Research

The COMSATS Sahiwal Management Sciences Research Group (CMSRG) is established in order to provide a forum for research in the area of Social and Economic Sciences. The aim of CMSRG is to cultivate the research culture in Department of Management Sciences. Its members are drawn from a range of functional backgrounds which encompass sociology, organizational behavior, international business, marketing, economics, finance and accounting. CMSRG is concerned with the relationship between corporations and the societies within which they operate the ethical position of modern corporations in different societal contexts and the study of different issues regarding business management as a strategic phenomenon.

Group Objectives:


• Capacity Building at individual level

To capacitate all faculty members of DMS in research oriented activities and thereby running the independent research projects. This will ultimately contribute the capacity of the institution and excellent knowledge driven management sciences department.

• Research

To undertake the research on issues relevant to following areas:
1 - Management
2 -Knowledge Management
3 - Marketing
4 - Human Recourse Management
5 - Development Economics
6 - Entrepreneurship
7 -Islamic Economics and Finance
8 - Applied Linguistics
These themes will be approached through the faculty members from Management Science Department.

• Policy dialogue:
With national and international universities, organizations, NGO’s and research institutes.


Group Members:

• Dr. Rashid Saeed
• Mr. Haroon Rashid
• Mr.Sohail Afzal
• Mr.Ali Ahmad
• Mr.Tahir Yaqoob
• Mr. Saadat Saeed
• Mr.Qamar Uz Zaman Malik

Projects in Process

• Sustainable Development: Impact assessment study of financial services plus approach for SME sector. Dr. Nadeem Akhtar (Assistant Professor)
• Women Entrepreneurship and Economic Success: A case of KARAVAN.
• Information Resource Planning: Implementation and Usage. Haroon Rashid (Assistant Professor)
• Strategic Role of Internet in Rapid Growth of SME’s in Pakistan, Dr. Nadeem Akhtar (Assistant Professor) and Saadat Saeed (Lecturer)
• Agriculture Credit and its effects on economic growth decade under review, Suhail Afzal Qureshi (Lecturer)
• The Effect of SMS Lingo on Orthographic Errors Committed by the Students of Business Education, Rana Faqir M. Aslam (Assistant Professor)
• The Interference of Mother Tongue in Teaching and Learning Second Language at University, Level Affects the Communication Competence and Leads to Interlanguage Error, Ishrat Rehman (Lecturer)
• Consumer Brand Purchase Behavior Study, Khurram Abbas (Lecturer)
• Internet Banking Adoption: A Perceived Risks and Benefits Comparison, Saadat Saeed (Lecturer)
• The Role of Business Schools in Entrepreneurship Development in Pakistan, Suhail Afzal Qureshi (Lecturer)
• Effects of Micro-finance on Female Entrepreneurship: A Case study from Southern Punjab, Hina Iqbal (Lecturer)