bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Study on Novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19)
Authors: Singh Harsimran , Kumar Santosh , Kumar Rakesh
Published: August 2021

COVID-19 is a global pandemic and life threatening virus that mainly influences the respiratory tract of mammals, consisting humans being. It was 1st isolated in 1937 from an infectious bronchitis virus in birds. Many years ago, scientists have investigated that corona virus can infect mice, horses, dogs, pigs, rats, cats, cattle and turkeys. This zoonotic virus was first identified from Wuhan City, China and presently increasing very rapidly. The world has confirmed 141,057,106 cases, which includes 3,015,043 deaths and 793,484,083 vaccine doses administered as per the WHO till 20th April, 2021. Hence the aim of this paper is to provide a detailed review of COVID-19 including their history, origin, characteristics, symptoms and impacts along with preventive measures to be taken to restrict the outbreak of this evil virus of on human life.
Top Management Commitment and Diversity Challenges in Telecom Sector
Authors: Makhdoomi Ursil Majid
Published: August 2021

The organisations in today’s world need to recognize the value of having a diverse workforce as all the top companies around the world are composed of a variety of people from different cultures, races, castes, ethnicities etc. The support of top management is not only important in managing the diverse workforce but also in implementing the diversity strategies and policies, as diversity strategies can be expensive and the budgetary constraints can make it difficult to implement these strategies in the absence of a committed top management (Laudicina, 1995). The study analyzes analyze the commitment of top management towards diversity management and also various challenges to diversity. The sample of 382 from two telecom organizations was used. Results reveal that top management commitment is significant in both organisations but MTNL shows higher commitment as compared to Airtel and diversity challenges are equally significant in both MTNL and Airtel. The major barriers to diversity faced by MTNL are minimal support of the management and certain external influences while as Airtel faces the major barrier of the dearth of proper expertise to manage diversity.
A Comparative Analysis of the GSDP of the Four Eastern States of India
Authors: Bhuimali Anil , Saha Mukul
Published: August 2021

In this paper entitled “A Comparative Analysis of the GSDP of the Four Eastern States of India” we will compare the GSDP of the four eastern states of West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand, their status in relation to some economically more developed states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu and also all India. The paper focuses on the development perspective of these states essentially with reference to the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). The Gross State Domestic Product of a state comprises of the primary sector, secondary sector and the tertiary sector. Agriculture, forestry, mining and fisheries are the primary sector. But in our study we have considered only agriculture and excluded the allied activities. Industrial and manufacturing comprise of the secondary sector. In the tertiary sector we find services like IT, banking and all other services which are not included in the primary and secondary sectors. In this paper we discuss the Gross State Domestic Product of the four eastern states which is the main pillar of a state’s economy.
Impact of Capital Structure on Profitability:An empirical analysis of listed firms in India
Authors: Ghayas Atif , Akhter Javaid
Published: August 2021

This study aims to empirically examine and analyze the impact of capital structure decision on the firm’s profitability by using a sample of 35 Indian pharmaceutical companies listed on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) during the period of 5 years from 2012 to 2016. Regression Analysis is used to measure the extent and nature of the relationship. Capital structure variables used in the study are ratio of long-term debt to total assets (LDA), ratio of short-term debt to total assets (SDA) and ratio of Total debt to total assets (DA) while profitability has been measure by Return on Equity (ROE). Firms Size (SIZE)and Salesgrowth(GROW) are also used as control variables. Results reveal a positive effect of SDA and DA on ROE, while a weak-to-no effect was found of LDA on ROE.
An Assessment of Profitability and Efficiency of Commercial Banks in India
Authors: Budhedeo Shradha H.
Published: August 2021

Efficiency and stability of the banking sector is a pre-requisite to economic growth of the nation. The banking industry has undergone phenomenal transformation over the past six decades since independence. Banks have shifted from traditional methods of banking to newer modern systems. This has led to impressive growth of commercial banks in India. In the year 2007, financial crisis loomed over the global economy with severe adverse effects on many western economies. In comparison, India stood poised as the fastest growing emerging market economy in the face of turmoil and pessimism. Although India stood strong, many banks started witnessing a change in their growth path during the post global financial crisis period. The public sector banks witnessed major setbacks with decline in their financial performance. In this light, the objective of the study is defined; so as to determine the role of efficiency and profitability indicators on the performance of bank groups. The findings of the study reveal that foreign banks have shown outstanding profitability performance and excellent management efficiency. It is the private sector banks that have outperformed the competing bank groups in terms of earning efficiency. Public sector banks have lagged behind with deteriorating profitability and efficiencies during the analysis period.
Barriers to Career Advancement of Women Chefs Leading to their Poor Visibility in Hotel Industry: A Study with Special Reference to Bengaluru
Authors: . Usha Dinakaran
Published: August 2021

