01 - An Analysis of Socioeconomic Stratification, Intra-Temporal and Intra Generation
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).0110.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).01 Published : Jun 2019
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The study identifies the factors of intra temporal and intra generational household mobility in three districts of Central Punjab. The intra- temporal household mobility estimates the direction of transformation as disequalizing long term income. For the current analysis, three districts of Central Punjab are selected for data collection using literacy rate as prevalence rate. The results of the s... Details
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Upward Mobility, Socioeconomic Stratification, Intra Temporal Household
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(2) Samra Khalid
PhD ScholarDepartment of Economics,University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Nabila Asghar
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Business Administration,University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
02 - A Voyage of Esprit-De-Corps: A Sectorial Comparison
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).0210.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).02 Published : Jun 2019
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Esprit-De-Corps encompasses cohesion, loyalty and unity within an organization. The study is focused on the existing threads of EspritDe-Corps and its comparison in public and private sector universities. A sample of 533 faculty members was taken. The team STTEPS (T-TAQ) questionnaire was adapted for collecting the data. The data was analyzed through Percentage, mean and t-test. It was concluded t... Details
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Esprit de Corps, Public, Private, Universities
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(1) Tabassum Naz
Ph.D Scholar, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Allah Bakhsh Malik
HOD, Department of Education,NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan
(3) Marium Din
Assistant Professor, Department of Education,NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
03 - A Perspective on Saudi Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).0310.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).03 Published : Jun 2019
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This research analyzes the soft power and cultural diplomacy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Over the years, the Kingdom has been using its cultural diplomacy as an instrument of foreign policy for the promotion of its soft power at regional and global level. The analysis suggest the use of soft power and cultural diplomacy are part of Kingdom’s foreign policy, bringing a wider gesture of ap... Details
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Cultural Inclusion, Soft Power Public and Social
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(1) Abdulilah R Alkatheeri
PhD Scholar, Department of Politics and International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Khan
Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
04 - Factors Affecting Duration of Unemployment among Young Graduates of Khyber Pakht
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).0410.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).04 Published : Jun 2019
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The study was designed to calculate the waiting time for employment for graduates in KP with respect to their level of education and specialization in the field. Contribution of demographic, socioeconomic status, language proficiency, job preferences, job search methods and nepotisms was also measured regarding thewaiting time for employment. Responses of 791 respondents collected through multi-st... Details
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Unemployment, Kaplan Meier, Cox regression
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(1) Atta ur Rahman
Associate Professor, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Adnan Khan
Research Scholar, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Waseef Jamal
Assistant Professor, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
05 - Costing out Educational Needs for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).0510.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).05 Published : Jun 2019
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This study was undertaken for costing out education needs for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa based on location, gender, district and grade. The sample consisted of 778 schools, including 364 females and 414 males. The study used descriptive statistics for analysis. It was found that rural students get slightly less pocket money than urban students. The cost of average monthly stationery, uniform cost, teacher... Details
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Costing Out, Primary School, Rural Schools, Urban Schools, T-Statistics, Regression Analysis
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(1) Noor Jehan
Assistant Professor,Department of Economics,Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Idris
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Sajjad Ahmad Jan
Assistant Professor,Department of Economics,University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KP. Pakistan.
