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<#LINE#>Identify and Ranking the Factors affecting Customer satisfaction in the carpet Industry (Case Study: Sahand Carpet Co.)<#LINE#>Mostafa@Kazemi,Rajabi@Batool,Parvaneh@Pirani<#LINE#>1-8<#LINE#>1.ISCA-RJMS-2013-038.pdf<#LINE#>Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,IRAN @ University of Tehran, Qom College, IRAN<#LINE#>23/4/2013<#LINE#>25/5/2013<#LINE#>This study is investigating the factors affecting customer satisfaction in carpet industry, classifying of customer need in three categories of must-be, one-dimensional and attractive requirement in Kano model, also ranking factors in each category using TOPSIS. So, reviewing the literature and experts’ ideas was used to indentify factors related customer satisfaction. Then a survey was conducted in due to classify and rank the factors. In the phase of identifying factors, study population was consisted of managers and experts who are active in carpet industry and in part of classification and ranking of factors affecting customer satisfaction, study population consisting of people who have come to branches of Sahand carpet co. in Gorgan city and have bought carpet. Questionnaire was used to collect data. SPSS software was used for data analysis and showed that the durability and perseverance are the most important factor and classified in must-be requirement. The most important factor in one-dimensional requirement and attractive requirement are respectively price and consistent with life style criteria. <#LINE#> @ @ Khorsand R.M., identify factors affecting the selection of carpets, Journal of Scientific Society of Iran, Tehran, Safar-Eshraghi Publishing, First Edition (2007) @No $ @ @ Ranjbaran B., Jamshidian M. and Dehghan, Z., Factors affecting consumers' attitudes toward the various carpet brand in Isfahan, JWSS Research Journal, 23(1), (2008) @No $ @ @ Tahamy M., Quality Control Journal. (4)45, 8-16 (2009) @No $ @ @ Academy of Management Studies, “Customer Satisfaction Study for National Handloom Development Corporation, 2006-20075 @No $ @ @ Gocek I., Kursan S. and Beceren Y.I., World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology, (2007) @No $ @ @ Salerno-Kochan  R., Fiber & Textile in Europe, 16(4), 8-12 (2008) @No $ @ @ HadjTaeib A., Msahli, A. and Sakli S.,  Modeling and Simulation Systems Journal, 1(1), 84-89 (2010) @No $ @ @ Ksenia N., A study of customer satisfaction factors and employee satisfaction in the hospitality industry, Department of health education and recreation in the graduate school southern, IIIinois university Carbondale, 1-5, (2009) @No $ @ @ Berger C., et al  Kano’s methods for understanding customer defined quality, Center of quality management journal, (fall), 3-35 (1993) @No $ @ @ Yen T-M., et al. Amend importance-Performance analysis method with Kano’s model and DEMATEL, Journal of applied sciences,9(10), 1833-1846 (2009) @No $ @ @ Griggin A., Hauser J.R., The voice of customer, Marketing science journal (winter), 1-27 (1993) @No $ @ @ Jahanshahloo G.R., Hosseinzadeh Lotfi F. and Izadikhah M., Extension of the TOPSIS method for decision-making problems with fuzzy data, Applied Mathematics and Computation journal,181, 1544–1551 (2006) @No $ @ @ Olson D.L., Comparison of Weights in TOPSIS Models, Mathematical and Computer Modelling journal,1-7,(2004) @No
<#LINE#>A study on Power Sector with role of NTPC Limited in India<#LINE#>Pushkar@Dubey,N.@Surenthiran,SudhirKumar@Sharma<#LINE#>9-12<#LINE#>2.ISCA-RJMS-2013-45.pdf<#LINE#>Padmashree Kruthartha Acharya College of Engineering (PKACE), Bargarh, Odisha,INDIA @NTPC Ltd. Sipat, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh,INDIA @Government P.G. Arts and Commerce College, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA<#LINE#>29/3/2013<#LINE#>15/4/2013<#LINE#>With the rapid process of Industrialization, India in recent time has emerged as one of the fastest developing country in the world. With the overall growth of the country, power has become uttermost need to pump the process. The present study examines the key features of power in India, estimated demand and supply position of power, consumption pattern and the role of NTPC Ltd. in overall power production in the country. Data collected in the present study were only from the secondary sources. Data analysis was through the means of comparison drawn from year wise collected information and data on power function in India.