017431   Singh B (Management Dep, Shri JJT University, Jhujhnu, Rajasthan) : Scenario of collaborative relationship in Indian automotive industry: essential ingredient in supply chain automation. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2015, 4(2), 102-4.

Supply chain in automobile sector has four step .First from tier3 to tier 2, tier 2 to tier 1, tier 1 to original equipment manufacturer and similarly demand generated from original equipment manufacturer to tier 1 supplier, tier 1 supplier to tier 2 suppliers, tier 2 suppliers to tier 3 suppliers and so on. Automation helps to minimize risk market demand flucation by fast communication to supplier, free from human error in material schedule planning and quick decision. Automation of complete supply from OE to tied cannot be implemented without collective approach called collaborative relationship. This paper focuses on scenario of collaborative relationship in Indian Industry. This research objective is to find out collaborative relationship existence and its evaluation level. This work carried out on supply chain of Gear manufacturing plant through questionnaire techniques. There are 52 suppliers as chain partner and all are included in research. Result of research work is that collaborative relationship exists at moderate level in tier 1 to original equipment manufacturer, but on other stages it is not existing even at preliminary level. Conclusion is that collaborative relationship is an essential ingredient in automation of supply chain. In this approach both (supplier to supplier or supplier to buyer) have common vision and can accomplish more together. Indian industry has to develop this concept of relationship so that loss of natural resources due to failure in supply chain can be avoided. This loss can be in form of energy loss, man hour loss, process loss during unproductive hour.

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017430   Pal M (NO, Extol Institute of Management, Bhopal, Email: drmalikapal@gmail.com) : Village model of sustainable development. Int J Geosci Technol 2014, 2(2), 32-7.

My quest for energy self sufficient village community took me to Patalkot. Electricity reached the villages of Patalkot only in the month of October this year. Tamia is about 32 km from Chindwara form there one can reach Patalkot. It includes a cluster of 16 villages namely Raterh, Chimtipur, Jarh, Mandal, Harakachar, Khamarpur, Chotipeer, Jhiran, Malani, Dokadahar, Sukhabhant, Devripatha, Kareaam, Gujja Dongi and Gel-Dubba, at the depth of 1200-1500 ft in the Horse shoe shaped valley. The villages as it seemed to me as self sufficient, producing their own food without the use of fertilizers and other farm chemicals. They get water from natural sources like the mountain stream and three rivers -Gai, Dudhi and Cheeta rekha. They never felt any need to visit a doctor and education imparted by the primary school is irrelevant to them. I personally felt that development or so called betterment of these villages will actually destroy a culture and store house of ancient wisdom.

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017429   Lenka N K;Lenka S;Biswas A K (ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, , Bhopal-462 038, Email: nklenka@rediffmail.com) : Scientific endeavours for natural resource management in India. Curr Sci 2015, 108(1), 39-44.

Natural resource management (NRM) based on scientific principles plays a crucial role for an inclusive and sustainable growth in India. The shrinking per capita natural resources leads to intensive land use and results in further environmental degradation. This calls for developing agroecoregion-specific land-use plans based on homogeneity in soil, water and climatic features in a particular region and managing a particular land unit on watershed basis involving the local community. This article consolidates information on the science-based efforts made by the Government of India through various scientific establishments and science-led development schemes for NRM over time. Despite the existence of a number of institutions for NRM research, there is hardly any coordination across the Departments and Ministries. The missing links in NRM research are discussed in this article keeping in view the emphasis of the government and the importance of natural resources in promoting inclusive and sustainable growth in India.

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017428   Fakoya M B (Financial Management Dep, School of Accountancy, University of Limpopo, Sovenga 0727, South Africa, Email: michael.fakoya@ul.ac.za) : Contingency approach to sustainable water cost management in a South African brewery. J hum Ecol 2014, 48(2), 249-55.

Water is an increasingly expensive resource with rising costs that eventually affects business costs. Although businesses vary widely in their levels of water-use intensiveness, many of them do not always consider the full costs of their water usage; a factor that determines how far they are willing to reduce water consumption. Using the contingency theory approach, the present research paper provides an understanding to the effect that the determination of water costs should encompass sustaining human welfare, economic growth, ecosystems and the recognition that sustains each of these aspects is dependent on sustaining the others. Findings reveal that the SAB Ltd manages its water resources based on three contingent factors, namely: water recovery for sustainable production; water-use efficiency due to use of economic instruments and pricing; and managing water scarcity due to local nature and water-use licensing and enforcement. The paper recommends the provision of adequate and reliable water-related cost information to enable managers to identify operations with excessive water consumption and wastages and those that present opportunities to reduce such wastages.

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017427   Fakoya M B (Financial Management Dep, School of Accountancy, University of Limpopo, Sovenga 0727, South Africa, Email: michael.fakoya@ul.ac.za) : Natural resource, value added and economic growth: empirical analysis from selected African countries. J hum Ecol 2014, 48(2), 227-33.

Africa is considered to have a large proportion of the world's natural resources, yet its balance of trade remains in deficit if compared with other trading partners. Nevertheless, this trend poses a challenge to the economic growth and development of Africa. The present research paper provides analysis on economic growth based on World Bank indices such as export of goods and services, industry value added, gross capital formation, and agriculture value added vis-…-vis gross domestic product (GDP) over a period of 9 years on selected African countries (Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe) and provided explanations on their impact on economic value added in relation to economic growth and development. The paper concludes that rather than place a great deal of emphasis about the desirability of export earnings, one way to achieve economic growth and development is in terms of adding value to Africa's natural resources itself by transforming them into the final product.

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016410   Gupta B;Peer Q J A;Jaswinder Kaur (Agricultural Extension Education Div, FOA, SKUAST-J, Chatha, Email: qadrijavid2008@gmail.com) : Decision making ability of agri-entrepreneurs at Jammu and Kathua districts of Jammu & Kashmir state, India. J appl nat Sci 2014, 6(2), 751-4.

