Research scholars and academicians have emphasized on research work in the country and suggested to the government that it must give priority to research work to make the country economical vibrant, socially progressed and educationally rich. They said this while addressing the inaugural session of the 1st National Research Conference on Management, Leadership and Entrepreneurship, organized by the Department of Business Administration of Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU), at its Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto Auditorium on Wednesday.
Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh, Vice Chancellor of SMIU in his inaugural speech said that despite having huge resources in the country, we have not progressed much more in research work in all areas of life including science, technology, management, leadership and entrepreneurship.
“In the colonial era, there were fewer resources and technical and other facilities, but we got best railway system, local bodies system, education system and other civic facilities. On the contrary, the country has less progressed today, when we have more resources and educated manpower,” Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh said and added that it’s a need of the day, that we should produce dynamic leadership in all fields of the society, improve management system and encourage people to become entrepreneurs.
The Vice Chancellor of SMIU advised the young research scholars of Sindh Madressatul Islam University to take research work on priority basis and the university will fully support them in this respect. He also said that SMIU is publishing research journals of international standard that shows SMIU’s preference being given to the research.
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rais Alvi, Director KASBIT, in his keynote address said that SMIU has taken a good initiative to encourage research in the country by organizing research conference. He was of the view that he gives first priority to entrepreneurship as this sector generates job opportunities for people of the country. He also talked on importance of business in the present day world.
Prof. Dr. Abuzar Wajidi, Director Institute of Health & Business Management, Jinnah Sindh Medical University said that the concept of management has been changed today. Now it is said that don’t think globally, but act globally.
Prof. Dr Aurangzeb of SMIU in his speech said that this is the era of collaboration and not of the competition. He said the role of leadership has changed in the present day world. Also this is the age, where while believing in unified thinking one has to accept diversity also.
Earlier Prof Dr Zahid Ali Channar, Dean, faculty of Business Administration welcomed the guests and said that the basic objective of organizing this conference is to promote research culture in the country.
