bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Do Women Act as Effective Leaders? A Study of Female Leadership of Commercial Banks in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka
Authors: Chathuranga Nirmal 
Published: April 2024

Women in the leadership positions of the organisations is a significant area in the contemporary field of research. The follower’s perception of female leadership is also investigated by contemporary leadership and gender studies, considering traditional gender stereotypes and different leadership theories, concepts, and models. This quantitative study is designed to investigate the impact of the leadership role of women towards the followers’ perceived leader-effectiveness of the commercial banks in the Colombo district of Sri Lanka. Further, this study is intended to find whether the followers view their female leaders as effective leaders. Role theory of leadership, Social Network Analysis (SNA), and situational theory of leadership were associated in conceptualising, and it was tested whether the followers’ leader-role expectations, leader’s social networks, and leader’s situational roles significantly impact the followers’ perceived leader-effectiveness related to the female leaders. Using the questionnaire method, data was gathered from a hundred employees who are working under the female leaders of commercial banks in the Colombo district. Regression results revealed that the followers’ leader-role expectations and leader’s situational roles significantly impact the follower’s perceived leader-effectiveness. However, in this context, female leaders’ social networks do not determine the follower’s perceived leader-effectiveness. Overall, the workers who are working in the commercial banks of the Colombo district perceive their female leaders as effective leaders.
Keywords: Commercial Banks, Effectiveness, Female Leaders, Followers, Leadership
Maintaining Health, Safety and Hygiene of Differently Abled Shop-Floor Employees in the Confectionery Industry in Sri Lanka: An Ethnographic Narrative
Authors: Jayathilaka Anuruddika 
Published: April 2024

In many developed countries, the authorised unemployment rate for differently abled people of working age is at least twice that of those who do not have any disability. Thus, the need for employment opportunities for differently abled people has emerged. Of all other available industries, the confectionery industry is routine-oriented, and can cater to employing differently abled employees. Health, safety and hygiene are concerned with it, especially as it incorporates a lot of raw ingredients and sells them for direct consumption. When employing differently abled employees (especially those with Down syndrome and autism) in such industries, employers have concerns about health, safety and hygiene. Hence, it is essential to investigate how health, safety and hygiene are maintained by differently abled shop-floor employees in the confectionery industry. In this research, in a journey of ethnographic narrative, the researcher sets out to narrate the stories of the differently abled shop-floor employees in the confectionery industry, as their stories are within the context of Sri Lanka. As an organisational ethnography can reveal and explore the intricacies, challenges, tensions and choices of lives in organisations, the researcher has employed organisational ethnography as the prime methodological approach of this study. Exploring and analysing the daily lives of differently-abled shop-floor employees—while becoming a part of their work-life—paves the path to realising that employees with disabilities can work in any circumstance with discipline and continuous supervision.
Keywords: Confectionery Industry, Differently Abled, Health and Safety, Shop-Floor Employees
Feminism and Beauty: A Study on How the Conceptualisation of Beauty by the Contemporary Cosmetics Industry Influence Female Managers in Sri Lankan Corporate Sector
Authors: Tennekoon Rumali 
Published: April 2024

Beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder but is it in reality? Society has been setting beauty standards for centuries, depicting what an ideal woman should be like. The cosmetics industry seems to have commercialised on these set standards, formulating their marketing strategies to tap into the weaknesses of women with regard to their physical appearance. Society and the market will leave no stone unturned to transfer the ideal through the media so much so that women’s minds are conditioned to it and the ideal becomes normal. With the rise of social media, women are able to voice concerns and spread awareness in the hopes of banishing these absurd beauty standards and finally being viewed as a woman for her capabilities and not her appearance. In such a context, this research aims to identify the conceptualisation of beauty by the contemporary cosmetics industry and its influence on female managers in Sri Lanka. This research used the qualitative approach by using a series of semi-structured interviews. Six (06) top-level and middle-level female mangers from private banks in Sri Lanka and two (02) beauticians were selected as the main data sources of the study. The fieldwork was focused on first finding the conceptualisation of beauty in the contemporary cosmetics industry as per the two beauticians, then on the marketing done by cosmetics brands and finally by the female managers. While cosmetics can only account for the external beauty of a woman, the majority of beauty lies in her internal beauty i.e., health, hygiene, elegance, poise, conduct and most importantly presenting oneself confidently, connecting all three aspects of a human: body, mind and soul. Social media is bringing changes to the way how people perceive beauty, working with both ways as good and bad. The marketing strategies of cosmetics brands are following social trends and inculcating feminist approaches to beauty. Beauty has its effects in a corporate context where impression formulation, halo effect, aesthetic labour, sexuality in the workplace and credibility are attributed to physical appearance. The ultimate conceptualisation of beauty by female managers will be instrumental in formulating cosmetics marketing strategies.
Keywords: Beauty, Beauty Standards, Cosmetics Industry, Cosmetics Marketing, Fairness
Conceptual Study on Potential Applications of E-Marketing Tools in Food Businesses amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Wanniarachchi P.C. , Rajakaruna R.W.M.N.S.T. 
Published: April 2024

