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Portfolio Optimization Using Single Index Model, Shilpi Srivastava

Management Dynamics

The study here focuses on portfolio construction of mid cap companies, its optimization and throws up some important topics for further research. Issues discussed include the key inputs necessary to perform portfolio optimization, Markowitz Model, Single Index Model and the methods for evaluation of overvaluation and undervaluation of securities.

Determinants Of Price-Earning Ratio, Reema Kulshrestha, Sonia Nanda

Management Dynamics

Relative P/E-ratio valuation plays an important role among investment research analysts and advisors. The P/E ratio relates to the price paid to current earnings. Due to its simple computation for various stocks and also, for making comparisons between various stocks, it is widely accepted. The research question being addressed is to find out the determinants that differentiates P/E ratio of one company from the other in a specified time period and over a period of time. A P/E-ratio valuation model can be viewed as a technically simple model, using company's earnings as its value driver, and typically being dependent on …

The Study On The Presence Of Volatility Smile In Nse Indices, Neha Jain, Neha Sharma, Reenu Agarwal, Salim Akhtar, Sonia Lalchandani

Management Dynamics

If James Taylor had been an options trader, he might well have not written that second line. Options "smile" at traders, but that smile is not a source of happiness. It is in fact a source of considerable confusion and misunderstanding. In this paper, we explore how this confusion manifests in the pattern of different implied volatilities for different options on the same stock, a pattern commonly known as the volatility smile.

Managerial And Administrative Accidents, Magoroh Maruyama

Management Dynamics

With good intentions, managers and administrators may cause professional accidents by overloading, overcrowding, overriding or overtrusting. (1)They may overload themselves and their subordinates; (2) They may overcrowd their time table; (3)They may shortcut and override some necessary details which their subordinates or business partners have painstakingly made; (4) In communist or post-communist countries, they may over-trust "official" specialists without any system of quality control.

The World Is Flat: A Brief History Of The Globalized Worid In The 21st Century, Sonia Lalchandani

Management Dynamics

As far back as we can remember, the earth has been spherical. Paradoxically, it now appears that the world has "flattened". This is due to certain events which have taken shape over the past couple of decades. The consequent transition demands adaption not only from individuals and corporates but also society and nations as a whole. This is precisely the theme of Thomas L. Friedman's latest book "The World is Flat". If one wants to leam about globalization right from scratch, from its cradle to the present adolescent age, then Friedman's book is the right choice.

Models For Creative Process, Sujit Kumar Dubey

Management Dynamics

Each and every creation, artistic, scientific, or commercial, adopts certain guidelines to achieve that position. Scientific creations are the results of convergent thinking where as artistic creations are results of divergent and convergent thinking both. But in advertising it is difficult to conclude that big ideas are result of either convergent or divergent thinking or both. Considering the problem the researcher tried to identify the creative process especially used by the creative people in advertising world. It was revealed through the study that there is a common creative process followed by the creative people in advertising.

Ipos In Compulsory Demat Mode. How Fair For The Small Investors?, Sachin Agarwal

Management Dynamics

The SEBI ruling requiring issue houses to issue public offerings (IPO's, new issues, etc.) in compulsory demat mode has created an anomaly which keeps the small and long-term investor out of the game. The benefits that would have accrued to small investors are snatched away by the larger & powerful players. The IPOs of banks and companies like Maruti Udyog, NTPC and TV Today etc. had claimed to target the small investor, but the small investor had in fact been a mere conduit to channel the holdings to larger players. This defeated the objective of creating wide-spread public participation and …

Is Capm Valid: Search For Efficient Market Portfolio, Bhavesh Sharma

Management Dynamics

The selection of a proxy for market portfolio in CAPM model remains one of the most crucial steps in its empirical use. This paper aims to check the validity of CAPM in Indian market and to identify the most efficient proxy for market portfolio. Incorrect selection of this proxy may lead to inaccurate result and even rejection of CAPM model when tested empirically. This further emphasises the importance of selecting the correct proxy for market portfolio. The paper reviews why standard cap-weighted indices can be used as the proxy and then which ofsuch index is the most efficient proxy for …

