Ghulam Ali

• PhD (Management)
• Professor at University of Sargodha

Menthol synthesis is possible through citral and citronellal hydrogenations via following multistage chemical reactions such as hydrogenation and cyclization. This research mainly focuses on a design of selective, active and cost-effective metal-acid (bifunctional) catalysts for menthol production via citral and citronellal hydro-genations. More sp...

Indigenous hematite iron ore was chemically activated as a function of various hydrogen peroxide concentrations (0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2.0 M), activation time, and iron ore size. Adsorption potential was evaluated at various initial arsenic concentrations, contact time, adsorbent dose, and particle size. Maximum 95% removal efficiency was achieved at 60...

This study investigates the dynamic conditional correlation structure and volatility transmission between foreign exchange and stock markets. For this purpose, the study uses the dataset from July 1st, 2001 to June 30th, 2019, as an entire sample period to generalize the interaction between two vital segments of the economy. This study employs a ra...

The present study aimed to investigate the palyno-morphological features of species of family Vitaceae from Pakistan. A total of nine species, belonging to four genera were collected, pressed, identified, and then analyzed microscopically. Both quantitative and qualitative characters of the pollen grains were recorded including polar and equatorial...

This study aims to examine the interdependence of stock and house prices. For this purpose, we use quarterly data from 2008-Q1 to 2013-Q4. Seven economies are selected for this empirical investigation: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand [ASEAN-5], Korea and Hong Kong. We apply Pedroni panel cointegration and dynamic ordinary leas...

We investigate causal links between human capital, foreign direct investment (FDI), trade openness, domestic investment, and economic growth for the case of Pakistan. In a multivariate vector autoregressive (VAR) framework, we apply Johansen and Juselius co-integration, Granger causality, and vector error correction model (VECM) using annual data f...

This research examines the intervention of capital structure with different characteristics of corporate governance and different measures of financial performance. Data were collected from 113 PSX listed firms ranging from 2013-2018. The study uses multiple regression approach for testing the required set of hypotheses. The results reveal that ins...

The present study attempts to identity the determinants of indirect cost of financial distress in banking sector of Pakistan. Using published financial data of 25 banks for 7 years (i.e. 2009-2015) the present study estimates the relationship between various bank specific factors and indirect cost of financial distress. The study uses a two-step no...

This paper examines the long-run relationship between carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and economic growth, financial development, trade, energy consumption, and foreign direct investment in the case of Lithuania by employing time series data of 1989-2018. In particular, this paper aims to test whether the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) relationshi...

This paper argues that during the last two decades, China and Pakistan have strengthened their maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean to their mutual benefit. Based upon its geostrategic location and vast maritime experience, Pakistan has promoted China’s growing interests in the Indian Ocean and received China’s economic, technological and milit...

Purpose The global increase in coffee consumption has increased competition among cafes, generating the need to find ways of increasing customers’ revisit. Considering this backdrop, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of authenticity, interpersonal justice and prior experience on customer’s revisit intention, taking involvement...

Although the importance of codes of ethics is essential in today's service industry, however, its effect on the employee is scant. Therefore, this study aims at investigating the effects of codes of ethics and philanthropic related activities on employees' job engagement, work engagement, and turnover intention. The study collected data from 286 em...

The study examined the impact of different forces on carbon dioxide emissions for ten newly industrialized countries (NIC's) by applying the extended STIRPAT model for the period 1991-2013. Moreover, study utilizes the regression of group mean dynamic common correlated estimator (DCCE) to analyze the relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (C...

Purpose It is evident that organizations are continuously contributing toward environmental dilapidation. This may be reduced by focusing their employees' involvement in pro-environmental behaviors. Pro-environmental behaviors have ramifications for organizations, employees, leaders and natural environment. Therefore, this study aims at investigat...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to value the role of organizational virtuousness in predicting employee performance through mediation of affective well-being and work engagement. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through questionnaires from 487 banking employees from 60 branches of ten banks. Findings Analysis through structura...

Since last decade, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an inspiring catchall in the eyes of researchers. Many studies have been conducted examining the influence of CSR on stakeholders including customers, suppliers and shareholders. However, only a dearth of research is found that attempted to understand its impact on most important s...

Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of ethical leadership on employee’s bullying and voice behavior, considering poor working conditions, organizational identification and workload as mediating variables. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire survey design was used to elicit responses of 564 nurses from hospitals located in va...

This study investigates the determinants of net interest margin of commercial banks in Pakistan that covers the period of 10 years 2006 to 2015. By using secondary data apply random effect regression to a panel of 22 commercial banks of Pakistan. The study consists of dependent variable NIM, Independent variables, control variables and macroeconomi...

In the dynamic world of business where creativity is the sole way to be competitive, employees’ creative role is considered the most treasured. Winning employees’ creativity requires attention from all levels, thus requiring an eternal exchange between top and bottom of an organization. Valuing this decree, this study focuses on unveiling the assoc...

This study examines the long-run and causal relationship between house prices and stock prices in the panel of 22 European Union (EU) countries, covering the monthly data from January 2007 to October 2012. The results show that house prices and stock prices variables are stationary at their first difference, and Pedroni’s heterogeneous cointegratio...

This study examines the relationship between empowering leadership and employee creativity through the serial mediating role of psychological empowerment and self-leadership with creative work involvement. Applying a chain mediation approach to a sample of 314 respondents, we find that empowering leadership has a significant effect on the selected...

