prof.mihir Shome

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to increase theoretical knowledge regarding psychosocial antecedents of entrepreneurial intention by explaining the interrelation between personality characteristics and social capital in the formation of entrepreneurial intention.   Theoretical framework: The study is a combination of two theories. The first one is the personality approach(trait approach) of entrepreneurship(Chye Koh, 1996) and the second one is the social capital approach of entrepreneurship (Nahapiet & Ghoshal, 1998) . Design/methodology/approach: The study is based on secondary data collected by a review of the literature from journals in the disciplines of entrepreneurship, business and management, psychology, and sociology.   Findings: This article establishes the interrelationships between three major entrepreneurial personalities (Need for Achievement, Locus of control, and Innovativeness) and social capital in forming entrepreneurial intentions by presenting five majo...

Entrepreneurship is seen as a crucial component of any nation's economic progress. The most significant predictor of entrepreneurship is thought to be the entrepreneurial intention. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the variables that shape entrepreneurial intent. The purpose of this study is to investigate how social capital and innovativeness, two significant predictors of entrepreneurial intention, interact to determine the entrepreneurial intention of polytechnic students from the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. A questionnaire based on a 5-point Likert scale was completed by 261 polytechnic students (214 male,47 female) from six polytechnic (5 Govt,1 Private) colleges across Arunachal Pradesh. The structure model was examined using structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis in SPSS AMOS (Analysis of Moment Structure), and bootstrap confidence intervals were computed to test the mediating role. The findings showed that both social capital and innovativeness have a ...

Customer relationship management (CRM) plays a crucial role in any organization because success or failure depends on a company’s relationship with its customers. The objective of this study is to see how CRM can play an important role in the public and private sector banks in Bihar, India. The sample for the study consists of 250 bank managers from both public and private sector banks in Bihar. A CRM questionnaire developed by the researchers was used to measure CRM in the banking sector. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. Inferential statistics including t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the data. The t-test results show that both the public and private sector banks differ significantly in the variables of customer contact by phone/e-mail, customer care, and innovation and quality. The ANOVA results showed that the four groups (public sector males, public sector females, private sector males, and private sector females) differed significantly in the...

Globalization influences the number and kinds of jobs that are available and requires that organizations balance a complicated set of issues related to managing people in different geographies, cultures, legal environments, and business conditions. HR functions such as staffing, training, compensation, and the like have to be adjusted to take into account the differences in global management. This paper provides an overview of recent trends in the global business environment which affects the practice of HRM, including globalization, Why Study Human Resources Management, Challenges of globalization for managers, Challenges of new technology, Challenges of managing change, Challenges of developing human capital, Market Challenges, Challenge of containing costs, Demographic Challenges and finally The Partnership of line managers and HR. In order to manage employees for competitive edge in a period of globalization, human resource personnel must possess competencies relevant for implem...