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{"title":"The Impact of Regulations and Laws Governing on Solid Minerals Exploitation in Three African Countries: A Literature Review","authors":"Tamburo Michael Renzi","doi":"10.4236/OJBM.2021.92028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/OJBM.2021.92028","url":null,"abstract":"Mining \u0000companies from around the world play an important role in socio-economic \u0000development in Africa. These mining companies generate revenues for the \u0000governments, which create physical and social infrastructure and provide other \u0000essential services. However, this objective is not achieved in some cases due \u0000to many factors, including inadequate regulations and lack of enforcement of \u0000the mining codes. The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the \u0000environmental laws, rules, and mining codes that govern the exploitation of minerals like diamond and copper in \u0000Africa, as well as their relevance for the management of \u0000the mining companies by focusing on South Sudan, Rwanda, and Democratic \u0000Republic of Congo (DRC). Although Rwanda is not as mineral-rich as DRC and \u0000South Sudan, they all have a comprehensive mining policy that could make them a \u0000significant mineral processing and trading hub in the region. From this \u0000evaluation, it is evident that the government and mining companies have a major \u0000role to play towards environmental protection and local communities. The \u0000government of the day must enact policies and laws and ensure that they are \u0000effectively enforced. The mining companies must also adhere to the set \u0000environmental rules and efficiently use the available resources. In a nutshell, \u0000government, mining companies, and the local community must work together to \u0000attain a high-quality environment. This study \u0000aims to provide in-depth insights into various environmental laws and \u0000regulations and mining codes that exist in DRC, Rwanda, and South Sudan \u0000intended to protect the environment from the adverse effects of mining by \u0000examining whether mining laws have been relevant to mining operators.","PeriodicalId":411102,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Business and Management","volume":"2294 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127474549","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 Literature Review on Consumer’s Complaining Behavior and Dissatisfaction: Implication of Marketing Strategies with Special Reference to the Online Retail Sector","authors":"Komal nbsp","doi":"10.4236/OJBM.2021.92027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/OJBM.2021.92027","url":null,"abstract":"Customer complaint behavior (CCB) is defined as an \u0000action that is associated with the evaluation of the consumer experience with \u0000the consumption of the product. The product consumption outcome may be positive \u0000or negative depending upon the quality of the product and the needs of the consumer. \u0000The current research aims to contemplate online consumer behavior and its relationship with the online retail sector. It was \u0000found that by developing interactive platforms, the consumers can directly \u0000connect with the company and share their grievances and feedback with them. It \u0000will help the company to get understanding the needs and wants of the consumers \u0000and modify the product or service accordingly to meet their demands. It also \u0000includes adopting different marketing tools such as affiliate marketing, \u0000referral marketing, blogs, and social media marketing that are used by online \u0000retailers to improve consumer service levels.","PeriodicalId":411102,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Business and Management","volume":"385 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129146168","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":"Expanding Capacity in Nonprofit Organizations Using the Baldrige Excellence Framework (A Single Case Study)","authors":"Rex A Stanley","doi":"10.4236/OJBM.2021.92037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/OJBM.2021.92037","url":null,"abstract":"Grounded in general system theory, the purpose of this qualitative single \u0000case study was to explore strategies leaders of a small nonprofit organization \u0000in southern California used to grow their organization to serve a larger \u0000population. The participants comprised 3 nonprofit leaders with documented \u0000success at developing and growing their business. Data were collected from \u0000semistructured interviews and organizational documentation. Thematic analysis \u0000was used to analyze the data; 4 themes emerged: effective fundraising cycles, \u0000leader development, strategic planning, and long-term growth. The results of \u0000the study indicated nonprofit leaders create standard operating procedures and \u0000focus on short and long-term goals such as growth, hiring, and recruitment to \u0000support growth and development planning for future leaders. The implications \u0000for positive social change include the possibility of nonprofit organization \u0000leaders to offer expansion and growth strategies to increase their \u0000organizations’ capacity, enabling them to positively transform their communities \u0000by improving and maintaining available services and adding additional services.","PeriodicalId":411102,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Business and Management","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122939243","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":"Strategies to Engage Millennial Employees (A Multiple Case Study)","authors":"Duane O. Stephens","doi":"10.4236/OJBM.2021.92033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/OJBM.2021.92033","url":null,"abstract":"Grounded in Kahn’s employee engagement theory, the purpose of this \u0000qualitative multiple case study was to explore effective strategies used by \u0000leaders in the hospitality industry to improve Millennial employee engagement. \u0000The participants were 5 hotel leaders in Virginia who successfully engaged \u0000their Millennial workforce. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, \u0000company documents, and note-taking. Data were analyzed using Yin’s 5-step data \u0000analysis, member checking, and methodological triangulation. Four themes \u0000emerged: coaching through education, rewards that improve engagement, enhancing \u0000engagement through motivation, and communication that enhances awareness and \u0000receptiveness. The results of the study indicated that managers could use \u0000mentoring, communication, and incentives to engage millennial employees and \u0000decrease employee engagement barriers. The implications for positive social \u0000change include providing hospitality industry managers with a framework for \u0000understanding their Millennial workers that can potentially promote positive \u0000relationships and improve employee morale. Employee engagement strategies could \u0000potentially lead to an improvement in the societal workforce, reduce unemployment \u0000rates, and increase the US economy and tax base.","PeriodicalId":411102,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Business and Management","volume":"144 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134208459","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":"Financial Analysis of an Australian Department Company Based on 3 Financial Models","authors":"Ke Lyu","doi":"10.4236/OJBM.2021.92045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/OJBM.2021.92045","url":null,"abstract":"In the \u0000modern economic market, it is necessary for investors and decision makers to \u0000evaluate the financial situation of enterprises. For the managers, the analysis \u0000of financial statements can help to judge the development prospects of \u0000enterprises, so as to manage and make decisions on the future development \u0000direction. And investors can get the accurate business results of the \u0000enterprise this year, which has important reference significance for whether to \u0000invest in the enterprise. The purpose of this report is to analyze the \u0000Australian department store, Myer, its financial status and provide investment \u0000advice to potential investors and operating suggestions to its managers. Three \u0000financial models were used to analyze the value of Myer, which are comparable \u0000analysis (COMPS), dividend discount model (DDM) and discount cash flow (DCF) \u0000models respectively.","PeriodicalId":411102,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Business and Management","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124885163","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":"Literature Review on the Impacts of Foreign Direct Investment in the Emerging Economy: The Case of Vietnam","authors":"P. Le","doi":"10.4236/OJBM.2021.92044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/OJBM.2021.92044","url":null,"abstract":"Previous \u0000literature has shown positive contributions of foreign direct investment (FDI) \u0000on the host countries’ economic development. FDI helps to transfer \u0000technological know-how and high-quality management to host countries. As a \u0000result, benefits from inward FDI include job creation, increased productivity, \u0000and higher gross domestic product (GDP). Many researchers have explored the \u0000impacts of FDI in different economic sectors such as retailing, manufacturing, \u0000banking, and general service. As a result, this study will summarize all of \u0000past researches on this topic with the focus on educational sector. This paper \u0000will have strong policy implications that can provide the government policy \u0000makers knowledge to capture the benefits of FDI in the various sectors of the \u0000economy.","PeriodicalId":411102,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Business and Management","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122059826","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":"Crowdfunding: Genesis and Comprehensive Review of Its State in Africa","authors":"Oloutchègoun Josias Lawrence Adjakou","doi":"10.4236/OJBM.2021.92031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/OJBM.2021.92031","url":null,"abstract":"In developing countries, the topic of crowdfunding is still in its \u0000infancy because Europe; Asia and North America have monopolized almost all the \u0000researchers’ attention. Nevertheless, the number of scholars stressing the fact \u0000that investigations should be conducted on the economic impact of crowdfunding \u0000in developing countries where financial systems are still struggling is incredibly increasing. But before getting to that point, as Gajda and Walton \u0000stated, “An analysis of primary and secondary data; in-depth assessment of live \u0000projects and statistical analysis could provide more insight (…) how to make \u0000crowdfunding more accessible to entrepreneurs in the developing world” (Gajda & Walton, 2013: p. iii). Drawing on this and the fact that none of the extant literature about \u0000crowdfunding in Africa has provided statistical assessment of existing \u0000platforms on the continent; how much crowdfunding has been adopted and \u0000sustainably implemented across various region on the continent, this paper’s \u0000main goal is to depict and describe the current situation of crowdfunding in Africa. Known as proven and accepted methods \u0000used for growing topics in the field of entrepreneurship, this paper used \u0000exploratory and descriptive methods. This paper provides everyone in \u0000need of clear understanding of crowdfunding’s origin; how it evolved; its level \u0000of penetration and use in Africa, with the necessary information. The study \u0000came to conclude that in West and North Africa only 22% and 33% of the \u0000platforms created in the span of 2012 to 2020 are still operating. East Africa \u0000and South Africa are doing far better as respectively 70% and 55% of their \u0000crowdfunding platforms are still operating. The study also found that French \u0000Speaking countries struggle a lot in implementing and sustaining crowdfunding platform. \u0000West Africa performs very poorly as rarely the projects listed on the scarce \u0000platforms still operating manage to gather more than 2% of their funding goals. \u0000The study also came to the conclusion that by May 2020, 64% of the crowdfunding \u0000operating