bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Folk Custom History of Ruanshe Wine Lane in Shaoxing
Authors: Yihong Zheng Ruoyu Li,
Published: January 2022

Ruanshe used to be a well-known wine-making waterside village in Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, with a long history and profound cultural heritage. Based on the detailed introduction to the development of the local rice wine industry and the inheritors of wine shops, the paper explains the local characteristic "Wine Lane" developed in the rice wine culture, and elaborates on the unique architectural form of curtilage and stone pinned wall in Shaoxing, to help with the reconstruction of the ancient dwellings of Zhang’s family from the Wine Lane, Moon on the Lake Expo Park, Bengbu City.
Analysis on Mechanical Behavior of Typical Asphalt Pavement Structure based on the Tire Load Effect
Authors: Liming Zhang, Hongyan Sun Fuming Liu,
Published: January 2022

Further development of modern science and technology has made more science and technology technologies used in the modern social and life practice, and much more is this with the road construction. National development cannot be separate from the convenient traffic facilities, and in the current stage, the asphalt pavement design specification in China requires the road construction by simulating the force of the vehicle on the pavement structure with the round uniformly distributed load under the supposition of continuous interlayer pavement structure. However, as time goes on, the disadvantages of such design specification have gradually exposed, in which different materials, construction schedule and weather conditions will result in the significant difference in the asphalt pavement construction, thus resulting in weak interlayer viscous structure of the pavement, and finally causing the road subsidence and cracking. For this reason, this article has analyzed the mechanical behavior of typical asphalt pavement structure on the basis of explaining the influencing factors of the tire on typical asphalt pavement pressure under the tire load effect, with the expectation that there will be more professional construction of the asphalt pavement.
The Regulating Effect of Entrepreneurial Alertness on Maker's Online Social Motivation
Authors: Zhao Kun
Published: January 2022

To explore the regulating effect of entrepreneurial alertness on the motivation of makers to use online social network. It is found that high entrepreneurial alertness can improve the sensitivity of information seeking motivation and the perception and reaction speed of external environment changes, so as to adjust the team structure and development strategy more quickly, gain competitive advantage and succeed in financing entrepreneurial projects; with high entrepreneurial alertness, makers will treat emotional motivation factors more rationally and weaken the negative effects of personal emotional motivation on financing of entrepreneurial projects. At the same time, high entrepreneurial alertness will help makers to learn forward-looking knowledge and business, and promote entrepreneurial projects to obtain leading time and fruitful innovation.
Creation and Operation Service of Education Knowledge Management Online Platform Based on IH5 Interactive Technology and Young Children Psychological Research under Large-Scale Epidemic Outbreak
Authors: Qingsong Sang Tiejun Zhu,
Published: January 2022

In China, due to the influence of traditional concepts and realistic competitive environment, the preschool education has always been concerned and valued by the society and families. However, the current preschool education often focuses on the acquisition of knowledge and abilities, lack of in-depth consideration based on young children's behavior psychological analysis. In addition, the preschool education market is mixed, the preschool education knowledge development is uneven, the preschool education spreading path is traditional, combined with the impact of the epidemic, the demand for epidemic prevention and control promotes the booming of online education teaching and management platform. Based on the above background and the existence question, this paper uses the fashionable and interactive IH5 technology, in-depth study and analysis of young children's behavioral and psychological characteristics, and carries out resource integration, connectivity and mutual promotion in multiple dimensions such as young children, parents, kindergartens, the government, society and so on, to explorative create the young children education knowledge management platform and carry out operational service analysis and demonstration, with a view to providing solutions to the existing problems of China's preschool education, and to provide practical operation of service reference.
Based on Big Data, Household Indebtedness Restraining Consumption Escalation of Township Residents in China
Authors: Yan Zhang Zefan Zhang,
Published: January 2022

The consumption culture and concepts of Chinese households have undergone dramatic changes along with the rapid development of the market economy, that consumption in advance and consumption in debt led by young consumer groups has gradually been recognized and accepted by the public, resulting in accumulated financial risks faced by households with high liabilities from fear of liabilities originally. Based on big data, this paper uses descriptive statistical analysis and related technical tests to conclude the reasons why the household indebtedness of the township residents restrains the escalation of household consumption by using sampling survey and quota survey, and proposes countermeasures to improve the financial literacy of the residents, strengthen the relevant business capabilities of the financial institutions, and improve the related legal policies by the government, with the aim of contributing to the government's ability to make and implement economic policies concerning steady growth in the township and town areas.
Exchange rate and Export of Bangladesh: Does Marshall-Lerner condition holds?
Authors: Roy Shovon , Jonaed
Published: January 2022

