67 research outputs found
Scrutinizing Religious Fundamentalism of Post 9/11 Scenario in The Blind Man’s Garden By Aslam
This study analyzes Aslam’s novel The Blind Man’s Garden. It generally depicts post 9/11 scenario in which people suffer from identity crisis, trauma and religious fundamentalism. This study investigates the outcomes of religious fundamentalism in post 9/11 scenario of Pakistan. The research is designed descriptively. It follows the research method of Textual Analysis. The data are textual and collected from the novel. The gathered textual data are analyzed to answer the research question that what are the factors of post/911 religious fundamentalism and how the society suffers from them. The textual analysis is done with the theoretical framework of Religious Fundamentalism generated after reviewing previous literature. The findings of this study reveal that religiously fundamentalist people strict people, women, children and deprive them of their desired life. Youth is misguided and prepared for jihad in the name of God. Women are restricted as per their law. This ideology imposes misinterpreted laws and creates a dystopian society where no one is free to live according to their own conduct
A Qualitative Analysis of Emerging E-Commerce Technologies and Their Effects on Changing Business Patterns
Technology of different shapes have got much race from 1960 to present. In 1970, the computer technology brought lots of faster modes of business when the faster calculations and saving data became possible. It further innovated the big information systems after 1985 when the manual work started to be converted into computerized means as computer based information systems. But one advent brought various solutions to the business and that is the miraculous advent of internet after 1992.
An internet is one of the biggest emerging Ecom technology which has facilitated the business platform in much faster and flexible standards. Due to the technology the business is advanced at an exponential rate of making life very easy and guiding to be equipped with other technological wonders of not only doing business but increasing education activities, knowledge and coordination through organization to organization and customers to customers.
The purpose of this paper is to identify emerging e-com technologies and get a sneak peak into internet and information literacy related technologies which will pull ecom any time to millions of people and push business to survive on modern business platforms. The study will focus on emerging e-com technologies that have emerged through the last decade or so. It will also focus on the current and possible applications and factors of important view which have brought significant role in business scenario.
The paper consists of five main sections: First is about the introduction, concept and definitions of the topic, Second is regarding the historical perspective of emerging technologies and identification of e-com emerging technologies and their changing phase in the faster pace of information technology and business aspects, Third focuses on the model of e-com and computer technology development. Fourth is about some examples on applications of emerging e-com technologies from available literature survey to support this research, Fifth is followed by the conclusions, recommendations, research methodology, references and bibliograph
Employee Payroll And Training Budget: Case Study Of A Non-Teaching Healthcare Organization
Employee turnover is a constant phenomenon faced by organizations. Some turnover is not only healthy, but also necessary for an organization, as it allows for an influx of new blood; however, high levels of turnover can be unhealthy for an organization. This study aims to calculate the employee turnover rate in a particular healthcare organization and compare it with the benchmarks provided in existing literature, and to discover potential reasons for the organization’s high turnover. Available data from previous years were also analyzed to estimate the financial and non-financial losses of the organization. The study addresses and rates the importance of some of the most common factors that determine the overall satisfaction of employees, such as salary and other benefits, career opportunity and personal growth, and work life protocols, including policies and procedures, working environment conditions, supervisor behavior, and colleague behavior and support. The results of this research will be helpful for not only the healthcare industry, but also the overall corporate sector, because turnover can pose a serious problem and therefore needs to be promptly investigated and resolved
The Role Of HR Managers In Developing Intellectual Capital: A Comparative Case Study And Viewpoints On Some Selected Companies
