An analysis for more equitable revenue and expenditure allocations within Lingnan College

From the triennial 1995-98, the funds allocated from University Grants Committee to universities have decreased. In order to use the limited resources effectively, and to manage their revenue and costs efficiently, universities have to set up a better budgeting system. Therefore, the eight universities in Hong Kong are proposing the Revenue Center Management (RCM) instead of the current budgeting system. The purposes of this project focuses on the analyses of the current budgeting system adopted at Lingnan College, and the proposed RCM budgeting system

Kesedaran terhadap amalan pemakanan seimbang dalam kalangan pelajar Politeknik Merlimau, Melaka: satu tinjauan

Pemakanan yang baik mula mempengaruhi kesihatan tubuh badan sejak daripada kecil lagi. Pemakanan memainkan peranan penting dalam mengekalkan kesihatan dan mencegah penyakit. Oleh itu, kajian ini dilakukan adalah bertujuan untuk meninjau sejauhmanakah kesedaran pelajar politeknik terhadap amalan pemakanan seimbang. Skop yang dikaji dalam kajian ini ialah menentukan tahap pengetahuan pelajar terhadap pemakanan seimbang, meninjau faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pemilihan pemakanan pelajar, menentukan tahap kesedaran pelajar terhadap amalan pemakanan seimbang serta mengenalpasti hubungan yang signifikan di antara tahap pengetahuan dengan amalan pemakanan seimbang. Reka bentuk kajian yang digunakan penyelidik adalah kajian deskriptif berbentuk tinjauan. Saiz sampel seramai 297 orang responden telah terlibat dalam kajian ini melibatkan Politeknik Merlimau, Melaka dari semua jabatan. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam kajian ini adalah borang soal selidik. Data dalam kajian ini dianalisis dengan menggunakan perisian Statistical Package For Social Science (SPSS) versi 21.0 bagi mendapatkan nilai skor min, kekerapan, sisihan piawai, peratusan (%) serta Ujian Korelasi Pearson kerana data bertaburan normal. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahawa tahap pengetahuan pelajar terhadap pemakanan seimbang masih di peringkat sederhana. Selain itu, melalui kajian ini dapat dibuktikan bahawa harga makanan dan keluarga merupakan faktor utama yang mempengaruhi pemilihan makanan pelajar. Walaupun tahap pengetahuan mereka sederhana, akan tetapi kesedaran mereka terhadap amalan pemakanan seimbang tinggi. Melalui analisis ujian korelasi Pearson mendapati bahawa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan di antara tahap pengetahuan pelajar dengan amalan pemakanan mereka. Walaupun sedemikian, perhubungan yang wujud adalah pada tahap sederhana dan positif. Kata kunci : Pemakanan seimbang, pengetahuan, amalan pemakanan seimbang, kesedaran

On-Farm Benchmarking: How to Do It and How to Do It Better

Benchmarking is the practice of establishing the relative performance of a business or enterprise against an appropriate standard, generally industry standards derived from a survey of farms. The Policy Commission into the Future of Farming and Food (2002) highlighted a need to spread and improve benchmarking on farms. The requirements of effective benchmarking are illustrated in a ten step framework. The ten steps illustrate the range of expertise and resources a manager requires before being able to justify allocating resources to benchmarking. A comparison of alternative farm surveys and methodologies used to collect, analyse and report industry standards illustrates the difficulties farmers can have in identifying appropriate, robust and accurate industry standards. It is concluded that there needs to be a thorough rationalisation of farm surveys and agreement on methodologies to make benchmarking more effective and more efficient.benchmarking, comparative analysis, processes, industry standards, methodology, techniques, Farm Management,

Multiple case-study analysis of quality management practices within UK Six Sigma and non-Six Sigma manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises

This paper examines multiple case-study analysis of quality management practices within UK Six Sigma and non-Six Sigma manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises

Social costs and benefits of micro irrigation system adoption in canal commands: a study from IGNP command area of Bikaner in Rajasthan

Irrigation systemsDrip irrigationSprinkler irrigationCrop productionWater productivityLivestockCost benefit analysis

Responsible corporate governance: An overview of trends, initiatives and state-of-the-art elements. What sort of globalisation is sustainable?

Transnational corporations' (TNCs) economic operations cover numerous countriesand can be diverted between several continents. These units have reached a level ofsignificance, having not only economic, but also social and environmental implications. This justifies that they shall be treated separately as a social phenomenon,when considering strategies for the development towards sustainability.This paper presents the concept of Responsible Corporate Governance (RCG), asa strategy to govern TNCs. RCG is suggested as a stakeholder based policyinstrument, which aims at allocating responsibilities to societal actors aiming atcorporate accountability. RCG recognises that the process of societal change isstrongly based on what can be called as bottom up-processes. Learning processestake place through the interaction of the different societal members, whicheventually leads to macro changes. Therefore, governing TNCs towards sustainability improvements is considered to be a collective process including all stakeholders. Firstly, the paper places the concept of RCG in the ongoing debateof political modernization based on the fact that society develops overtime and thepolitical system must correspondingly modernize. In this context, politicaloverload developed as a consequence of increased resource interdependencies isexplained and as a resolution, network approach is discussed. Secondly, demands on the orientation of the TNCs in terms of accountability and innovative actionare brought forward. Here, the paper also lists down corporate elements (stakeholder empowered corporate governance, management and performanceevaluation systems, transparency enhancement and accountability verification), which need to be in place to attain an accountable orientation in the society.Following, using an analytical framework, the orientation and capabilities of each societal actor (environmental non-governmental organisations, financial institutions, intergovernmental organisations) to affect improvements in the corporateresponsibility elements are investigated and recommendations for their effectiveorientation are listed. --