IOSR-JBM   Volume-16 ~ Issue-9 ~ Sep. 2014

Abstract: Human capital is the main asset of the service sector companies; therefore, attrition does not just affect the headcount, but results in the loss of knowledge and skills that the employees take back with them on leaving an organisation. Quality of work life is important criteria that need to be focussed by the organisations to achieve higher productivity and business goals and retain the employees. The main objective of this study was to understand the influence of quality of work life dimensions on the overall satisfaction of the employees with the organisation Random sampling technique was used to collect opinions from 171 employees of different service sector companies. Eight quality of work life factors were examined to study the relationship with the overall satisfaction of the employees. Reliability of the data was checked using Cronbach's alpha value and the construct validity was tested using factorial analysis. Hypotheses were tested using linear regression analysis. Commitment to the organisation was considered the most important factor among the eight dimensions. Pearson's correlation analysis showed that all the factors were positively correlated to overall satisfaction. The recommendations provided in the study can be used by the organisations to rework on their policies to enhance quality of work life for employees that would have a positive impact on the attainment of business goals.

Key words: QWL, service sector, commitment, job satisfaction, QWL dimensions

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Abstract: Today India ranks the tenth-largest economy in the world by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).The economy reported GDP growth around 4.7% for the 2011-12 fiscal and 5.0% for the 2012–13 fiscal years. Indian rupee hit an all time low of 68.80 against the US dollar on 28 August 2013, which further impacted the growth of the Indian economy. Unavailability of land in the urban areas and the delay in securing government approvals stretched project outlays, undermining investor sentiment in the country. A prolonged global slowdown and a sharp deceleration in the Indian economy have been at the root of their misery over the last few years. High inflation, along with steady rise in food prices, rising interest rates and currency volatility has reduced margins of the companies and has impacted the profitability. Unfair, may be yes, but then that is the occupational hazard of any CEO in modern India. According to Moody's the Economic Growth Rate of India would be 5.5% in 2014-15.But there has been hotels which has come up with optimization of existing resources to generate added revenues in times of slow down. The purpose of the paper is to present a short over view of the current Indian hotel industry and highlight the challenges facing the industry .Based on this perspective, the data is collected and after analyzing the data an attempt has been made to propose different unconventional strategies based on the minor operated departments of the hotels, which will be useful for the smooth functioning of the hotel industry, during the slowdown. The companies need to count every resource they own and align their every resource to be successful.

Keywords: Unconventional, Strategy, Slow down, Hospitality, Value chain

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Abstract: The extensive opportunities in China's construction market attract many foreign construction enterprises , according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013 foreign construction companies in this market does not exceed one percent of the total operating companies, this illustrates the amount of competition faced by these companies are very fierce , foreign construction enterprises to seize the opportunities in this market , it is important to understand how to develop effective strategies in order to meet the competitiveness , they must understand how adapt to China's legal, social, cultural, economic and technological environment along with changes brought about by competitors' advances and new needs of customers, they need to develop their capability to assess the opportunities, to secure their healthy growth, to survive, and achieving profits. This paper studied the current situation and the way of foreign construction enterprises to enter this market, the internal environment of Chinese construction market (PEST) , and main types of foreign construction enterprise development strategy in this market , then find out the strengths in developing foreign firms businesses in this market , which these useful to understand the critical factors that are required to succeed , to develop strategic management guidelines for similar entities .

Keywords: Chinese Construction Market, Development Strategy, Foreign Construction Enterprises, PEST.

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Abstract: After the implementation of the Federal Financial Integration Scheme on 1st April, 1950, the administration of the entire network of telegraphs and telephone systems of the nation, including those that previously existed in the former princely state became a major adventure. India had around 84000 telephone lines for its population of 350 million at the time of its independence in 1947. India is the fastest growing economy post its liberalization and globalization activism and Asia's third largest economy behind Japan and China. India's telecom density is not so high as compared to the western market. These liberalization measures introduced in the telecom sector were expected to boost the investors' confidence, bring greater competition for the benefits of subscribers and develop modern telecommunication network in the country at a faster pace. The rapid growth in Indian telecom industry has been contributing to India's GDP at large. After independence the growth in telecom sector in public sector was fair and well planned.

