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Theoretical Justification and Calculation of the Integral Indicator Related to Innovative Activity of an Organization
Authors: Vasilieva Ekaterina , Vasiliev Evgeniy , Danilova Elena
Published: July 2019

The current economic and political situation poses challenges for the further development of the Russian economy. Problems of the discrepancy between the existing economic, administrative, regulatory framework and the tasks set were identified during the implementation of the National Technological Initiative 2035. Problem of compatibility of social organization and ability of social systems to change is becoming urgent. To efficiently overcome the identified difficulties, it is necessary to develop the existing theories of organizational development (hereinafter â€“ OD), the organization's innovative activity being an important component of many of them. Formation of empirical data is required for the formation of strategic plans within the framework of OD theories. The adapted author's system of innovative indicators was used to solve this problem in the study.Innovative activity of any organization can be viewed as a sequential cyclic passage of stages that generally describe the life cycle of any innovative product, from the moment of inception to achieving specific economic results while implementing the final innovative solution. A promising rating method is proposed as part of the adapted system to determine the share of innovatively active personnel in enterprises. This method can be successfully applied in an enterprise of any size and any branch of the economy. It is suggested to use well-established economic methods (dynamic approach, efficiency approach, dynamic efficiency approach), which allows to control and subsequently correct any aspects of the enterprise activity related to innovation at various stages of implementation of innovative ideas (projects).As a result, using an integrated assessment of the innovative activity of the enterprise as a source of empirical data to determine the dynamics of development of organizations in the population under consideration, as well as the main provisions of the population selection model of OD allows to identify organizations that produce "perfect change patterns" and model innovative and OD processes applied to a specific organization, given the forecasting of the results of the changes implemented in the market sector.Â
Case of Teachersâ€™ Communicative Competence Development Within the System of Methodological Work in the Context of Preschool Educational Establishments
Authors: Sergeevna Vasilyeva Victoria , Yurievna Nikitina Elena
Published: July 2019

The urgency of the problem of communicative competence development of preschool teachers is caused by the need for constant improvement of pedagogical approaches, methods and technologies. The development of teachersâ€™ skills in the process of continuing professional activities is crucial for meeting the modern requirements of professional standards, imposed by the society based on the recent studies on a teacherâ€™s role in early childhood education, child-rearing and development. The article is dedicated to providing a rationale for methodological approaches to developing teachersâ€™ communicative competence in the course of methodological work in preschool educational establishments, taking into account the personally-significant and professionally-oriented aspects. The main research technique used to study the problem is the method of participant observation. It made it possible to conduct an authentic evaluation, using the communication project method and analysis of the diagnostic study of 332 preschool teachers who took part in putting the concept of teachersâ€™ communicative competence development in the context of systematic employment in preschools into practice. The article shows how the applied pedagogical approaches, patterns and principles of the educational process, ensure the continuing compliance with the current requirements for teachersâ€™ level of professional training, particularly, the need for the constant development of communicative competence. The relevance of the problem is characterized by the qualitative changes in the composition of students of preschool educational establishments, constantly changing social situations, requiring prompt decision-making, aimed at ensuring the most comfortable, safe and progressive conditions for the younger generation. The article presents the results of the practical application of the proposed theoretical and methodological approaches, based on the pedagogical patterns and principles governing the development of teachersâ€™ communicative competence within the scope of preschool educational establishments. The result of the study is an elaborate set of methodological approaches, pedagogical patterns and principles working towards developing teachersâ€™ communicative competence at the general-theoretical, empirical and methodological-technological levels. The materials of the article can be of practical value for students and instructors of pedagogical and humanities universities, people in charge of curriculum and discipline at preschool educational establishments, whose job is to address the issues that preschool teachers face within the boundaries of continuing vocational education.Â Â
Factors for Resource Conservation in Present-Day Conditions
Authors: Aleksandrovna Vershinina Anna , Aleksandrovna Zhdanova Olga , Vladimirovna Plyasova Svetlana , Karapetovna Arabyan Knarik
Published: July 2019

This paper puts forward and confirms the following hypothesis: at any level, resource conservation policy is grounded in a set of factors for resource conservation, which influence the achievement of target indicators. To confirm the hypothesis, the authors explore the concept of resource conservation and investigate the issue of effective and rational use of resources both at the level of production and consumption by particular entities and at the level of the national economy as a whole. The paper examines the role played by Russia in maintaining environmental security globally and explores some of the key challenges and threats to environmental security at the legislative level. The authors propose a classification of factors for resource conservation that could help employ relevant methods for managing resource conservation, reduce resource consumption, and achieve a better environmental situation.Â Â
Forming a Competence Model in the Course of Volunteer Activities of Students to Include Them into the Organizationâ€™s Personnel Reserve
Authors: V. Vinichenko Mikhail , L. Ð¡hulanova Oksana , V. Bolotov Svyatoslav , V. Melnichuk Alexander , A. Melnichuk Yuliya
Published: July 2019

