Resistance to change during uncertainty-perspective of covid-19: An empirical investigation into resistance management in the healthcare organizations

Resistance to change is widely recognized as the main reason forfailure whenit comes to any kind of change initiative. Despite its importance, there is still rather limited knowledge concerning the factors that trigger this behaviorinthe workplace. The primary purpose of this research study is to uncover the reason behind the resistance to change during uncertainty (perspective of covid-19). A mixed methodologyapproach was used in this research study to identify the factors that facilitate resistance management in healthcare organizations in Bangladesh. Data collection was semi-structured interviews with purposive sampling to select respondents which included top executives, human resource managers, CEOs,and line managers. To create themes and sub-themes computer software NVIVO has been used and 10 total interviews were recorded by the software. Clustered probability sampling method has been carried out for the questionnaire survey and analyzedthe data with computer software SPSS. The results show that effective communication reduces the intensity of resistance in healthcare organizations.The study also revealed that resistance to change often helps to explore alternative perspectives

Tax Compliance Option during the Pandemic: Moral, Sanction, and Tax Relaxation (Case Study of Indonesian MSMEs Taxpayers)

This study aims at empirically analyzing the effect of tax moral, sanction, and tax relaxation o n taxpayer compliance. This study result is expected to provide an option to increase tax compl ia nce d u ri ng the Covid-19 pandemic. The type of this study is a quantitative study. It collects the data using a questionnaire in the form of Google form. The sampling technique of this study uses purposive sampling. The number of samples is 95 MSMEs members registered at the Department of Cooperative and Micro Enterprise, Magetan Regency, Indonesia. The data were analyzed by the multiple linear regression analy sis techniques. The analysis result shows that during the Covid-19 pandemic, tax moral function was negle c te d in increasing tax compliance.The focus of MSMEs owners is trying to maintain thei r b usi ness t o su rv iv e while their tax obligations are the next priority. The considerations as thei r b asi s t o c arry o ut t h ei r t ax obligation are sanction and tax relaxation. The sanction plays a strong role in increasin g t a x c o mpl ia nce which means the tax compliance of MSMEs owners is in compliance due t o c o e rci on. Ta x re l ax at ion i s another option as a solution to increase the taxpayer's compliance with MSMEs owners during the pandemic. It gives ease and relief for MSMEs owners to fulfill their tax obligations

Power of Advertising claims for Credence Goods: Can it shape Placebo effect and Repurchase Decisions?

This study aims to find out if Advertising claims of credence goods can shape Placebo effect and lead to repurchase decisions or not. The concept of extrinsic factors of a brand being an important ingredient in consumer satisfaction is the antecedent for the study. Studies have been made to show how Advertisement helps products and services to sell more. But very few have tried to connect it with credence goods and know how consumers perceive satisfaction for those products. Further the phenomenonof repurchase decisions of credence goods is still unrevealed. On the basis of focus group technique,data has been collected for five brands which are considered as credence goods and an analysis has been provided to seewhether advertising claims can create Placebo effect or not. The analysis of the factors involved in taking repurchase decision of credence goods has also been studied by selecting variables taken as basis. The results indicate that Advertising claims of credence goods can lead to Placebo effect for those where consumers have strong urge for a positive result after using the brand. The rationality of a consumer influences the repurchase decision inversely. There is a strong connection between Placebo effect, Rationality and Repurchase decision of credence goods. Marketers thus have to be cautious while publishing claims of such goods

Identifying Stakeholders’ Roles in Implementation of Payment for Forest Environmental Services in Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam

The policy of payment for forest environmental services (PFES) has been implemented in Vietnam since 2011 and in Hoa Binh province since 2013. Governmental agencies have conventionally implemented PFES at central, provincial, and district levels. However, there areshared responsibilitiesof the governmental organizations and otherstakeholders at different levels in reality. Using social network analysis (SNA) indicators shows that the provincial Forest Forest Protection and Development Fundplays the most important role among involving stakeholders. Both density and centrality measurements have shown that the stakeholders in the PFES implementation network in Hoa Binh province have good coherence. Additionally,district-level governmental organizations and Viettel TelecomCompany have showntheir powerlessnessin the policy implementation network

Fine Moving Value in Behavioral Anomalies to Minimize Poverty in Disadvantaged Areas

Indonesia isa wealthycountry with resources,be theyhuman resources or naturalresources. However,even ifIndonesia is a resource-rich country,itcontinues to work to solve the problem of poverty.Unfortunately, there is no strategic solution that can alleviate poverty.Deprivationtriggersa behavioral anomaly in society,especially in disadvantaged areas. This research aims to determine the effect of community behavior on poverty alleviation in underprivileged areas.The study is based on a subtle value-moving approach to behavioral irregularities of people in disadvantaged areas.This study is included inaquantitative research with regional populations in Indonesia designated as lagging regions in 2020-2021. The sample of respondents included110 people from areas/provinces designated as lagging areas. Research instruments use data collection in the form of observations and in-depth interviews. Four hypotheses were developedto explain the influence between causal relationships through hypothesis testing and analyzed usingStructural Equation Modeling with the help of LISREL 8.8 software. The analysis results ofthis study showed that through a smooth-moving value approach,there was a significant favorable influence of behavioral anomalies onthe poverty rate. The study concluded that this movement of subtle values could be an attempt to raise awareness and change in the emergence of behavioral anomalies of people in disadvantaged areas.This study contributes to the understanding that the value of smooth-moving behavior can be an attempt to improve the emergence of societal behavioral anomalies. This ingenious solution can strengthen values, attitudes, mental and moral systems to reduce poverty in disadvantaged areas.

