Call For Paper October - 2023
Submit Online
HAPPINESS IN WORK SETTING: SCALE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDITY IN THE UNITED ARAB OF EMIRATES
Fadi Sakka 1Article Id - IJM_11_09_168, Pages : 1766-1785, Date of Publication : 30, September 2020
Google Scholar Link
Academia Link
Scopedatabase Link : https://sdbindex.com/Document/document_search?title=HAPPINESS IN WORK SETTING: SCALE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDITY IN THE UNITED ARAB OF EMIRATES&type=1
Abstract
Purpose –This paper attempt to identify the factors that influence high-technology employees to be happy in their jobs in a leading firm in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Based on these factors, a measure of Happiness in Work Setting (HWS) scale is proposed.
Design/Methodology/Approach – Two methods were applied: 1) a qualitative study was conducted with content analyses utilising senior managers; a focus group and human resource (HR) experts to develop and validate an exploratory questionnaire. 2) The validated questionnaire was then sent to a sample of 160 high-tech employees. One hundred-twenty responses were received and factor analysed exploring several constructs of Happiness.
Findings – Three first-order factors were identified. After reducing the items to solitary reliable items with high factor loadings, the survey was found to be a reliable and valid instrument to measure three components of Happiness: Positive Mindset, Shared Purpose, and Affective Work Environment.
Research limitations/implications – Further research is needed to test the measures in different industries, with more extensive and diversified samples.
Practical implications –Strategic leaders and HR managers can nurture a happy workplace, resulting in a positive influence on organisations’ business environment by embedding this kind of scale at work.
Keywords
Happiness; Instrument Development; Positive Mindset; Shared Purpose; Affective Work Environment; United Arab Emirates.
Share and Cite:
References
[1] Abu-Ras, W., Gheith, A., & Cournos, F. (2008). The Imam’s role in mental health promotion: A study of 22 mosques in New York City’s Muslim community. Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 3(2), Ab155-176.
[2] Abdel-Khalek, A. (2007). Religiosity, Happiness, health and psychopathology in a probability sample of Muslim adolescents. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 10(6), 571-583.
[3] Al-Darmaki, F. R., Hassane, S. H., Ahammed, S., Abdullah, A. S., Yaaqeib, S. I., & Dodeen, H. (2016). Marital Satisfaction in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Family Issues, 37(12), 1703–1729.
[4] Al Sakka, F. (2014) Human capital development in special economic zones in the case of Dubai. University of Salford.
[5] Ayyash-Abdo, H. and Alamuddin, R. (2007) ‘Predictors of subjective well-being among college youth in Lebanon’, Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 147 No. 3, pp. 265-284.
[6] Bandalos, D.L. and Boehm-Kaufman, M.R. (2008) ‘Four common misconceptions in exploratory factor analysis’. In Statistical and Methodological Myths and Urban Legends: Doctrine, Verity and Fable in the Organizational and Social Sciences, Routledge, New York, pp. 61-87.
[7] BECK, A. T. (1961). An Inventory for Measuring Depression. Archives of General Psychiatry, 4(6), 561.
[8] Bellet, C., De Neve, J. E., & Ward, G. (2020). Does employee happiness have an impact on productivity?. London School of Economics and Political Science, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No. 1655, pp. 1-31
[9] Blanch, J.M., Sahagún, M. and Cervantes, G. (2010), “Factor structure of working conditions questionnaire”, Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones, Vol. 26 No. 3, pp. 175-189.
[10] Brannan, D. et al. (2013) ‘Friends and family: A cross-cultural investigation of social support and subjective well-being among college students’, Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 8 No. 1, pp. 265-284.
[11] Bryce, J. and Haworth, J. (2003), “Psychological well-being in a sample of male and female office workers”, J Applied Social Psychology, Vol. 33 No. 3, pp. 565-585.
[12] Cameron, K.S. (2003) ‘OOrganisationalvirtuousness and performance’. In Positive Organizational Scholarship: Foundations of a New Discipline, Berret-Koehler, San Fransico, pp. 48-65.
[13] Costello, A.B. and Osborne, J.W. (2005) ‘Best Practise in Exploratory Factor Analysis: Four Recommendations for Getting the Most from Your Analysis’, Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, Vol. 10 No. 7, pp. 1-9.
[14] D’, L. L., raven, N. A. and Zaidi, N. P. (2015) ‘Happiness in the United Arab Emirates: conceptualisations of happiness among Emirati and other Arab students’, International Journal of Happiness and Development, Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 1-21.
[15] De Vries, J., & Van Heck, G. L. (1997). The World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument (WHOQOL-100): Validation Study with the Dutch Version. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 13(3), 164–178.
[16] De Waal, A. (2018) ‘Increasing organisational attractiveness: The role of the HPO and happiness at work frameworks’, Journal of Organizational Effectiveness, Vol. 5 No. 2, pp. 124-141.
[17] Deb, S., Thomas, S., Bose, A., & Aswathi, T. (2019a). Happiness, Meaning, and Satisfaction in Life as Perceived by Indian University Students and Their Association with Spirituality. Journal of Religion and Health, 59(5), 2469–2485.
