scholarly journals Critical Success Factors for Implementation of Green Building in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 1203 (3) ◽  
pp. 032061
Author(s):  
Boddapati Ganesh Kumar ◽  
Abhay Tawalare
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Building Technology

Abstract For the sustainable built environment, Green Building technology is the most widely adopted trend worldwide, however, it is in a nascent stage in India. Even though the use of green building technology is advantageous over the lifecycle of the project, people are hesitant to adopt. Therefore, this study aims at identifying the critical factors affecting the implementation of green buildings in India. For this purpose, an extensive literature review was done to identify factors affecting the implementation of green buildings. In total 27 factors were identified which may be critical for the adoption of green building technology widely in an Indian context. The questionnaire was prepared using the five-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was sent through emails to 150 consultants in India and 52 valid responses received in return. The primary data is analyzed using factor analysis. The critical factors found are time and knowledge constraints; technical constraints; authenticity of research and awareness about Green Building. Though the findings of this study are based on the small sample size, it will be beneficial to the policymakers

scholarly journals The Symbiotic Mutualism between Co-Creation and Entrepreneurship

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6285
Author(s):  
Sandra Misiak-Kwit ◽  
Małgorzata Wiścicka-Fernando ◽  
Kelaniyage Shihan Dilruk Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Symbiotic Mutualism

In this manuscript, the authors aim to explore firstly the association between entrepreneurial mindset and co-creation experience, secondly the association between co-creation experience and entrepreneurial intentions, and thirdly the association between entrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial intentions within the sustainability context. In this paper, the authors present the results of the pilot study. Primary data were collected from 500 university students from China, Georgia, Poland, Romania, and Sri Lanka by using a convenient sampling technique, and a literature review was the primary method of the concept development. The authors selected the above-mentioned countries to collect primary data by using a convenient sampling technique based on accessibility; they also visited all analysed countries in order to conduct the pilot survey personally. Descriptive statistics and the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient were applied as primary statistical methods. The findings reveal that there is a very strong association between co-creation experience and entrepreneurial intentions, a very weak negative association between entrepreneurial mindset and co-creation experience, and, surprisingly, a weak association between entrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial intentions. The added value of the conducted pilot research involves filling in a gap regarding the relationship between experience and the subjective norm. In the presented pilot research, co-creation experience was compared with not only entrepreneurial mindset but with entrepreneurial intentions as well. An additional value of this exploratory research is compiling an international comparison. The main contribution of this pilot study is examining the symbiotic mutualism between co-creation and entrepreneurship. Among many platforms of associations, the following can be differentiated: creativity, innovativeness, openness, engagement, awareness, motivation, trust (level of social capital), and recognizing the significance of social and sustainable development objectives. Due to the small sample size, the results cannot be generalised. Results refer only to the respondents. However, the findings of the pilot study are the basis for further research studies on symbiotic mutualism between entrepreneurship and co-creation.

Factors Affecting the Success of Online Branding

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riyad Eid ◽  
Raja Yahya Al Sharief ◽  
Laila Hussein
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Marketing Communications ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Online Branding ◽  
Sales And Marketing ◽  
Online Business ◽  
Crucial Part

Online branding has become a crucial part of companies’ activity since the mid-90s, when internet expansion began. As internet activity starts playing bigger and greater roles in sales and marketing communications, online branding becomes more important. However, the challenge for organisations today is to advance their online business activities. To address this challenge, organisations need to understand the critical success factors for building an online brand. This paper discusses this issue proposes 9 critical factors classified into two categories and validated empirically through a sample of 150 university students. The significance, importance, and implications for each category are discussed and then recommendations are made.

A Comprehensive Study to Evaluate the Critical Success Factors Affecting Lean Concept in Indian Manufacturing Industries

2014 ◽  
Vol 592-594 ◽  
pp. 2569-2576 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Gunasekharan ◽  
D. Elangovan ◽  
P. Parthiban
Keyword(s):  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Modern Business

Change is the word that best characterizes the nature of modern Business scenario and determines the challenges that manager’s face.Staying competitive requires looking for new ways of reducing costs and increase the quality of the company’s products. Lean thinking is considered to be one potential approach for improving organizational performance.When the flexibility seems to be an important issue in today’s highly competitive environment Lean integrated as a complete system in the organization can ensure company’s adaptation. Developed as a production system eliminating wastes in the Toyota’s plants in the 1960’s, Lean is evolving into a management approach that improves all the processes at each level of an organization. This study aims to develop a comprehensive theoretical framework that suggest a detailed perspective of the Lean manufacturing to the managers whoconsider implementing it as a possible direction towards achieving sustainable performance for their organizations. The factors which affect the implementation of lean in manufacturing sector are identified by undertaking extensive literature review and consulting the experts from academia and industry. The factors identified are modeled to find the respective loading on Lean variable using Structural Equation Modeling.

