Investor’s Behavior Towards Dividend Paying Out Firms

Purpose: The purpose of doing this research is to examine to see the behavior of investors towards the dividend payouts. It also helps the firms to target their investors according to their demographics and investors behavior as well. Methodology: Purposive sampling technique is used to collect the data of 75 investors. Out of the total of 75 responses, 66 responses are used for the analysis purpose because 9 are categorized themselves as non-investors in the stock market. Among all the investors of stock market, 82 percent of the respondents are male while 18 percent are females. Cross tabulation technique is used to see the behavior of investors towards the dividend payouts. Findings: The results of the research supporting the fact that investors love to receive a dividend regular or irregular basis and whether it is in the form of cash or a share. The behavior of investors toward the firm who provide dividends are strong and they also trust those firms who are acting so as well. Investors also believe that the firms providing high dividend are less risky firms and another reason they are providing high dividends is due to their higher growth and they wanted to share the profit with their shareholders as well. Practical implications/Originality/Value: The research is very much practical in nature and it will help the investors towards the dividend payout of their stocks. Moreover, this research is giving us a path to analyze which age group is interested in investing in a stock and their reasons of investing in a stock as well. Limitations: The data in our research is too less and we cannot generalize to other countries but it gives a direction about the behavior of an investor while investing in a stock market. Key words: Investors’ Behavior, Dividend, Payout, Stock Market, Pakistan Stock Exchang

Investor’s Behavior Towards Dividend Paying Out Firms

Purpose: The purpose of doing this research is to examine to see the behavior of investors towards the dividend payouts. It also helps the firms to target their investors according to their demographics and investors behavior as well. Methodology: Purposive sampling technique is used to collect the data of 75 investors. Out of the total of 75 responses, 66 responses are used for the analysis purpose because 9 are categorized themselves as non-investors in the stock market. Among all the investors of stock market, 82 percent of the respondents are male while 18 percent are females. Cross tabulation technique is used to see the behavior of investors towards the dividend payouts. Findings: The results of the research supporting the fact that investors love to receive a dividend regular or irregular basis and whether it is in the form of cash or a share. The behavior of investors toward the firm who provide dividends are strong and they also trust those firms who are acting so as well. Investors also believe that the firms providing high dividend are less risky firms and another reason they are providing high dividends is due to their higher growth and they wanted to share the profit with their shareholders as well. Practical implications/Originality/Value: The research is very much practical in nature and it will help the investors towards the dividend payout of their stocks. Moreover, this research is giving us a path to analyze which age group is interested in investing in a stock and their reasons of investing in a stock as well. Limitations: The data in our research is too less and we cannot generalize to other countries but it gives a direction about the behavior of an investor while investing in a stock market. Key words: Investors’ Behavior, Dividend, Payout, Stock Market, Pakistan Stock Exchang

Investigating the non-work antecedents of workplace deviance

Deviance in the workplace, which has a huge destructive and harmful impact on the organization, is of key concern to academicians and practitioners. Existing literature focuses on the work-related antecedents of workplace deviance. However, the non-work-related antecedents have received little attention. Hence, the present research attempts to understand, the non-work antecedents that aggravate deviant behavior among employees at a workplace. The Gioia qualitative research approach was used to understand, examine, analyze, and interpret the views of respondents. A semi-structured interviewing technique was adopted. The respondents were encouraged to share their own experiences, thoughts, and understanding regarding the phenomenon. A sample of 25 experienced respondents from public and private organisations in Pakistan were interviewed. The results indicate that commuting factors (road hindrances, conflict behaviors, traffic discipline, and over-speeding), social factors (family-work conflict, and disturbed social relations), and an individual's lifestyle (attitude, physical inactivity, and sleep deprivation) are the contributing factors pertaining to the non-work antecedents of workplace deviance. The current study contributes to the literature by focusing on the non-work antecedents of workplace deviance

Luteolin as a potent anti-leishmanial agent against intracellular Leishmania tropica parasite

