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Financial Strategies of Attracting and Retaining Talent at Tata Motors

For businesses like Tata Motors, talent has become the most precious asset in today's intensely competitive automotive sector. This abstract explores the financial tactics used by Tata Motors to draw in and hold on to elite personnel, which in turn ensures long-term success and growth for the company. Tata Motors understands how important it is to provide competitive pay packages in order to draw in the top personnel available. The company maintains its wage structures in line with industry norms by carefully examining the market and benchmarking. Tata Motors also uses performance-linked incentives, which match organizational and individual objectives to reward excellence and produce outcomes. Tata Motors aims to establish a financially satisfying work environment that inspires employees to achieve by combining competitive compensation with performance bonuses. Apart from monetary compensation, Tata Motors prioritizes offering extensive benefits to its employees. These benefits include retirement plans, health insurance, and a host of additional advantages aimed at improving the general happiness and well-being of its employees. Tata Motors promotes a culture of dedication and loyalty among its workers by putting employee wellbeing first, which increases retention rates. In addition, Tata Motors makes large investments in learning and development programs to cultivate talent and promote career advancement. Through educational opportunities, skill-building workshops, and training programs, the organization provides its employees with the tools and information they need to succeed in their positions. Tata Motors fosters a culture of innovation and adaptation in addition to improving individual performance by enabling staff members to pursue ongoing professional development.

Cybersecurity Measures Safeguarding Digital Assets and Mitigating Risks in an Increasingly Interconnected World

As interconnectivity and reliance on digital technologies continue to rise exponentially, so too do cybersecurity threats and risks. Malicious cyber actors are employing increasingly sophisticated techniques to target valuable data and disrupt critical systems and infrastructure. The impacts of successful cyber-attacks can be financially devastating and undermine an organization's reputation and customer trust. This paper examines how firms may utilize strong cybersecurity to protect digital assets and reduce risks in a connected society. As technology and communications improve, cyber threats do too. Problems keep popping up. Malware, phishing scams, and data breaches still harm businesses. Hackers can also get in simpler with more linked devices and the Internet of Things. This makes protecting digital assets and systems, networks, and critical infrastructure from sophisticated cyberattacks even more crucial. Cybercriminals can steal data, intellectual property, money, and customer information in many ways. Advanced persistent threats are used by state-backed parties for eavesdropping and geopolitics. Therefore, organizations in all professions and industries must prioritize safety and risk reduction. Businesses may increase their safety with technical, process-based, and strategic cybersecurity solutions, according to the report. This requires strong access restrictions, networks, encryption, software security, and audits. Human aspects like cyber awareness training and a comprehensive plan that matches an organization's risks and resources are considered. A thorough security plan discusses international conventions, following the rules, and using modern technologies. Two case studies demonstrate real-world operations. The first describes how a large retailer stopped a complex APT with numerous defenses. Learn how crucial segmentation, detection tools, incident reaction, and public-private partnerships are. The second one examines a major hotel chain data breach and offers simple measures like strong passwords and vendor tracking to reduce similar dangers. Even if digital adversaries are getting smarter, basic cybersecurity "hygiene." can block many attempts, the report concludes. No organization is totally safe, but following basic rules, laws, and best practices can help protect people, organizations, and governments' assets in today's linked globe. Researchers may investigate how blockchain and AI might lessen hacking risks.

The Determinants Of Counterproductive Work Behaviour: A Concept Paper

For the past few years, counterproductive work behaviour (CWB) cases among workforces have been on the rise. Although CWB easily goes unnoticeable in many organizations, absenteeism, sexual harassment, workplace bullying, sabotage and theft signified CWB at workplaces. Regardless of forms, CWB are harmful to the organization or fellow employees and undermine the goals and interests of a business. As present workplaces see spikes in CWB occurrences, many employers are fearful that their employees are much more likely to engage in any CWB which is why understanding the determinants of CWB is gaining importance. The Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model has been repeatedly used in explaining the well-being and performance of employees in occupational settings. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the JD-R model, which incorporates job demand and job resources as the determinants along with CWB as the behavioural stress reaction. This study adds value to the existing knowledge by developing a conceptual understanding that determinants of CWB at workplace is context-specific from the manufacturing industry lens. To the fact employees are an important asset in today's increasingly competitive business environment, a review of counterproductive behaviour at the workplace is deemed appropriate.

