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Application of MOOC and Virtual Simulation Experiment in Experimental Teaching of Mechanical Design
Authors: Jingchun Zhan, Zhen Wang Shaoyong Han,
Published: January 2022

The mechanical design experiment is a comprehensive experimental course that can cultivate the preliminary engineering practice ability of machinery students. Due to the high requirements for students' basic knowledge and ability of comprehensive application of knowledge, teaching is difficult and the teaching effect is general. This paper uses the MOOC teaching method, a new network-based teaching model, to study the experimental teaching of mechanical design and the construction of virtual simulation experiment teaching system under the new situation. Firstly, analyze the advantages in experimental teaching of mechanical design under virtual simulation experiment. Secondly, it puts forward suggestions for constructing the virtual simulation experiment teaching system of mechanical design, and discusses the advantages of the combination of MOOC and virtual simulation experiment technology, opportunities and reforms under the new situation. Lastly, it can be concluded that by using MOOC and virtual simulation experiments can break through the limitations of traditional teaching and improve teaching. This paper applies the MOOC and virtual simulation experiment to the experimental teaching of mechanical design, can not only improve the teaching of teachers, but also cultivate the practical ability and thinking innovation ability of machinery students. With the advantages of MOOC and virtual simulation experiments, it provides better opportunities and challenges for the teaching of mechanical design.
Multidimensional Analysis on the Construction of Inner-Party Supervision System
Authors: Ma Sijie
Published: January 2022

In the new era, it is necessary to build a comprehensive, authoritative and efficient supervision system. We will further develop the basic theoretical system of the party's internal supervision, explore specific ways to improve its supervision ability and quality, and thoroughly study and implement the important spirit of the 19th national people's Congress. The key to the construction of the operation mechanism system of the party's internal supervision lies in taking Marxism and the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics as the "point" and the historical experience and practical application of the party's internal supervision as the "line". In the process of the research on the combination of point and line, the basic contents of the theory of the party's internal supervision and operation organization in the new era are more specific. When encountering new situations and problems, we carefully analyze and solve them. In the process of practice, effective experience is screened out to realize the link between the theoretical system and the construction of the system model.
Exploration and Practice of New HSS Construction in the Public Affairs Administration Major of Medical Colleges: An example of Southwest Medical University
Authors: Weili Hu Xue Sun,
Published: January 2022

The new humanities and social sciences construction is an important part of the current higher education reform in China. It is an exploratory reform in the field of humanities and social sciences in the sense of adapting to the national strategic development and responding to the scientific and technological revolution. Taking the opportunity of the new humanities and social sciences construction, the major of public affairs administration in Southwest Medical University upgraded the concept, mode, content and means of personnel training, gave full play to the platform advantages of medical colleges, realized the deep integration of medicine and management, explored and constructed a new HSS construction program that integrates the three systems of “talent training, teacher workforce and quality culture”, which is expected to provide reference for the advancement of higher education reform.
Provenance Study of Sancai Glazed Pottery Excavated in Longhai Royal Tomb of Bohai State by Composition and Statistical Analysis
Authors: Guyang Yang Huanhuan Wang,
Published: January 2022

The views about the provenance of Sancai glazed pottery discovered in Bohai State are distinct. The purpose of this research is to measure the Sancai glazed pottery samples excavated in Longhai royal tomb of Bohai state by X-ray fluorescence, and then comparative analyse the compositions data of this research with Tang Sancai from the Huangye kiln, Huangbao kiln and Liquanfang kiln in Tang Dynasty in the Central Region of China. The results show that chemical composition of the body and the glaze applied in this research is different from the samples of the above three main kilns in the central region of China. Therefore these samples excavated in Longhai royal tomb of Bohai state are presumably produced in Bohai state locally.
Research on the Teaching Mode of Computer Foundation Public Course in Vocational Technical Colleges Based on “Internet +”--Taking Lanzhou Vocational Technical College in Gansu Province as an Example
Authors: Xinhua Zhao, Shuqiao Zhao Kezhu Zhang,
Published: January 2022

By means of investigation and comparison, this paper studies the application effect of the mixed teaching mode of “two courses and one micro” in the course of Computer Foundation in higher vocational colleges, and randomly divides the investigated students into observation group and control group. The observation group adopts the traditional teaching mode while the control group adopts the traditional teaching mode. The results showed that the students’ learning ability and assessment scores in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). It is concluded that the teaching effect of the mixed innovative teaching mode of “two courses and one micro” adopted by the teachers of the common course of Computer Foundation in higher vocational colleges is extremely remarkable, which is worth popularizing in the teaching of the common course of Computer Foundation in higher vocational colleges.
Incentive Mechanism for Product Quality of Retailers Based on Platform-Based ECommerce
Authors: Changyue Dong, Chunyi Ji Lei Xu,
Published: January 2022

