Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2011 Edition
In No-Man’s Land. Community, Identities and Moral Lives in Depopulated Settings in the North of Spain
Angel Paniagua
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to study the different ways depopulation is reflected from moral or ethical perspec-tives of geographical thinking. The objective here is to determine how moral lives (that reflect different opinions about the situational justice, spatial-environmental identity, affective morality and individual trajectory) are maintained in depopulated regions. It has been acknowledged that socio-cultural traditions in each space orien-tate the moral construction of depopulation, both in relation to socio-ecological repercussions, and also to con-struction of the community, or in processes of intra or extra-area socio-political negotiation. Some case studies are presented which have been analysed from a qualitative methodological approach, which considers residence in the area, systematic observations and semi-structured interviews.
Key words: identity, moral, depopulated setting, Spain
Leadership and Knowledge Management in an E-Government Environment
Sherry D. Ryan, Xiaoni Zhang, Victor R. Prybutok and Jason H. Sharp
Abstract
The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) is well known to assess quality and business processes in a variety of sectors, including government. In this study, we investigate the relationship between aspects of the MBNQA’s leadership triad and knowledge management in an e-government context. Specifically, we survey 1,100 employees of a medium-sized city government in the United States to investigate the relationship between leadership triad components, leadership strategic planning, and customer/market focus, with knowledge management. Our results show that these components are significantly related to knowledge management and are important in the delivery of e-government applications to the citizenry.
Key words: e-government; knowledge management; leadership strategic planning; customer and market focus; The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award; MBNQA
Challenges Facing Micro and Small Enterprises in Inventory Management in Kisii Town, Kenya
Fred Ongisa Nyang‟au,
Abstract
This study focused on the challenges facing micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in inventory management in Kisii Town, Kenya. The objective of the study was to evaluate the challenges facing MSEs in inventory management in Kisii Town-Kenya. Some of the inventory management challenges include demand variability, material handling, inventory costs, inadequate information and stock setting. The accessible population was the three hundred and eight (308) registered MSEs in Kisii Town. The study used stratified random sampling to group the businesses into homogeneous entities. A random sample was then drawn from the each group. Questionnaire with both open and closed items used to obtain data. Correlation analyses were used to ascertain the relationship between inventory challenges and effective inventory management in MSEs. The study established the existence of a strong negative relationship between demand variability, inadequate information sharing and inventory costs and inventory management.
Key words: challenges, forecast, inventory, lead time, micro and small enterprises and stock out
Taxation and Tax policy as government strategy tools for Economic development in Nigeria
Oyewo Babajide Michael
Abstract
Taxation, besides its revenue generation capacity, can also be used as a fiscal policy tool to shape the economy. Considering that the Nigerian tax laws have witnessed significant changes over the period, it becomes imperative to assess the performance of such policies through its effect on the economy. The research therefore examines the various tax incentives currently available in the different tax laws, evaluates how taxation and tax policies have affected the economy of Nigeria and the effectiveness of taxation as a government strategy tool for the Nigerian economic development, using time series data of taxation and economic development of the period 1960 to 2007. From correlation, time series and multivariable regression analyses of relationships among variables, the research found out that taxation and tax policies make positive contributions to economicdevelopment. The Nigerian government is advised to improve the provision of social infrastructures because availability and maintenance of public goods are popular ways tax payers conventionally assess the justification of tax collection by the government.
Key words: Critical Success Factor, Economic Development, Strategy, Taxation, Time series
A Study on Organisational Commitment with Special Reference to Neyveli Lignite Corporation
C. Murali Kumaran, M. Sivasubramanian
Abstract
In organizational behaviour and industrial and organizational psychology, organizational commitment is the individual's psychological attachment to the organization. The basis behind many of these studies was to find ways to improve how workers feel about their jobs so that these workers would become more committed to their organizations. Organizational commitment predicts work variables such as turnover, organizational citizenship behavior, and job performance. This present study access the level of organisational commitment and the factors influencing the organisational commitment. . It is also found that a moderate level of organisational commitment was found among the respondents. It is also concluded that training and development, work-life policies and empowerment practice influences the level of organisational commitment of the respondents.
