The aim of this paper is to enhance the understanding of the relationship between the lean practices and the
operational and financial performance of the organization. A sample of 100 manufacturing firms shows direct effects of 5S
on the performance. Many manufacturing firms are adopting 5S activities as a daily practice, but understanding its effects
on the performance of an organization is important. Also, effect of 5S implementation on the employee of the organization
is carried out in the research.
The study is carried out on around 100 manufacturing firms which have implemented lean activities and used 5S
tool. The results of study are promising and shows a considerable positive effect on both operational and financial
performance, also it is helpful for the employees of the organization.
Over the past few years, information and communication technology (ICT) has become very vital component in teaching at undergraduate levels. This paper examines the impact of ICT in enhancing teaching effectiveness at undergraduate levels among commerce faculties. The findings of the study reveals that most of the respondents consider the use of ICT in teaching methodology cannot be under-estimated The research was conducted by using questionnaire to gather data from commerce faculties from three different undergraduate colleges in central zone of Bangalore district. The questionnaire was given to 30 commerce teachers from 3 different colleges. From these 23 faculties returned, and which was used for analysis and representing an overall response rate of 76.66%. The research does suggest that there is capacity in improving the self-confidence of teachers in employing ICT in their teaching skills. Most of the faculties agree that ICT helps in sharpening teaching effectiveness.
Consumers are exploited in the market and due to several reasons they are ignorant of the exploitation to which
they are subjected to. The purpose of the study is to ascertain the reasons of post- purchase dissonance and whether there
is any correlation between the demographic variables and post-purchase dissonance. Data were collected from 238
samples from the consumers, who have filed petitions in various forums in Kerala. Similarly, data from 205 manufacturers,
traders and service providers were collected. The data collected using questionnaire were analyzed using Mean,
Kruskal Wallis Test, Mann-Whitney U Test and Friedman Test. The result shows that there is a relationship between
reasons for post purchase dissonance and demographic variables and it varies on the basis of location and gender of the
consumers.