The impact of intangible assets on market valuation: evidence from EURO STOXX 50 companies

The impact of a company's intangible assets on its market value has been a topic of great interest. Many studies have focused on various factors, such as industry, size, age, indebtedness, and profitability of companies, which influence decisions regarding the disclosure of information about intangible assets. This study examines the role of intangible assets in the valuation of a company's market value and takes into account other firm-specific characteristics. Our analysis was conducted on a sample of 50 publicly traded companies that are part of the EURO STOXX 50 index and come from eight countries in the eurozone: Belgium, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Spain, and Italy. The study covered a five-year period from 2018 to 2022.The results of our study indicate that intangible assets have a significant impact on a company's market value. In conclusion, our study highlights the growing importance of intangible assets in today's economy and their significant influence on a company's market value. Investors can benefit from a deeper understanding of these factors, aiding them in investment decisions. For companies, the strategic management of intellectual assets is essential for long-term success. As the importance of intangible assets continues to rise, further research in this area is necessary to gain deeper insights into their impact on the business world.

Comparative study on personalized open-domain generative dialogue systems

Developing personalized dialogue systems is a monumental challenge in the rapidly evolving domain of Natural Language Processing (NLP). These systems are engineered to facilitate more natural, intuitive, and user-friendly interactions between humans and machines. Their theoretical significance extends to real-world applications, making them an invaluable asset in today's digital age. Over recent years, this area has garnered immense attention from researchers and academics, becoming a hotbed for innovation and study. This paper aims to contribute to this burgeoning field by conducting an in-depth comparative analysis of the current leading personalized language models. Specifically, this paper will scrutinize models grounded in deep learning algorithms and those that employ reinforcement learning techniques. This research objective is to dissect each approach's unique advantages and limitations. By doing so, the paper hopes to identify actionable avenues for improvement and optimization. Furthermore, the paper will offer a forward-looking perspective, outlining potential advancements and innovations that could shape the future landscape of personalized dialogue systems in Natural Language Processing.

Impact of participative leadership on employee innovation behaviour in multinational enterprises

Examining the behaviour of organizational leaders across all levels is essential for the organization's growth. In the context of multinational organizations, the purpose of this research is to examine the connection between participatory leadership and innovative employee behaviour as well as the moderating role of workplace culture in this relationship. 96 employees and their immediate supervisors from different industries were asked to participate in this study which were employed by multinational corporations via filling a questionnaire. SPSS was utilized to answer the research question and investigate the interactions. Despite the dominant autocratic management style in the North Macedonian business sector, leadership is considered a major asset in today's ever-changing environment. The findings suggest, when institutional complexity is high, it may be more difficult to adopt a participatory approach due to a greater gap between leaders and those below them. This study provides new insight into the existing literature on the topic. One of the practical contributions provided by this research is the examining how participatory leadership affects employees' creative behaviour and the moderating role of workplace culture in this relationship, the study also aims to offer new knowledge to the corpus of existing research, as well as to contribute to the knowledge of leadership and innovative employee behaviour in MNEs. 
 

