PurposeIn this study, the researchers explored the roles played by digital technologies and digital innovation (DI) in Pakistan's Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) companies' firm performance (FP).Design/methodology/approachThe researchers used a quantitative study to gather cross-sectional data from employees working in Pakistan's ICT companies. The authors based this study's findings on 396 valid samples.FindingsThe structural equation modeling (SEM) findings underline that digital capability (DC), digital orientation (DO) and digital transformation (DT) have positive and significant effects on DI and FP. Moreover, there is a positive and significant relationship between DI and FP. Finally, DI mediates DC's, DO's and DT's associations with FP.Practical implicationsBy committing to embracing new digital technologies and updating existing DCs to become innovation leaders and to improve FP, the findings will help sectors to take advantage of developing digital technologies and the trend toward digitalization. The results are also valuable for policymakers when considering if SMEs should be provided with more money for the digital up-skilling of their employees. Finally, this study's findings enrich the depth of literature about companies' use of digital technologies.Originality/valueThis study's empirical findings confirm the roles played by DC, DO and DT in improving DI and FP in a developing country such as Pakistan.
Servant Leadership has emerged as a prominent leadership style that has been investigated and implemented in diverse settings. This study focuses on examining the role of servant leadership within the higher education institute of Quetta, Baluchistan. The purpose of this research is to assess the impact of servant leadership on job performance while considering the mediating role of grit, compassion, and emotional intelligence. The study employs a non-probability convenience sampling technique to gather data from 250 pairs of followers and leaders within the higher education institute. A survey was administered to collect the necessary data, which were subsequently analyzed using SPSS v26 and SMART PLS 4. The findings of the study reveal significant relationships and shed light on the mediating effects of three key constructs: grit, compassion, and emotional intelligence. The results indicate that servant leadership significantly influences job performance within the higher education context. Additionally, the study highlights the partially mediating role of grit, compassion, and emotional intelligence in the relationship between servant leadership and job performance. This research contributes to the understanding of leadership dynamics within the specific context of higher education in Quetta, Baluchistan. By emphasizing the importance of servant leadership in promoting job performance and identifying the underlying mechanisms through which servant leadership influences performance, this study offers valuable insights. The findings underscore the significance of fostering servant leadership qualities and cultivating grit, compassion, and emotional intelligence to enhance performance outcomes in educational institutions.
PurposeIn this study, the researchers explored the predictive powers of corporate cultural factors and self-efficacy on Pakistan's public sector bank employees' organizational commitment.Design/methodology/approachThe researchers designed a co-relational study based on cross-sectional data using a questionnaire to collect the data from the Pakistan public sector banks' managers, assistant managers and operational managers. Consequently, the researchers based this study's findings on the 270 valid responses to the questionnaire.FindingsThis study's findings reveal that, except for teamwork, together with self-efficacy, the corporate cultural factors comprising organizational communication, training and development and reward and recognition have positive and significant impacts on organizational commitment. More specifically, self-efficacy plays a mediating role in terms of the relationships between organizational commitment and organizational communication, training and development and reward and recognition.Practical implicationsFrom establishing the most relevant corporate cultural factors, the researchers consider that this study's findings are helpful to policymakers and organizations in developing organizational commitment among employees. More practically in the case of Pakistan's public sector banks, the employees can improve employees' performance by recognizing the significance of the corporate cultural factors on employees' organizational commitment. In addition, the researchers consider that this study's findings can improve managerial efficiency which, in turn, can lead to the organizations becoming more successful.Originality/valueIn the context of Pakistan's public sector banks, this study's findings provide empirical insights to the relationships between the corporate cultural factors and organizational commitment. In addition, the findings provide insights to the role played by self-efficacy in mediating these relationships.
The process of entrepreneurship has a significant reputation for the career-related choice gained by innovation and risk-taking. The present study proposes to investigate the career decisions, opportunity recognition (ORN) and entrepreneurial intention (EIN) levels among university students studying sports sciences in Pakistan. The present study explores the EIN of young adults greatly associated to their career decisions and recognizes opportunism. The study employed cross-sectional data collected throughout Pakistan using a survey questionnaire. In total, 282 valid samples are utilized for concluding the investigation. By applying the path analysis through AMOS, the findings suggest a positive and significant effect of career decisions [(conscious career decisions (CCD) and blind career decisions BCD] on EIN among sports science students. Irrespective of this, environmental factors (ENFs) have an insignificant impact on EIN. The outcomes of a research study may provide guidelines for policymakers and universities’ authorities to accomplish and support the career development of students and accomplish the potential career catastrophes relating to the significant facts of unemployment issues and unemployed young adults. Moreover, the study would also assist the students in recognizing their career opportunities to tackle the unemployment trends. Further, the effect of ORN on EIN is also found to be positive and significant.
The human resources of every organization play fundamental roles that are supported by both internal and external factors. Various leadership styles and their influences regarding the personnel's contentment with their positions lead to any organization's success or failure. The existing literature of leadership requires empirical verification about which leadership styles are more linked to job satisfaction within one sector where various leading posts are available like universities in developing economies. Thereby, this study aims to substantiate the relationship between different leadership styles (transformational, ethical, servant and transactional) and job satisfaction. The 106 teachers of higher education institutes of Balochistan filled a questionnaire through convenience sample design. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. Findings show that ethical leadership is highly correlated with job satisfaction leads to transactional leadership. The servant and transformational leadership was positive related with job satisfaction having low level of beta. It shows that those leaders who utilize ethical, strict disciplines, transparency and authority contributes more in enhancing job satisfaction in Balochistan. The higher education institutes require to inculcate ethical and administrative features among leaders through training programs.
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