scholarly journals Sectoral Evaluation for Economic and Financial Development in Dubai and rest of UAE

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Sumaiyya Wahid Shaikh ◽  
Genanew B Worku ◽  
Ananth Rao
Keyword(s):  
Financial Development ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Start Ups

The paper examines sector specific characteristics to analyse the factors affecting the sustainability of the economies of Dubai and rest of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study applies system design to analyse the research questions. Consequently, Zellner’s seemingly unrelated regressions (SURE) technique is used to examine the relative contribution of sectors to the economies Dubai, as an individual Emirate, and the rest of UAE as a group of Emirates using time series sectoral level data for 2001–2015. The study shows that there exists positive interdependencies between Dubai and rest of UAE economies. This signifies that the core competencies across various sectors in Dubai and rest of UAE economies need to be promoted further to have overall diversified impact on UAE economy. The positive sizable impact of the finance sector in Dubai and negative sizable impact in the rest of the UAE provide many opportunities for designing diversification programs for sustained economic development of the entire UAE economy. The small sample size, non-availability of detailed sectoral data in four of the seven emirates constrained the scope of the study for generalization to other economies in the middle east.   The study findings are very crucial for identifying structural reforms, to strengthen competitiveness and accelerate private sector-led job creation for nationals, potential on further opening up foreign direct investment (FDI), improving selected areas of the business environment, and easing access to finance for start-ups and SMEs in both the economies. There are very few studies, which have researched the sector specific characteristics to explain the factors affecting the sustainability of the economies of Dubai and the rest of UAE. The study provides insights to the UAE policy makers, for enhancement of policies through development of the key sectors that influence the performance of the two economies. Despite being independent entities though, the seven emirates of the UAE are economically interdependent. Studies on such interactions add unique value to the literature. Keywords: SURE, GDP, Dubai, UAE, Sectoral Evaluation, Financial development.

scholarly journals Service Quality of Traditional and Islamic Commercial Banks in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
pp. 7-16
Author(s):  
Shohel Rana ◽  
Imran Ahmed Shakeer
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose: This study aims to know the service quality of the different private commercial banks operating in Bangladesh with the rapid advancement in information technology and provide some guidelines to improve their service qualities. Methodology: The study used both primary and secondary data to support the objective. Primary data were collected from 240 customers, of whom 120 customers are from traditional private commercial banks and the rest from private Islamic commercial banks operating in Bangladesh using a structured interview schedule, naming SERVQUAL. The study used a convenience sampling method to select respondents. Secondary data were collected from different journals, newspaper articles, books, and various published sources. An independent samples t-test was conducted in the test of the hypothesis. Findings: This study found a significant difference between the traditional and Islamic commercial banks’ service quality and added that the study area’s customers/clients are not fully satisfied with either traditional private commercial banks or Islamic banks. However, Islamic commercial banks are showing a relatively better picture. Research Limitations: The Study is limited to Bangladesh’s small marginal market and a small sample size of only 240 respondents, which cannot sufficiently reflect the large population’s actual scenario. Practical Implications: The Study will help manage the traditional and Islamic commercial banks and policymakers to improve their service quality and improve monitoring efficiency. Originality/value: The Study extensively identified some factors to improve the traditional and Islamic commercial banks’ service quality for both the banks’ and policymakers’ management. In this regard, the critical factors can be the number of employees and the number of counters, increasing ATM services, ensuring faster services, flexible loan disbursement policy, sufficient floor space, suitable sitting arrangements, and improved online services.

scholarly journals System and Neural Network Analysis of Economic and Financial Development – A case study of Dubai and rest of UAE

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-67
Author(s):  
Genanew B Worku ◽  
Ananth Rao
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Jel C32 ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Start Ups

The study examines the factors affecting the economic and financial development by applying Zellner’s seemingly unrelated regressions (SURE) and Neural Network techniques. It applies multivariate and neural network frameworks for analysing the GDP of Dubai and rest of UAE using data for 2001–2015. The study shows that there exists positive interdependencies between Dubai and rest of UAE economies. This signifies that the core competencies across various sectors in Dubai and rest of UAE economies need to be promoted further to have overall diversified impact on UAE economy. The positive sizable impact of the finance sector in Dubai and negative sizable impact in the rest of the UAE provide many opportunities for designing diversification programs for sustained economic development of the entire UAE economy. The small sample size, non-availability of detailed sectoral data in four of the seven emirates constrained the scope of the study for generalization to other economies in the Middle East. The study findings are crucial for identifying structural reforms, to strengthen competitiveness and accelerate private sector-led job creation for nationals, potential on further opening up foreign direct investment (FDI), improving selected areas of the business environment, and easing access to finance for start-ups and SMEs in both the economies. JEL: C32, C52, D85, N15, N25

scholarly journals Factors affecting Happiness of Expatriate Academicians and Expatriate Non-Academicians in Dubai