Finansal Kiralama ve Faktoring Şirketlerinin Finansal Performans Değerlendirmesinde VIKOR Yönteminin Uygulanması

Financial leasing and factoring are alternative financing techniques used to provide the funds needed by businesses that strive for the sustainability of their assets in today's intense competition conditions. These financing techniques are important because of the contribution they provide to economic growth along with the investment profitability of businesses. In the study, the financial performances of financial leasing and factoring companies traded in Borsa Istanbul were investigated using the VIKOR method. Within the scope of the study, annual financial leverage (external resources/liabilities), non-performing receivables/assets, financial leasing/factoring receivables/equities, main operating income/main operating expenses, other main operating incomes/other main operating expenses, financing expenses/external resources, net profit/equities, net profit/assets ratios for the 2016-2020 period of Creditwest Factoring, İş Financial Leasing, Lider Factoring, QNB Financeleasing and Vakıf Financial Leasing I.C. which are in the Borsa Istanbul leasing and factoring sector, were taken into account. According to the results of the VIKOR method, it was determined that Lider Factoring I.C. in the 2016-2019 period, and Creditwest Factoring I.C. in the 2020 period has the best performance. In line with these results, it is recommended that individuals or organizations that want to invest in financial leasing and factoring companies should first refer to Lider Factoring, Creditwest Factoring and QNB Finance Financial Leasing I.C.

Power Allocation and Energy Cost Minimization in Cloud Data Centers Microgrids: A Two-Stage Optimization Approach

Data centers are becoming an important asset in today&#x2019;s connected and intelligent world. Indeed, with the emergence of 5<i>G</i> networks, the growth of Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing, the data centers are increasingly becoming an essential component in delivering our daily services. On the other hand, cloud data centers, are outfitted with power-hungry servers and electrical installations that require enormous quantities of energy. In addition, operating cloud data centers in microgrids can be more reliable and sustainable than having them managed directly by the smart grid operator. However, microgrids have to deal with the high energy cost that their data centers may incur. In this context, managing the power allocated to the data centers and minimizing microgrids energy cost is a challenging problem. In this paper, we model a two-stage optimization approach in a microgrid-cloud architecture. In the first stage, we consider that the cloud data centers are run by multiple providers and try to get as much power as possible from the microgrid, to store this energy and to be able to execute the maximum of users applications. Such a power behavior requires an optimal power assignment from the microgrid to mitigate the risk of blackouts and power outages. Thus, the data center&#x2019;s huge power demand was modeled as a non-cooperative game. The microgrid controller calculates the optimal power that will be assigned to each data center according to its Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), number of real-time applications and its network bandwidth usage. In the second stage, the microgrids try to minimize their energy cost by optimally purchasing power from the main grid and the other migrogrids, and by selling back their stored energy. We compare our approach with three existing power minimization approaches: (i) our previously presented scheme called "Basic Game Scheme" (<i>BGS</i>), (ii) traditional and (iii) price-based approaches. Simulations results show that our two stage optimization approach is up to 25% more effective in terms of energy cost. In addition, our scheme promotes <i>MGs</i> green energy usage which significantly reduces power load rate and CO2 emission with a percentage up to 52% comparing to "<i>BGS</i>" and price-based scheme.

Behavioural marketing: Investment decisions in Uttarakhand State (Garhwal Region)

People's earning, investing and saving is a very wise decision and a very important part of human life, it doesn't matter that the particular person's earning is how much, less or more. How much one is rich or poor? The investment decision of any consumer is the based on many considerations for their financial assets. If we see theoretically, it is like making a balance between current and future consumption and taking the wise decision for investment where they can have safe and secured value of today's asset in the future in best possible manner. Now consumers can opt to invest in stock of company in variety of form available and derivatives or may not, but the basic objective behind investment remains the same which can be told in simple form Positive returns resulting into wealth creation. However it is not easy always to invest and have positive returns unless one monitors the performance of the investment instrument and has clear objects in mind. There is no role of emotions feelings and other behavioral factors. But this assumptions no longer work as the number of researchers have found the evidence that the emotional and behavioral factors also plays an important role in decision making and investors not always rational as the feeling of loss, winner's pride etc also effect the decision making. Hence, Behavioral Marketing is a new approach to financial markets that has emerged the 1980s in response to the difficulties faced by the traditional models which are blamed for the lack of realism in the assumptions on human behavior.