In a challenging era where the COVID-19 pandemic has severely beaten the industries all over the world, many businesses were on the verge of closure due to shortage of labour, decline of revenues and weighty demand drops. As a result, many businesses were keen on finding latest technologies to secure the tie with existing customers and to prevent potential customers from abandoning their businesses. One such industry can be highlighted as the food industry which is a global network of multiple businesses, engaging in catering to the world population’s hunger. On this point, greater attention was drawn on the applications of the e-marketing concept as an effective technology to sustain global food businesses without collapsing amidst the pandemic situation. E-marketing simply refers to marketing products, services and brands with the help of internet. Many of the conventional retailers and wholesalers of the food sector in many developing countries are not fully aware about the concept of e-marketing where in many developed countries, it is one of the key means of achieving marketing targets. Based on previous literature, this conceptual paper attempts to underpin potential applications of e-marketing tools in food businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper specifically focusses on eliciting advantages of e- marketing and the challenges to be faced with its adoption with the intention of popularising the e-marketing concept in the global food businesses to combat the challenges faced by them and to sustain it in the long run amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, this will identify the potential and inclination of people to launch, manage and organise business ventures with e-marketing approaches in the present as well as in the future world. Thereby this work may facilitate existing as well as potential entrepreneurs in the food sector to productively engage their businesses even under the restrictions of global pandemic contexts like COVID-19.
Keywords: E-Marketing, Food Business, Advantages, Challenges, COVID-19
How Offline Shopping Safety Practices Affect Consumer Buying Behaviour during COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Kasunthika R.K. 
Published: April 2024

Countries all around the world are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and are taking urgent measures to stop the virus from spreading by introducing new policies. The consumer was confronted with unexpected issues as a result of the abrupt shift in shopping habits. One of the most important aspects of customer shopping behaviour around the world is safety, and today's consumers are more health conscious. The systematic review aims to uncover the elements that influence consumer safety measures. This research study aims to demonstrate how offline safety shopping practices affect consumer buying behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research study had four independent variables: safety measures, physical distance, convenience, and hygiene practices. The online questionnaire was conducted to collect data from offline shopping consumers in Sri Lanka. This research questionnaire used a five-point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). The self-administered questionnaire was distributed through an online platform due to the social distance and collected data from 120 respondents using a convenience sampling method of non-probability. The research questionnaire was shared from 1st of June to 31st of July during a period when social distancing was practised in Sri Lanka. The collected data were interpreted and analysed using SPSS version 3.2.9. Reliability analysis was used to check for internal consistency between the collected data. Correlation analysis and regression analysis were used to test the hypothesis of this research study. This research study provided a deeper understanding of safety practices and changes in consumer buying behaviour within this unforeseen situation. Finally, this research study found that offline shopping safety practices have influenced consumer buying behaviour directly during this COVID pandemic situation, as well as how marketers can recognise those safety practices used in offline shopping. Consumers may find the findings valuable in making decisions during a pandemic.
Keywords: Offline Shopping, Safety Practices, Consumer Buying Behaviour
Understanding Impulse Buying Behaviour: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Dinesha P.K.C. 
Published: April 2024

