Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of Financial Incentives on Academic Staff Turnover in Public Universities in Kenya

World over, in the higher education sector, the number, quality and effectiveness of the academic staff ensures that the university’s goals and objectives are met and that the institutions produce high quality graduates who serve the society at large in different capacities. The academic staffs in universities therefore play a crucial role of imparting the requisite knowledge and skills to these graduates. However, the problem of academic staff turnover in local public universities remains and this threatens the noble role of these institutions in the country’s economy. In view of this, the current study sought to investigate the effect of financial incentives on academic staff turnover in public universities in Kenya. The target population of the study were all the teaching staff in Multimedia University of Kenya. 85 respondents were chosen through stratified random sampling. The primary data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire while the ``secondary data on the academic staff turnover was collected using a Secondary Data Collection Sheet. The study data was analyzed through both descriptive and inferential statistics with descriptive measures such as frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation being used. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS version 23.0) software was used for this purpose. In addition, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and regression analysis were the forms of inferential statistics that were used. The study findings were presented in form of tables, graphs and charts. The study findings showed that there was a negative and significant relationship between financial incentives and academic staff turnover in public universities in Kenya (β = -0.718, p value = 0.000). The study findings will be of great use to the management of public universities in implementing strategies geared towards improving job satisfaction factors so as to reduce on the staff turnover on academic employees. Keywords: Academic staff turnovers. DOI : 10.7176/EJBM/11-30-13 Publication date :October 31 st 2019
Productivity Enhancing Sustainable Human Care and Knowledge Management Practices in Sri Lankan Tea Industry

The aim of this paper was to propose human care practices (HCPs) and knowledge management practices (KMPs) as sustainable human resource management practices (SHRMPs) that enhance the worker productivity in the tea industry in Sri Lanka. Un-structured interviews of 15 senior level managers of well performing tea estates in Sri Lanka reported HCPs and KMPs as sustainable HR practices, which provide a strong foundation for consistent enhancement of worker productivity in tea industry. These outcomes are based on the premise of Psychological Contract (Argyris, 1960; Rousseau, Tomprou& Montes, 2013; Savarimuthu and Rachael, 2017) and Social Exchange (Blau, 1964; Redmond, 2015) theories. The theoretical and policy implications are also discussed.
Analysis of Corporate Governance Effect and Characteristics of Companies on the Existence of Risk Management Committee

This study aims to analyze the influence of corporate governance and company characteristics on the existence of the Risk Management Committee (RMC) and type of RMC, whether separated and combined with the audit committee. Variables are broken down into independent commissioners, auditor reputation, market risk, leverage and company size. The statistical method for testing hypotheses is logistic regression analysis. Samples collected using random sampling are included in eighty manufacturing companies listed on the Stock Exchange for 2012-2017. This study uses agency theory, company legitimacy, and signal theory to explain the relationship between variables. This study shows that several independent variables have a positive effect on the existence of RMC, namely the size of the company. as well as the independent variables that positively influence the existence of a separate RMC are the size of the company.
Analysis of The Impact of State Governance On the Stability of Islamic Bank Across 20 Countries

The purpose of this research is to examine the stability of Islamic banks across 20 countries that are influenced by the role of their governance. This study uses unbalanced panel data and fixed effect model to operate the data. From this study, the researcher found that supportive country governance and efficient contract enforcement induce Islamic banking stability. Those country governance variables which support the positive effect on Islamic bank stability are control of corruption, political stability, and regulatory quality Keywords—Islamic bank, Country governance, bank stability, control of corruption, political stability, regulatory quality
Mobile banking adoption in Islamic banks

Purpose This paper aims to examine mobile banking adoption in Islamic banks by integrating technology adoption model (TAM) and Religiosity-Behavioural Intention Model. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a sample of 300 mobile banking customers of Islamic banks from West Java Province, Indonesia. Partial least square was applied to assess the association between perceived usefulness, perceived ease-of-use, religiosity, satisfaction, and adoption. Findings The results of this study disclosed that the integration of TAM and Religiosity-Intention model provides a more complete explanation of Islamic bank consumers’ adoption of mobile banking. Besides perceived usefulness and perceived ease-of-use, the results of this study emphasise the importance of religiosity in mobile banking adoption. Practical implications This study offers an opportunity for Islamic bank managers to increase the adoption of their mobile banking services. To increase the adoption of mobile banking services, Islamic banks must not only provide an application that is useful and easy to use but also consider the customer’s religiosity. All of their mobile banking marketing strategies should focus on providing high-quality mobile service while ensuring the bank’s operations are compliant with the Islamic law. Originality/value This study is the first attempt to integrate TAM and Religiosity-Intention Model to assess mobile banking adoption.
Effect of Key User Empowerment, Purchasing Strategy, Process Integration,Production System to Operational Performance

