scholarly journals Impact of Internal Audit Practices on Satisfaction of Administrators: A Case in University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Vickneswaran Anojan ◽  
Balasundaram Nimalathasan
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
Legal Compliance ◽  
Administrative System ◽  
System Review ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control

The main purpose of the study is to find out impact of internal audit practices on satisfaction of administrators in University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Internal audit play a major role on overall performance of the organization. Primary data was collected from administrators (academic and non-academic administrators) through developed 5 point likert scale questionnaire. Internal audit practices include internal audit practices related with administrative system review, legal compliance, control on assets usage, control on purchase & procurement and control on payment, research grant & allowance. Descriptive, correlation and regression analysis performed in this study. Descriptive analysis reveals that internal audit practices are in the moderate level based on the administrator’s satisfaction however there is below than moderate level internal audit practices related with administrative system review. Correlation analysis confirmed that there is positive significant relationship between internal audit practices and satisfaction of administrators. Further regression analysis confirmed that there is positive significant impact of internal audit practices related with administrative system review, control on purchase & procurement and legal compliance on internal audit quality. According to the findings of the study top management of the university and the government should improve internal audit practices especially they have to improve internal audit practices related with administrative system review, legal compliance and control on purchase & procurement to increase the overall performance of the University. 

scholarly journals Determinants of Customers’ Attitude towards Credit Card Usage: Lessons Learned From Academics in Sri Lanka

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Mallika Appuhamilage Kumudini Sriyalatha
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
Credit Cards ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Contributory Factor ◽  
Influential Variable ◽  
The University ◽  
Credit Card Usage

This study examines the factors that influence the attitude of customers toward utilization of credit cards among academics at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. 236 questionnaires were distributed through Google forms among academics in the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce and 94 respondents have replied questionnaire back. Sample of the study is selected based on purposive sampling method.The factors which are included in this study are availability of information, perceived usefulness, and characteristics of card issuers, general satisfaction and card use intension. Multiple regression analysis is used to determine the most contributory factor that best predict the attitude toward using credit cards. According to the results of the study the most influential variable on attitude towards credit card usage is card used intention followed by perceived usefulness and availability of information. The most influential variable is explained 47.4% of the variation in the attitude towards usage of credit cards and the adjusted R2 also indicates that the model has good fit: 52.5% variation in attitude towards credit card usage is explained by estimated regression equation.Keywords: Attitude, Credit Card, Academics, Sri Lanka

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Efficient Management of Greenhouses for Healthy Items in the Province of Alborz

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-23
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Agricultural Management ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control

This study aimed to examine greenhouse productivity throughout generating greenhouse's safe goods in the province of Alborz. A basic randomized sample consisted of 150 greenhouse makers in Nazarabad, Hashtgerd and Chaharbagh districts of the Alborz Province is introduced and the demographic population of this experiment was incorporated. This analysis instruments were questionnaires verified by the University of Mohaghegh Ardebili and the University of Tehran, the faculty of water and agricultural management. Cronbach alpha 0.84 verified the specificity of the checklist. Based on the findings of the analysis, all leadership qualities of greenhouse stakeholders have a productive and important association with the development of safe greenhouse products in the province of Alborz, including interpersonal proficiencies, technological proficiencies, preparation proficiencies, arrangement proficiencies, success proficiencies, and control proficiencies. The findings of the regression analysis prove the 0.090 coefficient contact ability (beta) to generate safe greenhouse commodities in Alborz province to be substantially favorable.

The Effect of Using Flipped Classroom Model to Improve Iraqi EFL Learners’ Pronunciation in English at University Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (40) ◽  
pp. 631-654
Author(s):  
Khaldoon Waleed Husam Al-Mofti
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
English Pronunciation ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

For Iraqi EFL learners who are studying English pronunciation in a traditional instruction method often requires more effort and hard work. Thus, using new methods of teaching such as the flipped classroom model (FCM) is necessary to facilitate learning and improve performance. Hence, this study reports on explanatory research that investigates the effect of using the FCM in the teaching of English pronunciation for Iraqi EFL learners at the university level. The study implemented mixed research methods for data collection in a quasi-experimental analysis. Therefore, two tests were conducted on the assigned groups to measure the effect of the FCM before and after the intervention. Besides, a questionnaire and interviews were used on the experiment group students to collect data about their perceptions of the FCM. The study length (lasted)  was 15 weeks and is comprised of 60 students from the department of English, College of Arts at the University of Anbar. The students were divided into two groups, experimental, and control with 30 students in each group. The findings revealed that there was a significant statistical difference between the two groups in favour of the experimental group with better performance, indicating that the FCM has considerably assisted the Iraqi EFL learners to improve their English pronunciation. Moreover, the students expressed their positive feedback and satisfaction on the use of the FCM in their responses to the questionnaire and the interviews. As such, the current study recommends further research to study the effect of applying the FCM in areas and disciplines other than language learning.

