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Determining the Influential Parameters Affecting the Ability Level of Visually Impaired Children in Mathematics
No full textPurpose: This research was an effort to determine the influential parameters affecting the ability level of visually impaired individuals in mathematics.
Methodology/Approach: Students’ behaviors improve as a result of their education to get the right outcome; teaching skills must be mastered. Student having visual impairment are supported according to their needs to achieve their ambitions. This gives instructors in both educational systems a solid motivation to work hard in accordance with students’ cognitive abilities. However, a getting an education, particularly in math is very challenging for VI students.
As compared to sighted students it is very hard grasp the knowledge of spatial nations and directional concepts. Moreover, the VI students face lot of challenges like less opportunities as compared to the students without visual impairment. This study explored the factors that could affect how adept at maths young people with visual impairments are. This research was based on 100 special students having visual impairment. The students’ affiliations were with different schools and came from different family background. Data was personally collected by the author and later it was analyzed in statistical software.
Findings: Studies revealed that, regardless of the way that visual hindrance and visual impairment affect students' capacity to concentrate on math, as numerous authors have noted, it isn't difficult to help these students in beating their difficulties.The direst outcome imaginable is likely when instructors totally abandon a youngster and offer no help by any means.
Implications: Based on data analysis possible reasons of the student’s issues and few suggestions to tackle those issues have been made at the end
Examining the Factors Affecting Customer’s Brand Switching in Telecom Sector of Pakistan
No full textPurpose: This research aims to understand the factors influencing brand switching in the telecommunication sector of Pakistan. The study focuses on mobile number portability (MNP) as a means of switching between networks and examines the impact of various factors such as service quality, price, promotion, trust, and product offerings on consumer behavior. The telecommunication industry in Pakistan is highly competitive, with companies vying for customer loyalty and satisfaction through attractive packages and offers. The study seeks to identify the aspects that lead customers to switch from one brand to another.
Approach: The research employs a qualitative approach and highlights the need for quantitative research to test the identified variables' impact on brand switching. The study's objectives are to determine the influence of service quality, price, promotion, trust, and product offerings on brand switching.
Findings: Regression and Correlation analysis were conducted and the hypothesis examined the combined effect of service quality, price, trust, promotion, and product offering on brand switching, and it was found to be supported.
Implications: The research is significant for telecommunication service providers in retaining customers and increasing profitability by understanding and addressing the factors influencing brand switching
Unraveling the Lived Experiences: Mathematics Learning Challenges and Coping Strategies of Dyscalculia Students
No full textPurpose: The lived experiences of students with dyscalculia in the context of learning mathematics are explored in depth in this research work.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Students with dyscalculia, a distinct learning condition that affects numerical and mathematical abilities, have particular difficulties that have an impact on their academic performance and educational trajectory. Qualitative research techniques, such as interviews and observations, were used to get deeper insights into the subjective realities of dyscalculia kids. The study included a broad group of dyscalculia kids from various educational levels and used thematic analysis to gain a thorough grasp of their learning obstacles and coping mechanisms.
Findings: The results show how complicated dyscalculia students' problems can be, from feelings of anger, anxiety, and low self-esteem to issues with understanding mathematical language and concepts. The study also illustrates how resilient and adaptable dyscalculia students are in navigating their academic journey.
Implications/Originality/Value: The results of this study have consequences for legislators, parents, and educators, promoting a better knowledge of dyscalculia and how it affects math learning. By recognizing the lived experiences of dyscalculia students, educational institutions can develop more inclusive and supportive environments, tailored interventions, and teaching methodologies to enhance their mathematical learning outcomes
Effect of Profitability, Investmen Decision, Funding Decision, and Dividend Policy on the Value of Manufacturing Companies Listed on the IDX for the 2018-2020 Period
No full textPurpose: This study’s goal is to ascertain how profitability, investment choices, funding choices, and dividend policy affect corporate value at F&B manufacturing business indexed at the Indonesia inventory trade (IDX) fot the 2018-2020.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Data gathered using the documentation technique. Purposive sampling was used to sample, and 10 firms were found. Data management used multiple regression methods with the help of SPSS version 26.
