Abdul Razaque Larik

Government College University Hyderabad Sindh Pakistan · Department of Political Science

The higher education sector has become more student-oriented and is striving to meet the expectations and needs of students. This research is designed to measure the present status of student satisfaction in the universities of Pakistan and to determine the differences based on institutional characteristics and student satisfaction. A total of 1335...

The study of political culture still appears pertinent and attracts all stakeholders living within a polity. From its inception to the contemporary era, Pakistan's political landscape displays a sad picture of the underperformance of political entities. This calls for immediate attention to finding the root causes of these problems. The current pap...

Across the world, social network system is becoming a major source of interaction between government and people. Governments are utilizing this channel for the provision of information and developing public positive opinion whereby public can approach government or its officials to make informed decisions. Due to direct communication between ruler...

The current investigation aimed to examine the impact of organizational culture (OC) on the psychological ownership of healthcare employees. The case of the health sector in Pakistan was chosen. This study employed the dimensional Denison (2000) model of OC possessing the characteristics of involvement, consistency, adaptability, and mission, while...

In its relations with China from 1972 to 2018, Pakistan has endeavored to extract and mobilize its domestic resources while conducting a foreign policy of balancing under systemic pressures and power disparities. Statist ideology and state-sponsored nationalism have been both useful and influential in this process. While there is abundant literature...

This study investigates the challenges faced by Pakistani and Chinese English language instructors in developing communicative competence among senior high school students, and highlights the fundamental loopholes. Employing a thematic analysis within a qualitative comparative case study, the findings reveal learners’ substandard prior knowledge as...

Classical realism believes in the primacy of systemic pressures as independent variable and suggests states to choose appropriate balancing policies as dependent variable. However, this complex causal chain requires the role of intervening variables, which the neoclassical realist theory offers. This article employs the neoclassical realist perspec...

Given the high importance of the teachers’ role in overall school improvement, there has been a strong tradition to investigate various factors affecting teachers’ motivation in developed countries. However, like other variables, the factors of intrinsic motivation may offer variance in developed and underdeveloped countries. Thus, this study inves...

This study investigated the role of internet sources in depicting China's cultural soft image in Pakistan. Using mixed-method approach, it examined six Chinese culturally-oriented web sources and employed the conceptualization of Hartig (2016). Chinese cultural diplomacy in Pakistan was found engaging a wide range of actors, allowing for local acto...

This paper offers insights about the geopolitical perspectives of Pakistan on possible China-India ties in future. It argues that the closeness between Delhi and Beijing may bring healthy and positive effects for Pakistan on six grounds. To start with, the warmth in Indo-China ties is not likely to yield any unfavorable impact on Sino-Pakistan rela...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of managerial psychology on healthcare workers drawing from the construct of managerial psychology. METHODOLOGY: A quantitative research approach based on survey design was used. The data was gathered from respondents between February - November 2020 who were chosen randomly from five tertiary-level hospitals i...

Air pollution has been notoriously held accountable for a substantial number of deaths in several countries. Moreover, its negative impact on people's health and well-being has also been witnessed in countries where air pollution is below the recommended national levels. The urban cities of Pakistan are among the worst South Asian areas in terms of...

In the domain of globalization, the global value chain (GVC) is formed across diverse economies. Owing to the expansion of economic globalization and the resultant global trade liberalization, the geographical isolation of production and consumption has resulted in the transfer of polluting emissions from advanced economies to developing states. De...

This article is inspired by the most common debate about the character and performance of the parliamentarians who often claim an exclusive role as sole representatives of the people in Pakistan. Three different aspects of their role as representatives are examined. For the examination of political representation, two indicators; electoral transpar...

Abstract: Globalization is very important for companies that want to compete in the global arena. Corporate culture is crucial for the success of companies, and accordingly, globalization is important because it affects corporate values and norms. It creates a global arena where values and norms are being intertwined. There are positive values from...

The scholars of environmental economics have attempted the investigation of the impact of foreign direct investment-growth nexus, but they have missed the essential role played by technological innovation and financial development regarding the environmental costs. The notable economic growth and the consequent speedy process of urbanization in BRI...

This book (published in Chinese language) highlights the potential role of Pakistan in China's initiative on connectivity, infrastructure development, and trade project i.e. One Belt, One Road (Belt and Road Initiative). It describes Pakistan's geographical, economic, socio-political, cultural aspects linking them to its promising contribution in t...