<#LINE#> @ @ All India Region wise generating installed capacity of Power, Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power, Government of India, January (2013) @No $ @ @ http://www.renewindians.com/2012/12/Renewable-energy-contribution-in-india.html (2012) @No $ @ @ Emmanuel M. Akpabio and Nseabasi S. Akpan, Power supply and environmental sustainability in the University of Uyo: An agenda for full-blown research in Nigeria, Journal of African Studies and Development,2(6), 132-143, September (2010) @No $ @ @ Sharma P.S., Nairb C. and Balasubramanianc R., Performance of Indian power sector during a decade under restructuring: a critique. Energy Policy, 33, 563-576 (2005) @No $ @ @ Power Sector in India, Energy Summit, Nagpur, January (2010) @No $ @ @ Navroz K.D. and Sudhir C.R., The Politics of Power Sector Reform in India, World Resources Institute, April 2(2001) @No $ @ @ Bhattacharya S. and Urjit R.P., The Power Sector in India: An Inquiry into the Efficacy of the Reform Process, Presentation at the Brookings-NCAER India Policy Forum., New Delhi.,17-18, July (2007) @No $ @ @  Iimi A., Power Market Architecture in India, JBIC Institute., 15 April (2004) @No $ @ @ www.ntpc.co.in (2013) @No $ @ @ NTPC Ltd., 36th Annual Report, New Delhi, 17-43,(2011) @No $ @ @ NTPC Ltd., 35th Annual Report, New Delhi, 16-45, (2010) @No $ @ @ NTPC Ltd., 34th Annual Report, New Delhi, 16-45, (2009) @No $ @ @ NTPC Ltd., 33rd Annual Report, New Delhi, 20-44, (2008) @No $ @ @ NTPC Ltd., 32nd Annual Report, New Delhi, 34-41, (2007) @No $ @ @ NTPC Ltd., 31st Annual Report, New Delhi, 32-40, (2006) @No $ @ @ NTPC Ltd., 30th Annual Report, New Delhi, 22-40, (2005) @No
<#LINE#>The Significance of On- Boarding Process in Work Dimensions<#LINE#>K.@Preethi,T.@Rajasekhar<#LINE#>13-16<#LINE#>3.ISCA-RJMS-2013-47.pdf<#LINE#> School of Management Studies, LakiReddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering, Mylavaram, Krishna Dt., AP, INDIA<#LINE#>6/5/2013<#LINE#>24/5/2013<#LINE#>The present investigation of the study is to examine the significance of on boarding process in work dimensions of employees in IT sector based company. It emphasizes to find out the significance of on-boarding process in work dimensions of employees, based on various terms of gender difference and grade at different levels of employees. The sample consists of 50 employees. The on-boarding questionnaire was developed by team of students for the investigation of the study. The means, SDs and the mean differences are employed for the investigation of the study. The result indicates that the on-boarding of employees differed based on the gender difference and no significance in on-boarding of different grade levels of employees. <#LINE#> @ @ Levine J.M. and Moreland R.L., Culture and Socialization in Work Groups, Perspectives on Socially Shared Cognition, 257-279, American, (1991) @No $ @ @ Van Maanen J. and Schein E.H., Toward a theory of organizational socialization. Research in Organizational Behavior, (1), 209–264 (1979) @No $ @ @ Saks A.M., Uggerslev K.L. and Fassina N.E., Socialization tactics and newcomer adjustment: A meta-analytic review and test of a model, Journal of Vocational Behavior, (70), 413-446 (2007) @No $ @ @ Ostroff C. and Kozlowski S., Organizational socialization as a learning process: The role of information acquisition, Personnel Psychology (45), 849-874 (1992) @No $ @ @ Fisher C.D., Organizational socialization: An integrative review. Research in personnel and human resources management, (4), 320-333, Greenwich, C.T., JAI Press (1986) @No $ @ @ Ashforth B.E., Sluss D.M. and Saks A.M., Socialization tactics, proactive behavior, and newcomer learning: Integrating socialization models, Journal of Vocational Behavior,70(3) 447–462 (2007) @No $ @ @ Gruman J.A., Saks A.M. and Zweig D.I., Organizational socialization tactics and newcomer proactive behaviors: An integrative study, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 69(1), 90–104 (2006) @No $ @ @ Miller V.D. and Jablin F.M. Information seeking