International Journal of Business Excellence, 2019
Pakistan has recently emerged as an important investment destination for the new hotel developmen... more Pakistan has recently emerged as an important investment destination for the new hotel development. According to Pakistan Hotels Association (PHA), hotel industry has showed a rising trend after the courtesy launch of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The basic aim of this study is to investigate the influence of transformational leadership (TFL) on the team performance of hotel industry of Pakistan through the mediation of team empowerment, knowledge sharing, team-efficacy and team prosocial motivation. This study is based on a sample of 245 employees from different hotels located in Pakistan. Structural equation modelling approach was applied to examine the hypothesised relationships by using smartPLS software. The findings of study revealed the significant positive influence of transformational leadership on knowledge sharing, team empowerment, team-efficacy and team prosocial motivation. Moreover, team empowerment, team prosocial motivation and team-efficacy powerfully mediate the relationship between TFL and team performance. However, knowledge sharing showed limited effect.
International Journal of Business Information Systems, 2018
The use of internet banking in Pakistan is third largest mode in e-banking after real time online... more The use of internet banking in Pakistan is third largest mode in e-banking after real time online banking (RTOB) and automated teller machine (ATM) and it is evolving with an impressive pace and creates its space among other mode of e-banking. Therefore, this study examined the factors that affect the adoption of internet banking in Pakistan through the theoretical lenses of technology acceptance model (TAM) and theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Structural equation modelling (SEM) with the help of smart-PLS was used to examine the hypothesised relationships among the proposed constructs. A questionnaire survey was used for data collection. The study results confirmed the applicability of TAM and TPB frameworks in predicting the adoption of internet banking by Pakistani bank costumers. Practically, this study guides the strategic decision makers of banking industry especially of Pakistan to develop strategies that will help to increase the adoption of internet banking in Pakistan.
Background: COVID-19 brought drastic changes and impacts on students around the world. Most of th... more Background: COVID-19 brought drastic changes and impacts on students around the world. Most of the students moved from face-to-face studies into online learning and that’s badly impacts their level of learning, regarding using online learning as a model and tool for learning. To know the level of understanding of students in online learning, to explore hinder factors in online learning, and to know the student's attitude towards online learning methods, we did this study. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in two of the private medical universities in Karachi. Data was collected through a well-defined structured questionnaire from 225 respondents after taking consent and data was analyzed through by statistical package for social sciences SPSS. T-test was used for analysis. The duration of the study was 4 weeks. Results: 89.3% of the student’s studies were affected due to online learning during COVID-19. The level of learning and understanding of 52% of the s...
International Journal of Business Excellence, 2019
Pakistan has recently emerged as an important investment destination for the new hotel developmen... more Pakistan has recently emerged as an important investment destination for the new hotel development. According to Pakistan Hotels Association (PHA), hotel industry has showed a rising trend after the courtesy launch of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The basic aim of this study is to investigate the influence of transformational leadership (TFL) on the team performance of hotel industry of Pakistan through the mediation of team empowerment, knowledge sharing, team-efficacy and team prosocial motivation. This study is based on a sample of 245 employees from different hotels located in Pakistan. Structural equation modelling approach was applied to examine the hypothesised relationships by using smartPLS software. The findings of study revealed the significant positive influence of transformational leadership on knowledge sharing, team empowerment, team-efficacy and team prosocial motivation. Moreover, team empowerment, team prosocial motivation and team-efficacy powerfully mediate the relationship between TFL and team performance. However, knowledge sharing showed limited effect.
International Journal of Business Information Systems, 2018
The use of internet banking in Pakistan is third largest mode in e-banking after real time online... more The use of internet banking in Pakistan is third largest mode in e-banking after real time online banking (RTOB) and automated teller machine (ATM) and it is evolving with an impressive pace and creates its space among other mode of e-banking. Therefore, this study examined the factors that affect the adoption of internet banking in Pakistan through the theoretical lenses of technology acceptance model (TAM) and theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Structural equation modelling (SEM) with the help of smart-PLS was used to examine the hypothesised relationships among the proposed constructs. A questionnaire survey was used for data collection. The study results confirmed the applicability of TAM and TPB frameworks in predicting the adoption of internet banking by Pakistani bank costumers. Practically, this study guides the strategic decision makers of banking industry especially of Pakistan to develop strategies that will help to increase the adoption of internet banking in Pakistan.
Background: COVID-19 brought drastic changes and impacts on students around the world. Most of th... more Background: COVID-19 brought drastic changes and impacts on students around the world. Most of the students moved from face-to-face studies into online learning and that’s badly impacts their level of learning, regarding using online learning as a model and tool for learning. To know the level of understanding of students in online learning, to explore hinder factors in online learning, and to know the student's attitude towards online learning methods, we did this study. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in two of the private medical universities in Karachi. Data was collected through a well-defined structured questionnaire from 225 respondents after taking consent and data was analyzed through by statistical package for social sciences SPSS. T-test was used for analysis. The duration of the study was 4 weeks. Results: 89.3% of the student’s studies were affected due to online learning during COVID-19. The level of learning and understanding of 52% of the s...
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