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Hazzan, Orit, and Dafna Zelig. "Adoption of innovation from the business sector by post-primary education organizations." Management in Education 30, no. 1 (November 25, 2015): 19–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0892020615586804.
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Zhang, Yufan, and Peter Barrett. "Findings from a post‐occupancy evaluation in the UK primary schools sector." Facilities 28, no. 13/14 (October 19, 2010): 641–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02632771011083685.
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Wu, Xianbo, and Xiaofeng Hui. "The Impact of COVID-19 on the Dependence of Chinese Stock Market." Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society 2021 (May 13, 2021): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5588562.
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By calculating the mutual information of stock indexes of 10 primary industry sectors in China, this paper analyzes the dependence relationship among Chinese stock sectors during the COVID-19 and the dynamic evolution of the relationship by using the sliding window method. According to the actual situation of the development of COVID-19 in China, the samples were divided into three stages, namely, calm period, pandemic period, and post-pandemic period. The results show that the dependence relationship among Chinese stock sectors is significantly enhanced in the pandemic period, but it decreases in the post-pandemic period and the dependence structure is similar to that in the calm period. The industrials sector is most closely connected with other sectors in the pandemic period. The information technology sector and telecommunication services sector maintain strong dependence in the three periods and share little contact with other sectors. In the pandemic period, the dependence between the consumer staples sector and other sectors is significantly enhanced, and consumer staples sector and health care sector maintain a strong dependence. From the results of the sliding window, the Chinese stock market is sensitive to the impact of COVID-19, but the duration of the impact on the dependence among the stock sectors is not long.
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Sahoo, Priyabrata, and Kirtti Ranjan Paltasingh. "Examining Growth–Inequality Nexus in Post-reform Odisha: A Sectoral Decomposition Analysis." Journal of Development Policy and Practice 4, no. 1 (January 2019): 12–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2455133318812988.
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This article examines the nexus between economic growth and inequality in Odisha at sectoral level for the post-reform period. Odisha has witnessed high economic growth in the post-reform period. With high growth rate, the sectoral composition of income has also registered a major change. However, the post-reform period too witnessed an increase in disparities in income among the sectors and increased inequality. So the question that normally arises here is whether the sector witnessing high growth remains the major contributor to income inequality in the state during the post-reform period? While seeking an answer to this question, we observed that the primary sector which is growing at a low rate caused a reduction in inequality. But, the tertiary sector which is the main driver of overall economic growth in Odisha in the post-reform period remains the major contributor to the rise in inequality. The study supports the hypothesis found at national level that a sector driving the overall economic growth also positively contributes to inequality.
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GALUSTOV, Kirill A., and Igor A. KHODACHEK. "Beyond Statistics: a Qualitative Study of Primary Sector Transformation in the Post-Soviet Russian Arctic." Arctic and North, no. 42 (March 23, 2021): 60–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2021.42.60.
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The Russian Arctic is at the epicentre of economic, environmental, and social changes. At the same time, the peripheral character of the territory, its strong orientation on primary sector makes the region extremely volatile to suchlike shifts. The study concerns primary sector transformation in the Post-Soviet period when after 1991 significant changes in the economy were observed. The main aim of the paper is to identify the specifics, features and development prospects of the recent primary sector transfor-mation in the Russian Arctic. The statistical methods do not reflect the full picture of the transformation. Firstly, Russia has switched to UN national accounts system only in 1994. Secondly, the Arctic statistics after 2009 for regional level is unavailable. That is why the main method of the research is the expert survey method. The results of the study demonstrate the dominant role of the primary sector and the strong dependence of Russian Arctic regions on these activities. The study identifies the key factors and drivers of the transformation, a specific position of the oil and gas sector and the role of natural resources to be traditionally used in the primary sector. Despite the positive role of economic diversification in the long-term economic development, the corresponding effect for the Arctic regions is not fully expressed. The methodological novelty of the research is an unconventional research method of investigating primary sector transformation on the regional level in the Post-Soviet Russian Arctic, i.e. the expert survey. The method can be applied to other countries and industries.
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Hearne, Lucy, Tom Geary, and Noelle Martin. "Guidance counselling as a whole school responsibility in the Irish post primary sector." British Journal of Guidance & Counselling 45, no. 2 (November 14, 2016): 138–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2016.1254725.
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O'Hanlon, Katherine P., and Boris Budosan. "Post-Disaster Recovery: A Case Study of Human Resource Deployment in the Health Sector in Post-Conflict Kosovo." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 26, no. 1 (February 2011): 7–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x10000051.
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AbstractIntroduction: A professional understanding of disasters, paired with the need for health service development, can provide opportunities for the recovery and improvement of the health sector. Investment in training capacity ranks among the top priorities of a recovering health sector. The recovery and development of primary healthcare delivery systems has been implemented by various international and local health players in the aftermath of conflicts around the world. However, human resource development in the post-conflict environment has not been evaluated and/or published appropriately in the medical literature.Objective: In this retrospective, descriptive study, the authors describe the strategy and evaluate the effectiveness of a field-based training program for primary healthcare doctors implemented by the US-based international non-governmental organization, the International Medical Corps, after the conflict in Kosovo in 1999.Methods: A six-month, comprehensive education and training program on primary healthcare issues was delivered to 134 Kosovar primary healthcare physicians in 10 Kosovo municipalities in 1999 and 2000. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected. The qualitative methods included open-ended, semi-structured, key informant interviews, structured focus groups, and unstructured participant observations. The quantitative method was multiple-choice knowledge tests.Results: The education and training program proved to be culturally appropriate and well-accepted by local communities. The program met its overall objective to refresh the knowledge of primary care doctors on various primary healthcare issues and set the stage for further strengthening and development of primary health services and their required human resources in Kosovo.Conclusions: The comprehensive education and training of primary healthcare doctors in Kosovo was a feasible, much appreciated, and effective intervention implemented in a difficult post-conflict environment. This training was one of the early steps in the modernization of primary healthcare services in Kosovo. Later, primary health care was strengthened by the introduction of a Department of Family Medicine at the university, which includes a residency program. The intervention described in this study has the potential to be reproduced in other post-disaster environments, especially in resource-poor settings with long-time troubled health sectors in developing countries.
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Perera, Wasantha, and Nada Kulendran. "New evidence of short-run underpricing in Australian IPOs." Investment Management and Financial Innovations 13, no. 2 (June 3, 2016): 99–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.13(2).2016.11.
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The short-run market performance of initial public offerings (IPOs) indicates that the prices are often underpriced. This is widely accepted as a universal phenomenon. To find out whether Australian IPOs are underpriced, this paper analyzes the short-run market performance of 254 IPOs by industry, listing year and issue year. To measure the performance, the first-day returns are divided into the opening price primary market and the closing price secondary market, and the post-listing returns are also examined. The study found that, overall, Australian IPOs were underpriced by 25.47% based on abnormal returns and 26.43% on raw returns on the first-day primary market, which was statistically significant at the 1% level. However, analysis of the secondary market indicates that the Australian IPOs were overpriced by 1.55% and 1.54% on abnormal and raw returns, respectively, which was statistically significant at the 5% level. The examination of post-listing returns shows that Australian IPOs were underpriced based on cumulative abnormal returns (CARs) on the 3rd, 6th, and 10thdays by 24.63%, 24.06%, and 23.34%, respectively. The primary and post-listing analysis shows that IPOs in the industrial sector are more attractive to investors, whereas those in the chemical and materials sector are less attractive compared to other sectors. As far as the investors’ wealth is concerned, the study concludes that the short-run market performance analysis should consider both the first-day and post-listing returns
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Goet, Joginder. "Customer Satisfaction Towards ATM Service In Nepalese Banking Sector." Management Dynamics 23, no. 2 (December 31, 2020): 45–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/md.v23i2.35805.
