Journal of Innovations in Business and Industry

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Authors: Marivic R. Mitschek, Rosanna A. Esquivel

A powerful pedagogical strategy has evolved in the age of developing educational technology: blended learning, which combines traditional instruction with online resources. In particular, it examines distinctions between major and non-major subjects in order to address the essential issue of assessment alignment in blend-ed learning. While investigations frequently evaluate the effectiveness of blended learning, few examine how examinations fit with its distinctive features. The assessment alignment in major and non-major subjects is compared in this study using the Correlation and Regression Tree (CART) model. Determining how assessments should align and how to make sure they measure topic mastery in this blended setting are among the key issues discussed. The study contributes to conversations about curriculum design and policy by assessing the literature and examining assessment procedures. The study offers knowledge that can be used to create evaluations for blended learning that are efficient while also promoting engagement among learners and academic success. Through this investigation, teachers receive tips on instructional design that will help them in the digital age to promote a unified learning experience across all topics.

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Authors: Habib Imaddudin, Imam Suroso, Sudaryanto Sudaryanto

The aim of this research is to determine the influence of perceived benefits and perceived risks on intention to purchase life insurance products with consumer perceived fear as a mediating variable. The sampling method uses non-probability sampling with a purposive sampling technique, namely respondents are selected based on certain criteria. Hypothesis testing in this research uses SEM (Structured Equation Modeling) analysis and the program used for analysis is AMOS (Analysis of Moment Structure). The results of this study indicate that Perceived Risk significantly influences Intention to Purchase Life Insurance Products while Perceived Benefit does not have a significant effect. Perceived Risk also significantly influences Life Insurance Consumer Perceived Fear while Perceived Benefit does not have a significant influence. Lastly, Consumer Perceived Fear acts as a mediating influence on Risk Perception on Intention to Purchase Life Insurance Products.

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Authors: Anurag Hazarika, Samikshya Madhukullya

The study revolves around the issues of discrimination on the basis of gender along with the facets of the various causes that result in the hindrance of the equation as well as an empowered state of women working in several sectors in both the rural areas and the regions that belong to the tribal communities. The sector of construction is chosen in this study as it predominantly succumbs to the not only majority of male workers but is also centred on patriarchal notions of thinking as well as beliefs. The central aim of this research is to locate the discrimination that takes place on the basis of gender in the unorganised sectors. In order to formulate the study, the district of Sonitpur in the state of Assam is being chosen for the regulation of the investigation. Moreover, the objectives of the study are the location of the facets of the gender-discrimination, the socio-economic issues and the measures to mitigate the barriers, along with the correlation between the occupational scenario and the family issues evident in the lives of the women construction workers. In the study, the research philosophy, design and approach that have been chosen are positivism, descriptive and deductive, respectively. The survey is being conducted, and the data collection is taken as the primary technique while the tool of SPSS is taken in order to conduct the process of the analysis of collected data. The results that have been generated through the collection and the analysis of the primary data cater to the regulated objectives of the study. The data analysis brings forth the several issues that the female construction workers in the concerned district of the state face and how it impacts and curbs their livelihood pertaining to the social, domestic as well as economic conditions of living.

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Authors: Muhammad Shihab Ud Din, Muhammad Tahir

Currently there is 19% rejection in manufacturing occurring due to poor quality. The data was collected and Pareto analysis ranked the defects in descending order according to their counts. The major factors identified are materials composition, temperature of extruder machine, speed of the pull conveyer and feed rate of the motor. ANOVA for diameter is analyzed against the compositions and temperature of the extruder machine. Both samples were rejected based on software results and shown that the variation is uniform. Color failure analysis is based on verbal communication with dealers and SMEs at site work. In the improvement phase, two levels were selected for each factor (temperature, feed rate and conveyer speed) and the experiment is designed as three factors factorial design. Main effect and interaction effects were identified and consequently, the conveyer speed and the interaction of temperature and feed rate (2-way interaction) were found to be significant factors.