Export is expected to have a favorable impact on GDP growth, and the exchange rate is expected to have a major impact on export and thus export earnings. The relationship between exchange rate and export is a hotly debated topic in macroeconomics, and the goal of this research is to see if the Marshall-Lerner condition holds incase of Bangladesh that is if devaluation of domestic currency increase export earnings. Explanatory variables of the model in the study are the exchange rate, foreign income (WGDP), and domestic income (DGDP). Cointegration approaches; Error Correction model, Granger Causality test are used in this study to estimate the long and short-run impacts. With time series data from 1973Q3 to 2018Q2, we used the Error Correction Model and the Granger Causality Test. The findings of VECM support short-run exchange rate and export adjustments. The bidirectional causality between exchange rate and export is established using the Granger causality test.
Socio-Cultural Implications of Breast Feeding in Urban Area of Pakistan: (A Case Study of District Faisalabad)
Authors: Asim Muhammad , Mahmood Shahid , Sohail Malik Muhammad , Anjum Farkhanda , Nazir Farhat
Published: January 2022

Breastfeeding is considered as the most economical and easily accessible complete nutrition for every new born child. Beneficial effects of breast feeding both for the mother and child are well-known. However, there is evidence that breast feeding is on the decline in many developing countries. The main objective of the present study was to explore the different socio-cultural issues which were associated with breast feeding practices. The universe of the present study was Faisalabad District, Pakistan. Multistage sampling technique was applied for the selection of the respondents. At first stage two towns were selected by using simple random sampling technique. At the second stage, four colonies were selected randomly. Convenient sampling was done to select the households. A sample of 120 married women was interviewed who have at least one breast feeding baby from each household. Data show that majority of the mother were in the opinion that breastfeeding is essential for their baby for their physical and mental growth. The researchers also found the main hurdles in the completion period of breastfeeding were poor socio-economic condition of mothers, lack of appropriate gap in birth space, lack of knowledge and awareness among mothers about the benefits of breastfeeding, poor health of mothers, maternal employment and cultural norms of the society. It is suggested that mothers should give proper knowledge and awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding for their child’s future survival.
The Impact of Neighborhood Characteristics on Housing Prices-An Application of Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Authors: Chang Lee Chun , Lin Hui-Yu
Published: January 2022

Housing data are of a nested nature as houses are nested in a village, a town, or a county. This study thus applies HLM (hierarchical linear modelling) in an empirical study by adding neighborhood characteristic variables into the model for consideration. Using the housing data of 31 neighborhoods in the Taipei area as analysis samples and three HLM sub-models, this study discusses the impact of neighborhood characteristics on house prices. The empirical results indicate that the impact of various neighborhood characteristics on average housing prices is different and that the impact of house characteristics on house prices is also moderated by neighborhood characteristics.
Differentiation and Positioning Strategy: A Toss of the Same Coin
Authors: Akpoyomare Oghojafor Ben , Adeosun Ladipo Patrick Kunle , Ganiyu Rahim Ajao
Published: January 2022

The increasing rate of the incidence of globalization of market, and the attendant intense competition amongst local business organizations in rapidly developing economies has taken a shift from price competition strategy (to avoid price war) to non-price competition strategy in terms of product/service differentiation and positioning to achieve the same objectives of preventing declining sales-turnover, profitability, and market-share and by extension secure market/competitive advantage over competitors. Differentiation and positioning have each been separately discussed in marketing literature; however, this paper represents an attempt to view same as a toss of the same coin.
Factors Influencing the HRD Climate of an Organization
Authors: Kumari Neeraj
Published: January 2022

The aim of the study was to find out which factor (s) influence the HRD climate of the company. The descriptive research design was under taken with the help of the structured questionnaire to study the OCTAPACE culture of Spanco Ltd. which was based on the responses of the various levels of employees working in it. Thesample consistsof 59 employees. Employees believe that the top management gives importance to the human resource and all the employees are treated humanely in the organization. The climate is also favourable in terms of employee being handled with care by seniors as they understand the mistake and do not take any strict disciplinary action such as punishing or discouraging.There is also a fair share of management involvement in making work enjoyable. Good part of Spanco regarding HRD is that top management understands the importance of human resource and actually translates that realization into day to day practice and HR policies.In conclusion, the overall HRD climate of Spanco is encouraging. There is a keen interest of top management in HRD and there is a high team spirit and employees take training seriously. Organizational belonging of employees is also high. Despite of such positive base for HRD, HRD mechanism needs improvisation in a systematic way.
Measuring SMEs’ Sustainability: A Literature Review and Agenda for Research
Authors: Prabawani Bulan
Published: January 2022

