Disruptive times happen, and there is a chance of unpreparedness confronting the populace. However, it offers opportunities to adopt new methods or reinforce alternative processes in delivering value to customers. Remote work has always been practised globally, but the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic reinforced its practice. This study examined the connection between remote work management practices (RWMPs) and the operational performance of companies in the Nigerian telecommunication industry. The study’s population comprised the workers of the four (4) prominent telecommunication firms in Nigeria. The telecommunication firms in Nigeria at the point of time of this study were GLO, MTN, AIRTEL, and 9Mobile. A well-structured questionnaire was administered to 400 randomly selected respondents from a target population of 7,756, with 340 participants completing the survey, providing valuable primary data for this study. Descriptive statistical tools and structural equation modelling (SEM) were employed to analyze the data collected. Findings from the empirical study showed that RWMPs significantly and positively influence companies' operational performance in the Nigerian telecommunication industry. It was found that RWMPs substantially improve the operational performance of telecommunication companies in a developing economy like Nigeria. Consequently, it was recommended that the management of the companies in the Nigeria telecommunication industry provide more ICT facilities and other resources to sustain their RWMPs. To ensure that the operational performances of these firms will continue to improve at a geometrical rate management should not allow their staff to waste productive hours in their daily commute to work. The study was limited to telecommunication firms in Nigeria, therefore future studies could expand the scope to include other countries or regions, enabling a more comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon.
Management. Industrial management, Marketing. Distribution of products
The engagement of Chengdu with global initiatives, notably the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), its nomination as a pilot city for International Sustainable Development, and its active participation in the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group’s Green and Thriving Neighborhoods Initiative, has highlighted the increasing necessity for local companies to adopt sustainable development practices amid shifting global and national economic landscapes. This study probes the relationship between external organizational pressures and the corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure behaviors of listed firms. Employing content analysis of corporate annual reports and leveraging the integrated theoretical frameworks of legitimacy, stakeholder, and institutional theories, this study scrutinizes the influence of external pressure determinants on CSR disclosure practices among 68 listed companies in Chengdu throughout 2019 to 2020. Our empirical findings provide some critical insights. First, there is a discernible positive trend in the extent and quality of CSR disclosures in Chengdu despite these being at relatively modest levels. Second, environmental sensitive industries (ENVIs) and state-owned enterprises (OWNs) emerge as institutional stakeholders exerting a significant effect on both the extent and quality of CSR disclosure. Third, media exposure (MEDIA) analyzed through data from three officially designated newspapers in China serves a bifurcated function, amplifying the extent of CSR disclosures while inversely affecting their quality. These discoveries hold significant implications for companies and policymakers in Chengdu aiming to elevate sustainability practices influenced by external institutional stakeholders.
AbstractThe advent of non-pillar mining technology of self-formed roadway based on roof cutting theory (NPMTSFRRCT) has revolutionized the method of tackling the difficulties posed by hard suspended roofs in mining engineering. The design of roof cutting parameters plays a crucial role in determining the roof fracture characteristics. The principles of roof cutting parameter design have been analysed, with a focus on the key and challenging aspect of the collapse of single-layer thick hard rock under the condition of a thin immediate roof. A mechanical model of roof fracture has been established, and the impact of immediate roof thickness, roof cutting height, roof cutting angle, and main roof thickness on roof fracture has been analysed. A numerical model based on the UDEC software has been created, and the roof fracture, stress, and displacement variation characteristics have been studied using the failure criterion of polygonal blocks. The results of the theoretical analysis have been verified, and it was found that the roof fracture in partial roof cutting occurs in the form of hinge bite, while complete roof cutting results in step sinking. Engineering practice has shown that the deformation of the roadway surrounding rock has been effectively controlled.
The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between high performance management practices (HPMP) and affective commitment (AC) through mediating mechanism of job satisfaction (JS). Questionnaires were distributed among 260 employees of five banks (Habib Bank Limited, Faysal Bank, Bank Alfalah limited, Summit Bank and Standard Chartered Bank) using non probability convenient sampling technique. Kenny (2012) contemporary approach for mediation was used to find out relationship between the variables. Results showed that HPMP have significant and positive relationship with AC. Similarly, the results also showed that there is positive relationship between HPMP and JS. From the results it is concluded that JS partially mediates the relationship between HPMP and AC.
