Employee Motivation: An Indian Perspective

Motivation is the driving force which stimulates an individual to take action and sustains that behaviour. In the initial stage, only money was considered as a factor of motivation but there are many other factors also which motivates the individuals. The importance of these factors of motivation varies from person to person. Some people prefer financial factors while some people prefer non-financial factor. Present research aimed at identifying preference of factors affecting motivation of employees working in various Indian Enterprises and impact of demographic factors on the factors of motivation. Study was conducted with the help of questionnaire for this research. The questionnaire consisted of two parts: Part (A) and Part (B). The questionnaire was prepared on the basis of ten factors of motivation, Participants were asked to give the ranking to the factors of motivation on the basis of their importance. Relationship between motivational factors and demographic variables were established with the help of T test and ANOVA. The motivating factors were taken with the help of literature review. This research is supposed to provide useful directions to managers and other policy makers in developing employee motivation policies.

OBSTACLES PREVENTING HIGH ACHIEVERS FROM LOW SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS TO ENTER UNIVERSITIES: A REVIEW

All students, regardless of socioeconomic status, deserve equitable access to universities. However, many high-achieving students are excluded from this privilege, most of whom come disproportionately from families on the lower rungs of the socioeconomic ladder. This study aims to identify the barriers that influence high achievers from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds to pursue higher education. A total of ten relevant articles from prominent publication databases were chosen for this review. The results show that the majority of researchers believe that parents' negative attitudes, parents' low expectations, first-in-family, vogue career identity, financial factor, and thinking style factor are the primary impediments to high achievers from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds attending university. The results also enable university career counsellors to assist high achievers from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds to overcome any obstacles to effectively join universities and fulfil their educational goals.

Key Drivers of Internal Market Changes and Innovative Tools Towards an Efficient Business Climate

This paper has an emphasis on analytical approach to certain key factors of internal marketing. Examining the strength of their impact (financial and non-financial) on the employee motivation levels, in September 2019 the conducted survey comprised 300 respondents (sample size), employees - internal customers, nurses and hospital staff. Data were collected based on a survey of employee satisfaction, area of their jobs. Respondents were employees / hospital staff of the regional hospital center in the Republic of Croatia. Analyzed areas had been previously sequenced and grouped in accordance with key factors that corresponded to the areas of internal marketing with intensities of their impacts on the level of the satisfaction, motivation and the employee productivity. In the analysis, inferential statistics methods (Z-test, Chi-Square test) were used to answer the question of whether internal marketing instruments affect employment motivation, and to what extent is the response positive, to what extent they affect motivation, and indirectly, to work productivity. Questions related to salary, satisfaction with the basic salary, type of employment, and type of work provided answers about employee motivation with regard to the financial factor of internal marketing, and questions related to when employees use a break at work gave us the answer about the free time to which the employee is entitled to, and which affects the level of his satisfaction. The questions concentrated on work experiences of employees in the organization presented their loyalty to the non-profit organization. Main domains that represented key incentives throughout the interactive empowerments of key factors analyzed are education, participation in professional lectures and seminars, conferences, and additional training for application of innovative tools. Results confirm basic attitudes about employment in non-profit organizations, i.e. that the financial factor is not decisive in choosing employment. Results show narrow connection of loyalty with employee’s motivation as non-financial factor of internal marketing, showing in that manner the interest of employees for achievements supported by the internal confidence and permanent positive behavior or the attitude. These research results contribute to improving the elements of internal marketing. Internal customers' attitudes and behavior (i.e., their satisfaction and commitment) is affected by the organizational atmosphere component. It is closely tied to internal customers' creativity and productivity. Therefore, it is an essential element of organizational performance.

A Review of Municipal Solid Waste Management in India

Municipal Solid waste (MSW) is one of the significant spaces of concern everywhere on the world. In non-industrial nation like India, there is fast expansion in metropolitan solid waste because of urbanization and populace development. Organization of waste shifts with various components like expectation for everyday comforts, climatic condition, financial factor and so forth In this paper gives current situation of India as for civil strong waste amount, quality and its administration. We have introduced a concise outline of MSWM in Major urban areas medium scale towns and limited scope towns. We have likewise introduced some intriguing outcomes on MSWM of limited scope towns and their encompassing towns.

