Computer Viruses and Their Role in Accounting Information Systems

Dependence on information and rapidly changing technology can be seen in many organizations, with proper security and intelligence systems to protect themselves. But success in providing security depends on the awareness of managers and employees. The accounting information systems in organizations are the most important element. One of the factors threatening their system is virus. Malware are computer viruses that can cause a variety of disorders, including loss of data and accounting information systems are impaired in such case. On the other hand, one of the main objectives of the viruses is to steal financial information. In this paper, one of the main factors threatening the security of accounting information systems, the viruses are described.

Comparing Research Output in Library & Information Science: A Bibliometric Study of Panjab University and Guru Nanak Dev University

The present study focuses on analysis of research output in the discipline of Library and Information Science at Panjab University, Chandigarh and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar till 31 December 2014. The curriculum vitae (CV) and publication details of faculty members of Department of Library and Information Science were obtained by personal visit to universities and bibliographic information on their papers were recorded. The study deals with 152 publications of Panjab University, Chandigarh and 111 publications of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, in the field of Library and Information Science. It examines the Library and Information Science output by different ways like document type, authorship pattern, and degree of collaboration. The study also examines the relative growth rate of publications and doubling time for publications.

Creating Intellectual Capital: A Role of Human Capital

As more-and-more businesses are evolving with intellectual capital as their main assets generating value for them the world over, it has become imperative to understand what our organizations are doing to manage this. The research is largely based on primary data collected from different organizations across the country. Exhaustive literature survey was undertaken to study the present state of art related to intellectual capital creation. The objectives of the research are, to understand the constructs of intellectual capital creation and to identify important items underlying the same. Key employees leaving the organizations, thinking before taking actions, inter-group relationships, succession training programme, and preparedness for the consequences of the actions are some of the important constructs grouped as human capital are forming the important part of the intellectual capital creation.

Knowledge Management in University Libraries in the Information Technology Era

Knowledge Management (KM) is one of the most important and valuable tasks in University libraries. There are varieties of knowledge in the world. The traditional sources of knowledge in libraries are manuscript, hard bounded books, journals, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, documents etc. In other words we can say that KM is limited up to paper work only. The new techniques and technologies are injecting a new culture in Knowledge Management system. A time will come when the paper work of library will be replaced with digital or electronic versions. Managing knowledge assets can be a challenge with the advent of new technologies such as Internet, information technology (IT), information and communication technology (ICT), networking service organizations (ERNET, NICNET, OCLC, INFLIBNET etc.), databases (www.manupatra.com, www.lexisnexis.com/in/legal, www.lexisnexis.com/ academic, www.westlawindia.com, www.jstor.org etc.), data mining, web casting etc. Therefore the concept of KM can be put forth with these words: Getting the right knowledge to the right people through right processes on right time by utilizing efficient IT infra-structure.

Does Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Increase Scientific Journals Visibility, Prestige, and Impact Factor as a New Method?

Publishing in an ISI or high impact factor journal is a concern for researchers to increase their citation record and their prestige in the world of Science. The study shows that search engine optimization (SEO) not only increases visibility of scientific articles but also helps to receive more views, downloads, and citations. This paper is the first study looking SEO in a new approach.

The Availability of Access for User with Disability on Digital Library

There is necessity of attention to the availability of access for user with disability not only because it is right for them, but also their number in Indonesia showed a tendency to increase every year. Many things can cause the increase in number of people with disability in Indonesia, like congenital defects, genetic factors, and infectious diseases as well as accidents. The users with disability that is having difficulty in doing some activities, such as reading or writing in the form of a normal post, difficulty in hearing or speaking, and having obstacles in using electronic media used by normal people, desperately need support tools in order to access the collection or information in digital form. This study aims to identify the availability of access for user with disability in the digital library. The method of this research is descriptive, which tries to analyze digital library display on websites of public libraries in five major cities of Indonesia. Based on the research, we can see that almost none digital library that accommodates information needs of people with disability, even some websites, still not easy to access by normal users. In future, digital library should give a better service not only to normal users but also to users with disability.