Yanan Liu, Dujuan Yang, Harry J.P. Timmermans
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Biking contributes to a better environment by reducing short car trips and improving public health. The street-scale built environment affects the appeal of streets to cyclists, and thus influences route choice behaviour. This study develops a stated choice experiment that systematically varies eight attributes of the built environment to examine preference structure differences pertaining to the street-scale built environment among cyclists in the context of access/egress trip to a metro station. The environment is systematically varied in terms of road length, average number of building floors, retail frontage, cycling facilities at intersections, bike lane width, greenery, lamp density, and crowdedness. Eight hundred and three respondents completed the choice task using face to face interviews in Tianjin, China. Results suggest the existence of two latent classes of cyclists that differ in their preference for the street-scale built environment.
Customer Journey (CJ) mapping offers a view of the Customer Experience (CX) from a customer's standpoint, which acts as the first step towards a myriad of actions that can be performed to improve CX. While CJ mapping has proven to be helpful in a wide range of use cases, companies still struggle to apply technology to make it effective. This research performs a literature review to identify how IT and digital assets can be used in the CJ context, providing practical examples for organizations willing to implement a consumer-centered IT strategy. As a result, it was found that IT can be used in three primary contexts for CJ: mapping, enabling, and monitoring.
1.Introduction
Islamic texts have a more or less pessimistic view of the history and culture of Parthians. Based on these texts, one can obtain scattered insights about the Parthian history. One of the notable points in this text is the Parthian military confrontation with the Seleucids and the Romans. These insights include three main reports. The first report is about the military confrontation of Parthians with Romans during the Achaemenid Empire. The second battle involves the campaign of Gooderz Bin Ash for Palestine. The Blashe war with Romans is the last battle mentioned in the reports. This study attempts to reconstruct the exact details of these wars in the real history of the Parthian Empire.
2.Methodology
In this study, we will reconstruct these battles through a comparative study of the Parthian battles with the Seleucids and then Romans in historical accounts of the Islamic period with real reports such as coins, archaeological sources and Greek and Roman sources. By refining and categorizing these reports and excluding duplicate reports, usually adapted from earlier sources, one can benefit from the capacity of Islamic sources to reconstruct Iran's political and military history in the Parthian era. This research is written in such an approach.
3.Discussion
In some Islamic texts, the first Parthian confrontation with Romans occurred during the reign of Ash kingdom. Some of these texts describe Ashk as the eldest child who provided an army and went to the battle of Antiches and seized his kingdom (Tabari, 1974, 2/496; Balami, 2001, 499; Gardizi, 1985, 59-60; Balkhi , 1985, 59; Mostofi, 2008, 99). Isfahani Hamza mentions this war during the reign of Shapur ibn Ash Ash ibn Azar (Isfahani, 1968, 41-42). Various reports of Islamic sources have attributed the Parthian king's war against Antiches to the time of the Ash Kingdom, Shapur bin Ash , and Euphorshah. It seems that this war can be traced back to the actual Parthian history at the time of the first Ash (247 BC - 217 BC).At the time of Antiochus II's reign (246BC- 261BC ), Arsaces defeated Andragoras and gained dominion over Parth (Strootman, 2015b; Schippmann, 2012: 525-526). After Antiochus II, Seleucus II succeeded to the throne In 246 BC. With the onset of the Seleucus II campaign in the eastern regions, Arsaces retreated to the Apacak region (Strabo, 1928: 269; trootman, 2015b; Shipman, 2005: 28; Wolski, 2004: 81). In later battles with the second Seleucus, Arsaces achieved victory (Justin, 1994: 256). The Seleucid king was forced to return because of the unrest in Asia Minor. But before his retreat, he recognized the rule of Ash over Parthia and Hircania as the Sultans of the Seleucids (Strootman, 2015b; Fry, 2006: 293; Shipman, 2005: 28). It may be argued that the Ash-and-Antiochus war in Islamic history is a reflection of the battles between Ash I the founder of the Parthian kingdom and of Antiochus II and Seleucus and illustrates his efforts to drive the Seleucids out of the Iranian borders and establish the Parthian dynasty. In the history of the Islamic era, there have been reports of the attack on Palestine by Goderz bin Ash. In these reports, Guderz bin Ashq is the one who, when the Jews of the Israelites killed YahyaBenzaria (AS), destined that he would attack Yahya (AS) in revenge and kill the Jews (Tabari, 1352: 2/496; Isfahani, 1346: 42; Thalabi, 1372: 226; Gardizi, 1363: 60-61; Balkhi, 1363: 18; Mostofi, 1383: 101). In a solid account of the kingdom of Godezerz, his attack on Palestine heralds the beginning of Goderzez's reign and speaks in detail of the king's glory and highness. (Thaleb, 1372: 226). In national and epic narratives we find the name of Goderz. In these narratives, Goodarz, the son of Kashvad, is considered one of the greatest Iranian heroes. (Yarshater, 1392: 569; Safa, 1333: 574). Gooderz's name in national stories can be a reflection of Gooderz I the Parthian king. In spite of the similarity between the name of Goderz in the Islamic narrative with the Parthian king Goderz I, the insights in the Islamic texts lead us to the view that this Goderz should be regarded as the son of Ered II (37-37 BC). Labinius, the Roman commander, also accompanied him during the Pakistani invasion of Syria and Palestine. With the victory of Parthians in Syria, the way to Pakur came to the southern states of the Levant. Due to the turbulent conditions in Palestine, Pakor succeeded in conquering Jerusalem (Josphous, 1934: 126-127; Voleski, 2004: 156; Du Boaz, 1342: 92). It can be concluded that the Godarz raid on Palestine in the narratives of Islamic historians is a reflection of the Pakor army, the Parthian prince in the West Euphrates in 51 BC. Blash is the third Parthian king to be found in his scattered references to his war with the Romans in Islamic texts. Some Islamic historians make no mention of this war in the name of Blash. For example, in his report, Balami named the Ashq (Balami, 2001: 449-500), and Hamdollah Mostofi attributes it to the time of Nursi ibn Godarz ibn Balash (Mostofi, 1387: 102). According to historical reports of the Islamic period, Blush son of Khosro reported that the Romans had come to seek revenge on Antiochus and to avenge his blood on the Iranian war (Tabari, 1352: 2/497; Isfahani, 1346: 42-43). Blash asked for help from neighboring Malkovtiev. Each king provided the military and financial power to the extent of his ability. (Tabari, 1352: 2/497: Isfahani, 1346: 43-42; see also Nak; Balami, 1380: 500-449; Mostofi, 1387: 102). Concerning the Blash war and its reconciliation with the Parthian history, we may be able to cautiously date this war at the time of the fifth Blashe (191-208 AD). in the evidence provided by the Islamic texts about this war are references to the beginning of the war by the Romans. After the death of Blush IV (192/1923 - 191/1990), his son replaced him. Coinciding with the beginning of the reign of the fifth Blach, the Parthians were attacked by Septemus Soros in northern Mesopotamia. The fifth blast calls on the rulers of the provinces of Oserouen and Adiabon, whose lands were near the Roman borders, to oppose Roman siege and besiege Rome (Dio cassius, 1957: 217-218; Chaumont, 1988: 57 579; Voleski, 2004: 210; Shipman, 2005: 75). Eventually, however, the Roman troops, during their retreat, faced resistance from the city's defenders and withdrew. As the siege ended, the campaign ended. (Dio cassius, 1957: 221-222; Chaumont, 1988: 579; Voleski, 1383: 212; Shipman, 1383: 76; Duobey, 1342: 233.(
4.Conclusion
In Islamic sources, we find only three cases of the Parthian-Roman wars. First is the Ashq war with Antiches. The victory of Ashq in this battle led to the establishment of the Parthian dynasty. Greek and Roman sources and recent research can partly trace the date of this war to the actual Parthian history at the time of the first Ashq (247 BC - 217 BC). Among these evidences are the first Ashq battles with the Seleucid kings and stories related to the beginning of the Parthian dynasty. Given the coincidence of the reign of Antiochus II (261 BC - 246 BC) and Seleucus II (246 BC - 225 BC), the Ashq's wars are more likely to date in this period. The reference to Antiochus in historical accounts of the Islamic period may be the same as Antiochus II of Seleucid king. The second battle is the Godarz onslaught on Palestine. Evidence from Islamic reports and its concordance with new research suggests that the attack of Godarz Bin Ash to Palestine by Prince Pakour's son Ard II (57 BC - 37 BC) could be countered by Jerusalem and the conquest of the land. The Blashe war with the Romans is the last battle mentioned in reports of the Islamic era. According to the reports of the Islamic writers about the war of Balash and its reconciliation with the history of the Parthians, this war can be dated with prudence at the time of the fifth Balash (208-201 AD). Comparing the evidence of Islamic texts with Greek and Roman sources and new research indicates that this war is a reflection of the onslaught of Emperor Septimius Soros on the lands of northern Mesopotamia during the fifth Blashe, when Islamic historians combined reports of this war with the events of the Sassanid era.