The consumer buying a product can be influenced not only because of the need for them but also by the sudden urge to buy them. Academic research on impulse purchases has proliferated significantly in recent decades, spanning the last sixty years. However, attention to this phenomenon has been vitally discussed in the past few years. Thereby, the paper aimed to provide a detailed account of the impulse buying behaviour by compiling the various research work literature in the field of Retailing and Consumer Behaviour which presents a broad overview of the impulse buying construct and the various behavioural aspects of it. The authors adopted a review protocol to conduct the review, finally, through the review indented gaps and further insight have been discussed.
Keywords: Impulse Buying, Systematic Review
Influential Factors on the Effectiveness of Land Title Registration Program in Sri Lanka: Professional’s Perspective
Authors: Wickramaarachchi N.C. , Namasinghe K.W. 
Published: April 2024

In Sri Lanka, the land registration system is presently experiencing countrywide conversion from a deed registration system to a title registration system. It is noted that the outcome of the conversion is little than expected. Many criticised slower progress and process hence, the system is not effectively moving. Studies have evaluated the determinants from the end users’ perspective, in fact, evidence of a formal study on the views of professionals in Sri Lanka is absent. Therefore, this research is focusing to analyse the professional perceptions on the factors that are influential in the effectiveness of the land title registration program in Sri Lanka. For this purpose, seven pre-determined factors that affect were used viz., awareness of program and participation, administration issues, attitudes and perception, social issues, technological, legal, and access to information. The mixed-method research approach was utilised in this research. A five-point Likert scale questionnaire developed as a google form was circulated among 60 professionals selected through purposive sampling method, who involves in land title registration program in Homagama and Moratuwa Divisional Secretariat Divisions to collect perceptions. Further, tele-interviews were conducted with 06 key professionals selected from the Bim Saviya project Head Office. Data analyses rely on the Pareto analysis, descriptive statistics, and spearman’s correlation analysis as quantitative methods and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) as the qualitative approach. Results revealed that the factors of awareness of the program and participation for activities and administration factors are highly influential for the effectiveness of the Bim Saviya Program in terms of both quantitative and qualitative measures. As per the outcome of the study, it is recommended to take immediate and necessary actions to mitigate the problems regarding prior factors for the establishment of an effective land registration system in Sri Lanka.
Keywords: Effectiveness, Land Administration, Land Title Registration, Property Rights, Sri Lanka
Thermodynamics of Arsenates, Selenites, and Sulphates in the Zone of Oxidation of Sulfide Ores. XV. Solubility of the Synthetic Analogue of Mandarinoite at 25 °C
Authors: Charykova M. V. , Ushakova K. L. , Holzheid A. , Krivovichev V. G. , Efimenko N. M. , Platonova N. V. 
Published: April 2024

The aim of this study is the synthesis of two iron(III) selenites: Fe2(SeO3)3·5H2O (an analogue of the mineral mandarinoite) and Fe2(SeO3)3·3H2O, as well as the study of their solubility. Identification of obtained samples was carried out using the X-ray powder diffractometry and the energy dispersive electron microprobe analysis. Solubility was determined by isothermal saturation at 25 °C and atmospheric pressure. To suppress the hydrolysis of Fe3+-ions and prevent the precipitation of iron hydroxide, the experiment was performed in solutions of nitric or sulfuric acid. Obtained compositions of saturated solutions were used to calculate the solubility product using the Geochemist’s Workbench software package (GMB 9.0, SpecE8 program). As a result of the calculation, lgKsp[Fe2(SeO3)3·5H2O] = –38.6 ± ± 0.5 and lgKsp[Fe2(SeO3)3·3H2O] = –39.0 ± 0.2.
Hematite from Fumaroles of the Tolbachik Volcano (Kamchatka, Russia): Chemistry, Relationships with Associated Minerals, Morphological and Genetic Features
Authors: Sandalov F. D. , Pekov I. V. , Koshlyakova N. N. , Latyshev A. V. , Zhegunov P. S. 
Published: April 2024

