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
Antecedents Of Migrated Construction Workers Stress – An Indian PerspectiveIRJET Journal
This document summarizes a research study that examined the sources of stress for migrant construction workers in India and the impact of stress on their satisfaction, health, and relationships. The study involved distributing questionnaires to 300 migrant construction workers in Erode, India, with 182 valid responses collected. Statistical analysis identified eight key dimensions of stress: physiological stress, performance constraints, interpersonal relationships, organizational position, organizational policy, work environment, work nature, and social mistreatment. The findings suggest these stressors significantly impact workers' health, satisfaction, and relationships. The results could help construction companies identify major stressors and ways to minimize them.
In poor setting workplace environment in Bangladesh, most of the employees are bound to work due to the scarcity of job. Despite remarkable progresses in industrial sectors over the last few decades employees are facing two types of disadvantages; one they are working with dissatisfied workplace environment and lower wages on the other. It is the reality of the most of the employees in industrial sectors especially in the physical labour oriented industries. This study based on the information collected from 417 employees of three physical labour based aluminum industries in Rajshahi city of Bangladesh. Results of this study highlight that there are a strong variation in the satisfaction level of the employees about the workplace environment by their socio-demographic characteristics. It is believed that the findings of the study will facilitate policy-makers and respected authorities to take timely and viable steps and develop workable strategies to address the issue of sound workplace environment in the industrial sector. Without ensuring employees satisfaction through better workplace environment, it is difficult to reach sustainable development of the country.
Development of an instrument to measure work life balance of it professionals...IAEME Publication
This document describes the development of an instrument to measure work-life balance among IT professionals in Chennai, India. The researchers collected data from 387 IT professionals using a 46-item questionnaire. Factor analysis identified five factors that influence work-life balance: work place support, work interference with personal life, personal life interference with work, satisfaction with work-life balance, and improved effectiveness at work. Descriptive statistics on the factors were also calculated. The study aimed to generate a valid and reliable tool for measuring work-life balance specifically for the IT professional population in Chennai.
Analysis and modelling of work stress based on experience in chemical industr...prjpublications
This document analyzes factors that contribute to work stress among employees in chemical industries in Kerala, India with different levels of experience. Seven factors were identified from literature as influencing work stress: demand, control, manager support, peer support, relationships, role, and change. A survey was conducted of 554 employees across experience levels. Statistical analysis found that all employees experience some work stress, and those with 15-20 years experience reported relatively higher demand and lower control/support. Factor modeling identified two factors that predict work stress: personnel factors like demand and control, and team factors like support, relationships, role and change. The models can effectively evaluate work stress.
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
Evaluation of Policy Implementation at Norm Strategy Criteria Procedure Safet...IJERA Editor
Unideal Safety culture in Indonesia requires an evaluation of policy implementation refers to the construction safety regulation, Ministry Regulation 05/PRT/2014. Out of Norms, Standards, Procedures and Criteria (NSPK), we only have Norms and Procedure. As for Standard and Criteria are still being planned. This research on building, housing, water resource, roads and bridges construction at the Ministry of General Works and Housing resulted in having significant relation between safety policy implementation dimension (Monitoring and sanction / penalty) and safety culture dimensions (behavior, safety cost, policy, leadership, man, and strategy). Recommendations for policy improvement are obtained from review and implementation strategy of the significant relation between safety policy implementation dimension and safety culture dimensions.
Effect of Job Stress, Benefits and Salary on Employee Job Satisfaction Based ...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
The study aimed to explore the mediating role of work environment with employee job satisfaction, job stress and benefits and salary, to investigate the moderating effects of leadership between work environment and employee job satisfaction. The quantitative and inductive approach was used to collect data for 515 employees. The data was collected through a field survey with a closed-ended questionnaire methodology. The Smart-Partial Least Square (PLS-3.0) was used to analyze structural equation modeling (SEM) for studied variables. Furthermore, findings proved that there is a positive relationship between benefits and salary with employee job satisfaction. The work environment mediates the relationship between Benefits & salary and employee job satisfaction. Here, leadership moderates between work environment and employees' job satisfaction. The job stress has a relationship between employee job satisfaction, whereas, the work environment has a positive effect on job stress. This study assists the executive bodies of the telecommunication sector, how to reduce job stress and raise the level of job satisfaction among employees.
Application of cost effective technology in low cost housing and their propag...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on the application and propagation of cost-effective technologies in low-cost housing in Kerala, India. It describes how the study assessed the economics of various cost-effective building materials and methods compared to conventional techniques. A questionnaire survey was conducted among various income groups to evaluate awareness of cost-effective technologies. The results of the survey were analyzed using statistical tools. Various tables in the results section compare different factors like house ownership, construction materials used, and awareness of organizations promoting low-cost housing techniques. The study concluded the educational qualifications and awareness of groups like Nirmithi Kendra influence the selection and use of cost-effective building methods.