Regulated Market in Tripura: For Sustainable Local Governance

The farmers are getting poorer despite the increase in the agricultural GDP. The profitability of agriculture has declined while the risk involved has increased.The changes in the policy en v iron ment a n d the market situation have not benefited the small and marginal farmers uniformly. Th e st u dy a tt emp ts t o project the regulated market of Tripura with different amenities available in the market vicinity. Alto gethe r 21 markets have been deliberately studied with twenty numbers of respondents from each market, and a total 420 numbers of responses are recorded; and a z-test has been applied to ascertain the relative importance of the specific variables. The market information, storing, weighing, sorting facilities are significantly aff ec te d on the marketing of agricultural produce in regulated markets of Tripura. In contrast, grading and transportation facilities have been found less affected by the regulated market system in Tri pura . Th e f i rst controlled market was created (1964). Following that, three markets were controlled in 1981, and sevente en markets were regulated in 1986. In Tripura, the government has take n se v e ral me a sure s t o e sta bli sh a controlled market. Despite these measures, there has been no discernible improvement in the state of Tripura's regulated markets

Economic Security in Post-Soviet Countries: Level of Ensuring and Development Trends

At the national level of economic security studies, a special place has alway s b e lon ged t o t he estimating side of the issue. Estimations of state economic security serve as input data for the determinat ion of directions and ways of further security provision. At the same time, such estimations should be considered not only as a result of a certain methodology application in a certain co un try b ut a lso i n t h e c o nte xt o f comparing the economic security estimations across a set of countries. The aim of the article is to determin e the level of ensuring economic security in post-Soviet countries and recognize patterns, ri sk s, a n d t h rea ts that affect the future development of state economic security. For comparative analysis of economic security, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Georgia, and period 2016-2020 have been selected. The methodological basis of the study included the followingmethods: comparative economic studies, methods of summation, arithmetic mean, weighted arithmetic, geometric mean, rating; international index systems we re used as a basis for comparative analysis. Using the suggested methodology of estimation allowed obta ini ng results that characterize level real economic security, is lower than average. None of the analyzed countri es has managed to maintain an acceptable level of economic security. The determined levels allow u s t o st a te that the economic systems of the analyzed post-Soviet countries demonstrat e h i gh p erc ep ti ve ne ss t o t h e actualization of various threats. And this perceptiveness, in its turn, leads to various negative changes in t h e economic systems of these countries. The high perceptiveness of the economic systems in the analyze d p o st-Soviet countries to the actualization of various threats can be explained by the c h an gin g q u ali ty o f t he ir economic potential, low levels of their innovativeness, and also the lack of proper condi ti ons t o a p ply t h e innovations

Financial Inclusion and Crowdfunding- A study of European Countries

Financial Inclusion appears to be a means of achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs) w h ic h can exterminate poverty and help populaces to come out of the trap known as “poverty trap”. Crowdfunding, on the otherhand, helps people find investors or contributors for their business or cause. They are usually people who do no t have access to the formal financial market or do not want to borrow money athighinterest rates. The study was aime d to review the position of European countries in terms of financial inclusion and Fintechfrom the Findex data 2017 from the World Bank.The crowdfunding data was gathered from the website of the European Crowdfunding Network whi c h helps to propagate the idea of crowdfunding in European countries. The study found that most countries in Europe have a high number of populationsinclusive in the formal financial system and thus can access various fi nanc ia l se rv i ce s offered by these institutions. Also, crowdfunding has seen a sharp increase in the amount of money raisedand proj ec t s funded in the last few years which was possible through the penetration of Fintechservices in these countries. The study will be helpful for the companies which want to launch their crowdfunding platforms and also for the people who like to project their business on these platforms.

Resource-Deficient Regions: The Specificity of State Support

The success of Russia's socio-economic development heavily depends on resource avail abi li ty , resource sufficiency, and resource diversity. Because economic resources (natural, human, capital, information, and material) represent a key barrier to regional social and economic development, the regional federal systems should take into account the effects of regional development drivers. This study aims to assess the level of economic development across economic regions in Russia regarding resource availability and develop state regulation measures to improve regional economic performance. For thi s, a l l regions were divided into groups by their gross regional product estimates. Fac to rs re fl ec ti ng e c onomi c performance were identified through factor analysis, and the cyclical nature of resources av ai la bil it y w a s discussed. The paper offers a resources availability model that allows determining the minimum a moun t o f resources required for a region having a specific level of economic development to a c hi ev e t he ma x imu m economic performance possible inless time. In addition, the paper presents a state regulatory framework for a regional economy that integrates financial support measures, state projects and programs, and me a sure s to modify the regulatory framework and the regulation of human resources. The proposed sta te re g ul ati on framework takes into account the full range of regional resources and makes it possible to choose t h e mo st effective tools with the view to meeting regional development goals

Regions of the zone of influence of the Great Silk Road and the Tea Road: strategic directions for the development of economic potential

In the current conditions of economic crises, emerging threats, and risks, there is a need to consider the risks of changes in the economic potential of regions when determining priorities for the development of economic potential. The author hasdeveloped an algorithm for substantiating the strategic directions of the development of the economic potential of the regions based on dynamic risk assessment and monitoring of the state of the potential. The proposed methodology was tested in 28 regions ofRussia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan of the zone of influence of the Great Silk Road and the Tea Road. The developed methodological approaches to determining the priorities for the development of the economic potential of the regions allow us to justify the strategic directions of growth, considering the risks