Abstract:With Reference to The Lancet Public Health journal, road accidents were the leading to death. Approximately 1.35 million people die each year & averages to 3,287 lives, lost every day as a result of road traffic crashes. Crash injuries are estimated to be the eighth leading cause of death globally for all age groups. However, most of the time it has been observed that the deaths/severity of injuries that occurred in the road accident is due to the delays in detecting and providing first aid provision. Systems with the use of GPS, GSM module and a microprocessor can help reduce loss due to vehicle accidents by decreasing the response time of emergency services.

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Abstract:This research was undertaken to determine if there exists a correlation between management practices, customer loyalty, and the success of Appliance Retail Company. Descriptive- Correlational design was used. Descriptive design was employed to find out the level of implementation of management practices and level of customer loyalty while correlational was to determine if correlation does exist between variables. Stratified random sampling was used in selecting respondents of the study with a total of 138 employees and customers of six branches in the Batangas area. A validated survey questionnaire was the instrument used to gather data. Using weighted mean, level of implementation of management practices was highly evident as fully implemented, customer loyalty was very high and success of the Appliance Retail Company was very successful. The results of the study revealed that management practices were fully implemented while customers were very loyal to the company. Thus, these two confirmed their relationship to the level of success of the company which was very high. Customer service and repeat purchase were observed with the highest implementation while store ambiance, working environment, and facilities with the highest indication of success while store ambiance, working environment, and facilities with the highest indication of the success of the appliance retail company. The relationship between core values and branding perceived the highest level of the significant relationship as well as the stability of company name and advocacy. A strategic action plan was the output of the study.

Keywords:Management Practices, Customer Loyalty, Success, Customer Service, Repeat Purchase

Abstract:Conscientious advocacy of women’s rights has been at the centre of gender discourse since Beijing’s Women Declaration in 1996. After the Beijing Declaration, women’s status has undoubtedly improved globally. Notwithstanding the sensitization to women’s rights has continued unabated, worldwide, the magnitude of intimate-partner violence (IPV) remains high. On a daily basis, in Nigeria’s print-media, there are various shocking reported-cases of IPV; e.g., homicide of an intimate- partner by another, stabbing with dangerous weapons, rape, aggravated assaults, etc. Survey of various print-media is used to gather information on reported cases of IPV and In-depth Interviews (IDIs) were conducted with 30 respondents who have experienced IPV for comparison, through snowballing technique, to complement the reported media generated data. The major finding is that IPV affects victims and entire families, particularly children. IPV results, mostly, from conflicts about finances, lack of trust, heavy alcohol-consumption, infidelity, etc. Men, most frequently, use it to resolve crisis from male-identity or inability to control women due to gross misunderstanding of gender-equality. The study suggests preventive interventions to further improving the status of women, especially in relation to poverty, and seriously attenuating the overarching cultural beliefs in patriarchy, violence in settling disputes, and heavy alcohol-consumption while providing education about wholesome family-life in consonance with the tenets of equity and gender equality.

Keywords:Women’s-Right; Intimate-Partner; Gender-Equality; Family-Life; Cultural-Expectations.

Abstract:This study was conducted to determine the employees’ awareness and effectiveness level of Electronics Risk Management Practices (ERMP) of selected semiconductor companies in Laguna. A descriptive correlational method was utilized as the research design. The researcher used G* Power analysis to determine the sample size of the study. Moreover, this study employed a stratified random sampling procedure for selecting the participants. The study was conducted in three manufacturing companies; American, Japanese, and Filipino-owned semiconductor firms situated at Cabuyao, Sta. Rosa, and Biňan respectively. The respondents were the rank and file employees who are the beneficiaries of risk management practices. Quantitative data were collected utilizing a technique of researcher-made structured survey as an instrument. Using the four-point Likert Scale and the simple mean, Analysis of Variance, and Pearson-r correlation coefficient, findings revealed that the respondents were aware in terms of the nature of electronic risk, risk vulnerability, and risk management. There was no significant difference in the level of awareness among the group of respondents in terms of the nature of electronic risk and risk management, while there was a significant difference in terms of risk vulnerability. The effectiveness level of ERMP in terms of risk identification, assessment, treatment, policy, and governance was effective as assessed by the respondents. Furthermore, the employees’ awareness level has a significant relationship to the effectiveness level of ERMP. As an output of the study, an enhancement program that can address the needs of employees to maximize risk awareness towards maximum effectiveness of ERMP was proposed.

Keywords:Electronic Risk, ERMP, Risk, Risk Awareness, Risk Management

Abstract:Abstract---Availability of labour results from the creation of spatial inequalities in labour demand, a process that itself is multiplicative in effect and that forms an integral part of the processes of spatial agglomeration and location specialization.This paper underscores the firms, labour size and type in Nigeria using the Lagos region, as a case study. Primary data was collected through the administration of one hundred and eighty questionnaires in the twelve industrial estates. The paper reveals gender disparity amongst firms, while the effects of motivation on workers’ productivity were averagely satisfactory.The research has found out that effect of labour laws and policy on industrial enterprise was fairly satisfactory. The paper reveals that most of the firms have between 6-10 management staff and less than 51 auxiliaries, clerical and operational/technical staff. The analysis of variance carried out in testing the variation of management and auxiliary/clerical and operational staff across the industry group have an F-cal. Value 197.42 and 295.64 respectively, these values were significant at 5% level (0.000<0.05).The research reveals that most of the firms were large scale; indigenously and privately owned. The study also reveals that labour was inadequate amongst the firms with adverse effect of low productivity, industrial expansion and limiting of economic performance among others. The workforce structure ranges from administrative to sales and marketing. The labour size, nature and types is a potent determinant and indicator of economic performance of a region, the paper therefore, recommends more investment in the industrial sector by the government and the liberalization of location factors and the fairness of tax policy to industrial enterprise, while the country’s labour regulations should be geared towards industrial promotion and survival.

Keywords:Firms, Labour size, Labour type, Workforce structure, and Lagos region