Faktor – Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Minat Berwirausaha Mahasiswa Program Studi Manajemen Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Flores

Analisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-84
Author(s):  
Nasarius Aban ◽  
Gabriel Tanusi
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Management Study ◽  
The University

This study aims to determine the effect of emotional intelligence, independent attitude and family environment on the interest in entrepreneurship at the University of Flores Management Faculty of Economics. This research is an associative research. The population in this study were students of the Management Study Program of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Flores in the class of 2015-2016 who had passed the entrepreneurship courses of 170 people. Samples taken in this study were 105 respondents, with sampling techniques using simple random sampling. Data collection using questionnaires and interviews, while data analysis was performed using multiple linear regression analysis. The results of multiple regression analysis are Y = 1.060 + 0.594X1 + 0.114X2 + 0.421X3 + e. The coefficient of determination R2 for the variables X1, X2, X3 is 0.675, which means that entrepreneurial interest can be influenced by emotional intelligence, independent attitude and family environment by 67.50% and the remaining 32.50% is influenced by other factors including factors of education, skills, motivation and others. F test results show the value of Fcount> Ftable (28.442> 2.69) with a significant level of 0.000 <0.05 meaning that there is a positive and significant influence between emotional intelligence, independent attitude and family environment together on the entrepreneurial interest of the Faculty of Management Study Program Students The economy. Partial test results (t) show 1) Emotional intelligence factors have a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial interest 2) Family environment factors have a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial interest 3) Independent attitude factor has no positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial interest.

Effects of CSR Focused HRM on Employees Satisfaction: A Study of Indian Organisations

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhash C. Kundu ◽  
Neha Gahlawat
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Legal Compliance ◽  
Employees Satisfaction

The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential effects of various components of CSR focused HRM on employees satisfaction towards their job. Primary data based on 563 respondents from 204 organizations operating in India have been analyzed to test the stated hypotheses. Using regression analysis, this study has revealed that adoption of CSR focused HRM in form of legal compliance HRM and employee-oriented HRM leads to increased job satisfaction among employees working in organizations operating in India. No such relationship has been detected for other CSR focused HRM components i.e. general CSR facilitation HRM and general CSR conduct. The implications for HR practitioners and organizations are also discussed.

Are Internal Audits Associated with Reductions in Perceived Risk?

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph V. Carcello ◽  
Marc Eulerich ◽  
Adi Masli ◽  
David A. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Internal Auditing ◽  
Business Units ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Increase Risk ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Changes In Risk

SUMMARY We examine whether internal auditing provides value to organizations by reducing risk. We compare the changes in risks between audited business units and matched non-audited units within the same company. This design allows us to isolate the importance of an internal audit while holding constant changes in risk due to the organization and time period. Based on ratings from the heads of audited and non-audited units, we find that managers of audited units perceive a greater decline in risk as well as a greater increase in performance compared to managers of non-audited units. We also find that companies that have had a quality assurance review and are used as a management training ground are associated with greater reductions in risk and improved overall performance. Our study contributes to the academic literature by documenting a new facet of internal audit benefits—risk reduction—and internal audit characteristics that increase risk reduction.

Colliding Coordination Structures in Multilevel Systems of Government (and How to Live with It)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morten Egeberg ◽  
Jarle Trondal
Keyword(s):  
Network Governance ◽  
Administrative System ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Multilevel Systems ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
And Control ◽  
Coordination And Control

This chapter discusses governance dilemmas that are often overlooked in studies that do not encompass the ecology of organization in public governance. The chapter discusses how coordination structures may counteract each other in multilevel systems of government. The ambition of the chapter is twofold: Firstly, a coordination dilemma is theoretically and empirically illustrated by the seeming incompatibility between a more direct (interconnected) and sectorally specialized implementation structure in the multilevel EU administrative system and trends towards strengthening coordination and control within nation states. Secondly, the chapter discusses organizational arrangements that may enable governance systems to live with the coordination dilemma in practice. This coordination dilemma seems to have been largely ignored in the literature on EU network governance and national ‘joined-up government’ respectively.

