This document summarizes a journal article about the linkages between knowledge management and productivity in auto ancillary industries. It discusses how knowledge management can help organizations develop capabilities to support sustainability. The article presents a framework that identifies how promoting sustainability through effective knowledge management and productivity measurement. It also outlines the objectives of studying how innovation and productivity can be attained through knowledge management in auto ancillary industries.
Developing strategic operations in an organization is liable to develop effective regulative operations within the company and the output of such implementation can be assessed through its adoption in the market. Hence, the assignment has investigated assessing various areas of operational perspectives of Unilever. Therefore, finding the reason behind the success of the organization that is implicating on its services is the core focus of the assignment. Initiation of the assignment is focused on analyzing Unilever’s capabilities that relates to key success factors of the organization. proceeding through Unilever’s stakeholder integration, the cultural diversity in the organization is also aimed to be discussed within the assignment. Finally, the assignment has aimed in developing suggestions depending on the study that it will make through the course of discussion considering its effects on the growth of the company.
Lavacon 2012: Building Profitability into your ProcessEmmelyn Wang
Technical content is a commodity that leads the post-capitalistic society. Technical Writers must think of themselves as Knowledge Brokers and communicate the value they provide which includes increased revenue and improved customer retention. Christopher Ward (WebWorks Software) and Emmelyn Wang (STC Austin / Hoover's Software) provide real world examples of business strategies and the procedures that can align. This presentation will help you build business cases for your company to invest in Technical Communication/Publications as a revenue generator.
In this report, we have a clear objective of planning and designing the IT structure and its implementation in the firm.
The objectives are as follows:
• Analyse the IT sector scenario and the company structure and working
• Risk assessment of the business environment
• Process, Application and Technology Integration
• Define a cloud strategy for Mindfire Solutions
• Devise the Technology Scorecard for the departments
• Suggest Change Management in regards to cloud implementation
• Prepare an action plan for each stakeholder
• State the benefits of the IT implementation
Improvement of Business Performance through Entrepreneurial Orientationijtsrd
Entrepreneurial orientation is important factors needed by small and medium enterprises SMEs to face environmental challenges in a dynamic and competitive business world achieve business performance. This study aims to examine the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on business performance. The research sample of 117 culinary SMEs. Data was collected through a survey by distributing questionnaires and documentation. Data analysis techniques using structural equation modeling with the Partial Least Square PLS approach. The results showed that of entrepreneurial orientation had a significant positive effect on business. Asmawiyah | Afiah Mukhtar | Andi Rifqah Purnama Alam "Improvement of Business Performance through Entrepreneurial Orientation" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-6 , October 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd35740.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/randd-management/35740/improvement-of-business-performance-through-entrepreneurial-orientation/asmawiyah
Developing strategic operations in an organization is liable to develop effective regulative operations within the company and the output of such implementation can be assessed through its adoption in the market. Hence, the assignment has investigated assessing various areas of operational perspectives of Unilever. Therefore, finding the reason behind the success of the organization that is implicating on its services is the core focus of the assignment. Initiation of the assignment is focused on analyzing Unilever’s capabilities that relates to key success factors of the organization. proceeding through Unilever’s stakeholder integration, the cultural diversity in the organization is also aimed to be discussed within the assignment. Finally, the assignment has aimed in developing suggestions depending on the study that it will make through the course of discussion considering its effects on the growth of the company.
Lavacon 2012: Building Profitability into your ProcessEmmelyn Wang
Technical content is a commodity that leads the post-capitalistic society. Technical Writers must think of themselves as Knowledge Brokers and communicate the value they provide which includes increased revenue and improved customer retention. Christopher Ward (WebWorks Software) and Emmelyn Wang (STC Austin / Hoover's Software) provide real world examples of business strategies and the procedures that can align. This presentation will help you build business cases for your company to invest in Technical Communication/Publications as a revenue generator.
In this report, we have a clear objective of planning and designing the IT structure and its implementation in the firm.
The objectives are as follows:
• Analyse the IT sector scenario and the company structure and working
• Risk assessment of the business environment
• Process, Application and Technology Integration
• Define a cloud strategy for Mindfire Solutions
• Devise the Technology Scorecard for the departments
• Suggest Change Management in regards to cloud implementation
• Prepare an action plan for each stakeholder
• State the benefits of the IT implementation
Improvement of Business Performance through Entrepreneurial Orientationijtsrd
Entrepreneurial orientation is important factors needed by small and medium enterprises SMEs to face environmental challenges in a dynamic and competitive business world achieve business performance. This study aims to examine the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on business performance. The research sample of 117 culinary SMEs. Data was collected through a survey by distributing questionnaires and documentation. Data analysis techniques using structural equation modeling with the Partial Least Square PLS approach. The results showed that of entrepreneurial orientation had a significant positive effect on business. Asmawiyah | Afiah Mukhtar | Andi Rifqah Purnama Alam "Improvement of Business Performance through Entrepreneurial Orientation" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-6 , October 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd35740.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/randd-management/35740/improvement-of-business-performance-through-entrepreneurial-orientation/asmawiyah
How to Create an Authoring Infrastructure that Supports 24/7 Global Content D...Emmelyn Wang
McKinsey has published several articles following the need for digital content in Asia.
Internet usage is poised for explosive growth across Asia, driving massive consumer demand for digital content and services. The biggest challenge for businesses hoping to meet this demand is how to make money will while creating low-cost content. Let’s consider how technical communication professionals on this side of the world can contribute to this growing need.
How do we fit in the picture and take part in this conversation?
What value is gained and what lessons can we learn from the high volume of interactivity?
How do we apply TC principles to technologies and organizations poised for growth in
developing countries?
How do you create an authoring infrastructure that supports 24/7 content development?
The entrepreneurship, in today’s globalized economy, is linked with autonomy, venturing into new business, development of new products, pro-activeness, taking risks, innovation, strategic renewal, self-renewal, and competitive aggressiveness (Zahra and Garvis 1998). In this age of rapid developments in technology and the emerging global markets, the IT company has been able to utilize and develop its resources. The principles of corporate entrepreneurship are followed by prospering through the absorption of the pressures. It is a well known doctrine that the company’s performance is positively impacted by the involvement of corporate entrepreneurship (Wiklund 2009). The implication of this is by practicing entrepreneurship, the organizations would be successful in increasing the results that can be leading to the increase in GDP.
Exploring the Marketing Competencies of Women Entrepreneurs in Micro-Small En...AkashSharma618775
This study deals with the marketing competencies and capabilities of women entrepreneurs who own and
manage micro-small- and medium (MSMEs)ventures in traditional and non-traditional lines of activities within
the urban settings in Khartoum State, Sudan. Entrepreneurial and marketing competencies are part of the
dynamic components that contribute to venture survival and success especially for women-owned/ managed MSEs.
This study addresses the perceived knowledge gap in the literature regarding the marketing competencies of
women entrepreneurs, using the marketing mix approach and the resource-based theory. It is a qualitative study
which follows an interpretive approach and applies grounded theory techniques. The study is framed within the
Marketing Mix approach and the resource-based theory highlighted within a gendered perspective. It examines
how women entrepreneurs perceive and apply the marketing function within their MSEs to maintain success
within highly competitive, turbulent and unpredictable markets. In such conditions it is essential to understand
what marketing competencies do these women entrepreneurs are endowed with and utilize while practicing the
marketing function in their entrepreneurial ventures and thrive for high performance and success.
Effect of market penetration management strategies on performance of Small En...AkashSharma618775
Small businesses in Kenya face a myriad of challenges. Most of the establishments have gone under the
waters due to various reasons including market turbulences. The businesses leave the market as soon as they make
entry. If they stay, they stagnate at the same level they started. The objective of the study was to find out the effect
of market penetration strategies on the performance of small enterprises in Kenya. The study used descriptive
survey design. The study was conducted in Migori County, Kenya. The target population was 4997 which were
businesses registered by the department of Trade of Migori County in 2019. A sample of 481 individuals were
interviewed. This number was derived using Yamane sampling model. Data was collected from business owners
with the help of a structured questionnaire. The researcher used Cronbach’s alpha coeffect to test the reliability of
the study instrument. Data was sorted, sorted and entered using a statistical software program for social sciences
(SPSS). A simple linear regression was used to test the relationship between market penetration management
strategies and performance of small enterprises in Kenya. Pearson Product Moment correlation was employed in
testing the strength of the relationship between market penetration management strategies and growth of small
enterprises in Kenya.
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International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI)inventionjournals
International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Business and Management. IJBMI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Business and Management, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online
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Prof.Dr.N.Palaniappan.,MBA.,MCom.,MPhil.,PhD organizes online MBA subject coaching / MBA Assignment help and MBA Project help. Many clients national and international has appreciated Prof.Dr.N.Palaniappan.,MBA., MCom.,MPhil.,PhD for his timely help in the assignments and projects and MBA subject coaching.