Women chefs are accepted to lead in case of domestic realm of cooking, but the contrast is true in the scenario of professional cooking which is done outside the home boundary, as it is widely viewed as an activity that is executed outside the periphery of women’s place. Although many women enrol into culinary schools, they normally do not make it to the frontier because the organizational environment in the culinary sector does not allow them to grow owing to various challenges faced by them. In the present study, a survey (N= 123) among women chefs working in the Hotel industry of Bengaluru, India is conducted to determine the barriers to career advancement of women chefs in the hotel industry of Bengaluru. Barriers to career advancement are due to several reasons like discouragement of upward movement in hierarchy, whole self-authenticity, marginalizing, being less ambitious due to their marital status and lastly lack of confidence which are found to contribute significantly to the opportunities for women chefs in climbing the professional ladder. Following the research study findings, recommendations related to improving the career prospects of women chefs within the hotel industry is put forward.
Review of the Skill Development Initiatives and its Effect on the Indian Economy
Authors: Srivathsani S. , Vasantha S.
Published: August 2021

Skill can be related to the work performed by the people. If a unit of work is performed by an unskilled person, the actual output would not match the expected output. Thus, skills and competencies play an important role in a person’s life. The projection of the skills and competencies helps him to achieve the employability status. The person has to sustain his employability by the process of continuous enhancement of his skills by way of various trainings and workshops. So, skills are essential for the development of a person and the country’s economy. This paper deals with the study of the current skill gap scenario prevailing in India and various schemes and programmes propelled by the Government of India to bridge the gap. The paper also discusses the National Policy on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015.
Interface between Globalization and Technology
Authors: Qadri Binish , Bhat Mudaser Ahad
Published: August 2021

Globalization and technology are two sides of the same coin (Qadri, Bhat & Jamal, 2018). They are complementary and a good interface between the two is sine-qua-non for growth and development in the contemporary global village. For Domar (1957, as cited by Solow, 2000) investment has a dual role. On the one hand, it generates income and on the other hand, it increases the productive capacity in an economy. In the same manner, the modern economy has a dual role. On the one hand, it promotes globalization and on the other hand, it promotes the technology. Globalization and technology are not devils at all. There is no good or bad globalization. In the same manner, there is no good or bad technology. Good or bad discourse arises due to good or bad interface between the two. The present paper argues that the good interface between globalization and technology will generate the ‘globalization of novelty’ which is nothing but the ‘globalization of technological innovations’ (Archibugi & Iammarino, 2002) and it will definitely be the connecting link between ‘globalization’ and ‘economics of knowledge’ (Archibugi & Iammarino, 2002). Further, the present paper argues that there is a two-way causal relationship or bi-way causality between globalization and technology (Chareonwongsak, 2002). Technology is both strength as well as the weakness of globalization. If it is not in tune with globalization then it becomes its weakness instead of strength and vice versa. Since globalization is beyond what we are seen and observed (Chareonwongsak, 2002, Bhattacharya, Bürkner and Bijapurkar, 2016) the present paper argues that ‘globalization of novelty’ (author’s own term) or ‘globalization of technological innovations’ is achieved only and only if we understand the reality of economics of knowledge and ideas. That is to say that a good interface between globalization and technology is a matter of sound understanding of the economics of knowledge and ideas. The need of the hour is to understand the economics of knowledge and ideas so as to understand the interface between globalization and technology. The economic inequalities we realize today is a result of how we manage globalization and technology (Reeves and Harnoss, 2016). For reducing economic inequalities and achieving a fair distribution of income, output, and employment in an economy it is essential to realize a good interface between globalization and technology. Therefore, in order to realize a good interface or interaction, the present paper suggests some ways and means which has a policy and future implication.
A Study on the Role of National Housing Bank (NHB) in Housing Finance
Authors: Jeevanandam C. , Veerappan M.
Published: August 2021

Housing is essential for decent living of a man. Providing housing for all is the prime motive of the Government of India. With a view to fulfill this objective, it instituted National Housing Bank during the year 1988 through which various housing finance companies are providing housing finances. The study is attempted to highlight the role played by the NHB in housing development of our Nation. NHB played a major role through its refinance activity to the housing finance institutions which are involving in housing finance activities.
Evolution of Strategic Flexibility and Decision Making Process: A Conceptual Framework
Authors: . Sunayana , Parveen Rakhshanda
Published: August 2021

