scholarly journals Employee Compensation and Benefits: Case Study on Presidency College, Bangalore

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
Badri HS
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Incentive Pay ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Retirement Benefits ◽  
Presidency College ◽  
Cross Training ◽  
Compensation Plan ◽  
Company Growth

Company/Institution’s achievements are decided in large part by the compensation and benefit plans. Compensation and benefits have a major role to play in the decision-making process of job seekers. Compensation involves how employees are paid, hourly or salary, and benefits involve the type of medical insurance, annual PhD allowance, annual performance incentive pay of up to a month’s salary and retirement benefits. Providing benefits to their employees is one way in which organizations typically maximize productivity in their business practices. Candidates with excellent talent and experience, which can give the much needed competitive advantage to the company, are usually attracted by the benefits that a company offers. Also, compensation and benefits could be used as a measurement tool for the effects of productivity, company growth, and success. Compensation and benefits could also impact the recruitment and retention of labor to a large extent. The allusion of the plan is for workers to believe the compensation plan is reasonable and fair (Cascio, 2010). Managers should incorporate cross-training to engage employees to excel in performing their job duties at the highest levels for the best outcome (Cascio, 2010). 

Chinese Lottery Business and Korea, 1898–1909: The Cantonese Company Tongshuntai, and East Asian Trade Networks (晩淸彩票業與朝鮮,1898–1909：廣幫華商同順泰號和東亞貿易網絡)

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-A Kang (姜抮亞)
Keyword(s):  
East Asian ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Trade Networks ◽  
Modern Chinese ◽  
Korean Nationalism

This paper investigates Chinese-managed lottery businesses and their circulation from China into Korea. It focuses on the case of the business practices and marketing of the Cantonese company Tongshuntai, a foremost representative of Chinese capital in Korea. Through the case study of the lottery, East Asian trade networks can be understood as a kind of network circulating culture and information across the region. In 1899, the first modern Chinese lottery was issued in Shanghai. Cantonese merchants imported the Chinese lottery and broadly advertised lotteries in the newspaper in Seoul. Korea and China showed the same pattern in lottery business from the time of its rise to its demise. In 1909, there were strong regulations against lottery business both in China and Korea simultaneously. The force leading to the termination of lotteries in China was the reformative power that aimed to modernize China. In Korea, however, impetus to stop lotteries came from Korean nationalism as well as Japanese imperialist authority. 本文以廣幫華商同順泰號的營業活動爲例，探討20世紀初中國彩票在韓國的流通和華商的作用，進而討論20世紀初東亞貿易網絡的文化性功能。在1899年廣濟剬司得到官方批准，在上海創辦了江南義賑彩票，此後中國近代性彩票業眞正開始。在韓華商在江南彩票開始的當年已進口了江南票。中國與韓國，同時彩票大大流行，兩地域社會經驗了同樣的社會變化，供給者接踵而起，過熱競爭，惹起了彩票市場進一步擴大，終於引起了反對彩票的社會剬論。中國創辦國産彩票，代替洋票，杜塞了資本的外流，反而韓國消費洋票之中國彩票，爲了新政期地方財政提供了資金。1909年韓中兩國同時開始了取締彩票，但在中國取締彩票之動力是中國入憲派與改革勢力，在韓國取締彩票的是韓國民族主義情緖以及日本帝國主義。 (This article is in English).

scholarly journals Big data and Belmont: On the ethics and research implications of consumer-based datasets

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 205395172110481
Author(s):  
Remy Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Research Participant ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Marketing Risk ◽  
Brokerage Firms

Consumer-based datasets are the products of data brokerage firms that agglomerate millions of personal records on the adult US population. This big data commodity is purchased by both companies and individual clients for purposes such as marketing, risk prevention, and identity searches. The sheer magnitude and population coverage of available consumer-based datasets and the opacity of the business practices that create these datasets pose emergent ethical challenges within the computational social sciences that have begun to incorporate consumer-based datasets into empirical research. To directly engage with the core ethical debates around the use of consumer-based datasets within social science research, I first consider two case study applications of consumer-based dataset-based scholarship. I then focus on three primary ethical dilemmas within consumer-based datasets regarding human subject research, participant privacy, and informed consent in conversation with the principles of the seminal Belmont Report.

