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<#LINE#>Fundamental Determinants of Equity Investments among Infrequent Small Scale Investors<#LINE#>R.K.@Motwani<#LINE#>1-6<#LINE#>1.ISCA-RJMS-2013-015.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Management Studies, Government Engineering College Ajmer, INDIA <#LINE#>24/2/2013<#LINE#>27/2/2013<#LINE#>Investment in equity needs a detailed study of various factors of a company before investing. The institutional investors are usually well versed with analysis of fundamental factors before investing in equities. Now, the small investors have also started considering different factors those influence the likely performance of the company due to changing scenario of stock broking business and mandatory provisions of regulatory bodies. This study is an attempt to identify the factors, which infrequent small investors consider substantially while investing in any equity. The factors, which were analyzed, are: financial performance and policy, quality of management, dissemination of information and governance and ethical practices. With the help of this study it was found that majority of infrequent small scale investors appraise fundamental factors of a company. However, their analysis is limited to financial performance and policy and information dissemination. The other variables like governance and ethical practice of the company are considered at lower degrees of consideration.  <#LINE#> @ @ Gill A., Biger N., Mathur N., Determinants of Equity Share Prices: Evidence from American Firms, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, 90, 176-192 (2012) @No $ @ @ Nirmala P.S., Sanju P.S., Ramachandran M., Determinants of Share Prices in India, Journal of Emerging Trends in Economics and Management Sciences (JETEMS),2(2), 124-130 (2011) @No $ @ @ Sharma S., Determinants of equity share prices in India, Journal of Arts, Science and Commerce,2(4), 51-60 (2011) @No $ @ @ Sharma S., Singh B., Determinants of equity share prices in Indian corporate sector: An empirical study, The ICFAI Journal of Applied Finance,12(4), 21-38 (2006) @No $ @ @ Gill A., Mathur N., Board Size, CEO Duality, and the Value of Canadian Manufacturing Firms, Journal of Applied Finance and Banking, 1(3), 1-13 (2011) @No $ @ @ Downs T.W., An Alternative Approach to Fundamental Analysis: The Asset side of the Equation, Journal of Portfolio Management, 17(2), 6-17 (1991) @No $ @ @ Dutta S.K., The Share price and its valuation, The Management Accountant, 39(4), 274-282 (2004) @No $ @ @ Lalwani M., Determinants of stock prices on National Stock Exchange, UTI Institute of Capital Markets and Quest Publications, 135-149 (1997) @No $ @ @ Malkar B. and Gupta R., Determinants of share price – A system Approach: The Modified Model, Finance India, 16(4), 1409-1418 (2002) @No $ @ @ Somoye Russell Olukayode Christopher, Akintoye Ishola Rufus, Oseni Jimoh Ezekiel, Determinants of Equity Prices in the Stock Markets, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, 30, 177-189 (2009) @No $ @ @ Bodie Z., Kane A., Marcus A.J., and Mohanty P., Investments, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi (2008) @No $ @ @ Palepu K.G., Healy P.M. and Bernard V.L., Business Analysis and Valuation, Thomson – South-Western, Ohio (2004) @No $ @ @ Foster Feorge, Financial Statement Analysis, Pearson Education Asia, New Delhi (2002) @No $ @ @ Nicholas J.G. Market Neutral Investing, Vision Books Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi (2003) @No $ @ @ Singh Preeti, Fundamentals of Investment Management, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai (2010) @No
<#LINE#>Study on Stock Management Practices in Construction Companies<#LINE#>Arunprakash@N.,Nandhini@N.<#LINE#>7-13<#LINE#>2.ISCA-RJMS-2013-022.