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4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MANAGEMENT , BUSINESS, ECONOMICS , SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH 23-24 JUL 2015 , ISTANBUL , TURKEY


FINANCING OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORMS: EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THE TURKISH MARKET Prof. Cem Berk Istanbul Arel University

Abstract Offshore oil production constitutes roughly 30% of total oil production. Developing countries such as Turkey may benefit from offshore oil production especially seeing that the platforms can be locally produced and these countries have considerable amount of current account deficit. Much of this deficit is related to oil imports. These countries however need external financing to invest in this field. The ability to obtain these funds require the knowledge on financing alternatives and mitigating the risks. The funds may come from World Bank, international supplier – Ex-im related, capital markets – equity or project / corporate bonds, asset finance and leasing, private equity, project finance or corporate finance with the involvement of financial, legal and technical consultancy. The major risks are safety and environmental issues, political risks, currency risks and the price of oil. The research in this paper is the relationship between the price of oil and stock market value of major offshore oil operators. The variables used are British Petroleum p.l.c. , Royal Dutch Shell – RDS-A, Total S.A. and United States Oil Fund (USO). The methodology used in the study includes Augmented Dickey Fuller and Philips Perron unit root tests, Vector Autocorrelation, and Cointegration. The results indicate that there is no long term relationship between price of oil and stock market performance of operators in the research period between 10.April.2006 and 16.June .2015. Keywords: Offshore Oil Platforms, Project Finance, Cointegration


An assessment of Entrepreneurial landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa Abubakar S. Garba Department of Business Administration , Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Northwest University Kano, Nigeria

Abstract The objective of the paper is to analyze the nature of entrepreneurial activities in the Sub-Sahara Africa. The study selected five countries in the Sub-Sahara African that are participating in Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) research to assess the types of entrepreneurial activities and their implications to regional economic performance. The importance of entrepreneurial activities in boosting socio-economic development has been recognized not only in developing countries, but across the globe. The wealth and poverty of developing countries are often associated with nature and type of entrepreneurial activity. Policy makers are not only concern about the rate of business start up, but the growth and development of those starts up is of paramount importance to the development of the country’s economy. Although, the supply of entrepreneurs is essential, sometimes it does not really matters in boosting economic performance. What is more important is having high impact entrepreneurs who could make meaningful contribution to the economy. High growth oriented entrepreneurs are more stable and contribute greatly in enhancing the economic performance. When entrepreneurs are facing difficulties in sustaining and growing their businesses, it may be unlikely for entrepreneurship to reduce unemployment and poverty. Inadequate financial supports, insufficient infrastructure, lack of enforcing laws protecting the right of entrepreneurs are some of the problems making business environment difficult in Sub-Saharan Africa. Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial activity, Job creation, Poverty reduction, Sub-Saharan Africa


Ethics in Smart Governments: the case of national ID smart cards in the United Arab Emirates Akram Almatarneh Assistant Professor of Business Administration , American University in Dubai (AUD) , United Arab Emirates

Abstract This paper examines United Arab Emirates’ national ID smart card, which was implemented as part of the smart government. An attempt will be made to examine the ethical issues of the national ID smart card with respect to individual privacy. These national ID cards were selected as a case study for several reasons. First, the national ID smart card is the largest smart government project to be implemented by the Federal Government (UAE). Second, the government agencies in UAE involved in this project possess the largest amount of personal information concerning all people residing in UAE (local or expats). Third, individuals are unable to make any transactions without presenting their national ID card. These transactions vary from applying for credit card, home loan, opening bank accounts, to renting a car. The individuals who are the subject of this project are unaware of how the smart card works. They also do not know how the technology will be used to collect, store, access, and transfer their personal information. Therefore, this paper firstly examines the specifications (types) of the smart card technology and addresses the privacy implications of this technology. The next part contains some examples of how smart card technology could affect individual privacy in UAE. Keywords: Ethics, Individual Privacy, Smart Government, and Smart card


IMPACT OF ISLAMIC HR PRACTICES ON JOB SATISFACTION: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF BANKING SECTOR IN PAKISTAN *1Ms 1