Environmental hazards can be caused by firms’ lack of awareness of social and natural concerns. Firms of all sizes can have significant environmental impacts at regional and global levels. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) form the majority of all businesses in developing and developed economies, contribute to national GDP and make significant distributions to employment, but they have fundamental problems in terms of resources and this tends to harm their business sustainability. Various methods to review business sustainability have been developed. However, researchers have not yet assessed SMEs’ sustainability levels using comprehensive measures. This is particularly problematic in the manufacturing sector because the purpose of this review of SMEs’ sustainability is the criteria that can be used to assess SMEs’ sustainability levels. These criteria include firms’ internal and external factors and stakeholders as well as present and future interests. As such this paper establishes a basis for future research.
Analysis of the Determinants of Marriage to First Birth Interval in Bangladesh
Authors: Rahman Md Mukhlesur , Mustafi Mohitul Ameen Ahmed , Azad Mir Mohammad
Published: January 2022

In this study an attempt has been made to examine the marriage to first birth interval and also to identify the socio-economic, demographic and cultural factors influencing the first birth interval among married women in Bangladesh. For this purpose the present study utilized the Bangladesh Demographic and health survey (Bdhs, 2004). Birth interval is major determinant of the rates of fertility. The average marriage to first birth interval of the respondent’s is observed to be 33.49 months. Independents test of chi-square and proportional hazards model are used to study the effect of selected background characteristics on first birth interval in Bangladesh. Accepted religion of respondent’s all of the independent variable has strong association with first birth interval. Result from proportional hazards model reveal that respondent’s education, access to mass media, age at first marriage, and use of contraception has highly significant impact on first interval excluding Rajshahi and Khulna division. Husband’s education is partially significant over first birth interval and childhood place of residence has little bit connotation on first birth interval.
Resource Dependency, Institutional, and Stakeholder Organizational Theories in France, Nigeria, and India
Authors: Fadare Samuel O
Published: January 2022

This paper describes resource dependency, institutional and stakeholder organizational theories and how each theory might or might not work in the France, Nigeria, and India. Application of the three organizational theories demonstrates several features, including an emphasis on inter-organizational dependence for organizational survival and resolution of issues of conflicts between competing stakeholders as critical to the sustenance of organizations in all three national cultures. In relation to the institutional theory, while France is required to implement all European Union Directives and constantly put organizations under pressure to conform to these expectations, issues of poverty, nepotism, political god-fatherism, and corruption prevalent in India and Nigeria mean that organizations are not always put under as much pressure to conform to expectations.
Affective Factors on the Empowerment of Human Resources
Authors: Pouresmaeil Laya , Baluchi Maryam
Published: January 2022

In this research three main effective factors,” Official Training”, “Delegation of Authority” and “Job Rotation” in Fars-No Cement Company and Shiraz Electric Power Distribution Company have been investigated and with comparing of the given data priority and matching of the factors will be shown. The statistical society of this research is 130 persons that all are the official employees of Fars-No Cement Company and 364 persons in Shiraz Electric Power Distribution Company and with using the Morgan table, number of 100 of the Fars-No Cement Company and number of 190 of the Shiraz Electric Power Distribution Company have been elected as sample under the Class Method. For gathering the information, it has been used the questionnaire with the 24 questions. The Validity of the questionnaire has been surveyed based on the scientific texts and its Reliability has been determined based on the index of Cronbach's alpha, 0.891. Then with using the software of SPSS analyze the information with taking T, Fredman, Anova and Tukey tests and with comparing between these two companies, revealed that Delegation of Authority, Official Training and finally Job Rotation are orderly effective factors on empowerment of human resource.
Tourism Industry of Kashmir (1947-1989)
Authors: Itoo Mushtaq Ahmad
Published: January 2022

