18 Articles Published

1. URBAN RENEWAL IN FAVOUR OF POOR PEOPLE AT HISTORIC CENTRE OF SHIRAZ CITY

Authors: MOHAMMAD REZA EMTEHANI

Abstract: The total area of Shiraz city is 18622.79 ha of which the central area of Shiraz city is 375.82 ha is being deteriorated. The Deteriorated central areas in Shiraz city is located in historical and cultural texture, so these places are full of historical monuments and it has its own urban heritage and cultural identity but now its historical, economic and cultural identity is in threat of blighting. Renewal our city is the penalty for neglect and irresponsible civic management with negligent urban housekeeping allows obsolescence to spread. It causes sickness, crime delinquency, traffic, death and injury. We not only need to defend our standard of living, we need to achieve it. The necessity for government to give its assistance has been clear and it is evident that private enterprise, unaided, is not able to provide an adequate supplyof satisfactory housing to meet the wise variations in the income levels of all the people. Historically, urban renewal of old or inner-city areas of Shir

Keywords: Urban renewal, blighted area, Eradication, relocating, clearance, redevelopment, upgrading, Shiraz city.

Pages: 1 - 5 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-64

2. A SOLUTION TO PROCRASTINATION FOR THE NEW ‘GEN Y’ WORKFORCE

Authors: CHEUK YAN JANE CHEUNG , LINDA GROOT WASSINK , NATASHA MOHTADI , RONALD GLASBERG

Abstract: As Generation Y enters the workforce replacing retiring baby boomers, companies face the challenge of minimizing loss due to online procrastination by these young techno-savvy employees. This paper explores and discusses the possibility of an online social media application that poses as both a motivation to work and as a self-restricting and disciplining device, which will ultimately improve employee productivity. It uses current and past literature and research to explain the theory behind motivation and procrastination to explain the plausibility of our suggested solution.

Keywords: Procrastination, Social Media, Motivation, Productivity, Generation Y

Pages: 6 - 10 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-65

3. USING EYE TRACKING IN THE RESEARCH OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR IN ENGINEERING DESIGN

Authors: MIRKO MEBOLDT , MORITZ MUSSGNUG , MORITZ MUSSGNUG , QUENTIN LOHMEYER

Abstract: The application of eye tracking technologies becomes more and more relevant in the research of human behaviour. Due to advances in the usability of eye tracking systems, the reduction of its costs and improvements in its accuracy and precision, the number of users grows constantly. Today, eye tracking is already well-established in neuroscience, psychology, industrial engineering and human factors, marketing/advertising and computer science. The results within these research fields show the very high potential of eye tracking to gain new insights in the thinking and acting processes of human beings. In engineering design research the usage of eye tracking is still at its beginning. This paper presents the basic idea to learn from the disciplines that are more experienced in eye tracking experiments and to transfer successfully applied approaches to engineering design research. Based on this idea two eye tracking studies from engineering design are presented. The first one investigates

Keywords: human behaviour, eye tracking, engineering design, visual strategies, research methodology

Pages: 11 - 15 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-66

4. THE EFFECT OF HUMAN FACTORS ON THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PRACTICES IN YEMENI INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES

Authors: ADANAN JUNOH , MOHD A MARM , NASSER HABTOOR , SAMI AR AL-DUBAI

Abstract: This study conducted an empirical investigation of the total quality management practices in 87 industrial companies in Yemen that had local and international quality certificates. It investigated the effect of human factors of quality management on the quality improvement practices. A self administered questionnaire was distributed to 261 quality managers (three from each company). A total of 210 managers participated in the study with a response rate of 80%. A structural equation modelling (SEM) was carried out by Amos program to test the hypothesis of this study. This study was the first in Yemen as well as in the Middle East interested on the human side of quality management. This study found a direct and significant relationship between the human factors and quality improvement practices (standardized coefficient was 0.80, P (0 .001).