06 - HEC Ranking Criteria in the Perspective of Global University Ranking Systems
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).0610.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).06 Published : Jun 2019
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Globalization and market-based orientation of higher education institutions has increased interest of students, parents, employers, universities, funding agencies, governments, and relevant stakeholders in knowing the rank of their concerned universities at national/global level. This has led to the emergence of several global university ranking systems. Aligned with international trends of rankin... Details
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HEC Ranking, Universities, Quality Assurance
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(1) Fazeelat Noreen
PhD Scholar, Department of Education,Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Bashir Hussain
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Education,Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
07 - Comforting Investments are Rarely Profitable: Impediments in Investor Decision M
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).0710.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).07 Published : Jun 2019
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This research aims at testing and confirming existence of selected behavioral biases of investors that affect their decisions. Five behavioral biases affecting irrational behavior of investors were selected: overconfidence bias, illusion of control bias, confirmation bias and recency bias and optimism bias. Primary data was collected through a questionnaire from 300 investors from banks, insurance... Details
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Investment Decisions, Overconfidence, Illusion of Control, Optimism, Confirmation, Recency, Behavioral Biases
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(1) Taqadus Bashir
Associate Professor, Department of Management Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Faisal Mehmood
PhD Scholar, Department of Management Sciences,Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Altamash Khan
PhD Scholar, Department of Management Sciences,Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
08 - The Mediating Effect of CSR on the Relationship between Authentic Leadership and
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).0810.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).08 Published : Jun 2019
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The current research investigated authentic leadership and organization citizenship behavior relationship in the presence of mediator corporate social responsibility in services organizations of Pakistan. Data from the respondents were gathered through structured questionnaire. The instrument validity and reliability were ensured. A total of 220 respondents participate in the study. Participants w... Details
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Authentic Leadership, Corporate Social Responsibility, Organization Citizenship Behavior
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(1) Sajid Rahman Khattak
Assistant Professor, IBMS, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Imran Saeed
Lecturer,Department of Management Science,IBMS, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Saima Batool
Associate Professor, Department of Management Sciences, Qurtuba University, Peshawar, KP, Paksitan.
09 - Employment's Impact on Household Poverty: Empirical Evidence from Multan Distric
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).0910.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).09 Published : Jun 2019
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This study analyzed the association between household employment and household poverty using logit regression on survey data of Multan District. It is found that qualification of household head, gender of household head, household employment rate, number of males employed in formal sector, number of females employed in informal sector, females permitted to paid work outside home, female’s au... Details
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Household Poverty, Employment, Logistic Regression, Primary Data, Multan, Pakistan
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10 - A Study of Stimulanting Factors in Self-Motivated Professional Development among
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).1010.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).10 Published : Jun 2019
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The purpose of this study is to find out the factors which stimulate university teachers towards self-motivated professional development at university level. It was a descriptive study based on survey design; a mixed methods design was selected to collect the data through mixed method techniques. 200 questionnaires were distributed with the help of the snowball sampling technique, which helped in ... Details
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CLT, Experimental design, ESL, GMT, Intermediate level learners, Pakistani context.
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11 - Influence of Type A and Type B Personality on Academic Achievement of University
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).1110.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).11 Published : Jun 2019
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Several factors directly or indirectly influence academic achievement of students. There is immense variation in students’ academic achievement due to individual differences. Therefore, every individual has different personality characteristics that influence life, especially students’ academic achievement. Thus, the current study investigates the influence of personality types A and B... Details
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Academic Achievement, Influence, Personality type
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12 - Internally Oriented High-performance Work Systems and Organizational Performance
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).1210.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).12 Published : Jun 2019
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This study analyses the influence of high-performance work systems on organizational performance. As, previous studies have mostly focused on individual HR practices in determining the influence of HR practices on performance so research is needed to analyze the combined effect of HRM practices as system to understand the importance of HR on performance. Based on AMO framework, this study investig... Details
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AMO, HPWS, Pakistan, Branch Performance, HRM Practices
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13 - Analysis of Reading Preferences of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Teachers' Educators
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).1310.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).13 Published : Jun 2019
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English is a global language and it plays its role as the second and official language in many countries. Untrained teachers, rote learning, grammar translation method and overcrowded classrooms are the factors which affect the process of language learning in the school sector. The study was designed to analyze reading preferences of literary and language habits of Teacher Educators of RITE colleg... Details
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Reading Preferences, literary and Language Habits, English Language
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14 - Psychological Trauma and Corporal Punishment
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).1410.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).14 Published : Jun 2019
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The study analyzes Psychological Trauma as a result of Corporal Punishment at Secondary Level. The population was all the students of 10th class which made a population of 30200 students in Tehsils of District Malakand of KPK. Sixteen secondary schools and twenty-six students from each school were taken as a sample by using a simple random method. The research instrument DASS 42 about corporal pun... Details
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Studentsââ¬â¢ Corporal Punishment, Psychological Trauma, Depression, Anxiety and Stress
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15 - An Anaylsis of Modern Trends in Teacher Education
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).1510.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).15 Published : Jun 2019
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This is a descriptive study. Objectives of the research included: examination of modern tendencies in Teacher Education and find out the breaks and give ideas for improvement of Teacher Education Programs of the region. The population of the research was all teacher education organizations of the province. The sample comprised 55 Course instructors of these institutions. The device of the research... Details
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Modern Trends, Electronic devices, Web-based, Learning, Quality of Teachers
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16 - Historico - Cultural Analysis of Gendered Power - Play in Society as Portrayed i
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).1610.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).16 Published : Jun 2019
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This paper discusses an important aspect of human society, the gendered use of power on women and its portrayal through the literary texts of Nadeem Aslam. Literature mirrors human society through fictional characters and imaginary situations. A co-relation between gendered power, in the historical and contemporary social context and resultant discrimination through oppression and patriarchal hege... Details
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Androcentric, Gender discrimination, Othering, oppression, Power, Trajectories.
