Corporate Officers Research Articles

A Qualitative Study on Rethinking the Values of University with Changes in the Environment of Higher Education

As educational institutions with a long history, universities have constantly faced new challenges. Recently, universities are once again facing a moment of change. They are experiencing unprecedented environmental changes, such as demographic changes, socio-economic changes brought on by the 4th Industrial Revolution, changes in the number of high school graduates, and changes due to the Corona virus pandemic. Amid such momentous changes in the environment, social demands for qualitative development in university education are increasing. With this in mind, the purpose of this study is to rethink the values of university education. In this study, the qualitative research method was used to analyze how the key stakeholders of university education view changes in certain values of university education amid rapid environmental transformations. The key stakeholders were grouped into four groups: professors, students and youth, corporate officials, and policy-related personnel, and semi-structured interviews were conducted for each group. The results of the interview were compared for each group: the current status and problems of university education and the changes in the values of university education according to environmental changes (‘constant values’, ’values to become less important’, and ‘values to become more important’). As a result of the study, the consensus of each group was the need for changes in university education tailored to the changes of students called as the Z generation, the need to change the operating method in order to take advantage of the university’s strengths, and a decrease in the value of credits and degrees themselves. Different perspectives were given according to the aforementioned groups regarding the influence of academic background or desirable policy directions for changes in university education. Based on these research results, we discussed what should be taught in universities and how to secure accountability and publicity without undermining the autonomy of the university.

Status of Job Involvement in the Financial Sector of Nepal

The main objective of this study is to investigate how employees perceive their level of job involvement in the financial sector of Nepal. Descriptive and analytical research designs have therefore been used in this study. To achieve the research goals, a set of research questions are created to elicit the opinions of employees. A total of 240 questionnaires—40 in each of the 6 institutions, which include 3 commercial banks and 3 insurance companies—are distributed for this purpose. 193 (80.41%) of the copies of the survey are fully completed and returned. These questionnaires are used for the research's objectives. These responses have been gathered from the chosen financial institutions' corporate, branch, and head offices. Results show that most of the employees perceive a moderate level of job involvement toward their organizations. In the case of ownership pattern, the Nepalese public sector shows higher job involvement than that of the private sector. The results further show that perceived job involvement has significant associations with all demographic characteristics that have been analyzed. This means there are different demographic effects on employees’ perceived job involvement. In the case of the banking and insurance sector, insurance sector employees hold a relatively higher level of job involvement than the banking sector employees. High-involvement workers struggle to keep work and personal life apart because they care so much about what they do. Employees' attitudes and behaviors, which in turn affect their work performance and the success of the company, are influenced by how involved they feel in their jobs. As a result, job involvement research is crucial for Nepalese workplaces.

Berle and Means’ Control and Contemporary Problems

The best way to judge the quality of a new company law is to test it against real-life problems. This article attempts to do that by placing the concept of control in the center of its observations, posing related questions, and offering food for thought for the drafters of company laws. The concept of control in the context of corporations with highly dispersed shareholders holding atomized stakes (‘quasi-public corporations’) was first dissected by Adolf A. Berle (lawyer) and Gardiner C. Means (economist) in their 1932 classic The Modern Corporation and Private Property. Their conceptualization and classification of control serves as the basis for the analysis herein, even though interest in control has lately been overshadowed by novel schools of thought based on agency theory and the like. With that in mind, the central thesis of this article is that control is the ultimate ‘invisible hand’ of company law because it is unparalleled in importance, omnipresent, and – due to its multifaceted nature – inherently difficult to grasp, especially insofar as its precise essence or its manifestation in real life circumstances is concerned. Secondly, using examples from recent cases from Central and Eastern Europe (‘CEE’), this article aims to show that the crucially important concept of control is still not fully understood. Unfortunately, but perhaps unsurprisingly, empirical evidence readily proves that simple formulas for “taming” control do not exist. Instead, eternal vigilance, as well as regular re-evaluation of governance and oversight solutions, is needed not just by the boards and corporate officers in charge of oversight, but also by shareholders if control of corporate officers is at stake. Thirdly, the article demonstrates that control plays a similarly important role for small and mid-sized businesses (‘SMEs’) countering a burning set of problems that SMEs are doomed to face at some point in their existence: the issues corollary to the inter-generational transfer of the control and ownership of successfully operating companies. This topic is tackled through the prism of the milestone case of Galler v. Galler from Illinois, United States (US), which gave the green light to a peculiar but flexible set of solutions to these governance-related issues. I argue that the Galler formula, or at least parts of it, could be adapted elsewhere to serve similar ends. As the case studies offered in this article will demonstrate, these are living problems, especially insofar as they concern jurisdictions which are still yet to settle on wholly-adequate solutions, such as the post-socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, China, and other fledgling legal systems across the globe.

