Predicting Organizational Performance through Workplace Spirituality

The purpose of this research study was to investigate the relationship of workplace spirituality and Perceived Organizational Performance in private education sector of Pakistan. Mainly, the study was conducted in private schools of Lahore. To represent education sector of private schools in Lahore, five large schools from DHA schools systems were chosen for data collection. Total of 450 questionnaires were floated among respondents. Total 319 questionnaires were received which were useful for further processing so the response rate remained 70.8 percent. Different statistical techniques were used like factor loading, Reliability analysis, Descriptive statistics, Correlation analysis and regression analysis. Results revealed that workplace spirituality has a positive impact on perceived organizational performance. Furthermore, all three dimensions of workplace spirituality contribute significantly and positively to predict perceived organizational performance in private schools of Lahore Pakistan. Keywords: workplace spirituality, organizational performance, Inner life, sense of community, Pakista

Inflation Targeting, Exchange Rate and Financial Globalization

In this paper we investigate the impact of financial globalization on the behaviour of inflation targeting emerging market economies with respect to exchange rate - do central banks respond to exchange rate movements or not. We use quarterly data for six emerging market inflation targeting economies from the date of their inflation targeting adoption to 2009 Q4. The study uses small open economy new Keynesian model à la Gali and Monacelli (2005), and employs multi-equation GMM technique to investigate the relationship. We find that the response of central bank to the exchange rate in case of Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Thailand is statistically significant while insignificant for Korea and Czech Republic. Theoretically, it should not be so as even under flexible inflation targeting central bank responds to inflation deviation and output gap; we think that the peculiar characteristics of emerging markets, like fear of floating, weak financial system and low level of central bank credibility make exchange rate important for these economies.Inflation Targeting; Exchange Rate; Emerging Markets

Haemodynamic response to tracheal intubation via intubating laryngeal mask airway versus direct laryngoscopic tracheal intubation

Objective: To compare the haemodynamic response to tracheal intubation using either direct larygoscopy or Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway. Methods: This was a prospective randomized controlled trial. One hundred adult ASA-I and ASA - II patients coming to the Anaesthesia Department of Aga Khan University Hospital were randomly divided into two groups. In group- I endotracheal intubation was done with the help of Macintosh laryngoscope while in group-II patients were intubated with the help of the Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway. Systolic, diastolic, mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate were recorded at baseline, at laryngoscopy and at 1 minute interval for 10 minutes following intubation. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the groups with respect to age, weight, height and gender. The rise in systolic blood pressure in group-I was 26 and 13% when compared with the baseline for first two minutes, while in group II the increase was 8-12%. When both groups were compared statistically significant difference (P\u3c0.05) was observed. The rise in diastolic blood pressure was 23% and 7% in group - I and II respectively when compared with the baseline. Statistically significant difference (P\u3c0.05) was observed at first two minutes following intubation between the two groups. The rise in mean arterial blood pressure after intubation was statistically significant. The increase in heart rate was observed after intubation in both the groups and when both the groups were compared the rise was not statistically significant. Conclusion: We concluded that intubation through intubating laryngeal mask airway is accompanied by minimal cardiovascular responses than those associated with direct laryngoscopic tracheal intubation, so it can be used for patients in whom a marked pressor response would be deleteriou

Enhancing Customer Purchase Intentions through Service Brand Credibility

Purpose – The basic aim of present study was to test the construct of brand credibility and its impact on purchase intentions with moderation effect of brand image in service sector of Pakistan.Design/methodology/approach – for the sake of data collection, A questionnaire was used from the customers of fast food users from the city of Lahore Pakistan.  Regression and correlation analysis along with others were used for data analysis and hypothesis testing.  Findings – Based of the statistical evidences of present study it is found that brand credibility and purchase intentions are positively related whereas brand image moderates this relationship.Practical implications – This study will help survey marketers and mangers to understand the importance of brand credibility for enhancing customer purchase intentions, furthermore it will guide them to incorporate the brand image in crafting different marketing and branding strategies to increase brand royalty.Originality/value – According to researcher, this is a pioneer study to propose the impact of service-brand-credibility and its impact on customer purchase intentions with moderating effect of brand image in the context of Pakistan. Keywords: Brand credibility, Purchase intentions, Brand image, Brands, Pakistan. Paper type: Research pape

How director remuneration impacts firm performance: an empirical analysis of executive director remuneration in Pakistan

This study empirically investigates the interrelationship between pay and performance of CEOs/board of directors in an emerging market, Pakistan. The study uses GMM approach to account for the problem of potential endogeneity and unobserved heterogeneity that arises due to the potential reverse causality (pay and performance) for a sample of non-financial firms listed in the KSE over the period of 2009e2016. This study provides evidence that pays-performance framework supports the agency theory whereby CEOs/board of directors are compensated for their prior level of market-based performance. In addition, pay performance framework weakly support the notion of the steward/tournament theory where the CEOs/board directors pay sensitivity weakly enhanced the firm performance. Thus, CEOs/board director's remuneration is highly persistent and takes time to adjust to long-run equilibrium

Papel dos trabalhadores emocionalmente inteligentes para a eficácia organizacional

