This document summarizes a study on the innovation and development of Taiwan's culture and education business. It discusses Taiwan's transition to a more open education market in the 1990s and the resulting boom and subsequent decline of cram schools. It then focuses on a case study of Taiwan Knowledge Bank (TKB), which successfully transformed from tutoring to digital learning. Through TKB's experiences, the study identifies eight key points for the sustainable development of culture and education businesses, including balancing innovation and risk, focusing on high-quality content, integrating core competencies, creating new business models through blended learning, establishing implementation systems, and overcoming the difficulties of starting and maintaining a business.
Business mentoring and entrepreneurship development in selected states of nig...Alexander Decker
This document discusses business mentoring and entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. It examines business mentoring as a potential solution for improving entrepreneurship development, which is important for reducing unemployment and boosting economic growth. The study was conducted in 6 Nigerian states and found a positive relationship between effective learning and entrepreneurship development. Specifically, it found that entrepreneurial skills can be acquired through mentoring. The document recommends introducing business mentoring programs in university curriculums and additional research on the long-term impacts and costs/benefits of mentoring.
Entrepreneurship-Based Course Design: A Case Study of Its Application in Huma...ikhsan setiawan
The advancement and prosperity of a country are, in part, determined by the number of entrepreneurs in that country. Entrepreneurs can help a country’s economy by opening numerous job opportunities. In this respect, higher education institutions are expected to create a great number of entrepreneurs. One of the core components in a higher education activity is a course. Thus, a course should be better designed in such a way that can raise student’s motivation to get involved in entrepreneurial activities. This paper describes the application of an entrepreneurship-based course design in Human Resource Planning and Development (HRPD) course during the even semester of academic year 2014/2015 at Narotama University Surabaya. The most important part of that design is the main assignment that instructs the students to establish their own small business plans which cover vision, mission, and strategy for at least the next five years. After that, they must establish a detailed enough plan to conduct various human resource management activities directed to get qualified employees who can support the business in implementing its strategy. Finally, this paper also discusses the effectiveness of the HRPD course design in enhancing the students’ entrepreneurial motivation.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Course Design, Human Resource Management, Student’s Entrepreneurial Motivation
This document summarizes a study that investigated the relationship between delegation of authority and staff commitment at the School of Finance and Banking in Kigali, Rwanda. A survey of 78 staff members found a weak but significant positive correlation between the two variables. This implies that higher levels of delegated authority are linked to increased levels of staff commitment. The study aimed to address gaps in understanding the factors influencing previously reported low levels of commitment among staff at the school.
Many organizations and institutions are struggling to survive in a business and market environment
which is volatile and fierce, and thus they are doing everything within their means in their quest to keep the
motivation levels of their staff high and to ensure an increase in their competitiveness and an improvement in
performance. Several studies indicate that improved employee performance gives organizations an age over and
above the others in the same business
This document summarizes a study that examined differences in entrepreneurial determination between Malaysian and Indonesian university students. The study surveyed 778 students from 5 Malaysian and 6 Indonesian universities. It found that entrepreneurial determination was moderately high among respondents from both countries. However, entrepreneurial determination differed significantly between genders among Malaysian students, with male students showing higher levels, though this difference was not observed among Indonesian students. The study aimed to understand levels of entrepreneurial determination and differences based on country and personal demographics, in order to help foster entrepreneurship among youth in Malaysia and Indonesia.
This document summarizes eight interlinked papers on developing a market-driven pedagogy for teaching financial economics decisions. The papers address the mismatch between current pedagogy and industry demands, discuss revising the taxonomy of financial economics decisions given technological advances, and explore methods to discover how Generation Z prefers to learn. A key paper proposes a six-level taxonomy but suggests a revision initiative to harmonize the taxonomy with technology. Another paper applies a repeated measures design and data mining to identify motivational variables for Generation Z's learning. The findings note their preference for technology-centered and skills-based instruction. The papers aim to enhance graduates' employability by focusing on the decision-making skills demanded by the job market.
Effectiveness of staff retention strategies in Zimbabwe’s public and private ...Premier Publishers
This paper critiqued the effectiveness of staff retention strategies in Zimbabwe’s public and private universities from the Returnee Lecturers’ perspective. It employed criterion sampling to select the participants. Open-ended interview method was used to gather data. Data analysis was done using NVivo. The study established that given the current macro-economic environment obtaining in Zimbabwe, both monetary and non-monetary strategies complement each other in retaining staff in the studied universities, although non-monetary strategies tend to be more effective in the long run. The effectiveness of particular staff retention strategies such as salaries, allowances, tuition waiver, and provision of accommodation, staff development and research and career development opportunities, and provision of adequate and appropriate resources were found to be of varying degrees in public and private universities. It concluded that the effectiveness of monetary and non-monetary strategies to retain staff in both sets of the universities is circumstantial. Another study’s conclusion was that the effectiveness of staff retention strategies in the universities is negatively impacted on by lack of knowledge and information about staff retention. The study recommended that universities should increase opportunities for career growth, staff development, research and post-doctoral research fellowships to recognise, motivate and retain lecturers.
Business mentoring and entrepreneurship development in selected states of nig...Alexander Decker
This document discusses business mentoring and entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. It examines business mentoring as a potential solution for improving entrepreneurship development, which is important for reducing unemployment and boosting economic growth. The study was conducted in 6 Nigerian states and found a positive relationship between effective learning and entrepreneurship development. Specifically, it found that entrepreneurial skills can be acquired through mentoring. The document recommends introducing business mentoring programs in university curriculums and additional research on the long-term impacts and costs/benefits of mentoring.
