Mohsin Shahzad

Liaoning Normal University | LNNU · LNU-MSU College of International Business

The basic objective behind choosing this topic is to define quality services in health sector. We have to deal with the health related issues in our society, including treatment, lack of resources, limited machinery, lack of medical instruments, non availability of health care staff, lack of administration, preservation of mental and physical well...

The research involves setting up a school for children in Lahore with the name of “Ideal Public School” on G.T Road, Lahore- Pakistan. The focus of this program is to provide students the highest quality education, in a safe and positive learning environment. For this purpose we shall hire experience teachers who play a very important role for the...

This Review Paper is aimed to explain the development process of Arfa Software Technology Park in Lahore .It explains the barriers faced during implementation of execution plan. This article contains the factors which effect the implementation of project. It also describes how security laps, energy crisis and political conditions effect on differen...

In this research it is concentrated on the assessment of the quality services of the banks which they are providing to their customers. Three banks of Pakistan Bank Alfalah, Bank of Punjab and MCB Bank are compared on the basis of quality service which they are providing to their customers. The data is collected from the relevant customers of banks...

Considering the growing awareness about sustainable development among various stakeholders, the present study aims to examine the impact of employees’ knowledge absorptive capacity (KAC) on firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices for accomplishing corporate sustainability performance (CSP) goals by following the absorptive capacity a...

Purpose: Online health communities (OHCs) have emerged on the Internet, substantially changing the conventional healthcare delivery model. Despite this emergence, the lack of patient participation and contribution always limits the success and sustainability of OHCs. Previous studies have disclosed that patients' value co-creation behavior (VCB) he...

This study aims to examine the mechanism of how to transform the brand experience to brand equity for older consumers by considering the significant effect of reverse intergenerational influence and emotional experience in Chinese digital phone market. Based on data collected from 294 seniors aged 60 and over in China, the hypothesized paths were t...

The world has witnessed a rapid rise of online health communities (OHCs) where patients can create a powerful network of support and resources to make a meaningful difference in people's health lives. Despite this rapid rise, healthcare authorities and organizations are under enormous pressure to create a sustainable environment for OHCs. Prior stu...

Recent research provides limited knowledge about how and whether digital transformation related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) affects the total factor productivity (TFP). To fill the gap, this study explores the impact of digital transformation on TFP based on a fixed-effect model and the staggered difference-indifferences method a...

The current research aims to answer two significant research questions: What are the dimensions of the application of the Internet of Things in the sports industry? And what are the components of each aspect of using the Internet of Things in the sports industry? Also, this study responds to the development of literature on Industry 4.0 technologie...

Organizations are advised to consistently seek and assimilate novel information from external sources to enhance their adsorptive capacity and better understand and address environmental challenges. Despite the evident influence of external knowledge on absorptive capacity and green innovation performance (GIP), there is a notable dearth of discuss...

Contemporary technologies have facilitated the development of gamification. It can potentially shape in-dividuals' behavior; however, how gamification influences their sustainable purchasing is still unexplored. Drawing on the framework of behavioral reasoning theory and the theory of gamified learning, this research not only investigates the assoc...

Organizations have prioritized green innovation (GI) following the increasing stakeholder pressure (SP) on sustainable growth through megaproject social responsibility (MSR). A sustainable megaproject delivery involves three essential determinants. However, few studies have focused on the complicated relationships between these determinants and meg...

Tourism has gained enormous attention, and every country is determined to attract more visitors. Concerned stakeholders are trying to promote their country’s image and that of their tourist destinations. Travelers attain information from different sustainable sources, and these different sustainable sources might be critical in shaping the perceive...

Although numerous research studies have revealed that mega-projects are closely linked to globalization and civilization, few researchers have performed logical assessments of mega-projects using stakeholder theory. As stakeholders demand greater sustainability in the construction industry, sustainable development (SD) has become a priority. Howeve...

Implementing sustainable sourcing practices (SSP) relies strongly on organizational decisions and the motives behind these decisions. However, little is known about how SSP are influenced by organizational motives (OM). To address this gap, we developed a multifaceted framework based on stakeholder theory (ST) that enables enhanced knowledge of OM,...

Organizational decisions and their motivations are crucial for successfully implementing sustainable sourcing practices (SSP). Still, there is scant research on how SSPs are impacted by corporate motives (CM). To fill this research gap, we formed a three-tiered stakeholder theory (ST) based paradigm that accounts for the moderating impact of regula...

Given that the environment faces many issues, organizations unified quality management and sustainable operations to enhance the sustainable development of any industry. However, they disregard the fundamental role of knowledge management (KM) and green innovation (GI). Therefore, this research study proposed and analyzed the relationship between t...

Social media influencers have been persuading their followers' shopping experiences according to their reach; however, limited studies unveil the influence of macro-influencers (MIFs) on followers' impulsive decisions. This research divulges the role of MIFs posts' characteristics in impulsive urges through the perceptive route based on the self-de...

A series of economic parameters may influence material footprints (resource consumption). The efficacy of a country’s infrastructure for generating commodities is one of the most essential of these elements. This study contributes to determining the influence of productive capacities on trade-adjusted resource consumption in China. Using a bootstra...

