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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210414
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SUMMARY:Session on Neuroscience and Behavior
DESCRIPTION:Guest Speaker Session on Neuroscience and Behavior \nA guest speaker session was held on Saturday March 13\, 2021 for the class of BBA 2 Human Behavior Spring 2021. A prominent Psychologist Ms Sana Mukhtar was invited by the faculty member Dr. Iffat Rasool. Ms Sana Mukhtar has extensive experience of working with national and international organizations as a psychologist. The Guest Speaker shared her knowledge and experience related to behavioral concerns of human beings and answered the queries of the audience.
URL:https://szabist-isb.edu.pk/events-calendar/session-on-neuroscience-and-behavior/
CATEGORIES:Spring 2021,SZABIST Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20210410T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20210410T200000
DTSTAMP:20260628T085651
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SUMMARY:Guest lecture on “Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factory Analysis (CFA) by using SPSS"
DESCRIPTION:The MBA program of SZABIST aims to equip the students with latest tools and technique beside the formal knowledge. In continuation a guest session was organized on 10th of April 2021. The guest speaker Dr. Noman Soomro\, Assistant Professor\, SZABIST\, Karachi\, Pakistan graced the occasion and teach the student about the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factory Analysis (CFA) by using SPSS. Dr. Muhammad Saeed Shahbaz make all the necessary arrangement and moderate the session. \n 
URL:https://szabist-isb.edu.pk/events-calendar/guest-lecture-on-exploratory-factor-analysis-efa-and-confirmatory-factory-analysis-cfa-by-using-spss/
CATEGORIES:Spring 2021,Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210402
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210403
DTSTAMP:20260628T085651
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SUMMARY:Why Do Company Pay Dividend?
DESCRIPTION:A seminar was arranged by Dr. Hassan Raza Assistant Professor SZABIST Islamabad for the MBA Strategic Finance. Dr. Safdar Ali Butt was invited as Guest Speaker who is a financial expert\, a senior corporate official\, a trainer\, an academician\, an author and an entrepreneur\, with having 26 years of industry and 30 year of teaching experience. Topic of discussion was “why do companies pays dividend?”. The Guest speaker shared his experience on how paying dividends allows companies to share their profits with shareholders\, which helps to thank shareholders for their ongoing support via higher returns and to incentive them to continue holding the stocks.
URL:https://szabist-isb.edu.pk/events-calendar/why-do-company-pay-dividend/
CATEGORIES:Spring 2021,SZABIST Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210402
DTSTAMP:20260628T085651
CREATED:20210719T130113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210719T131003Z
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SUMMARY:Trading on Pakistan Mercantile Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Online experiential activity was organized and hosted by Dr Shumaila Zeb for MBA Strategic Finance on 1st April 2021. Mr Irfan Kasan from Pakistan Mercantile Exchange joined the activity as guest speaker and shed the light on the role of Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Ltd (PMEX) in Pakistan. PMEX is the first technology driven\, web-based\, demutualized multi-commodity exchange in Pakistan and is owned by National Bank of Pakistan Limited (33.98%)\, Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited (28.41%)\, ISE Towers REIT Management Limited (17.76%)\, LSE Financial Service Limited (7.25%)\, Pak Brunei Investment Company Limited (6.80%)\, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (2.90%)\, Pak Kuwait Investment Company Limited (2.90%)\, Individuals (0.0001%). Students fully participated in the activities and Mr Irfan Kasan answered the queries of students related to functions and trading procedures of Mercantile exchange.
URL:https://szabist-isb.edu.pk/events-calendar/trading-on-pakistan-mercantile-exchange/
CATEGORIES:Spring 2021,SZABIST Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210331
DTSTAMP:20260628T085651
CREATED:20210719T125437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210719T131001Z
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SUMMARY:The Role of Islamic Banking in Pakistan
DESCRIPTION:Online experiential activity was organized and hosted by Dr Shumaila Zeb for MBA Strategic Finance on 30th March 2021.  Mr Anwar Gondal Cluster Manager of Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan participated as a guest speaker. Mr Anwar Gondal shared that the Islamic banking sector is thriving across the globe\, however\, this rapid expansion has not been without its challenges. Therefore\, the business graduates must learn maximum about the financial institutions and their working with respect to Islam and both local and global challenges\, if they want to grow their career in the banking sector. Students fully participated in the activities and Mr Anwar Gondal replied the queries of students related to functions and procedures of Islamic banking.
