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In this paper, the author uses an evaluative criteria model and their associated criteria status,... more In this paper, the author uses an evaluative criteria model and their associated criteria status, product evaluative criteria software of results and product objective function of optimal values solution, along with product morphological analysis, to synthesize evaluative criteria and optimize product design values. This study focuses on (1) how to use an evaluative criteria model's imprecise market information by evaluative criteria design software; (2) product mapping relationships between design parameters and customer requirements using product predicted value method; (3) synthesizing design alternative by morphological analysis and plan; (4) realizing the synthesis in multi criterion decision making (MCDM), using its searching software capacity to obtain the optimal solution.

This research investigates the relationship between organizational structure and organizational c... more This research investigates the relationship between organizational structure and organizational culture and entrepreneurial executive in Birjand city -Iran is discussed. Measuring instruments were 3 questionnaires. The results showed there is a direct relationship between the two variables and the organizational culture and entrepreneurship, there is no significant relationship between the concentration and corporate entrepreneurship and between complexity and the level of entrepreneurship and international dimensions of organizational culture, there is a direct relationship between corporate entrepreneurship. The general conclusions demonstrate appropriate organizational structure for implementing agencies to develop an entrepreneurial corporate culture than special arrangements are needed.

This study investigates an evaluative criteria model approach in for digital product design value... more This study investigates an evaluative criteria model approach in for digital product design values that are based on an optimal solution. This investigation proposes the use of design products to integrate design plans, Hierarchical system in digital product design industry, an evaluative criteria and the associated criteria status, product evaluative criteria parameters, using a product evaluative criteria software of results and product objective function of optimal solutions, along with product morphological analysis to synthesize and optimize product design values. This study focuses on (1) how to use an evaluative criteria model for imprecise market information by evaluative criteria design software; (2) mapping product relationships between design parameters and customer requirements through using the method to predict product values; (3) synthesizing design alternative by morphological analysis and plans; (4) realizing the synthesis in Multi-Criterion Decision-Making (MCDM) and using the searching software capacity to obtain the optimal solution. This study uses case studies to illustrate the practical values of the proposed methodology.

The balance between work and life is spontaneous and if not managed, conflict can wake them irrep... more The balance between work and life is spontaneous and if not managed, conflict can wake them irreparable damage to individuals, organizations and society. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of the balance of work-family on performance of Department of Social Security Organization Kermanshah Province. As the population studied, were all employees of the Social Security numbers of 160 Person in Kermanshah Province. Sample size was considered Morgan's study of 114 persons and these were collected in each area was determined by the method of systematic random sampling (systematic). The research hypotheses were as follows: There is a meaningful relationship between atrophy and perceptions of safety climate. There is a meaningful relationship between stress and perceptions of safety climate. There is a meaningful relationship between job satisfaction and perceptions of safety climate. The Spearman correlation test was used to test the hypotheses. Managers can manage the balance between work and life. They can make happy and satisfy the employees who are presented with enthusiasm, loyalty and commitment to the organization, function effectively in their jobs.

This study reviews the survival strategies of micro lending institutions in dealing with the chal... more This study reviews the survival strategies of micro lending institutions in dealing with the challenges given the hyperinflationary environment Zimbabwe went through over the period 1999 -2008. The microfinance sector in Zimbabwe was still in its infancy and had numerous challenges. Hyperinflation exacerbates the situations with a lot of these institutions' survival under serious threat. Some of the challenges that confronted micro lending institutions include product pricing; high delinquency levels and capital erosion. Micro lending institutions adopted a number of survival strategies which include; costcutting, client rating and retention, product development, streamlining operations among others. Though constrained by the regulatory framework and capacity challenges, some of the survival strategies prescribed here is that necessity is the mother of innovation and every crisis presents hidden opportunities and no matter the challenge, there is a way of escape.

The level of efficiency of commercial banks is a key driver to the economy and commercial banks t... more The level of efficiency of commercial banks is a key driver to the economy and commercial banks themselves to compete with their counters in this competitive global market. In this study, technical efficiencies of Nepalese commercial banks under intermediation approach and profit-oriented approach were evaluated for the period of 2005 to 2010 using inputoriented Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model. We found that in terms of the overall mean of the technical efficiency, the intermediation approach provided more efficiency scores than profit-oriented approach. Competition and new technology can all be reasons that banks are performing better as the intermediary function. Comparing the scores for different type of the Nepalese commercial banks based on ownership provided mixed results. Under intermediation approach, joint venture banks were more efficient whereas public sector banks were found more efficient under profit-oriented approach. When comparing the individual banks, Nepal Arab Bank Limited and Standard Charted Bank Limited banks were more efficient under the both approaches. In addition, Agriculture Development Bank Limited, Kumari Bank Limited and Siddhartha Bank Limited were marginally efficient (more than 90%) only under intermediation approach. The study found that the bank with efficient under intermediation approach does not always mean that has better profitability performance.