Purpose: To examine the anti-leishmanial and cytotoxic effects of five naturally occurring phenolic compounds: luteolin (1), lalioside (2), luteolin-4’-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (3), apigenin 4-O-β-Dglucopyranoside (4) and apigenin (5) on Leishmania tropica KWH23 amastigotes .Methods: The compounds were isolated from the leaves of Lawsonia Inermis via hyphenated high performance liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry coupled with solid phase extraction-tube transfer nuclear magnetic resonance technique. The isolated compounds were given intraperitoneally to L. tropica KWH23 amastigotes-infected albino mice at a dose of ≥ 3 mg/kg for 5 days. Amphotericin-B was used as standard (reference) drug. Lymphocytes were used to analyze their cytotoxicity.Results: For compound 1, mean lesion size decreased from 0.82 ± 0.12 to 0.10 ± 0.01 after 120 days, with 97 % cure of intracellular L. tropica amastigotes at a dose of 15 mg/kg, compared to amphotericin B which produced 95 % cure at a dose of 30 mg/kg. Half-maximal concentration (IC50) for compound 1 was 4.15 μg/ml against lymphocytes.Conclusion: The results indicate that luteolin is a potent inhibitor of L. tropica  amastigotes, with a higher cytotoxic activity against lymphocytes, compared with luteolin-4’-O-β-D-glucopyranoside.Keywords: Leishmania tropica, Luteolin, Lalioside, Luteolin-4’-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, Apigenin 4-O- β-D-glucopyranoside, Apigeni

Investor’s behavior towards dividend paying out firms

Purpose: The purpose of doing this research is to examine to see the behavior of investors towards the dividend payouts. It also helps the firms to target their investors according to their demographics and investors behavior as well. Methodology: Purposive sampling technique is used to collect the data of 75 investors. Out of the total of 75 responses, 66 responses are used for the analysis purpose because 9 are categorized themselves as non-investors in the stock market. Among all the investors of stock market, 82 percent of the respondents are male while 18 percent are females. Cross tabulation technique is used to see the behavior of investors towards the dividend payouts. Findings: The results of the research supporting the fact that investors love to receive a dividend regular or irregular basis and whether it is in the form of cash or a share. The behavior of investors toward the firm who provide dividends are strong and they also trust those firms who are acting so as well. Investors also believe that the firms providing high dividend are less risky firms and another reason they are providing high dividends is due to their higher growth and they wanted to share the profit with their shareholders as well. Practical implications/Originality/Value: The research is very much practical in nature and it will help the investors towards the dividend payout of their stocks. Moreover, this research is giving us a path to analyze which age group is interested in investing in a stock and their reasons of investing in a stock as well. Limitations: The data in our research is too less and we cannot generalize to other countries but it gives a direction about the behavior of an investor while investing in a stock market

Synthesis of N-substituted acetamide derivatives of azinane-bearing 1,3,4-oxadiazole nucleus and screening for antibacterial activity

Purpose: To synthesize some acetamide derivatives bearing azinane and 1,3,4-oxadiazole heterocyclic cores and to evaluate their antibacterial potentials.Methods: Ethyl piperidin-4-carboxylate (2) was converted to ethyl 1-[(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl]piperidin- 4-carboxylate (3), 1-[(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl]piperidin-4-carbohydrazide (4) and 5-[1-(4-chlorophenylsulfonyl)-4-piperidinyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-thiol (5) using three consecutive steps. The target molecules, 5-{1-[(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl]piperidin-4-yl}-2-{[N-(substituted)-2-acetamoyl]thio]}-1,3,4- oxadiazole (8a-n) were synthesized by stirring 5 and N-aryl-2-bromoacetamides (7a-n) in an aprotic polar solvent. The structures were corroborated by infrared (IR), electron impact mass spectrometry (EIMS) and proton/carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (1H/13C-NMR) spectroscopic techniques. The evaluation of antibacterial activity was based on the effect on the increase in absorbance of the broth medium due to log phase microbial growth.Results: Compound 8g bearing a 2-methylphenyl group was the most the active growth inhibitor of Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis bacterial strains with minimum  inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of 10.63±0.97, 10.31±1.00, 10.45 ± 0.94 and 11.77±5.00 μM, respectively. Ciprofloxacin was used as reference standard.Conclusion: All the synthesized compounds are moderate inhibitors but relatively more active against Gram-negative bacterial strains. 5-{1-[(4- Chlorophenyl)sulfonyl]piperidin-4-yl}-2-{[N-(2-methylphenyl)-2- acetamoyl]thio]}-1,3,4-oxadiazole (8g) is the most active growth inhibitor of all the strains except Staphylococcus aureus.Keywords: 1,3,4-Oxadiazole, Acetamides, Antibacterial activity, Piperidin