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17 - Students Self Perception as Learners, Teachers Support and Institutional Climate
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).1710.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).17 Published : Jun 2019
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Several factors are important determinants of students achievement. Students positive perceptions about these factors contribute to their achievement. Considering importance of students perceptions about themselves, teachers support, and institutional climate in influencing their academic achievement, this study specifically examines students perceptions about themselves as learners, teachers supp... Details
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Achievement, Institutional Climate, Studentsââ¬â¢ Perceptions, Teachers' Support.
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18 - Developing English Speaking Skills: Enforcing Testing Criteria
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).1810.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).18 Published : Jun 2019
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Language is product of four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. English language learning and examination has been reduced to reading and writing in Pakistan, at the University level. However, English Speaking Skills (ESS) are in high demand in professional life. ESS require testing and grading like English writing skills. This study is based on developing ESS through testing criteri... Details
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Testing Scales, Developing Oral Skills, Recorded Speaking Performances, Pakistan
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19 - Learning Engagement in Mathematics: A Test of an Active Learning Model
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).1910.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).19 Published : Jun 2019
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This experimental study explored the effect of the 4WsHs active learning model on learning engagement in mathematics classes. The research design used for conducting this study was true experimental research design (pre-test post-test equivalent group design). A sample comprising 190 students selected from two public sector schools was divided into experimental and control groups using a matched r... Details
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Learning Engagement, Active Learning, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Class, Teaching Mathematics
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20 - Marketing Strategies of SMEs and Performance: Empirical Evidence from Pharmaceut
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).2010.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).20 Published : Jun 2019
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The study finds the effects of marketing strategies on the SME performance. Further, it explores the marketing strategies adopted by the pharmaceutical companies in various industrial sectors of KP. The Industrial Estate Hayatabad, Industrial Estate Hattar and Industrial Estate Gadoon were taken as sample areas for the selection of firms. Data was collected from 300 pharmaceutical firms in these I... Details
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SMEââ¬â¢S, Pharmaceutical Sector, Cost Leadership, Differentiation Strategy, Segmentation Strategy
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21 - Role of Energy in Economic Growth of Pakistan (1972-2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).2110.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).21 Published : Jun 2019
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This paper highlights the importance of energy in the determination of growth for economy of Pakistan. This study has been taken for the period of 1972-2015. Along with energy consumption some other important variables are also put into investigation. The Johansson co-integration estimation technique has been used to estimate the required impact. The results show that energy consumption contribute... Details
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Energy Consumption, Economic Growth, Johansen CoIntegration and Pakistan.
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22 - Servant Leadership Style and Leadership Effectiveness: The Moderating Role of th
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).2210.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).22 Published : Jun 2019
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The aim of this study is to find the moderating role of cognitive style index on servant leadership style and leadership effectiveness relationship. For this purpose, a survey was conducted on 415 teaching staff from public and private universities. A total of 200 completed questionnaires were returned and used in the analysis. Bivariate correlation and hierarchical multiple regression were used t... Details
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Servant Leadership, Cognitive Style Index, Leadership Effectiveness.
