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Publication date: 20 March 2007

Shazia Ali

The paper seeks to understand the way in which children use mobile phones and the potential for mobile TV within the UK youth market.

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Purpose

The paper seeks to understand the way in which children use mobile phones and the potential for mobile TV within the UK youth market.

Design/methodology/approach

the study adopts a combined qualitative and quantitative approach consisting of in‐home friendship pair interviews followed by online surveys both amongst 10‐12 year olds split geographically and by gender.

Findings

The paper finds that children have a strong emotional attachment to their phones and mobile TV could well be the next technological step for children with regard to mobile phone technology. They are more likely to add mobiles to their existing repertoire of gadgets for other activities such as gaming and listening to music rather than use handsets as a direct replacement.

Research limitations/implications

With mobile phone technology and the media sector changing so rapidly, this study acts as a snapshot of attitudes and behaviour at the time it was undertaken. It remains to be seen how future convergence – both amongst technologies and media companies – will affect the potential for mobile TV amongst children.

Originality/value

The study helps to bridge gaps between other studies that have either focused on children's use of mobile phones in general (rather than specifically mobile TV) or has addressed mobile TV use amongst adults.

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Young Consumers, vol. 8 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1747-3616

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Publication date: 20 March 2007

Dr Brian Young

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Young Consumers, vol. 8 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1747-3616

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Publication date: 20 March 2007

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Young Consumers, vol. 8 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1747-3616

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Publication date: 24 August 2023

Mubeena Soomro, Ubedullah Memon, Masroor Ali and Naveed Akhtar Qureshi

1. Analyze the concept of disruptive change and its impact on organizational learning and development; 2. Develop the ability to identify and implement effective behavioral…

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Learning outcomes

1. Analyze the concept of disruptive change and its impact on organizational learning and development; 2. Develop the ability to identify and implement effective behavioral training interventions; 3. Understand the learning and development process; 4. Evaluate the challenges associated with online learning and explore strategies to overcome them; and 5. Recognize the significance of online learning in the current era and acquire knowledge and skills using online tools and applications for different job roles.

Case overview/synopsis

This case focuses on the new challenges that Shazia Zaheer, who is Head of the Learning and Development Department, is experiencing as a consequences of COVID-19 in her department. As her learning and development department has been focused primarily on traditional learning modes since the inception of Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL), she is facing additional challenges in adopting online learning because PTCL has undergone significant structural change. Since 1947, PTCL has been a state-owned enterprise. In 2005, the Pakistan Government privatized PTCL. This privatization resulted in numerous structural changes in management, hierarchy, chain of command, pay structure, product lines, technology and other factors. Employees were reduced from 90,000 to 23,000 as part of a volunteer separation plan, and a new scheme was introduced to streamline the process and improve efficiency. However, the employees at PTCL reacted to this transformation with union strikes and behavioral changes. Hence, this became a daunting challenge for Shazia Zaheer to change employees’ mindsets and instill corporate culture values. Nonetheless, she successfully won the half battle by changing the mindset of employees, and then she faced another challenge, COVID-19. This new normal brought new challenges for Shazia to implement online learning as her department relies solely on traditional modes of learning (classroom-based learning).

Complexity academic level

This case will be a good teaching aid if included in any courses on “Training and Development,” “Human Resource Management,” “Change Management” and “Online Learning” It would be better at the undergraduate (specialization courses) or graduate level.

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Teaching notes are available for educators only.

Subject code

CSS 6: Human Resource Management.

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Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, vol. 13 no. 2
Type: Case Study
ISSN: 2045-0621

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Publication date: 11 June 2018

Shazia Kousar, Abdul Rehman, Mahwish Zafar, Kamran Ali and Nadia Nasir

The purpose of this paper is to discuss positive spillovers of this project, especially for Pakistan because the majority of the literature discusses challenges associated with…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to discuss positive spillovers of this project, especially for Pakistan because the majority of the literature discusses challenges associated with China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Design/methodology/approach

This study reviews the available literature to assess the role of CPEC in the sustainable economic development of Pakistan.

Findings

This study indicates that CPEC is an ambitious development project because it needs a larger restructuring of the economy of Pakistan and it will be productive with the successful blend of policy changes and participation of the business community in Pakistan. This project primarily creates a huge amount of foreign direct investment for Pakistan, at the same time, it will also create greater trade opportunities to China by giving access to a new market for its trading goods.

