Muhammad Rafiq
Biographic Data
| ID | 3712827 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Muhammad Rafiq |
| GIVEN NAMES | Muhammad |
| FAMILY NAME | Rafiq |
| SIGNATURE | RAFIQ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Punjab |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1602-4782 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 31 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 31 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The death of “why”
Do organizational factors predict knowledge sharing and research productivity of university faculty members?
Purpose The importance of organizational factors (OFs) cannot be denied in knowledge creation and sharing phenomena. However, there are still some neglected OFs that need exploration with knowledge sharing (KS) and research productivity (RP). The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of organizational factors (support, rewards, spirituality and workload) on knowledge sharing and research productivity, as well as the meditating effect of…
Evaluating the usability and accessibility of judiciary websites
When and how is green agile leadership enacted toward pro-environmental behaviour? The role of environmental commitment, awareness and face consciousness
This study examines how green agile leadership shapes employees’ pro-environmental behaviour, with a particular focus on the mediating roles of environmental commitment and environmental awareness, as well as the moderating influence of face consciousness. Drawing on data from 460 hospitality employees in China and analysed through SPSS and SmartPLS, the findings indicate that green agile leadership significantly enhances pro-environmental behavi…
Enhancing job embeddedness through fun
Purpose This study aims to investigate the influence of supervisor support for fun, coworker humor and workplace fun activities on job embeddedness among employees in Chinese higher education institutions (HEIs) and examine the mediating role of vigor at work in these relationships. Grounded in the broaden-and-build theory, this research addresses a relatively underexplored nexus within HEIs, where formal hierarchies may shape the connection betw…
Ethics in Action
Transcending Barriers of Bilateral Trade between Pakistan and Kazakhstan
The article probes diversified barriers hindering the growth of bilateral trade between Pakistan and Kazakhstan to a significant level. Pakistan is the 5th largest market of the world and Kazakhstan contributes 70% in the GDP of Central Asia. Both countries have not been able to realize the true economic potential in the form of a prosperous bilateral trade and commerce. Qualitative research method has been adopted in the paper whereby bilateral …
Perceptions of the Pakistani editors for open access journal publishing
Objectives This study has been designed to determine Pakistani editors’ perceptions regarding the Open Access (OA) publishing practices of the Higher Education Commission (HEC)-recognized journals in Pakistan, and to assess their best OA publishing models. Methodology A structured questionnaire-based survey method of quantitative research approach was adopted to achieve the study’s objectives by collecting data from the editors of all 329 HEC-rec…
Global overview of digital preservation staffing and skills
Digital preservation (DP) is a critical function of memory institutions, ensuring the long-term accessibility and integrity of digital assets. However, the availability of dedicated staffing and specialized expertise remains a persistent challenge. This study presents a systematic review of global DP staffing and skills, synthesizing evidence from 33 empirical studies to assess institutional preparedness. The findings reveal significant dispariti…
Funding constraints for digital preservation in memory institutions
The study aimed to systematically review the available digital preservation studies and outline the peripheral funding situation in memory institutions around the globe. The relevant studies were identified through different databases and filtered per PRISMA protocols. The reviewed studies affirmed that memory institutions around the globe are confronted with a lack of dedicated funding for digital preservation and, as such are relying on their r…
Investigating the determinants of perceived shame in young adults with paternal substance use disorder in Pakistan
Shame is the dominant factor that young adults with paternal substance use face. The study highlighted that these young adults face many personal, social, and relational issues that intensify their feelings of shame. This study may assist mental health professionals in developing effective strategies to decrease the feeling of shame in young adults affected by paternal substance use disorder
Heroin Addiction is Associated With Cognitive Deficiency, Neurobiological Alterations and Socio-Demographic Factors in Adolescents
The development and growth of cognitive traits at adolescence is a multidimensional progression and drug addiction at this stage imparts significant detrimental effects on cognitive behavior and executive ability of brain. In this cross-sectional study, the adolescents with heroin use disorder with (G2) or without (G3) treatment were compared with the healthy controls (G1). Their socio-demographic data were collected, cognition was assessed by St…
Navigating the Digital Economy
Driven by rapid advancements in digital technologies, the digital economy has transformed various aspects of human life, offering new solutions to global challenges such as disparities in education, healthcare, gender, and income equality. Meanwhile, social sustainability remains an underexplored dimension compared to environmental and economic sustainability. In this context, can the digital economy promote social sustainability? This study inve…
Adopting regulatory technology for anti-money laundering in banking
Moving towards a Global Agricultural Competitiveness Index (Gaci)
