XVI Annual Conference Proceedings; January, 2015

 

TABLE OF CONTENT

TECHNICAL SESSION I: E-Governance: Emerging Paradigms

 

1.      “E-Guarantee Government Services-Sakala”

By Dr. S.V. Kulkarni, HOD andAssociate Professor, Department of Political Science, C.S.B. Arts, S.M.R.P. Science and G.L.R. Commerce College, Ramdurg, Karnataka

 

2.      E-Governance and ICT: A Legal Critique under Information Technology Act, 2000”

Jointly authored by Dr. AmitaVerma, Assistant Professor, University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Mr. JatinderMaan, Student, Department of Law, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

 

3.      Enabling Good Governance through e-Governance in India: Moments for Retrospection”

By Dr. SangitSaritaDwivedi, Assistant Professor, Bharati College, University of Delhi

 

4.     “Technology and Governance: Enabling Participatory Democracy”.

By Mr. AritraChakrabarty, Research Editor, Iris Knowledge Foundation, Navi Mumbai

 

5.     “Study of E-Governance in Flourishing Right to Information Act in India”

Jointly authored by Mr. Kalpeshkumar L Gupta, Academic Associate – Business Policy Area, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Ms. Baijul Parikh, Academic Associate – Information System, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

 

 

TECHNICAL SESSION 2: “Food Security for Humanity: Challenges & Opportunities

1.      Food Security for Humanity In India

Jointly authored by Dr. Satyendra Kumar Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Management, Divine International Group of Institutions, SADA, Gwalior, M.P., and Dr. Shiv Kumar Singh, Professor of Commerce School of Commerce and Business Studies Jiwaji University, City Centre Gwalior, M.P., Dr. Sanjeev Gupta, Professor, Department of Commerce, Govt. M.L.B. College of Excellence, Gwalior, Dr. A.K. Bajpai, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, M.L.B. Govt. College of Excellence, Gwalior, & Dr. Rakesh Kumar Batra, Associate Prof., Sri Aurobindo College (E) University of Delhi, Malviya Nagar New Delhi.

 

2.      “Food Security: Challenges & Opportunities in India-An Exploratory Study

By Dr. DurlavSarkar, Professor & Director, Delhi School of Professional Studies & Research, Delhi.


 

TECHNICAL SESSION 3: “Transforming Governance &Lokpal in India”

 

                                                             1.         Corporate Governance and the Role and Responsibility of Board of Directors in India with special focus on Independent Directors

Jointly authored by Prof. G.S. Popli, Professor of Banking and Finance, Delhi School of Business, VIPS and Ms. RupinaPopli, PGDM Student, Delhi School of Business, Delhi.

 

                                                                                                                                                 2.         Ethics in Formation of Social System

ByProf. V. Indira Devi, Professor, HOD of Humanities & English Department, Kautilya Institute of Technology & Engineering, Jaipur

 

                                                                  3.         “Corporate Governance in India: An Emerging Trend Towards Global Market Economy”

Jointly authored byDr. Abha Mittal, Associate Professor, Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi, Delhi and Ms. RitikaAgarwal, Assistant Professor, Shyamlal College (M), University of Delhi, Delhi.

 

                                                                  4.         Interrogating the role of Local Governance in Rural Development in Sikkim Himalayas

By Dr. Durga Prasad Chhetri, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Sikkim University, Gangtok

 

                                                                                                          5.         Urban Governance and Satisfaction of Citizens of Thane City

 

Jointly authored by  Ms. H.A. Chande, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, Sheth N.K.T.T. College of Commerce and  Sheth J.T.T. College of Arts, Thane, MS and Dr. Lina R. Thatte, Associate Professor & Head, Dept. of Economics, K.E.T.’s V.G.Vaze College of Arts, Sci.& Com., Mulund (East), Mumbai.

 

                                                                                                                   6.         “Economics of Corruption and its Impact on Governance

Jointly authored by Mr. Rahul Panwar, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, SRM University, Sonepat, Haryana and Ms. MeghaDevgan, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, GGDSD College, Chandigarh.