[18] Diego-Rosell, P., Tortora, R. and Bird, J. (2018) ‘International Determinants of Subjective Well-Being: Living in a Subjectively Material World’, Journal of Happiness Studies, Vol. 19 No. 4.
[19] Diener, E. (2000) ‘Subjective well-being: The science of happiness and a proposal for a national index’, American Psychologist, Vol. 78 No. 1, pp. 120-121.
[20] Diener, E. and Tov, W. (2007) ‘Subjective well-being and peace’, Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 63 No. 2, pp. 421-440.
[21] Diener, E. D., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71–75.
[22] Diener, E., Oishi, S. and Lucas, R. E. (2003) ‘Personality, Culture, and Subjective Well-being: Emotional and Cognitive Evaluations of Life’, Annual Review of Psychology, Vol. 54 No. 1, pp. 403-425.
[23] Dogan, T., & Totan, T. (2013). Psychometric properties of Turkish version of the Subjective Happiness Scale. The Journal of Happiness & Well-Being, 1(1), 21–28.
[24] Dorn, D., Fischer, J. A. V., Kirchgässner, G., & Sousa-Poza, A. (2006). Is It Culture or Democracy? The Impact of Democracy and Culture on Happiness. Social Indicators Research, 82(3), 505–526.
[25] Dutschke, G., Jacobsohn, L., Dias, A., & Combadão, J. (2019). The job design happiness scale (JDHS). Journal of Organizational Change Management, 32(7), 709–724.
[26] Endicott, J., Nee, J., Harrison, W., & Blumenthal, R. (1993). Quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire: A new measure. Psychopharmacology Bulletin, 29(2), 321–326.
[27] Figueiredo Damásio, B., Zanon, C., & Helena Roller, S. (2014). Validation and psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Subjective Happiness Scale. Universitas Psychologica, 13(1), 17–24.
[28] Fisher, C. D. (2010) ‘Happiness at Work’, International Journal of Management Reviews, Vol. 12 No. 4.
[29] Fowler, J. H. and Christakis, N. A. (2009) ‘Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network: Longitudinal analysis over 20 years in the Framingham Heart Study’, British Medical Journal, Vol. 337 No. a2338, pp. 1-9.
[30] Fredrickson, B. L. (2001) ‘The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions’, American Psychologist, Vol. 56 No. 3, pp. 218-226.
[31] Fredrickson, B. L. (2003) ‘The value of positive emotions’, American Scientist, Vol. 91 No.4, pp. 330 - 335.
[32] Froh, J. J., Sefick, W. J. and Emmons, R. A. (2008) ‘Counting blessings in early adolescents: An experimental study of gratitude and subjective well-being’, Journal of School Psychology, Vol. 46, pp. 213-233.
[33] Gaskin, C. J., & Happell, B. (2014). On exploratory factor analysis: A review of recent evidence, an assessment of current practice, and recommendations for future use. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 51(3), 511–521.
[34] Gable, S. L. and Haidt, J. (2005) ‘What (and why) is positive psychology?’, Review of General Psychology, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp 103-110.
[35] George, D. and Mallery, P. (2001) SPSS for Windows. Step by Step, Pearson Education Company, USA.
[36] Hagerty, M. R. and Veenhoven, R. (2003) ‘Wealth and happiness revisited - Growing national income does go with greater happiness’, Social Indicators Research, Vol. 64 No. 1, pp. 1-27.
[37] Hall, T. W., & Edwards, K. J. (2002). The Spiritual Assessment Inventory: A Theistic Model and Measure for Assessing Spiritual Development. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 41(2), 341–357.
[38] Hamdan-Mansour, A. M. and Dawani, H. A. (2008) ‘Social support and stress among university students in Jordan’, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Vol. 6 No. 3, pp. 442-450.
[39] Haynes, S. N., Richard, D. C. S. and Kubany, E. S. (1995) ‘Content validity in psychological assessment: A functional approach to concepts and methods’, Psychological Assessment, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 238-247.
[40] Helliwell, J. F., Huang, H., Grover, S., & Wang, S. (2018). Empirical linkages between good governance and national well-being. Journal of Comparative Economics, 46(4), 1332–1346.
[41] Henry, J. (2007) ‘Positive Psychology and the Development of Well-Being’, in Well-Being. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 25–40.
[42] Hills, P., & Argyle, M. (2002). The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire: a compact scale for the measurement of psychological well-being. Personality and Individual Differences, 33(7), 1073–1082.
[43] Joshanloo, M. (2013) ‘A comparison of Western and Islamic conceptions of happiness’, Journal of Happiness Studies, Vol 14 No. 6, pp.1857-1874.
[44] Joukhadar, S. (2019, Sept 29). Personal Interview [Personal interview].
[45] Kim, D. (2018) ‘Cross-National Pattern of Happiness: Do Higher Education and Less UUrbanisationDegrade Happiness?’, Applied Research in Quality of Life, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 21-35.