In modern times, the role of human resource (HR) managers has changed as HR policies are planned in accordance with the changing global environment. Their role has expanded to include team building and development of intellectual capital (IC). Workforce diversity has driven many CEOs and HR directors to develop a systematic method for dealing with and ensuring cooperation from the workforce in order to maintain organizational discipline. Rapid advancement, innovations, and changing business trends provide a platform for HR managers to formulate strategies and develop IC to lead the organization in a better manner. This case study research proposes two models - Employees’ Commitment Model (ECM) and Organizational Commitment Model (OCM) - which explain the methodology and techniques for developing IC in modern companies. Further, these models are applied to some selected companies. ECM pertains to developing an individual’s IC, while OCM presents the organizational strategy for adopting and developing IC in modern companies. In a rapidly changing global environment, service-oriented activities are in high demand across sectors. Consequently, HR managers are willing to innovate and invest in IC. Management tools of training, coaching, dealing, and instilling a sense of ownership best develop a company’s IC. Until a few decades back, companies invested in the production processes; later, the focus shifted to technology. Today, the focus is on workers’ knowledge or investment in IC
Excellence In Business Education (A FRUCE Model For Higher Education CommissionRecognized Business Schools In Pakistan)
The paper develops a new model of the essential factors required to be a top business school in the world for the benefit of schools recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Pakistan. Globally, top business schools are those that excel in research, attract strong faculty, and successfully foster student development. The present research considers these factors in relation to HEC recognition; HECs stringent criteria are disliked by many educational entrepreneurs, for whom the profit motive can sometimes trump the delivery of high-quality programs, resulting in the awarding of spurious degrees.HECs criteria are intended to prevent situations like this, which became increasingly common in Pakistan and reduced educational quality. Under HEC recognition, top business schools and programs can once again be recognized. However, many business schools in Pakistan still have unqualified faculty, poor student development, and little or no research output. The present study shows that business schools in Pakistan can only survive if they explicitly or implicitly follow criteria based on the Faculty, Research, Use of Technology, Corporate Office, and Extracurricular Activities (FRUCE) model presented herein. The main motivation for presenting the FRUCE model is to help Pakistani business schools meet international standards.As context, this research also reports on the slow progress of some universities in achieving adequacy in the areas included in the FRUCE model, including not only the areas mentioned above but also administration/governance and advising. The FRUCE model has the ability to address all these areas
A Rapid Flow Of Emerging Business Technologies And Their Effects On Modern Companies Through BBM With Reference To Changing Business Patterns
Technologies of different shapes have got much speed from 1960 to present. In 1970, the computer technology brought lots of accelerated modes of business when the faster calculations and saving data became possible. It further innovated the big information systems after 1985 when the manual work started to be converted into computerized means as computer based information systems. But one thing brought various solutions to the business and that is the miraculous advent of Internet after 1992.An Internet is one of the biggest emerging business technologies which has facilitated the business platform in much faster and flexible standards. Due to this technology, the business is advanced at an exponential rate of making life very easy and guiding to be equipped with other technological wonders that are not only doing business but increasing educational activities, knowledge and coordination through organization to organization and customers to customers. The purpose of this paper is to identify emerging business technologies with special focus on ecommerce and get a sneak peak into internet and information literacy related technologies which will pull e-com any time to millions of people and push business to survive on modern business methods. The study will also focus on emerging business technologies that have emerged through the last decade or so. The study will also focus on strategic approach with reference to changing business patterns by developing BBM (Better Business Model) for modern companies including the significance of the model and its role in business scenario.The paper consists of five main sections: First is about the introduction, concept and definitions of the topic, Second is regarding the historical perspective of emerging technologies and identification of e-com emerging technologies and their changing phase in the faster pace of information technology and business aspects, Third focuses on the model of e-com and computer technology development. Fourth is followed by the conclusions, recommendations, research methodology, references and bibliography
The Role Of Qualitative Research In Productivity
