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{"title":"Perceptions of the tribal population on grama Sachivalayam (Village secretariat) concept and its services in the tribal areas of Visakhapatnam: An empirical study","authors":"Mutluri Abraham","doi":"10.55214/26410249.v5i1.327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55214/26410249.v5i1.327","url":null,"abstract":"The Government of Andhra Pradesh historically brought a new administrative system in Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on 02-10-2029. The name of the system is grama sachivalayam in villages and ward sachivalayam in urban areas. A total of 11,158 village secretariats and 3,786 ward secretariats have been established across the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The government of Andhra Pradesh recruited 1.26 lakhs various staff members and 2.8 lakh ward/village volunteers in Andhra Pradesh to run the ward/gram secretariat system. The main aim of the Grama/Ward Sachivalayam is to deliver the Navaratnalu and other state and central government welfare programmes/schemes to the poor and needy population of Andhra Pradesh. It is a new system established four years back. This is a descriptive study. The study applied a multistage sampling method and collected data from 136 tribal households through the structured interview schedule. The study found that the village secretariat system reached the grassroots levels, and agency areas and helped many tribal people living the below poverty line. The people in the tribal areas are fully satisfied with this village secretariat concept and village volunteer concept. They easily access the government welfare and development schemes at their doorsteps with the help of village volunteers. There is a lot of scope for professional social workers to develop a bridge between the government and villagers. Dealing the political pressure is a challenge to the sachivalayam staff in the selection and implementation of schemes.","PeriodicalId":207583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary Research in Social Sciences","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139289831","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":"Ohio community pathway HUB: The cost benefit of supporting minority mothers","authors":"K. Larwin, Aimee Budnik, Susan E Horne","doi":"10.55214/26410249.v5i2.328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55214/26410249.v5i2.328","url":null,"abstract":"Ohio has a persistent infant mortality problem. A Pathway Community HUB model of care is used across the state of Ohio to provide supports to at-risk minority women during their pregnancies and after the birth of their children. To measure the success of the Pathways HUB Community Action, a cost-benefit analysis assesses the benefits resulting from the investment in the program. Using provider data and national, state, and county-level birth statistics, a cost-benefit analysis was conducted. Results indicate that the cost benefit of these services is a safe investment at a 4.4 return on cost saving. Public funding for infant mortality prevention reaps not only improved birth outcomes but financial rewards far exceeding the costs of investment, justifying further investment. A full breakdown of the results is presented, and the implications for the level of cost saving is provided.","PeriodicalId":207583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary Research in Social Sciences","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139289934","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":"An exploration of the conceptualization, guiding principles, and theoretical perspectives of inclusive curriculum","authors":"Rajendra Kunwar, Sapana Adhikari","doi":"10.55214/26410249.v5i1.217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55214/26410249.v5i1.217","url":null,"abstract":"This paper extensively examines the concept of inclusive curriculum in education by conducting a comprehensive review of relevant literature. Its primary objective is to promote equal opportunities and meaningful learning experiences for all students. The study sheds light on the multifaceted dimensions of inclusive curriculum, investigates key theoretical perspectives in inclusive education, and analyzes the various components of curriculum within an inclusive framework. The inclusive curriculum encompasses content, instructional methods, assessment strategies, and learning environments, which collectively contribute to a comprehensive and holistic approach. The paper emphasizes the significance of fundamental principles such as equity, access, social justice, collaboration, individualized support, positive school climate, and inclusive policies and systems in the design and implementation of an inclusive curriculum. The examination of theoretical perspectives, including the social model of disability, constructivism, critical pedagogy, and universal design for learning, underscores their relevance to inclusive curriculum. These perspectives underscore the importance of recognizing and embracing diverse identities and cultures, thereby fostering inclusive learning environments that promote diversity, equity, and meaningful participation. In conclusion, the paper highlights the pivotal role of adopting an inclusive curriculum in cultivating inclusive learning environments that prioritize diversity, equity, and meaningful participation. The synthesis of literature and theoretical perspectives provides valuable insights into the design and implementation of effective inclusive curricula in educational settings.","PeriodicalId":207583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary Research in Social Sciences","volume":"214 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135781345","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":"Creative Company Culture in Improving Company Performance in Textile Industry at Bandung District West Java, Indonesia","authors":"Iriana Wihardja Sumintapura, Aripin","doi":"10.55214/26410249.v4i2.191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55214/26410249.v4i2.191","url":null,"abstract":"The research is aimed at investigating the company performance influenced by creative company culture. The research is conducted based on the phenomenon of the company performance which is considered not optimal in achieving the target. One of the factors that influence it is the organizational