[46] Lambert, L., & Pasha-Zaidi, N. (2015). Happiness in the United Arab Emirates: conceptualisations of Happiness among Emirati and other Arab students. International Journal of Happiness and Development, 2(1), 1.
[47] Lambert, L., Pasha-Zaidi, N., Passmore, H.-A., & York Al-Karam, C. (2015) ‘Developing an Indigenous Positive Psychology in the United Arab Emirates’, Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 1–23.
[48] Lambert, L., Passmore, H., & Joshanloo, M. (2019). A Positive Psychology Intervention Program in a Culturally-Diverse University: Boosting Happiness and Reducing Fear. Journal of Happiness Studies, 20, 1141-1162.
[49] Lopez, S. J. and Snyder, C. R. (2012) The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, (2 Ed.), Oxford University Press, Oxford.
[50] Lyubomirsky, S., & Lepper, H. S. (1999). A measure of Subjective Happiness: Preliminary reliability and construct validation. Social Indicators Research, 46(2), 137–155.
[51] Magnier-Watanabe, R., Uchida, T., Orsini, P., & Benton, C. (2017). Organisational virtuousness and job performance in Japan: does Happiness matter? International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 25(4), 628–646.
[52] Mathews, G. (2012) ‘Happiness, culture, and context’, International Journal of Wellbeing, Vol. 2 No. 4, pp. 299-312.
[53] Merriam, S.B. and Tisdell, E.J. (2015) ‘Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation’, John Wiley & Sons.
[54] Myers, D. G. and Diener, E. (1995) ‘WHO IS HAPPY?’, Psychological Science, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 10-19.
[55] Meyer, J. P., Stanley, D. J., Herscovitch, L., & Topolnytsky, L. (2002). Affective, Continuance, and Normative Commitment to the Organization: A Meta-analysis of Antecedents, Correlates, and Consequences. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 61(1), 20–52.
[56] Meyer, J. P., Becker, T. E., & Vandenberghe, C. (2004). Employee Commitment and Motivation: A Conceptual Analysis and Integrative Model. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89(6), 991–1007.
[57] Minkov, M., Schachner, M., Sanchez, C., & Morales, O. (2018). A New Worldwide Measure of Happiness Explains National Differences in Suicide Rates and Cigarette Consumption. Cross-Cultural Research, 53(4), 355–384.
[58] Nelson, S. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2012). Finding Happiness: Tailoring positive activities for optimal well-being benefits. To appear in M. Tugade, M. Shiota, & L. Kirby (Eds.), Handbook of positive emotions. New York: Guilford.
[59] Nunnally J.C. Psychometric Theory (2020). McGraw-Hill (1967-01-01).
[60] Nunnally, J.C. and Bernstein, I.H. (1994).The Assessment of Reliability. Psychometric Theory, 3, 248-292.
[61] Oatley, K., Keltner, D., & Jenkins, J. M. (2018). Understanding Emotions, 4th Edition (4th ed.). Wiley.
[62] Ong, C. and Lin, M. (2016), “Is being satisfied enough? Wellbeing and IT post-adoption behavior: an empirical study of Facebook”, Information Development, Vol. 32 No. 4, pp. 1042-1054.
[63] Osborne, J., Costello, A. & Kellow, J. (2008). Best practices in exploratory factor analysis. In Osborne, J. (Ed.), Best practices in quantitative methods (pp. 86-99). SAGE Publications, Inc.
[64] Pavot, W., Diener, E. D., Colvin, C. R., & Sandvik, E. (1991). Further validation of the satisfaction with life scale: Evidence for the cross-method convergence of well-being measures. Journal of Personality Assessment, 57(1), 149–161.
[65] Peterson, C. and Seligman, M. E. P. (2004) ‘Character strengths and virtues’, A handbook and classification, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
[66] Pflug, J. (2009) ‘Folk theories of happiness: A cross-cultural comparison of conceptions of happiness in Germany and South Africa’, Social Indicators Research, Vol. 92 No. 3, pp. 551-563.
[67] Pryce-Jones, J. (2010) ‘Happiness at Work, MMaximisingYour Psychological Capital for Success’, in. West Sussux: Wiley Blackwell, p. 241.
[68] Rego, A., Ribeiro, N. and Cunha, M. P. (2010) ‘Perceptions of organisational virtuousness and happiness as predictors of organisational citizenship behaviors’, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 93 No. 2, pp. 215-235.
[69] Ryff, C. D. (1989) ‘Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being.’, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 57 No. 6, pp. 1069-1081.
[70] Ryff, C. D., & Keyes, C. L. M. (1995). The structure of psychological well-being revisited. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69(4), 719–727
[71] Ryan, R. M. and Deci, E. L. (2001) ‘On Happiness and Human Potentials: A Review of Research on Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being’, Annual Review of Psychology, Vol 52, pp. 141-166.
[72] Salanova, M., Llorens, S., Acosta, H., & Torrente, P. (2013). Positive Interventions in Positive Organisations. Terapia Psicológica. 31(1), 101-113.