Achieving Sustainable Tourism Through Wto Negotiations, Ritu Narang

Management Dynamics

The paper aims to highlight the significance, relevance and importance of sustainable tourism in India through WTO negotiations. The objective of the study is to analyse the impact of international tourism on India before negotiating for further liberalization of trade in services under GATS provision at WTO and to protect domestic tourism sub-sectors in the light of sustainable tourism. The study also finds that sustainable development in tourism, both national and international, can assist India to accelerate its pace of economic growth.

A Survey Of The Non-Optimization Techniques Used In An Integrated Steel Plant, Sankarshan Basu, Goutam Dutta

Management Dynamics

This is a survey paper looking at the various different applications of the non-Optimization techniques in Operations Research techniques used in the steel industry particularly in the process of steel making all across the world. The paper is divided in to applications under the heads of Queuing Theory, Simulation, Statistical Process Control, Artificial Intelligence and Other Non-Optimizing methods. The survey covers a large number of papers across steel making facilities, all across the world, and it is seen that different locations have different types of applications of the various techniques mentioned above. In each of the papers mentioned above, we …

Management Dynamics For De-Stereotyping The Corporate Culture: An Alternative To European And North American Concepts, Magoroh Maruyama, Kuniko Maruyama

Management Dynamics

In countries where the management is not dominated by the established orthodoxy of European and North American theories, principles and practices, it is possible to use alternative concepts with less ponderous resistance. Most of the researchers who follow the established orthodoxy either: (a) take it for granted that the corporate cultures are preconditioned by or reflect their country cultures, and therefore they begin their research with a study of country cultures, and then proceed to interpret corporate cultures in terms of country cultures; or (b) infer the country cultures from an aggregate of corporate cultures. In both cases they intentionally …

Developing And Evaluating A Psychoeducation Booklet About The Mental Health Effects Of Discrimination, Margarita Manzano, Ellalandra Arakelow, Aldona Chorzepa, Leigha Clarke, Skylor Loiseau, Dawson Hughes, Theodore Macgowan, Elizabeth Brondolo

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

Discrimination has been consistently linked to depression. Despite evidence suggesting that individuals targeted for discrimination want to discuss discrimination-related stress, research suggests that therapists are not engaging in these conversations. There are limited psychoeducational materials available to support conversations about race-related stress and mental health, and there are limited data on their effects. This paper describes the development and initial evaluation of a new psychoeducational booklet which provides information about discrimination and depression. The information provided is based on social cognitive models of the relations of discrimination to depression. We provide a description of the development of the psychoeducational materials, …

Providing Immunizations In The Early Stages Of The Covid-19 Pandemic; A Community Pharmacist And Student Pharmacist's View, Nicole Yioupis, Sophia Villa, Noelle J. Ryan-Bloom, Carmela Avena-Woods

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

This article describes the experience of a community pharmacist and two student pharmacists early in 2020. It shares their unique experiences in providing novel vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic while completing their Community Pharmacy Advance Pharmacy Practice Experientials (APPEs) at St. John’s University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Having the ability to participate in vaccination clinics, serving various communities, during an unprecedented time had a positive impact not only the community they served, but the experience also helped to cultivate them as future pharmacists.