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23 - Factors of Reduced Level of Affective Commitment: Evidence from the Banking Sect
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).2310.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).23 Published : Jun 2019
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Affective Commitment (AC) is a key determinant of positive organizational outcomes. However, certain climatic factors like lack of leader openness to voice (LLV), lack of open communication opportunity (LOC), defensive norms of organizational culture (DNO) and defensive silence (DS) may lead to low level (AC). A mixed method, sequential explanatory design based on quantitative phase followed by qu... Details
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Affective Commitment, Lack of Leader Openness to Voice, Lack of Open Communication Opportunity, Defensive Norms of Organizational Culture
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24 - Chinese World Order and Pakistan: Emerging Trends and Prospects
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).2410.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).24 Published : Jun 2019
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Economic recession of 2009 marked the end of the US dominance in the world. The subsequent period brought transition in the global order. China stepped forward by taking “Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)”, establishing Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and creating alternative forums to engage various regions by assuming a global role. Chinese World Order here is not aimed at r... Details
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Belt and Road Initiative, Economic Recession, Chinese Sphere of Influence, Chinese World Order, New World Order, Global Governance
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25 - Sino-Indian Engagement in Central Asia: Implications for Pakistan
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).2510.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).25 Published : Jun 2019
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Five Central Asian Republics (CARs) got independence in December 1991 as a result of the collapse of the USSR. Politically, economically, strategically and geographically Central Asia is regarded as the Heart of Asia. This region is the hub of the natural resources. It became a battle ground for the states which have interest in its hydrocarbon reserves. The paper examines the ongoing competition ... Details
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Central Asia, China, India, Natural Resources, Pakistan.
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26 - Lying with truth: A Postmodernist Representation of History in Gerald Vizenor's
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).2610.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).26 Published : Jun 2019
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This study traces the representation of deconstructed history in Gerald Vizenors fictional work The Heirs of Columbus. The study highlights the metanarrative techniques through which the officialized history is subverted and decentralized. The study is grounded in postmodern Historiographic Metafiction theory of Linda Hutcheon for investigation of the data. Historiographic metafiction dismantles t... Details
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Deconstruction of History, Historiographic Metafiction, Parody, Pastiche.
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27 - Development and Validation of Multiple-Choice Test of the Geometry Part of Mathe
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).2710.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).27 Published : Jun 2019
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This study overviews development and validity of a pool of multiple choice test items of geometry part of Mathematics for secondary level. A table of specifications was prepared and a pool of 48 multiple-choice type test items was developed from the test universe. The content validity and face validity of test items was determined with the help of a team of experts. Sample of the study was 488 stu... Details
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Achievement Test, Difficulty Power, Discrimination Power, Item Analysis, Reliability, Validity
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28 - The Determinants Influencing the Influx of Counterfeit Luxury Goods in Pakistan
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).2810.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).28 Published : Jun 2019
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The demand for counterfeit goods has exponentially grown and counterfeit goods trade has consequently emerged as a global problem. The present study investigates the determinants that encourage consumers to acquire counterfeit luxury goods. This research further analyzes purchase intention as mediator and gender role as a moderator between the contextual factors and consumer behavior. A quantitati... Details
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Consumer Behavior, Counterfeit Luxury Goods, Gender, Pakistan, Purchase Intention.
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29 - An Exploration of College Principals' Technology Leadership Competency Assessmen
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).2910.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).29 Published : Jun 2019
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This paper explores leadership technology competence of college principals in six domains, (1) vision and leadership, (2) teaching learning, (3) professional practice and productivity, (4) operations and support management, (5) evaluation and assessment, and (6) legal, ethical and social issues. Competence of the principals for using technology gadgets in the domains of teaching -learning was foun... Details
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Technology Leadership Competence, Intellectual Property Rights, Cyber Security
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30 - Analysis of Political Discourse in Pakistani Party Manifestos
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).3010.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).30 Published : Jun 2019
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Political discourse is inarguably deemed an essential tool, impercetably influencing people’s perception within a socio-political zone. The present research revolve around the critical discourse analysis of manifestos of Pakistani political parties, pertaining to the general election of 2013. The theoretical framework for the study triangulates VanDijks (1998) Socio-Cognitive Model, along wi... Details
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Political manifesto, Political Discourse, Identity and Ideology
