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ISSN: 2519-0318 ISSN (ONLINE): 2518-8488 Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies TABLE OF CONTENTS Vol. 6, Issue 3, September 2020 An Instrument for Measuring National Readiness and Capacity to 669-692 Participate in Global Knowledge Base Economy Tariq Mahmood Ali, Adiqa Kausar Kiani, Khaleel Malik Effect of Financial Assistance on the Motivation and Satisfaction of Students 693-702 with Disabilities at University Level in Punjab Ghulam Fatima, Samina Ashraf, Rukhsana Bashir, Noreen Rafiq Green Banking Products: Challenges and Issues in Islamic and Traditional 703-712 Banks of Pakistan Muhammad Hussain Qureshi, Talat Hussain Monetary Policy Channels and Industrial Production in Pakistan: 713-721 Evidences based on ARDL Approach Muhammad Tariq Mahmood, Sadaf Shahab, Saad Ali Rabbani Firm Life Cycle and Financial Performance: Evidence from Nigeria 723-732 Onipe Adabenege Yahaya, Joseph Majiyebo Onyabe Identification of Stress Management Techniques used by Head Teachers 733-745 in the Province of Punjab Misbah Malik, Ghulam Fatima, Rukhsana Bashir Grade Inflation and Human Capital Accumulation among Pakistani 747-751 University Students Anwar Ul Haq, Sadaf Mahmood, Zahira Batool, Muhammad Shabbir Interest Rate Spread and the Efficacy of Commercial Banks’ Loans and 753-763 Advances in Nigeria Udeme Efanga, Ihemeje, J. C, Yamta H. A, Biradawa Kayadi Impact of Perceived Corporate Social Responsibility on Banks’ 765-774 Financial Performance and the Mediating Role of Employees’ Satisfaction and Loyalty in Pakistan Sohail Ahmad, Owais Shafique, Warda Najeeb Jamal Board Gender Diversity as Corporate Governance Variable: The Influence 775-785 On Audit Quality. Solomon Oriakhi HR Practices and Employee Retention in the Banking Sector of Pakistan 787-798 Muhammad Aleem, Zulfiqar Ahmad Bowra Reflection of Regulatory Announcement in Equity Market: Fresh Insight 799-820 from Oil & Gas Sector of Pakistan Muhammad Husnain, Kashif Islam, Waris Ali Financial Literacy among SMEs Owners in Sumatera, Indonesia: 821-829 The Role of Parents’ Motivation and Experience Rika Desiyanti, Aza Azlina Md Kassim Effect of Practices Executed by Monitoring Education Assistants on 831-837 Elementary School Teachers’ Mental Health Sumaira Munawar, Khadija Sittar, Misbah Malik Co-movement between Sukuk, Conventional Bond and Islamic Stock 839-856 Markets under Bullish and Bearish Market Conditions: An Application of Quantile-on-Quantile Regression Fatima Farooq, Muhammad Saeed Meo, Sajid Ali, Usman Rasheed The Relationship between Employees Training and Job Satisfaction with 857-871 Moderating Role of Organizational Culture. A Case of Banking Sector of KP, Pakistan Aziz Ullah, Amir Ishaque, Maaz Ud Din, Noreen Safdar An overview of the Necessities, Challenges & Outcomes of Building 873-883 Information Modeling (BIM) Framework used in Project Management Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Saad, Masab -Bin -Shahid, Wajeeha Batool Impact of Managerial Competency and Learning Orientation on Job Performance 885-896 Amna Niazi , Hafiz Ahmed Faraz , Beenish Arshad , Waheed Asghar Privatization of National Assets: Solution to Fiscal Deficits 897-904 Najma Sadiq, Ume Laila, Tahir Mehmood, Tooba Rehan Haqqi E-Governance as a Roadmap to Good Governance: A Digital Punjab Perspective 905-915 Ume Laila, Najma Sadiq, Tahir Mehmood, Muhammad Farhan Fiaz Editorial Advisory Board Prof. Dr. Hayat M Awan, Director, Air University (Multan Campus) Pakistan. Prof. Dr. Bashir Tijjani, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria. Prof. Dr. Atul Bansal, Dilla University, Ethiopia. Prof. Dr. Rafael Felipe Schiozer, FundaçãoGetulio Vargas (FGV) – São Paulo School of Business, Brazil. Prof. Dr. Che Ruhana Isa, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dr. Ann-Christine Frandsen, Assoc. Prof., Birmingham Business School, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Dr. Ayeman Haddad, Assoc. Prof., American University of Kuwait, Kuwait. Dr. Nor Aziah Abdul Manaf, Assoc. Prof., Universiti Utara Malaysia. Dr. Abdul