Hematite from fumaroles of the Tolbachik volcano (Kamchatka, Russia) was studied in detail. There is characterized epitaxy of rutile-group minerals (cassiterite, rutile, and tripuhyite), oxide spinels (magnesioferrite, gahnite, and cuprospinel), and corundum on hematite. Fumarolic hematite contains significant admixtures of chalcophile elements: tin (up to 9.2 wt % SnO2, the highest content known for natural hematite), copper (up to 4.7 wt % CuO), and antimony (up to 2.6 wt % Sb2O5) – which is a novel for this mineral. Other significant admixtures are represented by Ti, Mg, Mn, Al, and Cr. There were revealed previously unknown Sn-Cu- and Sn-Cu-Sb-bearing varieties of hematite and new for this mineral isomorphic schemes: Sn4+ + Cu2+ → 2Fe3+ and Sb5+ + 2(Cu,Fe)2+ → 3Fe3+. It is shown that in oxidizing-type fumaroles of Tolbachik hematite is the major concentrator of Sn and Sb. Hematite enriched in such admixtures was formed in the temperature range of 500–850 °C. Volcanic gas was the source of chalcophile elements (Sn, Sb, Cu, Zn), whereas a source of hardly volatile components (Mg, Al, Cr, Ti) was basalt surrounding fumarole chambers; a mixed source is suggested for Fe, Mn and V. The chalcophile specificity of admixed components is an indicative feature of fumarolic hematite. The finding of martite in Tolbachik fumaroles implies that the oxidizing potential increases in time during the fumarolic mineral formation.
Assessment of the Carbon Content in Agricultural Soils of the European Russia for Climate Projects
Authors: Stolbovoy V. S. , Fil P. P. 
Published: April 2024

Soils and their organic carbon (SOC) are recognized as the main regulators of the global carbon cycle. At the same time, the calculations of SOC stock are not considered for climate projects and remain unclaimed. The aim of the study is to demonstrate the perspective of SOC stock analysis for planning and decision-making within the framework of Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry Programs. The study exploits modern available digital soil databases processed by QGIS tools. Using the example of agricultural soils in European Russia, it has been shown that SOC reserves in the 0.3 m layer of the base year 1990 were 7.0 Gt C in arable and 3.1 Gt C in pasture lands. It was found that during the period of agricultural use, the stock of SOC decreased by 1.8 Gt C (21% of the original content) on arable land and 0.3 Gt C (9% of the original content) on pastures. The loss of SOC stock from 0.3 m layer amounted to about 2.1 Gt C (some 7.7 Gt CO2-eq.). The decline of SOС stock from the 0.3–1.0 m layer of arable and pasture lands amounted to about 1.4 Gt C or 5.2 Gt CO2-eq., which reaches almost 70% of the loss of the surface 0.3 m layer. The total loss of SOC stock from agricultural soils from a 1.0 m layer is about 12.9 Gt CO2-eq., which is almost 9 times higher than the total greenhouse gas emission of the Russian Federation in 2020. It is proposed to include deeper layers of agricultural soils in the national standard for emissions and removals of greenhouse gas accounting. An approach is shown to use the spatial distribution of SOC stock for preliminary planning of climate projects within the framework of Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry Programs. For the practical establishment of greenhouse gas absorption projects, detailed justifications are required. The performed studies are harmonized with the requirements of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which confirms the potential of soils use in climate projects of the Russian Federation.
PENGARUH INVESTASI, PENGELUARAN PEMERINTAH, UPAH MINIMUM PROVINSI DAN INFLASI TERHADAP KETIMPANGAN PENDAPATAN DI INDONESIA
Authors: Astary Rima , Safitri Natasya , Zarpani Zarpani , Harahap Erni Febrina 
Published: April 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh investasi, pengeluaran pemerintah, upah minimum provinsi (UMP) dan inflasi terhadap ketimpangan pendapatan di Indonesia. Variabel bebas yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah investasi, pengeluaran pemerintah, upah minimum provinsi dan inflasi, sedangkan variabel terikat yang digunakan adalah ketimpangan pendapatan. Series data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini selama 43 tahun yaitu dari tahun 1980 sampai 2022. Sebelum dilakukan analisis, dilakukan uji asumsi klasik yang meliputi uji normalitas, uji multikolinearitas, uji heterokedastisitas dan uji autokorelasi. Teknik analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah regresi linear berganda dengan metode Ordinary Least Square (OLS). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial semua variabel berpengaruh signifikan terhadap ketimpangan pendapatan di Indonesia, dimana variabel investasi, UMP dan inflasi berpengaruh positif, sedangkan pengeluaran pemerintah berpengaruh negatif. Secara simultan semua variabel bebas berpengaruh terhadap ketimpangan pendapatan di Indonesia dengan nilai determinasi 83,7%.Kata Kunci: Investasi, Pengeluaran Pemerintah, Upah Minimum Provinsi, Inflasi, Ketimpangan Pendapatan
PENGARUH KEPEMIMPINAN DAN DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA THE AXANA HOTEL PADANG
Authors: Usmiar Usmiar , Suwita Leli , Rahmawati Linda 
Published: April 2024

