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 debtmaturity increases with the size of...

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan is one of the sixteen mega-open universities in the world, providing education opportunities to about one million students in Pakistan and the Middle East, from elementary level to doctoral level. The University has been facing quality issues in Open...

The construction industry of Pakistan has been endeavoring for quality since long time. The absence of quality related regulatory body and the non-availability of local quality standards could not give a clear direction to local construction industry. An exploratory approach was adopted by...

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...