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This research is intended to examine the relationship between reasonability of fee charged, choice of ATM, usage of service and post purchase behavior and customer satisfaction. The research has used primary sources of data. A well-structured questionnaire was designed to collect data from 200 respondents using purposive sampling technique. The data was analyzed using correlation. The findings revealed that there was a positive and significant relationship between reasonability of fee charged, choice of ATM, usage of service and post purchase behavior and customer satisfaction. The research is afresh study in the field of banking sector in Nepalese context. There is an implication of research in the banking sector.
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Bayar, Yilmaz, Laura Diaconu (Maxim), and Andrei Maxim. "Financial Development and CO2 Emissions in Post-Transition European Union Countries." Sustainability 12, no. 7 (March 26, 2020): 2640. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12072640.
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Carbon dioxide emissions are on the rise, posing a serious global issue. Therefore, it is important that policymakers identify the exact causes of these emissions. This paper investigates the influence of financial development, primary energy consumption, and economic growth on CO2 emissions in 11 post-transition European economies. The assessment was made for the 1995–2017 period using panel cointegration and causality analyses. The causality analyses did not reveal significant connection between financial sector development and CO2 emissions, but rather a two-way causality between primary energy consumption and economic growth, on one hand, and CO2 emissions on the other. Meanwhile, long-run analysis disclosed that financial sector development and primary energy consumption positively affected CO2 emissions. Our results seek to grab the attention of policy makers, who could work towards creating country-specific strategies that balance the relationship between financial development and CO2 emissions. These long-term policies could ensure both development of the financial sector and environmental protection.
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Paudel, Sangam, and Rastraraj Bhandari. "Leveraging Innovative Entrepreneurship in Shaping Nepal’s Agriculture Sector post-COVID-19." International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Economic Issues 4, no. 1 (August 2, 2020): 89–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.32674/ijeei.v4i1.28.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of Nepal’s agricultural system and the urgent need to strengthen food security. This paper explores the primary constraints in Nepal’s agricultural sector and presents innovative entrepreneurial strategies and solutions to alleviate said constraints. By strategically assessing existing value chains, engaging both the public and private sector, and by re-evaluating the migrant crisis as an opportunity, the paper highlights agri-business opportunities in Nepal post-COVID-19.
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Anthony, Balu. "Growth of urban farm employment in Tamil Nadu." International Journal of Social Economics 45, no. 1 (January 8, 2018): 82–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijse-09-2016-0254.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the structure of employment in the most urbanized state in India during the period 1983-2010. The paper also analyses the determinants of growth of farm employment in urban areas in the state of Tamil Nadu. Design/methodology/approach The paper compares trends in employment in Tamil Nadu with that of the country as a whole. In order to see whether there is evidence of Lewisian labor transfer, the study examines labor transfer between sectors and percentage distribution of workers in the rural and urban areas. Findings The paper finds that employment in the entire non-agricultural sector slowed down in 2009-2010 compared to 2004-05 in Tamil Nadu. The share of employment in primary sector in urban areas increased more sharply, experiencing slow economic transformation in the post-reform years. The analysis reveals that rapid rural-urban transformation could be one reason for more people in the primary sector in urban areas. Research limitations/implications Studying the employment structure at the district level, for which analyzing the district-level data collected and published by state’s Bureau of Economics and Statistics is required, would be helpful to discern a deeper influence of urbanization on structure of employment. Practical implications The results suggest that the issue needs further examination with analysis of the district-level data. Policy reforms should, therefore, be suitably oriented toward tapping the employment potential of both unorganized and organized segments in manufacturing, trade and services sectors. It is also necessary to ensure robust economic growth that creates decent jobs for all young educated people in the state. Originality/value The study explains the domination of farm employment in urban Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is considered to be the most urbanized state in India. The reason for an increase in the share of primary sector employment in urban areas of Tamil Nadu is due to high urbanization in the post-reform periods.
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Ray, Piya, Kavitha Madhuri Thumuluru, and Veena Kaul. "Primary care sector versus treatment centre follow up for post-treatment cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia (SIL)." Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics 279, no. 2 (May 7, 2008): 109–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0674-8.
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Shavlay, Ellina P. "Challenges for India’s Agriculture: Towards a New Green Revolution?" Asia and Africa Today, no. 11 (2021): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.31857/s032150750017401-3.
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Agriculture continues to be one of the most significant sectors of India's economy today. The country is successfully performing in a wide range of primary sector fields, gradually increasing its export potential. However, the first green revolution caused significant damage to the country's resources, as a result of which, in the post-bipolar period, the state began to take actions aimed at changing the established practices of the last century. However, the second revolution, which began in the 1990s, did not solve all the difficulties. In this regard, the author's goal is to analyze the existing key problems of the primary sector and consider possible answers to them in the field of innovative technologies. The author comes to the conclusion that it is the digitalization of agricultural activities that could qualitatively increase the level of income of the population and the efficiency of the primary sector both in the domestic and foreign markets. At the same time, the introduction of new technologies is impossible without changing the institutional environment and work on socio-cultural factors that have a substantial negative impact not only on India's agriculture, but on all socio-economic processes in general, and therefore New Delhi will need to take comprehensive measures on a large scale rather than limit oneself to the primary economic sector. The Indian government has to carry out a comprehensive reform of its economy, otherwise there is a great threat of undermining social stability. The gradual introduction of innovative solutions and digitalization of agriculture will have a relatively quick, visible, but at the same time sustainable effect.
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Chaudhary, Manoj Kumar. "The Covid-19’s Negative Impacts on Nepalese Economy with a South Asian Perspective: Strategic Response on Post Pandemic Control." Jurnal Ilmiah Peuradeun 9, no. 1 (January 30, 2021): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.26811/peuradeun.v9i1.571.
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The paper investigated and explored experts’ opinions regarding the post-pandemic control strategies within the South Asian perspective to make the Nepalese economy robust. The study was based on qualitative methods of analysis and the method of the study had been classified into two parts: Primary & Secondary. For secondary, data were collected through published reports, journal articles, the daily national newspaper, media, and Television coverage & personal observation, and experience. Whereas, for primary data, the study was carried out considering the way to control the post-pandemic effects on developing economies particularly in Nepal. The result of the study depicted that the post control of covid-19 effects on economic revival policies should prioritize sectorial concerns on the agriculture and industry sector of the economy over service sector and remittance. Therefore, for the pandemic recovery issue, the government and private sector’s role is to jointly solicit a model Public, Private, Partnership for the firm relief of economic stability. Thus, the paper concluded that there is an urgent need to prepare the post control strategy to minimize economic vulnerability. In this situation, Nepal needs strategies for good governance rather than a complex and mysterious plan.
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Savlov, Mikhail E. "Crucial differences between present service sector structures of Russia and Poland: changes and contribution to the economy." GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY 13, no. 4 (December 31, 2020): 140–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2019-155.
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During the period of planned economies in Russia and Poland, services were underestimated as a sector of economic activity. To some degree, this continues to be the case. In spite of the existence of market economies in Central and Eastern Europe for more than 25 years, Russia and Poland should be categorized differently in terms of economic and social development. Based on D. Bell’s and his followers’ (M. Castells, A. Toffler, J. Rifkin, P. Drucker) theory of post-industrial society and post-industrial economy, Poland can be classified as a post-industrial country, while Russia is still an industrial country in many aspects. This point of view is based on global statistics and cross-country comparisons. The following statistical data has been used as a source for this research: share of services in GDP by country, contribution (value added) of seven main types of services to the respective GDP of Russia, Poland and other selected countries, value added and governmental expenditures per capita of primary services in aforementioned economies. The main differences between the Russian and Polish service sectors are indicated. The cases of Russia and Poland are presented here to highlight the key common features of Central and Eastern European countries’ tertiary sectors.
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Paul, Norvy, Elsa Mary Jacob, and Sheena Rajan Philip. "A Revisit to COVID-19 Challenges and Responses: A Case Study of Kerala." Space and Culture, India 8, no. 2 (September 28, 2020): 47–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.20896/saci.v8i2.1061.
