scholarly journals A Study on the Deterring Factors to Entrepreneurship among Graduates of Agriculture and Natural Resources: Case Study in Bushehr, Iran

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (5(J)) ◽  
pp. 126-133
Author(s):  
Yousef Hedjazi
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Business Units ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Survey Approach

The purpose of this research was to study deterring factors to entrepreneurship among graduates of agriculture and natural resources. A survey approach was used in this research. The statistical population included ninety eight graduates of agriculture and natural resources who are working in private or governmental business units in the province of Bushehr, Iran. A questionnaire was developed to interview the subjects of the study of which the validity and reliability were estimated based on the opinions of a panel of experts and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient respectively. The results indicated that among personality factors, low self-confidence and low spirit of independence were the most important deterring factors to entrepreneurship. The results also revealed that a weak relation between university and business environment, insufficient practical and theoretical education, high risk of investment in the agriculture, and legal and administrative restrictions were the most important environmentally deterring factors. Based on this research finding, male graduates had a higher spirit of opportunity recognition and independence than female graduates.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF URBAN MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES (CASE STUDY: PARS ABAD CITY)

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gholam Reza Mirie ◽  
Mohsen Sadeghi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Space ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Popular Participation ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Urban Affairs ◽  
Management Institutions ◽  
The City

The purpose of the present study was to determine the performance of responsible organizations in urban affairs administration as an important factor in the development of the city of Pars Abad. The statistical population of this research includes inhabitants of Parasabad city and managers and experts of urban affairs in 1396. The method of this study is descriptive-practical study. For data collection, library and field method is used for urban data and questionnaire. These data are analyzed using SPSS software and also used to test the hypothesis of T-test. The results of this study show that the performance of the responsible unit in the affairs of the city has a significant relationship with the management and organization of the physical-space development process, equipping the service space and organizing facilities and facilities in the city of Parsabad. While the responsibility of the responsible authority in affairs of the city is not significantly related to the development of the employment and business environment and the establishment of effective communication channels with citizens and the development of popular participation

scholarly journals Tinjauan Sanitasi Usaha Salon Kecantikan Di Painan Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 228
Author(s):  
Putri Ayu ◽  
Linda Rosalina
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Data Retrieval ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
South Coast ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
The South ◽  
Beauty Salon ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Business Units

Abstract The problem in this research is still a lack of awareness of beauty salon business owners in registering business units in related institutions (Office of Integrated Licensing Service). Still the low supervision of the business sanitation beauty salon seen from various aspects a) the feasibility of building, B) The quality of clean water, c) waste management, c) sewage control and D) hygiene tools and cosmetic materials. This research aims to describe the business sanitation of the beauty salon in the South Coastal district of Painan. This type of research is quantitative descriptive. The population of this research is the head and employee of the beauty salon in the south coast of 17 people. Data retrieval techniques are using questionnaires that are adjusted in the form of Likert scales that have been tested for validity and reliability. Data analysis techniques using percentage and categorizing formulas. Based on the known research results of beauty salon sanitation based on building feasibility of good category with an average value of 14.05, clean water feasibility is good with an average value of 20.11, waste management is good with An average value of 26.05, good waste control with an average value of 18.41 and sanitary beauty salons based on the cleanliness of the cosmetic tool well with an average value of 39.70. It is expected for salon owners and employees to pay more attention to and improve the sanitation of beauty Salona business in Painan South Coast district in all aspects, it is expected to create a clean, comfortable and safe environment from Various diseases arising from the business environment. Keywords: Sanitation, Business Beauty Salon

scholarly journals Analysis of the Effect of Empowering Women on the Motivation of Creating and Developing Rural Businesses (Case Study: Kermanshah Province, Iran)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-134
Author(s):  
Mohammad Akbarpour ◽  
◽  
Soheyla Bakhtar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Rural Districts ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Rural Business ◽  
Applied Study ◽  
Rural Businesses

Empowering rural women is one of the policies and strategies used to develop rural businesses because rural businesses can create employment and reduce unemployment, resulting in increased high self-confidence and empowerment of the villagers. Regarding the importance of this issue, the present study aimed at investigating the effect of empowering women on the motivation of creating and developing rural businesses. This paper is an applied study in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytic in nature. The statistical population consists of 504 samples selected from 84 villages in 26 rural districts. The data collected using bibliographic and field study methods. Analyzing data, a compiled framework based on the previous studies was used, which was composed on 5 indexes of empowerment in 50 items and rural business in 14 items. The results showed that empowering women in making them motivated to create and develop rural businesses was effective as the result of multivariate regression indicated that the empowerment variables account for .378 of changes in rural businesses. The results of the KODAS technique used to assess the motivation of women to develop rural businesses show that rural women are in different business motivation situations, so that only women in Sarchaqa and Seyed Ayaz was more favorable than other villages.

