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{"title":"A Study of Usage of Mobile Phone by Faculty in College Premises, Lucknow","authors":"Kaushiki Singh, Sanjeev Singh","doi":"10.9790/487X-1907014951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9790/487X-1907014951","url":null,"abstract":"As the use of mobile phones has proliferated in academic settings in recent years, new challenges are faced by institutions of higher education and their faculties. The research was carried out using questionnaires distributed to 32 faculty of various private and Government College and institution. The Schedule collected demographic information about the respondents, age, gender, cost of mobile phone, annual family income, type of college in which they are serving, usage of phone to during class and perception of faculty to allows students to pick calls during class. Research has resulted that respondent reported strong perceptions of mobile phones as a classroom distraction in teaching and learning environment.","PeriodicalId":165213,"journal":{"name":"IOSR Journal of Business and Management","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130713202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of Strategic Leadership Style on Academic Performance of National Schools in Kenya","authors":"Clare Gakenia, P. Katuse, Dr.Peter Kiriri","doi":"10.9790/487X-1907010924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9790/487X-1907010924","url":null,"abstract":"Strategic leadership, is an ability by the leader to anticipate, prepare and position for the future; It has also been observed to be the leaders ability to anticipate, create a vision, empower others and exercise flexibility, to create a strategic and viable future of the organization. Leaders who are strategic leaders formulate the goals and strategies for the organization. They do this by developing structures and processes that impact the present and future performance of the organization. They are experienced, senior leaders that are knowledgeable and have the ability to create a vision and execute plans and make significant decisions in the dynamic environment. This study sought to examine the influence of strategic leadership style on academic performance of National Schools in Kenya. The study recommended that the national schools should emphasize the role of strategy leadership styles with view of improving on the academic performance of their schools. However strategy leadership styles variables alone cannot influence the academic performance of their schools as strategy leadership styles were found not to have a significant influence on the academic performance with a P value of 0.307. This was largely attributed to the fact that the national schools have a set policies and procedures in which leaders are required to adopt hence little variances in terms of leadership styles in various schools and leadership styles for an individual is hence not a key determinant of academic performance in national schools. School should however focus on leadership traits, resource availability and strategy execution plan besides variables of leadership styles.","PeriodicalId":165213,"journal":{"name":"IOSR Journal of Business and Management","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127445389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Topic: A study on the association of conflict management competencies with emotional intelligence of software professionals","authors":"Sashakt Singh, Ileyas Rizvi","doi":"10.9790/487X-1907015973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9790/487X-1907015973","url":null,"abstract":"In the present study, aim of the researcher is to investigate the association of conflict management competencies and Emotional Intelligence ofsoftware professionals in IT industry in India. The study was conducted in IT industry in India. A structured questionnaire was developed by researcher based on conflict management competencies and its association with emotional intelligence. A sample of 500 software professionals’ primary data was collected through convenience sampling technique and chi square test was used for data analysis which is the best tool to check whether there is association between two variables or not. This analysis is followed by crosstabulation. The statistical data were computed by SPSS 21.0 for Windows. The analysis found statistically significant positive association between independent and dependentvariables of the present study; this means that increased emotional intelligence scores were very clearly associated with increased score of conflict management competencies of software professionals in Indian IT.","PeriodicalId":165213,"journal":{"name":"IOSR Journal of Business and Management","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133526981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A study of the association between self-awareness, personal & social competence with the emotional intelligence of software professional in IT industry in India.","authors":"Sashakt Singh, IleyasRizvi","doi":"10.9790/487X-1907017494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9790/487X-1907017494","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the present study has been to investigate the association between self-awareness, personal & social competence with the emotional intelligence of software professional in IT industry in India. The study was conducted in IT industry in India. A structured questionnaire was developed by the researcher based on emotional intelligence competencies as given by Daniel Goleman (1995, 1998) and other researchers and was applied in IT service industry. A sample of 500 software professionals’ primary data was collected through convenience sampling technique and statistical tools like frequency analysis, crosstabulation analysis and chi square analysis were used for data