The concept of entrepreneurship has assumed prime importance in research and development for accelerating economic growth in developing countries. The Entrepreneurship development institution has been focusing its attention on developing programmes for entrepreneurship development and innovative training technique for trainers. The entrepreneurs are responsible for many economic decisions that rests on anticipating demand and bearing risks. The investigation on 210 agri-entrepreneurs thirty each from seven agri-enterprises namely vegetable growing, strawberry growing, dairy farming, mushroom growing, bee-keeping, poultry farming and flower growing, selected purposively from Jammu and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir state revealed that one-half (50.48%) of the agri-entrepreneurs were in the high category of decision making ability followed by medium (46.19%) and low (3.33%) levels. Majority (76.67%) of vegetable entrepreneurs were in the high level of decision making ability followed by poultry entrepreneurs (56.67%). Majority (61.43%) of entrepreneurs had not received any training. Only 38.57% of entrepreneurs had received training. Bee-keepers were highest (66.67%) who received training regarding their enterprise. Majority (61.72%) of entrepreneurs received training for a period of seven days followed by 23.46% of entrepreneurs who got training for fifteen days and 14.81% who attended thirty days training. The study inferred that high level of decision making ability of agri- entrepreneurs might be due to individual ownership, high achievement motivation and high risk taking capacity. The appropriate decisions with regard to finalizing different technical, financial and marketing aspects at right time, results in the progress of the enterprise.

016409   Das G (NO, Pingla thana Mahavidyalaya, Maligram, Pingla, West Bengal-721 140, Email: souravkumarmaity1987@gmail.com) : Role of the teacher in population education. Int J appl envir Sci Technol 2014, 2(2), 5-7.

With the efficient help of the teacher learning is possible. To be a citizen of a country a child should be a complete man. A child is always inquisitive in nature. His thirst for knowledge can only be satisfied by a teacher. For the all round development of the child, i.e. physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, a devoted teacher should be there. Only in the hands of a teacher the child can develop fully. Everybody knows, the teacher is the friend, philosopher and guide of the student. The teacher prepared the child for receiving knowledge. The teacher not only moulds the whole personality of the child but also encourages the child for active participation in the educational process.

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016408   Chatterjee A (Mechanical Engineering Dep, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur-208 016, Email: anindya100@gmail.com) : Simple wage-talent curve illustrates several aspects of higher technical education. Curr Sci 2014, 107(2), 189-94.

Sohoni's wage-talent curve plots wages offered by an employer against the talent of a prospective employee. I use minor extensions and reinterpretations of this curve to study various aspects of higher technical education in India. The curve provides a convenient vocabulary for discussing why our undergraduates often prefer to study engineering over science, and then avoid core engineering jobs; why and how Ph D programmes attract the students they do; why and how conflicts between faculty members arise on the policies that should govern Ph D programmes; and how we might improve our system in ways consistent with stakeholders' motivations.

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015417   Singh R;Monika A;Feroze S M (School of Social Sciences, College of Post Graduate Studies, Central Agricultural Univ, Barapani, Meghalaya-793 103, Email: ramsingh.cau@gmail.com) : Minor forest product and marketing: a case study of broom grass in Meghalaya. Indian For 2013, 139(9), 807-10.

Broomgrass (Thysanolaena latifolia), an important minor forest produce of Meghalaya grows in the wild in almost all parts of the state. The study was conducted in Mawlong village of Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya during the year of 2011-12. Whole sale trading of brooms was a highly monopolized activity. Major portion (65%) of consumers' price goes to the traders and middlemen. The price fixation of the produce should be carried out through open auction method. At present maximum share of produce directly taken by commission agent. Therefore, to improve economy of the people in the state and region, the system of cooperative marketing needs to be developed.

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015416   Roman T;Manolica A;Liviu-George M (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iasi Univ, Romania, Bd. Carol I, no. 22, Iasi, Romania, Email: throman@uaic.ro ) : Dynamics of Indian FDI in europe and its impact on Romanian-Indian relations. Curr Sci 2014, 107(10), 1666-72.

This aims to analyse the presence of Indian companies in the European market and identify the barriers they encounter, offering highlights concerning the fields with investment potential, as well as solutions for the reduction of entry barriers. It has also made a foray into the history of Romanian-Indian relations, an important issue in the context of the new strategy of the Indian companies that turn towards Central and Eastern Europe. Thus, Romanian companies will face an increased competition, because multinationals from emerging countries are much more aggressive competitors than the traditional ones from Western Europe.

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015415   Oduaran A (School for Teacher Education and Training, North West University, Mafikeng Campus, Mmabatho, South Africa, 2735, Email: Akpovire.oduaran@nwu.ac.za) : HIV and AIDS epidemic and the challenge posed to university education excellence in Sub-Saharan Africa. J hum Ecol 2014, 46(3), 297-308.

HIV and AIDS epidemic definitely impacts on the provision of quality education in universities in Sub-Saharan Africa. For the intellectual capacity and human resource development efforts of the sub-continent are being reduced in effects and value. Both staff and students are dying, and the previous aspirations and expectations that hitherto accompanied investments in higher education are almost dashed and some have gone to the extent of even questioning the wisdom of continuing to invest in the sub-sector when no one is sure if the recipients of such investment would live much longer than expected. Fortunately, hope is rising again because of the advent of determined political will, concerted efforts, new treatment strategies, advocacy and reduction in stigmatization. In the light of the new hope that is emerging, this paper steps back a bit in reflecting on how the epidemic has impacted university education and what needs to be done in order to ensure that strategies adopted are firmer and more rewarding to the region.

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014473   Singh P K;Sanjeev Kumar;Singh J (NO, Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Dilkusha P.O., Lucknow-226 002, Email: praveenmeera@yahoo.com) : Need of farmer-centric marking system for plant varieties in seed market of India. Curr Sci 2014, 107(8), 1231-2.

014472   Milosevic D;Filipovic J;Djuric M;Dobrota M (Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade Univ, Jova Ilica 154, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia, Email: dobrota.marina@fon.bg.ac.rs) : Benchmarking diaspora performance as an input for policy makers: a comparative statistical analysis. Curr Sci 2014, 107(8), 1253-9.

This article presents a benchmarking study that identifies relationships among diaspora-related performance indicators. It essentially examines whether diasporas based in high human development index states are directly correlated to high remittance amounts per diaspora member. It also argues that remittances and foreign direct investment are not directly correlated to net migration rates, as may have been predicted previously. A performance functional benchmarking study was conducted to test hypotheses on seven diasporas - Armenian, Lebanese, Chinese, Indian, Filipino, Romanian and Serbian. The results might serve as an informative input for policy makers on diaspora issues.