Entrepreneurship-Based Course Design: A Case Study of Its Application in Huma...ikhsan setiawan
The advancement and prosperity of a country are, in part, determined by the number of entrepreneurs in that country. Entrepreneurs can help a country’s economy by opening numerous job opportunities. In this respect, higher education institutions are expected to create a great number of entrepreneurs. One of the core components in a higher education activity is a course. Thus, a course should be better designed in such a way that can raise student’s motivation to get involved in entrepreneurial activities. This paper describes the application of an entrepreneurship-based course design in Human Resource Planning and Development (HRPD) course during the even semester of academic year 2014/2015 at Narotama University Surabaya. The most important part of that design is the main assignment that instructs the students to establish their own small business plans which cover vision, mission, and strategy for at least the next five years. After that, they must establish a detailed enough plan to conduct various human resource management activities directed to get qualified employees who can support the business in implementing its strategy. Finally, this paper also discusses the effectiveness of the HRPD course design in enhancing the students’ entrepreneurial motivation.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Course Design, Human Resource Management, Student’s Entrepreneurial Motivation
This document summarizes a study that investigated the relationship between delegation of authority and staff commitment at the School of Finance and Banking in Kigali, Rwanda. A survey of 78 staff members found a weak but significant positive correlation between the two variables. This implies that higher levels of delegated authority are linked to increased levels of staff commitment. The study aimed to address gaps in understanding the factors influencing previously reported low levels of commitment among staff at the school.
Many organizations and institutions are struggling to survive in a business and market environment
which is volatile and fierce, and thus they are doing everything within their means in their quest to keep the
motivation levels of their staff high and to ensure an increase in their competitiveness and an improvement in
performance. Several studies indicate that improved employee performance gives organizations an age over and
above the others in the same business
This document summarizes a study that examined differences in entrepreneurial determination between Malaysian and Indonesian university students. The study surveyed 778 students from 5 Malaysian and 6 Indonesian universities. It found that entrepreneurial determination was moderately high among respondents from both countries. However, entrepreneurial determination differed significantly between genders among Malaysian students, with male students showing higher levels, though this difference was not observed among Indonesian students. The study aimed to understand levels of entrepreneurial determination and differences based on country and personal demographics, in order to help foster entrepreneurship among youth in Malaysia and Indonesia.
This document summarizes eight interlinked papers on developing a market-driven pedagogy for teaching financial economics decisions. The papers address the mismatch between current pedagogy and industry demands, discuss revising the taxonomy of financial economics decisions given technological advances, and explore methods to discover how Generation Z prefers to learn. A key paper proposes a six-level taxonomy but suggests a revision initiative to harmonize the taxonomy with technology. Another paper applies a repeated measures design and data mining to identify motivational variables for Generation Z's learning. The findings note their preference for technology-centered and skills-based instruction. The papers aim to enhance graduates' employability by focusing on the decision-making skills demanded by the job market.
Effectiveness of staff retention strategies in Zimbabwe’s public and private ...Premier Publishers
This paper critiqued the effectiveness of staff retention strategies in Zimbabwe’s public and private universities from the Returnee Lecturers’ perspective. It employed criterion sampling to select the participants. Open-ended interview method was used to gather data. Data analysis was done using NVivo. The study established that given the current macro-economic environment obtaining in Zimbabwe, both monetary and non-monetary strategies complement each other in retaining staff in the studied universities, although non-monetary strategies tend to be more effective in the long run. The effectiveness of particular staff retention strategies such as salaries, allowances, tuition waiver, and provision of accommodation, staff development and research and career development opportunities, and provision of adequate and appropriate resources were found to be of varying degrees in public and private universities. It concluded that the effectiveness of monetary and non-monetary strategies to retain staff in both sets of the universities is circumstantial. Another study’s conclusion was that the effectiveness of staff retention strategies in the universities is negatively impacted on by lack of knowledge and information about staff retention. The study recommended that universities should increase opportunities for career growth, staff development, research and post-doctoral research fellowships to recognise, motivate and retain lecturers.
This document discusses total quality management (TQM) implementation in higher education institutions. It reviews the literature on critical success factors for TQM implementation. The key findings are:
1) Critical success factors for TQM implementation in higher education include management commitment, the role of quality departments, training, employee involvement, and relationships with suppliers.
2) Proper education and training of those involved in the implementation process can help address issues like a lack of continuous improvement culture.
3) There are three approaches to TQM in higher education - a customer focus on students, a staff focus, and a focus on meeting service agreements and specifications.
One of the most important factors that positively influence the performance of lecturers is the motivation toward work, which determines the self-discipline to improve the professional skills, morale, work attitude, and the performance of lecturers. This paper was conducted with the main purpose is to find out job motivational factors affecting on performance of lecturers with the application of reliable model in the situation of economic and administration in Hanoi, Vietnam. By surveying 490 lecturers at universities in Hanoi, the research has shown the relationship of seven motivational factors to lecturers’ performance, of which the greatest impact is “assessment”, followed by “incentives”, “recognition”, “colleagues”, “superiors”, “working conditions”, and finally “works itself”. Finally, based on the results, the research has proposed suggestions to help policymakers develop programs and action targets that enhance the motivation and performance of the teaching staffs in universities; step by step improving the quality of higher education according to the goals that Vietnamese Party and State have set for the higher education sector these days.
This study aimed to design an entrepreneurial school model for Iranian education using Mazandaran Province as a case study. Through interviews and questionnaires, the study identified internal and external factors affecting the formation of an entrepreneurial school. These factors included individual, organizational, and environmental abilities and 16 components. Structural equation modeling validated a model showing significant relationships between the components and dimensions. The results provide a conceptual framework for establishing entrepreneurial schools in Iran.
THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FACTORS THAT IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTICE ON JOB ...ijiert bestjournal
The summary review of this research work it is as follows here,the main purpose of this study is to analysis the assessment of the factors that impact of human resources practice on job satisfaction among the academics staffs of University College Insaniah. There are some factors that examined in this st udy work,which are:Mainly some factors influenced job satisfaction opportunity,human resources planning,recruitment and selections,compensations and performance appraisal. The staffs were obtained from the human resource department of the University for this purpose,it consist just view department,which are:Muamalat,Multimedia,Hospitality and others,the staffs consist of 45 Malaysian,1 Indonesian and 1 Bangladesh,and others 3 academics staffs. There were males and females staffs employed by In saniah. Primary data was used in this study,Primary data referred to information that is first obtained by the researcher on the variables of interest for specific purpose of the study. For the purpose of this study,primary data were obtained through t he distribution of questionnaire to all the academics staffs of Insaniah.
The Impact of School Location on the Effectiveness of Secondary School Admini...ijtsrd
This document summarizes a study that examined the impact of school location on the effectiveness of public secondary school administrators in Cameroon. The study used a mixed-methods approach, collecting quantitative data through a questionnaire and qualitative data through interviews. The findings showed that over half of administrators were satisfied with their school's location, and school location had a significant and strong positive effect on administrative effectiveness. Administrators at schools in less conducive locations reported lower effectiveness. The conclusion was that school location impacts administrator effectiveness, so school locations should be made safe and conducive.
The role of universities in human capital development implications for nation...Alexander Decker
This study investigated the role of universities in developing human capital through training programs for lecturers and the implications for national transformation in Nigeria. The study found that opportunities for lecturers to attend retraining programs like conferences and workshops had a significant relationship with improvements in their teaching effectiveness and the transformation of students. It was concluded that ongoing training is an important way for universities to develop lecturers' skills and knowledge to transform teaching approaches and better prepare students to contribute to national development. The researchers recommended increased government funding for training programs to continuously develop the human capital in universities.
Factors Influencing Non-Teaching Employees’ Performance in Kenya: A Case Stud...paperpublications3
Abstract: The study aimed at analyzing the factors influencing non-teaching employees’ performance in Kitale National Polytechnic. Non-teaching employees play a significant role in achieving the goals of an institution. The study was guided by the following research objectives: -to examine the effect of training on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic, to analyze the effect of organization culture on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic, to determine the effect of working environment on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic and to evaluate the effect of motivation on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic. The study was conducted through a descriptive research design. Sixty one non-teaching employees of Kitale National Polytechnic were the target population. The whole population formed the sample size. A questionnaire was the main tool for primary data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics and regression analysis were used in interpreting the collected data. The study will be able to answer the hurdles that non-teaching employees face while performing their tasks. The findings established in this study will create a path to improved performance of non-teaching employees not only in Kitale National Polytechnic but all the national polytechnics in Kenya.
Agwu, M. E., Onwuegbuzie, H. N., & Ezeifeka, P. (2017). Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on New Ventures Creation - A Case Study. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, (425) 98-114. Available at: http://scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/4014
Shapero’s Model: A Veritable Tool for Explaining Entrepreneurial Intentions a...inventionjournals
Entrepreneurship is considered as a life blood for any meaningful growth and development around the world. Entrepreneurship process is initiated from the development of the entrepreneurial intentions. This is inclined to three fundamental variables; perceived desirability, propensity to act and perceived feasibility. The research work applied entrepreneurial intention model developed hypothetically in line with Shapero’s Model. The sample size was 107 respondents. The data collection instruments were questionnaires. Data collected were analyzed by descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis using SPSS version 16. The descriptive statistics were presented through percentages, means, standard deviations and frequencies. While this research was primarily directed toward university students, its conclusion was significant in providing answers to most issues concerning the circumstances surrounding entrepreneurship and business development among the Nigerian graduates. The study concludes that it was beneficial to offer entrepreneurship courses in view of the fact that it build up the intention and the fundamental aptitude to be an entrepreneur, also being an entrepreneur could bring about greater contentment in one’s life . The research work recommends that entrepreneurship and business development curriculum should be expanded to cover other sensitive areas of businesses where the current curriculum does not. This will facilitate the students to have the understanding of the entrepreneurial environment and to have an indispensable aptitude required to become an entrepreneur. The research work further proposes that, the Nigerian government should make available resources such as funds for the graduates who want to become entrepreneurs since entrepreneurship is a kind of win- win partnership between the government and the entrepreneurs.
: Stress is an individual’s response to a disturbing factor in the environment, and the consequence of
such reaction. Stress obviously involves interaction of the person and environment. Teaching profession was
once viewed as the low stressed occupation in the world. Teachers were enjoying their profession due to the
freedom they had to implement their plans in their profession. They had enough time to prepare themselves to
handle the lessons
The Entrepreneurial Intentions among the Undergraduates Involved in Business ...ijtsrd
Universities play a major role in producing entrepreneurs. Until recently, fostering innovations and new product development through entrepreneurship has not been regarded as a primary task of universities. Although the graduates are given the education on entrepreneurship, it is reported that they have less willingness to start their own business. Lack of entrepreneurial intentions among the undergraduates impact adversely for the economic development of the country as entrepreneurship is a major source of employment generation and economic development. Thus, scholars emphasize more on investigating the factors stimulating the interest of undergraduates to become an entrepreneur. On the above backdrop, present study was undertaken to understand the factors affecting the entrepreneurial intentions of the undergraduates involved in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship courses in Sri Lankan Universities. D G M P M Gamage | R H G W P K Henegedara ""The Entrepreneurial Intentions among the Undergraduates Involved in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship Courses in Sri Lanka"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd25175.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/business-administration/25175/the-entrepreneurial-intentions-among-the-undergraduates-involved-in-business-administration-and-entrepreneurship-courses-in-sri-lanka/d-g-m-p-m-gamage
This document summarizes a study that investigated the dominant types of strategic orientation among telecommunication firms in Nigeria. The study identified technological orientation and market orientation as the two main strategic orientations. A survey was conducted of 123 employees across the major telecommunication firms in Nigeria, with 98 responses analyzed. The results indicated that while both orientations are moderately demonstrated, the firms exhibit a stronger market orientation compared to a technological orientation. The study suggested future research should use a longitudinal design and compare the extent of implementing strategic orientations among companies.
