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SSRN Electronic Journal
Banking sector is the most prominent and stable sector compared to other industrial sectors of Ba... more Banking sector is the most prominent and stable sector compared to other industrial sectors of Bangladesh. At present there are 59 scheduled banks including 48 private commercial banks in Bangladesh operating under the regulation of Bangladesh Bank. There is a paramount importance of manpower planning in these commercial banks for achieving competitive advantage and banks' strategic objectives. The basic function of manpower planning in a bank is to identify the future needs and availability of human resources along with the skills required to perform bank's activities to achieve their strategic goals. Hence, this paper aims at evaluating the impact of manpower planning in the banks' overall performance of Bangladesh. This study is based on a survey of 206 employees of different levels of the commercial banks of Bangladesh. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the present manpower planning practices of the commercial banking sector in Bangladesh. Inferential statistics like factor analysis and multiple regression analysis were used to identify the relationships between the manpower planning practices and the factors that are concerned with effectiveness of manpower planning practices of the commercial banks in Bangladesh. Results show that Delphi technique and skill inventory practices and key position auditing techniques are the significant manpower planning of the banks. Factors like timely planning and audit, evenly distribution of work, addressing job turnover, adequate workload, and comprehensive recruitment plan are significantly related to the overall manpower planning effectiveness of the commercial banks in Bangladesh. This study suggests that the policymakers of the commercial banks of Bangladesh should give importance on timely planning and audit, evenly distribution of work, addressing job turnover, providing adequate workload, and comprehensive recruitment plan in order to bring effectiveness of manpower planning of the banks.
International Journal of Human Resource Studies
Banking sector of Bangladesh has been playing a pivotal role in the journey towards achieving sus... more Banking sector of Bangladesh has been playing a pivotal role in the journey towards achieving sustainable development goal. To keep contributing to the economy it is necessary for the banks to hire and retain effective and efficient human resources. Thus, job analysis became an important strategic tool through which the banks can maintain an effective human resource management while influencing the overall performance of the bank. Hence, this study was designed to evaluate the current job analysis process practiced in the private commercial banks of Bangladesh. The study used both primary and secondary data to assess the job analysis process. A total number of 223 private bank employees from 12 banks were surveyed. A structured questionnaire with 5 point Likert scale was used to collect information from the respondents. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentile, skewness, kurtosis and inferential statistical techniques such as, Exploratory fact...
European Journal of Business and Management
The supermarket industry of Bangladesh came off the ground in the early 2000s. The industry has w... more The supermarket industry of Bangladesh came off the ground in the early 2000s. The industry has witnessed steady growth over this time-frame. Mostly run by three key players Shwapno, Agora and Meena Bazar, the industry has brought to a certain extent a major shift of consumer shopping preferences from mom-and-pop stores to the superstores. The rise of the middle class and its growing buying power drive the growth of Bangladesh's supermarket business. The sector is likely to witness further growth due to rapid urbanization and higher per capita income, according to market players. The market size of the country's supermarket is approximately Tk. 2,500 crore, and the growth has been nearly 15 percent per year over the past couple of years. Faced with many obstacles such as the imposition of VAT, scarcity of proper commercial space and a yet-to-be-robust value chain, the industry is making progress towards growth. The top players jumped on the bandwagon to create a superior "Supermarket Experience" for their valued customers. This study aims at investigating the factors that affect customers' experience in supermarkets of Bangladesh. Secondary data were used to review the literature and primary data were used to conduct the analysis. A sample of 206 customers who regularly visit supermarkets were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Both descriptive and inferential analysis were used to analyze the data. Multivariate analysis such as-Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify the factors that significantly influence customers' experience in supermarkets. Multiple regression analysis was performed to identify the relationship between the factors and the overall customers' experience in supermarkets of Bangladesh. The result shows that factors such as, time saving, staff assistance and responsiveness, product authenticity with clear labeling, return policy, flexible mode of payment, convenient location and competitive pricing are the important factors that influence customers' experience in supermarkets of Bangladesh. This study suggests that the super chain owners should focus more on saving customers' time, staff assistance and responsiveness, ensuring authenticity of goods by clearly labeling, liberal return policy, flexible mode of payment such as-card and digital payment, convenient store location and competitive pricing of goods compared to the local wet markets to improve the customers' experience in supermarkets of Bangladesh.
Asian Journal of Chemistry
The aim of the study was to characterize the chemical constituents and determine antibacterial an... more The aim of the study was to characterize the chemical constituents and determine antibacterial and antioxidant activities of essential oils and three different extracts of Dryopteris marginalis. The root had essential oil yield of 0.36 % (w/w) in which 12 organic compounds representing 97.22% of the root oils were identified. Tyranton was found as the most abundant component with 77.571 % of the total concentration in the essential oil. The zones of inhibition of different organic extracts against the tested bacteria were found in the range of 6.5-15 mm. Pseudomonas was the most vulnerable with MICs of 15.62 μg/mL by both ethyl acetate and petroleum ether extract producing 3.8 mm zone of inhibition. The essential oils extracted from roots of Dryopteris marginalis showed maximum 85.29 % inhibition of radical scavenging at 2 mg/mL concentration. Among all root extracts, methanol extract exhibited 41.11 % inhibition at 2 mg/mL concentration.