Naheed Malik , *2Dr Waheed Akhtar

Doctoral student at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom 2

Faculty of Business and Management, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore

Abstract An introduction to the Islamic move towards the managing human resource is a preliminary attempt to provide managers with a useful way of managing and accepting employees. This knowledge would be helpful to even non-Muslim managers. Muslim managers are required not to know only the Islamic HR but also it is expected from them to apply the Islamic approach in managing the employees. Human resource is considered the most substantial asset of organizations. Studies have recommended that successful human resource management (HRM) leads to positive attitudes and behaviors at the workplace. On the contrary, unproductive use of human resources results in negative penalty in the form of lower job satisfaction, lower commitment, or even high employee turnover and even poor workforce quality. The study examined the Impact of Islamic HR practices on job satisfaction. Islamic HR variables encompass the aspects of performance appraisal, training and development, selection and recruitment. Data was obtained via self –administered questionnaires distributed among the employees of Banks in Pakistan which are practicing Islamic Banking .The sampling method employed was purposive sampling. Based on 240 responses obtained ,the study revealed that Islamic HRM deliberates the 40per cent of the variances in Job satisfaction .All variables excluding recruitment

were found to be substantially

pertinent to the dependent variable. The study also meditated the implications for future studies. Keywords: Islamic HRM, Job Satisfaction, Islamic and conventional Banks, Pakistan


RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE ALGERIAN INSURANCE COMPANIES AN EMPIRICAL STUDY Fatima LALMI University of Bechar-Algeria

Abstract: The aim of this study is to identify the reality of risk management in the Algerian insurance companies. The results of the survey showed that these companies still suffer from several problems in addition to risk management, such as the use of traditional methods to identify and measure risk, and even the choice of how best to deal unexpected risks

Keywords: Risk Management, Insurance, Algerian companies to assurrance, Traditional Methods, scientific methods.


Contemplate in E-Learning System 1

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Seyed Ahmad Hashemi , 2 Abolfazl abbasi , 3 Zainab hashemi

PhD. Department of education, Lamerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lamerd.Iran 2

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MA. Student. Department of Management, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran MA. Student. Educational administration, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract The rapid developments in information and communication technology led to the creation of new concepts and capabilities in different areas of life, one of the most growing and gains the intelligence community such as lack of educational space, the sheer volume of information available and the involvement of teachers and scholars, Reveals the need for it in advance. Proper process design in

e-

learning is a process by which learning, not technology, is placed at the center of learning. So to better understand e-Learning System what is needed to understand the design process of e-learning in different situations in the best way we operate. The use of hardware, software, and development of the World Wide Web for learning, to achieve some of the goals of the criteria mentioned is the quality of education, Including to help: comprehensiveness, learning throughout life, active learning, interactive learning and multimedia. Review and identify the role of Virtual instructor and teaching methods in the determination of the virtual university curriculum. As a lecturer in Virtual University environment-based activities, guidance, advice, mediation in the discussion, the facilitator is responsible for the content and advice.

Keywords: E-learning, learner-centered, active learning, Virtual instructor


STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRODUCT INNOVATION Prof. Muammer Ozer City University of Hong Kong , Department of Management , 83 Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Abstract Increasing the innovation capacity has been one of the most important objectives of companies. At the same time, it has been reported that companies have faced challenges in increasing their innovation capacity. In a special case of increasing the innovation capacity of firms, this study focuses on the strategic and operational challenges of building an innovation capacity. In particular, it tests the impacts of these challenges on new product success. In addition, it tests several conditions affecting this linkage. The results of an extensive empirical study reveal interesting insights with respect to the linkage between strategic as well as operational considerations and innovation and with regard to the moderating conditions of this linkage.


Praxis and The Self-Education of Humanity Christopher Poor School of Critical Studies in Education , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand

Abstract The problematic of social change has always been central to social theory. In this paper I argue that social change is aligned with the self-education of humanity. Further, the drive for autonomy of the developing child promotes the appropriation of the role of educator to the self and peer group, allowing the reconfiguring of the causal relationship between the social and the efficacy of mental processes. I build on Herder’s and Hegel’s understanding of bildung and Vygotsky’s, Engeström’s and Bickard’s concepts of learning to develop a transformational model to explain this dynamic of self-education and to propose how it could be pursued to achieve beneficial congruence between institutions, social change, and learning. I also propose a rethinking of social ontology to overcome the tendency to reductionism in theories of social change.