Considering increasing concerns about climate change and its implications for global agricultural competitiveness and food security, a small text has assessed the sensitivity of agriculture competitiveness employing a composite scale to the climate change impacts. The world’s food production and supply chains have been jeopardized strain as the world struggles to cope with the far-reaching consequences of climate change, which are worsened by a s…
Green human resources management, green innovation and circular economy performance
This study aimed to illustrate the impact of green human resources management on circular economy performance; the mediator role of green innovation; and the moderator roles of big data analytics and data-driven culture. A total of 438 survey questionnaires were collected from small and medium-sized enterprises from the Pakistani textile sector and evaluated through partial least square-structural equation modelling. The study’s outcomes revealed…
Team GHRM and Team Pro-environmental behavior
Women financial inclusion research
Purpose Despite its importance, the literature on women financial inclusion (WFI) remains fragmented due to the absence of a comprehensive review that consolidates the intellectual structure of the field. This paper examines the intellectual structure of the topic and gives a complete overview of the research undertaken so far in the field. Design/methodology/approach A bibliometric study of 235 Scopus-indexed publications, including citation ana…
An Ecosystem Valuation for Enhanced Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Kabul River Basin
The ongoing water conflicts between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the transboundary Kabul River Basin are narrowly focused on quantitative water distributions, which lead to winlose situations. This study proposes a novel idea of using the biodiversity and ecosystem services (BESS) concept to bring together multiple stakeholders across the KRB and transform the water-sharing conflicts. The study redefines the water management problem in the context…
An Ecosystem Valuation for Enhanced Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Kabul River Basin
The ongoing water conflicts between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the transboundary Kabul River Basin are narrowly focused on quantitative water distributions, which lead to winlose situations. This study proposes a novel idea of using the biodiversity and ecosystem services (BESS) concept to bring together multiple stakeholders across the KRB and transform the water-sharing conflicts. The study redefines the water management problem in the context…
A Study of Gender Representation in English and Urdu Newspapers in Pakistan
The present study is concerned with the stereotypical representation of gender in print media of Pakistani newspapers, in English and Urdu. The study specifically focused on discourse analysis critically for aspects of sexism and gender representation. The analysis of the selected texts from both English and Urdu newspapers was done in the light of three-dimensional model presented by Fairclough (1989) and the images were analyzed with objectific…
Examining digital information literacy as a determinant of women's online shopping behavior
Purpose The present study aims to examine the current digital information literacy (DIL) skills of female online shoppers in Lahore city of Pakistan. Data were gathered from a purposive sampling of women, aged between 20–50 years who were buying products online, not from the traditional retail stores. Out of 309 received questionnaires, 269 responses were useable and were utilized for data analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics were use…
Education and learning about research methodology
Research is vital for generating knowledge and methodology is a core component for the execution of research ideas. Research methodology education is considered to be a core area of the degree in LIS education programs of almost every school worldwide. The aim of the study is to explore the status of methodology education in the LIS field in Pakistan. In depth interviews were used to explore empirical data. The recorded interviews were transcribe…
Research data management and sharing awareness, attitude, and behavior of academic researchers
This study assesses the research data management (RDM) awareness, attitude, practices, and behaviors of Pakistan's academic researchers. By using an internationally designed structured questionnaire as a data collection instrument. Quantitative survey research method was opted to meet the research objectives and data was collected from academicians and researchers of four premier universities of Pakistan. The study reveals used and produced data …
Perceptions of Returnees Concerning Their Rehabilitation and Reinstatement in Swat District, Pakistan
This article examines the perception of returnees about their reinstatement and rehabilitation in the Swat District of Pakistan. A satisfaction tool, consisting of various domains and indicators, was used for measuring the returnee’s perceptions at two periods, i.e., before rehabilitation (BR) and after rehabilitation (AR). Data were elicited through a self-administered structured questionnaire from 382 samples drawn from the 47,943 Kabal Tehsil,…
Social Media Networking Sites Usage and Depression Among University Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased psychological issues such as excessive social media networking sites usage (SMNSU), loneliness, social anxiety, and depression. In this quantitative study, we examined how SMNSU can directly and indirectly influence depression, with loneliness and social anxiety examined as mediator variables. A 39-item questionnaire was used to collect survey data on SMNSU, loneliness, social anxiety, and d…
Three-Way Interaction Effect of Job Insecurity, Job Embeddedness and Career Stage on Life Satisfaction in A Digital Era
