ZARSMIManagement Studies and Economic Systems2408-95832420160401Relationship between Creativity and Academic Integrity of Students: An Empirical Study of Management Students in India25526240557ENRoopa AdyashaWelingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, IndiaR. DuraipandianDepartment of Management Studies and Research Centre, PESIT – Bangalore South Campus, IndiaJournal Article20161201<strong>Purpose</strong>: Creativity and integrity are two very important pillars of success for any corporate, and looking at some of the recent corporate frauds and scams across the globe, the present study is an attempt to study the relationship between academic integrity and creativity of students pursuing management education in India.<br /> <strong>Methodology</strong>: The study is descriptive and cross sectional in design. Self reported questionnaires were used to collect data from students studying management courses (PG) in selected business schools from cities like Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad. SPSS 17 was used to run the statistical analysis. Reliability and validity of the scales were also assessed.<br /> <strong>Findings</strong>: The findings of the study suggest that academic integrity and creativity of students are negatively correlated. This is a concern for both academia and industry as co-existence of both is very important and desirable.<br /> <strong>Value</strong>: The present study is valuable and unique in a sense that the researcher was not able to find any empirical research that tests a similar relationship, having students as the target population. Also, there is no such evidence in the Indian context as well.https://www.msaes.org/article_40557_5cec20c3bb6e8007fdbfd06fb884a91e.pdfZARSMIManagement Studies and Economic Systems2408-95832420160401Determining Varying Usage of Sources of Information among Different Involvement Groups26327740558ENRashmi AggarwalDepartment of Commerce, D.A.V. College, Bathinda, Punjab, IndiaBikramjit Singh MannDepartment of Management, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, IndiaJournal Article20161201This study tries to investigate the difference in usage of sources of information by the consumers for FMCG products when they are segregated into homogeneous groups. Mean value is calculated for each group which is ranked to identify the source of information more often used by each group. Further on, the one-way ANOVA (F-test) is performed on score values provided by the respondents to find out the varying usage of sources of information among the three groups of respondents segmented on the basis of involvement (low, medium and high). Finally, correspondence analysis is used to produce a two dimensional graphical plot of the observed data variation. This analysis shows that there is difference in usage of sources of information by different involvement groups. The results of the study could go a long way in rationalising the communication spending of the companies. https://www.msaes.org/article_40558_8e31b9f9cdd339680a17175a6b15f4cd.pdfZARSMIManagement Studies and Economic Systems2408-95832420160401Impact of Price Hike on the Standard of Living of Middle Income People: A Study on Sylhet City, Bangladesh27928640559ENMuhammad Abdul LatifDepartment of Business Administration, Sylhet International University, Sylhet, BangladeshMohammed HanifDepartment of Supply Chain Management, Institute of Chevron Bangladesh, Sylhet, BangladeshJournal Article20161201The purpose of this research is to identify the impact of price hike on the living standard of middle income people. The researchers tried to identify the alternatives of middle class people in face of price hike or inflation. This descriptive analytical research is conducted by random probability sampling. The data were collected by a well designed questionnaire that was tested by experts in this field to ensure the validity of the research. The responses from 98 households are processed and analyzed by frequency distribution, cross tabulation and Chi-square tests. The impact of price hike (minor, medium and major) is tested in respect of compensate by more income, change in food habits, change in accommodation and education. The result showed that there is a small reaction in the minor inflation but in medium and major inflation most of the respondents seeks alternatives to face the crisis. A significant difference in the reaction is found in most of the cases with the levels of price hikes. But the middle income people have the tendency to maintain the status quo in their life style and standard of living. The management may generate new products or services for the middle class people by keeping the mindset of them in the time of price hike. The authority should consider compensating the middle class in various ways to restore their consumption level to continue the economic activities of a country.https://www.msaes.org/article_40559_c8bb7f22b84dc50cbe8a765bf3547a55.pdfZARSMIManagement Studies and Economic Systems2408-95832420160401Textile Industry in Bangladesh: An Analysis of CVP28729840560ENMd. Rostam AliDepartment of Business Administration, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, BangladeshSyed Moudud-Ul-HuqDepartment of Business Administration,
Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, BangladeshJournal Article20161201The primary attempt of this paper is to evaluate the performance of manufacturing companies based on CVP (Cost-Volume-Profit) analysis in Bangladesh. To attain this purpose, 14 manufacturing companies have been surveyed from Textile Industry. This study has also been attempted to examine the influence of key indicators of CVP analysis in performance evaluation in textile industry. The study finds that the average contribution margin ratios are 16.13% in the year 2013 and 15.57% in the year 2012. So, average contribution margin ratio has increased by 0.56% in the year 2013. Again the average margin of safety percentage (MS %) are 53.59% in the year 2013 and 51.46% in the year 2012. So, average margin of safety percentage has increased by 2.13% in the year 2013. This indicators represent textile industry is increasing operating profit with contribution margin. Finally, findings inform that the other indicators of CVP techniques such as contribution margin, break-even-sales, and margin of safety have changed positively where