Creating traditions and their acceptance in the pagan community Mgr. Zuzana Turiničová Phd. Student, , Department of Etnology, Faculty of Arts, Universitty od Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Nám. J.Herdu 2, 917 01 Trnava Slovak Republic

Abstract The article deals with way of transmission, interpretation and using of leader’s ideas in movement and their transmission to everyday life of members. Mainly, the article focuses on the specific manifestation of tradition, the funciotning of community and the mutual interaction among members and leader in the point of view of new religious movement.

Keywords: new paganism, new religious movemensts, “Rodný kruh,” leader, members of movement, creating traditions


Language as a determinant of shaping the identity of Slovaks in Croatia. (On example of the territory of Western Srem and Slavonia) Mgr. Miriam Stašková PhD Student, Department of Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Nám. J. Herdu 2, 917 01 Trnava, Slovak Republic.

Abstract Language is seen as one of the basic determinants of ethnic identification. The language of minorities is not only their means of communication, but it also serves as an expression of cultural heritage and ethnic identity. The possibility of maintaining the language of national minorities and its vitality within the major communities is related to the fact if the minority language users themselves perceive and reflect the language as a value and what relation to this value they have. Migratory movements within the Habsburg empire after the military defeat of the Ottoman Empire during the 19th century caused resettlement of the Slovaks, Hungarians, Romanians, Croatians, Serbianss, Germans and many other nationalities within the renewed and extended monarchy. Our focus is on the Slovak minority in the former Yugoslavia, namely the territory of Croatia, which has preserved their language and identity in different areas of the Balkans for more than two centuries. Despite advancing assimilation, this minority is currently trying to keep their national consciousness, ethnic identity and to cultivate their own culture. This effort was carried out in the past against the background of deep geopolitical changes, as well as ethnic identification, which were characteristical for the Balkans in the 19th and 20th centuries and which had great impact on the ethnic identity. These changes also affected the analysed Slovak ethnic, its language and culture, the basic attributes of ethnicity. Our attention is aimed on the territory of Western Srem in Croatia. We explore the language, ethnic identity as well as the confession of the Slovak minority in Croatia as a factor that continues to protect the existence of the minority within the majority. Keywords: language, language vitality, ethnicity, Slovak ethnic minority in Croatia, Ilok


THE INTRICACIES IN MANAGING A CASE OF CONSTRUCTION BUILDING PROJECT IN MALAYSIA: ISSUE OF CONTROL AND TRUST Rosliza Mat-Zin PhD Associate Professor , School of Maritime Business and Management, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT In the construction industry, project success or failure is generally determined by whether the project achieves cost savings and is delivered on time, or whether there are cost overruns and delays. An important control issue in managing projects is integrating and coordinating activities and resources across a range of partners to accomplish the project objectives. This paper bridges this gap in the literature by providing a case study that focused specifically on how management control systems in project organizations are designed and used. The main sources of data were semi-structured interviews conducted with key participants and an analysis of the related contracts and other documents. Informal conversations with interviewees, which included construction laborers during their work breaks, enhanced the formal interviews and helped the researcher to better understand the construction project processes. The paper highlights the importance of prior relationships with partners in influencing the control relation.

The transacting parties used specific criteria in their search for suitable parties,

including relationship history and past performance. The findings revealed that despite the extensive use of the contract as a formal mechanism of control, a high level of competence and goodwill trust were also important sources of control. With the limitation of the conceptual framework, the impact and effect of organizational culture and the history relationships between contractual parties were not included in the case study. Keywords: project-based organization, management control structures, informal or social controls, interfirm relationships.


