The low bidder dilemma is one of the basic impediments to the procurement of quality goods and services in the public sector. The selection of lowest bidder without checking the technical reason ability of the bid, severely impact the schedule, cost and technical performance (CST) of the...

We examine how CEO's inside-debt based compensation incentives (pension benefits and other deferred compensation) influence firm's debt maturity structure. We examine this relationship in the context of the hypothesis that CEO's inside-debt based incentives exposes managers to similar kind of...

Many studies have reported teacher stress as a complex phenomenon induced by various stressors. Among these, lack of self-efficacy remains one of the most significant stressor. Besides, self-efficacy plays a moderating role in controlling stress. Stress over a significant period of time leads to...

This paper empirically examines the hypothesis that diffusion of information is not uniform across all industries of a stock market. Large industries or industries where trading volume is substantially high attract attention of a large number of investors who in turn make these industries...

Environmentally sustainable design and construction of built environment requires resource conservation and re-defining the use of old buildings. The construction of new building and infrastructure exploits the natural resources. The life cycle costs of these new facilities are increasing with...

Using two variants of panel data analysis, we attempt to find the determinants of capital structure of KSE listed non-financial firms for the period 1994-2002. Pooled regression analysis was applied with the assumption that there were no industry or time effects. However, using fixed effect...

In this paper, we study the potential determinates of the capital structure of non-financial firms listed on Karachi Stock Exchange. We analyse a sample of 445 firms listed on the KSE for the period 1997-2001. We have chosen tangibility of assets, size, firm growth rate, and profitability as...

We examine the empirical determinants of debt-maturity structure of 266 firms listed on the KSE over the period 2000 to 2004 using several variants of dynamic panel data models. We find mixed support for the agency cost hypothesis as our results show that debt-maturity increases with the size of...

Management of educational institutions to achieve the goals of excellence and quality is always. This study was conducted to know the management practices of Principals of federal government secondary schools named Islamabad Model Schools in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. Fifty principals...

Research has been controversial regarding theorized findings of High Performing Work System (HPWS)/firm performance research due to several reasons. First, operationalization of variables differs drastically from one study to the next. Second, theoretical frameworks also vary greatly as does the...