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The health care delivery system represents one of the largest customer service industries in the ... more The health care delivery system represents one of the largest customer service industries in the United States. However, access to this system has a history of being time consuming, difficult and often frustrating. Today's health care consumer, or patient, is beginning to expect the same satisfaction encountered in any other type of industry, be it service, retail or manufacturing. These industries are structured to minimize waste and maximize customer satisfaction; however, the health care industry has been structured around the provider with the customer making the major sacrifices to obtain service. For the past several decades, the health care delivery system has been comprised of mainly managed care organizations which have restricted patients to a designated network of physicians and providers. However, recent changes in the systems have evolved as a result of customer demand. Patients want freedom of choice with access to see the health care provider they choose. In addition to receiving quality service from that provider, consumers are beginning to expect the same customer satisfaction standards that are present in other businesses. Easy access to the system, prompt service and cost effectiveness are just several of the components needed to keep the patient happy. A revolutionary alternative to the traditional health care delivery system is being instituted in several pilot programs across the country called open access or advanced access. It is best described as doing today's work today whereas every patient will receive an appointment the same day he or she calls and will be seen by the health care provider of their choice.

The objective of the study is to examine the current education system present in private technica... more The objective of the study is to examine the current education system present in private technical education institutions and to find out ways for quality improvements in education system. The research is a descriptive type of research in nature. The data has been collected with the help of Questionnaire Based Survey. The sample size for the study is 500 comprising of the students respondents. The sample has been taken on the random (Probability) basis and the questionnaire was filled by the students (pursuing B.Tech) chosen on the random basis from a private technical educational institution in Haryana, India. For data analysis and conclusion of the results of the survey, statistical tool like factor analysis was performed with the help of high quality software; SPSS. The least preferred aspects of the institution by the students are students admitted have required basic knowledge, students deposit their dues timely, students do not forego the academic activities, students are keen to improve their performance, students come prepared for classes, students follow the rules and regulations of the institute, and toilets for the students are in adequate number.

This article was aimed to studying impact of personality traits on intention to entrepreneurship.... more This article was aimed to studying impact of personality traits on intention to entrepreneurship. In order to examining personality traits, the big five model has been used that consists of five dimensions as extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience. Entrepreneurship has been consists of six dimensions as hardworking, risk-taking, self-confidence, creativity, flexibility, and tolerance of ambiguity. In order to collecting data, a questionnaire including 47 items has been designed. Statistical population is university of Isfahan's personnel and sample size is 160 personnel and selected based on available sampling method. In order to analyzing data, descriptive statistic, inferential statistics, ENTER method, and Durbin-Watson test has been used. But also to measuring stability of questionnaires' items, Cronbach's alpha has been calculated for each variable separately. The results of this article indicate that personality traits have impact on tendency to entrepreneurship. Based on these results between all personality traits, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience have impact on tendency to entrepreneurship and these factors could explain 0/533 of entrepreneurship regression. Also Durbin-Watson test results indicate that there is no self-correlation between independent variables. Finally empirical suggestions has been offered for human resources managers and related professionals.

This study investigates an evaluative criteria model approach for digital product design values b... more This study investigates an evaluative criteria model approach for digital product design values based on optimal solution. This study focuses on (1) how to using a evaluative criteria model imprecise market information by evaluative criteria design software; (2) product mapping relationships between design parameters and customer requirements using Product predicted value method; (3) synthesizing design alternative by morphological analysis and plan; (4) realizing the synthesis in multi-criterion decisionmaking (MCDM), using its searching software capacity to obtain the optimal solution, Case studies illustrate the practical value of the proposed methodology.

The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between cooperative norms and per... more The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between cooperative norms and performance of supplier. We posited that cooperative norms exert their affect on supplier performance by the establishment of two structural mechanisms (informational and operational linkages) in supplier-buyer relationship. Multiple regression analysis was used for the analysis of data from 59 respondents from Pakistani manufacturing firms. The results show that cooperative norms have a significant positive and direct effect on supplier performance, and (2) structural mechanisms do not play any mediating role in relationship between cooperative norms and supplier performance. (3) Cooperative norms have a significant and positive effect on informational linkages. (3) The informational linkages have positive effect on operational linkages.

