Suman Najam Shaikh
Current Organizations / Institutes
The organizations/institutes from the scholar's latest article
Suman Najam Shaikh has a total of 9 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Fatima Zahra Kherazi
School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
2 shared publications - Jan Muhammad Sohu
School of Economics and Management Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen China
2 shared publications - Kiran Tariq
Department of Business Administration, Sukkur IBA University, Sukkur 65200, Pakistan
1 shared publication - Muhammad Ramzan Kalhoro
NTNU Business School Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway
1 shared publication - Paras Sindhu
Department of Business Administration, Sukkur IBA University, Sukkur 65200, Pakistan
1 shared publication - Pervaiz Ahmed Memon
Department of Business Administration, Sukkur IBA University, Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 16 November 2025
- Published by Springer Nature
- p. 177-210
From Reality to Virtuality: The Intersection of Tourism and the Metaverse
- 16 November 2025
- Published by Springer Nature
- p. 177-210
From Reality to Virtuality: The Intersection of Tourism and the Metaverse
- 21 September 2025
- Published by Springer Nature in Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
- Vol. 27 (12) , 8099-8120
From green HR to environmental excellence: the synergistic impact of green HRM and big data analytics from manufacturing industry
- 21 September 2025
- Published by Springer Nature in Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
- Vol. 27 (12) , 8099-8120
From green HR to environmental excellence: the synergistic impact of green HRM and big data analytics from manufacturing industry
- Open Access
Socio-Economic Impact of the Interest-Free Community Investment Fund: A Case Study of Rural Sindh, Pakistan
This study aims to measure the impact of an intervention, the Community Investment Fund (CIF), on the socio-economic life of rural women. CIF is a community-managed fund aimed at improving the living standards of women by empowering them to undertake income-generating projects to become financially more stable and self-governed in the Khairpur, Shikarpur, Kandhkot-Kashmore and Jacobabad districts of Sindh, Pakistan. This study used a quasi-experimental design approach that involved two groups, i.e., the treatment group (beneficiaries) and control group (non-beneficiaries). The sample size of this study was 708 respondents including the treatment and control group. The results of comparison of mean indicate that there is a significant difference between treatment and control group in terms of socio-demographic variables (including monthly income and consumption, saving amount, total asset value, an asset purchased value and household diet) and women empowerment’s indicators, thereby suggesting that CIF has resulted in women empowerment. Concerning the results of the poverty scorecard, the higher graduation of beneficiaries (treatment group) asserts that the intervention of CIF has also a positive impact on targeted beneficiaries. In particular, the findings indicate that 72% of beneficiaries (treatment group) have graduated from one poverty band to another higher band compared to 59.4% of non-beneficiaries (control group) in poverty score. In addition, the findings of the logistic regression analysis confirmed that participation in the CIF program empowers women beneficiaries. This study will support policymakers to further improve CIF so that it can become more effective and sustainable.
Open AccessSocio-Economic Impact of the Interest-Free Community Investment Fund: A Case Study of Rural Sindh, Pakistan
This study aims to measure the impact of an intervention, the Community Investment Fund (CIF), on the socio-economic life of rural women. CIF is a community-managed fund aimed at improving the living standards of women by empowering them to undertake income-generating projects to become financially more stable and self-governed in the Khairpur, Shikarpur, Kandhkot-Kashmore and Jacobabad districts of Sindh, Pakistan. This study used a quasi-experimental design approach that involved two groups, i.e., the treatment group (beneficiaries) and control group (non-beneficiaries). The sample size of this study was 708 respondents including the treatment and control group. The results of comparison of mean indicate that there is a significant difference between treatment and control group in terms of socio-demographic variables (including monthly income and consumption, saving amount, total asset value, an asset purchased value and household diet) and women empowerment’s indicators, thereby suggesting that CIF has resulted in women empowerment. Concerning the results of the poverty scorecard, the higher graduation of beneficiaries (treatment group) asserts that the intervention of CIF has also a positive impact on targeted beneficiaries. In particular, the findings indicate that 72% of beneficiaries (treatment group) have graduated from one poverty band to another higher band compared to 59.4% of non-beneficiaries (control group) in poverty score. In addition, the findings of the logistic regression analysis confirmed that participation in the CIF program empowers women beneficiaries. This study will support policymakers to further improve CIF so that it can become more effective and sustainable.