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Public Health Policy toward Foreign Workers: Controversial Issues?
No full textThe public policy is very important in administrating the public health issue in each nation. In brief, the good policy must serve the people within the country. However, due to the present globalization, immigration of foreign workers can be expected. The public policy toward health of the foreign workers is an interesting issue. It is usually a controversial issue on serving the foreign workers, better or worse than general local population
Using Remote Information Technology (IT) for Management of Medical Care
No full textUsing remote Information Technology (IT) for support the service is the widely used technology at present. The remote IT technology can help communicate and fasten the complex process. In this specific article, the authors discuss on the use of remote IT technology for help manage the medical care
“Brotherhood” Concept in Human Resource and Organizational Management for Medical Center: A Way to achieve Collaborative Unity
No full textThe Impact of Leverage on Firm Investment: Empirical Evidence from KSE-30 Index of Pakistan
No full textA firm’s investment is based on its profitability, net income, cash flow and sales. Mostly firms use leverage to finance their operations. High leverage decreases the firm’s value and creates the possibilities of underinvestment. This study investigates the impact of leverage on firm’s investment using KSE-30 Index of Pakistan over the period of 2009 to 2013. This study expands the previous studies on the relationship of leverage and investment. In order to check the effect of investment on leverage, we have applied descriptive statistics, pool regression, random effect model, fixed effect model and Hausman (1978) test for panel data. Investment is taken as dependent variable and leverage, sale, cash flow and Tobin’s Q are used as independent variables. The results of regression analysis represent that leverage has positive and significant impact on investment while random effect model shows that leverage has negative and significant relationship on investment in KSE-30 index of Pakistan. Overall, we found that Leverge 2 which is long term to total asset has significant and positive impact on investment and affects the firm’s investment decisions
Firm Size Effect and Cross-Sectional Returns: A Study of Automobile Sector
No full textThe size effect is an anomaly in the stock market which shows the volatility of the market. The study has been conducted on yearly basis data relating to market capitalization, earning per share, book value and daily returns for the period of 2005 to 2014 of selected Indian automobile companies which are listed in Bombay Stock Exchange. The study highlights individual and market returns of the companies and measures the impact of firm size on cross-sectional returns. The study also tries to stretch on comparing return and size of the company across industry and concludes that small cap securities generate greater returns than large-cap and medium-cap securities
IFRS for Derivative Financial Instruments: Disclosure Level and Uniformity
No full textIncreasing use of derivative financial instruments opens up new horizons of accounting studies altogether. As we agree with the fact that “accounting is the language of business,” then business enterprises round the world should have a common language to report the results of business and trade to their international stakeholders. IFRS-adopted countries follow different accounting standards like as IAS 32, IAS 39, IFRS 7 and IFRS 13 for reporting and disclosing the derivative transactions. A few countries are likely to adopt the IFRS for DFI in the near future. The findings of the study suggest that although the IFRS-adopted companies’ reporting and disclosure level is not more than the level of 75% of the standard but the companies are uniformly reporting and disclosing DFI among the countrie
Relevance of Organization Culture Variables on Creating Organizational Learned Helplessness [A Study of Selected Public Sector Units of Rajasthan]
No full textThere has been a widespread realization that in any organization while other tangible resources (machines, materials, technology, etc.) can be bought and duplicated, human resources cannot be bought into the organization from outside. Organizations face low attrition rate if the employees are happier and satisfied with the environment around them. They show high levels commitment, dedication, and loyalty towards the organization. These values are inculcated within the organization through its cultural dimensions. If the culture is conducive and supportive to the employees, it may increase the efficiency and effectiveness of its workforce. But if the culture of the organization doesn’t support its employees then it may induce Organizational Learned Helplessness. It is a situation where employees feel unable to change themselves or their situation to achieve their objectives. The present research work studies organization culture variables of select Public Sector Units in Rajasthan. An inverse relationship is found to exist between the organization culture variables and Learned Helplessness variables. A similar study has been conducted by Dr. Hardik Shah and Mr. Sharad Saxena on the R&D professionals of Pharmaceutical companies
Project Manager’s Leadership Competency and Project Success: Moderating Role of Job Satisfaction
No full textThis study sets out to examine the effect of project manager’s leadership competency on the project success with the moderating effect of job satisfaction. To address the purpose, data was collected from 80 employees working in different projects using convenient sampling by providing self-administered questionnaire in different organizations of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Then data was analyzed by using correlation and regression analysis. The analysis indicates that project manager’s leadership competency has positive effect on the project success; secondly job satisfaction also has positive effect on project success, finally, the results also suggest that job satisfaction of the employees has no moderating effect on the relationship between project manager’s leadership competency and project success. Implication of results and limitations are also discussed in the article
Satisfaction with the Public Relations Job Itself
No full textJob Satisfaction is the favorableness or un-favorableness with which the employee views his work. It expresses the amount of agreement between one’s expectation of the job and the rewards that the job provides. Job Satisfaction is a part of life satisfaction. The nature of one’s environment of job is an important part of life as Job Satisfaction influences one’s general life satisfaction. Job Satisfaction, thus, is the result of various attitudes possessed by an employee. In a narrow sense, these attitudes are related to the job under condition with such specific factors such as wages. Supervisors of employment, conditions of work, social relation on the job, prompt settlement of grievances and fair treatment by employer
Influence of Banking Advertisement on Bank Customer Satisfaction: An Examination of Pakistani Bank Customer’s Choice
No full textStereotypical marketing sagacity long held that displeased customers tell 10 people. But now they have the power to tell 10 million people through social networking. Today, in matters of split second, they have power to connect around the world and share their experiences and opinions of a company. We no longer can live in isolation. Social media has constructed a new aspect in business clarity and commitment, making it more demanding and happening. Social networking is a cost-effective edge, which businesses pursue to gain in order to have an upper hand on competitors.