Antecedents Of Migrated Construction Workers Stress – An Indian PerspectiveIRJET Journal
This document summarizes a research study that examined the sources of stress for migrant construction workers in India and the impact of stress on their satisfaction, health, and relationships. The study involved distributing questionnaires to 300 migrant construction workers in Erode, India, with 182 valid responses collected. Statistical analysis identified eight key dimensions of stress: physiological stress, performance constraints, interpersonal relationships, organizational position, organizational policy, work environment, work nature, and social mistreatment. The findings suggest these stressors significantly impact workers' health, satisfaction, and relationships. The results could help construction companies identify major stressors and ways to minimize them.
In poor setting workplace environment in Bangladesh, most of the employees are bound to work due to the scarcity of job. Despite remarkable progresses in industrial sectors over the last few decades employees are facing two types of disadvantages; one they are working with dissatisfied workplace environment and lower wages on the other. It is the reality of the most of the employees in industrial sectors especially in the physical labour oriented industries. This study based on the information collected from 417 employees of three physical labour based aluminum industries in Rajshahi city of Bangladesh. Results of this study highlight that there are a strong variation in the satisfaction level of the employees about the workplace environment by their socio-demographic characteristics. It is believed that the findings of the study will facilitate policy-makers and respected authorities to take timely and viable steps and develop workable strategies to address the issue of sound workplace environment in the industrial sector. Without ensuring employees satisfaction through better workplace environment, it is difficult to reach sustainable development of the country.
Development of an instrument to measure work life balance of it professionals...IAEME Publication
This document describes the development of an instrument to measure work-life balance among IT professionals in Chennai, India. The researchers collected data from 387 IT professionals using a 46-item questionnaire. Factor analysis identified five factors that influence work-life balance: work place support, work interference with personal life, personal life interference with work, satisfaction with work-life balance, and improved effectiveness at work. Descriptive statistics on the factors were also calculated. The study aimed to generate a valid and reliable tool for measuring work-life balance specifically for the IT professional population in Chennai.
Analysis and modelling of work stress based on experience in chemical industr...prjpublications
This document analyzes factors that contribute to work stress among employees in chemical industries in Kerala, India with different levels of experience. Seven factors were identified from literature as influencing work stress: demand, control, manager support, peer support, relationships, role, and change. A survey was conducted of 554 employees across experience levels. Statistical analysis found that all employees experience some work stress, and those with 15-20 years experience reported relatively higher demand and lower control/support. Factor modeling identified two factors that predict work stress: personnel factors like demand and control, and team factors like support, relationships, role and change. The models can effectively evaluate work stress.
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
Evaluation of Policy Implementation at Norm Strategy Criteria Procedure Safet...IJERA Editor
Unideal Safety culture in Indonesia requires an evaluation of policy implementation refers to the construction safety regulation, Ministry Regulation 05/PRT/2014. Out of Norms, Standards, Procedures and Criteria (NSPK), we only have Norms and Procedure. As for Standard and Criteria are still being planned. This research on building, housing, water resource, roads and bridges construction at the Ministry of General Works and Housing resulted in having significant relation between safety policy implementation dimension (Monitoring and sanction / penalty) and safety culture dimensions (behavior, safety cost, policy, leadership, man, and strategy). Recommendations for policy improvement are obtained from review and implementation strategy of the significant relation between safety policy implementation dimension and safety culture dimensions.
Effect of Job Stress, Benefits and Salary on Employee Job Satisfaction Based ...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
The study aimed to explore the mediating role of work environment with employee job satisfaction, job stress and benefits and salary, to investigate the moderating effects of leadership between work environment and employee job satisfaction. The quantitative and inductive approach was used to collect data for 515 employees. The data was collected through a field survey with a closed-ended questionnaire methodology. The Smart-Partial Least Square (PLS-3.0) was used to analyze structural equation modeling (SEM) for studied variables. Furthermore, findings proved that there is a positive relationship between benefits and salary with employee job satisfaction. The work environment mediates the relationship between Benefits & salary and employee job satisfaction. Here, leadership moderates between work environment and employees' job satisfaction. The job stress has a relationship between employee job satisfaction, whereas, the work environment has a positive effect on job stress. This study assists the executive bodies of the telecommunication sector, how to reduce job stress and raise the level of job satisfaction among employees.
Application of cost effective technology in low cost housing and their propag...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on the application and propagation of cost-effective technologies in low-cost housing in Kerala, India. It describes how the study assessed the economics of various cost-effective building materials and methods compared to conventional techniques. A questionnaire survey was conducted among various income groups to evaluate awareness of cost-effective technologies. The results of the survey were analyzed using statistical tools. Various tables in the results section compare different factors like house ownership, construction materials used, and awareness of organizations promoting low-cost housing techniques. The study concluded the educational qualifications and awareness of groups like Nirmithi Kendra influence the selection and use of cost-effective building methods.
A Review on Productivity Improvement in Construction IndustryIRJET Journal
This document reviews methods for measuring and improving productivity in the construction industry. It discusses several factors that influence construction productivity, including labor characteristics, management systems, and external issues. The document also reviews various methods that have been used to measure construction productivity, such as work sampling, data envelopment analysis, regression analysis, and productivity forecasting models. It examines research on identifying the key factors affecting productivity and developing innovative strategies to improve productivity levels in the construction industry.