The dynamic nature of the environment in which a firm operates, demands a very adaptive and flexible decision-making process from the managerial point of view. There is a need to understand the elements of strategic flexibility and the process of efficient decision-making and implementation. Hence this paper reviews the literature and systematically analyses the results on the basis of different criteria. Various aspects of strategic flexibility were interpreted and linked through a conceptual framework. Scholarly database “Web of Science” has been scanned resulting in the inclusion of various qualitative, quantitative and empirical studies. The review consists of paper from various domain, i.e. services, exports, manufacturing, healthcare, etc., covering a period of 1975-2019. This study will help in better understanding of the evolution of the concept over time and will give a clear-cut step in the decision-making process. Finally, this paper will open several avenues for further studies providing a base for empirical researches.
Open Distance Learning System: A Critical Reflection on the Issues, Challenges and Opportunities of Open and Dual Mode Universities in India
Authors: Sikandar M. A.
Published: August 2021

The Open Universities and Dual Mode Universities in India are catering millions of Open Distance Learners (ODL) through its chain of Regional Centres and Learner Support Centres (Study Centres) across the country. In order to improve the Gross Enrollment Ration (GER), the regulatory bodies should act as facilitator rather than the administrator or inspector. Today, Open Distance Learning (ODL) offered by the Open Universities and Dual mode Universities in India is at cross roads because of multiple control and regulation by several regulatory bodies of the Central Government. A new approach is needed by the regulatory bodies as well as the Govt. of India to remove obstacles put forth by various Regulations restricting the very access of open and distance learning to reap the demographic dividends in the country. This paper critically analyzes the aspects that affect the ODL being offered through Open and Dual mode universities. The paper also critically highlights the challenges being faced by the ODL institutions as well as the opportunities available to them. The paper also touching the latest global trends related to distance and digital learning.
Binary Logistic Regression Modeling in Predicting Consumer Behavior towards Mutual Fund Investment
Authors: Chatterjee Debaleena , Chattopadhyay Ayan
Published: August 2021

Mutual fund, as a financial investment option, has gained reasonable acceptance in India since its inception. While traditional forms of investment have its own merits, the sheen of mutual fund has also been realized by Indian investors. A huge investor class have scored mutual fund higher than its counterparts on many counts. While the popularity of this new age investment option is on a rise, however, a mixed view is also experienced. The present study explores the behaviour of investors’ towards mutual fund. The study is based on the premise of regression analysis and binary logistic regression has been used to develop a model that best represents the consumer behaviour. The best model selection is based on the information criteria of Akike. Also, from the model, the researchers have evaluated the probability of mutual fund purchase by consumers. Finally, the research work shows computation of odds ratio that signifies the extent to which the probability of purchasing mutual fund would change with unit change in the levels of the covariates. This study is descriptive in nature and is based on primary survey with a sample size of 376. The results reveal that high returns are the most preferred determinant of investment behavior followed by the liquidity which is also evident from the odds ratio computation.
Impact of Organized Retail on Unorganized Retail Sector
Authors: Sivanesan R. , Jones Green G.
Published: August 2021

Retail is currently the flourishing sector of the Indian economy. This trend is expected to continue for at least the next two-three decades, and it is attracting huge attention from all entrepreneurs, business heads, investors as well as real estate owners and builders. Availability of quality, retail space, wider availability of products and brand communication are the some important factors that are driving the retail in India. Retail sector is also supporting to create huge employment while a new form of organized retail sector has emerged within the retail industry and it gave speedy phase to Indian retail sector. The rationale of the study is twofold: First, to examine the nature of changes in the retail sector taking place due to organized form of retailing and implications of shift to this new form of retailing. Secondly, this area has remained largely an unexplored part of research till date especially in the Indian context. The broad objective of the study is to understand consumer behavior towards organized and unorganized retail stores and to find out the consumers satisfaction level from organized retail stores as well as unorganized retail stores. The perception of the traditional retailers about the modern retailing. The study uses primary data collected through in depth qualitative analysis to represent organized and unorganized retail sectors respectively. The present study focuses on Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Madurai and Viruthunagar Districts of Tamil Nadu.
A Study on Women Entrepreneurs in Samayapuram, Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu
Authors: Sundari P. , Gannasekaran G.
Published: August 2021

The research paper “A study on women entrepreneurs in Samayapuram, Tiruchirappalli district”, attempts to find out the reasons for starting business by women entrepreneurs in the study area and also analyses the various business avenues open and utilize by women entrepreneurs. The paper also throws light on the income earned by women entrepreneurs and how they supporting other sources of income. It also analyse a problems faced by women entrepreneurs and the Government support for women entrepreneurs to start a business of their own. Finally a paper comes with some important findings, which are relevant to the progress of women entrepreneurship in the study area.
Factors Identification of Banking Penetration and Financial Empowerment: Application of Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Authors: Mohammed Abubakkar Siddique R. , Selvakumar M.
Published: August 2021