Global Journal of Management and Business Research
The Banking sector is the most stable sector compared to other industrial units of Bangladesh. Pr... more The Banking sector is the most stable sector compared to other industrial units of Bangladesh. Presently, there are fifty-nine scheduled banks, including nine public banks in Bangladesh. A large number of people as employees are being connected with these banks. Their loyalty towards their jobs, along with other factors has an impact on the bank’s overall performance in this sector. Hence, this paper aims at evaluating the factors affecting the loyalty of public bank employees in Bangladesh. The Literature review found that various intrinsic and extrinsic factors impacts the fidelity of Public Bank employees in Bangladesh. Some innate factors like level of satisfaction, verbal performance appraisal, organizational reputation plays a major impact on the loyalty of the employees. Moreover, some extrinsic factors like compensation, training, career development, working environment impacts directly on the fealty of the employees. These factors are independent variables. Moreover, organi...
Global Journal of Management and Business Research
Bangladesh is a densely populated country of the world. More than 170 million people live in this... more Bangladesh is a densely populated country of the world. More than 170 million people live in this country. Mobile banking is a very important and new phenomenon in Bangladesh. In recent years, mobile banking has got highest importance by the customers in the country as it provides immense scope for consumers for banking transactions at any time with the option to access bank’s facilities anywhere of the country. It is a subset of electronic banking, the use of which is increasing day by day in Bangladesh. Hence, this paper aims at indentifying the factors that influence the customer experience in mobile banking in Bangladesh. This study is based on a survey of 231 mobile banking customers of nine private commercial banks of Bangladesh. Literature review identified some factors related to mobile banking like convenient and responsive system, transaction speed and accuracy, reliability, transaction security in ATM booth and technological difficulty that affect customers’ experience in...
Journal of Korean Home Management Association
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between job stress, turnover intention,... more The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between job stress, turnover intention, and the moderating roles of motivation for child care work. The subjects were 238 childcare teachers who were worked at childcare centers in Seoul. Questionnaires were used to rate job stress, turnover intention, and the motivation for child care work of teachers. The collected data were mainly analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Duncan test, Pearson's correlation and the multiple regression analysis. The main results of this study were as follows. First, there were differences in turnover intention according to individual characteristics such as career at the current childcare center and total career. Second, job stress was positively correlated with turnover intention, and negatively correlated with active motivation and material motivation. And turnover intention was negatively correlated with active motivation and material motivation. Third, a moderator effect of the active motivation was found in the relationship between the job stress and the turnover intention. Especially the active motivation is suggested to reduce the negative results of job stress and turnover intention. Therefore, the results indicate the importance of the active motivation which is considered as an aptitude, interest, affection for children and self realization when childcare teachers make a decision to enter the childcare work profession.
African Research Review, 2016
This study evaluates the impact of monetary policy on the economic growth of a small and open eco... more This study evaluates the impact of monetary policy on the economic growth of a small and open economy like that of South Africa. Structuralists contend that changes in money supply (M3) and inflation (CPI) are not significantly related to changes in economic growth (GDP), while orthodox economists argue that they are. Stucturalists also hold that monetary authorities cannot control M3, whereas orthodox economists believe they can. To structuralists, when monetary authorities pursue an expansionary policy, the opposite effect is achieved. Orthodox economists counter this argument. The ADT test statistic against the McKinnon critical values was used and it was found (i) that money supply changes and inflation are significantly related to changes in economic growth, and (ii) whereas monetary authorities can control M3 through the repo rate, they cannot keep it within set targets.
Business and Applied Sciences Academy of North America (BAASANA) International Conference, 2019
Banking sector is the most prominent and stable sector compared to other industrial sectors of Ba... more Banking sector is the most prominent and stable sector compared to other industrial sectors of Bangladesh. At present there are 59 scheduled banks including 48 private commercial banks in Bangladesh operating under the regulation of Bangladesh Bank. There is a paramount importance of manpower planning in these commercial banks for achieving competitive advantage and banks' strategic objectives. The basic function of manpower planning in a bank is to identify the future needs and availability of human resources along with the skills required to perform bank's activities to achieve their strategic goals. Hence, this paper aims at evaluating the impact of manpower planning in the banks' overall performance of Bangladesh. This study is based on a survey of 206 employees of different levels of the commercial banks of Bangladesh. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the present manpower planning...