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How to Create an Authoring Infrastructure that Supports 24/7 Global Content D...Emmelyn Wang
McKinsey has published several articles following the need for digital content in Asia.
Internet usage is poised for explosive growth across Asia, driving massive consumer demand for digital content and services. The biggest challenge for businesses hoping to meet this demand is how to make money will while creating low-cost content. Let’s consider how technical communication professionals on this side of the world can contribute to this growing need.
How do we fit in the picture and take part in this conversation?
What value is gained and what lessons can we learn from the high volume of interactivity?
How do we apply TC principles to technologies and organizations poised for growth in
developing countries?
How do you create an authoring infrastructure that supports 24/7 content development?
The entrepreneurship, in today’s globalized economy, is linked with autonomy, venturing into new business, development of new products, pro-activeness, taking risks, innovation, strategic renewal, self-renewal, and competitive aggressiveness (Zahra and Garvis 1998). In this age of rapid developments in technology and the emerging global markets, the IT company has been able to utilize and develop its resources. The principles of corporate entrepreneurship are followed by prospering through the absorption of the pressures. It is a well known doctrine that the company’s performance is positively impacted by the involvement of corporate entrepreneurship (Wiklund 2009). The implication of this is by practicing entrepreneurship, the organizations would be successful in increasing the results that can be leading to the increase in GDP.
Exploring the Marketing Competencies of Women Entrepreneurs in Micro-Small En...AkashSharma618775
This study deals with the marketing competencies and capabilities of women entrepreneurs who own and
manage micro-small- and medium (MSMEs)ventures in traditional and non-traditional lines of activities within
the urban settings in Khartoum State, Sudan. Entrepreneurial and marketing competencies are part of the
dynamic components that contribute to venture survival and success especially for women-owned/ managed MSEs.
This study addresses the perceived knowledge gap in the literature regarding the marketing competencies of
women entrepreneurs, using the marketing mix approach and the resource-based theory. It is a qualitative study
which follows an interpretive approach and applies grounded theory techniques. The study is framed within the
Marketing Mix approach and the resource-based theory highlighted within a gendered perspective. It examines
how women entrepreneurs perceive and apply the marketing function within their MSEs to maintain success
within highly competitive, turbulent and unpredictable markets. In such conditions it is essential to understand
what marketing competencies do these women entrepreneurs are endowed with and utilize while practicing the
marketing function in their entrepreneurial ventures and thrive for high performance and success.
Effect of market penetration management strategies on performance of Small En...AkashSharma618775
Small businesses in Kenya face a myriad of challenges. Most of the establishments have gone under the
waters due to various reasons including market turbulences. The businesses leave the market as soon as they make
entry. If they stay, they stagnate at the same level they started. The objective of the study was to find out the effect
of market penetration strategies on the performance of small enterprises in Kenya. The study used descriptive
survey design. The study was conducted in Migori County, Kenya. The target population was 4997 which were
businesses registered by the department of Trade of Migori County in 2019. A sample of 481 individuals were
interviewed. This number was derived using Yamane sampling model. Data was collected from business owners
with the help of a structured questionnaire. The researcher used Cronbach’s alpha coeffect to test the reliability of
the study instrument. Data was sorted, sorted and entered using a statistical software program for social sciences
(SPSS). A simple linear regression was used to test the relationship between market penetration management
strategies and performance of small enterprises in Kenya. Pearson Product Moment correlation was employed in
testing the strength of the relationship between market penetration management strategies and growth of small
enterprises in Kenya.
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• MBA International Business II Year
• MBA Human Resource Management I Year
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• MBA Marketing Management I Year
• MBA Marketing Management II Year
• MBA Financial Management I Year
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International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI)inventionjournals
International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Business and Management. IJBMI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Business and Management, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online
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Trabalho apresentado a Universidade Estadual do Parana - Campus Paranavaí, para avaliação na disciplina de Fisiologia Humana do Curso de Licenciatura em Educação Física
the presentation will help you in understanding diffrent terms of islamic banking. also it will help you in finding the answers of your critics about islamic banking.
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONIAEME Publication
The purpose of this study is to identify and understand the various knowledge management practices (KMP) and its influence on Organisational Performance (OP) in the engineering organization. The study has been undertaken with an aim to examine the role of knowledge management practices in enhancing the performance of an organization. A sample of 125 engineers were drawn using structured questionnaire. The responses were analysed using a statistical technique viz., Partial Least Square -Path Modelling (PLS-PM). The results of the analysis revealed that Knowledge Management Practices such as Knowledge Diagnosing, Knowledge Acquisition, Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Storing, Knowledge Application, have significant effect on financial, non-financial and operational performance of the organization.
The Impact of Knowledge Management on the Function of Employee Performance Ap...IJMIT JOURNAL
The study aimed at identifying the impact of knowledge management on the function of employee performance appraisals (it is one of the most important functions of human resources management) in Jordanian industrial public shareholding companies, relying on the descriptive analytical approach. A questionnaire has been developed and distributed on individuals of the study sample consisting of managers of departments and sections of human resources in each company. The number of questionnaire retrieved and valid for statistical analysis (294) representing (86.5%) of the distributed questionnaires. In order to analyze the study sample, reliance was placed on descriptive statistics, represented in the
arithmetic means and standard deviations, in addition to the multiple linear regression analysis in hypothesis testing. The study reached a number of findings, most importantly, the presence of statistically significant impact at the level of (α=0.05) for the knowledge management including its dimensions (knowledge generation, knowledge storage, knowledge sharing, knowledge application) on the function of
employee performance appraisals in Jordanian industrial public shareholding companies. The study has recommended that the Jordanian industrial public shareholding companies should follow an efficient evaluation system capable of identifying the employees’ weaknesses.
Management Information System and Organizational Success in a Competitive Env...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
The purpose of this paper was to examine the
effect of management information system as a process for
improving organizational success: A case study of small
scale businesses in port Harcourt. The research design was
descriptive survey to study and observe the influence of
management information system in organizational success
in a competitive environment. It is very important for
managers of small scale businesses within this expanse to
effectively install a management information system that
will constantly provide them with update on the currents in
their environment, both internally and externally since this
will help them to make strategic decisions that will have an
impact on the success or failure of the organization.
Findings from the research shows that when an organization
is equipped with a sound management information system,
it tends to enjoy improved customer services, increased
adaptability, production improvement, improved
management decision making process etc. Consequently, it
is very important for managers to take the competitive
environmental factors seriously since it can affect the
operations and performance of the business both internally
and externally .Some recommendations were put forward to
resolve some of the issues of the research.
THE IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ON THE FUNCTION OF EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AP...IJMIT JOURNAL
The study aimed at identifying the impact of knowledge management on the function of employee performance appraisals (it is one of the most important functions of human resources management) in Jordanian industrial public shareholding companies, relying on the descriptive analytical approach. A questionnaire has been developed and distributed on individuals of the study sample consisting of managers of departments and sections of human resources in each company. The number of questionnaire retrieved and valid for statistical analysis (294) representing (86.5%) of the distributed questionnaires. In order to analyze the study sample, reliance was placed on descriptive statistics, represented in the
arithmetic means and standard deviations, in addition to the multiple linear regression analysis in hypothesis testing. The study reached a number of findings, most importantly, the presence of statistically significant impact at the level of (α=0.05) for the knowledge management including its dimensions (knowledge generation, knowledge storage, knowledge sharing, knowledge application) on the function of
employee performance appraisals in Jordanian industrial public shareholding companies. The study has recommended that the Jordanian industrial public shareholding companies should follow an efficient evaluationsystem capable of identifying the employees’ weaknesses
An analysis on the relation between Strategic Knowledge Management and Talent...Premier Publishers
Scientific and technological advances together with the increase in human knowledge have highlighted the essence of applying knowledge and utilizing talents to attain the organizational goals. Also, the close bond between knowledge and talent with organizational strategy will be essential for obtaining the competitive advantage, sustainability, value creation, profitability, and having a successful brand within the national and international levels. Therefore, this study aims to establish an association between Strategic Knowledge Management and Talent Management Strategy with Profitability at the Southern Khorasan Electric Distribution Company (SKEDC). As a private company, the SKEDC will need to focus on the optimal use of intangible resources for gaining profitability and productivity in order to cover the expenditures and take the responsibility against its customers. Moreover, the statistical population contains 163 people with higher diploma, bachelor, and master degrees from which 115 people have been selected as sample size based upon the Krejcie & Morgan Table, and questionnaires were distributed among them. Furthermore, the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) as well as Lisrel Software was utilized for analyzing the data, and subsequently, it was specified that Strategic Knowledge Management and Talent Management Strategy have a positive impact on Profitability at the above-mentioned company.
