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Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2023 |
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Tharushika Pathiranage Management and Science University Malaysia Ali Khatibi Management and Science University Malaysia Jacquline Tham Management and Science University Malaysia DOI: https://doi.org/10.24818/beman/2023.13.1-01 |
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Syntheses of existing literature provide a framework for a broader understanding of the relationships among working environment, workload, work life balance and job satisfaction. This empirical study synthesizes the relevant literature pertaining to the impact of working environment and workload on work life balance towards job satisfaction. The focus of this empirical study is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8), which is about "Decent Work and Economic Growth". The empirical study comprised various published sources on working environment, workload, work life balance and job satisfaction, such as journals, periodicals, seminal books, and other published materials. The review focused on the relationships of working environment and workload on work life balance and job satisfaction and their dimensions. After analysis of a wide range of renowned literature, it was found that there are opposing findings in previous research with regard to the study area. Empirical evidences further ascertained that there are very few researches related to the job satisfaction, work-life balance, workload and working environment of university non-academic administrative officers in global context. Moreover, existing literature may not fully cover the associations among said parameters towards job satisfaction. Therefore, understanding the relationships among job satisfaction, work life balance, working environment and workload of university non-academic administrators can be recognized as a needed research scope. |
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Jackline Akoth Odero
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology Kenya DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24818/beman/2023.13.1-02 |
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The main objective of this study was to establish the influence
of transactional leadership style on strategic plan implementation as
moderated by organizational culture in private sugar manufacturing firms.
Descriptive and correlational research designs were used. A Structured
questionnaire was used to collect primary data from a sample of 144
respondents in private sugar manufacturing firms in western Kenya.
Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze data. Findings
revealed a significant and positive relationship between the transactional
leadership style and strategic plan implementation. Further organizational
culture did not moderate the relationship between transactional leadership
style and strategic plan implementation. The study recommends for leaders in
private sugar manufacturing firms to capitalize on transactional leadership
style through rewarding staff who accomplish required goals, specifying
standards to be adhered to and intervening when issues arise in order to
foster effective strategic plan implementation. The current study
contributes to the existing literature as it underscores the value of
transactional leadership style in accentuating strategic plan implementation
in private sugar manufacturing firms. Further it delves into the moderating
effect of organizational culture on the relationship between transactional
leadership style and strategic plan implementation.
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3. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. REQUESTS AND PROPOSALS Dragoș Danțiș Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania Ana Gabriela Anuțoiu Transylvania University of Brașov Romania
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24818/beman/2023.13.1-03 |
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Latterly the community systems are influenced by disruptive
scenarios, in practical terms various factors impacting on the effective
running of social processes. Among the actors present in the life cycle of
the community processes are enlisted the subjects, with roles in the
protection and governance of critical infrastructures. Organizations
covering these roles have to act accordingly, gathering information on the
background, not only to prevent and mitigate the occurrence of risks,
contemporarily to govern the operative behavior of their systems. The
information collected can be managed in various modalities, using
traditional databases or innovative technologies, like blockchain. Present
study puts together some considerations identified in other working papers
and practical aspects encountered in the management of information to
discuss on requirements and proposals. Furthermore contains a high level
assessment among the two existing options for particular critical
infrastructures in the administration of the information, traditional
databases and blockchain. |
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4. DESIGNING A TECHNOLOGY VALUATION MODEL IN IRANIAN STARTUPS Ali Golshani Islamic Azad University
Iran Hossein Adab Islamic Azad University Iran Abolghasem Sarabadani Tarbiat Modares University
Iran Masoud Shafaghi International Federation of Inventors' Associations, Geneva
Switzerland DOI: https://doi.org/10.24818/beman/2023.13.1-04 |
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Technology valuation is needed by companies in today's
knowledge-based economy. The intangible nature of technology, influence of
environmental factors and conditions on it, have made calculating its value
complicated. At present, a large part of the country's economic activities
in the technological ecosystem is carried out by companies and startups,
whose growth and development are possible with the influx of capital.
