Papers by Arabella Bhutto
Analyzing the Ecosystem for Women Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Rural Areas of Jamshoro, Pakistan
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering, Sep 25, 2019
Authors : Aisha M. Memon, Arabella Bhutto, Zahid A. Memon, Adnan Pitafi Abstract : This study aim... more Authors : Aisha M. Memon, Arabella Bhutto, Zahid A. Memon, Adnan Pitafi Abstract : This study aims to identify the existing and non-existing elements in the entrepreneurial ecosystem which include finance, institutions, laws and regulations, human capital, culture, and markets, to measure the level of effectiveness of existing elements and to develop recommendations for improving the ecosystem to facilitate the women entrepreneurs in Jamshoro, Pakistan. The nature of this study is qualitative. Data were drawn from 25 in-depth, semi-structured interviews and a focus group discussion with women entrepreneurs in rural Jamshoro, Pakistan. The findings show the lack of awareness and knowledge among women entrepreneurs about available financial resources, lack of knowledge about laws, an absence of familial and societal support for women in accessing the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the absence of business and innovation enablers in rural areas, communication gaps, and unskilled human capital. The study found that institutions like non-for-profit organizations are playing an active role in the growth of women entrepreneurs. The existing entrepreneurial ecosystem in Jamshoro can be improved through culturally sensitive coordinated approach, interventions aimed at increasing awareness about the resources, promoting an understanding about the laws and regulations, making business enablers more effective, establishing public-private partnerships, and providing the women entrepreneurs easy access to market and financial resources.
International Journal of African and Asian Studies, 2015
Last few years has shown increased interest of researchers in knowledge and technology transfer. ... more Last few years has shown increased interest of researchers in knowledge and technology transfer. However facts show poor utilization of research into practice. This article focuses on assessment of academic research produced by highly qualified academicians working in universities in Sindh offering degrees in field of Environmental Sciences and Environmental Engineering. The article presents a methodology for assessment of academic research utilization for national development based on various criteria including purpose of research, funding bodies of research, relevancy of research with environmental issues, development mode of research, end users of research, mediator source for research utilization and intellectual property rights for research. This research is based on analysis of semi-structured interviews by using case study approach. Findings show that researchers have produced and published papers at larger number but very few of academic research have been utilized for national development. Academic research has been utilized by different national & international organizations (EPA, IUCN, WWF, SIDA, KDA). The research is utilized in the form of PhD thesis reports and other project reports funded by HEC, Universities and other national and international organizations. The outcomes of research utilization are either in form of new developed processes, services or policy guidelines under protection of copyrights. The findings also revealed cooperation of academicians with other stakeholders. However, none of the research has been utilized in the development of new Product or new technology under protection of industrial designs or patents.
Innovations in Nanotechnology Organizations
International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, Dec 1, 2010
The main purpose of this paper is to examine the innovation activities of nanotechnology organiza... more The main purpose of this paper is to examine the innovation activities of nanotechnology organizations. Regression analysis is used to test the hypothesis in a sample of 270 UK nanotechnology organizations. The findings suggest that the innovativeness of the nanotechnology organizations is affected by organizational support, e-business and knowledge management. The organizations pursuing these strategic factors of R&D and commercialization are more innovative than conventional ones.
Journal of global business insights, 2018
The purpose of this study is to explore factors that reinforce or obstruct business schools in Pa... more The purpose of this study is to explore factors that reinforce or obstruct business schools in Pakistan to develop managerial knowledge, skills and work-based learning experiences of MBA students. The study is prompted by growing debates about insufficiencies in business schools to prepare MBA graduates based on managerial capital needs in the regional markets. To understand the reasons of insufficiencies from business school's viewpoint, this study employs qualitative interviews to explore factors that reinforce or obstruct business schools. Deans, faculty members and administrators of five different business schools in Hyderabad, Pakistan participated in this study. Responses of the participants are transcribed into verbatim reports and description of findings is structured in SWOT analysis format. Findings show sixteen different factors, comprising of four strengths, seven weaknesses, three opportunities, and two threats. There are more number of weaknesses of business schools to develop MBA students. However, business schools have some strengths and opportunities which they may utilize and improve. Radical changes would strive from the higher education authority. Conceptual framework presented in this study recommends that higher education authority may lead the change, cooperate between business schools and stakeholders, and support business schools to develop future managers and leaders through MBA programs.