SSRN Electronic Journal
Banking sector is the most prominent and stable sector compared to other industrial sectors of Ba... more Banking sector is the most prominent and stable sector compared to other industrial sectors of Bangladesh. At present there are 59 scheduled banks including 48 private commercial banks in Bangladesh operating under the regulation of Bangladesh Bank. There is a paramount importance of manpower planning in these commercial banks for achieving competitive advantage and banks' strategic objectives. The basic function of manpower planning in a bank is to identify the future needs and availability of human resources along with the skills required to perform bank's activities to achieve their strategic goals. Hence, this paper aims at evaluating the impact of manpower planning in the banks' overall performance of Bangladesh. This study is based on a survey of 206 employees of different levels of the commercial banks of Bangladesh. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the present manpower planning practices of the commercial banking sector in Bangladesh. Inferential statistics like factor analysis and multiple regression analysis were used to identify the relationships between the manpower planning practices and the factors that are concerned with effectiveness of manpower planning practices of the commercial banks in Bangladesh. Results show that Delphi technique and skill inventory practices and key position auditing techniques are the significant manpower planning of the banks. Factors like timely planning and audit, evenly distribution of work, addressing job turnover, adequate workload, and comprehensive recruitment plan are significantly related to the overall manpower planning effectiveness of the commercial banks in Bangladesh. This study suggests that the policymakers of the commercial banks of Bangladesh should give importance on timely planning and audit, evenly distribution of work, addressing job turnover, providing adequate workload, and comprehensive recruitment plan in order to bring effectiveness of manpower planning of the banks.
International Journal of Human Resource Studies
Banking sector of Bangladesh has been playing a pivotal role in the journey towards achieving sus... more Banking sector of Bangladesh has been playing a pivotal role in the journey towards achieving sustainable development goal. To keep contributing to the economy it is necessary for the banks to hire and retain effective and efficient human resources. Thus, job analysis became an important strategic tool through which the banks can maintain an effective human resource management while influencing the overall performance of the bank. Hence, this study was designed to evaluate the current job analysis process practiced in the private commercial banks of Bangladesh. The study used both primary and secondary data to assess the job analysis process. A total number of 223 private bank employees from 12 banks were surveyed. A structured questionnaire with 5 point Likert scale was used to collect information from the respondents. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentile, skewness, kurtosis and inferential statistical techniques such as, Exploratory fact...
European Journal of Business and Management
The supermarket industry of Bangladesh came off the ground in the early 2000s. The industry has w... more The supermarket industry of Bangladesh came off the ground in the early 2000s. The industry has witnessed steady growth over this time-frame. Mostly run by three key players Shwapno, Agora and Meena Bazar, the industry has brought to a certain extent a major shift of consumer shopping preferences from mom-and-pop stores to the superstores. The rise of the middle class and its growing buying power drive the growth of Bangladesh's supermarket business. The sector is likely to witness further growth due to rapid urbanization and higher per capita income, according to market players. The market size of the country's supermarket is approximately Tk. 2,500 crore, and the growth has been nearly 15 percent per year over the past couple of years. Faced with many obstacles such as the imposition of VAT, scarcity of proper commercial space and a yet-to-be-robust value chain, the industry is making progress towards growth. The top players jumped on the bandwagon to create a superior "Supermarket Experience" for their valued customers. This study aims at investigating the factors that affect customers' experience in supermarkets of Bangladesh. Secondary data were used to review the literature and primary data were used to conduct the analysis. A sample of 206 customers who regularly visit supermarkets were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Both descriptive and inferential analysis were used to analyze the data. Multivariate analysis such as-Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify the factors that significantly influence customers' experience in supermarkets. Multiple regression analysis was performed to identify the relationship between the factors and the overall customers' experience in supermarkets of Bangladesh. The result shows that factors such as, time saving, staff assistance and responsiveness, product authenticity with clear labeling, return policy, flexible mode of payment, convenient location and competitive pricing are the important factors that influence customers' experience in supermarkets of Bangladesh. This study suggests that the super chain owners should focus more on saving customers' time, staff assistance and responsiveness, ensuring authenticity of goods by clearly labeling, liberal return policy, flexible mode of payment such as-card and digital payment, convenient store location and competitive pricing of goods compared to the local wet markets to improve the customers' experience in supermarkets of Bangladesh.
Asian Journal of Chemistry
The aim of the study was to characterize the chemical constituents and determine antibacterial an... more The aim of the study was to characterize the chemical constituents and determine antibacterial and antioxidant activities of essential oils and three different extracts of Dryopteris marginalis. The root had essential oil yield of 0.36 % (w/w) in which 12 organic compounds representing 97.22% of the root oils were identified. Tyranton was found as the most abundant component with 77.571 % of the total concentration in the essential oil. The zones of inhibition of different organic extracts against the tested bacteria were found in the range of 6.5-15 mm. Pseudomonas was the most vulnerable with MICs of 15.62 μg/mL by both ethyl acetate and petroleum ether extract producing 3.8 mm zone of inhibition. The essential oils extracted from roots of Dryopteris marginalis showed maximum 85.29 % inhibition of radical scavenging at 2 mg/mL concentration. Among all root extracts, methanol extract exhibited 41.11 % inhibition at 2 mg/mL concentration.