In order to explore the autonomous incentive mechanism of platform-based e-commerce to online retailers' products, a product quality incentive model based on deposit and commission management is established for single retailer single quality products, single retailer products at multiple quality levels and double-retailer different quality products in three cases. Comparative analysis of the equilibrium results in three cases reveals that the effectiveness of the incentive mechanism of platform discount in the first case depends on the deposit strategy of the platform and the influence of the unit cost of excellent and low-quality products. In the second case, the incentive mechanism of platform discount is completely effective. The platform price discount has a positive incentive effect on retailers. The online retailers' increasing the sales of high-quality products and reducing the sales of low-quality products improve the high-quality product rate in the market. In the third case, the effectiveness of the platform discount incentive mechanism is mainly affected by the unit cost of products.
The Impact of COVID – 19 on Employee’s Job Security and Job Satisfaction of Bangladesh
Authors: Islam Monija , Al-Shams Tanveer Muhammad
Published: January 2022

This paper presents a comprehensive diagnosis of Job Security and Job Satisfaction of different service sector in Bangladesh. The different service sector job holders are in a precarious situation in terms of their job security. The survey questionnaire was modeled to measure the job security & job satisfaction of an employee in this Covid-19 pandemic. In this study, we investigate the vacillation of job security for different service sector employees. Job security and Job Satisfaction is one of the vexed questions here in the COVID-19 pandemic situation. It focuses on the relative importance of Job Security and job satisfaction factors and their impact on the employment. The result shows that working conditions, chance to try my own methods and co workers harmony are the most important factors contributing to job satisfaction during COVID-19. For this purpose, we formed questionnaire of 300 service sector employees such as Teachers School, College and University; bankers, doctors, engineers etc. to find out the actual scenarios. It also investigates the influence of age, gender and managerial/non managerial differences on the attitude towards job satisfaction. The study also examines the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction factors. Based on the findings, the employees at different service sector they were slightly satisfied with their jobs. Service sector employees are agonizing mostly due to this problem.
An Analysis of Covid-19 Supply and Demand, and Impacts on the Post-Pandemic World
Authors: Han Alex
Published: January 2022

Covid-19 has impacted the world in an unprecedented way. The astounding rate that Covid-19 spreads has made it a universal and ubiquitous threat, affecting every facet of our daily life, causing changes in behavioral characteristics among individuals, communities, and governments. Accordingly, there have been drastic changes in domestic markets, governmental policies, and decision-making processes in this environment in supply and demand. This paper reviews the current market situation facing Covid 19, economic sector’s responses so far and its impact on post-pandemic era. Covid-19 has been a    warning sign that we have to do better. Although the world was unprepared for this global crisis, this could be an opportunity for governments and businesses to learn from the experience and harden up to do better under abrupt challenges that could arise in the future.
IL-37 expression improves renal function after ischemia and reperfusion in mice model
Authors:   São Paulo, Pinto Paloma E , Requião-Moura Aloisio M
Published: January 2022

Renal ischemia is a major problem in the world that lead to renal failure for which no effective treatment is available. Renal ischemia involves a robust inflammatory response, involving up-regulated chemokine expression and leukocyte accumulation, contributes to the mechanism of renal injury and renal failure. IL-37 is a new human cytokine and has an anti-inflammatory function. Currently, it is unknown whether IL-37 suppresses renal inflammatory response to ischemia. We tested the hypothesis that expression of human IL-37 in mouse protects the renal against ischemic injury through suppression of the renal inflammatory response. IL-37 Tg and WT mice were subjected to right renal nephrectomy to induce unilateral model of ischemia the microvascular clamp was positioned around the left renal pedicles. Serum sampling for measurements of TNF-α, IL-1β, Caspase3, MDA, HMGB1, urea and creatinine. Hematoxylin-eosin staining for histological analysis. The resulted data showed that IL-37 has anti-inflammatory effects in renal IRI as evidenced by significant reduction of the inflammatory markers levels TNF-α, IL-1β and HMGB1. IL-37 has potent antioxidant and anti-apoptotic effects with significant reduction in MDA and caspace-3 respectively
The Relationship between Sport Organizational Management Practices and Coaching Leadership Style of Primer League Football Clubs in Ethiopian
Authors: Hundito Biruk , Mohan N Vijay
Published: January 2022

