Small-scale Organization Research Articles

Factors influencing effective incorporation of green management techniques in business organization: An comprehensive insight

Owing to the industrialization, the use of energy and natural resource are increasing exponentially. All products and commodities used day-to-day human life are by-products of natural resources, which are depleted without awareness. Green human resource management (GHRM) is viewed in the context of green management as another aspect of human resource management (HRM), which aims to successfully implement green initiatives in any businesses organization. To upsurge understanding of how GHRM initiatives within businesses can foster environmentally conscious behaviour among workers, with a focus on the mediating function of green innovation (GI) is of utmost concern. On a profound observation, there are numerous implications and unawareness that causes lack or practices of green management in majority of the organizations. This article presents comprehensive review on the predominant external and internal factors to be considered for any small scale, medium scale and large-scale organization for effective adoption of green management technique. Additionally, an exhaustive analysis on value added to firms in terms of social sustainability, economic sustainability and environmental sustainability is elaborated. Nevertheless, there is little research on the relationship between GHRM initiatives and the following business outcomes: financial success, flexibility, and productivity. Indeed, a review article with focus on influencing parameter to be consider for ease of implementation of green management policies will be a critical insight to business firms, government policy makes, social culture in any organization. This review also allies with the sustainable development goals (SDG 08: Decent Work and Economic Growth) and (SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production) as framed by the united nation.

Design and Implementation of Broadband Services for Small Scale Organization

Abstract: Nodes are building blocks of telecommunication network which are interconnected by telecommunication links for exchanging messages and data. Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network commonly called as Broadband ISDN or BISDN is a high-speed telecommunication network that carry data, voice and video simultaneously over a single channel. It provides interactive services where there is bidirectional flow of information between one or more subscribers and a service provider or distributive services with unidirectional information flow between service provider and subscriber. Speed of B-ISDN normally ranges from 2 Mbps to 1 Gbps and transmission very much relates to Asynchronous Transfer Mode. To design BISDN services for small scale organization, resource management and organization requirements play an important role. This paper provides a design of network model and implementation of broadband services for a small-scale organization by considering advance technology requirements, the challenges faced during the implementation and total estimation of budget for entire implementation.

CRM APPLICATION FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY WITH WORKFLOW AND LEAVE REQUEST MANAGEMENT

The purpose of our project is to develop a web based application to create a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Application with workflow and leave request management for Textile industry. CRM is very important for small scale industries and business sectors. We provide CRM application with workflow management to small scale organization (Textile industry) with the additional features such as maintaining orders and managing leave requests. CRM plays a vital role in communication of information within the members of organization and outside the organization. Small scale business organizations are interested to do their business online so they are interested to use the CRM, but existing CRM provides some unwanted services at unnecessary costs, but the company needs only necessary services. So the motive of the project is to provide the proper workflow and some additional features such as maintaining orders and managing leave requests to the small scale business sectors (Textile industry). Keywords - Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Literature Review of Job Description: Meta-analysis

A job description document is a formal document that exists in the organization that usually has a formal social structure. Whether it is a small-scale organization to a large-scale organization, every formal organization usually has this document. The study presented in this paper tries to present the summary of the research related to the job description document. In the previous research, there is less attention has been given to explore the role of a job description in the various aspects of decision making in the company. Therefore, the importance and the role of the job description to the company, especially in supporting decision-making in the company, is explored in this study. In this study, we reviewed 43 papers published between 2001 and 2021. Several aspects related to job description such as 1) Definition of the job description; 2) Development of job descriptions; and 3) Benefits of job descriptions based on four reviewed papers are explained. The selected articles are taken from the article database engine: Emerald Insight, Semantic Scholar, Proquest, Science Direct, Elsevier, Springer Link with the keyword "Job Description". The intention of this review is to address the following questions related to (i) in what aspect the research related to job descriptions are conducted; (ii) what the contribution of job descriptions document to the decision-making in the company.

Introduction of soft skills and importance of its implementation in growing stage of students

Today, everyone is rushing to get as many technical skills as possible because they think that achieving a degree is much sufficient to secure a good job in a company. Considering the outlook of majority, most of the people still follow tedious approach but at the same time there are certain companies which have started demanding soft skills to work in a multinational company or small-scale organization. So, by observing this demand many colleges and educational institutions are adapting this change and developing such skills in their students. With this review paper we have tried to project a reflection of importance which will showcase the need of the hour. This paper will help in understanding the concept that if we think just a step forward and implement these soft skills in pupil’s growing stage then it will create a better society and a career as well. It will also help in rejuvenating behavioural skills of current generation.