This study examines the influence of key user empowerment on the operational performance through the mediating role of process integration, purchasing strategy and production system. The questionnaires were distributed to 120 manufacturing companies domiciled in East Java Region. Of the 120, 70 questionnaires are valid for further analysis. Data analysis used Partial Least Square (PLS) version 3.0. The finding are as follows: Key user empowerment affects the process integration. Key user empowerment influence the purchasing strategy. Process integration affects the purchasing. Process integration also influence the production system. Purchasing strategy provide support in the company's production system. Process Integration affects the company's operational performance. Purchasing strategy does not affect the operational performance. Purchasing strategy has an impact on company performance through a production system. The production system provides an increasein company performance. In summary, the key user empowerment has a direct and indirect impact on operational performance through process integration, purchasing strategy, and the production system. This study enriches the current research in supply chain management and provide an insight for the manager in improving the operational performance.
An Examination of the determinants of entrepreneurship in Thai high technology start-ups

2 Acknowledgement . 3 CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION . 16 1.1 Research Background . 16 1.2 Aim and Objectives of the Study . 18 1.3 Structure of the Thesis . 20 CHAPTER TWOLITERATURE REVIEW . 23 2.
Determinants of Dividend Payout Policy of Listed Corporations in Nigeria

This study examines the underlying components that determine the dividend policy statement of corporations in Nigeria. The study purposively select ninety-four (94) corporations out of the universe of companies listed in the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Financial ratios were extracted and computed from published annual audited financial reports spanning 2007 to 2017. This was informed by the ex-post facto research design adopted to observe key indicators of these corporations in retrospect. The panel regression analysis was used to explain the numerical phenomenon collated. The Durbin-Wu-Hausman specification test found the fixed effect model to be more suitable. The empirical results indicate that financial leverage has a significant negative impact on dividend payout; liquidity has an insignificant positive impact on dividend payout policy; profitability has an insignificant positive impact on dividend payout decision; and company size has a significant positive impact on dividend payout dicision. The study concluses that liquidity, profitability and company size are the determinants of the dividend policy of corporations in Nigeria. More specifically, company size was found to be a major determinant to the dividend policy statement of corporations in Nigeria. The study suggests that, corporations should sustain their liquid positions, asset base and profit levels at all times to meet the universe of desires of their shareholders.
A STUDY ON THE CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR FOR AYURVEDIC PRODUCTS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CONSUMERS IN KOLKATA

Ayurveda is the science of life- it is a system of traditional medicine native to the Indian sub-continent and practiced in other parts of the world as a form of alternative medicine. The Ayurvedic Industry is growing in India. India has a great role to play, as supplier of Ayurvedic products not only to meet the domestic needs, but also to take advantage of the tremendous export potential. Projection is being made that after information technology, Ayurvedic technology will be India’s biggest revenue earner. Ayurvedic products are gaining popularity in India and in world market. Despite well-practiced knowledge of Ayurvedic medicine and occurrence of many medicinal plants, the share of India in the global market is small. Growing awareness of harmful side effects of modern medicine has led to interest in Ayurveda at the international level as well as within India. Ayurveda treats the whole person, addressing the body, mind and spirit. In Ayurveda, a healthy person is defined as one for whom the three doshas (elements)—vata, pitta and kapha — are in equilibrium. The researcher is trying to do an intensive study of how and why, there has been a demand in the market share of the Ayurvedic Products in total market of all health products and medicines which has led to its sustainable growth of this medicine industry. It is generally a conglomeration of observation and data analysis that will lead to a factual analysis of the research area. The study is a demand of the consumer towards Ayurvedic products that will be based on the change in taste, preference, social and economic and scientific factors Ayurvedic pharmaceutical products are analysed. The research elucidates the scope of Ayurvedic product in the market in Kolkata. Moreover, the strategies towards developing the market to compete with its substitutes will be emphasized. Customers perception towards the Ayurvedic products is investigated. The growth and demand for the market is studied. It is generally a study of behaviour of consumer in the growing interest towards Ayurvedic products that is leading to be emerging sector in medicine industry and leading to a sustainable growth of the industry. The researcher wants to explore problem and prospects of Ayurvedic products with special reference to consumer behaviour in the district of Kolkata. The approach is collection of data using both quantitative and qualitative method. It is the collection of primary data by designing questions according to the need of the research. The broad objective of this study is to determine the customer-behaviour towards buying Ayurvedic products that may have increased or shifted which had led to the Ayurvedic industry to contribute to the sustainable growth in the market size. It aims at identifying the potential of the Ayurvedic products in Kolkata’s Market.
16 Technical Efficiency 0f Onion (Allium Cepa L.) Farming in Anggeraja, Indonesia