The article deals with the issue of using the volunteer movement to improve the efficiency of organizations due to the innovative model of the personnel reserve formation. The comprehensive use of sociological and statistical methods based on the focus group and questionnaire survey allowed creating the desired competence model of volunteer students to include them in the personnel reserve of organizations, and then offering an acceptance competencesâ€™ model of socially oriented volunteer students that would allow including them in the personnel reserve of the organization and assign career development vectors. In consequence of research it was established that when including volunteer students into personnel reserve, experts in the field of personnel management should reveal in candidates various competences such as emotional competence, teamwork skills, and knowledge of health protection principles which allowed uncovering creative potential of volunteer students, their aspiration to serve society and as a consequence â€“ to develop a brand, and increase competitiveness of the company. When entering volunteer students into the personnel reserve list of a particular company, it is necessary to determine the permissible level of noncompliance of competences with the specified indicators at a rate of not more than 50%. The proposed model can serve as a basis for the effective use of the volunteer studentsâ€™ potential when put on the list of the company personnel reserve.Â
Modern Study of Philanthropy in Russia: Historical and Legal and Humanitarian Aspects
Authors: V. Vlasov B. , A. Dabagyan A. , A. Zaitseva E. , G. Ryzhakov D. , V. Trofimova Yu.
Published: July 2019

An attempt to comprehend the main fields of study of various aspects of philanthropy in the Russian Empire at the end of the 19th – early 20th centuries is presented in this article. The aggregate of sources considered on this topic can be conditionally divided into two large groups: the first group – modern domestic publications of both a monographic and a periodic nature; the second group – the English-language historiography presented by university editions. The article provides an overview of various approaches to the history of philanthropy in the latest specialized scientific journals. The methodology of the article is based on a comparative chronological analysis of numerous publications on the theme of philanthropy in the Russian Empire, as well as the principles of objectivity and historicism.
Practices of Interethnic Interaction and Formation of the National and Civic Identity in the South of Russia
Authors: Grigorievich Volkov Yury , Sergeevna Denisova Galina , Vladimirovich Lubsky Anatoly , Petrovna Voytenko Valeria
Published: July 2019

The article deals with institutional formal and informal practices of interethnic cooperation and their influence on developing the national and civic identity in polyethnic communities in the South of Russia. The doctrinal documents and statutory regulations that govern the formal practices of interethnic cooperation contemplate involving civil society institutions in implementing the state national policy of the Russian Federation within the framework of the public-private partnership, thus creating institutional conditions for developing the national and civic identity. Informal practices of interethnic cooperation that have formed in local communities as a result of the dialogue between government officials, nongovernmental organizations, and ethnic groups allow developing common goals and public values, which are the basis of developing the national and civic identity and strengthening the civil unity.
Beaches of the Black and Azov Seas in the Modern Russian Tourism Industry Structure: Current State and Development Prospects
Authors: Aleksandrovna Volkova Tatiana , Yuryevich Belikov Mikhail , Aleksandrovich Mishchenko Alexander , Vladimirovna Minenkova Vera , Anatolyevich Filobok Anatoly
Published: July 2019

The state of the tourism industry reflects the level of the tourism development on a certain territory. Over the recent years the tourism industry of the Russian Federation has changed considerably. The Krasnodar Territory as one of the leading tourist regions of the country has general national trends, too. The number of holidaymakers at the Azov-Black Sea coast resorts has grown. Territorial development of the tourist and recreational complex of the Azov-Black Sea coast is characterized by unevenness: a great flow of tourists come to rest on beaches of the Black Sea of the Krasnodar Territory in the high season. It is possible to conditionally divide the beaches of the Black Sea coast in the Krasnodar Territory into five districts. A lot has been done to improve the level of beach service and landscaping. The general condition of beaches depends more on private entrepreneurs renting beaches.
Export Potential as the Competitiveness Indicator of the Agri-Food Complex
Authors: Anatolyevna Yakovenko Natalia , Anatolyevna Rodionova Irina , Serafimovna Ivanenko Irina , Arkadevna Kireeva Natalia , Mikhailovna Sukhorukova Antonina
Published: July 2019