The major purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between sport organizational management practices and coaching leadership style of Ethiopian primer league football clubs. To this end descriptive survey method were employed. The data collected by two Questionnaires the first one from sport organizational management practices and the second one Leadership Scale for Sport (LSS) from selected football club players. Assess the validity and reliability of the questionnaires by areas of professional expertise. The target population of this study were all 14 Ethiopian primer league football club players. Based on Ethiopian football federation rules and regulations 25 players registered for one year computation 25x14(N=350).The researcher selected only 4(28.57%) top two and bottom tow clubs from 2015/2016 computation year by using purposive sampling techniques. The total number of participants in this study was 4x25(N=100). The research approach applied for this study were quantitative approach in nature. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20 used for data analysis Depending on the nature of the basic questions, appropriate statistical techniques such as mean, standard deviation, ANOVA (analysis of variance) ,and Pearson correlation were used for data analysis. The level of significance is set at 0.05. The researcher assumption/hypothesis was: - There is no significant difference in sport organizational management practices, Perceive and Prefer of coaching leadership behaviour of player’s indices in Ethiopian premier league football clubs. The study findings indicated that, there is significant difference between clubs and sport organizational management practice, there is significant difference between clubs and perceive coaching leadership style and there is no significant difference between clubs and prefer coaching leadership style. Finally there was positive relationship in sport organizational management practice, perceive and prefer of coaching leadership behaviour.
Demographic Factors Influence on the Tendency to Become Entrepreneur: Estimating the Antecedents and Consequences of Entrepreneurial Tendency
Authors: Polas Mohammad Rashed Hasan , Bhattacharjee Amitab , Raju Valliappan , Hossain Mohammad Imtiaz
Published: January 2022

The essence of this study deals with identifying the major demographic factors for the tendency to become an entrepreneur. Our survey data from 132 randomly selected respondents were used to investigating the factors for the tendency to become an entrepreneur. In this study, a quantitative method was used to improve research strength. This study identified some major factors which increase an individual’s entrepreneurial tendency. The study found a significant relationship between educational degree specialization, nationality, gender, entrepreneur parent, child position, marital status, age towards the tendency to become an entrepreneur. Moreover, the study further didn’t find any relationship between performance (CGPA), religion and abroad experience towards the tendency to become an entrepreneur than earlier findings. Moreover, the entrepreneur is the combination of risk and willingness to find success but it’s not easy to be like that because of both effects of internal and external business environments and therefore this study is conducted to identify core factors, which may influence on the willingness of an individual for being an entrepreneur. It is truly noticed the business-oriented scope for female compared to male in the same region that supports the other major factor called nationality. However, this study is conducted over postgraduate students studying in Malaysia that may focus a limitation but its overall results will fairly demonstration tendency to become an entrepreneur based on the international business environment perspective.
Perception And Management of Human Fertility: A Shona Landscape
Authors: Chingombe Agrippa , Evans Mandova , Nenji Simon
Published: January 2022

The history of the Shona people has it formally and informally that fertility is an issue of major concern to the couple, family and community. However, very little literature has been documented concerning the Shona worldview of fertility, as well as its causes and effects. Most of the knowledge and belief systems exist in oral form to the extent that, there is a temptation to exaggerate and mystify as well as misrepresent the concept and its practice. This makes it difficult for outsiders and other non-practising Shona people to appreciate the value of this real life-long African belief system, which has survived the test of time. The paper seeks to offer a philosophical insight and analysis of the perception and management of human fertility among the Shona people of Zimbabwe.
Users’ Attitudes towards Institutional Repository in Jadavpur University: A Critical Study
Authors: Halder Sambhu Nath , Chandra Suvra
Published: January 2022

This paper examines the user-aware of institutional repositories in Jadavpur University. The main objective of this study is to investigate the awareness of Institutional Repository (IR) in an academic institution and different aspects associated with it, such as, software, sources for user’s awareness, motivators for developing a repository, demand of the users in changing paradigms from traditional to digital environment, etc. In the present days, libraries are also adopting the latest technologies to provide best possible services in user friendly form. This paper also describes the potential role of institutional repositories and its easiness and simplicity of use are attracting more patrons in the use of institutional repositories. Only a wide range of user awareness is needed for proper usage of its beauty. Entirely this paper is based on a critical study, which measures the utility of institutional repositories in users’ point of view.
Solutions to Improve Educational Management Quality
Authors: Jahanian Ramezan , Motahari Masoomeh
Published: January 2022

Nowadays, enhancing the quality in educational systems of different countries has gained especial importance and stand. Improving utilizing and increasing the quality in our country's educational system is felt too. One of the utilizing factors in education system is to improve the educational management quality. In this article, effective factors in educational management quality and one of its improving solutions, thorough management quality, is analyzed.
Impact of Product Development and Innovation on Organisational Performance
Authors: Scholastica E UDEGBE , Maurice  I UDEGBE
Published: January 2022

