The Role of Coaching in Enhancing Employee Performance
Measuring Customer Satisfaction of Hotel Industry in Bangladesh: A SERVQUAL and Structural Equation Model (SEM) Approach
Strategies for Building Supply Chain Resilience, Law Enforcement, and Sustainability during Black Swan Events
Perceptions of Climate Change and Barriers to Adaptation along the Teesta River in Bangladesh
Socioeconomic Effects of Village Loan Savings Initiatives on Empowering Rural Communities - Case Study of the Impact of VLS Program in T/A Chimwala, Malawi
Efficiency Analysis of Commercial Banks in India: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis
A Study on Factors Influencing Youngsters’ Perceptions towards Choice of Investment Avenues
A Study of Generic Intertextuality in Corporate Press Releases
A Study on Factors Affecting Purchase Decision of Young Adults after GST Implementation in India – With Special Reference to FMCG Products
A Review of Commercial Banks’ Role in Public Sector Transparency and Accountability in the Nigerian Economy
Soft Systems Modelling of the New Product Development Process - A Case Study
An Emerging Training Model for Successful Lean Manufacturing – An Empirical Study
A Qualitative Performance Measurement Approach to New Product Development
Brand Power Through Effective Design
Intellectual Venture Capitalists: An Emerging Breed of Knowledge Entrepreneurs
This study investigates whether a smaller IT consulting firm can gain a competitive advantage over a larger consulting firm. It asks hiring managers in Canadian financial institutions and wealth management firms to provide their opinion on what are the most desired characteristics of a consultant, the most desired hourly rate for the consulting services provided, and the best approach to marketing these consulting services. The study found that a small IT consulting firm can gain a competitive advantage over larger consulting firms by offering similar high quality services as a larger firm, but at a reduced price. The CBAP® (Certified Business Analyst Professional) certification proved to be an influencing factor in the hiring process. Hiring managers expect the consultant to have at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree and six to nine years of work experience. It was discovered that the most desired characteristic of a business analyst IT consultant is the “Ability to deliver”. The best approach to marketing consulting services to a hiring manager is to use word of mouth. The findings of the study provide insights that Vanijem Consulting Inc., which is a consulting firm that the investigator owns and operates, can use to develop a marketing and hiring strategy.
There has been a rapid rise in the growth of mobile technology throughout the world. In Indian perspective, it provides benefits to both customers and service providers. First to the customer (demand) side, it represents an opportunity for financial inclusion among a population that is underserved by traditional banking services. On the service provider (supply) side, it opens up possibilities for financial institutions to deliver a great diversity of services at low cost to a large customer base of the poorest sections of society and people living in remote areas. This paper identifies the active factors that influence people’s intention to use mobile wallet in India. Data was collected from a sample of 350 people from all four zones in India i.e., east, west, north, and south. The data was collected through a well structured questionnaire, by asking open ended and close ended questions regarding their attitude towards mobile wallet and their intention about its adoption/use. For analyzing and interpreting data in the present study, basic statistical tools and logistical regression analysis was used with the help of SPSS 16.0 version. Keeping in mind the previous studies, six factors (i.e., perceived quality of service, perceived risk, perceived usefulness, perceived cost, perceived ease of use, and trust) which drive customers’ intention to use mobile wallet have been chosen. The effectiveness of these extracted factors have been examined and observed that only one significant factor i.e., perceived usefulness is the factor which actively influence future intention to adopt/use mobile wallet. Further the study exhibited that perceived usefulness positively influence the intention to use/adopt mobile wallet. This model has the overall predictability of classifying 85.1% cases correctly and exhibited that 96.5% people are classified for adopting/using mobile wallet services whereas 35.4% people for not having intention to adopt/use it in future.
Technology is an embody of backbone for national growth. Technology advancement and its effective results impact directly on the economic development. The technology transfer only makes the countries to become more vibrant. Globalization is a phenomenon for technology transfer among different countries. Technology transfer is the flow of knowledge or process of technology from one country to another country. It includes flow of skills, values, organization and capital from the point of generation to the site of adaptation and application. In today's modern era, businesses were been keen on profitable exploitation through the appropriate technology transfer. Global competitiveness drives the organization for technology transfer as a reliable source for noteworthy upshot and making profit out of it. The headway of technology transfer in manufacturing sector in India has been magnifying with potential prerequisite. The industries in India has been upgrading with technology transfer in order to sustain in market with the competitive edge. In view of this, the study would throw a light on the technology transfer and its impact on the development of manufacturing industries in India. This study has identified the variables that affect the technology transfer and acts as a control measure in the implementation for the successful technology transfer.
This research paper presents a better understanding of how the HRM practices put an impact on the level of Job Satisfaction among executive level employees in the banks under study. Level of employees' satisfaction with their jobs clearly gives crucial clues concerning the culture and growth of an organization. The kind of environment that prevails in any organisation depends upon the HR policies implemented by the Top Management. Consequently, these policies shape the specific HR Practices being adopted. Ultimately, the satisfaction level of employees, especially at executive levels, is affected to a great extent through these policies and practices. The inference drawn from the analysis was that although HR Practices, if perceived appropriate, increase the level of Job Satisfaction of the employees yet the job satisfaction level comes out to be different among all the banks under study.
In India, particularly low-income people are having very little access to formal financial services. As per the RBI's Financial Stability Report of June 2013, savings of rural households to GDP has fallen from 36.8% in 2007-08 to 30.8% in 2011-12. It clearly indicates that there is a need for strengthening formal financial system for the development of an economy. Nation Sample Survey Organization's data reveals that out of 89.3 million households, only 45.9 million households, i.e., 51.4% do not have access to credit. This study investigates further status of financial inclusion among rural households in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh and examines the factors to motivate rural households for expansion of financial inclusion and reducing informal lenders in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.