Wireless methods for the local positioning without ACCESS to the Internet and GPS service

Local positioning in buildings without access to the Internet is a crucial requirement in many scenarios, such as large corporate offices, hospitals, universities, and shopping malls. However, this need for local positioning also presents certain challenges and problems that must be addressed. One of the most significant challenges of local positioning in buildings without internet access is the lack of reliable and up-to-date indoor map data. Without accurate map data, it can be difficult to navigate through complex indoor environments or locate specific rooms or facilities within a building. Another challenge is the absence of GPS signals in indoor environments, which makes it challenging to obtain accurate location information. This is especially problematic when attempting to track the movement of people or objects within a building.Additionally, the lack of internet access can make it difficult to implement location-based services that rely on data transfer between devices. This includes applications like indoor navigation, asset tracking, and location-based marketing, which all require internet connectivity to function correctly. Despite these challenges, there is a growing need for local positioning in buildings without internet access. This is especially true for large organizations and institutions that rely on efficient and effective operations within their indoor environments. Some technologies can provide accurate location information and help to mitigate some of the challenges associated with local positioning in buildings without internet access. They allows to obtain the accurate location information without relying on GPS signals or internet connectivity.The need for local positioning in buildings without internet access is becoming increasingly important, especially for large organizations and institutions that require efficient and effective operations within their indoor environments.

Indigenous experiences and perspectives on a mining corporation's community relations and development activities

This article adds to the resources policy literature by taking the unusual stance of examining corporate engagement from the perspective of an indigenous people affected by the activities of a mining corporation. Qualitative fieldwork was carried out in Amungsa in Papua, Indonesia, among the indigenous Amungme. The fieldwork included in-depth interviews, casual conversations, field observations, and perusing physical documents and web pages. All data were analysed with due regard given to previous literature about the mining in question, the mining industry, and this and other indigenous peoples. The Amungme had lived for centuries traditionally, self-sufficiently and virtually undisturbed. Their world has turned upside down since miners entered and encroached on their territory 60 years ago. After 30 years of conflict over the mining and its varied consequences, the mining corporation chose to acknowledge grievances and engage the indigenous peoples. It initiated community relations and development activities (CRDs), which are provided in conjunction with other organisations which the mining corporation established. These organisations are funded from a small proportion of the profits from the mining, nicknamed the One Percent Trust Fund, and are governed with involvement of representatives of the peoples intended to benefit, including the Amungme. While the Amungme acknowledge that the corporation's CRDs contribute to their development and corporation officials are trying to address some shortcomings in how the CRDs are occurring, various issues still trouble the Amungme. These range from specifics about each programme, through asymmetries and imperialism in how the people and corporation relate to each other, to continuing discontent over loss of homelands, and over their treatment for being “in the way” of mining activities. Even so, many Amungme see the presence of the corporation as more beneficial than either the still fledgling local government authorities or the military and civilian representatives of the central government. The findings attest to how important it is for engagement to be multi-sided, allowing expression of indigenous, corporate and civil authority perspectives. The results of the analysis may help the Amungme and similar peoples elsewhere gain greater agency vis-à-vis corporations. The findings provide insights into indigenous theory. Article classificationOriginal research.

