The SIJ Transactions on Advances in Space Research & Earth Exploration
The SIJ Transactions on Advances in Space Research & Earth Exploration (ASREE) is a dedicated scholarly platform committed to advancing knowledge in the fields of space science and earth exploration. The journal publishes high-quality research articles, review papers, tutorial papers, and extended versions of previously published conference or journal manuscripts, ensuring the dissemination of impactful and innovative scientific contributions. The journal is supported by a distinguished panel of researchers, scientists, and experienced academic professionals from around the world. Through a robust peer-review process, each manuscript is carefully evaluated by three expert reviewers—including one Indian reviewer, one international reviewer, and one guest reviewer—ensuring high standards of quality and a broad global perspective. Recognizing that space and earth sciences remain vast domains with many unexplored phenomena, The SIJ was established to encourage and promote research aimed at uncovering the mysteries of the universe and our planet. The journal serves as a platform for researchers to present groundbreaking findings that contribute to scientific advancement and technological innovation. The scope of the journal is broad and interdisciplinary, covering areas such as solar-terrestrial relationships, astronomy, space weather, geodesy, planetary science, Earth-Moon studies, microgravity science, space life sciences, materials science, space physics and chemistry, and space-related technologies, along with other emerging topics related to space and earth research.
A Study on Prevention of Suicide among Employees Working in Export Organizations at Tiruppur
Human life is more vital point in our social culture. After globalization prioritizing between work on one hand and life on other become a great task. Studies proved that work place become single greatest source of stress. Substantial increase in work, conflicts between work and family demands, unacceptable level of pressure from various angles, employees are not able to match the work life balance. Unfortunately human beings are depressed due to various reasons. The components like work stress, economy, culture, communications, those who cannot cope up or balance their work life with this situation take tragic decisions to quit their lives. A study of prevention of suicide among employees working in export organizations at Tiruppur is important since Tiruppur knit wear export zone, its annual export of the year 2011 – 2012 is Rs. 12,000 crores and domestic sale is Rs. 5,000 crores. A study on prevention of suicide among employees working in export organizations at Tiruppur helps to reduce the suicide and promoting positive living among the depressed and deprived in Tiruppur. The management to know the level of the employees, to know the level of the employees, to know the personal value of the employees they should construct a platform for promoting living.
Employees; Stress; Suicide among Employees; Tiruppur; Work Pressure.
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Intellectual Capital Information Disclosure of Top Indian Corporations
Intellectual capital (IC) can prove to be a source of competitive advantage for businesses which may stimulate growth and lead to wealth generation in the long-term. Currently, Intellectual Capital information disclosure is not compulsory and is done on ―voluntary‖ basis. This study measures the intellectual capital information disclosed by top 20 Indian firms by market capitalization by analyzing their annual report of F.Y. 2013-14 using content analysis method. IC information disclosure was very poor according to the study. It was found that there were 43% intellectual capital terms out of 37 which were reported by these firms. Moreover many terms were only once disclosed. 22 terms were not disclosed at all. Among companies, Infosys and ITS reported maximum number of terms whereas Coal India and HDFC didn‘t report anything. Lack of uniformity and standardization was found while disclosing therefore it is recommended that the companies should voluntarily disclose such information and professional accounting bodies at international level should mane uniform and standard process for disclosure of IC information.
Accounting; Annual Reports; Intellectual Capital.
Effect of Dry-off Period and Crushing and Extracting Delays on Sugarcane Quality and Productivity
In sugarcane production, the costs of harvesting and transporting the crop account for a large proportion of cost. To ensure sustainability of the industry, it is of vital that performance in the harvesting and transporting processes be optimized so as to reduce the cost to a minimum. These experiments were carried out at Sennar Sugar factory to show the effect of dry-off period and time lag between cutting and crushing of cane on sugarcane quality. Four dry-off period treatments were selected namely, two-, three-, four-, five- and six-week dry-off periods. The time lag was selected to be 24, 48 and 72 hours after cutting. The measured parameters were percentages of weight loss, pol, brix, purity, fiber content and sugar recovery. Analysis showed that there is high significant effect of delay in cane crushing on these parameters. From the results it can be stated that it is necessary that cane cutting, transporting and crushing periods should be kept to the minimum. Cane supply system should be highly effective to minimize losses.