Maintaining small-scale production space in the city: the case of Brussels construction companies (1965-2016)

While productive activities are high on the academic and political agenda of the Brussels-Capital Region (BCR), small-scale production space is still rapidly disappearing. Based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative data, this article sketches a historical comparative perspective on the spatial organization of small and medium-sized construction companies in the BCR. It shows that in both 1965 and 2016 construction companies have a scattered distribution pattern over the Region's built-up area, that they follow the Region's built-up expansions and that they have a strong path dependence. The interviewed entrepreneurs, mainly focused on renovation, are locally anchored and work mainly with local customers, employees and suppliers. Although the construction companies' central location and local anchoring offer an important added value to the BCR, their presence is under pressure and, due to their small-scale organization, they often stay invisible to the authorities. In order to continue to guarantee small-scale economic activities such as the construction sector in the city, this article argues for a spatial policy that provides affordable and centrally located production space.

Organisational transformation: a case study of the Chinese Mainland

It is necessary to develop a social service system as an efficient and effective system that is fit-for-purpose from the moment it is commissioned and flexible enough to adapt to a different social economic environment. In this paper, the case being studied is a small-scale social work organization in X city of Guangdong Province. The agency has to restructure itself in order to face the external changes in the environment. A 3PE model is originally an industrial service engineering model which is adapted and applied in this case study. The 3PE concepts represent the product, process, people and environment. This article brings significant implications to knowledge building in the social service sector. Moreover, it suggests ways for social work managers on how to act quickly to environmental changes.

Application of the radial distribution functions for quantitative analysis of neuropil microstructure in stratum radiatum of CA1 region in hippocampus

Various structures in the brain contain important clues to the brain’s development and function. Among these, the microscopic organization of neural tissue is of particular interest since such organization directly affects the formation of local synaptic connectivity between axons and dendrites, serving as a potential factor in the brain’s development. While the organization of the brain at large and intermediate lengths had been well studied, the organization of neural tissue at scales of micrometers remains largely unknown. In particular, at present it is not known what specific structures exist in neuropil at those scales, what effect such structures have on the formation of synaptic connectivity in the brain, and what processes shape the small-scale organization of neuropil. In this work, we present an analysis of recent 3D electron microscopy reconstructions of blocks of tissue of hippocampal CA1 neuropil from rat s. radiatum to offer new insights into these questions. We propose a new statistical method for systematical analysis of the small-scale organization of neuropil, based on an adaptation of the approach of radial distribution functions from statistical physics. Our results show that the micrometer-scale organization of hippocampal CA1 neuropil can be well understood as a disordered arrangement of axonal and dendritic processes without significant small-scale coordination. We observe several deviations from this picture in the distributions of glia and dendritic spines, and discuss their significance. Finally, we shed some light on the relationship between the small-scale organization of neuropil and local synaptic connectivity.

Effect of Project Management Practices on Project Success in Make-to-Order Manufacturing Organizations

Background/Objectives: Grid connected inverters are widely used to integrate renewable sources into the grid. The suitable power quality is required which can be either achieved using active or passive filters. This paper focuses on second order passive filters such as inductor capacitor (LC) and LC inductor (LCL) which can be used to attenuate harmonics for grid connect inverters. Methods/Statistical Analysis: To overcome the resonance of LCL filters passive damping6–8 or active damping can be used. Active power filters are more expensive because of sensors and control systems additional cost. Passive damping strategies due to simple circuit and low cost are more favored. A LCL filter equipped with series or parallel resistor with a capacitor forms a LCL filter with damped resistor Addition of resistor to filter circuit will cause an increase in power losses. The peak resonance of LCL filter depends upon the value of resistor so select a value of resistor which decline peak resonance of filter. Findings: At resonance frequency they have some issues related to stability. LCL filter can be equipped with damping resistor but there are some power loss and introduction of voltage, current harmonic. Mathematical characteristics of passive filters such as LC, LCL, LCL with series resistor and LCL with parallel resistors are discussed in terms of effectiveness and stability in this paper. Application/Improvements: It is very useful for industrial application and power electronic converter.Keywords: Capacitor (C), Grid Voltage (Ug ), Inductor (L), Inverter Voltage (UInv)

Evaluating Sensitivity of Five Aquatic Plants to a Novel Arylpicolinate Herbicide Utilizing an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Protocol

