Browsing by Author "Ahmad Raza"

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    Connecting east and west: a discourse on the synthetic interpretation of culture
    (Iqbal Academy, 2008) Ahmad Raza
    This paper undertakes a socio-philosophical critique of the concept of culture. It is argued that centrality of the notion of culture owes its theoretical legitimacy to the peculiar cultural and historical developments which took place in the Western Europe connected with French revolution, Enlightenment and Industrial revolution. The modern culture as understood and interpreted in contemporary texts of cultural sciences happens to be the direct philosophical consequence of these intellectual developments. The concept of culture replaced the philosophical primacy of medieval Christian worldview and in turn was established to explain and interpret social reality for the modern Western societies in particular and the rest of the world societies in general. These societies although deeply rooted in religious foundations of culture, nontheless, were influenced and shaped by the Western philosophical discourse through the political and technological forces of colonization and modernization
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    Culture, cognition and knowledge-based development
    (Journal of Knowledge Management, 2006) Ahmad Raza; Abdul Rashid Kausar; Paul, David
    Purpose – 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.
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    Epistemic context of strategic decisions: interpreting the grammar of managerial praxis
    (The Institute of Business Administrator Karachi - Pakistan, 2010) Ahmad Raza; Hasan Sohaib Murad
    This paper makes a theoretical assertion that strategic decisions are deterministic and apriori cognitive programs, internalized by human actors through an epistemic context, generated by culturally contingent conditions. It is argued that, a pervasive worldview reverberates underneath the seemingly calm strategic attitude of the managerial leadership and, consequently shapes the grammar of managerial praxis. The leaders during their strategic engagements choose to decide on the basis of this deeply ingrained language of their respective worldviews, which have grown out of the collective symbolic knowledge of their respective societies. By analyzing three examples one each from society, economy and politics, which have become profoundly interlocked spheres of human societies in the unfolding millennium, we intend to demonstrate the validity of the foregoing assertion.
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    The existential face of organization: a literature review
    (European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, 2011) Rana Zamin Abbas; Ahmad Raza; Muhammad Ashraf; Naveed Yazdani; Abdur Rahman Malik; Zulfqar Ahmad
    The notion of existential meaning has its roots in the literature and insights of existentialist philosophy and existential phenomenology. Many figures – Erasmus, Luther, Rousseau, Newton, Decartes, Vico, Goethe, Emerson, Netizche – cried out for a deep psychological understanding. This study brings together the thoughts of philosophy, thinking of literary figures and business thinkers and presents them in the form of literature review, for highlighting the humanistic and existential context in business organizations.
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    Exploring the impact of Green Perceived Value on Green Perceived Usefulness
    (UMT, Lahore, 2022) Ahmad Raza; Noor Fatima
    This study intends to explore the impact of green perceived value on green perceived usefulness in the Aviation industry of Pakistan. The newness and originality of this research is in analyzing the mediating or intervening role of ease of use of customers in Pakistan’s aviation industry. The impact of green perceived usefulness (Independent variable) on green perceived usefulness (Dependent variable) is explored. Moreover, the mediating role of ease of use of customers has been investigated and explored. Constructs like green consumer knowledge, green marketing, green trust and green consumer intention have also been utilized to analyze consumer awareness about green products and their usage in the aviation industry of Pakistan. Accumulative responses of 130 people were collected and recorded and the targeted respondents were the individuals working in the Civil Aviation Authority CAA, Airlines, Airports and, Cargo sector of Pakistan’s aviation industry. The results of all the generated hypothesis supported the study.
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    Fun math
    (umt lahore, 2017) Tariq Ali; Ahmad Raza
    This application is develop for students. This application is providing to learn the mathematics with fun. This application facilitate 1st grade to 12th grade students. Initial three Grades have thirty questions and four to twelve Grades have fifty Questions. It is a multiple choice questions(MCQs) based game, which has one question with four options and every question have a forty-second time slot. If the user selects correct option, ten points will add into their scores and if selects wrong option, ten points will subtracted into total points. It has many other options that make exciting of this game, for example: If the users do not, sure about their answer they can click the hint button in which one wrong option will discard. We have developed this game by using Android studio. We use java and xml language to implement this game, paint, and Photoshop for making question of every grade. The feature regarding performance and user-friendly interface also considered into this application.
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    Fun Math
    (University of Management and Technology Lahore, 2017) Tariq Ali; Ahmad Raza
    This application is develop for students. This application is providing to learn the mathematics with fun. This application facilitate 1st grade to 12th grade students. Initial three Grades have thirty questions and four to twelve Grades have fifty Questions. It is a multiple choice questions (MCQs) based game, which has one question with four options and every question have a forty-second time slot. If the user selects correct option, ten points will add into their scores and if selects wrong option, ten points will subtracted into total points. It has many other options that make exciting of this game, for example: If the users do not, sure about their answer they can click the hint button in which one wrong option will discard. We have developed this game by using Android studio. We use java and xml language to implement this game, paint, and Photoshop for making question of every grade. The feature regarding performance and user-friendly interface also considered into this application.
