Syed Ali Raza

Iqra University | IQRA · Department of Management Sciences

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between governance structure and tourism growth in China. This study examines the worldwide governance indicators’ correlation with tourism development (TD) through the time and frequency approach. The sample used in this study covers the duration from 2002Q1–2019Q4; the connection among the...

This study investigates the dynamic effect of mineral markets, economic growth, urbanization, financial development, non-green and green energy consumption on environmental sustainability. In this context, CS-ARDL, QLARDL, and Dumitrescu Hurlin Panel Causality approaches are used to estimate the panel data collected from seven Global South countrie...

Purpose The research analyzes the influence of three environmental triggers, i.e. awareness, concern and knowledge on environmental attachment and green motivation that affect tourists' pro-environmental behavior in the Pakistan’s tourism industry. Furthermore, this study has analyzed the moderating role of moral obligation concerning environmental...

Green bonds are useful monetary tools that can finance sustainable endeavors to bolster an eco-friendly economy. This research inspects the frequency-domain causal relationship between diverse green bond types and the green economy from June 30, 2014 to August 3, 2023. The goal is to understand both permanent and temporary causal phenomena between...

Entrepreneurship and Green Finance Practices focuses on critical issues such as the role of Green Financing in Green Entrepreneurship in Asian Countries and looks for the mechanisms that can help in idea-generation and the launching of successful Green Start-ups.

Transformational leadership is essential for employees’ empowerment as it significantly enhances leadership qualities and increases employees’ satisfaction. Accordingly, the lack of comprehensive exploration and understanding has motivated us to examine the relationship between transformational leadership, psychological empowerment, organisational...

Financial inclusion and financial exclusion sometimes have been interchanged to describe the phenomena of people’s ability to obtain effective and inexpensive financial products and services that match their demands. Countries move towards promoting new business models, which include utilizing e-commerce data for financial inclusion. Financial incl...

The phenomenon of climate change has become a global challenge that affects human activities in many ways. Exploring the sustainability and innovativeness of digital education is an important reference for the further implementation of science and education strategies and positive effects on climate change mitigation. This study designed two questi...

The continuous rise in global environmental challenges has led to urgency toward establishing a secure framework to achieve sustainable development goals. This study establishes a novel theoretical framework to analyze the role of energy prices, energy consumption, gold prices and economic growth on environmental degradation in newly industrialized...

The topic of energy efficiency and environmental quality is quickly becoming one of the most pressing concerns facing the globe today. The linkage between energy efficiency and high environmental quality standards has significant repercussions for the long‐term viability of the ecosystem. The prime objective of this study is to explore the nexus be...

With gradually increasing global climate issues, the Energy Protection Agency (EPA) emphasizes emission reduction measures at the national and international levels. Financial globalization and green innovation are considered a solution to the low‐income problem through internalization and specialization of markets and bring technological progress a...

The world has witnessed climatic change, innovation, and a transition toward a greener economy and environment in the last few decades. However, the rising economic development has caused human health issues due to rising pollution and poor air quality. The current study analyzes the role of air quality (greenhouse gas, carbon, and nitrogen emissio...

The primary aim of this study underlines the examination of underlying students' skills and their relationship to the employability of students of Pakistan. The current study also examines the moderating impact of "University Reputation" between students' skills and employability. The authors undertook a quantitative approach in the testing of hypo...

Purpose The study aims to inspect the impact of employees’ perception of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their spiritual values on their affective commitment and job satisfaction, which in turn may promote organizational citizenship behavior. Furthermore, this study examines the moderating effect of Islamic work ethics to identify whether...

In April 2017, a senior delegation of the Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) visited Pakistan to reconsider the beverage industry of the country predominated by its strong competitor PepsiCo. Followed by the visit, TCCC planned to revitalize its retail practices and join hands with retailers more aggressively. TCCC claims to be the world’s largest non-alcoho...

Purpose This research paper aims to explore asymmetric market efficiency of the 13 Euro countries, i.e. Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain, concerning the period before global financial crisis (GFC), after GFC and period of COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/app...