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Abstract: This study uses DEA approach to estimate the technical efficiency of commercial banks in India over the years 2006-2010. The results indicate that deregulation of banking sector has led to an increase in the efficiency of commercial banks in India. Banks like Allahabad bank, Canara bank, Kotak Mahindra bank, ICICI bank and Yes bank are very efficient and show consistency in their performance. On the other hand, the performance of banks like SBI, PNB and HDFC can be a matter of concern as their efficiency scores are below satisfactory level. The major factor resulting in the poor performance of these two banks is their huge amount of deposits and operating expenses. Also, the excess number of employees is increasing their problems. So, here either these banks possess blocked/non-performing assets or are not able to make a set off between the deposits and advances. Being major banks in the country, they deserve better attention by the regulators and the administrators.The study also shows that performance of private sector banks has been better than public sector banks during the period.
Keywords: DEA; Efficiency; DMU; CCR model; Fractional LPP;

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Abstract: Business opportunity and prospect of floating net cage system-trevally culture were studied in Amurang District based on its financial aspects. Trevally culture is one of alternative livelihoods of coastal communities in Amurang district in order to reduce the dependence upon fishing activities towards over-exploitation. Data collection used purposive sampling, intentionally selecting Ranoyapo and Bitung villages, trevally culture business centre in Amurang district, as study site. For this, 30 respondents of fish farmers were selected for their business feasibility analysis. This study was aimed at knowing the feasibility level and the profit of the trevally culture business in Amurang district. The feasibility analysis used Net B/C Ratio, Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Rate of Return On Investment (ROI), Payback Period (PBP), and Break Even Point (BEP) calculations. Results showed that B/C ratio of 1.17, production BEP of 18.409 kg and production price BEP of Rp. 35,066/kg. Rate of Return on Investment (ROI) obtained was 10.56 months. The profitability (ROI) was 1.58 % and IRR was 85.27%. As conclusion, trevally culture in Amurang district, South Minahasa regency is feasible to develop as an alternative livelihood, but it needs to have strategic steps to be able to raise production and gain, such as seedling and food supply, so that trevally culture could become one of the alternative businesses to develop in the coastal area of Amurang district.

Keywords: Trevally culture business, business feasibility, financial analysis

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Abstract: Talent management is about getting the right people in the right jobs doing the right things. This requires predicting how employees will act in the future and getting them to act differently from how they acted in the past. Neither of these is easy. This paper provides employee behavior and provides 10 basic truths about employee behavior. These truths can be thought of as principles for successful talent management and will significantly improve the effectiveness of any talent management initiative

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Abstract: This study aims to establish the relationship between conflict management styles of business owners/managers of small businesses and the leadership approaches employed. Through purposive sampling, a sample of 68 participants from the small business community in Kajiado County was used to determine differences in conflict management styles and the leadership styles related to them. Rahim Organizational Inventory (ROC II) instrument was employed to examine the conflict management styles while another instrument was developed to assess the applied leadership style. Results indicated a relationship between conflict management styles and leadership styles.

Key words: Conflict management, leadership styles, small businesses

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Abstract: In this competitive and rapidly changing era, most of the business organizations are highly concerned to provide their employees with training throughout their careers so that they will remain enough motivated and focused to their work. But the success of any training program depends on effective construction of its pre-defined schedule or model. The training model must be constructed on the basis of particular training needs and consisted of all relevant and important steps which are to be followed by training sessions. Wrong development of model and missing of any important step can leads towards ineffective and useless consequences. This article is based on the analysis of eight training models. The purpose of reviewing these models is to discuss the similarities, differences and lacking steps among these models so that researchers could make another new effective training model by including these missing steps. After in depth analysis of these models, researchers have proposed a more comprehensive training model for corporate world to overcome the missing. This is a simple but detailed model which, if implemented properly could contribute a lot towards enhancing both the employees' performance and effectiveness of the organization as a whole.