Background: The agricultural sector has a significant role in the Indonesian economy as a source of revenue for the country, promoting economic growth and employment, as well as providing the raw materials for industry, particularly the food and beverage processing industries. Horticulture (including onions) is included in the food crops subsector, which also contributes to the national GDP. (Abbreviations: DEA: Data Envelopment Analysis; GDP: Gross Domestic Product; NPK: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium; ZA: Ammonium Sulphate; SP-36: Super Phosphate ) Purpose: This study was aimed to measure the technical efficiency of onion farming in the District of Anggeraja, Enrekang, Indonesia. Method: The samples consisted of 75 onion farmers who were chosen through random sampling. The model used to analyze technical efficiency was developed by Khumbakar. Result: The analysis showed that the average value of technical efficiency in onion farming is already quite high. Conclusion: Improved education, training in more advanced technologies, and improvements in the managerial capabilities of farmers who are associated with farm management are efforts that can increase the productivity of onion farming.
Demand Side Factors Influencing Bank Lending To Women In Nairobi County: Case of Kawbo Women Entreprnuers.

iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . vi DEDICATION. vii LIST OF TABLES . xi LIST OF FIGURES . xii LIST OF ABBEVIATIONS . xiii CHAPTER ONE . 14 1.0 INTRODUCTION. 14 1.1 Background of the Study . 14 1.2 Problem Statement . 18 1.4 Research Objectives . 18 1.5 Importance of the Study . 19 1.6 Scope of the Study . 19 1.7 Definition of Terms. 20 1.8 Chapter Summary . 21 CHAPTER TWO . 23 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW . 23 2.
Transitions to more sustainable fashion: relational, transparent, and community building

This thesis is an exploration of transitions towards a more sustainable fashion industry with a cross-disciplinary project involving Norwegian fashion brand Haik With Us. Together we created a research product that is 10 sweaters with textile QR codes, that are connected to a digital platform. The sweaters were sold in an experimental way where the owners set their own price. After six months we interviewed the ten owners to understand what connection they have to the sweater and how they used the QR codes. These interviews opened up a lot of reflections about what ownership of clothing is and a wide exploration of what values and attachment the owners have to the design after the point of consumption. This design is a local solution grounded in the fashion industry, where a local brand and a local community of owners are involved. The chosen method for this thesis is Transition Design, that gives a framework for working toward change and new ways of designing.
Sustaining the Continued Usage of Military Digital Library: Integration of Organisational Support Theory and Information System Success Model

This paper aims to explain the factors affecting the continued usage of digital library among the Malaysian military officers. Based on organisational support theory (OST), this study extracted variables namely communication, digital library environment and training and education, whilst Net Benefits Individual Impact, Net Benefits Organisational Impact and Satisfaction are drawn from the DeLone and McLean Information System Success Model (ISSM), as antecedents for continued usage of digital library. In order to test the relationships between the variables, this study collected data from 579 military personnel in Malaysia Armed Forces (MAF). Data were analysed using PLS-SEM, a variance-based SEM. The findings indicate that training and education, digital library environment and communication support are among the factors. These findings imply that in order to sustain the continued usage of digital library among the military officers, the management need to provide sufficient training and tools such as online resources and help desks. Although this study provides new insights for digital library implementation that would further improve the IS success model in military context, the results may not be able to be generalised to other countriesâ military, since it focuses only on Malaysian setting.
Financial reporting readability: Managerial choices versus firm fundamentals