1) The document examines the importance of human capital for developing countries in Asia Pacific. It analyzes the effects of human capital capacity on economic growth using variables like education enrollment ratios and government education spending.
2) The results suggest that education policies focusing on improving enrollment ratios and spending directed at quality can optimize economic growth. Developing countries face challenges in education access due to limited resources.
3) A lack of skilled human capital and quality higher education can constrain innovation in developing countries like Indonesia and Thailand. Both countries struggle with educational attainment and producing enough graduates with science/technology skills needed for private sector.
This document summarizes a study on the effects of working conditions on academic staff motivation at Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe. The study found that working conditions were unfavorable and negatively impacted motivation. Factors like uncompetitive salaries, lack of input in decision-making, limited career development opportunities, and restrictions on academic freedom lowered motivation as measured by job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The document recommends that Africa University improve working conditions like these motivational factors to attract and retain experienced academic staff.
Effect of Knowledge Management on Employee Retention in IT industry: Regressi...AkashSharma618775
This document discusses a study examining the effect of knowledge management on employee retention in the IT industry. It identifies key variables of knowledge management like organizational culture, leadership, financial resources, technological infrastructure, employee empowerment, training, continuous learning, and motivation. The study uses a descriptive research methodology including a survey of 100 IT industry employees. Regression analysis found a positive correlation between knowledge management and employee retention. Most employees agreed that the identified knowledge management variables influence retention. The study suggests organizations focus on technology, research/development, empowerment, motivation, and adapting to industry changes to better manage knowledge and retain employees.
Influence of Conferences and Job Rotation on Job Productivity of Library Staf...Premier Publishers
The general purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of conferences and job rotation on job productivity of library staff in tertiary institutions in Imo State, Nigeria. The survey research design was used for this study using questionnaire as an instrument for data collection. This study covered the entire population of 661. Out of these, 501 copies of the questionnaire representing 75.8% were duly completed and returned for analysis. Student’s t-test was used to analyze the research questions. The finding showed that conferences had no significant influence on the job productivity of library staff in tertiary institutions in Imo State, Nigeria (F cal= 7.86; t-vale =6.177; p >0.005). Finding also showed that job rotation significantly influences job productivity of library staff in tertiary institutions in Imo State, Nigeria (F-cal value= 18.65; t-value = 16.225; P<0.05). This study recommended that, government should ensure that library staff participate in conferences with themes and topics that are relevant to the job they perform and also ensure that there should be proper evaluation and feedback mechanism which aimed to ensuring control and minimize abuse of their development opportunities. Again, there should be written statement of objectives in order to sustain job rotation programmes. Also, that training and development needs of library staff must be identified and analyzed before embarking on job rotation processes as this would help to build skills, competences, specialization and high job productivity.
A proposed approach for teaching entrepreneurship education in kenyaAlexander Decker
This document proposes an approach for teaching entrepreneurship education across all levels of Kenya's education system, from pre-school to university. It recommends revising policies to include entrepreneurship education earlier and emphasizes experiential learning methods. Successful models from other countries that incorporate experiential learning like company programs are discussed. The proposed approach focuses on fostering entrepreneurial skills, mindsets and behaviors at each level through age-appropriate activities, with indicators to measure success like innovative ideas, business initiatives and career choices in entrepreneurship.
The Factors Affecting the Development of Entrepreneurship School in Education...inventionjournals
This study aimed to identify factors involved in developing Entrepreneur school and understanding the Executive requirements of these schools in Educational system of Iran (Case Study of MAZANDARAN province). Relying on the theory of organizational entrepreneurship and data based theory (Grounded Theory) the factors effective in creating a school for entrepreneurs were identified. The population of the study in Interview section was 20 experts in the Field of educational sciences from the University of Educators, entrepreneurship teachers and school administrators and for qualitative validation were 20 faculty members of University of Educators and school administrators. The research tools were open interview and content analysis techniques .The research findings indicate that the two groups factors of inside and outside organization and 3 dimensions of personal, organizational and environmental abilities and 16 components of Features (psychological , attitude, motivational), management style, organizational ,Mental and interpersonal skills, new methods of reward, management support, Delegate, deadline, curricula system , strategic orientation, entrepreneurial culture, entrepreneurship education, space and equipments, government policies, socio-economic and cultural conditions, financial and non-financial support are effective in building this kind of entrepreneur school. Also the results of qualitative validation or questionnaire distribution in the first step have resulted to the Removal of the concepts of parental education; parental social status and evaluation system due to an average of less than 4.In the implementation of the second round questionnaire, Kendal correlation coefficient was calculated and Kendall's w = 0.705 was obtained, suggesting a strong consensus among panel members in the research.
This document discusses research on developing employability, positive values, diversity awareness, and civic engagement among university graduates in order to equip them to create positive change. It reviews literature showing that employability requires more than academic skills, including work experience relevant to graduates' fields. Developing positive values in university is important but challenges remain in ensuring graduates maintain these values after graduating. Promoting diversity awareness meets growing societal needs and supports skills like creativity. University experiences like community engagement make graduates more likely to be engaged citizens who can influence positive change.
This document discusses total quality management (TQM) implementation in higher education institutions. It reviews the literature on critical success factors for TQM implementation. The key findings are:
1) Critical success factors for TQM implementation in higher education include management commitment, the role of quality departments, training, employee involvement, and relationships with suppliers.