Innovation: Knowledge Management in the Innovating IndustriesAI Publications
Companies rely on human effort or human intelligent as the main factor to develop and innovate their product or services under their commandments by providing them different means from security equipment and technology. This research aimed to exhibit the role and effectiveness of knowledge in the performance of knowledge management in innovating industries, and the prescriptive views through the revolution of renew and develop industry. The primary purpose for applied this research is discover the importance's of knowledge management in improving and the innovating in the industry to increase the productivity, services and advancement of knowledge management .Also, the research aimed to find out the managers opinion in many companies in such type of administrations, by interviewing some of them in many companies, overview the activities that undertaken by respondents towards developing Knowledge Management program, it was evident that organizations had failed to comprehend the cultural implications of KM. As results of respondent's analysis, the most respondents do not have a fully integrated KM program, so the indicator proven that, In Kurdistan, most organizations have insufficiency of knowledge management, shortage of experience, and suffering from many problems, which appeared in formal measuring constructs for the measurement of the benefits of knowledge assets to organizational performance. As well as the research aimed to analyze the importance of knowledge management in building the process of knowledge system in firms, and the satisfaction of customers need to increase the productivity of organizational though the commitment of innovative. Therefore, Companies that dedicate time and resources to protecting their intellectual property assets can increase their competitive edge. Reversing the poor organization of knowledge resources is a more important cause of the perceived lack of easy access than any failure in communications or lack of staff IT skills or incentives.
Knowledge Management Strategies and Their Contribution to Small and Medium En...inventionjournals
Despite the many individual case studies on various knowledge management initiatives in large organisations, the perception of knowledge management practices and developments in Small and Medium enterprises suffers certain drawbacks. As such, there is paucity of information on the effects of different knowledge management strategies used by small firms in the hospitality industry in Kenya. The study sought to determine the contribution of knowledge management strategies on sales growth in the hospitality industry. Objective was to determine the contributions of knowledge management strategies on small and medium business sales growth. A cross-sectional survey research design was used for this study and a census was conducted on 39 businesses. A questionnaire with structured and unstructured questions was used to collect primary data from all the 39 top managers and supervisors of selected hospitality businesses since they are the key decision makers. Descriptive and regression analysis were used to analyze the data with the help of Statistical package for social sciences computer software. The findings from this study indicate that, though knowledge management strategies were used to a greater extent among the businesses, they did not significantly contribute to sales growth in the hospitality industry. This implies that the relationship was not significant because the use of the knowledge management strategies did not fully actualize the intended sales growth in the hospitality businesses. The results of this study have implications in enhancing the growth of Small and medium enterprises in Kenya.
KNOWLEDGE SHARING BEHAVIOR AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY IN ENGINEERING...IAEME Publication
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship among the Knowledge Sharing Factors, Knowledge Sharing Intention, Knowledge Sharing Behavior and Knowledge Management Capability. For this study, a sample of 109 executive engineers of a leading Engineering Organization, from Trichy was drawn from the population of 750 executive engineers using a structured questionnaire. The results of Partial Least Square Path Modelling (PLS-PM) have shown that the Attitude, Subjective Norms and Perceived
Behavioral Control are found to be significant predictors of Knowledge Sharing Intention, then the Knowledge Sharing Intention of executive engineers are positively significant with Knowledge Sharing Behavior and Knowledge Sharing behavior of executive engineers plays a vital role in the Knowledge Management Capability of the Organization.
The study is intended to find the impact of reverse mentoring and SHRM in any industry. The various information related to this study has been collected by using internet sources and questionnaire method has also been used to collect, analyze the primary data related to this study. The finding of the research has suggested that Reverse Mentoring and SHRM has plays as most effective role in the industry and also on any factor influence the Reverse Mentoring in the employee’s productivity and it is situated in the mentoring literature as an alternative form of mentoring, with special features and support functions exchanged that distinguish it from other developmental relationships. Khushboo Sharma | Dr. Abdul Jadid "Reverse Mentoring and Strategic HRM" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd50317.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/other/50317/reverse-mentoring-and-strategic-hrm/khushboo-sharma
Evaluation of Human Resource Management Practices on the Productivity and Per...IOSR Journals
The objective of any organization or firm is to achieve higher productivity. The concept of Human Resources within organizations is very vital in the management and survival of any organization; this is because their performance is influenced by a set of human resource practices. The main focus of this study is to determine if human resources management practices (Human resources (HR) Planning, training and development) affect productivity and performance of Transport Organizations. The human resource management practices or HRM practices have to be addressed in this position, in order to examine productivity and performance of the organization. In analyzing the data, both descriptive and inferential statistics were used. A total of 75 questionnaires was distributed out of which 60 was returned. Result of analysis showed that training and development enhances productivity of transport organizations and also adequate human resources planning promotes employee productivity and organizational performance. It is therefore recommended that all level of employees receive adequate training and proper human resource planning should be in place to promote productivity and performance of the Transport industry in Nigeria.
Agility boosts performance: Guide for your agile transformation journeySebastian Olbert
ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AS A COMPETITIVE FACTOR
The Agile Performer Index
In the Agile Performer Index, goetzpartners and the NEOMA Business School clearly demonstrate the correlation between agility and entrepreneurial success. The more agile the company, the better it performs financially. The purpose of the study was to investigate what agility can really do for organizations. Is it just a temporary trend? With the right methodology, can agility deliver sustainable success?
Resulting from a broad survey among 285 leading European companies, the Agile Performer Index documents that agility programs are a suitable way for organizations to achieve lasting performance and competitive advantage.
Selected key findings:
Agile companies perform ~ 2.7 times better than non-agile companies
CxOs rate their company’s agility higher than do middle managers.
Sector check: Digital maturity doesn’t guarantee agility
Submission Deadline: 30th September 2022
Acceptance Notification: Within Three Days’ time period
Online Publication: Within 24 Hrs. time Period
Expected Date of Dispatch of Printed Journal: 5th October 2022
MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND WHITE LATER THICKNESS IN WIRE-...IAEME Publication
White layer thickness (WLT) formed and surface roughness in wire electric discharge turning (WEDT) of tungsten carbide composite has been made to model through response surface methodology (RSM). A Taguchi’s standard Design of experiments involving five input variables with three levels has been employed to establish a mathematical model between input parameters and responses. Percentage of cobalt content, spindle speed, Pulse on-time, wire feed and pulse off-time were changed during the experimental tests based on the Taguchi’s orthogonal array L27 (3^13). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that the mathematical models obtained can adequately describe performance within the parameters of the factors considered. There was a good agreement between the experimental and predicted values in this study.
A STUDY ON THE REASONS FOR TRANSGENDER TO BECOME ENTREPRENEURSIAEME Publication
The study explores the reasons for a transgender to become entrepreneurs. In this study transgender entrepreneur was taken as independent variable and reasons to become as dependent variable. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire containing a five point Likert Scale. The study examined the data of 30 transgender entrepreneurs in Salem Municipal Corporation of Tamil Nadu State, India. Simple Random sampling technique was used. Garrett Ranking Technique (Percentile Position, Mean Scores) was used as the analysis for the present study to identify the top 13 stimulus factors for establishment of trans entrepreneurial venture. Economic advancement of a nation is governed upon the upshot of a resolute entrepreneurial doings. The conception of entrepreneurship has stretched and materialized to the socially deflated uncharted sections of transgender community. Presently transgenders have smashed their stereotypes and are making recent headlines of achievements in various fields of our Indian society. The trans-community is gradually being observed in a new light and has been trying to achieve prospective growth in entrepreneurship. The findings of the research revealed that the optimistic changes are taking place to change affirmative societal outlook of the transgender for entrepreneurial ventureship. It also laid emphasis on other transgenders to renovate their traditional living. The paper also highlights that legislators, supervisory body should endorse an impartial canons and reforms in Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board Association.