Petty Trading as a Tool for Women Empowerment for Sustainable Community Development in Nigeria 1

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Albert. T Akume ,

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Adamu. Usman Shehu

Dept of Public Administration, CASSS, Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna State-Nigeria

Abstract The quest by the government for gender economic empowerment in Nigeria had in the past produced unimpressive outcome. The inability to empower most poor women may not be unconnected with government failure to identify, adopt and utilize petty trading in agricultural produce as a viable tool for women empowerment. It is against this backdrop that the objective of this paper is to establish a link between petty trading, women empowerment, and sustainable community development in Nigeria. Using the Theory of Constraint the paper reasoned that to economically empower most women in communities in Nigerian as envisaged by the government will require indentifying and eliminating those socioeconomic and political constraints that inhibits women capacity to procure, store and distribute/market those produce with minimal losses. Eliminating those constraints will enhance women economic empowerment with swelling effect on community development in Nigeria.

Keywords: Agricultural Produce, Community Development, Empowerment, Petty Trading, Sustainable Development, and Women.


GROWTH OF STOCK MARKET IN THE UAE THROUGH MERGER: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GCC STOCK MARKETS 1

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Robinson Joseph , 2 Manuel Fernandez

Faculty, Skyline University College, Sharjah, UAE (correspondent author) 2

Associate Professor, Skyline University College, Sharjah, UAE

Abstract In recent years stock exchanges have increasingly been forming alliances or merging with each other. This study is carried out with the objective of finding out the benefits of having a larger single stock market in the UAE instead of the present two different markets Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Dubai Financial Market. The study covers a period of five years from 2010 to 2014. This study is based on secondary data collected from various stock exchanges in the GCC. The various markets in the GCC are compared against each other on the basis of volume and value of trading, market capitalization, number of shares listed and number of days traded. Then the same analysis is carried on with the combined ADX and DFM. It is observed that the merger of ADX and DFM brings in benefits on all these parameters. The study also shows that the merger will benefit all the stakeholders by reducing cost of operations facilitated by the large scale operations, sophisticated technology, single trading platform, one investor number, lower trading cost and earlier break-even. Moreover, through the merger the UAE will be able to attract more local and regional companies which will enhance the revenue, profitability and presence in the region.


ANNUAL AUGUST MEETINGS AS A STIMULATOR FOR FEMALE EMPOWERMENT: CASE STUDY UDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA NNEKA EVELYN UDEH

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY, INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract Women’s economic participation and empowerment are fundamental to strengthening women’s rights and enabling women to have control over their lives and exert influence in the society. The economic empowerment of women is a prerequisite for sustainable development, pro-poor growth and the achievement of all the millennium development Goals (MDGs). For women to be in development they need to be empowered morally, socially, economically and financially and this is why women in Udi Local Government Area of Nigeria meet every August, the eighth month of the year to discuss matters relating to the pursuit of women empowerment, community welfare and national development. This exploratory study depicts how annual august meetings serve as a stimulator for female empowerment with a case study udi local government area of Enugu state, Nigeria. The paper finds that “August Meeting” is a regular annual occurrence in Udi Local Government Area Enugu State, Nigeria particularly for married women and is designed to better the lot of women, the child, family, the church and the Community. Through this forum, with its seminars and workshops, women have the opportunity to learn everything about womanhood and how to chart new courses of action and sources of empowerment. The gathering gives women the opportunity to be integrated into their community development projects, and having women as stakeholders and not mere observers helps guarantee a speedy and steady community and overall national development progress. Funds are raised for community development projects through annual dues, levies, donations, fines, sales, income from money-yielding ventures, endowment and investiture. Annual August meeting also known as “Mothers Summit” is indeed a powerful stimulator for female empowerment. Support and invigoration of this women initiative is essential for sustainable emancipation of female gender, not just in Udi Local Government Area of Nigeria but globally. Keywords: Women empowerment; annual August Meeting; Udi LGA; mothers' summit.


EVALUAION OF INSOURCE & OUTSOURCE OF MANPOWER 1

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B. Sudheer Kumar,

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N. Kumara Swamy , 3 M. Sukeerthi Prajwala

Dept of MBA,Vaagdevi Institute of Technology & Science (VITS), Proddatur, Kadapa (DT), A.P.