In today’s global market, businesses are faced with intensive competition and in order to obtain a sustainable competitive advantage, they have to adopt processes and system for development of their new products, as well as the improvement of the existing products through innovation. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between organizational performance and product development by innovation. The data was collected from the marketing managers, operation managers and those managers who have been involving greatly in product development and innovation process. A total of 185 useable questionnaires were completed though research sample of 120 firms in Nigeria. The result of the study were interpreted using Likert model and SPSS package for the analysis of some appropriate statistical methods such as factor analysis, regression, and reliability analysis. The findings show that the impact of product development on organizational performance was higher in Nigeria when consumers perceive product innovation as stronger, more favorable and more unique. Creativity/quality of the innovation process exert a positive influence on product development and organizational performance. To literature, the study has supported previous studies on product development and performance especially in developing economies such as Nigeria, Malaysia, Ghana, and among others. Therefore, it was recommended that creative/quality innovations should be maintained continuously to develop appropriate product continually.
Compliance Behavior Analysis of the Ship Crew to the International Safety Management (Ism) Code in Indonesia
Authors: Mamahit Desi Albert , Daryanto Heny K , Sumarwan Ujang , Yusuf Eva Zhoriva
Published: January 2022

The purpose of this code is to provide international standards for the management and safe operation of ships and pollution prevention Furthermore, this study has the objective to identify the role of the ISM Code on maritime activities in Indonesia, knowing the perceptions and attitudes regarding the conduct of the crew boat ISM Code. Location research is conducted on the crew that was in the Port of Tanjung Priok in Jakarta. Data collection and processing is done for 3 months. The study was conducted using a survey approach by distributing questionnaires to the crew (respondents) from different hierarchy. Respondents were asked to fill out questionnaires about the intentions of the respondents in the implementation and compliance with the ISM Code safety rules for shipping. The primary data used in this study were obtained by a structured interview to the crew of passenger ships carrying commodities and goods in the country. Selection of boats done by purposive method, which is the selected ship types ship transporting passengers and goods in the domestic commodities. While the selection is done by the crew convenience method which is one form of non-random sampling methods or non-probabilistic unrestricted. The selection of the crew carried out when the ship was leaning / docked in the port of Tanjung Priok Jakarta and Merak port in Banten. Based on these results it can be concluded in general that the respondents are interested in the concept of the ISM Code as ineffectively to be more related to the supervision of the safety of shipping. It is turns out to be a featured subject of their compliance with the ISM Code as well as the application of this rule is also easy to understand. However, not all respondents are interested in the ISM Code, this is because the respondents consider that the ISM Code executed is just a formality and then it is not supported by the safety adequate equipment, non-compliance crew also based on the lack of socialization of the ISM Code.
Fiscal Federalism and Its Role in Optimization of the Financial Sistem Country
Authors: Abuselidze George
Published: January 2022

To optimize the financial system is exceptionally important to achieve an effective balance between revenues and expenditures of all-the central, regional and local budgets. Socio-economic development of regions cannot be accomplish without financial relations. "Fiscal federalism" multilateral and, respectively complex mechanism, which describes the financial device of rights and obligations between the "center" and "region", the rules of their relationship at all stages of the budget process, regulatory and legislative methods of budgetary resources redistribution. In the process of formation, distribution and exercising of public finances socio- economic relations between the State, legal entities and individuals are build and at the same time subjective interests are realized.
The Place of Physical Infrastructure in Realizing Nigeria’s Vision 20: 2020
Authors: Paul B Akhalumeh , Izien Ohiokha Friday
Published: January 2022

This paper examines how infrastructure will play a vital role in the realization of Nigeria’s Vision 20: 2020. The objective is to assess the adequacy of Nigerian infrastructural base as a pre-requisite to the realization of the laudable Vision 20:2020. It is expected that Nigerian government will use the result of this study to evaluate Nigeria’s infrastructure so that appropriate steps can be taken to address the palpable deficit in infrastructure. The study used data from secondary source of published materials from credible internet web sites to analyze the current Nigerian situation. The results of the study reveal that though the project of Vision 20:2020 is grandiose, there seems to be a lack of corresponding will to achieve the ideals of the Vision as evident in the deficit in our transport infrastructure, electricity power generation and technological impetus as shown by the standards of Nigerian tertiary education (universities and others). The study therefore recommends amongst others that: there should be sufficient fiscal discipline, transparency, good governance and accountability to ensure that there is adequate commitment to the Vision: the transport infrastructure should be expanded and upgraded, with provision made for their maintenance; Nigeria should take concerted steps to address the problem of power generation and distribution, and Nigerian tertiary education should be restructured.
Towards Low Carbon Society: Exploring Users Perceptions on the Service Quality Level Performance of Public Transport Staff in the Klang Valley
Authors: Noor Khairul Baharein Mohd , Dola Kamariah
Published: January 2022