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Kerala, a state with high development indices distinguished with its Kerala Model of Development (UN, 1975), is also affected by recent Pandemic COVID'19 as other states and nations worldwide. The existing socio-economic analysis of the State reveals that the land reforms, promotion of education, and early introduction of participatory governance through Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) have contributed to the State's socio-economic and political advancement. These factors played a significant role in the fight against the pandemic. This study is an attempt to answer what are the future economic and health challenges as the State, Kerala Model of Development, is faced with COVID'19? The specific objectives further guide this— to study the economic challenges ahead of the State as the tertiary sector is faced with challenges to contribute to the economy and attempted to study the possible ways to address health issues in the State. The researchers conducted an in-depth interview among 10 social scientists and economists of Kerala using purposive sampling to obtain primary data, which has been supported by secondary resources. The researchers did a thematic analysis of the primary data collected, further corroborated by secondary data. The study reveals that the State's current scenario during the pandemic, the grass-root empowerment in all spheres of life clubbed with administrative guidance, resulted in well-equipped public health care service delivery. The fall in the tertiary sector's income has decisively affected the State's economy, especially in agriculture, health, IT, tourism, labour, and foreign remittance. The State's economic and social equilibrium will face challenges in addressing issues in the post-COVID era. Even though the State suffered some increased Covid-19 cases recently, after expatriates' return, the dimensions mentioned above assisted the State in its fight against COVID'19. To address the challenges to the Kerala Model of Development, especially the post-COVID-19 requirements of the State demands interrogation, introspection, and integration of the current policies that majorly depend on the tertiary sector and initiate policies, plans, and programmes to strike a balance between all sectors, especially providing impetus to the primary sector so that a failure in one sector can be compensated by the other.
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Winiecki, Jan. "Crucial relationship between the privatized sector and the generic private sector in post-communist privatization Determinants of economic performance." Communist and Post-Communist Studies 33, no. 4 (December 1, 2000): 505–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0967-067x(00)00019-2.
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This article looks at the issue — largely neglected in the transition literature — of the relative weights of the privatized sector and the generic private sector (of de novo private firms) in the emerging private sector of post-communist economies in transition. The present writer posits that the relative weight of each in the aggregate share of a private sector (generally expanding over time as transition progresses) strongly influences economic performance, both during correctional recession and during recovery and expansion period. Another, interrelated issue considered here is the interaction between the evolving institutional framework and the expansion of the generic private sector, that is the most dynamic one in the transition economy. It is true that the interaction between institutions and performance has been a staple of a very large number of books, articles, and papers. However, this article concentrates on one component of a private sector only, that is the generic private sector. But at the same time it looks beyond the ‘Holy Trinity’ of transition (stabilization, liberalization, and privatization) towards a wider institutional framework of political liberty, law and order. The foregoing wider framework, and the emerging general trust, matters as much — if not more — for the present writer as the standard transition program. It is the relative dynamics of both components of the private sector, affected by both standard transition programs and the above-mentioned wider institutional framework, that is of primary importance for the economic performance in post-communist transition. In the last part of the article I will try also to answer, tentatively, the question under which circumstances the wider institutional framework may emerge in the transition process.
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Perera, Wasantha, and Nada Kulendran. "Short-run underpricing and its determinants: Evidence from Australian IPOS." Corporate Ownership and Control 13, no. 3 (2016): 502–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv13i3c3p9.
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To find out whether the Australian IPOs are underpriced and what the determinants are, this study investigates the short-run market performance of 254 IPOs by industry, listing year and issue year over the period 2006 to 2011.To measure the short-run performance, the first listing day returns are divided into the primary market which is calculated based on the first day beginning prices and issue prices, the secondary market which is estimated based on the first day closing and opening prices and total market which is calculated based on the first day closing prices and issue prices. Then it is extended to the post-day listing analysis which includes returns up to 10 days. To find out the determinants of underpricing, this study estimates binary and multiple regression models with the offer, firm and market characteristics. The marginal probability analysis was also carried out to estimate the associated probability of each determinant which shows a directional change in the short-run market performance. The study found that overall the Australian IPOs are underpriced by 25.47% and 23.11% based on the average abnormal return (AAR) in the primary and total market, which is statistically significant at 1% and 5% level respectively. However, the secondary market analysis indicates that the Australian IPOs are overpriced by 1.55% on the AAR and it is statistically significant at 5% level. The examination of post listing returns shows that Australian IPOs are underpriced based on the average cumulative abnormal return (CAR) and it signals that investors’ wealth can be diluted due to overpricing in the long-run. The primary, total and post listing analysis shows that the industrial sector IPOs are more attractive to investors whereas the chemical and material sector IPOs are less attractive compared to other sectors. The IPO period, time to listing, listing delays, total net proceeds ratio, issue price, attached share option and the market volatility are the main determinants for the observed underpricing. The marginal probability analysis also shows that market volatility and total net proceeds ratio have a significant impact on the level of underpricing. As far as the investors’ wealth is concerned, the study shows that the short-run market performance analysis should consider both the first day return including primary and secondary market and the post-day return. Study concludes that short-run market performance is sensitive to the market, industry and listing & issue year and determinants to the model.
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Seidel-Sterzik, Helene, Sarah McLaren, and Elena Garnevska. "A Capability Maturity Model for Life Cycle Management at the Industry Sector Level." Sustainability 10, no. 7 (July 17, 2018): 2496. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10072496.
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One approach to incorporate environmental sustainability in organisations is the implementation of Life Cycle Management (LCM). LCM is a comprehensive and integrated approach for measuring and managing environmental impacts. Successful sector-wide uptake of LCM has the potential to enable the environmental impacts associated with an industry sector to be efficiently measured and managed in a continual improvement process. There is an opportunity for the New Zealand primary sector to strengthen its competitiveness in the global market place by demonstrating the environmental credentials of its products and supporting the country’s “green and clean” image. Previous research has identified the barriers and enablers to successful LCM uptake by New Zealand primary sector Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in a sector-based context. This paper builds on that foundation and presents a Life Cycle Management Uptake Evaluation Framework (LUEF) that allows both individual organisations and industry sectors to identify the key factors affecting successful LCM uptake and assess their level of maturity for each factor. The key factors used in this study are structure, culture, resource availability, LCM strategy, knowledge, market requirements and communication. The study employed a qualitative methodology and used face-to-face interviews with different stakeholders in the value chain for the New Zealand kiwifruit sector to inform the development of the framework. In the framework, each factor is represented as a maturity scale to allow organisations as well as industry sectors to assess their position on the scale. This will help them to create a baseline assessment, both for themselves as an organisation, as well as on an industry sector level. The baseline assessment will allow them to identify areas for improvements, which can be tracked over time by checking the progress on the scales in the individual areas. It can also be used as a communication tool for stakeholders in the supply chain (e.g., growers, post-harvest operators and staff from industry boards). These stakeholders can use the tool to measure and compare performance, including evaluating their own performance against the industry average, as well as performance of the industry sector over time. This is useful to engage these stakeholders and demonstrate that changes (such as reducing carbon footprints) have a positive impact and lead to progress (as well as highlighting any actions that need to be reviewed and adjusted).
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Stiles, William B., Michael Barkham, and Sue Wheeler. "Duration of psychological therapy: Relation to recovery and improvement rates in UK routine practice." British Journal of Psychiatry 207, no. 2 (August 2015): 115–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.114.145565.
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BackgroundPrevious studies have reported similar recovery and improvement rates regardless of treatment duration among patients receiving National Health Service (NHS) primary care mental health psychological therapy.AimsTo investigate whether this pattern would replicate and extend to other service sectors, including secondary care, university counselling, voluntary sector and workplace counselling.MethodWe compared treatment duration with degree of improvement measured by the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation – Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) for 26 430 adult patients who scored above the clinical cut-off point at the start of treatment, attended 40 or fewer sessions and had planned endings.ResultsMean CORE-OM scores improved substantially (pre–post effect size 1.89); 60% of patients achieved reliable and clinically significant improvement (RCSI). Rates of RCSI and reliable improvement and mean pre- and post-treatment changes were similar at all tested treatment durations. Patients seen in different service sectors showed modest variations around this pattern.ConclusionsResults were consistent with the responsive regulation model, which suggests that in routine care participants tend to end therapy when gains reach a good-enough level.
