IOSR-JBM   Volume-17 ~ Issue-6 ~ June-2015

Abstract: Today India is super power in the global economy because of the talented and educated Indian women. In the past few decades, one can witness in the labor market in India has been the entry of women information technology (I.T.) professionals in the rapidly growing software services sector. Now women take on the role of working professional in additional to their traditional work of the home maker, they are under great stress to balance their work and personal life. Work Life Balance is the key issue that is bothering many corporate and employees. The data pertaining to the study has been collected from professionals working in I.T. companies in Chennai to identify the factors influencing Work-life balance and to study the personal& organizational profile. The statistical tools like Percentage, Factor Analysis, Cluster, ANOVA and Multiple Regressions are used for data analysis. Analysis of literature and available data reveals that many employees are facing problems in adjusting their family life and personal life with their organisational workload. Keywords - Family, Stress, Work life balance, Workload, Women employee,

Journal Papers:
[1] Tatheer Yawar Ali, Atif 1Hassan, TahiraYawer Ali, and Rizwana Bashir, Stress management in private Banks of pakistan, Journal of Emerging Trends in Economics And Management Sciences, 4(3), 2013, 308-320.
[2] Nilgun Anafarta, The relationship between work-family conflict and job satisfaction; A structural equation modeling (SEM) Approach, International Journal of Business and Management, 6(4), 2011,168-177.
[3] Saira Ashfaq, Zahid Mahmood and Mehboob Ahmad Impact of work-life conflict and work overload on employee performance in Banking sector of Pakistan, Middle- East Journal of Scientific Research, 14(5), 2013, 688-695.
[4] Annie Sam and K. Anitha, Work-Life Balance of Women Academicians – An Empirical Study. International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current research, 2, 2014, 333-335.
[5] Jeya Amantha Kumar and Balakrishan Muniandy, The Influence Of Demographic Profiles On Emotional Intelligence: A Study On Polytechnic Lecturers In Malaysia. International Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 4(1), 2012, 62-70.
[6] S.Pattu Meenakshi and K.Ravichandran, A study on work life balance among teachers working in self-financing engineering institutions, International Journal of Research in Commerce, IT & Management, 2(3), 2012, 51-55..

Abstract: Nomination for training connotes that the nominee has some performance gaps that could be bridged through training, and having been trained, knowledge acquired should be transferred to work situation creditably. Training Needs Analysis, being the source of selection for training, makes transfer of learning a matter of course. Every member of the work group should know why the individual was sent on training, and expectations on his/her return to work environment. Many employees do not see their employer‟s business as "our‟ business, and so attach little seriousness to training and learning transfer. Where any seriousness is shown, it could not be far from personal benefits of the training recipient. For the employer, learning must be transferred, but it can only rely on employees to do so.

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Abstract: The research is an enquiry to find whether Spiritual Intelligence of an entrepreneur in family business has any effect on success of an entrepreneurial both in the terms of personal success and organisational success. This holistic approach in the study is maintained so that we can understand what are the factors of spiritual intelligence and how do they affect every factor in both personal success and organisation success of an entrepreneur.

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Abstract: The main purpose and objective of the study is to explore and examine the relationship of work Performance with the performance appraisal and motivation among nurses of a multi-speciality hospital in Kerala. Data was collected through pre tested structured questionnaires. The sample size consists of 100 nurses of the particular hospital. Convenience sample was used to collect the data due to time and resource constraints. For analysis, regression and correlation techniques were used. Reliability analysis was used to check the reliability of the questionnaire. Results of correlation and regression analysis show that there is positive significant relationship between work performance and performance appraisal and a positive but not significant relationship between work performance and motivation of the employees of hospital industry. This will help the other researchers in knowing the relation between them in depth. This will help andguide the organization in implement a good motivation process to motivate employees and helps to improve existing performance appraisal system.

Keywords: Work Motivation; Performance Appraisal.

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Abstract: FDI is one of the most important sources of foreign investment in developing countries. It is seen as a mean of supplement domestic investment for achieving higher level of growth and development. FDI is permitted under following forms of investment

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Abstract: Companies have no choice but to change since the world is moving and shifting fast. Organisation leaders are aware of it and they are trying to cope by applying their best thinking to the structures, systems and processes they need to compete. This papers aims to explain how organisation can transform for profit and growth through agility and change management methods. It describes the agile transformation steps, principles, elements, dimensions of agility followed by organizational change maturity model. This paper examines the role of organizational agility in creating customer service excellence and HR contribution in driving organizational agility. It also explores the alignment of vision and goals in organizational transformation through the interplay of 11 organizational levers.

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Abstract: Indian tea industry being an oldest labour-intensive organized sector with a contribution of nearly 30% of the global production, acts as nation's one of the major foreign exchange earner and employment generator. The Indian branded tea market is highly vibrant and one of the most penetrated product category with a large network of tea producers, retailers, distributors, auctioneers, exporters and packers. This article attempts to ventilate some interesting aspects of the branded tea market in India in the packed, tea bag and flavored tea segments and also investigates the profile of attitudinal preference shown by the customers of the branded (packaged) tea in North Kolkata area followed by comparative evaluation of the brand Brooke Bond Red Label relative to other rival brands available.

