Human resource professionals’ effectiveness, organizational culture and high performance work system link: evidence from Pakistan

HR professionals’ effectiveness is widely discussed as the most significant factor within the organization to gain sustainable competitive advantage at the present time.Nonetheless, the study investigates the impact of organizational culture on HR professionals’ effectiveness in telecom sector of Pakistan.Moreover, it also examines the moderating role of high performance work system in above mentioned correlation.A total of 75 survey questionnaires were distributed to HR managers of telecom firms, out of which 40 HR manager responded which makes 53.3% response rate.The study has used SmartPLS 3 for the assessment of the hypothesized model.The statistical results have established the strong positive effect of organizational culture on HR professionals’ effectiveness, however, findings reveal high performance work system doesn’t moderate this relationship.The study concludes organizations with strong organizational culture can achieve sustainable competitive advantage by augmenting HR professionals’ effectiveness, moreover, organizations have to align their HR strategies with robust HR system which can enhance HR professionals’ effectiveness.The findings of the study are of a great value to both theory and practice and have vital implications for academicians, practitioners and policy makers

The influence of organizational culture on employees’ performance: evidence from Oman

This article focuses on the overview of the student attrition model as well as related theory that are pertinent to student attrition studies. It comprises an investigation into the prominent student attrition models, such as the Undergraduate Dropout Process Model presented by Spady, and Tinto’s Model of Institutional Departure.Then, the focus is on the work by Bean that resulted in the Student Attrition Model, and the Pascarella produced the Conceptual Model for Research on Student-Faculty Informal Contact, as well as an exploration of attrition studies in Malaysian Higher Education. In addition, an initial conceptual research model derived from existing prominent student attrition models was proposed by the researchers for investigation in Malaysian Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) student attrition studies, as well as for academic student attrition studie

Factors Influencing training effectiveness: Evidence from public sector in Bahrain

The objective of this study is to explore problems faced by training programmes implemented at the public sector in Bahrain. Key issues discussed are related to training and development. The significance of the training cannot be ignored in delivering the needed knowledge and capabilities. Therefore, the training should be effective enough to attain these objectives. This study evaluates in accordance with vocational training a number of contextual factors discovered to have an influence in a different combination with other previously examined effective factors. It explores the relationship between them. It also identifies types of relation between the training effectiveness and the contextual factors. The framework of this study is established according to the Kirkpatrick training model. This model consists of four levels measuring training effectiveness namely reaction, learning, behavior, and result. Instrument utilized in this study was a 122 item questionnaire combined to respond to 2 hypotheses. The questionnaire was self-administered in staggered among the targeted respondents. It is revealed that contextual factors namely training environment, and trainee motivation have positive effectiveness in programms conducted in the public sector. This study provides critical inputs and contribution to literatures related to training in the public sector in Bahrain

Student attrition at technical and vocational educational training (TVET) institutions: the case of XCel Technical College in Malaysia

Student attrition is a challenging issue for tertiary education institutions, especially Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions. There are a lot of explanations why students withdraw from college level programmes and the causes may be unique for students who sign up in a course that suits their interest areas.Small student retention rates reflect negatively on the reputation of the institution and even more, its academic status.This would, in turn, influence institution enrolment, finances, and future plans for development.Thus, this research effort was designed to investigate the influences of students’ withdrawal from these institutions before completion of their studies. As this research took the qualitative approach, data collection was performed through interviews and focus group discussions involving two groups of students (i.e., those who dropped out and those who continued with their studies) from XCel Technical College. The findings showed that the students’ reasons for dropping out from the TVET institutions programme are varied, all which were classified into two categories, namely institutional factors (e.g., training facilities, learning materials, and scheduling) and student characteristics (e.g., parental/family influence and urgency of getting employment).This findings support the results of earlier studies which highlighted that student characteristics, institutional factor, educational and occupational goals and commitments, financial status and other personal factors, are important to their retention in higher education programs (Bafatoom, 2010; Bean, 1980; Braxton, 2005; Pascarella & Terenzini, 1983; Spady, 1970, 1971; Tinto, 1975, 1993)

