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Does terrorism reduce trust? : empirical evidence from Pakistan
Ahmad, Noman; Rehman, Faiz Ur - In: Defence and peace economics 33 (2022) 8, pp. 993-1009
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Analysing the structure of public-private partnership projects using network theory
Chowdhury, Abu Naser; Chen, Po-Han; Tiong, Robert - In: Construction Management and Economics 29 (2011) 3, pp. 247-260
In public-private partnership projects (PPP), the relationships between the participants are established through a variety of contractual agreements between financiers, government, contractors, operators and customers. Raising funds, linking various participants legally and financially, ensuring...
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The relationship between financial indicators and human development in Pakistan
Zaman, Khalid; Izhar, Zeeshan; Khan, Muhammad Mushtaq; … - In: Economic Modelling 29 (2012) 5, pp. 1515-1523
financial indicators on human development in Pakistan by using annual data from 1975 to 2010. Data is analyzed by cointegration … as an important driver for increase in human capital in Pakistan. Results indicate that causality runs from financial … with economic growth and human development in Pakistan. Variance decomposition analysis shows that among all the financial …
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The relationship between agricultural technologies and carbon emissions in Pakistan: Peril and promise
Zaman, Khalid; Khan, Muhammad Mushtaq; Ahmad, Mehboob; … - In: Economic Modelling 29 (2012) 5, pp. 1632-1639
The objective of the study is to investigate the influence of agricultural technologies on carbon emissions in Pakistan … driver for increase in carbon emissions in Pakistan. Results indicate that unidirectional causality runs from agriculture … carbon emissions in Pakistan. Variance decomposition analysis shows that among all the agricultural technologies, granting …
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An exploratory study of sexual harassment in Pakistani organizations
Ali, Faiza; Kramar, Robin - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Management 32 (2015) 1, pp. 229-249
Pakistan. This study uses neo-institutional theory to develop a more comprehensive framework to explore SH experienced by women … in the workplace in Pakistan. Qualitative methodology is adopted to examine employees’ and managers’ perceptions of SH …
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The South Asian Security Complex in a Decentring World Order: Reconsidering Regions and Powers Ten Years On
Buzan, Barry - In: International Studies 48 (2011) 1, pp. 1-19
This article updates the arguments about the South Asian regional security complex (RSC) given in Buzan and Wæver’s (2003) Regions and Powers (RaP). In terms of the South Asian RSC itself, there have been lots of events, but little in the way of structural change from the analysis in RaP. In...
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Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches for measuring underground economy of Pakistan
Kiani, Misbah; Ahmed, Adeel; Zaman, Khalid - In: Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology 49 (2015) 1, pp. 295-317
extensions in the developing countries context like Pakistan over a period of 1975–2010. The study at first finds the long … sector in Pakistan’s economy. The result shows that GNP and inflation rate both have a positive relationship with currency … in the short-run. On the basis of cointegration results, the study concludes that Pakistan’s underground economy …
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Quality versus quantity in health care and educational reforms: combating poverty
din, Nazeem ud; Zaman, Khalid; Ashraf, Shagufta; … - In: Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology 49 (2015) 1, pp. 267-293
landscape of how health care and education is delivered in the developing countries like Pakistan. This study investigate the … poverty reduction (i.e., headcount ratio) in Pakistan. In order to determine the relationship, this study uses time … financed and monitored accordingly, reduces poverty in Pakistan. In order to reduce poverty, the impact of positive economic …
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Implementation of TQM on higher education in Pakistan (short communication)
Baig, Sajjad; Abrar, Muhammad; Ali, Asif; Ahmad, Mudassar - In: Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology 49 (2015) 1, pp. 51-56
The purpose of this study is to analyses how TQM is implemented in education sector, especially in Pakistan. We explore … Pakistan. In Pakistan private sector more focus on practices of TQM but in public sector there is no concept of TQM. We …
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Empirical investigation of mobbing, stress and employees’ behavior at work place: quantitatively refining a qualitative model
Qureshi, Muhammad; Iftikhar, Mehwish; Janjua, Saquib; … - In: Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology 49 (2015) 1, pp. 93-113
Pakistan (Sindh, Punjab, Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa province) was taken for empirical investigation. The empirical …
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