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Talakua, Eygner Gerald, Renoldy Lamberthy Papilaya, Willem Talakua, and Eli Serravallo Lewerissa. "ALTERNATIF PENGELOLA WISATA PANTAI HALASSY NEGERI MORELLA KABUPATEN MALUKU TENGAH PADA FASE PRA DAN PASCA-KRISIS COVID-19." PAPALELE (Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Ekonomi Perikanan dan Kelautan) 5, no. 1 (June 20, 2021): 47–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.30598/papalele.2021.5.1.47.
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The involvement of related parties is needed in determining the right alternative to manage Halassy Beach Tourism, Morella Village, Central Maluku Regency. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of the government, private sector, and community in managing and determining the appropriate alternative managers in the pre and post crisis phases of covid-19. Through the purposive sampling method, 20 respondents were obtained from experts or stakeholders in the field of tourism and the economics of fisheries and marine resources. Primary data collection was conducted by interview using a google form questionnaire. Descriptive method is used to describe the general condition of the study area, the characteristics of the respondents, as well as the role of the government, private sector and community. Data analysis used analytical hierarchy process (AHP).The results show that in the pre covid-19 crisis phase, the government can build tourist areas that are environmentally and culturally aware; the community as managers are able to improve the information access for tourists; and the private sector contributes economic and social benefits to management capacity. In the post covid-19 crisis, the government needs to pay attention to tourism potential that can be developed; the community can apply the 4A concept; and the private sector can create more interesting ideas to bring in tourists. The right alternative for Halassy Beach Tourism management in the pre and post-covid-19 crisis phases is collaboration between the community, government and private sector, in the triple helix concept.
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Bhowmik, Manas Ranjan. "SDGs, Social Responsibility, Institutions and Cooperatives: Evidence from the Handloom Weaving Sector in India." International Journal of Rural Management 17, no. 1_suppl (March 18, 2021): 97S—114S. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0973005221991604.
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The purpose of this study is to establish linkages between sustainable development goals, social responsibility, institutions and cooperatives by developing a comparison, both theoretically and empirically, between cooperatives and non-cooperatives. In order to develop the theoretical underpinnings, post-Williamsonian transaction cost economics (TCE) has been selected as the theoretical framework. For the empirical analysis, a primary survey has been conducted in two prominent handloom hubs of West Bengal spanning over two districts of the state. A binomial logistic regression has been performed in order to analyse the data collected from the weavers of two different institutions—a master weaver institution and a cooperative institution. Following the post-Williamsonian TCE framework, it has been theoretically shown that the cooperative institution is more efficient in implementing the government’s welfare schemes. The result of the empirical analysis shows that education and distance from the cooperative institution are significant variables that help in the effective implementation of the government’s welfare schemes.
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Kolluru, Mythili, Kumutha Krishnan, and Shyam Kumar Kolluru. "Post COVID-19 Work Strategies and Implications: Insight on Indian it Sector." ECONOMICS 9, no. 2 (December 1, 2021): 49–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/eoik-2021-0014.
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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine the work strategies adopted by leading Indian IT companies post COVID-19 and their institutional and individual level implications. Following the exploratory sequential mixed-method approach, in the first phase, the data were collected from 8 leading IT companies in India to understand the work strategies implemented post COVID -19 to ensure employees’ safety without disrupting client deliverables. In the second phase, the primary qualitative interviews were conducted and selected IT companies’ financial statements with a systematic analysis of financial indicators were used to gauge the impact of new work strategies. The study reveals the selected IT companies were embracing Work-From-Home or Work-From-Anywhere as their work strategies by ensuring little to no disruption, were armed with a host of technology tools that allowed employees’ swathes to new work-norm within hours. The study findings manifold implications of the new work-norm are that it has no negative impact on the companies’ client deliverables and profitability. The paper confirms that the remote-working approach has resulted in reduced carbon footprint, work-life balance, and de-urbanization while identifying the flip side of this approach as the negative impact on team cohesiveness and employee emotional wellbeing. This research confirms the critical lesson learned from COVID-19 is agile companies must plan for a range of incomprehensible contingencies to ensure business continuity and growth. The research findings contribute towards understanding the Indian IT sector experiences in adopting the remote-work strategies and taken as lessons that can be useful for other global IT sectors.
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Daly, Patrick, Patrick Daly, and Caroline Brassard. "Aid Accountability and Participatory Approaches in Post-Disaster Housing Reconstruction." Asian Journal of Social Science 39, no. 4 (2011): 508–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853111x597305.
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Abstract In the last decade, housing has become one of the most prominent and best funded sectors in large-scale post-disaster reconstruction efforts. This has especially been the case in Asian developing countries where both official and private aid helped finance a significant amount of the housing reconstruction. Despite the emphasis upon community involvement, inclusive and participatory processes for housing reconstruction by international non-governmental organizations, recent experiences show that such ideas often do not readily translate in practice on the ground. This paper analyses the necessary conditions for successful involvement by local beneficiaries in rebuilding their homes following natural disasters. The analysis is situated within the context of community recovery, and the trade-off between centralized donor planning, and community driven initiatives, using primary and secondary data collected from post-tsunami Aceh, Indonesia. The paper also discusses how various stakeholders (including recipient government and donors) evaluate and make use of the practical capacities of affected persons and communities to be involved in planning, building and monitoring processes in the housing sector. Our research focused on the level and types of roles played by the aid beneficiaries in the housing reconstruction process in Aceh. In spite of considerable rhetoric about participation and inclusive reconstruction accompanying the post-tsunami reconstruction by various donors, a number of systemic barriers created considerable distance between beneficiaries and NGOs in Aceh in the housing sector. The drive for efficiency and need to produce tangible results quickly, mixed with the sheer number of stakeholders and resources involved, created a largely top-down environment in which decisions were centralized, and arbitrary standards imposed. This was exacerbated by an extensive chain of sub-contractors, a large supply of lower-cost imported labor, and highlighted the importance of local political affiliations, leading to weak accountability and reduced aid effectiveness.
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Ahmadi Esfahani, Navid, and Mohsen Shahandashti. "Post-hazard labor wage fluctuations: a comparative empirical analysis among different sub-sectors of the U.S. construction sector." Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction 25, no. 3 (June 13, 2020): 313–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfmpc-07-2019-0063.
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Purpose The primary objectives of this study are to (1) highlight subsectors and industry groups of the construction sector that are most vulnerable to weather-related disasters (with highest labor cost escalation) and (2) analyze how immediate this labor wage escalation happens in different subsector of the construction sector. Design/methodology/approach The research methodology consists of three steps: (i) integrating various data sources to enable measurement of the county-level labor wage changes following large-scale weather-related disasters; (ii) measuring postdisaster labor wage changes at the county level; and (iii) comparing amount and timing of postdisaster labor wage changes among all sub-sectors (and industry groups) of the construction sector. Findings The results show that among the three construction subsectors (Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction subsector, Construction of Buildings subsector, and Specialty Trade Contractors sub-sector), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction subsector is the most vulnerable to weather-related disasters. The industry groups under the Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction subsector showed the same vulnerability level; however, under the Construction of Buildings subsector, Industrial Building Construction industry group showed to be the most vulnerable; and under the Specialty Trade Contractors subsector, the Building Foundation and Exterior Contractors industry group is the most vulnerable. The results also showed that in approximately 75% of the damaged counties, there were increases in wages of all construction labors, over the following three quarter after the disasters. In average, labor wages in Construction of Buildings subsector and the Specialty Trade Contractors subsector decreased by 0.6% and 0.8%, respectively, in the quarter of disaster and gradually increased by 4.4% and 4.6%, respectively, in the following three quarters. On the other hand, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction’s labor wages did not experience this decrease right after the disasters; wages increased immediately after disasters hit the counties and continually increased by 8.6% in three quarters after the disasters. It is expected that the results of this study will help policy makers, cost estimators and insurers to have a better understanding of the post-disaster construction labor wage fluctuations. Originality/value This study is unique in the way it used construction labor wage data. All data are location quotient, which makes the comparison among the affected counties (with different construction size) feasible.
