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Item Examining the Cash Flow Management Practices in the Construction Industry: A case of Pakistani Firms.(Library Information Services COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Campus, 2020-02-08) Mohsin Bashir; SP17-RPM-009; LHR TP 6058; Dr. Ammar AbidCash flow management is very vital for the survival of any kind of firm but for a construction firm, its importance increases as a lot of firms are being bankrupted due to poor cash flow management. Construction firms are failing to deliver successful projects as they become shorthanded on cash due to irregular progress payments of projects from clients. The application of best cash flow management techniques are becoming more and more desirable for the project to be profitable and successful. So, the core objective of the study is to find the best ‘cash flow management practices’ applicable in the construction firms of Pakistan and effects of these practices on the project success. Data will be through a structured questionnaire focused towards the financial and project managers of 20 construction firms located in Punjab Province. Empirical data is tested by using SPSS technique and results are deduced. All the hypotheses of the study are validated. The results showed that cash flow management practices i.e. self-financing practices and debt-financing practices have a positive impact on success of a construction project. Performing cash flow forecasting increases the chances of getting successful project. Hence, Project Manager (PM) has to select best possible combination of cash flow management practices for keeping the balance between cash outflow and cash inflow, as he has highest authority while working on a projectItem The Moderating Role of Risk on Informal and Formal Control on Process Performance: An Evidence from Lahore base IT firms(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2019) Umar Munir; SP17-RPM-003; Dr. Ahmad Nawaz; LHR TP 5699The main focus of this study is to inquire about the impact of control on process performance with the moderating role of risk in the information technology industry of Lahore, Pakistan. Finding the impacts of control types and moderating roles of risk types on process performance is the main contribution of this study because the information technology industry of Pakistan is facing problems of lack of control and risk. Empirical data is collected from large and medium scale information technology companies based in Lahore city. Empirical data is tested by using SPSS technique and results are deduced. All the hypotheses of the study are validated. The results showed that informal control and formal control has a positive impact on process performance because to enhance better control is improving the chances of better process performance. User and requirement risk are used as moderating variables. It is found that user risk and requirement risk have a negative impact on the relationship between control and process performance. Both of these risk lead to miss commitments and process performance is compromised. Hence, it is the responsibility of Project Manager (PM) to enhance control of the project and to avoid, reduce or minimize the unfavourable effects of user and requirement risk on process performance.Item Impact of Project Governance on Construction Project Management Performance with Moderating Role of Top Management Support.(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2019) Shumaila Manzoor; SP17-RPM-006; Dr. Zafar Uz Zaman Anjum; LHR TP 5700This research endeavours to address the question of how to enhance project management performance by looking at the relationships among project governance and construction project management performance in three cities of Pakistan. The proposed components of project governance are portfolio direction, project sponsorship as well as project effectiveness & efficiency, and disclosure & reporting whereas the project management performance is measured in terms of time, cost, quality, safety, and client satisfaction. The research utilizes an empirical survey methodology. The questionnaire was administered to 300 construction employees working in private companies of CA category in three well known cities of Pakistan and out of 300 questionnaires 190 were received out of them 161 were usable responses or a response rate of 53.66%. Self-administered questionnaire were distributed among respondents by using non probability sampling technique. The data was analyzed by using software, called SPSS AMOS. The results suggest that project governance has a positive impact on project management performance. Moreover, this study found that three dimensions of project governance, i.e., portfolio direction, project sponsorship as well as project effectiveness & efficiency, and disclosure & reporting are positively associated with project management performance. In addition, in this study the moderating effect of top management support has strengthened the relationship between project governance and project management performance. These findings provide evidence to project management professionals in regard to project governance being part of the operational strategy in facilitating the success of projects.Item Analyzing Social Entrepreneurship in Microfinance Banks: Connecting Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2019) Fahmal Arshad; SP17-RPM-006; Dr. Basharat Naeem; LHR TP 5693The purpose of this study is to provide a better perceptive of the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance in microfinance banks located in Pakistan by evaluating the mediating impact of social