1048. Biological Determinants of Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2

Abstract Background The biological determinants of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), defined as the persistence or recurrence of symptoms not explained by an alternative medical diagnosis, are poorly understood. We assessed viral and immunological determinants during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection for an association with PASC at 4 to 8 months. Methods From September 2020 to February 2022, symptomatic non-hospitalized individuals with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection were identified within 5 days of symptom onset. We used anterior nasal biospecimens to measure the magnitude and duration of RNA and infectious viral shedding as well as blood samples to measure soluble markers of inflammation during the acute phase (first 28 days post-enrollment). PASC was defined as self-report of 1 or more COVID-19 attributed symptoms between 4 and 8 months after initial illness. We compared virologic and inflammatory markers, GFAP (a marker of neuronal damage) and neutralizing antibody levels from the acute phase between those with and without PASC using Mann-Whitney U tests or repeated measures mixed effects linear models. Results Among 71 SARS-CoV-2-positive participants with a completed follow-up visit between 4 to 8 months, we included 69 with virologic data and 61 with inflammatory marker data. Median age was 37 (IQR: 29 to 48) Overall, 16/72 (23%) reported at least one qualifying PASC symptom. Report of PASC was associated with >9 days of RNA shedding (p=0.04); all participants stopped RNA shedding by day 20. During acute illness, those with subsequent PASC had increased levelsof INF-alpha, INF-gamma, IP-10, IL-10, and MCP-1; these differences were greatest in the early period and normalized over 2 to 3 weeks post-illness onset. Compared to those without PASC, during the acute illness those with PASC had increased levels of GFAP and decreased levels of neutralizing antibodies but these differences were not statistically significant. Conclusion We found indications that viral and immunological factors during acute illness may be associated with PASC, suggesting acute immunologic response to SARS-CoV-2 may have longer term effects and play a role in PASC. Further understanding of the clinically significance of these observations is needed. Disclosures Ahmed Chenna, PhD, LabCorp: Employee John Winslow, PhD, Labcorp-Monogram Bioscience: Issued patents on VeraTag immunoassay-not applicable to present work|Labcorp-Monogram Bioscience: Employee|Labcorp-Monogram Biosciences: Issued patents on VeraTag immunoassay-not applicable to present work|Labcorp-Monogram Biosciences: Employee of Labcorp-Monogram Biosciences Christos J. Petropoulos, PhD, Labcorp-Monogram Biosciences: employee, corporate officer|Labcorp-Monogram Biosciences: Stocks/Bonds.

Analysis Of WeCom To Help Universities’ Digital Transformation Strategy

As a corporate communication and office tool created by Tencent's WeChat team, WeCom has the same communication experience as WeChat, rich OA applications, and the ability to connect with the WeChat ecosystem, which can help enterprises connect with internal, ecological partners, and consumers. This article mainly analyzes that under the background of the normalization of the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, online office, and online classes have gradually become the norm, as an excellent communication and office tool, how WeCom can give full play to its unique advantages to help colleges and universities complete digital transformation. This paper uses network effect analysis, SWOT analysis and other methods to analyze its competitiveness, competing products, charging strategies, etc., and finally puts forward four suggestions for the digital transformation of colleges and universities through WeChat: using sticky social characteristics to spread widely, focusing on "private" "Domain management" to achieve precise marketing, with SCRM system to help the efficient operation and expand the field of use.