Tourism is one of the vital sectors of Kashmir economy. Though this industry emerged in modern sense during nineteenth century but it flourished after 1947 with the establishment of popular government and subsequent change in the nature of state. Also the various plans were framed and implemented for the promotion of this industry. The present paper highlights the historical development of tourism industry and the causes responsible for its vicissitudes during the period under reference. Data has been collected from the department of tourism, Jammu & Kashmir Govt. The statistical data of the tourism industry reveals that the tourism industry in Kashmir saw a great progress and reached to its full boom in the eighties of the twentieth century, though the industry saw many ups and downs during this period.
The Role of Teacher Characteristics and Managerial Support in Implementation of History and Government Curriculum in Wareng District, Kenya
Authors: Ruto Zipporah Jerotich
Published: January 2022

This paper undertakes an assessment of the extent of professional support that the teachers of History and Government subject are accorded by the schools’ management. The study investigated the challenges of teaching History and Government in Kenyan secondary schools as experienced by teachers in Wareng District, located in the North Rift region of Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Simple and stratified random sampling techniques were used to select a sample of 120 respondents from the History and Government teachers of the secondary schools in the study area. Questionnaires, interview and observation schedules were used to collect data. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. These comprised frequencies and percentages. Data collected was presented using tables. The study revealed that there was inadequate support in the acquisition and purchasing of instructional materials for teaching the subject, teacher recruitment issues, provision of funds for seminars and workshops, and rewarding of high performing teachers. Most teachers also reported underestimation of the importance of History and Government subject by the head teachers of their school. The study recommends the need for professional managerial support to the teaching of history and government in secondary schools. The findings of this study are intended to benefit the school management, teaching staff, educational planners and other stake-holders in identifying the challenges faced by teachers and adopting concerted efforts to overcome them.
Price Distortions, Exports, and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Non-Oil Sectors of Nigeria
Authors: Akanegbu Benedict N
Published: January 2022

This study examines the effects of price distortions on output in the non-oil sectors of the Nigerian economy. Specifically, the study tests the hypothesis: that price distortions are inversely related to non-oil output on the supply side; and also inversely related to the aggregate demand component such as non-oil exports on the demand side. The study adopts a model based on a modified neoclassical production function where non-oil exports are taken as production input. The analysis confirms the view that price distortions have significant negative influence on the non-oil sectors of the Nigerian economy.
Asset System Design Based on Accrual To Improvement Quality of Financial Information (A Case Study in the City of Pacitan)
Authors: Djamaluddin Subekti , Hananto Santoso Tri , Bandi
Published: January 2022

Accrual-based accounting is implemented in Goverment Accounting standards now (Government Regulation No. 71 of 2010). In Regulation 71 of 2010 depreciation shall be conducted on all goods belonging to the State/Region. Therefore, asset systems are adequate to accommodate the asset depreciation. In addition, asset system is necessary because asset management of the State/Regional is not optimal according to the Financial Oversight Bodies (BPK). This reasearch aims to create a prototype system of asset system in local government with a case study on the Government Pacitan. This reasearch is able to provide a solution to the problem of assets with an adequate information system.
Poverty, Inequality and Millennium Development Goals’ Expenditure: A Probabilistic Linkage
Authors: Sa’idu Bello Malam
Published: January 2022

The objective of this paper is to investigate the linkage between poverty, inequality and Millennium Development Goals’ (MDGs) expenditure. To achieve the set objective, probit and logit models were empirically employed using a panel data series. The results revealed that a unit increase in expenditure on MDGs would lead to increase in poverty by a single digit and income inequality by double digits. This is not to blame the MDG funding or discourage it. Plausibly the expenditure on MDGs has been constrained due to technical, managerial, institutional, macro-economic imbalances, and policy bottlenecks. Therefore, government and agencies should ameliorate these constraints. Consequently, this work has originated applied logit and probit models to explore poverty-inequality-MDGs’ expenditure nexus.
Discovering Opportunities in the Solar Energy Industry: A Subjectivistic View of Entrepreneurial Activity
Authors: Cuevas-Rodriguez Gloria , Cabello-Medina Carmen
Published: January 2022

Using the subjectivist view of entrepreneurship, the focus of this paper centers on understanding how certain individuals have created opportunities in the solar energy industry. An in-depth case study is developed to analyse the subjectivist character of discovery and creativity; the relevance of organizational learning for entrepreneurship; and the role of entrepreneurs’ experiences in shaping a firm’s subjective productive opportunity set. Through this research the relationships between the subjective visions and experiences of entrepreneurs, and perceived opportunities are presented. Besides the diversity of the problems that entrepreneurs encounter during the creation and development of the company, and the range of resources utilized are also discussed.
Impacts of Macroeconomy on Stock Market: Evidence from Pakistan
Authors: Ullah Farid , Hussain Ijaz , Rauf Abdur
Published: January 2022

