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Open Access
Making Your Business Plan a Real One by Establishing Milestones
K. Kasinath Sastry, Dilip H. R.
· pp. 4–8
DOI: 10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i2/60121
The main aim of any business is to maximize the profit and create wealth for a company. Customer satisfaction and cost of production are the two parameters which are to be dealt, in maximizing the profit and wealth. Cost of …
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https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i2/60121
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Original Article
Open Access
<I>Nishkam Karma</I>: The Path for Corporate Social Responsibility
Raj Kumar
· pp. 9–20
DOI: 10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i2/60128
CSR is a self-regulating mechanism, and is concerned with the inner voice of corporate masters. It is assumed that the teachings of The Gita, specifically the philosophy of Nishkam Karma, offer good direction in the discharge of responsibility towards "tetra …
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https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i2/60128
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Original Article
Open Access
Production Efficiency of the Selected Agro Industries in Punjab
Rajiv Khosla
· pp. 21–26
DOI: 10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i2/60129
Punjab agriculture has reached a stage where its viability and sustainability is in doubt. The green revolution led to a dramatic increase in agricultural production, but in the years following green revolution, high rates of productivity growth have been sustained …
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https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i2/60129
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Original Article
Open Access
Information Technology: The Change Agent for Paradigm of Education - with Special Reference to Indian Conditions
Professor Anupama R., Prof. (Dr.) Sanjeev Bansal
· pp. 27–34
DOI: 10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i2/60132
Information Technology is a great driver of change and re-engineering. With IT, unchartered territories can be covered and new heights scaled. Increased communication, speed in transactions, accuracy in administrative tasks and collaboration amongst team members are the obvious advantages. The …
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ICT (Information and Communication Technology), VLE(Virtual Learning Environments), E-Learning, Web 2.0, Education 3.0, Podcasts, Video-Conferencing, Course Management Systems, Collaboration, Virtual Classrooms, Discussion Boards
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Original Article
Open Access
Factors Affecting the Selection of Health Insurance: An Empirical Study
Sumninder Kaur Bawa, Ruchita Verma
· pp. 35–41
DOI: 10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i2/60139
There is a dire need to study the state of health insurance as well as factors affecting the selection of health insurance by an individual. The reason is attributable to the fact that, firstly; this is one of the growing …
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Health Insurance, Governing Factors, and Individuals
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Maslow's Eupsychian Management
Nishat Afroz
· pp. 42–46
DOI: 10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i2/60141
The paper introduces Maslow's utopian vision of managing people at work. Drawing upon the notion of self-actualization, Maslow coined the term 'Eupsychia'. It refers to an ideal culture that might be created under the most favourable circumstances. Maslow thought that …
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Self-Actualization, Eupsychian Management, Motivation, Enlightened Management
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Open Access
Managing Diversity at the Workplace in a Global Economy: Challenges & Opportunities
Minakshi Nagar
· pp. 47–54
DOI: 10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i2/60142
Diversity is a very sensitive topic and is discussed under such labels as civil rights, affirmative action, reverse discrimination, quotas, racism, and sexism. All human organizations have "differences". People are different not only in gender, culture, race, social and psychological …
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https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i2/60142