The Effects of Motivational Level of Prospective Teachers on their Academic Achievement and Self-esteem at the University Level
Students and teachers can use different ways to learn when their motivation is high, moderate, or low. The main objective of this descriptive study was to find out how high levels of motivation affect the performance of the prospective teacher. A survey method was used to gather data. Prospective teachers of the University of Punjab Lahore were included in the sample population .sample size was 560 prospective teachers. We used a questionnaire to find out about different ways to get people interested in learning. SPSS was used to look at the data. The results showed that a high level of motivation among future teachers was positively and significantly linked to all academic achievements and self-esteem, while a moderate level of motivation was also positively and significantly linked to other academic achievements. The results of this study may also persuade policymakers to take into account new motivational factors when hiring new teachers.
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Motivation, Prospective Teachers, Learning, Self-Esteem, Academic Performance
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(1) Rubina Nadeem
M.Phil. Scholar, Superior University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Amir Hashmi
Associate Professor, Institute of Educational Research, University of Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Impact of Servant Leadership and Organizational Culture on Work Engagement: An Empirical Analysis
The study's goal is to see how servant leadership and corporate culture affect work engagement. While leadership has been proven to have an impact, the effect and procedure underlying work engagement has attracted scant attention. Despite the fact that servant leadership followers are more inclined to be involved, this is especially relevant of servant leadership. We investigate the role organizational culture plays like a potential mediator in the study below, seeking to discover whether servant leadership builds organizational culture that, as a result, enhances work engagement. Overall,we find strong evidence suggesting servant leadership can forecast organizational culture along with the other extensions related to job engagement which include dedication, absorption and vigor, while organizational culture, undermines the effect of servant leadership style. Lastly,all three components of work engagement are positively related to an organization's culture.
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Organizational Culture, Servant Leadership, Employee Performance
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(1) Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman
Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Management Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Syeda Unzilla Shah
Research Scholar, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Arif Masih Khokhar
Iqra University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Analyzing the Head Teacher and School Performance with the Lens of Head Teachers' Qualification
It is assumed that the qualification plays an important role in performing any task. This study was carried out to investigate the performance of schools and head-teachers in concern with head teacher's qualification. The performance of head-teachers was measured as viewed by their teachers so secondary school teachers were the source of data for this study. The population was divided into two strata based on levels of qualification. It was descriptive-cum-correlational survey and a self-developed questionnaire was administered to 384 teachers to solicited information about the performance of their head-teachers in different administrative tasks. Descriptive statistics and Mann-Witney U-test was used to compare two groups' means to test the hypothesis. Analysis revealed that in the majority of administrative tasks (seven out of ten) the performance of head-teachers who had more than 16-yearsqualification was significantly better and their school results were also found good than their counterpart. Both the hypotheses were rejected and it could be gleaned that high qualifications of head-teachers were effective because they are good in administering the tasks that augmented towards better school performance.
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Head-teachers, Qualification, Performance, Secondary Schools
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(1) Muhammad Nadeem Anwar
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Pakistan.
(2) Abida Parveen
Lecture, Department of Education, University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Punjab, Pakistan
(3) Khaliq Rizwan
PhD Scholar, Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
Anxiety and Academic Performance of Undergraduate University Students
Aim of the study was to find out the relationship between anxiety with academic performance of undergraduate university students. The study was conducted for the objectives; (i) to find out the anxiety level of undergraduate university students. (ii) to identify the level of achievement scores (GPA) and co-curricular activities of undergraduate university students, and (iii) to find out the relationship between anxiety and academic performance of undergraduate university students. A sample of 408, including 195 male and 213 female 2nd-semester undergraduate BS students from 12 different departments out of 4 faculties of the University of the Sargodha, taking 34 students from each department, were selected through multistage random sampling techniques. Two instruments, anxiety scale and performance checklists, were developed to collect data from students. Research instruments were validated through experts' opinions, pilot testing was done, and the reliability coefficient Cronbach Alpha value for the anxiety scale was .832. Frequencies, mean, standard deviation, t-tests and Pearson correlation were used for data analysis. There was a weak and negative relationship between anxiety and achievement scores of undergraduate university students whereas. But there was a significant but weak and negative relationship between anxiety and achievement scores and co-curricular activities of undergraduate university students. So it is recommended that teachers of the university may integrate activities in their classroom teaching to keep students involved and reduce anxiety.
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Anxiety, Academic Performance & Undergraduate University Students
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(1) Muhammad Naveed Khalid
Resource Person, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan
(2) Farah Shafiq
Assistant Professor, Division of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
(3) Mushtaq Ahmad
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
Development And Validation of Students' Academic Performance Scale For Higher Secondary School Level
The aim of this study was to develop and validate a comprehensive instrument to measure the holistic academic performance of higher secondary school-level students in Pakistan. Data were collected from 1035 higher secondary school level students enrolled in public sector colleges and higher secondary schools. Content validity was determined by eight national and international experts' opinions. The reliability coefficient was found (α=.74) for the said scale. Initially, 52 statements were developed by integrating the students' academic characteristics, students' performance domains, and academic listening, speaking, reading, and writing tasks.Finally, 24 statements were retained after applying the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). It resulted in two distinct sub-factors of Students’ Individual Performance (SIP) and Students'
Group Performance (SGP). Findings of the research indicate that Students' Academic Performance may be used as a reliable and holistic measure by the educational stakeholders for higher secondary school level students.
