A study of the motivational and Key Success factors of the selected organizations of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan

This study was carried out to find out the major factors that cause motivation among employees of the selected organizations at Peshawar. This study was undertaken under controlled environment and was mainly restricted to three organizations, two Public Sector organizations i.e. Accountant General Office, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar and one Private Sector Organization i.e. Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar. A simple research methodology was used and a total of 56 employees (including 11 Managers) were chosen from all the three organizations. The Questionnaire method was used for data collection. It was used on employees to find out what specific factors motivate them at work in their respective organizations. Data was collected, analyzed and tested through statistical tools. It was found thatmotivation is not only caused by internal factors alone but from the study it was found that motivation is also caused by both the internal and external factors. However, the internal factors were found more effective in causing the motivation in employees. Moreover, Training of employees, incentives and efficient Human Resource proved to be the most important success factors for success of the organization

A study of the motivational and Key Success factors of the selected organizations of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan

This study was carried out to find out the major factors that cause motivation among employees of the selected organizations at Peshawar. This study was undertaken under controlled environment and was mainly restricted to three organizations, two Public Sector organizations i.e. Accountant General Office, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar and one Private Sector Organization i.e. Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar. A simple research methodology was used and a total of 56 employees (including 11 Managers) were chosen from all the three organizations. The Questionnaire method was used for data collection. It was used on employees to find out what specific factors motivate them at work in their respective organizations. Data was collected, analyzed and tested through statistical tools. It was found thatmotivation is not only caused by internal factors alone but from the study it was found that motivation is also caused by both the internal and external factors. However, the internal factors were found more effective in causing the motivation in employees. Moreover, Training of employees, incentives and efficient Human Resource proved to be the most important success factors for success of the organization

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CSR PRACTICES IN TOBACCO AND SUGAR MILLS SECTOR INDUSTRIES OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Aim of the study was to find out and compare the level of understanding and practices of CSR in the two different sectors of economy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Purpose of the study was to find out and compare the understanding of corporate social responsibility in these two different types of large scale industries of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. That is, how well the management of the Tobacco sector and Sugar mills industry understands the CSR phenomena and how effective are their CSR practices. The study was restricted to the highest managers by using open and pre-structured questionnaire. The qualitative approach to research was used for the study. The Miles and Huberman (1994) three-stage process approach was used for data analysis. The study concluded that the understanding and the quality of CSR practices were more properly planned, coordinated, integrated and effectively performed in the Tobacco sector as compared to the Sugar Mills sector industries due to more organized and planned CSR efforts in that sector, which resulted in greater efficacy of the CSR efforts performed by the Tobacco Sector for the society.

Interpersonal Problems in Arranged and Love Marriages

Marriage is often considered to be the cornerstone of a healthy social structure. The stronger the quality of a marriage, the healthier the social structure of society. The present research investigated the interpersonal problems among arranged and love marriages. The sample of this study comprised 100 couples who had married for love, and 100 couples whose marriage had been arranged by their families. The age range of participants was 20 to 40 years (Mean = 28, SD = 5.2). Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-32 (Horowitz, Alden, Wiggins, & Pincus, 2000) was administered to assess the nature of interpersonal problems experienced by the sample. The findings of present study revealed that the couples whose marriage was arranged by their families were more domineering and vindictive, compared to couples who had married for love.. However, couples in love marriages were more socially inhibited, non-assertive and intrusive when compared to arranged marriage couples. This research has important implications for social psychologists, marital counsellors and families

1-Acetyl-3-[2-(2,3,5,6-tetra­fluoro­phen­yl)hydrazin-1-yl­idene]indolin-2-one

In the title compound, C16H9F4N3O2, the dihedral angle between the aromatic ring systems is 4.10 (14)° and a bifurcated intra­molecular N—H⋯(O,F) hydrogen bond generates an S(6) ring for the O-atom acceptor and an S(5) ring for the F-atom acceptor. A short C—H⋯O conact also occurs. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by C—H⋯O inter­actions

