European Journal of Social and Human Sciences

118-124

Authors: Sribas Goswami

This paper throws light on some burning issues of human resource in coal mining sector in contemporary West Bengal. Expansion of coal mining to a large scale is required and it presents enormous challenges not only in ensuring safe and efficient resource extraction techniques, pollution control and roadway / railway infrastructure development, but most importantly making the coal industry responsive to emerging social issues related to coalmining. Enormous challenges in this regard include transparent and accountable community consultation, involvement and participatory development, responsible resettlement and rehabilitation of coalmine-affected populations, and reassessment of numerous Government regulations, policies and legal mechanism relating to land acquisition and mine operations. Beside land acquisition factor entire coal mining sector is now facing some problems related to internal human resource management. This paper aims to focus particularly on some underlying issues relating to human resource on one side and society’s reaction against land acquisition on the other.

144-150

Authors: Mersid Poturak

The aim of this research is to investigate the role of packaging on consumer buying behavior, to find out the relationship between package of product and its selling. How big is the importance of package in marketing communications, especially in the point of sale and how much does it influence consumer's purchase decision. The consumer buying behavior is dependent on the packaging and on its features. Packaging elements like color, background image, material, font style, design of wrapper, are taken as predictors. Data for this study were collected through the questionnaire as a method of qualitative research. 300 questionnaires were obtained in giving the final result of this research. Predicted outcome of research is that package performs an important role in purchase decisions.

156-162

Authors: Michail V. Tkachenko

The article reviews general characteristics of competency building approach in education; it reviews several stages of its development. Key competencies which young Europeans should have are showed. General characteristics of education program, oriented at competency building model of education, are outlined. Four competency models are stated, each of which leads to different approaches to planning, organization and provision of high vocational education, particularly to evaluation and recognition of student’s achievements and evaluation of his/her job placement possibilities at the job market.