In the midst of Malaysia to become developed nation by the year 2020, there are many strategies implemented, including to encourage the usage of public transportation and carbon reduction. This research study was undertaken to determine the service quality level performance of supporting employees of the public transport as provided to the bus and train users in Klang Valley in Malaysia in effort to explore the level of quality for attracting more users. Questionnaire survey was conducted on users within two pre-determined localities in the capital city. A multi-stage approach was used where data were collected primarily through survey questionnaires. This was supported through semi-structured interviews with selected individuals and site observation of facilities provided and staff-customer interaction. Analysis of findings generally suggested that the service quality performance level generally was considered as ‘average’ for a number of soft trait dimensions. All these dimensions are personal interaction between the staff and the users. What emerged from the findings also suggested that there was a wide gap between service given and what is perceived and expected by the users. Such instances suggested that the service provided by the staff has yet to be considered as achieving excellent quality service level from the viewpoint of the users. As such, considerable improvement was needed to enhance the attitudes and behaviors of the staff to a level of service that would certainly satisfy and delight the users.
Reinventing South African Management Students as Stewards of Democratization: A Critical Pedagogy Perspective
Authors: Rennie Naidoo
Published: January 2022

This paper challenges orthodox higher management education provided in South Africa. The reflections explored here are of a democratic and ethical nature: Democratic as it promotes a more inclusive concept of management education; and ethical because the new principles informing management action should explicitly address the welfare of the disenfranchised. Drawing from Freire’s critical pedagogy, this paper proposes a reorientation of managers as an integral part of citizenship and by implication custodians of our democracy. Five recommendations for future management education are offered: (1) involvement in academic activism, (2) re-presenting ethics as an integral core, (3) promoting ‘flexible’ ideological perspectives (4) engaging in contextually relevant research, and (5) participating in community projects.
Protectionism and Containment in the Twenty-First Century: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Authors: Chang Claude V , Kluegel Karl
Published: January 2022

This paper advances two premises in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): The first is that TPP represents the latest initiative on the protectionism continuum, thus the latest substitute for domestic adjustment. As argued, its primary focus is to facilitate the perceived need to “rebalance global growth” within the existing institutional framework of global capitalism with minimal disruption to the US economy, hence it is unlikely to succeed in an era of increasing uncertainty surrounding the world economic and political order in a post-Great Recession world.. The second premise is that, as a two-pronged initiative TPP further represents the latest attempt to contain China in its sphere of influence in the region and the wider world, hence it is equally likely to fail in this objective given China’s established geo-economic role in the region and its use of soft power.
Impact of Family Ownership on Market Value of a Firm: A Comparative Analysis of Family and Non-Family Companies Listed at Karachi Stock Exchange (Pakistan)
Authors: Tahir Safdar Husain , Sabir Hazoor Muhammad
Published: January 2022

The current study attempts to investigate the impact of family ownership structure on value of firms listed at the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) of Pakistan. For the distinction of FOB from Non-FOB, two threshold points (25% & 50%) of ownership structure are used. A sample of 280 listed firms at KSE is collected ranging for the period 2002-13. Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) is applied on panel data to estimate the coefficients of variables. The empirical results indicate that the family firms outperform the non-family ones. The better performance of young generation of family firms over succeeding generation is also revealed but professional chief executive officer (CEO) over family member is preferred. Furthermore, this study discovers inflection points i.e. (62% & 57%) for family and non-family firms under quadratic specification respectively.
On Energy Subsidy Reform and Sustainable Development in Nigeria
Authors: Ekong Christopher N , Akpan Usenobong F
Published: January 2022

Reforming fossil fuel subsidy in Nigeria offers greater opportunities in putting the country on a sustainable path of development. However, removing or reducing fuel subsidy is one knotty issue that has generated severe challenges to government over the decades. Several attempts at this direction have often met stiff opposition from entrenched interest groups. Among other things, a successful reform would require a strong political will to trade off the concentrated benefits of vested interests groups against greater benefits to the society. Achieving this end may not be an easy exercise and a number of issues/options that should be considered have been highlighted in the paper.
Financial Performance Assessment of Large Scale Conglomerates Via Topsis and Critic Methods
Authors: Kazan Halim , Ozdemir Omer
Published: January 2022