Stock market is a place where the securities of listed companies are traded and this can be affected by both macroeconomic and non-macroeconomic factors. The impacts of macroeconomic factors on stock market of Pakistan are investigated in the current study. For this purpose monthly data covering the period from January 2008 to December 2012 is used in this study while taking the three most important macroeconomic variables, Exchange Rate, Interest Rate and Inflation. Using the more advance Bound Testing Approach, a very strong long run cointegration is found amongst the variables taken for the study. In the long span of time, the results suggest that both Exchange Rate and Interest Rate have negative association with stock market of Pakistan while the Inflation Rate does not create such a condition that affect the stock market of Pakistan. Same results are found for the shorter version of time.
Antecedents and Outcome of Sustainable Environmental Manufacturing Practices
Authors: Adebambo Hameed Olusegun , Ashari Hasbullah , Nordin Norani
Published: January 2022

An increased demand has been placed on the manufacturing industries to be more responsible to their environment with respect to their product and processes. This demand is due to various antecedent factors driving sustainable environmental practices in manufacturing firms. However, environmental value is not only the concern of firms. The impacts of this environmental initiative on the performance of these firms are as well important. The aim of this study is twofold: (i) to propose a comprehensive framework that encompasses the antecedents and the outcome of sustainable environmental manufacturing practices and (ii) as a validation process for the developed instrument of the ongoing research for the identified constructs of the study. Data were collected from thirty respondents using a seventy-seven item instrument. The data collected was analyzed using SPSS software. The results of the Cronbach’s Alpha test reveal a strong internal reliability of the construct and the overall instrument. The research is significant because it explores the implementation of sustainable environmental manufacturing practices in Malaysia and validates the instrument in which most of these constructs still need further exploration.
The Relationship between Spirituality and Meaning at Work and the Job Happiness and Psychological Well-Being: A Spiritual-Affective Approach to the Psychological Well-Being
Authors: Golparvar Mohsen , Abedini Hassan
Published: January 2022

Health and well-being are such important issues for employees in the workplace. Given the importance of this issue, this study was conducted to investigate the role of spirituality and meaning at work for job happiness and psychological well-being. The research design used in this study was correlation one and the sample consisted of 204 numbers of revenue & customs staff of Isfahan and Tehran cities. The research questionnaires were spirituality and meaning at work questionnaires, job happiness scale and psychological well-being questionnaire.¬ The research hypotheses were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between spirituality and meaning at work and job happiness and psychological well-being. The results of structural equation modeling also showed that during a series of chain relationships first spirituality and meaning at work communicate with job happiness and psychological well-being and then job happiness reinforces psychological well-being. Totally, the results of this study showed that psychological well-being at work can be considered as a variable with spiritual/affective basis in the workplaces.
Stock Market Volatility under Sanctions
Authors: Goudarzi Hojatallah
Published: January 2022

Since 1979, Iran has faced with unilateral and multilateral harsh sanctions due to its nuclear energy program. These sanctions have resulted in significant problem to both sanctioned and sanctioning parties. Given the fact that sanctions have had significant impacts on Iran’s economy and since Iran stock market is the barometer of its economy, it is assumed that sanctions affect the Iranian stock market as well. To test this hypothesis, this study studied the Iranian stock market volatility during harsh sanctions using ARCH models. The study found that, despite all sanctions, not only Iran’s stock market shows major stylized facts of any stock market’s volatility i.e. volatility clustering, fat tails and mean reversion but also it shows no irregularity which could be attributed to effect of sanctions. This finding was consistent with Iranian stock market regulators claiming Iranian stock market growth and the U.S. Congressional Research Service report 2013. Therefore, based on findings, this study concluded that Iranian stock market has not affected by sanctions.
Strategies to Increase the Self- Efficacy of Educational Administrators
Authors: Ebrahimi Mitra , Jahanian Ramezan
Published: January 2022

Many human behaviors are controlled and raised by Self-influence. Among the self- influence mechanisms, none is more important and inclusive than believing personal self efficacy. If one believes that he or she cannot achieve the expected results or prevent unacceptable behavior, He or she will be less motivated to do the work .Although there are other factors that act as triggers of human behavior but they depend on personal belief. This paper attempts to define self efficacy, its field, dimensions and forming and reinforcing factors, as well as training Educational administrators Managers.
Do it Helps SMEs Gain Better Performance: A Conceptual Analysis on RBV Theory
Authors: Ismail Wan Nur Syahida Wan , Mokhtar Mohd Zulkifli , Ali Azwadi , Rahman Mohd Shaari Abdul
Published: January 2022