[73] Salas-Vallina, A., Alegre, J. and Guerrero, R.F. (2018), “Happiness at work in knowledge-intensive contexts: opening the research agenda”, European Research on Management and Business Economics, Vol. 24 No. 3, pp. 149-59.
[74] Salas-Vallina, A., Alegre, J. and Fernandez, R. (2017) ‘Happiness at work and organisational citizenship behaviour: Is organisational learning a missing link?’, International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 38 No. 3, pp. 470-488.
[75] Sansone, R. A. and Sansone, L. A. (2010) ‘Gratitude and Well Being: The Benefits of Appreciation’, Psychiatry (Edgmont), Vol. 7 No. 11, pp. 18-22.
[76] Schueller, S. M. (2012) ‘Positive Psychology’, Encyclopedia of Human Behavior: Second Edition. Elsevier Academic Press, San Diego.
[77] Schulenberg, S. E., Strack, K. M., & Buchanan, E. M. (2011). The meaning in life questionnaire: psychometric properties with individuals with serious mental illness in an inpatient setting. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67(12), 1210–1219.
[78] Sin, N. L., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2009). Enhancing well-being and alleviating depressive symptoms with positive psychology interventions: a practice-friendly meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65(5), 467–487.
[79] Smither, R. and Khorsandi, A. (2009) ‘The implicit personality theory of Islam’, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Vol. 1 No. 2, p.81.
[80] Sousa, J. M. de and Porto, J. B. (2015) ‘Happiness at Work: Organisational Values and Person-Organization Fit Impact’, Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto), Vol. 25 No. 61.
[81] Spraggon, M. and Bodolica, V. (2014) Managing OOrganisationsin the United Arab Emirates: Dynamic Characteristics and Key Economic Developments. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
[82] Steger, M. F., Frazier, P., Oishi, S., & Kaler, M. (2006). The meaning in life questionnaire: Assessing the presence of and search for meaning in life. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53(1), 80–93.
[83] Strack, F., Argyle, M. and Schwarz, N. (Eds) (1991), Subjective Well-being: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Pergamon Press, Oxford.
[84] Uchida, Y., Norasakkunkit, V., & Kitayama, S. (2004). Cultural constructions of Happiness: Theory and empirical evidence. Journal of Happiness Studies, 5(3), 223-239.
[85] Vázquez C., Chaves C. (2016) ‘Positive Psychology’, in Encyclopedia of Mental Health (Second Edition). Academic Press, pp. 290–299.
[86] Vogt, D. S., King, D. W. and King, L. A. (2004) ‘Focus groups in psychological assessment: Enhancing content validity by consulting members of the target population’, Psychological Assessment, Vol. 16 No. 3, pp. 231-243.
[87] Walsh, L.C., Boehm, J.K. and Lyubomirsky, S. (2018), “Does happiness promote career success? Revisiting the evidence”, Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 26 No. 2, pp. 199-219.
[88] Warr, P.B. (1990), “The measurement of well-being and other aspects of mental health”, Journal of Occupational Psychology, Vol. 63 No. 3, pp. 193-210.
[89] Watkins, P. C. (2012) ‘Gratitude and Subjective Well-being’, The Psychology of Gratitude, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
[90] Watkins, P. C., Woodward, K., Stone, T., & Kolts, R. L. (2003). GRATITUDE AND HAPPINESS: DEVELOPMENT OF A MEASURE OF GRATITUDE, AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, 31(5), 431–451.
[91] Wirtz, D. et al. (2009) ‘What constitutes a good life? Cultural differences in the role of positive and negative affect in subjective well-being’, Journal of Personality, Vol. 77 No. 4, pp. 1167-1196.
[92] Wirtz, D., Chiu, C., Diener, E. & Oishi, S. (2009). What constitutes a good life? Cultural differences in the role of positive and negative affect in subjective well-being. Journal of Personality, 77(4), 1167-1195.
[93] World Health Organisation (1946), Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization, Author, New York, NY. Zacher, H., Jimmieson, N. and Bordia, P. (2014), “Time pressure and co-worker support mediate the curvilinear relationship between age and occupational well-being”, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Vol. 19 No. 4, pp. 462-475.
[94] Wright, T. A. and Cropanzano, R. (2004) ‘The role of psychological well-being in job performance: A fresh look at an age-old quest’, Organizational Dynamics, Vol. 33 No. 4, pp. 338-351.
[95] Wright, T. A., Larwood, L. and Denney, P. J. (2002) ‘The different “faces” of Happiness - unhappiness in organisational research: Emotional exhaustion, positive affectivity, negative affectivity, and psychological well-being as correlates of job performance’, Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 109-126.
[96] Zhang, X., Zhang, X., and Chen, X. (2017) ‘Happiness in the air: How does a dirty sky affect mental health and subjective well-being?’, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 85, pp. 81-94.