Over the years, public infrastructure projects have generated substantial attention as they take the initiative to enrich sustainable community development. This paper looks to identify if the delays in public projects significantly impact the sustainable community development. A questionnaire survey approach is used to collect data. This study emp...

Purpose: Online health communities (OHCs) have been recognized as emerging platforms on the internet used for health purposes. Despite its emergence, developing a successful OHC is still a challenge. Prior studies identified that value co-creation behavior of members is an essential factor for sustaining OHCs; however, little is known about how mem...

Purpose The manufacturing industry has recently faced many environmental issues and pressures due to increased environmental awareness. Business leaders identified that green innovation (GI) is a crucial aspect of sustainable development (SD) and can provide a competitive edge. On the other hand, boosting SD through GI is a complicated network acti...

Global competition encourages all industries to attain cutting-edge performance by continuously developing their goods and processes; knowledge is the most effective and powerful weapon for long-term sustainability and growth. Effective blockchain adoption (BCA) and better supply chain visibility (SCV) via organizational and production knowledge ma...

Digital innovation is not a technology in itself but businesses’ ability to exploit digital technology to resolve outmoded problems. Digital innovation is leveraging improvements or innovating technology to reimagine business practice. The Coronavirus disease 2019 exerted enormous effects on people's physical and psychological health. In addition,...

The existing studies have widely investigated the nexus between technological changes and environmental concerns. A large extent of literature estimates the influences of technological changes on ecological consequences using overall technologies or climate technologies. However, the moderating impacts of financial development have gained little at...

This study elaborates the concept of green effectuation orientations (GEOs) to enhance the environmental performance of entrepreneurial SMEs based in the Jiangsu province of China. For this purpose, we collected the data from 328 employees of entrepreneurial SMEs via a survey and analyzed it through SEM. We evaluated the GEO concept on mindset and...

Sustainable development (SD) has recently emerged as a critical axis in industrial strategic management and debate. Apart from the scarcity of resources, the influence of economic difficulties on human life and society has increased the relevance of SD. However, estimating and analyzing the SD of any business is still in its infancy. Thus, the SD o...

The growth of green-oriented businesses for sustainable development (SD) is no longer optional in the current dynamic world, especially for manufacturing businesses in general. Accordingly, the present study investigates the interlinkages between green organizational strategy (GOS), environmental corporate social responsibility (ECSR), and organiza...

Recent advancements in green and innovative technologies have resulted in a number of innovations in manufacturing operations to accelerate sustainable development (SD). Despite several benefits of green innovation adoption (GIA), the adoption rate of these initiatives is still abysmal in manufacturing organisations. To fill this gap, we have devel...

Considering the mounting pressure from various stakeholders and growing awareness about the current pandemic situation, organizations have placed green and sustainable production strategies among their top priorities. These strategies are rooted in the successful implementation of the circular economy (CE), a critical element in promoting sustainab...

Due to growing consciousness and pressure from concerned stakeholders, organizations have started to prioritize green management practices (GMP); however, little is known about the critical role of organizational motives (OM) for achieving GMP. Following the stakeholder theory, this study intends to examine the relationship between stakeholders’ pr...

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak globally during 2020, the usage and virtues of food delivery apps (FDA) have increased immensely, facilitating the consumer to access the food and food providers to keep functioning. However, this study aims to investigate the enablers of online consumer engagement (OCE) and platform preference in the foodservice indust...

Fiscal decentralization implies the transfer of fiscal and financial authority to local government, which is highly integrated with sustainable economic decisions. Against this backdrop, this research examines the asymmetric impact of fiscal decentralization, green investment, and renewable energy consumption on ecological footprints from the conte...

Environmental administrative penalty is a strong tool for the government to regulate environmental pollution. The influence of an environmental administrative penalty on a firm’s cash flow has become a hot topic in academics and industry. By employing ordinary least square and the bootstrap method, it is established that the penalty significantly r...

Socio-economic and environment-friendly initiatives are imperative to ensure sustainable development. And corporate social responsibility (CSR) emerged as a solution to create a balance in society through sustainable business performance. However, organizations need plentiful resources to comply with the philosophies of sustainability and CSR. Ther...

Environmental administrative penalty is a powerful way for the government to realize environmental pollution control. When a firm is subjected to an environmental administrative penalty, how the penalty affects its equity cost is a hot issue in academia and industry. Using the ordinary least square method and the Bootstrap method, it is found that...

The adoption of green technology is imperative to realize sustainable development. Considering the same, this study explores the drivers of Green Innovation (GI) based on the theoretical foundation of the Triple Bottom Line (environmental, social, and economic factors) with the integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) and ins...

The role of environmental information disclosure in debt financing for penalized enterprises remains unclear in the existing literature. This study examines how environmental administrative fines impact debt financing in the following year, focusing on industrial businesses that the Chinese government has punished for breaching environmental rules....

Internationally, researchers have shown an increased interest in customer decisionmaking regarding sustainable food choices that could be changed through tailored interventions. This study examines how vloggers influence customer purchase intention toward sustainable food. Based on the similarity-attraction theory, we undertook a serial mediation m...

