ISSUE

Volume-III

, Issue-II

(FALL 2018)



01 - The United Kingdom and Brexit: Implications, Consequences and Opportunities

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).01
10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).01      Published : Dec 2018

    Presently, Brexit and its implications for the United Kingdom (UK), European Union and rest of the world, are regarded as major concerns across the globe. The present study is an attempt to estimate the shock that the UKs economy will likely receive as a consequence of Brexit. It also seeks to find an answer to the question whether costs incurred as a consequence of Brexit are repairable or otherw... Details
    Brexit, VAR, Shocks
    (1) Ilhamah Qiamy
    Department of Economics,University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
    (2) Fahim Nawaz
    Department of Economics,University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Syed Umair Jalal
    MPhil Scholar,Department of Political Science,University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.

02 - Special Economic Zones: A Comparison of the Economic Policies of China and Pakis

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).02
10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).02      Published : Dec 2018

    China established Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the late seventies and eighties which later became major drivers of their economic development. Now China is replicating the same phenomenon in Pakistan under CPEC. China, through the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship project of One Belt One Road, has pledged to invest sixty-two (62) billion US dollars in Pakistan. The developm... Details
    Poverty, Protoindustrialization, Trade Deficit, Foreign Direct Investment, Import, Export, Economy.
    (1) Sohail Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, International Relations Programme, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Inayat Kaleem
    Assistant Professor, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Hajra Nasir Satti
    Candidate of MS, International Relations, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

03 - Economic or Organisation Perspective?: Triangulation of Workplace Spirituality,

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).03
10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).03      Published : Dec 2018

    The study examines the relationship between workplace spirituality, organizational learning capacity, and organizational trust. Within the organization, trust plays a significant role in establishing learning capacity. The study is crosssectional in nature with a simple random sampling technique. Information is gathered from Training/learning and OD staff of government and commercial banks operati... Details
    Organizational learning capacity, workplace spirituality, Organizational trust
    (1) Affaf Zahra
    MPhil Scholar, National Defence University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Zia-ur Rehman
    Assistant Professor, National Defence University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Asia Baig
    Demonstrator, Department of Economics. Abdul Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.

04 - The Role of Trade in Peace Promotion: Assessment of Pak-India Relationship

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).04
10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).04      Published : Dec 2018

    The relationship between trade and peace has been debated by policymakers, academicians and the general public, often ending in contesting conclusions defining the exact role of trade in this complex relationship. While taking the case study of Pakistan and India, this argument becomes more central to understanding whether there is a possibility for the furtherance of trade relations between Pakis... Details
    RTAs, WTO, MFN, SAFTA, NDMA
    (1) Saima Gul
    *Ph.D.Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Syed Ali Shah
    Assistant Professor,Department of Pakistan Studies,Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Usman Ullah


05 - Due Economy is Based on Authenticity? Authentic Leader's Personality and Employe

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).05
10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).05      Published : Dec 2018

    The study examines the impact of authentic leader’s personality on employee voice behavior through a quantitative study. The results, from a sample of 200 subordinate–supervisor dyads from a healthcare organization in Pakistan, provide evidence of a positive relationship for leader authentic personality with direct reports’ ratings of the leaders’ authentic leadership. In a... Details
    Leader Authentic Personality, Authentic Leadership, Organization-Based Self-Esteem (OBSE), Employee Voice Behavior
    (1) Muhammad Zia-ur Rehman
    Assistant Professor, National Defense University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Atiqa Shahbaz
    Research Scholar, National Defense University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Noor Hassan
    PhD Fellow,Department of Management Sciences,Yeungnam University, North Gyeongsang,South Korea.