Originality/value

This study established that CPEC will improve the economic growth and trade, enhance regional connectivity, overcome energy crises, develop infrastructure and establish people-to-people contacts in both the countries, which will further help to improve the tourism sector.

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International Journal of Social Economics, vol. 45 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0306-8293

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Publication date: 28 January 2020

Muhammad Zubair Alam, Shazia Kousar, Aiza Shabbir and Muhammad Ali Kaleem

Intrapreneurship is rapidly concerning organizations to tailor their operations and strategies for competitive advantage. Research on intrapreneurial dimensions is in the…

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Purpose

Intrapreneurship is rapidly concerning organizations to tailor their operations and strategies for competitive advantage. Research on intrapreneurial dimensions is in the developing stage, requiring more rigorous methods of investigation and application in various contexts. This study aims to focus on individual level intrapreneurship by examining the association of personality traits (PTs) on intrapreneurial behaviour (IB) moderated by knowledge sharing behaviour (KSB) and comparison of employees in engineering and functional departments.

Design/methodology/approach

A survey has been conducted for data collection using a structured questionnaire. Partial least squares structural equation modelling has been used for hypotheses testing, moderation and multi-group analysis on a sample of 534 respondents.

Findings

Results reveal that PTs exerted a positive influence on IB. The impact of PTs on IB was more pronounced in the employees of functional departments. KSB moderates positively in the relationship between PTs and IB. Both groups significantly differ in dimensions of PTs.

Practical implications

Organizations can do little to improve PTs of employees, which impacts on intrapreneurship in organizations. However, KSB in organizations can be improved by adopting various measures. KSB eventually promotes innovation in organizations resulting in an overall competitive advantage for firms.

Originality/value

This is the first study that contributes theoretically in intrapreneurship literature by providing insights on PTs impacting IB incorporating KSB and comparing the diverse group of employees.

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Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, vol. 14 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2071-1395

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Publication date: 12 September 2023

Qaisar Ali, Shazia Parveen, Tasya Aspiranti, Nunung Nurhayati and Sulistya Rusgianto

The adoption of Islamic banking (AIB) among customers has remained in the limelight due to its significance in the strategic marketing of Islamic banking (IB) services. Although…

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Purpose

The adoption of Islamic banking (AIB) among customers has remained in the limelight due to its significance in the strategic marketing of Islamic banking (IB) services. Although researchers have devoted a significant effort to investigating the drivers of AIB, little is known about the exclusive barriers hampering AIB. Accordingly, this paper aims to examine the underlying barriers to the adoption of Islamic banking (BAIB) and categorize them into different research clusters using bibliometric analysis.

Design/methodology/approach

The data was collected from 132 articles published in Scopus database between 2007 and 2022 and analyzed using VOSviewer to explore BAIB.

Findings

The findings clustered the barriers to AIB into three groups, namely, efficiency of IB products and services (service quality, Shariah compliance level, availability of services), behavioral (knowledge and awareness, religiosity, trust and intention) and personal attributes (innovativeness, understanding of mobile/internet banking and technology acceptance) factors of Islamic bank customers.

Research limitations/implications

The sample size of this study is relatively small, as the data was imported from Scopus database only to perform Bibliometric analysis. Future studies may use larger sample size by retrieving data from other databases such as Web of Science and PubMed to develop better research clusters of BAIB.

Practical implications

The dynamic business environment and unprecedented changes in consumer behavior require managers creating suitable conditions to foster adoption of their services and capture a better market share.

Originality/value

Following the findings of this research, future research avenues are identified for strategic embeddedness and global development of IB by overcoming BAIB.

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International Journal of Ethics and Systems, vol. 40 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2514-9369

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Publication date: 24 July 2024

Sonia Mushtaq and Shazia Akhtar

This study aims to fill a gap in the literature by investigating the relationship between sustainable HRM, organizational resilience, and social, economic, and environmental…

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Purpose

This study aims to fill a gap in the literature by investigating the relationship between sustainable HRM, organizational resilience, and social, economic, and environmental sustainability.