Revamping Real Estate Document Storage with Blockchain

This paper reports the usage of blockchain technology in today's asset trade. Blockchain analyses disruptive power towards real estate. The real estate sector's problem is that there are various ways in which high-profile people exploit the authentic user by taking of their land and manipulating the documents. The paper-based documentation linked with real estate is more vulnerable to forgery than digital documents. This paper describes how blockchain is applied to the real-estate sector. The blockchain aims to maintain the history of all real estate transactions and registration in a network using smart contracts. Blockchain allows each property, anywhere, to have a digital address for the ownership and other attributes to maintain all past transactions. Blockchain speeds up the transactions from days/weeks/months to minutes/seconds, which has huge impact on society. This paper describes the solution to ensure the use of blockchain in land records.

Rencana Strategis Teknologi Informasi pada PT XYZ dengan Kerangka Kerja Ward dan Peppard

Teknologi informasi adalah aset yang sangat dibutuhkan di era modern seperti sekarang ini. Tidak hanya sebagai alat bantu namun juga sebagai sumber daya inti yang harus dimanfaatkan oleh organisasi dan perusahaan. PT XYZ adalah satu perusahaan yang memanfaatkan teknologi informasi untuk mendukung proses bisnisnya. Namun PT XYZ ragu dalam pengadaan teknologi informasi selanjutnya, mengingat biaya yang perlu dikeluarkan dalam mengadakan teknologi informasi sangat mahal. Perusahaan takut investasi yang dilakukan akan sia-sia karena belum adanya strategi teknologi informasi yang tepat untuk mendukung proses bisnisnya. Oleh karena itu perlu dibuat strategi teknologi informasi yang mengacu dengan strategi bisnis perusahaan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan kerangka kerja Ward dan Peppard. Sebelum menganalisis strategi teknologi informasi dengan Model SWOT Matriks sebelumnya dilakukan analisis lingkungan internal dan eksternal dengan pendekatan Value Chain dan PEST Analysis. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah portofolio aplikasi yang akan datang yang diharapkan dapat membawa perusahaan unggul bersaing

Interconnectedness Risk and Active Portfolio Management: The Information-Theoretic Perspective

Today's asset management academia and practice is dominated by mean-variance thinking. In consequence, this leads to the quantification of the dependence structure of asset returns by the covariance or the Pearson's correlation coefficient matrix. However, the respective dependence measures are linear by construction and hence unable to detect non-linear dependencies. This article tackles the described concern with regard to the previous publication of Baitinger and Papenbrock (2017). We introduce the mutual information measure, which is an information-theoretic concept and able to detect linear and non-linear dependencies. Next, correlation-based networks are extensively compared to mutual information-based networks. Lastly, the empirical study of Baitinger and Papenbrock (2017) is replicated using mutual information-based networks.

SHA-3 Blake Finalist on Hardware Architecture of ARM Cortex A8 Processor

is an asset in today's life. Internet plays major role for sharing the information between two parties. To protect the information from attacks there exist several algorithms. Cryptographic hash functions are the one that is used for the purpose of modern security. In mobile computing, portables devices are used to share information. Most of portable devices are based on ARM processors. In this work, a BLAKE algorithm from SHA-3 finalists is selected for analysis on ARM Cortex A8 Processor. BLAKE is a hash function selected by NIST in SHA-3 competition. Many factors need to be considered such as utilization of memories ROM or RAM, power consumption and cycles required for particular algorithm. In this paper, the objective is to compare the performance of all variants of BLAKE in terms of cycles required on ARM Cortex A8.