Crushing; Dry-off Period; Harvesting; Sugarcane; Transportation.
Employment Branding in the Agriculture Sector of India: A Challenge in the Globalization
The objective of the paper is to analyze the need of the branding employment in agriculture sector of India. The employment branding or employer branding is not a new trend in the human resource management. This strategy is very popular in the IT sector, which helped them to attract best talent towards the sector. The agriculture sector of India which provides the employment to 60% of the population is moving towards its declining. In India 40 percent farmers are willing to quit farming for various reasons, and large labor force from rural areas is migrating towards the urban areas. This migration creating social as well as economical unrest in the country. Thus Government need to design special plan to retain the farmers in their own profession because sustaining agriculture as a profession is extremely important for national food security. The study suggests that a future road map for high-value agriculture development should focus on branding of the employment in this sector.
Agricultural Output, Agriculture Sector, Employment Branding, Gross Domestic Product, Household Migration
A Survey on the Relationship of Organizational Commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Unlike in the past when the staff were expected to act based on their formal functions, in the new psychological contracts, behaviors beyond the limits of the functions are expected. In the past, public management mainly focused on the events within the bureaucracy and mostly considered the problems within the bureaucracy to be of utmost importance. Today, public management must identify its social and public dimensions and be aware of the effects of its organization on its social environment and consider the issues of citizens and citizenship as its main preoccupation. The main goal of this study is investigation of the relationship between organizational commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) in the Governorship of City of Sirjan, Iran. The research method, according to the type of research, is descriptive-analytical. The sample includes 40 staff of the Governorship of Sirjan which has been selected by simple random sampling. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaires for the variables of organizational commitment and OCB have been estimated to be 88.4%and 88.7% respectively. The data analysis has been conducted at the two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics and through SPSS Software.
Continuance Commitment; Emotional or Affective Commitment; Normative Commitment; Organizational Citizenship Behavior; Organizational Commitment.
The Effect of CSR Participation of Employee on Employee Attitudes and Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Conscientiousness
Although much research has been conducted to explore how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) influences organizational outcomes, research attention to its effects on employee attitudes and behaviors are still limited. To fulfill this research gap, this study examines the relationship between CSR participation of employee and employee attitudes and behaviors. Furthermore, this paper investigates the moderating role of Conscientiousness in the relationship between CSR participation of employee and employee attitudes and behaviors. Drawing on data collected from 230 employees in 11 Korean firms, results demonstrate that Conscientiousness fully moderates the relationship between CSR participation of employee and two sub-dimensions of OCB (Organizational Citizenship Behavior to Individual, Organizational Citizenship Behavior to Organization). This study discusses theoretical and practical implications of these findings and offers research ideas for future studies.
Business Ethic; Conscientiousness; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); Employee Attitudes; Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB).
The Buffer Effect of CSR Participation of Employee between Role-Overload and Physical-Burnout
Recently, many researchers have studied about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‟s positive effects in organizational behavior view. The studies examine function of CSR to promote the positive organizational behavioral variables such as organizational commitment, employee attitude, and organization loyalty. Although much research has been conducted to explore how CSR influences organizational behavioral variables, research attention to its effects on the process that occur in organizational energy exchange. We focus on the process that employee who has overloaded role feels exhausted and the effect of the CSR participation on that relationship. The objectives of this research are to examine a) the positive relationship between Role-overload and Physical-burnout and b) the moderating effect of CSR participation. To examine the research questions, we use the hierarchical regression. Sample Data for this study were collected from 5 firms that perform CSR activities in Korea and there are 315 respondents from the firms. The results show that Role-overload has positive effect on Physical-burnout, and CSR participation has significant buffer effect on the relationship between Role-overload and Physical-burnout. The contributions of this manuscript are: a) extension of positive effects of CSR, b) identifying the possibility of the use of CSR participation as the buffer reducing the wasted energy.
