Academic Articles in Lahore School of Economics Journals: Recent submissions

  • Deviant Workplace Behaviors in Organizations in Pakistan 
    Maimoona Waseem (© Lahore School of Economics, 2016-10)
    While employees bring their own set of values and attitudes to the workplace, companies that adopt a positive approach toward their employees are likely to be more productive. Employee misbehavior and workplace deviance ...
  • The Effect of Perceived Organizational Support on Doctors’ Organizational Commitment in Pakistan 
    Sania Zahra Malik; Sadaf Zahra Kazmi; Namra Nadeem (© Lahore School of Economics, 2016-10)
    Maintaining employees’ commitment to their workplace is a major challenge faced by many organizations. This study examines the impact of perceived organizational support (POS) on different dimensions of organizational ...
  • The Efficiency of Credit Portfolio Management in Pakistan’s Banking Sector 
    Syed M. Waqar Azeem Naqvi; Tahseen M. Khan; Sayyid Salman Rizavi (© Lahore School of Economics, 2016-10)
    This study highlights the differences in performance of commercial banks operating in Pakistan in the context of credit portfolio management. Specifically, we look at their credit allocation policies and outcomes in the ...
  • Integrating Operations and Marketing in the Fast Food Delivery Industry 
    Saad Shahid; Shamila Nabi Khan (© Lahore School of Economics, 2016-10)
    The purpose of this study is to find out how marketing and operations integrate to provide high-quality fast food delivery service. Based on survey data for three different restaurants that offer a telephone ordering ...
  • Leverage Adjustment in Manufacturing Firms: Evidence from Pakistan 
    Muhammad Mounas Samim; Shakeel Iqbal Awan; Basheer Ahmad (© Lahore School of Economics, 2016-10)
    This study explores firms’ leverage behavior and speed of adjustment in the context of selected performance indicators in Pakistan’s manufacturing industry. Leverage behavior is predicted using ordinary least squares, based ...
  • The Socioeconomic Impact of a Customized Lending Program for Furniture Clusters in Chiniot, Punjab 
    Sajjad Mubin; Shazia Mudassir Ali; M. Ubaid Iqbal (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015-12)
    This study evaluates a Punjab Government development project titled “Customized Lending Program for Furniture Cluster at Chiniot.” The project was implemented by the Punjab Government’s Small Industries Corporation at a ...
  • The Value of Export Incentives 
    Imtiaz Ahmad (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015-12)
    This study develops a methodology for the comparative analysis of industry-specific export incentives. The impact of different export incentives extended to the textiles sector in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh is analyzed ...
  • The Determinants of Corporate Dividend Policy in Pakistan 
    Aliya Bushra; Nawazish Mirza (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015-12)
    The objective of this study is to identify the significant determinants of firms’ dividend policy across different sectors in Pakistan. Using data on 75 companies listed on the KSE 100 index for the period 2005 to 2010, ...
  • A Comparative Returns Performance Review of Islamic Equity Funds with Socially Responsible Equity Funds and the Broader Market Indices 
    Syed Kalim Hyder Bukhari; Mohammed Azam (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015-12)
    Islamic mutual funds and socially responsible mutual funds are two similar asset classes that incorporate negative screens in their portfolio selection process to filter out stocks that fail to meet certain ethical, social, ...
  • Is There an Arms Race Between Pakistan and India? An Application of GMM 
    Muhammad Ramzan Sheikh; Muhammad Aslam (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015-12)
    This study employs the Richardson model to investigate the presence of an arms race between Pakistan and India during the period 1972–2010. Using the generalized method of moments approach, we find that the grievance term ...
  • Education and Maternal Health in Pakistan: The Pathways of Influence 
    Uzma Afzal; Shandana Dar (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015-12)
    Although numerous studies have explored the relationship between education and women’s health-seeking behavior, the role of education – and the pathway through which it affects health-seeking behavior – remains unclear. ...
  • Predicting Work Motivation Through Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions: The Explanatory Role of Heavy Work Investment 
    Ishfaq Ahmed; Muhammad Khalid Khan (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015-09)
    This study investigates the relationship among job attitudes (job satisfaction and turnover intentions), heavy work investment (work engagement and workaholism), and work motivation (promotion focus and prevention ...
  • The Impact of Market Discipline on Banks’ Capital Adequacy: Evidence From an Emerging Economy 
    Ayesha Afzal (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015-09)
    This study presents empirical support for the role of market discipline in augmenting bank capital ratios in a competitive banking environment. Using a panel dataset on domestic commercial banks in Pakistan from 2009 to ...
  • A Comparative Analysis of Regulatory and Supervisory Islamic Banking: Evidence from Pakistan, Malaysia, Bahrain, and the UK 
    Asad Khan; Abdul Qadir Shah (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015-09)
    This study critically analyzes the regulatory and supervisory frameworks that govern Islamic banks in the dual banking systems of Pakistan, Malaysia, Bahrain, and the UK. We discuss their core regulatory functions and ...
  • An Analysis of Oil Price Volatility Using VAR: Evidence From Pakistan 
    Abdul Rafay; Saqib Farid (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015-09)
    Oil is a crucial economic input and Pakistan’s growth, production levels, and price levels are affected significantly by oil price volatility. This paper captures the impact of oil price shocks on Pakistan’s economy by ...
  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Customer Behavior: A Developing Country Perspective 
    Farida Saleem; C. Gopinath (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015-09)
    This study evaluates the determinants of customer behavior (brand loyalty and willingness to pay a price premium) within the framework of corporate social responsibility. We develop and test a model in the context of ...
  • In Quest of SME-Conducive Policy Formulation 
    H. C. J. Hanns Pichler (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015)
    The very topic raises a challenging question: that is, of the role and significance, if not the “survival,” of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and related structures amid forces, which – particularly in the sphere of ...
  • Credit Flows to Pakistan’s Manufacturing SME Sector 
    Imran Ahmad; Karim Alam (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015)
    This paper profiles the flow of credit to manufacturing SMEs and their subsectors in Pakistan. We discuss the challenges confronting the SME sector as well as the role of the central bank in this context. Based on the ...
  • The Impact of the Macroeconomic Environment on Pakistan’s Manufacturing Sector 
    Inayat U. Mangla; Muslehud Din (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015)
    This paper analyzes the impact of the macroeconomic environment on Pakistan’s manufacturing sector, emphasizing in particular the role of fiscal and monetary policies in shaping incentives for industrial investment. ...
  • Globalization 
    Khalil Hamdani (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015)
    This paper makes the case for Pakistan to engage actively in globalization. At present, the country is more a recipient of globalization than a participant. There is a need to shift the terms of engagement from passive to ...

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