Keywords: human factors, quality improvement practices, total quality management, Yemen industrial companies

Pages: 16 - 21 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-67

5. THE EFFECT OF HUMAN FACTORS ON THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PRACTICES IN YEMENI INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES

Authors: ADANAN JUNOH , MOHD A MARM , NASSER HABTOOR , SAMI AR AL-DUBAI

Abstract: This study conducted an empirical investigation of the total quality management practices in 87 industrial companies in Yemen that had local and international quality certificates. It investigated the effect of human factors of quality management on the quality improvement practices. A self administered questionnaire was distributed to 261 quality managers (three from each company). A total of 210 managers participated in the study with a response rate of 80%. A structural equation modelling (SEM) was carried out by Amos program to test the hypothesis of this study. This study was the first in Yemen as well as in the Middle East interested on the human side of quality management. This study found a direct and significant relationship between the human factors and quality improvement practices (standardized coefficient was 0.80, P (0 .001).

Keywords: human factors, quality improvement practices, total quality management, Yemen industrial companies

Pages: 16 - 21 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-67

6. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISATIONAL JUSTICE AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR: A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH

Authors: HOMAN MEMON , NAIMATULLAH SHAH , SADIA ANWAR

Abstract: Today many organisations face the hurdles of downsizing or many of them collapsed because of the unethical behavior. Organisational justice describes the perception of people towards the treatment that has been given to them from the organisation in which they are working, and make them realise that either they are getting fair treatment or not. Employees’ perception of the fairness of treatment support to their behavioral reactions to such perception which can also decrease absenteeism and turnover, and increased employee job performance, job satisfaction and motivation. This study proposes to examine the relationship of distributive, procedural, informational and interpersonal justice factors with the ethical behavior of employees in a developing country. Although, many studies have given further insight towards the study of organisational justice which has enhance the scope of study in the past few years, whereas little work has focused on the relationship between justice perception

Keywords: organisational justice, distributive justice, procedural justice, interpersonal justice, informational justice, ethical behaviour

Pages: 25 - 28 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-69

7. HEURISTICS TO EVALUATE ORGANISATIONAL INFORMATION SECURITY CULTURE

Authors: IBRAHIM AL-MAYAHI , SA’AD MANSOOR

Abstract: Information Security Systems are a set of systems, policies and procedures put in place to protect information and ensure access to information is only available to sanctioned users of the system. Whilst hardware and software components are always essential in the safe-guarding access to digital information, in evaluating the security of an information system is it essential to consider the behaviour of human users who form an integral component of the system. The Information Security Culture of an organisation reflects the set of behaviours of human operators where these behaviours may impact on the security of organisations information. This paper demonstrates the evaluation of particular e-Government organisations Information Security through questionnaire

Keywords: e-Government, Information Security Management, Orgnisation Security Culture

Pages: 41 - 45 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-71

8. IMPACT OF SOFT FACTORS ON GSCM PERFORMANCE

Authors: AKHILESH BARVE , KAMALAKANTA MUDULI

Abstract: Green Supply Chain Management(GSCM) focuses on integration of ecological concepts with the supply chain strategies of the organizations that will enable them to reduce their environmental burden by minimizing the utilization of energy and material. There is a growing confidence among the researchers that GSCM performance can be enhanced through effective management of the soft factors. Keeping this fact in view this research has been framed to check the association of soft factors with GSCM performance. Twenty six soft elements under six scales were identified from literature which was included in the questionnaire. A questionnaire survey was conducted using a sample of 144 employees from the mining companies operating in India. Multiple regression analysis was employed to check the association of the six soft factors with GSCM performance. The result was in support of five research hypotheses that top management commitment, employee innovation, team work, work culture and minimizing e

Keywords: GSCM, Soft Factors, Factor Analysis, Regression Analysis, Indian Mining Industries.

Pages: 46 - 50 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-72

9. WHAT ENGINEER’S COMPETENCIES FOR INNOVATION MARKET?

Authors: NATALIA SHMATKO

Abstract: Technical competencies and specific engineering skills alone are not sufficient in the modern labor market but employers expect engineers to actively promote the products they create. Engineers often perceive their skills differently than employers do. Insufficient university training in a number of fields including the development of social, management and communication skills leads to an objective and understandable gap between the perceived and the required levels of such competencies. Based on the results of a survey of 3158 engineers conducted in 2011 in the Russian Federation, the study shows a number of deficits in the perception of innovation skills and the respective demand for these.