during organizational entry: the influences, tactics and a model of the process Academy of Management Review,16(1), 92-92-120 (1991) @No $ @ @ Flanagin A.J. and Waldeck J.H., Technology Use and Organizational Newcomer Socialization, Journal of Communication (41), 137-165 (2004) @No $ @ @ Chao G.T., O’Leary-Kelly A.M., Wolf S., Klein H.J. and Gardner P.D. Organizational socialization: Its content and consequences, Journal of Applied Psychology 79(5), 730–743 (1994) @No $ @ @ Comer D.R., Organizational Newcomers’ Acquisition of Information from Peers, Management Communication Quarterly, (5), 64-89 (1991) @No $ @ @ Ahuja M.K. and Galvin J.E., Socialization in virtual groups, Journal of Management,29(2), 161 (2003) @No $ @ @ Posner B. and Powell G., Female and male socialization experiences: An initial investigation, Journal of Occupational Psychology, (58), 81-85 (1985) @No
<#LINE#>Perception level of Noise among Trainee Teachers, W.B., India<#LINE#>N.K.@Mondal,K.@Das<#LINE#>17-21<#LINE#>4.ISCA-RJMS-2013-51.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Environmental Science, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, INDIA<#LINE#>12/5/2013<#LINE#>21/5/2013<#LINE#>This study aimed to understand whether trainee teachers have any basic concept about environmental noise or not. Study results revealed that both male and female teacher trainee has basic concept about noise and it is non-significant among them (p0.05). About 50.36% of respondents argued that noise induced hearing loss can happen when noise level greater 85 dB. However, 39% respondent correctly responds about the minimum level of noise permitted to the academic institute, hospitals etc. Finally it can be concluded that as noise is a vital factor which causes both auditory and non-auditory effect, so every teacher should know the basic feature of noise and its ill effects on the community. <#LINE#> @ @ Roy H., Environmental advertising and its effects on consumer purchasing patterns in West Bengal, India, Res. J. Management Sci., 1(4), 16-20 (2012) @No $ @ @ Paul K.E. and Armah F., Determination of ambient noise levels in the main commercial area of Cape Coast, Ghana, Res. J. Environ. Earth Sci., 3(6), 637-644 (2011) @No $ @ @ Phatak V., Tripathi B.D. and Mishra V.K., Dynamics of traffic noise in a tropical city Varanasi and its abatement through vegetation, Environ. Mon. Assess., 146, 67-75 (2008) @No $ @ @ Agarwal S. and Swami B.L., Road traffic noise annoyance in Jaipur city, Inter. J. 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@Research Article
<#LINE#>Textile Industry Management Need to Play Vital Roles in Order to Protect the Water-bodies from Severe Pollutions<#LINE#>Adnan@MaroofKhan,Islam@Md.Mazedul<#LINE#>22-26<#LINE#>5.ISCA-RJMS-2013-40.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Textile Engineering, Daffodil International University, BANGLADESH<#LINE#>30/4/2013<#LINE#>9/5/2013<#LINE#>In the textile industries, water is a very essential element. For many operations in various stages of textile productions, in order to produce various sorts of textile products, starting from raw fiber to RMG (Ready Made Garments), especially for the textile dyeing and washing mills, water plays very important roles. As a result, we notice a lot of composite textile mills by the side of many water-bodies, especially rivers, lakes, canals, drains, etc. When rivers are polluted by the wastes of the textile industries, it harms / disturbs the eco-system in various destructible ways. The environment as well as seasonal climate is vastly dependent upon the balance of the eco-system. Moreover, textile products as well as clothing are also very important for human beings. So, the textile industry managers should take the responsibility to improve eco-friendly status of the wastages released from their industry. The aim of this paper is to highlight the ways by which textile industries pollute the water-bodies; the level of harm caused by these pollutions and the ways to minimize these pollutions by improving the eco-friendly status of the textile industry wastages released to the water-bodies or to the environment. <#LINE#> @ @ Bansal M., Removal of pollutants from industrial waste water using activated carbon, Ph.D. Thesis, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 2-3, 12-18 (1997) @No $ @ @ Annual Report 2003–2004, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, 2004, 21–22 (2004) @No $ @ @ Vandevivere P.C., Bianchi R. and Verstraete W., Treatment and reuse of wastewater from the textile wet-processing industry: review of emerging technology,J Chem Technol Biotechnol, 72(40), 289–302 (1998) @No $ @ @ APHA. Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater. Washington DC, USA: American Public Health Association, (1995) @No $ @ @ El Zavahry M.M. and Kamel M.M., Removal of azo and antharquinone dyes from aqueous solutions by Eichhornia Crassipes, Water Research,38, 2967-2972 (2004) @No $ @ @ Pala A., Tokat E., Color removal from cotton textile industry wastewater in an activated Sludge system with various additives, Water Research36, 2920-2925 (2002) @No $ @ @ http://www.scirp.org/journal/ns/ (2013) @No $ @ @ Wasif A.I. and Kone C.D., Textile processing and environmental consequences. Textile and Engineering In-stitute, 1-15 (1996) @No $ @ @ Vijaraghavan N.S., Environmental unit in textile industry. Director BIS, Bhopal science tech. Entrepreneur, 7, 3-9 (1999) @No $ @ @ http://sewreview.com/blog/water-pollution-and-the-textile-industr (2013) @No $ @ @ Mahajan S.P., Pollution control in process Industries. Summer Report, IIT, Bombay, 5 (2004) @No
<#LINE#>Principal Component Analysis on Higher Education Instituition (HEI) Ranking Systems and Conceptual Framework for A New Age Hei Ranking System à Indian Context<#LINE#>SenHarris@Boaz<#LINE#>27-32<#LINE#>6.ISCA-RJMS-2013-55.pdf<#LINE#> Hifield Theorems, 3-78, Joseph Nagar, Marthandam Kanyakumari Dist, Tamilnadu, INDIA<#LINE#>22/5/2013<#LINE#>29/5/2013<#LINE#>When World class universities gain from the momentum of student mobility, countries embark on establishing World-Class institutions. For countries like India, which have immense resources but still on loosing side of student mobility, it is prime time to fine tune the education sector to meet global standards. World-Class institutions must be motivated for a vision of national growth by regularizing the education sector to all in line with the sectors riving national growth and complemented with a reliable ranking system which has market potential enough to reach international students. Measuring quality of Higher Education Institution (HEI) is complex. Blind inference of statistical data may lead to a biased judgment. Too many measures and unavailable data tend to make the Ranking process fragile against the ever growing stake older demands. To establish a world class. The growing interest on measuring effectiveness of Higher Education Institution is testimony to the recognition that excellence is not only about achieving outstanding results but also addressing increasing stakeholder needs and catering specific learning needs of diverse student population. As going by International ranking systems, US, UK, Germany, Japan, Australia and few other countries occupy the top 200 universities. The chance for Indian Universities to make it to the league is very narrow. This paper is in a motive to improve the standards of the Indian HEI Ranking System to foster creation of world class universities in India. The parameters used by HEI ranking systems with international reach are analyzed and are studied against the principal components used by Indian ranking system. Also an attempt is made to list the principal components for a new age ranking system in Indian context. <#LINE#> @ @ Aguillo I., Bar-Ilan J., Levene M. and Ortega., Comparing University Rankings, Scientometrics., 85(1), 243-256 (2010) @No $ @ @ Institute for Higher Education., College and University Ranking systems: Global Perspectives and American Challenges. 