analysis. The statistical data were computed by SPSS 21.0 for Windows. The results of the analysis found statistically significant and positive correlations between two variables of study; this means that high level of self-awareness, personal and social competence of software professionals was associated with the emotional intelligence of software professionals. The primary focus of software professionals is on the technical knowledge and expertise. But the previous studies, as well as the present research proved the importance of emotional intelligence for the software professionals in order to improve their effectiveness and efficiency in an organisation as well as to serve the clients. The more the level of emotional intelligence, the higher will be the performance of software professionals.","PeriodicalId":165213,"journal":{"name":"IOSR Journal of Business and Management","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115282248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Secrecy in Pricing of Initial Public Offering. An Empirical Review of Nairobi Securities Exchange","authors":"Francis. Francis, Mambo Gatumo","doi":"10.9790/487X-1907025559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9790/487X-1907025559","url":null,"abstract":"Extant literature allude that IPOs are have positive return in the short run, but long run performance is depressed. Consequently, IPO shares are sold at discount in the primary market. Furthermore, literature reveal that the book building and the fixed methods of establishing the offer price are imprecise. In spite of the weaknesses in the determination of the offer price, price earnings ratio is applied, together with earning per share, .as an estimator of the offer price. The empirical review of the Kenyan case reveals that earnings per share has a positive relationship with offer price, though it was statistically insignificant. The study conclude that earnings per share has no predictive power to estimate the offer price.","PeriodicalId":165213,"journal":{"name":"IOSR Journal of Business and Management","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132675995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pricing Determinants of selected Fixed Price IPOs issued in India","authors":"Harmohan Singh Dhall, Sukhdev Singh","doi":"10.9790/487X-190702113121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9790/487X-190702113121","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is an attempt to examine the valuation factors affecting the pricing of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) issued in India through fixed price mechanism and listed on BSE between 2010-2016. A total of 46 fixed Price IPOs were investigated for the impact of age of the company, revenue, net profits, net asset value per equity share, issue size, return on net worth, earnings per share, industry profits to earnings ratio and promoter’s shareholdings. The paper reveals that net asset value per share and net profits are positively correlated with both the offer price and listing price while issue size is negatively correlated with the offer price. Further the regression result also computed a significant impact of net asset value per share and net profits on the two pricing points.","PeriodicalId":165213,"journal":{"name":"IOSR Journal of Business and Management","volume":"128 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133529747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mediating Effect of Service Quality on the Relationship between Employees Empowerment, and Customer Satisfaction in Hotel Industry","authors":"Bello Yekinni Ojo, Bello Mercy Busayo, D. IfegbuLawrenciaIfeomaPh.","doi":"10.9790/487X-1907027787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9790/487X-1907027787","url":null,"abstract":"This study explore the mediating effect of service quality on the relationship between employee empowerment and customer satisfaction in hotel industry. To achieve this objective, questionnaire was used to collect data from 106 each of front office staff and customers of selected hotels in Benin City, Nigeria. Multiple regression analysis method was used for the analysis of the data collected. Result shows that service quality has indirect effect on the relationship between employee’s empowerment and customer satisfaction in hotel industry in Benin City. This implies that employee’s empowerment did not ordinarily translate to customer satisfaction in Hotel industry without offering of quality service. It was concluded that empowered front line staff triggers quality service delivery, and quality service offered to customers ensure their satisfaction. Furthermore, it was suggested that emphasis on the right service culture, and organisational structure that promote meaning, competence, self-determination, and impact should be encouraged among the front office staff in Hotel industry. This will ensure that quality service that could translate to customer satisfaction is delivered. Limitations in this study include that only the front office staff in hotel industry was focused, thus, did not consider other contact staff in other departments. Hotels in Benin City was investigated in the current study, the sample population could be extended to hotels in other local government areas and major towns in Edo State, hence, provides better information and results.","PeriodicalId":165213,"journal":{"name":"IOSR Journal of Business and Management","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114102906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect of Financial Leverageas a Financial Distress Factor on Financial Performance on Commercial Banks in Kenya","authors":"Fred Sporta, P. Ngugi, Patrick M Ngumi, C. Nanjala","doi":"10.9790/487X-1907035771","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9790/487X-1907035771","url":null,"abstract":"This study attempted