Indexing
SCOPE DATABASE
International Journal of Management (IJM) is indexed in Scope Database from 2010 to 2021
Please click the following link to see thescreenshot
Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
Total citation of 4975 from IJM Journal published from 2010 to 2021
Please click the following link to see thescreenshot
SCOPUS
Total citation of 131 from IJM Journal published from 2010 to 2021
Please click the following link to see thescreenshot
Google Scholar
Total citation of 4470 from IJM Journal published from 2010 to 2021, H-index - 21, i10_index - 105
Please click the following link to see thescreenshot
Scope Database Source link https://sdbindex.com/Sourceid/00000011
Our IAEME Publication journals are indexed in various indexing search engines given below
- Scope Database (www.sdbindex.com)
- Scopus (www.scopus.com)
- Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com)
- ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/)
- Academia (https://www.academia.edu/)
- SSRN (https://www.ssrn.com/)
- Indian Citation Index (ICI) (http://www.indiancitationindex.com/)
- Advanced Science Index (https://journal-index.org/)
- ResearchBib (https://www.researchbib.com/)
Aim and Scope
International Journal of Management(IJM) is a peer-reviewed, Online and Print journal published by IAEME Publication. IJM aims at providing an intellectual platform for high quality research encompassing all the sub-domains of Management.
IJM is an international forum for research that advances the theory and practice of management. The journal publishes original works with practical significance and academic value. Authors are invited to submit theoretical or empirical papers in all aspects of management. International Journal of Management (IJM) publishes research articles, case studies and reviews within the whole field of Management Research, and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in management subject.
Chief Editor
Prof. B. Arthi Gandhimathi - PRJ Publication, India
Managing Editor
Dr. S.Balasubramanian - IAEME Publication, India
Dr. Pon Ramalingam - Hindustan University, India
Dr. K.K.Ramachandran - GRD Institute of Management, India
Dr. J. Joseph Francis - Karunya University, India
Associate Editor
Dr. V. Antony Joe Raja - Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology, India
Er. N. Tamil Selvan - RVS College of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore, India
Mr. N. Anandharaj, M.Phil., - Asst. Prof., Department of Commerce, Muthayammal College of Arts & Science, Rasipuram, India
Editorial Board
Dr. D. Paul Dhinakaran - Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Jayagovind Harigopal Agarsen College of Arts & Science, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Dr. Georgios palaiologos - Royal University for Women, Bahrain
Dr. V. Raghu raman - Senior faculty member- Ibra College of Technology-Oman.
Dr. R. Ravikumar - Tamilnadu Agricultural University,TamilNadu, India.
Dr. A.R.Krishnan - SRM University, Tamilnadu,India.
Dr. Iosif cornel - National Institute of Statistics, Romania
Dr. Pratap Raghunath Desai - Bharati Vidyapeeth University,Maharashtra.
Dr. Aikaterini koskina - Keele University, UK.
Dr. Ashok G. Matani - Govt. College of Engineering Amravati, India.
Dr. R.Wranton perez St.Joseph’s College of Engg.&Tech, TANZANIA. - St.Joseph’s College of Engg.&Tech, TANZANIA.
Dr. A.K. Garg - MIT, India.
Dr. Leandro torres di - Fluminense Federal University, Brazil.
Dr. Hamid saremi - Azad Islamic University of Iran-Quchan Branch, Iran.
Dr. Nawab ali khan - Salman Bin Abdulaziz University ,Kharj, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Alka swami - Govt. College of Engineering & Technology Bikaner , India.
Dr. Shivakumar deene - Central University of Karnataka, India.
Dr. N. Mahesh - Dhanraj Baid Jain Institute of Management, India.
Dr. Christine palani - Management Consultant, India.
Dr. K.S.Meenakshisundaram - Dr.Bala V Balachandar Campus, Tamilnadu, India
Dr. Dr. Samson O. Fadiya - Girne American University, North Cyprus
Dr. Wilson Udo Udofia - University of Uyo, Nigeria
Dr. N. SHAIKMOHAMED - Jamal Mohamed College(Autonomous) Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India
Dr. Manu Melwin Joy - Ilahia College of Engineering and Technology, India
Dr. Subrata Chattopadhyay - Future Institute of Engineering and Management, India
Dr. Venkata Sai Srinivasa Rao Muramalla - Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. V. Sowdamini - Pydah College of Engg&Technology, Viskhapatnam, India
Dr. J. Khaja Sheriff - University of Madras, Tamilnadu, India
Prof. Melnyk Alona Alekseevna - Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, Ukraine