scholarly journals Barriers to Development of an App for Improving Staff-Family Communication at Israeli Geriatric Facilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 192-193
Author(s):  
Rinat Cohen ◽  
Gal Maydan ◽  
Shai Brill ◽  
Jiska Cohen-Mansfield
Keyword(s):  
Mobile App ◽  
Institutional Review Boards ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Institutional Review ◽  
Implementation Planning ◽  
Institutional Adoption ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
To Receive

Abstract Family caregivers (FCs) of institutionalized noncommunicative older persons reported multiple unmet communication needs focusing on the need to receive reliable and regular updates on the patient’s condition. We have developed a mobile app for improving communication between FCs and healthcare professionals (HPs), based on 152 interviews with FCs and 13 discussion groups with HPs from four Israeli geriatric facilities. Both parties participated in app planning, tailoring it to their needs and abilities. App use implementation encountered major obstacles including the bureaucratic process concerning signing contracts between the university and software development firms, which hindered the process for a full year; data security department required disproportionate security levels that interfered with user experience and delayed the development process; the study’s definition varied across different ethics/Helsinki committees (Institutional Review Boards; IRBs), which led to different demands, e.g., insurance for medical clinical trials although no drugs or medical device were involved; lack of cooperation by mid-level staff members despite the institutional adoption of the app project; low utilization by HPs resulted in FCs not receiving timely responses. Despite these and other obstacles, we tested app use for 15 months in one facility in a pre-post-design with intervention and control groups, and we have since begun testing it in another facility. FCs who had used the app had positive feedback and wished to continue using it. App use optimization requires implementation planning, assimilating changes in each facility’s work procedures and HP’s engagement and motivation and thus depends on institutional procedures and politics.

The Baby Shark (Songs Heard Affecting Resuscitation Kinetics) study

2020 ◽  
pp. bmjstel-2020-000657
Author(s):  
Rebecca Singer ◽  
Grace Leo ◽  
Tessa Davis ◽  
Ben Lawton ◽  
Henry Goldstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Target Zone ◽  
Compression Depth ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Training Exercises ◽  
And Control ◽  
Musical Cues

Previous research has examined the utilisation of musical cues to improve the performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) delivered in training environments. We postulated a musical cue that is both contemporary and transcends cultures may improve CPR performance. Our aim was to establish whether chest compressions are performed with improved rate and depth if a song of a fixed beat (PinkFong’s ‘Baby Shark’ with a tempo of 115 beats per minute (bpm) and 15 beats in each verse) is played to a healthcare professional immediately before undertaking CPR compared to whale noises (a non-metronomic rhythm). 58 Participants of a paediatric conference (majority doctors) were randomly assigned to listen to a minute of Baby Shark (28) or whale song (30) and then undertake a minute of CPR. There was no significant difference in the mean compression rate between the Baby Shark and control groups, with the groups achieving 121 and 125 bpm, respectively (p=0.18). In relation to compression depth within the target zone, the Baby Shark group had more compressions completed within the target zone (55%) than the control group (39%) although this difference was not significant (p=0.08). Listening to Baby Shark prior to undertaking simulated CPR does not improve overall performance, but there is a potential tendency to improve adequate compression depth which may be beneficial in training exercises.

scholarly journals Joint angle estimation with wavelet neural networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saaveethya Sivakumar ◽  
Alpha Agape Gopalai ◽  
King Hann Lim ◽  
Darwin Gouwanda ◽  
Sunita Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Gait Analysis ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Monitoring Applications ◽  
Reaction Forces ◽  
Multiple Sensor ◽  
Vertical Ground ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Gait Monitoring ◽  
Vertical Ground Reaction Forces ◽  
And Control

AbstractThis paper presents a wavelet neural network (WNN) based method to reduce reliance on wearable kinematic sensors in gait analysis. Wearable kinematic sensors hinder real-time outdoor gait monitoring applications due to drawbacks caused by multiple sensor placements and sensor offset errors. The proposed WNN method uses vertical Ground Reaction Forces (vGRFs) measured from foot kinetic sensors as inputs to estimate ankle, knee, and hip joint angles. Salient vGRF inputs are extracted from primary gait event intervals. These selected gait inputs facilitate future integration with smart insoles for real-time outdoor gait studies. The proposed concept potentially reduces the number of body-mounted kinematics sensors used in gait analysis applications, hence leading to a simplified sensor placement and control circuitry without deteriorating the overall performance.

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