Discrimination, Acculturative Stress, And Academic Achievement In Emerging Adults, Rebecca Steele, Amanda Rosado, Nancy Hernandez, Elizabeth Brondolo

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

Researchers report an association of racial discrimination to academic achievement for racial/ethnic minority students. Racial discrimination is manifest on multiple levels, including interpersonal discrimination, discrimination in schools, and societal and cultural discrimination. Researchers have generally focused their efforts on examining the effects of one type of discrimination on academic achievement. Further, mediators of this relation have not been fully explored. In a sample of 78 college students, we found only interpersonal racial/ethnic discrimination, and not school-based or societal discrimination was negatively associated with GPA. However, the effects did not hold once controlling for demographic factors. We examined two potential mediators …

The Sisterarchy Of Indian Feminism, Shweta Sinha

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

The paradigm of feminism in India is deeply entrenched in its socio-cultural-political-economic reality. It is an ever-evolving byproduct of patriarchy borne out of the caste-system, colonialism, urbanism (‘Westernism’), and capitalism. As a result, the plurality within Indian feminism is predicated on the multiple patriarchies that exist within the Indian society. Therefore, while parsing feminism in India, it is imperative to identify and acknowledge the various sub-groups and intersectionality that exist within the larger framework of women’s issues.

Amongst all the marginalized factions that exist within the feminist framework, this study attempts to investigate a specific caste/class-based intersectional perspective, i.e., Dalit …

Understanding Barriers To Sexual Assault Reporting Among Undergraduate Sorority Women, Isabella Rivera

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

This study aimed to examine the correlation between knowledge of sexual health and sexual assault, and the subsequent disclosure of sexual assault amongst undergraduate women in sororities at St. John’s University. During the academic year (2019-2020), the number of reported sexual assaults on campus was discrepant among the perception of the student body, with students believing there to be a higher number of incidents than reported to the University. Possible causes of the lack of formal sexual assault reporting were investigated. This included the knowledge of undergraduate women at St. John’s University pertaining to sexual health, reproductive health, university resources, …

Manger A Travers Les Cultures: A Comparative Look At Food Waste, Awareness And Redistribution Potential, Chloe Bergeron

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

In the most recent nation-wide studies, France’s estimated annual food waste, as of 2017, is 1.8% (Barilla Center, 2017). Conversely, the United States’ estimated annual food waste, as of 2010, is between 30-40% (USDA, 2010). This research compared University of Paris students’ and St. John’s University students’ awareness and knowledge of food waste on an individual, university, and governmental level to gain an in-depth understanding of the impacts of reduction practices and awareness methods such as campaigns and education. This study examines university students’ relationship to food and food waste in the United States versus France, redistribution potential, and the …

Jovsa: The Faculty/Student Research Connection, Anthony C. Marziliano, Hira Shafeeq, Marc E. Gillespie

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

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Customer Satisfaction In Retailing Sector: A Gap Analysis, Nitasha Sharma, Raman Sharma

Management Dynamics

The financial reforms initiated in the year 1991 posed a lot of challenges before the Indian Retail sector. One of the major challenges that is faced by the Indian retail sector deals with customer satisfaction and loyalty. Today the customers have become more aware and rational in their approach than ever before. Formulation of marketing strategies in order to attract more and more customers is now becoming a key survival for every participant in the retail sector. Therefore, the current study is an attempt to find out gap between expected and perceived satisfaction level of customers in retail sector. For …

Application Of Consumer Based Brand Equity Model In Indian Banking Sector, Tahir Ahmad Wani, Saiyed Wajid Ali, Qubra

Management Dynamics

With advent of new technologies, banking sector has undergone a great transformation. While this has improved the customer's service experience, it has also posed a challenge for the banks to differentiate their services from the competitors. Now banks are finding it hard to make a name for them and create a brand identity that distinguishes them from the other players in the market. As a result, Indian banks are trying to enhance their brand equity by all means possible. This study is aimed at examining the applicability and practicality of consumer based brand equity model in the Indian banking sector. …

Buddhist Guidelines For Managing Self: Insights For Modern Day Managers, Ipshita Bansal, Nivedita Trivedi

Management Dynamics

In today's scenario of tough competition and ran for success, managers forget their trae self They are doing whatever they can do to win the race without thinking ethically. The need here arises to manage personal competencies that include self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-expectations. An individual who possesses self-confidence and positive attitude is considered to be a person with healthy self. In present scenario developing a positive self is the need of the hour. For building a healthy self, individuals can take refuge in teachings of Gautam Buddha. Based on teachings of Gautam Buddha of four noble truths, mindfulness, eight fold …

