{"title":"The Impact of the National Police Service (NPS) on Security Sector Reforms in South Sudan: A Case Study on the Ministry of Interior in South Sudan","authors":"Majak Akec Malok Duop","doi":"10.58970/ijsb.2235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58970/ijsb.2235","url":null,"abstract":"The study's objective is to \"examine the impact of South Sudan's National Police Service (SSNPS) on security sector reforms a case study of the Ministry of Interior.\" An empirical inquiry was looked at, and the study was developed as a case study. The researcher used questionnaires, interviews, and observation as the main data-gathering methods. There were 80 people there in total during the research, and 60 were randomly selected as the sample size. For the purpose of this study, descriptive statistics were generated by data analysis using SPSS version 20.0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). The data collection process employed both secondary and primary sources. The secondary responsibility was to evaluate already published works, such as books, essays, periodicals, journals, newspapers, and websites. The main methods for gathering data were questionnaires, observations, and interviews, and secondary data was also employed. The national police force of South Sudan has reportedly been able to successfully carry out the duties outlined in the SSNP Act 2011.The National Police Service must overcome a number of significant challenges before it can implement security sector reforms at the Ministry of Interior in South Sudan, according to the report, including the lack of excitement among police officers. The study analyzed published works and data collected through questionnaires, revealing that South Sudan's national police force successfully fulfils duties under the SSNP Act 2011 due to the Ministry of Interior's security sector reforms. However, challenges like lack of officer enthusiasm remain. Since 2005, South Sudan's security sector has faced challenges due to inadequate police training programs and low professionalization. Since independence in 2011, the sector has been characterized by brutality and political instability, impacting the nation's development.","PeriodicalId":297563,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Business","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136008756","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 Impact of Trade Openness on Economic Growth in Landlocked Developing Countries","authors":"Bolor Khurelchuluun, Liang Cao, Wenshou Yan","doi":"10.58970/ijsb.2206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58970/ijsb.2206","url":null,"abstract":"The argument over trade openness and its relationship to economic growth remains active, predominantly for landlocked countries, notwithstanding the wave of liberalization that has been examined during the previous few decades. It is still unclear how much trade openness influences economic growth in landlocked nations because some recent researchers have identified favorable impacts, while others have found negligible or negative consequences. Using Kazakhstan and Mongolia as case studies, we inspect how trade openness and economic expansion affect developing nations that are landlocked. Employing an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model in this research, we examined the short- and long-term connections between trade openness and economic growth from 1993 to 2021. The outcome demonstrates that trade openness has a favorable Short-term and long-term impact on economic growth in both landlocked emerging nations, namely Kazakhstan and Mongolia.","PeriodicalId":297563,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Business","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135496324","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 Empirical Study of Competitive Intelligence Activities, Knowledge Management Processes and Innovation Performance","authors":"Wei Zuochun","doi":"10.58970/ijsb.2078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58970/ijsb.2078","url":null,"abstract":"For small and medium-sized technological enterprises, due to the lack of resources and limited innovation capabilities, it is difficult for enterprises to achieve sustainable innovation and development on their own. Innovation in technological SMEs requires efficient use and allocation of competitive intelligence acquisition activities, and the lessons learned, and business methods acquired through the knowledge management process, combined with the innovative capabilities of knowledge employees, are internalized in the organization to continuously enhance organizational creativity, which is the personality of technological SMEs. Based on the individual characteristics of small and medium-sized technological enterprises, this study’s purpose is focuses on exploring the relationship between competitive intelligence acquisition, knowledge management process, and innovation performance. By strengthening the positive influencing factors of innovation performance of small and medium-sized technological enterprises, the internal resource integration and development of enterprises can be achieved, thus achieving innovation output and maintaining competitive advantage. The quantitative design of this study takes small and medium-sized technological enterprises as the research object, takes \"competitive intelligence activities-technological innovation performance of small and medium-sized technological enterprises\" as the entry point, takes the knowledge management process as the mediator variable, divides the knowledge management process into three dimensions: The findings show with the research and practical implications that the knowledge creation, knowledge sharing, and knowledge utilization, and introduces the innovative ability of knowledge employees as the moderating variable for exploring the detailed and rich impact path of competitive intelligence activities on enterprise innovation performance.","PeriodicalId":297563,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Business","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129917897","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 Impact of Talent Management Strategies on Employee Retention","authors":"Umma Nusrat Urme","doi":"10.58970/ijsb.2209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58970/ijsb.2209","url":null,"abstract":"In