The purpose of this paper is to describe how the understanding of emotional intelligence has evolved since last few decades and to see how emotional intelligence of an organizational member can improve organizational effectiveness by addressing the Cherniss model. This paper reviews the historic literature on emotional intelligence and relationship between emotional intelligence and organizational effectiveness. The findings indicate that as a field of study, emotional intelligence developed gradually. Its origin can be traced back to 1920s, till its official conceptualization in 1990. Although, it is a relatively new construct, but is a widely recognized management discipline now owing to its remarkable influence on organizational effectiveness. The current complex era of globalization has brought dynamic changes to the working of modern organizations. Businesses now greatly focus on achieving competitive advantage by dramatically improving the overall organizational effectiveness.El propósito de este documento es describir cómo ha evolucionado la comprensión de la inteligencia emocional desde las últimas décadas y ver cómo la inteligencia emocional de un miembro de la organización puede mejorar la efectividad de la organización al abordar el modelo de Cherniss. Este artículo revisa la literatura histórica sobre la inteligencia emocional y la relación entre la inteligencia emocional y la efectividad organizacional. Los hallazgos indican que, como campo de estudio, la inteligencia emocional se desarrolló gradualmente. Su origen se remonta a la década de 1920, hasta su conceptualización oficial en 1990. Aunque es un constructo relativamente nuevo, pero es una disciplina de gestión ampliamente reconocida ahora debido a su notable influencia en la efectividad de la organización. La actual era compleja de la globalización ha traído cambios dinámicos al funcionamiento de las organizaciones modernas. Las empresas ahora se enfocan en gran medida en lograr una ventaja competitiva al mejorar dramáticamente la efectividad organizacional general.O objetivo deste artigo é descrever como a compreensão da inteligência emocional evoluiu desde as últimas décadas e ver como a inteligência emocional de um membro da organização pode melhorar a eficácia organizacional, abordando o modelo de Cherniss. Este artigo revisa a literatura histórica sobre inteligência emocional e relação entre inteligência emocional e eficácia organizacional. Os resultados indicam que, como campo de estudo, a inteligência emocional se desenvolveu gradualmente. Sua origem pode ser rastreada até 1920, até sua conceituação oficial em 1990. Embora seja um construto relativamente novo, mas é uma disciplina de gerenciamento amplamente reconhecida agora devido à sua notável influência na eficácia organizacional. A atual era complexa da globalização trouxe mudanças dinâmicas para o funcionamento das organizações modernas. As empresas agora se concentram muito em obter vantagem competitiva, melhorando drasticamente a eficácia organizacional geral

Effects of Organizational Cultural Changes in Organizational Development, Case Study on Od Practitioners/Consultants

This qualitative study examine organizational development (OD) consultants point of view regarding Organizational culture change and organizational performance. Investigation based on this main question: How organizational cultural changes can affect the performance of organizations? The main objective of this study is to critically evaluate the strategies of organizational development regarding cultural change. Study reveals that organizational performance is related with organizational culture change. The study finds that people behaviors in organizations, environment of organization and process of change can play a vital role in culture change process. Keywords: Organizational development; Organizational Culture; Performance; Consultants.

Discovering differences in gender-related skeletal muscle aging through the majority voting-based identification of differently expressed genes

Understanding gene function (GF) is still a significant challenge in system biology. Previously, several machine learning and computational techniques have been used to understand GF. However, these previous attempts have not produced a comprehensive interpretation of the relationship between genes and differences in both age and gender. Although there are several thousands of genes, very few differentially expressed genes play an active role in understanding the age and gender differences. The core aim of this study is to uncover new biomarkers that can contribute towards distinguishing between male and female according to the gene expression levels of skeletal muscle (SM) tissues. In our proposed multi-filter system (MFS), genes are first sorted using three different ranking techniques (t-test, Wilcoxon and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC)). Later, important genes are acquired using majority voting based on the principle that combining multiple models can improve the generalization of the system. Experiments were conducted on Micro Array gene expression dataset and results have indicated a significant increase in classification accuracy when compared with existing system

PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES IN HERMAN HESSE’S SIDDHARTHA

This paper is an attempt to study Siddhartha’s spiritual quest for self-knowledge in psychological perspective. It is meant to explore how far and in what ways is the mystical experience on par with secondary integration of personality that occurs only in the wake of the disintegration of several existing psychological structures. The protagonist’s act of overcoming ego-consciousness and disassociating himself with the social labels and ultimately realizing his ‘self’ are analyzed psychologically using Kazimierz Dabrowski’s theory of positive disintegration as a conceptual framework. Herman Hesse’s novel Siddhartha is selected for the study, and textual analysis is employed as a tool to analyse the text culling the relevant passages as evidence. The study reveals that the protagonist of the novel achieves higher level of personality development and the previously held assumptions which confuse spirituality with psychic disorders are overruled. It also asserts the validity of mystical experiences as higher form of consciousness yielding wisdom allowing mystics to transcend the temporal cum spatial barriers thereby elevating to the level of humanity. This paper suggests that the study of different mystical traditions may well lead to one’s personal development and may prove a step towards gaining maturity.Keywords: Mysticism, mystical experience, self-realization, positive disintegration, secondary integration.  Cite as: Imran, M., Bhatti, A. G., & Naveed, R.T. (2018). Psychological analysis of mystical experiences in Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 3(2), 66-79. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol3iss2pp66-7