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014471   Jnanadevan R (NO, , Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development, Kochi) : Use quality planting material for better returns cocoa. Cashew Cocoa J 2014, 3(3), 14-16.

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014470   Amiena Bayat;Wynand Louw;Ravinder Rena (Economics Dep, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Bellville, South Africa, Email: amienabayat@teklomsa.net) : Impact of socio-economic factore on the performance of selected high school learners in the Western Cape province, South Africa. J hum Ecol 2015, 45(3), 183-96.

The quality education has been considered as a cornerstone of economic development and social transformation. It is therefore, educational quality and its development have been regarded as indispensable for the teaching and learning process. The World Economic Forum in April 2013 ranked South Africa as second from last in the world for math and science education, just ahead of Yemen. South Africa's schools fare poorly in international comparison, even among African countries. This research paper addresses some of the Socio-economic factors that contribute for the underperformance of learners in secondary schools in the Western Cape province of South Africa. By definition, schools are categorised as underperforming if they do not obtain a pass rate of at least 60% in the National Senior Certificate Examinations. The underperforming schools are mainly located in the townships schools and schools in informal settlements with peculiar contexts. An attempt is made in this paper to delve the socioeconomic circumstances of learners' attending underperforming schools in the Western Cape Province and show that learners at these schools face a number of socioeconomic challenges which limits their ability to achieve.

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013431   Sitarambabu V;Rao D V S;Raghunadhareddy G; Vijayabhinandana B;Srinivasarao V (NO, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Lam, Guntur-522 034, Email: sitarambabuagecon@gmail.com ) : Regeneration of natural resource base: an impact study of MGNREGA in Andhra Pradesh. Green Fmg 2014, 5(4), 619-22.

The present paper aims to study on eco restoration and natural resource management base for sustainable rural livelihood in Andhra Pradesh. The results reveals that, in Anantapur district mandal and district wise impact of Eco-restoration and regeneration of natural resource base for sustainable livelihood was studied in Anantapur district. It was found that in Anantapur district there was increase in ground water levels after the implementation of MGNREGS in all the three mandals. The increase was highest (11.43 per cent) in Mudhigubba mandal. However in all the 3 mandals the increase was found to be significant as indicated by the 't' values. The increase in irrigated area was also highest in Mudhigubba mandal and it was found to be 15.16 per cent. There was significant increase in plantation crops area and the increase was highest (280 per cent) in Kanaganapalli mandal. Community land development nature of work and area was found to be more in Kalyandhurg mandal and the increase (133.8 per cent) was found to be significant as indicated by the 't' value. However, in overall situation it was 78.33 per cent expressed there was overall increase in agriculture productivity while 52.78 while per cent of respondents perceived that there was no change in availability of irrigation / drinking facility. Majority of the respondents opined an increase in opportunity in soil and water conservation (51.67 per cent), water table of the area (72.28 per cent), flood control and protection (57.78 per cent) and land development (72.22 per cent). About 72.22 per cent respondents agreed that due to MGNREGS there was overall development in their villages.

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013430   Sharma R K;Khanna M (NO, Government Degree College, Nadaun, Distt. Hamirpur-177 033, Email: rajneesh.ndn@gmail.com) : Disaster management. Asian J Adv Basic Sci 2014, 2(1), 46-52.

India has been traditionally vulnerable to natural disasters on account of its unique geo-climatic conditions. Floods, droughts, cyclones, earthquakes and landslides have been recurrent phenomena. Developed countries which have modern early warning systems and effective mitigation programmes are able to reduce the impact of natural hazards whereas countries with less preparedness and inadequate mitigation efforts suffer more from natural hazards. In the case of India, the human and economic losses from disasters are high in comparison to many other developing nations. According to an estimate by the World Bank direct losses from natural disaster are up to 2 percent of the India's GDP. More importantly, the impact of most of the disasters is disproportionately high on the poor.

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013429   Rajendran P;Saradhamani R;Vikraman P;Kavitha J;Saravanan S V;Varatharaj M (Management Sciences Dep, Regional Centre Coimbatore, Tamilnadu) : Research and development (R&D): synthesizing profitability and productivity. Pollut Res 2014, 33(1), 209-13.

This Paper addresses that most large companies have been adopting some form of Research and Development (R&D) activities. A survey of executives belongs to technology-intensive (T-I) industries in India showed that R&D was the most important key category for investment. In many cases, the implementation of an R&D activity was a long and expensive ordeal that involved extensive restructuring of businesses and reengineering of processes. While the potential benefits of R&D have been extolled frequently and much has been written about individual company experiences, only limited evidence has been produced that implementation of R&D does, on average, lead to enhanced performance. Several research studies have validated that research and innovation provides productivity and profitability advantages. This study seeks to extend prior work by performing a longitudinal study of implementation of R&D activities in a specific industry.

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013428   Khanna M;Kaushal S (Management Studies Dep, Career Point University, Hamirpur-176 041, Email: manish.khanna80@gmail.com) : Growth of banking sector in India: a collective study of history and its operations. Asian J Adv Basic Sci 2014, 2(1), 36-45.

No country can have a healthy economy without a sound and effective banking system. The Banks always remain the main participants of the financial system in any country. The Banking sector offers several facilities and opportunities to their customers and, therefore, it should be able to meet the new challenges posed by technology and other internal and external factors. With the establishment of the first Bank in India by British, the Banking sector has made rapid progress in various phrases. Before the establishment of banks, the financial activities were handled by money lenders and individuals and due to that people had to suffer a lot because of ignorance and many other reasons. So as to overcome such problems the organized banking sector was established which was fully regulated by the government. In India, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the main governing authority and has been bestowed with extensive powers to work as Central banking authority. The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act 1935. As it is evident that most of Indian population resides in rural areas therefore banking sector had to make a number of reforms in its working in order to survive for its existence. As from the origin of banking sector in India, continuously growth is quite evident. Nowadays Indian banking system is working very efficiently in the country. In this paper, an attempt has been made to know the history and growth of banking sector by dwelling upon its growth in various phases. This paper is a small contribution to the existing vast knowledge of banking industry and will be useful for bankers, Industrialist, policy maker and researchers.