According to the United Nations Agenda, the 2023 sustainable environment is necessary to secure this planet’s future; public–private partnerships investment in energy is crucial to sustainable development. The research examines the quantile association between public–private partnership ventures in energy and environmental degradation in ten develo...

Global warming is a life-threatening risk to mankind and its survival; to combat this risk, the considerable contribution of renewable energy cannot be overlooked for sustainable growth globally. The aim of this paper is to scrutinize the threshold level and asymmetric connection among renewable energy consumption, foreign direct investment, financ...

A sustainable environment is as important as the economy’s growth, but, unfortunately, economic growth is environmentally unsustainable. Hence, there is a need to adopt efficient ways to help maintain a sustainable environment. The present research is designed to evaluate the association between financial inclusion, energy efficiency, and a sustain...

In the contemporary time, global economies must comply with Sustainable Development Goals to achieve environmental and energy efficiency. Within the scope of environmental reforms, we extend academic discussion by analyzing the role of electricity transition on the carbon emissions for 1995–2021. Using extensive empirical analysis, we conclude that...

This study investigates the effect of global supply chain pressures and crude oil prices on the consumer price index from October 1997 to February 2022 using panel linear and nonlinear autoregressive distributed lags (ARDLs, NARDLs). The results showed that the asymmetric effect of the global supply chain on the inflation rate is stronger when the...

Purpose The present research aims to investigate the impact of “COVID-19 phobia” factors (psychological, social, economic and psychosomatic) on career anxiety and perceived distress. Further, this research assesses whether career anxiety and perceived distress foster or diminish students' employability confidence. Design/methodology/approach “Part...

Using data on Chinese GEM-listed companies from the first quarter of 2018 to the second quarter of 2022, we examine the impact of COVID-19 on SMEs' financing constraints and the moderating effect of fiscal and tax incentives using the difference-indifferences method (DID). The results indicate that the COVID-19 shock severely affected SMEs' financi...

Through the transition of novel ideas, products, technologies, and business models, info-globalization facilitates the flow and expansion of cross-border information and resources. In the meantime, this stimulates the potential of informational globalization and the internet for environmental and other technological advancements, and assists to the...

Social networking sites are powerful tools for forming relationships, enhancing cooperation, and facilitating the learning process. Today, students need to form associations and linkages with many people. It is essential to identify what encourages university students in Pakistan to use social media sites, in particular the popular platform Faceboo...

The research aims to investigate the impact of theoretical drivers, facilitators, and barriers on the intention to adopt m-payment. It further examines the impact of the intention to adopt m-payment on usage behavior. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used based on a suitable sample of 408 participants in Karachi, Pakistan. The...

Producing something from low or nothing through entrepreneurial bricolage is an increasing phenomenon in emerging and dynamic markets. Recently, there is a dire need in developing affordable products and services targeting new markets. Entrepreneurs in the limited resources environments often develop such products. As suggested by Baker and Nelson,...

The research aims to discover the influence of news indicator on the volatility of precious metals prices. It highlights an essential aspect by focusing on comparing pre and during COVID-19 period. For this purpose, an advanced econometric technique, i.e., Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity variant of Mixed Data Sampling (GAR...

The purpose of this research is to assess the impact of uncertain financial regulatory policy on the volatility of cryptocurrencies using the GARCH-MIDAS model. Further, we aim to identify whether the uncertainty in the financial regulation policy results in the boom of cryptocurrencies. The study's findings revealed that financial regulation polic...

This study examines long-term connection and short-term dynamics concerning ecological footprint and six independent variables, named fossil fuel consumption, energy consumption, financial depth, trade, GDP, and ICT for Pakistan’s duration from 1960 to 2019. The “QARDL-quantile autoregressive distributed lag” technique is used for time series and p...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the nonlinear association between financial inclusion and inclusive economic growth (IEG) in developed economies. A Block of G7 countries (Germany, Japan, Canada, France, Italy, the UK and the US) are considered in this study. Design/methodology/approach For analysis, the authors have employed th...

The global COVID-19 pandemic has led educational institutions to shut down and adopt e-learning practices through computer-mediated communication. An unanticipated switch of online classes from face-to-face classes isolates students from social groups and teachers, causing online disinhibition. Therefore, this paper investigates factors influencing...