BROAD UNEXPOSED SKILLS OF TRANSGENDER ENTREPRENEURSIAEME Publication
Since ages gender difference is always a debatable theme whether caused by nature, evolution or environment. The birth of a transgender is dreadful not only for the child but also for their parents. The pain of living in the wrong physique and treated as second class victimized citizen is outrageous and fully harboured with vicious baseless negative scruples. For so long, social exclusion had perpetuated inequality and deprivation experiencing ingrained malign stigma and besieged victims of crime or violence across their life spans. They are pushed into the murky way of life with a source of eternal disgust, bereft sexual potency and perennial fear. Although they are highly visible but very little is known about them. The common public needs to comprehend the ravaged arrogance on these insensitive souls and assist in integrating them into the mainstream by offering equal opportunity, treat with humanity and respect their dignity. Entrepreneurship in the current age is endorsing the gender fairness movement. Unstable careers and economic inadequacy had inclined one of the gender variant people called Transgender to become entrepreneurs. These tiny budding entrepreneurs resulted in economic transition by means of employment, free from the clutches of stereotype jobs, raised standard of living and handful of financial empowerment. Besides all these inhibitions, they were able to witness a platform for skill set development that ignited them to enter into entrepreneurial domain. This paper epitomizes skill sets involved in trans-entrepreneurs of Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation of Tamil Nadu State and is a groundbreaking determination to sightsee various skills incorporated and the impact on entrepreneurship.
DETERMINANTS AFFECTING THE USER'S INTENTION TO USE MOBILE BANKING APPLICATIONSIAEME Publication
The banking and financial services industries are experiencing increased technology penetration. Among them, the banking industry has made technological advancements to better serve the general populace. The economy focused on transforming the banking sector's system into a cashless, paperless, and faceless one. The researcher wants to evaluate the user's intention for utilising a mobile banking application. The study also examines the variables affecting the user's behaviour intention when selecting specific applications for financial transactions. The researcher employed a well-structured questionnaire and a descriptive study methodology to gather the respondents' primary data utilising the snowball sampling technique. The study includes variables like performance expectations, effort expectations, social impact, enabling circumstances, and perceived risk. Each of the aforementioned variables has a major impact on how users utilise mobile banking applications. The outcome will assist the service provider in comprehending the user's history with mobile banking applications.
ANALYSE THE USER PREDILECTION ON GPAY AND PHONEPE FOR DIGITAL TRANSACTIONSIAEME Publication
Technology upgradation in banking sector took the economy to view that payment mode towards online transactions using mobile applications. This system enabled connectivity between banks, Merchant and user in a convenient mode. there are various applications used for online transactions such as Google pay, Paytm, freecharge, mobikiwi, oxygen, phonepe and so on and it also includes mobile banking applications. The study aimed at evaluating the predilection of the user in adopting digital transaction. The study is descriptive in nature. The researcher used random sample techniques to collect the data. The findings reveal that mobile applications differ with the quality of service rendered by Gpay and Phonepe. The researcher suggest the Phonepe application should focus on implementing the application should be user friendly interface and Gpay on motivating the users to feel the importance of request for money and modes of payments in the application.
VOICE BASED ATM FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED USING ARDUINOIAEME Publication
The prototype of a voice-based ATM for visually impaired using Arduino is to help people who are blind. This uses RFID cards which contain users fingerprint encrypted on it and interacts with the users through voice commands. ATM operates when sensor detects the presence of one person in the cabin. After scanning the RFID card, it will ask to select the mode like –normal or blind. User can select the respective mode through voice input, if blind mode is selected the balance check or cash withdraw can be done through voice input. Normal mode procedure is same as the existing ATM.
IMPACT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG...IAEME Publication
There is increasing acceptability of emotional intelligence as a major factor in personality assessment and effective human resource management. Emotional intelligence as the ability to build capacity, empathize, co-operate, motivate and develop others cannot be divorced from both effective performance and human resource management systems. The human person is crucial in defining organizational leadership and fortunes in terms of challenges and opportunities and walking across both multinational and bilateral relationships. The growing complexity of the business world requires a great deal of self-confidence, integrity, communication, conflict and diversity management to keep the global enterprise within the paths of productivity and sustainability. Using the exploratory research design and 255 participants the result of this original study indicates strong positive correlation between emotional intelligence and effective human resource management. The paper offers suggestions on further studies between emotional intelligence and human capital development and recommends for conflict management as an integral part of effective human resource management.
VISUALISING AGING PARENTS & THEIR CLOSE CARERS LIFE JOURNEY IN AGING ECONOMYIAEME Publication
Our life journey, in general, is closely defined by the way we understand the meaning of why we coexist and deal with its challenges. As we develop the "inspiration economy", we could say that nearly all of the challenges we have faced are opportunities that help us to discover the rest of our journey. In this note paper, we explore how being faced with the opportunity of being a close carer for an aging parent with dementia brought intangible discoveries that changed our insight of the meaning of the rest of our life journey.
A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PERFO...IAEME Publication
The main objective of this study is to analyze the impact of aspects of Organizational Culture on the Effectiveness of the Performance Management System (PMS) in the Health Care Organization at Thanjavur. Organizational Culture and PMS play a crucial role in present-day organizations in achieving their objectives. PMS needs employees’ cooperation to achieve its intended objectives. Employees' cooperation depends upon the organization’s culture. The present study uses exploratory research to examine the relationship between the Organization's culture and the Effectiveness of the Performance Management System. The study uses a Structured Questionnaire to collect the primary data. For this study, Thirty-six non-clinical employees were selected from twelve randomly selected Health Care organizations at Thanjavur. Thirty-two fully completed questionnaires were received.
Living in 21st century in itself reminds all of us the necessity of police and its administration. As more and more we are entering into the modern society and culture, the more we require the services of the so called ‘Khaki Worthy’ men i.e., the police personnel. Whether we talk of Indian police or the other nation’s police, they all have the same recognition as they have in India. But as already mentioned, their services and requirements are different after the like 26th November, 2008 incidents, where they without saving their own lives has sacrificed themselves without any hitch and without caring about their respective family members and wards. In other words, they are like our heroes and mentors who can guide us from the darkness of fear, militancy, corruption and other dark sides of life and so on. Now the question arises, if Gandhi would have been alive today, what would have been his reaction/opinion to the police and its functioning? Would he have some thing different in his mind now what he had been in his mind before the partition or would he be going to start some Satyagraha in the form of some improvement in the functioning of the police administration? Really these questions or rather night mares can come to any one’s mind, when there is too much confusion is prevailing in our minds, when there is too much corruption in the society and when the polices working is also in the questioning because of one or the other case throughout the India. It is matter of great concern that we have to thing over our administration and our practical approach because the police personals are also like us, they are part and parcel of our society and among one of us, so why we all are pin pointing towards them.
A STUDY ON TALENT MANAGEMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON EMPLOYEE RETENTION IN SELECTED...IAEME Publication
The goal of this study was to see how talent management affected employee retention in the selected IT organizations in Chennai. The fundamental issue was the difficulty to attract, hire, and retain talented personnel who perform well and the gap between supply and demand of talent acquisition and retaining them within the firms. The study's main goals were to determine the impact of talent management on employee retention in IT companies in Chennai, investigate talent management strategies that IT companies could use to improve talent acquisition, performance management, career planning and formulate retention strategies that the IT firms could use. The respondents were given a structured close-ended questionnaire with the 5 Point Likert Scale as part of the study's quantitative research design. The target population consisted of 289 IT professionals. The questionnaires were distributed and collected by the researcher directly. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to collect and analyse the questionnaire responses. Hypotheses that were formulated for the various areas of the study were tested using a variety of statistical tests. The key findings of the study suggested that talent management had an impact on employee retention. The studies also found that there is a clear link between the implementation of talent management and retention measures. Management should provide enough training and development for employees, clarify job responsibilities, provide adequate remuneration packages, and recognise employees for exceptional performance.
ATTRITION IN THE IT INDUSTRY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: LINKING EMOTIONAL INTE...IAEME Publication
Globally, Millions of dollars were spent by the organizations for employing skilled Information Technology (IT) professionals. It is costly to replace unskilled employees with IT professionals possessing technical skills and competencies that aid in interconnecting the business processes. The organization’s employment tactics were forced to alter by globalization along with technological innovations as they consistently diminish to remain lean, outsource to concentrate on core competencies along with restructuring/reallocate personnel to gather efficiency. As other jobs, organizations or professions have become reasonably more appropriate in a shifting employment landscape, the above alterations trigger both involuntary as well as voluntary turnover. The employee view on jobs is also afflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic along with the employee-driven labour market. So, having effective strategies is necessary to tackle the withdrawal rate of employees. By associating Emotional Intelligence (EI) along with Talent Management (TM) in the IT industry, the rise in attrition rate was analyzed in this study. Only 303 respondents were collected out of 350 participants to whom questionnaires were distributed. From the employees of IT organizations located in Bangalore (India), the data were congregated. A simple random sampling methodology was employed to congregate data as of the respondents. Generating the hypothesis along with testing is eventuated. The effect of EI and TM along with regression analysis between TM and EI was analyzed. The outcomes indicated that employee and Organizational Performance (OP) were elevated by effective EI along with TM.
