The aim of this paper is to examine the influence of radio frequency identification (RFID) deployment on firms manufacturing effectiveness and efficiency, and ultimately its impact on organizational performance via supply chain performance. The data was collected from 104 middle level and front-line managerial employees of three organizations. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique was used to analyze the data in order to test the hypotheses. Findings point out that deployment of RFID leads toward enhanced manufacturing effectiveness and efficiency, enhancement in effectiveness lead the organization toward better supply chain. Findings suggest that firms can adopt RFID technology to boost up their performance in terms of manufacturing effectiveness and efficiency and supply.

The major objectives of this study this study were to evaluate the extent of leadership behavior that reinforces learning in the public and private sectors of Pakistan, and the comparison of leadership behavior that reinforces learning in both sectors of Pakistan. Eight variables were used in this study in order to collect data relating to leadership behavior that reinforces learning. A structured questionnaire was used as a tool to collect the data from both sectors i.e. public and private. Reliability measure, arithmetic mean and reduction dimensions were applied on collected data by using SPSS. Results revealed that there is a crucial need of leadership behavior that reinforces learning in public and private sectors organizations. Although this building block of learning organization is not prevailing in these both sectors, but comparatively, private sector organizations are in more need of this building block than public sector organizations.

The recent industrial revolution has witnessed outsourcing of manufacturing and business activities as a pivotal business practice. But alarmingly high proportion of outsourcing activities is not generating optimal results. To achieve dramatic cost saving objectives, many outsourcing activities are interconnected with the organization's resources, and cause the dismantling of the resources which direct the organization to an operational capability loss on account of an outsourcing firm. Amazingly, very little research has been conducted regarding this issue if capability loss which is intermittently correlated with the outsourcing firm. The purpose of this study is to deal and pursue with this contrition. It is possible to avoid the seven deadly sins of outsourcing by a dynamic evaluation of the initiatives of outsourcing activities. Outsourcing provides us the advantage of double out the net income while the revenue remains the constant. Keywords: Knowledge-based theory of the firm, Relationship management Capability loss, Outsourcing performance, Capability evaluation

The recent industrial revolution has witnessed outsourcing of manufacturing and business activities as a pivotal business practice. But alarmingly high proportion of outsourcing activities is not generating optimal results. To achieve dramatic cost saving objectives, many outsourcing activities are interconnected with the organization's resources, and cause the dismantling of the resources which direct the organization to an operational capability loss on account of an outsourcing firm. Amazingly, very little research has been conducted regarding this issue if capability loss which is intermittently correlated with the outsourcing firm. The purpose of this study is to deal and pursue with this contrition. It is possible to avoid the seven deadly sins of outsourcing by a dynamic evaluation of the initiatives of outsourcing activities. Outsourcing provides us the advantage of double out the net income while the revenue remains the constant. Keywords: Knowledge-based theory of the firm, Relationship management Capability loss, Outsourcing performance, Capability evaluation

The purpose of this paper is to determine the dominant leadership characteristics that reinforce learning in public and private sector organizations. It will also compare the extent to which both sectors—private as well as public—support leadership that reinforces learning. Important contributing factors were leaders’ behavior with employees, leaders’ characteristics, communication, employee feelings, time for problem identification, knowledge transfer, and reflective post audits. A part of David Garvin’s tool of learning organizations was adopted as an instrument in this study. Through comparison of Means and sum of Means it is concluded that level and extent of leadership which reinforces learning behavior differs substantially in public and private sectors. It is derived that the extent of leadership that reinforces learning is greater in private sector than in public sector.

The impact of personal factors on academic and professional preferences has been the topic of a number of researches. But there is a dearth of studies on comparative analysis of such traits with reference to academic choices of business and non-business students. This study aims to identify if gender and personality explain difference in business and non-business students’ academic programs choices. 254 undergraduate students from schools of business and economics (business) and schools of engineering and technology (non-business) responded to this survey. Results revealed the significant impact of big five personality traits on students’ selection of business or non-business degree programs. Students from business major scored high for extroversion and emotional stability, but they scored low on agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness. The difference in business and non-business academic preferences in terms of gender was also found significant