The investigation explores whether COVID-19 influences oil and precious metals prices by comparing data extracted from online searching trends and actual events. The study utilizes the Linear Granger causality test & non-parametric causality-in-quantiles method and uses data from January (2020) to March (2021). We have incorporated four mostly trad...

China's sustainable development relies vastly on the country's ability to produce safe and reliable resources which can help the country meet its carbon neutrality target by 2060. In this study, we therefore deem it necessary to examine the role of nuclear energy, hydro, and biomass energy on China's overall ecological footprint in the presence of...

This study analyzes the causal connection between financial inclusion and carbon emission in selected South Asian countries through a quantile technique–based linear Granger and non-parametric causality test. The analysis of the study covers quarterly data from 1980 Q1 to 2019 Q4. However, the linear Granger causality assessment outcome does not in...

The goal of this study is to examine the food and oil price nexus from January 1993 to September 2020. To have a broader aspect, we decompose oil prices into demand and supply shocks and food price index into sub-indices such as Meat, Dairy, Cereal, and sugar price indices. The findings show that the association between the food prices and indices...

Purpose Combining an online and traditional mode of learning is a significant challenge for third world countries. To face this challenge, educational institutions around the world adopted the strategies of blended learning (BL). This research aims to determine the factors affecting readiness to diffuse BL in Pakistani higher education institutions...

The goal of this article is to investigate factors affecting the entrepreneurial intentions of women in Pakistan. In doing so, the article also seeks to understand the relation between family support and the entrepreneurial intentions of women. Data was collected through a survey questionnaire of 498 women in Karachi, Pakistan, through the convenie...

Debates around sound corporate governance in the corporate world have a legal obligation to work on shareholders' dividend and cost-efficiency. The purpose of this study is to investigate the board size with interaction effect of boards' ancestry on shareholders' dividend. Furthermore, the study explores the interaction effect of educational divers...

Purpose In the past few years, numerous economic uncertainty challenges have occurred globally. These uncertainties grasp the attention of the researchers and they examine the role of economic policy uncertainties in several aspects. Therefore, this study contributes to the literature by exploring the house prices volatility and economic policy unc...

Purpose This article aims to uncover the impact of Google Trends on cryptocurrency markets beyond Bitcoin during the time of increased attention to altcoins, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This paper analyses the nexus among the Google Trends and six cryptocurrencies, namely Bitcoin, New Economy Movement (NEM)...

Purpose This current research investigates antecedents affecting young consumers' purchasing intention of organic foods in a developing nation’s (Pakistan) context utilizing Theory of Planned Behavior. For this purpose, theoretical framework comprising characteristics of a product, concerns of consumers and consciousness were proposed. Design/meth...

Purpose Green management initiatives are an influential factor for forward-thinking corporations across the globe. Human resource (HR) practitioners find incorporating sustainable development into HR practices a significant challenge, but green initiatives enhance environmental quality. This study aims to analyze the impact of green human resources...

Purpose An individual’s standard of living is profoundly affected by industrialization and technology’s continuous revolution. At present, the environment is uncontrollable and global warming is increasing. Therefore, there is a need to protect the earth immediately as the lives of all creatures are at risk. The purpose of this paper is to determin...

The present study is the first attempt in Pakistan to examine the determinants of Islamic personal financing by using a modified theory of reasoned action (TRA) model. This study uses the two primary constructs of the TRA model: subjective norm and attitude. Additionally, this study modified this model by introducing three relevant factors: pricing...

Purpose The purpose of this study is twofold: first is to examine the nonlinear relationship between tourism development and housing prices, and secondly, the role of economic growth in facilitating the materialization of tourism development and housing prices nexus in G7 countries. Design/methodology/approach The authors used the newly introduced...

Currently, sustainable development has become one of the inevitable requirements for the country’s economic evolution, as it encourages healthy and sustainable ecology for their people. To achieve this development, there is a need to decarbonize the energy system and minimize carbon emissions (CEM) because it brings a hazardous impact if left unaba...