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Kamarul Zaman Bin Ahmad ◽  
Majid Wahid Shaikh
Keyword(s):  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The University ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Academic Group

Purpose: To determine the antecedents of happiness and compare academicians and non-academicians in selected Dubai Universities. Design/methodological/approach: Qualitative research using in-depth interviews followed by cross-sectional surveys of teaching staff and non-teaching staff from different universities in Dubai.?Findings: There is no significant relationship between knowledge sharing and happiness of academics and well as non-academics. Happiness is significantly related to the other factors.Research implications and limitations: The small sample size of the academic group and the study was targeted at the university staff in Dubai only. Practical implications: The findings of this research gives useful recommendations to Universities to improve happiness among their academic as well as non-academic staff. It will also provide recommendations for developmental purposes for the University of Dubai and the UAE’s “Happiness and Positivity program.”Originality/value: No known research studies the determinants of happiness for academics and non-academics in Dubai Universities.Paper type: Research paper

scholarly journals Green building Technology of Prefabricated Building

2020 ◽  
Vol 198 ◽  
pp. 03007
Author(s):  
Li sheng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Fresh Blood ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
Building Technology ◽  
Current Process ◽  
Key Technologies ◽  
Process Of Urbanization ◽  
Prefabricated Building

With the development of my country’s economy and the progress of society, the current process of urbanization in my country is accelerating, fresh blood is constantly added in the field of construction, and prefabricated buildings are born. Based on this, this article starts with the advantages and development trends of prefabricated buildings, conducts in-depth research and exploration on the key technologies of green buildings, and attempts to provide some reference for the future development of prefabricated building technologies.

Critical Success Factors affecting the Restaurant Industry: Insights from Restaurant Managers

2021 ◽  
pp. 231971452110424
Author(s):  
Bharti Sharma ◽  
Rakhi Arora ◽  
Manjeet Kharub
Keyword(s):  
Delphi Method ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Restaurant Industry ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Restaurant Managers ◽  
Taxation System

This study identifies, prioritizes and ranks a list of critical factors that impact consumers’ perception of the restaurant industry from a restaurant managers’ perspective. A mixture of the modified-Delphi method and multi-criteria decision-making method, the best-worst method (BWM), is adopted to achieve the study aim. The integrated approach has been employed with the help of seven experts from different units working under Hyderabad Restaurant Industry, India. The study identifies five main and twenty-five sub-categorical factors impacting consumers’ perception of restaurants. In particular, the study offers insights into the restaurant business after implementing a new taxation system (i.e., GST). The ranks showed that 66% of restaurants success depends on two critical factors, that is, ‘food quality’ and ‘cleanness and ambience’. The top choices can be improved by emphasizing the ‘use of fresh ingredient’ and ‘use of regular cleaning and sanitization’. The findings provide managerial and policy insights to direct efforts and resources more efficiently.

Analysis of drivers for anti-food waste behaviour - TISM and MICMAC approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Archana Poonia ◽  
Shilpa Sindhu ◽  
Vikas Arya ◽  
Anupama Panghal
Keyword(s):  
Expert Opinion ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Matrix Multiplication ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Micmac Analysis ◽  
Effective Interventions

Purpose This study aims to identify and analyse the interactions among drivers of anti-food waste behaviour at the consumer level. By understanding the mutual interactions among the drivers, an effort is made to identify the most driving and most dependent drivers through the total interpretive structural modelling (TISM) approach. Modelling offers inputs to propose focused interventions for reinforcing the identified drivers of anti-food waste consumer behaviour using the theoretical lens of social practices theory. Design/methodology/approach A proposed model of factors affecting anti-food waste behaviour is arrived at to suggest the most effective anti-food waste behavioural interventions. The factors were identified through an extensive literature search. A hierarchical structure of identified factors has been developed using TISM and MICMAC analysis through expert opinion. Focused marketing strategies towards promoting the identified factors for encouraging anti-food waste behaviour were suggested further. Findings This study identifies nine drivers based on extensive literature review, brainstorming and expert opinion. The TISM hierarchical model portrays the most important and least important drivers of household anti-food waste behaviour. It establishes that fundamental knowledge and socio-cultural norms are the most critical factors to drive the consumers. Marketers can focus on designing effective interventions to enhance the essential knowledge of the consumers and orient the socio-cultural norms towards anti-food waste behaviour. Practical implications This study offers implications for practitioners, policymakers and cause-driven marketing campaigns targeting anti-food waste behaviour. It provides an indicative list of critical factors relevant to household food waste behaviour, which can be used to drive effective marketing campaigns to nudge anti-food waste behaviours. Originality/value The proposed food waste behaviour management model was developed through modelling technique (TISM) and Cross-Impact Matrix Multiplication Applied to Classification (MICMAC) analysis, and relating them to marketing interventions is a novel effort in the food waste domain.

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