Key words: Organisational commitment, training and development, work-life policies, empowerment practices
Internal Audit as an Aid to School Plant Management
Oladunjoye Patrick, Omemu Felix
Abstract
This study assessed the effect of internal audit as an aid to school plant management in both public and private secondary schools in Nigeria. 100 schools were randomly selected from the South South geo-political zone in Nigeria. 220 school administrators and 510 teachers formed the sampled population. A questionnaire containing 12 items was drawn in line with the three research questions raised for the study. This instrument was validated by experts in test and evaluation as well as school plant education lecturers in Niger Delta University. The reliability of the instrument was established using the test-re-test method. The research questions were answered using appropriate descriptive statistics. The study shows that the role of an internal auditor is to audit school plant. Internal auditing is necessary in schools despite the wrong notions held by students, teachers and school administrators. The responsibilities of an internal auditor is to assist in school plant management which include keeping inventory of school facilities, organizing regular routine inspection of school plant and replacing or maintaining damaged school properties. The teachers, school administrators, as well as the government are expected to support internal auditing of school plant to avoid unwantom damage and manhandling of school facilities.
Key words: internal audit, school plant, management, test-retest method
Growth of Higher Education in India during the Period 1950-2005
Heena Upadhyaya
Abstract
Education influences Economic Development directly and also indirectly. The direct impact is through productivity, employment, composition of the labour force, division of labour, mobility of labour, and other such factors. The indirect impact is through savings, limiting family size, inculcating right attitudes and skills, and by removing obstacles to social change and progress. It facilitates attitudinal changes for modernization and social transformation. This study investigates the growth of higher education in India during the period 1950 to 2005. The objective of this study is analyzed using the year wise growth rate formula. The result shows that the there is satisfactory growth of higher education in India During study period.
Key words: Education influences, Economic Development, Productivity, Employment, Modernization
A study on adjustment of higher secondary school students of durg district
Smt.vandana chauhan
Abstract
Present study was conducted on 111 higher secondary students of Durg District, to as certain their adjustment. Adjustment scale by A.K.P, Sinha and R.P. Singh was used for the purpose of data collection. The t-test results indicate that there is significant difference in adjustment of higher secondary school’s students and Female students have good adjustment level when compared to the male students.
Key words: adjustment, scale, good adjustment
In No-Man’s Land. Community, Identities and Moral Lives in Depopulated Settings in the North of Spain
Angel Paniagua
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to study the different ways depopulation is reflected from moral or ethical perspec-tives of geographical thinking. The objective here is to determine how moral lives (that reflect different opinions about the situational justice, spatial-environmental identity, affective morality and individual trajectory) are maintained in depopulated regions. It has been acknowledged that socio-cultural traditions in each space orien-tate the moral construction of depopulation, both in relation to socio-ecological repercussions, and also to con-struction of the community, or in processes of intra or extra-area socio-political negotiation. Some case studies are presented which have been analysed from a qualitative methodological approach, which considers residence in the area, systematic observations and semi-structured interviews.
Key words: identity, moral, depopulated setting, Spain
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Leadership and Knowledge Management in an E-Government Environment
Sherry D. Ryan, Xiaoni Zhang, Victor R. Prybutok and Jason H. Sharp
Abstract
The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) is well known to assess quality and business processes in a variety of sectors, including government. In this study, we investigate the relationship between aspects of the MBNQA’s leadership triad and knowledge management in an e-government context. Specifically, we survey 1,100 employees of a medium-sized city government in the United States to investigate the relationship between leadership triad components, leadership strategic planning, and customer/market focus, with knowledge management. Our results show that these components are significantly related to knowledge management and are important in the delivery of e-government applications to the citizenry.
Key words: e-government; knowledge management; leadership strategic planning; customer and market focus; The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award; MBNQA
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4.2.4.2011.2
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Challenges Facing Micro and Small Enterprises in Inventory Management in Kisii Town, Kenya
Fred Ongisa Nyang‟au,
Abstract
This study focused on the challenges facing micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in inventory management in Kisii Town, Kenya. The objective of the study was to evaluate the challenges facing MSEs in inventory management in Kisii Town-Kenya. Some of the inventory management challenges include demand variability, material handling, inventory costs, inadequate information and stock setting. The accessible population was the three hundred and eight (308) registered MSEs in Kisii Town. The study used stratified random sampling to group the businesses into homogeneous entities. A random sample was then drawn from the each group. Questionnaire with both open and closed items used to obtain data. Correlation analyses were used to ascertain the relationship between inventory challenges and effective inventory management in MSEs. The study established the existence of a strong negative relationship between demand variability, inadequate information sharing and inventory costs and inventory management.