The role of social media in promoting sustainable attitudes is currently understudied. Underpinned by social learning theory, this study unveils the effect of social media usage and browsing on sustainable purchasing attitude, the underlying mechanism, and the boundary condition. Drawing on a sample of 693 experienced respondents analyzed using str...

Green innovations are being deployed in manufacturing industries to promote organisational sustainability by embracing sustainable development practices (SDPs). However, little is known about how corporate green innovation (CGI) is influenced by the knowledge management process (KMP). To fill this gap, we have developed a multidimensional framework...

China’s tourism industry is under transition towards sustainable tourism. This study’s primary purpose is to propose a novel framework that green core competence enhances the tourism industry’s green absorptive capacity and green innovation performance. Additionally, green absorptive capacity mediates the relationship between green core competence...

Ecological deterioration and environmental damage brought by high-speed economic growth in China caused high attention. Environmental administrative penalty is a powerful way for the government to realize environmental pollution control. When a firm is subjected to environmental administrative penalties, how the penalty affects operating cash flows...

Internationally, researchers have shown an increased interest in customer decision-making regarding sustainable food choices that could be changed through tailored interventions. This study examines how vloggers influence customer purchase intention toward sustainable food. Based on the similarity-attraction theory, we undertook a serial mediation...

The growing adoption of social media has transformed consumption patterns. Mounting evidence asserts the unnecessary spending as one of the key drivers to influence climate change. Excessive consumption is rooted in impulsive shopping, and individuals are inclined to spend due to social media's personalized environment. Extant literature is limited...

Considering the growing awareness and increased pressure from various stakeholders about sustainable development, organizations placed green initiatives among their top priority; however, in doing so, they are neglecting the role of knowledge resources. Taking the lead from the stakeholder theory, this research seeks to investigate the relations be...

The concept of green growth has been put forward for many years in China. After years of practice, the performance of green growth in all provinces of China has changed, but it has not been systematically evaluated. Based on OECD’s green growth framework, this study develops an indicator system of green growth evaluation suitable for China’s provin...

Purpose-Enhancing green innovation for corporate sustainability is one of the recent issues globally. Knowledge management has been determined as a core factor that hamstrings green innovation. The existing literature was limited to expose the importance of the knowledge management process for corporate sustainable performance. Thus, this paper aim...

Purpose – Enhancing green innovation for corporate sustainability is one of the recent issues globally. Knowledge management has been determined as a core factor that hamstrings green innovation. The existing literature was limited to expose the importance of the knowledge management process for corporate sustainability performance. Thus, this pape...

Purpose Considering the rapid adoption of social media among consumers and organizations, this study intends to examine the impact of online bundle promotions and contextual interactions on impulse buying as consumers encounter them synchronously. Hence, a research model is proposed with the integration of perceived transaction value, perceived acq...

Purpose Growing evidence asserts that individuals are inclined to buy impulsively in the social commerce environment due to interactive elements. However, extant literature does not reveal the influence of emerging digital celebrities and their communities on impulse buying, although users may encounter them synchronously. Hence, this study explore...

This study aims at investigating the hierarchical relationship among industry-specific attributes of supply chain strategies and information technology to improve the performance of firms in Textile industry in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The study presents a mix of enablers through literature review and experts’ opinions. Next, the driv...

Waste management is an emerging focus in Pakistan. Specifically, waste-to-energy (WtE) projects are conceived to obtain benefits from municipal waste collection in metropolitan cities. This study provides a brief background of WtE potential, waste collection statistics, type of generated wastes, and current measures to build the confidence of inves...

Purpose: Aim of this research is to investigate people issues in project management that fail projects in obtaining desired results, in doing so the author investigated the impact of different leadership behaviors of project managers on driving job attitudes and job outcomes of project employees. Design/methodology approach: Data was obtained from...

Although extensive studies have focused on the impact of different corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities on environmental sustainability, few studies investigated the effects of CSR activities on environmentally sustainable development and green innovation. Yet, as a determinant of environmental strategies, green innovation haven’t recei...

Stakeholders often have a significant interest in the disclosure of information by companies that have received environmental penalties. This study examines how environmental administrative penalties influence companies’ environmental disclosures. Using a sample of 316 manufacturing companies across three years in China, the regression results indi...

Social commerce has altered the consumption experience due to various interactive factors. Growing evidence stated that users are prone to buy impulsively in such an environment. Prior studies were limited to demonstrate the emerging role of social media celebrities and embedded social interaction in the context of impulse buying though users encou...

This Review Paper is aimed to explain the change in customer preferences and their demands. This paper will explain how company cater this particular situation to satisfy and retain its customers because as customer wasn’t happy from company marketing planning, which was effecting company sales in different segments. Oscar Mayer started business as...

This research aims to analyze factors that are affecting consumers choice of retail store, specifically grocery stores. This article consists of several sections describing the Problem, its background, Research Objectives and Literature Review. The Data & Analysis section describes in detail the variables identified, how they are measured and prepa...