2) Proper education and training of those involved in the implementation process can help address issues like a lack of continuous improvement culture.
3) There are three approaches to TQM in higher education - a customer focus on students, a staff focus, and a focus on meeting service agreements and specifications.
One of the most important factors that positively influence the performance of lecturers is the motivation toward work, which determines the self-discipline to improve the professional skills, morale, work attitude, and the performance of lecturers. This paper was conducted with the main purpose is to find out job motivational factors affecting on performance of lecturers with the application of reliable model in the situation of economic and administration in Hanoi, Vietnam. By surveying 490 lecturers at universities in Hanoi, the research has shown the relationship of seven motivational factors to lecturers’ performance, of which the greatest impact is “assessment”, followed by “incentives”, “recognition”, “colleagues”, “superiors”, “working conditions”, and finally “works itself”. Finally, based on the results, the research has proposed suggestions to help policymakers develop programs and action targets that enhance the motivation and performance of the teaching staffs in universities; step by step improving the quality of higher education according to the goals that Vietnamese Party and State have set for the higher education sector these days.
This study aimed to design an entrepreneurial school model for Iranian education using Mazandaran Province as a case study. Through interviews and questionnaires, the study identified internal and external factors affecting the formation of an entrepreneurial school. These factors included individual, organizational, and environmental abilities and 16 components. Structural equation modeling validated a model showing significant relationships between the components and dimensions. The results provide a conceptual framework for establishing entrepreneurial schools in Iran.
THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FACTORS THAT IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTICE ON JOB ...ijiert bestjournal
The summary review of this research work it is as follows here,the main purpose of this study is to analysis the assessment of the factors that impact of human resources practice on job satisfaction among the academics staffs of University College Insaniah. There are some factors that examined in this st udy work,which are:Mainly some factors influenced job satisfaction opportunity,human resources planning,recruitment and selections,compensations and performance appraisal. The staffs were obtained from the human resource department of the University for this purpose,it consist just view department,which are:Muamalat,Multimedia,Hospitality and others,the staffs consist of 45 Malaysian,1 Indonesian and 1 Bangladesh,and others 3 academics staffs. There were males and females staffs employed by In saniah. Primary data was used in this study,Primary data referred to information that is first obtained by the researcher on the variables of interest for specific purpose of the study. For the purpose of this study,primary data were obtained through t he distribution of questionnaire to all the academics staffs of Insaniah.
The Impact of School Location on the Effectiveness of Secondary School Admini...ijtsrd
This document summarizes a study that examined the impact of school location on the effectiveness of public secondary school administrators in Cameroon. The study used a mixed-methods approach, collecting quantitative data through a questionnaire and qualitative data through interviews. The findings showed that over half of administrators were satisfied with their school's location, and school location had a significant and strong positive effect on administrative effectiveness. Administrators at schools in less conducive locations reported lower effectiveness. The conclusion was that school location impacts administrator effectiveness, so school locations should be made safe and conducive.
The role of universities in human capital development implications for nation...Alexander Decker
This study investigated the role of universities in developing human capital through training programs for lecturers and the implications for national transformation in Nigeria. The study found that opportunities for lecturers to attend retraining programs like conferences and workshops had a significant relationship with improvements in their teaching effectiveness and the transformation of students. It was concluded that ongoing training is an important way for universities to develop lecturers' skills and knowledge to transform teaching approaches and better prepare students to contribute to national development. The researchers recommended increased government funding for training programs to continuously develop the human capital in universities.
Factors Influencing Non-Teaching Employees’ Performance in Kenya: A Case Stud...paperpublications3
Abstract: The study aimed at analyzing the factors influencing non-teaching employees’ performance in Kitale National Polytechnic. Non-teaching employees play a significant role in achieving the goals of an institution. The study was guided by the following research objectives: -to examine the effect of training on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic, to analyze the effect of organization culture on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic, to determine the effect of working environment on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic and to evaluate the effect of motivation on non-teaching employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic. The study was conducted through a descriptive research design. Sixty one non-teaching employees of Kitale National Polytechnic were the target population. The whole population formed the sample size. A questionnaire was the main tool for primary data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics and regression analysis were used in interpreting the collected data. The study will be able to answer the hurdles that non-teaching employees face while performing their tasks. The findings established in this study will create a path to improved performance of non-teaching employees not only in Kitale National Polytechnic but all the national polytechnics in Kenya.
Agwu, M. E., Onwuegbuzie, H. N., & Ezeifeka, P. (2017). Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on New Ventures Creation - A Case Study. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, (425) 98-114. Available at: http://scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/4014
Shapero’s Model: A Veritable Tool for Explaining Entrepreneurial Intentions a...inventionjournals
Entrepreneurship is considered as a life blood for any meaningful growth and development around the world. Entrepreneurship process is initiated from the development of the entrepreneurial intentions. This is inclined to three fundamental variables; perceived desirability, propensity to act and perceived feasibility. The research work applied entrepreneurial intention model developed hypothetically in line with Shapero’s Model. The sample size was 107 respondents. The data collection instruments were questionnaires. Data collected were analyzed by descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis using SPSS version 16. The descriptive statistics were presented through percentages, means, standard deviations and frequencies. While this research was primarily directed toward university students, its conclusion was significant in providing answers to most issues concerning the circumstances surrounding entrepreneurship and business development among the Nigerian graduates. The study concludes that it was beneficial to offer entrepreneurship courses in view of the fact that it build up the intention and the fundamental aptitude to be an entrepreneur, also being an entrepreneur could bring about greater contentment in one’s life . The research work recommends that entrepreneurship and business development curriculum should be expanded to cover other sensitive areas of businesses where the current curriculum does not. This will facilitate the students to have the understanding of the entrepreneurial environment and to have an indispensable aptitude required to become an entrepreneur. The research work further proposes that, the Nigerian government should make available resources such as funds for the graduates who want to become entrepreneurs since entrepreneurship is a kind of win- win partnership between the government and the entrepreneurs.
