215 research outputs found
The impact of coopetition-based innovation on performance in non-profits
Full text linkThe ultimate dividing line distinguishes co-opetition from related ideas such as cooperation and
strategic partnerships. The competitive paradigm suggests that co-opetition is anti-competitive
or collusion (Jorde & Teece, 1990). The collaboration aspect of co-opetition tries to produce
value for all stakeholders by integrating the complementary resources of competitors. It is
insufficient to comprehend co-opetition through a single lens because it is a complex and
multidimensional phenomenon. Therefore, the drivers of co-opetition among competitors, the
steps that lead to cooperative/competitive interactions, and the results and repercussions of such
partnerships are significant to understand the impact on innovation and performance of nonprofits. This study has used quantitative research design to survey the non-profits from Iraq.
Purposive sampling is the most appropriate sampling technique because the study only included
managers of non-profit organizations as respondents. The questionnaire was floated to 209 nonprofit organizations in Iraq. 153 valid responses were collected and used for the data analysis.
The results indicated that all three hypotheses are accepted. Moreover, non-profit groups that
develop cooperative links to innovative climate and work toward similar goals are successful
to achieve the improve performance. Further, nonprofit organizations have a higher need to
engage in competitive relationships and embrace new business practices
The effect of total quality management practices on sustainable performance
Full text linkThe value and significance of TQM in creating and sustaining a high-quality product or
service cannot be overstated. This is because the origins of the philosophy lie in an effort
to involve all parties involved in an organization and foster a quality and productive frame
of mind. Many businesses have tried to implement TQM, but only a fraction of them have
been successful. This means that they have been able to achieve both continuous
improvement and increased efficiency. One of the primary drivers for conducting this
study is the dearth of existing empirical research on the implementation of TQM. As a
result of increased global competition, companies must prioritize maximizing their
operational efficiency. This study used a quantitative research design and a cross-sectional
survey to collect the data. Convenience sampling was used to survey small and mediumsized (SME) hotels in Turkey. There were 111 organizations that supplied a legitimate
response. Results indicate that independent variable customer focus and strategic planning
significantly impact corporate green performance. However, process management was
found statistically insignificant
Sectarianism in Pakistan: A Statistical Analysis of Problems of Shia Hazara Community of Quetta
No full textPakistan was created on the name of religion and it was perceived by the leaders that religion would prove a binding factor among various ethnic and religious identities of Pakistan but it could not happen because religion was not implemented in its true sense. The phenomenon of sectarianism emerged as a significant issue specifically during the decade of 1980s in the era of General Zia because of Islamization process. Quetta, the city of Balochistan has largest Shia Hazara community and this community has become victim of Suicide attacks, bomb blasts and terrorist acts. This community feels itself highly insecure in Quetta. Researcher has conducted research on this sensitive issue of sectarian violence against Shia Hazara community of Quetta by using primary and secondary sources to collect data. This study will highlight actual grievances of this community and provide guidance to the policy makers to understand the real concerns of this community.
 
ڈاكٹر ریاض مجید كی پنجابی نعت گوئی
No full textRiaz Majeed is a renowned contemporary poet, author, researcher, critic and an active literary personality. He has mastery of ghazel, poem, Naat, Manqabat and other literary genres of both Urdu and Punjabi languages. He regularly composes glorifying verses showing esteemed reverence for the Holy Prophet (PBUH). A number of his books on Naat have been published so far. The article deals with the Punjabi Naat writing of Dr. Riaz Majeed
Vernacular Imperialism, Vedic Nationalism: Listening for Disparate Accents in the Linguistic Survey of India Colonialism and Knowledge in Grierson?s Linguistic Survey of India. By Javed Majeed. London: Routledge, 2018.266 pages. ISBN 9781138320086.?115 (hbk).:Listening for Disparate Accents in the Linguistic Survey of India
Full text linkThis is a review essay focussed on two books by Javed Majeed, 'Colonialism and Knowledge in Grierson's Linguistic Survey of India' and 'Nation and Region in Grierson's Linguistic Survey of India' (Routledge, 2019).© 2019, The Author. The attached document (embargoed until 16/04/2021) is an author produced version of a paper published in INTERVENTIONS: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it
Business process improvement using multi-objective optimisation
Full text linkBusiness process redesign and improvement has become an increasingly attractive subject in the wider area of business process intelligence. Although there have been many attempts to establish a business process redesign framework, there is little work on the actual optimisation of business processes with given objectives. Furthermore, most of the attempts to optimise a business process are manual and do not involve a formal automated methodology. This paper proposes a process improvement approach for automated multi-objective optimisation of business processes. The proposed framework uses a generic business process model that is formally defined. The formal definition of business processes is necessary to ensure that the optimisation will take place in a clearly defined, repeatable and verifiable way. Multi-objectivity is expressed in terms of process cost and duration as two key objectives for any business process. The business process model is programmed and incorporated into a software optimisation platform where a selection of multi-objective optimisation algorithms can be applied to a business process design. This paper outlines a case study of business process design that is optimised by the state-of-the-art multi-objective optimisation algorithm NSGA2. The results indicate that, although business process optimisation is a highly constrained problem with fragmented search space, a number of alternative optimised business processes that meet the optimisation criteria can be produced. The paper also provides directions for future research in this area
Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge toward Urinary Incontinence in Al-Hilla City
No full textPurpose: to assess nurses' knowledge toward urinary incontinence, to find out the association between nurses' knowledge and demographic characteristics.