The Desperate Hours: One Hospital’s Fight to Save a City on the Pandemic’s Front Lines

The Desperate Hours: One Hospital’s Fight to Save a City on the Pandemic’s Front Lines

Innovative financing and marketing strategies for open spaces – A case of Pune City in India

AbstractUrbanization in India has been on a rise, as can also be seen in emerging economies like Brazil, China, and Indonesia. India in 2011 was 31.2% urban with 377 million living in urban areas, which increased to 34% in 2017. The urban population is set to increase to 590 million by 2030 placing pressure on Indian infrastructure, which will necessitate the construction of 700 to 900 million square meters of commercial, residential, gardens, parks, and open spaces, in order to meet the demands of urban population. In the present study, gardens and parks in the city of Pune (Maharashtra State, India) and their revenue and expenditure heads (for year 2018–19) have been administered. The paper aims to study how public sector owned gardens and parks can be better utilized for advertising, co‐working spaces, physical fitness centers and be converted into revenue generating assets for the city, which are currently acting as liabilities. Explorative research methodology has been utilized and the study is based on secondary data collected majorly from the local Municipal Corporation office. Important findings of the paper suggest – as to how under‐utilized public gardens and parks can be converted into multifaced, revenue generating areas without hindering the core objective of open places and thereby helping the city level corporation in smoothly fulfilling its roles and responsibilities. The paper would thus play a positive role in aiding the local government to look at innovative sources of financing and thus, reduce its financial dependability on higher levels of government.

Understanding the social norms of cooling in Chinese offices: Predominance, professionalism, and peer respect

Challenging the international spread of highly energy-consuming air-conditioning technologies, this research explores how cooling demand is supported by the local emergence of relevant social norms. This paper presents the results of an interview study focused on the cooling norms currently found inside corporate offices in two large cities in southern China. Building on existing, mostly quantitative, studies of office cooling in areas of China with hot summers, and with a focus on how social norms shape everyday actions, the accounts of 17 financial sector workers are examined through a thematic analysis. Three themes are discussed: how air conditioning was perceived to dominate, how expectations concerning professional self-image were negotiated, and how respect for colleagues at different levels influenced personal cooling in the workplace. Together they point to the potential of novel strategies for promoting more sustainable office cooling in China and suggest the value of further research on dynamic cooling norms.

Commentary: A Space for Place in Business Communication Research Updated

In a Commentary published in 2017, I urged researchers to consider place both as a setting and an agent fostering collaborative practices in open-plan corporate offices (Andrews, 2017). This Commentary updates that article. The 2020 pandemic shuttered offices and sent individuals home, where they are gaining new habits and personal control in working remotely. To lure reluctant workers back to the office, companies are reimagining and redesigning their workplaces—a biophilic perspective helps—as homey studios or collaboration centers which an individual might choose to come to for the in-person gatherings unavailable at home. Hybrid strategies, negotiated with empathy between employees and employers, are emerging to manage work life and individual well-being across these principal workplaces.

Impact of Leadership Techniques on the Performance of the South African Telecommunication Sector

Purpose: This study's goal was to ascertain how leadership behaviors affected the South African telecommunications sector's performance. 
 Methodology: All employees at the Vodacom corporate office were the objective of this study, which employed a descriptive research approach. With the aid of stratified random sampling, 98 respondents made up the sample size. Both primary and secondary data were used into the study. The primary data was collected utilizing interview guides and structured questionnaires. Later, utilizing helpers, the surveys were self-administered. Different methods of obtaining information from managers to confirm the answers to the questionnaires were utilized using the interview guide. By examining the annual financial records over a period of ten years, secondary data were acquired (2004- 2014). Software from the statistical package for social sciences was used to examine the statistical data that was gathered (SPSS). 
 Results: Results of the study demonstrated that at Vodacom Limited, performance was certainly influenced by leadership style. The comprehensive statistical analysis of the data gathered provided a clear picture of the link that currently exists and the effect that leadership styles have on organizational performance. Overall findings indicated a favorable association between transactional and transformational leadership and organizational success. As predicted, relationship analysis demonstrated a favorable relationship between all transformational leadership characteristics and organizational performance. 
 Conclusion: Distinct leaders and organizations have different leadership philosophies. Organizations in both the public and commercial sectors place a high importance on leadership as a resource for managing their constantly changing operating conditions. 
 Recommendation: According to the study, top management in businesses should make every effort to set a better example for their employees, motivate them by giving their jobs purpose and challenge, encourage their efforts to be innovative and creative, and carefully consider each person's need for growth and benefit.