Design/methodology/approach

This study utilized a quantitative approach to examine the relationship between sustainable HRM, organizational resilience, and sustainability within the hotel industry. The research was conducted through a simple random survey of 153 hotels and restaurants, using online and face-to-face data collection methods. The data is analyzed through AMOS.

Findings

The study highlights that sustainable HRM practices enhance organizational resilience and contribute to social, economic, and environmental sustainability. This research makes theoretical contributions to the literature on HRM and sustainability while offering practical insights for the hotel industry in implementing sustainable HRM to tackle the grand challenge of sustainability. Our findings indicate a positive influence of sustainable HRM on sustainability through organizational resilience.

Originality/value

Previous research needs to adequately explore how sustainable HRM contributes to all three dimensions of sustainability. This study aims to address this gap and provide implications for academics and managers by presenting evidence that sustainable HRM makes organizations resilient, leading to social, economic, and environmental sustainability.

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Journal of Management Development, vol. 43 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0262-1711

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Publication date: 21 February 2024

Hina Munir, Shazia Nauman, Farough Ali Shah and Umair Zahid

Drawing on social cognitive career theory (SCCT), this study aims to examine how university students’ attitude towards entrepreneurship education (ATEE) consists of affective…

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Purpose

Drawing on social cognitive career theory (SCCT), this study aims to examine how university students’ attitude towards entrepreneurship education (ATEE) consists of affective, cognitive and behavioral components influences their entrepreneurial intentions. It further examines the role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) as a mediator and social norms as a moderator in the ATEE – entrepreneurial intentions and – ESE relationships, respectively.

Design/methodology/approach

A sample of 428 university students from the new generational cohort entering workforce now (i.e. generation Z) from the four main cities of the province of Punjab, Pakistan, were considered using an online administered questionnaire. The study analyzes data using SPSS v25 and AMOS v22 and presents descriptive statistics, reliability, validity analysis and linear regression analysis. Furthermore, to test mediation and moderation hypotheses, Hayes’ PROCESS macro v3.0 was used.

Findings

The results confirm that individuals’ ATEE based on affective, cognitive and behavioral components have significant influence on entrepreneurial intentions. The findings also confirm the strong mediating role of ESE between the components of ATEE and entrepreneurial intentions. Furthermore, the conditional effects results confirm that social norms strengthened the positive relationships between the affective, behavioral and cognitive components of ATEE – ESE at three levels (low, medium and high).

Originality/value

This study is the first of its nature to unlock the missing link between ATEE’s components and entrepreneurial intentions using the theoretical foundations of SCCT. Furthermore, this study provides theoretical and practical implications specifically considering a developing country – Pakistan.

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Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, vol. 13 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2045-2101

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Publication date: 17 October 2018

Nosheen Fatima Warraich, Irfan Ali and Shazia Yasmeen

This study aims to investigate the usefulness and challenges of personal digital information management (PDIM) as perceived by engineering faculty members.

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Purpose

This study aims to investigate the usefulness and challenges of personal digital information management (PDIM) as perceived by engineering faculty members.

Design/methodology/approach

Quantitative research strategy based on survey design was used to collect data through structured questionnaire. Simple random sampling technique was applied to obtain a representative sample from faculty members of University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.

Findings

Findings indicate that faculty members understand the usefulness of PDIM practices for their teaching and learning. They opined that these practices improve their performance along with effective utilization of resources. PDIM practices save their time, energy and money. Nevertheless, they have to face challenges in managing their personal information in digital format including technology obsolescence, bulk of incoming emails, prediction of future value of information, information fragmentation and memory load in remembering the location of information. It is also noted that PDIM practices are equally useful for both male and female faculty members. However, female faculty members have to face more PDIM challenges than male faculty members.

Practical implications

Overall, findings of the study reveal that there are benefits of PDIM and it is useful for faculty members with certain challenges. This study identified five major challenges. All these challenges were from technological and cognitive psychology domain. It is noted that assessing future value of information plays important role in overall process of PDIM.

Originality/value

The present study would be valuable addition in literature and it would be helpful in devising information literacy instructions programs in academic libraries. This study would also helpful for improving quality services for teaching as required by Pakistan Engineering Council. Findings of this study would helpful for system engineers, software developers and system librarians in designing and developing personal information management systems in Pakistan.

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