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Table of Contents
Chapter 1……………………………………………………………… 1
Introduction……………………………………………………………
1.1 Background of the study …………………………………………… 2
1.2 Research gap.………………………………………………………. 2
1.3 Research problem………………………………………………….. 3

1.4 Research questions………………………………………………… 3
1.5 Research objectives.……………………………………………… 5
1.6 Significance of the Study.………………………………………… 6
1.6.1 Theoretical Contribution.…………………………………... 6
1.6.2 Applied Contribution.……………………………………..... 7
Literature Review…………………………………………………… 8
2.3 Dependent Variable………………………………………………. 8

2.1 Independent Variable…………………………………………….. 8
2.2 Mediator…………………………………………………………. 9
2.4 Moderator 1.……………………………………………………... 9
2.5 Moderator 2……………………………………………………… 9
2.6 Theory.…………………………………………………………… 10
2.7 Research Hypothesis…………………………………………….. 12
2.7.1 Hypothesis 1……………………………………………… 13
2.7.2 Hypothesis 2……………………………………………… 14
2.7.3 Hypothesis 3……………………………………………… 17

2.7.4 Hypothesis 4.……………………………………………... 19
2.8 Research Model………………………………………………….. 21
Chapter 3.…………………………………………………………….. 22
Methodology…………………………………………………………. 22
3.1 Research Design.………………………………………………… 22
3.2 Population.……………………………………………………….. 22
3.3 Sampling Size and Technique.…………………………………… 23

3.4 Data Collection Procedure.…………………………………………. 23
3.5 Measures.…………………………………………………………… 23
3.5.1 Independent Variable………………………………………...... 23
3.5.2 Mediator………………………………………………….. 23
3.5.3 Dependent Variable………………………………………. 24
3.5.4 Moderator 1………………………………………………. 24
3.5.5 Moderator 2………………………………………………. 24
Reference.……………………………………………………………… 25
Appendixes…………………………………………………………….. 32

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