Methods: A descriptive quantitative study design has been dependent in the conducted data at the city of Hilla/Babil Health Directorate/ Imam Al-Sadiq hospital, Al-Hilla teaching hospital, and Merjan teaching hospital during the period December 19th, 2021 to March, 1st 2022. A non-probability (purposive) sample of (60) nurses those who were working in the medical ward, surgical ward and dialysis unit. The main tool used to nurses’ knowledge assessment and data collection was needs questionnaire, and it is consist of two parts: Part 1 included socio-demographic data and Part 2 include (43) items related to nurses' knowledge. The validity of study tool is determined by a panel of (14) experts and reliability of the questionnaire is determined through the use of test and re-test.
Results: revealed that majority of nurses had moderate knowledge regarding urinary incontinence. There was non-significant association between the nurses’ knowledge toward urinary incontinence and their age, gender, educational level, workplace, years of services, training courses.
Conclusion: The most of the nurses whose took part in this study had insufficient information about urine incontinence.Corresponding Author
Dergham Majeed Hameed: Department of adult nursing, College of nursing, Al- Muthanna University, Iraq
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Role of Education in Social Inclusion of Muslims of Nepal
Full text linkThis study examines the social exclusion situation among the Muslim communities and
the role of education in their social inclusion in Nepal. In Nepal, the concept of social
exclusion and inclusion has gained prominence in public and development policy
discourse following its inclusion as one of four pillars of the Tenth Plan (2002-2007).
In recent years, the inclusion has become a policy agenda and the most populist
political agenda for development and social change among various groups in the
country.
Muslims are one of the highly disadvantaged, marginalized and excluded minority
groups with distinct religious and cultural identities in Nepal. They have been excluded
from social, economic, educational and political institutions; which, is reflected in their
low literacy and high poverty rates and low representation in the civil service, police,
military and other decision-making levels of the state. Historically, they have been
ignored by the state and excluded from mainstream development processes due to their
origin, religious minority status and territorial/regional identity.
Though, Muslims in general have themselves to blame for their low literacy rate and
the consequent exclusion from mainstream yet, it is a fact that the state has
substantially remained oblivious to the demands and requirements of the Muslim
communities.
Nepal’s social structure (i.e. Caste system), social discrimination, social inequality, the
government’s melting pot policy and non-recognition of Madrasa education has
become the most crucial impediments against inclusion. More importantly, the nature
of centralized state governance structures and other discriminatory practices in the
country have contributed to the exclusion of these communities in the past. During the
Rana regime (1848-1951), only family members and loyal supporters were entitled to
socio-economic opportunities; their power was further strengthened by social exclusion
in Nepal. During this feudal regime, any dissent, in the form of alternative ‘institutions’
or ideologies, was brutally suppressed, and the privileges of the dominant group were
further reinforced by the state.
After major political changes in 1951 there has been a centralization of power largely
within three caste/ethnic groups (hill Brahmins, Chhetris and Newars) who constitute
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only 35 percent of the population in Nepal. The minority Muslims have largely been
excluded from decision and policy making levels in the government. Therefore, they
have been deprived of the opportunity to articulate their needs and priorities through
forming government policy in their favor. Thus, due to their exclusion from decisionmaking
and policy making frameworks, they have remained poor, illiterate and
exploited in Nepal. The adverse effects of unequal opportunities and political power, on
development, are even more damaging because the educational, economic, social and
political disadvantages are reinforced repeatedly over generations.