Findings: The results revealed that profitability, investment decision, and dividend policy gave significant impact.
Implications/Originality/Value: So it is concluded that profitability, investment decision, and dividend policy gave significant impact. The funding decision have no impact on firm value
Tri Hita Karana as a Bali Tourism Communication Strategy in Preserving Tourism Cultural Destinations
No full textObjective:The aim of this research is to point out that Tri Hita Karana as a Bali tourism communication strategy in preserving tourism cultural destinations. The research background is the dilemmatic phenomenon of the development of the Bali tourism industry, which tends to lead to popular tourism, namely a tourism industry that is oriented towards pragmatic profits by building popular facilities, so that sacred areas that actually become increasingly differentiated.
Methodology: The research paradigm is constructivism, so the main theory used is Berger and Luckmann's social construction of reality. This type of research is descriptive qualitative, completed by Barthes’s concept of semiotics.
Results:The result shows that Tri Hita Karana is the most strategic message used for Bali tourism communication management. Overcoming the freedom of foreign cultures and the domination of infrastructure development that does not favor aspects of Balinese differentiation and the insight of Tri Hita Karana is a crisis for destinations that rely on profane means. Therefore, so that Bali is not trapped in the pragmatism of populist culture, the philosophy of Tri Hita Karana must be used as a marketing movement and management of the Bali tourism industry. The research findings are: at first, the concept of Balinese tourism communication as a result of the synthesis of message construction that Bali is open, but elements of transcendentalism must still be understood and implemented by any tourist. Second, the transformation of Bali's tourism industry policies that are more in favor of capitalism, so that the commitment to cultural tourism is unable to keep up with the rate of mass tourism. Third, policy implementation, which has not fully accepted the practical aspects of Tri Hita Karana, cultural tourism orientation, rural nuances and the maintenance of sacred areas.
Implication:The implications of the research are: 1) the role of the Tri Hita Karana insight strategy as a shining culture, must be used as a guideline for the development of tourism infrastructure and superstructure, as well as the harmonization of Balinese people's life patterns. 2) Tourism communication in conveying Tri Hita Karana's insight, the communicators who must be involved are customary stakeholders and the government, using the universal Tri Hita Karana language, while the communicators are tourists and investors, using popular tourism as a cultural crisis message
An Inquiry into the Significance of Selected Institutions in the Economic Development of Pakistan
No full textPurpose: The study explores the significance of selected institutions in the economic development of Pakistan through its comparative study with Bangladesh and India over the period 2002-2021. The purpose is to identify the ultimate source of economic growth in Pakistan.
Design/Methodology/Approach: To accomplish the objectives, the study resorts to descriptive statistics, correlation matrices and Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) modeling techniques.
Findings: The study confirms the dominant role of institutional quality in economic growth. Comparing the role of domestic institutions to traditional growth factors the study finds out that institutional indicators such as political stability, rule of law, and government effectiveness cast a higher impact on economic growth in Pakistan than traditional factors like human capital, physical capital and trade openness. The study reveals that Pakistan faces challenges on the institutional front impeding its economic progress compared to Bangladesh and India.
Implications/Originality/Value: The study may serve as a guiding tool for policymakers and stakeholders emphasizing an urgent call for reforms in domestic institutions and suggesting improvement in institutional quality in Pakistan to foster a favorable environment for sustainable economic growth
The Effect of Application of Total Quality Management and Performance Measurement System on Employee Performance through Motivation as an Intervening Variable in Trust Group Surabaya Company
No full textPurpose: This research aimed to evaluate the degree to which overall quality management and work measurement systems at Trus Group Surabaya Company effect employee performance as a function of variable intervening motivation in order to draw conclusions that may be applied to other organizations.
Design/Methodology/Approach: In order to compile the necessary data, questionnaires will be sent to a selection of workers at the Trus Group Surabaya organization consisting of a random sample of 48 out of 54 employees. After that, a quantitative approach known as the Path Analysis model is used. This is a method that is utilized in research and is carried out with the assistance of the SPSS 20 application.