 

                                                                                                                                                                               7.         “Governing A State

By Mr. MukundDigambarApte, Motivational Speaker


 

TECHNICAL SESSION 4: “New Companies Act 2013 in India: Issues & Challenges”

1.     “Public-Private Partnership Viz-a-Viz Companies Act, 2013

 

Jointly authored by Dr. RajinderKaur, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Ms. AnudeepKaur, Research Scholar, Department of Law, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

 

2.     Corporate Social Responsibility: A Constructive Step under Companies Act, 2013

 

Jointly authored by Dr. Dinesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Mr. Gurjinder Singh, Student of LL.M, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

 

 

3.     “An Article of India Companies Act 2013: Issues and Challenges”

 

By Mr. Ram GopalMeena, Assistant Professor in Commerce, Swami Shraddhanand College (SSN), University of Delhi, Delhi

 

4.     A study on implications of CSR rules under Companies Act, 2013”

Jointly authored by Ms. Mani Goswami, Assistant Professor, DSPSR, Delhi


 

 

TECHNICAL SESSION 5 (A): “Research Paper Presentations on Contemporary Issues”

 

 

1.      Understanding of Contractual Matters by First Time Car Buyers Using Balloon Finance in Pretoria

Jointly authored by Dr. Ajay K. Garg, Associate Professor, TUT Business School, Pretoria, South Africa and Ms. Constance Moitse, TUT Business School, Pretoria, South Africa.

 

2.      A comparative study of the profitability performance in the banking sector: Evidence from Indian private sector bank

Jointly authored by Dr. Dharmendra S. Mistry, Associate Professor, Post-Graduate Department of Business Studies, Sardar Patel University and Mr. Vijay Savani, Research Scholar, Post-Graduate Department of Business Studies, Sardar Patel University, VallabhVidyanagar, Gujarat.

 

 

3.      “Visualizing Environmental Performance and Financial Performance: An Analysis of Firms in the US Food and Beverage Supply Chain.”

Jointly authored byDr. Dipendra Singh, Assistant Professor, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, Orlando, United States and Dr. Leonard A Jackson, Cecil B. Day. School of Hospitality Administration, J. Mack. Robinson College of Business, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

 

4.      “Indian Capital Market: Growth, Challenges and Future

By Ms. GunjanMalhotra, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, GGDSD College, Panchkula, Chandigarh.

 

5.      Effect of Merger on Financial Performance: A Case Study of Kingfisher Airlines”

Jointly authored byMs. MeghaAggarwal, Assistant Professor, FMS-WISDOM, BanasthaliVidyapith, Banasthali, Rajasthan and Ms. Shikha Singh, Research Associate, FMS-WISDOM, BanasthaliVidyapith, Banasthali, Rajasthan.

 

6.      “Performance of Microfinance Institutions in North East India: Data Envelopment Analysis based efficiency analysis”

ByMr. Shibu Das, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, LachitBarphookan Commerce Academy, Nagaon, Assam.

 

7.      “Working Capital Management Efficiency: A Study on Some Selected Proprietary Tea Estates In Jorhat District of Assam”

By  Mr. Apurba Kumar Sharma, Assistant Professor, J. B. College, Jorhat, Assam.

 

8.      “Islamic Banking and Financial Stability--An Empirical Evidence from Gulf Region”

Jointly authored by Mr. Mosab I. Tabash, Research Scholar, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi, Delhi and Mr. Raj S. Dhankar, Dean and Professor of Finance, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi, Delhi.

 

 

 

TECHNICAL SESSION 5 (B): “Research Paper Presentations on Contemporary Issues”

 

1.      Non Governmental Social Responsibility Communications

Jointly authored by Prof. Sameer Prasad, Professor, Department of Information Technology and Supply Chain Management, College of Business & Economics, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, USA and Ms. Jasmine Tata, School of Business Administration, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago.

 

2.      “Malnutrition in rag-picker communities”

Jointly authored by Dr. Tara McCloskey, George Washington University, USA and ShanthaParthan, School of Engineering, Trades and Construction, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand, and Prof. Sameer Prasad, Professor, Department of Information Technology and Supply Chain Management, College of Business & Economics, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, USA.

 

3.      Inclusive Green Growth: A Key to Unlock Multi-Dimensional Problems.”

By Prof. RajniMalhotraDhingra, Dean and Professor, Vivekananda Law School, New Delhi.

 

4.      “Challenges in sustaining Self Help Groups (SHGs) of Rural Women-A Case Study of Haryana

By Dr. ManjuPanwar, Head, Deptt. of Social Work, B.P.S Women’s University.