The paper deals with some theoretical approaches to determining the essence of the export potential, the features of its formation and development in the agri-food complex, the impact on the growth of competitiveness. This made it possible to clarify the definition of the export potential of the agri-food complex as an aggregate of competitive advantages. The specifics of the development of the export potential in the context of globalization and the development of international integration are revealed. The dynamics and structure of exports of food products and agricultural raw materials are analyzed; the physical capacity of the domestic markets of basic food products, the dynamics, and trends of its change are estimated. Excessive growth in the volume of production of agricultural products can lead to oversaturation of the domestic market, a decrease in the profitability of domestic producers, worsening the financial situation in the industry. Russia has a significant potential for integration into the world agri-food system. However, the main share of the export of the agri-food complex is made up of agricultural raw materials, primarily grains and oilseeds, which has an adverse effect on the structure of the complex and the rate of its development. The diversification of exports, the growth of exports of products with high added value will contribute to the sustainable development of agriculture and food industries. The development of the export potential of the Russian agri-food complex should be based not only on the active use of national competitive advantages but also on the formation of competitive advantages based on the international division of labor as well. The export-oriented strategy for the development of Russia's agri-food complex needs to be justified in the context of food security policy, which implies resolving the contradiction between national interests related to the saturation of domestic markets, and attitudes toward growing competitiveness in the world food markets, as well as the development and realization of the export potential.
Prospects of Using Foreign Language Texts of Literary Works in Teaching English at the University
Authors: Laurensovna Wagner Monica-Nataliia , Yuryevna Kartseva Elena , Akparovna Ovezova Umeda , Vladimirovna Tavberidze Daria
Published: July 2019

At the present stage of the development of society, the need for the transition of the education system to a whole new level has become especially topical. Expanding cooperation with other states and strengthening of external links, the integration of all spheres of life makes foreign languages necessary in real human activities. This significantly changes the status of a foreign language, requiring the training of highly qualified specialists able to navigate the modern world. The relevance of the study is that foreign language literary works contain a significant explicitly and implicitly expressed culturological potential that foreign language teachers can use in the process of teaching a foreign language to students. The purpose of this paper is the analysis of the possibilities of using the cultural potential of works of foreign fiction to expand the language competence of students a significant part of whom will integrate themselves into the world scientific community in the near future. The paper shows that skills’ development of cross-cultural communication, as well as the language competence of students are the part of the process of reading authentic artistic texts, so that they simultaneously begin to understand the possible difference between their native culture and other cultures, acquire the ability to overcome sociocultural differences taking into account some cultural and regional-specific features of different countries and mastering the common factors of text construction, its functions, and realizing its main lexical-thematic line. At the same time, reading teaching should be carried out taking into account the complexity of the selected texts and simultaneously teaching the recording of the reading, the fulfillment of various creative tasks for inducing independent conclusions and judgments.
The Role and Place of Terminological Word Combinations in the Terminological Systems of the German, Russian and Tatar Languages
Authors: Nailevna Zaripova Alfiya , Yakovlevna Zaglyadkina Tatyana , Valerievna Akimova Olga , Marsovna Sadykova Dilyara
Published: July 2019

The relevance of this article is due to the growing role of word combinations in enriching terminological vocabulary in the German, Russian and Tatar languages. In the center of terminological nomination there are terminological word combinations, which can be interpreted by a more complex structure of terms of a certain professional sphere and concepts in the intellectual activity of professionals. Terminological word combinations allow clarifying the available concept. Terminological word combinations appear at later periods of development of terminological systems. Terms – word combinations are considered to be the most productive way of nominating concepts that undergo changes over time and can be simultaneously used as abbreviations. Terminological word combinations are different from free word combinations and phraseological units. The purpose of the article is to describe the features of a terminological word combination.In addition, the article describes productive models of the formation of terminological word combinations in the German, Russian and Tatar languages. All possible structural types can be combined into substantive-substantive and attributive-substantive word combinations. The materials of the article can be useful in teaching the German, Russian and Tatar languages, as well as for courses in comparative typology and lexicology. The results can also be used in the study of particular terminological systems and in the description of the professional language personality.
Perfection of State Control and Supervising Activity in the Russian Federation
Authors: Aleksandrovna Zavalko Natalia , Vladimirovna Panina Olga , Lvovna Krasyukova Natalia , Vitalievna Bratarchuk Tatyana , Alekseevich Fedulin Aleksandr
Published: July 2019

