Small and medium-sized enterprises and economic growth in Pakistan: An ARDL bounds cointegration approach

Manzoor, Faiza; Wei, Longbao; Siraj, Mahwish

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06340

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“…Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are considered as the fundamental tool for economic growth, and they are playing an essential and vital role in the economic and social configuration of the nation (Ahmedova, 2015;Manzoor et al, 2021b). The worldwide perception of small and micro-businesses or firms has reached noteworthy importance in the economic progress of a nation (Kuzilwa, 2005).…”

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Intrinsic Rewards and Employee's Performance With the Mediating Mechanism of Employee's Motivation

2021

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The prime goal of this study is to analyze the impact of intrinsic rewards on the performance of an employee. It also focuses on the role of motivation of the employee as an intervening factor. To achieve this objective, data have been collected through the questionnaire method from small and medium enterprises of Pakistan. A total of 400 questionnaires were distributed to the target population, and 300 were received. To test the hypotheses, the confirmatory factor analysis and the structural equation modeling have been used. The main results of the study have shown a positive and significant impact of intrinsic rewards on the performance of the employee. Specifically, the study reveals that the motivation of an employee significantly mediates the association between intrinsic rewards and the performance of the employee. In the light of the findings, implications are outlined.

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“…Several studies have considered the importance of the financial status, occupation, and income, that may influence the technology usage behavior of elderly people [ 20 , 55 , 56 ]. Pakistan is a developing country and per capita income is relatively low as compared with other developed countries [ 57 ], especially older people who have a low socio-economic background and are concerned with the costs of technological products and services. Hence, we may assume that Cost tolerance is a significant predictor of e-health usage behavior of elderly people.…”

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Prioritizing and Overcoming Barriers to e-Health Use among Elderly People: Implementation of the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP)

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2022

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Rise in the aging population brings new challenges to modern societies. Old age is associated with several morbidities and usual issues related to health. Therefore, the provision of healthy and timely care has become the dire need to maintain their quality of life and wellbeing. The evolution of the e-health care system put pressure on societies to implement it successfully to ensure a safe and prompt provision of care services to the most vulnerable population successfully. Therefore, the provision and implementation of the e-health care system is a challenge for the health industry in terms of multi-objective decision-making. Multicriteria decision-making is a generalizable approach to making decisions with dependence and feedback and is known as an effective tool in decision-making processes, particularly in the healthcare sector. The present study aims to present an e-healthcare framework by identifying and prioritizing potential barriers towards the use of e-health by the elderly population. The analytical hierarchy process approach is adopted to calculate weights of identified potential barriers, respectively, and then rank them based on their degree of significance. The findings show that health and the ability-related barrier is ranked highest, followed by socio-environmental and attitudinal barriers. This research contributes to healthcare decision-making regarding e-health usage by implementing MCDA techniques. Our study will assist the public health practitioners and policymakers in drawing decisions on the best strategy to minimize the risks in using the e-healthcare system by the aging population, which significantly contributes to the smart healthcare system.

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“…Following Farhani et al. (2014) , Farhani and Rahman (2019) , Manzoor et al. (2021) , Saayman and Saayman (2015) , Shahbaz et al., 2013a , Shahbaz et al., 2013b , and Shahbaz et al.…”

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Investigating the environmental externalities of tourism development: evidence from Tanzania

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2022

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Small and medium-sized enterprises and economic growth in Pakistan: An ARDL bounds cointegration approach

Cited by 47 publications

References 41 publications

Intrinsic Rewards and Employee's Performance With the Mediating Mechanism of Employee's Motivation

Intrinsic Rewards and Employee's Performance With the Mediating Mechanism of Employee's Motivation

Prioritizing and Overcoming Barriers to e-Health Use among Elderly People: Implementation of the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP)

Investigating the environmental externalities of tourism development: evidence from Tanzania

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