Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement
I would like to thank Almighty Allah for making me reach this stage, where I have
completed my work and gave me the opportunity to thank all the respected people.
He bestowed on me and made this journey possible for me.
No words would be enough to thank my supervisor Professor Mohd. Mohsin
Khan for his support and guidance. His impeccable sense of reasoning and wide
knowledge is the sheer reason that this work has been completed in a proper way. I
am highly thankful to him for always trying to bring the best in me. His patience

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I am thankful to Professor Nawab Ali Khan, Chairman, Department of

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Commerce, Professor Imran Saleem, Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Professor Imam ul

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Haq, Ex-Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, for their
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valuable support and encouragement.
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I am also profoundly thankful to Dr. Mohd. Shamim Ansari, faculty at

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Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, for his mentoring,

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valuable comments, recommendations and feedback that helped me to strengthen the

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study’s theoretical and empirical base.

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I would take this as an opportunity to express my warm gratitude to all my

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teachers from the Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh,

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especially Professor Mohd. Shamim, Professor Asiya Chaudhary, Dr. Lamaan Sami,
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Dr. Anwar Ahmad, Dr. Rana Zehra Masood, Dr. Naghma Azhar along with Dr.
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Asif Akhtar and Dr. Tariq Aziz, Faculty of Management Studies and Research,
Aligarh Muslim University, for their much needed help and guidance.
I also acknowledge the office staff of Dean office, Chairman Office, and
Seminar Library, Department of Commerce, and Maulana Azad Library, Aligarh
Muslim University, Aligarh, for their support and facilities needed during the Ph.D.
program.
I offer my special gratitude to Dr. Mohd. Yasir Arafat, Dr. Tasneem Khan,
Dr. Syed Noorul Shajar, Dr. Mahfooz Alam, Dr. Mohd. Shamshad, Dr. Nisha

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Khan, Shujaat Naeem Azmi and Mohd. Tariq Jamal for reviewing my thesis
chapters and providing constructive feedback and comments.
I am highly indebted to my seniors and friends, Dr. Aslam Khan, Dr.
Jahangir Chauhan, Dr. Asif Pervez, Dr. Ahmad Musa Khan, Dr. Mohd. Nayyer
Rahman, Dr. Anas Roshan, Dr. Mohd. Saeem Khan, Dr. Mohd. Junaid Ahmad, Dr.
Mohd. Saddique, Dr. Mohd. Ajmal, Dr. Mazhar Iqbal, Dr. Aleem Ansari, Dr. Atif
Gayas, Dr. Mohd. Sarim, Dr. Ali Thabit Yahya Ahmed Al Qaser, Sadia Waseem,
Zahin Ansari, Syed Hameedur Rahman Zaini, Hamza Naim, Mohd. Anas, Md.

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Moneef Ahmad, M.N. Hamza Niazi, Md. Raghib Nadeem, Aasim Imtiaz, Shahzad

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Ahmad, Rimsha Majeed, Sadaf Chaudhary, Wazda Tarannum, Nazia Khatoon,

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Seema Begum, Arsheyan Alam, Faiyaz Alam, Mohd. Zeeshan and Md. Kamruddin

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for their love and support. us
Last but not the least, I am grateful to my parents, Dr. Perwaz Akhtar and
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Reshma Qamar, my brother, Junaid Akhtar and sister, Zoya Qamar for their care,
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love, support and dua’s for that I am indebted and thankful.

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