Keywords: competency, engineer, innovation, skill; vocational education and training

Pages: 51 - 56 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-73

10. LINKING JOB AUTONOMY AND TURNOVER INTENTION THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL OWNERSHIP A STUDY OF INDIAN MANAGERS

Authors: AMIT SHUKLA , SHAILENDRA SINGH

Abstract: Present paper discusses the role of job autonomy and psychological ownership in affecting turnover intention. A conceptual framework with psychological ownership as a mediator was proposed. The empirical investigation was carried out in an Indian telecom company through a questionnaire survey and it was found that both job autonomy and ownership feelings predicted short term intention to quit and the latter mediated the relationship between the other two variables. Results are discussed and ensuing practical implications are mentioned

Keywords: Job autonomy, psychological ownership, turnover intention, mediation.

Pages: 57 - 61 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-74

11. DRIVERS AND CHALLENGES FOR THE PRACTICE OF MATERIAL EFFICIENCY STRATEGY IN THE WIRE AND CABLE INDUSTRY: A MALAYSIAN CASE PERSPECTIVE

Authors: ARDESHIR BAHREININEJAD , FU-HAW HO , SALWA HANIM ABDUL-RASHID

Abstract: The importance of the wire and cable industry to serve this modern society can be seen through the application of wire and cable in many industrial devices and products. The manufacture of wire and cable is sound as a simple process compared to other types of manufacturing industry, such as the electrical and electronics industry. Nevertheless, the wire and cable industry does generate unnecessary waste during its manufacturing process. Practicing material efficiency is an effective solution to reduce material waste during cable manufacturing. It is for this reason that this study is conducted to investigate the drivers and challenges faced by the wire and cable manufacturer to practice material efficiency strategy. A semi-structured interview was conducted with one of the foremost Malaysian wire and cable companies. The findings demonstrate that the main drivers to motivate the wire and cable manufacturer to practice material efficiency strategy is the economic advantage, followed by

Keywords: challenges, drivers, material efficiency, sustainable manufacturing, wire and cable industry.

Pages: 62 - 67 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-75

12. SOCIAL NETWORK PROGRAMME AND SOCIAL COHESION THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE CQIMLSN PROJECT FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL COHESION IN MINHO-LIMA TERRITORY

Authors: CARMINDA MORAIS, DANIELA GOMES , CARMINDA MORAIS

Abstract: This article intends to analyse the impact of implementation of the Social Network Programme in a Portuguese Territory (Minho-Lima) in the promotion of the social cohesion of the citizens, taking into consideration the work developed by Project “Capacitate for Qualification and Innovation in Minho-Lima Social Networks” in the capacitation for the use of participatory methodologies within the professionals of the Municipal Social Networks in the construction of the strategic documents of the SNP (Social Diagnosis and Social Development Plans). We concluded that the correct use of these strategies in the elaboration of the strategic documents, and in the planning of social intervention, leads to a promotion of the public participation of citizens, addressing all the components of social cohesion.

Keywords: Social Cohesion, Social Network, Minho-Lima, participatory methodologies, strategic planning

Pages: 72 - 76 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-77

13. DESIGNING MS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM USING QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT

Authors: KAMRAN RASHID , M.M. HARIS ASLAM

Abstract: Course design is an important component in the success of academic programs. The design and execution of the academic programs according to the demand of the industry leads to the success of its graduates in their careers. Current study narrates the process through which academic program for Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MS-SCM) has been designed by a university in a developing country based on customer demands considering prospective employers as customers. In order to convert customer requirements into the program courses “quality function deployment” (QFD) has been used. The “house of quality” is the tool of QFD that has been used to translate requirements of the prospective employers into the courses to be offered in the program. In order to learn about the voice of customer a small scale survey of the managers from a variety of organizations has been conducted who play a role in the recruitment of new candidates in their respective departments. Based on the demands

Keywords: tool, QFD, translate, requirements

Pages: 77 - 84 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-78

14. THE IMPORTANCE OF MARKET RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATION ON THE SLOVAK MOBILE OPERATOR MARKET