The impact of subscribing to directors' and officers' liability insurance on corporate financialization: Evidence from China.

As an important corporate governance mechanism, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance is theoretically associated with corporate financialization because it directly affects incentive constraints and risk preference of enterprise managers. However, whether there is a causal relationship in fact has not been sufficiently empirically investigated. Using a sample of Chinese non-financial listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen A-shares from 2008 to 2020, this paper empirically analyzes how corporate subscription to directors’ and officers’ liability (D&O) insurance affects corporate financialization and examines the mediating role played by risk-taking, financing constraints, and audit quality. The study finds that corporate subscription to D&O insurance increases corporate financialization. In terms of the influential mechanism, subscription to D&O insurance promotes financialization by increasing risk-taking, alleviating financing constraints, and improving audit quality. In addition, the results in the heterogeneity analysis suggest that the promotion of financialization by subscribing to D&O insurance is more significant in state-owned enterprises, growth and decline stage enterprises, and non-dual-employment enterprises.

Places to belong : Practical considerations for creating inclusive and impactful places of work

This paper is designed to help corporate real estate (CRE) leaders create spaces that improve employee experiences and the impact of their workplace on organisational outcomes. With heightened interest in the role of post-pandemic corporate offices, home workspaces, flex spaces and other environments for supporting and connecting employees, now is an opportune time for CRE leaders to elevate the role of their workplace strategy by focusing on belonging. The paper draws upon years of research and exploration conducted by MillerKnoll brands and our customers. If desired, the foundational elements listed within it can be directly imported into an organisation’s existing workplace strategy while using this paper as a guide and catalyst to help team members, consultants and end users better understand the impact of the workplace in strengthening community, promoting a positive culture, and ensuring equitable opportunities for all employees to succeed.

Design and Analysis of a Corporate Office by Using Post Tension Methods (Stilt+12Floors) with cost Analysis of Conventional Slab and Post-Tensioned Slabs

Abstract: The assignment manages with the Design and Analysis of Corporate Office structure with post-tensioned Slabs. The development has been arranged and taken apart for the customary floor. The drawings and various subtleties are inspected with Structural Consultant concerning National Building Corporation (NBC). Fundamental format is the fundamental piece of primary planning. In aggregates, etc on extra making we used the admixtures and plasticizers, etc. Along these lines, the advancement materials are changing from regular daily existence. In past times, the designs are worked with just ground floor in a manner of speaking. i.e., free house. In this undertaking we have arranged and analyzed constructed Stilt+12 floors and OHT. In different seismic zones to really investigate the changed limits because for deficiency of land and budget of land is profound and other most item is the urbanization, etc. For the improvement of the multi-story structures Offices, as of now a days we are moving to Pre-Tension and Post Tension systems, and variety in cost for regular piece and tensioned techniques chunks

How COVID-19 has Reset Business Activities in Organizations around Africa

Purpose: The global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus forced governments across Africa to impose major health, travel and trade restrictions at home to protect their citizens from the pandemic. These measures caused a dampening impact on conventional social and business activity forcing organizations to rethink, redraw and reset their operations to remain functional, viable and sustainable. The aim of this study was to show that the pandemic driven changes in the business environment, though disruptive in nature, essentially enabled businesses to acquire a new set of survival and success competencies to thrive in the foreseeable future.
 Methodology: This study used paper reviews, research journal findings, academic papers, and online business publications that tracked business responses to the pandemic. The author used a thematic analysis of text and descriptive statistics to analyze data on the major changes businesses have made in response to the pandemic.
 Findings: The results indicated that business activities were severely affected by the onset of the pandemic. The pandemic also disrupted conventional business strategy and forced companies to review their operations in the light of challenges of continuing business in the COVID-19 environment. While short term survival measures included laying off staff and cutting back on overhead costs, business quickly embarked on medium plans to re-engineer business operations using online service technology to reach consumers under lockdown conditions. However, businesses have gone further to invest in digital transformation not only to survive the pandemic, but also to ensure their profitability and long-term success. In the light of these developments businesses have reset their activities under five themes; structure, strategy, staffing, service and sustainability. The author argues that reset changes are likely to become institutionalized as businesses carry forward their learning experience into their culture. The business community is also expected to pursue the opportunities created by the pandemic to critically define and differentiate between core business activity and non-essential engagements. Society has undergone substantive transformation over the pandemic season and expects organizations to respond and adapt accordingly.
 Recommendations: Operational and start up organizations should attune their business to the mental and experiential reset in customer expectations brought about by the pandemic. Businesses need to provide meaningful consumer value without over dependence on high cost overhead infrastructure such as expansive corporate offices, centralized staffing and profit draining procurement and distribution.

