Analysis of Critical Strategic Factors for Successful Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Nigeria
Edwin M. Agwu, Kayode I. Kadiri
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Poverty as a subject matter has been attracting increasing attention in the academic literature in recent years, and researchers from a variety of disciplines such as sociology, psychology, business, management, as well as practitioners ranging from world bodies, national and local governments have all joined seasoned economists in the attempt to better understand poverty as well as generating means to alleviate it. Furthermore, many quantitative and qualitative studies have also been conducted on poverty in various studies. Linking the lively debates shaping the literature on poverty to strategy research and outlining a research agenda for strategy scholars who might develop an interest in this area constitute the main focus of this study. This paper is intended to evoke provoking thoughts and possibly productive actions among management scholars as well as practitioners and policy makers. Poverty is therefore viewed in this context as an issue of both national and international concern and requires the right policies at all levels for alleviation. Recommendations applicable to both academics and policy makers at all levels were also documented for the possibility of application in order to stem the ever rising tide of the menace.
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Chaotic Harmony Search Algorithm with Different Chaotic Maps for Solving Assignment Problems
Osama Abdel-Raouf, Ibrahim El-Henawy and Mohamed Abdel-Baset
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This paper presents an improved version of a harmony meta-heuristic algorithm with different chaotic maps, (IHSCH), for solving the linear assignment problem. The proposed algorithm uses chaotic behavior to generation a candidate solution in a behavior similar to acoustic monophony. Numerical results show that the IHSCH is accurate and efficient in comparison with harmony search (HS), improved harmony search (IHS) algorithm and traditional methods (Hungarian method).
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LP based Adaptive Resource Management Framework in Cloud Environment
Narander Kumar, Shalini Agrawal and Vipin Saxena
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Computing may be based on cloud environment in 21st century. So cloud of the resources will become most important entity in next generation of computing environment. Therefore researchers’ interest is going towards resource management in the cloud environment. However, much research has been done in this line but there is more scope of research in managing scalable resource requests by the end users under the constraint of budget. In this paper, we present an analytical model for a priority based dynamic resource management framework in cloud environment and a multi-index transportation problem cloud resource scheduler (MTPCRS) mechanism with mathematical formulation and an algorithm named Multi-Indexed Cloud Resource Scheduling Algorithm (MICRSA) with state transitions, deterministic finite automation and we present different test cases to evaluate and validate the results for calculating the total cost of processing requests as well as business process diagram and sequence diagram using unified modeling language (UML). A resiliency analysis is also presented to allocate the resources according to their priority and processing cost is also optimized. Finally, the proposed mechanism will be able to calculate the processing cost, time, profit of service providers as well as customers’ benefits and optimum use of cloud resources of various clusters. We use OMNET++ simulator to simulate the proposed mechanism.
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VLSI Hardware Design of Generic MIMO Controller with Application in Satellite Orbit Control
Megha Kataria, Adarsh Srivastava
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This paper deals with the attitude and orbit control of a satellite by applying MIMO quantitative feedback approach. The objective is to design a set of proper controllers in presence of unknown disturbances and parametric uncertainties for a nonlinear MIMO system. The controller goal is to control the rotational speed of reaction wheels to adjust the satellite in desired course. In the present work, we have followed a different and convenient approach to design a generic MIMO controller that can be used for any applications. The design strategy relies on system parameters that can be encoded in the form of digital bit patterns and further control schemes can be easily designed based on that information. We further show how this generic MIMO controller can be used to control the satellite in its orbit which is considered to be a difficult problem. We solve various kinematic equations of motion of the satellite to arrive at control laws and then find the desired control scheme for our MIMO controller. The complete implementation of the design is achieved using VHDL and targeted for Virtex 6 FPGA using Xilinx ISE Design Suite.
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Shift from Basel II to Basel III – A Reporting Perspective on Indian Banking Sector
Pallab Sikdar and Munish Makkad
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Environment in which a modern commercial bank operates is impacted by multifaceted issues which render the risk management an inevitable activity for the commercial banks. As the primary business of a commercial bank involves extensively dealing with outsider’s funds, thus a high level of trust and confidence are integral towards their operational framework. Basel Accords, initiated by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) were primarily aimed to promote safer banking practices on the one side and enable the average banking customer to access the details of bank’s annual financial performance through mandatory disclosures on the other. The present papers aims to highlight the gradual amendments initiated within the Basel accords from version II to latest version III. An effort has been made to find out whether Indian commercial banks are ready for the Basel III norms, by analyzing the annual reports of the major public and private sector banks for the year ended 2010-11.
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Value Reporting and Integrated Reporting in the Era of Intellectual Capital (IC)
A Sustainable Strategy to Win Investors Over and Build Public Trust
Anthony Thiagarajan, Utpal Baul
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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to provide an integrative and comprehensive summary on both the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of the topic to focus readers on the important issues affecting our understanding and application, i.e., value reporting and integrated reporting. This has become the core of corporate reporting to powerfully communicate to all the stakeholders in and around business.
Design/methodology/approach– Value Reporting and integrated reporting against the background of the Intellectual Capital (IC) is the in thing in today’s business. This is explored with both enabling and constraining conditions through a research literature survey.
Findings – Works of thought leaders in the value reporting and integrated reporting domain show that a holistic approach to leverage and apply all the resources and report their performance through an integrated reporting would do stakeholders a world of good. “Doing well by doing good” is the philosophy gaining ground in the world of business. Suggestions are adduced through the prism of highly acclaimed authors and scholars.
Research limitations/implications – The paper analyses research articles and books from 1997 to 2013 to give a bird’s eye-view of the subject under review.. Empirical data are not provided here since it seeks to conceptually showcase only the power of the processes and practices.
Practical implications – Business results achieved with IC-led resources as catalysts in an organization should be reported in a holistic, forward-looking way to stakeholders. The literature survey from scholarly, peer-reviewed, international journals drive home the point that value reporting and integrated reporting will further transform in the future. This paper systematically covers the framework of business reporting to manage, measure and report business in totality and precisely showcase the value creation capabilities of organizations within and without in a new way.
Originality/value – Culled from the writings of thought leaders and scholars this paper is one of the first systematic studies to map the theoretical aspect of value reporting and integrated reporting to stakeholders interested in future possibilities and their lasting importance. It mirrors the mainstream position of corporate reporting combining current research and new perspectives with conventional theoretical wisdom.