culture who are suspected of not having a strength value in managing organizational members. Therefore, organizational culture is indeed important to be researched and developed so that it has strong values. The research method utilizes a quantitative approach where the population is all employees of two textile companies in the Bandung Regency area of west Java, totaling 125 employees. To determine the sample, Slovin formula is used with an error limit of 0.05 wich results in a sample of 95 employees. Data retrieval was carried out by distributing 125 research instruments to respondent from the two companies through each company leader given a week of time but after a week of running time, it turned out that 80 respondents only returned in a state filled with data (valid), was then processed using SPSS software version 23. The data analysis technique use simple linear regression analysis. Using linear regression analysis for determine how many big connections culture company creative to performance company. Research results shows that Creative Company Culture reflected by managing change, achieving goals, teamwork, customer orientation, cultural strength in proven able increase of performance company which is reflected by the indicators of quantity, quality and time efficiency.","PeriodicalId":207583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary Research in Social Sciences","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130344662","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":"Does Dynamic Non-Linear Relationship Drive Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Financial Performance?","authors":"A. J. Edjoukou, Yessoh Gaudens Thecle Edjoukou, J. Wilson, Monhesea Obrey Patrick Bah","doi":"10.55214/26410249.v4i1.171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55214/26410249.v4i1.171","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this paper is to generate an empirical estimation of the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Financial Performance by exploring the possibility of the existence of a non-linear relationship driving these two variables. Using a strongly balanced panel data with 2580 observations from 215 African listed firms over 12 years (2005-2016), the study investigated the short-run impact of CSRD through the Arellano-Bover /Blundell-Bond technique and the long-run effect via the Delta Method based on non-linear combinations of parameters estimated. The results indicate that in the short run, CSRD affects positively ROA while a negative significant relationship between the three-lagged measure of CSRD and ROA is also revealed. The results present the insignificance of the impact of CSRD on the other firm performances variables namely ROE, ROS. In the long run, CSRD is positively linked to all of the responses variables except ROE. Thus, the findings show that CSR practices do not generate benefit immediately. CSR effort positively affects firm financial performance in the following years after implementing it. Therefore, Managers should be aware that social practices should constitute an integrant part of overall firm strategy in order to achieve great profit.","PeriodicalId":207583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary Research in Social Sciences","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133689953","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 Influence of Budget and Financial Control in Selected Government Parastatals in Nigeria","authors":"A. Ezekiel, Dada Samuel Obafemi","doi":"10.33094/2641-0249.v4i1.161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33094/2641-0249.v4i1.161","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined budget and financial control in selected government parastatals in Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted in the study. Primary data was obtained using a well-designed questionnaire. Data gathered in the study was analyzed using descriptive, correlation analysis, logit regression analysis and other post estimation tests. Findings obtained in the study indicated that budget preparation exerts insignificant positive impact on financial control in Nigerian government parastatals with coefficient estimate of .034178 (p=0.195> 0.05); budget implementation exerts insignificant positive impact on financial control of Nigerian government parastatals with coefficient estimate of .0082354 (p=0.750> 0.05) and budget monitoring and evacuation exert insignificant positive impact on financial control, with coefficient estimate of .0468773 (p=0.234> 0.05). Premise on these findings, the study concluded that financial control on the average tends to increase as government parastatals experience effectual budget performance, with more budget preparation, implementation and monitoring and evaluation as opposed to the usual neglect of budget after implementation. Hence, it was suggested that government should ensure improvement in budget design; government should ensure adequate budget monitoring procedure and government should ensure viable budget evaluation procedure.","PeriodicalId":207583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary Research in Social Sciences","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132138259","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":"Key Vulnerabilities and the Competitive Advantage among Commercial Banks in Kenya","authors":"P. Waithaka","doi":"10.33094/26410249.2021.34.114.124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33094/26410249.2021.34.114.124","url":null,"abstract":"Globalization and technological advancement have in a big way altered the business landscape, making it difficult for banks to sustain competitive advantage. The need to enhance competitiveness has forced banks to consider competitive intelligence not only as a tool to guard against threats but also as a mechanism for discovering new opportunities and trends. Competitive intelligence contributes to continuous improvement of the quality of products, services and solutions offered by banks to their clients as well as increasing a firm’s innovative capability. Key vulnerabilities have been identified as one of the strategic inputs of competitive intelligence that a firm needs to focus on in order to gain and sustain competitive advantage. This paper sought to examine the effect of identification and assessment of key organizational vulnerabilities on the competitive advantage