in Africa are foreign based.","PeriodicalId":411102,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Business and Management","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125107874","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":"Multiperspective Assessment of Enterprise Data Storage Systems: The Use of Expert Judgment Quantification and Constant Sum Pairwise Comparison in Finding Criteria Weights","authors":"Luja Shrestha, N. Sheikh","doi":"10.4236/OJBM.2021.92051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/OJBM.2021.92051","url":null,"abstract":"Digital transformation has taken center stage in every IT organization. \u0000Data is being created at various sources: edge, core, and cloud at an \u0000unprecedented rate. For enterprise IT infrastructure, this means more places to \u0000store data and more ways to store them. Storage solutions can be broadly \u0000categorized as Direct Attached Storage (DAS), Storage Area Network (SAN), \u0000Network Attached Storage (NAS), Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), and Public \u0000Cloud Storage, each with its advantages and potential drawbacks. Besides computing \u0000and networking, storage is one of the core physical components of an IT \u0000infrastructure. Application performance and availability depend strongly on \u0000their underlying storage. As such, the selection of storage systems is one of \u0000the critical decisions for IT executives. Assessment of Enterprise Data Storage \u0000Systems (EDSS) for selecting the one that provides a comprehensive solution \u0000requires not only the consideration of technical performance and economic \u0000feasibility but also other perspectives such as strategic, operational, and \u0000regulatory. An assessment model with multiple perspectives and related criteria \u0000will serve as a valuable reference in the decision-making process. This study \u0000uses expert judgment to validate an assessment model covering Strategic, \u0000Technological, Operational, Regulatory, and Economic (STORE) perspectives and \u0000their related criteria. Expert judgment is also used to calculate the criteria \u0000weights using the constant sum pairwise comparison method. The results can be \u0000used for the evaluation of various storage alternatives under consideration. It \u0000is anticipated that the STORE assessment model and criteria weights will be \u0000valid for IT organizations in their long-term strategic decision-making.","PeriodicalId":411102,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Business and Management","volume":"225 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132036570","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":"Applied Machine Learning Techniques on Selection and Positioning of Human Resources in the Public Sector","authors":"Panagiota Pampouktsi, Spyridon Avdimiotis, Manolis Μaragoudakis, M. Avlonitis","doi":"10.4236/OJBM.2021.92030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/OJBM.2021.92030","url":null,"abstract":"Proper selection and positioning of employees is an important issue for \u0000strategic human resources management. Within this framework, the aim of the \u0000research conducted, was to investigate the most efficient machine learning \u0000techniques to support employees’ recruitment and positioning evaluation. \u0000Towards this aim, a series of tests were conducted based on classification \u0000algorithms concerning employees of the public sector, seeking to predict best \u0000fit in workplaces and allocation of employees. Based on the outcome of the \u0000administered tests, an algorithm model was built to assist the decision support \u0000system of employees’ recruitment and assessment. The primary findings of the \u0000present research could lead to the argument that the adoption of the Employees’ \u0000Evaluation for Recruitment and Promotion Algorithm Model (EERPAM) will \u0000significantly improve the objectivity of employees’ recruitment and positioning \u0000procedures.","PeriodicalId":411102,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Business and Management","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129400071","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":"Factors Motivating Human Resources Management (HRM) in the Public and Private Sectors","authors":"K. Omar","doi":"10.4236/OJBM.2021.92036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/OJBM.2021.92036","url":null,"abstract":"It is not sufficient to depend on education \u0000institutions’ traditional systems and curriculums only then on real cases based \u0000on real-life work and applying any new techniques in its curriculum. It is \u0000important to note that the human resources motivation system has a great impact \u0000on the effectiveness of institutions. Schools, universities should focus more \u0000on building human resources management (HRM) concepts and understanding. This \u0000paper aims to identify the factors that play a major role in HRM in both the \u0000public and private sectors. The paper is based on the continued discussions \u0000regarding the topic of this paper. It is provided a comprehensive look at the \u0000motivation factor as a vital element among HRM factors. The findings provided \u0000by this paper attempt to provide an understanding of the motivation factors \u0000that affecting human resource management in today’s world. Based on reviewing the related \u0000manuscripts in order to achieve the study’s intended purpose and providing \u0000confirmation findings for this study, the study findings and conclusions are \u0000presented. However, still the nature of organizations job will always play the \u0000essential key for HR specialists for him to decide on the proper motivation system. The study \u0000reported that social security, insurance, appropriate working conditions, \u0000equipped workplace, the possibility to improve constantly are found to be the most effective motivating \u0000means. On contrary, the least effective motivating \u0000means are onetime payout prescribed, awards, bonuses, nominal gift.","PeriodicalId":411102,"journal":{"name":"Open Journal of Business and Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132802906","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}