Nowadays, competition is everywhere in the business environment. The survival of Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) depend on their ability to take full advantage of the resources available. Prior research had identified that IT is an important resource to the success of the firms. However, despite the common consensus that IT influences firm’s performance, results of previous studies on the effect of IT resources on firm’s performance are often inconsistent. Given these inconsistent results, it is unclear whether any direct effect exists between IT resources in organizations and their firm’s performance. For that reason, several authors highlighted the need for more research to investigate the impact of IT adoption on the firm’s performance. In response to this, this conceptual paper attempts to analyze relevant literatures on whether IT investment would help firms gain better performance. Understanding whether and how IT has affected firm’s performance is an important research issue as it allows the firms to know the value of IT investment and whether such innovation is worth to be adopted. Grounding in RBV theory, this study concluded that the combination of IT assets and IT capabilities (IT infrastructure) provides competitive advantage to the firm. This study also suggested that SMEs that adopt IT would perform better than those that do not adopt IT. This conceptual analysis is hoped to consolidate the body of knowledge in the area and significant to the researchers as it directs to the hypotheses development for future research.
Interactive Relationship between Job Involvement, Job Satisfaction, Organisational Citizenship Behaviour, and Organizational Commitment in Nigerian Universities
Authors: Nwibere B.M
Published: January 2022

The study examined the interactive relationship between job involvement, job satisfaction, organisational commitment citizenship behaviour (OCB) and organisational commitment among employees of Nigerian universities. The sample for the study consisted of two hundred and ten academic members of staff (210) from five (5) Federal Government owned universities in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. The study utilized both quantitative data (questionnaire) and qualitative data (interview). The Multiple Regression Model using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 18 were utilized for the analysis of data. The findings revealed that job involvement had a strong positive and significant relationship with organisational commitment and OCB. Although the relationship between job involvement and employees job satisfaction was also positive, it was however weak. Similarly, job satisfaction was revealed to have a positive and significant relationship with organisational commitment and OCB. Finally, organisational commitment was revealed to have a positive and significant relationship with OCB. Based on the findings above, it was concluded that as an employee develops a favourable attitude toward one aspect of the job based on unique experiences (e.g job involvement), such an employee is also likely to react favourably to other related aspects of the job (e.g job satisfaction, organisational commitment, OCB and organisational commitment). Thus, employees who are involved in their job, for example, are likely to be satisfied with the job, become committed to their organization and by extension exhibit OCBs. Similarly, employees who are dissatisfied with their job may become less involved in the work, less committed to their employer and organisation and lack OCBs. Other managerial implications of these findings were also discussed.
Analysis of Workplace Stress and Organizational Performance in Human Resource Management: A Case Study of Air Traffic Controllers of Pakistan
Authors: Iqbal Muhammad , Yilmaz Ayse Kucuk
Published: January 2022

Today main issue in management and organization is corporate sustainability which includes organizational performance. Organizational performance is one of the strategic issues for any management. The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between workplace stress and organizational performance; and mediational affect of employees’ health issues between workplace stress and organizational performance. Both primary and secondary data were used for the current study. A self-developed questionnaire was used after validating it through a pilot study for collecting the data. Proportionate random sampling technique was used to select the sample – air traffic controllers. The hypotheses were accepted at significant ‘p’ value proving the model as good fitting. Out of 134 questionnaires, 122 were received back from the respondents and used for the current study. The study results confirm that there is a negative relationship between workplace stress and organizational performance; while there is a partial mediational affect of employees’ health issues between workplace stress and organizational performance. The quantitative technique was used for investigation of the problem. The practical implications of the paper include implementation of the results provided by the researcher to reduce workplace stress by providing appropriate health facilities to the subjects; and increasing organizational performance. The findings of this study are important for corporations and future researchers on organizational behavior field. Original finding have a potential to contribute related field and expecially aviation management and strategy since sever workplace stress has an direct impact on both performance and employee sustainability in aviation business. The research aims to raise awareness of organizational behavior to achieving business objectives since human resource is most critical risk on the way of corporate sustainability.
Performance Audit: A Tool for Fighting Corruption in the Nigeria’s Public Sector Administration
Authors: Agbo Sunny , Aruomoaghe Jude A
Published: January 2022

