اسلامی اخلاقیات واقدار کے فروغ میں خاندانی ماحول کا کردار؛معاصرانہ چیلنجز اور لائحہ عمل The role of family environment in the development of Islamic ethics and values, Contemporary challenges, and action plan

Islamic rules and moral values are unique in all aspects. The members of Muslim Ummah have always tried to promote them. At the national level, this duty was carried out by people at different levels whether they were teachers, businessmen or lay man of the society. At international level, some rulers, business professionals and religious leaders played their role. Man's first relationship is with family. This relationship is the cornerstone in the development of a personality.  There has been a lot of change taken place in the family system. In the past, due to the limited necessities of life the financial responsibility was limited to a few people. Media was not that advanced and bold and family members were loving and respectful. With the beginning of advance era, human needs were widened and to satisfy them, women started participating in economic activities along with men. Due to which the child was shifted from his home to day care centre, while the media gave birth to the social media, the stories of compassion and care in home became the past. In the present era, there is a dire need to remove these barriers that hinder the development of Islamic values through balance between income and expenditure, positive and moderate use of media and positive attitude in family. These issues will be discussed under the answers to the following questions. What is the role of family in the development of Islamic ethics? What are the problems faced by the family in the development of Islamic moral values? What are the solutions to the present-day problems?  

The Role of Knowledge Creation and Innovation in the Relationship Between Learning Organization Practices and Non-Financial Performance of Pakistans Telecommunication

This study examines the direct impact of learning organization practices on non-financial firm performance, and the individual mediating roles of knowledge creation and innovation in the learning organization–firm performance relationship. In addition, the study analyzes the indirect impact of learning organization practices on non-financial firm performance through the sequential mediation effect of both knowledge creation and innovation in the context of Pakistan’s telecommunication sector. The research model consists of nine testable hypotheses, and is based on the premises established in the four well-established management theories, namely resourcebased view theory, knowledge-based view theory, dynamic capabilities theory, and input-processoutput model. To collect data, 600 questionnaires that consisted of four self-constructed scales were randomly distributed to lower and middle managers of the five Pakistani telecommunication companies. The data generated from the 410 useable questionnaires was used to test the nine hypotheses through Structural Equation Modelling approach. The results derived from data analysis suggest that individually, both knowledge creation and innovation partially mediate the direct effect of learning organization practices on non-financial firm performance. Moreover, findings illustrate that knowledge creation and innovation sequentially mediate the learning organization–firm performance relationship. The study recommends that managers should adopt learning-supportive leadership styles, foster a learning-conducive culture, conduct appropriate training programs, decentralize and informalize organizational systems, and establish sound technological systems if they want to their company to survive, compete, lead, grow and evolve in today’s increasingly volatile, turbulent and hypercompetitive business environment.