The article is devoted to the development of approaches to perfection of state control and su-pervising activity in the Russian Federation. It has been established that state control and supervising activity of public authorities is administrative activity that is expressed in a complex of actions aimed at supervision, compliance of accomplishment and adherence to legal orders by entities under control. It has been proved that new economic relationship that is being formed in the state requires new approach to implementation of control and supervising functions. It has been defined that significant overregulation of entities under control, first of all economic entities, insufficient certainty of supervisory powers of supervising entities lead to creation of illegal framework resulting in mistakes and abuse of control and supervising authorities. It has been established that reformation of control and supervising activity should be by way of legislative delineation of control from other kinds of activities similar in forms and purpose.
Model of the Emotionally-Valuable Component of the Content of Foreign Language Education in Middle School
Authors: Nickolaevna Tatarinova Maya , Stanislavovna Kuklina Svetlana , Anatolyevna Cheremisinova Rimma , Igorevna Shevchenko Anna , Valeryevna Shcherbakova Tatyana , . .
Published: July 2019

The purpose of this article is to present an invariant of the basic model of the emotionally-valuable component (EVC) of the content of school foreign language (FL) education for its second stage (forms 5-7). Methods of theoretical analysis (systemic-structural, organizational, functional, comparative, typological) as well as designing and modelling were used. The basic model of the EVC of the content of school FL education is presented. Then it is adapted to the conditions of teaching FL at the middle stage of a comprehensive school. It allows to implement the EVC of the content of FL education at this stage and make another step in a pupil’s formation as a multicultural linguistic personality.
Socioeconomic Development of Regions of Siberia and Russian Far East: Statistical Analysis
Authors: Dashanimaevich Tsyrenov Dashi , . . , . .
Published: July 2019

The economic development of Russia, given the country’s vast territory, the distribution patterns of natural resources and population, and the diverse climate conditions, is logically uneven and characterized by territorial variation. Particular focus of the federal government should be placed on the conditions emerging in Siberia and the Russian Far East. The major limiting factor is the increasing population outflows to the central federal subjects of the Russian Federation, particularly visible among the working-age population. Apart from it, another limiting factor is the natural conditions in these two federal districts, namely, the harsh weather conditions, the typical inland climate, seismic activity, etc. Moreover, a major part of Siberia and the Far East is designated as a territory with special requirements in terms of natural resource development, which is due to the existing national reserves and parks. The Baikal natural area, the basin of Lake Baikal, are of particular importance. These factors have brought to the foreground the need for a break-up of the Siberia Federal District and the Far East Federal District to improve the economic efficiency of such spacious areas of the country. There is a proposal to establish a new federal district known under the working reference as “Central Eurasia” and meant to include the Republics of Buryatia, Tyva, Khakassia, and Sakha (Yakutia), the Trans-Baikal and Krasnoyarsk Territories and the Irkutsk region. The proposed spatial arrangement of productive forces would improve the efficiency of use of both labor and natural resources.
Issues of Estimating the Quality of the Facilities Management of the Emercom of Russia at the Elimination of the Emergency Situations Consequences
Authors: Borisovich Vilkov Valeriy , Kliment’evich Chernykh Andrey , Alekseevich Tarantsev Alexander , Evgenievich Aktersky Yuri , Danilovich Cheshko Ilya
Published: July 2019

The article deals with the problem of multiobjective optimization with regard to the decision making on the use of the forces and facilities of the EMERCOM of Russia (Ministry of the Russian Federation for Affairs for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters). The purpose of the article is to create a method for prompt and reasonable calculations when making a decision on the use of the EMERCOM forces and facilities to eliminate the consequences of emergency situations. The proposed method uses fuzzy sets, fuzzy logic, and the Mamdani fuzzy inference algorithm. The work gives a substantial example illustrating the application of the mentioned theory to solve the problem of choosing the optimal version of the task performed by the facilities of the EMERCOM of Russia. Regarding the novelty, it should be noted that the quality characteristics of the solutions are fuzzy and not unambiguously defined, and therefore allow applying the effective mathematical apparatus of fuzzy sets theory, fuzzy logic and the Mamdani fuzzy inference algorithm in solving this problem.
Environmental and Economic Effectiveness of Resource-Saving Technologies in Cattle Meat Production
Authors: Leonidovich Vorotnikov Igor , Pavlovich Kolotyrin Konstantin , Borisovna Dudnikova Elena , Yurievich Rudnev Maksim , Ivanovich Gorbunov Sergey
Published: July 2019

Current  situation in agriculture leads to significant environmental pollution, in particular, in cattle breeding. The storage of manure significantly worsens the sanitary and epidemiological situation. In this connection, the article proposes the use of biogas plants for cattle breeding as an environmentally safe direction for the manure utilization with high economic efficiency. Particular attention is paid to the criterion of investment efficiency after use of a biogas plant, taking into account prevented environmental damage from manure storage. The economic justification of schemes for manure utilization using both a biogas plant and without it is being carried out.
Image-Symbols in the Tatar Poetry Between the 1920s-1930s
Authors: Marsovna Yusupova Nurfiya , Firdinatovna Ganieva Aygul , Khaliullovna Minnullina Fatima , Radifovna Nadyrshina Leysan , Faikovich Yusupov Ayrat
Published: July 2019