Therefore, the aim of the upcoming research was to identify dimensions and
explain the technology valuation model in Iranian startups. The approach of
the research is qualitative, and in the research process, the Grounded
Theory has been used. The 10 participants including active experts,
policymakers, consultants, and CEOs in Iran's startup ecosystem, were
selected by using the purposeful sampling method and analyzed by using the
content analysis method. Participants identified factors such as lack of
technology valuation requirements, bubble of startups claiming technology,
innovation as causal factors, technology brokers and conflict of interests
as interfering factors in the strategies of the desired phenomenon,
development and promotion of technology valuation discourse, transformation
of existing knowledge in the field of technology to valuable knowledge,
leadership and idea management and localization of technology valuation as
solution-oriented strategies, benefits of calculating the real value of
technology and valuation process itself regardless of the result were
expressed as the consequences of expanding the technology valuation model in
Iranian startups. In this way, the dimensions of the desired model were
extracted and explained. |
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Atupakisye S. Kalinga Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy Tanzania
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24818/beman/2023.13.1-05 |
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The Covid 19 was declared a pandemic by World Health Organization on March, 2020 a situation that drew attention among the world communities. In Tanzania the first case was reported on 16th March, 2020 in Arusha Region and few weeks later other cases were reported in other regions which made the whole country to be devastated. Following the declaration of Covid 19 in Tanzania different social services were closed that led to a decline in demand of various commodities. This situation threatened the livelihoods of various individuals and groups of people including petty traders. This paper assessed adaptation strategies among petty traders in securing livelihoods at the midst of Covid 19 with the case of Ubungo Municipality, Tanzania. Data were collected through questionnaire, focused group discussion (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs) and field observation. SPSS and Microsoft Excel were used to analyse quantitative data while qualitative data was analysis by content analyse. The findings reveals that selling newly demanded Covid 19 safety and hygienic commodities alongside common consumer goods was one of the most important adaptation strategies among petty traders in Ubungo Municipality. Further, the findings reveals that petty traders faced a number of challenges including health risks, financial problem, decline of customers and drastic fall of prices which threatened the profitability of their business. It is recommended that further scientific studies be directed towards solving constraints faced and investigating the opportunities of Covid 19 pandemic to be utilised for resilient business and sustained livelihoods. |
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6. ACCOUNTING VARIABLES AND SHARE PRICE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON QUOTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA Peter Sunday Daramola Babcock University Nigeria Tunji Siyanbola Babcock University Nigeria
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24818/beman/2023.13.1-06 |
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Share price shows the strength of a business enterprise in the stock market and reflects investors’ perception to earn income in the future. Accounting variables have an impact on share price, however studies on accounting variables and share price have produced conflicting findings, necessitating additional empirical research. This study examined the relationship between accounting variables and share price of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) quoted in Nigeria. Ex-post facto research design was employed in the study. The population of the study consisted of twenty-two (22) DMBs quoted on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) as at December, 2019. Ten listed DMBs were selected using judgmental sampling technique. Data were collected from audited financial reports of the selected quoted DMBs for 10 years from 2010 to 2019. The study used descriptive and inferential statistics to analyse data. The results indicated that accounting variables without moderating effect of age and firm size impact market share price (MSP) with Adjusted R2 of 0.698, F -Statistic of 46.661 and p-value of 0.000. It was also revealed that with moderating effect of age and firm size, accounting variables significantly affect market share price with Adjusted R2 of 0.699, F-statistic of 33.896 and p-value of 0.000. The study concluded that accounting variables have significant impact on MSP of DMBs. The study recommended that Directors of DMBs in Nigeria should ensure prompt payment of dividends to shareholders and investors should use dividend per share (DPS) to predict MSP of DMBs quoted on the NGX. |
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7. APPLICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TQM WITHIN THE FEDERAL AUTHORITY FOR IDENTITY (ICP) - UAE
Maitha AbdulWahid AlKhafili Hamdan Bin Mohamad Smart University UAE
Afraa Mohammad AlAwadhi. Hamdan Bin Mohamad Smart University UAE
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24818/beman/2023.13.1-07 |
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Total quality management specifically the business excellence models have been adopted and accepted worldwide in many different organizations, Likewise, these models’ popularity and acceptance are continuously increasing in UAE and Gulf as well. This study aimed to analyze the quality and business excellence models adopted by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, and Customs & Port Security (ICP), which is an organization in the public sector and has actively implemented TQM and an excellence model since 2004. The study identified the success, implementation, and possible flaws present in the implementation of the model. This study design was qualitative, based on Semi-structured interviews. A total of 20 interview participants were selected and their interviews were conducted within a month and a half. The results of the interviews showed that the organization faced many challenges and issues in the execution of the business excellence model. Moreover, with proper coordination, Communication, and strategies, they successfully adopted the model and the effort has led to the winning of 70 local and international awards. Business excellence approaches of total quality management are very difficult to implement and frequently result in organizational failure. TQM is complex to incorporate into organizational structures; instead, it may require cultural stimulation, significant change, task rearrangement, managerial responsibility clarification, employee growth, and alignment with an organizational business plan. |