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Civil Engineering, Kongu Engineering college, Perundurai<#LINE#>5/3/2013<#LINE#>17/3/2013<#LINE#>The main objective of the study is to analyze the inventory analysis is based on the primary and secondary data. The main source of primary data is by conducting questionnaire survey and the source of secondary data is published Annual Report and stock ssecondary data of five consecutive years have been employed. Statistical tools like ABC analysis, FSN analysis are used. A separate questionnaire survey is conducted for low level construction companies,collected data is analyzed using Software. The secondary data is collected from medium and high level construction companies. From the data analysis suggestions are given to improve the stock management practices folloconstruction companies. <#LINE#> @ @ Georgiadis P., and Athanasiou E., The Impact of TwoProduct Joint Lifecycles on Capacity Planning of Remanufacturing Networks, European J. Operational Research, 202(2), 420–433 (2010) @No $ @ @ Benito E. Flores., Management of multicriteria Inventory classification, Mathl. Comput. Modelling,  16(12), 71-82 (1992) @No $ @ @ Michael J. Horman and H. Randolph Thomas., Role of Inventory Buffers in Construction Labor Performance,  J.Construction Engineering and Management ASCE, 834-843 (2005) @No $ @ @ Hisham Said and Khaled El-Rayes., Optimizing Material Procurement and Storage on Construction Sites J. Construction Engineering and Management  June, ASCE , 421-431 (2011) @No $ @ @ Guide Jr., V.D.R., Production Planning and Control for Remanufacturing J. Operations Management in, 18(4),467–483 (2000) @No $ @ @ Mohammad Najafi., Development of a culvert inventory and inspection Framework for asset management of road structures,  J.King Saud university – science, 23, 243–254 (2011) @No $ @ @ Temeng V.A., Application of Inventory Management Principles to Explosive Products Manufacturing and Supply, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics in  ISSN, 38, 1450-2887 (2010) @No $ @ @ Won-Suk Jang., Miros\naw J and Skibniewski., Cost-Benefit Analysis of Embedded Sensor Systemfor Construction Materials Tracking, J. Construction Engineering and Management ASCE , 378-386 (2009) @No $ @ @ Yang Fan., Development of Inventory management System, IEEE J., 207-210 (2010) @No $ @ @ Zhang Jing-wen., CI Tie-jun., The Research of Improving  ABC  classification of inventory management based on AHP,  IEEE J. September, 1-4 (2009) @No
<#LINE#>Factors affecting choice of Engineering Colleges in Odisha, India<#LINE#>Pushkar@Dubey,SudhirKumar@Sharma,N@Surenthiran<#LINE#>14-20<#LINE#>3.ISCA-RJMS-2013-023.pdf<#LINE#>Padmashree Kruthartha Acharya College of Engineering, (PKACE), Bargarh, Odisha,INDIA @ Government P.G.Arts and Commerce College, Chhattisgarh,INDIA @ NTPC Ltd. Sipat, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA<#LINE#>12/3/2013<#LINE#>22/3/2013<#LINE#>Growth of MNC has provided ample scope of employment in India. This factor has widened the door of technical education in the country. Engineering Institutes at present are doing a commandable job in providing pragmatic and value based education. In this context the role of a prospective student in choosing technical education is a dedicate issue in influencing their career. The present study aims in identifying the key factors which affects student’s decision in choosing an engineering college in the state of Odisha. Sample size taken in the study constitutes 200 respondents. Analysis was done by factor analysis technique to identify the key components which plays a significant role in student’s decision making process. <#LINE#> @ @ Kanunjna D., Higher education in India: Some relevant issues and concerns., University News., 50(14), 1-4, April 02-08,21-27 (2012) @No $ @ @ Jeelani S., Challenges and opportunities in higher education in 12th five year plan., University News., 50(21), 1-4,May 21-27 (2012) @No $ @ @ Dubey P. and Sharma S.K., HRD Climate Survey in Private Engineering Colleges of Odisha., International Journal of Creative Mathematical Sciences and Technology .,2(1), 68-75 (2012) @No $ @ @ Shiao-Chuan Kung., Factors that Affect Students’ Decision to Take distance Learning Courses: A Survey Study of Technical College Students in Taiwan., International Council for Education Media., 299-305 (2002) @No $ @ @  Mutekwe E.,  Modiba M. and Maphosa M., Factors Affecting Female Students’ Career Choices and Aspirations: A Zimbabwean Example., J Soc Sci, 29(2),133-141 (2011) @No $ @ @ Azubuike C.O., Influential Factors Affecting the Attitude of Students Towards Vocational/Technical Subjects in Secondary Schools in Southeastern Nigeria., Journal of Educational and Social Research., 1(2), 49-56 September(2011) @No $ @ @  Wegner L.E., William H.S., Selection and Context as Factors Affecting the Probability of Graduation from College., American Journal of Sociology., 75(4), 665-679 (1970) @No $ @ @  Wajeeh M.E., Micceri T., Factors Influencing Students’ College Choice at Traditional and Metropolitan Universities., 37th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research