Findings: TQM has been found to have no beneficial effect on the amount of work. Total Quality Management does not have an effect on employee performance when motivation is included as an intervening variable. On the other hand, performance assessment that includes motivation as an intervening variable does have a significant effect on the performance of the company.
Implications/Originality/Value: Motivation can improve the performance of the Trus Group Surabaya company
Exploring the Relationship between Insecure Attachment Styles and Social Anxiety in Undergraduate Students
No full textPurpose: This study aims to investigate the correlation between Avoidant and Anxious Attachment Styles and Social Anxiety, contributing to a deeper understanding of these interconnected factors among undergraduate students.
Methodology: Convenient Sampling was used to recruit 350 participants aged 18-26 from Forman Christian College (FCCU) in Lahore, Pakistan. The study administered the Revised Adult Attachment Scale (R-AAS) for close relationships and the Social Anxiety Scale (SAS). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS v.20, with Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient, Simple Linear Regression, and Independent Sample t-Test applied.
Findings: A statistically significant positive correlation was found between Anxious Attachment Style and Social Anxiety. Anxious Attachment Style was revealed to positively predict 19% variance in Social Anxiety with p value <.001. A significant gender difference was found among Social Anxiety and Anxious Attachment Style, but none among Avoidant Attachment Style.
Implications: Practical implications include tailored clinical interventions and support groups for holistic treatment. Recognizing attachment styles can improve intimate relationships. Gender differences in social anxiety suggest women may need gender-sensitive therapy to address social challenges in education and careers
Assessing the Return and Risk Equity Mutual Funds: A Case Study from the Financial Markets of Pakistan
No full textPurpose: A mutual fund is a type of trust that combines the assets of a group of persons with similar financial objectives. The funds are subsequently put into assets like stocks, bonds, and other capital market instruments. This study aims to identify the association level among the performance measures, calculate the risk and return of selected mutual schemes, evaluate funds based on execution, and recommend mutual fund investment system that help eliminate the risks.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The average return of mutual fund schemes was studied for a data period from 2015 to 2022. The study employed Jensen Ratio, Sharp Ratio, and Treynor Ratio to determine the risk and return of mutual funds.
Findings: The beta shows that the market has particularly defensive investors. The Sharpe ratio for the mutual fund indicates that the industry’s performance is satisfactory but not up to the mark due to multiple political and economic reasons. Similarly, The Jensen differential measure yields remained negative in some periods with different funds. Overall findings thus imply that mutual funds in Pakistan have the potential to generate value. While findings also reveal that some funds perform poorly, the diversification issue is problematic for these funds. This industry has the potential for remarkable expansion on a global scale.
Implications/Originality/Value: The performance of the funds business and the function of regulatory authorities are critical factors in this sector's success. Excellent results and strict restrictions will boost the popularity of mutual funds in Pakistan
Describing Companies’ Compensation Practices: A Case Study of Pagadian Manufacturing & Retailing Companies
No full textPurpose: The compensation practices in the case of retailing and manufacturing companies of Pagadian City. When a company fails to have a structure and transparency on how pay choices are made, it may be at a disadvantage when it comes to keeping employees motivated and preserving employee pay fairness. This explores the compensation practices implemented especially by the retailing and manufacturing companies and how these practices help improve the company’s employee performances.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The researcher used a qualitative approach to make the chosen participants able to describe their Compensation Practices. The researchers distributed a Consent for Participation letter to the chosen participants of the research study before proceeding to the interview proper.
Findings: The results show that the Compensation Practices of Manufacturing & Retailing companies in Pagadian City includes monetary benefits such as cash gifts, an increase in sales credit, and non-monetary benefits such as leave with pay, all-expense-paid services, and certificates and recognition.
Implications/Originality/Value: So, it is concluded that the Compensation Practices is essential in increasing work productivity within the organization, providing fair compensation to employees, improving their performance, and keeping them motivated, which is an excellent advantage for the business