Productivity is the relationship between efforts and assigned tasks (inputs) and results (outputs). The paper explores the role of qualitative research to understand the resources of efforts, strategic approaches, modern methods, BPR systems in order to increase productivity. Modern organizations need to identify some intelligent steps. The steps from market analysis, evaluating competitors and suggesting strategies are based on the qualitative research approaches. This particular research paper justifies that the qualitative research approach is the essential domain in formulating modern strategies to achieve excellence in organizational productivity. It is a prime requisite for today’s managers to adopt and inculcate such dimensions in their strategic decisions to take their companies to the climax. This research is an effort to develop a framework for increasing productivity through qualitative research approaches. The framework covers global trends in achieving productivity through the specific roles of qualitative research to bring companies to the right track in any competitive era. Two objectives are mainly focused in this paper: First objective of the paper is to identify the roles of qualitative research pertinent to the productivity including some of the contents of achieving organizational success which can give managers an edge to work. The second objective is to develop a framework which will help modern marketing and management gurus to know and beat the best in today’s fast changing and adopting technological era. This research is exploratory in nature and based on literature survey and structured & unstructured interviews from topic related expert people with in Pakistan and abroad. The studies relating to the success & failure stories of local & international companies, social and economic problems which are affecting business environment will also be touched upon in order to relate the role of qualitative research in ensuring the higher level productivity. Thus, this paper comprises on four main sections: First is about the introduction and concepts, Second relates to the role of the qualitative research in developing countries, Third is regarding the development of framework, Fourth is based on methodology and Fifth is followed by the conclusions, significance of the study and some important references
BRICS Countries And Their Strategic HRD Agenda In 2020
This paper will discuss HRD’s future in BRICS countries, focusing on an 11-point agenda specially designed for them. These nations are building a consortium to tackle HRD issues and enhance their quality of life by addressing issues such as health, safety, inadequate income, widespread hunger, gender inequality, environmental degradation, virulent diseases, and lack of technological expertise. They intend to promote BRICS and build global partnerships for long-term development and sustainability. This paper will also discuss BRICS’ strategic HRD practices that are rapidly achieving their objectives. The BRICS have been investing in knowledge-based projects for many years as they believe that growth requires a knowledge economy. This paper will focus on the BRICS’ nurturing of intellectual capital and evaluates the trend in BRICS’ HRD practices as they follow their knowledge-based 11-point agenda
Vortex Lattice Melting in 2D Superconducting Networks and Films
We carry out MC studies of 2D superconducting networks, in an applied
magnetic field, for square and honeycomb geometries. We consider both dilute
systems (f=1/q) and systems near full frustration (f=1/2-1/q). For the dilute
case (which models a film as q->infinity), we find two transitions: at
T_c(f)~1/q there is a depinning transition from a pinned to a floating vortex
lattice; at T_m(f)~constant the floating vortex lattice melts into an isotropic
liquid. We analyze this melting according to the Kosterlitz- Thouless theory of
dislocation mediated melting, and find that the melting is weakly first order.
For the case near full frustration, the system can be described in terms of the
density of defects in an otherwise fully frustrated vortex pattern. We find
pinned solid, floating solid, and liquid defect phases, as well as a higher
sharp transition corresponding to the disordering of the fully frustrated
background.Comment: 55 pages, RevTex3.0, 25 figures (available by mail by contacting
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The state of HRM in the Middle East:Challenges and future research agenda
Based on a robust structured literature analysis, this paper highlights the key developments in the field of human resource management (HRM) in the Middle East. Utilizing the institutional perspective, the analysis contributes to the literature on HRM in the Middle East by focusing on four key themes. First, it highlights the topical need to analyze the context-specific nature of HRM in the region. Second, via the adoption of a systematic review, it highlights state of development in HRM in the research analysis set-up. Third, the analysis also helps to reveal the challenges facing the HRM function in the Middle East. Fourth, it presents an agenda for future research in the form of research directions. While doing the above, it revisits the notions of “universalistic” and “best practice” HRM (convergence) versus “best-fit” or context distinctive (divergence) and also alternate models/diffusion of HRM (crossvergence) in the Middle Eastern context. The analysis, based on the framework of cross-national HRM comparisons, helps to make both theoretical and practical implications
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