SAJMS - South Asian Journal of Management Sciences

South Asian Journal of Management Sciences

Asian diversities: A snapshot of inter-and-intra differences on collectivism and purchasing endeavorst

Research Article

This study investigates the potential difference in consumption behavior among customers in five Asian settings: Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, India, and China. Of particular interest,the research investigates the relationship between the amount of social influences that occurs in purchasing endeavors and people s orientation toward collectivism. Samples of university students from the jive Asian countries are employed,thus controlling for [...]

By Kongsompong K. 2008
Keywords: Cross cultural, Collectivism, Social Influence, Consumer behavior, Gender differences Read more...

An exploratory study to identify the Drivers and Inhibitors for the use of Wireless Technology in Healthcare Setting: A case of Pakistan

Research Article

Among various technological developments, the use of wireless technologies is emerging rapidly in the developing and industrialized economies. Healthcare environment is no exception to this phenomenon, whereas the health care environments have unique characteristics and uptake of wireless handheld technologies in a health care environment is complex and exceptional. For example in healthcare environment, individuals are trying to save lives [...]

By Baig A. H. , Gururajan R. , Sharif M. A. 2008
Keywords: Pakistani healthcare systems, adoption of wireless, use of wireless technology. PDAs, handheld computers Read more...

Assessing the link between Intellectual Capital Formation and Performance of a University

Research Article

The resource-based view (RB V) of the firm grew out of frustration with the structure conduct-performance paradigm of the industrial organization (10) view of the firm and the early RB V theorists found the 10 view - that a firm s success was wholly determined by its external environment - to be unrealistically limited and constraining. Thispaper is an attempt [...]

By Yazdani N. 2008
Keywords: Intellectual capital, Resource base view, Industrial organization, Human capital Read more...

The Determinants of Capital Structure in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sector of KSE Listed Companies

Research Article

This paper presents the determinants of capital structure of Karachi Stock Exchange listed firms in the chemical and pharmaceutical sector. This paper selected four independent variables i.e. size of the firm, growth, profitability and tangibility. A total of 28 major firms listed at Karachi Stock Exchange for the period of J 999-2005 were selected and analyzed. The result of [...]

By Iqbal A. 2008
Keywords: capital structure, pecking order model, trade-off model, leverage, pooled data Read more...