Organizational behaviour, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture, Fine Arts
Ventilation facilities could easily be destroyed by gas explosion in a coal mine and usually lead to the cascade collapse of the entire ventilation system. Altering the ventilation facilities could increase the value of the overpressure peak and the propagation speed of the shock waves. The attenuation law for blast waves in restricted roadway networks was analysed, and calculation models for the blast wave overpressure and attenuation of the smoke flow velocity in tunnelling roadways were derived. An overpressure relief air door with a magnetic lock was then designed. This air door is opened by the action of the blast overpressure to relieve the pressure in a large section. The air door is automatically reset after the shock wave passes and closes under its load force and body weight. The system has the function of continuous automatic pressure relief and reset, providing support for efficient emergency rescue operations.
Constantly exposing individuals to high levels of stress can have a lot of health consequences.
This is mainly caused by an individual not being correctly prepared, or due to the lack of appropriate
support or skills required, in order to cope with requests or demands. This leads to growing problems
not being solved soon enough, and the person ends up in a state of high emotional tension. All internal
bodily systems become exhausted, which can result in illness and diseases. Due to problems coping with
difficult or new tasks at work, self-esteem is lowered, which can adversely affect both the employee
and the employer, which in turn affects the entire workplace. For that reason, the aim of this article is
to communicate the research results of the professional burnout phenomenon, based on the analysis of
selected literature concerning the subject.
Management. Industrial management, Management information systems
In March this year, the European Court of Justice (hereinafter “CJ”) answered the first preliminary question regarding the Private Enforcement Directive (“Directive”).1 One might expect this decision2 to remain relevant for the next few years, as it sheds some light on the rather intricate issue of the Directive’s temporal application. The CJ explains what rules are applicable to actions for damages regarding infringements which occurred prior either to the Directive’s adoption or to its implementation in the respective Member States. The case is also of major interest since it illustrates the role that the principle of effectiveness can play when applied alongside Articles 101 or 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“TFEU”).3 Finally, albeit not expressly addressed, the case is also of interest regarding the controversial issue of parent company liability in private enforcement, where it represents a novelty in the Portuguese legal order.
The aim of this paper is to present a model that quantifies the level of QHSE culture maturity in a segment of the oil and gas industry, with recommendations to increase the level of QHSE awareness. The theoretical reference is based on the understanding of the premises about safety culture and its aspects, while the methodological approach of this article is based on an exploratory study supported by a research with QHSE specialists in the segment. After analyzing the results and discussions, it was verified that the safety maturity level is high but needs some improvement points. Results showed that the presented evaluation method can be effective to evaluate the current state of the safety maturity, however, it is necessary to follow some basic prerequisites for its implementation.
Industries. Land use. Labor, Social sciences (General)
<p>Penelitian ini adalah bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh<br />kompensasi terhadap kepuasan kerja, mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh kompensasi terhadap kinerja karyawan, mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh kepuasan kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan dan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh kompensasi terhadap kinerja karyawan melalui kepuasan kerja pada PT. Socfin Indonesia Medan.Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kuantitatif dengan analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis statistik dengan analisis regresi. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah karyawan tetap pada PT. Socfin Indonesia Medan yang berjumlah 204 orang sedangkan sampel penelitian diperoleh sebanyak 135 orang. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah kuesioner, wawancara dan observasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan pendekatan asosiatif dan kuantitatif dengan alat ukur statistik koefisien jalur (path analysis).<br />Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada pengaruh positif dan signifikan antara<br />variabel kompensasi terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan, ada pengaruh positif dan signifikan antara variabel kompensasi terhadap kinerja karyawan, ada pengaruh yang positif dan signifikan antara variabel kepuasan kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan, tidak ada pengaruh positif dan signifikan antara variabel kompensasi terhadap kinerja karyawan melalui Kepuasan kerja karyawan pada PT. Socfin Indonesia Medan.</p>
In improving the health status of the people, Malaysia continuously provides a more equitable distribution of facilities and efficient health services. Due to the increasing proportion of the aging population in the country, this paper examines the differences in the utilisation of the health services among the elderly in Malaysia and identifies the factors responsible for the observed changes between 1996 and 2006 by using the non-linear decomposition approach. The empirical analysis uses the second and third National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMSII and NHMSIII) data which were conducted in 1996 and 2006. Overall, the findings of this research suggest that other than being sick, the raw differentials in the utilisation of healthcare among the elderly are influenced by socioeconomic status such as education, income, and job status. From this study, it is hoped that by understanding the factors that contribute to the differentials in public and private hospital admissions, and individual’s behaviour towards the use of healthcare services, the government can develop strategies for eliminating socially-caused inequity in health. Reducing financial barriers to care, especially among the private health providers, may benefit the lower socioeconomic group.