: Stress is an individual’s response to a disturbing factor in the environment, and the consequence of
such reaction. Stress obviously involves interaction of the person and environment. Teaching profession was
once viewed as the low stressed occupation in the world. Teachers were enjoying their profession due to the
freedom they had to implement their plans in their profession. They had enough time to prepare themselves to
handle the lessons
The Entrepreneurial Intentions among the Undergraduates Involved in Business ...ijtsrd
Universities play a major role in producing entrepreneurs. Until recently, fostering innovations and new product development through entrepreneurship has not been regarded as a primary task of universities. Although the graduates are given the education on entrepreneurship, it is reported that they have less willingness to start their own business. Lack of entrepreneurial intentions among the undergraduates impact adversely for the economic development of the country as entrepreneurship is a major source of employment generation and economic development. Thus, scholars emphasize more on investigating the factors stimulating the interest of undergraduates to become an entrepreneur. On the above backdrop, present study was undertaken to understand the factors affecting the entrepreneurial intentions of the undergraduates involved in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship courses in Sri Lankan Universities. D G M P M Gamage | R H G W P K Henegedara ""The Entrepreneurial Intentions among the Undergraduates Involved in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship Courses in Sri Lanka"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd25175.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/business-administration/25175/the-entrepreneurial-intentions-among-the-undergraduates-involved-in-business-administration-and-entrepreneurship-courses-in-sri-lanka/d-g-m-p-m-gamage
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NARRATING THE INNOVATION OF TAIWAN'S CULTURE AND EDUCATION BUSINESS IN ENTREPRENEURING
1. International Journal of Computer Science & Information Technology (IJCSIT) Vol 10, No 4, August 2018
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NARRATING THE INNOVATION OF TAIWAN'S
CULTURE AND EDUCATION BUSINESS IN
ENTREPRENEURING
Jui-ChanHuang1
and Jung Wu Tzu2
1
Yango College, Fuzhou, 350015,China
2
Institute of Human Resource Management, National SunYat-Sen University, Taiwan
ABSTRACT
The development of Taiwan's culture and education business was virtually business operation full of
interesting changed and struggled with adversities. This study adopted narrative approach and empirical
research to explore development of Taiwan's culture and education business, the counter measures and
responses of enter prises to such changes. Through the case study o "Taiwan Knowledge Bank (TKB)",it
analyzed the mutual effects between the development of Taiwan's culture and education business and
business operation. The narration of operator sledus back to the past, which brought about inspirations in
terms of operation and management. The results of this study contained eight points: 1) Balance between
innovation and risk to create a new business group; 2) Content is king; 3)Integrate core competitiveness to
give full play of the comprehensive effect of economies of scope;(4)Create a new business group via
blended learning; 5)Establish a system to implement business plan; 6)It's both difficult to startup and
maintain a business;7) March the last mile of" betterness education"; 8) The recognition of
entrepreneurship and operation innovation of entrepreneurs and employees. The results serve as the
development strategies for the vast market of culture and education business and the reference of
entrepreneurship and transformation of culture and education business.
KEYWORDS
Narrative approach, Taiwan's culture and education business, operation innovation, organizational
identity, organizational change.
1. INTRODUCTION
A. RESEARCH BACKGROUND
During this time, Taiwanese education gradually lifted the restriction and underwent qualitative
change. The market of tutoring spread from cities to all over Taiwan. Cram schools for adult and
children in various forms of chain and franchise had been established grew fast with in a short
time, especially, cram schools for American English for kids like Hess, Giraffe, Joy English, and
Kid Castle. There were as many as 200 to 500 chain and franchise cram schools. At this point,
Taiwan had fully shaped its style in culture and education business, while cram schools in Taiwan
roseupto3,707.Suchamajor education policy change, serious sub-replacement fertility, financial
crises sand economic down turn, as well as other adverse factors led to the cancellation of
tutoring business and the new peaks of the number of cram schools were written off. In2013,
2014, and 2015,there were 779,809,and808cram schools were written off, which were the highest
figures. By then (as of March 16, 2016),a totalof10,080cram schools wrote off, indicating the
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increasingly worse operational environment. If they did not transform, the practitioners were
bound to be abolished or written off.
Althoughthetotalnumbersofcramschoolsregisteredin2014and2015 remained 17,846and18,532, all
the practitioners face the threat of serious sub-replacement fertility. They tried all means to
transform and attempted to create new blue ocean of culture and education business. In particular,
they adopted digital information technology, cloud, and international and new business models
to pursue successful transformation.
B. RESEARCH MOTIVES
Starting from tutoring, the founders of Taiwan Knowledge Bank(TKB: main field in Taipei,
Kaohsiung and Tainan) adhered to certain management logic to establish a tutoring system. In
the digital context, it was important and valuable experience to success fully transform to digital
learning, which could serve as reference for those who intended to get involved in culture and
education business. Therefore, the main research motives of this study were summarized as
follows:
• It narrated the history of Taiwan's culture and education business so as to learn its
development.
• It understood the impact and operation innovation of digital learning on Taiwan's culture and
education business through a case study.
• It learned how enterprises create a new situation through operation innovation in the face of
changes of external environment based on the case study.
• It figured out the gap of recognition during operation innovation and creation of a new
situation between entrepreneurs and management teams through the case study, which
facilitates operators to learn the cooperative conditions and communication focus of
operation innovation in internal environment.
2. LITERATURE REVIEW
A. OPERATION INNOVATION
Organizational innovation had been studied from many different perspectives, including product,
process, product and process, and multiplying. Reference [1] argued that the theories on
"organizational innovation" could be classified into five categories:
• Mechanical and organic model
• Dual- core model
• Ambidextrous model
• Dual-core and ambidextrous model
• Radicalness.