INFLUENCE OF TALENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE A STUD...IAEME Publication
By implementing talent management strategy, organizations would have the option to retain their skilled professionals while additionally working on their overall performance. It is the course of appropriately utilizing the ideal individuals, setting them up for future top positions, exploring and dealing with their performance, and holding them back from leaving the organization. It is employee performance that determines the success of every organization. The firm quickly obtains an upper hand over its rivals in the event that its employees having particular skills that cannot be duplicated by the competitors. Thus, firms are centred on creating successful talent management practices and processes to deal with the unique human resources. Firms are additionally endeavouring to keep their top/key staff since on the off chance that they leave; the whole store of information leaves the firm's hands. The study's objective was to determine the impact of talent management on organizational performance among the selected IT organizations in Chennai. The study recommends that talent management limitedly affects performance. On the off chance that this talent is appropriately management and implemented properly, organizations might benefit as much as possible from their maintained assets to support development and productivity, both monetarily and non-monetarily.
A STUDY OF VARIOUS TYPES OF LOANS OF SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS...IAEME Publication
Banking regulations act of India, 1949 defines banking as “acceptance of deposits for the purpose of lending or investment from the public, repayment on demand or otherwise and withdrawable through cheques, drafts order or otherwise”, the major participants of the Indian financial system are commercial banks, the financial institution encompassing term lending institutions. Investments institutions, specialized financial institution and the state level development banks, non banking financial companies (NBFC) and other market intermediaries such has the stock brokers and money lenders are among the oldest of the certain variants of NBFC and the oldest market participants. The asset quality of banks is one of the most important indicators of their financial health. The Indian banking sector has been facing severe problems of increasing Non- Performing Assets (NPAs). The NPAs growth directly and indirectly affects the quality of assets and profitability of banks. It also shows the efficiency of banks credit risk management and the recovery effectiveness. NPA do not generate any income, whereas, the bank is required to make provisions for such as assets that why is a double edge weapon. This paper outlines the concept of quality of bank loans of different types like Housing, Agriculture and MSME loans in state Haryana of selected public and private sector banks. This study is highlighting problems associated with the role of commercial bank in financing Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME). The overall objective of the research was to assess the effect of the financing provisions existing for the setting up and operations of MSMEs in the country and to generate recommendations for more robust financing mechanisms for successful operation of the MSMEs, in turn understanding the impact of MSME loans on financial institutions due to NPA. There are many research conducted on the topic of Non- Performing Assets (NPA) Management, concerning particular bank, comparative study of public and private banks etc. In this paper the researcher is considering the aggregate data of selected public sector and private sector banks and attempts to compare the NPA of Housing, Agriculture and MSME loans in state Haryana of public and private sector banks. The tools used in the study are average and Anova test and variance. The findings reveal that NPA is common problem for both public and private sector banks and is associated with all types of loans either that is housing loans, agriculture loans and loans to SMES. NPAs of both public and private sector banks show the increasing trend. In 2010-11 GNPA of public and private sector were at same level it was 2% but after 2010-11 it increased in many fold and at present there is GNPA in some more than 15%. It shows the dark area of Indian banking sector.
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF MECHANICAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL RELATION OF NYLON/BaSO4 POL...IAEME Publication
An experiment conducted in this study found that BaSO4 changed Nylon 6's mechanical properties. By changing the weight ratios, BaSO4 was used to make Nylon 6. This Researcher looked into how hard Nylon-6/BaSO4 composites are and how well they wear. Experiments were done based on Taguchi design L9. Nylon-6/BaSO4 composites can be tested for their hardness number using a Rockwell hardness testing apparatus. On Nylon/BaSO4, the wear behavior was measured by a wear monitor, pinon-disc friction by varying reinforcement, sliding speed, and sliding distance, and the microstructure of the crack surfaces was observed by SEM. This study provides significant contributions to ultimate strength by increasing BaSO4 content up to 16% in the composites, and sliding speed contributes 72.45% to the wear rate
ROLE OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF INDIA - PROBLEMS AND ...IAEME Publication
The majority of the population in India lives in villages. The village is the back bone of the country. Village or rural industries play an important role in the national economy, particularly in the rural development. Developing the rural economy is one of the key indicators towards a country’s success. Whether it be the need to look after the welfare of the farmers or invest in rural infrastructure, Governments have to ensure that rural development isn’t compromised. The economic development of our country largely depends on the progress of rural areas and the standard of living of rural masses. Village or rural industries play an important role in the national economy, particularly in the rural development. Rural entrepreneurship is based on stimulating local entrepreneurial talent and the subsequent growth of indigenous enterprises. It recognizes opportunity in the rural areas and accelerates a unique blend of resources either inside or outside of agriculture. Rural entrepreneurship brings an economic value to the rural sector by creating new methods of production, new markets, new products and generate employment opportunities thereby ensuring continuous rural development. Social Entrepreneurship has the direct and primary objective of serving the society along with the earning profits. So, social entrepreneurship is different from the economic entrepreneurship as its basic objective is not to earn profits but for providing innovative solutions to meet the society needs which are not taken care by majority of the entrepreneurs as they are in the business for profit making as a sole objective. So, the Social Entrepreneurs have the huge growth potential particularly in the developing countries like India where we have huge societal disparities in terms of the financial positions of the population. Still 22 percent of the Indian population is below the poverty line and also there is disparity among the rural & urban population in terms of families living under BPL. 25.7 percent of the rural population & 13.7 percent of the urban population is under BPL which clearly shows the disparity of the poor people in the rural and urban areas. The need to develop social entrepreneurship in agriculture is dictated by a large number of social problems. Such problems include low living standards, unemployment, and social tension. The reasons that led to the emergence of the practice of social entrepreneurship are the above factors. The research problem lays upon disclosing the importance of role of social entrepreneurship in rural development of India. The paper the tendencies of social entrepreneurship in India, to present successful examples of such business for providing recommendations how to improve situation in rural areas in terms of social entrepreneurship development. Indian government has made some steps towards development of social enterprises, social entrepreneurship, and social in- novation, but a lot remains to be improved.
OPTIMAL RECONFIGURATION OF POWER DISTRIBUTION RADIAL NETWORK USING HYBRID MET...IAEME Publication
Distribution system is a critical link between the electric power distributor and the consumers. Most of the distribution networks commonly used by the electric utility is the radial distribution network. However in this type of network, it has technical issues such as enormous power losses which affect the quality of the supply. Nowadays, the introduction of Distributed Generation (DG) units in the system help improve and support the voltage profile of the network as well as the performance of the system components through power loss mitigation. In this study network reconfiguration was done using two meta-heuristic algorithms Particle Swarm Optimization and Gravitational Search Algorithm (PSO-GSA) to enhance power quality and voltage profile in the system when simultaneously applied with the DG units. Backward/Forward Sweep Method was used in the load flow analysis and simulated using the MATLAB program. Five cases were considered in the Reconfiguration based on the contribution of DG units. The proposed method was tested using IEEE 33 bus system. Based on the results, there was a voltage profile improvement in the system from 0.9038 p.u. to 0.9594 p.u.. The integration of DG in the network also reduced power losses from 210.98 kW to 69.3963 kW. Simulated results are drawn to show the performance of each case.
APPLICATION OF FRUGAL APPROACH FOR PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT - A CASE STUDY OF...IAEME Publication
Manufacturing industries have witnessed an outburst in productivity. For productivity improvement manufacturing industries are taking various initiatives by using lean tools and techniques. However, in different manufacturing industries, frugal approach is applied in product design and services as a tool for improvement. Frugal approach contributed to prove less is more and seems indirectly contributing to improve productivity. Hence, there is need to understand status of frugal approach application in manufacturing industries. All manufacturing industries are trying hard and putting continuous efforts for competitive existence. For productivity improvements, manufacturing industries are coming up with different effective and efficient solutions in manufacturing processes and operations. To overcome current challenges, manufacturing industries have started using frugal approach in product design and services. For this study, methodology adopted with both primary and secondary sources of data. For primary source interview and observation technique is used and for secondary source review has done based on available literatures in website, printed magazines, manual etc. An attempt has made for understanding application of frugal approach with the study of manufacturing industry project. Manufacturing industry selected for this project study is Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. This paper will help researcher to find the connections between the two concepts productivity improvement and frugal approach. This paper will help to understand significance of frugal approach for productivity improvement in manufacturing industry. This will also help to understand current scenario of frugal approach in manufacturing industry. In manufacturing industries various process are involved to deliver the final product. In the process of converting input in to output through manufacturing process productivity plays very critical role. Hence this study will help to evolve status of frugal approach in productivity improvement programme. The notion of frugal can be viewed as an approach towards productivity improvement in manufacturing industries.