Technology of crack detection in reinforced concrete structures

Some crucial signs of structural failure that are critical for repair would be cracks on the structures as well as constant exposure that can result in severe environmental damage. Being able to detect cracks on structures is becoming an essential aspect of the technology of the construction industry. Destructive Testing and Non-Destructive Testing are the two methods used for structural crack detection. This study focused on the techniques used to detect cracks. Several effective methods to detect cracks were carried out and compared to identify the most suitable method in detecting cracks on structures within the demographics of Malaysia. Image processing techniques (IPTs) through the photogrammetry method, surface crack analysis program and Convolution Neural Network (CNN) were carried out to examine crack detection through measurement and monitoring from images. The distance was determined in this study for the physical properties, using both conductibility and accuracy. The photogrammetry method was able to conduct distance at 0.1 - 40 m, with an accuracy of up to 0.005 mm. Therefore, the surface cracks analysis provided 0.10 mm accuracy, while results on CNN had an accuracy of 0.95 mm (98.22 % and 97.95 % in training and validation). Results from physical properties showed that photogrammetry had the highest accuracy, while CNN has the least accuracy. Hence, this study concluded that Photogrammetry method and Convolution Neural Network (CNN) were both the most effective methods to be used in providing clear information and effective ways to detect crack on structures

The Predicted Trainer and Training Environment Influence toward Vocational Training Effectiveness in Bahrain

This research aims to examine the development of vocational training issues faced in the public sector extent in Bahrain. Training implication should not be overlooked in delivering the required capabilities and knowledge in performing a certain task. The proposed research framework is established with a reference to the training evaluation model of Kirkpatrick, however, the study analyzes one of four levels for evaluating training effectiveness, those are reaction, learning, behavior, and the level of interests; result. A quantitative research design is applied. The survey instrument comprised of 29 items that tested two hypotheses. It was distributed to 382 respondents according to their interests using the purposive sampling technique adopted across 4 different public sector organizations in Bahrain. However, 128 were the usable ones from the returned 155 questionnaires. It is discovered that the contextual factor namely trainer has a positive influence on the training programmes implemented in this sector. Also, surprisingly this study unlocks an interesting and challenging area in the training environment for scholars in exploring and improving the quality of training programmes. The study essentially contributes to the paucity in training antecedents and training effectiveness in the public sector literature-related research. Hence, enhancing training effectiveness requires the management and practitioners to enhance the training antecedents to ensure the achievement of training/organization objectives. Understanding the importance of these certain types of factors will help the management to enhance the trainees’ gaining and therefore their performance. Thus, training antecedents should play an important role before trainee’s training. Managers should as well be involved with sponsoring reliable factors and drawing up a comprehensive vision

A Feasibility Study of Internal and External Based System for Pipeline Leak Detection in Upstream Petroleum Industry

Offshore underwater pipelines leaks begin at poor joints, corrosions and cracks and slowly progress to a major leakage. Accidents, terror, sabotage, or theft are some of human factor of pipeline leak. The primary purpose of Pipeline Leak Detection Systems(PLDS) is to assist pipeline managers in detecting and locating leaks earlier. PLDS provides an alarm and display other related data to the pipeline engineers for their decision-making. It is also beneficial because of PLDS can enhance their productivity by reduced downtime and inspection time. PLDS can be divided into internally base PLDS and external hardware base PLDS. The purpose of this paper is to study the various types of leak detection systems based on internal and externally system simultaneously.Meanwhile to define a set of key criteria for evaluating the characteristics of this system and provide an evaluation method of leak detection technology as a guideline of choosing the appropriate system in the future

Computational studies of soot paths to cylinder wall layers of a direct injection diesel engine

