prefix: doi.org/10.52283/1.ajbmr |
Volume :1 Issue :1 Year : 2011
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ ADJUSTMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION: RELATION BETWEEN SOCIAL SUPPORT, SELF - EFFICACY, AND SOCIO - CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT
►Yusliza Mohd.Yusoff
10.52283/NSWRCA.AJBMR.20110101A01
Abstract
This study was aimed at investigating the relationship between social support (Zimet et al., 1988), self - efficacy (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995), and socio - cultural adjustment (Ward & Kennedy, 1999). The sample consisted of 185 international undergraduate students in one of the public higher education institutions in Malaysia. Multiple linear regression analysis was employed to te st the hypotheses. The findings from this study indicated that support from friends and significant others is positively related to all dimensions of socio - cultural adjustment and support from family is positively related to cultural empathy. Self - efficacy is positively related to cultural empathy.
Keywords: social support, self-efficacy, socio-cultural adjustment, international students, Malaysia-
INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL REPORTING STUDY OF IT-SECTOR CORPORATIONS IN INDIA
►Dr. Madan Lal Bhasin
Abstract
Intellectual capital (IC) can prove to be a source of competitive advantage for businesses ultimately leading to wealth generation in the long-term. At present, reporting of IC information is done by very few leading corporations purely on a “voluntary” basis. Unfortunately, the omission of IC information may adversely influence the quality of decisions made by shareholders, or lead to material misstatements. India presents an ideal case for the analysis of IC reporting by the IT corporations because the economy has been undergoing rapid transformation.This study attempts to provide an insight into the style of IC reporting done by the top IT-sector corporations in India. In order to survey the recent IC reporting practices, we conducted a study of 16 IT corporations in which “content analysis” was performed on their 2007 to 2009 annual reports. The results of this study confirmed that IC reporting in these corporations is almost negligible, and IC reporting had not received any preference from the mentors of these corporations. A major recommendation for corporations is to develop strategic and tactical initiatives that provide for ‘voluntary’ reporting of IC. These initiatives may initially be used for internal management purposes, but an external stakeholder-focus IC report should be the ultimate long-run goal.
Keywords: Intellectual capital, reporting, Information Technology corporations, India, IC reports.-
ENHANCING THE SKILLS OF EMPLOYEE TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE: A CASE STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BHARAT PUMPS AND COMPRESSOR LIMITED (BPCL) ALLAHABAD INDIA
►Rajesh Kumar Shastri and Shilpi Srivastava
Abstract
Managing successful business enterprise requires human resource skills. Human resource capital is soul of the organization; it is the term which is used to describe the formal system and used as a tool to maximize the productivity and effectiveness of the organization as well as describes the workforce capacity. The mission of employees working in the organization is to acquire, develop and retain talent; and be an excellent contributor to the business enterprises. The field of enterprise development is focused on improving the effectiveness of enterprise as well as the skills of the employees. Enterprises have become increasingly dependent on technical and professional skills of the employees. The increasing number of “technical” position has resulted in changing organizational goal and organizational restructuring; these changes include the need for more cognitive skills as well as greater interpersonal skills. For any organization to perpetuate itself, through growth, there is a basic need for developing its manpower resources. Training helps in the development of skills and also updates the knowledge of the employee. Especially in the rapidly changing society, employee training and development is not only an employee developing activity but also a source to utilize the resources of an organization efficiently, so that it can maintain a viable, knowledgeable workforce and achieve sustainability and growth of the enterprise. Workers’ productivity depends on their skills which help in attaining the growth. It is the magic elixir for the enterprise to sustain in changing environment, especially for ageing advanced economies. A case of Bharat Pump and Compressors Ltd is being used in this paper to explain that skills of employees helps in achieving the milestones of success, perpetual growth and sustainability with the objective to maximize their profits and minimize their risks. In the first section of the paper the necessity of HR skills for achieving sustainability and growth, and objectives of the study will be discussed. The second section will give details of the BPCL that how it involves the approaches for Total Quality Management (TQM) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) in order to achieve and sustain a reputation for Quality at a Competitive Cost, in National & International Markets for their products and services through collective involvement of all. And in the last section findings and conclusion will be discussed on the basis of SWOT analysis of the company.
Keywords: Human Resource, Sustainability, Growth, BPCL, Interpersonal Skills
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS: A WAY FOR GLOBAL CONSISTENCY
►Ravindra Tripathi and Ms. Shikha Gupta
Abstract
The reverberations of Wall Street had to be felt across the global banking system. Last September, the world economy seemed to be hurtling down in a way that had initially raised the spectre of the Great Depression in America of the late 1920s. This is based largely on the performance of stock markets which are supposed to reflect future trends in the real economy. However, such knowledge embedded in the markets can be imperfect, as we have learnt by now. In some ways, the global financial crisis and its fallout are forcing economic agents to acquire new knowledge in regard to what might happen in the future. It was difficult to explain rationally why the stock markets were furiously running up even as company balance sheets were still bleeding. A few years ago, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) were a distant possibility. Today, the reality is far different. We are in a dramatic shift that is fast making IFRS the most widely accepted accounting model in the world. As the business environment becomes increasingly global and companies routinely list on stock exchanges in many countries, the need for consistent worldwide reporting standards intensifies. IFRS clearly addresses this issue; its goal is to create comparable, reliable, and transparent financial statements that will facilitate greater cross-border capital raising, trade and better corporate governance practices. Thus acceptance of IFRS is gaining momentum across the globe. IFRS transition program for any organization will have multi – dimensional effect because of differences which exist between IFRS and Local GAAPs. The objectives of the paper is to highlight the nature of such differences with examples along with analysing the provisions of IFRS, comparative analysis of IFRS with Indian GAAP system, benefits, and major issues in first time adoption of IFRS in Indian companies with the help of case study of Indian corporate.
Keywords: Financial Crisis, International Financial Reporting Standards, Indian GAAP, Convergence, Globalization, Foreign Investment, Transition Period
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