Dr. S.Senthil Kumar - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamilnadu, India
Dr. Achmad Kautsar - Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
Dr. M M Bagali - Acharya Institute of Technology, India
Dr. Sapan Kumar Gupta - Amity University, India
Dr. J.Rengamani - AMET Business School AMET University, India
Dr. D.Rajasekar - AMET Business School, AMET University, India
Dr. Stephen M. A. Muathe - Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. TCHITCHOUA Jean - University of Yaoundé 2-Soa, Cameroon
Dr. Miao-Shen Chen - Nanhua University, Taiwan
Dr. Ralf Müller - BI Norwegian Business School, Norway
Dr. Esmat Ara - Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Dr. Musaddag Elrayah - King Faisal University, School of Business, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Rami A. Maher - Isra University Amman, Jordan
Dr. Arkadiusz Mironko - Indiana University East, United States
Dr. M. Selvam - Alagappa University, India
Dr. Syaikhul Falah - Cendrawasih University, Indonesia
Dr. R. Chroqui - University Hassan the 1st, 26000 Settat, Morocco
Dr. Buchari Lapau - Pekanbaru Hang Tuah Institute of Health, Riau Province, Indonesia
Dr. Matthias Kammer - Technical University of Munich, Germany
Dr. Anni Arnav - Dayananda Sagar University, Karnataka, India
Dr. Dinh Tran Ngoc Huy - International University of Japan - Banking University HCM city Vietnam
Dr. K. Rakesh - MVGR College of Engineering, Andhra Pradesh, India
Dr. K. Rajalakshmi - Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women, Chennai, India
Dr. Aluregowda - PES College of Engineering, Karnataka, India
Prof. Iryna Bashynska - Odessa National Polytechnic University, Odessa, Ukraine
Dr. P. Venkaiah Babuu - Eswar College of Engineering, Narasaraopet, Andhra Pradesh, India
Dr. Fahd Alduais - Department of Accounting, National Institute of administrative Sciences, Ibb, Yemen
Dr. Narcisa Roxana Moşteanu - Professor of Finance, Business Administration Department, American University of Malta, Bormla, Malta
Prof. Devi Prasad Misra - Professor, Department of Business Management, Fakir Mohan University, Odisha, India
Dr. P. Jagadeesan - Management Studies & Commerce, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Tamilnadu, India
Dr. Raghavendra GS - Researcher, University of Mysore, Karnataka, India; Managing Director Geloof Industries Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India
Dr. Shankar Lingam. Macharla - National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), Telangana, India
Dr. Priyanka Dave - Academician, Researcher and, L & D Consultant, USA
Prof. Ernest Ofori Asamoah - Dean, School of Business, Regent University College of Science and Technology, Accra, Ghana
Dr. Mithun Gaur - PGDM (Marketing & IT), BIMM Pune, India.
Prof. Devi Prasad Misra - Head and Dean, Department of Business Management, F.M. University, Vyasa Vihar Balasore, Odisha, India.
Prof. S. Umamaheswari - Assistant Professor, School of management studies, Sathyabama university, Chennai, India.
Dr. Arun Singhal - Associate Professor, Bule Hora University, Bule Hora City, Ethiopia, Africa.
Dr. Virupaxi Bagodi - Principal, Government Engineering College, Talakal, India.
Dr. Anish K Ravi - Chennai Business School , India
Dr. FATEMA NUSRAT CHOWDHURY - Assistant Professor, Department of Real Estate, Faculty of Business and Entrepreneurship Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
Dr. Dilnaz Muneeb - Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Trilok Kumar Jain - Professor and Dean,International School of Business Management (ISBM),Suresh Gyan Vihar University Jaipur, India
Dr. Anamika Rawat - Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies, SRK University, Bhopal, India
Dr. Anita Walia - Associate Professor, Center for Management Studies, Jain Deemed to be University, Bangalore, India.
Mr. C. Jagadeesh Vikram - IAEME Publication, India
Dr. K. Sreenivasaiah - Special officer Academics Joint Director office Mangalore and Asst. Professor of Economics Govt First Grade College For Women’s, Mangalore, Karnataka
Dr. Sriya Chakravarti - Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate
Mr. Mathew Abraham - IT SAP Finance, Schlumberger-Digital Enterprise Systems–SAP ECC, Houston, USA
Dr. Anu Antony - Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, Kristu Jyoti College of Management and Technology, Kerala, India
Mr. Venkata Naga Satya Surendra Chimakurthi - Solutions Architect, Cognizant Technology Solutions, USA
Dr. V. Suresh Kumar - Head & Asst. Professor, Research Department of Business Administration, Rajah Serfoji Govt. College (Autonomous), Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India.