This article reveals the functional and semantic field of image-symbols in the Tatar poetry of the 1920s-1930s as exemplified by the poetic texts of Hadi Taqtaş, Musa Cəlil, Hasan Tufan and Ahmed Faizi. The structural and semantic field of the image-symbols formed in the literature between the 1920s and the 1930s significantly differs from the artistic and aesthetic search of the previous periods in the development of literature. Avant-garde experiments with the form of verses of the 1920s, complex literary devices and techniques, as well as the possibility of creating an image from a large number of mosaic details led poets to folklore image-symbols. At the same time, the authors observed the diversity of ideological images that often serve as symbols and structure-forming components in the structure of a poetic text. The research aims to study folklore and ideological image-symbols in the Tatar poetry of the 1920s-1930s and to reveal their structural-semantic and functional field in poetic texts. The scientific novelty of this article is determined by a different approach to the study of the system of images in poetic works, i.e. in the course of the study, the authors focus their attention on the symbolic use of images as structure-forming components. Within the framework of this research, the authors have proved that folklore and ideological symbols act as structure-forming components and are perceived as an opportunity to change artistic paradigms, restore ideological and philosophical depth, polysemy, the possibility of double interpretation and national traditions of the Tatar poetry. The fundamental method used in the course of this study is the hermeneutic approach that guides the reader’s receptive activity to the analysis of principles and techniques for creating images and image-symbols.
Performance Analysis of a Universal Circuit for Reversible ALU using QCA & CMOS Technology
Authors: Tiwari Rajinder , Kumar Anil , Shara Preeta
Published: July 2019

The reversible logic and gates are one of the promising and upcoming technologies which are capable of overcoming the limitations of the design and applications based on the CMOS technology. In this technology, the schematic arrangement of the device is implemented in such a way that every input terminal has been provided with individual output terminals. The author has used the technology which is based on quantum computations with a basic feature of loss of energy in small amount. It has many advantages like very high operating speed, low energy dissipation, and high device density. An adder/subtractor is heart of arithmetic units of processors i.e. acts as universal circuit for carrying out the mathematical computations in the quantum processors. The author has put forward a novel reversible adder/subtractor circuit using reversible logic & QCA. The QCA based circuit reported by the author has been compared and analyzed for the performance on the basis of number of gates, size, delay, power dissipation etc. The experimental work has been completed with the use of the most suitable and reliable software i.e. QCA and the performance of the proposed circuit has proven to be quite useful for this circuit to be used in some promising applications. These results are also compared with those obtained with the use of CMOS Technologies.
An Empirical Study on Multi-objective Transportation Problem in Fuzzy Environment
Authors: Mishra Manoranjan , Panda Debdulal
Published: July 2019

For both in economical and social development of country transportation system plays a vital role. As it is directly involved with financial growth of the country, for that a complete well planned transportation infrastructure is necessary. Most of the transportation models are formulated with minimization of transportation cost as the basic objective. But consideration of transportation system with a single objective is not able to meet the various requirements of transportation industry for which it may not lead to the practical optimal solution. It bounds the decision makers (DMs) to consider several objectives at a time instead of single objective. To handle a multi-objective transportation problem with fixed parameters is a challenging issue; rather it is easy to consider all parameters in terms of linguistic variables. In this paper, a multi criteria multi-objective transportation models is formulated based on fuzzy relations under the fuzzy logic with several objectives like (i) minimization of total transportation cost and (ii) minimization of total transportation time. Another objective, maximization of the transported amount from a source to a destination is determined on the basis of previous two objectives. All the objectives are associated with multiple numbers of criteria like breakable items, shipping distance, service charge, mode of transportation etc. These relations are imprecise in nature and represented in terms of verbal words such as low, medium, high and very high. The fuzzy rule based multi-objective transportation problem is formulated and result is discussed.
Halal Cosmetic Products: Do Knowledge and Religiosity Affect Consumersâ€™ Attitude and Intention to Use?
Authors: Mohd Suki Norazah , Mohd Suki Norbayah
Published: July 2019