Assessment of Academic Knowledge Transfer Channels in Field of Environment
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 2016
An Innovative Graduate Education Course - Lean Canvas for Invention
2023 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI)
Sustainability, May 5, 2022
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
International Journal of African and Asian Studies, 2015
Last few years has shown increased interest of researchers in knowledge and technology transfer. ... more Last few years has shown increased interest of researchers in knowledge and technology transfer. However facts show poor utilization of research into practice. This article focuses on assessment of academic research produced by highly qualified academicians working in universities in Sindh offering degrees in field of Environmental Sciences and Environmental Engineering. The article presents a methodology for assessment of academic research utilization for national development based on various criteria including purpose of research, funding bodies of research, relevancy of research with environmental issues, development mode of research, end users of research, mediator source for research utilization and intellectual property rights for research. This research is based on analysis of semi-structured interviews by using case study approach. Findings show that researchers have produced and published papers at larger number but very few of academic research have been utilized for natio...
Bridging Academic Inventors—TTO Managers Schism: The Lean Canvas for Invention
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2019
The aim of this paper is to bridge knowledge asymmetries between academic inventors and professio... more The aim of this paper is to bridge knowledge asymmetries between academic inventors and professionals of the technology transfer offices (TTO) by developing a tool—Lean Canvas for Invention (LCI). This tool is to educate academic inventors for incorporating the integral pre-commercialization components such as involvement of stakeholders, patent literature and market review in research proposals. This information has the potential to improve quality of invention disclosures to TTO and to increase chances of commercialization. This paper through interviews explores challenges (Cn) of TTO professionals and proposes solutions (Sn). As inventions disclosed, TTO managers initiate a technology transfer process and explore for patentability and market. If such aspects are considered by academic inventors, at the earlier stage of research process, chances of commercialization strengthen. The Cn and Sn are then adopted to develop an educational tool—LCI, to bridge the knowledge schism and improve the quality of invention disclosures. Cn and Sn are clustered with respect to five components and six sub-components, each with respective checklist required for writing a research proposal for invention. Evaluation of LCI by TTO at the University of Utah for “Acceptability”, “Usability” and “Guidance” is given. Feedback from TTO directors, TTO managers and academic inventors helped in development of a pre-commercialization research development tool—LCI. Based on findings and analyses, this paper validates the utility of the LCI as guidance for academic inventors to improve alignment of inventions with the technology transfer process.
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2013
This study identifies the status of postgraduate students at the master degree level regarding th... more This study identifies the status of postgraduate students at the master degree level regarding their degree completion in the three public sector universities at Jamshoro Education City. The status is identified by analyzing enrolment of the postgraduate and comparing it with rate of their degree completion. In addition, the paper also discusses their characteristics which lead them towards the degree completion. For this paper, enrolment of the postgraduate students at the master level is compared with the degree completion rate of 2008 academic session only. The result shows the obvious difference between enrolment and rate of the degree completion. In total 417 postgraduate students were enrolled in 2008 session, however, only 60 (14%) of students have completed their postgraduate degrees. Those who have completed their degrees, with respect to universities 6% students belong to US (University of Sindh), 22% belong to MUET (Mehran University of Engineering & Technology) and 8% st...
Evaluation of faculty members' performance in terms of their primary responsibilities is difficul... more Evaluation of faculty members' performance in terms of their primary responsibilities is difficult, particularly when the contribution of faculty members is self-directed and uncoordinated. The model of scorecard is derived from the corporate sector, in which an organization identifies the key factors which are co-related with academia's mission. These factors are aligned then in accordance with the strategic importance, and every employee is set to evaluate as per the criteria of these factors. The process to correlate the principle responsibilities of faculty members with the University's mission has not previously been described. Thus, in this paper, the idea of scorecard has been applied to the academic environment, where key faculty performance competencies: Teaching competence, Research competence, and Service competence are set to evaluate in the perspective of the mission of academia. This study possesses qualitative nature, conducted through secondary data collection, including Job Descriptions, Teacher Evaluation Form, Higher Education Commission's Quality Assurance Manual, and other related documents. This scorecard has introduced a mechanism, which can evaluate the faculty members' performance in terms of their primary responsibilities in raw score. Using this scorecard, the competency of faculty members in their teaching, research, and service will separately be measured, which can reflect a clear picture of faculty member's performance in each of his/her primary responsibility and total score can determine when the score obtained against each of the responsibility will be accumulated. This scorecard is given name as, "Faculty Performance Indicator Score Card (FPISC)" that can be used to separately determine the strengthened and weak area of faculty members' performance in term of their primary responsibilities (Teaching, Research, and Service) in academia, which can certainly be helpful for Institute/Department, University to deliver the competency and productivity backed by the mission of academia.