New arylpicolinate herbicide chemistry under development for rice, aquatic weed management, and other uses was evaluated using five aquatic plants. The herbicide 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-5-fluoro-pyridine-2-benzyl ester—also identified as XDE-848 BE or SX-1552 (proposed International Organization for Standardization common name in review; active tradename RinskorTM)—and its acid form (XDE-848 acid or SX-1552A) were evaluated on three dicots: (1) Eurasian watermilfoil (EWM), (2) megalodonta, and (3) crested floating heart (CFH), and two monocots: (1) hydrilla and (2) elodea. A small-scale Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) protocol developed using EWM for registration studies was utilized. EWM and megalodonta were also evaluated in larger-scale mesocosms for comparison. In-water concentrations between 0.01 and 243 μg ai L−1as SX-1552 or SX-1552A were applied under static conditions for 14 (growth chamber) or 28 d (mesocosm). EWM was susceptible to both SX-1552 and SX-1552A, with dry-weight 50% effective concentration (EC50) values of 0.11 and 0.23 μg ai L−1under growth chamber conditions. Megalodonta had EC50values of 11.3 and 14.5 μg ai L−1for the SX-1552 and SX-1552A. CFH was more sensitive to SX-1552 (EC50= 5.6 μg ai L−1) than to SX-1552A (EC50= 23.9 μg ai L−1). Hydrilla had EC50values of 1.4 and 2.5 μg ai L−1, whereas elodea was more tolerant, with EC50values of 6.9 and 13.1 μg ai L−1for SX-1552 and SX-1552A, respectively. For EWM mesocosm trials, EC50values for SX-1552 and 1552A were 0.12 μg ai L−1and 0.58 μg ai L−1, whereas the megalodonta EC50was 6.1 μg ai L−1. Activity of SX-1552 on EWM, hydrilla, and CFH merits continued investigation for selective aquatic weed control properties. Results suggest that the OECD protocol can be used to screen activity of herbicides for multiple aquatic plant species.

Implementation of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) in a Small Scale Organization

Implementation of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) in a Small Scale Organization

Students Opinion on Policy Work, Economic Implications of Online Shopping in Indian Retail Industry and the Factors of Promoting Small Scale Organizations, Products Through Electronic Mode (Online Mode)

This study deals with the opportunities and challenges being faced by a small scale organization that wants to enter in to the domain of online shopping. The cost of establishment of website and technical expertise required are discussed in a comprehensive and holistic manner. Besides that, the strength, weakness and policies to be adopted by the government the factors of positive and negative implications and economic implications on the brick & morter retail malls were discussed in order to provide the useful insights related to entry of a small scale organization in to online shopping. By examining the above said factors, the organization can make the decision on imbibing the method of online shopping as a promotion tool. This case study is applicable to all the small scale organizations which have thirst to enter in to online shopping arena.

Software Developer Selection: A Holistic Approach for an Eclectic Decision

The problem for optimal team formation is an important issue for many software organizations especially for small and medium size organization because of the experience of employee, constraints and skill requirements for a particular project are neither is supported by database system nor it is possible for small and medium scale organization due to bit complex issue for them . More over success or failure of software product is mostly depends on the development team. Mostly people uses their managerial experience to form software development team, but always it cannot meet the optimal decision specially when time and cost are the main constraints and of employee pool is having mixed kind of expertise. For that scenario in this paper our aim was to develop a selection model combining analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and Bayesian network for choosing the efficient developers. Additionally, that it is also defining the optimum order among developers based on their capability and also quantities among selected developers based on sensitivity values. The proposed model is based on expert‘s judgments and the human error is inevitable. Therefore, the robust design of quality developer selection is to be investigated. General Terms Multi-criteria decision making.

Sample Small-Scale Organization of a Single Issue in a Predictive Analysis

This flow-chart demonstrates the step-by-step process of predictive analysis of a single issue for law students. It starts with identification of the conclusion or outcome predicted, or a statement of the issue to be analyzed. Rule Development starts with the foundational language of the primary legal authority and adds additional authority to provide greater understanding of the foundation and how the rule applies to the specific issue. The application of the rule requires careful evaluation of both the strengths and weaknesses of the position being analyzed while tightly weaving law and fact together. The analytical sequence closes with the conclusion on the single issue.This flow-chart will be presented at the 15th Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute (Palm Desert, CA) on June 1, 2012.

Responding to Opposing Arguments and Distinguishing Cases in Persuasive Writing

Legal writing involves learning a number of miniskills. To become an expert in legal writing, a student must learn case analysis, case synthesis, analogical reasoning, rule-based reasoning, small-scale organization, etc. Among these miniskills is the ability to respond to the opposition’s arguments, including the miniskill of distinguishing cases. These miniskills are vital to an expert brief.In this paper, I will discuss how to respond to the other side’s arguments and how to distinguish cases. Part II of the paper will examine when and where to respond to opposing arguments. It will explain where in the litigation to put counterargument and where in the brief. Part III will present ways to counter opposing arguments and unfavorable cases. This part will cover general ways to respond to opposing arguments, how to distinguish cases, and how to use rule-based reasoning. The final part will discuss persuasiveness in counterarguments.