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Students' Academic Performance, Higher Secondary School Level, Individual Performance, Group Performance, Holistic Performance
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(1) Maria Saima Jabir
PhD Scholar, Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Shahid Farooq
Professor & Chairman, Department of Advanced Studies in Education, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Elevating Organizational Performance: Decoding the Power of HRM Practices at Pakistan International Airlines
The study assessed Human Resource Management's (HRM) impact on Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) performance, exploring its contribution to financial success and the role of employee engagement. 371 valid responses were collected from 400 distributed questionnaires, achieving an 86% response rate, with 35% female and 65% male respondents. Data analysis employed SPSS for descriptive analysis and Cronbach's Alpha for reliability. The study's main goals were to evaluate PIA's HRM practices, revealing a positive HRM effect on performance through SPSS regression analysis. Governance and HRM practices were identified as root challenges. Recommendations included VIP protocol elimination, increased employee development investment, monitored flights by senior staff, and strong HRM implementation to promote efficiency, productivity, and growth. The study stresses a dedicated HR department's importance for competitive advantage, providing insights for PIA's strategic decisions and performance enhancement.
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Performance Management System, Employment Security, Training & Development, Employee Engagement, Organizational Performance
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(1) Muhammad Gulraiz Tariq
PhD Scholar, Department of Business Administration, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Ziaullah
Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Sara Iftikhar
PhD Scholar, Department of Business Administration, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
Collaboration Trend and its Impact on the Research Productivity in Computer Science Research
Apart from a few bibliometric studies of limited scope, the Pakistani scientific system is a scantly researched area requiring large-scale empirical evidence-based studies. This study aims to explore various features of collaboration in research and its impact on the performance of computer scientists in Pakistan. Over 15,494 SCOPUS-indexed publications in the area of computer science for the period 1997 to 2017, having at least one Pakistani author, were analyzed. The findings of the study disclosed the important role of collaboration in the citation count of the publications. International collaborative works and the more countries in collaboration significantly impacted the number of citations. The study's findings revealed that collaborative publications are more frequently cited and considered of high quality. This study is the first large-scale quantitative analysis of research collaboration, represented by co-authorship in computer science research in Pakistan.
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Research Collaboration, Computer Science, Citation Analysis, Scientometric Analysis, Research Performance, Pakistan.
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(1) Muhammad Asif
Manager, Information Technology University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Khalid Mahmood
Professor, Institute of Information Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Alia Arshad
Assistant Professor, Institute of Information Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
The Effect of Workplace Ostracism on Knowledge Sharing Influence and Task Performance: The Mediating Role of Organization
The focus of this research study is to investigate how workplace ostracism influenced employee task performance, as mediated by knowledge sharing. Workplace ostracism may make it hard to engage with one another and limit opportunities for social interaction which may have an impact on how well coworkers share knowledge and how well they carry out the necessary result. The study is purely applied. The study's technique also aids in providing the actual picture of workplace ostracism and how it impacts employee task performance with the mediation of knowledge sharing. Employees selected from IT sector organizations in Pakistan's Karachi are the study's target respondents. The population is to be around 400 participants. This research's main focus is to broaden the literature by understanding the influence of knowledge sharing mediated the relationships between workplace ostracism and task performance.
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Workplace Ostracism, Knowledge Sharing, Task Performance, IT Industry
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(1) Asghar Ali Sahito
Lecturer, Institute of Commerce & Management, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
(2) Noreen Hassan
Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Gulshan Campus, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
(3) Ghulam Murtaza Lahbar
Benazir School of Business, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and Its Influence on Employee Performance and Work
The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on employee performance and work commitment within the workplace, while also acknowledging its limitations. The study employs a qualitative research approach and utilizes a simple random sampling method. Data collection is conducted through online questionnaires using Google Forms. The majority of the respondents (91.8%) fall within the age range of 20-30 years, with a total of 100 participants consisting of 58% females and 42% males. The findings reveal that AI can positively influence employee performance and work engagement. AI refers to the use of computers to simulate intelligent behavior with minimal human intervention. However, there are concerns raised by academics regarding potential job losses and an increase in unemployment rates due to AI. Consequently, this may pose challenges in terms of infrastructure reconstruction, ensuring vehicle safety, and adapting laws and regulations.
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Artificial Intelligence, Employee Performance, Work, Google Forms
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(1) Kirshan Kumar Luhana
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Sindh University Laar Campus, Badin, Sindh, Pakistan.
(2) Atia Bano Memon
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
(3) Imran Khan
Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Relationship between Corporate Governance and Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms through Moderating Role of ISO-14001
The objective of this research is to investigate the potential moderating role of ISO14001 in the relationship between corporate governance and firm financial performance. Corporate governance is measured using four dimensions, the variable considered in this analysis encompass board size, frequency of board meetings, gender diversity within the board, and the presence of independent non-executive directors. The assessment of financial performance involves both accounting-based and market-based metrics. The results of this study are obtained from annual company reports, and the study employs purposive sampling with a sample size of 70 manufacturing firms from the PXS 100 index. The empirical findings indicate that CG has a positive significant influence on both ROA and Tobin's Q. Additionally, ISO14001 significantly moderates the relationship between CG and FP.
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Corporate Governance, Financial Performance, Environmental Management Standards, Return on Asset, Tobin’s Q
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(1) Nosheen Rasool
Assistant Professor/ In-charge, Department of Commerce & Finance, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Zunaira Zulfiqar
Research Scholar, Department of Commerce & Finance, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.