Muslims have lower values in all the indicators of the Human Development Index
(HDI). The lower HDI for Muslims derives largely from their very low educational
attainment compared to other components of the HDI. Their low human development
or capability hinders their representation and participation, which, in turn, perpetuates
their low level of human development.
In the Muslim communities, women have higher illiteracy rate and lesser access to
higher education. Discriminatory attitudes or evident when we consider the rate of
attendance of boys and girls in the various schools. The majority of Muslim children
attends Madrasas rather than the government schools. In schools, the girl’s dropout
rate is higher than the boys. The main reasons of low literacy, high dropout and low
attainment of higher education among Muslims and particularly among girls is the
prevalence of poverty, religious orthodoxy, early marriage, lack of awareness,
conservative feelings and a general abhorrence towards mainstream education, lack of
accommodative syllabus and textual material on cultural aspects of the Muslims in
schools, lack of Muslim-friendly environment, lack of mother tongue education, lack of
incentives and scholarships in schools and lack of employment opportunities for
Muslims in the country.
In Nepal, Muslim children facing the cumulative impact of poverty, social
discrimination and social exclusion are severely restricted from enjoying their basic
rights including education. Poverty has pulled out many Muslim students from school
to work and/or compelled them never to enroll. Social exclusion has pushed them out
of their classrooms because of the culturally built-in caste or other types of taboos.
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In this context, the education system is unable to address the multiple challenges that
children bring to school. Many Muslim parents and children are not finding the current
education, curriculum, school environment relevant for them as per their needs. There
is no inclusive education system, no feeding provisions for hungry children, no social
exclusionary issue discussion forums in the school, no pedagogical practice to promote
the morals of the socially excluded children and no Muslim culture-friendly
environment in the school.
There is no provision in the local government to support the runaway and marginalized
children. In this situation, children themselves are responsible for their own and their
family’s survival. Poor quality and rigid education in this situation has no meaning. If
by chance these children enter education, they either end up in resource-poor schools or
Madrasas which still have not been fully recognized as an educational institution in
Nepal.
In the modern world, education is the basic source of knowledge and one of the main
agents/vehicles for social change and social inclusion in society. Educational
attainment influences other indicators of human development and opportunities in
many ways. It has been perceived as a force of enhancing the capability of the people in
terms of enhancing appropriate life skills, knowledge and experiential wisdom to
acquire economic and social prosperity. Realizing that fact, the Government of Nepal
has made a commitment to Education for All and Millennium Development Goals.
Social inclusion of Muslims and other minority groups is the major issue in the present
context of Nepal. However, the issues and problems of Muslims are still relatively
unheard and remain unresolved. In the given context, this study helps to understand the
socio-economic, political and educational situation of Muslims from the perspective of
social exclusion and inclusion. The study provides insight into the mindset of
minorities and the majority who have to deal with them directly or indirectly. The study
will also provide an opportunity for the minorities to reach out to the public creating an
atmosphere of goodwill and better understanding. Similarly, the study also helps policy
makers to formulate inclusive policies regarding education, government employment
and politics, which ultimately help to bring Muslims into the nation building and
mainstream development process of the country
Natural and Anthropogenic Sources of Groundwater Salinization in Parts of Karachi, Pakistan: Natural and Anthropogenic Sources of Groundwater Salinization in Parts of Karachi, Pakistan
No full textThis study is aimed to evaluate the groundwater quality of Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Liaquatabad towns in Karachi. Thirty (n=30) groundwater samples were randomly collected from different locations by electrically pumped wells at various depths (14-91m). All the water samples were analyzed to determine their suitability for drinking purpose based on various physicochemical parameters. Data reveal that high concentration of TDS and hardness have deteriorated the groundwater quality of study area. The main phenomenon responsible for groundwater pollution is the seawater intrusion due to the proximity of study area to the Arabian sea. Large scale unplanned urbanization, poor waste management and other anthropogenic activities have also triggered the deterioration of groundwater quality. Study showed that local geology plays vital role in the distribution of major cations and anions. Data suggested that ground water of this study area is highly contaminated by seawater intrusion and considered not fit for drinking purpose
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