The global educational challenge: how Canada can contribute to global developmental solutions through innovation in higher education

Highly educated people are an essential asset in today's global governance architecture. Global governance is, from this perspective, dependent on a broad access to higher education. Indeed, it is only through a broad access to higher education that the respect of principles such as the rule of law, democratic rule, and public accountability can be developed and, accordingly, that the less developed countries can participate in global governance frameworks. This article asserts that combining internationalization strategies in higher education with a proper use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) can provide a significantly wider array and easier access to higher education resources in the less developed countries. Additionally, the article suggests that Canadian policy-makers could draw significant political benefits from this initiative by collaborating with institutions in the poorest countries and using existing programs within international organizations like la Francophonie. While the article underlines several budgetary and organizational constraints, it provides a broad and insightful analysis of the policy and educational resources currently available to Canadian policy-makers interested in the implementation of such an innovative international development project.

Resources contributing to gaining competitive advantage for open source software projects: An application of resource-based theory

Open Source Software (OSS) is an important asset in today's software-intensive society. The success of OSS projects is highly dependent on a number of factors. These factors must be understood and managed as an OSS project progresses. Thus, project management of an OSS project has a decisive role in ensuring the success of its software. The objective of the research is to increase the understanding of the resources affecting the competitiveness of OSS projects. Herewith, the responsiveness of OSS projects to users' needs is assessed via an investigation of the defect-fixing process. A Resource-Based View of the firm (RBV) is used to build theoretical justifications for a set of hypotheses proposed in this study. Data gathered from 427 OSS projects confirmed that developers' interest in and users' contribution to the project as well as frequently updating and releasing the software affect the project's ability to gain competitive advantage through effective defect-fixing. It is also shown that OSS projects that are more popular and have a higher level of organizational communication than others are more likely to gain competitive advantage through effective defect-fixing. Finally, implications of the results for practitioners and the research community are presented.

Working across time zones in cross-cultural student teams

The ability to collaborate with fellow workers from different cultures on international projects is a key asset in today's job market . International projects add new dimensions to student teamwork. These types of projects give students the opportunity to participate in collaboration that is remote, cross-cultural, and linguistically challenging. This proposal examines an international term project completed by the computing students of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Bilkent University.

A new blueprint for powerful and authentic personal branding

A strong personal brand is an important asset in today's online, virtual, and individual age. As a human performance technology (HPT) professional, you should take control of your brand and the message it sends. This article introduces an authentic personal branding model that will help HPT professionals build an effective personal brand that they can project in everything they do.

About this title ‐ The Future of Geological Modelling in Hydrocarbon Development

The 3D geological model is still regarded as one of the newest and most innovative tools for reservoir management purposes. The computer modelling of structures, rock properties and fluid flow in hydrocarbon reservoirs has evolved from a specialist activity to part of the standard desktop toolkit. The application of these techniques has allowed all disciplines of the subsurface team to collaborate in a common workspace. In today's asset teams, the role of the geological model in hydrocarbon development planning is key and will be for some time ahead. The challenges that face the geologists and engineers will be to provide more seamless interaction between static and dynamic models. This interaction requires the development of conventional and unconventional modelling algorithms and methodologies in order to provide more risk-assessed scenarios, thus enabling geologists and engineers to better understand and capture inherent uncertainties at each aspect of the geological model's life.

Strategic Performance Management: Leveraging and Measuring Your Intangible Value Drivers

Introduction - Intangible Assets in Today's Business Landscape Identifying the Key Value Drivers - Intangible Assets Map Visualising and Communicating Intangibles - Mapping Them Measuring Business Performance of Intangibles Reporting and Disclosing Intangibles Taking Action and Delivering Value - Case Studies.

Industrial Property in Russia: The Return of the State and a Focus on Oil

For most of two decades, Russia's political economy has been characterized by an intense struggle for property that has passed through numerous phases. The most recent phase, which began with the government takeover of prime oil assets from the Yukos company in 2003-04, has seen the central state reassert itself as the dominant player in the competition and demonstrate its intention to expand its control of the petroleum sector for both economic and foreign-policy reasons. Nevertheless, the federal government is far from the only competitor for assets in today's Russia. An analysis of the actors, motives, and resources at play points to multiple cracks in the current system that may serve as fault lines in a new round of destructive competition after Putin leaves office.