345 research outputs found
INFLUENCE OF RETRENCHMENT STRATEGY ON PERFORMANCE OF SAMEER AFRICA IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA
No full text<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> The entry of new competition from imported tires and independent suppliers has had a significant impact on operating costs in Sameer Africa. This impact has manifested itself in the form of lower sales volumes leading to lower profits. This study examined the influence of retrenchment strategy on performance of Sameer Africa in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study applied a descriptive research design. The unit of analysis was Samer Africa in Nairobi City County, Kenya, and the unit of observation was 630 employees drawn from the following departments; Sales and Marketing, Operations, Human Resources, Information and Technology, Imports and Clearing, Audit and Risk Management. Proportional stratified sampling was used in the study to select samples from various subsets of the target population in order to ensure adequate representation of all cases. Simple random sample selection was used to select the sample size of 245 respondents. With the help of a semi-structured questionnaire, primary data was gathered. The questionnaire was piloted on 25 respondents from the same organization who weren't part of the main study in order to test its validity and reliability. The means and standard deviations of descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative data. The data were presented using tables and graphics. Correlation analysis and multiple analysis were used in inferential statistics to ascertain the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. The study discovered that the performance of Sameer Africa in Nairobi City County, Kenya, is positively and significantly impacted by reemployment strategy. The study concluded that retrenchment is a cost-management strategy that removes goods and services from the market and lessens competition. The study recommended that the management of the company can for divestment strategy is the case of severity of competition and the inability of the organization to cope with it.</p>
<p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Retrenchment Strategy, Organizational Performance.</p>
<p><strong>Title:</strong> INFLUENCE OF RETRENCHMENT STRATEGY ON PERFORMANCE OF SAMEER AFRICA IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA</p>
<p><strong>Author:</strong> Doris Mueni Mengo, Dr Eliud Obere</p>
<p><strong>International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations </strong></p>
<p><strong>ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Vol. 11, Issue 2, October 2023 - March 2024</strong></p>
<p><strong>Page No: 8-13</strong></p>
<p><strong>Research Publish Journals</strong></p>
<p><strong>Website: www.researchpublish.com</strong></p>
<p><strong>Published Date: 04-October-2023</strong></p>
<p><strong>DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8406732">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8406732</a></strong></p>
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Automatic criminal threat detection via body-worn cameras using deep learning technique: A systematic literature review
No full textA Bayesian model for dynamic functional connectivity estimation in the human brain with structural priors
No full textStudies of dynamic functional connectivity have demonstrated that anatomical linkage is related to persistent functional connectivity. Bayesian models can leverage this connection by regularizing estimates of functional connectivity according to the strength of the corresponding structural connectivity. We proposed and evaluated the ability of such a model to recover covariance matrices. The model performed well in a high dimensional, small sample simulated setting. In addition, it exhibited robustness to temporal transformations and an ability to recover simulated data generated according to both discrete and continuous temporal dynamics. Finally, it outperformed sliding window baselines and anatomically un-informed baselines on estimating instantaneous covariances according to out-of-sample log likelihood on two task datasets.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2021-08-01The student, Sameer Manchanda, accepted the attached license on 2019-07-19 at 10:46.The student, Sameer Manchanda, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2019-07-19 at 10:50.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2019-07-19 at 11:21.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #14389 on 2019-11-26 at 13:06:25Made available in DSpace on 2019-11-26T20:49:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Hudud call a Pas ploy: POWER PLAY: Kelantan govt's announcement to appease some quarters, says don
