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Objective: The satisfaction in a job or work would be depending on many factors like remuneration, work conditions, growth prospects, support for teachers and other related factors. One of the most important such factors as found from the result of much research conducted in this domain is, Work Life Balance (WLB). Introduction: Work Life balance can be described as a measure of the balance that exists between the job and the personal life of an employee. Much study has been conducted in this regard as the clash between personal or family life of an employee and the work is said to affect many other depending factors like performance, output, dedication and morale. Analysis: This study has been carried out among the pharmacy college teachers in Kerala. The study looks into the awareness of teachers about the Work Life Balance policies in pharmacy colleges in Kerala, to determine its effectiveness in implementation, to determine if there is proper balance between Work and personal lives of teachers and to suggest strategies for improvement. Findings: The study identified that a significant number of pharmacy college teachers are not aware about the WLB policies available but they unknowingly are enjoying the main WLB policies such as Flexible hours in general, task sharing&Holidays. Novelty: The various factors affecting the work life balance of teachers like shift work, extra hours, shortage of man power and other related aspects have been marked out in the study and suggestions for improvements like formation of a separate Work Life Balance cell have been put forward.

Objective: Women's empowerment and gender equality are widely acknowledged as being essential to progress in all spheres. The objective of this study is to examine the factors that motivate women to join Kudumbashree Units in Kerala, with a focus on empowering women and promoting gender equality in the development process.   Theoretical Framework: The study is based on the understanding that women's empowerment and gender equality are crucial for progress in all aspects of society. The Kudumbashree scheme aims to eradicate poverty and empower underprivileged rural women through the establishment of microcredit and profitable businesses.   Method: The study involves female members of Kudumbashree units in Kerala, with a total sample size of 399. The study analyses the variables that influence women's decision to join the Kudumbashree Units, comparing them on a group-by-group basis.   Results and Conclusion: The results indicate that, except for the variables of Family environment and Supports/Relationships, there are no significant differences in the factors influencing women's decision to join Kudumbashree Units in Kerala across different groups.   Implications of the Research: The research highlights the importance of understanding the factors that encourage women to participate in initiatives like Kudumbashree Units. The findings can inform policymakers and program implementers in designing strategies to promote women's participation and empowerment.   Originality/Value: This study contributes to the understanding of women's empowerment and gender equality in the context of Kudumbashree Units in Kerala. It provides insights into the factors influencing women's decision to join such units, offering valuable information for program planning and implementation.

Objective: Kudumbashree is a poverty eradication mission implemented by the State of Kerala in India. The objective of this study is to understand the impact of Kudumbashree units in Kerala on women's development and empowerment.   Theoretical Framework: The study is based on the Kudumbashree initiative, a poverty eradication mission in Kerala, India. It operates as a neighbourhood-based self-help initiative, primarily focused on uplifting underprivileged sections of society, with a particular emphasis on women empowerment.   Method: The study examines the development achieved by women through their participation in Kudumbashree units in Kerala. It assesses the socio-economic benefits gained by women, such as financial independence, acquisition of new skills, and expansion of knowledge and expertise in various business domains.   Results and Conclusion: The study demonstrates that Kudumbashree units in Kerala have significantly empowered women. Women who participate in the Kudumbashree program experience socio-economic growth and contribute to higher levels of trust through their responsible engagement, participation, and active involvement.   Implications of the Research: The research highlights the importance of initiatives like Kudumbashree in promoting women's development and empowerment. It emphasizes the socio-economic benefits that women gain through their participation and the positive impact on societal engagement and trust.   Originality/Value: This study contributes to the understanding of the impact of Kudumbashree units. It sheds light on the comprehensive approach of Kudumbashree, supporting women in starting small businesses and achieving financial stability. The research highlights the significance of women's empowerment for overall societal development and provides insights for similar initiatives in other contexts.

Purpose:This study aims to determine what factors influence consumers; desire to buy led lamps in kerala. an sem model was used to examine the factors influencing the desire to buy led lights. there are 15 reasons to switch to led lights. there were 200 responses from shoppers, and the study looked at customers intentions toward leds. the structural equation model assessed four assumptions. in conclusion, customers attitudes and perceived control over their behavior are unrelated to their purchase intent, although subjective norms and purchase behavior are related. the data suggest that rather than their mood and perceived behavior determining their purchase behavior, and their purchasing intent dictating their purchase behaviour.   Theoretical framework: The adoption of led lighting has affected household energy consumption and the necessary psychological determinants of electricity use. however, this study uses the theory of planned behavior to explain customer intentions and behavior. in comparison, research has to understand better the features and dynamics of energy use and pro-environmental behavior and the impact of energy efficiency initiatives. there has been little study on the effect of such programs on energy behavior. to examine which characteristics, influence consumers behavior while shopping for energy-efficient products and how their attitudes and purchasing intentions influence behavior. thus far, our discussion has resulted in the following research statement: to better understand consumer behavior in Kerala, including the elements that influence customers ; decisions to purchase led goods in Kerala.   Design/Methodology/Approach: Samples were drawn from the urban area of Kerala. the state of kerala consist of 14 districts, simple random sampling method was used to select 5 districts (36 per cent of the  total population). from the selected districts, again select one urban area from each district i.e., 40 samples from each urban area. total 200 sample respondents were selected for the study by using purposive sampling method.   Findings:The present study was focused on planned behaviour of consumer towards led products. there are four hypotheses were tested with structural equation model. the result concludes that attitude of consumers and their perceived behaviour control is not linked with the purchase intention, while the subjective norms is linked with purchase intention and the purchase intention is linked with the purchase behaviour. hence, based on the result, it could be concluding that majority of the consumers were encouraged by the others to purchase led products and not on their attitude and perceived behaviour control and their purchasing intention id deciding their purchase behaviour.   Research, practical &  social  implications:Samples were drawn from the urban area of kerala. the state of kerala consist of 14 districts, simple random sampling method was used to select 5 districts (36 per cent of the total population). from the selected districts, again select one urban area from each district i.e., 40 samples from each urban area. total 200 sample respondents were selected for the study by using purposive sampling method. the criterion was the consumers those who have experience with the led products. total 540 questionnaires were distributed among the selected area and 478 questionaries were return after the elimination of partially filled questionnaires. then 200 questionnaires were randomly selected.   Originality/value:This study attempts to fill in the knowledge gap using an experimental technique to examine how energy efficiency efforts affect participant behavior. as a surrogate for attitudes and beliefs, the tpb variables explain energy consumption intentions and behavior. according to this research, kerala consumers have been slower than their counterparts worldwide to embrace and apply highly developed and integrated contemporary energy efficiency measures. furthermore, this investigation will help businesses go forward and gain the public trust in energy-efficient products. however, it is difficult; this study tries to determine the most critical and essential factors influencing client attitudes regarding led Purchases.