06 - The Impact of Political Activities on PSX: The Evidence from Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).06
10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).06      Published : Dec 2018

    The aim of this research study is to find the association between political events in Pakistan and Pakistans stock exchange. The study considered 10 most big political events in Pakistan in the duration of 2012 to 2017. To calculate the results, the study used moving average method for calculating expected and abnormal returns. Further, t-statistics is used to explore the relationship between poli... Details
    PSX-100 index, T-statistics, Political Events, Event Study Methodology, Moving Average
    (1) Sami Ur Rahman
    PhD Scholar, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Ihtesham Khan
    Assistant Professor,Department of Management Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Faizan Malik
    Assistant Professor,Department of Management Sciences,Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.

07 - China-Laos Economic Corridor: Challenges for Regional and Policy Countermeasures

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).07
10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).07      Published : Dec 2018

    This corridor is an important link between Chinas "the Belt and Road Initiative" and the strategy of Laos to turn "land-locked country" into "land-linked country". Continued to strengthen the construction of software and hardware facilities along the China-Laos economic corridor and promote the connectivity of the areas along the corridor, this research explores the channels of cooperation between... Details
    OBOR/ China-Laos Economic Corridor, infrastructure, Challenges and Policy Suggestions
    (1) RenKeyao
    School of Political and Public Management,Soochow University & School of Education and Humanity Soochow Vocational University, Suzhou, Jiangsu
    (2) Riaz Ahmad
    Manager ORIC (R&D), National Defense University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Azeem Gul
    Lecturer,Peace and Conflict Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

08 - Islamic Microfinance Credit for Women Entrepreneurship Development and its Obsta

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).08
10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).08      Published : Dec 2018

    Women entrepreneurs suffer from various obstacles, such as gender gap or discrimination, few years of business experience and limited access to financing. The first part of this study explains the theoretical base of the Islamic microfinance, going through religious and ethical principles and financial contracts related to these principles. By using these theoretical aspects, the present study tri... Details
    Women Entrepreneurship, Islamic Microfinance Credit, Obstacles to growth.
    (1) Nazima Ellahi
    Assistant Professor,Department of Business & Technology, Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Awais
    Assistant Professor,Department of Business Administration, Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Asif Raza
    Head of Business Operations,Digital Product Limited (DPL),Islamabad, Pakistan.

09 - The Relationship of Socio-Economic Status and Achievement of Learners in English

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).09
10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).09      Published : Dec 2018

    In Pakistan English is taught as a compulsory subject in private as well as public schools form primary till university level. Resulting in the different outcomes by different socioeconomic status student. The current study attempts to study the correlation between socio-economic status and their achievement in the subject of English using survey method. The data was collected through simple rando... Details
    SES, English Achievement, Grammar, vocabulary. status
    (1) Saira Maqbool
    Assistant Professor,Department of English,Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Ameer Sultan
    LecturerDepartment of English,International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Rashida Imran
    Lecturer,Department of English, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

10 - Investigating the Nexus between Productivity and Export Performance of Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).10
10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).10      Published : Dec 2018

    An increase in productivity has been associated with better export performance by increasing the efficiency of the factors of production. Further, productivity leads to a reduction in production costs and an increase in comparative advantage in the international market. In this study, the Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bound test is used to investigate the nexus between productivity and exp... Details
    Productivity; Total Factor Productivity; Export; Growth Accounting Framework
    (1) Asma Saeed
    PhD Candidate, Department of Economics,Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Zahoor Ul Haq
    Professor,Department of Economics,Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Javed Iqbal
    Assistant Professor, Department of Economics,Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.

11 - The Impact of Judicial activism on The Economic Matters of Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).11
10.31703/ger.2018(III-II).11      Published : Dec 2018

    A well-established judiciary ensures a conducive environment for economic growth; relations between legal fraternity and investment have been interlinked, if there is no stable judiciary political miser ability, loopholes in securitymatters, law and order scenario, and energy situation shall be in a worse position. On the contrary, an efficient judiciary shall safeguard and protect the confidentia... Details
    Economic Sector, Judicial Activism, Independence of the Judiciary.
    (1) Noman Gul
    Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan Law College, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Naghma Farid
    Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan Law College, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Siraj Khan
    Nawab Allah Nawaz Khan Law College, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
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