Epistemological and Ontological Considerations in Structuring Learning Organisational Practices

A supportive learning environment provides impetus to dynamism & enthusiasm, innovation, flexibility, adaptability and prevents exhaustion and drift. The insurance industry in India has undergone a sea change after liberalization and is experiencing unacceptable levels of customer demands, which impels constant organizational learning. Primary data for the study are collected systematically using questionnaire from 182 employees of general insurance companies on the dimensions of supporting learning environment namely, psychological safety, appreciation of differences, openness to new ideas, and time for reflection. Results of SEM concluded that learning organization is significantly predicted by four dimensions of supported learning environment. Organizations are suggested to use novel approaches to optimize internal marketing practice by transformational leadership, encouragement and curiosity.

Mapping the Research Output of University of Kashmir

The study maps the research output from University of Kashmir, one of the premier higher education institutes of Jammu&Kashmir state, India. Elseviers SciVerse Scopus one of the leading indexing abstracting services was queried for a period of 1963- February 2015 using the affiliation search feature for University of Kashmir. The works of the authors affiliated with University of Kashmir have been analyzed. Statistical analysis of the retrieved data was performed. The publication output from University of Kashmir has shown a promising growth expect for some years in 1990s which can be attributed to the political instability in the state. The highest contributing authors are from Science disciplines with authors from Chemistry, Botany, Electronics, Biochemistry, and Centre of Research for Development departments having a higher rate of h-Index. Majority of papers are published in Indian sources followed by the sources from US, Germany and China. Majority of the authors are affiliated with University of Kashmir followed by Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (Earlier Regional Research Laboratory, Sanat Nagar), Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) and Aligarh Muslim University. Articles have remained a prime document type for publishing by the authors from University of Kashmir followed by conference proceedings and review articles. Agricultural and Biological Sciences outscore other disciplines followed by Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology and Medicine. Future emphasis on joint research, international collaboration, and publishing in indexed journals is needed.

Status of Women Contribution in Political Research World: A Case Study of the Journal Political Analysis

The study endeavors to highlight the contribution of women in the field of Political research globally. The study is based on the data gathered from journal, Political Analysis which comprises a list of articles published by authors for the period, 2004-2014. The proportion of the male and female authors listed in the publication was ascertained. There exists a colossal difference among male and female researchers in the field of Political Science research, which is evident from the fact that 88.30% of publications are being contributed by male authors while as just 11.70 % of publications are contributed by female authors. Furthermore, citation analysis reveals that highest number of citations is for the male contributions. In addition, the collaborative pattern indicates that largest share of the collaboration is between male-male authors. This evidently signifies that female researchers are still lagging behind in the field of Political Science research in terms of research productivity (publications)and thus, accordingly, need to excel in that particular field to overcome the gender difference. The study highlights status of women contribution in the Journal of Political Analysis from the period 2004-2014. The study provides a wider perspective of female research-contribution based on select parameters. However, the study can be further be enriched by taking into consideration various other criteria like what obstacles are faced by female researchers impeding their research, what are the effects of age and marital status on the research-productivity of female authors, etc.

Knowledge Strategies through Tie-ups- A Look at Indian

In the last decade or so, strategic alliances and partnerships among pharmaceutical and biotech companies have doubled to around 700 per year per sector, although most of this increase came in the early years. Even though all big pharma companies have a good selling and marketing capacity, many alliances are created to optimise the commercialization of products, for example, through targeting different segments, marketing with synergistic products or in particular territories where a firm is stronger than the originator. Various forms of strategic partnerships such as collaborative research, contract research, co-production agreements, co-marketing arrangements, cross-distribution arrangements, and technology licensing are being utilized for capacity additions, brand acquisitions, marketing channel integration, and R&D integration, depending upon the focus of a firm. Indian firms are forking out contracts, alliances, and are entering into outsourcing deals where they lack strategic capabilities. But a few firms are looking to build long term capabilities and entering into Research and Development alliances.