 

5.      “Developing an Entrepreneurship Culture- An Effective Tool for Empowering Women”

By Dr.Sr.Rosa  K.D.,  Associate  Professor&  Research  Guide,  St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala.

 

6.      “Integrating Applied Ethics and Social Responsibility with special reference to Bio- ethical Problems”

By Dr. Mayuri Barman, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Pandu College.

 

7.      “MSMEs Sector in North East India”

By Dr. ChinglenMaisnam (Bobo), Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Manipur University, Imphal.

 

8.      “Role of Development Block in Implementation of Self Employment Programme: An analytical study on Jorhat Development Block Bhagchung, Jorhat (With special reference to Self employmentprogramme for Rural people of Assam)”

By  Prof. Horeswar Das, Assistant Professor, CKB Comerce College, Jorhat, Assam.

 

9.      “Cattle Grazing in Sub-Tropical Grassland Ecosystem: Evidence from Manipur, NE India (Need for Sustainable Grazing Management and Governance)”

By Dr. T. Indira Devi, Environmental Activist, Imphal.

 

10.  Historical evolution of civil society in conflict resolution: The initial decade of Naga Hoho

By Mrs. BanasreePhukan, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Pandu college

 

11.  “The emerging role of ICT for holistic rural development”

By Ms. PoojaPaswan, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, JamiaMilliaIslamia.

 

12.  The Role of Women Entrepreneurship in Small Scale Industries: A Case Study of Guntur District in Andhara Pradesh.”

By Ms. Asha Begum, Research Scholar, Department Of Economics, AcharyaNagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh and Mr. Rashpal Singh, Research Scholar, Department Of Economics, AcharyaNagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh.

 

13.  Entrepreneurship: A study on Engagement Level of Employees in Manipur

Jointly authored by Mr. M. Sanjoy Singh, Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Manipur University, Canchipur,Imphal and Mr. L. Kirankumar Singh, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Commerce, Manipur University, Canchipur,Imphal.

 

14.  “Sustainable Development through Government Policies:  A Case Study of Nalbari District of Assam”

By Ms. RimkiPatgiri, Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong.

 

15.  “Economic Empowerment by Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables in Rural Sectors”

By Ms. NagaLaxmi M Raman, Project Support Officer, AICPHT & CCM& Ph.D. Research Scholar, Amity Institute of Social Science, Noida.

 

16.  “SHG: A Sustainable Livelihood to Promote Social Entrepreneurship”

By  Mr. TariqueZaryab, Fellow For Disabled, University Department of IRPM, TilkaManjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur.

 

17.  “Difference between Change and Innovation”

By Ms. VartikaAvdhesh, Student-Researcher, IGNOU, New Delhi and IMT-Ghaziabad.

 

18.  “Inclusive Growth and Education: An Overview of Eleventh and Twelfth Plan”

By Mr. SanjeevTripathy.

 

19.  Rural Supply Management: An Overview Of Growth

By Mr.VarunGautam, Research Scholar, IGNOU

 

20.  Smart Neighbourhood: A Way to Sustainable Development

By Mr. ShashankShekhar, Student, Center for Transportation System
Indian institute of Technology, Roorkee and Mr. AdarshTripathi, Student, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal.

 


 

TECHNICAL SESSION 5 (C): “Research Paper Presentations on Contemporary Issues”

 

1.      Factors Impacting Healthcare Satisfaction of Insured and Uninsured Americans: An Empirical Investigation

By Dr. Satish P. Deshpande, Associate Dean for Operations and Graduate Programs, Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, United States.

 

2.      Measurement of Spirituality: Development and Validation of a Questionaire

Jointly authored by Dr. Ajay Kr. Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce & Business, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi and Ms. ShikhaMakkar, Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi.

 

3.      Management Principles – An Indian Perspective.”

By CA RoopaVenkatesh, Managing Director, T8 Software Services Pvt. Ltd.

 

4.      “Assessing the Quality of Health Care Services Offered by Private Hospitals in DelhiNCR: An Empirical Study Using SERVQUAL Model

By Dr. Manish Madan, Associate Professor, Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies, Delhi and Mr. NitinGoel, Assistant Professor, Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies, Delhi; and Ms. Esha Jain, Assistant Professor, Department of Management, G. D. Goenka University.

