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Item Culture, cognition and knowledge-based development(Journal of Knowledge Management, 2006) Ahmad Raza; Abdul Rashid Kausar; Paul, DavidPurpose – The purpose of this article is to provide a theoretical critique of the concept of the knowledge-based development. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-disciplinary critique is discussed. Findings – Provides cross-disciplinary analysis and critique of the concept of the knowledge-based development. Originality/value – This paper provides a deeper analysis of the knowledge-based development and proposes a broadening of the current paradigm on the economic development by integrating psychological and anthropological points-of-view.Item Hr professionals effectiveness and competencies: a perceptual study in the banking sector of Pakistan.(International Journal of Business and Society., 2015) Abdul Rashid Kausar; Sarwar M. AzharThis study examines the human resource (HR) Professionals’ Effectiveness through the lens of HR Professionals’ Competencies and HR Professionals’ Willingness. The Human Resource Competency Study model is used in this research, which is modified to include ‘Willingness’ as an important competency. Impact of HR Professionals’ Social (HRSC), HR Professionals’ Technical Competencies (HRTC) and HR Professionals’ Willingness (HRPW) on HR Professionals’ Effectiveness is measured. The study is undertaken using data drawn from the line managers of the largest bank among the privatized banks of Pakistan. It is hypothesized that all HR Professionals’ Competencies are equally and strongly related to HR Professionals’ Effectiveness which is theoretically associated with organizational performance. The analysis reveals that the HR Professionals’ Competencies have a significant high correlation with HR Professionals’ Effectiveness. However, this relationship is stronger for HRSC than HRTC or HRPW and within the sub constructs ‘Credible Activist’ has the stronger relationship contrary to our expectations. It is also concluded that the HR professionals’ of the bank are lacking the competencies and hence have a negative impact on their effectiveness in the banking sector of Pakistan. Keeping in mind the relationship between HR Professionals’ Effectiveness and organizational performance, the need to enhance HR Professionals’ Competencies is highlighted.Item The impact of human capital on organizational innovative capability in a private commercial bank of Pakistan(COMSATS) Malik Umer Ayub; Abdul Rashid KausarOrganizational collective knowledge plays an important role in innovation and also provides a competitive advantage. Human Capital (HC) is the sum total of intelligence found in individual human beings and consists of individual’s learning and education, experience and expertise, and personal creativity and innovation. Many researchers believe that only knowledgeable and innovative organizations are going to survive in future in the knowledge based economy. The present study is focused on a Pakistani private commercial bank and is aimed to study the impact of its HC on its Innovative Capability (IC). In this survey based research, four hypotheses were empirically tested. The survey instrument comprised of a 25-item Human Capital Construct, and 27-item Innovative Capability Construct. Using a systematic random sampling design of probability sampling technique, 170 participants from a Pakistani private commercial bank completed this survey. Multivariate data analysis techniques like exploratory factor analysis, multiple regression, and simple regression were used to analyze the data. All four hypotheses for the present study were supported. Findings from the present study reveals that (a) Human Capital (HC) is influenced by bank officers skills/competence, bank officers transformational leadership role, bank officers knowledge, bank officers ability, and bank officers personal mastery; (b) Innovative Capability (IC) of the bank was found influenced by support for innovation available to bank officers, bank officers innovative behavior, and tolerance for difference available to bank officers; (c) bank officers leadership role, bank officers personal mastery, and bank officers ability were significant and positively related to bank’s Innovative Capability, whereas, bank officers knowledge was less significantly related to bank’s Innovative Capability for the present research; and finally (d) bank’s collective Human Capital was found to have positive relationship with bank’s Innovative Capability. The research limitations of the present study regarding generalization, along with recommendations for future academic research are included as well.Item Measuring human intellectual capital (hic) elements of a business school at a private sector university(Global Academy of Business and Economics Research) Malik Umer Ayub; Abdul Rashid KausarThe emerging interest in Intangible Capital and Intellectual Capital (IC) has shifted from business firms to institutions such as universities and research centers during the last eight to ten years. As for as creating and managing of intangible assets are concerned, Universities are assumed to play an important role in today‟s knowledge based economy. Since there is a high demand for knowledge workers/k. managers/k. leaders in the new kbased world economy, including Pakistan, so the role of the business school of universities in the country has become very vital in producing and then ultimately meeting this huge demand of the market. This paper is the result of a research study that explains the factors influencing the Human Intellectual Capital (HIC) of a business school of a well reputed private sector university. These elements are grouped into seven main components. By measuring the elements of the Human Intellectual Capital (HIC), one can have an idea about the intangible assets which becomes basis for providing the comparative advantage of the business school among the universities.Item The social democratization of knowledge: some critical reflections on e-learning(Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2007) Ahmad Raza; Abdul Rashid Kausar; Paul, DavidPurpose – This paper aims to make a theoretical critique of the revolutionary sociocultural transformations created by e-learning in the manner knowledge is created, codified, retrieved, managed and transmitted across the boundaries of different cultures. Design/methodology/approach – The structure of these transformations remains European and North American in orientation and very cautious in sharing the benefits of e-learning with the developing societies. The paper contends that this might lead to a parallel academic bureaucracy of e-learning institutions, alongside the traditional Western universities, making it economically hard for people of developing countries to participate in this great and new found experience of learning. The paper proposes a, “democratization of knowledge,” for this new venture of elearning. This rests on the premise, that e-learning, in order to be truly effective, must be multilingual in content and context, culturally divergent, morally relativistic and technologically sharing and integrate non-Western views on knowledge, morality, economics and politics, especially in curriculum designs. Findings – The paper demonstrates that the social democratization of knowledge can lead to the establishment of viable global civil society, helping millions in Asia, Africa and South America to contribute and share the fruits of knowledge explosion in a just, equitable and honorable fashion. Originality/value – The paper shows how e-learning can help the growth and improvement of less developed communities.Item The social management of embodied knowledge in a knowledge community(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2007) Ahmad Raza; Abdul Rashid Kausar; Paul, DavidPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the patterns of social management of knowledge in a knowledge-community, reflecting on multiple social processes at work. Design/methodology/approach – This is a social epistemological critique ofmanagement of knowledge. Findings – First, knowledge communities are essentially multiple interactive social structures ranging from localization in space to emergent cross-boundary social spaces operating at micro, meso and macro-social levels. Second, patterns of knowledge management in different contexts such as organizations, groups, communities and virtual communities are predominantly social in nature and new knowledge emerges through social interactions. Originality/value – The paper underscores the significance of a social-epistemological view of knowledge communities and management of knowledge.Item A study of line managers in banking sector(2012) Aqeel Ahmad; Abdul Rashid Kausar; Mohmad Yazam SharifThis preliminary study endeavors to link the professional competencies and willingness of the HR professionals in Pakistani banks with the effectiveness of HR professionals. Human resource professionals are people managers and supervisors in support areas of profit making. The HR Professionals have to learn the new competencies which are required to manage and develop the knowledgeable employees in the banking sector of Pakistan. The objective of this preliminary study was to check the reliability of the instrument which has been used in USA and European countries and y it was found that the overall Cronbach Alpha of the instrument is 0.98, whereas for each constructs in this study it ranged from 0.85 to 0.96. At the outset it is also found that the HR professionals are lacking the professional competencies and hence have an impact on their effectiveness in the banking sector of Pakistan.