The goal of this research is to examine the effect of knowledge and religiosity on consumersâ€™ attitude towards Halal cosmetic products. Furthermore, the influence between consumersâ€™ attitude and their intention to use Halal cosmetic products is also explored. The Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) approach supported by Smart-PLS 2.0 was employed to evaluate the hypothesized model. This study conveys a strong message to cosmetic companies, particularly the producers, retailers, and distributors of cosmetic products regarding the imperative to foster better knowledge among consumersâ€™ regarding Halal cosmetic products consumption. The path estimate results of the PLS-SEM approach revealed that attitude is the strongest predictor of consumersâ€™ intention to use Halal cosmetic products. By having a positive attitude towards Halal cosmetic products, consumersâ€™ always look for the Halal label when buying cosmetic products. This proposition is further strengthened when the people considered most important to them also use Halal cosmetic products. Further, it was revealed that they also hold a strong belief that using Halal cosmetic products is important to them, especially when the decision to use it is of their own choice. Further, consumersâ€™ attitude towards Halal cosmetic products was impacted by aspects such as knowledge and religiosity. This study also informs on the benefits of fostering better knowledge among consumersâ€™ regarding Halal cosmetic products consumption towards captivating more demand of product consumption from Muslim consumers. The possible direction for future research is also presented.Â Â
Post Graduate Business Education: Tracing through Different Learning Methods in Controversial Subjects Teaching
Authors: Meena J. Panikker Dr. , Muhamad Shafi Dr.
Published: July 2019

â€˜Business, Government and Societyâ€™ is one of the subjects for the Management curriculum at most of the B-Schools and the National Institute of Technology Calicut is also one such. The subject includes two components - business and government, and business and society; the teaching of this subject involves great challenges primarily due to the nature of the subject itself and also because of the diversity of the student group. The subject predominantly deals with:a) How the society influences the ethics of business.b) How the strategies of the government are linked with business.These issues need to be highlighted because India is a pluralistic society and hence the great variation in the degree of the awareness of the issues under discussion within the scope of this subject as well as the huge dissimilarity in their level of acceptance of certain elements pertaining to these issues, especially so, because they belong to the different communities. The students for the Management programme at the National Institute of Technology Calicut come from various communities across India. This study explores how the students respond to the different methods of learning namely, conventional learning, collaborative learning, and cooperative learning and also analyses which of these methods promote a healthy cognitivism in the students. The study was conducted among ten students (five from Kerala and five from non-Kerala) across five different batches over the years, 2012-2017. It was noted that through conventional learning there was hardly any change in the studentsâ€™ personal ideologies which were often in conflict with the ideologies of the other students.Â  It was also noted that it was through collaborative and cooperative learning methods that the students were able to diffuse their personal political ideologies in the larger interests of the state. It was also noted that through the method of cooperative learning for the teaching of this subject, that the cognitive development in the students was encouraged. The relevance of including such a subject in the curriculum was thus established and the goals of teaching the subject were also fulfilled because it helped in creating better student awareness and also traced a better way for the students to arrive at solutions for the problems concerned.Â Â
Assets Misappropriation in the Malaysian Public and Private Sectors
Authors: K. Norziaton I. , D.Mohamad Ridhuan M. , N. Nur Adura A.
Published: July 2019

Assets misappropriation is becoming a major concern in organizations. Over the years, the Malaysian Auditor General has reported high occurrences of assets misappropriation at the federal, state and even local governments. It is surprising that not only assets misappropriation is a major concern in the public sector but also has indicated that it is a common sight in all organizations. The current trend is rather disconcerting because employees are accountable to perform their jobs at the interest of the organizations. Various researches in the past found that the incidence of assets misappropriation occurs when employees used the official vehicles, internet connection, computers, stationery and facilities for personal and family benefits. The issue of assets misappropriation has been increasing and is the highest among other types of frauds. Even though the issue seems to be trivial, yet, if it is left untreated, the symptom will become an incurable disease that it will cause major leakages to the organizations. Hence, this paper highlights the common practices and issues of assets misappropriation in public and private organizations. It also discusses why the acts of assets misappropriation occur. The paper concludes that to promote awareness of the public and private sectors employees is vital in the issues of assets misappropriation.Â Â Â
Structure Equation Analysis on Customer Satisfaction of Public Transport: An Empirical Study in Klang Valley Malaysia
Authors: Mei Yi Lye , Siew Wan Tan , Haldorai Kavitha , Rahman Abdul , Haque Rasheedul , Haibin Pan , Shengnan Yang
Published: July 2019

