The deep integration of digital technology promotes the ecological reform of higher education and blended teaching has become an important way to improve students’ learning effectiveness Based on the Community of Inquiry (CoI) theory, this study tests the effect of blended teaching design on students’ learning outcomes and its mechanisms by quasi-experiment design. Results show that blended teaching can significantly improve students’ standardized achievement and learning satisfaction. Learning motivation plays a partial mediating effect. Self-efficacy positively moderates the of teaching and enhances the mediating path effect. This study verifies the “technology-motivation-efficacy” synergistic model and provides theoretical and basis for optimizing blended teaching
In today’s competitive e-commerce landscape, product management and marketing play a crucial role in driving customer engagement and business success. The study was initiated to analyze how Amazon effectively integrates these two functions, ensuring its offerings align with consumer preferences while maintaining high engagement through targeted marketing strategies. The objective is to identify best practices and potential areas for improvement in Amazon’s approach, which could serve as a model for other organizations aiming to bridge product management with marketing.
Managing plant biodiversity and the ecosystem services delivered by plants are increasingly central to organizational sustainability, urban planning and supply-chain decision-making. This review synthesizes recent literature linking botanical science with management practice, highlighting mechanisms by which plant biodiversity contributes to resilience, the economic valuation of ecosystem services, operational applications in urban forestry and agroforestry and managerial frameworks for integrating botanical outcomes into corporate strategy and public policy. The study summarizes major findings, identifies critical gaps and suggests actionable directions for managers and policymakers.
CRM can be seen as a way to achieve competitive advantage. Moreover, CRM is about identifying a company’s best customers and maximizing the value from them by satisfying and retaining those. Therefore, the definition for CRM is “A business strategy to manage interactive customer relationships to optimize long-term customer value and satisfaction”. The aim of this study is to identify and seek the opinion of the marketing and technical people in service and manufacturing organizations with regard to influence of information technology on CRM implementation. The views of the two different categories of executives in different organizations are analyzed and presented. Eleven factors which influence the implementation of CRM with regard to information technology have been identified. Based on the opinion of the respondents, it is identified that integrated information systems, fast customer response and the structure of information systems are the first three important factors. The study concludes that providing integrated information systems, connecting front office and back office and providing value added interactions are some of the recommendations to implement CRM technology into the organizations.
The recent advancement in reproductive technology has provided newer opportunities to conceive naturally through Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), which entails financial and emotional costs as well as complications. The choice to opt for ART involves complex processes which not only involve the couple but also their families, social structure and cultural norms. In many cultures including India, having one’s biological child is given prime importance due to the social, religious and cultural norms associated with the notion of motherhood and parenthood. In such a scenario, giving birth to a progeny becomes the obvious next stage post marriage for a woman. The social aspect of complete womanhood being achieved by birthing a child takes precedence in the married woman’s life at the expense of her career and productivity. This study tries to understand how the pursuance of a professional career gets affected while opting for ART, role of spousal support and family support in pursuance of a professional career while pursuing ART and how fertility choices of women affect their contribution to the labour market as they prioritize reproductive labour over career.
The prime role of financial statements is to provide information that is useful to existing and potential investors, creditors and other users in making rational investment and similar decisions. Accounting information is a product of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), standards and other institutional settings which are presumed to shape the form and content of the financial reports. Uniform accounting standards assist investors and other market participants to effectively analyze firms from countries with accounting standards that they are familiar with and that IFRSs are adopted in order to achieve information of higher quality than local standards. Value relevance is one of the most common methods of examining the quality of accounting information. Information has the quality of relevance when it influences the economic decisions of users. This study examined value relevance of accounting information after the mandatory IFRSs adoption in the Nigerian Banking industry. Correlational research design using pre-and-post IFRSs regime analysis in a sample of 15 banks for a period of 8 years (2008-2015) was employed. Panel regression technique of data analysis was used and the study found that the adoption of IFRS has significantly improved the value relevance (decision usefulness) of accounting information of deposit money banks in Nigeria during the period covered by the study. However, the results show that the adoption of IFRS improves the value relevance of book values of equity and accounting earnings significantly. We recommend that accounting regulators should investigate the implementation credibility of IFRS in the Nigerian banks.
Innately, supporting and developing a new hire or seasoned associate, regardless of the industry, represents two mutually exclusive events. In short, support by all stakeholders shall be evident and genuine before development strategies are executed and achieved by associates. This process also supports professional development and support for those involved in the support and development of associates. Specifically, managers and leaders often require support and development with this process regardless of their experience and/or education levels. The intent of this study is to provide support strategies for leaders and managers, alike, to implement within their respective organization, regardless of the type of business, profit or non-profit, industry etc. Discussions in this study will revolve around two varied sectors: education (non-profit) and corporation (for-profit).
