Research
Entry and Exit Policy and Ties with University as Critical Success Factors Influencing Agri-Business Incubation Performance
Business incubation performance is linked to many key factors. This study is focusing on two factors, namely Entry and Exit Policy and Ties with University. The effort is to understand that are these Critical success factors influencing Agri-Business Incubation performance. Through literature review the constructs for Entry and Exit Policy was 0.730; for Ties with University, it was designed. The reliability score for all three constructs was above the threshold value of 0.70. Entry and Exit Policy factor had Cronbach alpha of 0.730; for Ties with University it was 0.933 and for Business Incubation (BI) Performance it was 0.703. Factor analysis was conducted for Entry and Exit Policy factors and it helped to reduce the seven items to three, viz. i) EE11: Applicant’s proposal potentiality; ii) EE12: Admission & Graduation policy; and iii) EE13: Post incubation scenario. These three factors explained 81.378 percent of the variance. A model depicting relation of SEM-PLS was Entry and Exit Policy and Ties with University was designed to understand the criticality of these factors. Results suggest that both Entry and Exit Policy factors and Ties with University emerged as significant predictors of BI performance. They explained 49.2 percent of the variation. This study thus highlights that entry and exit policy and Ties with University emerge as important predictors of agri-BI performance.
Identification of Critical Success Factors for the Implementation of Supply Chain Management Information System through SEM Approach
Supply Chain Management Information System (SCMIS) in automobile industry has gained importance recently due to its ability to reduce cost and increase responsiveness in the supply chain. The system provides high quality, relevant and timely information that supports decision making. The implementation of this system is a complicated process with significant risk as huge amount of money and time is involved. A review of literature has revealed that the success in implementing SCMIS is not very encouraging. This study explored critical factors for the successful implementation of the system.
An Analysis of Some Key Segments of Food and Beverage Sector of India
Purpose- This research aims to study the changing trends of Food and Beverage sector since iberalization and to analyse the key segments of Food and Beverage sector of India. Research Methodology- The data regarding the sales of key segments like Confectionary, Bread, Fun food and Snack, and Food Juices and Concentrates is collected from year 1990 to 2010. Findings- Out of four segments, the total growth rate of Bread segment is maximum i.e. 3.54 percent. Originality- This paper is unique because the paper is focussing on Food and Beverage Sector which is an emerging sector in Indian economy. The analysis of various segments of the sector has been done through growth rates considering the sales from year 1990 to 2010 which includes the sales of recessionary period as well.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Management Education: Changing Perception and Perspectives
Purpose – This paper aims to help understand how Students of Management Education perceive the introduction of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in their Curricula. Design and methodology - The research tried to find out through the curricula of Management Schools to access whether CSR was offered as a coursework in the colleges and universities of North India. Further a survey was also conducted among 100 students of Management Education in Patiala to understand the perception of students of Management Education regarding introduction of CSR in course-work. Findings - The results of factor analysis of survey data highlight that the i) Linkage of CSR, ii) Management Education and Business; iii) Business Responsibility; iv) Philanthropy; and economic Responsibility; are the four important factors for describing the need and importance of the introduction of CSR in Management Education. So, there is a need to introduce CSR as a course-work. Practical implications - With the introduction of globalization and liberalization, the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is gaining importance. In view of the changes in the industrial scenario due to globalisation, it becomes imperative for Institutions to introduce CSR as a course-work to keep the management education in India at par with that in the west. Originality/value – The paper is valuable for management schools undertaking curriculum revisions in the changing global scenario. Catering to the changing business needs is a must for any management School. Although Management schools pursue CSR Research work and CSR is a part of Course of Corporate Governance or Business Ethics, but the results of survey depict that students demand CSR as apart of complete.
Enhancing Curriculum and Research in Higher Education with a Strategic use of Knowledge Management
It’s very important for organizations to “know what they know†and make maximum use of their knowledge. The problem today is not how to find knowledge, but how to manage it. Being the power house of knowledge in our society, universities and other higher educational institutions have immense knowledge. There are hidden, untapped reservoirs of intelligence that exist in almost every organization. There is a difference in ranking in two universities with identical numbers of faculty, degree programs, expenditures, and enrollment as those surveys conducted by U.S. News and World Report. Milam (2001) suggests that the difference is often intangible value that is added by effective Knowledge Management. Two important aspects of KM in Institution of Higher education is to: i) acquire new knowledge and ii) i) disseminate knowledge. Thus Curriculum development and enhancing research are the premier domain areas of higher education. This is primarily the reason for choosing these two key areas in the present study. Different strategic ways of conservation and dissemination of knowledge such as repository, portal, blog etc. are suggested in this paper, which can be used by institutions of higher education to achieve their ultimate goal of creating new knowledge, i.e., through research and disseminating knowledge through effective curriculum. An overview of technologies used in knowledge management (KM) and other factors such as leadership, structure, role etc. which influence the success of KM in higher education are discussed.
