Original Research
Effective Factors on Job Stress and Its Relationship with OrganizationalCommitment of Nurses in Hospitals of Nicosia

Bagher Asgarnezhad Nouri; Milad Soltani

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2017, Pages 100-117

Abstract
  Job stress is a psychological variable that has gained increasing importance in human resource management studies in recent years. Nursing is one of the professions which might be exposed to various sources of job stress due to its special nature, particularly its relation with patients’ physical ...  Read More

Case Study
Impact of Capital Structure on Firms Performance: A Study on Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) Listed Firms in Pakistan

Abdul Basit; Zubair Hassan

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2017, Pages 118-135

Abstract
  The purpose of this study is to investigate Debt to Equity ratio to determine firm performance of Pakistani companies listed in Chemical, Food and Care products, Cement, Pharmaceutical, Auto assembler and Textile sector. The research done on 50 companies listed under Karachi Stock exchange covered the ...  Read More

Case Study
Determinants of Banks Profitability: A Comparative Study of Islamic Verses Non Islamic, Foreign Verses Local, and Public Verses Private Banks in Pakistan

Muhammad Rizwan Nazir; Muhammad Imran Nazir; Yasir Habib; Shujahat Haider Hashmi; Zeeshan Farred

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2017, Pages 136-162

Abstract
  This study examines the determinants of banks profitability in Pakistan. The main objectives of the study are to determine the factors that influence banks profitability in Pakistan and to make recommendations for management decision making and policy objectives. A panel data of 25 banks (commercial, ...  Read More

Original Research
Examining the Disadvantages of Activity Based Costing (ABC) System and Introducing the Modern (Behavior Based Costing) (BBC) System

Saeid Bazrafshan; Behnam Karamshahi

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2017, Pages 163-177

Abstract
  The main objective of this study is to investigate the defects and problems of the ABC system and to offer a modern costing method called BBC system that is free from ABC problems. In the present study, 20 of the most important shortcomings of the ABC system based on previous research are listed. BBC ...  Read More

Review Article
Review the Sri Lankan Information and Communication Technology Industry

P.A.A.U. Jothirathne; Chamli Pushpakumara

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2017, Pages 178-187

Abstract
  Sri Lanka was well known as agricultural based economy, which was more focused on paddy, tea, rubber and coconut. However recently it has changed it direction towards knowledge based economy, passing by the industrial based economy. Information and communication technology industry has a critical role ...  Read More

Original Research
Developing a Model for Identification of the Effect of Knowledge Levels on Supply Chain Performance

Peyman Taebi; Milad Rezaeefard; Mohammad Rezaeefard

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2017, Pages 188-199

Abstract
  Twenty first century is described by knowledge development and its effect on all organizational dimensions. Today, knowledge is considered as the key and sometimes the only source of competitive advantage for organizations; that is why managers and organizations focus on utilizing some methods for knowledge ...  Read More