IOSR-JBM   Volume-22 ~ Issue-2 ~ February 2020

Abstract: Every business person performs different activities from manufacturing a product to delivering of the same to the target consumer. The basic function/responsibility of business is to identify the needs of consumer(s), to produce the product or service according to the requirement of consumers and make them satisfied. Quality assurance standards ensure the consumer about quality of the product. An ordinary consumer is unable to find the quality, durability, performance of the product through mere observation of the product. it can be concluded that the respondents of Hyderabad district were having more awareness than respondents of Mahabubnagar district about the Quality assurance mark and the awareness level among the respondents was significant.

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Abstract: According to the typical hierarchical structure of urban emergency shelters as well as the pattern of population transfer among these shelters, ahierarchical location model for urban emergency shelters under multi-flow pattern is formulated in this paper. Differing from the single-flow pattern, in which the affected population must be transferredfrom low-level to high-levelshelters step by step to obtain the corresponding services, the multi-flow pattern allows the affected population to get low-level services directly from high-level shelters. The proposed model is an extension of the traditional single-flow hierarchical location model, and it is more in line with the realistic situation of emergency shelters location. Moreover, it illustrated by theoretical and case analysis that the location solution obtained under multi-flow pattern not only ensures the effect of asylum but also saves resources and costs.

Keywords: emergencyshelter,hierarchicalstructure,multi-flow pattern,hierarchical location

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Abstract: An event in one country does not impact the country alone. Its impact may be felt in economies all over the world. In this study, the linkages between Nifty 50 (India) with Brazil, Russia, China, and South Africa are considered together by utilizing the technique of the Unit Root Test followed by Johansen Juselius Cointegration test. A high degree of correlations of daily indices of the Nifty 50 observed with all the stock markets. This suggests a strengthening of the integration of India's stock market with the BRICS Countries. The study has concluded that integrated relationships between economies are of great importance for policymakers, investors, and academicians, as equity markets of different countries appear to be closely related and, any uncertainty in one market can be transmitted to other interdependent markets.

Key Word: BRICS; Economies; Stock Markets; Correlation; Cointegration; Investment; Uncertainities; Portfolio

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Abstract: It is known that comparative advantages associated with location and natural resources no longer translate robotically to development. Rather, these factors need to be catalysed in the presence of technological learning, innovation and investments. In this paper, we explored the relevance of these catalysts to national competitiveness and further examined innovation policies with a view to finding the way forward for developing nations in particular Nigeria. Our data were sourced from the Global Competitiveness Report, the World Economic Outlook Database and a manufacturing innovation survey in Nigeria. The results show that technological innovation..............

Keywords: technological learning, innovation, investments, policy,

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Abstract: This paper examines the role played by independent directors in monitoring the financial reporting process and its effects on certain personal characteristics and also examine the relationship between auditor characteristics like auditor brand name auditor presence and some economical attributes like GDP and Inflation. In particular, it encompasses the tenure and the number of directorships that independent director's hold. The data was collected from Pakistani listed firms for eight years i.e. 2010-2017. A positive relationship between board independence and financial reporting quality has been concluded after applying various robustness checks as well as sensitivity analyses........

Keywords: Independent director, Economical attributes, Financial reporting, Quality of financial reporting, Listed firms

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Abstract: The Study examines technology and entrepreneurship development in Yola South local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. The variables unit are Technology, Technology Integration, Challenges, Roles and Entrepreneurship. Special attention was directed to various entrepreneurship schemes and programs, entrepreneurs and small business owners. The sample size of the study was 169 entrepreneurs and business owners. A survey research design was used for the collection of data. Simple percentages, virtual charts, and cross-tabulations were used for describing the data collected, and Chi-square residuals and test statistics were used to analyze the data collected........

Keywords: Technology, Technology Integration, Entrepreneurship, Adamawa, Nigeria

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Abstract: This article is based on the works of Javidan and Walker (2013), Chhokar, Brodbeck and House (2013), House and Javidan (2004) and Lord and Maher (1991), these authors address the relationship between culturally acceptable leadership dimensions and sociocultural clusters.The data presented in this article were obtained from an organization of the body industry for public transport, which has been active for more than 65 years and present in thirteencountries.Based on a qualitative and exploratory approach, a case study was applied as a methodological procedure seeking to understand the specificities in required cultural competencies.....

Keywords: global mindset, culture, leader and culturally acceptable leadership

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Abstract: With more than 84,000 people succumbing to COVID-19 infection so far, India's death toll is the third highest in the world after the US and Brazil. Unlike the US and Brazil, India's daily increase in COVID-19 cases shows no sign of decline. Since mid-August, India has been recording the world's largest daily increases in coronavirus cases. In the second week of September, new COVID-19 cases averaged nearly 90,000 per day in India. While the world is currently witnessing the second wave of infections, India has not been able to flatten the first wave curve. Even though higher testing is critical to contain the virus outbreak, testing facilities in India have been beefed up only since mid-August. Measured on a per capita basis, India is still far behind other countries in the number of tests. Currently, the number of COVID-19 tests per million population in India stands at 42,000 ― the lowest among countries with large outbreaks of the coronavirus.

Keywords: Covid, Pandemic, Economy, supply chains

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