Impact of Crew Training and Safety Management System on Operational Management in Aviation Industry of Pakistan

Aviation plays a fundamental role in the growth of trade, tourism, economy as well as sustainable development in Pakistan. The two main influential factors Crew Training and Safety Management impacting operations of Engineering Management was found on the basis of literature and analyzed. Primarily, the numerous organizations training methodologies to get their crew staff training was collected from both primary sources that’s questionnaire instrument and secondary sources which is Literature. The reliability and validity of the instrument was tested with the help of Cronbach Alpha and the survey questionnaire was distributed to obtain primary data. The used Non-Probability Sampling technique analyzed thru Statistical Package for Social Sciences software. It was revealed that both the variables i-e Crew Training and Safety Management have a significant impact on improving aviation operational management. Therefore, the management should take remedial measures to work out on Crew Training and Safety Management factors that may augment aviation operational management according to latest National Aviation Policy 2019

Una exploración de los factores que influyen en la toma de decisiones de compra de los consumidores de prendas de vestir

The foci of the present study was multifold: to examine the association and contribution of personal factors, social factor, psychological factors, mass media and clothing choice criteria onto female consumers’ decision makings styles. A purposive sample of 443 female consumers with an age range of 15-55 years (M = 28.62, SD = 6.69) was recruited from various shopping malls and households of Karachi. The following set of survey questionnaires were used in the present study to assess the variables of interests:  Brief Semi-Structured Interview Form, Social Factors Influence Measure, List of Values Measure (LOV; Kahle, 1985), Risk Reduction Function of Branding Scale (Fischer, Völckner, & Sattler, 2010), Social Demonstrance Function of Branding Scale  (Fischer, Völckner, & Sattler, 2010), Mass Media Influence Measure (Shin & Dickerson, 1999), Clothing Choice Criteria Measure (Eckman, Damhorst, & Kadolph, 1990), Consumer Style Inventory (CSI; Sproles & Kendall, 1986), and Brand Relevance in Category (BRiC; Fischer, Völckner, & Sattler, 2010). Linear Regression Analysis, Multiple Regression Analysis, and Hayes’ (2013) PROCESS Macro were used to test the hypothesis of the present study. These findings provide useful insight regarding the factors that influence female consumers’ apparel purchase decision making styles in general and when making branded apparel purchase decision. These findings have important implications for manufacturers, marketers and retailers in apparel industry.El objetivo del presente estudio fue examinar la asociación y contribución de factores personales, factores sociales, factores psicológicos, medios de comunicación y criterios de elección de ropa en los estilos de toma de decisiones de las consumidoras. Se reclutó una muestra intencional de 443 mujeres consumidoras con un rango de edad de 15-55 años (M = 28.62, SD = 6.69) de varios centros comerciales y hogares de Karachi. El siguiente conjunto de cuestionarios de encuesta se utilizó en el presente estudio para evaluar las variables de interés: Formulario breve de entrevista semiestructurada, Medida de influencia de factores sociales, Medida de lista de valores (LOV; Kahle, 1985), Función de reducción de riesgo de la escala de marca ( Fischer, Völckner y Sattler, 2010), Función de demostración social de la escala de marca (Fischer, Völckner y Sattler, 2010), Medida de influencia de los medios de comunicación (Shin y Dickerson, 1999), Medida de criterios de elección de ropa (Eckman, Damhorst y Kadolph , 1990), Consumer Style Inventory (CSI; Sproles & Kendall, 1986) y Brand Relevance in Category (BRiC; Fischer, Völckner, & Sattler, 2010). El análisis de regresión lineal, el análisis de regresión múltiple y la macro de proceso de Hayes (2013) se utilizaron para probar la hipótesis del presente estudio. Estos hallazgos proporcionan información útil sobre los factores que influyen en los estilos de toma de decisiones de compra de prendas de vestir de las consumidoras en general y al tomar decisiones de compra de prendas de marca. Estos hallazgos tienen implicaciones importantes para los fabricantes, comercializadores y minoristas en la industria de la confección

Leadership Competencies Leadership competencies and job satisfaction among Aviation employees of Pakistan International airline (PIA)

Job satisfaction and leadership style has always been tested and correlated in the past to understand the impact of the leadership on the degree of job satisfaction of employees. Since the passage of time employee satisfaction has become a great aspect of organizational success, therefore, different theories of management and leadership have been proposed. In the recent contest, theory of leadership competencies has been developed that measures the different competencies of the managers and leaders. In the current study, three independent variables namely emotional quotient (EQ), intelligence quotient (IQ), and managerial quotient (MQ) are being tested on the employee’s job satisfaction level of PIA. Data was gathered by questionnaires and 212 responses were received. SPSS were applied for analysis of data and there is a confirming connection amid job satisfaction and the EQ, MQ, and IQ of PIA employees along with the positive relationship between the Leadership competencies (LC) and the job satisfaction and lastly the significant relationship between job satisfactions