to determine the effect of financial leverage as afinancial distress factor on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya. Secondary data was used in a census commercial banks from 2005 to 2015 was extracted from financial statements of 38 commercial banks out of the possible 44 commercial banks in operation as at 31 st December, 2015 in accordance to CBK as a regulatory body. Data was collected from 2005 to 2015.descriptive and analytical design was adopted. The results show perfect positive correlation between debt equity ratio with return on equity andreturn on assets as well return on equity.The study was limited to the commercial banks in Kenya, the findings were only interpreted tocommercial banks in Kenya and they will not be generalized for all financial institutions. Keywords; Financial Leverage, Financial Performance and commercial banks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of Submission: 04-07-2017 Date of acceptance: 15-07-2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------","PeriodicalId":165213,"journal":{"name":"IOSR Journal of Business and Management","volume":"362 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115951725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Innovative Teaching and Learning Methodologies for Higher Educational Institutions with Reference to Trichirappalli District.","authors":"V. Senthilkumar, R. Kannappa","doi":"10.9790/487X-1907028892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9790/487X-1907028892","url":null,"abstract":"Absrract: The application of innovative teaching and learning methods is critical if we are to motivate and engender a spirit of learning as well as enthusiasm on the part of students, for learning while at universities and indeed for lifelong learning. The role of education is to ensure that while academic staffs do teach, what is taught should also be intelligible to students emanating from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and that they rapidly become familiar with the expected standards. It is more often than not the case that students underachieve because of the fact that they have not grasped an awareness of the level of assessment or what it is that the lecturer expects from them. Lecturers should thus apply themselves to utilizing innovative methods so that the students’ learning process is as free-flowing as possible and that the methodology they adopt is conducive to learning. Innovative teaching and learning methodologies such as Short Lecture, Simulation, Role-Playing, Portfolio Development and Problem-Based Learning (PBL) are very useful in addressing the rapid technological advances and developing workplaces that will be required in the foreseeable future. This article which is important in the broader transformation debate in higher education focuses on skills that can strengthen language acquisition and content knowledge for students. PBL inter alia, is promoted as an innovative teaching and learning methodology that is highly relevant and meaningful and worth utilizing.","PeriodicalId":165213,"journal":{"name":"IOSR Journal of Business and Management","volume":"126 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123032539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mobile Banking: A Strategic Approach to Promote Financial Inclusion for Women Entrepreneurs?","authors":"Ragui, M","doi":"10.9790/487X-1907024854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9790/487X-1907024854","url":null,"abstract":"Financial inclusion denotes provision of inexpensive financial services like savings, loans, access to payments and remittance facilities, and insurance services by the already recognized system to those who are likely to be excluded. Compared to the UK’s 6% and Ghana’s 12%, Kenya’s financial exclusion of 23% is far adrift and a springboard towards establishing barriers to acceptable inclusion standards. This gap informed this study, which was intended to examine the strategic approaches adopted by the Kenyan commercial banks in promoting financial inclusion of women entrepreneurs. This paper however concentrates on mobile banking as one of the strategic approach used by the banks. Towards meeting this objective, the study adopted a descriptive survey research design, taking the heads of the relevant target strategic units in the 11 NSE listed commercial banks as the study population. The study used primary data obtained from the banks through administration of semi-structured questionnaire. Obtained data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. The study found that the strategic approaches banks adopted giving way to application of alternative banking channels to women entrepreneurs had significant effects on financial inclusion, where previously unbanked women entrepreneurs got a chance to own formal accounts. The findings indicate that under mobile banking there were significant products which were strategically designed to attract women entrepreneurs. However, banks were still cautious in offering customers products which would compromise the institutions’ return capability. This informed the rationale behind small mobile-credit volumes offered on partnership between the banking institution and phone service providers. On the basis of the study’s findings, the study recommended that commercial banks should enter into long-lasting and beneficial strategic partnerships with a wide range of service providers towards ensuring that women entrepreneurs have equally wider service alternatives. In addition, it is recommended that banking institutions should seek further innovations in enhancing their system infrastructures and adoption of cheaper internet alternatives.","PeriodicalId":165213,"journal":{"name":"IOSR Journal of Business and Management","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127703036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}