entrepreneurship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance. This study contributes in entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance link and proves to be the first attempt to address the need of SE as an underlying mechanism. Data was collected from the senior management of microfinance banks in Pakistan. A total of 53 respondents ware collected from 10 MFBs. This study uses SPSS as statistical software and adopts Multiple Linear Regression to test the mediated relationship. The result shows that the direct effect of entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance is significant while indirect effect is insignificant which needs further investigation. The study is limited with primarily low sample size and the deficient measure of time accessible to examine the issue and accumulate information.Item The Moderating Effects of IT Governance on Entrepreneurial Orientation and IT Project Performance(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2019) Fariha Younas; SP17-RPM-010; Dr. Ghulam Hussain; LHR TP 5702The present study determined the impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation on IT Project Performance. The study also intends to established the moderating effects of IT governance on IT Project Performance. Data for the current study were collected through a structured survey from the firms registered with Pakistan Software Export Board. Data related with entrepreneurial orientation were collected from managing director and data related with IT governance were collected from IT Heads in the firms. In this study used simple random sampling technique because this study need people with experienced in managing the IT projects. A confirmatory test was employed to test the validity and reliability of the measure. Test of hypotheses were performed through structural models. Based on the study results, implication for the theory and practice were drawn. The results revealed that Entrepreneurial Orientation and IT Governance has positive and significant impact on IT Project Performance. However IT Governance had significant moderating effect on IT Project Performance. Based on the study results, implications for the theory and practice had been drawnItem Corporate Governance, Risk Governance and Performance of Banks: Evidence from Asian Economies(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2019) Fauzia Saeed; SP17-RMS-002; Dr. Ammar Abid; LHR TP 5694Banks are important entities for growth of economy. Their opaque nature of business has focused the need to study their governance system. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of corporate governance and risk governance on performance and risk of banks during period 2010 2017 for sample of Asian economies banks. The performance of banks is measured by ROA (return on assets), ROE (return on equity) and Tobin’s Q as used in prior studies. Three types of risks are investigated that are default risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The results show positive relationship of institutional shareholdings and negative relationship of ownership concentration and CEO duality with performance and negative relationship of institutional shareholdings with risk of banks. Also risk governance is not effective in terms of performance but results suggests that small size of risk committee who meets frequently and chief risk officer that repots direct to board is of significant importance for the stability of banks, its credit risk and liquidity risk as well. The results also demonstrate that risk governance and corporate governance is not much effective for risk and performance of state owned banks than private banks. Islamic banks and conventional banks results suggest that risk governance and corporate governance practices impact conventional banks more effectively than Islamic banks. At the end, protection of investor’s right and enforcement of law also shows positive relationship with performance of banks and negatively related to risk than means countries with effective enforcement of law and where investor’s rights are protected, positively impact performance of banks and it decreases risk of banks. With effective protection of investor’s right and enforcement of law in any country, risk governance and corporate governance will have effective impact on performance and risk of banks as well. All these results hold when bank specific variables and country factors are controlled.Item Opening the black box of detailed contract drafting and ineffective contract applications in the relationship between quality performance ambiguity and contractor’s opportunistic behaviors: Evidence from Pakistan(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2019) Madiha Younas; SP17-RPM-011; Dr. Ghulam Hussain; LHR TP 5703The present study determined the impact of quality performance ambiguity on contractor’s opportunistic behavior. In order to thoroughly understand the above relationship, the study proposed ineffective contract application as a mediating mechanism. The study also established the moderating effects of detailed contract drafting on quality performance ambiguity and contractor’s opportunistic behavior. Data for the current study were collected through a structured survey from the clients who were awarded project to constructor firms registered with Pakistan Engineering Council. A confirmatory test was employed to test the validity and reliability of the measure. Test of hypotheses was performed through structural models. The results revealed that quality performance ambiguity and ineffective contacts application had significant and positive effect on opportunistic behaviors. However, detailed contact drafting had significant and negative effect on opportunistic behavior. Further, the ineffective contract application had partially mediated on quality performance ambiguity and opportunistic behavior. Further, the detailed contact drafting significantly but positively affected moderated on quality performance ambiguity and opportunistic behavior. Based on the study results, implications for the theory and practice had been drawn. Keywords: Detailed contract drafting, Ineffective contract application, Quality performance ambiguity, Opportunistic behavior, Pakistan Engineering Council.Item Barriers to TQM Implementation in Service Industry of Pakistan.