As tutoring industry and average schools focused on culture and education, this study reviewed
the literature on school innovative operation. Reference [2] argued that school innovative
operation aimed at enhancing the outcome and performance of various aspects, meet the demand
so members and reform of external environment, and change and innovative internal and
external operational manners.
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B. ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTITY
The concept of organizational identity was prominent. Its importance should be more than that of
organizational commitment, because the employees with high organizational identity would make
decisions most compliant with the interests of organization seven there was no supervision. It was
in line with con temporary management thinking, like participation in management, overall
quality management, team management ,and authorization and empowerment, empowering front-
line personnel to decision-making as much as possible. Certainly, the premise was that these
people must have a high degree of organizational identity. Based on such concept, this study
deemed that it was worth while to explore the establishment of organizational identity of
professionals. The organizational identity or loyalty of professionals was determined as long as
they entered companies(eg.[3[).
C. E-LEARNING
In recent years, information and communication technology (ICT)has brought about major and
permanent transformation. The Internet had become an important medium for human life.
However, such changes also affected educational institutions and educational learning styles.
Students changed their ways of learning from traditional face- to-face learning to new learning
model through net work. This new way of learning was called e-learning. Under the
comprehensive development of e-learning, new example of modern education had been created.
In higher education, e- learning playedavitalrole. The following discussed the definition,
teaching pattern, and features of e-learning, respectively. In 1999, Jay Cross, an American
scholar proposed the concept of" e-learning" for the first time which aroused the interest of
industry and school. Reference[4] explored e-learning from two aspects, namely: The definition
of e-learning and its advantages and disadvantages
3. RESEARCH METHOD
As of there search method o this study ,it first employed narrative inquiry of qualitative analysis
and conducted verification with quantitative analysis of question naire. It focused on a single
case, employed convenient sampling to select subjects for the survey, and used relevant
statistical methods to verify the hypotheses.
A. NARRATIVE INQUIRY
This study adopted narrative inquiry of interpretive and qualitative research method. Reference
[5] supposed that there were three methods used in social sciences, that was, positivism,
interpretive social science, and critical social science, respectively.
This study started from the theory of entre preneuring and regarded the narration of entrepreneurs
as its materials to learn what, how, why, who, and in what condition of the practice of
entrepreneurs (eg.[6]). Thus, based on the innovation and entrepreneurship process of
entrepreneurs, this study conducted deep research. It considered the process as the behavior logic
behind "intuitive reaction" and used the connotation of" what works for me "to re-interpret the
process. Simply, this study was a sense-making process, studied on the reasons of the specific
practices of the founders of "TKB", and integrated, interpreted, and explored the connotation
behind the practices. After summarization of these constructs, this researcher discussed with
Dr.Chin-chung Shih again for one hour each week on each detail. After the discussion of 3
months(12times),we found that the founder of "TKB" demonstrated" entre preneurship" during
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various processes, so we finally determined to emphasize the topic of" operation innovation" of
the founder. Then, we adopted" the view point of entrepreneuring" tore construct the stories into
research text which contained the following four stages: "business model at the early stage of
entrepreneurship", " operation in e-learninger a", "operation layout of multiple brands", and"
education innovation with competition and cooperation". There fore, under the influence of
these research ideas, we confirmed to use the view point of"entrepreneuring" as the research
theory, and focused on the behavior of the entrepreneurs and self-re- interpretation to form the
research text of the case. We then attempted to under stand the behavior in entrepreneurship of
the entrepreneurs based on the research text so as to learn more connotations of the practice of
entrepreneurship from the narration of the entrepreneurs.
B. SAMPLE BASIC DATA ANALYSIS
The official questionnaire of this study with the purposeful sampling method was designed for
TKB senior managers. During the period of survey from July 20,2016 to
September28,2016,77questionnaires were distributed in total and all the 77 questionnaires were
collected with the valid recovery rate of 100%.
4. RESEARCH CONCLUSION
Although this study was composed on the basis of case study, since the company involved in this
study realized operation innovation through diversifieddevelopmentand32- year evolution, this
study was expected to explore the company's achievements in operation innovation of its
Successful cultural and educational business. The research conclusion was here by provided as
follows:
A. BALANCE BETWEEN INNOVATION AND RISK TO CREATE NEW BUSINESS GROUPS
The founder was thes on of a fruit grower and he fully referred to his father's successful
experience in growing different fruits(including banana, grape, mandarin orange, plum, Asian
pear, apple, honey peach and persimmon,etc.)to avoid sticking to a single product or business. He
had been actively developing diversified products and businesses when starting the business. At
present, the company had eight business groups and ten brands, which prevented risks to the
business due to excessive concentration. Mean while, new knowledge and inter disciplinary
learning had continuously introduced to demonstrate the lifelong learning spirit and help the
company over come different operational difficulties and crises, obtain substantial knowledge for
decision a king and success fully eliminate difficulties and crises. Additionally, the planning for
business group development requires
"pioneering" and "innovative" directions that ensures education to be the core of sustainable
development, making "innovation" the "core competitiveness" of "TKB" and an important factor
driving the diversified development of "TKB" so that" TKB" could seek in-depth development in
the cultural and educational business and shape it self in to the only cultural and educational
business enterprise providing complete and diversified courses for" children" and" working
people" intheir" learning life" and" career".