The document summarizes research into requirement specification techniques and related problems. It discusses various techniques used in industry such as natural language, use cases, and quality attribute workshops. It also analyzes common issues with requirement specification like ambiguities and inconsistencies. The researcher conducted a survey of software organizations to gather data on techniques used and problems faced. The findings identify the most popular techniques and issues such as document size and understandability.
ABSTRACT
The assignment outlines the professional codes of conduct relevant to BEM and adhered by professional engineers who serve to the society considering or exhibiting with legal, safety health, cultural and societal values. A certified professional engineer holds high dignity, ethics, professional, moral values in making decisions at the place of work. The main objective of this assignment is to examine, analyze and relate the ethical theories and the BEM (Board of Engineers Malaysia) Code of Professional Conduct and its guidelines to solve ethical, social, health, safety, legal, and cultural related issues in the practice of engineering in order to safe guard the respect and dignity of the Engineering Profession. Furthermore; in this assignment will learn about the ethical theory which use to reduce the impact inside the industry, as we learned there five elements of the ethics theory will be used to evaluate and analyze the cases study below in chapter two, those elements are Relativism, Utilitarianism, Virtue Ethics, Duty Ethics, and Right Ethics each one of these will be used in the scenarios below. Moreover; in this assignment will explain some codes of the BEM codes of Professional Conduct, this code consists of five elements which will mention in chapter3 each one of these codes divided into various codes to be used as a professional engineer to solve the issues which may face. In addition, will be selecting some of the BEM codes to solve the issue base on the problems which we have in chapter 2, there three case study each case study has different problems, furthermore, the last case study is the scenario which is given in the assignment to be analyzed. As a professional engineer must solve this issue by justify the solution for the case study and make sure there is no impact on the capacity and environment. Furthermore; will be using the drawing line analysis to identify the impact of the problems, as shown in chapter 3 there are a positive impact and negative impact by using this method we can identify if the problems are negative or positive then will solve this issue.
This paper demonstrates how a content analysis method may be used to help understand the requirements and needs in a designer. This is an attempt to explore and rationalizes the methodological concerns regarding content analysis. The findings are highlighted in a thematic way to convey how designers can face the escalating challenges to develop the proper skills, awareness and confidence. These are requirements of being a true designer with the influence of a firm‟s vision and mission. This study is relevant to design practice in terms of its potentials of assisting designers in balancing their design and management skills in the market turbulence of today.
The use of biodata for employee selection: Past research and future implicationsAndrea Dvorak
Summary of the article 'The use of biodata for employee selection: Past research and future implications.'
2009,human resource management review - human resource,no. 3,pp. 219-231,vol. 19
Online payment portals are a powerful tool that makes our life simple and gives the luxury to make all required payment transactions around any part of the World. The advancement of internet and logistics systems, now it is possible for anybody to shop any product around the world and get it shipped to his\her. The main objectives are to study the problems faced through the online payment system. To study the factors influencing the online payment system.
International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI)inventionjournals
The document discusses a study on the significance of general well-being of IT professionals in India. Through a survey of 826 IT professionals, the study identified three key factors that influence general well-being: physical health, depressive symptoms, and work stress. Physical health was positively correlated with both depressive symptoms and work stress. Depressive symptoms were also positively correlated with work stress. The study concludes that understanding these influencing factors is important for developing training and workplace initiatives to promote employee well-being in the IT industry.
This document presents a study on the effects of workplace layout and symbolism on job performance among employees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It outlines the objectives and hypotheses of the study, which aim to examine relationships between workplace characteristics and job performance. The significance of the study is discussed, noting gaps in existing Malaysian research. Limitations and key terms are also defined. The proposed methodology will profile respondents, assess workplace layout and symbolism, and determine their correlations with measured job performance.
Antecedents of Knowledge Management Practices: Case of Malaysian PractitionersjournalBEEI
In this paper, we investigated the knowledge management (KM) behavior of executives in Malaysia who work in different sectors and involved in Information Technology (IT) related fields. We proposed a conceptual framework based on the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to study their intention and involvement in KM initiatives. The knowledge creation theory (SECI process) was employed to operationalize KM intention and KM behavior. We proposed six independent variables that represent the social-cultural nature of KM as the antecedence of KM intention. These variables are trust, management support, decentralization, IT support, performance expectancy (PE), and effort expectancy (EE). Seventy-four executives from both private and government-linked organizations responded to our online questionnaire. SmartPLS3 was used to run the analysis. The reliability was ensured with the factor loadings, Cronbach’s alpha, Composite Reliability (CR) that met the fit requirement of above 0.6, 0.7 and 0.7 respectively. The convergent validity was confirmed through average variance extracted (AVE) that met the fit requirement of above 0.5. The discriminant validity was assessed by using Fornell and Larcker’s criterion. Finally, the structural model confirmed that only PE of KM, and EE of KM are the significant predictors of KM intention and the KM intention significantly predicts KM behavior. The implications of the findings are discussed in detail at the end of the paper.