Orlando, Florida., May 18-21 (1997) @No $ @ @ Burns J.M., Factors influencing the college choice of African-American students admitted to the college of Agriculture, Food and Natural resources., Master of Science Thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia., August (2006) @No $ @ @ Jensen U., Factors Influencing Student Retention in Higher Education, Summary of Influential Factors in Degree Attainment and Persistence to Career or Further Education for High Educational Need Students, by Pacific Policy Research Center. Honolulu, Kamehameha Schools–Research and Evaluation Division(2011) @No $ @ @ Kirmani S.N. and Siddiquah A ., Identification and analysis of the factors affecting students achievement in higher education.,2nd International conference on Assessing Quality in Higher educationLahore,Pakistan,1st-3rd Dec,424-437 (2008) @No $ @ @ Shammot  M.M., Factors Affecting the Jordanian Students' Selection Decision Among Private Universities Journal of Business Studies Quarterly.,2(3),57-63(2011) @No $ @ @ Patel R. and Patel M., Factors that affects the academic results of the students in MBA Programme in Gujarat., The IUP Journal of Management Research.,11(2),7-19, (2012) @No $ @ @ Madan P., Paliwal V. and Bharadwaj R., Research Methodology, Global Vision Publishing House, New Delhi. (2011) @No $ @ @ Kothari C.R., Research Methodology., New Age International., NewDelhi (2006) @No $ @ @ Patil H., Bakkapa B. and Somashekhar I.C, An Empirical Study of Personality and Cosmetics Consumer Behavior, Research Journal of Management Sciences,1(4), 12-15, (2012) @No $ @ @ Verma P. and Verma Rooble, An On-Field-Survey of the Impulse Buying Behaviour of Consumers in Consumer non Durable Sectors in the Retail Outlets in the City of Indore, India, Research Journal of Management Sciences, 1(4), 1-5, (2012) @No
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<#LINE#>The Employee Retention Practices of MNC`S in Hyderabad<#LINE#>Ragupathi@Dasam<#LINE#>21-24<#LINE#>4.ISCA-RJMS-2013-009.pdf<#LINE#>Kakatiya University, Warangal, AP, INDIA<#LINE#>11/2/2013<#LINE#>5/3/2013<#LINE#>Employee Retention refers to the techniques employed by the management to help the employees stay with the organization for a longer period of time. Employee retention strategies go a long way in motivating the employees so that they stick to the organization for the maximum time and contribute effectively. Sincere efforts must be taken to ensure growth and learning for the employees in their current assignments and for them to enjoy their work. Employee retention has become a major concern for corporates in the current scenario. Individuals once being trained have a tendency to move to other organizations for better prospects. Lucrative salary, comfortable timings, better ambience, growth prospects are some of the factors which prompt an employee to look for a change. Whenever a talented employee expresses his willingness to move on, it is the responsibility of the management and the human resource team to intervene immediately and find out the exact reasons leading to the decision. This paper is focuses on the emerging employee retention practices in Hyderabad MNCs. <#LINE#> @ @ Gorsuch R.L., New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates(1983) @No $ @ @ Barney and Jay., Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage, Journal of Management, 99–120 (1991) @No $ @ @ Aveni D., Richard and David J., Ravenscraft, Economics of Integration versus Bureaucracy Costs: Does Vertical Integration Improve Performance, Academy of Management Journal 37, 1167–206 (1994  @No $ @ @ Cappelli, Peter and Nikolai Rogovsky., New work systems and skill requirements, International Labor Review, 2, 205-220 (1994) @No $ @ @ Delery John E. and Harold Doty D., Modes of theorizing in strategic human resource management: Tests of universalistic, contingency and configurational performance predictions, Academy of Management Journal,39, 802-835 (1996) @No $ @ @ Currie Wendy L., Leslie P. and  Willcock S., New Strategies in IT Outsourcing: Major Trends and Global Best Practices–Report, London: Business Intelligence Ltd., December (1997) @No $ @ @ Pareek U., Training Instruments for Human Resource Development, New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill(1997) @No $ @ @ Cappelli Peter and Nilolai Rogovsky., Employee Involvement and Organizational Citizenship: Implications for Labor Law