URL:https://szabist-isb.edu.pk/events-calendar/the-role-of-islamic-banking-in-pakistan/
CATEGORIES:Spring 2021,SZABIST Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210314
DTSTAMP:20260628T085651
CREATED:20210315T044951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T044951Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar on ‘Agility is a new normal’ (13 February 2021)
DESCRIPTION:On 13 February 2021\, a seminar was conducted on ‘Agility is a new normal’ by Agile PK and SZABIST Islamabad. The keynote speaker Mr. Naeem Iqbal\, President Agile PK discussed how to adopt agility in order to cope up with changing times. The awareness session included activities supervised by Mr. Naveed Ramazan\, Chapter President Agile PK which engaged the participants and gave them a feel of working in an agile team and environment. The session was concluded by Mr. Khusro Pervaiz Khan\, HOC SZABIST Islamabad Campus who shared his experience of implementing agile practices at SZABIST during the pandemic. SZABIST and Agile PK plan to conduct hands-on training workshops using the latest tools & techniques in near future. \nView Gallery
URL:https://szabist-isb.edu.pk/events-calendar/seminar-on-agility-is-a-new-normal-13-february-2021/
CATEGORIES:Spring 2021,SZABIST Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210311
DTSTAMP:20260628T085651
CREATED:20210312T024804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210312T030044Z
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SUMMARY:Two PhD Viva Voce – Management Sciences – Ms Saima Nosheen and Ms Gul Bahar
DESCRIPTION:     Two PhD Viva Voce – Management Sciences – Ms Saima Nosheen and Ms Gul Bahar \nOn 09 and 10 March 2021\, Viva Voce for two PhD students from Management Sciences department were held at SZABIST Islamabad. The Head of SZABIST Islamabad Campus\, Mr Khusro Pervaiz Khan graced both sessions through his presence. Attendance in both sessions was mandatory for all PhD scholars. Ms Saima Noor did her specialization in Human Resource Management. Her dissertation topic has been ‘the Mediating Role of Person-Environment Fit in the Linkage between Leadership Styles and Individual Work Performance in High Power Distance Culture’. In the second Viva Voce\, Ms Gul Bahar defended her dissertation. Her area of specialization has also been Human Resources Management and her dissertation topic has been Antecedents of Employee and Organizational Ambidexterity Leading to Competitive Advance: An Integrated Model. Both defense sessions were attended by local supervisors\, internal examiners and were witnessed by foreign examiners. Both Ms Saima and Ms Gul successfully defended their dissertation. Congratulations to both of them. \n                                                                                               View Gallery
URL:https://szabist-isb.edu.pk/events-calendar/two-phd-viva-voce-management-sciences-ms-saima-nosheen-and-ms-gul-bahar/
CATEGORIES:Spring 2021,SZABIST Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210310
DTSTAMP:20260628T085651
CREATED:20210719T130536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210719T130717Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop on Research Gap Identification MBA series of Workshops
DESCRIPTION:The workshop on ‘Research Gap Identification’ was held at Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology for the students of MBA on 9th march 2021. It was an interactive session by Ms. Sundas Azeem who was the resource person and permanent faculty at SZABIST Islamabad. The Program Manager of MBA Dr.Shazia Akhtar introduced the Resource Person and the purpose of the workshop which was part of the series of workshops to improve the overall quality of research of MBA students.  The workshop main focus was to set a direction for the students and bring light to the initial steps that are involved in undertaking any Research. \nThe workshop started off discussing where to actually begin your Research: what should be done and what should be avoided right from the beginning. The concept of Research Gap Identification was introduced and was further elaborated through the reliable sources of Gap Identification that helped to identify the gap. Some important themes of the workshop were \n\nCounterintuitive Argument\nNew Perspective\nFuture Research directions of existing paper\nSee a problem around you? What does study say about it?\nMeta-analysis\n\n\nIn the end a question/answer session was conducted where students asked their queries regarding the topic of discussion. Some of the question that were asked are stated below: \n\nIf there is a research area that has not been touched upon for quite some time i.e. last research 10 years ago in 2010. Could it be identified as a research gap that could be taken in to account for thesis?\nThe area of Digital Marketing has not made much progress research wise in Pakistan. Would it be a good area to find a Research gap in?\nHow important is it to correctly identify the Research gap? What consequences would it carry if a mistake is made?\nHow much time should one take on Gap Identification?\n\nIn all\, it was a very informative session which was much appreciated by the students. It cleared up many confusions in the minds of the student and gave them a sense of direction in identifying what possible areas can be researched on through Research Gap Identification. \n 
URL:https://szabist-isb.edu.pk/events-calendar/workshop-on-research-gap-identification-mba-series-of-workshops/
CATEGORIES:Spring 2021,SZABIST Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210308
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210309
DTSTAMP:20260628T085651
CREATED:20210719T130508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210719T130724Z
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SUMMARY:MBA EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITY
DESCRIPTION:Considering the significance of Pakistan stock exchange (PSX) in promoting the activities of\ncapital market\, an onsite visit was arranged by Visiting Faculty Mr. Mohummad Arshad for MBA Portfolio & Investment Management students of SZABIST on March 08\, 2021. \n  \nVisit of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) \n  \nThe scholars of MBA visited PSX and in this regard the regional head of PSX arranged a presentation regarding the role of PSX and trading activities. The key areas briefed by PSX team are as under; \n  \n\nPSX after merger of three stock exchange and demutualization process has emerged as a new trading platform for boosting capital market activities. As on March 8th\, 2021 there are 549 companies listed in PSX and the total market capitalization is Rs. 8\,079.455 billion.\n\n  \n\nPSX has formulated three different indexes based on the criteria already prescribed for companies to be included in these indexes. These are as under;\n\n  \n\nKSE 30 INDEX: KSE 30 Index includes the top 30 most liquid companies listed on PSX based on Free Float methodology\nALL INDEX: Consists of all listed companies on PSX based on Full Cap methodology.\nTrading activities in PSX: The regional head also introduced the trading mechanism in PSX and integration with CDC and NCCPL . The process of trading of share was explained in detail along with its settlement and clearing.\nUpon query\, it was apprised that issuance of share is a critical financial decision for companies and for this purpose; PSX has revamped the IPO process in collaboration with apex regulator.\n\n  \n\nThe PSX team also highlighted the significance of stock market and deliberated that it is one of the most liquid markets in Pakistan which have 17% return which is more than any saving in bank account. Currently there are 50 million people have bank account in Pakistan but just 2 lac people are trading in stock exchange.\nThe speaker guided the MBA students that they have an opportunity to invest in the stock market. They also guide students how to analyze the companies share and the sell or buy these companies share and get returns.\n\n  \n\nVISIT TO STOCK BROKER: In order to have flair of real market activities\, PSX also arranged a visit to securities broker where trading of shares was carried out.\n\n  \nThe management of securities broker briefed about the trading of shares and highlighted the key fundamentals for determining the prices of shares. In this regard\, they apprised about the up and down in share price because of many reasons like company performance\, political interference. \nThe securities brokers also discussed type of trading like day trading in which the trading of shares are traded on daily bases and being a student it’s not better for students because it need more technical skill. On their other side there is long term trading in which the trading of shares are trading annually. For trading the shares we must needed a broker who looks after there up and down in the prices of share and then we sell or buy. \n  \nKSE-100 INDEX: This is the most recognized index of PSX which includes the largest companies on the basis of market capitalization. KSE 100 Index stocks has a representation of all the market sectors of PSX. The Index represents 85% of all the market capitalization of the Exchange. It is calculated using Free Float Market Capitalization methodology \n 
URL:https://szabist-isb.edu.pk/events-calendar/mba-experiential-learning-activity/
CATEGORIES:Spring 2021,SZABIST Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210224
DTSTAMP:20260628T085651
CREATED:20210719T124810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210719T125302Z
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SUMMARY:Orientation Session of MBA Day and Evening
DESCRIPTION:Orientation session of students for MBA programs fresher was conducted by Program Manager/Associate Professor Dr Shazia Akhtar   at SZABIST Islamabad Campus on Tuesday 23rd February 2021. Dr. Shazia Akhtar welcomed the students for on-campus session. The students were guided for the academic policies of SZABIST Islamabad. and SOPs for COVID 19.  Subsequently\, senior students of MBA shared their experiential learning during their stay at SZABIST Islamabad \n 
URL:https://szabist-isb.edu.pk/events-calendar/orientation-session-of-mba-day-and-evening/
CATEGORIES:Spring 2021,SZABIST Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20210111T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20210111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260628T085651
CREATED:20210607T072554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210607T072554Z
UID:11228-1610389800-1610398800@szabist-isb.edu.pk
SUMMARY:Learn Mendeley (Literature & Reference manager)
DESCRIPTION:The Management Science Department of SZABIST-ISLAMABAD always strives to keep students updated on contemporary techniques in advancement in tools and software for analysis of research. In continuation to have hands-on knowledge a workshop with the theme “Learn Mendeley (Literature & Reference manager) and boost your research” was conducted by the instructor Dr. Muhammad Saeed Shahbaz on 11th January 2021 (Monday) for the student of Master of philosophy in Management Sciences (MSMS)\, Dr. M Asif Khan (Head of Management Sciences Department) grace the occasion and blessed his valuable contributions. \nCovered topics: \nIntroduction of the Mendeley \nInstalling the Mendeley Desktop and creating an account \nAdding\, managing\, organizing\, editing the research material (Research articles\, books\, thesis\, reports and etc.) on Mendeley. \nPlugin MS-Word with Mendeley \nCitation and references on MS-Word through Mendeley. \nChange and/or iteration various citation styles (APA\, IEEE\, Vancouver and etc.) \nHow to import research material from various sources to Mendeley directly.
URL:https://szabist-isb.edu.pk/events-calendar/learn-mendeley-literature-reference-manager/
CATEGORIES:Spring 2021,Workshop
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