The purpose of this research is to determine the factors influencing international tourist satisfaction on the public rail services in Klang Valley, Malaysia. This paper provides important contribution to the Malaysian economy due to the growing number of international tourist in recent years. A mixed methodology approach via the use of phenomenological interviews and self-administered questionnaire were use. Structure equation modelling (SEM) revealed three key dimensions of public rail service attributes which is comfort, accessibility, responsiveness and safety. The result indicated that there is significant relationship between comfort, safety and accessibility. Transportation authorities can use these findings as a guide to enhance the quality of life of public rail service users in the future.Â Â Â
Information Governance Implications on Social Solidarity Economy
Authors: Fuzi Md Ajis Ahmad , Md Jali Jafalizan , Hajar Baharin Siti , Khir Johari Abdullah Sani Mad , . .
Published: July 2019

Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) initiative which has been implemented in Malaysia and shows it success when four case studies reported SSE communities or organization displayed efforts in helping the public on exiting economic crisis. However, the information miss-governance destroys the SSE business value, slow down organization and creates unnecessary risk to the SSE communities when the government and state neglected SSE successful initiatives in combating economic crisis of the public, yet not having them as a solution to the economic downturn. A case study was conducted to identify implication of information governance towards social solidarity economy initiative. Information Governance Framework were tested to two focus group using empirical study. The framework was simulated on the focus group to analyze its significant impact. The results of the study indicates that information governance increase income generation with significant achievement. The results of this study is important to demonstrate application of IG towards SSE decreases opportunity of business operation mistakes and dark data composition.Â Â
Corporate Governance and Directors Duty to Act in Good Faith and in the Best Interest of the Company: The Malaysian Experience
Authors: Masum Ahmad , Nizam Salahudin Shahrul , Hanan Haji Abdul Aziz Hajah
Published: July 2019

Corporate governance is not a legal term. It is a term that refers broadly to the rules, processes, or laws by which businesses are operated, regulated, and controlled. It has traditionally specified the rules of business decision making that apply to the internal mechanisms of companies. Corporate governance mechanisms have the purpose of monitoring and controlling the management of corporations resulting in more effective management and to enhance shareholder value. The aim of this paper is to examine the duty of company directors to act in good faith and in the best interest of the company by way of making reference to the Malaysian experience. This paper adopts a legal library based research methodology focusing mainly on primary and secondary legal sources. The paper concludes that although directors must exercise their discretion in good faith, the fiduciary duty to act in good faith in the interests of the company is a subjective duty. There is no breach where the directors act in what they honestly believe to be in the interests of the company. The courts are generally reluctant to override the business judgment of directors. The paper recommends that courts should adopt a flexible approach in dealing with directorsâ€™ duty to act in good faith and in the best interest of the company. The erosion of a directorâ€™s obligation to act in good faith does not bode well for the modern corporation and the economy, and a meaningful interpretation of â€œnot in good faithâ€ is necessary to help halt the erosion.Â Â Â Â Â
Research on Effects of Internal Marketing: A Review
Authors: Bich Hanh Tran Thi , . .
Published: July 2019

With the increased competition in the temporary economy, organizations increasingly strive for progressive practices to achieve organizational goals. Internal marketing â€“ treating employees as customers â€“ has recently been suggested as an effective approach to reach positive organizational outcomes. Though research of internal marketing recently increased dramatically, a large number of the studies are case studies and lack strong theoretical backgrounds. A review of internal marketing research is valuable for future research to gain an insight of the research streams of internal marketing and so identifying the compelling areas to pursue. This review attempts to analyze the research of internal marketing and suggest potential directions for future research.Â Â Â
Does Financial Sector Development facilitate in the ASEAN Economic Communityâ€™s Financial Integration?
Authors: S. Patiu Liberty
Published: July 2019

The development of the financial services industry is crucial to the harmonious financial integration in East Asia.Â  The ASEAN region is a host of member states with different levels of financial and economic developments.Â  This study determines the level of development in the financial services sector among the ASEAN5 member states from 2002 to 2013 and explores the opportunities where financial integration may be undertaken in the light of the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015.Â  Member states exhibited high economic growth levels since the Asian Financial Crisis, which was spurred by the heightened competitiveness in the region brought about by the increase in inter- and intra-regional trade, investments and production network.Â  It was found that there is high intermediation in the financial system and majority of the ASEAN5 Member States still employ the bank-based financial system compared to non-banks and financial markets.Â  The region will slowly shifts from bank-based to market-based system, as changes in the financial architecture will become increasingly evident in the near future to enable smooth transition of the region into an economically integrated region.Â  Financial supervisors are faced with the challenges of providing sound financial environment, strong supervisory/regulatory framework and better institutional arrangements to stimulate further development of the financial services industry. Advanced economies will lead the region in increasing depth, in promoting financial soundness and in deepening collaboration among member states where reform priorities and financial convergence are crucial.Â Â
A Flash Flood Early Warning System for Rural Kenya: A Pilot Study
Authors: Ir Vinesh Thiruchelvam Prof. Dr. , Stella Nyambura Mbau
Published: July 2019