Banking plays a very important role in the development of the economy. In order to develop the rural areas various schemes were introduced by the government of India and Reserve bank of India. The people must make use of those schemes. Banking penetration must be followed by the customer behavior towards the banking products and services. This customer behavior leads to the financial empowerment of the people which enhances the financial planning, financial awareness and financial literacy. This paper studies about the identification of the factors assigned for the variables of banking penetration, customer behavior and financial empowerment of the rural people.
Luxury Brands Market in India: Recent Trends Challenges and Opportunities
Authors: Singh Sukhvinder , Gupta Vandana
Published: August 2021

Luxury Brands industry has undergone series of dynamic changes in last 20 years. India’s luxury market is set to grow USD 30 billion from USD 23.8 billion by the end of year 2020 attributing to growing influx and expose to international brands, high purchase power of Indian upper class consumer in tier II and tier III cities. According to study by Assocham, Indian Luxury market is expected to expand five folds in next three years and the number of millionaire expected to multiply three times. India, has rich fashion history of bright colours, exotic saris, elegant embroidery, and stunning jewellery, that has been an inspiration for designers around the world. Hence, many international luxury brands recognize the potential of the market of Indian owing to the growing number of billionaires and the rise of the urban elite class. The industry has faced challenges from technological advancements, high import duties and counterfeits products. The purpose of this research paper is to highlight the main areas of concern for the future of luxurybrand industry in Indian market with its challenges, trends and opportunities.
Floriculture as a Profession: Demographic Factors Affecting Floriculture Business in Sikkim
Authors: Sharma Manjari , Kumar Shailendra
Published: August 2021

Over the past couple of years, great emphasis has been given to the floriculture sector in the state of Sikkim. It has a great impact in the lives of the local farmers and has been taken up as a profession by many in the state. It is not a great surprise that floriculture is rapidly rising up to become one of the biggest industries in the state as well as the entire country. Sikkim has also garnered a name for itself in the international front in the field of floriculture. Hence, this paper attempts to study the demographic factors that affect the farmers in Sikkim in choosing floriculture practice as their profession. Further, this paper is based on primary data collected within the state. The study explores the socio-demographic factors that anchor profession choices among farmers. For the purpose of this study, a questionnaire was used to collect data and response frequencies and corresponding percentages were calculated and analyzed.
Retail Service Quality and its Effect on Customer Perception: A Study of Select Supermarket in Mandya, Karnataka
Authors: Arun Kumar G.
Published: August 2021

The performance of the retailing sector from the past few has been outstanding. The paper focuses on retail service quality that contributes to customer perception. Retail service quality was measured by using five dimensions like reliability, personal interaction, physical aspects, problem solving and policy. The research used RSQS scale at More Supermarket in Mandya city. The data was collected from 200 respondents using likert scale and SPSS 19 versions was used to analyse the data. The result revealed that all the five dimensions were positively significant to customer perception. Positive Customer perception is very important to a business as it leads to loyalty and in return make repeat orders, the organisation also offers a wide range of services to its customer.
Emergence of Women-Owned SMEs as a Game-Changer of Malaysia in the Era of Digitalization
Authors: Dutta Arijita , Banerjee Sharmistha , Sarkar Olivia , Roy Arkadipta , Sana Ashish Kumar , Mukherjee Sudeshna Basu
Published: August 2021

Abstract

Given the current constraints of the Malaysian economy to grow beyond the middle-income trap, the women owned small and medium enterprises are envisioned to be the game changers, to lead the Malaysian economy out of the middle-income trap. While the microenterprises owned by women are expected to bring in more inclusiveness and gender-parity in the economy, the small ventures can feed in the big business to act as an enabler of growth, and the medium enterprises have the potential to emerge as driver of growth themselves. The authors posit that classical constraints faced by women-owned SMEs, mostly rooted in resource crunch may be partially overcome by using the digitalized platform and e-commerce infrastructure of the country. However, state-level evidence suggests that majority of women-owned SMEs (WOSME) belong to micro and small sectors, with limited ability of job creation. Also, the presence of medium firms is highly skewed towards traditional low-technology sectors, in spite of educational and technical exposure. The success of these WOSME is actually dependent on the nature of the big business and the state-level economic and social characteristics, rather than the utilization of digital platforms by SMEs. This supports the evidence that success of WOSME is still heavily dependent on the large business enterprises, representing the classical structure. Absence of any effective policy to encourage women SME entrepreneurs in Malaysia constricts WOSMEs from playing the role of game-changer in the digitalized economy, in spite of their extremely high potential. Policies in the country appeared to be ethnicity-conscious, rather than gender-centric.
Impact of Perceived Organizational Support on Citizenship Behavior of ITES Employees
Authors: Nikhil Seena , Arthi J.
Published: August 2021