THE SURVEY OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATIVITY OF STAFFS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS (Case study of: The East Azarbaijan province and Ardebil Province Education)

2012 ◽  
Vol 01 (06) ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
Afshin Rahnama ◽  
Seyed Javad Mousavian ◽  
Abbas Alaei ◽  
Tavakkol Salimi Maghvan
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Effectiveness ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Correlation Tests ◽  
East Azerbaijan ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Study Hypothesis

The main objective of this research was to investigate the relationship between employee creativity and organizational effectiveness in educational organizations of East Azerbaijan and Ardabil provinces. This investigation was an applied research using a descriptive methodology with correlation tests. The statistical population for this research included all employees of East Azerbaijan and Ardabil provinces in 2010, comprising 45 and 19 departments, respectively, or a total of 64 departments. Using Morgan table for estimation of sample size, and according to random sampling method, 56 departments (29 and 17 departments, respectively) with 297 employees (179 and 118 employees, respectively) were selected, and were tested using simple random technique. Data collection was performed using two questionnaires, for which validity and reliability testing had been performed previously. The creativity questionnaire was filled by organizational employees, while the organizational effectiveness questionnaire was filled by executives of educational departments. In this research, according to the objectives of the research, descriptive statistics was used for creation of frequency tables and charts and computation of suitable central indices, while the study hypothesis was tested using Pearson’s correlation test. The results of this investigation showed that there is a statistically significant relationship between employee creativity and organizational effectiveness in educational departments of East Azerbaijan and Ardabil provinces (p < 0.05).

scholarly journals Studying the Relationship between Brand Personality and Customer Loyalty: A Case Study of Samsung Mobile Phone

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadi Teimouri ◽  
Nazila Fanae ◽  
Kouroush Jenab ◽  
Sam Khoury ◽  
Saeid Moslehpour
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Brand Personality ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
The Relationship

<p>In the current competitive business environment, all companies look for strategies and tools to stabilize in this competition and bring about their growth and enhancement. Organizations have to align themselves as fast as possible with such permanent changes in order to maintain their survival. Brand Personality is one of the helpful tools that organizations employ to retain their current customers, attract new ones, and achieve competitive advantage. Brand personality is also a potential marketing strategy to increase customers’ loyalty towards a brand. Many customers choose products with a brand that is suitable to their personality. This is true about mobile phone customers, as well. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between Brand Personality and Customer Loyalty. To this end, variables such as sincerity, excitement, competence, sophistication, and ruggedness were tested as dimensions of brand personality and formed of the research hypotheses. The statistical population included all customers of Samsung Mobile Phone and a random sampling method was used. The required data related to theoretical principles were collected using a historical study such as books and academic journals and the data required to analyze and test the hypotheses were collected through a researcher self-made questionnaire. The obtained results revealed that there is a significant relationship among brand personality dimensions and customer loyalty.</p>

scholarly journals Challenges Associated with Running a Green Business in India and Other Developing Countries

2019 ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Sujaya H ◽  
Meghana Salins ◽  
P. S. Aithal
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Toxic Waste ◽  
Green Growth ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
Green Business

Running a green business in India and other developing economies is indeed a challenging job for the producers involved in this business. In a green business environment, the company may re-design the product attributes since the usage of the harmful chemical may be prevented and scarce resources may not be exploited. The main objective of this case study is to assess the factors that are associated with running a green business in India and other developing economies. This case study also highlights the issues related to the green business. This case study is developed by using secondary data to assess the factors that influence green business. The secondary data was obtained from another exhaustive literature review of journals and internet sources. The developing economies strive hard to achieve green business since it has been a necessity for these countries to depend on natural resources. The important aspect here is developing countries depend on both the economic and social factors which have a major impact on environmental factors. Moreover, developing countries are mainly dependent on natural resources for their potential and growth so as to give stiff competition for the developed economies in a global market. In addition, many developing economies face challenges basically related to power, water, ecological problems, social and economic problems and also problems related to weather and climate change. The challenges associated with green business also depends on cost analysis, where it is quite expensive for a poor and developing economy to reach the initial cost too since the usage of basic technology is lacking. Moreover, the treatment for wastewater, water resource management, treatment for disposal of effluents and toxic waste are not successfully utilized. The developed economies need to import modern technology and technical knowledge from other countries because of the lack of their own technology and technical skills. Now a day’s many countries have the knowledge of green growth which thereby helps to improve the economic standards of the countries. The government has to take certain measures such as the provision of subsidies which may support the challenges of green growth and development. The short-term subsidies may not benefit more since it may hamper the production and demand by raising the price and cost. But as for the long term is considered these reforms may provide more effectiveness in productivity and thereby lead to changes in technologies.