Burnout; Business Ethic; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); CSR Participation of Employee; Role-Overload.
Study of Syndication Network of Business Angels —Evidence of 83 Well-known Business Angels in China
With the rapid development of business angel market, joint investment has become more common, which effectively promote the development of angel syndication. Currently, there are few researches on angels’ syndication network, and most of them rely mainly on theoretical research. This paper conducts an empirical research on the syndication network of 83 well-known business angels in China to reveal the basic attribute and structure of the network with the method of Social Network Analysis. The results show that, the syndication network is a sparse network with a low density; the cliques are large in number, small-sized and highly overlapped. The prominent angels have higher centrality and occupy more structural holes, as a result, they are more likely to be selected to make joint investment. The business angel network gets started relatively late in China, but there is still a great potential for development. Implications for angels and entrepreneurs are also discussed.
BAN; Business Angels; China; Joint Investment; SNA.
What Building Management System Can Offer to Reduce Power Wastage both Social and Economical: Brief Discussion by Taking Malaysian Power Infrastructure as a Sample
As energy saving and zero energy building concept is flourishing, incorporation and installation of new systems are necessary to manage a building installed facilities. This particular paper reviews the literature concerning the energy savings achieved by installation of energy management systems and Implementation of energy management system and the reduction of the need for mechanical heating and cooling equipment permit the reduction of buildings' energy up to 50% and often entail no greater construction cost than conventional design. The paper also discusses the benefits and advantages of BMS or EBMS, the restrictions and hurdles of its implementation in Malaysian current power systems. Respective paper also highlighted the main reasons behind the respective challenges and respective solution, taking Malaysian society and current power generation and distribution /consumption system as a case sample also a bit review on some energy wasting factors like phantom load or standby energy wastage is included in this paper.
Air Handling Unit; Building Management System; Energy Management System; Gross Domestic Product; Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning; Private Automatic Branch Exchange; Standard Temperature & Pressure; Water Treatment Plant.
Vulnerability Analysis of Store-to-Store Delivery
The issue of risk management in logistic has been noticed gradually and vulnerability is an important part in risk management. The main purpose of the research is to discuss failures and vulnerability of Store-to-Store delivery system. First, we developing service blueprint through in-depth interview with experts to find out failures in delivery process and its causes. Second, decision making trial and evaluation laboratory are used to find the relationships and intensity among failures, evaluating system’s vulnerability. The results show that tally error, received by mistake and barcode label damage are the top 3 of failure situation. Improving POS system, goods examination process in store, clerk, and human assortment quality help the logistic system perform better.
Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory; E-commerce; Store-to-Store Delivery System; Vulnerability.
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The Relation between Inside Director’s Dual Role and Firm’s Future Performance: Evidence from Publicly-Traded Company in Taiwan
Inside directors carry two roles of both directors and managers. Therein, the responsibility of director role of inside directors is to execute supervision function; and that the managerial role is to execute policy-making function. In some cases, the dual role of inside directors will generate competition and cooperation. Therefore, this paper uses the companies listed in the Taiwan Stock Exchange and OTC stock exchange to investigate the relation between inside director’s dual role and firm’s future performance. The empirical results show that the inside director’s managerial role is significantly positive with firm’s future performance. This indicates that the greater the deviation extent of controlling rights and cash flow rights, the higher will be the shareholding ratio of inside directors; and the higher the salary of inside directors in managerial role, the better will be the firm performance. However, the inside director’s director role is no significantly positive with firm’s future performance. In addition, the result of using non-electronics industry as the sample is consistent with that of using all observations. To sum up, the results of this study can complement the existing literature and provide implications for companies in Taiwan.
Future Performance; Inside Director; Inside Director’s Director Role; Inside Director’s Managerial Role.