Along with the severe global employment challenges caused by the rapid rise of digital technologies, the job insecurity (JI)-life satisfaction (LS) association has attracted increasing attention. However, there is still a dearth of studies investigating the crucial boundary conditions of JI-LS relationships in non-Western contexts. To fill this gap, we choose China, the world's largest emerging economy, which is undergoing a radical digital trans…
Phonological Variation in Verb in Pashto Spoken in District Swat
The present study seeks to find out the phonological variations in Pashto spoken in district Swat. The aim of the study is to investigate the phonological variation in the form of verb in two varieties of Pashto spoken in Swat, i. e, in Upper and Lower Swat regions. The study used a survey descriptive design to collect data. The data was collected about forms of the verb in Pashto which was further confirmed from the thirty participants, i.e., na…
Renewable electricity generation and economic growth nexus in developing countries
Correction Statement: This article has been republished with minor changes. These changes do not impact the academic content of the article
The Reinstatement of Returnees in District Swat, Pakistan
This study attempted to develop a happiness index tool for evaluating rehabilitation initiatives used to reinstate returnees at district Swat, Pakistan. The Happiness Index (HI) tool compares two periods, i.e., HI before rehabilitation (BR) and HI after rehabilitation (AR). The returnees’ happiness index (RHI) is also compared with Pakistan’s Happiness Index to identify the difference. Data for this study were elicited from 382 respondents throug…
A Study of Gender Representation in English and Urdu Newspapers in Pakistan
The present study is concerned with the stereotypical representation of gender in print media of Pakistani newspapers, in English and Urdu. The study specifically focused on discourse analysis critically for aspects of sexism and gender representation. The analysis of the selected texts from both English and Urdu newspapers was done in the light of three-dimensional model presented by Fairclough (1989) and the images were analyzed with objectific…
Examining digital information literacy as a determinant of women's online shopping behavior
Purpose The present study aims to examine the current digital information literacy (DIL) skills of female online shoppers in Lahore city of Pakistan. Data were gathered from a purposive sampling of women, aged between 20–50 years who were buying products online, not from the traditional retail stores. Out of 309 received questionnaires, 269 responses were useable and were utilized for data analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics were use…
Education and learning about research methodology
Research is vital for generating knowledge and methodology is a core component for the execution of research ideas. Research methodology education is considered to be a core area of the degree in LIS education programs of almost every school worldwide. The aim of the study is to explore the status of methodology education in the LIS field in Pakistan. In depth interviews were used to explore empirical data. The recorded interviews were transcribe…
Research data management and sharing awareness, attitude, and behavior of academic researchers
This study assesses the research data management (RDM) awareness, attitude, practices, and behaviors of Pakistan's academic researchers. By using an internationally designed structured questionnaire as a data collection instrument. Quantitative survey research method was opted to meet the research objectives and data was collected from academicians and researchers of four premier universities of Pakistan. The study reveals used and produced data …
Perceptions of Returnees Concerning Their Rehabilitation and Reinstatement in Swat District, Pakistan
This article examines the perception of returnees about their reinstatement and rehabilitation in the Swat District of Pakistan. A satisfaction tool, consisting of various domains and indicators, was used for measuring the returnee’s perceptions at two periods, i.e., before rehabilitation (BR) and after rehabilitation (AR). Data were elicited through a self-administered structured questionnaire from 382 samples drawn from the 47,943 Kabal Tehsil,…
Impact of Paternal Leadership on Employee Retention during Covid-19
The leadership style that is most appropriate for the given circumstance will determine whether or not a leader is successful. It means what great leaders should do while working with a diverse workforce. They should be emotionally intelligent in order to understand their team members and modify their leadership style in order to achieve the best out of them. Employee engagement in the workplace is crucial for firms, but different factors can kee…
Social Media Networking Sites Usage and Depression Among University Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased psychological issues such as excessive social media networking sites usage (SMNSU), loneliness, social anxiety, and depression. In this quantitative study, we examined how SMNSU can directly and indirectly influence depression, with loneliness and social anxiety examined as mediator variables. A 39-item questionnaire was used to collect survey data on SMNSU, loneliness, social anxiety, and d…
Women financial inclusion research
Purpose Despite its importance, the literature on women financial inclusion (WFI) remains fragmented due to the absence of a comprehensive review that consolidates the intellectual structure of the field. This paper examines the intellectual structure of the topic and gives a complete overview of the research undertaken so far in the field. Design/methodology/approach A bibliometric study of 235 Scopus-indexed publications, including citation ana…
An Ecosystem Valuation for Enhanced Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Kabul River Basin
