scholarly journals Tourism Entrepreneurial Prospects in Bardiya, Nepal: Challenges and Way-forwards

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-92
Author(s):  
Niranjan Devkota ◽  
Saraswati Gautam ◽  
Seeprata Parajuli ◽  
Udbodh Bhandari ◽  
Udaya Raj Paudel
Keyword(s):  
Primary Data ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Transportation Sector ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
International Tourist ◽  
Present Context ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

In the present context of Nepal, tourism is a new cultural expression and performance of national formation. Nepal is ready to deliberately utilize in a modern world as a means of creating a sense of identity and solidarity. The country has developed policies that directly influence and continue to shape tourism activities in Nepal. Despite plethora of literature available in Nepalese tourism sector still less has been paid attention on tourism entrepreneurial prospects and not much talked about regional and sectorial tourism prospects including Bardiya District, which is potential destination for national and international tourist for many causes. Thus, this study aims to identify tourism entrepreneurial prospects along with its challenges and potential recommendation for tourism entrepreneurial development in Bardiya District. This study is based on explanatory research design where local residents residing in Thakurbaba Municipality have been interviewed using structured questionnaire. Primary data were collected with 290 respondents selected using convenience sampling methods. Result indicates that 40% of the local people want to participate on tourism activities and want to get involved in accommodation services (31%), travel guide (26%), service foods (22%), transportation sector (18%), and other services (3%). It also finds that the major challenges in development of tourism entrepreneurship in Bardiya is lack of efficient management of transportation within the municipality and security of tourists. Hence, more investment on infrastructure will help to promote tourism entrepreneurial prospects in Bardiya.

scholarly journals Foreign Direct Investment and Local Firm’s Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 216-222
Author(s):  
M. D. Wanjere ◽  
M. Ogutu ◽  
M. Kinoti ◽  
X. N. Iraki
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Simple Linear Regression ◽  
Key Sectors ◽  
The Government ◽  
To Come ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This paper investigates the effect of FDI on performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. Little is documented about the link between FDI and performance of local firms in Kenya . The study has sought to establish the overall effect of FDI on the performance-manufacturing firms in Kenya. The population of study comprised 100 companies registered with Kenya Association Manufacturing as at the time of data collection in 2019 and that had over 10 percent foreign ownership. The respondents were the CEOs of organization. The study used a structured questionnaire to collect primary data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were both used to analyze the data. Data was pretested for normality, linearity, multicollinearity, autocorrelation and homoscedasticity and the data found to meet most of these preconditions. The study developed hypothesis which was tested using simple linear regression to establish the effect of FDI on performance of manufacturing firms. The results revealed that there was a statistically significant relationship between FDI and firm performance. This imply that to achieve better firm performance, the government need to come up with polices geared to attracting more FDI into the key sectors of the economy.

scholarly journals Exploring human resources, marketing and promotion activities towards the sustainable tourism development in Phu Quoc islands, Vietnam

Management ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-55
Author(s):  
Vu Minh Hieu ◽  
Ngo Minh Vu ◽  
Chijioke Nwachukwu
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Marketing ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Local Residents

SummaryPhu Quoc island of Kien Giang Province in Vietnam is endowed with resources for tourism development. The study explored the human resources, tourism marketing and promotion efforts of businesses towards the sustainable tourism development in Phu Quoc tourism. The authors used secondary and primary data to elicit information from respondents. Secondary data was collected from Kien Giang department of tourism, Statistical departments of Kien Giang and Phu Quoc. We administered questionnaires to 230 local residents, 150 businesses, and 530 tourists. Furthermore, interviews were conducted in Phu Quoc with local residents, businesses, tourists, local authorities’ officers, and 12 experts. The results suggest that Phu Quoc tourism sector lack quality workforce and marketing and promotion initiative is not well developed. The study proposes recommendations to stakeholders of Phu Quoc tourism sectors and more of that, the limitation and further research is suggested.