This document summarizes an article from the International Journal of Computer Engineering and Technology (IJCET) that proposes different indexing models for multiple queries called Indexing for Multiple Queries (IMQ). It first proposes using k-Nearest Neighbor (kNN) indexing for queries. It then describes an online method that creates an indexing model for each query based on similar labeled queries. It also describes two offline methods that pre-create indexing models to improve efficiency. Experimental results showed the online and offline kNN methods performed better than a baseline single indexing model method.
“Identifying Key Engagement Drivers and level of Employee Engagement at Techn...IOSR Journals
An employee is said to be engaged when that employee uses discretionary effort. This means the employee works that extra mile without being asked. The engaged employee leads to better customer service, which leads to better customer satisfaction, which leads to increase in Revenue. This shows that to win the customer, we need to win the employee first. The key challenge lies in linking employee morale and bottom line, which means organizations not only have to retain employees but also engage them.
The study attempts to identify the Engagement drivers in a Technology Outsourcing firm at Hyderabad. The objective of the research is to identify key factors that contribute to Employee Engagement and analyze the level of Employee Engagement.
The Secondary Research was carried out by studying several research papers. A Questionnaire was designed with 25 Questions based on a revised model. A pilot study was conducted and findings were analyzed. The trends of the responses have been plotted and five factors that contribute to employee engagement have been derived. The categories of disagreement among the employees have been noted and recommendations have been made.
This document is a job questionnaire intended to help revise or create a new job description. It instructs the job holder to list their major duties, the education and experience requirements for the role, the scope of responsibility including supervisory duties, reporting structure, work environment considerations, and allows space for additional comments. The completed questionnaire will be analyzed by HR to draft a proposed job description to be approved by management.
The document appears to be a survey collecting information from workers at Royal Enfield including their age, gender, income, qualifications, department, years of employment, opinions on work conditions, shifts, leave policies, satisfaction with management and policies, reasons for absenteeism, and suggestions to reduce absenteeism. The survey contains 19 multiple choice questions on these topics to understand employee satisfaction and absenteeism issues at the company.
Two MBA students, Ajatshatru Sharma and Anita Sharma, are conducting a survey for a class research project on career satisfaction in the Gwalior region. The survey contains 25 statements about career choice, fit, contributions to society, intentions to change careers, and perceptions of the respondent's organization. Respondents are asked to indicate their level of agreement with each statement on a 5-point scale. The students request the respondent provide their name, age, gender, qualifications, experience, and designation for demographic purposes. All responses will remain confidential and be used solely for academic purposes.
1 ijaems jul-2015-1-job strain and well-being of teaching professionals an e...INFOGAIN PUBLICATION
This document summarizes a study that examined job strain and well-being among male and female teaching professionals. The study aimed to compare general well-being between groups of teachers based on gender and level of job strain (low or high). A sample of 100 teachers completed questionnaires measuring job strain and well-being. Results showed that male teachers with low job strain reported significantly higher well-being than female teachers with low job strain. Male and female teachers with high job strain also differed in well-being. However, female teachers with low and high job strain did not significantly differ in well-being. The findings suggest job strain impacts the mental health of both male and female teachers but may affect males more strongly.
This document summarizes research on work-life balance among women employees. It discusses how achieving work-life balance requires self-leadership, such as good time management. It also outlines some strategies for managing work-life balance, like scheduling tasks. Additionally, it notes some challenges faced by working women, such as unshared domestic responsibilities and lack of control over their own income. Finally, the document concludes that work-life balance programs aim to provide employees flexibility to balance work and personal responsibilities.
This document is a job analysis questionnaire that collects information about an employee's position. It requests information such as the agency and department where the employee works, their job duties and responsibilities, the equipment used, and any licensing or certification requirements. The questionnaire contains questions about the position, supervisor, work hours, duties performed, and percentage of time spent on each duty. The respondent is asked to provide details on the five most important duties of the role and any occasional duties. It also requests information about any equipment operated as part of the job.
A project report on absenteesim and employee job satisfaction metcut ltd hubliBabasab Patil
This document provides an overview of Metcut Tooling Pvt. Ltd., including:
1) An introduction to the company, its products, facilities, and objectives.
2) An outline of the study on absenteeism and employee job satisfaction at Metcut.
3) Details on the company's departments including administration, finance, HR, purchasing, planning, design, production, quality assurance, stores, and marketing.
4) Background information on absenteeism including definitions, types, causes, and effects.
The document provides an overview of Vardhman Yarns and Threads Limited, Unit IV located in Baddi, India. [1] It discusses the company's history, vision, portfolio of products including yarns, fabrics, sewing threads, fiber and alloy steel. [2] It also outlines the company's achievements in receiving various awards for export and quality. [3] The summary provides the key details about the company's operations and products in a concise manner.
A Review on Productivity Improvement in Construction IndustryIRJET Journal
This document reviews methods for measuring and improving productivity in the construction industry. It discusses several factors that influence construction productivity, including labor characteristics, management systems, and external issues. The document also reviews various methods that have been used to measure construction productivity, such as work sampling, data envelopment analysis, regression analysis, and productivity forecasting models. It examines research on identifying the key factors affecting productivity and developing innovative strategies to improve productivity levels in the construction industry.