A MULTIPLE – CHANNEL QUEUING MODELS ON FUZZY ENVIRONMENTIAEME Publication
In this paper, we investigated a queuing model of fuzzy environment-based a multiple channel queuing model (M/M/C) ( /FCFS) and study its performance under realistic conditions. It applies a nonagonal fuzzy number to analyse the relevant performance of a multiple channel queuing model (M/M/C) ( /FCFS). Based on the sub interval average ranking method for nonagonal fuzzy number, we convert fuzzy number to crisp one. Numerical results reveal that the efficiency of this method. Intuitively, the fuzzy environment adapts well to a multiple channel queuing models (M/M/C) ( /FCFS) are very well.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
it describes the bony anatomy including the femoral head , acetabulum, labrum . also discusses the capsule , ligaments . muscle that act on the hip joint and the range of motion are outlined. factors affecting hip joint stability and weight transmission through the joint are summarized.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
MATATAG CURRICULUM: ASSESSING THE READINESS OF ELEM. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS I...NelTorrente
In this research, it concludes that while the readiness of teachers in Caloocan City to implement the MATATAG Curriculum is generally positive, targeted efforts in professional development, resource distribution, support networks, and comprehensive preparation can address the existing gaps and ensure successful curriculum implementation.
Thinking of getting a dog? Be aware that breeds like Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, and German Shepherds can be loyal and dangerous. Proper training and socialization are crucial to preventing aggressive behaviors. Ensure safety by understanding their needs and always supervising interactions. Stay safe, and enjoy your furry friends!
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make and the actions we take, both of which are enabled by knowledge of some type. If this
is the case, and we agree that many of our decisions and actions have profound and long
lasting effects, it makes sense to recognize and understand the processes that effect or actions
and decision and, where possible, take steps to improve the quality these processes and in
turn improve the quality of those actions and decisions for which we are responsible?
Knowledge management is not a, "a technology thing" or a, "computer thing" If we
accept the premise that knowledge management is concerned with the entire process of
discovery and creation of knowledge, dissemination of knowledge, and the utilization of
knowledge then we are strongly driven to accept that knowledge management is much more
than a "technology thing" and that elements of it exist in each of our jobs.
What is knowledge?
Knowledge is the full utilization of information and data, coupled with the potential of
people's skills, competencies, ideas, intuitions, commitments and motivations.
In today's economy, knowledge is people, money, leverage, learning, flexibility, power, and
competitive advantage. Knowledge is more relevant to sustained business than capital, labor
or land. Nevertheless, it remains the most neglected asset. It is more than justified true belief
and is essential for action, performance and adaption. Knowledge provides the ability to
respond to novel situations.
A holistic view considers knowledge to be present in ideas, judgments, talents, root
causes, relationships, perspectives and concepts. Knowledge is stored in the individual brain
or encoded in organizational processes, documents, products, services, facilities and systems.
Knowledge is the basis for, and the driver of, our post-industrial economy. Knowledge is the
result of learning which provides the only sustainable competitive advantage. Knowledge is
the next paradigm shift in computing following data processing 1945-1965 and information
management 1966-1995. Knowledge is action, focused innovation, pooled expertise, special
relationships and alliances. Knowledge is value-added behavior and activities. For knowledge
to be of value it must be focused, current, tested and shared.
What is Knowledge Management?
Knowledge management is an audit of "intellectual assets" that highlights unique
sources, critical functions and potential bottlenecks which hinder knowledge flows to the
point of use. It protects intellectual assets from decay, seeks opportunities to enhance
decisions, services and products through adding intelligence, increasing value and providing
flexibility.
Knowledge management complements and enhances other organizational initiatives
such as total quality management (TQM), business process re-engineering (BPR) and
organizational learning, providing a new and urgent focus to sustain competitive position.
Why should you apply Knowledge Management?
To serve customers well and remain in business companies must: reduce their cycle
times, operate with minimum fixed assets and overhead (people, inventory and facilities),
shorten product development time, improve customer service, empower employees, innovate
and deliver high quality products, enhance flexibility and adaption, capture information,
create knowledge, share and learn.
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None of this is possible without a continual focus on the creation, updating,
availability, quality and use of knowledge by all employees and teams, at work and in the
marketplace.
Productivity
The aim of this productivity management guide is to provide small business owners
and managers with an overview of how company productivity can be improved. It covers
what productivity is, how it is measured, and what a company can do to increase it.
Why should productivity management growth be a national concern? It is because, if
too low, the Nation can neither improve its standard of living at home nor compete
successfully abroad. Productivity growth affects wage negotiations, inflation rates, business
decisions, exchange rates, a host of other economic, political and social conditions, and,
therefore, every small business owner and manager.
The factors affecting both National and individual firm productivity are many and
diverse. Nationally, changes in employment, hours worked, the educational, age and sex
composition of the work force, levels of capital investment and savings, government
regulations, capacity utilization, inflation, among others, all can affect, favorably or
unfavorably, productivity rates.
There are many productivity factors the firm can manage. How well does the firm
utilize new knowledge; is it working at an economy-of-scale level; are the employees highly
motivated and loyal or is there labor unrest and high worker turnover; is the resource (human
and capital) allocation maximizing established goals; and finally, what is the overall quality
of the company's management? And, if management sees productivity as a problem, is there a
commitment to establish a company-wide Productivity Improvement Program?
Knowledge Management and the Links toProductivity Studies of productivity in the auto
ancillary industries struggle with the issue of what constitutes the output of auto ancillary
industries (Loveman, 1994) The various approaches chosen to evaluate the output of auto
ancillary industries may be classified into three broad categories: the assets approach, the
user-cost approach, and the value added approach (Berger & Humphrey, 1992).
However, Benston et al. (1982) posit that output should be measured in terms of what auto
ancillary industries do that causes operating expenses to be incurred. Whatever the approach
may be, productivity cannot be ascertained outside the ambiance of how a firm’s intangible
asset, knowledge, is managed and controlled. Therefore, it is a strategic and operational
knowledge for increasing productivity, improving relations and developing quality that
underpins everything that the organisation does. Also, Young (as cited in Asian
ProductivityOrganisation, 2008) postulates that knowledge management strategies must be
aligned to productivity, relations and quality because all senior management are ultimately
interested in increasing sales and/or services, reducing costs and optimizing the delivery of
value and/or profit. Hence, effective productivity, improved relations and quality product
development is made possible by a firm’s ability to manage its knowledge effectively and
efficiently.
2.0. OBJECTIVE
The general objective of the study was to find out the extent to which innovation and
productivity can be attained through the management of knowledge in auto ancillary
industries. The specific objectives seek to find out:
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The strategies employed by auto ancillary industries in creating and sharing knowledge.
· The extent to which knowledge sharing is key to the success and survival of auto
ancillary industries
· The impact of knowledge management on the performance of auto ancillary industries.
· The competitive excellence gained by auto ancillary industries through
knowledge creation and management.
· The benefits of knowledge management to auto ancillary industries.
3.0 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Outsourcing could generate several millions of cost saving but concurrently
generate surplus of staff who might need to be redeployed or laid off. The most crucial
problem was the loss of key knowledge to sustain the core business. Secondly, the
switching cost is high and very difficult to change back to in-sourcing since the market
size is small and not easy to find sufficient expertise to support and maintain the system.
Thirdly, the company will totally rely on contractor and is very difficult to request for
higher service standard or flexible scope of works unless to pay more money to
contractor or to revise the scope of work. In the long run, the existing contractor already
dominates the market and keeps the key knowledge as their proprietary asset. The
company will be hard to invite other contractors to beat the new maintenance contract.
As a result, monopoly will be occurred. The company may enjoy lower cost at the
beginning but suffer from higher cost in the long-term.
1. capital investments in production
2. capital investments in technology
3. capital investments in equipment
4. capital investments in facilities
5. economies of scale
6. workforce knowledge and skill resulting from training and experience
4.0 HYPOTHESIS
• Knowledge management is a fulcrum of auto ancillary industries for capital
investment in production.
• Production and knowledge Management function cannot be isolated and it is an
integral part of capital investment in technology.
• Workforce knowledge and skill can be improved by creating appropriate
knowledge management linkages in the organization
• Economics of scale is a strategic production function rather than individual
leadership in the organization.
5.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Auto ancillary industries are selected for study. Randomly 25 industries were selected
to understand the between knowledge management (KM) and productivity measurement
(PM) in contest of developing productivity measurement to sustain automobile ancillary
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industries. Interview and discussion method was used to collect the data. Production
managers were interviewed and information was collected. Focus of interview was to
understand the various linkages the between knowledge management (KM) and productivity
measurement (PM). Knowledge Management practices used in these industries is also an
area of interest.