Authors: ANNA KRIZANOVA , GABRIELA MASAROVA , JURAJ KOLENCÍK

Abstract: The paper deals with the necessity to acquire new information about the requirements and needs of customers on the market. The basic tool to collect information about market is marketing research, which is dealt from the theoretical aspects in the first part of this paper. In the second part, we applied marketing research on the mobile operators market. The aim of this paper is to provide information obtained from marketing research, customer preferences, focused on services provided by mobile operators, performed on the market of mobile and data services in the Žilina region

Keywords: market research, mobile operator, Pearson Chi- Square test of independence, respondents

Pages: 85 - 89 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-79

15. EFFECT OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC COVARIATES, TEAM BEHAVIOUR AND MANAGING OF EMOTIONS TO FARMING EFFICACY

Authors: L N A CHANDANA JAYAWARDENA

Abstract: Paddy cultivation is the livelihood of more than 1.8 million farm families in Sri Lanka. Study examined the socio-demographic factors contributing to the success of paddy farmers in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka. Study analysed the socio-demographic covariates like gender, age, farming experience, and citizenship performance behaviour among farmers, their managing of emotions at work, and their occupational self-efficacy. Sixty three (63) paddy farmers (32 males, and 31 females) were selected for the study from the Polpithigama DS area based on stratified random sampling. Mann-Whitney test, Wilcoxon rank-sum test, Correlation, and Multinomial logistic regression tests were used for inferential analysis of data, along with descriptive analysis. Study found male farmers recording superior and significant differences with female farmers in manyfarming practices. There were no significant relationships of farmers’ occupational self efficacy with their age, gender, farming experience, citizensh

Keywords: data, descriptive, analysis, gender, age, farming experience, citizenship

Pages: 90 - 94 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-80

16. IMPROVING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

Authors: AYU SRIKANDI AGUNG

Abstract: Employees are one of determinants to bring a company reaches the goals. In working, happiness and satisfaction are not enough to create best outcomes. Employee might be happy and satisfy in works, but it is possible that they are not productive. Employee should give something, which is not only limited in the contract, called engagement. PT. Suwanda Karya Mandiri (PT. SKM) is one of private-owned company as a consultant engineering in Indonesia operated in Bandung, West Java. High turnover and less responsibility in this company make the engagement of employee questionable. This research combines three theories of employee engagement from The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) Engagement Model and American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Theory as drivers of employee engagement, and The People Metric Theory as a form of employee engagement.

Keywords: Employee engagement, IES Engagement Model, ASTD Theory, The People Metric Theory, PT. Suwanda Karya

Pages: 22 - 24 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-68

17. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISATIONAL JUSTICE AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR: A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH

Authors: HOMAN MEMON , NAIMATULLAH SHAH , SADIA ANWAR

Abstract: Today many organisations face the hurdles of downsizing or many of them collapsed because of the unethical behavior. Organisational justice describes the perception of people towards the treatment that has been given to them from the organisation in which they are working, and make them realise that either they are getting fair treatment or not. Employees’ perception of the fairness of treatment support to their behavioral reactions to such perception which can also decrease absenteeism and turnover, and increased employee job performance, job satisfaction and motivation. This study proposes to examine the relationship of distributive, procedural, informational and interpersonal justice factors with the ethical behavior of employees in a developing country. Although, many studies have given further insight towards the study of organisational justice which has enhance the scope of study in the past few years, whereas little work has focused on the relationship between justice perception

Keywords: organisational justice, distributive justice, procedural justice, interpersonal justice, informational justice, ethical behaviour.

Pages: 25 - 28 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-69

18. EMPOWERING PROFESSIONALS FOR THE USE OF PARTICIPATED METHODOLOGIES IN COMMUNITY SOCIAL DIAGNOSIS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS

Authors: CARMINDA MORAIS, DANIELA GOMES , MIGUEL ANGELO VALERIO

Abstract: This paper will present the methodology used to create an empowering program for social sciences professional working in local social networks in Minho-Lima territory, in order to promote in them the necessary skills to develop a social diagnosis and a social development plan, based in participatory methodologies. The Social Network Programme is a social development program anchored a territorialized vision of social problems and resources, presented as a committee that coordinates and efforts based on open membership by municipalities and public entities or private nonprofit organizations willing to take part on it.

Keywords: participatory methodologies, professional capacitation, empowerment, social networks

Pages: 68 - 71 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-76