Keywords: Inequalities, socioeconomic differences, decomposition analysis, healthcare utilisation, gender
Management. Industrial management, Marketing. Distribution of products
در کشورهایی که با کمبود منابع محیطی و افزایش بیشمار جمعیت مواجهاند، همة تلاشها بر این است که بتوان از راه فعالیتهای تولیدی، منبع پایداری برای امرار معاش خانوادهها ایجاد کرد. آبزیپروری یکی از فعالیتهایی است که برای تولید غذا در جهان نقش دارند. این پژوهش توصیفی که با هدف بررسی جایگاه کشاورزی چندکارکردی در معیشت پایدار روستایی انجام گرفت، بر آن بود تا معیشت کشاورزان آبزیپرور فعال (5 سال سابقة فعالیت آبزیپروری)، کشاورزان غیرفعال (پرهیز از ادامة فعالیت آبزیپروری) و کشاورزان نپذیرنده را در روستاهای شهرستان زاهدان با یکدیگر مقایسه کند. نمونة آماری با روش نمونهگیری طبقهای تصادفی (52 خانوار از هر طبقه) انتخاب شد. روایی ابزار جمعآوری اطلاعات ـکه پرسشنامهای ساختارمند بودـ در نشست متخصصان، و پایایی آن با استفاده از مطالعة راهنما تأیید شد. نتایج این پژوهش نشان دادند که آبزیپروری موجب پایداری بیشتر داراییهای اجتماعی، انسانی و مادی معیشتی کشاورزان آبزیپرور فعال درمقایسه با دو گروه دیگر بوده است. برمبنای یافتههای پژوهش، آبزیپروری سبب بهبود وضعیت پایداری معیشت کشاورزان آبزیپرور فعال شده است.
In this paper, we assess the various impacts of “Targeting Subsidies Low” on Benefit to Cost Index (B/C) of pistachio arbor in Rafsanjan plain during 2010 to 2025. The results show that because of an 85 percent contribute to total income for pistachio exportation, under the condition of government intervention for foreign exchange costing, the huge inflation effects of “Targeting Subsidies Low” implementation will cause a significant decrease in B/C index of pistachio production. To avoid this, we suggest governors to make a supportive package of foreign exchange costing for pistachio farmers during the “Targeting Subsidies Low” implementation.
Social Sciences, Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade
The objective of this research was to observe the physical and chemical characteristics of pumpkin tortilla with tempe flour addition. The experiment was designed using non Factorial Randomized Design with six treatments and each treatment was replicated three times. The treatments were 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% addition of tempe flour per 90 g of tapioca. Texture, moisture content, ash content, and protein content were analyzed. The results showed that the addition of tempe flour had significant effect on protein content. Pumpkin tortilla with tempe flour addition had 830.70 mm/s to 1316 mm/s of texture, 3.97% to 4.92% of moisture content, 1.22% to 1.48% of ash content, and 8.96% to 13.22% of protein content.
Key words : pumpkin, tempe flour, tortilla
This study aims to determine the Value Added Analysis of Cassava Chips in SME "Chips Barokah" Bonebolango District . This study was carried on in the village Lamahu District of Southern District Bonebolango Bulango performed on the month from October to December in 2013 . The method of analysis used in this study is the case study method is the method of data collection in a comprehensive manner , the determination of where the research is done on purpose , as for the type of data used is primary data and secondary data by recording interviews and observation techniques . Data analysis methods used are business analysis , R / C ratios for profit , efficiency and added value . The results showed that keuntunngan received from the business of processing cassava into cassava chips in five cassava production processes in SMEs " Barokah Chips " is Rp . 6.1155 million for a month , and value -added business perbahan enjoyed raw chips for SMEs Barokah 37.555/kg , this added value is the result of profit and the rest of the labor income reached 1.925 million .