Dr. Madhavi Madireddy - Professor in Management and Director, Aurora’s PG College, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad, India
Dr. Subramanian Shanmugam - Associate Professor, Department of Commerce & Business Studies, School of Management, Central University of South Bihar, India
Prof. Suneetha. Naisa - Associate Professor, Department of M.B.A, Pulla Reddy Institute of Computer Science, Telangana, India
Dr. Dr. K. Abdus Samad - Jamal Institute of Management, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India
Dr. T. Snekalatha - Professor and Head, Department of Commerce Accounting and Taxation, Dr. N.G.P Arts and Science college, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Dr. B.Jeeva Rekha - Assistant Professor, PG and Research Department of Commerce, Sri Vasavi College, Erode, Tamilnadu, India
Dr. S.S. Onyx Nathanael Nirmal Raj - Assistant Professor & Research Supervisor, Department of Business Administration, VELS UNIVERSITY, Pallavaram, Chennai, India
Dr. K.M. Chinnadorai - Principal, Kamban College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Mrs. D.Shalini - Assistant Professor, RVS Institute of Management Studies, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Dr. Vikram Mohanlal Agrawal - Assistant Professor, Computer Engineering Department, B & B Institute of Technology (SFI), Gujarat, India
Mr. Leelakumar Raja Lekkala - Senior Data Analyst (Grade 28) (Remote) – CHART ANALYTICS, Optum Services Inc, Minnetonka, MN, USA
Reviewer Board
Dr. N.Shani - Professor, Department of Business Administration, Nehru arts and science college, Coimbatore, India
Dr. T. Manvel Raj - Mohamed Sathak A.J.College of Engineering, India
Dr. Dhanuraj - Management Consultant, India
Prof. Sanobar Anjum - Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia
Er. Deepika Ttiwari - Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, India
Er. Gajendra Naidu.J - ATMA, India
Dr. S.Saiganesh - Dayananda Sagar Business School, India
Dr. Bamrara.A - HNB Garhwal University, India
Dr. N.Shani - Professor, Department of Business Administration, Nehru arts and science college, Coimbatore, India
Dr. T. Manvel Raj - Mohamed Sathak A.J.College of Engineering, India
Dr. Dhanuraj - Management Consultant, India
Prof. Sanobar Anjum - Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Deepika Ttiwari - Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, India
Dr. Gajendra Naidu.J - ATMA, India
Dr. S.Saiganesh - Dayananda Sagar Business School, India
Dr. Bamrara.A - HNB Garhwal University, India
Dr. Hari Sundar.G. Ram - Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering, India
Dr. Anshul Gangele - Institute of Technology & Management, India
Dr. Davinder Sharma - BCIPS, India
Prof. Srinivas K T - CIMS - B School, India
Dr. B.Ravi Kumar - Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College, India
Dr. Rajesh U Kanthe - BVDU, India
Dr. Swaranjeet Arora - Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore, India
Dr. A.Selvaraj - Gobi Arts and Science College,Tamilnadu, India
Dr. M.A.Lahori - Anekant Institute of Management Studies, Baramati, Pune, India
Dr. V. Antony Joe Raja - Prince Group of Companies, Chennai, India
Prof. Shraddha Chowdhary - Kasturba Gandhi College for Women, Secunderabad, India
Dr. Sivanesan R - St.Jerome's College of Arts and Science,Tamilnadu, India
Prof. Shraddha Mayuresh Bhome - Future Institute Of Engineering and Management and Future Business School, India
Dr. V.Rama Devi - Sikkim Central University, Sikkim, India
For Authors
Paper title (14 Bold)- Capital Letter
First Author1, Second Author2 (13 Bold- Times New Roman)
1(Department, College/ University Name, Address, Country Name, Email) (12)
2(Department, College/ University Name, Address, Country Name, Email) (12)
ABSTRACT (12 Bold)
The abstract should summarize the content of the paper. Try to keep the abstract below 350 words. Do not make references nor display equations in the abstract. The journal will be printed from the same-sized copy prepared by you. Your manuscript should be printed on A4 paper (21.0 cm x 29.7 cm). It is imperative that the margins and style described below be adhered to carefully. This will enable us to keep uniformity in the final printed copies of the Journal. Please keep in mind that the manuscript you prepare will be photographed and printed as it is received. Readability of copy is of paramount importance.(12)
Keywords (12 Bold) : About five key words in alphabetical order, separated by comma (12)
I. INTRODUCTION (12 BOLD)
The introduction of the paper should explain the nature of the problem, previous work, purpose, and the contribution of the paper. The contents of each section may be provided to understand easily about the paper. (12)
II. HEADINGS (12 BOLD)
The headings and subheadings, starting with "1. Introduction", appear in upper and lower case letters and should be set in bold and aligned flush left. All headings from the Introduction to Acknowledgements are numbered sequentially using 1, 2, 3, etc. Subheadings are numbered 1.1, 1.2, etc. If a subsection must be further divided, the numbers 1.1.1, 1.1.2, etc.
The font size for heading is 12 points bold face and subsections with 12 points and not bold. Do not underline any of the headings, or add dashes, colons, etc. (12)
III. INDENTATIONS AND EQUATIONS(12 BOLD)
The first paragraph under each heading or subheading should be flush left, and subsequent paragraphs should have a five-space indentation. A colon is inserted before an equation is presented, but there is no punctuation following the equation. All equations are numbered and referred to in the text solely by a number enclosed in a round bracket (i.e., (3) reads as "equation 3"). Ensure that any miscellaneous numbering system you use in your paper cannot be confused with a reference [4] or an equation (3) designation. (12)
IV. FIGURES AND TABLES(12 BOLD)
To ensure a high-quality product, diagrams and lettering MUST be either computerdrafted or drawn using India ink.
Figure captions appear below the figure, are flush left, and are in lower case letters.When referring to a figure in the body of the text, the abbreviation "Fig." is used. Figures should be numbered in the order they appear in the text.