Factors Influencing Employee’s Job Satisfaction: An Empirical Study among Employees of Automobile Service Workshops in Assam
The Automobile industry is one of the major industries for country’s economic development. The main objective of this study is to assess the factors which are responsible for influencing employee’s job satisfaction. This paper aims to study relationships in between fair compensation and job satisfaction, supervisor support and job satisfaction, working environment and job satisfaction and Job Security and job satisfaction. The result revealed that salary is the most important factor for influencing job satisfaction of employees. Apart from salary, it has been found that the influence of supervisor support, healthy working environment, high JS level, proper work-life balance, career opportunities and promotion, proper training and development opportunities are also very important factors for determining employee’s job satisfaction. Data have been collected from 100 respondents by visiting the authorised service workshops of ten automobile manufacturers. The result of this study shows that the job satisfaction level of employees is average and it calls for management attention towards enhancing the employee job satisfaction level. This paper presents relationship between various factors and puts forth suggestions for improving employee’s job satisfaction level.
Assam; Compensation; Employees; Job Satisfaction; Supervisor Support.
A Study on Recursive Defaults for Taiwan Industries:A Competing Risk Approach
In default risk analysis, the discriminate analysis for default and probit or logit models for default probability are common used. For these analyses, we only consider the effects of financial variables without time effects. In this study, we want to compare the default factors in four different industries, Traditional industry, Metallurgic industries and Electrical industries, Electronic industry, and others. We use two approaches in survival analysis to find the effects of defaults with time effect. First we consider the competing risk model to find whether there is a difference in survival rates between industries. Then we are using Cox proportional hazard rate (PH) model to model default probability. Risk factors of Capital structure analysis, Liquidity analysis, Operating performance analysis, Return on investment analysis and Cash flow are considered. We find it is necessary to separate the industrial types for the analyses since the survival rate for each industry are different. Also the risk factors are different. Financial institute such as Banks can use this model for predict default probability and reduce the risk for holding default customers. The empirical analysis of TEJ data gives the evidence for model adequacy.
Competing Risk Analysis; Cox PH Regression; Default Risk Analysis; Survival Analysis.
A Model of Consumer Perception and Behavioral Intention for E-Reading
Recently, the mobile technology market has experienced significant growth, resulting in the introduction of numerous tablet devices to the market, such as the iPad, Android pad, Kindle, and Nook. For e-books providers, determining an approach to providing high service value for readers is a significant challenge. This paper examines key motivators for consumers’ attitude towards continuing the reception of existing e-book reading. The study uses Structure Equation Modeling (SEM) to analyze users who have used e-books. First, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed to determine whether the measured variables reliably reflected the hypothesized latent variables. Second, structural models were tested to determine overall model fit and path coefficients. The measurement model indicates the theoretical constructs have adequate reliability and validity, while the structured equation model is shown to have a high model fit for the empirical data. The study's findings show that the proposed model has good explanatory power and confirms its robustness in predicting customers' intention to use e-book service. The results indicated the e-book’s usefulness, ease to use, attitude, and subjective norm are positively affecting users’ behavior intention.
Behavior Intention; E-Book; Structural Equation Modeling; Technology Acceptance Model; Theory of Planned Behavior.
Effect of Environmental Temperature and pH Water on Compressive Strength of Clay Brick Mixed Wood Chips Mahogany based Building Materials
Bricks using local materials were manufactured in order to reduce the cost of the housing and take into account the waste wood management to protect the environment. Wood Chips were built-in clay bricks building materials in order to study the effect of environmental temperature on compressive strength. The resistance tests in simple compression were made on the parallel epipedic test-tubes out of ground, stabilized with different percentage of cement with incorporation to various percentages of wood chips (mahogany), using a universal press. The obtained results were presented and discussing. These results shows that the incorporation of mahogany wood chips in the clay brick decrease the compressive strength at air atmosphere temperature. It was found that the compressive strength can be increase when the environment temperature was increase below 250C. The decrease of compressive strength was attributed to the content acidity in the wood chips.
Brick Clay; Building Materials; Cement; Compressive Strength; Environment; Mahogany; Wood; Wood Chips.