today's fiercely competitive business world, firms must prioritize employee retention. Strategies for talent management have drawn a lot of attention as successful solutions to this problem. This article offers a succinct summary of how talent management techniques affect employee retention. In-depth recruitment and selection procedures, employee training and development programs, methods for tracking performance and providing feedback, competitive pay and benefits, and promoting a healthy workplace culture are just a few of the strategies covered in the article. The results highlight how crucial these tactics are for improving employee retention rates, which in turn boosts output, lowers turnover expenses, and fosters a more engaged and devoted workforce. The purpose of this paper is to provide some effective personnel management techniques into practice so that organizations may establish a welcoming and rewarding atmosphere that encourages staff to stick around and contribute to the long-term success of the company.","PeriodicalId":297563,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Business","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135652608","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}
Md Zahidul Islam, Md Maruful Hoque Chowdhury, Mohammad Momen Sarker
{"title":"The Impact of Big Data Analytics on Stock Price Prediction in the Bangladesh Stock Market: A Machine Learning Approach","authors":"Md Zahidul Islam, Md Maruful Hoque Chowdhury, Mohammad Momen Sarker","doi":"10.58970/ijsb.2216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58970/ijsb.2216","url":null,"abstract":"The stock market is a volatile and complex environment impacted by various unpredictable factors, making accurate stock price prediction challenging. This research paper explored the potential and capability of big data analytics and machine learning techniques in terms of enhancing stock price prediction accuracy in the setting of the Bangladesh stock market. The methodology adopted in the study entailed a data gathering process, which comprised collecting financial data from the Bangladesh stock market, such as news articles, financial statements, macroeconomic indicators, and historical stock prices. Based on a literature review, various fundamental and technical indicators are chosen as predictive features. The research paper employed a combined methodology that consolidates technical calculations and sentimental analysis to predict and forecast stock market patterns. By adopting machine learning and sentiment analysis techniques, this technique provides future predictions for the stock market while considering the impact of political events, economic factors, and dynamics in social media. The consolidation of big data analytics enables real-time predictions of stock market movements. The sentiment analysis algorithm facilitates prompt and extensive evaluations of tweets and news articles. As a result, the integration of technical and sentiment analyses greatly enhances the accuracy of stock market predictions.","PeriodicalId":297563,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Business","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135261548","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 Human Settlement with a Distinctive Economy: Spotlight on the Struggles of the Underprivileged Kuri Community, Sylhet Bangladesh","authors":"Tanjima Siddika, Farhana Hoque","doi":"10.58970/ijsb.2234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58970/ijsb.2234","url":null,"abstract":"The community is a collection of residents who reflect each other's individual jobs, lives, settlement patterns, customs, and cultural frameworks. Communities also pass on their customs from one generation to the next. Maintaining local communities within a country is important, and preserving cultural traditions helps to enhance neighborhood engagement in cities. This research work intends to explore a specific community heritage known as the Kuri community in Sylhet, Bangladesh. They are one of the most deprived communities in Bangladesh. They have distinct professions in snack making, like parched rice, puffed rice and many savory snacks. The business is continuing from time to time and from generation to generation. Though their economic condition is underprivileged, their community bonding and neighborhood are impressive and strong. The aim of this paper is to find out their origin, lifestyle, settlement pattern and economic activities. This study will investigate the relationship between the spatial organization of domestic space and working space. Also, it’s a matter of concern that there is no research identifying them or preserving their professional identity. In this paper, the study collected data from the locals of Masimpur, where the majority of them currently dwell. In accordance with the study's stated aims, a questionnaire survey was conducted as part of the qualitative research design process. In the work, their way of life, style of settlement, financial circumstances, and current state of their own specialized occupation have been found and documented after analyzing these data.","PeriodicalId":297563,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Business","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135754282","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":"Foreign Direct Investment, Trade Openness and Economic Growth in Kenya: Empirical Analysis Using ARDL Approach","authors":"Emilio Munene Gachoki","doi":"10.58970/ijsb.2208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58970/ijsb.2208","url":null,"abstract":"The long-term impacts of trade openness and foreign direct investment on Kenya's economic growth are examined in this study. (1975–2021). using the ARDL (autoregressive distributed lags) model the findings imply that trade openness, economic growth, and foreign direct investment inflows (FDI) have a long-run stable co-integration relationship. Short-term trade openness was found to have a favourable and considerable impact on foreign direct investment. However, it ultimately found out that the influence was negligible over time. Similar to how trade openness had no impact, economic growth had a favourable and long-term influence on FDI. The report suggests that FDI be directed towards industries that are focused on exports and that export-led growth methods be