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Too much noise in the Times Higher Education Rankings, Scientometrics., 85(1), 295-299 (2010) @No $ @ @ Nitza Davidvoich and Ronan Yavich., Course Websites and their contribution to Students Evaluation of Instructors and their Courses, Research Journal of Management Sciences, 2(3), 1-7 (2013) @No $ @ @ Raveendran Ashita, Beyond Testing and Grading, Using assessment to Improve Teaching–Learning., Research Journal of Educational Sciences, 1(1), 2-7 (2013) @No $ @ @ Ronan Yavich., Social Networks and Students., Research Journal for Management Sciences, 2(2), 1-2 (2013) @No $ @ @ Irshad Ahmed Kumar. and Shahida Parveen,  Teacher Education in the age of Globalization, Research Journal of Educational Sciences, 1(1), 8-12 (2013) @No $ @ @ Norris M, and Oppenheim, Citation Counts and the research assessment exercise V: Archaeology and the 2001 RAE, Journal of Documentation., 59(6), 709–730 (2003) @No $ @ @ Meho L.I. and Sonnenwald D.H., Citation ranking versus peer evaluation of senior faculty research performance: A case study of Kurdish Scholarship, Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 51(2), 123-138 (2000) @No $ @ @ Shiekh Kashif Raffat., Farhan Shafiq, Muhammad Shahab Siddiqui and Muhammad Siddiq., University Semantic Grid Network (USGSN), Research Journal of Recent Sciences, 2(2), 54-58 (2013) @No $ @ @ Pratap Gangan and Gupta B.M., Ranking of Indian Universities for their research output and quality using a new performance index, Curr. 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@Short Communication
<#LINE#>Optimizing Farm Plans: A Case Study of a Rural Farmer in Zimbabwe<#LINE#>Felix@Majeke,Judith@Majeke,Mufandaedza@Jonathan,Shoko@Munashe,Jackqeline@Mutambara<#LINE#>32-35<#LINE#>7.ISCA-RJMS-2013-07.pdf<#LINE#>Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Great Zimbabwe University, Masvingo, ZIMBABWE @ Faculty of Science, Great Zimbabwe University, Masvingo, ZIMBABWE @ Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Great Zimbabwe University, Masvingo, ZIMBABWE @ Department of Agricultural Economics and AGEC, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, ZIMBABWE<#LINE#>6/2/2013<#LINE#>15/3/2013<#LINE#>Small scale farmers in rural areas are often faced with the problem of how to allocate resources. Their objective is to maximize income through the best crop combinations subject to resource constraints. These farmers often use traditional methods like trial and error, instinct and experience to solve this problem. This does not guarantee optimal results. In this paper, a linear programming planning model was developed to address the problem. The goal of the objective function was to maximize the gross income subject to land and labor constraints. The linear programming model solved the resource allocation problem. The linear programming problem was solved using Microsoft Excel (2007) a computer application software package and the results obtained were tabled. The optimal plan was developed for a farmer without restrictions on capital. The results obtained by the use of the linear programming model were compared with the results obtained from existing farm plans. The land allocation criteria obtained by using the linear programming model yielded more income than from traditional methods often used by rural farmers to handle the resource allocation problem. The income difference is 100.15%. <#LINE#> @ @ Alsheikh S.M., and Ahmed A.M., Development of Mixed Farming System in a Newly Reclaimed Area in Egypt.,Session No. LMP3.12. Abstract No. 107 (2002) @No $ @ @ Bamiro O.M., Afolabi M. and Daramola F., Enterprise Combinations in Cassava Based Food Crop Farming System in Nigeria: Evidence from Ogun State, Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2(1), 013-20 (2012) @No $ @ @ Hazell P.B.R. and Norton R.D., Mathematical Programming for Economic Analysis in Agriculture,New York: Macmillan Publishing Company (1986) @No $ @ @ Rickards P.A. and Musgrave W.F., Farm Planning, Linear Programming and Soil Heterogeneity, Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, 190-213 (1999) @No $ @ @ Kebede E. and Gan J., The Economic Potential of Vegetable Production for Limited Resource Farmers in South Central Alabama, Journal of Agribusiness, 17(1),(Spring 1999) 63-75 (1999) @No $ @ @ Nedunchezhian P. and Thirunavukkarasu M., Optimizing Farm Plans in Different Farming Systems, Agricultural Economics Research Review, 20, 147-156 (2007) @No $ @ @ Igwe K.C., Onyenweaku C.E. and Nwaru S., Application of Linear Programming To Semi-Commercial Arable And Fishery Enterprises In Abia State, Nigeria, International Journal of Economics And Management Sciences, 1(1), 75-81 (2011) @No