Using PECVD Technology to Manufacture Environmental Products to Meet Consumer Demand and Improve Productivity
Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) method as laboratory equipment, the film composition and deposition rate is determined by the electron temperature and the plasma density distribution. But thus coating process machinery temperatures up 1000℃, the experimental of the substrate resulting in a difference changes, it should be possible to let the system be deposited coating may be at the operating temperature of 500℃, to avoid particles and phase transitions of issues that affect the quality of the film. The objectives of this research hoping to be testing the effectiveness of high-tech chemical vapor deposition coating methods, to get the best combination of parameters via experiments, in order to enhance product quality and thereby reducing coating process costs, while increasing the content of titanium in the coating adhesion is increased. The contributions of this manuscript by experimental design theory compile a pre-test parameters through experience, and practical application of the system of plated products and found that titanium nitride film oxidation temperature of 300℃, the maximum bond strength, showing Taguchi engineering in PECVD the feasibility of coating, while allowing the entire system of coating processes and product quality to reach environmental regulations in the areas of the world.
Aluminum-Zinc Alloy; ANOVA; PECVD; SEM; S/N Ratio; Taguchi Engineering; Titanium Nitride Film.
Module Information Booklet (MIB) as a Sagacious Learning Effectiveness
An active learner constantly searches for all relevant information that might contribute to an informed learning decision. The course syllabus (MIB) is constructed to guide learning and should be carefully examined as a valuable resource document. Transforming and deliberation to link the subject contents and learning outcomes is crucial in the context of teaching preparation. However, its nobility may not apprehended momentous impact to engage full understanding among the students on how they could connect the pixels between the subject contents at its learning outcomes. The maladroitness to understand the information may result in failure to inculcate the desired graduate attributes. The purpose of this study is to analyze and understand the syllabus information in enhancing the perspicacious of learning effectiveness. The study employed a random sampling of 122 first year undergraduate business degree students whereby the MIB is the initial interaction tools that formally utilized to share. Although the finding indicates some challenges among students to fully understand of the learning outcomes, the available information however helps to manage their time effectively.
Campus Environment; Efficient and Effective Teaching Methods; Higher Education; Learning Outcomes; Module Information Booklet; Teaching and Learning Assessment.
Comparative Analysis of Strategies Samsung vs. Xiaomi(Focused on Industrial Attractiveness and VRIO Analysis)
Into day's dynamic and competitive world, a project manager’s key challenge is coping with frequent unexpected events [Laufer et al., 4]. The crisis theory of Samsung Electronics is becoming a hot topic today. Due to its performance deterioration, the share of Samsung Electronics lost its driving power. Considering the public opinion about the bad rumors circulating within the company, it is quite probable that the company is currently facing crisis. Then, what company has challenged the stronghold of Samsung Electronics? At the core of the crisis is 'Xiaomi' who snatched the first place of the market share, pushing Samsung Electronics aside in the Chinese market. In June 2010, Xiaomi, established by eight co-founders, has been showing a miraculous growth as the smart device manufacturer, taking the first place in the Chinese market and coming in fifth worldwide in just four years after its establishment. How did Xiaomi instantaneously achieve enough growth to overtake Samsung? Thus, we have conducted a comparative analysis on the competitive strategies of Samsung and Xiaomi.
Samsung, Xiaomi, Industrial Attractiveness, VIRO.
Effectiveness Evaluation of Behavioural Training and Development Programmes
The objective of this paper is to advance the understanding of the evaluation of training and development programmes, particularly behavioural training and development programmes. The paper explains trends and issues in evaluating the impact of such programmes, as mediated by HR outcome (i.e. behaviour) of programmes by reviewing the results of previous studies that have investigated the relationship between behavioural training and development programmes and their effectiveness and impact on the individual and the organisation. The review highlights that behavioural training and development is an area which calls for focus on a more comprehensive approach towards evaluation of effectiveness of programmes conducted with a purpose to impact the behaviour of people. An attempt has been made to provide a brief analysis of various approaches and methodologies developed for such evaluation, scope and developments already made in the field, gaps in literature to provide ways for measurement of Return on Investment of such programmes and directions for future research. This endeavor is expected to stimulate and encourage debate about the challenges in behavioural ability and behavioural outcome evaluation.
