The factors affecting employee's satisfaction and loyalty: An evidence from the People's Committee of Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Employees are seen as a valuable resource that can contribute in various ways to an organization's activities. In order to prevent the phenomenon of "brain-drain" from the public sectors to other sectors and have a stable human resource, the organization needs to make employees feel satisfied in work and want to have a strong attachment to the organization for a long time by their loyalty. The aim of the study is to explore the factors that affecting the job satisfaction of employees in the People Committee of Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; to examine the relationship between employees' satisfaction and loyalty; and to provide solutions to improve the degree of satisfaction and loyalty for employees in this organization. The research model includes six variables, including four independent variables (empowerment, salary and rewards, training, and career advancement opportunities), one dependent variable (loyalty) and one intermediate variable (satisfaction). These variables corresponds with five hypotheses. The research is conducted on 170 staffs who are working at People's Committee of Binh Tan District through a survey by the questionnaires. Amos 20 was used to test the model, and then, the author ran Amos 20 for CFA and SEM with purpose of enhancing the value of the model, analyzed the data and brought out the results for this study. The results indicated a remarkably positive correlation between satisfaction with salary and rewards as well as a positive relation was also illustrated between the satisfaction with training and empowerment. However, career advancement opportunities has shown an insignificant relation with satisfaction in this organization. Apart from that, implications for management and policy markers in the context of personnel source in People's Committee of Binh Tan District in particular and the Vietnamese local governments in general are discussed in this study

The factors affecting employee's satisfaction and loyalty: An evidence from the People's Committee of Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Employees are seen as a valuable resource that can contribute in various ways to an organization's activities. In order to prevent the phenomenon of "brain-drain" from the public sectors to other sectors and have a stable human resource, the organization needs to make employees feel satisfied in work and want to have a strong attachment to the organization for a long time by their loyalty. The aim of the study is to explore the factors that affecting the job satisfaction of employees in the People Committee of Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; to examine the relationship between employees' satisfaction and loyalty; and to provide solutions to improve the degree of satisfaction and loyalty for employees in this organization. The research model includes six variables, including four independent variables (empowerment, salary and rewards, training, and career advancement opportunities), one dependent variable (loyalty) and one intermediate variable (satisfaction). These variables corresponds with five hypotheses. The research is conducted on 170 staffs who are working at People's Committee of Binh Tan District through a survey by the questionnaires. Amos 20 was used to test the model, and then, the author ran Amos 20 for CFA and SEM with purpose of enhancing the value of the model, analyzed the data and brought out the results for this study. The results indicated a remarkably positive correlation between satisfaction with salary and rewards as well as a positive relation was also illustrated between the satisfaction with training and empowerment. However, career advancement opportunities has shown an insignificant relation with satisfaction in this organization. Apart from that, implications for management and policy markers in the context of personnel source in People's Committee of Binh Tan District in particular and the Vietnamese local governments in general are discussed in this study

ESP Students’ Perceptions of the Role of Community Language Learning on Learning Motivation: A Case at a College of Medicine and Pharmacy in the Mekong Delta

Community language learning (CLL) is a language teaching method in which students work together to develop what aspects of a language they would like to learn. It is based on the Counselling-approach in which the teacher acts as a counselor and the learner as a client. CLL techniques are believed to help learners alleviate anxiety, threat and the personal and language problems a person encounters in using the language. The research entitled: “An Investigation into ESP Students’ Perceptions of the Role of Community Language Learning on Learning Motivation: A study in a college of medicine and pharmacy in the Mekong Delta” was conducted to find out ESP students’ perception of the role of CLL on their learning motivation. It was conducted with the participation of 144 ESP students from a College in Can Tho city using the questionnaire. The result shows that ESP students’ perception of the role of CLL on their learning motivation was quite high although the level of perceptions on their interest was not high

Approximation solution for steel concrete beam accounting high-order shear deformation using trigonometric-series

Steel concrete beams have a reasonable structure in terms of using material and high load carrying capacity. This paper deals with an approximate solution based on a trigonometric series for the static of steel concrete beams. The displacement field is based on the higher-order theory using Reddy’s hypothesis. The governing equations are derived from variation principles. An approximate solution based on the representation of displacement fields by trigonometric series is developed to solve the static problem of steel concrete beams. In order to verify the accuracy of the present approximate solution, numerical results are compared with those of exact solutions using classical beam theory. The displacements and nominal stress distributions in the depth direction are obtained with various high of beams. The present approximate approach can accurately predict the displacements and stresses of steel concrete beams