ABSTRACT An implicit premise of regulators and much empirical research is that financial reporting readability (readability) substantially reflects management choices. To investigate this issue, we decompose readability into its discretionary and innate components. To validate this decomposition, we examine whether these two components have different uncertainty effects. Our empirical findings show that readability is primarily the result of firm fundamentals rather than managerial choices. Furthermore, consistent with expectation, discretionary readability has a weaker uncertainty effect than innate readability. The findings are robust to a variety of additional tests. This study contributes to regulators to better assess readability and to empirical literature to construct more accurate tests.
Keeping Up With Fast-Paced Industry Changes—Digital Media Education in U.S. Advertising and PR Programs

The continuing technological development of the advertising and public relations (PR) industry and increasing transfer of marketing expenditures from traditional channels to emerging digital media have placed a heavy burden on advertising and PR education. While it is not clear how educators are responding to the digital challenge, this study provides a complete picture of advertising and PR digital media education in the United States. Through a content analysis of curricula from 99 universities with advertising and PR programs, we found that nearly one-quarter (23.5%; n = 1,128) of advertising and PR major courses taught digital media and that digital media education placed greater emphasis on skills courses. Furthermore, the advertising and PR discipline was still based on mass communication, journalism, and marketing rather than computer-related fields. It is hoped that this article will shed some light on the digitalization of future advertising and PR education.
Listing Advantages Around the World

Using the firm-level data of 33 countries over 10 years (from 2008-2017), we find that the listed firms, on average, have lower marginal products of capital (measured by return on assets) than the unlisted firms in many countries. This implies that the listed firms face less financial constraints. Moreover, we investigate the institutional factors that exacerbate or mitigate the listing advantages across the countries. The listing advantages seem enlarged with better corporate governance and narrowed with stronger creditor's rights.
Forecasting methods of generation of waste electrical and electronic equipment: a systematic review

In recent decades there have been a significant increase in the use of electronic equipment in homes, offices and industries. When these equipment are discarded after have been used they become Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). To know how the forecasting of WEEE´s generation were made, it was necessary to carry out a systematic review. The search was done in 5 databases by using the key words "electronic waste" or "WEEE" or "e-waste" and "forecasting" and it was found 854 articles. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria 28 articles were reached. As a result, it is noted that the selected articles are concentrated in the USA and China and in a few newspapers. The most independent variable used was the dada about the commercialization of the equipment. The majority of the articles have as variable response the unit and weight. There was also strong use of statistical tools and forecasting methods, especially the regression and the MFA (Material Flow Analysis).
The effects of internal crisis communication on communication satisfaction, employee satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover intention for Thai hotel employees

Internal communication is vital for day-to-day operation of an organization. Employees require effective internal communication, especially during a crisis. Poor communication leads to reduction of employee commitment, job satisfaction and productivity. If the employees are dissatisfied with communication, they may develop the intention to quit. Hence, it is important for managers to understand the communication system within the organization and use it as a tool to improve the attitude and relationship among the employees. This research study examines the effect of organizations’ communication practices during crisis (internal crisis communication), communication satisfaction, employee satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover intention as observed in the general situation and during the political crisis in Thailand. To achieve this goal, this study combines the model developed by Carrière and Bourque (2009) and Yücel (2012). The survey for two groups of hotel employees, those who were affected and those who were not affected by political instability, was conducted with employees who work in hotels in Thailand. For the affected group, the subjects must have worked in a hotel during a political crisis. Results from 550 online surveys indicated that the findings of the study didn’t show any significant differences for the relationships among constructs for both subsamples except for the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intention and mediating roles. The result of measurement invariance across the groups pointed out that the only difference between the two subsamples was the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intention. However, this relationship was significant in the not affected subsample. For the affected subsample, the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intention was not significant. Unexpectedly, it was found that the results of the mediating effect for affected subsamples were not significant for any paths. However, the findings indicated that
PENGARUH SIKAP, PROMOSI, DAN KUALITAS LAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PENGGUNA KARTU KREDIT PT. BANK MEGA TBK DI MAKASSAR

This study aims to determine the influence of attitudes, promotions, and quality of service to the decision of credit card users PT. Bank Mega Tbk In Makassar. The approach used in this research is quantitative approach with the aim of studying the research naturally about the influence of attitude, promotion, and consumer service with the decision of credit card usage of PT. Bank Mega Makassar. In this study, researchers are not directly involved in the situation and setting of phenomena to be studied, this is because in this study the phenomenon that occurs in the subject of this study will be poured in the form of questionnaires. The result of the research shows that partially attitude and quality of card service have positive effect to credit card user decision. While promotion of credit card user decisions is negative and not significant.