Minhas Akbar
Biographic Data
| ID | 3712709 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Minhas Akbar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Minhas |
| FAMILY NAME | Akbar |
| SIGNATURE | AKBAR M |
| AFFILIATIONS | COMSATS University Islamabad |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6639-0553 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Predicting Stock Market Returns Using Sentiment in Business News Articles
This study aims to predict stock returns by leveraging sentiment derived from daily financial news articles published in leading newspapers. The dataset combines firm-level financial indicators with a sentiment index constructed from online news coverage, covering daily data of 98,750 observations from September 2010 to December 2020. Employing the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model, the findings demonstrate a significant relationship between ne…
Bridging divides or deepening gaps? ICT, quality of life, and the challenge of inclusive development at the intersection of healthcare and human development in South Asia
These findings necessitate gender- and geography-responsive ICT strategies, spatially balanced ICT infrastructure investment, and health financing safeguards to align South Asia's technological transformation with sustainable development goals 3 and 5, ensuring digital dividends foster inclusive wellbeing
Effect of in-stream ads on viewer’s attitude to purchase—The moderating role of viewer’s control
Research in the field of online advertising has focused on the effect of in-stream ads on viewers’ attitudes and intentions to purchase. However, little is known regarding the crucial role of viewer’s control in terms of the ‘skip ad option’ towards the attitude to purchase. This research aims to investigate the effect of in-stream ads on viewers’ attitudes to purchasing with the moderating role of viewer control. Primary data was collected from …
Does working capital management influence firm competitiveness
Working Capital Management (hereafter WCM) is the strategic tool that helps a company navigate through challenging economic growth, and influence its competitive performance. Thus, this study examines the impact of WCM on the competitiveness of firms operating in the non-financial sectors in Pakistan. We use the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) technique to ensure the robustness of our results. The study findings reveal that both a large net t…
Is tourism an accelerator of economic growth? Evidence from South Asian region
The present study aims to investigate the impact of tourism on the economic growth of the South Asian region. By employing panel data of six South Asian economies spanning from 1998 to 2017, our empirical investigation relies upon the panel cointegration and Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) techniques. Consistent with the “Tourism Led Growth Hypothesis”, the results prove a significant positive and long-run association between touris…
Can the spending of corporate social responsibility be offset? Evidence from pharmaceutical industry
This study aims to investigate whether the costs spent on corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be offset, and identify the inflection point when financial returns from CSR exceed the spending. By using Principal Component Analysis, we developed the Carroll’s CSR model to measure actual CSR spending. Drawing on data of 315 listed pharmaceutical firms from China, the quadratic effect was used to examine the inflection point, and the panel data…
Is ICT an enduring driver of economic growth? Evidence from South Asian economies
The dynamic association between healthcare spending, CO2 emissions, and human development index in OECD countries
Understanding the Antecedents of Organic Food Consumption in Pakistan
Environmental and health problems have increased the interest of researchers and practitioners in investigating the factors that affect organic food consumption. However, little attention has been paid to the actual organic food buying behavior, particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to determine the actual buying patterns of consumers. For this purpose, a conceptual model based on green per…
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Understanding the Antecedents of Organic Food Consumption in Pakistan
Environmental and health problems have increased the interest of researchers and practitioners in investigating the factors that affect organic food consumption. However, little attention has been paid to the actual organic food buying behavior, particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to determine the actual buying patterns of consumers. For this purpose, a conceptual model based on green per…
Is ICT an enduring driver of economic growth? Evidence from South Asian economies
The dynamic association between healthcare spending, CO2 emissions, and human development index in OECD countries
Is tourism an accelerator of economic growth? Evidence from South Asian region
The present study aims to investigate the impact of tourism on the economic growth of the South Asian region. By employing panel data of six South Asian economies spanning from 1998 to 2017, our empirical investigation relies upon the panel cointegration and Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) techniques. Consistent with the “Tourism Led Growth Hypothesis”, the results prove a significant positive and long-run association between touris…
Can the spending of corporate social responsibility be offset? Evidence from pharmaceutical industry
This study aims to investigate whether the costs spent on corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be offset, and identify the inflection point when financial returns from CSR exceed the spending. By using Principal Component Analysis, we developed the Carroll’s CSR model to measure actual CSR spending. Drawing on data of 315 listed pharmaceutical firms from China, the quadratic effect was used to examine the inflection point, and the panel data…
Effect of in-stream ads on viewer’s attitude to purchase—The moderating role of viewer’s control
Research in the field of online advertising has focused on the effect of in-stream ads on viewers’ attitudes and intentions to purchase. However, little is known regarding the crucial role of viewer’s control in terms of the ‘skip ad option’ towards the attitude to purchase. This research aims to investigate the effect of in-stream ads on viewers’ attitudes to purchasing with the moderating role of viewer control. Primary data was collected from …
Does working capital management influence firm competitiveness
Working Capital Management (hereafter WCM) is the strategic tool that helps a company navigate through challenging economic growth, and influence its competitive performance. Thus, this study examines the impact of WCM on the competitiveness of firms operating in the non-financial sectors in Pakistan. We use the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) technique to ensure the robustness of our results. The study findings reveal that both a large net t…
Bridging divides or deepening gaps? ICT, quality of life, and the challenge of inclusive development at the intersection of healthcare and human development in South Asia
These findings necessitate gender- and geography-responsive ICT strategies, spatially balanced ICT infrastructure investment, and health financing safeguards to align South Asia's technological transformation with sustainable development goals 3 and 5, ensuring digital dividends foster inclusive wellbeing
Predicting Stock Market Returns Using Sentiment in Business News Articles
This study aims to predict stock returns by leveraging sentiment derived from daily financial news articles published in leading newspapers. The dataset combines firm-level financial indicators with a sentiment index constructed from online news coverage, covering daily data of 98,750 observations from September 2010 to December 2020. Employing the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model, the findings demonstrate a significant relationship between ne…
Business (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Econometrics (3 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Panel data (3 works) · Economy (2 works) · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · ICT Impact and Policies (2 works)