The document summarizes research into requirement specification techniques and related problems. It discusses various techniques used in industry such as natural language, use cases, and quality attribute workshops. It also analyzes common issues with requirement specification like ambiguities and inconsistencies. The researcher conducted a survey of software organizations to gather data on techniques used and problems faced. The findings identify the most popular techniques and issues such as document size and understandability.
ABSTRACT
The assignment outlines the professional codes of conduct relevant to BEM and adhered by professional engineers who serve to the society considering or exhibiting with legal, safety health, cultural and societal values. A certified professional engineer holds high dignity, ethics, professional, moral values in making decisions at the place of work. The main objective of this assignment is to examine, analyze and relate the ethical theories and the BEM (Board of Engineers Malaysia) Code of Professional Conduct and its guidelines to solve ethical, social, health, safety, legal, and cultural related issues in the practice of engineering in order to safe guard the respect and dignity of the Engineering Profession. Furthermore; in this assignment will learn about the ethical theory which use to reduce the impact inside the industry, as we learned there five elements of the ethics theory will be used to evaluate and analyze the cases study below in chapter two, those elements are Relativism, Utilitarianism, Virtue Ethics, Duty Ethics, and Right Ethics each one of these will be used in the scenarios below. Moreover; in this assignment will explain some codes of the BEM codes of Professional Conduct, this code consists of five elements which will mention in chapter3 each one of these codes divided into various codes to be used as a professional engineer to solve the issues which may face. In addition, will be selecting some of the BEM codes to solve the issue base on the problems which we have in chapter 2, there three case study each case study has different problems, furthermore, the last case study is the scenario which is given in the assignment to be analyzed. As a professional engineer must solve this issue by justify the solution for the case study and make sure there is no impact on the capacity and environment. Furthermore; will be using the drawing line analysis to identify the impact of the problems, as shown in chapter 3 there are a positive impact and negative impact by using this method we can identify if the problems are negative or positive then will solve this issue.
This paper demonstrates how a content analysis method may be used to help understand the requirements and needs in a designer. This is an attempt to explore and rationalizes the methodological concerns regarding content analysis. The findings are highlighted in a thematic way to convey how designers can face the escalating challenges to develop the proper skills, awareness and confidence. These are requirements of being a true designer with the influence of a firm‟s vision and mission. This study is relevant to design practice in terms of its potentials of assisting designers in balancing their design and management skills in the market turbulence of today.
The use of biodata for employee selection: Past research and future implicationsAndrea Dvorak
Summary of the article 'The use of biodata for employee selection: Past research and future implications.'
2009,human resource management review - human resource,no. 3,pp. 219-231,vol. 19
Online payment portals are a powerful tool that makes our life simple and gives the luxury to make all required payment transactions around any part of the World. The advancement of internet and logistics systems, now it is possible for anybody to shop any product around the world and get it shipped to his\her. The main objectives are to study the problems faced through the online payment system. To study the factors influencing the online payment system.
International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI)inventionjournals
The document discusses a study on the significance of general well-being of IT professionals in India. Through a survey of 826 IT professionals, the study identified three key factors that influence general well-being: physical health, depressive symptoms, and work stress. Physical health was positively correlated with both depressive symptoms and work stress. Depressive symptoms were also positively correlated with work stress. The study concludes that understanding these influencing factors is important for developing training and workplace initiatives to promote employee well-being in the IT industry.
This document presents a study on the effects of workplace layout and symbolism on job performance among employees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It outlines the objectives and hypotheses of the study, which aim to examine relationships between workplace characteristics and job performance. The significance of the study is discussed, noting gaps in existing Malaysian research. Limitations and key terms are also defined. The proposed methodology will profile respondents, assess workplace layout and symbolism, and determine their correlations with measured job performance.
Antecedents of Knowledge Management Practices: Case of Malaysian PractitionersjournalBEEI
In this paper, we investigated the knowledge management (KM) behavior of executives in Malaysia who work in different sectors and involved in Information Technology (IT) related fields. We proposed a conceptual framework based on the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to study their intention and involvement in KM initiatives. The knowledge creation theory (SECI process) was employed to operationalize KM intention and KM behavior. We proposed six independent variables that represent the social-cultural nature of KM as the antecedence of KM intention. These variables are trust, management support, decentralization, IT support, performance expectancy (PE), and effort expectancy (EE). Seventy-four executives from both private and government-linked organizations responded to our online questionnaire. SmartPLS3 was used to run the analysis. The reliability was ensured with the factor loadings, Cronbach’s alpha, Composite Reliability (CR) that met the fit requirement of above 0.6, 0.7 and 0.7 respectively. The convergent validity was confirmed through average variance extracted (AVE) that met the fit requirement of above 0.5. The discriminant validity was assessed by using Fornell and Larcker’s criterion. Finally, the structural model confirmed that only PE of KM, and EE of KM are the significant predictors of KM intention and the KM intention significantly predicts KM behavior. The implications of the findings are discussed in detail at the end of the paper.