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013427   Govender K K (School of Management, IT and Governance, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Regenesys Business School, South Africa, Email: krishnag@regenesys.co.za) : Service quality in the South African road public transportation industry - comparing bus and mini-bus taxi service. J hum Ecol 2014, 47(1), 7-15.

Although more than 80% of the commuting public in Johannesburg, South Africa rely on bus and minibus taxi as their primary mode of public transport, very little evidence exists of research in South Africa to compare the two modes of tra nsport in terms their reliability, comfort, availability, safety, and affordability (RECSA). This research is a also deviation from the usual practice of measuring service quality using SERVQUAL, since it uses the RECSA dimensions, because these are deemed to be more relevant for public transportation studies.From a study in a world call African city in South Africa it was ascertained that: bus commuters have a higher perception of the quality of service compared to minibus taxis commuters, who cited amongst others, punctuality and timely arrival at destination as matters of concern. Furthermore, reliability, comfort, service and safety influenced the overall service quality that the public buses provided whereas reliability, affordability and service influenced the overall service quality of the minibus taxis.

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013426   Bansal N;Garg R;Jaiswal R (CSE Dep, Ganpati Institute of Technology and Management, Bilaspur, Chhatishgarh, Email: rajesh.damla@yahoo.co.in) : Schedule risk analysis and management in software projects using simulation. Arya Bhatta J Math Inf 2014, 6(2), 269-74.

Schedule is the key factor for success of any software project. To maintain the scheduling of software project is very difficult task because it is very hard to estimate the project completion time. For analyzing the schedule risk in software project. Monte-Carlo Simulation is mainly used to calculate the activity times of a project network many numbers of times e.g. 1000 times, each time choosing the activity time randomly using probability distribution. The Monte Carlo simulation technique is also used in research work to provide greater flexibility in estimating risk index and project completion time. The main objective of work is to analyze the schedule risk in software project by calculating the risk index of each activity in the network of software project.

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012469   Vayalil S J (NO, Lourdes College of Nursing, Kerala) : Staff nurses' performance and structural empowerment and competencies of nurse managers. J Nurs Trendz 2014, 5(3), 18-23.

Issues of performance and factors affecting performance are not adequately addressed in many of Asian countries. So the study aims to identify the correlation between structural empowerment and competencies of nurse managers on the performance of staff nurses. A correlational study conducted in a tertiary care hospital Muscat, 82 staff nurses and 28 nurse managers were selected as sample for the study. The results revealed, only 28% of nurses responded that their organization is providing them enough resources in their job. Majority 69.5% of nurse responded that they have good information about the goals and policies of their organization. Majority 85.4% responded that their organization is providing some power to carry out their job. Performance of nurses were depend on their job empowerment and did not depend on their nurse managers' competencies.

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012468   Sundriyal M (NO, Uttarakhand Science Education and Research Centre (USERC), 33, Vasant Vihar, Phase II, Dehradun-248 006, Email: manjusundriyal@yahoo.com) : Application of remote sensing and GIS in water resources management. Curr Sci 2014, 107(3), 347-8.

012467   Kashyap A K (NO, , Crafitti Consulting Pvt Ltd, 1B-401, Akme Harmony, Bellandur Post, Bangalore-560 037, Email: kashyaparun@yahoo.com) : Technology management through intellectual property rights. Curr Sci 2014, 107(3), 371-9.

In this article, intellectual property (IP), its various types and the rights of patentee are defined. Challenges for Indian IP professionals at academia and IP firms are also identified. India's preparedness in IP matters is almost pathetic, which has further been compounded by factors such as excessive filing by non-Indian entities, the myths Indian entities (IEs) are shrouded in and strategy by non-practising entities. Role of Indian academia in preparing the IP ambience has been highlighted. lEs have been advised to adopt correct IP practices. The preparedness of IEs in the IP matters has been analysed and the gap areas have been identified. Need for a fully functional IP Cell at IE has been established. Such an IP Cell will provide the required support to the inventors and help IE handle its IP obligations. Technology Transfer Office can be a possibility after successful operation of IP Cell at IE.

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011423   Sain V;Luhach V P;Luhach V J;Mehla M S (Agricultural Economics Dep, CCS Haryana Agricultural Univ, Hisar-125 004, Email: luhachvp@gmail.com) : Constraints faced by guava growers in production and marketing of Sirsa district of Haryana state. Ann Biol 2014, 30(2), 409-11.

Study was conducted in Sirsa district Baraguda, Sirsa Block of Haryana which was selected purposively on the basis of highest area and production under guava cultivation. Further, Sirsa market was selected for the market study. Finally, 20 growers from randomly selected two blocks from Sirsa district were selected for the present study. On the basis of the nature of the data, budgeting technique and various economic tools were used for estimation of production constraints. Major problems faced by the guava growers in production of guava were damage due to aberrant weather conditions, non-availability of good seedling and lack of technical knowledge. Problems faced in marketing were lack of support price, lack of market organization and non-availability of processing facilities. The study emphasized the need to develop the proper marketing and processing facilities before its cultivation is popularized on a large scale in the state.

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011422   Pradhan K;Talukdar P (Agricultural Extension Dep, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari-736 165, Email: kausikextnubkv@gmail.com) : Empowering the rural people through entrepreneurship development and management. J Crop Weed 2014, 10(2), 135-4.

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010389   Mohammadfam I;Nikoomaram H;Lotfi F H; Mansouri N;Rajabi A A;Mohammadfam F (Industrial Hygiene Dep, Hamadan Medical Science University, Hamadan, Iran, Email: mohmmadfam@umsha.ac.ir) : Development of a decision-making model for selecting and prioritizing accident analysis techniques in process industries. J scient ind Res 2014, 73(8), 517-20.

Considering severe damages and losses of accidents occurred in process industries, accident analysis methods should be done in advance to prevent or manage them before occurring. This study was aimed at prioritizing the most common techniques for accident analysis in process industries in order to select the most appropriate one which needs the lowest running time and cost. The obtained results indicated that The ECFC method is considered the best and simplest method for accidents analysis in process industries.

