate Professor, Department of Education, Jinnah University for Women Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Waqar Un Nisa Faizi
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Islamia College Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Nisar Ul Haq
    Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Development, Karakoram International University, Gilgit – Baltistan, Pakistan.

33 Pages : 341-355

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).33      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).33      Published : Jun 2020

Influence of Organizational Politics on University Teachers' Performance

    The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship of organizational politics on the performance of teaching faculty of the universities of Pakistan. The nature of the study was descriptive. The public sector universities of Punjab were the population of the study. The researchers randomly selected the four universities, i.e. the University of the Punjab Lahore, Bahaud din Zakria University Multan, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi and The Islamia University of Bahawalpur. Two questionnaires, namely Organizational Politics by Vigoda (2007) and Teachers Performance Evaluation Scale (TPES) by Shehzad and Farooqi (2016), were adapted for the study. The statistical techniques t-test and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) were applied to analyse the data. It was inferred that organizational politics had significant impact and relationship with the performance of university teachers. It is recommended that a qualitative approach may be adopted to get a further in-depth understanding of the phenomenon.

    Co-Relational, Organizational Politics, Teachers' Performance
    (1) Shehzad Ahmed
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Tahir Khan Farooqi
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Asif Iqbal
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Education Lahore, FSD Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.

15 Pages : 146-153

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).15      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).15      Published : Mar 2020

The Influence of Environmental Factors and Access to Financial Capital on the Link Between Entrepreneurial Orientation and SMEs Performance: A Case from Pakistan

    This paper is an attempt to explore the buffering role of environmental factors and access to financial capital on entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and SMEs performance relationship in Pakistan. The population of the study consists of all the SMEs that are operated in KPK, Pakistan. We select the sample from the Peshawar division, which includes three districts i.e. Peshawar, Charssada and Nowshehra. The study used a multistage cluster sampling technique. Through this technique, the study finally selects the 254 organization from the selected population. The managerial levels employees of SMEs were the respondents of the study and the responses were gathered through a structure questionnaire. The study found a significant positive relationship between EO and firm SMEs performance. It is also found that the relationship between EO and SMEs performance is moderated by access to financial capital. Furthermore, EF did not affect the relationship.

    Entrepreneurial Orientation, Firm Performance, Access to Financial Capital, Environmental Factor, Small and Medium Enterprise
    (1) Muhammad Fayaz
    IBMS,Agriculture University Peshawar,KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shams Ur Rahman
    Assistant Professor, IBMS,Agriculture University Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Abdur Rauf
    Assistant Professor,Department of Economics,Abbotabad University, Haveleian, KP, Pakistan.

19 Pages : 180-189

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).19      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).19      Published : Mar 2020

The Relationship between Quality Culture and Core Practices of Quality Management System and their Direct and Indirect Effects on Organizational Performance

    This research work empirically assesses the relationship between the Quality Culture (QC) practices and core practices of Quality Management System (QMS) and investigates their direct and indirect influences on organizational performance. Data for this research work is collected from 80 Technical Services Organizations of Pakistan through mail survey and the proposed framework and hypotheses have been examined through Structural Equation Modelling. The results of hypotheses show that synergies among QCPractices have a positive impact on QMS-Core practices as well as organizational performance. Moreover, QMSCore practices mediate the relationship between QC-Practices and organizational performance. This empirically validated model can be used as a benchmark by future researchers for further examinations in other industries sectors, especially in manufacturing.

    Quality Culture, Quality Management Core Practices, Organizational Performance
    (1) Khurram Rehmani
    PhD Scholar,Department of Engineering Management,NUST, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Afshan Naseem
    Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Management,NUST, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Yasir Ahmad
    Assistant Professor,Department of Engineering Management,NUST, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

25 Pages : 241-247

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).25      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).25      Published : Mar 2020

Impact of Teacher Effectiveness and Student Attitude on Students Academic Achievement in Science Subjects in the Secondary Schools of Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan)

    This study was conducted to find the influence of teachers effectiveness and students attitude on students academic achievement in science subjects at secondary school of district Dera-IsmailKhan. An important aim of the study was to explore the impact of teachers effectiveness and students academic performance on the subject of science. A multi-stage and stratified random sampling technique was used for data collection. The survey questionnaire was used. A standardized questionnaire was used and this questionnaire was also validated. A normality test was applied to normalize all variables. Reliability was checked through Cronbach Alpha and it was found in the range given by (Pallant, 2010). The data-was-collected-from teacher at the secondary school level. The hypothetical influence was tested using simple regression. The teachers effectiveness was found significantly on students academic achievement as β=0.727 p<0.05. Similarly, the influence of students attitude found significantly positive on students academic achievement as β=0.616 p<0.05.

    Teacher Behavior; Student Attitudes: Academic Performance; Science Subject
    (1) Zameer Ahmad
    PhD Scholar,Department of Education,Qurtuba University D. I. Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Zafar Saleem
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education,Qurtuba University D. I. Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Khalid Rehman
    Lecturer, Department of IBA,Gomal University D.I.Khan, KP, Pakistan.

27 Pages : 260 ‒ 268

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).27      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).27      Published : Mar 2020

The Role of Enterprise Education and Training in the Performance of Small Manufacturing Firms: Evidence from West Midlands (United Kingdom)

    Enterprise education and training play a pivotal role in bridging workforce skills and improving the performance of small businesses. Considering the significant role of small businesses, this study attempts to investigate how small manufacturing units improve their performance using training methods. Therefore, for this study mixed-method approach was adopted to find the relationship between both variables. In the first part of the methodology, face to face, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with business owners and managers. Furthermore, survey questionnaires were carried out to find the relationship between both variables. For a mixed-method approach, 26 owners/managers were interviewed, and 136 respondents were identified from food and furniture manufacturing units with several employees who comes on the definition of small firms. The results of the study confirm in small firms positively impacted the individual performance and overall non-financial turnover of employees. The study concludes with future recommendations for academicians and policymakers.

    Enterprise educating, Enterprise Training, Small business, Performance, United Kingdom.
    (1) Fahad Sultan
    Assistant Professor,Institute of Business Studies and Leadership,Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Syed Haider Khalil
    Assistant Professor,Institute of Business Studies and Leadership,Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Syed Mohsin Ali Shah
    Assistant Professor,Institute of Business Studies and Leadership,Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.