Abstract The paper was done at Creative Soft ware Solutions. The present study makes an attempt to draw a profile of EVALUAION OF INSOURCE & OUTSOURCE OF MANPOWER. There has been a tremendous rise in the importance of the Human Resources (HR) department within the company structure. It has become one of the fastest growing sectors in India. It has redefined the ways of the business .It has emerged as a key factor in changing the trends of the future HR. Once Human Resource Outsourcing (HRO) was simply called payroll, today its influence stretches from top to bottom. None of the department in company is untouched by its presence. In an outsourcing one company contacts a vendor that has the requisite skills, know- how, manpower, technology and the resources to perform a function or a group of function at a required or a predetermined cost. It comprises from payroll, evaluation of employee performance, to the smallest decision taken in the company. In recent past years there has been a steep rise of HR outsourcing. The main reason for this is to cut down the costs. The suppliers presently are not just looking for transactional-based functions such as payroll and pensions administration, but also ‘full service’ HR, which includes almost everything that an HR department is supposed to do. The HR vendors are now pushing the concept of ‘total value’. This means encouraging companies to outsource more and more important decisions and processes relating to HR. Business process outsourcing (BPO) advisory firm Everest Group has estimated that a third of all such deals involving outsourcing training and development, 28 per cent including performance management and 12 per cent including the outsourcing of some elements of HR strategy will be outsourced. Apart from Human Resource Outsourcing (HRO) there are other horizontal BPO’s in areas such as finance and accounting. Usually the less important functions or the non core functions are outsourced while the firms still keep the important or the strategic functions such as budgeting and management analysis insource.


INSECURITY THE RIPPLE EFFECT ON SMALL SCALE RETAIL BUSINESS PERFORMANCE IN NORTH EASTERN REGION OF NIGERIA 1

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Ibrahim HAMIDU ,

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Mohammed ABBA

Department of Accounting, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa-Nigeria

Abstract The study “insecurity the riffle effect on small scale retail business performance in North Eastern Region of Nigeria” is crucial to the development of the region. The study employs a survey of 567 small scale retail business owners in all the six states in the region from 2009 to 2014. Descriptive statistic was used to analyze the data obtained. The result of the study indicates that insecurity affects performance of small scale retail business. The relevance of the present study well from the fact that, level of insecurity challenges facing the region is increasing day by day and is affecting social and economic life of the people. This atmosphere of insecurity impedes the attainment of favorable business environment for small scale retailers in north east. In order to create an enabling environment suitable for business, the paper recommends, among others, that the Nigerian government should put in place viable security measures and build strong legitimate institution that can adequately curb the menace of insecurity.

Keywords: insecurity, performance and retail business.


Social media creating communication gap among individuals 1

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Muniba Raza ,

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Muneeza Anwar , 3 Zunash Khalid

FAST School of Management , National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract The study discusses the communication gap that has been created due to excessive use of social networking websites such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Viber etc. In this growing world of technology and awareness among people about social media it has also increased its usage. The objective of this study is to measure the ways internet is affecting the communications among individuals through social media and to check whether this is affecting the society in a positive manner. The study signifies the theoretical and practical aspects of communication gaps among the individuals through social media. The study is conducted to check whether social networking websites are the main causes of creating communication gap among individuals. In this world of fast growing technology everyday there is a new invention, affecting the lives of people both directly and indirectly. Moreover with the usage of technology people keep updating about them, about different events happening around their surrounding by creating events, uploading pictures, checking in different place and creating awareness among people who are not aware of people about what is happening. From the study we deduced how social media is affecting individual’s life. The findings suggest that social media is although creating communication gaps among people but is also bridging them. Showing that social media is one of the cause that is creating communication gap among the individuals. Communication gap has although increased on daily bases but on average it has remained the same as they are communicating on social networking websites but eventually decreasing the communication on personal grounds.

Keywords: Communication gaps, Usage of Social networking websites, Interaction with friends and family.