This document summarizes an article from the International Journal of Computer Engineering and Technology (IJCET) that proposes different indexing models for multiple queries called Indexing for Multiple Queries (IMQ). It first proposes using k-Nearest Neighbor (kNN) indexing for queries. It then describes an online method that creates an indexing model for each query based on similar labeled queries. It also describes two offline methods that pre-create indexing models to improve efficiency. Experimental results showed the online and offline kNN methods performed better than a baseline single indexing model method.
“Identifying Key Engagement Drivers and level of Employee Engagement at Techn...IOSR Journals
An employee is said to be engaged when that employee uses discretionary effort. This means the employee works that extra mile without being asked. The engaged employee leads to better customer service, which leads to better customer satisfaction, which leads to increase in Revenue. This shows that to win the customer, we need to win the employee first. The key challenge lies in linking employee morale and bottom line, which means organizations not only have to retain employees but also engage them.
The study attempts to identify the Engagement drivers in a Technology Outsourcing firm at Hyderabad. The objective of the research is to identify key factors that contribute to Employee Engagement and analyze the level of Employee Engagement.
The Secondary Research was carried out by studying several research papers. A Questionnaire was designed with 25 Questions based on a revised model. A pilot study was conducted and findings were analyzed. The trends of the responses have been plotted and five factors that contribute to employee engagement have been derived. The categories of disagreement among the employees have been noted and recommendations have been made.
This document is a job questionnaire intended to help revise or create a new job description. It instructs the job holder to list their major duties, the education and experience requirements for the role, the scope of responsibility including supervisory duties, reporting structure, work environment considerations, and allows space for additional comments. The completed questionnaire will be analyzed by HR to draft a proposed job description to be approved by management.
The document appears to be a survey collecting information from workers at Royal Enfield including their age, gender, income, qualifications, department, years of employment, opinions on work conditions, shifts, leave policies, satisfaction with management and policies, reasons for absenteeism, and suggestions to reduce absenteeism. The survey contains 19 multiple choice questions on these topics to understand employee satisfaction and absenteeism issues at the company.
Two MBA students, Ajatshatru Sharma and Anita Sharma, are conducting a survey for a class research project on career satisfaction in the Gwalior region. The survey contains 25 statements about career choice, fit, contributions to society, intentions to change careers, and perceptions of the respondent's organization. Respondents are asked to indicate their level of agreement with each statement on a 5-point scale. The students request the respondent provide their name, age, gender, qualifications, experience, and designation for demographic purposes. All responses will remain confidential and be used solely for academic purposes.
1 ijaems jul-2015-1-job strain and well-being of teaching professionals an e...INFOGAIN PUBLICATION
This document summarizes a study that examined job strain and well-being among male and female teaching professionals. The study aimed to compare general well-being between groups of teachers based on gender and level of job strain (low or high). A sample of 100 teachers completed questionnaires measuring job strain and well-being. Results showed that male teachers with low job strain reported significantly higher well-being than female teachers with low job strain. Male and female teachers with high job strain also differed in well-being. However, female teachers with low and high job strain did not significantly differ in well-being. The findings suggest job strain impacts the mental health of both male and female teachers but may affect males more strongly.
This document summarizes research on work-life balance among women employees. It discusses how achieving work-life balance requires self-leadership, such as good time management. It also outlines some strategies for managing work-life balance, like scheduling tasks. Additionally, it notes some challenges faced by working women, such as unshared domestic responsibilities and lack of control over their own income. Finally, the document concludes that work-life balance programs aim to provide employees flexibility to balance work and personal responsibilities.
This document is a job analysis questionnaire that collects information about an employee's position. It requests information such as the agency and department where the employee works, their job duties and responsibilities, the equipment used, and any licensing or certification requirements. The questionnaire contains questions about the position, supervisor, work hours, duties performed, and percentage of time spent on each duty. The respondent is asked to provide details on the five most important duties of the role and any occasional duties. It also requests information about any equipment operated as part of the job.
A project report on absenteesim and employee job satisfaction metcut ltd hubliBabasab Patil
This document provides an overview of Metcut Tooling Pvt. Ltd., including:
1) An introduction to the company, its products, facilities, and objectives.
2) An outline of the study on absenteeism and employee job satisfaction at Metcut.
3) Details on the company's departments including administration, finance, HR, purchasing, planning, design, production, quality assurance, stores, and marketing.
4) Background information on absenteeism including definitions, types, causes, and effects.
The document provides an overview of Vardhman Yarns and Threads Limited, Unit IV located in Baddi, India. [1] It discusses the company's history, vision, portfolio of products including yarns, fabrics, sewing threads, fiber and alloy steel. [2] It also outlines the company's achievements in receiving various awards for export and quality. [3] The summary provides the key details about the company's operations and products in a concise manner.
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1. International Journal of Business and Management Invention
ISSN (Online): 2319 – 8028, ISSN (Print): 2319 – 801X
www.ijbmi.org Volume 3 Issue 6ǁ June. 2014 ǁ PP.45-48
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Comparative Study on Self-Employment and Job Satisfaction of
Architects in the Indian Construction Industry.