No full textPAS' decision to implement hudud in Kelantan is a gimmick to appease some quarters, said a political analyst. Universiti Utara Malaysia's School of International Studies dean Associate Professor Dr Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani said the move was just to please some quarters in Kelantan
Karadi 3
No full textMusic, poetry, storytelling, and lively color come together to make each of these book/cassette pairs attractive. Each tape starts with a song in which Karadi introduces himself as a teller of stories. Here Kapi, the good king of the monkeys, has warned them not to let any mangoes float downriver towards Benares. Korung, a bad monkey, lets one float down, and soon enough the king has sent boats upriver to find this wonderful fruit. When the king and his hunters arrive, Kapi understands that he must form part of a bridge to freedom for his threatened people. He does this, and the king in admiration stops his men from firing arrows at Kapi. Korung, the last across, dashes Kapi down, but he revives. When the king assures Kapi that his people can return, he forgives Korung and welcomes him back. The book and audio cassette come together in a cellophane package. Though I will list each pair under both books and audio cassettes, I will keep them together in their packages under books.Script & Direction by Shobha Viswanat
Consumer confidence and sectoral stock returns in China: evidence from multiresolutions wavelet and granger coherence analyses
No full textWe empirically examine the dynamic relationship between consumer confidence and sectoral returns at diverse
time periods in China using monthly data over the period of 1992-2016. Using Wavelet coherence, we find
evidence of sectoral returns leading consumer confidence and the interconnection is robust across medium and
long run horizons. However, there is no consistent stability in direction of this linkage. Further, the study
investigates the causal connection among variables at various time spans using granger coherence. Empirical
findings confirm thatsectoral returns as a predictor of consumer confidence thus signaling the projective contents
of changes in the consumer confidence. The causal relation is significantly stronger in the long term and is
notably dominated by deviating causality sways. The results have useful implications for institutional investors,
speculators and portfolio managers
Preference to co-author with other researchers based on socio-academic parameters.
No full textPreference to co-author with other researchers based on socio-academic parameters.</p
Leksikal eufemisme dalam al-Quran dan terjemahannya dalam Bahasa Melayu / Muhammad Luqman Ibnul Hakim Mohd Sa’ad and Zulazhan Ab. Halim
No full textEufemisme digunakan untuk menjadikan sesuatu kata lebih berlapik sama ada dalam bentuk lisan atau pun teks. Penggunaan kata yang terlalu berterus terang khususnya dalam teks terjemahan menyebabkan berlakunya komunikasi yang tidak santun dan menyinggung perasaan. Hal ini kerana, terjemahan yang baik bukan sahaja memindahkan aspek makna semata-mata, bahkan menitikberatkan pemilihan kata yang selari dengan kesantunan berbahasa. Kajian kualitatif ini dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti unsur eufemisme dalam teks terjemahan al-Quran bahasa Melayu dan menganalisis dari sudut kesantunan berbahasa masyarakat Melayu. Analisis kontrastif dilakukan ke atas 4 buah al-Quran terjemahan bahasa Melayu untuk meneliti unsur eufemisme dalam teks terjemahan. Dalam kajian ini, pengkaji menggunakan korpus yang disusun oleh Sameer Olimat (2019) iaitu Corpus of Euphemisms in the Qur’an untuk tujuan penyenaraian dan semakan terhadap unsur eufemisme dalam al-Quran. Kajian ini mengguna pakai teori kesantunan bahasa oleh Geoffrey N. Leech (1983) dan pengkaji adalah instrumen utama penyelidikan. Pengkaji juga menggunakan bantuan laman Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) untuk mendapatkan maksud perkataan dan kata sinonim untuk tujuan padanan. Adapun perbahasan kajian merangkumi domain yang dianggap sensitif dalam masyarakat Melayu antaranya 1- hubungan suami isteri, 2- perceraian, 3- kematian dan 4- hal kewanitaan. Berdasarkan analisis, wujud usaha daripada penterjemah untuk menggunakan kata berunsur eufemisme bagi mengelakkan pemilihan kata yang kurang manis. Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat teks terjemahan yang kurang peka terhadap aspek kesantunan dalam memindahkan makna perkataan. Hal ini menyebabkan berlakunya teks terjemahan yang terlalu berterus terang. Kajian ini diharap menyumbang dalam aspek pemurnian teks terjemahan al-Quran bahasa Melayu daripada sudut kesantunan berbahas
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