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31 - China's Contemporary Foreign Policy Behavior: An Analysis through Realist, Liber
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).3110.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).31 Published : Jun 2019
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China’s tremendous rise will certainly be one of the major turbulent of the current century. Chinese leadership has already astonished the world with its economic development and active diplomacy. It is apparent that there will be a greater increase in Chinese power, influence, and involvement in regional and global affairs in future decades. We cannot envisage the exact nature of Chinese ob... Details
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Foreign Policy, Strategic Options, Power, Interdependence, Identity
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32 - Impact of Globalization on Inflation in Selected South Asian Countries: Using Pa
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).3210.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).32 Published : Jun 2019
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The present study is about to elucidate the relationship between globalization and inflation in the South Asian Region. This study is carried out for period of 1081-2016 for four south Asian countries. Panel data techniques were put into investigation. Panel unit root tests reported that the variables are of I(0) and I(1). Hausman test revealed that Pooled Mean Group is suitable for estimation i.e... Details
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Globalization, Inflation, South Asian Countries, Panel Ardl
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33 - The Effects of Family Size and Learning Achievement on Dropout Rate of the Stude
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).3310.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).33 Published : Jun 2019
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In this paper the researcher observed about family size, learning achievement and dropout rate of the students at the primary level in Swat, Pakistan. A sample size of 170 respondents was interviewed from the total population of 700 (dropped students). To find out the effect of family size and learning achievement on dropout rate of the students. A logistic regression model was applied. The result... Details
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Dropout; Family Size; Learning Achievements; Primary Education
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34 - Green Marketing Strategies : Paradigms and Assessment
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).3410.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).34 Published : Jun 2019
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The current study also attempts to contribute significantly in this regard, as it attempts to map relationships between value systems and attitude towards green buying behavior. This study postulates that Environmental Value (EnV) forms the GA, which endorses CBB. After a careful literature review it has been revealed that very limited studies have attempted to map this relationship thread lending... Details
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Green Consumption values, Environmental Values, Attitude towards Green Products, Consumer Buying Behavior and Value Attitude Behavior Hierarchy Theory.
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35 - Socio-Psychological Effects on Media Professional Standards during Military Oper
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).3510.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).35 Published : Jun 2019
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While using qualitative and quantitative techniques, this study analyzes the issues and challenges faced by the journalists while working in the areas going under military operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and FATA. Based on the hierarchy of influences model, a survey was conducted in Waziristan, Swat and Peshawar. A total of 185 local journalists from Swat, North Waziristan and Peshawar are s... Details
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War on Terror, Role of Media, Psychological Pressures, Responsible Reporting, Safety of Journalists
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36 - Role of Tribal Family Institutions in the Promotion of Honour Killing
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).3610.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).36 Published : Jun 2019
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This study is carried out in tribal district Kurram, Pakistan under positivistic methodology with the aim to investigate the role of family institution in honour killing. The results of the study concluded that honour killing is family oriented act that threatens social status and reputation of family. This barbaric act is carried out inside home as well as in public places by the male family memb... Details
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Honour Killing, Kurram Agency, Maliks, Lungi Holders, Spingiri
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37 - China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Fostering the Trade, Investment and Eco
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).3710.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).37 Published : Jun 2019
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Though the 21st century was considered hallmark economic globalization and trade partnership but recent developments of Brexit and President Trumps protective and anti-multilateral trading have challenged the established liberal consensus on economic globalization. This paper would argue that on the contrary the case of CPEC is the recent initiative from China and Pakistan which is giving boost to... Details
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CPEC, Trade, Economic Development, Foreign Direct Investment, Globalization
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38 - Moral Suasion or Policy Reforms? How to Tackle Sectarian Violence in Pakistan: T
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).3810.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).38 Published : Jun 2019
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The existing literature in social sciences and humanities analyzing root causes of sectarian and religious conflicts focus mostly on micro-factors. The inability of market and state factors to control sectarian conflict for last seven decades remains understudied by the contemporary literature. This article aims at filling that gap and seeks to identify certain market and government failures that ... Details
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Extremism, Policyreforms, Pakistan, Religion, Sectarianism, Government-Failures, Violence.