1,
L.Saikala , 2,
A.Selvarani
1,
Associate Professor Department Of Architecture National Institute Of Technology
Tiruchirapalli
2,
Associate Professor Department Of Management Studies
Jamal Institute Of Management
Tiruchirapalli
ABSTRACT : The Indian Construction industry has been characterized as a complex and critical one due to
mixed nature of rules and regulations. Particularly in Architectural profession, where one-third are self-
employed experiences greater job satisfaction, more autonomy and creativity and also more work to life conflict
along with greater turnover intentions. Self-employment has been linked to many of the ingrained problems
suffered by the sector, including lack of investment in skills training, poorly integrated human resource policies
and poor treatment of workers. Here it reports on two phases of data collection namely a questionnaire of
architects and semi-structured interviewers with practicing architects. The questionnaire explores issues of job
satisfaction, affective well-being, job demands and decision latitude, work-life balance and turn-over intentions.
The result reveals that self-employed architects appear to experience greater job satisfaction, greater turn-over
intentions and greater work to life conflict .The semi-structured interviews revealed that self-employment
enabled architects to express their creativity and autonomy which are key drivers for entry into the profession.
These findings show that the relationship between employment status and job satisfaction is complex. Further
research is needed with larger samples to fully understand the impact and consequences for self-employed
workers and the sectors.
KEYWORDS :Architects, job satisfaction, construction industry, organizational psychology, stress, work-life
balance.
I. INTRODUCTION:
In general, construction industry particularly in India has multiple tasks and more complex work
nature. The labour force survey, undertaken in India as per World Bank reports that the majority of practicing
architects are self-employed, but exact number is unknown. Evidence from the general working population
suggests that those who are self-employed having greater job satisfaction that those whose are engaged in direct
employment(Bradley and Roberts, 2004)self-employment enables the individuals to exercise repeater control
over their work(Hughes,2003) and greater job satisfaction because of increased autonomy the absence of
hierarchy and the opportunity to control working hours(Anderson,2008).In other sense, self-employment may
also be harmful to the individual in terms of poor job security(D’Souza 2003).Self-employed individuals
experience greater stress due to job insecurity, which may negative impact their work life balance causing stress
amongst family members.Literature shows that architects are an integral part of the building
process(Salisbury,1998) it’s probable that they are exposed to similar stressors as those working in other areas
of the sectors such as, high work load long working hours job insecurity poor professional worth and poor work-
life balance(Sutherland and Davidson,1993;Lingard and Sublet,2002;Hayness and Love,2004).In addition
architects may experience additional stressors ,namely lack of opportunity to use creative
skills(Blau,1984)responsibility for tasks beyond the ability of the individual, unsupportive practice managers
and dissatisfaction over career prospects(Cox and Hamilton,1998).Self-employment may enable individuals
toexercise greater control over their working lives, allow for greater use of creative skills and reduce stresses
associated with practice management, which results in greater job satisfaction. The relationship between self-
employment and occupational stress is more complex and this study explores the experiences of self-employed
architects, reasons for this career choice through discussion and questionnaire in this paper.
The research contents will address the following
[1] Self-employed architects will respect greater job satisfaction than employed in terms of autonomy and
creative opportunity.
[2] Self-employed architects will have greater concern towards job security
[3] Self-employed architects will report greater work-life balance than employed architects.
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II. METHOD:
This study approaches various methods of self-competition questionnaire with semi-structured
interviews. Mixed methods results with more advantages to the researcher, namely a greater understand of lived
realities which can be too complex to be understood through one method of data collection (Mason, 2006).
Questionnaire and Sampling:
To determine various levels of job satisfaction and stress related issues experienced by architects a self-
completion questionnaire was used. In Table 1 details of the data collected by the questionnaire and the
reliability of each measure are tabulated, where co-efficient alpha (α) determines the internal reliability (Salkind,
2004).Administering a questionnaire enables a large amount of standardized information to be collected, thereby
increasing internal validityand reducing bias (Coolican, 1999).Various groups are interviewed to do quantitative
analysis of comparative study. Demographic analysis of comparative study. Demographic information was also
collected. This instrument explores five measures of occupational stress namely job satisfaction, affective well-
being, work-life balance, job demands and control and turnover intentions.A pilot study has been conducted
with approximately 250 architects who are in the field for ten years. In addition to this, comparative special
interested groups reviewed the questionnaire. The detailed questionnaire was distributed to 400 architects
working in different areas around five metropolitan cities in India
(Chennai,Delhi,Hyderabad,Bengaluru,Mumbai).Contacts of architects were found using the websites of Council
Of Architects(COA), and Indian Institute of Architects(IIA) who have achieved charted status.Interview
questions were developed from the extent literature and from the questionnaire which had highlighted areas of
interest. Topics covered in the interviews included reasons for choosing the architectural profession, future
career plans, issues relating to self-employmentpracticemanagement, job satisfaction and work-Life balance.