Table captions appear centered above the table in upper and lower case letters. When referring to a table in the text, no abbreviation is used and "Table" is capitalized. (12). Figures and tables should be included in the running text itself
V. CONCLUSION (12 BOLD)
A conclusion section must be included and should indicate clearly the advantages, limitations, and possible applications of the paper. Although a conclusion may review the main points of the paper, do not replicate the abstract as the conclusion. A conclusion might elaborate on the importance of the work or suggest applications and extentions. (12)
VI. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS(12 Bold)
An acknowledgement section may be presented after the conclusion, if desired.( 12)
REFERENCES (12 BOLD)
This heading is not assigned a number.
A reference list MUST be included using the following information as a guide. Only cited text references are included. Each reference is referred to in the text by a number enclosed in a square bracket (i.e., [3]). References must be numbered and ordered according to where they are first mentioned in the paper, NOT alphabetically.
Examples follow:
ournal Papers:
[1] M Ozaki, Y. Adachi, Y. Iwahori, and N. Ishii, Application of fuzzy theory to writer recognition of Chinese characters, International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, 18(2), 1998, 112-116. (12)
Books:
[2] R.E. Moore, Interval analysis (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1966). (12) Note that the title of the book is in lower case letters and italicized. There is no comma following the title. Place of publication and publisher are given.
Chapters in Books:
[3] P.O. Bishop, Neurophysiology of binocular vision, in J.Houseman (Ed.), Handbook of physiology, 4 (New York: Springer-Verlag, 1970) 342-366. (12) Note that the place of publication, publisher, and year of publication are enclosed in brackets. Editor of book is listed before book title.
Theses:
[4] D.S. Chan, Theory and implementation of multidimensional discrete systems for signal processing, doctoral diss., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1978. (12)
Proceedings Papers:
[5] W.J. Book, Modelling design and control of flexible manipulator arms: A tutorial review, Proc. 29th IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control, San Francisco, CA, 1990, 500-506 (12)
IAEME Publication Fees
IAEME Publication charges an Article Processing Charge (APC) once an article is accepted for publication. These charges cover the costs of turning a manuscript into a finished article, as well as the costs of hosting, distributing and promoting an article.
Article Processing Charges explained
We are committed to making the costs of publishing as clear as possible and so the charges for each journal are clearly displayed on each journal`s homepage.
When a manuscript is submitted, it passes through the many different departments at Hindawi to ensure the quality checks, peer review, production and promotion of articles is carried out in a timely manner and to a high standard:
✔ The Editorial Screening team, who perform initial technical and ethical checks
✔ The Editorial team, who help the journal`s Academic Editors manage the review process
✔ The Production team, who convert the manuscript to a professionally typeset article and well-structured file format
✔ The Proofing team, who coordinate the proofing process through Hindawi`s Online Proofing System (OPS)
✔ The Editorial Quality Assurance team, who perform a final check to ensure that the manuscript and its review process adhere to the journal`s guidelines and policies
✔ Our Marketing and Communication teams, who ensure your article receives the attention it deserves.
✔ The Technology team, who build and maintain our systems, and develop new systems
The work these teams do contribute to the requirement of an APC and is why the actual amount payable varies depending on the journal in which you wish to publish your article.
IAEME Publication does not request Article Submission Charges, also called Submission Fees. These are due at the time of submission of the manuscript. Nor does IAEME charge per page or for color figures or for any other items for which other publishers are known to charge.
Sources for Article Processing Charges (APC)
Authors of an article are responsible for arranging the payment of APC. Still, that typically does not mean that authors end up paying for the publication of the article. The cost of APC is very often assumed either by the organization funding the research published in the article, or by an Open Access Publishing Fund, or by the institution at which the author is employed.
Fair Dealing - Authors and Publisher
When an author submits a manuscript for review at one of IAEME`s journals, the submitted manuscript should not have been previously published in any form and must not be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The manuscript should also not be submitted to any other journal during the review process at IAEME Publication. In case the review process at IAEME takes much longer than stated and the author wishes to end the review process at IAEME, he/she should get in contact with the Editorial Assistant of the journal at IAEME and come to an agreement suitable for both sides after looking at the stage of the manuscript in the review process.
With the APC specified above, the author is given an indication what the APC will be. IAEME is charging Publication Fees (APC) but not Submission Fees. This is to the benefit to authors because payments are only due once the author knows the manuscript is accepted. IAEME with editors and reviewers puts much effort in dealing with the manuscript and expects the authors to stick to the common plan of publishing the paper which is linked to payments of APC as given above at the end of the review process. The author is not legally bound at this time, but it would be seen as a strong breach of academic conduct to back off from the publication process. Once the manuscript is accepted for publication, IAEME will issue an invoice in the Paper Submission and Manuscript Tracking System. This is IAEME `s legal offer and will state the regular APC of the journal. The Corresponding Author is expected to arrange payments of the amount stated at this time. In severe cases IAEME `s Complaints Procedure can be followed and the result of this should be binding to the author.
Refund Policy
Once an article has been accepted for publication, any Article Processing Charges on the article become due. The submitting author accepts responsibility for the Article Processing Charges, and will not issue refunds of any kind except those payments made by mistake or in excess of the amount required.
The topics to be covered by this journal include but are not limited to the following fields:
|
• Management Information System • History |
• Production and Operation Management • English • Social Science |