(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2019) Muhammad Mubeen Khan Dr. Ibrahim Abdullah LHR TP 5701; SP17-RPM-007; Dr. Ibrahim Abdullah; LHR TP 5701Thisstudyaimstoexploresthebarriersinsuccessfulimplementationoftotalqualitymanagement (TQM) in education sector of Lahore District. A sample of one hundred and twenty people from different Universities of Lahore District were selected through convenience sampling technique. Descriptive research designed and a self-developed semi-structured questionnaire was used for gathering information from the sample subjects. Descriptive statistics i.e., mean, standard deviation and inferential statistic i.e., t-test were employed for the statistical analysis of the data. Thescaleitemsthatmeettheminimumcriteriawasusedforcalculatingthereliabilityofthescales. The findings showed a number of barriers in implementing TQM. The results indicated that employee's barriers and process barriers were the main barriers faced by education sector in implementing TQM. Based on findings, it was strongly recommended that all the educational institutionsshouldbeboundbythecompetentauthoritiestoadoptthetechniqueofTQM.Aspecial professional in-service training programme regarding TQM implementation should beintroduced so that education sector may be equipped with the modern techniques of successful TQM implementation. This research will contribute to the field of study by posing the setback in the system and suggesting practical ideas to overcomethem.Item The Impact of Contractual Hiring on The Performance of Project Based Organizations.(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2020) Muhammad Hassan Nasir; SP17-RPM-008; Dr. Muhammad Ali Jibran Qamar; LHR TP 6541The concept of contractual hiring is gradually increasing with the latest innovations as now days the trend of Project-based organization is dominant and people are hired on contractual basis. The project-based structured organizations are known as „Projectification‟ and these are considered as the gateway to the innovation. Human resource management and traditional trends of hiring the permanent employees is different for contractual hiring. Similarly, the temporary employees have different concerns at their workplace in contrast to the permanent employees. Due to which, the organizational commitment is affected. The employees hired on the contractual terms face different set of challenges related to work-life balance, job security and morale. These factors influence the productivity levels of the project targets. In lieu of considered condition, it is observed that employees hired on the temporary basis are less committed to the project deliverable which leads to unscheduled turnovers of the employees. These turnovers have an impact on the organizational performance. In order to sustain the growing market challenges, the organizations need to lower the turnover rate of the employees and need to work on the low morale and other associated factors. For statistical analysis, data is gathered from the Pakistan‟s largest IT industry as Pakistan is one of the leading exporters of software industry. The IT industry in developing country hires employees on the contractual basis. In order to collect data, a questionnaire is formatted and data from IT industry employees of the Pakistan is target population. A quantitative data collection technique is used to collect data and AMOS is used for the data analysisItem Negative Effects Of Asymmetrical Compensation Plan …(Library Information Services COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Campus, 2020-02-04) Hafiz Ikrama Muhammad Chohan; FA17-BBA-135; LHR TP 6788; Prof. Shumyla AnwarEmployees always remain most desirable assets for the organizations. They are the only source to earn profitability, to compete the market and to make good corporate image in the world. But this only happens when employees feel motivated to do their jobs. Organizations critically identify work-oriented employees and give them motivation in a form of good compensation plan after they got selected for required job. This general motivation framework helps them to achieve their expected outcome and keep them engaged with the organization for a longer period(Human Resource Development: Jon M. Werner). compensation plans itself is a broader range of salary packages, bonuses, incentives, rewards, allowances promotion etc. Employees always have the knowledge about the common salary structure that is offered by many organizations. Employee’s involvement with the organization gradually start decreasing when they feel any kind of discrimination in terms if they are fairly treated, evaluated and compensated or not. Organizations must compensate their employees to keep balance and to avoid future conflicts. It is a vital responsibility for human resource department to make their compensation plans transparent which help them to improve effectiveness. A good compensation plans helps to retain the best employees with them.