Interviews were analyzed using a ‘Template Analysis’ technique which has been widely used in similar
researches(Daniels Harris and Briner,2002).This allows for textural data to be thematically organized and
analyzed according to a set of codes development a priori(King,2004).Like grounded theory, template analysis
makes use of codes to order textural data. For this research, the interview schedule was used as the initial
template, but salient issues were incorporated into the template during the course of analysis (Sang, KJC,
Dainty, A R Jand Ison, S G, 2008)
Table 1: Data collected by the questionnaire
Purpose/Aim Measurement Reliability Co-Efficient
Job Satisfaction To measure levels of job-Satisfaction α= 0.921
Affective well-being To measure frequency of positive and
negative affect
Affective well-being α=0.885
Non-Affective Wellbeing α=0.901
Work-Life conflict To measure different levels of work-
life conflict
α=0.867
Job demands and autonomy To measure decision latitude scale
based on job demands
α =0.760
Turnover intentions To measure the desires to leave current
job (or) to leave the profession
α=0.840
For job satisfaction measurements , 7 points Likert Scale(Extremely dissatisfied to extremely satisfied) with 15
items are used and results tabulated(Warr et. al 1979).To test the affective well-being, frequency of
experiencing positive and negative affect(e.g.: tense, calm, depressed) In the past one month both in work and
outside of work are measured (Warr, 1987.)To measure levels of work-life conflict 7 Item Likert Scale based
existing tools is used (Small and Riley, 1990 and Bacharach et.al., 1991).To measure the job demand levels and
autonomy, latitude scales are used (Karasek, 1979). 4 items scale rating agreement (strongly agree to strongly
disagree) with items relating to desires to leave current job and to leave the profession coefficient (α) is
calculated and tabulated.
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION:
Questionnaire Sample Characteristics
From the practicing architects, out of 400 a total of 120 questionnaire were returned 108 of which were
fully answered and completed. This response rate is comparable to similar ones(Mc Dernott et al.,2007).This
sample consisted of 23 Males 25 Females with age of range between 25 to 65 with a mean age of 35 to 40
years(SD=2.262).The majority of respondents had achieved charted architect status (68%),and a further 28%
were registered with COA and IIA.The number of years of experience ranged from one year to more than
45years,with a mean of 9.2years(SD=10.02) with full-time practice. Job Satisfaction, job demand and decision
latitude and affective well-being. For the given items in the questionnaire on job satisfaction scale form a
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descriptive statistics revealed that the majority of respondents were satisfied with their work. Minor portion of
respondents expressed dissatisfaction with different issues namely, the lower pay scale, organizational issues,
and practice management, recognition of work, job security and industrial relations. One third expressed
concern over their skills and opportunities issues and on fourth was dissatisfied with the variety of work nature
involved. Acomparison of mean values revealed that the self-employed architects expressed greater job
satisfaction with more freedom and responsibility which supports the first research proposition the findings are
supported by the interview data. This proves that self-employed architects use their full range of skills, to gain
greater recognition for their work and to express their creativity.
Table 2: Comparison between employed and self-employed architects
Item Mean Self-
Employed
Mean(Employed) T Significance(2
tailed)
Mean Job
Satisfaction
6.12 5.28 2.681 0.041
Decision Authority 3.21 3.79 1.120 0.000
Freedom To Work 6.27 4.18 3.895 0.000
Job Security 3.39 4.28 -1.281 0.012
Amount of
Responsibility
6.27 5.20 5.105 0.060
Method of working
and hours send
8.23 5.10 3.210 0.029
Turn over intentions 3.25 3.18 2.518 0.014
As Table 2 shows, self-employed architects expressed greater concerns over their job security a finding which
was also verified during the interviews. The interviews revealed that being self-employed could be stressful due
to concerns over securing and getting paid to work , in addition to carrying out the work. Both Hundley (2001)
and D’Souza et al (2003) assert that self-employed individuals are at increased risk of occupational stress and
adverse health outcomes due to high job insecurity. Warr (1990) considers job security to be essential for
occupational well-being. Concern over this area may account for the higher turnover intentions and poorer job
related affective well-being of self-employed respondents, although further work would be needed to test this
statement work life conflict and turnover intention.Majority of respondents reported that work made them too
tired (59%), about one third felt that negatively affected with their social life (27%). Only 16% reported life to
work conflict. Work life imbalance has been identified as a source of stress for those working in the construction
professions (Lingard and Francis, 2006) and it is the same for the architects. Approximately one fourth of the
respondents revealed that they consider leaving both their jobs and profession as well and actively searching for
an alternative occupation. These findings indicate that issues relating to work life balance and occupational turn
over are of concern to an important proportion of the sample for study.
Limitations of study: This study is limited due to the small sample size. Demographic of the architectural
profession is not considered as a majority. Further research would consider other impacts of both self-employed
and employed architects compared to other professionals.
IV. CONCLUSION:
This study presented proves that self-employed may lead to greater job satisfaction with greater
autonomy but greater stress due to job insecurity. The data concerned here indicates that the role of self-
employment in job satisfaction of architects is complex. Self-employment also indicates greater work life
conflict.
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