the degree of operation leverage (DOL) and earnings per share (EPS) have changed negatively in the year 2013 than the year 2012. This study also provides some suggestions against precincts in applying CVP as a measure of performance. https://www.msaes.org/article_40560_32bc84cfad8633fee3d4a3631e04dc08.pdfZARSMIManagement Studies and Economic Systems2408-95832420160401Towards a Sustainable Anti-Corruption Strategy: An Ethic-Induced Model29931040561ENPeter Adoko ObicciDepartment of Political and Administrative Sciences, Uganda Management Institute, Kampala, UgandaJournal Article20161201Literature abounds to show that the current anti-corruption strategies have failed to fight corruption because of neglect of ethics in these strategies, despite its importance. The purpose of this paper is to make a contribution to anti-corruption theory by developing a model that clarifies many complex ethical dilemmas around corruption. To develop a conceptual model, the extant literatures on ethics and anti-corruption strategy were used. Specifically, the focus was on the constructs of the complexity of fighting corruption by suggesting and analyzing ethical integrity, reasoning, and competence and the existing models of anti-corruption strategies. Surprisingly, anti-corruption literature has not yet adequately considered the concept of ethics in fighting corruption. In this paper, an ethics-induced model of anti-corruption strategy was developed, which identifies three types of ethical measures to combat corruption- integrity, reasoning and competence. Ethical integrity is likely to determine how an individual employee behaves in a volatile environment and where such an individual can easily be lured into corruption. Ethical reasoning would enable an individual to have a precise moral judgment. However, ethical competency is more likely to direct how an individual ought to act with a high degree of outdoing the temptations to corrupt. This paper is a conceptual one and has not be empirically validated yet. The results are to be viewed as preliminary that necessitates further extensive empirical research. However, the model has implications for further research. Scholars and researchers may empirically test the extent to which ethical integrity, reasoning, and competence can ably fight corruption. They may also test the potential effects of anti-corruption strategies and tactics as well as ethical dilemmas corruptors face. Knowing the cause and nature of corruption may help to select the appropriate anti-corruption strategy given then it is committed by persons who are moral beings. For instance, when corruptors face high corruption temptation scenario, they may be well advised to select ethical reasoning to handle the dilemma. The value of the present article lies in the fact that it binds together the literature on ethics and corruption. Thus, the paper helps reduce the artificiality of the current anti-corruption strategies.https://www.msaes.org/article_40561_9402f8b10b5190866e8886b26bd6ce33.pdfZARSMIManagement Studies and Economic Systems2408-95832420160401Interfirm Alliance Interactions and knowledge Learning: A Conceptual Research Model31132340562ENQiang DingSchool of International Economics and Business, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, P.R. ChinaMichèle E. M. AkoorieWaikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New ZealandJournal Article20161201Alliance raises many knowledge transfer and interfirm learning issues that have implications for how the alliance partners manage their cooperative learning activities in the alliance system. Many of these implications are grounded in the assumption that partners in the alliances have routines for transferring knowledge, learning, gaining management efficiencies. Thus organisations can support knowledge flow, learning, sharing and even developing with technology and management practices in alliances. This paper introduces a conceptual research model of knowledge transfer within learning IJVs. Based on the review of the literature, this paper identified each category relevant to the research model of knowledge transfer in alliances and proposed several research questions when considering the particular characteristics of knowledge transfer and learning process as an additional way of looking at cooperative relationships. The purpose was to illustrate the importance of interfirm knowledge transfer in IJVs and relevant knowledge transfer barriers and facilitating mechanisms and knowledge transfer stages for alliance partners faced with the new knowledge environments. It justifies the constructs and identifies the interrelationships among these concepts through proposing a framework of interfirm knowledge transfer and organisational learning in IJVs.https://www.msaes.org/article_40562_e1899642b297f643d03eafcc59ad66e5.pdfZARSMIManagement Studies and Economic Systems2408-95832420160401Impact of Beef Ban on Economy and Meat Processing Industry of India: A Complete Value Chain Analysis32533440563ENMohsin KhanDepartment of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IndiaAbuzar NomaniDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Business Management, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IndiaMohd SalmanDepartment of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IndiaJournal Article20161201The recent ban on cow slaughtering in India has brought into debate highly emotive and contentious issues to the forefront The meat industry is characterized by controls across the entire value-chain of production and sale, which not only hampers its efficiency but also exacerbates the. The growth and development in meat industry in particular and the country in general has multiple linkages with social, economic and environmental issues. Indian beef meat is witnessing strong demand in international markets due to its lean character and near organic nature. Unlike cow slaughter, there is no social taboo in killing buffalo for meat. The purpose of this study is to conduct a triple bottom line assessment of meat processing industry and suggest alternatives that could improve the current sustainable practices across various stakeholders. a rational approach to the subject is the need of the hour tacking in to account the economic, social as well as ecological.https://www.msaes.org/article_40563_9037b8e76fae9928be487ab9d5acfbcb.pdf