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010388   Abolghassem M M;Zadeh J T;Mohammadi M (Educational Administration and Planning Dep, Islamic Azad Univ, Bandar Abbas Branch, Bandar Abbas, Iran, Email: djt2891@gmail.com) : Study of the relationship between university organizational structure and students' perceptions of climate maturity in universities of bandar abbas. Biosci Biotechnol Res Asia 2014, 11(2), 491-506.

The presents study aimed to investigate the relationship between the type of organizational structure and students' perceptions of climate maturity in universities of Bandar Abbas. This study was conducted on all students of Bandar Abbas (over 16206) in the second semester of 2010-2011 and 385 students were selected using a stratified relative random sampling. Organizational structure scale (Torkzadeh & Mohtaram, 2011) and climate maturity scale (Torkzadeh, 2008) were research tools distributed and collected after calculating the validity and reliability. Results of the dependent t-test showed that the hindering structure is the dominant organizational structure in universities of Bandar Abbas (Bohshehr, Iran). In addition, results of the one-sample t-test indicated that the level of climate maturity is lower than the favorable efficacy level. In addition, results of the multivariate regression indicated that the enabling structure is a significant positive predictor of the level of climate maturity. Hindering structure was not significantly related to the level of climate maturity in universities of Bandar Abbas but was the significant positive predictor of the level of climate maturity in University of Medical Sciences.

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009384   Thakur J (School of Management Sciences, Career Point Univ, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, Email: thakurjyoti2@gmail.com) : Recent trends in fiscal performance of Himachal Pradesh. Asian J Adv Basic Sci 2015, 3(2), 104-16.

The fiscal reform at the state level is important from the viewpoint of both macroeconomic stability and microeconomic allocative efficiency. The Constitution assigns a pre-eminent role to states in agricultural development, poverty alleviation, human development and co-equal position in the provision of physical infrastructure. The predominant role in allocation and cooperative role in distribution makes states fiscal operations critical for macroeconomic stabilization as well. Although the Constitution places limitations on the states' borrowing powers, in actual practice they are able to run large deficits and that makes fiscal reforms at the state level critical for achieving overall fiscal consolidation in the country. A state specific assessment of fiscal position assumes importance in view of the wide disparities that exist among the Indian states. So, the need of the hour is to frame an effective and time-bound policy measures to enhance revenues particularly non-taxes and shift in expenditure pattern towards economic growth of the state. This paper is an attempt to examine current programme options from the point of view of macro-economic stability and growth, study the public finance at state level and presents an analytical review and assessment of fiscal situation of Himachal Pradesh also examine the review of policy measures to strengthen the state finances and to bring down the fiscal deficit ratio to make a balance in the GDP, expected to lower inflation and interest rates in the economy and strengthen the sustainability of fiscal balance in the long run.

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009383   Singh H;Sastry C G (School of Business, Lovely Professional Univ, Phagwara-144 411, Email: harendra.lpu@gmail.com ) : Grading and risk-adjusted performance of Indian IPOs. Indian J Finance 2014, 8(8), 57-65.

Most studies on price performance of Indian IPOs have strengthened international evidence that there would be a strong underpricing in the short run, but negative returns In the long-run. To solve the problem of mispricing and include more transparency, SEBI mandated the grading of IPOs by recognized credit rating agencies from May 1,2007. The mandatory grading process is expected to give an independent assessment of the fundamentals of the issue. In this research paper, we tried to ascertain the Impact of grading on the performance of IPO firms. We attempted to understand the efficacy of the grading mechanism in place to address the problems associated with adverse selection and improve pricing efficiency.

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009382   Mangala D;Sharma M (Haryana School of Business, Guru Jambheshwar Univ of Science & Technology, Hissar, Haryana, Email: deepa_mangalabharti@rediffmail.com) : Brief mapping of theory and evidence of investors' behavioural biases. Indian J Finance 2014, 8(8), 44-56.

Investment decision making focuses on how investors make decisions to buy or sell securities. What guides their choices among alternatives, what are their investment objectives, constraints, and risk profile; and ultimately, what influences their decision making during the stock selection process. Behavioural finance deals with the psychology of the investor. It tries to explain how an investor makes an investment decision and how behavioural and other factors influence the decision making of an investor. Behavioural factors primarily include behavioural biases and personal characteristics of an investor, that is, personality, attitude, risk tolerance, and demographic factors, while other factors include external contextual factors like accounting information, market situations, brand image, and so forth, which have a bearing on decision making. The present paper provides an in-depth review of literature of prominent studies in the area of behavioural finance. The first part of the paper explains the concept of behavioral finance, the second part gives a detailed discussion on the classification of behavioural biases, and the third part discusses the effect of behavioural biases on the trading behaviour of the investors and the feelings of investors after experiencing the outcomes of investment. Towards the end, a comprehensive framework has been formulated representing the influence of behavioural biases on investment behaviour of an investor. The paper concludes that behavioural biases play a significant role in the decision making of the investors, and these biases not only shape the current investment decisions, but also influence investors' future decision making.

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009381   Jain P K;Choudhury D K;Jindal S (Faculty of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110 016, Email: pkjain@dms.iitd.ac.in) : Depreciation bases of equipments used for construction of cross country pipelines: a rational and systematic framework. Indian J Finance 2014, 8(8), 7-26.

In cross country pipeline projects, pipelines are constructed with the help of particular types of plant and machinery subject to depreciation in the process of being used for the construction work. The present study (empirical in nature) identified and selected the equipments which play a key role in construction of pipelines. The present work is based on collection of data pertaining to useful life and rate of depreciation of pipeline construction equipments from 12 equipment users in the country. The data were analyzed with the application of statistical tool and SPSS software. For pipeline construction agencies, depreciation is considered as a part of the cost of construction of projects. The present study reported that depreciation needs to be charged on pipeline construction equipments.

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009380   Chandra P;Chakraborty S K (WBES, Krishnagar Government College, Krishnagar, Nadia-741 101, Email: chandraparag@gmail.com) : Capital-market liberalization is certainly no paragon of virtues: a theoretical review. Indian J Finance 2014, 8(8), 27-43.