ABSTRAK : Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk menetahui Pengaruh Kepemimpinan dan Disiplin Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Pada The Axana Hotel Padang. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 60 responden, dengan menggunakan Total Sampling yaitu dimana semua populasi dijadikan sampel. Penelitian menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda dan pengujian hipotesis dengan uji t uji F. Berdasarkan analisis data maka persamaan regresi sebagai berikut : Ŷ = 0.753+0.455 X1+ 0.393X2. Berdasarkan persamaan regresi maka dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa Kepemimpinan berpengaruh terhadap kinerja karyawan karena thitung = 5.222>, ttabel = 2.002, Disiplin kerja berpengaruh terhadap kinerja karyawan karena thitung =4.020> ttabel = 2.002 . Nilai koefisien Determinasi (R2) sebesar 0.738 atau 73.8% menunjukkan kontribusi variabel independen Kepemimpinan dan Disiplin Kerja terhadap variabel dependen Kinerja Karyawan. Dan nilai Fhitung = 78.827> Ftabel 3.159. Ini menunjukkan bahwa secara bersama-sama Kepemimpinan dan Disiplin Kerja Berpengaruh Terhadap Kinerja KaryawanKata Kunci : Kepemimpinan (X1), Disiplin Kerja (X2), Kinerja Karyawan (Y)
Електронний інтерактивний підручник з інтегрованого курсу «Я досліджую світ»: інструментальні можливості
Authors: Павлова Тетяна 
Published: April 2024

У статті обґрунтовано актуальність проблеми використання цифрових технологій навчання в освітньому середовищі початкової школи; узагальнено теоретичні напрацювання щодо інтеграції інтерактивних технологій в начальний процес з опорою на педагогічні пріоритети у сучасній освіті.На основі аналізу наявного вітчизняного і зарубіжних досліджень виділено етапи еволюції електронних підручників від простих цифрових копій друкованих видань до інтерактивних мультимедійних ресурсів. Визначено семантику поняття електронний інтерактивний підручник з конкретизацією змісту відповідно до потреб освітнього процесу в початкових класах. Встановлено спільні ознаки паперового і електронного підручників; виокремлено основні технологічні характеристики електронного підручника. Обґрунтовано вимоги до врахування вікових та психологічних особливостей сучасних молодших школярів під час розробки електронних засобів навчання. Акцентовано, що в навчанні дітей 6–8 років використання технологій повинно виконувати допоміжну функцію, водночас першорядними залишаються питання здоров’я та розвитку дитини.У публікації проаналізовано інструментальні можливості електронного інтерактивного підручника з інтегрованого курсу «Я досліджую світ» авторів Н. М. Бібік, Г. П. Бондарчук, Т. С. Павлової для учнів 1–4 класів. Охарактеризовано структуру підручника, проілюстровано на прикладах його інтерактивні функції та можливості (тести, ігри, моделювання процесів тощо). Подано результати тривалої апробації; на основі даних опитування вчителів здійснено порівняльний аналіз переваг електронних підручників над паперовими (економія часу, зручність у користуванні, супроводжувальний контроль за навчальними досягненнями учнів), визначено якісні характеристики змін у навчальній діяльності учнів (підвищення мотивації, зростання самостійності, прояв критичного мислення).Презентовано результати опитування вчителів щодо ефективності використання електронного інтерактивного підручника; з’ясовано доцільність поєднання обох форматів – електронного і традиційного (паперового).Обґрунтовано перспективність подальшого вдосконалення й упровадження електронних підручників в освітній процес початкової школи для реалізації індивідуального та диференційованого підходів у навчанні; підвищення пізнавальної мотивації учнів.