Challenges In Management Education, Kuldeep Kumar

Management Dynamics

With the advancement and exponential availability of the internet, mobile phones and smart phones, there is also consequent significant development and innovative advances in the multifaceted areas of management and commerce. For example, traditional commerce has shifted to electronic commerce (E-commerce) and mobile commerce (M-commerce), traditional marketing is shifting towards digital marketing or internet marketing, including Co-opetition (Cooperation and Competition), and, accordingly, there is more emphasis on psychological and service marketing. Globalization and its development are playing a major role in various management activities and trade. Fraud, bribery and corruption are increasing and there is more emphasis on Forensic Accounting …

The Factors Influencing Consumer Buying Decision Of Electronic Products, Bijay Prasad Kushwaha, N. Sambasiva Rao, Sohail Yasin Ahmad

Management Dynamics

Consumer behaviour study is an effort to understand the buying tendencies of buyers for their end use. Consumer buying decisions direct how healthy the company's selling policy fits market demand. The persistent invention in electronic products accompanied by great price war followed by various opponent products available in every market, has commanded sellers to focus on the consumers' buying behaviour. This study examines the effect of influencing determinants on consumer buying decision of electronic products amongst different socio-demographic profiles. The comprehensive analysis indicates that social and personal factors are strongly associated with the consumer buying decision of consumers which supports …

Social Media Impacts On Personnel Competence And Capability Building Systems, Rashmi, Garima Nijhawan

Management Dynamics

The widespread use of social media has evaded all aspects of employees' life, including their work life. This article explores the impact of social websites on organizations' Human Resource Management activities. This theoretic discourse outlines the opportunities accorded by social media for the enhancement of capability building systems in companies, with respect to internal branding, collaboration, communication, recruitment and talent management.

The Effect Of Work Environment, Promotion Opportunities And Benefits On Ocb: An Empirical Study, Sumayya Begum, Mohammad Amzad Hossain Sarker

Management Dynamics

This study examines the effect of work environment, promotion opportunities and benefits on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). A convenient sample of eighty medical promotion officers was surveyed from Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited, Bangladesh. The questionnaire was used to obtain information through five point Likert Scale. Multiple regressions were used to analyze the data collected. The Pearson correlation results support three hypotheses stating that there is a positive relationship among work environment, benefit, promotional opportunities, and organizational citizenship behavior. Though ANOVA shows that the overall result is significant but the coefficient result revealed that only work environment has significant effect on OCB, …

Non-Linear Relationship Between Macroeconomic Variables And Stock Prices In India: An Artificial Neural Networks Approach, Taufeeque Ahmad Siddiqui, Yusuf Abdullah

Management Dynamics

Neural networks are powerful forecasting tools that draw on the most recent developments in artificial intelligence research. They are non-linear models that can be trained to map past and future values of time series data and thereby extract hidden structures and relationships that direct the data. Many studies have shown that artificial neural networks have the capacity to learn the underlying mechanics of stock markets. In fact, artificial neural networks have been widely used for forecasting financial markets. However, such applications to Indian stock markets are scarce. The paper investigates the application of artificial neural networks to the dynamic interrelations …

Factors Affecting Movement Of Indian Stock Market: A Study With Special Reference To Cnx Nifty, Tanu Agarwal, Saurabb Kumar, Satyendra P. Singh

Management Dynamics

Stock markets are often referred to as barometer of an economy. Stock market indices not only tell us about the condition of stock markets but in a way they also reflect the health of an economy. Stock prices do not move in vacuum rather they are affected by a large number of factors. The objective of the study is to identify the factors affecting the movement of Indian stock market and the impact of these factors on the same. For the purpose of this study, CNX Nifty has been used to represent the movement of Indian stock markets. CNX Nifty …