The ongoing water conflicts between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the transboundary Kabul River Basin are narrowly focused on quantitative water distributions, which lead to winlose situations. This study proposes a novel idea of using the biodiversity and ecosystem services (BESS) concept to bring together multiple stakeholders across the KRB and transform the water-sharing conflicts. The study redefines the water management problem in the context…
An Ecosystem Valuation for Enhanced Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Kabul River Basin
The ongoing water conflicts between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the transboundary Kabul River Basin are narrowly focused on quantitative water distributions, which lead to winlose situations. This study proposes a novel idea of using the biodiversity and ecosystem services (BESS) concept to bring together multiple stakeholders across the KRB and transform the water-sharing conflicts. The study redefines the water management problem in the context…
Moving towards a Global Agricultural Competitiveness Index (Gaci)
Considering increasing concerns about climate change and its implications for global agricultural competitiveness and food security, a small text has assessed the sensitivity of agriculture competitiveness employing a composite scale to the climate change impacts. The world’s food production and supply chains have been jeopardized strain as the world struggles to cope with the far-reaching consequences of climate change, which are worsened by a s…
Green human resources management, green innovation and circular economy performance
This study aimed to illustrate the impact of green human resources management on circular economy performance; the mediator role of green innovation; and the moderator roles of big data analytics and data-driven culture. A total of 438 survey questionnaires were collected from small and medium-sized enterprises from the Pakistani textile sector and evaluated through partial least square-structural equation modelling. The study’s outcomes revealed…
Team GHRM and Team Pro-environmental behavior
Transcending Barriers of Bilateral Trade between Pakistan and Kazakhstan
The article probes diversified barriers hindering the growth of bilateral trade between Pakistan and Kazakhstan to a significant level. Pakistan is the 5th largest market of the world and Kazakhstan contributes 70% in the GDP of Central Asia. Both countries have not been able to realize the true economic potential in the form of a prosperous bilateral trade and commerce. Qualitative research method has been adopted in the paper whereby bilateral …
Perceptions of the Pakistani editors for open access journal publishing
Objectives This study has been designed to determine Pakistani editors’ perceptions regarding the Open Access (OA) publishing practices of the Higher Education Commission (HEC)-recognized journals in Pakistan, and to assess their best OA publishing models. Methodology A structured questionnaire-based survey method of quantitative research approach was adopted to achieve the study’s objectives by collecting data from the editors of all 329 HEC-rec…
Global overview of digital preservation staffing and skills
Digital preservation (DP) is a critical function of memory institutions, ensuring the long-term accessibility and integrity of digital assets. However, the availability of dedicated staffing and specialized expertise remains a persistent challenge. This study presents a systematic review of global DP staffing and skills, synthesizing evidence from 33 empirical studies to assess institutional preparedness. The findings reveal significant dispariti…
Funding constraints for digital preservation in memory institutions
The study aimed to systematically review the available digital preservation studies and outline the peripheral funding situation in memory institutions around the globe. The relevant studies were identified through different databases and filtered per PRISMA protocols. The reviewed studies affirmed that memory institutions around the globe are confronted with a lack of dedicated funding for digital preservation and, as such are relying on their r…
Investigating the determinants of perceived shame in young adults with paternal substance use disorder in Pakistan
Shame is the dominant factor that young adults with paternal substance use face. The study highlighted that these young adults face many personal, social, and relational issues that intensify their feelings of shame. This study may assist mental health professionals in developing effective strategies to decrease the feeling of shame in young adults affected by paternal substance use disorder
Heroin Addiction is Associated With Cognitive Deficiency, Neurobiological Alterations and Socio-Demographic Factors in Adolescents
The development and growth of cognitive traits at adolescence is a multidimensional progression and drug addiction at this stage imparts significant detrimental effects on cognitive behavior and executive ability of brain. In this cross-sectional study, the adolescents with heroin use disorder with (G2) or without (G3) treatment were compared with the healthy controls (G1). Their socio-demographic data were collected, cognition was assessed by St…
Navigating the Digital Economy
Driven by rapid advancements in digital technologies, the digital economy has transformed various aspects of human life, offering new solutions to global challenges such as disparities in education, healthcare, gender, and income equality. Meanwhile, social sustainability remains an underexplored dimension compared to environmental and economic sustainability. In this context, can the digital economy promote social sustainability? This study inve…
Adopting regulatory technology for anti-money laundering in banking
Psychology (13 works) · Political science (11 works) · Business (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Economics (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Structural equation modeling (6 works)