Vol. 4 No. 3 (2025): Journal of Business and Management Research (JBMR)

Published: 2025-09-30

Articles

  • ECONOMIC FREEDOM, GOVERNANCE, AND CORRUPTION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH

    Dr. Muhammad Jamil Shah, Nankana Sahib, Muhammad Ahmed Abid, Momna Khan, Azmeh Ayoob
    419-428
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.504

  • LINKING AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP TO THRIVING AT WORK: THE ROLE OF PERCEIVED CSR, MORAL IDENTITY AND WORKPLACE WELL-BEING

    Rehmat Ullah Khan
    429-443
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.505

  • TECHNO-STRESS AMONG UNIVERSITY LIBRARIANS IN PAKISTAN: CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AND COPING STRATEGIES

    Muhammad Danial Ihsan, Zaid Kamal, Abid Hussain
    444-465
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.502

  • BOOM, BUST AND BEYOND: TIME SEGMENTED ANALYSIS OF DIVIDEND YIELD AND STOCK RETURN DYNAMICS IN

    Haq Nawaz Khan, Dr. Bilal Ahmed Chishty, Dr. Saif Ul Mujahid Shah, Zia Ur Rehman
    466-477
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.503

  • FROM ENTREPRENEURIAL HARMONIOUS PASSION TO RUMINATION: TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AS A LINKING MECHANISM

    Hira Rasheed, Dr. Muhammad Arshad
    444-456
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.509

  • IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT CULTURE, SOCIAL NETWORK, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON KNOWLEDGE SHARING BEHAVIOR WITH A MEDIATING ROLE OF MOTIVATION

    Mariam Shahid, Rida Iqbal Lodi, Ayman Taj
    478-495
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.511

  • PROSPECTS AND PREDICAMENTS FOR PAKISTAN’S ECONOMIC FUTURE IN AN ERA OF TRADE AND GLOBALIZATION

    Dr. Kamran Ali Abbasi, Dr. Asma Zeeshan, Sadiq Khan, Sohrab Khan Magsi, Muhammad Shoaib Kamran , Omar Sajid
    517-529
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.515

  • UNVEILING THE GENDERED FACE OF CORPORATE PSYCHOPATHY: A CONSTRUCTIVIST GROUNDED THEORY STUDY IN PAKISTAN

    Izah Khalid* , Dr. Naveed Yazdani
    530-550
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.516

  • LEADERSHIP AS A CATALYST FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: ANALYZING THE POST-PRIVATIZATION TRANSFORMATION OF PTCL

    Sarah Afridi, Syed Zulkifal, Abid Momand
    551-567
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.513

  • IMPACT OF SUPPLY CHAIN RISK ON OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; MODERATING ROLE OF INTEGRATION, ORG AMBIDEXTERITY & ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMISM FOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

    Abdullah Athar, Dr. Danish Ahmed Siddiqui
    568-585
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.517

  • BALANCING INNOVATION AND ETHICS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW OF AI APPLICATIONS, ETHICAL CHALLENGES, AND MITIGATION MEASURES IN THE PUBLIC

    Kiran Faheem , Sidra Aziz, Shahid Munir* , Nasir Abbas
    586-608

  • GREEN FINANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM EU COUNTRIES

    Amjad Ali , Sameed Agha, Marc Audi
    610-629
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.520

  • CHANGE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES AND EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY: MEDIATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MODERATING EFFECT OF CROSS-CULTURAL DIVERSITY

    Zehra Afreen Sayyid , Dr. Razia Sultana , Dr. Qudsia Arshad, Dr. Asad Amjad
    646-661
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.526

  • FROM ETHICAL AI TO INCLUSIVE GROWTH: EXPLORING WORKFORCE DIGITAL LITERACY, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND PRO-SUSTAINABILITY ATTITUDES

    Dr. Syeda Quratulain Kazmi, Dr. Sofia Bano , Abdullah Athar
    662-683
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.529

  • DECODING A DECADE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF VISUAL BRAND ELEMENTS OF ISLAMIC BANKING INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN (2015–2025)

    Dr. Muhammad Ishtiaq , Waseem Nusrat
    684-699
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.531

  • GREEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - LITERATURE-BASED THEORETICAL AND RESEARCH OVERVIEW

    Syed Faraz Ali, Dr. Sajjad Nawaz Khan
    700-713
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.532

  • ERP IMPLEMENTATION IN PAKISTANI SMES: IDENTIFICATION AND CATEGORIZATION OF CRITICAL FAILURE FACTORS

    Naeem Ahmed* , Dr. Muhammad Sarim , Dr. A.A. Shaikh
    714-726
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.533

  • JOB DEMANDS, JOB RESOURCES AND OCCUPATIONAL TURNOVER INTENTIONS: TESTING A STRESS-MEDIATED MODEL GROUNDED IN JD-R AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES THEORIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF PAKISTAN

    Talat Rehman
    727-747
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.534

  • IMPACT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

    Muhammad Suhaib Baig, Raheel Manzoor Soomro, Ashma Nisar
    748-763
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.535

  • THE GREEN REVOLUTION: HOW SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP IS REDEFINING CORPORATE SUCCESS

    Muhammad Maaz Ul Hassan , Dr. Waqar Sadiq, Dr. Muhammad Hashim*
    784-799
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.537

  • AI IN FINANCIAL FORECASTING: CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE

    Saba Latif , Adnan Ali Syed , Dr. Muhammad Hashim* , Rijas Ul Mohsan Muhammad Aslam
    764-783
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.536

  • MEASURING THE RETURN AND VOLATILITY SPILLOVERS BETWEEN EUROPEAN AND EMERGING SEVEN STOCK MARKETS

    Dr. Muzammil Khurshid , Nisar Ahmad , Dr. Muhammad Azeem
    609-631
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.539

  • MODELLING COMPETITIVE MARKETING STRATEGIES: NICHE AND RELATIONSHIP MARKETING STRATEGIES IN RELATION TO FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF MALAYSIAN FURNITURE INDUSTRY

    Fazli Wadood , Markus A. Luner , Fazal Akbar
    632-649
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.542

  • EXPLORING SERVANT LEADERSHIP DETERMINANTS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON EMPLOYEES’ ATTITUDINAL OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM BUSINESS SCHOOLS IN PAKISTAN

    Naveed Farooq, Mudassar Khan*
    650-665
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.546

  • ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) AND AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) EXPERIENCE ON VISITOR ENGAGEMENT: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF MEDIATING AND MODERATION ENQUIRY

    Dr. Asad Sarfaraz Khan , Maryam Bibi, Farah Nadir, Dr. Azhar Khan
    666-681
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.545

  • OUTSOURCING PRACTICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY: EXPLORING THE MEDIATING ROLES OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY UNDER THE MODERATION OF LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS

    Dr. Muhammad Asghar*, Muhammad Shafique Kalwar, Prof. Dr. Syed Muneer Ahmed Shah, Dr. Asad Amjad
    800-813
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.547

  • DOES BRAND INTEGRITY PLAY ANY ROLE IN THE WILLINGNESS OF CONSUMERS TO PAY?

    *Noor Jehan , Arif Hussain , Khadija Hamayun
    814-829
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.548

  • DETERMINANTS OF IMPULSIVE BUYING BEHAVIOR IN PAKISTAN’S APPAREL INDUSTRY

    Shaukat Ali, Prof. Dr. Nadeem Safwan, Dr. Sheikh Raheel Manzoor
    830-843

  • EXPLORING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT BREACH OF THE EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE SMES OF KARACHI: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

    Seema Obiad* , Dr. Junaid Ansari, Dr. Shagufta Ghauri
    844-860
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.551

  • EXPLORING THE ENFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE ON STUDENTS’ ENTREPRENEURIAL SELF-EFFICACY

    Aqal Amin Khattak, Atif Nadeem
    861-872
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.552

  • EXPLORING THE DETERMINANTS OF FINANCIAL WORRYING IN SOUTH ASIA: A MICRO-LEVEL ANALYSIS

    Waqas Shair, Rizwan Ul Hassan, Muhammad Asim, Muhammad Imran Virk
    873-902
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.553

  • THE INFLUENCE OF NONCONFORMING ACCOUNTING EDUCATION ON SPURIOUS FINANCIAL REPORTING: MODERATING ROLE OF ISLAMIC WORK ETHICS

