International Journal of Commerce & Business Management

S. Praveena ¹, K. Mahendran ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural and Rural Management, Central Agricultural and Rural Development Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, T.N., IN

Abstract

This study focuses on the work autonomy and performance appraisal system of the sugar mill employees in Tamil Nadu. Two mills from each public, private and co-operative were selected for the study. A sample of 15 employees from each mill was taken for the study. The tools of analysis used in the study were percentage analysis, Garrett ranking and factor analysis. Factor analysis was used to find out the important factors influencing work autonomy of the employees. Garrett ranking was used for the opinion about the performance appraisal system among the employees. The findings revealed that most of the private sector employees were satisfied with the performance appraisal system. In public and co-operative sector, employees were dissatisfied with the performance appraisal system.

Keywords

Factor Analysis, Performance Appraisal, Work Autonomy, Job Satisfaction

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M. Malarkodi ¹, K. Uma ², K. Mahendran ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Trade and Intellectual Property, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, T.N., IN
2 Department of Agricultural and Rural Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, T.N., IN

Abstract

Knowledge is a key determinant for an enterprise competitiveness improvement in knowledge economy. Having this in mind, effectiveness and efficiency in managing this resource are especially important. Training is the process of enhancing the skills, capabilities and knowledge of individual for doing a particular job. Training process moulds the thinking of individual and leads to quality performance. It is continuous and never ending in nature. Training is crucial for organizational development and success. This study aims to develop the training programme through the selection of perfect training dimensions and relevant attributes. The attributes like technology based learning on payment for a month (weekend-Sunday only) was preferred by the agri-input retailers.

Keywords

Knowledge Management, Training, Training Dimension, Conjoint Analysis

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M. Malarkodi ¹, K. Uma ², K. Mahendran ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Trade and Intellectual Property, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, T.N., IN
2 Department of Agricultural and Rural Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, T.N., IN

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the expectation and satisfaction level of agri-input retailers toward the management capability which include market sensing capability, customer relationship management capability, and brand management capability. This research analyses the gap on management capability among the overall trained and untrained agri-input retailers, as well as comparison on the gap in management capability between the trained agri-input retailers and untrained agri-input retailers. The measurement of expectation and satisfaction is based on the expected mean and satisfactory mean. The difference between these mean values shows the gap value. The gap analysis in this research is assisted by the paired t-analysis in explaining the existence of difference, if any. Based on the mean analysis, almost all trained agri-input retailers and untrained agri-input retailers agree that the management capability like market sensing capability, customer relationship management capability and brand management capability are important and satisfactory as indicated by the expected and perceived means. The study results showed that even though trained agri-input retailers were satisfied with their management capability, their real satisfaction was more than expected and in case of untrained agri-input retailers were satisfied with their management capability and their real satisfaction was less than expected.

Keywords

Management Capability, Market Sensing Capability, Retailers Agri-input

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T. Samsai ¹, K. Mahendran ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural and Rural Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, T.N., IN

Abstract

Coir is a unique natural fibre used in diverse applications of great economic importance. In the coir fibre sector, Tamil Nadu occupies the first place as being the single largest producer of brown fibre contributing to about 65 percent of total production in India (Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Government of Tamil Nadu).The production performance of coir fibre industry have been examined using primary data collected from 60 sample coir fibre producers and the tobit model has been employed to analyse the factors that actually contributed to more fibre production. Garrett's ranking technique was used to identify the constraints faced by the coir fibre producer. For every rupee of investment in coir fibre processing, about Rs 1.17 was obtained as returns, indicating its profitability. The factors such as education, experience, total investment, total electricity cost, quality maintenance, auto feeder and husk auto feeder were found to be significantly and positively influencing the more production of fibre. The labour hour was found to be negatively influencing for more production of fibre. The traders were the main source of information which were ranked first followed by neighbours and internet. The major problems faced the coir fibre producers were inadequate labour and limited electricity. The study has clearly brought out the urgency of developing innovative technologies to reduce the labour usage and uninterrupted electricity which lead to maximum production and compete in international markets.

Keywords

Coir Fibre, Costs And Returns, Production, Garrett’s Ranking Technique, Tobit Model

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T. Samsai ¹, K. Mahendran ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural and Rural Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, T.N., IN

Abstract

Coir pith is a biomass residue generated during the extraction of coir fibre from coconut husk and is a by-product of the coir manufacturing industry. About two kg of coir pith is obtained for every kg of coir fibre extracted. The profitability of coir pith units have been examined using primary data collected from 30 sample coir pith producers. Garrett's ranking technique was used to identify the constraints faced by the coir pith producer. For every rupee of investment in coir pith processing, about Rs 1.13 was obtained as returns, indicating its profitability. The neighbours were the main source of information, ranked first followed by traders and internet. The major problems faced by the coir pith producers were limited electricity and inadequate labour. The study has clearly brought out that the urgency of developing innovative technologies to reduce the labour usage and uninterrupted electricity which lead to maximum production and compete in international markets.

Keywords

Coir Pith, Costs And Returns, Production, Garrett’s Ranking Technique

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V. M. Indumathi ¹, K. Mahendran ¹, S. D. Sivakumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural and Rural Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), IN

Abstract

Rice is the staple food of Asian countries. China and India are the two important rice production centres that supply half of the world's rice. During 2012, the total food grains production in India reached an all-time high of 259.32 million tonnes. Tamil Nadu ranks fifth in rice production (6.32 lakh tonnes) during the year 2011-2012. Rice milling is the largest agro-based industry wherein the outer layer (husk) and inner layer (bran) of the paddy was removed and rice is obtained. The conversion ratio of paddy depends on the milling efficiency of the unit, technology adopted for paddy processing and quality of the procured paddy. The modern paddy processing unit has more head rice recovery and better utilization of the capacity when compared to the conventional unit.

Keywords

Paddy Processing, Conversion Ratio, Value of Conversion.

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