QUESTIONS TO ENSURE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN UZBEKISTAN Ulugbek A. Madrahimov PhD, Senior researcher – applicant , Institute of Forecasting and Macroeconomic Research, Republic of Uzbekistan

Abstract The article gives a detailed analysis of the level of economic growth in Uzbekistan. The paper is devoted to study the factors, impacting sustainable economic growth and justification of their role in improving the efficiency of the national economy. Recommendations are drawn on the basic directions of development of the national economy to ensure long-term sustainable economic growth.

Keywords: Gross domestic product (GDP); economic growth; labor; capital; savings; effectiveness; capital intensity of economic growth (ICOR).


The Relationship between Organizational Culture and Knowledge Management Activities Omid Mahdieh Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Zanjan

Abstract In the age of information and knowledge-based economies, the intellectual capital of companies play a critical role in their survival and growth. In today's complex and turbulent environment, companies must be able to maximal use of their current knowledge and try to create and develop new knowledge continuously. Organizational culture is one of the most important factor that affect the success of knowledge management activities. In this descriptive (survey) research, the relationship between organizational culture and knowledge management process in NIOC Exploration Directed was examined. Two questionnaire were used for gathering data and 137 questionnaires were used for analysis. The findings show that the hierarchical culture is the dominant culture in the sampled company. There is the significant relationship between organizational culture types and knowledge management activities. There is the significant positive and direct relationship between knowledge storage, application, sharing and evaluation and organizational culture while there is no significant relationship between knowledge acquisition and knowledge transfer and organizational culture.

Keywords: organizational culture, knowledge acquisition, knowledge storage, knowledge transfer, knowledge application, knowledge sharing, knowledge evaluation.


A Study of formulation of Software test metrics for Internet based applications 1

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Manjeet Kumar ,

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Rabins Porwal

Research Scholar,Mewar University,Rajasthan

Associate Professor,ITS Mohan Nagar Ghaziabad

Abstract The continuous use of the internet for day to day operations by businesses man, private sector and government has created a great demand for internet applications. In such kind of application web server/application server plays vital role. One of the techniques is to test the functionality of web applications affect user session data received from the web servers. This technique automatically generates test cases on the behalf of user profiles. The contribution of this paper is the internet application of concept analysis for clustering user sessions has been reduced. We have completely automated the process from user session receive and also reduction through replay. In this paper we propose a concept analysis for internet application and also present a tool Ranorex for the same. In order to execute test case we have a model for data retrieval. Web application is using in different areas like, medical, insurance, banking etc.

Keywords: Software Test Metrics, WWW, E-business, V&V


STORM in MANET Christo Ananth Associate Professor, Department of ECE, Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tirunelveli

Abstract A rapid expansion in the field of mobile computing is due to the proliferation of inexpensive, widely available wireless devices. A mobile ad hoc network is an autonomous collection of mobile devices (laptops, smart phones, sensors etc.,) that communicates with each other over wireless links and cooperates in a distributed manner in order to provide the necessary network functionality in the absence of a fixed infrastructure. In this paper, we present a routing protocol called Scheduling and Traffic Management in flow ordered Routing Meshes (STORM) for the operation of such mobile ad hoc network. It uses cross layer approach and here each node acts as a router. It provides loop free routes and fast and efficient way of repairing routes, because they contain extra paths that can be used in case of link breaks. Bandwidth and Delay guarantee are achieved on as per hop and end to end basis. The performance analysis shows that compared to AODV for Unicast routing, STORM attains better improvement in case of parameters like Energy consumption, Delay, Packet delivery ratio and Packet lost.


Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in ASIA Divya Rashmi

Abstract Challenges facing Institutionalizing of HEI’s (Higher Education Institutions) in the context of 21st Century learning are highlighted in this paper. 21st

century learning encompasses skills such as collaborative learning, ability to work in teams,

critical thinking, tackling complex problems, communication skills, use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology), creativity and innovation and learning through community service. There is an increased emphasis on paradigm shift from teaching to learning. Concept of “learning through research” in addition to “learning through teaching” is emerging even in undergraduate education. Are the HEIs are equipped to face these challenges? Strategic steps involved in institutionalizing of HEIs are emphasis on quality education, identification and offering of innovative programmes, providing world class/state of the art infrastructure, establishing R&D Centres, recruitment of talented faculty globally, constant monitoring of Teaching Learning Process and continuous faculty training and development, partnership with global universities and seeking international accreditation of courses and programmes. Faculties are to be encouraged to adopt new and innovative teaching-learning strategies. Clear statements of motto, vision, mission, student oriented goals and faculty oriented goals, quality policy and core values should be developed during the formative stages of the Institute and maintained to enable HEI’s to emerge as global and World Class Institutions.