6.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
Knowledge management
Many definitions regarding knowledge management (KM) can be found in literature
written by famous scholars such as Darroch, 2003; Lee and Yang, 2000; Lee et al.,
2001;Nonaka, 1994). It is essential to understand the definition of knowledge before having
a better understanding of KM. According to Nonaka (1994), knowledge is a comprehensive
concept with profound meanings, bearing the belief that it increases an organization’s ability
for effectual action. Knowledge can be further divided into two, that is, tacit knowledge and
explicit knowledge (Nonaka, 1994 and Gupta et al., 2000). Tacit knowledge is defined as one
that is inherent inside an individual and according to Nonaka, (1994); Lin and Lee, (2004), it
is acquired through imitation and practice. On the other hand, explicit knowledge is defined
as a data which is either technical or in academic terms or information that is written in a
formal language (Smith, 2001; Ooi et al.,2009). Furthermore, explicit knowledge can be
further articulated in the form of rules, guidelines and principles (Nonaka, 1994). Four
different forms of knowledge conversion were mentioned by Nonaka (1994), namely
socialization, externalization, combination and internalization, in which the model explicitly
describes the conversion of knowledge being a spiral and continuous process between the
interactions between explicit and tacit knowledge.
KM is defined as a methodological method that enhances the capability of a company
to assemble and organize the knowledge in order to improve the decision making ability and
business strategy formulation process (Hsu and Shen, 2005; Ooi et al., 2009). According to
Darroch (2003), KM is termed as a process for knowledge creation and manages the
distribution and sharing of knowledge within and between each organization.
Darroch’s definition of KM portrays that KM is made out of three main sections,
which are knowledge acquisition, knowledge dissemination and knowledge responsiveness;
whereas for Lee et al. (2001), KM incorporates only two parts, namely knowledge
acquisition and knowledge dissemination. From the process point of view, KM consists of
knowledge creation, knowledge retrieval, and knowledge sharing and knowledge application
(Nonaka and Takeuchi, 1995). Based on the statements given above, KM behaviours cover
the acquisition of knowledge, the dissemination of it as well as the application.
These three constructs of knowledge have soon become the major concepts of KM,
whereby each construct of KM is presented as dependent on the other components. In other
words, knowledge is acquired, distributed and then comes the application part.
Productivity Concepts and Measures
Productivity is an overall measure of the ability to produce a good or service. More
specifically, productivity is the measure of how specified resources are managed to
accomplish timely objectives as stated in terms of quantity and quality. Productivity may also
be defined as an index that measures output (goods and services) relative to the input (labor,
materials, energy, etc., used to produce the output). As such, it can be expressed as:
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Hence, there are two major ways to increase productivity: increase the numerator
(output) or decrease the denominator (input). Of course, a similar effect would be seen if both
input and output increased, but output increased faster than input; or if input and output
decreased, but input decreased faster than output.
Organizations have many options for use of this formula, labor productivity, machine
productivity, capital productivity, energy productivity, and so on. A productivity ratio may be
computed for a single operation, a department, a facility, an organization, or even an entire
country.
Productivity is an objective concept. As an objective concept it can be measured,
ideally against a universal standard. As such, organizations can monitor productivity for
strategic reasons such as corporate planning, organization improvement, or comparison to
competitors. It can also be used for tactical reasons such as project control or controlling
performance to budget.
Productivity is also a scientific concept, and hence can be logically defined and
empirically observed. It can also be measured in quantitative terms, which qualifies it as a
variable. Therefore, it can be defined and measured in absolute or relative terms. However, an
absolute definition of productivity is not very useful; it is much more useful as a concept
dealing with relative productivity or as a productivity factor.
Productivity is useful as a relative measure of actual output of production compared to
the actual input of resources, measured across time or against common entities. As output
increases for a level of input, or as the amount of input decreases for a constant level of
output, an increase in productivity occurs. Therefore, a "productivity measure" describes how
well the resources of an organization are being used to produce input.
Productivity is often confused with efficiency. Efficiency is generally seen as the ratio
of the time needed to perform a task to some predetermined standard time. However, doing
unnecessary work efficiently is not exactly being productive. It would be more correct to
interpret productivity as a measure of effectiveness (doing the right thing efficiently), which
is outcome-oriented rather than output-oriented.
Productivity is usually expressed in one of three forms: partial factor productivity,
multifactor productivity, and total productivity. Each one is now discussed.
PARTIAL-FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
The standard definition of productivity is actually what is known as a partial factor
measure of productivity, in the sense that it only considers a single input in the ratio.
Managers generally utilize partial productivity measures because the data is readily
available. Also, since the total of multifactor measures provides an aggregate perspective,
partial factor productivity measures are easier to relate to specific processes. Labor-based
hours (generally, readily available information) is a frequently used input variable in the
equation. When this is the case, it would seem that productivity could be increased by
substituting machinery for labor. However, that may not necessarily be a wise decision.
Labor-based measures do not include mechanization and automation in the input; thus when
automation replaces labor, misinterpretation may occur.
Other partial factor measure options could appear as output/labor, output/machine,
output/capital, or output/energy. Terms applied to some other partial factor measures include
capital productivity (using machine hours or dollars invested), energy productivity (using
kilowatt hours), and materials productivity (using inventory dollars).
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TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
A broader gauge of productivity, total factor productivity is measured by combining
the effects of all the resources used in the production of goods and services (labor, capital,
raw material, energy, etc.) and dividing it into the output. One example, is a ratio computed
by adding standard hours of labor actually produced, plus the standard machine hours
actually produced in a given time period divided by the actual hours available for both labor
and machines in the time period.
Total output must be expressed in the same unit of measure and total input must be
expressed in the same unit of measure. However, total output and total input need not be
expressed in the same unit of measure. Resources are often converted to dollars or standard
hours so that a single figure can be used as an aggregate measure of total input or output. For
example, total output could be expressed as the number of units produced, and total input
could be expressed in dollars, such as tons of steel produced per dollar input. Other varieties
of the measure may appear as dollar value of good or service produced per dollar of input, or
standard hours of output per actual hours of input.
Total productivity ratios reflect simultaneous changes in outputs and inputs. As such,
total productivity ratios provide the most inclusive type of index for measuring productivity
and may be preferred in making comparisons of productivity. However, they do not show the
interaction between each input and output separately and are thus too broad to be used as a
tool for improving specific areas.
Total Factor Productivity is a measure favored by the Japanese, whereas labor
productivity is the measure favored by the United States. As such, the individual
"productivity" of the American employee tends to be the best in the world, in that an
American employee can purchase more eggs per one hour of work than anyone else in the
world. But as a measure of national productivity, the Japanese have, in the past, tended to be
better performers.
PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES
It has been said that the challenge of productivity has become a challenge of
measurement. Productivity is difficult to measure and can only be measured indirectly, that
is, by measuring other variables and then calculating productivity from them. This difficulty
in measurement stems from the fact that inputs and outputs are not only difficult to define but
are also difficult to quantify.
Any productivity measurement system should produce some sort of overall index of
productivity. A smart measurement program combines productivity measurements into an
overall rating of performance. This type of system should be flexible in order to
accommodate changes in goals and policies over time. It should also have the ability to
aggregate the measurement systems of different units into a single system and be able to
compare productivity across different units.
The ways in which input and output are measured can provide different productivity
measures. Disadvantages of productivity measures have been the distortion of the measure by
fixed expenses and also the inability of productivity measures to consider quality changes
(e.g., output per hour might increase, but it may cause the defect rate to skyrocket). It is easier
to conceive of outputs as tangible units such as number of items produced, but other factors
such as quality should be considered.
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Experts have cited a need for a measurement program that gives an equal weight to quality as
well as productivity. If quality is included in the ratio, output may have to be defined as
something like the number of defect-free units of production or the number of units which
meet customer expectations or requirements.
The determination of when productivity measures are appropriate performance measures
depends on two criteria. The first is the independence of the transformation process from
other processes within the organization. Second is the correspondence between the inputs and
outputs in the productivity measurement process.
7.0 DATA ANALYSIS
Following are the major observations during the various interviews conducted for
auto ancillary production managers.
Auto ancillary industries have gone through a rapid growth phase for last decade. These
industries are mainly working as suppliers to large scale manufacturing companies. The
business solely depends upon the manufacturing schedules of their major clients. Auto
ancillary industries are now growing through a phase of development of concrete
organization structure. HR function is undergoing a major change and new practices are
being developed.
Interview summary:
Roles: - Strategic Partners, Administrative Experts, Change Agents
• Majority of auto ancillary industries are proprietary firms. The owners now give importance
for development of organization structure. Functional structure is developed with reporting
structures. There are department heads which have a specific role as administrative experts
and change agents. There is a gap between the company expectations and skills available.