The cost of climate change has increased phenomenally in recent years. Therefore, understanding climate change and its impacts, that are likely to get worse and worse into the future, gives us the ability to predict scenarios and plan for them. Flash floods, which are a common result of climate change, follow increased precipitation which then increases risk and associated vulnerability due to the unpredictable rainfall patterns. Developing countries suffer grave consequences in the event that weather disasters strike because they have the least adaptive capacity. At the equator where the hot days are hotter and winds carrying rainfall move faster, Kenyaâ€™s Tana River County is noted for its vulnerability towards flash floods. Additionally, this county and others that are classified as rural areas in Kenya do not receive short term early warnings for floods. This county was therefore selected as the study area for its vulnerability. The aim of the study is therefore to propose a flash flood early warning system framework that delivers short term early warnings. Using questionnaires, information about the existing warning system will be collected and analyzed using SPSS. The results will be used to interpret the relationships between variables of the study, with a particular interest in the moderation effect in order to confirm that the existing system can be modified; that is, if the moderation effect is confirmed.Â Â Â
Influence Contextual Factor on the Indonesian Journalistâ€™s Job Competency: Proactive Behavior as Mediator
Authors: Nuraeni Reni , Tan Cheng-Ling , Azwan Azmawati Azman
Published: July 2019

This study focuses on examining the influence of contextual factor on the Indonesian Journalistâ€™s Job Competency. The literature review indicated journalist practices of a contextual factor influence Journalistâ€™s Job Competency. The synthesis of the literature reveals that the proactive behavior can be used as a mediator to link the relationships of a contextual factor, and Journalistâ€™s Job Competency. So far, no attempt has been made to integrate the journalist factor of contextual with adaptive journalist proactive behavior. This study aims to trigger the better understanding of the factors that can help to improve the journalist job competency. This proposed conceptual frameworks would be tested empirically via survey questionnaires.Â Â Â
The Influences of Motivation, Opportunity and Ability on Customer to Customer Online Know-How Exchange and Social Identity as a moderator in Indonesian Z Generation
Authors: Nugrahani Machali Rahutami , Abdul Wahid Nabsiah
Published: July 2019

This study examines the influences of motivation, opportunity, and ability on customer to customer online know-how exchange and social identity as a moderator in Indonesian Z generation. This study focuses on the behavior of Indonesian Z generation. The study is designed to be quantitative in nature. The causal relationship between variables will be investigated via an online questionnaire that will be distributed to Indonesian Z generation.Â Â
Hypermarket Brand Extension Products and Service Experience
Authors: Hassan Hasliza , Sabbir Rahman Muhammad , Bakar Sade Abu
Published: July 2019

This cross-sectional research examines the acceptance of consumers in hypermarket brand extension products and the enhancement of service experience being offered by hypermarkets in Malaysia by exploring the data collected through descriptive and cross-tabulation analyses. The majority of consumers in Malaysia accept the hypermarket brand extension products and service experience that are being offered by the hypermarkets. The consumer purchases and consumes the hypermarket brand extension products and service experience concurrently. The findings from this research offer a significant outcome in which the hypermarket retailers should provide a wider variety of products and service experience as an additional option for the consumers to choose. It is expected that this research will provide a breakthrough to determine how far hypermarkets could extend the retail brand in both products and services, and how this effort could be beneficial to the stakeholders. The concept of integrated marketing is explored further in this study by looking at the integration of products and services to deliver greater consumer value.Â Â Â
Linking Budgetary Participation to Budgetary Slack: An Indonesia Perspective
Authors: . Devie , Suralim Giovanna , Tarigan Josua , Elsye Hatane Saarce
Published: July 2019

This study examines how budget participation influences budget slack creation propensity through the mediation of distributive and procedural fairness, managerial trust, and budget goal commitment. The data was collected from 103 respondents holding managerial position in 49 Indonesian distribution companies. Despite its limitations, this study has both academic and practical implications. The study adds to the budgetary slack literature in an Indonesian country which has not been widely researched. The result suggests that budget participation influences distributive and procedural fairness, which interact with one another and influence managerial trust. Managerial trust and procedural fairness together influence budget goal commitment, which decreases propensity of budget slack creation. The findings presented in this study should have important implications for Indonesia companies to reduce slack creation and enhance commitment and trust, it is suggested to improve procedural fairness, one of which by implementing budget participation.Â