A measurement model of project control systems success for engineering and construction projects case study: contractor companies in Saudi's petroleum and chemical industry

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Jawad ◽  
Ann Ledwith
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Project Control ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Critical Elements

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to presents a new modeling approach that provides a measurement tool for evaluating the effectiveness of Project Control Systems (PCS) and the improvement of the project control capability as a part of an organization's project management processes.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a project management maturity approach to develop a measurement model of PCS success. The key elements in this model have been identified using the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) method to analyze data from a case study involving contractor companies in Saudi's petroleum and chemical industry.FindingsThe results identified six critical elements for PCS success: (1) Change Management, (2) Earned Value, (3) Baselined Plan, (4) Resource Loaded, (5) Progress Method and (6) Governance Program. In addition, Project Forecasting and Corrective Action Verification were identified as the main areas where clients and contractors need to focus for the effective deployment of a PCS.Practical implicationsThe results of this study were used to create a PCS Maturity Model (PCSMM) and a PCS Success Index (PCSSI). The value of this index can help project managers to identify the maturity level of their PCS and improvement areas that lead to enhanced project performance.Originality/valueThis research presents an alternative maturity model for PCS assessment that provides a practical tool to identify areas for improving the critical elements of PCS success. The study draws a clear distinction between overall project success and the success of the PCS.

The Evolution from Taylorism to Employee Gainsharing: A Case Study Examining John Deere's Continuous Improvement Pay Plan

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey B. Sprinkle ◽  
Michael G. Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Compensation Plans ◽  
Agricultural Equipment ◽  
Compensation Systems ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
Compensation Plan

With over $15 billion in annual sales, John Deere is one of the largest equipment manufacturing and distribution organizations in the world and is widely known as the world's premier producer of agricultural equipment. In the wake of significant downturns in the U.S. agriculture industry during the 1980s, John Deere believed it needed to change the manner in which employee performance was measured and rewarded. Specifically, after decades of using an individual-based, standard-hour compensation plan in its manufacturing facilities, John Deere decided to install a teambased gain-sharing plan that it believed would encourage more cooperation, innovation, and higher levels of motivation from its employees. This case provides students the opportunity to experience real-world conflicts of interest between employees and employers and the integral role that accounting-based performance measurement and reward systems play in resolving these conflicts. This case also provides students the opportunity to critically evaluate the theoretical strengths and weaknesses of two common compensation plans from the perspectives of both John Deere and its employees. Such juxtaposition allows students to see the inherent trade-offs in designing compensation systems, thereby improving students' understanding of optimal control system design.

Business Process Design Meets Business Practices through Enterprise Patterns

2016 ◽  
pp. 1249-1266
Author(s):  
Carmelo Ardito ◽  
Ugo Barchetti ◽  
Antonio Capodieci ◽  
Annalisa Guido ◽  
Luca Mainetti
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Virtual Enterprise ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Enterprise 2.0 ◽  
Business Process Design ◽  
Organizational Issues

Every day companies deal with internal problems in order to manage human resources during the execution of business processes. The ability to quickly identify and rapidly apply effective business practices to recurring problems becomes crucial in order to improve the efficiency of the organization. To seize the opportunity of adapting their business practices to emerging organizational forms (Extended Enterprise, Virtual Enterprise) and to reuse the expertise of knowledge workers – who are central to an organization's success – companies are required to face several challenges. This paper presents a set of business patterns useful in resolving emerging organizational issues to support the activities of knowledge workers, increase their productivity and their ability to find the information they need, and enable collaboration with colleagues without changing their habits. Also it describes a real case study and a software system that allows companies to introduce these business patterns in the workplace, adopting an Enterprise 2.0 approach.

scholarly journals Good job, good pension? The influence of the workplace on saving for retirement

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 2483-2501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynne Robertson-Rose
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Retirement Savings ◽  
Defined Contribution ◽  
Retirement Benefits ◽  
Utility Company ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Income Adequacy ◽  
Embedded Case Study