The investigation reported in this thesis is concerned with the topic of soot formation and soot particle motion in the cylinder of a light duty automotive diesel engine. CFD has been employed to simulate in-cylinder conditions and to investigate the source of particles which are transferred to the oil. The accumulation of soot in the lubricating oil of diesel engines is one of the factors limiting the interval between oil changes and hence service interval. Soot particles can be transferred to oil film on the cylinder wall layers through the complex motion of the fluid flow in the cylinder. The paths of soot particles from specific in-cylinder locations and crank angle instants have been explored using the results for cylinder charge motion predicted by the Kiva-3v CFD code. Using the velocity fields from the simulation data, massless tracking of the in-cylinder soot particles in space and time is carried out employing a particle tracking with trilinear interpolation technique. From this investigation, new computational codes for the prediction of soot particle paths and soot particle size change along a specific path in a diesel engine have been developed. This investigation is the first numerical study into soot particle trajectories within an engine and thus opens up a novel branch of research of soot formation within internal combustion engines. Computed soot paths from the investigation show that soot particles formed just below the fuel spray axis inside the middle bowl area during early injection period are more likely sources of soot particles on the cylinder wall layers than those formed later. Soot particles that are formed above the fuel axis have less tendency to be transported to the cylinder wall layers thus are not likely to be the main source of soot at the cylinder walls. Soot particles that are from the bowl rim area are found to be another source of soot transfer to the boundary layer, as they are directly exposed to reverse squish motion during the expansion stroke. Soot particles that are formed near the cylinder jet axis during fuel injection tend to move into the bowl. These soot particles are found to be from the relatively less concentrated area. In contrast, particles from the most concentrated areas tend to be moving into the bowl and pose least risk of contaminating oil films on the liner. Sensitivity studies of soot particle paths to swirl show that engine operating with low swirl ratios are more vulnerable to soot in oil problem as low swirls cause the bulk fluid flow to be moving closer to the cylinder walls due to fuel jet velocity and reverse squish motions. Decreasing the spray angle lessens the possibilities of soot particles from being transported close the cylinder wall layers while increasing the spray angle increases the possibilities of soot from the bowl region to be transported close to the cylinder wall layers. The temporal and spatial evolution of soot particle size can be predicted by using the history of temperature, pressure and gas species along the paths. An explorative investigation has been carried out to determine the most suitable method to tackle this soot particle evolution. With proper multipliers, all approaches perform quite satisfactorily in terms of predicting the trend of size change. Soot particles that are likely to be transferred to the cylinder wall layers are predicted to change in size parallel to the average mass profile in the whole cylinder where they quickly peak to maximum at around 18° CA ATDC, and gradually decrease in size through EVO

Faktor jurulatih mempengaruhi keberkesanan latihan: Satu kajian empirikal di Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia

Pembangunan sumber manusia terutamanya latihan banyak menghuraikan tentang betapa pentingnya latihan di dalam sesebuah organisai.Oleh itu, faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keberkesanan latihan perlu dititikberatkan agar tidak berlakunya pembaziran.Sehubungan dengan itu, kajian ini telah dijalankan untuk mengukur perkaitan di antara keberkesanan latihan dan faktor yang mempengaruhinya iaitu faktor jurulatih dengan menggunakan 105 borang soalselidik yang diisi dengan lengkap oleh kakitangan di Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia.Dapatan analisa regresi digunakan untuk mengkaji kekuatan hubungan antara pembolehubah bebas iaitu faktor jurulatih dengan pembolehubah bersandar iaitu keberkesanan latihan. Secara amnya, dapatan kajian ini mengesahkan bahawa faktor jurulatih amat mempengaruhi keberkesanan latihan.Selanjutnya, implikasi dan perbincangan kajian turut dihuraikan dalam kertas kajian ini

Islam Hadhari’s principles and reward management practices: A study in Malaysian private organizations

This study is an attempt to provide further insights into the theory and practice of reward management in the local context as Malaysia is implementing Islam Hadhari’s principles in the country.This study also further investigates the relationship between Islam Hadhari’s principles and perceptions of non-monetary and monetary rewards toward the reward program influences.The study adopts a quantitative approach using Partial Least Square (PLS) based Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach.The study will benefit the human resource practitioners theoretically and practically by providing direction and suggestions in designing and implementing the non-monetary and monetary rewards for Malaysian private organizations from Islamic perspectives