Strategic Focus: - Management of Strategic Capability, Developing and Sustaining
Organizational Capability, Emphasis on Short as well as long term Strategic Focus,
Sustainability and Renewal
• Auto ancillary industries are developing a strategic focus for development. Major concern for
these industries is, the sustenance and growth depends on their clients for which they are
working. Cost reduction pressures and lead times are major concerns. Industries are trying to
gear up with new management techniques and functional responsibility centers. Retention of
people is major issue for skilled employees. The shortage of experienced managerial staff,
who can independently manage the show, is a major hurdle in development of long term
strategic focus. Proprietors have major focus on client development rather organization
development. Some companies have achieved organizational structure development but they
are facing a problem of functional leadership.
Relationships: Building and sustaining relationships with employees, managers. Linking
directly with organizational values and relationships across supply chain.
• Some companies have incorporated production practices such as regular performance
appraisals, Training need identification and training actions. Developing a relationship is a
perceived value in these industries. Efforts are made to have long term sustainability of
operators by providing benefits at par with industry standards. Role of Production department
is enhanced specifically for technical staff selection. Auto ancillary industries are also trying
to attract senior and experienced employees to take higher positions with independent charge
for the functions.
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Learning Focus: Managing Intellectual Capital, developing human capital, creating
learning environment, encourage knowledge creation and sharing, emphasis on constant
renewal.
• For sustenance auto ancillary industries are dependent upon their large scale clients. In the
process of growth, as a need for sustenance, these industries accept variety of products with
multiple deliveries and small quantities. The requirement from large scale clients, medium
scale industries have to invest in new technology to fulfill demand requirements.
• Auto ancillary industries face a problem of shorter span of skilled labours. They recruit
semiskilled employees because of cost constraints, and provide on the job training to develop
technical skills. Retention of this skilled labour is a major concern. There is a serious need
for experts in production process to handle this concern
While conducting interviews, it was observed that Production function is gaining importance
in growing medium scale industries. A lot of work is to be done to have completely
functioning production. Business leadership and sustenance are key concerns for these
industries and they are making efforts to cope up with it.
8.0 Sustainability, Production and KM: Connection
Figure 1
Sustainability is often still seen as novel and elusive concept, which is hardly
surprising in that disposability, was an inherent element in the consumerism that helped to
power the previous industrial economy. In today’s economy, where so much importance is
attributed to the search for sustainable resources and institutions, knowledge-based theory
underpins much of the strategic thinking in organizations. In the knowledge-based view, this
organizational knowledge is acknowledged as the most valuable organizational asset and the
ability to manage knowledge strategically as the most significant source of competitive
advantage (Barnes, 2002). Knowledge is both the key resource and a basis for sustainability,
but knowledge and associated knowledge management practices must also be sustainable. In
the wider search for sustainability, issues of context, of culture and appropriateness are of
paramount importance. In the realm of context, the focus should be on community as well as
on process. In this way, knowledge management can enhance the potential for
knowledgeable practices that are “envisioned, pursued and disseminated, with other actors
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encountering these new practices and learning from them to develop their own local
knowledge” (Cushman et al, 2002).
The scope of knowledge management exists largely in the contextual filter that spans
boundaries between various interactions between people, organizations, national cultures and
international bodies. Effective linkages that support sustainability can only be achieved
through mutual understanding of the contextual aspects relating to the broad ranges of
situations and frameworks in which sustainability issues are cast. Knowledge management
involves managing the context and thereby the interface, between the two.
In the realm of context, knowledge management can provide a range of boundary
spanning activities and support mechanisms. These include knowledge creation, knowledge
sharing, appropriate frameworks, enablers, infrastructure, measurement, feedback, learning
and education.
The application of knowledge and expertise, through KM and HRM, can act as
resources to support sustainable development. The deeper the intensity of knowledge and
information exchange, the better the chances for developing effective management and
leadership capabilities to support sustainability. Both situated and contextual understandings
related to sustainability goals and practices are needed. In order to facilitate this, new modes
of knowledge management are required, as the drivers of the mainstream approaches to
management development have largely reflected different visions and objectives. The focus
must be on creativity, on internal organizational dynamics and the social processes of human
interaction. Human interaction and how it occurs, is central to knowledge creation and
transfer. It helps to shape organizational routines within which useful knowledge can be
exploited as an organizational rather than an individual resource (Carlisle, 2000).
Knowledge-based theorists argue that firms that develop unique capabilities in the
management of knowledge processes can build distinctive competencies based upon
exploiting the growing knowledge generated by these processes. (Carlisle, 2000). One
obvious example here would be the capability for integrating knowledge from a wide range
of disparate sources. Such organizational knowledge-based capabilities are culturally
bounded and contextually-dependent, and hence difficult for competitors to replicate. It is in
the synergies between these capabilities and competencies, the learning, cultures and
behaviors that the richness of the potential relationship between KM and HRM is displayed.
From an HRM perspective, a number of things have to happen. Strategic HRM can help to
support sustainability through the identification of capabilities specific to sustainability and
by seeking to align recruitment and selection practices to these capabilities. Through
supportive development programs and learning support these capabilities can be further
developed. This includes identifying key individuals to be fast-tracked into sustainability
roles, normally on the basis of their personal values and extensive networks and
relationships. Sustainability goals can be built into the HR strategic plans to support the same
goals in the overall business plan (Barton et al, 2000).
9.0 CONCLUSION
Sustainability in auto ancillary industries is a function of business ownership and
organizational structure. The proprietor nature of medium scale industries has a greater
impact on business leadership and sustenance. Currently there is a positive trend for
recognition of Production function in the industries. These industries have to develop a long
term approach for production development.
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Productivity improvement can be achieved in a number of ways. If the level of output
is increased faster than that of input, productivity will increase. Conversely, productivity will
be increased if the level of input is decreased faster than that of output. Also, an organization
may realize a productivity increase from producing more output with the same level of input.
Finally, producing more output with a reduced level of input will result in increased
productivity.
Any of these scenarios may be realized through improved methods, investment in machinery
and technology, improved quality, and improvement techniques and philosophies such as
just-in-time, total quality management, lean production, supply chain management principles,
and theory of constraints.
A firm or department may undertake a number of key steps toward improving productivity.
The lists these steps to productivity improvement:
• Develop productivity measures for all operations; measurement is the first step in
managing and controlling an organization.
• Look at the system as a whole in deciding which operations are most critical, it is over-
all productivity that is important.
• Develop methods for achieving productivity improvement, such as soliciting ideas from
workers (perhaps organizing teams of workers, engineers, and managers), studying how
other firms have increased productivity, and reexamining the way work is done.
• Establish reasonable goals for improvement.
• Make it clear that management supports and encourages productivity improvement.
Consider incentives to reward workers for contributions.
• Measure improvements and publicize them.
• Don't confuse productivity with efficiency. Efficiency is a narrower concept that pertains
to getting the most out of a given set of resources; productivity is a broader concept that
pertains to use of overall resources. For example, an efficiency perspective on mowing
the lawn given a hand mower would focus on the best way to use the hand mower; a
productivity perspective would include the possibility of using a power mower.
As a cautionary word, organizations must be careful not to focus solely on productivity as the
driver for the organization. Organizations must consider overall competitive ability. Firm
success is categorized by quality, cycle time, reasonable lead time, innovation, and a host of
other factors directed at improving customer service and satisfaction.
Today there is little awareness about knowledge management application in auto ancillary
industries. These companies do have training and development activity for employees, but
major thrust is on short term requirement rather than long term retention policy.
Sustenance, business leadership, knowledge management and role of production are
interlinked through complex chains. All links must be strong enough to support other
functions. Any weak link may create impact on the results achieved and organization may
have to compromise on results or substandard outputs.
Developing a business leadership should be a focus area for each employee. In
current global environment, auto ancillary industries need to focus this aspect of production
development. Production function needs to change a perception from training and
development to creating a knowledge management attitude.
Strong links between the Productions, Knowledge Management will ensure the
business leadership for sustainable development. There is a need to fix a priority for
sustenance and leadership skills development. Connectivity between sustainability,
Production can be further leveraged through the inclusion of strategic provision for
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production development, in the context of knowledge-related capabilities and competencies.
Performance management and remuneration can also be tied to specific indicators relating to
the identified capabilities and desired behaviours.
Finally, for auto ancillary industries, the key to maximizing the contribution towards
sustainable business leadership, established management practice such as production should
promote awareness and understanding concerning the implications of the essential
approaches to KM. This requires an understanding of deeper underlying values and
assumptions, coupled with an appropriate alignment between overall, strategy, a
sustainability dimension, KM and PM.
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