In the changing and developing world today those societies and organizations are considered prosp... more In the changing and developing world today those societies and organizations are considered prosper which establish a meaningful relationship between their rare resources and management capabilities and human resource entrepreneurship (as the social capital or invest). In other words, a society or organization can have a forwarding and rapid move toward development that equips its human resources with generative entrepreneurship skill. On the other hand our country faces a great deal of economic problems such as high inflation and unemployment rates, and needs brave, creative, innovative and risk-taking entrepreneurs to try to create new plans along with their society and organization's development to get rid of these problems in public and private sectors. The present research, also, tries to identify and specify the relationship between social capital and inter-organizational entrepreneurship in private companies of Rasht Industrial City. Thus, social capital is divided into 3 categories: communicative aspect, cognitive aspect and structural aspect. This paper uses analytical -descriptive method and it is of applied type considering the objective. After calculating the abundances, statistical tests concerning hypotheses were accomplished using deductive analysis methods and correlation coefficient was applied to evaluate the relationship between these three aspects and the effect of social capital (

Protecting the environment is an inseparable part of education systems and higher education syste... more Protecting the environment is an inseparable part of education systems and higher education system employs appropriate methods to achieve sustainable development, education, growth of environmental culture, solve related issues and institutionalize environmental knowledge, values and skills. But, it has not had a performance worthy of its status in this regard. Therefore, as the young population increases and higher education system develops and especially due to the significance of environmental changes of the new current century and its dependence on realization of sustainable development as well as necessity of participation of the younger generation, the aim of this research is to emphasize the necessity of Environmental litracy through designing and developing a suitable model for Environmental litracy curriculum in higher education system.Environmental education requires simultaneous consideration of the three components of knowledge, value and attitude in environmental education Environmental education as an interdisciplinary field requires integration. Incorporating environmental concepts into the courses will lead to easier and more effective learning. Yet, lack of consideration for environmental education and accumulation of environmental concepts in a single course will hinder the achievement of the objectives of environmental education. This study is a review research. Results of the research suggest the determining role of curricula as the heart of university centers in fulfilling Environmental litracy and behavior, which should be taught within the framework of Marcinowski and Rehring's environmental litracy(1995) and in the form of Bloom's three domains of cognition, attitude and emotion and as an interdisciplinary curriculum . In this regard, Palmer's (1998) integrated environmental education models will be effective.

The present paper was drawn from a thesis work performed in Islamic Azad University, Ali Abad Kat... more The present paper was drawn from a thesis work performed in Islamic Azad University, Ali Abad Katoul Branch. Cause-related marketing is one of novel strategies for marketing in companies in order to create special value for customers; such marketing defines a direct relationship between products sale and the help an enterprise devotes to a charity. The present study is formulated mainly to determine the relationship between consumer perception of cause-related marketing and brand image. The statistical population consisted of all customers of all retail chain stores in Gorgan-Iran. The sample size was 410 people. Sampling method was performed randomly via probability method. Data were collected by means of questionnaires and analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient). All the analyses were executed by use of SPSS Software (version 18). Correlation of cause-related marketing and brand image was found to be 0.625. Therefore, the relationship can be considered significant and the hypothesis is accepted. This is indicative of the fact that cause-related marketing in retail chain stores in Gorgan on the chosen products had a positive and significant relationship with reputation of the companies producing the products.

The purpose of this research paper is to explore the entrepreneurship profile of students of Univ... more The purpose of this research paper is to explore the entrepreneurship profile of students of University of Kelaniya and to investigate the relationship between entrepreneurial inclination and entrepreneurial traits. In this study, six traits were identified according to the past literature. Namely, need for achievement, locus of control, risk taking propensity, tolerance of ambiguity self-confidence and innovativeness. And it was tested that, how this relationship varies with moderator variable, namely, gender. Both primary and secondary data was used in the study. Data were collected from 240 undergraduates at the University of Kelaniya. Mainly mixed method approach was used to analyse data. The results revealed that need for achievement, locus of control, risk taking propensity, self-confidence, and innovativeness positively affect entrepreneurial intention. But, tolerance of ambiguity did not positively affect entrepreneurial inclination. At the same time, they show that, the relationship between inclination and traits weaken by gender. These findings were supported by qualitative study also. This study was provided insight into entrepreneurship education, as to which entrepreneurial characteristics can be developed to raise good entrepreneurs. Educational systems need to be oriented to emphasize and value entrepreneurship in order to promote an enterprise culture. Methods to teach entrepreneurship should also be explored further. This study will help to fill the gap in the existing body of knowledge and provide new knowledge in to the Sri Lankan context.

