Social Sciences and Humanities

Incidents of sexual harassment at educational institutions in india: preventive measures and grievance handling

Building up of a value based work culture is expected to be inherent in every educational setting. The emphasis of this research paper is to set up a preventive measure and fair procedure to develop a better and reliable organisational culture in educational institutions, free from issues of sexual harassment and exploitation. In doing so this paper will look at the recent developments in the arena of sexual harassment, the mandatory legal requirements for implementing policy that act as deterrent to and safeguard victim of sexual harassment at schools, colleges and universities.

Social membership and historical conflict: the case of bangladesh’s awami league and the bangladesh nationalist party

The conflict between the Awami League and the BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) is ingrained in the history of Bangladesh spanning more than three decades. This paper delineates the history of the interaction between the two parties as well as explaining the militant activities of both as a part of the cultural environment in Bangladesh. Finally, I explain the distinction between social membership in anyone of these parties and the participation of elements of each party in violent activity.

The role of financial information in the world business

This article is a literature review that contains the results of several previous studies relating to the role of information, especially financial information in the business world. Based on the study of some existing article, indicates that an important part of information for individuals and for organizations. Information plays an important role in many aspects, also serves as a tool for the organization to achieve its objectives, especially accounting information. This information plays an important role in business organizations.

Identification of factors and development of framework for new product development in indian mutual fund industry

New Mutual Fund product has been major component of competitive strategy to improve investor’s objective and their profitability. There are several mutual fund products available and there is an expectation from asset management companies to customize a new mutual fund product based on the investors’ expectations and their objectives.

Influence of user ability and top management support on the quality of accounting information system and its impact on the quality of accounting information

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of user ability, top management support and user involvement to the quality of the accounting information system and its implications on the quality of accounting information. The unit of analysis in this study is the head accounting staff of 55 colleges in Bandung-Indonesia. The results showed that the user ability, top management support, user involvement have a significant effect on the quality of accounting information systems.

Effect of entrepreneurial supply chain management competencies on organizationalperformance in manufacturing firms, nairobi county, kenya

Purpose: The main purpose of the study was to determine the effect of entrepreneurial supply chain management competencies on organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach: The study used random sampling technique to select a sample size of 368 supply chain managers from manufacturing firms in Nairobi County, Kenya with a response rate of 56.25per cent.

The impact of ethical human resources management practices and csr mediations on employer brands of egyptian banks

This research will study the relationship between HRM ethics, CSR and its impact on employer brand. (or) A question that arises in this context is then how the two constructs – HRM ethics and CSR – are correlated and what is their impact on the employer brand? To achieve the aim of this research, it is divided into three main sections. In the first section, a theoretical framework related to ethical HRM, CSR and employer brand is outlined.

Generalized darwinism foran evolution theory of marketing research: survival for the fittest of marketing knowledge

Green The purpose of this paper is to propose how can a generalized view of Darwinism can be capitalized on to argue for an evolution theory of marketing research. It is argued that the stages of variation, selection and replication in Darwinism thinking are analogous in conjunction to the encoding, application and decoding phases of evolutionary marketing research. This research concludes that such triangulated should lead to enhanced academic comprehension of marketing phenomena, insights and outlooks.

Career decision-making diffuculties in turkey and the usa

This study aims to compare high-school students in Turkey and the U.S., in terms of career-decision making difficulties. The research group consists of a total of 576 students, including 296 high-school students in the U.S, and 280 high-school students in Turkey. The data of the research were collected by the “Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire” (CDDQ). The career decision-making difficulties are composed of three sub-scales, including lack of readiness, lack of information and inconsistent information.

Combating racial stereotypes through film: an examination of strategies advanced by the film “a day without a mexican”

There are many diverging opinions on the issue of immigration and in 2012 one specific cultural group received large attention within national media. One movie offers a portrayal of what life would be like in California if those of Hispanic ethnicity suddenly disappeared. Director Sergio Arau’s “A Day without a Mexican” (2004) is a satirical comedy that seeks to demonstrate how important Hispanics are to California. This movie intends to be comedic while conveying a persuasive message about the important role of Hispanics in America.