    Farrukh Abbas, Asad Yaqub*, Asad ur Rehman, Muhammad Farhan, Muhammad Ahmad Zaka
    903-915
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.554

  • IMPACT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ON FIRM VALUE: EVIDENCE OF FAMILY AND NON-FAMILY NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS IN PAKISTAN

    Wahaj Latif Kayani, Dr Athar Iqbal
    916-934
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.555

  • IMPACT OF ABUSIVE SUPERVISION ON EMPLOYEE BURNOUT WITH THE MODERATING ROLE OF WORKPLACE OSTRACISM

    Faraz Khan, Dr. Imran Khan , Dr. Azmat Ali Shah
    800-815
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.556

  • THE ROLE OF SAKUK IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    Dr. Ahsan Mukhtar*, Dr. Farah Nasreen , Nadia Kanwal , Maham Firdos
    935-953
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.559

  • GREEN FINANCE AND FINTECH INTEGRATION FOR SUSTAINABLE FIRM PERFORMANCE: THE MEDIATING ROLES OF GREEN INNOVATION CAPABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT

    Ali Mardan*, Arshad Iqbal, Sarmad Ejaz
    954-966
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.560

  • OPTIMIZING THE BALANCE: A PRESCRIPTIVE ANALYTICS FRAMEWORK FOR DYNAMIC PRICING IN THE RIDE-SHARING GIG ECONOMY IN KARACHI

    Abdul Saboor
    968-981
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17847277

  • FROM COMPLEXITY TO CLARITY: MERGING SOFT SYSTEMS THINKING WITH KNOWLEDGE TRANSCENDENCE IN MODERN ORGANIZATIONS

    Azmat Islam , Shaista Khalid , Muhammad Ajmal
    982-995
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18526027

  • GREEN INNOVATION AS A STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

    Maham Tirmizi*, Sheikh Muhammad Fakhar E Alam Siddiqui
    996-110
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18638524

  • ANALYZING CREDIT AND EQUITY LINKAGE WITHIN A DYNAMIC CAUSALITY PARADIGM

    Muhammad Ali Faisal* , Muhammad Kashif , Jamil Ahmed
    406-418
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.498

  • FINTECH AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN SMES OF AFGHANISTAN: EXPLORING THE MEDIATED MODERATION OF DIGITAL FINANCIAL LITERACY

    Sayed Nadeem, Dr. Haseeb Hassan, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yasir
    376-405
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.500

  • A PASSION FOR FASHION: THE INFLUENCE OF BLOGS, CELEBRITIES AND FASHION TRENDS ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR

    Mahnoor Bahar, Dr. Sobia Mahmood
    357-375
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.495

  • THE EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON IT PROJECT SUCCESS. THE MEDIATING ROLE OF TEAM COLLABORATION

    Aleena Chaudhry , Rakhshanda Hashmi , Adnan Iftikhar, Mirza Haris Baig
    333-356
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20616590

  • PERCEPTIONS OF SME OWNERS TOWARD ISLAMIC BANKING IN PAKISTAN

    Shahid Hussain, Muhammad Ismail, Asad ullah
    320-332
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.493

  • THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FINANCIAL MARKETS: A STUDY OF RISK ASSESSMENT AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

    Raj Kumar Lohano , Dr. Narvind Kumar , Rafique Ahmed Khoso
    302-319
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.490

  • THE IMPACT OF USER INTERFACE DESIGN, CONVENIENCE AND PROMOTION STRATEGIES ON CONSUMER PURCHASING DECISION

    Abdul Saleem , Dr. Zahra Nazim , Dr. Muhammad Sufyan , Sardar Muhammad Nawaz, Asadullah Lakho
    276-301
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.488

  • PHYGITAL EXPERIENCES TO LEVERAGE BRANDING AND CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT IN APPAREL INDUSTRY

    Dr. Rubab Tahir* , Dr. Aisha Perveen , Hamza Saleem , Muhammad Shahbaz Waseem
    266-275
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.487

  • EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF TRUST ON BEHAVIORAL INTENTION AND AI-HRIS ADOPTION: A STUDY OF HR PROFESSIONALS IN PAKISTAN