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    Gender gap in Pakistan: a socio-demographic analysis
    (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2010) Ahmad Raza; Hasan Sohaib Murad
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a descriptive analysis of socio-demographic bases of gender gap in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyzes various aspects of gender gap (gender inequalities) in Pakistan. The analysis is based on the secondary data drawn from reports published by several governmental, international development agencies, and local non-governmental organizations. The analysis is descriptive in nature and interprets certain social and demographic data to ascertain the states of affairs about the prevailing social conditions relating to gender inequalities in Pakistan. Besides review of literature, the paper focuses on sectoral discussion of gender gap in population, health, education, political, and economic empowerment. In light of the secondary data analysis, suggestions to improve the current gender inequalities and possible recommendations to improve the current gender inequalities in Pakistan are also given. Findings – The paper demonstrates that there are significant socio-demographic and cultural factors, due to which gender gap persists in Pakistani society. Research limitations/implications – The current analysis is based on secondary and published data and, therefore lacks empirical reliability. However, published quantitative data reveal certain social characteristics of gender gap. Originality/value – The paper provides a descriptive cultural analysis of gender inequalities.
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    God, culture, and old age: social constructions of gerontological experience in a muslim society
    (Casa Verde Publishing, 2008) Ahmad Raza; Ashraf Khan Kayani; Hasan Sohaib Murad
    The paper explores the social constructions of “gerontological experience” in the context of Muslim society, particularly Pakistan. Old-age occupies a socially significant mode of collective experience through which social continuity of tradition as well as practice is communicated to the posterity. It is predominantly associated with wisdom, self-poise and benevolence in the general social experience of the society. The “old” is looked upon as the cultural repositories of knowledge, experience and historical connectivity. The “gerontological experience” is deeply embedded in the social structure of the family, wherein the process of “aging” is taken as natural and social given to be revered by the young ones and joyfully lived by the “old.” The social perception of being an “oldman” as a meaningful construct in the society is derived from the unique spiritual, ontological and historical symbolism of the society and its continued traditions of such forms of social legitimization. Finally the paper concludes with a contemporary redefinition of the “gerontological experience” amidst the emerging “technological” transformation currently experienced by the society and future shape of social recontextualization of the “old-age” facing new social scenarios.
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    Knowledge democracy and the implications to information access
    (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2008) Ahmad Raza; Hasan Sohaib Murad
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of “knowledge democracy,” deploying a pluralistic, and cross disciplinary and humanistic critique. Design/methodology/approach – This is a culturally pluralistic and humanistic interpretation of globally emergent form of learning pedagogy, particularly manifested in e-learning. Findings – This paper explores the concept of knowledge democracy in the context of knowledge and information revolution. It has been argued that knowledge democratization implies freedom and equality to access information and knowledge across cultures and societies, particularly in the context of globalization. It is asserted that a democratization of the notion of knowledge would cause a paradigm shift; the way instruction and education are socially structured in different social systems. The knowledge society provides a new spirit of global sharing of values, acceptance of others and learning to live with divergent worldviews. It is contended that e-learning in particular sets a new global social opportunity to transcend regional, racial and national prejudices. Originality/value – The paper underscores the significance of pluralistic and humanistic perspective on knowledge and e-learning.
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    Learning in plural cultural context: methodological framework for multiple pedagogic practices
    (Journal for Multicultural Education, 2014) Ahmad Raza; Hasan Sohaib Murad
    Purpose – This paper aims to reconstruct the metaphor of classroom learning in plural cultural context. It underscores the essential complexity of the human learning and argues for multiple pedagogical practices as a tool for instructional engagement. Design/methodology/approach – Technological innovations have given new meanings and interpretations to the social vocabulary of learning across the world. These innovations have created cultural contexts in which metaphor of classroom learning needs to be revisited and reassessed. It discusses the concept of classroom learning in a humanistic cultural context and explores a methodological framework for multiple pedagogic practices a tool for learning engagement based on critique of divergent themes in pedagogical literature. Findings – It is argued that classroom learning is a complex microcosm of human bodies, minds and cultures, necessitating major adaptations, both from teachers and learners. It is a continuous engagement, borne out of mutual willingness of teachers and learners to become indivisible part of whole living experience of learning. Classroom as a metaphor of learning would continue to inspire the serious learners, have responded to technological innovations, currently experienced by the human societies across the world, and has gone on to become a “cyber-classroom” in the era of globalization. Originality/value – The paper highlights underlying cultural complexities of human learning and hence underscores the need for a revised and pluralistic curriculum for the global management education and those who are engaged in it.