B. CONTENT IS KING
From " DaShuo" Institute as a single tutoring business group, "TKB" had been developed into a
cultural and educational business with eight business groups and ten brands having 500 self-
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developed digital courses totaling 65,000 hours prepared by the famous teacher groups which was
an essential source of profits for the company and had built the "TKBTV" and "e-Learning
Center" into major brands fore-Learning enter prises and proved the company's core
competitiveness in the field of digital content industry. Following the ideology that" Content is
King", the company had further developed the digital content in to the driving force for expansion
and development of different business groups, accelerating the development of business groups
and facilitating their success. In particular, the key of success lies in the complementarity of
content that brought comprehensive benefits of marketing objectives and pushed the operation of
different business group store acheconomies of scale early as possible so that the business groups
could maintain the dominant position in their fields and boost the chance of success for these
business groups.
C. INTEGRATE CORE
Competitiveness to give full play of the comprehensive effect of economies of scope "TKB"
entered the digital content industry from the tutoring industry. In respect to the background,
technology was the key of success as well as the highlight of argument evaluation of" TKB's
"transformation innovation. After evaluation, the "TKB" management team decided to
independently develop a TKB e-Learning platform to integrate the information technology in
to the field of learning, added information technology factors to the core competitiveness of
"TKB" and built an ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning)system the learning industry by
combining the TKB e-Learning platform and the company's functional departments as well as
business groups. The system combined the demands of students using APP and market demands
and integrated all internal recourses and services of enterprises, in which way, the company's
operation and management method was officially and comprehensively developed in to the
information technology management method that enhanced its competitive edges and gave full
play to the comprehensive benefits of economies of scope.
Through establishing the new TKB e-Learning platform and the ERP system, in combination with
the "innovation" capacities ofthebusinessgroupsandthe65,000-hour self- owned TKB digital
courses, "TKB" developed its own core
competitiveness and created the new "TKB"" physical and virtual integrated" digital channel,
namely, the "e-Learning Center "and the "cloud learning" digital channel "TKBTV" that over
came the "time" and "space" limitations and realized the new "Any Time" "Any Where "learning
model to meet the learning demands of customers and students, carried out "organizational
restructuring" and further give full play to the economies of scope and comprehensive benefits of
"brands" with "channel for business, brand for service".
D. CREATE A NEW BUSINESS GROUPS VIA BLENDED LEARNING
Social science research suggested that the "blended learning" of physical education and e-
Learning was able to produce better learning outcomes. Hence, "blended learning" was adopted
by "TKB" as the technology to develop the "diversified" "blended learning" method and
promote Flipped Education to help learners obtain increasingly satisfactory learning outcomes.
Thanks to" blended learning "and" Flipped Education", "YNSO" managed to cease loss for
consecutive years and made a profit with the "innovative" learning models with in a year. It also
successfully applied the learning models to its branches in Taiwan, facilitating the fast
profitability of such branches. This was the most successful and typical internal case of
transformation that other business groups successively copied its development pattern."YNSO"
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developed the diversified blended learning by combining the "blended learning" model with "e-
Learning Center" and "TKBTV" and boost "TKB's "confidence in developing other "innovative
"and" entre preneuring " business groups.
E. ESTABLISH A SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT BUSINESS PLAN
"TKB" had developed eight business groups ten brands and provided services to ten softhousands
students every year mainly because eitha destablished systems in advance, proceeded routines
with process standards with information technology methods and tackled exceptions in the
flexible way of "management of exception". In addition, relevant experience of "management of
exception "was transformed into process standards comprising rules and adopted as new cases for
organizational learning so that the enterprise could outperform its peeredind evelopment and
prevented lower operational efficiency or more risks due to "entre preneuring" new business
groups or "innovative" new operation models. It was also the reason why the founder insisted on
being a master without reservation. To specify positions and duties by formulation of
specifications and voluntarily develop the ISO certification by "Da Shuo" enables transparent
and systematic corporate governance and benefits long-term operation of the company.
Generally speaking, for the purpose of flexibility and convenience, SMEs usually skip the
preparation of business plan for the coming year in advance. However, "DaShuo" and all" TKB"
business groups were required to formulate operation strategies based on the changes in external
environment and the company's resources and develop annual business proposals for the coming
year with management by objectives with the KPI index in order to minimize the operational risk
and boost the company's Profit ability.
F. DIFFICULTIES IN STARTING UP AND MAINTAINING A BUSINESS
In this study, the quantitative research indicated that operation innovation had positive in fluence
on organizational performance and organizational change perception, which was consistent with
the qualitative research result. In recent years, "sub-replacement fertility", "digitalization" and
"change in education policies" had been playing" natural enemy" against the cultural and
educational business. Thus, although the company had been making every endeavor to
"innovative" transformation and development of "entrepreneuring" business groups and managed
to develop cross-generation courses for children and working people. Without doubt, the business
groups are g rowing step by step. Yet, during operation, the turn over of senior managers were
the most significant in each business group, which resulted in the development and profitability
of such business group falling short of expectations mainly because" business groups failed to
achieve optimal control over the variable factors of potential problems during market analysis
before entrepreneurial activities". Hence, "TKB" must focus on intensive" reform" and"
improvement" of talent education and training as well as comprehensive management knowledge
learning for senior management during "development" of new business groups and" innovative"
transformation. Meanwhile, during development of "entrepreneuring" new business groups,
the company should provide assistance to each "entrepreneuring" business group in building a
"steering group" so that the" innovative" business model developed by such business group could
be modified by the steering group to successfully develop new " entrepreneuring" businesses and
maintain the long-term and up-to-date" businesses".
5. RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS AND RESULTS
This study mainly explored the process of" TKB's" development to new" entrepreneuring"
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business groups and "innovative" transformation in the changing environment of "sub-
replacement fertility" and" digitalization" which meant that environment could be recreated to
make the software and hardware much more comfortable. There fore, the findings of this study
could provide reference for enterprise leaders in respect of new "entrepreneuring" business
groups and " innovative" transformation.
Reference for Startup and Transformation of Current Cultural and Educational
Business
Development Strategy for Large Market
Validation of qualitative research and quantitative research
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