Impact of Covid-19 on Yamuna River water quality: Possible ways to rejuvenate the riverine ecosystem in national capital of India

The water quality of Yamuna River was studied for four years from 2019 until August 2022. The period witnessed the onset of COVID-19 pandemic and government-imposed complete lockdown which caused slight improvement in the water quality. Five parameters pH, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Faecal Coliform (FC) monitored by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) were analyzed to see the changes in water quality of Yamuna River in the Delhi stretch before the onset of COVID-19 (2019), during the COVID-19 (2020 and 2021) and after the pandemic (2022). Maximum improvement in some water quality parameters were observed only during the 1st lockdown in the year 2020 when government had imposed complete restriction on the movement of people and industries were not functioning at there maximum capacity. The water quality again declined in the year 2021 and further in the year 2022. Major cause of pollution was the untreated waste reaching the river from various drains. Therefore, it is extremely important to intersect all the major and minor drains through Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs). The floodplain of the river needs to be managed to keep the pollution in control

Eyeing at eastern philosophy for business leadership model

Leadership is both an art and a skill. As a skill, it requires the practical ability of an individual, group, or organization to lead, influence, and guide other individuals. As an art, leadership requires the art of motivating a group of people to act unanimously toward achieving a common goal. In a business setting, this can guide employees with a strategy to meet the company's needs. Leadership has widely been studied from the Western perspective; however, this study focuses on exploring leadership from the eastern perspective. There is a certain hegemony of Western leadership ideas, which are not aligned with oriental cultures and workplaces. Moreover, this study explores how leadership is defined, evolved, and how the Western school of thought has solely influenced it. To explore the concept of leadership, a qualitative approach was taken. Qualitative open-ended fifteen interviews were conducted with theorists and practitioners of management and business studies from three nationalities i.e. Pakistan, Turkey, and Malaysia. The findings highlight that leadership literature stems from Western values, which is incongruent with Eastern literature and wisdom and specifically not aligned with indigenous thoughts of Pakistan, Turkey, and Malaysia. Respondents considered it another form of hegemony and urged for pacing up critical studies in the realm of leadership. Respondents also added that if more studies are taken into account from Eastern cultures, more avenues could be opened to address the dilemmas in management sciences

Investor’s behavior towards dividend paying out firms

Purpose: The purpose of doing this research is to examine to see the behavior of investors towards the dividend payouts. It also helps the firms to target their investors according to their demographics and investors behavior as well. Methodology: Purposive sampling technique is used to collect the data of 75 investors. Out of the total of 75 responses, 66 responses are used for the analysis purpose because 9 are categorized themselves as non-investors in the stock market. Among all the investors of stock market, 82 percent of the respondents are male while 18 percent are females. Cross tabulation technique is used to see the behavior of investors towards the dividend payouts. Findings: The results of the research supporting the fact that investors love to receive a dividend regular or irregular basis and whether it is in the form of cash or a share. The behavior of investors toward the firm who provide dividends are strong and they also trust those firms who are acting so as well. Investors also believe that the firms providing high dividend are less risky firms and another reason they are providing high dividends is due to their higher growth and they wanted to share the profit with their shareholders as well. Practical implications/Originality/Value: The research is very much practical in nature and it will help the investors towards the dividend payout of their stocks. Moreover, this research is giving us a path to analyze which age group is interested in investing in a stock and their reasons of investing in a stock as well. Limitations: The data in our research is too less and we cannot generalize to other countries but it gives a direction about the behavior of an investor while investing in a stock market