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Beaglaoich, Pádraig Ó., and Yvonne Crotty. "‘Meitheal Múinteoirí’: Planning for an Online Community of Practice (OCoP) with post-primary teachers in the Irish-medium (L1) sector." International Journal for Transformative Research 7, no. 1 (December 1, 2020): 10–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ijtr-2020-0002.
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Abstract This paper will set out the key planning considerations regarding the establishment of a dedicated online portal for Gaeltacht and Irish-medium schools at post-primary level as detailed in the Policy on Gaeltacht Education 2017-2022 (PGE). The research topic is intrinsically linked with action points highlighted within strategy and policy papers concerning the improvement of online supports for teachers in recent years by the Department of Education (DE) in Ireland. The Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020 refers to the objective of establishing digital communities of practice and the PGE highlights the need for a ‘dedicated online portal’ for Irish-medium schools. Embracing a problem-solving spirit, forging coalitions, building inter-agency collaboration, and ensuring teacher buy-in from the outset are all critical factors in the necessary planning process. Through the adoption of a mixed-methods approach, questionnaire and focus group respondents verified the most important thematic issues for L1 (Irish-medium) post-primary teachers respecting the establishment of what has the capacity to become a flourishing online community of practice (OCoP). The research process cast a spotlight upon how best to serve the teachers’ professional needs, confirmed the need for a collaborative approach that prioritised the significance of the collective, ascertained the existence of greater teacher openness to systemic change, and the centrality of transformative digital solutions in the L1 educational sphere.
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Beaglaoich, Pádraig Ó., and Yvonne Crotty. "‘Meitheal Múinteoirí’: Planning for an Online Community of Practice (OCoP) with post-primary teachers in the Irish-medium (L1) sector." International Journal for Transformative Research 7, no. 1 (December 1, 2020): 10–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ijtr-2020-0002.
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AbstractThis paper will set out the key planning considerations regarding the establishment of a dedicated online portal for Gaeltacht and Irish-medium schools at post-primary level as detailed in the Policy on Gaeltacht Education 2017-2022 (PGE). The research topic is intrinsically linked with action points highlighted within strategy and policy papers concerning the improvement of online supports for teachers in recent years by the Department of Education (DE) in Ireland. The Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020 refers to the objective of establishing digital communities of practice and the PGE highlights the need for a ‘dedicated online portal’ for Irish-medium schools. Embracing a problem-solving spirit, forging coalitions, building inter-agency collaboration, and ensuring teacher buy-in from the outset are all critical factors in the necessary planning process. Through the adoption of a mixed-methods approach, questionnaire and focus group respondents verified the most important thematic issues for L1 (Irish-medium) post-primary teachers respecting the establishment of what has the capacity to become a flourishing online community of practice (OCoP). The research process cast a spotlight upon how best to serve the teachers’ professional needs, confirmed the need for a collaborative approach that prioritised the significance of the collective, ascertained the existence of greater teacher openness to systemic change, and the centrality of transformative digital solutions in the L1 educational sphere.
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Christnatalia, Christnatalia. "ANALYSIS ON FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY SYNERGY ON PUBLIC COMPANIES IN THE PRIMARY SECTOR AND INDUSTRY POST MONETARY CRISIS LISTED IN JSX." Business and Entrepreneurial Review 9, no. 2 (March 30, 2016): 137. http://dx.doi.org/10.25105/ber.v9i2.35.
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The background of this research was merger and acquisition wave frequently in higher research and development needed and new technology implemented companies related in chemical create<br />lower financial performance after merger and acquisition. The objective of this research was to test the significance of the difference between the efficiency financial performance before and<br />after merger and acquisition. The design of this research applied purposive random sampling, quantitative method two means difference model, and statistic software SPSS for problem solving.<br />Data analysis applied measuring return on capital employed. The result of research indicated that merger and acquisition activities can not improved efficiency of emittens or ROCE ratio in all emittens were getting worse after merger and acquisition
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Mhic Aoidh, Eibhlín. "Factors which impact on transitions from Irish-medium Naíscoil to Bunscoil." TEANGA, the Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics 10 (March 6, 2019): 207–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.35903/teanga.v10i0.79.
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The Irish-medium naíscoil (pre-primary) sector is considered the foundation stone on which further sectoral developments at primary and post-primary level are initiated. This paper reports on research commissioned by the Department of Education in Northern Ireland on the educational outcomes of Irish-medium [IM] pre-school settings. The research was undertaken by RSM Mc ClureWatters (Consulting) and the author of this paper was project manager and lead author. The research explored which core components lead to optimum readiness for transition to IM primary school and the extent to which these components are present in IM naíscoileanna in the statutory and voluntary sector in the north of Ireland. The research methods were qualitative including a desk based legislative and policy analysis, a literature review and semi-structured interviews with school staff. Findings indicate that IM naíscoil practice is different from monolingual English-medium practice in a number of ways including transition practices. There are also differences between statutory and voluntary naíscoileanna. A number of recommendations are made in order to ameliorate differences in provision and associated inconsistencies in order to ensure equality in provision and the best outcomes and transition experiences possible for young Irish-medium learners.
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Forcher-Mayr, Matthias, and Sabine Mahlknecht. "Critical Entrepreneurship Education in General Education and TVET: Two Concepts of Practice in a South African Township." Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education 11, no. 2 (December 1, 2020): 65–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2020-0019.
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Abstract This paper examines the dominant approach to entrepreneurship education in the South African education system regarding the crisis of youth unemployment. It draws on the case of the public-school sector, in conjunction with the technical vocational education and training (TVET) subsector of the post-school education sector. The comparison of the entrepreneurship education sector plan for public schools with the discourse on TVET reform shows that entrepreneurship education similarly follows the čskills perspective’ with a dominant focus on the formal economy, which is informed by a human-capital based and productivist approach to education. The authors argue that this understanding of entrepreneurship education employs a too narrow perspective on youth unemployment as it overlooks individual capabilities and agency and can contribute to an experience of youth unemployment as individual failure. The authors expand this argument by suggesting a critical entrepreneurship education approach, which is outlined based on two programmes at primary-school and post-school education (TVET) level in a poor urban area. The authors argue that a critical entrepreneurship education approach contributes to learning for capabilities, social justice and democratic citizenship.
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McKay, Tracey. "Geographical Education in Northern Ireland: past, present and… future?" Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Geographica 12 (December 1, 2018): 115–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.24917/20845456.12.9.
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In Northern Ireland geography is taught in primary and post-primary education, where it is a compulsory subject to age 14. Thereafter, students decide if they wish to continue to GCSE (age 16) and to A-level by age 18. Mirroring geography in the school sector, geographical education also features within initial teacher education programmes in Northern Ireland. However, the configuration of the subject, its place within the local educational landscape and its popularity with students has changed in significant and profound ways. This paper reflects on recent trends and considers the implications for geography and geographical education in the years ahead.
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Perepelkin, Viacheslav Alexandrovich, and Elena Viacheslavovna Perepelkina. "Sectoral Structure Change Modeling of European Oil and Gas Producing Country’S Economy." ECONOMICS 3, no. 2 (December 1, 2015): 7–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/eoik-2015-0017.