This study attempts to investigate the effect of Perceived Organizational Support (POS) of employees on their Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). It also examines if there are significant differences in the impact of POS on OCB of employees due to demographic factors (age, gender, tenure, designation) of employees. POS indicates the perception of employees regarding the extent to which their organization appreciates their contribution and cares for their well-being (Rhoades & Eisenberger, 2002). OCB refers to employee participation in tasks that are not formally a part of the job description, but are beneficial for the organization as a whole (Organ & Ryan, 1995). In the current business scenario, when employee turnover rate poses a serious threat to businesses, employers increasingly value employee loyalty and dedication. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to obtain the perceptions of 272 employees working in Information Technology Enabled Services (ITeS) Sector, Bangalore, India. The results of the study indicate that POS had a significant impact on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) of employees. Among the demographic factors, organizational tenure influenced the impact of POS on OCB. This paper has implications for employers and top management who struggle to retain their employees.
Leadership Styles and its Implication on Employees
Authors: Kasi Viswanath Kshitij
Published: August 2021

Leadership is an essential element in encouraging and guiding employees which helps in boosting their morale and eventually the effectiveness of the organization. This project aims at understanding the meaning of leadership along with the different styles of leadership that exist and its application in different scenarios. It also analyses the role of situational leadership in the larger bracket of leadership and how it is essential for the leader to change his outlook and method as and when the situation changes in the workplace. The research paper also talks about how aspects of a good manager influence his position in an organization and the correlation between stress and the style of leadership used.
Human Resource Management Practices and Employee Retention
Authors: Yadav Archana
Published: August 2021

The study aims to assess the predicting role of human resource management (HRM) practices in retaining employees in NTPC Ltd. The company has been successful not only in attracting the best talent in the market, but also in retaining them, according to NTPC’s annual reports from 2013 -17, attrition rate was between .93% to 1% of the Middle Executive. NTPC is a leader not only in the power industry, but also in the market due to its robust HRM practices. Training and development emerged as the most prominent HRM practice during the study, which is also considered the backbone of NTPC Ltd. The company maintains a dedicated Knowledge sharing centre located in Noida, known as the ‘Power Management Institute’ (PMI) which is a world-class learning centre, has collaborated with best institutes in the world and train employees at all levels from entry level to top executive level with ‘planned intervention ‘. Data was obtained from NTPC’s publications maintained in the form of annual reports and ‘Power Management Institute ’annual calendars for the previous five years. A survey was conducted across various plants of NTPC on Middle- Level Executive on human resource practices which are followed in NTPC. HRM practices examined in this study are Security, training and development, quality of work life, compensation, career advancement, Promotion, award and rewards, and work-life balance. Findings indicate that Training and Development and Compensation are the most significant human resource practices in retaining employees and Promotion is the least significant HRM Practice in retaining employees at NTPC Ltd.
Components of Productivity Growth of the Manufacturing Industries of Petroleum and Coal Products in India: An Interstate Analysis
Authors: Roy Prasanta Kumar
Published: August 2021

The study applies stochastic frontier approach to estimate and decompose the sources of total factor productivity growth (TFPG) of the 2-digit manufacturing industries of petroleum and coal products in fifteen major industrialized states in India as well as in All-India during the period from 1981-82 to 2010-11, during the entire period, during the pre-reform period (1981-82 to 1990-91) and post-reform period (1991-92 to 2010-11), and also during two different decades of the post-reform period, i.e., during 1991-92 to 2000-01 and 2001-02 to 2010-11. The components of TFPG are: technological progress (TP), technical efficiency change (TEC), economic scale change (SC) and allocation efficiency change (AEC). According to the estimated results, technological progress (TP) is the major contributing factor to TFPG of the organized manufacturing industries of petroleum and coal products in India and in its fifteen major industrializes states during 1981-82 to 2010-11. Further, TFPG of the 2-digit manufacturing industries of petroleum and coal products in India and in its fifteen major industrialized states declined during the post-reform period and the decline in TFPG of these 2-digit industries during that period is mainly accounted for by the decline in TP of the same during that period. However, allocation efficiency change (AEC) and economic scale change (SC) of them remain very negligible or even negative too in many states under study. Further, TEC of them remain unchanged or it is time invariant in nature as statistical tests suggest. So that increase in the combined effect of AEC and SC of them could not offset the decrease in their TP during that period. As a result TFPG of the 2-digit manufacturing industries of petroleum and coal products declined in India and its fifteen major industrialized states during the post-reform period.
Priorities of Self-Actualization among the Academic Leaders of Tamil Nadu Universities with Reference to Demographic Profile
Authors: Gopinath R.
Published: August 2021