Assessment Methodologies; Behavioural Training; Employee Behaviour; Return on Investment; Training and Development Evaluation Models.
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Modeling Inland Intermodal Container Transport Systems in Taiwan
The growth in use of containers and the creation of joint ventures in the shipping industries have all put pressure on seaports. The concept of hinterland is becoming obsolete through the use of containers providing intermodality and reflecting inter-port competition and port concentration. The context of inland container transport originally resulted from the port-hinterland relationship between regional industries and port infrastructure. However, the development of inland container transport has developed in more recent times according to the concept of a hub port with feeder ports. This paper discusses the validity of using the gravity model approach to study inland container transport in the context of the above development. The study assesses the role of distance on the performance of inland container transport and evaluates how that role has changed over time with new transport technologies and logistics systems. The simple gravity model was used to estimate distance elasticity and the time trends for inland container transport for the past 10 years in Taiwan. The results for the aggregate categories were similar to previous research. However, there was statistical evidence of a declining effect of distance when port-hinterland relationship data were used. The paper examines reasons for this declining effect.
Containerisation; Gravity Model; Hinterland; Intermodality; Inter-Port Competition; Port Concentration.
A Study on Customer Relationship Management Practices in Selected Private Sector Banks with Reference to Coimbatore District
In the early „90s the concept of relationship marketing was formally introduced into the field of service marketing. Banks found it more profitable to retain and reward the existing customers rather than running after new customers. The essence of CRM is to create customers and retain them. Therefore now banks emphasize on total customer satisfaction which indicates that the customer is satisfied and delighted with respect to using a service. Hence an attempt was made by the researcher in this study to examine the level of satisfaction on customer relationship management practices in selected private sector banks. For the purpose of study, a sampling survey was conducted among 150 customers of selected private sector banks namely Karur Vysya Bank, Lakshmi Vilas Bank, ICICI Bank with the help of a structured questionnaire. The tools used for this study are Percentage analysis, Likert‟s point scale analysis, Mean, Ranking method, Correlation and Chi – Square test. The study reveals that the proper CRM practices will increases the customer satisfaction and builds relationship with present and prospective customers by managing information and improves performance of delivering products and services at a great speed that facilitates customer creation and retention. Hence the concept of CRM may be emphasized so that the customers are treated royally in relation to banking services. Thus the banks need to improve the customer satisfaction in the utilization of various modern banking services and should provide more customer friendly services to make the modern banking activity a delight for the customer to use.
Commitment; Customer Relationship Management; Loyalty; Private Sector Banks Service Quality; Trust.
The Tourism Activities and the Impact of Public Policies
The research of the issue of the public policies impact regarding tourism is founded on the fact that, we consider necessary the approach of this subject in the light of the impact factors, aspects which can be added as an addition to the literature.This study treats and analyzes the impact of factorswhich can lead to the enhacement and the decrease of tourism evolution and its activities. The analysis of these factors is performed through the prism of their coverage under the public policies on tourism activities, as well as influence on the classification of these factors with impact on tourism in the category of stimulating factors or constraints, which can determine the aspects of favouring or restraining the tourism. In conclusion, the study, uses a new approach in terms of administrative sciences, identifies the relationship of interdependence between the public sector and public policies in the field of tourism on one hand, and the relationship between tourism, government and political power on the other side and highlights that tourism represents an activity of the government and a domain of interest of the political power.
Constraints; Government; Public Policies; Stimulating Factors; Tourism Activities.
Vaclav Havel:The Politician Practicizing Criticism
Vaclav Havel during his career as a socially engaged figure held two distinctive roles seen by various commentators as incompatible, i.e., that of the dissident and the politician. The aim of the paper is, first, sheding light on the social context within which his identity of the social critic took shape. Second, the paper offers a comparative perspective by revealing Havel‟s priorities and rhetorics during his dissident period (during which he took the role of a social critic), and after becoming a president of independent state. Via this comprison author tries to draw the reader‟s attention to the problems which identity of the social critic faces after the euphoria caused by large scale socio-political transformations has faded. Although one can see a clash of identies between the role of social critic and that of the politican, Havel himself identifies the latter phase as extension of the former. For him, the aims (creating a stable civil society and making democracy work) remain, while the role remains insignificant.