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Abstract In this paper, we consider identifying features of sectoral structuring within the national economy that has definite foreign trade product specialization. Examination of the sector-specific division methodology enabled identification of its strong association with certain sector dominance in the economy. It is against this background that we offer an explanation for the delay in transferring from the post-Soviet to the applicable international classification of economic structure elements in Russia and Belarus. We perform analysis of the three-component P-S-T model (primary, secondary, tertiary sector) using statistical and econometric methods and define properties of the sectoral shares dynamics in national economies of oil and gas producing countries. Analysis of the Russian and Norwegian economies’ intersectoral changes suggests that it is necessary for the government to develop and implement selective structural policy to overcome the existing structural disproportions.
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Pop-Eleches, Grigore. "Pre-Communist and Communist Developmental Legacies." East European Politics and Societies: and Cultures 29, no. 2 (May 2015): 391–408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325414555761.
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This article discusses two distinctive approaches for thinking about historical legacies in the post-communist context. The first approach, which builds on the work of Ken Jowitt, emphasizes the distinctiveness of Leninist socioeconomic and political legacies, while the second approach, rooted in the writings of Andrew Janos, highlights the significant and resilient pre-communist, communist, and post-communist diversity of the countries of the former Soviet bloc. The empirical evidence reviewed in this paper suggests that both types of legacies continue to matter after a quarter-century of post-communist transitions. Thus, whereas we can still discern a distinctive and fairly uniform communist imprint in areas such as primary education and the importance of the state sector in the economy, in other areas of socioeconomic development, either communism was unable to reverse longer-term intraregional differences (e.g., with respect to GDP/capita or the size of the agrarian sector) or its initially distinctive developmental imprint has been fundamentally reshaped by post-communist economic reforms (as in the case of the massive increase in income inequality in a subset of ex-communist countries). In political terms, there is an interesting contrast between institutional trajectories (such as regime type), which largely follow pre-communist developmental differences, and individual political attitudes and behavior, where communist exceptionalism generally trumps post-communist diversity.
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Talbot, Kasey, and Jeff Dauzat. "Hurricane Isaac Post-Storm Response1." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2014, no. 1 (May 1, 2014): 2253–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2014.1.2253.
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ABSTRACT Hurricane Isaac made landfall on August 29, 2012 over Louisiana, lingering overhead for more than 60 hours. While most were concerned with surviving the 80+ mph winds and ensuing storm surge and floods, Coast Guard members statewide knew there would be no calm after the storm; instead it would be a grueling fight to restore the port to normalcy. The slow moving storm caused grounded deep draft vessels and barges, spilled oil, releases of hazardous materials (HAZMAT), and damage to various buildings and infrastructures. U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans integrated local, states, and federal agencies into a Unified Command structure to coordinate limited resources post-storm. Within Sector New Orleans, the Incident Management Division (IMD) made it their primary mission to mitigate any substantial threats of oil discharges or HAZMAT releases and ensure proper cleanup. On September 2, 2012, IMD utilized the Incident Command System (ICS) to establish a Marine Environmental Response (MER) Incident Management Team (IMT) to achieve their post storm mission. The MER IMT consisted of 200 personnel, of which 60 were Coast Guard members, and included representatives from the National Strike Force, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and three Oil Spill Removal Organizations (OSROs); together the team collected 4500 barrels of oily water and 1200 HAZMAT containers, deployed over 11,000 feet of containment boom, and federalized three pollution projects. The MER IMT was disestablished on September 28, 2012 leaving Sector New Orleans IMD to maintain complete management of the ongoing federalized projects, “Fantome”, “Map Drilling”, and “Gulf South”. The projects included oil discharges in adjacent waterways of two oil production/storage facilities, oil discharges from fixed facility barges, and oil discharges from a storage platform along the marsh shoreline. Sector New Orleans executed $9.5 million in Oil Spill Liability Trust Funds towards emergency response efforts and successfully restored safety to the public health, welfare, environment, and maritime community.
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Jain, Vinamra, Ashok Sharma, Pradeep Narwal, and Swati Agarwal. "CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED AND CUSTOMER’S PERCEPTION ABOUT CHANGES IN FINANCIAL INDUSTRY, PRE AND POST IMPLEMENTATION OF E-FINANCE." Australian Journal of Business and Management Research 02, no. 01 (August 13, 2012): 37–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.52283/nswrca.ajbmr.20120201a05.
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This research undertakes the detailed study of the customers’ perception about E-Finance and analyzes the opinion of customers regarding advancement in financial industry post implementation of E-Finance, challenges associated with the implementation of E-Finance, and the challenges that Indian financial industry is still going through to deal electronically efficiently and effectively. The report has been designed after doing detailed secondary research so as to understand the challenges that had been there at the time of implementation of E-Finance, to what extent they have been addressed and the challenges that are still prevailing as obstacles in the successful progress of E-Finance. In order to meet other objective of study i.e. study of customer opinion regarding changes in financial industry, pre-post implementation of E-Finance, Primary Research has been undertaken. To study the same, a sample of 100 customers has been surveyed. Questionnaires have been used as instruments for the survey. The findings of the report say that Lack of Infrastructure, Security, Awareness and knowledge on part of customer as well as employees and skills were the major challenges at the time of implementation but issues like Illiterate population, infrastructure issues like power shortage, low bandwidth, and lack of security are still obstructing the growth of E-Finance. As far as customers are concerned, they are very much easy with the adoption of technology in Finance sector but there are areas in finance which have not been adopted by customers electronically as of now and are still in infant stage like Insurance and Online Stock Dealings. Customers believe that E-Finance has facilitated them and has definitely improved the financial sectors on various parameters. It is recommended that financial sector should undertake certain initiatives to educate the population which is still unaware of same since it constitutes a large part, to implement stricter security checks and stringent cyber laws and regulations so as to provide better services and improve financial sector further. This paper helps to understand the challenges associated with E-Finance and customer’s point of view regarding the services since the development of technology in the financial sector and what relevance they find of technology involvement in the financial industry that helps organizations to improve them on various parameters.
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Sepp, Kristiina, Anita Tuula, Veera Bobrova, and Daisy Volmer. "Primary health care policy and vision for community pharmacy and pharmacists in Estonia." Pharmacy Practice 19, no. 2 (May 2, 2021): 2404. http://dx.doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2021.2.2404.
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Estonia, with a population of 1.3 million, is the smallest country in the three Baltic States. As a post-soviet country, Estonia over the past 30 years has built up a new health care system, including the pharmaceutical sector. The GDP allocated to cover health care costs is significantly lower in Estonia compared to the EU average. Despite this, Estonia has excelled in the development of digital e-services in healthcare at both the domestic and international levels. The development and integration of the Estonian community pharmacy sector into primary health care has been influenced and affected by the liberalization within pharmaceutical policy and the lack of cooperation with the rest of the health care sector. Community pharmacy ownership and location matters have been prevalent. The promotion of the pharmacy services has mostly taken place on the basis of a professional initiative, as cooperation with the state has not been active. Possibly the professional fragmentation of the pharmacy sector may have played a negative role. The community pharmacy network in Estonia, especially in cities, enables fast and convenient access to the pharmacy services. Community Pharmacy Service Quality Guidelines support the harmonization of the provided services and patient-centered concept to enhance the patient role and involvement in their care. In recent years, community pharmacies in Estonia have also offered various extended services that are more or less integrated with the primary health care system. New developments may be affected by frequent changes in legislation and a shortage of professional staff in community pharmacies. The ownership reform of pharmacies in 2020 has so far not had a significant impact on the operation of pharmacies or the quality of services provided.
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Seabrooke, Viniti, and Alisoun Milne. "Early intervention and dementia care: innovation and impact." Quality in Ageing and Older Adults 15, no. 1 (March 4, 2014): 34–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-03-2013-0004.
