Volumes / Issues
Showing 733 – 744 of 1403 results Showing all 1403 results Showing the single result No results found
Filters Sort results
Reset Apply

Pages: 569-572
Lavleen Kaur (Department of Education, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punajb)

Video gaming is the preferable leisure activity of the adolescent. Video games are designed to be entertaining, challenging and sometimes educational. By reviewing the previous studies the conclusions is drawn that there is a negative association between amount of video game play and school performance for children, adolescents and college students. The research results have indicated that video games can promote hand-eye coordination, visual scanning, auditory discrimination, spatial skills and problem solving skills. The results of the previous studies indicated that the video games influences academic dishonesty among children and adolescents. The strategies used in video games promote cheating behaviour in academics and business for problem solving.

Pages: 569-572Lavleen Kaur (Department of Education, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punajb)

Pages: 564-568
Shivangi Kaul and Abha Singh (AIPS, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)

In the recent times, rising attrition is a cause of concern in the Indian Automobile Industry particularly the frontline dealer sales force. Most research on commitment and attrition is focussed on the relationship between these variables or related variables in various organisational sectors. There is huge scope to apply available studies on positively impacting employee attitude such as organisational commitment and thereby reducing attrition particularly in the Indian Automobile Industry. This paper therefore aims to study how organisational commitment can be enhanced in the Indian automobile Industry. More specifically this paper 1) examines recent challenges faced by the Indian Automobile industry 2) attempts to bring together recent Indian and International studies 3) explores the implication of the study on Organisational Commitment in automobile dealerships in India (Kaul & Singh, 2017b) and suggest practical solutions for reducing attrition and enhancing commitment 4) identifies research gaps and future scope of research on the topic

Pages: 564-568Shivangi Kaul and Abha Singh (AIPS, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh)

Pages: 561-563
Naziya Hasan (Department of Teacher Education, Manipur University, Manipur)
Naved Hassan Khan (School of Education, Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh, Haryana)

Fear of examination drags the young mind of youth into the dark and isolated hole of stress and anxiety which sometimes leads to the extreme step of committing suicide. Various committees have worked on it and have recommended required and essential steps in the form of different National Curriculum Frameworks to de-stress students along with other stakeholders including teachers and parents. While modifying aims, methods, means and modes of education as per the changing scenario of the nation, examination has never been neglected or underestimated by concerned reform committees of curriculum frameworks. This paper is an attempt to study different curriculum frameworks published by NCERT in order to analyze the major structural and procedural changes they have introduced to improve and bring reform in examination system.

Pages: 561-563Naziya Hasan (Department of Teacher Education, Manipur University, Manipur)Naved Hassan Khan (School of Education…

Pages: 558-560
Navneet Kaur and Navleen Kaur (Department of Community Education and Disability Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab)

Sustainable development being the buzzword word for the present century has spread as a wildfire. This concept finds its mention in almost every field imaginable, be it environment, social welfare, health, medicine, education and many more. The very fact that this concept has caught everyone's eye proves its significance. We as a society, today, are sitting on a ticking time bomb, with sustainable development being the only escape. The best way to understand, acknowledge and make this escape route a part of our lifestyle is through, 'education'. Thus, the present paper is an attempt to highlight the importance of life skills education for human resource development which will result in sustainable development leading to a better tomorrow.

Pages: 558-560Navneet Kaur and Navleen Kaur (Department of Community Education and Disability Studies, Panjab University…

Pages: 550-557
Anu Verma Puri (Department of Public Administration, DAV College, Chandigarh)
S. K. Verma (Law School, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)

The contribution of Indian Railways to strengthen National Integration is unprecedented. It is the third largest railway network in the world. It provides connectivity to all the states of the country including urban, sub-urban, hilly, remote areas. It not only links the different regions within the country but also connects India with neighboring countries also such Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh etc. IR is one of the most suitable and economical modes of transportation. It touches the life of the citizens directly or indirectly in one way or the other. A large population of the country is dependent on IR. But the past experiences reflect poor delivery of passenger services resulting in dissatisfaction among the passengers. This adversely affects the relation between the users and the providers of IR.

Pages: 550-557Anu Verma Puri (Department of Public Administration, DAV College, Chandigarh)S. K. Verma (Law School…

Pages: 545-549
Rajiv Kumar and Rupa (Haryana School of Business, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana)

Dairy industry is a backbone of Haryana's economy. Both branded and unbranded dairy sector is working simultaneously. Branded dairy products have their own attributes, which is used to attract and satisfy the consumers. But the perception of both rural and urban people may be different. Their way of thinking may be different. Some attributes which are important for rural people may be less important or not important for urban people. This paper compares the perceptions of rural and urban people regarding importance of attributes while buying branded dairy products. With the help of primary data obtained from both urban and rural area, analysis has been done. Results show that there is no disparity between the perception of rural people and urban people. The perception regarding the importance of attributes related to all regions of Haryana is same.

Pages: 545-549Rajiv Kumar and Rupa (Haryana School of Business, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and…

Pages: 535-544
Mona Prashar (University School of Business, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab )

Empowerment is the catchword of development pundits the world over. This is especially so in the context of uplifting the socio-economic levels of the women of marginalized sections of northern India. The work participation of women is generally a very ignored and invisible port of the country's economy even though in a real time analysis it may well form its backbone. Many of the initiatives taken up to ameliorate the lot of the women have failed because these women had no share in the fruits of their labour. They hardly ever had any money in their hands. They had no purchasing power and virtually no decision making power either. The financial inclusion initiatives like Self Help Groups (SHGs) and micro Finance Institution (MFIs) through apex agencies like NABARD were provided to include these persons at the bottom of the development pyramid and consequently had far reaching implications. The author examines the genesis of these financial inclusion overtures to ascertain the actual gains made at the ground level not only in terms of economic empowerment of these rural women but also the incremental gains attained in improving their overall social status. This paper is being presented as a part of a forthcoming comprehensive book on the subject of Self Help Groups in North India.