The theory of capital market liberalization is based on two central assumptions- convex technologies and concave preference functions faced by agents. Standard models employed by the economists of the International Monetary Fund (which we simply call the Fund) justifiably reveal that more the financial market is globally integrated, the better are the risks dispersed, based on the above mentioned assumptions. So, the Fund's economists deliberately claim that full capital market liberalization helps cross-country smoothing of any adverse shock. However, ironically, the above-mentioned proposition is true when capital flows are counter cyclical. In reality, capital flows pro-cyclically because of the credit market imperfections, giving rise to a natural set of non-convexities. In this paper, we have made a modest attempt to review why capital market liberalization leads to economic instability instead of accelerating economic growth.

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009379   Bansal A K;Verma L R (Management Dep, Shoolini Univ, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, Email: ashokkumarbansal2009@gmail.com) : A study on job satisfaction of managers working in pharmaceutical industry in Himachal Pradesh. Asian J Adv Basic Sci 2015, 3(2), 93-104.

This study was oriented to identify the relationship between job satisfaction and its various variables (which are pay, promotion, the work itself, supervision, & co-workers etc.) among managers working in Pharmaceutical Industry in Himachal Pradesh. The study was conducted among 281 respondents. This study has two objectives that to determine the relationship between socio-economic variables and job satisfaction and to study the impact of organizational variables on job satisfaction. The study revealed that there was no significant relationship between socio-economic variables and job satisfaction of individuals. Whereas it was also revealed that there was a positive relationship between job satisfaction and its organizational variables which were promotion, work itself, supervision and co-workers, pay etc. It proved that job satisfaction (pay, promotion, work itself, supervision and co-workers) can contribute to increase the job satisfaction of individuals in the organization.

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008376   Pole P;Asawa A;Shah D (NO, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune-411 004, Email: prasadpole@gmail.com) : Critical evaluation of the SKS microfinance fiasco. Indian J Finance 2014, 8(6), 7-21.

Crises have hit various players from different parts of the world in the global microfinance industry in the past. In the present study, we critically evaluate the SKS and Andhra Pradesh microfinance crisis in India. SKS established itself as a leader in the microfinance industry in India, and became the first listed microfinance company in the country. The dream run did not continue for long, as the Andhra Pradesh government started putting some regulatory conditions in place. We critically evaluate the SKS crisis to ascertain whether the cause was purely the government's action or the over-indebtedness amongst the borrowers of the microfinance industry. Further questions on commercialization of the microfinance industry are also discussed.

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008375   Pathak R;Ranajee;Satish Kumar (Finance Dep, IBS Hyderabad, Dontanpally, Hyderabad, Email: rpathak@ibsindia.org) : Price discovery in the equity derivatives market : a literature survey. Indian J Finance 2014, 8(6), 47-57.

Price discovery is the process of incorporating new information to the price of the assets traded at a marketplace and determining the new equilibrium price. When homogeneous or closely linked securities trade at more than one market place, it is important to identify the market where price discovery takes place. Prominent role of derivatives market in price discovery has been recognized in literature by numerous researchers, resulting in conflicting empirical evidence. This study surveys the literature on the role of equity linked derivatives in information diffusion leading to the price discovery of underlying assets. We provide a comprehensive coverage of studies on information content of equity linked derivatives prices and trading activity vis-a-vis the direction of price movement and the return volatility of the underlying assets. The existing literature was not found to be in complete agreement about the direction and speed of information flow between the spot market and the equity derivatives markets, however, it substantiates that derivatives should no more be referred to as redundant securities either. The study provides an appendage on how the research area on functions of derivatives has evolved with a focus on its informational role.

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008374   Paramashivaiah P;Puttaswamy;Ramya S K (Studies and Research in Commerce Dep, Tumkur Univ, Tumkur, Karnataka, Email: paramashivaiah@gmail.com) : Changing risk perception of women investors: an empirical study. Indian J Finance 2014, 8(6), 22-33.

Since time immemorial, women have great propensity to save and invest. If not completely, to a great extent, the socioeconomic status of women has been growing in the positive direction. Obviously, their investment decisions and risk perceptions are also changing positively. Unlike previous studies, the present research aims at understanding the risk perceptions of women exclusively, The main aim of the study is to quantify the risk appetite score of women grouped on various socio-demographic bases. The study is based on the sample survey of 120 women in Mysore city. A questionnaire comprising of a 14-item financial risk tolerance scale developed by Grable and Lytton (1998) (but slightly modified) was used. Risk appetite score was assigned to each respondent on a 5- point Likert summated scale. The respondents were grouped on the basis of the obtained score. The results show that two-thirds of the respondents were above the average score of risk tolerance. Correlation between investment objective and occupation shows a slightly negative relationship. Correlation between risk appetite score and various independent variables allowed us to have a regression model. The regression model suggests that there is a negative influence of age of women on their risk tolerance levels, a finding which is supported by many studies. Only age and education had a positive influence on the risk appetite of women. The study has great implications for the government and investment industry in framing various policies.

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008373   Khan M W;Thakur M (Chemistry Dep, Chhattisgarh Institute of Management and Technology, Paten Road, Ganiyari, Bhilai-490 003) : Logistic management of solid waste with practices and challenges. Indian J envir Prot 2013, 33(8), 655-63.

This paper presents an overview of current solid waste management practices in Raipur, India and suggests solutions to some of the major problems. Approximately 300-400 tonne/day of solid waste are generated in the Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) area and the budget allocation for 2011-2012 was Rs. 30 million (US$ 600,000). This expenditure is insufficient to provide adequate SWM services. Major deficiencies were found in all elements of SWM. Despite 80% of the SWM budget being allocated for collection, collection efficiency is around 70-80% for the registered residents and less than 30% for unregistered residents (slum dwellers). The collection process is deficient in terms of manpower and vehicle availability. Bin capacity provided is adequate but locations were found to be inappropriate, thus contributing to the inefficiency of the system. At this time, no treatment is provided to the waste and waste is dumped on open land at Sarona after collection. Lack of suitable facilities (equipment and infrastructure) and underestimates of waste generation rates, inadequate management and technical skills, improper bin collection and route planning are responsible for poor collection and transportation of municipal solid wastes.

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008372   Dodd N M;Nyabvudzi T G (Industrial Psychology Dep, Fort Hare Univ, Private Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, South Africa, Email: nixdodd@gmail.com) : Unemployment, living wages and food security in Alice, Eastern cape, South Africa. J hum Ecol 2014, 47(2), 117-23.