Waste recycling significantly contributes to reducing carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases, leading to enhanced environmental performance and safeguards natural resources. Therefore, this study examines municipal solid waste recycling and energy efficiency's impact on the environmental performance and economic well-being of the United States...

This investigation examines how Google trends-based information can influence predictability of precious metals priceCorresponding author.s by utilizing Linear Granger causality & non-parametric causality in quantiles approach. Data ranges from January (2004) to March (2021). We have incorporated the four most popular metals (i.e., Gold, Platinum,...

This paper investigates the impact of services FDI inflows on services exports in Newly Industrialised countries (NICs) by employing panel data techniques. FDI inflows in Services are a good tool to connect local services producers to the global value chain and boost services exports. The findings in the paper suggest that FDI inflows in services s...

This study examines the relationship between cryptocurrencies and foreign exchange markets for three digital currencies and six fiat currencies using the quantile on quantile (QQ) regression approach of Sim and Zhou (2015). According to the QQ technique, we estimate how the quantiles of cryptocurrencies affect the foreign exchange market quantiles....

Environmental sustainability is jeopardized if global greenhouse gas pollution and biodiversity depletion increase. Achieving sustainable production and greener growth has been a core challenge for developing economies. Since both financial development and energy consumption contribute to environmental externalities, economic growth would remain un...

This study is a pioneering attempt to investigate the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on export performance in Pakistan by using the long annual time series data from the period 1974–2012 and by using more rigorous econometric techniques. Autoregressive distributed lag-bound testing cointegration approach confirms the valid long-run relat...

The present study examines the factors affecting customer intention to use auto financing (Ijarah) in Pakistan. The research framework is constructed based on the theory of reasoned action, which explains behavioral intention and its determinants. The study incorporates the participation of 350 potential customers of auto Ijarah in Pakistan. Data a...

Design/methodology/approach: The statistical techniques applied to the dataset were confirmatory factor analysis and partial least square structural equation modeling. Purpose: The lockdown in the spring of 2020 significantly disrupted businesses. Unquestionably, countless dealers who had to shut their shops for weeks were hit hardest by the crisis...

Abstract Purpose The blackboard learning system is an online platform designed for e-learning employed by higher education institutes like universities that facilities students to continue learning and educational activities. This study explores the determinants that affect students' acceptance and use of Blackboard learning system (BLS) in Pakista...

This research examines the impact of the covid-19 on cryptocurrencies’ connectedness by employing two techniques: TVP-VAR-based connectedness and causality in the quantiles. First, the TVP-VAR-based connectedness unveils that cryptocurrencies act as a net receiver and transmitter of shocks, with Bitcoin, Ethereum are the highest transmitters among...

In the recent era, gold is considered an essential investment source, a source of hedging inflation, and a medium of monetary exchange. The gold and exchange rate nexus become prominent after events like sovereign debt crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, low-interest rate problem, and global financial market solvency. These events attract the attenti...

Purpose The emergence of electronic learning during the COVID-19 outbreak has been the way by which higher education has attempted to save the situation. However, e-learning still causes psychological distress because of its crackups and fear. Hence, the authors aim to study the impact of e-learning crackup on fear of academic year loss and psychol...

Ride-sharing services are a sustainable form of the transportation system that needs to be popularized among students by examining the crucial factors that determine the students’ behavior to use the innovative service. Therefore, this paper attempts to explore students’ behavior regarding the use of ride-sharing services by extending the “Technolo...

This study examines the environmental Kuznets hypothesis with specific consideration on the role of globalization in the top 50 globalized countries from 1980 to 2014. We apply unique and advanced econometric techniques of panel data to analyze the cross-sectional independence and control the heterogeneity between cross sections. The CIPS unit root...

The coronavirus pandemic causes sickness and death, shutting down economies, damaging health care systems, and closing educational institutions. It has a profound effect on the education sectors, and most importantly, teachers’ lives have been affected. This sector has been facing an immense change from traditional in-person classroom education to...

This study aimed to identify the variables that influence the reputation of universities and student satisfaction, which in turn affects the loyalty of students of higher education. The study uses a convenience sampling technique to collect data from 387 students of higher education institutions of Pakistan. Data analysis was done using SmartPLS so...