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Abstract: The aim of this paper is to identify the level of service quality in some randomly selected hospitals in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Consumers' perceptions and expectations towards various parameters of service quality can differ and the degree of discrepancy between perception and expectation helps in analyzing service quality. For capturing responses of various consumers towards service quality in hospitals a 22-question (item) SERVQUAL scale measuring five basic dimensions i.e., Tangibles, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance and Empathy of service quality was used. Population for the study consisted of patients and visitors of few hospitals in Kolkata. Categorization of Hospitals in Kolkata is : (A)Private Super-Speciality Hospitals, (B)Government Medical Colleges as well as Hospitals, (C)Private General Hospitals.15 hospitals (5 hospitals from each category) were randomly selected.

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Abstract: This study investigates the factors that influence actual online buying of customers by collecting data from 250 customers who use online buying for shopping. Researchers investigate the impact of self efficacy, brand image and social brand communication on actual online buying by using regression analysis which was backed up by positive relationships between all mentioned variables. The results of the study showed that social brand communication, brand image, and self efficacy have a significant influence on online buying of customers.

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Abstract: The paper examined the role of revolving loan scheme (Esusu) in the development of rural areas of the country. Investigation was carried out to see how far the 'Esusu' groups have substituted for commercial banks among respondents in Olaoluwa and Iwo Local Government Area ofOsun State of Nigeria.

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Abstract: For a new business, the aim of the strategies is to achieve breakeven which is reaching the point of equilibrium between a profit or a loss. The breakeven point can be achieved if the company apply the right strategies and one of the strategies is to expand the business in stages. In this study, Hospital A and AA airline were chosen as samples. The reason for comparing airline and private hospital sectors is because both industries are classified as service sectors industry.

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Abstract:The purpose of the research was to understand the possible impact of organizational commitment on job satisfaction and job performance, and to expand the research findings to different organizations. The research is based on 133 selected questionnaires from the employees of 03 randomly selected commercial banks of district Multan. Regression analysis was conducted to get the results. The results revealed that there is a significant relationship among Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction and Job performance. It was concluded that organizational commitment had a positive impact on Job satisfaction and Job Performance.
Keywords: Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction, Job performance.

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Abstract: India has the largest population of Youths were the current trend and change in economy are by them and for them. Also in today's fast growing economy, the Indian online retailing has pushed the traditional Brick& mortar retailing aside. The purpose of this thesis is to gain in depth knowledge about the shopping preferences of Indian youth over the category of Apparels and the kind of change they would like to experience in the online and offline retail market. So, the study focuses on the Indian youth and their preference over their shopping based on the current economic trend. In order to gain in depth knowledge required for the thesis case study 130 members were surveyed to gain knowledge over the customers shopping preference through online & offline and also to know about their feedback and suggestions. The questionnaire was based on the reasons they are attracted towards either (Online & Offline) the shopping models and the changes they would like to have in the market to have charm in shopping over traditional retail store. This would help the apparel market to have a clear idea about reaching their right customer according to their shopping preference and also will help the success run of business for the traditional brick& mortar store.

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Abstract:Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the relationship between muslimpreneurs characteristics and readiness of Muslim Malaysia students in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia towards new venture creation.
Design and Methodology:This study obtained data through a survey on a randomly selected sample of four hundred and eighteen(418) would-be graduate Muslimpreneurs of The Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia. This study used hypothetical deductive approach through structural equation model. The proposed hypotheses show the relationship between four variables and Readiness towards new venture creation.

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Abstract: According to predicted trends, the size of IT outsourcing is grossly increasing, however, it is still far from organizations/business owners expectations. The value of a service is best measured in terms of the improvement in outcomes, this can be attributed to the service effects on the performance of business assets and is far from the defined success factors of IT outsourcing. So, this paper adopts a new service oriented approach based on ITIL framework and proposes some factors and guidelines to create value in IT outsourcing.

Key words : ITOutsourcing, service oriented, life cycle, ITIL

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Abstract: The study sought to establish the acceptability of the financial perspective of the balanced scorecard as an ideal dimension for performance management in the public sector. Having a long journey of searching for ways of justifying posts, productivity and salary increments in the civil service, the balanced scorecard is becoming an attractive alternative due to its widespread use in some parastatals and private sector. On its four dimensions, namely financial, customer, learning and growth, and internal business processes, the financial perspective seems to be highly in demand but the needed emphasis lacking in the public service's past and present performance management models.

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Abstract: The study focused on evaluating the corporate governance performance of Zimbabwean State universities. With state universities' councils given power to ensure that their institutions are observing basic corporate governance principles, stakeholders have shown some uncertainty on whether state universities are serving them adequately as outlined in their respective Acts of Parliament and other documents. These stakeholders include Zimche, Ministry, Parents, Industry, Students, Staff members and the general society. To solve this problem the research analysed the state universities' adherence to standards and statutory provisions and also their ranking in corporate governance performance.

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