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39 - Reflection of Teacher Educator's Professionalism on Prospective Teachers
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).3910.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).39 Published : Jun 2019
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Reflection of teacher’s own professionalism matters so the present study aimed to evaluate the reflection of teacher educator’s professionalism on their students. The survey was conducted to collect data by using two self-developed questionnaires one for teacher educators and others for prospective teachers. A sample of 155 teacher educators and 200 prospective teachers participated in... Details
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Teacher Professionalism, Reflection, Teacher Educators, Prospective Teachers, Teacher Education programs
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40 - An Investigation into the Mediating Effects of Organizational Commitment Between
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).4010.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).40 Published : Jun 2019
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The main objective of this study was to investigate not only the relationship between Psychological Capital and Work Engagement but also to test the mediating role of Organizational Commitment. A cross-sectional design was used. Data was collected from 226 nurses of the threelarge hospitals of Peshawar, Pakistan. The PCQ, UWES-9 and Meyer and Allen (1991) scales were used as measuring instruments.... Details
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Psychological Capital, Work Engagement, Commitment. Nurses, Pakistan
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41 - Health Needs and Care Seeking Behavior of Internally Displaced Persons Living in
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).4110.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).41 Published : Jun 2019
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Since 2009, an estimated 3 million people were displaced in Pakistan of which 10% took refuge in “camps”. To ascertain their health needs and care-seeking behavior an exploratory crosssectional survey was undertaken from November 2017 to April 2018 in Jalozai camp by interviewing 318 household heads and 318 married females using systematic and convenient sampling techniques respectivel... Details
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Care Seeking Behavior, IDPs, Human Rights, Health Services, Health Needs, Pakistan
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42 - Prevalence of Physical Abuse at Primary School Level in District Faisalabad
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).4210.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).42 Published : Jun 2019
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Physical abuse in schools is quite visible in developing countries like Pakistan; it is being covered by maintaining discipline in schools which instigated to conduct this study as a dire need of the time to cope with physical abuse at the primary school level. A multi-stage sampling technique was used. Two hundred and forty-five teachers and 23 head teachers and 500 students were selected from th... Details
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Physical abuse, Primary school level, School teacher, Head teacher
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43 - High School Students' Perception of Challenges in Physics Learning and Relevance
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).4310.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).43 Published : Jun 2019
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The study examines high school Students’ Perceptions and challenges in learning Physics regarding Field Dependency. Physics is often represented as being abstract and unrelated to the real-life subject. Field Independent students gain higher than the Field Dependent students as hat independent students’ confidence and understanding are higher than dependent students. The study uses a s... Details
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Physics, Perceptions, challenges, Level of Field Dependency, Group embedded figure test, Hidden Figure Test
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44 - Post-colonial Feminist Critique of Roys The God of Small Things
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).4410.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).44 Published : Jun 2019
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The present study intends to thoroughly examine the Postcolonial feminist perspective in Arundhati Roys novel The God of Small Things by focusing on the theoretical approaches of Gaytri Spivak, Trinh T.Minha and Ania Loomba. The ambivalent personality of colonized women is tarnished due to subalternity imposed by the patriarchal culture of India. The destructive nature of the Western Imperialism f... Details
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Postcolonialism, Feminism, Subaltern, British Imperialism, Colonized. Patriarchal Traditions.
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45 - Unlocking the Role of Corporate Boards in Stimulating Corporate Governance
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).4510.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).45 Published : Jun 2019
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Corporate boards have gained remarkable significance over the past few years due to the efforts of various scholars who explored the positives of corporate boards in the context of governance of companies. This paper investigates the effectiveness of corporate boards in stimulating corporate governance, generating shareholder value and examining physiognomies that affect good governance practices.... Details
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Corporate Boards, Corporate Governance, Effectiveness of Board of Directors
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46 - Perceptions of Supervisors and Supervisees about Supervisor Role and Responsibil
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).4610.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).46 Published : Jun 2019
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The present study seeks to discover the supervisor and supervisees perceptions about supervisor responsibilities in student research work throughout the research process. A selfdeveloped 16 items questionnaire based on the process of thesis work was used to collect data from a sample of 75 supervisors and 200 supervisees who were selected through convenient sampling technique from a university in ... Details
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Supervisor, Supervisee, Research Work, Research Process.
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47 - Emotional Intelligence, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Inten
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).4710.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).47 Published : Jun 2019
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Current study is an attempt to highlight the connection of emotional intelligence with entrepreneurial intention directly as well as indirectly by taking in account entrepreneurial selfefficacy as a mediator. A sample of 352 final year business administration students from different universities (public sector) of KP, Pakistan is taken by the researcher. Questionnaire is used as data collection in... Details
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Emotional Intelligence, Entrepreneurial Intention, Entrepreneurial SelfEfficacy, University Students, Mediation
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48 - The attitude of Parents towards Their Daughters Higher Education in Khyber Pakht
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).4810.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).48 Published : Jun 2019
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The present paper focused on finding out attitudes of parents towards their daughters' higher education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The objective was to find out the attitude of parents towards their daughters' higher education. The study was delimited to male parents of three districts, namely Dir Lower, Dir Upper and Swat. The target population was 4872 male parents. A sample of 360 male pa... Details
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Attitude, Parents, Community, Higher Education and Daughter.