promoted in short-term development plans.","PeriodicalId":297563,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Business","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135595376","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":"Modeling Sustainability Challenges of Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Cameroon: Case Study in Buea","authors":"Felix Nkellefack Tapang","doi":"10.58970/ijsb.2215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58970/ijsb.2215","url":null,"abstract":"To address the sustainability challenges faced by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Cameroon, this study employed a qualitative approach, specifically utilizing grounded theory. The philosophical underpinnings were subjectivism ontology and interpretivism epistemology, while axiology was value-bound. The target population were SME owners and managers in Cameroon. A purposive sampling method was used to recruit participants in the town of Buea, from whom primary data was obtained through interviews. The findings revealed the overarching theme of administrative problems as the major sustainability challenge of SMEs. The study also revealed financial problems, electricity supply problems, knowledge & innovation problems, as well as management problems that SMEs face as challenges to their sustainability. This study had a geographical limitation as it was carried out only in the town of Buea, located in the south west region of Cameroon. As a recommendation, comparative studies should be done in other towns to have a broader overview of the challenges faced by SMEs in Cameroon. Based on the results, SME owners and managers will see the need to invest in entrepreneurial education and have adequate capital before venturing into business. The administration will see the need to improve policies and create an enabling environment for business operations.","PeriodicalId":297563,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Business","volume":"136 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134882795","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":"Evaluation of Policy Implementation to Support Innovation in Industrial Sector: A Case Study of the Textile Industry in Inner Mongolia, China","authors":"Siqintana Siqintana, Oyuntsetseg Luvsandondov, Batkhuyag Ganbaatar, Saiyinjiya Saiyinjiya, Bolor Khurelchuluun","doi":"10.58970/ijsb.2233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58970/ijsb.2233","url":null,"abstract":"In the contemporary context, innovation stands as the primary propulsive agent in steering the course of social and economic advancement within any given nation. In accordance with prevailing global trends, nations have attained noteworthy accomplishments through the formulation and execution of innovation policies designed to enhance the progress of their domestic and sector-specific landscapes. The efficacy of any policy hinges upon its formulation with a forward-looking vision, steadfast implementation, and rigorous evaluation of outcomes. Innovation policy, as a pivotal instrument, assumes a guiding role in the advancement of a nation, region, and industry, informed by scientific and technological achievements, knowledge reservoirs, and innovative endeavors. Commencing in the latter part of the 1970s, China embarked upon a trajectory characterized by the implementation of an open economic policy. Within this overarching framework, notable emphasis has been placed on the widespread assimilation of scientific and technological progress, with particular emphasis on the industrial domain. This commitment to fostering technological prowess culminated in the formal adoption of the \"Innovation-Oriented Economic Development Strategy\" in the year 2006. This milestone document represents the government's inaugural articulation of its primary policy directive pertaining to innovation-driven economic development. The focus of this study centers on the examination of relatively large factories engaged in the production of wool and cashmere products within the textile industry of Inner Mongolia, China. The research encompasses an investigation into the developmental experiences related to innovation within this sector. Furthermore, it includes an analysis of the innovation policy endorsed by the government for this industry, along with an evaluation of its practical implementation.","PeriodicalId":297563,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Business","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135650861","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 Remittance on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in Bangladesh: An overview from 2000 to 2020","authors":"Mohammed Shahedur Rahman","doi":"10.58970/ijsb.2213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58970/ijsb.2213","url":null,"abstract":"This study is to determine the role of remittance on GDP growth in Bangladesh for time series data from 2000 to 2020. Numerous factors influence a country's economic growth, but the foremost concern of the current study is remittance. To assess the association between remittance and GDP growth in Bangladesh gross national savings and gross national expenditure are also taken into consideration. The connection between economic growth and remittances is a subject of debate over the period across the world. In many countries, remittances have positive effect on growth of economy and some have no effect on economic growth, a lot of studies revealed. The primary aim of this study is to examine the association between remittances and economic growth in Bangladesh. For data analysis, the model is constructed with economic growth measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the dependent variable, and three independent variables, namely remittances, gross savings, and gross expenditure. In the case of Bangladesh, the current study has shown a statistically significant long-term positive correlation between remittances and GDP's economic growth. This study contributes to the broader discussion on the influence of remittances on economic development and underscores the notable role of remittances in fostering economic growth in Bangladesh.","PeriodicalId":297563,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Business","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136307822","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}