scholarly journals Moderating effect of social media on relationship between entrepreneurial networking and performance of youth owned agro-processing SMEs in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-50
Author(s):  
Beatrrice Ombaka ◽  
Francis K. Kariuki K. Kariuki ◽  
Teresia Kyalo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This paper was anchored on a pragmatic research paradigm. The study used a cross-sectional survey where a self-semi structured questionnaire was administered to collect the primary data from the target population who were youth-owned SMEs. The study was limited to 135 youth-owned enterprises where 357 employees were selected randomly to form the study sample; the key respondents of the study were limited to owner-managers of small and micro enterprises and top management employees. The questionnaires were tested for reliability and validity. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that there is a significant relationship between youth-owned. The study revealed that entrepreneurship networking has a significant effect on the performance of the agro-processing SMEs owned by the youths. However, there is a need for SMEs to further establish networks outside their business circle and seek networks with other bigger firms in the market. The study, therefore, recommends that there is a need for SMEs to invest more in social media marketing and networking of the SMEs for improved performance.

Managerial Autonomy and Performance of Project Based Non-Governmental Organizations in Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Fauziah Y Shani ◽  
Zachary Awino ◽  
Martin Ogutu ◽  
X N Iraki
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Organization Performance ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study sought to establish the effect of managerial autonomy on performance of project based non-governmental organizations in Kenya. Dynamic Capability theory guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive research design and positivism philosophy A total of 114 project based NGOs formed the study sample size. The study narrowed down the scope to those NGOs whose headquarters are in Nairobi due to the perceived heterogeneity of the same and the centrality of the location. The respondents included top, middle and lower cadre executives. The study employed the use of a structured questionnaire to collect primary data. A regression model was used to test the degree and respective significance of the association between the study variables. Managerial autonomy was conceptualized of political influence, security of tenure was found not to have a weak positive effect on organizational performance as measured by completion time, relevance/ suits purpose, sustainability and budget. The study concluded managerial autonomy will result to better organization performance.

scholarly journals IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF AN ENTERPRISE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES (MSES) OF MANIPUR

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-28
Author(s):  
Jangkholam ◽  
A. Rajmani Singh
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Micro And Small Enterprises ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Micro and Small enterprises is a very important segment that continues to contribute enormously for the economic development of the country and to the state of Manipur in particular. The success and failure of these enterprises depends a lot on the efficient management of its financial resources. Working capital management which is very much a part of the financial management is also a key factor as the functioning of most of these enterprises depend mainly on their working capital. This paper therefore attempts to study the financial management practices followed by the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Manipur and to make an awareness about the importance of financial management practices in their business conduct. For the purpose of the study both primary and secondary data are used. Secondary data were collected from the related available literature like books, articles, magazines, MSME annual report, directory of MSME Manipur, etc. Primary data is obtained by distributing structured questionnaire to the owner/manager of the sample enterprises. The results of the study revealed that the financial management practices followed by the Micro and Small enterprises in Manipur are only fire-fighting in nature and no standardised rules or procedures are followed in managing their finance. The study suggested that a standardised financial management practices should be adopted by these enterprises which will enable them to measure and compare their performances.

scholarly journals Relationship between Business Competency and Employee Performance Improvement: A Study of Nepalese Banking Sector

Pravaha ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-56
Author(s):  
Dhruba Raj Pokharel ◽  
Sumedha Sharma ◽  
Bimika Dhakal
Keyword(s):  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Pearson Correlation Analysis ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study describes the employees’ business competency and performance improvement and their relationship on the basis of responses collected from selected commercial banks inside Kathmandu valley. The main objective of this study was to analyze the employees’ perception on business competency and performance improvement in the banking industry of Nepal. This study adopted a descriptive and comparative design. The size for the research were 210 respondents. Primary data were collected from employee working in banks through a set of a structured questionnaire for the research. To analyze the collected data, mean, standard deviations and Pearson correlation analysis were conducted to identify the relationship between independent variables (Business competency) and dependent variable (Employee performance improvement. This research conformed that Nepalese employees in banking sector are aware of business competency and performance improvement. There is a strong correlation between employees’ business competency and performance improvement.