Nursing home care for people with dementia and residents' quality of life, quality of care and staff well-being: Design of the Living Arrangements for people with Dementia (LAD) - study

BackgroundThere is limited information available on how characteristics of the organization of nursing home care and especially group living home care and staff ratio contribute to care staff well being, quality of care and residents' quality of life. Furthermore, it is unknown what the consequences of the increasingly small scale organization of care are for the amount of care staff required in 2030 when there will be much more older people with dementia.Methods/DesignThis manuscript describes the design of the 'Living Arrangements for people with Dementia study' (LAD-study). The aim of this study is to include living arrangements from every part of this spectrum, ranging from large scale nursing homes to small group living homes. The LAD-study exists of quantitative and qualitative research. Primary outcomes of the quantitative study are wellbeing of care staff, quality of care and quality of life of residents. Furthermore, data concerning staff ratio and characteristics of the living arrangements such as group living home care characteristics are assessed. To get more in-depth insight into the barriers and facilitators in living arrangements for people with dementia to provide good care, focus groups and Dementia Care Mapping are carried out.DiscussionResults of this study are important for policymakers, directors and staff of living arrangements providing nursing home care to people with dementia and essential for the development of methods to improve quality of care, residents' and staff well-being. Data collection will be repeated every two years, to generate knowledge on the results of changing policies in this field.

The Disintegration of Caste and Changing Concepts of Indian Ethnic Identity in Mauritius

Most scholars (Mayer 1967; Benedict 1961; Jayawardena 1971) discussing the issue of caste among overseas Indians observe that the caste system as it functions in village India was never successfully established overseas. There castes do not form important social units, and intercaste relations are unimportant. One reason given for this is that the economic and political systems in the host societies where indentured Indian laborers were introduced had conditions that were not conducive to the maintenance of caste. The indenture pattern of emigration tended to weaken the social restrictions governed by caste. Caste was not an important principle of social organization in the plantations and all Indians were laborers (coolies) doing the same kind of work and sharing the same living conditions. Mayer (1967:3) writes: Not only were ritual purity and occupational specialization dealt mortal blows by the circumstances of immigration and initial settlement, but the immigrants came from different localities in India and were unable to reform the small-scale organization on which caste-groups behaviour had been based. The Indians in Mauritius do not deviate much from these conclusions and this article analyzes the external as well as internal factors which contributed to the gradual disintegration of caste among Hindu Mauritians. In doing so the emphasis is on factors which led to the disintegration of caste and transformed caste identity into Indian ethnic identity within a sociopolitical context of increased competition for political power and scarce resources. It is also an attempt to show how caste differences among overseas Indians came to be understood differently in terms of content and meaning. A particularly interesting phenomenon is the emergence and importance of caste (or socioreligious) associations as interest groups lobbying for political purposes. A similar development, but different in character, has been observed in India where caste associations appear as political pressure groups or lobbies, sometimes creating new alliances within a more competitive social order (Kothari 1970; Cohn 1987; Beteille 1991). Therefore, is it feasible to speak of caste taking on new dimensions and functions or should they no longer be considered castes at all? One position claims that the caste system and hierarchy of interrelated groups could not survive outside the cultural environment of Hindu India. Dumont (1980) went as far as to describe caste systems outside India, as in Nepal and Sri Lanka, as quasi-caste. Pocock (1957), writing about East African Indians, states that while there is no longer a hierarchy or a division of labor based on caste, castes persist by virtue of difference; that is, separation. Dumont (1980) questioned whether castes can be said to exist unless as parts of a system and Leach (1960) argued that castes are groups which exist not in isolation but as units in interdependence. Among the Hindus in Mauritius, there is no system of hierarchically ordered groups, but caste populations still exist as kinship groups, although the endogamous units have undergone considerable change. Both Mayer (1967) and Brown (1981) pointed out that the degrees of caste and varna endogamy and hypergamy indicate that there is still some degree of caste division along traditional lines. Brown (1981) re-examined data on endogamous marriages among Fiji Indians and found that as caste populations increase, so does the frequency of endogamy. Some named subcaste and caste populations exist due to endogamy, but the boundaries of the endogamous unit may change. Benedict (1961) and Kuper (1960) have made the important point that the linguistic-cultural population may become the endogamous unit. This process has taken place among the small communities of Telugus and Marathis, but to a lesser degree among the Tamils, who show greater internal differentiation partly due to the larger size of its community. In some cases there are indications that the varna category has replaced the caste as the endogamous unit. …

The Communal Basis of Swiss Liberty

This article examines the relationship between liberty and its communal basis in Switzerland. The author identifies the basic cultural values shared by the Swiss that have served to guarantee a republican form of government. These values are an expectation of nonpersonalized government and a preference for small-scale organization. These, together with the multilingual composition of the country, have combined to produce Swiss republicanism from which liberty is a byproduct. More recently, the Swiss notion of liberty has evolvedfrom communal liberty into one that is oriented toward individual rights, which has also certain negative implications.