As unemployment and inflation affect the South African economy, employment opportunities continue to be minimal for those living in pastoral areas making residents more prone to hunger, starvation and food insecurity. The principle objective of this paper was to investigate the effects of unemployment and living wages on household food security in Alice, Eastern Cape as well as indicate important issues that policy makers and governments should deal with in order to assist households to be food secure. Structured interviews incorporating the household hunger scale and selected demographic characteristics were administered to 44J respondents in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Cluster sampling was used to select respondents where the population was divided into mutually exclusive groups and systematic random sampling was then employed within each cluster. The findings of this research indicate that the higher the unemployment level and the lower the living wage and the more likely households are to be food insecure. There is thus a need for job creation and community based projects to help eradicate household food insecurity amongst the unemployed.

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008371   Dhawan N;Dharni K (School of Business Studies, Punjab Agricultural Univ, Ludhiana-141 027, Email: nehadhawan0103@gmail.com) : Status and trend of R&D disclosures: a study of selected organizations in India. Indian J Finance 2014, 8(6), 34-46.

The present study was undertaken to explore the R&D activities of selected companies in India. An attempt has been made to find out variations relating to R&D activities among various sectors and companies. R&D activities for the purpose of this study included the amount of R&D expenditure as well as other R&D disclosures made in the annual reports of the companies. Content analysis was used for measuring qualitative disclosures. Five companies each from five sectors, namely, biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, information technology (IT), food, and fertilizers, with the period of analysis covering 10 years from 2002-03 to 2011-12, were included in the study. Results indicate that Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology are the leading sectors for R&D intensity in India. Overall, a positive growth was observed for R&D activities across the board. Significant positive correlation was found between R&D expenditure and qualitative R&D disclosures.

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007322   Singh P;Lakhera J P;Dahiya N S (Forage Management Centre, ARS, S.K. Rajasthan Agricultural Univ, Beechwal, Bikaner-334 006, Email: phoolsinghbagenia@rediffmail.com) : Participation role of rural women in dairy enterprise in Rajasthan. Green Fmg 2013, 4(3), 379-82.

Survey based study was carried out to find out the role and participation of farm women in dairy farming, using a pretest interview schedule by personal interview for a sample of 150 rural women in Bikaner district, Rajasthan. The study revealed that majority of the women were middle aged (56.67%) in joint families (65.33%) with 52 per cent being literates. Most of the respondents were small farmers (31.34%) with low annual income (62.0%), having agriculture (53.33%) as the major occupation. About 31 practices of dairy farming were selected in consultation with experts and were broadly categorized into six aspects as feeding, management, breeding, health care, processing, marketing and miscellaneous practices. The study highlighted that women participation was maximum in caring of pregnant animals (95.33%) followed by milking (91.33%). The study further revealed that 90 per cent women involved in cleaning of animals sheds and care of newly born calves whereas 88.66 per cent farm women were involved in disposed of cow dung. The farm women actively involved in feeding the animals (88.00%) and taking the animals for pregnancy diagnosis (84.66%). However the least participation was in getting loans or credits from banks (46.67%) and farm record keeping (51.33%). Total eight independent variables were included in the study, out of which four variables like age, land holding, herd size and social participation were found to be highly and significantly related with extent of participation of the farm women in dairy enterprise, Whereas, the remaining variables failed to attain the statistical level of significance i.e. family type, education, marital status and monthly income respectively.

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007321   Patil P G;Gurjar R M;Jadhav P D (Transfer of Technology Div, CIRCOT, Mumbai) : Present status and market potential for cotton stalk composite boards in India. Cotton Res J 2013, 4(1), 90-103.

Composite board industry is apart of composite panel industry (Particle Board, Hard Board, Medium Density Fibre Board) from all wood based materials (i.e. agro waste and forest waste). Various survey reports estimated that in the future, the demand for composite boards will increase by an average annual growth rate of 11% based on the projected growth rate of end user industries. MDF and Particle boards are more environment friendly and cost efficient as compared to plywood. In India, production share of plywood, Particle board, & MDF is nearly 85, 10 & 5% as against 20, 55 & 25% in the world respectively. Therefore it makes more sense to establish Partide board & MDF units, to help in forest conservation besides generating employment and income. Research experiments conducted at Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai showed that composite boards made from cotton stalks satisfy the BIS standards/or quality parameters. Looking at availability of about 25 million tonnes of cotton stalk every year in India, there is scope for cotton stalk composite boards in modem market.

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007320   Lei Z;Yanyan K (College of Economics & Management, Guangxi Teachers Euducation Univ, Nanning-530 001, China) : Collaborative optimization of emergency rescue under sudden inter-city natural disaster. Nat Envir Pollut Technol 2014, 13(1), 197-202.

This paper combines the characteristics of sudden inter-city natural disaster, and finds out the emergency rescue principles based on the theory of collaborative. Disaster situation and distribution of rescue resources, the rescue efficiency, the rescue reliability, the rescue time and other factors are considered comprehensively, and then a multi-objective assignment model is constructed. Attribute value matrices are transformed into fuzzy relationship matrices according to the theory of fuzzy mathematics and the reserve point method is applied according to the characteristic of the optimization model. With purpose of showing the validity and feasibility of the algorithm Hungarian method is adopted to prove it. The results of the numerical example illustrate that the proposed multi-objective plan does well in task allocation and can satisfy the inter-city emergency rescue task.

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006306   Lin G T R;Yen-Chun L (NO, Institute of Management of Technology, National Chiao Tung University, 1001, Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, Email: gtrl@faculty.nctu.edu.tw) : Evaluation and decision making in Taiwan semiconductor industry through silicon via technology. J scient ind Res 2014, 73(7), 156-60.

In the past decade, Taiwan has emerged as the stronghold of worldwide semiconductor manufacturing. Semiconductor technology companies in Taiwan have been investing numerous resources in emerging through-silicon via (TSV) technology research and development (R&D) to keep enhancing their competitive advantages. The aim of this study was to propose a hybrid approach along with the Moore's Law migration pattern to more objectively and effectively select such emerging chip interconnect technologies that can further help to strengthen Taiwan's semiconductor industry prospects. The fuzzy Delphi method (FDM) and the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) were integrated to construct a decision-making model for evaluating potential TSV technologies. The simple additive weighting (SAW) method was then used to rank and select TSV technology alternatives. The results of the synthetic evaluation indicated that 3D integrated circuit (IC) TSV was of primary interest for Taiwan's semiconductor industry in the aspect of TSV technology development, followed by 2.5D TSV interposer (TSI) and 3D silicon (Si) TSV. Furthermore, "technological merits" was shown as the most critical evaluation dimension, and "heterogeneous integration" represented the most important evaluation criterion. The proposed hybrid model may help senior managers of the semiconductor industry or government policy makers to direct R&D and allocate relevant resources more strategically.