scholarly journals Pandemic’s (Covid-19) Impact on Tourism Sector of India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Faisal ◽  
Devendra Kumar Dhusia
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
The People ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
History Of ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Online Sources ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This paper examines the impact of pandemic on domestic tourism sector in India through finding out the changes in preferences of domestic tourists due to the pandemic (COVID-19).  For this purpose, primary data is collected from 364 Indian nationals to gain insights and secondary data is collected from various online sources such as reports, research articles, websites, books, etc. A structured questionnaire is developed for collecting primary data. The result of data analysis revealed that there is not much difference between numbers of people who used to travel before the pandemic and who want to travel after relaxations or vaccination according to their criteria as well as 76.2% respondents have intentions to travel for tourism activities within one year after relaxations (some or complete) or vaccination. The other findings disclosed that the history of Coronavirous cases of a state matter while choosing a destination and pandemic has influenced the preferences of the people for tourism components. These findings may help tourism as well as hospitality market players to develop new tourism products which also cover these changed preferences and help in reviving their business as well as the industry as early as possible by satisfying the tourists.  Key words: Pandemic (COVID-19). Globalisation. Tourism. Health Tourism. Relaxations. Vaccination.

The Impact of Women’s Employment on Marital Stability in Qatar Society

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-151
Author(s):  
Noora Ahmed Lari ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Work Motivation ◽  
Marital Stability ◽  
Female Employment ◽  
Social Constraints ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Family Policies ◽  
Insufficient Time ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The State of Qatar has implemented several family policies in order to improve the wellbeing of Qatari families and ensure fair distribution of development benefits for both men and women. However, there is a linkage between female employment outside the home and instability in the marriages of Qatari families. This paper investigates the impact of female employment on marital stability, based on the results of primary data collected in Qatar, a questionnaire that consisted of several sections such as challenges in the workplace, supervisor, family and spouse relations, work motivation and performance. Of the 824 questionnaires that were returned, 807 were completed and valid for analysis. Regression analysis and an ANOVA test have been used to test the relationship between the variables. The results of the research have produced mixed findings about how wives’ employment increases marital instability and have yielded few significant differences on mean scores of discuss on work demands, insufficient time together, housework, financial matters, communication, relatives and rearing children. The results indicates that in general Qatar working women face several challenges in relation to their marital life as part of cultural and social constraints.

Efficiency of pay for performance program on the brazilian judiciary

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Cláudio de Jesus-Silva ◽  
Antônio Luiz Marques ◽  
André Luiz Nunes Zogahib
Keyword(s):  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Pay For Performance ◽  
Field Research ◽  
The State ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Compensation Program ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This article aims to examine the variable compensation program for performance implanted in the Brazilian Judiciary. For this purpose, a survey was conducted with the servers of the Court of Justice of the State of Roraima - Amazon - Brazil. The strategy consisted of field research with quantitative approach, with descriptive and explanatory research and conducting survey using a structured questionnaire, available through the INTERNET. The population surveyed, 37.79% is the sample. The results indicate the effectiveness of the program as a tool of motivation and performance improvement and also the need for some adjustments and improvements, especially on the perception of equity of the program and the distribution of rewards.

Application Of Technology Acceptance Model Of Unified Payment Interface Services Adoption In Mysuru City: An Exploratory Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Vinay S
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Continuous development of technological innovations especially in the banking sector have stirred competition which has changed the way businesses operate resulting in the introduction of Unified Interface Payment (UPI) services. This study was conducted in order to analyse the adoption of UPI services through Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in Mysuru. Objectives of study were framed to determine the demographic factors that influence the practices of UPI by the customers, to examine the role of banks in integrating UPI services and products and to assess the various security issues affecting the usage of UPI services by Mysuru customers. Based on these objectives a structured questionnaire was prepared and primary data was collected from 165 respondents. Data was analysed making use of SPSS and other models namely Structural Equation Modeling with Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) Software. Finally the researchers identifies that there is a need for convergence of customer’s preference for safe and easy banking transactions. This study revealed that the customer’s model have to be well integrated for progress in UPI operations.

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