In this study, TOPSIS method was used to analyze financial statements of the fourteen large-scale conglomerates which are traded on Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE). At first, the study used CRITIC METHOD to calculate nineteen financial ratios of these holdings over three periods (2009-2011), and found their financial ratio weights. TOPSIS method was applied to the nineteen financial ratio calculated, and the conglomerates were given financial performance scores in accordance with the results reached. Financial performance scores of these conglomerates were compared in order to make an inference as to their future behaviors.
Analysis of Batik Semarang Business Performance Using SCP (Structure-Conduct-Performance) Approach
Authors: Ngatindriatun
Published: January 2022

Batik Semarang is one of Indonesia’s national heritage, which once had disappered in Japan colonialism era. In 2006, the city government of Semarang started to redevelop Batik Semarang as a regional identity of Semarang, by conducting a preservation program of Batik Semarang. This research’s objective is to identify and analyze the business performance of Batik craftsmen or batik maker in Semarang focused on the study on production, distribution, and market aspects. The fact arose is the decreasing number of Batik craftsmen year by year. The research was conducted by using the survey method on 17 batik craftsman in Semarang city. The Analysis of Batik Semarang’s Business Performance uses SCP approach which covers market structure analysis, conduct analysis, and performance analysis. The industry level market is moderately concentrated over the study indicated by the CR4 75% and HHI 1889. The result of market structure analysis suggest an oligopolistic market structure. Performance analysis involves the elements of price conduct, product conduct, and market conduct. Price conduct shows that 76 % of respondents act as the price maker. Product conduct shows that 70 % of respondents have chosen to do product diversification. Market conduct shows that 56 percent of producers sell the products directly to the consumers.. Performance analysis is viewed from the element of Batik business profitability, which shows the average R/C ratio of 1.72 and the average ROA of 0.51. This indicates that Batik Semarang business is still profitable.
Modern Organization Theory: Analyzing the Complexity of Coordination and Cooperation in the Modern Organizations
Authors: Haque Sirajul , Rehman Naveed
Published: January 2022

The theory consists of principles that describe relationships observed in association with phenomenon. The primary role of theory is to provide a description as well as explanation of the phenomenon. This means that organization theory can help us in understanding us; what is organizations, how organization behaves in a given environment and how they may behave in a different set of circumstances. The organization theory has been developed as a result of systematic study of organizations. Therefore, it has general applications to all type of organizations. It provides way of thinking about organization and managing the organizations. Organization theory deals primarily with the organization level phenomenon such as organizational change and growth, planning and design, development, politics, culture and structure. In the context of organization level phenomenon, this research study deals with effectiveness of the organization. The study is aimed to investigate the complexity of coordination and cooperation in the context of modern organization. The research has studies two major Model of organization theories; System Model and Contingency Model and has critically deliberated on the complexities of coordination and cooperation in the context of modern organizations, Finally, in the light of study of these modern organization models, the author has suggested Henry Mintzburg’s Model for dealing with the complexity of coordination and cooperation.
Performance Culture – The E.Q., Support of the Reposition of Companies on the Market – Answer To the Impact of Economic Crisis
Authors: Gheorghe Mihaela Cristina
Published: January 2022

In an economy where the co-operation is part of the success of any strategy, the putting at the staff’s disposition of the information needed in order to take the most appropriate decisions and its involvement in formulating and meeting the objectives of the company create competitive advantages, conjugated with a great individual responsibility.The topicality of methods, processes, strategies accentuates the interfering moment of the rational intelligence (I.Q.) with the emotional intelligence (E.Q.), synergy which can propel and capitalize strategies deeply touched by the importance of the quality of the staff, in the company’s success.The promotion of a performance culture, designed to support the strategies formulated, can be realized only inside a company which promotes the credibility and the confidence. A customer-centric and pro-active staff, aligned to the basic purpose of the company, would adapt with confidence and will contribute to the creation of a structure aimed to support the continuity of the company.
An Investigation of Servqual Dimensions in the Delivery of Satisfied Services to Customers in the Domestic Airlines Industry in Ghana
Authors: Ofori – Okyere Isaac , Kumah Seyram Pearl
Published: January 2022

This study investigates SERQUAL Dimensions in the delivery of satisfied services in the domestic airline industry in Ghana. Questionnaires were distributed to four hundred and fifty (450) customers from three domestic airlines namely Antrak Air, Fly 540 and Star Bow using the convenience sampling technique. The responses from the field indicate that domestic airlines operating in Ghana fall short in their adoption of SERVQUAL model to deliver quality services to their customers. According to the findings of this study, domestic airlines in Ghana are regarded by majority of the respondents as not being reliable, responsive, showing sense of assurance, empathy and tangible in all their operations. The same majority of respondents also indicated that the airlines fall short in adopting best practices of service quality.
The Impact of Credit Risk Management on the Commercial Banks Performance in Nigeria
Authors: Abiola Idowu , Olausi Awoyemi Samuel
Published: January 2022