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Purpose – This study aims to systematically evaluate the impact and effectiveness of two early intervention services in NW Kent. Design/methodology/approach – Data were gathered via evaluation questionnaires for both projects; these included quantitative post-intervention data and qualitative comments. Data on referrals to secondary care and a specialist third sector organisation were also collected for the primary care project. Findings – Findings from the primary care project indicate that targeting a specific age cohort of patients can be effective in terms of: early identification of dementia-related concerns, the provision of support, appropriate referrals to secondary care, and increased referrals to a third sector dementia service. At the end of the project most practitioners felt they were better informed about dementia, more committed to facilitating early diagnosis, and had gained confidence in using a screening tool (the General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition Test). Evidence from evaluating the Carers Group suggests that attendance helped members manage emotional difficulties, increased understanding of dementia, and enhanced coping skills. They also felt less isolated and knew how to access support services. Practical implications – The projects offer two models of intervention: how a proactive third sector agency can work with primary care professionals to enhance commitment to dementia case finding and the provision of group support to relatives of those in receipt of a recent dementia diagnosis. Originality/value – The study provides insights into early intervention in dementia care how to evaluate impact of effectiveness.
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Guzman, Marco Antonio. "The Primacy of Economic Power: State-Led Privatization and the Dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, 1990–1992." East Central Europe 46, no. 2-3 (November 22, 2019): 212–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18763308-04602002.
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This historical and comparative analysis shows that neoliberal economic policy creating a domestic private sector triggered a series of events that culminated with the dissolution of post-communist Czechoslovakia in 1992. Placing primary emphasis on neoliberal economic reform, this research departs from existing accounts of the breakup positing ideological differences between Czech and Slovak elites or preexisting regional economic structures as the primary factors behind the dissolution. As neoliberal policies took place through the entire federation, an unexpected boom in tourism in Prague fostered the creation of a service sector catering to visitors, lowering the capital’s unemployment rate. Outside of Prague, neoliberal policy failed to alleviate the economic crisis. As federal economic policies failed to resolve mounting economic problems in Slovakia, particularly unemployment, the perception that federal policies did not fit regional needs gained salience. By 1992, whereas parties calling for the perpetuation of the federation lost popular support, separatist political parties gained the majority of seats in both regional parliaments, leading to the dissolution of the federation.
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Niquidet, Kurt. "Equity pricing in the forest sector: evidence from North American stock markets." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 40, no. 5 (May 2010): 943–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x10-048.
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Financial capital is very mobile and the failure to earn the cost of capital can result in capital flight and a considerably altered forest industry. This article seeks to assess the cost of equity capital for the forest sector from a modern finance perspective and test to what extent it has earned the cost of this capital over the period spanning from December 2003 to December 2008. To do so, using time series and cross-sectional methods, the capital asset pricing model and the Fama–French three-factor model were applied to the weekly returns of 45 publicly traded forest sector securities that are listed on North American stock exchanges. The time series results for both the capital asset pricing and Fama–French three-factor models yielded several negative pricing errors, suggesting ex post that many firms in the sector have failed to earn the cost of equity. Furthermore, cross-sectional results show that riskier firms tended to have lower returns. Such findings are unlikely to hold in the long run and could be one of the primary factors driving significant change in the forest sector in the future.
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Oladele, Adeoti Ezekiel. "The Ford Foundation And Development Of Western Education In Nigeria: A Historical Evaluation." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 12, no. 10 (April 29, 2016): 315. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2016.v12n10p315.
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The Post World War II years witnessed increasing involvement of international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the social and economic transfiguration of the Third World nations. Nigeria as a developing economy did attract the attention of the Ford Foundation to the development of her social sector particularly. The paper examined the Ford Foundation engagements in all facets of the Nigerian educational system, namely, primary, secondary and tertiary levels. The resultant findings revealed that despite its constraints, the huge investments of the Ford Foundation in the areas of comprehensive high school education, teaching and research as well as information and communication technology, no doubt, helped in identifying and nurturing the potentials of Nigerian students for academic, technical or general education. The paper concluded that the involvement of the Ford Foundation in Nigerian educational development helped, in no small way, in re-directing the course of Nigeria’s educational system. It recommended that Nigeria government should redouble its efforts towards providing an enabling environment that will attract more credible NGOs like Ford Foundation and encourage them to play effective role not only within the educational sector but also in other key sectors such as agriculture, health, science and technology to assist the country achieve the much touted Millennium Development Goals.
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Hasan, Maruf, and Asare Boateng. "A Review of Manufacturing in Australia." Journal of Public Administration and Governance 7, no. 3 (July 10, 2017): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v7i3.11522.
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Manufacturing as a share of Australia’s gross domestic product has constantly declined since 1960. In 2016 manufacturing activity accounted for less than 10% of gross domestic product and employed less Australians than ever before. The paper intends to review the history of manufacturing in Australia and evaluate the condition of the sector in 2016. After this evaluation; recommendations are made on how both governments and businesses can reform to rejuvenate growth. An extensive analysis of the literature in conjunction with interviews with different Australian manufacturing businesses was used to execute the analysis. The literature emphasised tariff removal, a high Australian dollar and an increasingly globalised world as the primary causes of manufacturing’s decline. Businesses highlighted the geographical isolation of the nation, the low population, high labour costs and the high Australian dollar as some of the barriers to growth of the sector. Focusing on new advanced manufacturing technologies, reducing corporate tax and improving public infrastructure are some of the recommendations made to help the sector reverse the negative trend. The evaluation of the sector with these recommendations is significant to both governments and businesses as it provides avenues for growth and investment relevant to the post mining boom economy.
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Borg, Samantha J., Maria Donald, Koula Totsidis, Narelle Quinn, and Claire L. Jackson. "Improving quality in general practice using the Primary Care Practice Improvement Tool (PC-PIT) with Primary Health Network support." Australian Journal of Primary Health 26, no. 6 (2020): 484. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py20192.
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Optimal primary care sector performance is vital for ensuring the delivery of quality health services and effective clinical management of populations. The Primary Care Practice Improvement Tool (PC-PIT) incorporates subjective staff input and objective indicators to measure 13 elements of organisational performance. This study aimed to measure change in organisational performance for general practices using the PC-PIT with Primary Health Network (PHN) support. A pre-post design was used for changes in PC-PIT subjective and objective scores. Practices used results with PHN support to complete two Plan Do Study Act initiatives and were reassessed 9-months later. PC-PIT scales were dichotomised into lower and higher scores, with odds ratios used to determine effect size. Staff survey response rates were 55.4% at baseline and 50.1% at follow up. There were modest increases in the likelihood of staff rating several elements higher at follow up. When implemented with PHN support staff, the PC-PIT has the potential for effective, focussed and sustained quality improvement, with capacity to support Health Care Home model transition and implementation.
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Redwood-Campbell, L. "(A306) Primary Care in the First 72 Hours Post Disaster: A Crazy Idea or a Sensible Inclusion for Foreign Medical Teams?" Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 26, S1 (May 2011): s102—s103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x11003232.
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The use and number of Foreign Field hospitals and Foreign Medical Teams being mobilized after sudden onset disasters in the past decade has increased significantly. Examples include Haiti (2010), China (2008) Pakistan (2005), and Iran (2003). Foreign medical teams do not just work in field hospitals anymore and new trends of how FMTs are engaged need to be taken into consideration. After sudden impact disasters, there is undoubtedly a high need for surgical response. The role of primary care, immediately after a disaster or emergency has sometimes been described as low priority and therefore not needed during the initial response to disasters and emergencies. This oral presentation will review trends in the primary care needs post disaster and the literature around it. Using the Health Resource Availability Mapping System (a model that is derived from the standard health cluster tool and used for collection, collation and analysis of health sector information) and modified to sudden onset disasters, which primary health services when will be reviewed. Discussion and brainstorming encouraged!
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Begum, Nasrin Nahar, Md Nazrul Islam Khan, Sk Shafiqur Rahman, and Sheikh Nazrul Islam. "Women employment in agricultural sector: Effects on livelihoods." Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University 17, no. 3 (September 30, 2019): 375–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v17i3.43218.
