International Journal of Business and General Management

7-20

Authors: Alabi Paul & Ebiwari Wokekoro

Inefficient service delivery by property managers was identified as a problem confronting the management of multi-tenanted commercial properties in Port Harcourt. The aim of the research was to examine the prospects for professional management of multi-tenanted commercial properties. The research adopted Interpretivism as it’s philosophy and case study as it’s research design with Port Harcourt shopping mall and The Vineyard shopping center. The population was 93 comprising the management and tenants of both shopping malls. A total number of 93 questionnaires were distributed, 88 representing 94.6% were completed, returned and found useful for analysis. Findings include; a team of managers were responsible for the management of Port Harcourt shopping mall, whereas, a facility manager was responsible for the management of The Vineyard shopping center. Inefficiency in service delivery was caused by the wrong application of management strategies and default in the payment of service charge and administration. Professionals apply strategic policies to curb or contain risks; they help in meeting competitive challenges of property management, and they are highly knowledgeable and have the skills to manage properties/facilities were the needs for professionals to manage multi-tenanted commercial properties. The research concludes that multi-tenanted commercial properties managed by professionals are better managed and encounter less managerial problems. The study recommends that professionals should handle the management, repairs, and maintenance of all facilities/services in the shopping malls.

41-54

Authors: Alabi Paul & Ebiwari Wokekoro

Inefficient service delivery by property managers was identified as a problem confronting the management of multi-tenanted commercial properties in Port Harcourt. The aim of the research was to examine the prospects for professional management of multi-tenanted commercial properties. The research adopted Interpretivism as it’s philosophy and case study as it’s research design with Port Harcourt shopping mall and The Vineyard shopping center. The population was 93 comprising the management and tenants of both shopping malls. A total number of 93 questionnaires were distributed, 88 representing 94.6% were completed, returned and found useful for analysis. Findings include; a team of managers were responsible for the management of Port Harcourt shopping mall, whereas, a facility manager was responsible for the management of The Vineyard shopping center. Inefficiency in service delivery was caused by the wrong application of management strategies and default in the payment of service charge and administration. Professionals apply strategic policies to curb or contain risks; they help in meeting competitive challenges of property management, and they are highly knowledgeable and have the skills to manage properties/facilities were the needs for professionals to manage multi-tenanted commercial properties. The research concludes that multi-tenanted commercial properties managed by professionals are better managed and encounter less managerial problems. The study recommends that professionals should handle the management, repairs, and maintenance of all facilities/services in the shopping malls.

61-66

Authors: V. Gowri Lakshmi & T. Phaninder Kumar

Social responsibility has not been raised as a national strategy, and there is not yet a systematic promotion plan. There is no particular standard for this CSR. The government of India has not assigned any authority to coordinate the ministries and other central authorities for their work on social responsibility. In areas where the local governments have worked on social responsibility, the task of promotion and coordination is designated to various departments and organizations, such as trade unions, the efforts of different stakeholders to promote more responsible business practices. The efforts of CSR, in India, have grown steadily over the past decade. The study tries to find out the current landscape of CSR development in India, as assessed by different stakeholders and conventions help companies interpret CSR for better implementation and yielding of results.

75-80

Authors: Poonam Rani & Bimla Dhanda

Sibling is one of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common. Personality traits are defined as the relatively enduring patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that differentiate individuals from one another. A pair of 200 twins in the age group of 3-6 years from five cultural zones of state Haryana was taken. Two variables were taken for the study. Siblings were taken as independent variable and personality was taken as dependent variable. A Five-Factor Personality Questionnaire (Cathy, 2011) was used for assessing the personality traits of preschool twins. Results revealed that personality was significantly related to the number of siblings of twins in Bagar ( c2=6.44*) and Nardak ( c2=4.17*) zones. But also personality was not significantly related to the number of siblings of twins in Khadar (c2 =1.06), Mewat ( c2=1.08) and Ahirwal ( c2=0.04) zones.