Structural - Cultural factors of private banks success in providing e-banking services 1

Hamed Aramesh ,

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Reza Siavashi , 3 Roohollah Bahmaei

of management, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan branch,Zahedan , Iran 2

Faculty member of Persian Gulf University, iran 3

University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran

Abstract Development of information and communication technology, has revolutionized many industries. One of the key industries is the banking industry that with entering information technology had dramatic changes and with kinds of e-monetary- financial transactions, also developed other businesses. The field of electronic banking being considered by scholars and studies in this field mast have significant quantity - quality progress alongside the development of electronic banking. One of the key issues in the development of e-banking services is Structural-Cultural factors that this study directly is dealt with. The issue is intended for private banks and the case study are accomplished with help of 113 top and middle managers available in Ghavamin banks in the country. To achieve the main goal of the study, at first previous published studies have been reviewed and all of key success factors of Private Banks in offering electronic banking services derived and the main variables of model with approach of exploratory factor analysis defined and a model in order to identify the key success factors of private banks in offering electronic banking services, explorated and depicted. This model, set the key factors in the 2 major categories of technical- structural and cultural- cognitive factors. Also, within each category, the most important items in terms of correlation with the success of electronic banking services has determined and finally a comprehensive framework is presented.

Keywords: technical-structural factors, cultural-cognitive factors, Services, e-banking, Exploratory Factor Analysis.


Impact of organization and environment Components on Corporate Entrepreneurship and firm Performance: Exploring on literature review 1

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Yaser Kahrazeh ,

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Hamed Aramesh

of Management, , Islamic Azad University, Zahedan Branch , Iran 1 Islamic

Azad University, Isfahan Branch, Iran

Abstract The corporate entrepreneurship is one of the important concepts that its benefits were remarkable in recent years for a lot of organizations and business institutions such as industry, agriculture and service sectors. It can have a significant impact on organizational performance. In this regard, corporate entrepreneurship facilitates the efforts and activities of organizations related to utilizing competitive advantages and recognizing opportunities and capabilities which are needed for exploitation of those opportunities. The corporate entrepreneurship can be influenced by different environmental and organizational factors that these factors can impact the corporate entrepreneurship development and also organizational performance. Findings revealed that systematic internal, environmental and organizational factors influence the organizational entrepreneurship. In addition, there is a positive and significant relationship between organizational entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship performance.

Keywords: Organizational and Environmental factors, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Organizational Performance


Managerial and security - financial factors of private banks success in providing eBanking services 1

Nour Mohammad Yaghoubi , 1,2

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Roohollah Bahmaei

University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran

Abstract The increasing developments of information and communication technologies develop of various industries such as banking industry. The dramatic developments happen in this industry with the advent of information technology and it provide the development of other businesses with a variety of electronic financial transactions. Managerial and security - financial factors are keys success factors of the electronic banking services development which has been directly deal with them in this research. The issue is intended for private banks and the case study are accomplished with help of 113 top and middle managers available in Ghavamin banks in the country. To achieve the main goal of the study, at first previous published studies have been reviewed and factors of Private Banks in offering electronic banking services derived and the main variables of model with approach of exploratory factor analysis defined and a model in order to identify the key success factors of private banks in offering electronic banking services, explorated and depicted. This model, set the key factors in the 3 major categories of financial factors, managerial factors (macro and micro and qualitative - Security Factors of the System. Also, within each category, the most important items in terms of correlation with the success of electronic banking services has determined and finally a framework in order to solve the issue in ebanking industry is presented.

Keywords: Managerial factors, Security - financial factors, Services, E-banking Exploratory Factor Analysis.