The efficient and effective management of financial resources forms the basis for achieving good governance. In achieving the good governance, fiscal transparency and accountability must be ensured. Performance audit provides the platform to determine if the resources are being managed with due regard for economy, efficiency and effectiveness and that accountability requirements are being met reasonably. This study looks at performance audit as a tool for fighting corruption in Nigerian public sector administration. Questionnaires were distributed and analysed using the Pearson’s correlation co-efficient and we discovered that performance audit could be an effective tool in curbing corruption. It was suggested that performance audit report should be made public and stringent punishment should be melted on offenders to serve as deterrent to others.
An Exploratory Study of Financial Management Practices Among Ghanaian Households
Authors: Krah Redeemer Yao , Aveh Felix Kwame , Addo Rebecca
Published: January 2022

This is an exploratory study that investigates the financial management practices of 286 selected households in Greater Accra Regions of Ghana. The main objectives of the study are to examine the budgeting and budgetary control practices of the households and to identify the relationships that exist between the budget culture of a household and their educational level, stage, income, and savings/investment stock. Questionnaire was used in data collection and descriptive statistics such as cross tabulation and Chi-Square test of significance were applied to the data. It was found that most households do not prepare a budget for various reasons. Husband’s dominance of the resource allocation and bargaining process was emphasized by the findings. The study found a significant relationship between household budgeting and level of saving, educational level, income level and age of household. Most households do not seek the assistance of finance experts in financial planning and decision making. We suggest that coordinated measures are put in place by relevant government agencies and finance professionals to boost the level of financial literacy among households and individuals since it has an implication for saving and wealth creation as well as family harmony and unity.
Management in Public Utility Companies in Ghana: An Appraisal of Ghana Water Company Limited
Authors: Kessey Kwaku D , Ampaabeng Irene
Published: January 2022

Urban water provision system in Ghana covers 70 percent of the resident population but it is estimated that only 40 per cent of residents connected to the supply system have regular supplies. The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) which is responsible for production, distribution of potable water, billing and revenue collection from consumers is beset with many challenges. It faces several management challenges manifested in poor service delivery in terms of quantity and quality, poor cost recovery, weak capacity for operation and maintenance and poor financial management. This state of affairs has compelled the Government of Ghana to initiate reforms of the water sector including reengineering of the systems and possible Private Sector Participation in urban water provision. Presently, government has started physical expansion works in the water sector of many cities in Ghana. But not much has been done on the management system and its effect on water provision. The contention is that without effective management the expansion and reengineering works will not have sustainable effect on urban water provision. Given this scenario, Cape Coast, capital of Central region was chosen as case study on the management dimension of urban water provision. The institutional management assessment revealed that the GWCL as a quasi-state institution has limited autonomy for effective operation. This has culminated in poor performance and negative public image. The staff of the company admitted its poor service delivery and financial management. They are of the opinion that public-private partnership investment would improve the situation. However, consumers are unwilling to accept private investors’ participation in water provision due to the general perception that partnership will increase water tariffs.
Influence of the Entrepreneur and Enterprise Characteristics on Success of Cage Fish Farming In the Asuogyaman and South Dayi Districts, Ghana
Authors: J. N Anaglo , C. K Freeman , W. K Kumah , S. D Boateng , S. A Manteaw
Published: January 2022

Aquaculture is becoming a very important source of income to many people as well as a source of protein in their diets. This study examined the influence of the entrepreneur and enterprise characteristics on small-scale cage fish enterprises in the Asuogyaman and South Dayi Districts. The research employed a descriptive-correlation survey design, which used quantitative method to collect data from 105 owners and managers of small-scale cage fish enterprises. The findings revealed that age of entrepreneurs influenced customer satisfaction as entrepreneurs experience also influenced growth in sales. It was observed that technical know-how, attitude towards work, and managerial skills, had a significant relationship with profitability, and customer satisfaction. Finally, age of the enterprise was found to have a significant relationship with growth in sales. In conclusion, all the variables had positive relationships with enterprise success, but not all the relationships were significant. It is recommended that cage fish farmers should be encouraged to invest more in technical education, which will help improve on the success of their enterprises. Furthermore, farmers should take precautions to reduce the risk of failure to increase their chances of success and survival.
An Empirical Assessment of the Impact of Access to Credit on Farm Output: A Case Study of Sefwi-Wiawso Municipality Ghana
Authors: Aduhene David Tanoh , Boadu Sylvester , Obeng Ernest
Published: January 2022