This study aims at investigating the burden and pattern of clothing related pillion riders' injuries and their helmet wearing pattern in Lahore, Pakistan. Data were collected for nine months (July 2013 to March 2014), reporting 13,248 motorcycle related injuries, out of which 8751 (66%) cases were related to the clothing related pillion riders' inj...

Purpose – Riggle et al. ’s (2009) research of 20 years literature (1986-2006) is the latest available meta-analysis on perceived organizational support and outcomes. There are seven years since no work has been done to see the changes in the research and its emphasis, which is the main target of this research. This study aimed at five major outcome...

The effect of monetary and fiscal policy shocks is examined though a structural VAR model in Malaysia. The innovation of this study is that, effects of monetary and fiscal policies are investigated simultaneously in addition with house price variable. Moreover, international oil prices and gold prices also included in the SVAR model because it is s...

The study is an attempt to examine the relationships between LMX, turnover intention and job satisfaction among the nurses working in the Pakistani health-care sector. To achieve the purpose, the data was collected from 280 respondents. The results of the study revealed that LMX has positive association with nurses’ job satisfaction, while it has a...

The purpose of this study is to measure the conditional performance of equity mutual funds of Pakistan and to identify how far the management skills of the managers concerned qualify for superior stock selection and market timing abilities. The novelty of the study is based upon the initiality in the estimation of conditioned information of perform...

This study investigates stock market anomaly in Pakistani stock market using its major stock index i.e. Karachi Stock Exchange 100-Index (KSE-100 Index). Previous literature of calendar anomalies mostly based on the Gregorian calendar such as weekend effect, month effect, time of the month effect and holidays effect. However, Islamic calendar anoma...

The objective of the study is to examine the monetary and fiscal policies’ shock on house price variable by using the structural vector autoregressive (SVAR) model for Singapore economy. In addition, the study used international oil prices and gold prices in the SVAR model because concurrent development in oil and gold prices have central influence...

The study aims to establish a pro-poor growth index called the ‘Poverty Equivalent Growth Rate’, which considers both the extent of sectoral growth and the benefits reaching the poor in Pakistan, using 21 household surveys between 1964 and 2011. The result reveals that despite the positive signs in agriculture growth, the growth process may not be...

The objective of the study is to establish the link between air pollution, fossil fuel energy consumption, indus-trialization, alternative and nuclear energy, combustible re-newable and wastes, urbanization, and resulting impact on health services in Malaysia. The study employed two-stage least square regression technique on the time series data fr...

a b s t r a c t SAARC members urgently need to secure sustainable energy supplies at affordable prices. Alarmingly high oil prices in the face of ever increasing energy demand have resulted in severe pressure on resources of SAARC members. The objective of this study examine the relationship among energy consumption, economic growth, relative price...

Purpose – The aim of this study is to develop a theoretical framework with which to investigate the inter-relationships between organizational learning culture, normative commitment and customer satisfaction through the use of empirical investigation across the service sector. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire-based survey was given to...

This study advances research on leader’s & individuals’ entrepreneurial orientation, organizational factors and project success in IT firms. This study adds value by taking entrepreneurial orientation of leader as leadership behavior rather than taking traditional leadership concepts, and investigates its outcomes in shape of individuals’ entrepren...

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of Global Financial Crisis on interlinking connectivity of Asian equity markets. Weekly data of 12 major stock indices from 1st January, 2000 to 10th September, 2010 is used in the study. The impact of Global Financial Crisis 2007 on co-movement of Asian markets is analyzed by applying Rotated Fact...

This study was conducted to check the random walk behavior in the Karachi Stock Exchange. Daily, weekly and monthly stock returns of KSE 100 index for the period from 1st Jan. 1998 to 29th Feb. 2012 was tested by using descriptive statistics, VAR test, RUN test, KS test and unit root tests (ADF test and PP). Results of all the tests indicate that t...

In this paper, the causal relation between stock prices and exchange rates is examined through applying Toda and Yamamoto causality test using weekly data from Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC countries). The sample period started from 5 May, 2003 to 6 September, th th 2010. The whole sample period was divided into three sub-periods: Pre-crisi...

The dependence of various stock markets plays a vital role in diversification while selecting securities in an investor’s portfolio. This study examines interdependence among the East Asian stock markets in relation to the Karachi Stock Exchange. Monthly data ranging from 2000 to 2010 is included and tested in this paper. This relationship is teste...

In this study the impact of global crisis over intertwining between exchange rates and stock prices is examined in Brazil. Average nominal exchange with US Dollar and Bovespa stock exchange index on weekly basis covering the period from 5th May, 2003 to 6th September, 2011 is used for analysis. Furthermore, data was divided into three sub-periods i...

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between market structure and performance in thebanking sector using data from Pakistani commercial banks. Investigating the effect of changes in the marketstructure on profitability is based on the structure-conduct-performance (SCP) and efficient-structure (E-S)hypotheses. We have taken a...

This study was aimed at exploring the determinants for selection of an Islamic bank by a customer and why he was dealing with a conventional bank. Furthermore, it was investigated what factors contribute towards the customer s satisfaction. A sample of 120 customers from different Islamic banks was selected. For the purpose of data Analysis descrip...