Global Journal of Management and Business Research
The Banking sector is the most stable sector compared to other industrial units of Bangladesh. Pr... more The Banking sector is the most stable sector compared to other industrial units of Bangladesh. Presently, there are fifty-nine scheduled banks, including nine public banks in Bangladesh. A large number of people as employees are being connected with these banks. Their loyalty towards their jobs, along with other factors has an impact on the bank’s overall performance in this sector. Hence, this paper aims at evaluating the factors affecting the loyalty of public bank employees in Bangladesh. The Literature review found that various intrinsic and extrinsic factors impacts the fidelity of Public Bank employees in Bangladesh. Some innate factors like level of satisfaction, verbal performance appraisal, organizational reputation plays a major impact on the loyalty of the employees. Moreover, some extrinsic factors like compensation, training, career development, working environment impacts directly on the fealty of the employees. These factors are independent variables. Moreover, organi...
Global Journal of Management and Business Research
Bangladesh is a densely populated country of the world. More than 170 million people live in this... more Bangladesh is a densely populated country of the world. More than 170 million people live in this country. Mobile banking is a very important and new phenomenon in Bangladesh. In recent years, mobile banking has got highest importance by the customers in the country as it provides immense scope for consumers for banking transactions at any time with the option to access bank’s facilities anywhere of the country. It is a subset of electronic banking, the use of which is increasing day by day in Bangladesh. Hence, this paper aims at indentifying the factors that influence the customer experience in mobile banking in Bangladesh. This study is based on a survey of 231 mobile banking customers of nine private commercial banks of Bangladesh. Literature review identified some factors related to mobile banking like convenient and responsive system, transaction speed and accuracy, reliability, transaction security in ATM booth and technological difficulty that affect customers’ experience in...
Journal of Korean Home Management Association
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between job stress, turnover intention,... more The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between job stress, turnover intention, and the moderating roles of motivation for child care work. The subjects were 238 childcare teachers who were worked at childcare centers in Seoul. Questionnaires were used to rate job stress, turnover intention, and the motivation for child care work of teachers. The collected data were mainly analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Duncan test, Pearson's correlation and the multiple regression analysis. The main results of this study were as follows. First, there were differences in turnover intention according to individual characteristics such as career at the current childcare center and total career. Second, job stress was positively correlated with turnover intention, and negatively correlated with active motivation and material motivation. And turnover intention was negatively correlated with active motivation and material motivation. Third, a moderator effect of the active motivation was found in the relationship between the job stress and the turnover intention. Especially the active motivation is suggested to reduce the negative results of job stress and turnover intention. Therefore, the results indicate the importance of the active motivation which is considered as an aptitude, interest, affection for children and self realization when childcare teachers make a decision to enter the childcare work profession.
African Research Review, 2016
This study evaluates the impact of monetary policy on the economic growth of a small and open eco... more This study evaluates the impact of monetary policy on the economic growth of a small and open economy like that of South Africa. Structuralists contend that changes in money supply (M3) and inflation (CPI) are not significantly related to changes in economic growth (GDP), while orthodox economists argue that they are. Stucturalists also hold that monetary authorities cannot control M3, whereas orthodox economists believe they can. To structuralists, when monetary authorities pursue an expansionary policy, the opposite effect is achieved. Orthodox economists counter this argument. The ADT test statistic against the McKinnon critical values was used and it was found (i) that money supply changes and inflation are significantly related to changes in economic growth, and (ii) whereas monetary authorities can control M3 through the repo rate, they cannot keep it within set targets.
Business and Applied Sciences Academy of North America (BAASANA) International Conference, 2019
Banking sector is the most prominent and stable sector compared to other industrial sectors of Ba... more Banking sector is the most prominent and stable sector compared to other industrial sectors of Bangladesh. At present there are 59 scheduled banks including 48 private commercial banks in Bangladesh operating under the regulation of Bangladesh Bank. There is a paramount importance of manpower planning in these commercial banks for achieving competitive advantage and banks' strategic objectives. The basic function of manpower planning in a bank is to identify the future needs and availability of human resources along with the skills required to perform bank's activities to achieve their strategic goals. Hence, this paper aims at evaluating the impact of manpower planning in the banks' overall performance of Bangladesh. This study is based on a survey of 206 employees of different levels of the commercial banks of Bangladesh. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the present manpower planning...