Pages: 535-544Mona Prashar (University School of Business, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab )

Pages: 530-534
Abdolhadi Zaeri (Department of Management, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran)
Fereshteh Mostafavi Rad (Department of Educational & Psychological Science, Sepidan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sepidan, Iran)

This study aims to predict turnover intention with leadership empowerment behavior and psychological empowerment. This study was a descriptive correlational and 145 employees in Jahrom University of Medical Sciences by random easy sampling or available. The Data of research were collected by Cammann (1983); turnover intention Questionnaire TIQ, Spreitzer (1995); psychological empowerment questionnaire MEQ and Konczak (2000) leadership empowerment behavior questionnaire LEBQ. For reliability Alpha Cronbach is 0.72, 0.89, and 0.92. The data were analyzed by using regression with the application Spss22 and structural equation model (Path Analysis) by Amos18. The Results show that there is a negative significant relationship between psychological empowerment and leadership empowerment behavior with turnover intention. There is a positive significant relationship with been Empowering leadership behavior and psychological empowerment. Also, it was showed significant negative correlation of the leadership empowerment behavior of the highest correlation participatory decision, development, power, information sharing and responsibility with turnover intention. In the psychological empowerment was observed the most significant negative relationship between influential and turnover intention. After it was observed there is significant negative relationship between suitability and turnover intention. Also, the results showed that there is no significant relationship between independents and virtually with turnover intention, between leadership empowerment behavior and psychological empowerment, also, between psychological empowerment and turnover intention and in the final model, there is significant relationship between leadership empowerment behavior and turnover intention.

Pages: 530-534Abdolhadi Zaeri (Department of Management, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran)Fereshteh Mostafavi Rad…

Pages: 522-529
Moitrayee Das (Department of Management and Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra)

Even though empowerment does not come across as a new word for most of us, understanding the concept of empowerment in totality seems to be a difficult task. Even though empowerment has been practiced, the exact definition or meaning of empowerment is not very well considered by the scholars in the field. The study was done solely based on the survey and review of literature. The study focused on understanding the role of trainers in empowering the employees at the workplace. Based on the literature survey done it was seen that trainers play a very important role in terms of empowering the employees.

Pages: 522-529Moitrayee Das (Department of Management and Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai…

Pages: 518-521
Nidhi Chadha (Department of Psychology, G.G.D.S.D College, Chandigarh)

The present paper focuses on how enhancing social, emotional and thinking skills through a complete package called 'Well-being curriculum' i.e. identifying and inculcating life skills and character strengths among adolescents to achieve their goals and strengthen their abilities to be successful in life. Well-being curriculum should be applied at schools where skills and strengths are imparted in a supportive learning environment. The age group targeted is mainly 10-18 years adolescents, since young people of this age group seem to be most vulnerable to behaviour related health problems. In real life, many skills and strengths are required to manage a particular situation effectively. In a way, various skills and strengths work best in conjunction. This makes work on applying well-being curriculum more a matter of synthesis (i.e., gathering & bridging what is best in us) than analysis (i.e., picking ourselves apart). Therefore, this novel curriculum is meant for the promotion of health and well-being of adolescents.

Pages: 518-521Nidhi Chadha (Department of Psychology, G.G.D.S.D College, Chandigarh)

Pages: 515-517
Vishakha Bodhi and Jagpreet Kaur (Department of Education & Community Service, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab)

Internet is being extensively used all around the world. The number of users is increasing day by day. Computers and the Internet have become an essential part of our lives today, especially among the adolescent and youth. The Internet is a priceless source of information for students and a tool to enhance their productivity. It helps students to broaden their academic knowledge by accessing to the information world and also by easy communicating to their academic community. In term of education, researchers have evaluated the impact of internet usage on university students' academic performance. The present study aimed to find out association between internet use and academic performance among university students. A descriptive study design with quantitative approach was used to collect data from 200 postgraduate university students belonging to social-science stream. Data was collected using the self-constructed tool on Internet usage and a designed questionnaire to elicit demographic data of the respondents for academic performance. The data was analyzed using correlation analysis to study the relationship of internet use with academic performance. The results revealed a significant and positive relationship of internet use with academic performance. Implications of the findings are discussed.

Pages: 515-517Vishakha Bodhi and Jagpreet Kaur (Department of Education & Community Service, Punjabi University, Patiala…

Pages: 512-514
Lavleen Kaur and Jagpreet Kaur (Department of Education, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab)

Video games has become very popular among adolescents. The present study was undertaken to study the gender differences in video game habits among adolescents. The sample comprised of 214 adolescents (114 male & 84 female) studying in various schools of Patiala district of Punjab. Data was collected by using video game habits survey prepared by the investigator herself. The statistical techniques, viz., mean, standard deviation and t-test were applied. The results revealed that there are significant gender differences in video game habits among adolescents. Male adolescents were found to possess significantly higher video game habits than female adolescents. Further, male adolescents were found to possess more knowledge, attitude and habits towards video games as compared to their female counterparts.

Pages: 512-514Lavleen Kaur and Jagpreet Kaur (Department of Education, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab)
1...616263...117