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EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEM(S) (HRIS) IN IMPROVING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AT STANBIC BANK UGANDA
No full textThis article discusses the effectiveness of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) in improving employee performance at Stanbic Bank Uganda. The study on which it is based set out to; examine the employee performance evaluation processes supported by HRIS in Stanbic Bank Uganda, identify the challenges experienced and suggest strategies to enhance the employee performance evaluation processes using HRIS at Stanbic Bank, Uganda. The sample comprised 25 informants from various functions at the Bank’s Head Office: 9 general managers, 9 line managers, and 7 officers, selected through judgemental sampling. Primary data was collected from the respondents directly using a structured open-ended interview guide. This data was coded, processed and analysed using ATLAS.ti Qualitative data analysis software, which generated themes in line with the study objectives. The study has revealed that the use of HRIS at Stanbic Bank Uganda is characterised by several challenges that have limited its efficiency in supporting employee performance evaluation. This article makes proposals the embrace of which will enable Stanbic Bank Uganda to enjoy enhanced creativity and productivity of its employees and reduced operational costs. As such, the bank might generate sustainable competitive advantage over its competitors, and achieve its annual goals.
 
INFORMATIVENESS OF LEASES ACCOUNTING: EVIDENCE FROM TAIWANESE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES
No full textThis study attempted to explore and compare whether financial leverage and profitability have increased and the value relevance of lease accounting has improved since IFRS 16 implementation. The study uses pre- and post-IFRS 16 implementation data to examine its impacts on 18 publicly traded Taiwanese companies in the transportation industry. To determine increases in the financial leverage and profitability of individual companies post-IFRS 16 implementation, a nonparametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used. To determine improvement in the value relevance of lease accounting after IFRS 16 implementation, the test model was established based on the residual income model. All variable data were collected from the quarterly financial reports of the 18 transportation companies in the sample published between pre-IFRS 16 (Q1/2017 - Q4/2018) and post- IFRS 16 periods (Q1/2019 - Q2/2020). The findings indicate that both average debt-to- asset and debt-to-equity ratios were significantly higher in the study sample during the post-IFRS 16 period compared to the pre-IFRS 16 period, but profitability did not increase significantly. In terms of value relevance, the study findings show that post-IFRS 16 implementation offers higher incremental explanatory power for changes in share price compared to pre-IFRS 16 implementation—in other words, IFRS 16 provides more useful information for investment decisions
EFFECT OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: MEDIATING ROLE OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS IN BANKING SECTOR EMPLOYEES IN SRI LANKA
No full textNowadays discrimination among employees has become a major issue in many organizations. The current study assessed the impact of gender discrimination on employee performance and assessed the mediating role of occupational stress of executive-level employees in one of the public banks in the Ratnapura district, Sri Lanka. Simple random sampling was adopted to select the study sample. Further, the contact method of this research sample was digital, which means, questionnaires were sent for respondents via online platforms. It is found that there is a negative impact of gender discrimination on employee performance with mediating occupational stress. Founded positive relationships between the hiring gender discrimination, the promotion gender discrimination, and the wage gender discrimination with occupational stress, as well as a negative relationship between occupational stress and employee performance. The research, recommends to all HR managers to maintain gender equality within the organization, which in turn, will affect their performance
MODELLING ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION-URBANISATION NEXUS IN GHANA
No full textThe current study modelled urbanisation-ecological degradation nexus for Ghana with control variables such as ruralisation, income, the openness of trade, and the consumption of energy from 1971 to 2014, using yearly data obtained from World Development Indicator in a time series modelling. The estimation method is based on the Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL) and the Granger causality test. The research findings revealed significant cointegration association in the model estimated as well as a stable long period and short period association among the dependent and the independent variables. The granger predictability test results for the causality direction support the feedback preposition. Since the conservation hypothesis is not supported, urbanisation, ruralisation, income, trade openness, and energy consumption are not policy tools in dealing with ecological degradation for the study period
TURNOVER, COST EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRODUCING TRAINING POOL AND ITS IMPACT ON PROFITABILITY
No full textPurpose: Textile industry of Pakistan holds an exceptional value for the economy. It contributes 57% to the exports, 8 % in Gross Domestic Product and 40 % employment. Even though, its growth is deteriorating due to the tough competition in Global market, high cost of production, Energy shortages, Lack of proper infrastructure and state-of-the-art equipment. Employee’s turnover is the significant factor extremely hurting the industry.
Methodology: Research design included data collection, data measurement and data analysis of textile industry with approximately 7000-8000 employees from 2016-2018. It is conducted by administration of structured questionnaire and interviews of Human Resource Professionals and Supervisors of the worker Cadre.
Value: Research is evaluating the impact of dysfunctional turnover on production and performance of existing employees and the ways to dealt with it.
Findings: Employee’s turnover is the acute reason for growth decline. Study reveals that in 3 Years mean turnover is 10.83% which has significantly reduced the production (p=0.0001) & performance of existing workers (p=0.0001).