Charter 77; Dissidentism; Eastern Europe; Political Role of Intellectuals; Social Criticism; Vaclav Havel.
Contributions on the Economic Assessment Methodology of IndustrialProjects (E.A.M.I.P)
The article tries to present some contributions of the authors on the development of economic assessment methodology (step-by-step) of industrial projects (E.A.M.I.P.). The methodology is constructed in four stages, each featuring its own substages and iterations. In the framework of the second stage were researched and grouped the economic indicators of investment efficiency in a model, V.R.Q.R.R.T. (consisting of: the net updated value, economic efficiency, the total updated ratio income/expense, internal rate of return, internal rate of return adjusted and capital recovery period), according to industrial projects implemented in Romania, that shows most clearly the efficiency of the project, and which answers to the main demands of endusers and investors.
Efficiency; Economic Assessment; Investment; Industrial Project; Methodology.
A Study of the Financial/Business Performance and Market Share ofNon-Life Insurance Industry in Taiwan ISSN:2347-
This research explores the effect of financial and business performance to market share of non life insurance companies in Taiwan from 2005 to 2011. First, apply factor analysis to extract seventeen financial ratios into four factors which are defined as “risk assumption ability,” “investment performance,” “underwriting quality,” and “business ability.” The factor scores are calculated for the comparison of financial and business performance between domestic and foreign companies, under different systems, before and after financial crisis by One-Way ANOVA. The results find out the risk assumption ability, investment performance of domestic companies are significantly superior to foreign companies, but domestic companies in underwriting quality aren’t as good as foreign companies. The investment performance of companies under financial holding system is superior to non-financial holding system. The parameter estimate of fixed effects model show domestic companies have higher market shares than foreign companies and the business ability was significant in the domestic model. The results also show that the “risk assumption ability”, “underwriting quality” and “investment ability” significantly affect market share in financial holding system and non-financial holding system, but “business ability” does not affect market share under different systems.
Business Ability; Financial/Business Performance; Investment Performance; Market Share; Non-Life Insurance Industry; Risk Assumption Ability; Underwriting Quality.
A Study on Customers Attitude and Satisfaction towards HP LPG in House Hold, Coimbatore
Humanity faces a unique and far-reaching challenge. Our energy needs are growing as a result of continued population increases, economic growth, and individual fuel/energy consumption. At the same time, emissions from fuel wood and fossil fuels, the main energy source for heating in homes and powering our economies, are contributing to climate change and affecting the local air quality. Liquefied Petroleum Gas is used as fuel for thousands of applications. In developing countries the main benefits of LPG is in helping people to switch from unsustainable biomass use to a clean and safe cooking fuel. LPG’s domestic uses can never be ignored. It has played a revolutionary role when it comes to changing the face of domestic fuels used for heating and cooking. HPCL commenced marketing of LPG under the brand name "HP GAS". The data is fully based on Primary & Secondary data collection. Four objectives are framed for this analysis. The statistical tools applied for this study are Pearson’s correlation coefficient, chi square test and ANOVA. Through this study the HP Gas Company is suggested to improve their service quality among the consumers.
Domestic Fuel; Energy; HPCL; Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Service Quality.
The Sustainable Logistics Strategies for Intermodal Transport Systems of Container Ports in Taiwan
The concept of hinterland is becoming obsolete through the use of containers providing intermodality and reducing the sphere of influence of ports. The competition for intermodal links in container ports is sometimes a short-term objective towards the longer-term vision of establishing a intermodal transport systems and a global logistics center. This paper discusses the success strategies for container ports towards the intermodal transport systems, taking into account both the interior and exterior environment of intermodal transportation development. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique of Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is used to evaluate the decision support system for strategic planning of container port logistics systems, and based on the views elicited from a structured survey of container carriers, port operators and academic experts. The sustainable logistics strategies for intermodal transport systems of container ports in real-world decision problems were examined and had obtained a good understanding of the data acquired from participants‟ perceptions were analysed. The statistical technique of factor analysis was implied in order to utilize the analysing of the relationship between the service purchase behaviour and the degree of satisfaction.
