Local Pakistani Citizens’ Benefits and Attitudes Toward China–Pakistan Economic Corridor Projects

Kanwal, Shamsa; Pitafi, Abdul Hameed; Malik, M.Y.; Khan, Naseer Abbas; Rashid, Rao Muhammad

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“…For data analysis, we used SPSS, Version 21.0, and we performed different tests, including validity and reliability, average shared variance (ASV), and maximum shared variance (MSV). The loadings of each item were >0.60 as guided by Fornell and Larcker (1981) and Kanwal, Pitafi, Malik, et al (2020). We also computed the Cronbach's alpha (CA), the composite reliability (CR) of constructs, and average variance extracted (AVE) to conform the convergent validity.…”

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Enhancing Employee Agility Through Information Technology Competency: An Empirical Study of China

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This study investigated how employees’ information technology (IT) competency is associated with employee agility via perceived task structure. Most scholar’s emphasis is on the impact of IT competency on individual work performance; however, it seems as if no attention has been given to explore the relationship between IT competency on employee’s agility through perceived task structure. This research offers and tests a new comprehensive model that links the individual’s IT competency with perceived task structure and employee agility. Data were gathered from 167 representatives who used various IT applications for daily work routines in the organization. Findings showed that IT competency is positively related to task interdependence and autonomy. Task autonomy also has significant effect on employee agility; however, task interdependence has shown insignificant effect on employee agility. Furthermore, work expertise positively moderates the relationship between IT competency and perceived task structure. Theoretical and managerial implications of study are also discussed in the last section.

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“…The exceptional biodiversity of Pakistan is fascinating [105]. The wilderness of the enormous mountains in the northern zone is the central point for natural and quest tourism [106]. The hilly north may become a tourism hub if the infrastructure and superstructure are advanced.…”

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Impact of Substantive Staging and Communicative Staging of Sustainable Servicescape on Behavioral Intentions of Hotel Customers through Overall Perceived Image: A Case of Boutique Hotels

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Customers have become very sensitive regarding the innovative evaluation of services. Due to competition in the hospitality industry, it is a challenge for hotel marketers to understand customers’ behavior. There is scant research in the hotel industry of Pakistan and especially on boutique hotels. This research seeks to measure the relationship between substantive, communicative elements of the sustainable servicescape and behavioral intentions (word of mouth) in a boutique hotel setting. However, the mediating effect of the overall perceived image is examined between these constructs. Responses of boutique hotel visitors were collected from Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad, and Murree. Data were analyzed by using structural equation modeling (SEM). Results display that both substantive and communicative servicescape elements positively affect the perceived image of customers, which has a positive influence on behavioral intentions such as word of mouth (WOM). Theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.

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“…Several studies attempt to investigate the role of CPEC in economic development, in employment and in the livelihood of local people (Kanwal et al, 2020; Melecky et al, 2019; Saad et al, 2019). Most of these studies either employed anecdotal approaches to uncover various aspects of CPEC or adopted indirect empirical approaches to investigate megaprojects like CPEC, largely by using secondary data in lieu of firsthand data.…”

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“…For Pakistan, it is perceived "as the harbinger of a new era of connectivity and integration" (Mehdi, 2020) that will not only transform the region's economic development but also the well-being of Pakistanis. In other words, local communities' support of CPEC projects is associated with their perceived benefits, particularly business opportunities and overall regional development (Kanwal et al, 2020). Saad et al (2019) also noted that CPEC projects have changed the perceptions of local communities, particularly about quality of life, better economic opportunities, and poverty reduction.…”

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Exploring the Determinants of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Its Impact on Local Communities

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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a major development project in China’s fast-evolving Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is arguably the most comprehensive of the six BRI economic and infrastructure corridors on land. For Pakistan, it is perceived “as the harbinger of a new era of connectivity and integration” that will not only transform the region’s economic development but also the well-being of Pakistanis. It investigates the impact of CPEC as perceived by the local communities in its ZoI. It also evaluates CPEC’s potential challenges: public support and local communities’ concerns such as their awareness, acceptance, and ownership of CPEC. To accomplish our research objectives, we analyze original microdata from 1,585 respondents living proximate to propose CPEC route(s) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. After aggregating the data on the basis of age, education, income, and social status, we conduct descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses in an attempt to answer three research questions. We find significantly high level of awareness of CPEC across the board in the older age group of respondents (i.e., 40 years or older), hereinafter referred to as mature, highly educated, that is, respondents with university education. Older respondents expect more environmental and economic benefits than younger respondents, even as the latter expect lower social change and effect on migration than do the former. However, those in the upper social class expect higher economic and political benefits from CPEC, compared with those in the lower social class—an early indication of possible elite capture.

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Local Pakistani Citizens’ Benefits and Attitudes Toward China–Pakistan Economic Corridor Projects

Cited by 20 publications

References 72 publications

Enhancing Employee Agility Through Information Technology Competency: An Empirical Study of China

Enhancing Employee Agility Through Information Technology Competency: An Empirical Study of China

Impact of Substantive Staging and Communicative Staging of Sustainable Servicescape on Behavioral Intentions of Hotel Customers through Overall Perceived Image: A Case of Boutique Hotels

Exploring the Determinants of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Its Impact on Local Communities

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