The addiction phenomenon to the work is among cases in the management science and the scope of or... more The addiction phenomenon to the work is among cases in the management science and the scope of organizational behavior which few studies are accomplished about them. In the paper is set by introducing workaholism and its effects on individuals, organization, and society, unit the organizations managers pay more attention on understanding this distractive phenomenon rather than its managers in their organizations. Workaholism is an addict process; A process which resulted individual addicted to a special behavior, it made the change in the mood and chemical changes. This condition is deleterious for family and his social life in the work or outside of it. The addiction to working resulted in exhaustion, lack of good relation with other colleagues, or being less time and energy for family life, friends, hobbies and other activities. The main weakness which was observed in most of organizations, is that organizations without understanding of the addiction phenomenon to the work, encourage its employees to the more work with different methods and know productivity of the organization with respect to the more working and producing, and with this respect without knowing its following and unintentionally, people encourage in order to work more and addiction, while studying this phenomenon shows this addiction has adverse effect. It is better, organizations instead of more working of individuals in order to make balance between working and personal life, enough working and enjoyable and also managing time in addition to productivity, carry out its own responsibility.

The study focuses and analyzes a model that shows the relationship between procedural justice, di... more The study focuses and analyzes a model that shows the relationship between procedural justice, distributive justice, work engagement, organization citizenship behavior and Islamic work ethics. Organization justice, work engagement and organization citizenship behavior has extensively been researched previously but the role of Islamic work ethics as a moderating variable between organization justice and job outcomes has been considered in this study, as this aspect has not been researched yet. The study proposes that Islamic work ethics act as a moderator in the relations between organizational justice dimensions (procedural justice, distributive justice) and work outcomes (work engagement and organization citizenship behavior). Potential and practicing employees were surveyed by using questionnaire as data collection tool. A sample of 140 employees employed in private and public universities were considered for this survey. Data collected from the sample was analyzed, the concluded results shows positive effect of procedural justice and distributive justice on work engagement and organization citizenship behavior. A positive relationship exists between organizational justice and Islamic work ethics that moderate the predictor (procedural justice, distributive justice) and criterion (work engagement and organization citizenship behavior).

The present work's major objective consists in examining the impact of managerial shareholding on... more The present work's major objective consists in examining the impact of managerial shareholding on corporate diversification decision. For this sake a theoretical framework based on the corporate governance contractual approach, has been advanced highlighting the idea that the executive detaining a certain capital share proportion enjoys a diversification oriented strategic decision. The reached results, conducted on a sample of 111 Tunisian commercial companies and service-providing firms, appear to reveal the persistence of an insignificant impact of the executives' shareholding on diversification decision.

The current study was carried out to clear the role of Human resource management (HRM) practices ... more The current study was carried out to clear the role of Human resource management (HRM) practices on project success in project oriented organizations of southern Punjab, Pakistan. To investigate the importance of HRM practices Employees' recruitment & selection (R&S), Employees' performance & appraisal (P&A) and Employees' training & development (T&D) were taken as predictor variable whereas project success was taken as criterion variable. The data was gathered through self-administered questionnaire and cluster sampling was utilized. A collection of 270 survey questionnaires were distributed among the employees of project oriented organization of southern Punjab, Pakistan. A total of 212 fully filled and valid survey forms had been retrieved. The gathered data was sent to SPSS for statistical tests. Firstly, the data was checked for its reliability using cronbachs' Alpha and all the variables were found to have excellent value of reliability i.e. 0.7 and above. Secondly, we checked the correlation among three predictor variables and criterion variable project success, and the outcomes depict strong and noteworthy correlation among the said variables. Lastly, to check the hypotheses, we applied multiple regression analysis and the output revealed that two out of three HRM practices i.e. employees' R&S and employees' P&A had significant influence on the success of project while employees' T&D had insignificant effect in project oriented organizations of southern Punjab, Pakistan. The results of the current research will help the management of project oriented organizations to invest their stake more on employees' (P&A as well as R&S) and improve the criteria of employees' T&D to enhance their skill in order to achieve maximum success rate in Pakistan.