Shared leadership as a modern management approach provides the structure and framework for innovational thinking within creative working places. China's swift ascent as one of the foremost global players, coupled with its aspirations to become an innovation leader, makes a reevaluation of traditional organizational structures and leadership paradigms necessary. Research on the application of modern management approaches such as shared leadership, within the context of Chinese culture is notably underrepresented and needs to be further focused on. Using a literature review methodology, this study delves into the book "A Short History of Chinese Philosophy" to check on relevant text passages and aspects derived from various original schools of thought within traditional Chinese ideologies. Subsequently, these aspects are categorized as either pro or con arguments and reinterpreted through the lens of shared leadership readiness. Seven affirmative arguments and seven opposing arguments judge the application of shared leadership ideas embedded in Chinese traditional values and philosophies. Taoism, particularly in its third phase and Neo-Taoism stand as representative examples favoring shared leadership. Conversely, Realistic Confucianism and the Mohist School serve as representatives against the adoption of shared leadership. One limitation of the re-interpretation lies in the potential for misunderstanding the original Chinese traditional values which may not have been intended for application within the context of modern management approaches, potentially resulting in wrong conclusions. Additionally, relying solely on one source to depict the history of Chinese philosophy constitutes another limitation, as it simplifies the complexity of Chinese traditions. Follow-up studies could focus on constructing a robust theoretical framework. Another significant contribution could involve the development of a survey aimed at assessing the extent of influence exerted by the original schools of thought on traditional Chinese individuals.
Leadership is a topic of increased interest over the past decades and adjustments were made on this level because of different generations appearing in the labor market. In detail, different reactions to the question, which power related resources are recognized the most in the respective work environment, are compared. These reactions are derived from semi-standardized interview material. The results show that legality, which stands for the power due to position, is still the most recognized resource. But also, a trend from Baby Boomer generation to generation Y can be derived and due to this, the anticipation is made that the mentioned resource will be less important in the future. Therefore, upcoming employees will be more open to a wider understanding over power possession in companies which means: to have power in a company does not necessarily include a leadership position.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought attention to workplace flexibility and its potential impact on employee psychological safety, particularly among Generations Y and Z in Germany. This study combines primary and secondary research, including a survey of 320 respondents experienced in flexible work. Surprisingly, no clear positive or negative correlation between New Work models and psychological safety was found, challenging common thinking. Four key recommendations emerge as a result: 1. Investigate specific respondent groups, 2. Focus on certain employee categories (e.g., roles or industries), 3. Solicit feedback from employees and 4. Provide training and education for affected employees. However, gender and education imbalances in the respondent pool hinder generalizability. Therefore, future research should target more specific groups like management students or those in digital professions. In conclusion, this study adds to the discourse on workplace flexibility and its impact on psychological safety. It underscores the necessity for targeted research to comprehend its effects on diverse employee segments.
In view of today´s dynamic business environment, shared leadership breaks with the classical leadership approaches by offering new possibilities of participation, active contribution and taking over responsibility for employees. Among other aspects, shared leadership certainly relies on highly motivated participants who are willing to implement this new leadership approach. This research study focuses on the motivational factors at work, attitude towards shared leadership and an implementation guideline for shared leadership in a Chinese culture context. This qualitative research is conducted by online-interviews of 10 Chinese citizens, supported by a semi-structured guideline. The results are inductively evaluated by Mayring´s procedure of qualitative content analysis. Regarding mentioned motivational factors, Chinese responses do not significantly differ from Western based literature. An ambivalent attitude towards shared leadership can be determined with transparent concerns that the Chinese participants have in mind. Nonetheless, chances and possible applications of shared leadership can be perceived which lead to a suggested step-by-step guideline, how to implement shared leadership in an existing organization. Among possible limitations, when evaluating the given responses, wishful thinking and reality should be considered. Furthermore, a restricted representativeness for Chinese society by convenience sampling should be noted. Follow-up studies could go further on quantitative researching with the collected impressions from this qualitative research. There could also be a longitudinal study to check for any changes of the attitude towards shared leadership.
Any education that is not qualitative enough would impose more danger to the learners and the society at large. This study examined managing the learning environment in schools for improved quality education. The secondary school was the focus while the principals were the target. The presentation of the meaning of learning environment and quality education was captured. The study also explained who the principal is and his responsibilities concerning the educational managerial conception. The study looked at the various components of the learning environment and how they could be managed to produce an acceptable learning environment and its implication in the post-COVID 19 eras. In the end, the paper concluded, among other things, that it is only when the principals are innovative, creative and proactive with their understanding of the learning environment that the desired quality education can be achieved.