Keywords: Objectives Alignment,Organizational Effectiveness, Skillful Workforce, Training Evaluation, Training Models.

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Abstract: This study examines the difficulties faced by the Indian hotel industry as a whole including the challenges faced by the owners as well as the Management and operational staff working in it in recent times. It is a well known fact that competition for the survival in the industry has been getting tougher with every passing year and the fact of the matter is that industry is still gradually growing at a constant rate of about 5-7 % per annum since few years. Occupancy level in hotels all over India has been reported as getting lower and discounts percentages getting higher affecting Rev-par, which has almost halved in these six-seven years. Though, Industry is very hopeful for future growth and expecting sunny days as the room inventories are increasing on daily basis, thus creating more opportunities for the service staff. This study follows the flaws in some of the government policies directly related to Hotel Industry which are effecting hotels and also discusses other issues related to hotel Industry as well such as Taxation Policies of Indian Government, Debt- funding by Indian Banks, Licensing Issues, Visa Issues, Descending Indian economy, Online Travel Agents, Guest Profiling, Human Resource Management, Quality of Guest Services in the era of Social Media, Safety and Security etc. These are few of the most important concerns which have a long lasting effect upon the business of the hospitality.

Key Words: Hotel Industry, Challenges, Rev-par, Occupancy, Government policies, Indian Economy

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Abstract: The research study considered the impact of corporate control on the performance of non- bank financial intermediaries in Nigeria using panel regression.Based on the econometric model, the result indicates that improved performance of the non- banking financial sector is dependent on increasing the level of transparency and good governance in both financial and non-financial banking sector. The increased incidence of firm's failure in the recent period generated the current literature on quality of firm's assets and also emphasized good governance as means of achieving banks and non-bank institutions objectives. This study made use of cross sectional secondary data obtained from the financial reports of non- bank institutions for a period of ten (10) years (2001- 2010). Data were analyzed using panel regression analysis. The study supported the hypothesis that corporate governance positively affects performance of firms. In conclusion, the study shows that poor asset quality and corporate control (defined as the ratio of non-performing loan to credit) and loan deposit ratios negatively affect financial performance and vice visa.

Keywords: corporate governance (control), non- bank performance, and asset quality and panel regression analysis

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Abstract: In this era where climate change is a topical issue globally, environmental management accounting should take precedence in the mining sector. The study adopted United Nations definition for environmental accounting which states that environmental management accounting serves as a mechanism to identify and measure the full spectrum of environmental costs of current production processes and the economic benefits of pollution prevention or cleaner processes, and to integrate these costs and benefits into day-to-day business decision-making. Environmental Accounting has the responsibility of dealing with all the phenomena resulting from the company's environmental influence. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the implementation of environmental management accounting focusing on sustainable development. The study will to look at the strategies being adopted by the mining sector in the developing and implementation of environmental management accounting systems. The study seeks to understand and/or explore how environmental management accounting is being implemented by the mining sector. The implementation process will cover the adoption of the process and the disclosure in the financial statements as well as the cost implication which enhances sustainable development to the company and the country. The mining sector is taken as a case study. The study will employ descriptive survey design and an open ended questionnaire will be used to solicit information on the implementation of environmental management accounting. The study findings show that the application of environmental policies that enhance a set of plans of action of the companies, regarding the environment, has revealed advantages for the 'green' companies

Keywords: Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) is the management of environmental and economic performance through the development and implementation of appropriate environment-related accounting systems and practices. Mining Sector is the act, process, or industry of extracting minerals like coal, ore, gold diamond, etc from the earth. Mining is the process or business of extracting ore or minerals from the ground. Sustainable development is defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs.

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