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Women in Bangladesh are involved with agriculture in planting, harvesting and post-harvest processing. Present study investigated the socio-economic, hygienic and maternal health of the women working in agricultural sector (employee) and women who are involved in other works (non-employee) in the same community to evaluate impacts of agriculture on women life style. Data was collected from Chittagong, Dinajpur and Mymensingh district using questionnaire survey. The survey results revealed that medium household size (61.9% and 57.8%), primary education (51.4% and 49.1%), married (93.6% and 91.4%) was dominant among employee and non-employee women, respectively. Average monthly household income and expenditure of the employees were Tk. 11532 and Tk. 8926, respectively while in non-employee women were Tk. 9686 and Tk. 7848, respectively. Most of the employee and non-employee women had facilities for drinking tube-well water (91.9% and 81.5%) and use polli electricity (69.9% and 68.2%) in the areas. This indicates that higher income from agriculture has a positive impact on life style of employee women. Clean house, hand washing, garbage disposal and ingredients wash before cooking constituted highest percentage of the respondents in both cases. Current study revealed that health check during pregnancy, T.T. coverage and normal delivery process was good among the employee women. Body Mass Index (BMI) results revealed that 68.2% employee women was under normal weight while 42.8% non-employee women was underweight. Besides, obesity rate was significantly higher among the non-employee women (25.4%) which is only 2.9% among the employee community. The study observed and suggesting that employee women in agriculture have better life style, more income, hygiene practice, good maternal health and better nutritional status than the non-employee women in the same community.
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Asmini, A., Roos Nana Sucihati, and Nanda Maharaya. "ANALISIS STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN SEKTOR PERTANIAN DI KECAMATAN SUMBAWA (Pendekatan Analisis SWOT)." Jurnal Ekonomi & Bisnis 9, no. 1 (April 30, 2021): 10–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.58406/jeb.v9i1.481.
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This study aims to determine the strategy of developing the agricultural sector in Sumbawa District.The type of this study was descriptive qualitative. The data used in this study was primary data. The techniques used to collect data were through interviews and direct observation (documentation). The data analysis technique used in this study was SWOT analysis. The results of the study showed that according to the business field, the categories of agriculture, forestry and fisheries contributed to the economy in Sumbawa District,with the largest percentage distribution.Therefore, the agricultural sector could be a potential sector in Sumbawa District.The development strategy for corn commodity could be done through optimizing the government support, used good quality of corn seeds, optimizing corn farming management, improvement of trade system and corn production facilities.While the development strategy for rice commodities could be done through optimally utilize government support for rice farming, increasing the role of BPP in technology for rice farming, improved farm management for the farmer, improve post-harvest management, build infiltration wells for the farmer, improve supporting infrastructure conditions.
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Zaitsev, Vladimir M., and Liliya O. Zhigalskaya. "Post-industrial shifts in the world’s mining industry." Journal of the Belarusian State University. Geography and Geology, no. 1 (May 26, 2022): 71–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.33581/2521-6740-2022-1-71-86.
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The changes in the sectoral and spatial structure of the world’s mining industry that occurred the period during 1980–2019 in the conditions of post-industrial development of the world economy are considered. The relevance of the study is dictated by the global process of dematerialisation of the economy under the influence of scientific and technological progress and the transition of world production to the principles of sustainable development, which causes not only a change in the role of the mining industry in the structure of the economy, but also entails a qualitative transformation of its spatial structure. On the base of calculations of indices characterising the intensity of dynamics, structural shifts and the spatial concentration of the volumes of mineral raw materials extraction with the subsequent interpretation of their values, the key trends in the development of the mining industry and the features characteristic of its constituent sectors, including the extraction of coal, oil, natural gas, iron ore, bauxite, copper, potash and phosphate rock were identified. The result of the conducted research is the revealed features of the mining industry development in the post-industrial period, which consist of positive dynamics of its functioning, stabilisation of the sectoral structure and strengthening of the positions of developing countries and individual regions in the extraction of mineral resources. The obtained results allow us to assess the features of processes taking place in the primary sector of the world economy at the present stage of development and the role of individual countries and regions in the mining industry of the world.
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Serohina, T. V. "Modern world trends in the service sphere and their influence on the public services system." Public administration aspects 6, no. 8 (September 10, 2018): 42–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.15421/151845.
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The article is devoted to the study of the development of the service sector among other sectors of the economy. The social way of the vast majority of human history has not relied on the service sector, traditionally the leading role was played by sectors related to the extraction of natural raw materials, the production of products of agriculture and forestry, fishing, etc. According to the so-called three-sectoral model of the economy, these industries were the primary sector of the economy. However, during the transition of society to the post-industrial period, there was a sharp change in the correlation of the share of services in comparison with the share that accounted for the share of production. It was found out that the basis of these processes lay first of all changes in the system of social needs. It is disclosed that for today the proper level of the process of commodity production can be provided only with the involvement of certain types of services. This process is called externalization of services. This allows the production facilities to optimize their activities, in particular, by attracting legal, accounting, logistics services, etc. It has been established that the efficiency of a modern economy depends to a large extent on the integration of the sphere of services with the sphere of material production. It is revealed that the development of the infrastructure of the newest communication technologies today serves as a guarantee of success in realization of new opportunities in the market of services. In particular, in today’s conditions there is a rapid development of those services, for which the personal contact between the service provider and the recipient is not obligatory, since the process can take place in a remote mode. The influence of global changes on the subjects of natural monopolies is evaluated, as the development of technologies creates the preconditions for attracting to the markets alternative providers of services.Particular attention is paid to transnational companies that have an impact on the globalization of the services sector in an effort to eliminate barriers to scale up their activities. Trends in the service sector in general will inevitably affect the functioning of the public service delivery system.
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Nair, Divya, Pruthu Thekkur, Manoj Fernando, Ajay M. V. Kumar, Srinath Satyanarayana, Nadeeka Chandraratne, Amila Chandrasiri, et al. "Outcomes and Challenges in Noncommunicable Disease Care Provision in Health Facilities Supported by Primary Health Care System Strengthening Project in Sri Lanka: A Mixed-Methods Study." Healthcare 11, no. 2 (January 9, 2023): 202. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020202.
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The Primary Healthcare System Strengthening Project in Sri Lanka focuses on improving noncommunicable disease (NCD) care provision at primary medical care institutions (PMCIs). We conducted an explanatory mixed-methods study to assess completeness of screening for NCD risk, linkage to care, and outcomes of diabetes/hypertension care at nine selected PMCIs, as well as to understand reasons for gaps. Against a screening coverage target of 50% among individuals aged ≥ 35 years, PMCIs achieved 23.3% (95% CI: 23.0–23.6%) because of a lack of perceived need for screening among the public and COVID-19-related service disruptions. Results of investigations and details of further referral were not documented in almost half of those screened. Post screening, 45% of those eligible for follow-up NCD care were registered at medical clinics. Lack of robust recording/tracking mechanisms and preference for private providers contributed to post-screening attrition. Follow-up biochemical investigations for monitoring complications were not conducted in more than 50% of diabetes/hypertension patients due to nonprescription of investigations by healthcare providers and poor uptake among patients because of nonavailability of investigations at PMCI, requiring them to avail services from the private sector, incurring out-of-pocket expenditure. Primary care strengthening needs to address these challenges to ensure successful integration of NCD care within PMCIs.
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Lakshmi, K. Bhagya, and K. Aparna. "Scope for value addition of agriculture products for enterprise promotion in rural areas." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 18, no. 1 (January 15, 2022): 514–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.15740/has/ijas/18.1/514-517.
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Majority of rural population dependent on agriculture sector for their livelihood. Majority of the farmers are considering agriculture as livelihood option rather than an enterprise. Hence, farmers are focusing only on increasing agriculture productivity. But processing and value addition of agricultural produce is very low and post harvesting losses are very high in India when compared to other developing and developed countries. Now the country should give more emphasis on value addition to primary agriculture. There is immense scope and potential for promotion of agriculture produce its economy depend on primary agriculture. Secondary agriculture has huge potential for creating infrastructure and jobs in rural areas to strengthen rural economy. By keeping this in view the present paper discusses the scope for value addition of agriculture produce and proposes strategy for promotion of agriprenuership.