The Government Supporting Policy for Sustainable Development of Small and Medium Industrial Enterprises in Vietnam

In recent year, the issues of sustainable development in general and enterprise's sustainable development have always been given special attention by government management agency, including small and medium-size industrial enterprises. The study conducted a survey of 316 industrial SMEs in three regions of the North, Central and South of Vietnam with the main survey subjects being managers in enterprises. The main purpose of the study is to assess the impact of the goverment support policies compared to other factors developed in the research model affecting the sustainable development of small and medium-sized industrial enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam. In this research, the authors employed exploratory factor analysis to identify 4 factors affecting the sustainable development of SMEs. The research results show that the government support policies have an important role but not strongly influence human resource factors, financial factor and social responsibility (SR) policies of enterprises in their sustainable development for industrial SMEs in Vietnam.

Importance and Potential Advantages of Web-based Corporate Disclosure in Jordan: Current Status and Future Aspirations

The study examines the perceptions of accounting information users toward the importance of a web-based disclosure for 32 items and the potential advantages for both the users and companies. The study also investigates the perceptions of users regarding the websites presentation and the obstacles of web-based disclosure. In addition, the study examines empirically the relationship between the importance of web-based disclosure and the potential advantages for both users and companies. Based on 107 online users’ responses, results show that financial information is the most important information that should be disclosed on the websites of companies according to users. Results also show that the mean values of the advantages for both users and companies are, high, close and significant. Users’ perceptions indicate that competition, cost and audit issues are the main obstacles that may hinder companies to use websites for disclosure. In addition, findings show a positive and significant relationship between the “financial” factor and the users’ potential advantages. In respect to the companies’ potential advantages, results show that both “human resources and suppliers” factor and “the governance, quality and strategy” factor have positive and significant relationship with the companies’ potential advantages. Accordingly, decision-makers should effectively use the seven factors that extracted from principle component analysis as a web-based disclosure model to create advantages for both users and companies.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE FACTORS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION REFERRAL SYSTEM AMONG THAI HOSPITALS

Background: This descriptive study aimed to study the relationship between administrative factors and the effectiveness of the referral system of patients with acute ischemic heart disease in Thai hospitals. Materials and methods: The target population was 1,180 hospitals that serving heart disease in Thailand. Data were collected by using a questionnaire. A total of 1,022 response data were obtained. Administrative factors were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and the relationship was analyzed using multiple regression analysis (MRA) methods. Results: The study showed that the administrative factors which consisted of personnel, finance, supporting, and management factors had overall average readiness at a high level (x̄ = 3.34, S.D. = 0.27). Except budget sufficiency was at a low level (x̄ = 2.43, S.D. = 0.43). All factors were related to the mortality rate significantly, as follows: management factor (Adjusted R2 = 0.433), personnel factor (Adjusted R2 = 0.231), supporting factor (Adjusted R2 = 0.092) and financial factor (Adjusted R2 = 0.035). All factors were also significantly related to the timely cardiac catheterization rate, as follows: management factor (Adjusted R2 = 0.442), personnel factor (Adjusted R2 = 0.244), supporting factor (Adjusted R2 = 0.212) and financial factor (Adjusted R2 = 0.091). Conclusion: Thai Ministry of Public Health should provide adequate support for administrative factors, especially in terms of management, personnel, supporting factors, and budget sufficiency.

Climate Change and the Sustainable Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an essential role as the key driver in national economic resilience. In developing countries, they contribute to most of the GDP every year. Like a coin with two sides, the rise of SME productivity accidentally caused the increase in global pollution. Now, the SMEs are urged to adjust and set the best strategies to encounter the circumstances. This chapter shares a broader perspective, literature studies, and documentary analysis on the definition and category of SMEs, the involvement of United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), green practices and strategies, and the issue of building sustainable SMEs in relation with climate change. It is also completed with some case studies in SMEs in Indonesia, Africa, United Kingdom, and many more. The chapters set the tone for the rest of the chapters examining the implications of the issues discussed for climate change and the sustainable financial factor.