 

5.      “Customer Preferences and Expectations for Retail Banking Services”

Jointly authored by Dr. Supreet Singh, Associate Professor, Delhi School of Professional Studies and Research, Delhi and Ms. SakshiGoyal, Assistant Professor, Delhi School of Professional Studies and Research, Delhi.

 

6.      “An Empirical Study For Exploring Customer Satisfaction Towards DTH Services Using Service Quality Dimensions – A Detailed Study Of Delhi NCR”

Jointly authored by Dr. Manish Madan, Associate Professor, Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies, Delhi and Dr. Nitin Gupta, Associate Professor, & Ms. Esha Jain, Assistant Professor, School of Management, G. D. Goenka University.

 

7.      “Role of Tea Industry in Rural Development of Assam: Issues and Challenges in respect of Human Resources”

Jointly authored by  Mrs. ArchanaBhattacharjee, Associate Professor, Department of English, Kakojan College, Jorhat, Assam and Mr. LakhyaPratimNirmolia, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Kakojan College, Jorhat, Assam.

 

8.      CSR Practices in India: Issues and Challenges

By Dr. Sunita, Associate Professor in Commerce, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, Delhi.

 

9.      “An Empirical Study on Factors Affecting Satisfaction of Employees and their Impact on the Organization with Special Reference to Education Sector

Jointly authored byDr. Manish Madan, Associate Professor, Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies, Delhi and Dr. Nidhi Gupta, Professor & HOD - BBA, Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies, Delhi.

 

10.  “Hotel Online Reviews and Their Impact on Booking Transaction Value”

Jointly authored by Dr. Dipendra Singh, Assistant Professor, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, Orlando, United States and Dr. Edwin Torres, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, Orlando, United States.

 

11.  “Applying Structural Equation Model (SEM) for Examining Influences of Store and Product Attributes on Patronage Behaviour of Shoppers in Baroda City of Gujarat State.”

Jointly authored by Mr. Parag Sunil Shukla, Assistant Professor, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara and Prof. (Dr) Parimal H. Vyas, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, and Dr. Madhusudan N. Pandya, Assistant Professor, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara.

 

12.  Organizational Commitment - A Study of Selected IT-BPO Companies

ByMs. ShwetaPandey, Assistant Professor, Maitreyi College, Delhi.

 

13.  “Advice to Management Educators”

By Ms. Anula Gupta, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, Government Engineering College, Ajmer, Rajasthan.

 

14.  “Role of Strategic HRM in transforming Entrepreneurs into Masterpreneurs: When Sustainability Matters the Most

By Ms. UrvashiBhamboo, Assistant Professor, Banasthali University, Rajasthan.

 

15.  “Effects of International Study Tours on Attitude Toward Doing Business Globally: Assurance of Learning in Executive MBA Programs”

Jointly authored by Prof. Uday Tate, Professor of Marketing, Marshall University, United States and Kamal Fatehi, Kennesaw State University, USA; and Dr. BasannaPatagundi, Assistant Professor, Birla Institute of Management, Bangalore.

 

16.  “An Overview of the Growth & Performance of Services Sector in India: A Post Liberalisation Analysis”

By Mr. Manish Sood, Assistant Professor, Commerce & Management Faculty, Govt. Degree College, Kullu.

 

17.  “A Study on Text Messaging Affects Teen Literacy and Language”

Jointly authored by Ms. Sima Singh, Assistant Professor, Delhi School of Professional Studies and Research, Delhi and Ms. Divya Gupta, and Ms. RashiTuteja, BBA-Students, Delhi School of Professional Studies and Research, Delhi.

 

18.  “Employee Retention and Engagement Practices in the Healthcare Sector: A Study on Medica Super-Specialty Hospital, Kolkata”

By Mr. IndranilMutsuddi, Assistant Professor, Delhi School of Professional Studies and Research, Delhi.

  

19.  Global Views on Organizational Commitment

By Ms. BhawnaManyal, Assistant Professor, DSPSR, Delhi.

 

20.  His Excellency Dr. KonijetiRosaiah: The Renowned and Remarkable Politician of India

Dr. PrabhuKumariVanama, Assistant Professor, PG Dept of Historical Studies, Bharathi Women’s College, Chennai.

 

21.  The Boot that Won the World Cup 2014

By Mr. Abbas Qasim, BBA Student, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi and Ms. Misha Mehta, Assistant Professor, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi.

 

ISBN no. 978-81-923211-7-2