Key words: challenges, forecast, inventory, lead time, micro and small enterprises and stock out
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4.2.4.2011.3
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Taxation and Tax policy as government strategy tools for Economic development in Nigeria
Oyewo Babajide Michael
Abstract
Taxation, besides its revenue generation capacity, can also be used as a fiscal policy tool to shape the economy. Considering that the Nigerian tax laws have witnessed significant changes over the period, it becomes imperative to assess the performance of such policies through its effect on the economy. The research therefore examines the various tax incentives currently available in the different tax laws, evaluates how taxation and tax policies have affected the economy of Nigeria and the effectiveness of taxation as a government strategy tool for the Nigerian economic development, using time series data of taxation and economic development of the period 1960 to 2007. From correlation, time series and multivariable regression analyses of relationships among variables, the research found out that taxation and tax policies make positive contributions to economicdevelopment. The Nigerian government is advised to improve the provision of social infrastructures because availability and maintenance of public goods are popular ways tax payers conventionally assess the justification of tax collection by the government.
Key words: Critical Success Factor, Economic Development, Strategy, Taxation, Time series
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A Study on Organisational Commitment with Special Reference to Neyveli Lignite Corporation
C. Murali Kumaran, M. Sivasubramanian
Abstract
In organizational behaviour and industrial and organizational psychology, organizational commitment is the individual's psychological attachment to the organization. The basis behind many of these studies was to find ways to improve how workers feel about their jobs so that these workers would become more committed to their organizations. Organizational commitment predicts work variables such as turnover, organizational citizenship behavior, and job performance. This present study access the level of organisational commitment and the factors influencing the organisational commitment. . It is also found that a moderate level of organisational commitment was found among the respondents. It is also concluded that training and development, work-life policies and empowerment practice influences the level of organisational commitment of the respondents.
Key words: Organisational commitment, training and development, work-life policies, empowerment practices
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4.2.4.2011.5
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Internal Audit as an Aid to School Plant Management
Oladunjoye Patrick, Omemu Felix
Abstract
This study assessed the effect of internal audit as an aid to school plant management in both public and private secondary schools in Nigeria. 100 schools were randomly selected from the South South geo-political zone in Nigeria. 220 school administrators and 510 teachers formed the sampled population. A questionnaire containing 12 items was drawn in line with the three research questions raised for the study. This instrument was validated by experts in test and evaluation as well as school plant education lecturers in Niger Delta University. The reliability of the instrument was established using the test-re-test method. The research questions were answered using appropriate descriptive statistics. The study shows that the role of an internal auditor is to audit school plant. Internal auditing is necessary in schools despite the wrong notions held by students, teachers and school administrators. The responsibilities of an internal auditor is to assist in school plant management which include keeping inventory of school facilities, organizing regular routine inspection of school plant and replacing or maintaining damaged school properties. The teachers, school administrators, as well as the government are expected to support internal auditing of school plant to avoid unwantom damage and manhandling of school facilities.
Key words: internal audit, school plant, management, test-retest method
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4.2.4.2011.6
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Growth of Higher Education in India during the Period 1950-2005
Heena Upadhyaya
Abstract
Education influences Economic Development directly and also indirectly. The direct impact is through productivity, employment, composition of the labour force, division of labour, mobility of labour, and other such factors. The indirect impact is through savings, limiting family size, inculcating right attitudes and skills, and by removing obstacles to social change and progress. It facilitates attitudinal changes for modernization and social transformation. This study investigates the growth of higher education in India during the period 1950 to 2005. The objective of this study is analyzed using the year wise growth rate formula. The result shows that the there is satisfactory growth of higher education in India During study period.
Key words: Education influences, Economic Development, Productivity, Employment, Modernization
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4.2.4.2011.7
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A study on adjustment of higher secondary school students of durg district
Smt.vandana chauhan
Abstract
Present study was conducted on 111 higher secondary students of Durg District, to as certain their adjustment. Adjustment scale by A.K.P, Sinha and R.P. Singh was used for the purpose of data collection. The t-test results indicate that there is significant difference in adjustment of higher secondary school’s students and Female students have good adjustment level when compared to the male students.
Key words: adjustment, scale, good adjustment
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4.2.4.2011.8
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