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006305   Baby B;Gireesh Kumar G S (Commerce Dep, Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, Kerala, Email: gireeshkartha@yahoo.com) : Large scale retailing in India-progress and trends. Sci Soc 2013, 11(1), 45-7.

Retail industry in India is often hailed as one of the sunrise sector in the economy. India, like Britain, is also a nation of shop keepers. India is a country having most unorganized retail market. Traditionally it is a family livelihood, where they run their shop in front and the house at the back. With over 12 million retail outlets, India has one of the highest densities of retail outlet in the world. So retail forms one of the pillars of the economy in India. The retail industry in India is currently growing at a great pace and is expected to go up to us $833 billion by the year 2013. It is further expected to reach us S 1.3million by the year 2018. The country has got a high growth rate consumer spending has also gone up and is also expended to go up further in future. By the year 2013 the organized sector is also expected to grow at a CAGR of 40% organized retail has been spreading its roots in the Indian market for the past one decade and is gradually making a mark on all sections of the society. The world over the retail sector has grown rapidly with increasing sophistication and modernization of the life style of households and individuals and with increasing globalization of trade, India has began to later up rather astonishingly rapidly. The industry has contributed to the economic growth and dynamic industries in the India and world today.

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005264   Johnson T S;Agarwal R K;Agarwal A (NO, Natural Remedies Pvt. Ltd, 5-B, Veerasandra, Email: amit@naturalremedy.com ) : Non-timber forest products as a source of livelihood option for forest dwellers: role of society, herbal industries and government agencies. Curr Sci 2013, 104(4), 140-3.

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have attracted considerable global attention due to the significant role played in benefiting people and industries. It is a well-established fact that most tribals and villagers who live in forest regions depend on NTFPs as the source of their livelihood. In this context, we present here the role of stakeholders, viz. industry, society and government agencies in ensuring the livelihood options of NTFPs gatherers.

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005263   Gairola S U (NO, , 30, Araghar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Email: shikhaa.fri@gmail.com) : Traditional ecological knowledge of Uttarakhand (India)-a futuristic approach. Ecol Envir Conserv 2013, 19(3), 801-4.

The paper has looked at traditional ecological knowledge of Uttarakhand state in India. Based on a detailed study of traditional ecological knowledge that is linked with biodiversity, natural and human-managed, various possibilities for sustainable management of natural resources, with concerns for sustainable livelihood of local communities have been explored for the Garhwal and Kumaun region of Uttarakhand. It is concluded that if the development interests of local people are marginalized for a long period of time, they might adopt actions detrimental to the goal of conservation. Capitalizing on the positive dimensions of traditional knowledge and overcoming its negative dimensions through conventional science-based inputs could ease the difficult process of securing people's participation in environmental conservation together with the socio-economic development of local communities.

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004223   Viswanathan R;Sridharan P;Thiyagarajan S (International Business Dep, School of Management Pondicherry Univ, Puducherry) : Absenteeism - a menace to Indian BPO industry. SMART J Business Mgmt Stud 2013, 9(1), 43-50.

Employee Absenteeism is a worldwide phenomenon which, either due to structural or functional problems in an organization, is an important subject on the international agenda. It is also a menace in India and particularly to the Indian BPO Industry. Many BPOs complain of productivity loss and project not meeting deadlines because of this problem. This motivated the Researchers to undertake a study to find out the cause of absenteeism and why employees stay away from work with or without informing. Data were collected from 500 employees from various BPOs in South India, having absenteeism problem. The findings suggest that absenteeism is predominant across all groups of employees and demographic variables have no effect on absenteeism and it is prevalent among new as well as old employees.

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004222   Vijayakumar A (NO, Erode Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Erode, Tamil Nadu, Email: drvijayponne_erode@bsnl.in ) : Envelopment analysis and malmquist total factor productivity index: an application to Indian automobile firms. SMART J Business Mgmt Stud 2013, 9(2), 32-41.

India's Economic Reforms(1991) allowed more competition and increased provisions for the entry of new domestic firms and Multi-National Companies(MNCs) in the manufacturing sector. Therefore, it is the need of the hour to assess the TFP and identification of the factors that account for productivity changes. In this study, an attempt has been made to assess the effects of economic reforms on productivity growth in Indian automobile companies using Malmquist Productivity Index by decomposing the TFP change into technical and efficiency changes. The results of the study showed that most of the Indian automobile companies must increase their TFP and efforts must be made to provide a stable pattern to the productivity growth. The benefits of technological progress were not converted into productivity gains as there was no improvement in efficiency in the reform period. The results of the study suggest that there is need for the implementation of specific policies to improve technical progress and efficiency change, in order to bring about a long-run balance in TFP growth.

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004221   Uthayasuriyan K (NO, Alagappa Univ, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, Email: suriyankmc@yahoo.co.in) : Impact of globalisation on climate of public enterprises. SMART J Business Mgmt Stud 2013, 9(2), 21-43.

Number of studies on organizational climate have been carried out in the past, emphasizing that individual behaviour is greatly influenced by the work environment. Therefore, creating a favourable work climate by incorporating appropriate changes in the various dimensions of the organization, based on the changes in the global business environment, is essential for the success of an organization. To a great extent, all organisations need to be flexible in the present era. Also, in most cases, organisations need to increase their flexibility to respond to the changes happening in the surrounding environment. The need to increase flexibility of an organisation depends upon the difference between the level and nature of existing, targeted and potential flexibility of that organisation. This research study is a longitudinal research which discovers the changes in the Organisational Climate of a large, well established Public Enterprise (BHEL, Thiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu), where a study was conducted during 1991, two decades after a paradigm shift in Indian Economy, in order to examine the impact of economic reforms, especially the globalization, on the climate of PEs in India.

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