Participation and spatial transformation in large housing estates in Poland. Case study of Ursynów Północny

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-65
Author(s):  
Krystyna Ilmurzyńska
Keyword(s):  
Basic Assumption ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Spatial Transformation ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Spatial Transformations ◽  
Large Housing Estates ◽  
Existing Housing ◽  
Housing Estates

Abstract This article investigates the suitability of traditional and participatory planning approaches in managing the process of spatial development of existing housing estates, based on the case study of Warsaw’s Ursynów Północny district. The basic assumption of the article is that due to lack of government schemes targeted at the restructuring of large housing estates, it is the business environment that drives spatial transformations and through that shapes the development of participation. Consequently the article focuses on the reciprocal relationships between spatial transformations and participatory practices. Analysis of Ursynów Północny against the background of other estates indicates that it presents more endangered qualities than issues to be tackled. Therefore the article focuses on the potential of the housing estate and good practices which can be tracked throughout its lifetime. The paper focuses furthermore on real-life processes, addressing the issue of privatisation, development pressure, formal planning procedures and participatory budgeting. In the conclusion it attempts to interpret the existing spatial structure of the estate as a potential framework for a participatory approach.

Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in Indian Petroleum Companies: A Case Study of Selected PSUs

Think India ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Abhijit Ranjan Das ◽  
Subhadeep Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Net Worth ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
Petroleum Companies ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not a very new concept, it is an old concept. Earlier, in India it was optional to the company that they may contribute voluntarily towards CSR but after the Companies Act 2013, it was formally introduced in the business environment and was made mandatory for those companies whose net worth and profit cross a threshold limit. They should contribute 2% of the average net profit of just preceding three years profit. This paper primarily focuses on CSR practices of some selected public sector petroleum companies in India. The study has been conducted based on the Annual Reports of seven selected public sector companies. Five years of data on CSR spending from 2009–10 to 2014–15 were examined. Moreover, the pattern of expenses was also examined. Since petroleum companies are giants of the India economy and contribute significantly towards the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of our country. Thus it is necessary to look into how these companies are contributing towards CSR. An attempt has been made to examine the early impact of Section 135 of the Companies Act.

Kelembagaan Masyarakat dan Struktur Agraria serta Keberlanjutan Sumberdaya Alam di Kawasan Capa

Agrotek ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mecky Sagrim
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Property Right ◽  
Local Institutions ◽  
Group Property ◽  
Young Shoot ◽  
Agrarian Structure

Aim of the research as follows: (1) inquisitive about variation of laws in regulating agrarian resources use, (2) function of traditional law in regulation at used of natural resources and related with existence on natural preservation-in formal law, and (3) inquiring influence outsider intervention to local institutions with the agrarian structure and relationship between expectation agrarian conflict. The unity of the study is Arfak community-as much as local community- was that administrative limited seatle in certain locations around natural preservation area of the Arfak Mountain. The trategy of the research is case study, while analysis of the data with qualitative manner. Result of the research is in the locations study beside property right of local community and movement of Arfak community from high land include at the resettlement programme. Not a problem related with economic subsistence with economic un-security because group property right community give free to the movement community for use to agriculture developing. For developing concept of forest sustainable as nit side to one side, income several NGO as well as role as institution relationship (young-shoot autonomy) for accommodation importance various party supra-village in relationship with existence natural preservation area of the Arfak Mountain and the party of local community in related of security in economic subsistence.

The Effects of Teaching Reflection Diaries on In-Service High School Teachers in Japan

Relay Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 80-99
Author(s):  
Naoya Shibata
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Teachers ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Teaching Beliefs ◽  
Experienced Teacher ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Illustrative Case Study

Although teaching reflection diaries (TRDs) are prevalent tools for teacher training, TRDs are rarely used in Japanese secondary educational settings. In order to delve into the effects of TRDs on teaching development, this illustrative case study was conducted with two female teachers (one novice, and one experienced) at a Japanese private senior high school. The research findings demonstrated that both in-service teachers perceived TRDs as beneficial tools for understanding their strengths and weaknesses. TRDs and class observations illustrated that the novice teacher raised their self-confidence in teaching and gradually changed their teaching activities. On the other hand, the experienced teacher held firm teaching beliefs based on their successful teaching experiences and were sometimes less willing to experiment with different approaches. However, they changed their teaching approaches when they lost balance between their class preparation and other duties. Accordingly, although teachers’ firm beliefs and successful experiences may sometimes become possible hindrances from using TRDs effectively, TRDs can be useful tools to train and help teachers realise their strengths and weaknesses.

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