Credit risk management in banks has become more important not only because of the financial crisis that the industry is experiencing currently, but also a crucial concept which determine banks’ survival, growth and profitability. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of credit risk management on the performance of commercial banks in Nigeria. Financial reports of seven commercial banking firms were used to analyze for seven years (2005 – 2011). The panel regression model was employed for the estimation of the model. In the model, Return on Equity (ROE) and Return on Asset (ROA) were used as the performance indicators while Non-Performing Loans (NPL) and Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) as credit risk management indicators. The findings revealed that credit risk management has a significant impact on the profitability of commercial banks’ in Nigeria.
Theories of Knowledge: A Critical Examination of the Validity of Different Kinds of Explanations
Authors: Haque Sirajul , Abbasi Sharif Ahmed
Published: January 2022

The theories of knowledge are the most important areas of knowledge. The major issue in “Theories of knowledge”, is the real source of obtaining the knowledge. In the field of philosophy of social sciences, the theories of knowledge and its different kinds of explanations provides basis for conducting research. Regarding the theories of knowledge, Rationalism and Empiricism are the two main sources of acquiring knowledge. The followers of rationalism believe that logics are the primary source of knowledge for conducting research and the followers of empiricism believe that experience is the primary source of knowledge. In this regard, the paper has described that how the theory of induction and deduction works. The research paper has critically discussed the observations of followers of these two schools of thoughts and has examined the validity of different kinds of explanations i.e Scientific Explanations and Social Explanations. The research paper has thoroughly discussed the theories and models of explanation and attempted to answer the following questions; what are the problems with the theories of knowledge? What is the nature of different kinds of explanation? What is the validity of different kinds of explanations?. In the end, the paper has presented conclusion from the critical discussion in the paper.
Critical Success Factors for Franchised Restaurants Entering the Kenyan Market: Customers’ Perspective
Authors: Gikonyo Lucy , Berndt Adele , Wadawi Joseph
Published: January 2022

This article seeks to determine the critical success factors for franchised restaurants entering the Kenyan market from the customers’ perspective. We used a quantitative methodology by taking a survey. The respondents were identified using convenience sampling. A sample of 389 franchised restaurant customers was drawn and a response rate of 98.7% was obtained. It is suggested that the critical success factors for franchised restaurants from customers’ perspective include good and consistent products and product range (menu mix), competent staff who were clean, warm, courteous and welcoming, a pleasant and clean atmosphere, reasonable and stable prices of products and a convenient location with efficient service. This paper has added value in theory by identifying the critical success factors for franchised restaurants entering the Kenyan market from customers’ perspective. The findings can be used by restaurant franchises that seek to establish successful businesses in the Kenyan market and other similar regional markets.
Analysis of Nigeria Firms, Export Marketing Configuration in the Global Market
Authors: Opara Bright C
Published: January 2022

This study is set out to analyze the Configuration (behavior) of Nigerian firms’ export marketing in the global market. This can be appreciated from the fact that export play important role in the socio-economic development of nations; in the areas of value creation and facilitate economics of abundance for national development. The data were generated through structured questionnaire administered on sixty exporting firms located in Lagos. The data were statistically subjected to T-tests, employing Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), in Special Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings revealed that Nigerian exporting firms are patterned into Experimental, Active, and Committed. The findings also showed that Nigeria firms’ years of export involvement influence their pattern of export, just as company size and number of employee’s impact on firms’ categorization of export involvement. The findings of this study are peculiar because it focuses on Nigeria firms involved in export, and give valuable insight on the prospects and challenges on pattern of Nigerian firms’ marketing activities in the global market. Nigeria’s desire to attain the economic vision of 202020 (being among 20 top Global Economies in the Year 2020) will be enhanced and achieved; if the findings of this study are professionally and sincerely pursued, and what it can contribute to the nation’s development is positively considered by stakeholders.
Corporate Governance, Sustainability and Capital Markets Orientation
Authors: Salvioni Daniela M , Gennari Francesca
Published: January 2022