Self-actualization is realizing your inherent potential, in recent days the importance of this concept is gaining attention among the researchers. Self -actualization has its own impact on the organizational behavior of employees and the behavior of self- actualized is proven better than those who are not self-actualized. Already several researches have done to find the prominence of self-actualization on employee satisfaction and performance, but the research is limited in the area of academicians. This paper is attempted to find the demographic priorities of academicians of Tamil Nadu universities on self- actualization.
Descriptive research design was followed in this study. To support the objective the researcher collected 178 samples by using purposive stratified random sampling technique. With the help of ANOVA, and Independent sample t test were used to find the results. The researcher found the demographic factors has significant and positive influence in determining the self- actualization level of academic leaders of Tamil Nadu universities.
Dynamics Affecting Career Choice: A Drift in the College of Business and Accountancy Campaign Plan
Authors: Micabalo Kingie G. , Cano Jesszon B. , Montilla Ryan D. , Navarro June Ace P. , Compra Edwin S.
Published: August 2021

Marketing campaigns maintain consistency among advertisements, promoting a unified brand message across all platforms. This consistency helps create a strong brand identity and voice. The examination decided the degree of the senior high school understudies' impression on the variables influencing their career decision as to personal factors, peer factors, family factors, and school factors. There are 200 respondents from the Senior High department using stratified random technique. Frequency and simple percentage, Weighted Mean, Chi-Square Test of Independence, were used to analyzed and interpret the data accumulated. The study revealed that personal factors, peer factors, and school factors are the most common perception in career decision making. At the same time, BSED in English, Accountancy, and Nursing are the most preferred courses. The study further revealed a statistically significant relationship between academic track and the students' perception on the factors that affect career choice. There is also a statistically significant relationship between personal factors, school factors, and the respondents' most preferred courses. The study concluded that senior high school students' must be guided to achieve a good decision pursuing courses offered by the Business and Accountancy department. A campaign program is inevitable to realize the set objectives higher and to prepare for future student encounters.
Impact of Employee Grievance Identification Strategies on Job Performance with Special Reference to Info Park and Techno Park, Kerala
Authors: Dhanabhakyam M. , Monish P.
Published: August 2021

Employee grievance management is considered as the most important aspects of every organization. These grievances may arise from working conditions, health and safety, performance appraisal, relationship with superior and subordinates, training and development activities and personal aspects. Some of the psychological and behavioral aspects are also leads to employee grievances. Grievances are not complaints. The registered complaints or complaints followed formal structure are known as grievances. IT industry faced many challenges over years. Talent management and change management issues, performance management and digitalization are some of the key areas. Hence lot of grievance is filed by employees related with these aspects also. Hence a better grievance management system is essential for every organization which significantly contributes towards job commitment, job involvement, job attachment, productivity, and morale. This paper tries to prove the relationship between various grievance management techniques with job performance of employees in Techno Park and Info Park in Kerala.
Gauging Affective Environmental Sustainability Attributes for Calibrating Green Consumer Behaviour among Students: A Consumer Focused Approach to Sustainability in Higher Education
Authors: Mohamedunni Alias Musthafa M. N. , Sajila K. M.
Published: August 2021

Multifaceted solutions have been identified in several fields and sectors for confronting the sustainability issues. The integration of sustainability in Higher Education (HE) has always aimed at creating dynamic responsible citizens capacitated to analyse, develop and act with high degree of autonomy and determination for addressing the issues of sustainability. In a purely consumerist state like Kerala, a southernmost state in India, education for green consumerism can be considered as one of the important panacea for addressing environmental sustainability issues. Therefore, this paper intends to examine how far the Affective Environmental Sustainability Attributes (Attitudes, Values and Dispositions) have influenced in adopting sustainable lifestyles among undergraduate students of Kerala. For comprehending this, a survey was conducted by administering questionnaires to a representative sample of 250 undergraduate students of colleges in Kerala. Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis was carried out to analyse the data statistically to derive at valid and generalisable conclusions. The analysis revealed that Affective Environmental Sustainability Attributes significantly predicted the Green Consumer Behaviour of undergraduate students. Hence, it is imperative to embed the principles of learning for sustainability with a consumer focused approach in the curriculum for fostering Green Consumer Behaviour among the students of Higher Education. This should encompass all the domains of learning with specific emphasis on the aspects of affective environmental sustainability attributes across the disciplines paving way for a sustainable community.
Foreign Policy under NDA’s Second Term
Authors: Viquaruddin Mohammed
Published: August 2021