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    Learning new management viewpoints: re-contextualizing strategic leadership in global and regional context
    (Business Review, 2014) Ahmad Raza; Hasan Sohaib Murad
    This paper makes a theoretical critique of the current paradigm on strategic leadership and proposes an epistemology of managerial practice as unfolded in the business contexts. It is argued that there exist diachotomic views of managerial practice based on profit-logic versus responsibility- logic throughout the corporate world. The strategic leaders, instead of practicing one of these logics, should try to synthesize best of the both at the cognitive level and then apply them into the bus iness and management environment. The rapid technological changes coupled with the profound cultural heterogeneity at the workplace have also created the determinants of humanly responsive and socially aware strategic leadership, which must respond sensibly to the hyper-transformative forces both at the regional as well as global level. Therefore, this paper suggest that strategic leaders in business, society and industry must cultivate a culture of courage, vision and will to transcend the established strategic straitjackets and usher into the new brave world of strategic opportunities and alliances.
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    A linkage between human capital and demographic externalities
    (Institute of Interdisciplinary Business Research, 2011) Naila Nisar; Ahmad Raza; Zulfiqar Ali; Ijaz Ahmad Tatlah
    The Industrial Revolution and the Demographic Transition are the two great forces that explain the upward march of modern economy. What is the general effect of increase in Human Capital Intensity (HCI) on major demographic factors? Despite the universal agreement on socio-economic return of Human Capital (HC), much less is known about the demographic return of HC. This study attempts to explore major demographic externalities of overall increase in HCI. This paper mainly utilizes the published data of International Labor Organization and United Nations. In this study, both bivariate and multivariate analyses have been performed. From this study, It is observed that, HCI is robustly associated with the productivity of the country. Our findings reveal that, a negative relation exists between HCI (PWSI) and Population Growth Rate, Total Fertility Rate, Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate, and a positive correlation appears between HCI and Net Migration Rate. Formation of HC is very important in different aspects for a nation, as well as the individual. Every nation should emphasize HC formation for prosperity of the nation. Besides this, HC formation should also be stressed as an indirect measure of population control, which is very important for well-being of all nations.
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    Perceptions of MBA students towards learning climate for managerial knowledge: a study of business school in Lahore
    (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2010) Ahmad Raza; Hasan Sohaib Murad; Ashraf Kayani
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore different cultural dimensions of the learning climate at a business school located at Lahore, Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reports the result of an empirical study of the learning climate for managerial knowledge at a business school, located in Lahore, Pakistan. A sample of 150 MBA students were asked to respond to a self-designed learning climate scale, in order to assess their perceptions of the learning climate. The study has attempted to measure five dimensions of learning climate, which include culture, learning styles, resources, methodology and environment. In addition to that, we intend to describe the patterns of effective learning climate for business knowledge by the students of the school amid dynamic challenges of globalization and diversity. Findings – The study revealed that students highly regarded school culture and trust of stakeholders in defining learning climate. Research limitations/implications – First, this paper reports the results of a business school located in a developing country. Second, the results presented in this paper have important implications for those engaged in the strategic management of business education in Pakistan and other developing countries of South Asia and Africa due similar socio-economic contexts. Originality/value – The study is first of its kind conducted on a Pakistani business school. It brings forth significant cultural dimensions of learning climate in a developing country.
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    Philosophy of science since bacon; readings in ideas and interpretations
    (Nova Science Pub Inc, 2011) Ahmad Raza
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    Professional development of physical therapy and frame work of clinical expertise in Pakistan
    (Journal of physiotherapy and sports medicine, 2013) Atif Dustgir; Ahmad Raza
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    The social democratization of knowledge: some critical reflections on e-learning
    (Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2007) Ahmad Raza; Abdul Rashid Kausar; Paul, David
    Purpose – 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.
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    The social management of embodied knowledge in a knowledge community
    (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2007) Ahmad Raza; Abdul Rashid Kausar; Paul, David
    Purpose – 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.
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    Solitary waves in dust-contiminated plasma
    (UMT Lahore, 2024-06-26) Ahmad Raza
    The investigation of solitary waves within dust-contaminated plasma constitutes a fundamental aspect of this thesis. Employing the reductive perturbation technique, various equations such as the Korteweg-de Vries (K-dV), Burger, and hybrid K-dV-Burger equations are systematically modeled, shedding light on the complex dynamics governing such phenomena. Additionally, the Tanh-coth method is adeptly applied to analyze small-amplitude solitary waves, offering comprehensive insights into their behavior. Extending the scope, Sagdeev's pseudo-potential approach is then harnessed to explore large-amplitude dust acoustic solitary waves (DASWs) within complex plasma systems, accommodating both thermal and non-thermal distributions. The behavior of the obtained results of both large and small amplitude is investigated graphically in terms of the plasma parameters like dust kinematic viscosity, superthermal and nonextensive parameters. Notably, the application of these methodologies in the context of the Jupiter atmosphere, specifically at an altitude of 1,070,970 kilometers from its center, reveals the presence of DASWs within the supersonic regime. Through meticulous examination and application of advanced analytical tools, this thesis elucidates crucial aspects of solitary wave propagation in dust-contaminated plasma environments, contributing to the broader understanding of plasma physics phenomena. Changes in soliton existence regions are chiefly driven by variations in dust density and solar wind proton parameters, including density, temperature, and streaming speed. Increased dust density narrows soliton width and heightens amplitude, while higher solar wind proton temperatures broaden solitons.