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01 - Role of Gender Diversity in Explaining Financial Distress: A Dynamic Panel Data ...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmsr.2025(X-IV).01
10.31703/gmsr.2025(X-IV).01      Published : Dec 2025

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    The purpose of the paper is to examine how board gender diversity can be used to explain financial distress over the span of 9 years, from 2013 to 2021, using a sample of 58 non-financial companies listed publicly on the Pakistani equity market. The study employs the dynamic generalized method of moment estimator, using the Altman Z-score model as a proxy for financial distress, where a higher Z-s... Details

    Financial Distress, Gender Diversity, Board characteristics

    (1) Fahim Ullah Khan
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of Business Studies, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Luqman Khan
    Ph.D Scholar, Department of Management Sciences, Islamia College Peshawar, K, Pakistan.
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02 - From Blaming the Job to Self-Reflection: The Role of Personal Demands in Trigger...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmsr.2025(X-IV).02
10.31703/gmsr.2025(X-IV).02      Published : Dec 2025

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    This study examines the role of personal demands in the health-impairment process of the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory. Personal demands, such as workaholism, self-criticism, and awfulizing, are internal pressures and maladaptive striving. Job demands such as cognitive, quantitative, and learning demands mediate the association between personal demands and emotional exhaustion. Emotional exh... Details

    Personal Demands, Job Demands, Emotional Exhaustion, Job Performance, Health-Impairment, JD-R Theory.

    (1) Ahmad Usman
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Zeeshan Hanif
    Lecturer, Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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03 - Climate on the Brink: Transforming Fragility into Resilience under SDG 13 ...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmsr.2025(X-IV).03
10.31703/gmsr.2025(X-IV).03      Published : Dec 2025

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    The trajectory of Pakistan to the Sustainable Development Goal 13-Climate Action is at the nexus of great vulnerability, limited resources, and increased policy aspiration. Although Pakistan emits less than 1 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the world, it is one of the most climate-sensitive nations in the world and it still experiences recurrent shocks due to floods, heatwaves, an... Details

    Pakistan, SDG 13, Climate Vulnerability, NDCs, Renewable Energy, Adaptation, Loss and Damage, Climate Finance.

    (1) Ayesha Rafiq
    Gold Medalist, Peace And Conflict Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Qasim Ali Shah
    PhD, Department of Developmental Sciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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04 - Challenges and Paradoxes in Implementing Islamic Human Resource Management Pract...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmsr.2025(X-IV).04
10.31703/gmsr.2025(X-IV).04      Published : Dec 2025

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    In this article, the authors analyzed the continuing disjuncture between Islamic norms and human resource management practices in Muslim-majority nations. Despite growing academic interest in Islamic Human Resource Management, application of this management concept is limited due to institutional, cultural, and organizational constraints. This study compares HRM practices across different Muslim c... Details

    Islamic Human Resource Management, Comparative Hrm, Muslim Countries

    (1) Liaqut Ali
    Professor, Department of Business Administration, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Ghulam Haider
    Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education, Government of Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Muzammil
    PhD Scholar, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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05 - The Contingent Effect of Platform Dependency on the Job Crafting-Work Engagement...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmsr.2025(X-IV).05
10.31703/gmsr.2025(X-IV).05      Published : Dec 2025

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    The fast-growing gig economy has increased work flexibility but has also raised concerns about sustaining work engagement among gig workers. Digital labor platforms increasingly manage workers through algorithmic control and performance systems, which may limit worker agency and psychological ownership. Although job crafting is often viewed as a useful proactive behavior, little is known about the... Details

    Individual Crafting, Resilience, Meaningful Work, Affective Commitment, Cognitive Work Engagement

    (1) Rahim Ullah
    Lecturer, MEW School of Leadership, Pakistan.
    (2) Ramsha Afzal
    Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
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06 - AI Modelling Revisiting Relationship Between Renewable Energy Financing and Envi...

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmsr.2025(X-IV).06
10.31703/gmsr.2025(X-IV).06      Published : Dec 2025

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    Renewable energy financing (RNEF) has turned into a major factor of sustainable development in response to the growing threat of climate change. In this paper, the effects of RNEF on the environmental degradation (END) in OECD countries during the first quarter of the year 2000 and the fourth quarter of 2024 using an advanced FES-based AI model will be analyzed. The overall conclusion is that the ... Details

    Renewable Energy Financing, Fuel-Based Energy Consumption, Environmental Degradation, Fes-Based Ai Modelling

    (1) Rabia Akram
    College of Management Sciences and Engineering, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Shandong, China.
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