Rashid, Assoc. Prof., International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan. Dr. RadhaRaghuramapatruni, Assoc. Prof., GITAM School of International Business, GITAM University, India Dr. Irum Saba, Asst. Prof. Institute of Business Administration Karachi, IBA-CEIF, Pakistan. Dr. Muhammad Abbas, Asst. Prof., Air University, Multan, Pakistan Dr. Zubair Ahmad, Asst. Prof., Institute of Management Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Dr. Waris Ali, Asst. Prof, Department of Business Administration, University of Sahiwal, Pakistan. Dr. Wang Chung-Jen, Asst. Prof., National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. Dr. Mahima Mishra, Asst. Prof., Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune, India. Dr. Murniati Mukhlisin, Asst. Prof., Tazkia University College of Islamic Economics, Indonesia. Dr. Zlantika Blaber, Asst. Prof., Salem State University Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Dr. Dominic A Roberts, Asst. Prof., School of Business, Accounting , MacEwan University, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Ahmad Mohammed S Alamri, Asst. Prof., Administrative Sciences Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Zainab Jehan, Asst. Prof., Fatima Jinnah Women University, Islamabad Pakistan. Dr. Khadija Bari Asst. Prof., Chairperson (Eco & Fin), Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Pakistan. Dr. Naeem Ashraf, Asst. Prof., Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore Pakistan. Dr. Naveed Iqbal Chaudhry, Asst. Prof., Department of Business Administration, University of the Punjab Gujranwala Campus Pakistan. Dr. Ahmad Bello, Lecturer, Ahmadu Bello University, Zariya Nigeria. Dr. Sanjay Lanka, Lecturer in Financial Management, University of Sheffiled, United Kingdom. Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies Vol. 6, No 3, September 2020 Volume and Issues Obtainable at Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies ISSN: 2519-0318 ISSN (E) 2518-8488 Volume 6: Issue 3 September 2020 Journal homepage: www.publishing.globalcsrc.org/jafee An Instrument for Measuring National Readiness and Capacity to Participate in Global Knowledge Base Economy 1 Tariq Mahmood Ali, 2 Adiqa Kausar Kiani , 3 Khaleel Malik 1 Visiting Academic, Alliance Manchester Business School / Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, The University of Manchester, UK: [email protected] 2 Associate Professor, FUUAST Scholl of Economics, Federal Urdu University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 3 Senior Lecturer, Alliance Manchester Business School / Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, The University of Manchester, UK ARTICLE DETAILS ABSTRACT History An important question often asked is what are the determinants of Revised format: August 2020 science, technology and innovation (STI)? Is STI a measurable Available Online: September quantity? How can it be measured in quantitative terms? To answers 2020 these questions, a Science, Technology and Innovation Index (STII) Keywords has been developed for top 100 economies of the world on the basis STI Composite Indicator, of GDP, to evaluate, determine and measure the overall scientific, Science Technology Innovation technological and innovative capacity and readiness of a country. (STI) Policy, Economic The STII relies on four dimensions, each built around two or three Development, Science pillars, each of which is composed of individual indicators, for a Technology Innovation Index total of 44 STI indicators. The STI index is the average of aggregate (STII) of four dimensions. The economies are ranked on the basis of STII values and classified into six groups: i.e. leaders, potential leaders, JEL Classification: dynamic adopters, slow adopters, marginalized and laggards. For O14, O19, O11, O12 more meaningful assessment of the STI capacities of nations, it captures the achievement gap of individual countries with the highest achiever. A comprehensive analysis into the strengths and weaknesses in different dimensions of STI capability of eight East - South Asian countries is also provided. The results show that there are significant dispari¬ties between developed and developing nations in