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This study is an attempt to find out the impact of knowledge sharing on the innovative work behavior of employees working in telecommunication sector of China. Particularly, the focus of this study is on the two important dimensions of knowledge sharing namely knowledge donating and knowledge collecting. For this purpose, data of 200 employees from telecommunication sector of China was collected and analyzed through correlation and multiple regression techniques. The results suggest that both knowledge donating and knowledge collecting are positively and significantly affect the innovative work behavior of the employees working in telecommunication industry. However, knowledge collecting was found as a better contributor in facilitating the employee innovative work behavior.

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Purpose Tremendous growth and worldwide expansion of Islamic banking industry has gained widespread attention of economist, bankers, investors and financial experts regardless of economic and political volatility in global banking industry. To compete with conventional banking, Islamic banks are setting up themselves with innovative technologies to gain competitive edge and market share. The establishment of mobile banking has been proven a technological wonder by eliminating time and space boundaries, and one can access financial services anywhere and at any time. For effective market segmentation, recognizing gender differences in factors affecting the adoption patterns of m-banking may provide competitive edge. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate how gender differences impact the intention to adopt Islamic mobile banking in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The study uses extended technology acceptance model (TAM) on final 243 participants from Pakistan. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) methodology has been applied for data analysis using SPSS 21 and AMOS 21. Findings Results have identified two interesting and different models for males and females in intention to adopt Islamic mobile banking. It is inferred that males are more task driven and desire for personality, value and status, so their intention is significantly impacted by perceived usefulness and perceived self-expressiveness. Whereas, females have found lack of IT knowledge and trust; therefore, their intention is significantly impacted by perceived credibility. However, the perceived financial cost was found of no concern for both males and females and social norms influenced the adoption, but there existed no significant gender differences. Originality/value The contribution of this study to existing literature is twofold. First, the existing research on mobile banking has mainly applied TAM on conventional banking overlooking the important ethnic group, the Muslims, who prefer Islamic banking. Second, the impact of gender differences is investigated in factors affecting intention to adopt Islamic mobile banking that has not been studied previously. The study fills the gap.

Abstract-The present study aimed to explore the factors responsible for declining students' interest towards chemistry. In this casual comparative study, the researchers collected data, through a questionnaire, from 600 science students of different secondary schools of government, semi-government, and private sectors of Lahore, Pakistan. The data analysis included mean, standard deviation (SD), percentages, correlation, t-test, and ANOVA. The results showed that students had less interest in chemistry, and the problem is more pronounced in 10 th grade students. The most prominent area of students' interest was chemistry experiments. The students in public schools were more interested in chemistry courses as compared to their peers enrolled in private schools. Moreover, the researchers found that older students were less interested in chemistry courses as compared to younger students. Among major factors, Personal Traits and Choices showed distinct role in developing students' interest towards chemistry, while Professional Scope and Role of Teacher declined students' interest. However, awareness and interest about The Professional Scope of Chemistry courses may be developed through seminars and career counselling. Also, teachers should have trainings in teaching chemistry courses to develop students' interest.Index Terms-Declining interest in chemistry, personal traits and choices, professional scope, role of teacher.