India's youth demographic makes up one-fifth of the world's population and empowering them is crucial for the country's future success. To become a US $5 trillion economy, the Government needs to develop tailor-made strategies, policies and schemes that maximize the potential of the youth population. The Skill India Mission is one such scheme that aims to empower youth by providing necessary training and skills for the job market. However, the scheme's implementation has been plagued by various challenges such as inadequate infrastructure, low awareness, lack of quality trainers and limited industry participation. This study aims to determine the need for the Skill India Mission scheme, identify the impediments in its implementation and to propose resolutions to the problems. The study concludes that the Skill India Mission is necessary for India's economic growth and social development. Government can address the challenges of implementing the scheme by improving infrastructure, increasing industry participation and enhancing awareness.
Customer relations are a major concern for businesses today, much more so than in the past, as the business environment has become more competitive as a result of the growing number of players on the market. Because services are more complicated than products and more tied to the actual firm than physical products, relationships are even more important in service firms. As a result, companies in this industry must focus even more on consumer relations. This research examined how CRM software or applications are utilized in many businesses or industries to enhance customer interactions, as well as customer demands, satisfaction and loyalty.
Information technology is a dominant area in today’s world with its ever increasing importance in every aspect of life and is the backbone of the Indian economy. Information Technology brings out many other different technologies inherent in this field along with their impact and how it makes them easier to use, create, manage and exchange information. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is becoming an important factor in Indian Information Technology (IT) sector as each and every company in IT is realizing the significance of customer satisfaction to survive in the competitive world.
An investigative study to explore and examine the effects of factors that help increasing intention to use virtual world games in Metaverse in the context of internet technology is developing strongly and people spend more time on the internet for gaming and shopping. This study uses an overview of research studies on the factors that create game selection intentions as well as the factors affecting purchase intentions in the virtual world in general and Metaverse in particular. Research results show that the factors that positively affect consumers' intention to use games are to give them a worthy experience, an interesting environment to interact and connect in addition to providing trust, safety for participants.
Competitions are escalating day by day forcing businesses to use knowledge management to increase organizational effectiveness. To collect primary data, the study used a survey approach with a questionnaire. The study's target populations were the staff members of a few particular banks in Rangamati, Bangladesh. Using the multiple regressions approach, two hypotheses were created and evaluated. The study's results show that knowledge management has a positive effect on organizational performance. According to the study, knowledge management significantly affects organizational performance. In the study, a substantial positive relationship between knowledge management drivers and knowledge management performance was found. It is advised that banks and other companies use knowledge management to successfully accomplish corporate goals and make sure that staff members are welltrained and developed to acquire the necessary information to successfully handle modern issues.
Recruitment and selection are the most important process of any organization in analysing the candidates to bring in resourceful talents. The study is made to analyse the recruitment and selection process, the employees’ satisfaction level with the current recruitment practices and also to identify the impact of employment and selection process on organization presentation. To arrive at the required data for analysis, both primary and secondary data collection methods were employed. From the study, it is understood that utilisation of fair, valid and reliable recruitment and selection process helps in improving the business by the point view of market by helping in decision-making in critical situations. To know the employee satisfaction levels, recruitment and Selection process can be used to understand the requirement of motivational and encouraging activities that are conducted to improve the skills, experience and information of the employer and employee. Identifying the strengths and weakness of the employee is very essential for organizational growth which leads to bring about changes inside the business with regard to a variety of factors including working conditions, the attitudes and behaviours of employers who execute their jobs well, productivity-boosting strategies, the usage of cutting-edge technology etc.
Automation has become a game-changer in the field of Human Resource (HR), revolutionizing traditional HR operations and transforming the way organizations manage their workforce. This study explores the concept of automation in HR and its impact on various HR functions including recruitment, onboarding, employee data management, payroll administration, performance management and employee engagement. The study delves into the benefits of HR automation such as increased efficiency, improved accuracy, reduced manual errors and enhanced employee experiences. It highlights the different technologies and tools used for HR automation including Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and data analytics. Overall, automation in HR operations brings numerous benefits to organizations including improved efficiency, accuracy, compliance and employee satisfaction. HR professionals can focus on strategic initiatives and value-added tasks, resulting in better talent management and organizational success in the dynamic business landscape.
A decision that can affect a firm performance is the selection of its capital structure. To maximize a firms’ profit or to check the ability of a firm in gung-ho situations, capital structure decisions play a very important role. The expectations of the shareholder towards the firms performance are closely correlated with its capital structure decisions. Capital structure is a technique of a firm to finance its assets and for this, company uses the mixture of equity and debt. In this study, the researchers investigated the association between capital structure and financial performance of the NSC listed companies from 2017-2018 to 2021-2022. DR is negatively correlated with EPS and ROE but shows significant relationship with GP and NP which means there is a positive correlation with financial performance. In the same way DER is positively correlated with all the financial performance measures i.e. GP, NP and EPS except ROE. The R square value of GP, NP, ESP and ROE ratios represents 25.5%, 35.1%, 32.4% and 73.9% experimental deviation in the financial performance elucidated by the variations in two independent variables i.e. DR and DER ratio.