Approximation solution for steel concrete beam accounting high-order shear deformation using trigonometric-series

Steel concrete beams have a reasonable structure in terms of using material and high load carrying capacity. This paper deals with an approximate solution based on a trigonometric series for the static of steel concrete beams. The displacement field is based on the higher-order theory using Reddy’s hypothesis. The governing equations are derived from variation principles. An approximate solution based on the representation of displacement fields by trigonometric series is developed to solve the static problem of steel concrete beams. In order to verify the accuracy of the present approximate solution, numerical results are compared with those of exact solutions using classical beam theory. The displacements and nominal stress distributions in the depth direction are obtained with various high of beams. The present approximate approach can accurately predict the displacements and stresses of steel concrete beams

Isolation endophytic bacteria from elephant grass (pennisetum purpureum schumach) and their potential application

In this study, 25 endophytic bacteria were isolated and purified from rhizome, stem and leaf of the elephant grass, which were tested for their biological control properties. The number of living and dead brown plant hoppers were recorded and the mortality rate was analyzed by using Abbott’s formula. The results indicated that three endophytic bacteria including VBL1, VBT1 and VBT5 showed the highest biological control of Nilaparvata lugens at the mortality rate 46.95%, 55.02% and 55.02%, respectively after 8 days of screening and significant difference compared to other isolates (

Lower and upper bound intercept probability analysis in amplifier-and-forward time switching relaying half-duplex with impact the eavesdropper

In this paper, we proposed and investigated the amplifier-and-forward (AF) time switching relaying half-duplex with impact the eavesdropper. In this system model, the source (S) and the destination (D) communicate with each other via a helping of the relay (R) in the presence of the eavesdropper (E). The R harvests energy from the S and uses this energy for information transferring to the D. For deriving the system performance, the lower and upper bound system intercept probability (IP) is proposed and demonstrated. Furthermore, the Monte Carlo simulation is provided to justify the correctness of the mathematical, analytical expression of the lower and upper bound IP. The results show that the analytical and the simulation curves are the same in connection with the primary system parameters

The Impact of Personal Financial Literacy on the Choice of Lending Channel by Vietnamese Householders Who Just Escaped Poverty

Purpose: The Newly-Escaped-Poverty-List householders (NEPLH) in Vietnam served as the survey subjects for this study, which sought to determine the impact of "Personal Financial Literacy" on "The Probability of Using Lending Services of Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (P_VBSP)" and "The Probability of Using Informal Private Lending Services (P_ILC)".   Design/methodology/approach: Survey data were collected from 186 respondents, by structured online questionnaire with convenient non-probability sampling technique.  Aspects of personal financial literacy (FLi) such as personal financial knowledge (FL1), personal financial skills (FL2), personal financial attitude (FL3), and personal financial behavior (FL4) are measured. When respondents were divided into groups based on subgroup criteria (CVj), such as gender, age, marital status, role in the family, career, education level, religion, and number of years since being removed from the list of poor households, ANOVA techniques were used to examine differences in various aspects of personal financial literacy. The impact of FLi and subgroup variables (CVj) on P_VBSP and P_ILC was assessed using the binary logistic regression analysis technique.   Findings: Research results show that  there is a statistical difference in the average score of FL1, FL2, FL3 and FL4. The research findings also show that FL2, FL4, and "Career Status – CAR" have a positive impact on P_VBSP, while "Aged group - AGE", "Education level - EDU", and "Number of years since being removed from the list of poor households - YEAR" have a negative impact on P_VBSP. Meanwhile, the P_ILC is positive influenced by the AGE factor and moves in the opposite direction of FL2, FL4, EDU, and YEAR.   Research, Practical & Social implications: The research findings provide the basis for governance implications as well as policy recommendations to promote financial literacy among the NEPLH in Vietnam, encouraging them access policy lending services from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, and at the same time help them stay away from informal private lending services, thereby helping them to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable economic development family.   Originality/value: A theoretical framework for personal finance literacy, including (i) financial knowledge, (ii) financial attitude, (iii) financial skills, and (iv) financial behavior, has been developed by the authors after reviewing earlier studies. At the same time, it is more significant to measure financial literacy by objective assessment than relying on the subjective self-assessment of each respondent in the context of actual study in Vietnam. In the model analyzing the influence of personal financial literacy on the decision of Newly-Escaped-Poverty-List householders in choosing the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies or Informal Private Credit Channels, the authors also took into account additional factors including gender, age group, marital status, role in the family, career, education level, religion, and number of years since being removed from the list of poor households