India always had a liberal approach to other parts of world; independent India pursued a diplomatic strategy based on Non-Alignment. India achieves rapid economic growth and promote economic reform; second, to conduct its diplomatic practices as a leading Asian power and even a global power but rather than as a regional South Asian country. This manuscript tries to cover some discussion on policies now prevailing under NDA-II. The right of center Bharatiya Janata Party government took decisive and bold measures to promote the shift of India’s foreign policy. A comparative purpose whether foreign policies are forwarding in continuation to previous governments or framing extrovert which may result to some healthy forerunning features as far as nation is concern. Reading observance issues become an obvious method for research along some necessary text available in form of books on current events happens. This NDA government focuses on the two decade old policy viz ASEAN solidarity, Neighbour wooing, Practical with East. Firm of Security Council membership, SAARC, Middle East were cover through fast track diplomacy. As a part of South Asia, India still has to devote most of its diplomatic and security resources in managing the traditional and nontraditional threats arising from within the region.
Internet Use and Gender Differences at the Senior Secondary School Level
Authors: Amin Syed Noor ul
Published: August 2021

Present study was aimed to examine the Internet use by male and female senior secondary school students on their Internet use. The research was conducted with two main purposes; firstly, to investigate that gender difference had any effect on their Internet use and secondly, to identify and to find out the differences of any on the Internet use, among male and female senior secondary school student for (i) academic purpose (ii) recreational purpose and (iii) communication purpose. The population of this study consists of 100 senior secondary school students (50 male and 50 female) of District Bandipora (J&k) INDIA and they were selected by a random sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was the Information Blank developed by the investigator. The data was subjected to statistical analysis by computing Mean, S.D. and test of significance. The results revealed that that there is difference between male and female secondary school students on Internet use for academic purpose. Male students have better use of Internet for academic purpose as compared to female students. On the other hand there is no difference between male and female senior secondary school students on Internet use for recreational and e-mail purposes. Both the groups have found similar in Internet use for recreational and communication purposes.
Post-War Livelihood Development in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka
Authors: Kanesh Suresh
Published: August 2021

This paper examines the post war livelihood development in Batticaloa district, in the East coast of Sri Lanka. Batticaloa has been ravaged three decades of civil war and end of war the district has been emerging the development path. This paper discusses trends of major livelihood recovery of the district,fishing, agriculture, tourism and financial sector development in the district. Number of developments programmes initiated by the successive governments and international organizations in the district. This study measures the stakeholder perspectives of the livelihood recovery of the district. The study used primary data from more than 200 sample respondents and interviews with relevant stakeholders. The study revealed that major livelihood such as fishing and agriculture improved slightly since end of the war 2009. However, lack of financial support and basic infrastructure hinder the livelihood initiatives. Study further revealed that the absent of small industries or factories in the district causes persistent youth unemployment.
Operational Efficiency of the Pondicherry Health Employees Co-operative Society: A Study
Authors: Selvaraju P.
Published: August 2021

Activity in a Co-operative Spirit and in a commercial spirit has distinction. In Co-operative activity the purpose is not to earn profit but it is collective activity of the members for common purpose. No one is owner of the Co-operative activity but all are members of such activity. The urban credit co-operatives including Employees’ Cooperative Banks were registered under All India Co-operative Societies Act 1912. Subsequently, urban credit co-operatives/ employees’’ co-operatives were organized in various parts of the country. Among the non-agricultural credit co-operatives next to the urban co-operative banks, prominent are the employees’ co-operative credit societies, salary earners’ co-operatives and employees’’ co-operative banks. This paper will argue that cooperatives present a strong alternative for playing an important role in the health-set up of the country. On this line, health care employees play a vital role in facilitating and providing medical services to people. This service may be considered as Nobel service to humanity. Further, economic viability of those people is great factor for doing their profession effectively, in order to fulfill their credit needs and banking services, formal system take place in such a healthy way. In this way, health care employees’ cooperative credit societies are functioning to promote their involvement in doing health services indirectly by way of fulfilling their credit needs and which creates healthy attitude to perform duty well. The prime objective of the study is to examine the working performance of the PHECCS. This study is an Empirical Research in nature.
Quality of Work Life of Women Employees in Fireworks and Match Industries in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu
Authors: Padmaja R.
Published: August 2021