Swelling Elastomer Applications in Petroleum Drilling and Development

Oil and gas drilling and development is witnessing new and inventive techniques targeted at increased production from difficult and aging wells. As depth of an oil or gas well increases, higher temperatures and harsher environments are encountered. Suitable elastomers can provide good sealing as they possess good resistance to heat and chemical attack, and as they are widely availability at low cost. In comparison with metals, elastomers are lighter in weight and lesser in stiffness and hardness, swell more with increasing temperature, and are usually better in corrosion resistance. Other reasons for their preference include excellent damping and energy absorption, more flexibility and longer life; good sealing even with moisture, heat, and pressure; negligible toxicity; good moldability; and flexible stiffness. As mentioned in chapter-1, swelling elastomers or gels have found extensive use in different applications including drug delivery, microfluidics, biomedical devices, scaffolds for tissue engineering, biosensors, etc. As the main focus of this book is the oil and gas industry, implementation of swelling elastomer technology and deployment in different petroleum applications are discussed below

Gastric MALT lymphoma: a rarity

Association of Helicobacter pylori (H. Pylori) infection with gastric \u27Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue\u27 (MALT) lymphomas (MALTomas) is well established. In this study the frequency and characteristics of gastric MALToma over a period of 18 years was evaluated. During this period 24 patients with gastric MALToma were diagnosed; out of them, 13 (54.2%) had active H. Pylori infection. The mean and median age was 49.7 and 53.5 years. The male: female ratio was 17:7. The common presenting complaints were epigastric pain (n=10) and dyspepsia (n=9). Endoscopic findings revealed mild gastric hyperemia (n=16), superficial erosions (n=4) and superficial ulcers (n=4). It was concluded that the prevalence of gastric MALToma was very low in contrast to a high H. pylori gastritis in the Pakistani population

Swelling Elastomers and Tubular Expansion—Numerical Investigation

Swell packers were initially used for repair of old and damaged wells, but they are now increasingly used for higher productivity and profitability through developments like slim well design and reduced-cement or cementless completions. Solid expandable tubular (SET) technology has gained popularity in the petroleum development industry as it can reduce well costs and improve well performance. A conical mandrel is pushed or pulled through a petroleum tubular, either hydraulically or mechanically, to expand it (in-situ) to the desired diameter. In SET applications such as water shutoff and zonal isolation, swelling elastomers are an obvious choice as a sealing material. For proper downhole deployment of swell packers in SET applications, it is important to have a good idea about their behavior under a given set of field conditions. Design and manufacturing of SET applications using swelling elastomers as sealing elements also needs some sort of seal performance analysis

Analytical Model for Seal Contact Pressure

Swellable elastomers are used for zonal isolation and as an alternate to cementing is a new approach, resulting in significant reduction in time, cost, and weight. Very large strains, flexibility, resilience, and durability are their special features. Performance analysis is important design improvement and appropriate selection of swell packers. Experimental evaluation of swelling-elastomer seal performance can be very costly, and is not even possible in many cases. Numerical simulations (Chapters 8 and 9) can be more convenient, but computational effort and cost can be high. Development of closed-form (analytical) solutions is presented in this chapter to estimate the variation of contact pressure along the length of the elastomer seal. Major relevant parameters are properties of the material elastomer, seal configuration and size, magnitude of seal compression, and differential pressure across the seal. Numerical (finite element) modeling and simulation is also performed. There was good conformity between analytical and simulation results, validating the soundness of the analytical solution, and providing assurance that it can reliably predict the sealing response of the elastomer. A comprehensive parametric study is then conducted to assess seal performance while varying different key factors. Properties of the elastomer material (as it swells with exposure time) are required to run the analytical and the FE models. A large set of experiments were therefore designed and conducted to evaluate mechanical properties (E, G, K, and v) of the elastomer with gradual swelling (Chapters 3 and 7)