    Dr. Sundus Khalid , Sardar Ammar Khan , Dr. Asif Shahzad
    252-265

  • THE EFFECT OF GIG WORK ON EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING: MODERATING ROLE OF PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

    Muhammad Usman Khan, Dr. Amna Ali* , Dr. Faisal Sheraz
    231-251
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.485

  • MODELING VIRTUAL CHALLENGES: AN ISM APPROACH OF BARRIERS FOR METAVERSE IN THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF PAKISTAN

    Sara Atif Syed, Ayesha Shehzad, Kanwal Iqbal Khan*
    219-230
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.484

  • IMPACT OF COVID-19 (A BLACK SWAN) ON LIQUIDITY AND PROFITABILITY OF THE CEMENT INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN

    Adnan Ali Chaudhary, Mr.Hassan Asghar, Zahid Ullah Khan, Sadaf Noreen , Dr. Ahsan Riaz*
    201-218
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.482

  • INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF ABUSIVE SUPERVISION ON DEVIANT WORKPLACE BEHAVIOUR WITH MEDIATING EFFECT OF BREACH OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT AND MODERATING EFFECT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP; A STUDY OF NOMOLOGICAL NETWORK OF CONSTRUCTS IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

    Javed Iqbal Chaudhary , Dr. Syed Ibn Ul Hassan, Dr. Ghulam Abbas
    183-200
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.481

  • STOCK MARKET INDICES LONG RUN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOUTH ASIAN AND DEVELOPED ECONOMIES

    Areej Fatima, Dr. Muhmmad Mansoor, Zulfiqar Hussain Awan
    173-180
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.480

  • DOES FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT MATTER FOR ISLAMIC BANK LIQUIDITY? EVIDENCE FROM BANGLADESH

    Muhammad Manazir, Dr. Faisal Abbas Faisal Abbas, Dr. Mirza Nasir Jahan Mehdi
    164-172
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.474

  • ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN SUPPORT AND CITIZENSHIP: EVIDENCE FROM HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN PAKISTAN

    Sheraz Anjum , Yusnita Yusof
    150-163
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.465

  • BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS IN ADOPTION OF DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES IN PAKISTAN: AN EMERGING ROLE OF FINTECHS

    Zahid Ali, Ragni Lund, Abdul Khalique, Beenish Zaheer
    130-149
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.476

  • LIQUIDITY OR LETHARGY? INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ON FIRM VALUE IN EMERGING MARKETS

    Haji Hussnain Shah , Dr. Ammara sarwar , Adnan Akram , Muhammad Ikram
    115-129
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.469

  • SOCIO POLITICAL INSTABILITY AND THE TOURISM INDUSTRY: A REVIEW STUDY

    Muhammad Ali Babar, Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Nadeem Dogar
    92-113
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.470

  • EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS ON WORK-LIFE BALANCE: A STUDY OF WORKING COUPLES

    Dr. Sadaf Nagi , Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Ishaq , Ghulam Akbar Malik , Dr. Qurat ul Ain
    72-91
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.468

  • MEASURING THE COST OF QUALITY THROUGH ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING & TAGUCHI METHOD: CASE STUDY OF A PAKISTANI MANUFACTURING FIRM

    Dr. Fareeha Javed Qureshi , Dr. Mudassar Hussain , Khawaja Aftab Qadir Kant
    51-71
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.467

  • HARNESSING GREEN FINANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN PAKISTAN: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS

    Dr. Adeel Rahim , Dr. Sharif Ullah Jan , Ghayur Ahmad PhD, Shafique Afridi , Haider Zaman
    33-50
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.466

  • DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND GREEN FINANCE ADOPTION: MEDIATING ROLE OF CSR AND MODERATED BY PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY

    Maheen Ejaz , Ghulam Mujtaba , Dr. Muhammad Nabeel Ashraf , Iftikhar Ahmed
    15-32
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.463

  • FROM SHARING TO SHAPING: INVESTIGATING THE LINK BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOUR AMONG EDUCATORS

    Sara Ibrahim, Dr. Attaullah, Rehmat Ullah Khan
    1-14
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64105/jbmr.04.03.462