This research was accomplished to explore the effect of different factors of work-life balance on... more This research was accomplished to explore the effect of different factors of work-life balance on employees' job satisfaction. Sargodha being revenue generating city in terms of exporting citrus (fruit) deals with banks for large payments. This research is to clarify the relationship between job satisfaction and work life balance factors in banking sectors. There were about 120 questionnaires circulated among the employees of banking sectors. Out of which 88%) questionnaires were returned. The data analysis was done by using SPSS and multiple regression analysis was performed to find out the impact rate of different factors. All the variables discussed in this study results in positive relationship with job satisfaction of employees. In null hypothesis all variables were same as derived except job stress and intention to leave. In derived results job stress and employees' intention to leave job shows positive relation with employee job satisfaction. The reasons found are the improper voice mechanism and improper distribution of work load among employees. This research can be helpful in analyzing the issue of work life balance in banking sectors in other cities and would enable to conduct different programs /seminars to resolve or minimize this issue in Pakistan as well as in abroad.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between corporate governance and debt c... more The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between corporate governance and debt cost of the listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) in Iran. Validated measurement items for study variables were adopted from previous studies. Data were gathered from the audited financial statements of the firms provided by TSE's website from 2010 to 2015. According to the results, board non-executive members had significant effects on informational communication satisfaction. All dimensions of corporate governance (board non-executive members, institutional shareholders; CEO duality) were significantly related to debt cost. Both dimensions of corporate governance (controlling shareholders and board size) were not significantly related to debt cost. Previous studies have generally considered corporate governance as a two-dimensional construct. This study extends the literature by conceptualizing corporate governance based on five dimensions (board non-executive members, institutional shareholders; CEO duality, controlling shareholders and board size). No study has taken into consideration five dimensions of corporate governance in an Asian context. In addition, few studies have investigated the relationships between corporate governance and debt cost.

This research study seeks to identify the impact of Family Background on Entrepreneurial Knowledg... more This research study seeks to identify the impact of Family Background on Entrepreneurial Knowledge in Venture Creation while assessing the impact of Entrepreneurial Specific Education on Entrepreneurial Knowledge in Venture Creation and as well as the moderation effect of gender on the relationship between Entrepreneurial Specific Education & Entrepreneurial Knowledge in Venture Creation based on the entrepreneurship graduates of University of Kelaniya. The research was to find out, " does family background and entrepreneurship specific education have impact on entrepreneurial knowledge in creating ventures? And does the relationship between entrepreneurship specific education & entrepreneurial knowledge in venture creation moderate by gender? " The questionnaire was used in data collection. The statements of questionnaire were measured using five point Likert scale. Random sampling was used and the data were collected from 65 respondents and they were extensively used to derive conclusions. The data were analyzed using regression analysis. All hypothesis were confirmed. Practically this study is important to understand that entrepreneurship can be stimulated through their family background and the entrepreneurship education and also there is no significant difference in gender in the knowledge acquired through education.

Fast food business has become a highly revenue generated industry in all over the world. Service ... more Fast food business has become a highly revenue generated industry in all over the world. Service quality plays a vital role to make the customers happy and insists them to revisit the restaurant. This research was carried out to clear the importance of service quality in customer satisfaction in fast food restaurants of Punjab, Pakistan. To clear this idea, five dimensions (tangibility, reliability, empathy, assurance and responsiveness) of service quality have been taken as predictor variables while customer satisfaction was taken as dependent variable. A survey was conducted on customers of fast food restaurants by using cluster sampling. The collected data was transferred to statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) for data analysis. The outcomes revealed that service quality is positively influenced on customer satisfaction in fast food restaurants of Punjab, Pakistan. The results showed how to enhance customer's satisfaction and make them loyal and also how to increase their revenue by improving service quality.

The purpose of this study was to review learning, creativity, entrepreneurship, innovation discus... more The purpose of this study was to review learning, creativity, entrepreneurship, innovation discussions and the effect of these items on empowerment. The present research study was applied with regard to purpose and was a survey with regard to data collection method. The population of this study included 73 students supported by Imam Khomeini Relief Committee of Amol. A researcher-made questionnaire was use to collect the data of the study and Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient was used to investigate the reliability of variables which was estimated as 0.85. SPSS 19 and Pearson Test were used to test the hypotheses of the study. All the hypotheses of the study were confirmed and the results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between the afore-mentioned factors and empowerment; and learning and creativity had the highest (0.72) and lowest (0.49) correlational coefficients respectively.

The aim of the study is to examine the HR policy in Radisson Jass Hotel, Shimla. The sample size ... more The aim of the study is to examine the HR policy in Radisson Jass Hotel, Shimla. The sample size is 55 consisting of five Head of Departments (HOD) and fifty staff personnel. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the information. To conclude, the hotel has a well defined Human Resource policy for every aspect of Human Resource Development. These policies are framed to ensure: Safe, Healthy and Happy Workplace, Open Book Management Style, 360-Degree Performance Management Feedback System, Fair Evaluation System for Employees, Knowledge Sharing. HRM department shall from time to time identify training courses, seek funding, and identify staff to attend such courses, which shall include exchange visits to relevant successful hotels and their departments. HR department should also encourage staff to pursue further training on their own, which it could also support whenever there are funds available.