SAJMS - South Asian Journal of Management Sciences

South Asian Journal of Management Sciences

Market Integration and Spatial Price Transmission among the Pakistani and Central Asian Wheat Flour Markets

Research Article

We investigated the extent of the wheat flour market integration among Central and South Asian countries from 2006 to 2023. We employed the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) combined with Granger causality tests to determine the degree of integration, the underlying short-run adjustments, and the direction of causality. The results of the study confirmed the existence of long-run co-integration among [...]

By Ahmed Shafique Joyo, Abdul Hafeez Joyo, Mohammad Arif Gujjar, Ghazala Tunio and Ashiq Ali Joyo 2025
Keywords: Wheat flour market integration; Vector Error Correction Model; Pakistan; Afghanistan; Kazakhstan. Read more...

Does Leadership influence University Social Responsibility and It's Image ?

Research Article

The role of universities has been manifested from excellent education to national economic growth and social contribution for community development. This study aims to focus on role of transformational leadership in enhancing university social responsibility (USR) and improve university reputation among stakeholders. This is a cross sectional quantitative study to measure the relationship among variables. Transformational leadership (TL), USR and [...]

By Safdar Nadeem Ch, Nazar Hussain Phulpoto, Syed Muneer Ahmed Shah 2025
Keywords: Transformational Leadership, University Social responsibility, Image, Student’s engagement. Read more...

Fairness at Work: How Organizational Justice Drives Employee Satisfaction and Performance in Rural Pakistani Banks

Research Article

The study This study examines the impact of organizational justice on job satisfaction and performance of employees in rural banking sector in Sindh, Pakistan. Based on the Equity Theory, Social Exchange Theory, and Organizational Support Theory, the paper explores the relationship between employee distributive, procedural and interactional justice perceptions and their work attitude and behavior. A quantitative methodology was employed [...]

By Azhar Hussain Soofi 2025
Keywords: Organizational Justice, Job Satisfaction, Employee Performance, Rural Banking. Read more...

Exploration of the Factors Influencing Policyholders' Satisfaction with Life Insurance Products: A Study of Pakistani Life Insurance

Research Article

Life insurance sector in Pakistan has rarely explored customer intention towards life insurance products. Life insurance distribution channels fill the gap of customer uncertainty and pull them towards life insurance products with enhanced productive features. This study aims to investigate the elements affecting Pakistani policyholders' contentment with life insurance products. Further, this research will help insurance companies create strategies to [...]

By Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Iqbal, Dr. Tooba Atif, Dr. Sheeba Farhan 2025
Keywords: Product line, distribution channels, Takaful products. Life insurance industry Read more...

Status, Society, and Spending: Peer Pressure, Popularity, and Attitudes toward Luxury Products Consumption among Youth in Balochistan, Pakistan

Research Article

The study is investigating the way peer pressure and Popularity can actually influence the attitudes of youth towards luxury products consumption in Balochistan, Pakistan. Based on the Social Consumption Motivation Theory (SCMT) the study is further assessing the mediating role of the social consumption motivation (SCM). The data was collected from 300 students of university with a structured questionnaire and [...]

By Sadaf Amjad, Asia Bibi, Zia Ur Rehman 2025
Keywords: Popularity, Social Consumption Motivation, Peer Pressure, Attitude and Buying Behavior. Read more...

How Does Pandemic Simultaneously Alleviate and Aggravate the Effects of Workplace Incivility?

Research Article

Workplace incivility encountered by service employees often aggravate negative outcomes, an assertion well advocated in extant literature. However, the unexpected nuance behaviors and stress responses of employees amid pandemic remain largely underexplored. Hence, by employing conservation of resource and individual adaptability theories, this study is among the few that uniquely illuminates both the adverse and beneficial effects of COVID-19 on [...]

By Bilal Ahmad 2025
Keywords: Workplace incivility, job stress, work-life imbalance, turnover intentions, COVID driven anxiety. Read more...

Multiple Mediation Analysis and Binary Mediators: A Methodological Brief

Research Article

The paper briefly reviews mediation analysis and provides a detailed review of newly available estimation techniques dealing with categorical variables. The focus of the paper is on dealing with binary mediators. It discusses some recent methods such as marginal mediation analysis in detail highlighting the theoretical underpinnings of these techniques. It also describes the strengths, weaknesses and step by step [...]

By Dr. Faiza Hassan, Dr. Hafsa Hina, Dr. Arshad Ali 2025
Keywords: Mediation Analysis; Binary Mediators; Marginal Mediation; Methodological brief. Read more...

Sustainability in Malaysian Sukuk Issuers: Financial vs. Non-financial Firms via Machine Learning

Research Article

Drawing upon Resource Dependency and Resource-Based theories, corporate social sustainability (CS) is understood as a method of stakeholder management critically influenced by a firm's resources. Firms possessing more long-term resources are positioned to exhibit better CS performance. These theories further suggest that differences in available resources lead to differentiated CS performance between financial institutions (FI) and non-financial institutions (NFI). Sukuk, [...]

By Awais Ur Rehman, Arsalan Haneef Malik, Abdul Khalique, Arsalan Qayyum, Aniqa Arslan 2025
Keywords: Resource dependency theory, resource-based view, corporate social sustainability, Mursala, Sukuk, Maslaha. Read more...

Meritocracy vs Tradition: AVPs' Perspectives on Promotion Practices and Organisational Justice in Karachi's Private Banks

Research Article

This qualitative study explores how Assistant Vice Presidents (AVPs) in Karachi’s private banking sector perceive promotion practices, weighing meritocratic ideals against traditional influences like nepotism and seniority. Fifteen AVPs from several diverse banks were purposively selected; data saturation occurred at interview 12 and was confirmed by three additional interviews. Semi-structured interviews were conducted between January and March 2025 and then [...]

By Zubair Ahmed Pirzada, Prof. Dr. Syed Muneer Ahmed Shah, Dr. Shoukat Ali Mahar 2025
Keywords: Meritocracy; Traditional Promotion Practices; Organizational Justice; Assistant Vice Presidents; Private Banks; Karachi; Nepotism; Favouritism; Semi-Structured Interviews; Thematic Analysis. Read more...

Financial Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Comparative Analysis between Pakistan and India

Research Article

This study aims to identify the key factors influencing the financial performance of microfinance institutions in Pakistan and India. Secondary data for both countries has been extracted from 2010 to 2019 from the firms' annual reports and MIX Market. Generalized least squares regression has been employed to analyze the data. The results of multiple regression models suggest that in Pakistan, [...]

By Farah Naz, Khadija Mansoor, Ather Azim Khan, Tooba Lutfullah, Veera Salman 2025
Keywords: Microfinance Institutions, Financial Performance, OSS, PM, ROA, Pakistan, India. Read more...