ECONOMICS

Furriness and Funds distribution in Portfolio Optimization

Each entity financier is dissimilar, with diverse financial targets, different levels of risk forbearance and different individual favorites. From the point of outlook of investment management, these distinguishes are habitually defined as intentions and restrictions. Objectives can be the form of return being required, while restrictions include factors such as time perspective, how liquid the depositor is any individual tax condition and how risk is managed. It’s truly a harmonizing act between risk and return with each investor having distinctive prerequisites, as well as a distinctive financial viewpoint – fundamentally a embarrassed utility maximization aim. To scrutinize how sound a customer healthy into a finicky investor group, one investment dwelling has even planed a structured questionnaire with about two-dozen questions that each has to be answered with values from 1 to 5. The questions array from individual environment (age, marital state, number of children, job type, education type, etc.) to what the client expects from an investment (capital protection, tax shelter, liquid assets, etc.). A blurry judgment arrangement has been aimed for the assessment of the answers to the above questions. We have investigated the notion of furriness with reverence to funds distribution.

nidheeshkbpu@yahoo.co.in

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Barriers To ICTs Adoption In SMEs: Evidence From A Developing Country Perspective

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) contribute a lot to the economy of both developing and developed countries in terms of diversification of the economic activities and in job creation. However, SMEs are not strategically positioned to compete with large enterprises due to lack of ICTs adoption. The purpose of this study was to find out the major constraints to ICTs adoption in SMEs. The methodology adopted in this study was a convenience random sampling of 250 managers/owners of SMEs in Gaborone capital city and its surroundings, in Botswana. The findings of the study indicated that the major barriers to ICTs adoption in SMEs are lack of infrastructure, managers are not aware of ICTs benefits, and lack of security in ICTs tools usage. The study will make a relevant contribution to body of knowledge and provoke debate amongst managers of SMEs to come up with the best strategies to resolve these barriers. The limitation of the study is that the sample size of SMEs selected was small to generalize the results.

ongorih@mopipi.ub.bw

ETHICS IN MANAGEMENT

Ethics In Advertisements & Its Impact On Consumer Psychology-A Study Of Patiala Region

Advertising is one of the most potent weapon of promotion in the marketing mix. The companies are expected to make neat and effective advertisements that should appeal to the audience in a positive way and influence them to buy the products. But the actual picture is not like this. Most of the advertisements these days are unethical in nature. The overall corporate industry does not adhere to clear ethical standards as laid down my ASCI. Lack of strong code of professional conduct results in companies not able to distinguish correctly between what is morally right and wrong, instead focusing solely on making money.With the increase in competition and consumers becoming more variety seekers, companies keep on creating attractive advertisements to woo the viewers. Sometimes these contain sexual content that one can’t see with the children. On other occasions these advertisements hurt the sentiments of people belonging to a particular religion. This study is aimed at finding the psychology of people regarding use of unethical advertising and its ultimate effect on their buying behaviour.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Determinants of Executive Employees’ Stress at Indian Multinationals

Living according to someone else’s values is a highly reactive way of life and the reactive mode is extremely stressful. An inner conflict develops stress. Human beings tolerate certain levels of stress. Damage –psychological or physical –occurs when they are continually exposed to low or high levels of stress. The data were analyzed using a factor analysis-Principal Component model to see if the factors selected represent the dimensions of employees’ stress. The employees under study, with a sample of 100 executives all over India, find it difficult to work and sleep with unsustainable load. They get stressed due to work related tasks. But they also have the unique ability to move, change or modify their relationship with stress situations. They get remedy with a Program of regular exercise for fitness, Effective time – management and trusting relationship with someone to share their problems and difficulties.

Dr.R.Sivarethinamohan
Professor and Head
MAM College of Engineering
Trichy,Tamil Nadu

srmgreeshwar@yahoo.com

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Competency Models and Approaches in Management

In a continuously changing environment, it has become impossible to manage successfully without sustained personal development. The managers of organizations face the globalization of business, rapid technological change, continual reorganizing and competence-based competition. These developments challenge the skills, competencies and capabilities of managers in organizations. In light of these dynamic changes, managers’ competencies also need to be renewed on a regular basis. The concepts of skills, competencies and capabilities are all applied when discussing management development. Their definitions, however, seemingly remain unclear.