Implications: Technical trainings has improved the worker’s skills and significantly reduced the number of shipments returned due to quality issues (p=0.012). Hence Training & Development are the necessities to meet the production targets with required quality standards
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS (EODB): AN ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION
No full textIndia aims to be five trillion-dollar economy by 2024-25. A favourable ecosystem is essential for the growth and development of a nation. The government has taken up a series of reforms with a view to improve doing business climate in India. The basic plan of the paper is to review the current scenario of ease of doing business in India and comparative study of BRICS nations on ease of doing business parameters using secondary data. The study reported that there has been a significant improvement in the World Bank’s ease of doing business ranking of India from 133rd position in 2009 to 63rd position in 2019. In comparison with New Zealand, which is the top performing economy in ease of doing business ranking, India lags behind on four parameters viz. starting a business, registering property, paying taxes, enforcing contracts. Among the BRICS nations, the most preferred destination for doing business in year 2020 is Russian Federation with overall doing business ranking of 28 whereas the least preferred nation is Brazil with rank of 124. The government needs to undertake reforms focussing on more flexible labour laws, enhancing the access to low-cost capital, uninterrupted power supply, easy entry and exit to businesses so that the ranking of country can be further improved
AN ANALYSIS OF CROP INSURANCE SCHEMES IN HARYANA
No full textAgriculture plays a strategic role in the process of economic development in developing countries especially in India. It is the backbone of an economy which provides the basic ingredients to mankind and raw material for industrialization. The development of agriculture sector is an essential condition for the development of an economy. Risks and uncertainty are always inherent in the agriculture sector. The risks and uncertainty mainly related to production, price and inputs. The present study is an attempt to analyze the trends of the crop insurance schemes implemented in Haryana. To achieve the objective of the study secondary data has been used which collected from the economic survey of Haryana and reports of agriculture insurance company. The period of the study is taken from the commencement to existence of the schemes. The results of the study indicate that all the schemes showing the fluctuating trends. Among the schemes only PMFBY is performing better because it has lowest premium rates in comparison to previous schemes and advanced technology is used for the assessment of crop loss as well as for the calculation of indemnity
ADOPTING PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES TO SUCCEED WITH THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG) (CASE STUDY OF THE SDG 17; THE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE GOALS)
No full textThe incorporation of the social, environmental, and economic dimensions of sustainability in different aspects of human life and business provides a guarantee for our future. Organizations have shown a great interest in incorporating sustainability into managerial concepts, both at the strategic and operational levels. Sustainable business strategies are being implemented in many projects, which has led to a recent expansion of interest in exploring the potential of integrating sustainability dimensions in project management. With the intention of contributing to a better understanding of sustainable project management, the ultimate aim of this study is to explore the practice of project management principles in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 17 partnership and it is supported by certain outlined objectives. It also surveys the level of integration of sustainability dimensions in groups of project management processes. Considering that the incorporation of sustainability in project management poses numerous challenges for project managers, this paper examines the necessary knowledge and skills required for sustainable project management in different sectors of the SDGs. As part of this research, an empirical survey was conducted in project-oriented organizations from both the public and private sectors. The findings reveal that the application of project management methodologies promotes the introduction of sustainability dimensions and enhances partnership, particularly the social aspect, irrespective of the sector, since the processes in projects managed by a specific methodology are consistent with the social elements of sustainability. In the public sector, there is a noticeable lack of knowledge of the meaning and dimensions of sustainability and, accordingly, an urgent need for project managers to gain knowledge and skills pertaining to sustainable project management. Hence sustainability combined with Project Management among the SDGs can be beneficial in many ways. The study proved that the practice of sustainable project management among the SDGs in different organisations have positive impacts and hence must be propagated in other to meet with the global partnership for goals and the 17 SDGs by 2030
DEVELOPING LINKAGES IN PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF HAM YEN ORANGE
No full textThe study investigated and evaluated the status of linkage relationships in the production and marketing of Tuyen Quang province\u27s Ham Yen Orange, in Vietnam. The survey results of 60 orange-growers show that the percentage of households participating in linkage relationships is still low, the forms of association are still simple and not tight. A survey of 30 orange businesses also shows that the linkage between actors involved in the marketing of Ham Yen Orange is still loose. The forms of buying and selling transactions are mainly oral agreements. There are few constraints on the responsibilities of parties involved in the product supply chain. Business involves many risks and uncertainties. High rate of damaged and lost products. Prices and sales volume are unstable and unsustainable. The SWOT analysis shows that there are many advantages and opportunities for developing linkages in production and marketing of Ham Yen Orange. But besides that, there are many difficulties and challenges that need to be solved. On the basis of the assessment of the situation and SWOT analysis, the study has proposed solutions for each actor in order to strengthen the linkage relationships in the production and marketing of Tuyen Quang province\u27s Ham Yen Orange
INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE STATE INTERVENTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
No full textThe economy is often described as a volatile concept. Many factors are in play that drive either the market up or down. For most people, when the economy goes up, everyone is satisfied. When the economy is down, people are miserable. When the economy is down, this trickles down to ordinary people, causing them to lose their jobs, homes, and other financial assets. Therefore, economists and other social scientists have always wondered what correct approach to is solving economic depression.
There are two major schools of thought in which method is most appropriate in solving economic downfall. One of them implies heavy state intervention, often in the form of financial packages and federal programs to boost individual and corporation welfare. The other group believes that no state intervention is needed and that the market will eventually correct itself through the actions of big companies. Throughout history, both concepts were used by different governmental organizations throughout the world. By researching which method worked best in which scenario in history is the focus of this paper. Determining the proper method to any economic problem can help determine the solution to the current economic trouble the world has.
By contrasting the two methods used in history, economists can realize that only a concoction of the two methods, state-sponsored market and lassiez-faire market, is the key to keeping a working economy. Through some state-sponsored programs, individuals and corporations can fall back safely during a dangerous recession. Some laissez-faire policies would also allow for more economic growth through either a recession or boom. The combination of the two methods can help the economy maintain and grow itself, even during these hard times