Reform and Lean Production, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, (1998) @No $ @ @ Chalos Peter and Jaeyoung Sung., Outsourcing Decision and Managerial Incentives, Decision Science, 29, 901–19 (1998) @No $ @ @ Dyer Jeffrey H. and Singh Harbir, The Relational View: Cooperative Strategy and Sources of Interorganizational Competitive Advantage,  Academy of Management Review, 23 (1998) @No $ @ @ Romualdo D., Anthony and Vijay Gurbaxani., Strategic Intent for IT Outsourcing, Sloan Management Review, 39 (1998) @No $ @ @ Finlay Paul N., Ruth M. and King., IT Outsourcing: A Research Framework, International Journal of Technology Management, 17 ( 1999) @No $ @ @ Godard John, John T. and Delaney., Reflections on the high performance paradigm’s implications for industrial relations as a field, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 53, 482-502 (2000) @No $ @ @ Bleuel and Curbing W., the cycle of failure, (2001)  @No $ @ @ Hasnain N., Shahnawaz M.G. and Shukla V., Role stress and coping strategies in different occupational groups, I.P.R. Special Millennium Issue(2001) @No $ @ @ Kumar Satish, Relationship between organizational role stress and length of service, Journal of psychological research (2001) @No $ @ @ Dormann C. and Zapf D., Job Satisfaction: A Meta analysis of stabilities, Journal of Organizational Behavior, 22, 483-504 (2001) @No
<#LINE#>Motivation and Workforce Performance in Indian industries<#LINE#>Ramprasad@Kongala<#LINE#>25-29<#LINE#>5.ISCA-RJMS-2013-013.pdf<#LINE#> Kakatiya university-Warangal, AP, INDIA<#LINE#>22/2/2013<#LINE#>5/3/2013<#LINE#>Human resource management (HRM) is concerned with the personnel policies and managerial practices and systems that influence the workforce. In broader terms, all decisions that affect the workforce of the organization concern the HRM function. Human resource management specialists in the HRM department help organizations with all activities related to staffing and maintaining an effective workforce. Human resource management is aimed at getting the best from the Work force and creating an environment where job satisfaction and performance can be enhanced. Organisations and Industry have goals which can only be achieved by pressing the right button and stimulating the employees to get the desired result through the process of motivation. This paper examines motivation and work force performance in the industry in India. The authors identified factors that could guarantee job satisfaction on the part of the employees/workforce and also enhance job performance. <#LINE#> @ @ Borman W.C.C., The Concept of Organization Citizenship: Current Directions, Psychological Science, 13, 238-241 (2000) @No $ @ @ Maslow A., A Theory of Motivation, Psychological Review, 54 (1943) @No $ @ @ Herzberg F., Mausner B., and Snyderman B., The Motivation to Work. New York: John Wiley (1959) @No $ @ @ Herzberg F., Work and Nature of Man.Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Co., (1966) @No $ @ @ Cacanas Zoe, The Off shoring craze: What to Think About Before You Jump,Human Resources Management International Digest, 36–38 (2005) @No $ @ @ Adeyemo D.A.,Job involvement, career commitment, organizational commitment and job satisfaction of the Nigerian police. A multiple regression analysis, Journal of Advance Studies in Educational Management,5, 35-41 (2000) @No $ @ @ Godard John and John T. Delaney, Reflections on the high performance paradigm’s implications for industrial relations as a field, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 53, 482-502 (2000) @No $ @ @ Horenstein B., Job satisfaction of academic librarians. An examination of the relationship between satisfactions, faculty status participation, College and Research Libraries, 56, 341-350 (1993) @No $ @ @ Robbins S.B., Millel B., Caccioppe R. and Water-Marsh T., Organisational Behaviour: Leading and Managing in Australia and New Zealand,Frenchs- Forest, NSW: Pearson Education, (2001) @No $ @ @ Schriber J., Gutek B., Some time dimensions of work: measurement of an underlying aspect of organizational culture, Journal of Applied Psychology,72(4), 642-650(1987) @No $ @ @ Webb, N.J., and Blandin. J.  Evaluating executive performance in the public sector, International Public Management Review, 7, 98-117 (2006) @No $ @ @ Whetten D.A. and Cameron K.S., Developing Management Skills, 4th Edition, London: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc., (1998) @No