Generally the quality of work life of employees is based on Hours of work and arrangements of working time; Work organization and job content; Impact of new technologies on working conditions; Working conditions of women, young workers, older workers and other special categories; Work-related welfare services and facilities. This paper highlights about the quality of work life of the women employees working in the various fireworks and match industries in Sivakasi.
Oral Tradition as Source of Construction of History of Pre Literate Societies
Authors: VijayaKumari K.
Published: August 2021

Oral traditions are considered as a reliable source of historical writing. It represents collective experience and wisdom. But oral tradition is largely anonymous. It imperceptibly absorbs what comes from many sources—individuals, inside groups, and outside groups. In any society, oral tradition has the function of supporting the political structure, economic systems, religious aspects and the social and cultural moves of the group. The knowledge and experience of elders and lessons learned by several generations through experience are crystallized into it. In this paper, an attempt is made to analyse the importance of oral tradition, its elements and various aspects in association with utilization of oral tradition as important source material for the reconstruction of history. Paper also emphasize the need of carefulness and patience on the part of historian while using the facts and should go in to deep the roots of the oral tradition in order to ensure that the facts collected and gathered are authentic and genuine.
India to become a Global Power: Issues and Challenges
Authors: Raja Rameez
Published: August 2021

Numerous models have played an outstanding role in understanding the success of many states across the globe. Additionally, various reform movements as well as the revolutions have helped the developed states to improve or change their political and economic institutions that eventually terminated into political stability, economic prosperity and finally achieved the global power status. These revolutions helped other states too to adopt democratic principles in order to achieve economic prosperity. However, despite India having adopted the democratic principles in 1947, implementation of the LPG model in 1991, and going nuclear in May 1998, it lacks a global power status due to varied reasons. The poverty, unemployment, weak industrial sector, poor economic and education policies, border disputes, and inability to tackle the insurgency are other factors that thwarted India to gain a global power status. Simultaneously, this paper will display the importance of inclusive political and economic institutions for achieving a global power status.
Tourism in Kashmir Valley: Problems and Prospects
Authors: Kumar Altaf Ahmad
Published: August 2021

Kashmir valley has continued to be an internationally commended tourist destination. Every year a huge number of tourists from all parts of the world visit the tourist spots of J&K. Tourism sector contributes about 6.98% to the state gross domestic product. The main objectives of the present Study are to examine the trend of tourist inflow in Kashmir valley from 1975-2015 and highlight some multifarious problems, which are to be taken into consideration as soon as possible in order to boost tourist arrival in the Kashmir valley. In consideration with these objectives, this paper involved mainly the data from secondary sources available on the subject. Various descriptive statistical measures have been used to find the averages and median positions of tourist expenditure pattern during their stay in the valley. This study found that both foreign and domestic tourist arrival showed a continuously declining trend from 1990 till 1997 for Kashmir witnessed worst years of its history due to internal disturbances. However, post-1997, tourist arrival to Kashmir Valley showed an increasing trend up to 2013 due to frequent political developments but the tourist arrival suddenly decreased once again due to uncertainty and disturbances. It is revealed from the findings that the Kashmir valley, despite its attractive scenic beauty, is lagging behind in terms of annual foreign tourist arrivals to the state itself and the country as a whole when compared with Ladakh.
Hospital Based Early Identification and Intervention for Children with Special Needs: A Conceptual Analysis
Authors: Monic Leka G. , Swarna Kumari P.
Published: August 2021

A child’s earliest years are important for the simple, but sufficient reason that they come first in a dynamic process of human development. These earliest days are filled with new stimulations and novel experiences that drive his or her cognitive, social, and physical growth. The first 3 years of life are a critical time for brain development, especially if a child is delayed or restricted in development. Early identification leads to early intervention. Intervention or lack thereof, at this stage, therefore, can significantly enhance or impair the quality of life in later years. Early intervention program is intended for infants and toddlers who have a developmental delay or disability below the age of five. Early intervention focuses on the basic developmental skills that typically develop during the first three to five years of life through a variety of therapeutic and support services which will be tailored to meet the child’s individual needs. The parents/caregivers are the major contributors and performers in the Early Intervention Program. Involvement of other team members, include medical people, therapists, child development educators, social workers, and others, will depend on what the child needs. Early intervention supports the families who often experience frustration, stress, disappointment, and helplessness and helps to build a nurturing and supportive environment for the entire family. Early intervention implies for the well-being of the family and the development of the children with special needs.