The study examined the socio-demographic features of farmers and credit accessibility in the Sefwi-Wiawso Municipality Ghana. It also identifies the sources and factors influencing access to credit in the Sefwi-Wiawso Municipality. Primary data were obtained from 1,200 households and farmers within the Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal. The empirical analysis employed a logistic regression technique, the Tobit model and Endogenous Switching Regression Model (ESRM) to explore the accessibility of credit on productivity in the agriculture sector. The results revealed that age and gender are statistically significant in determining access to credit from both the logit and the endogenous regression models. The endogenous switching regression model further reveals that educational status, land ownership, access to knowledge on credit significantly influences the amount of credit received by a particular farmer within the Sefwi-Wiawso Municipality. These findings have practical implications for the modernizations of the Agriculture sector in Ghana. It is therefore important for various stakeholders to increase financial literacy among farming communities and the financial institutions to increase the credit accessibility by the Agriculture sector. It is therefore recommended that extension services provision, diversification of agriculture production and easy access to credit from financial institutions in the Municipality be established to ensure increased agriculture production.
Lecture Method Preferences, Auditory or Visual, of Ukrainian Consumers of Educational Services : A Statistical Analysis
Authors: Okulich-Kazarin Valery , Zhurba Mykola , Pagava Oksana , Kalko Iryna , Serbin Iyuriy
Published: January 2022

The aim of this study is to examine the lecture method preferences of Ukrainian consumers of educational services. The study has observed two popular methods of providing educational services: the auditory method and the visual method. Research methodology included: information research; questioning and statistical processing of questionnaires; graphical representation of results and verification of statistical hypotheses. The sampling included two groups of students and one group of school teachers. It was statistically proved that Ukrainian students prefer the visual method of lectures but not the auditory method in availing educational services. Since the results are strongly significant, they have a great practical importance, recommending university teachers to use visual methods of lectures more than auditory while providing educational services. This will help them to adapt their lecture form and technique according to the needs and preferences of students as consumers of educational services. In addition, the results will also be useful to design and formulate training programs for teachers of Ukrainian Universities and making policy design for the Ukrainian Higher Education.
The Profitability of Momentum Strategies: Empirical Evidence from Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE)
Authors: Mahmoud Oubay , Wardeh Almougheer I
Published: January 2022

The purpose of this study is to examine the profitability of Momentum based- trading strategies and investigate the causes of such profitability in Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) market. The study analyzed 16 Momentum strategies based on full rebalancing and equally weighted techniques using monthly data from January 2010 to December 2016. The findings of the study showed low but significant Momentum effect, where the returns of Momentum portfolios were statistically positive only in 1 out of 16 strategies. Our findings suggest that Momentum strategy is applicable for winner portfolios whereas contrarian strategy is more appropriate for loser portfolios. We also adopted Market Model in order to investigate the possible risk-based explanations of Momentum profits, but we found that market risk is unable to explain the Momentum profitability in DSE market.
Decision-Making on Working Capital Management, Based on Industry Differences
Authors: Tsangari Haritini
Published: January 2022

The effect of working capital components on profitability has conflicting empirical evidence, which is mostly data-driven. This paper aims to provide additional insight to this end, especially focusing on the neglected aspect of industry differentiation. The analysis implements a panel regression methodology on a dataset of 300 observations from firms in Cyprus, adjusting for control variables and considering industry differences. Overall, the present study illustrates that industry differences warrant in-depth examination for decision-making regarding working capital management policies. The findings show that the cash conversion cycle and its components have an effect on profitability, but the sign and level of significance vary according to the industry sector: results in the merged sample differ from the results by industry sector. For example, the cash conversion cycle has a positive effect on the consumer goods sector and a negative effect in the industrials sector. Additionally, management of creditors and suppliers is as important as the management of debtors, especially for consumer goods and industrials. Managers should aim for the optimal level of the working capital components, while simultaneously adjusting their strategies based on their industry sector, to boost firm profitability.
Organisational Politics – Causes and Effects on Organisation and Employees
Authors: Eniola Sule Olatunji , Iyabo Amuni Sarat , Adeshina Ashiru Titi , Olajide Ariyo Oladayo
Published: January 2022

This work was just to look at the causes and the effects of politics within organisation. It started with the reasons for groups within organisations, causes and possible effects of organisational politics on the organisation and the employees. Finally, the work made it clear that employees need to relate which may give room for politicking but moderation and utmost supervision should be the guarding principle.