Generally accepted principles of effective corporate governance have taken hold in the context of different models of governance, whose implementation is also linked to the share structure of the companies and to the dynamics of risk’s capital markets. Global companies need a global approach in the acquisition of consensus and financial resources, first of all through a correct development of the corporate governance activities and promoting a market-driven management inspired by long-term sustainable development. In this context, the growing importance of sustainability and the concept of global responsibility in the relationships with stakeholders join together with the convergence of corporate governance rules, reducing the gap between insider and outsider systems. This paper, by means of a research on the first ten most capitalised companies listed in countries characterized by different capital market orientation and corporate governance models (USA, UK, Germany, France and Italy), aims to underlines the relations between these two to deepen the requisites for a more effective and sustainable governance.
Trends in Reading Literary Fiction in Print and Cyber Media by Undergraduate Students of Hasanuddin University
Authors: Rahman Fathu , P M Amir , Tammasse
Published: January 2022

This research investigated the trends in reading literary fiction by students of Hasanuddin University and their main reasons for reading works of fiction. Reading tendencies were grouped into types, reading of fiction in print and fiction in electronic (cyber) media. The purposes of this study were: 1) to quantify the literary fiction reading media preferred by students; 2) to identify specific reasons for their choice of media; 3) to identify perceived personal benefits obtained from reading literary fiction, and 4) to evaluate readers’ personal choices in terms of contents. The majority of students preferred to read using electronic media (62%), although a substantial majority preferred the classical printed book format (38%). The reasons given for preferring cyber literature (defined as works of fiction presented in an electronic medium) to printed literature were mainly practical, such as ease of access using electronic devices (tablets, computers, smartphones, etc.) as well as capacity and versatility, and that one multi-functional device can hold many books or other reading media. This research indicates that young people view reading fiction not only as entertainment, but also as a valuable and rewarding activity. The trend towards electronic media provides a growing and increasingly used opportunity for casual readers and enthusiasts to access and enjoy a wide cross-section of literary fiction.
Foreign Direct Investment - Growth Linkage in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is Governance a Mediating Factor?
Authors: Fagbemi Fisayo , Bello Kehinde Mary
Published: January 2022

In sub – Saharan Africa, weak institutions and the rising concern for improved business environment offer considerable leverage for enhancing the effectiveness of institutional framework, capital inflows, and public investment efficiency. These have put SSA in the global spotlight in recent times. Hence, the study examines the mediating effect of governance on FDI – growth nexus in 35 SSA countries between 2002 and 2017 using panel data techniques (Pooled OLS, Fixed Effects, and Panel-Corrected Standard Error’ (PCSE) estimation) and the Dynamic One – Step Difference and System GMM. Results indicate that control of corruption, political stability and regulatory quality, including governance composite index, have a positive and significant effect on economic growth, suggesting that institutions have a salutary impact on SSA economies. The findings further show that FDI inflows adversely influence growth owing to insufficient absorptive capacity that could enhance FDI effectiveness in the region. More importantly, the pervasiveness of poor governance in SSA is identified as a critical case that undermines the development of the nexus between FDI and economic growth. Thus, the study suggests that FDI – growth linkage would be enhanced by promoting a strong institutional environment that offers a good mechanism for attaining the actual FDI spillover potential through a policy framework that points the path towards cost-effective measures in SSA. Also, there should be core investment policies across African countries that would induce the private sector in consolidating government efforts and resources aimed at improving international competitiveness by diversifying the region’s economies away from a protracted commodity – based.
Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adults with Septic Shock
Authors: Jacoby Katherine , Saavedra Ramiro , Spanier Matthew , Huelster Joshua , Campbell Alex , Smith Claire , Dawud Barite , St. Hill Catherine
Published: January 2022

Survivors and non-survivors were compared for 20 adults supported with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) for refractory septic shock from 2012-2018. The primary outcome was hospital survival. Secondary outcomes were ECMO associated complications and survival to decannulation. Median age was 53.5 (IQR 42.0-61.3). At ≤ 24 hours prior to cannulation, median SOFA score was 17.5 (IQR 15 - 19) and 17 patients (85%) had new cardiac dysfunction. Median left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was 20% (IQR 10-38). Thirteen patients had a mixed (cardiogenic and distributive) or cardiogenic shock profile (65%), 7 had a distributive shock profile (35%), and 17 (85%) survived to decannulation. Fourteen (70%) survived to hospital discharge and median cerebral performance category score was 1 (IQR 1-2). No differences were found in age, comorbid conditions, time from shock onset to cannulation, peak flow rate on ECMO, ECMO complications, shock profile, LVEF, or vasoactive-inotrope score (VIS). More patients in the distributive shock profile experienced limb ischemia complications (n=3, 42.9%) compared to the cardiogenic and mixed shock profiles (n=1, 7.7%). Survivors to hospital discharge had a lower SOFA score. VA ECMO support may be a beneficial therapy for refractory septic shock and could be considered in select adult patients.