AbstractMost private-sector employees in the United Kingdom (UK) are automatically enrolled into individualised defined contribution (DC) pension accounts. In a DC environment, income adequacy in retirement is highly dependent on the decisions that individuals make earlier in their lives. The ease with which they move into employment, and the pension support that they then receive from their employer, can be critical in determining outcomes. This paper discusses how employees respond to workplace pension schemes and the circumstances under which they assess the suitability of their contributions. The findings are based on an embedded case study comprising qualitative interviews with 25 employees of a large UK utility company. Participants were selected on the basis of socio-economic similarity. The research concluded that fixed-term employment negatively impacted on saving for retirement, both with respect to scheme membership and to the level of saving. Furthermore, it was found that the employment context had an influence upon retirement savings behaviour. The proactive approach of the employer in providing retirement benefits, and the trust that employees had in their employer, positively influenced membership and contribution levels. In addition to employer endorsement effects, both the encouragement of older work colleagues and workplace norms had a role to play in influencing how successfully individuals prepared for retirement.

scholarly journals Simulation analysis of incentives on employees' acceptance of foreign joint venture management practices: a case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 2047-2078
Author(s):  
Jingxiao Zhang ◽  
You Ouyang ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez ◽  
Martin Skitmore
Keyword(s):  
Joint Ventures ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Joint Management ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Venture Management ◽  
Employee Acceptance

PurposeCultural differences between employees of different nationalities are hindering the development of some transnational joint ventures. Describing and modelling the positive (or negative) factors that cause joint venture employees to accept (or reject) joint management business practices is of great value to all corporations operating abroad with locally sourced employees.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses a Sino-Japan construction joint venture project as a representative case study. First, structural equation modelling is used to identify the factors influencing Chinese employees' acceptance of joint venture management practices. Then, a system dynamics model is adopted to simulate the time-dependent effects of the incentives.FindingsThe study results (1) indicate which incentives strongly affect employee acceptance of joint venture management practices; (2) identify inefficient management practices in cross-cultural joint ventures; and (3) provide evidence that the employees' perceptions of clear purpose, good working relationships and helpful mechanisms positively and directly also support their acceptance of joint management practices.Originality/value–A dynamic simulation method is used to analyse the influence of various incentive factors on employee acceptance of joint management. This provides unprecedented information regarding how these factors interact with each other, hence how their effectiveness varies (both positively and negatively) over time. Further findings also provide new ideas for joint venture managers to adopt more effective management methods.

Online Collaboration Adoption Measurement Material: A Case Study in Indonesia’s ABC Telco Company

2017 ◽  
Vol 865 ◽  
pp. 713-719
Author(s):  
Indrawati ◽  
Duto Pratomo
Keyword(s):  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Modified Model ◽  
Behavior Intention ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Telecommunication Company ◽  
Operational Activities ◽  
The Way

ABC Telco as the largest state owned telecommunication company in Indonesia with 16,097 employees had introduced online collaboration application to support company’s operational activities in the end of 2014. Olive is targeted to change the way of work of every employee to become more effective and efficient. Either of the number of employees who has registered or employees who have been actively using the application is still small, amounting to 12% of the total employees. In order to increase the adoption of Olive, finding factors that affect the behavior intention of ABC employee toward online collaboration applications (Olive) is needed. Based on Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 [1], this study proposes a new modified model toward Olive. The measurement tool which consists of 8 constructs and 39 items proposed in this study is valid and reliable. Therefore, this proposed measurement material is ready to be used in further study.

Job Search at Naukri.com

2011 ◽  
pp. 58-87
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Swami
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Search Market ◽  
Job Search Methods ◽  
Dot Com

This chapter presents the case study of a successful dot-com venture in India, Naukri.com, in the job search market. We begin by providing an overview of job search methods in both general and the specific Indian contexts. The advent and growth of the e-recruitment market is also discussed. We then provide background information for Naukri.com by focusing on its business model, growth, organizational structure and human resource management. The product/service offerings of Naukri.com for recruiters and job-seekers are discussed next. We then provide a critical analysis of the consumers of the company and its competitors. We conclude by assessing Naukri.com’s marketing strategy during initial (1997-2000) and recent (2001-2004) time periods.

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