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49 - Sufism and Mysticism in Aurangzeb Alamgir's Era
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).4910.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).49 Published : Jun 2019
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Mysticism is defined as a search of God, Spiritual truth and ultimate reality. It is a practice of religious ideologies, myths, ethics and ecstasies. The Christian mysticism is the practise or theory which is within Christianity. The Jewish mysticism is theosophical, meditative and practical. A school of practice that emphasizes the search for Allah is defined as Islamic mysticism. It is believed ... Details
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Sufism, Mystic poetry, Mughal dynasty, Aurangzeb Alamgir, Habib Ullah Hashmi
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50 - Overconfidence Bias: Empirical Examination of Trading Turnover and Market Return
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).5010.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).50 Published : Jun 2019
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Theory of overconfidence states that investors are highly overconfident when valuing the stocks. Self-attribution has been found by the researchers as the root cause for overconfidence bias in investors. Investors attribute the high stock prices and returns with their own art of picking up the stocks, and thus they trade more frequently. In order to test overconfidence and self-attribution Vector ... Details
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Stock Returns, Volatility, Overconfidence, Self-Attribution, Vector Auto-Regressive Model
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51 - Analyzing the Role of Social Media in Strengthening Democracy in Pakistan
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).5110.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).51 Published : Jun 2019
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Modern innovation in communication has changed patterns of socializing. Advance forms of communication are paving ways for people to convey their ideologies to others. This study attempts to analyze the role of social media in strengthening democracy in Pakistan and highlights the importance of media in democratic states by an extensive review of the literature. The core concern of the study was t... Details
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Social Media, Democratization, Political Awareness, Political Efficacy, Political Participation
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52 - Intertextual Inscription of Diasporic Identity in Ondaatje's The English Patien
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).5210.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).52 Published : Jun 2019
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hrough Julia Kristiva's intertextuality, this study explores the diasporic version of identity in Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient - the text that is based on Ondaatje's inspiration from other literary and non-literary texts: Rudyard Kipling's Kim, Herodotus' The History, James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans and the story of Gyges and the Queen. This theoretical inscription locat... Details
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Diaspora, Identity, Intertextuality, Ondaatje, WWII
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53 - The Rediscovery of Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie: An Analysis from New Histor
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).5310.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).53 Published : Jun 2019
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A social documentary of Dreiser's milieu and own life, Sister Carrie (1900) portrays American women from multiple angles. As a genuine criticism of debased American values, the text describes women's social, personal, sexual, marital, and economic sides of contemporary American women through Carrie. Having a poor critical reception in the 1910s, the novel was rediscovered worldwide with new vigor ... Details
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Rediscovery, Feminism, Social-Darwinism, Dreiser, Pakistani
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54 - Oil Price Fluctuations and Volatility of Firm Risk
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).5410.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).54 Published : Jun 2019
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Prior literature reports that macro-economic factors of a country affect stock exchange performance and thus firm performance. Recent strands of literature and the fluctuations in currency have a substantive effect on countries' economies. These fluctuations are also a cause of price fluctuations of imports and exports. One such factor which directly affects firm performance is the oil price fluct... Details
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Macroeconomic Factors, Oil Price Fluctuations, Firm Performance, Firm Risk
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55 - A Comparative Study of Flipped-Learning and E-Learning in ELT Teacher Education
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).5510.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).55 Published : Jun 2019
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Advancement in technology has brought a positive change in pedagogical practices. The development started with the integration of technology as a tool for teaching and has reached e-learning and Flipped-learning. In this study, the features of e-learning and Flippedlearning are compared from the perspective of technology and pedagogy in practice. To collect the data, English language teachers of p... Details
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E-Learning, FlippedLearning, Pedagogical Approach, Technology Integrated, Synchronous, Asynchronous
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56 - Development and Federalism: Responses of Federating Units Over CPEC
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).5610.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).56 Published : Jun 2019
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CPEC is deeply interconnected with federal structural in Pakistan. There is a difference of opinion amongst the scholars and policy makers regarding the impact of CPEC on federalism in Pakistan. This paper is an attempt to analyze liberal framework of federation and its connection with neoliberal development project of CPEC. In neoliberal framework, the decentralization and distribution of resourc... Details