among commercial banks in Kenya. The target population for the study were directors or managers in-charge of planning or strategy in each of the forty banks in the country. Primary data was collected using a semi structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was tested for both validity and reliability and was found to meet the required threshold. A response rate of 77.5% was achieved in the study and this was adequate for analysis. The study found that identification, assessment and hedging against key vulnerabilities had significant effect on the ability of banks to sustain competitive advantage. The study therefore concluded that key vulnerabilities should be identified, assessed and hedged against since they could inhibit a company’s strategy from succeeding in the marketplace. The study recommends that banks should raise the level of use of competitive intelligence in monitoring the competitive landscape to enable early identification and assessment of key vulnerabilities, then take steps to hedge the vulnerable areas from being exploited by rivals to the detriment of the bank. The study further recommends that managers should be continuously assessing the vulnerability of their banks with aim of hedging against attack by rivals.","PeriodicalId":207583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary Research in Social Sciences","volume":"32-33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132043890","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":"Macroeconomic Pandemic Panorama of Developing Economies: A Special Case of Indian Economy","authors":"N. Verma, R. Kant","doi":"10.33094/26410249.2021.34.101.113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33094/26410249.2021.34.101.113","url":null,"abstract":"The recent COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the socio-economic and political ecosystem across the economies. The externalities can be observed in all dimensions such as in labor market, manufacturing and services, transportation, and tourism. It has been observed that the populated developing economies have been severely impacted due to spread of pandemic. The rising health expenditure, increasing debt, labor migration, increase in unemployment, prices, and the loss of output are the major factors to drag these economies into vulnerability. The present study attempts to identify the numerous adverse externalities generated due to COVID-19 pandemic in the developing economies. The macroeconomic effect of pandemic on Indian economy has been discussed in the later section of the study.","PeriodicalId":207583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary Research in Social Sciences","volume":"161 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124509346","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 Fiscal Prudence and Financial Development on Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: Nigerian Evidence","authors":"Mukhtar Shuaibu","doi":"10.33094/26410249.2021.34.87.100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33094/26410249.2021.34.87.100","url":null,"abstract":"Foreign direct investment in a globalized and information technology driven environment, as we have today in the 21st century, acted as a driver of growth. This paper provides further evidences on macroeconomic management of FDI in emergent economies especially in Africa. The paper empirically measures the effects of fiscal prudence and financial development on foreign direct investment inflow in Nigeria. It tested the importance of household consumption, domestic credit to the private sector, fixed capital formation, domestic savings, external debt, foreign reserve and financial development for the purpose of ensuring FDI inflow in Nigeria. It findings show that domestic credit to private sector, fixed capital formation, foreign reserve and financial development are statistically significant in the case of Nigeria. The econometric methodologies followed for the study are log-linear regressions and ARDL bound testing. Data was sourced from National Bureau of statistics and World Bank’s World Development Index for the period ranging from 1985 to 2018.","PeriodicalId":207583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary Research in Social Sciences","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121616412","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":"Relationship between Leadership Styles and Job Satisfaction in Tanzania Public Sector","authors":"Eliza Mwakasangula, Kelvin M Mwita","doi":"10.33094/26410249.2021.34.78.86","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33094/26410249.2021.34.78.86","url":null,"abstract":"Tanzania public sector has been undergoing various reforms to improve public service delivery and employee satisfaction. The government has been trying to improve employee welfare and create conducive work environment for the public servants. Despite the efforts, job satisfaction levels of staff in the Tanzania public sector are generally low and unsatisfactory. The study examined the relationship between leadership styles and job satisfaction in Tanzania public sector. The study intended to achieve two specific objectives. The first objective was to examine the relationship between transformational leadership style and employee job satisfaction. The second objective was to examine the relationship between transactional leadership style and employee job satisfaction. The study used Morogoro Municipal Council as a case study from which data were collected by using a close ended questionnaire from 92 respondents. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed. The study found that job satisfaction was average among the respondents with mean value of 3.04. Comparatively, transactional leadership mean value was higher (Mean=4.14) than that of transformational leadership (mean=3.28). Regression analysis showed that both transactional leadership style (β=0.585, p=0.000) and transformational leadership (β=0.032, p=0.001) were found to be significant predictors of job satisfaction. The results showed that transformational leadership style had a stronger relationship with job satisfaction than transformational leadership style.","PeriodicalId":207583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary Research in Social Sciences","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123061770","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}