Container Ports; Factor Analysis; Global Logistics Center; Intermodalality; Intermodal Transport Systems; Strategic Planning; Sustainable Logistics Strategies.
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Gender and Violence in School:Current Phenomena and Copping Strategies
Although achieving success in the prevention of gender based violence in school is a complex because individual attitudes is less important than the broader social context and norms, which leads the gender roles. So this paper discuss about the existing nature, forms, prevalence and complexities of gender based violence in school along with some viable strategies to cope with the situation that has practiced in international context. This paper assume that understanding the nature, forms and prevalence of gender based violence in school is fundamental to change the behavior and attitudes of community members. A whole school approach and gender sensitive curricula is equally important along with a broad dissemination of the analysis of gender relations in schools and their complexity. The factors like, weak policy compliance, low resources, deep-rooted gender roles, failure of educational authorities to acknowledge the problem, and political ignorance to tackle this problem in national level playing crucial roles for the existence of gender based violence in school. So this paper suggests for the implementation of effective interventions from schools with additional resources and approaches so that future generations will not have to struggle with gender based violence.
Discrimination; Gender based Violence; Gender Roles; School Violence; Social Norms.
Spending & Saving Habits of Youth in the City of Aurangabad
The spending and savings of youth in India has changed drastically in past few years as a result of westernization and higher spending power. The studies have shown that youth spends more money on shopping and especially on branded items. Many studies have been carried out on this topic at international, global and national level. Similar study has not been carried out in Marathwada region, Maharashtra. This paper is based on study of different spending patterns among three groups of the students i.e. junior college, graduation, and post graduation level students in Aurangabad city, Maharashtra. Primary data on spending in different categories of youth like shopping, movies, fast food, alcohol etc. was collected and analyzed using various statistical and research tools. ANOVA and T-TEST were used to analyze whether significant difference exists between spending patterns of different groups and the genders. It was found that students belonging to different education levels differ significantly in spending in many categories. It was also noted that both the male and female youth have different spending patterns with a slight similarity. Significant portion of their spending goes towards shopping, fast food, mobile phone expenditure, investment and transportation. The youth should cultivate habit of rational spending and should save and invest more in fixed deposits, mutual funds, gold etc. It is huge opportunity for online advertisers, shopping complexes, retail shops, hotels, fast food restaurants, mobile phone companies which should tap the youth spending for their benefit.
Investment; Savings; Spending Patterns; Youth.
Student Engagement: A Strategic Tool to Reform the Quality of Management Education
Management education institutions facing increasingly straitened economic conditions, attracting and retaining students, satisfying and developing them and ensuring they graduate to become successful & productive citizen. Student engagement is primarily and historically about increasing achievement, positive behaviors, and a sense of belonging in the classroom. Student engagement is concerned with the interaction between the time, effort and other relevant resources invested by both students and their institutions intended to optimise the student experience and enhance the learning outcomes and development of students and the performance, and reputation of the institution. Kuh (2001, 2009) has defined student engagement as ―the time and effort students devote to activities that are empirically linked to desired outcomes of college and what institutions do to induce students to participate in these activities. Across India, as well as internationally, student engagement has become one of the key concerns and key strategies for educational and social reform particularly in management institutes. Management Educators interested in student engagement must more deeply analyze assumptions about pedagogy, about the purpose of management education, and about the so-called ―digital students‖ and the world we are launching them into. The objective of this paper is to list the Student Engagement (SE) attributes and the subsequent effect on learning process. This paper also discusses the various dimensions of students‘ engagement and elaborates areas like: various functions of SE. Through the Relationship Framework, which consists of seven levels of relationships, this paper attempts to formally strategize SE as an effective activity to reform the quality of management education.
Learning Environment; Management Educator; Quality Outcomes; Relationship; Student Engagement.