The research work is on Information and Communication Technologyskills level of library and infor... more The research work is on Information and Communication Technologyskills level of library and information professionals who are working in the public sector university libraries of Sindh province. The general objectives is to know effectiveness and efficient of ICT skills of university librarians in the electronic age. To carry out effective work, research questions were raised, review of related literature that discussed various areas of computer technology used in librarieswas also reviewed. The descriptive survey research design method was used, and Questionnaire and oral interview were instruments used to collect data. The instrument was analyzed with simple percent counting table. Population of this study is all the librarians who are working in public sector university libraries. They consist of fifteen (15) selected public sector university librarians were used in this study. From the study it was found out that the librarians didn't have information and Communication Techn...
Proposing Recyclable Bottled Water Product; Fulfilling Demand by Eliminating Dumping (A Case of Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan)
Construction of Knowledge Automation Measuring Scale
International Journal of Information Technology Project Management
Organizations are moving from non-automated knowledge management to automated knowledge. Particul... more Organizations are moving from non-automated knowledge management to automated knowledge. Particularly in the banking sector to measure the automated knowledge, knowledge automation measuring scale is developed and tested. The purpose of this study is to develop the knowledge automation measuring scale (KAMS) and to measure the knowledge automation of banking processes through the same scale. The authors present the current standing of banks through KAMS and validated the results with stakeholders. A qualitative research is conducted; data is collected from 200 bankers who are at managerial level in commercial banks of Pakistan. Knowledge automation measuring scale is developed by considering Bohn's eight scale stages, identifying top banking activities and applying thematic analysis. Knowledge automation measuring scale is created and validated from the banking sector.
Corporate Social Responsibility
This article presents the investigation of how far multinationals and other large state-owned com... more This article presents the investigation of how far multinationals and other large state-owned companies in Pakistan practice corporate social responsibility. The authors compared the corporate social responsibility initiatives of the companies with the10 principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) to look at the corporate social responsibility aspects covered and to find what elements are yet to be complied with. The content analysis of these companies' official Websites was carried out to explore the issue under investigation. The sample included40 companies that received second CSR Business Excellence Awards in 2014 to see if individual companies' CSR policies and practices were globally driven and to assess the level of commitment with UNGC principles
The central question of this thesis is how should the managers and technologists of technological... more The central question of this thesis is how should the managers and technologists of technological organisations decide on how to invest in the co-evolution of technologies and adapt their influences to the evolution of their organisational capabilities by knowing the benefits, opportunities, costs and risks of such an investment? In the context of this research the main drivers are recognized as: - Variation in the accuracy and quality of technology - Changing market and instability in the demand for technology - Huge cost with less revenue from the technology - Increasing influence of regulations The issue of particular interest within this question includes creating a solution method for decision makers so that they can create value for their organisations by making a less risky investment decision in technology evolution, under the conditions that will be relevant to the next generation of technologies. The research work uses a case study approach within the context of the UK mob...
To bridge the gap between invention and innovation, prenovation has to be focused. One of the ele... more To bridge the gap between invention and innovation, prenovation has to be focused. One of the elements of prenovation is emphasizing and creating policies for institutions. This research paper highlights the importance of having an intrapreneurial culture in higher education institutions. The purpose of this paper is to review literature related to intrapreneurial culture and find out the positive aspects of having intrapreneurial culture through think tanks in higher education institutes.
The Dynamic Technological Capability Model for Technology Co-Evolution
The International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2017
This research focuses on identifying status of harassment and discrimination at higher education ... more This research focuses on identifying status of harassment and discrimination at higher education institutions (HEIs) in Jamshoro Education City (JEC). The constitution and government of Pakistan approved some acts and policies to give equal rights to both genders at work place and it is required to make these policies part of organizational management. However, whether HEIs in JEC has made it a part of their management and whether do they really need to make it a part of management is explored in this paper. The data is collected through close ended questionnaires along with some interviews. Results reveal that harassment and discrimination exist in HEIs in JEC but the level of occurrences is low. The mostly occurred discriminations identified are organizational politics and distributions of benefits. It was also identified that majority of females do not know about the existing acts and policies given by government of Pakistan to control harassment in working environment and there ...
Factor Affecting the Transfer of Training at the Workplace: Case study of SSGC Ltd, Pakistan
The International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2017
This study focuses on influence of work environment feasible for the transfer of training. Both r... more This study focuses on influence of work environment feasible for the transfer of training. Both researchers and practitioners have acknowledged that transfer of training will only occur when trainees have positive perception of the work environment. Thus the purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of work environmental factors on the extent to which employees are satisfied with their work environment and are motivated to the training transfer particularly in the SSGC. The present study was carried out within the environmental framework of Sui Southern Gas Company of Hyderabad region and data was collected through survey. The results indicate that company believes on training and development and frequently sent their employees for training by given them time off from their routine work. Also, Employees received adequate support from the management. The study results showed that irrelevant workload on employees need to be reduced as it influences the effective transfe...
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