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Federalism, CPEC, Development, Pakistan, Neoliberalism
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57 - An Ecocritical Insight into Ted Hughe's Poetry as an Alternative and Complementa
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).5710.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).57 Published : Jun 2019
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This paper aims to explore the ecocritical perspective of Ted Hughes in his poetry as an alternative and complementary approach to anthropocentrism. The present study, immersed in the ecocritical theoretical insights, is significant in terms of pinpointing Hughes' contribution to advocating the need to promote Eco-friendly and symbiotic attitudes for ensuring what is termed as ecological balance. ... Details
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Anthropocentrism, Biocentrism, Ecocritical Approach, Ted Hughes
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58 - Cybersecurity: A New Framework for the Information Economy
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).5810.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).58 Published : Jun 2019
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The government's role as a digital platform brings with it challenges including the possibility that the freedom of expression and the right to privacy conflict with each other in the digital space. The citizen's privacy becomes exposed to new vulnerabilities. A citizen's voice, vote and changes in status, can be stolen or sabotaged with catastrophic individual and national consequences. Individua... Details
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Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Service Sector, Consumer, State
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59 - Industrial Entrepreneurs' Decisions for Start-up Behavior in the Context of Econ
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).5910.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).59 Published : Jun 2019
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Start-up behaviour is a key resource for entrepreneurial investment decisions. Economic Corridors are a new form of regional and beyond regional entrepreneurial collaborations. The present research aimed at operationalising the measurement scale for industrial entrepreneurs' start-up behaviour in the context of entrepreneurship under economic corridors. Particularly, the present study is committed... Details
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Industrial entrepreneurship, start-up Behavior, Star-up Decisions, Scale Development, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Economic Corridors,
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60 - The Emerging Intelligence Architecture of Internal Security & New Regional D
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).6010.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).60 Published : Jun 2019
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Regional politics, safety dynamics, and national protection of South Asia are intensely interlinked with the traditional and non-traditional issues prevailing. A substantial effort and energy are converted into procuring the weapons instead of working towards economic growth. All these crises will have a profound consequence on regional security, ultimately affecting the peace of the rest of the I... Details
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Regional Security, Security Architecture
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61 - Assessing the Roles of Organizational Aggression and Workplace Gossiping between
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).6110.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).61 Published : Jun 2019
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The purpose of this research was to examine the Impact of Narcissistic Leadership (NL) on Employee’s Behavioral Cynicism (BOC) with the mediation of Organizational Aggression (OA) and moderation of Workplace Gossiping (WG) in the FMCG sector of Pakistan. OA was studied as a mediator that was brought in between the relationship of NL on BOC to see what impact it made on them. A quantitative m... Details
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Organizational Aggression, Narcissistic Leadership, Behavioral Cynicism, Workplace Gossiping
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62 - US-Pakistan Relations Post 9/11: Impact on Domestic Political Stability
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).6210.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).62 Published : Jun 2019
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The security partnership that the United States and Pakistan developed following the events of September 11, 2001, is one of the most consequential and controversial bilateral relationships in the 21st century. This paper represents an in-depth analysis of the way in which the restructured alliance based on mutual military assistance and engagement in the war on terrorism conditions the intra-Paki... Details
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US-Pakistan Relations, Civil-Military Relations, War On Terror, Democratization, Military Aid, Governance, Anti-Americanism, Militancy.
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63 - Abrogation of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973: A Trailing Overview in term of
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).6310.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).63 Published : Jun 2019
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The 1973 constitution of Pakistan envisages a democratic setup based on parliamentary form of government. The role of the armed forces is also provided under articles 243, 244 and 245. These articles deal with the functions of the armed forces and gives a brief account of the military’s domain. The interpretation of these articles and the ground reality with regard to the armed forces will b... Details
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Constitution of Pakistan 1973, Abrogation, Civilian Supremacy, Armed Forces Command, Military Oath. Instability
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