The future of the corporate office? Emerging trends in the post-Covid city

Abstract Part of an ongoing longitudinal study, this article provides evidence on the emerging impacts of Covid-19 on the demand for, configuration and role of offices in cities, drawing on primary data from semi-structured interviews with UK-based corporate real estate managers. The research is grounded on a ‘theory of change’ framework combining real estate, institutional economics and economic geography literature. Our findings confirm an acceleration towards hybrid working patterns. While some changes in the current use of offices may be temporary or more dynamic, other adjustments may be permanent (for example working from home, portfolio rationalisations) and trigger structural changes across cities.

Marketing Intelligence and Applications in Emerging Markets

Multinational companies focus on emerging markets and expand their businesses into such markets for better opportunities. Companies require collecting marketing intelligence to analyze emerging markets. Such markets have customer requirements which are different from that of developed markets. New approaches should be adopted to gather and to analyze the information to generate marketing intelligence in emerging markets. The study discusses the importance of generating marketing intelligence for emerging markets. Companies should treat and manage marketing intelligence as a strategic asset, organize differently for marketing intelligence in emerging markets, and apply a wide range of sources and methods to generate marketing intelligence in emerging markets. Corporate office and employees of companies in emerging markets should have shared responsibilities for marketing intelligence. Such strategies will allow multinational companies to generate adequate marketing intelligence, to establish themselves in emerging markets, and to achieve business excellence in fast-changing economies.

Organizational Walking. The New Normal of Bodily Movements In and Around Organizational Life

A central characteristic of the workday of the millions of people working from home during the pandemic was the monumental lack of movement. Not physical exercise as such, but sheer movement like walking from one office to another, walking to the watercooler or to the cantina, or walking from one meeting room to another. In this conceptual paper I focus on one type of movement: walking, and I first define and distinguish four types of organizational walking: transition-related walking, recovery-related walking, visibility-related walking, and relational-related walking. Second, I elaborate on why organizational walking – beyond increasing employees’ well-being – has important outcomes. In bringing back the body and bodily movements to the corporate office, and to working-from-home arrangements, the concept of organizational walking helps explain how and why walking has important consequences for everyday organizational life, and why we in a new normal also needs to facilitate and foster organizational walking.

SMART ATTENDENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING FACE DETECTION

This project involves building an attendance system which utilizes facial recognition to mark the presence, time-in, and time-out of Students. It covers areas such as facial detection, alignment, and recognition, along with the development of a web application to cater to various use cases of the system such as registration of new Students, addition of photos to the training dataset, viewing attendance reports, etc. This project intends to serve as an efficient substitute for traditional manual attendance systems. It can be used in corporate offices, schools, and organizations where security is essential. Facial recognition is becoming more prominent in our society. It has made major progress in the field of security. It is a very effective tool that can help low enforcers to recognize criminals and software companies are leveraging the technology to help users access the technology. This technology can be further developed to be used in other avenues such as ATMs, accessing confidential files, or other sensitive materials. Using this system any corporate offices, school and organization can replace their traditional way of maintaining attendance of the Students and can also generate their availability (presence) report throughout the Month.