Decision-making is one of the vital roles of competent technical skills that helps in the effective functioning of business management. The development in business strategy has made a way to develop the technical and non-technical skills of both managers and employees. The analysis of the technical and non-technical skills of the manager is essential in the growth of business management. This article aims to analyse the competent technical skills of the managers those aid in taking efficient decisions. The analysed competent skills of managers included technical skills, listening skills, documentation, external support in solving the issues, standard decision, lesson learned, and correct decisions. The data was collected through an online survey from 90 respondents and analysed in SPSS using frequency analysis and factor analysis. The study finds that the manager's competent and technical skill is vital in the decision-making process. The study identified the nine most influential factors that contribute to a manager’s competent and technical skills. Further, the compliance and non-compliance rate on identified factors were explored and interesting results were obtained. The effectiveness of these skills leads to a successful organization.

Purpose: Evaluate human performance under LED lighting system in commercial building regarding:-Visual Performance (VP), Motor Performance (MP), Task Performance (TP), Cognitive Performance, Human Performance, and Work Life. To assess the direct effect between Cognitive Performance and Human Performance To identify the role of Circadian System (M1), and Discomfort (M2) between Cognitive Performance and Human performance.   Theoretical framework:  Driven lighting is presently the most reliable. As a result, determining all crops' light needs is complicated. Purposive sampling use to select the respondents. Floor office units and single office rooms required LED illumination. Because the entire population list was unavailable, 200 samples chose for the investigation. The study looked at an employee's cognitive and human performance. No relation between visual and cognitive performance. Pain impairs cognitive and motor functions. No discomfort affects work-life balance. However, the pain reduces human performance. Distress, eye pain, and weariness impede human performance. However, visual discomfort, visual message, glare, and flicker do. The study recommends assessing visual performance based on employee illumination discomfort.   Design/Methodology/Approach:Driven lighting systems are now the most widely used and dependable in the world. Compact fluorescent light bulbs are used in India's current lighting systems for the most part. Even though there are a few small and medium-sized LED producers, there is no industry standard for LED production. As a result, estimating the amount of light all types of produce require is difficult. The goal of this research was to find out how LED illumination affects human performance. An organized questionnaire was utilized to gather information from employees of various government and commercial sector organizations. The research focused on the Trivandrum area because Trivandrum is Kerala's capital and home to most of the state's administrative offices. Respondents were drawn from government and private sector offices using a stratified random sampling approach. Offices were divided into floor office units and single office rooms, with LED lighting systems required in all of them. Two hundred samples were chosen for the study after the reliability and genuineness of obtained data were checked because the entire population list was unavailable.   Findings:  Research,  Practical  &  Social  Implications: As a result of this research, we set out to determine how well LED and conventional (linear fluorescent, compact fluorescent, and incandescent) lighting systems perform luminously, how well people perform, and how much they cost in the most common luminaire applications currently found in the environment. The popularity of LED lighting systems has overtaken that of all other kinds of fabricated luminaires. In contrast, linear and compact fluorescent luminaires are used in most Indian lighting systems now in use. No LED standards exist, despite just a handful of medium and small firms currently producing LED lights. As a result, establishing the precise illumination requirements for each product is challenging to do. Compare the environmental, technological, and economic factors to the alternatives now accessible to discover a better solution.   Originality/value:  Human performance is very much important in every sector and it’s depended on various multi-dimensional factors. Here the study has been analysed the direct and indirect effect between Cognitive Performance and Human performance of an employee. Simultaneously, study is saying that cognitive performance is not depending on the visual, and task performance. On the other hand, it could be seen that, Cognitive performance is affected by discomfort and the motor performance influence towards the Cognitive performance is positive but not significant. In the case of work life, it has no influence towards the human performance and also discomfort is influencing the human performance. While analyzing the mediation effect, it was found that, direct effect of Cognitive Performance will increase the Human Performance, but the existence of discomfort will reduce the human performance. Which means that negative mood change, visual discomfort, discomfort to visual message, Glare, Flicker, Eye pain, and fatigue are reducing the human performance. Based on the findings from the study, it could be seen that visual, motor and task performance is not influencing the cognitive performance, at the same time visual discomfort, discomfort to visual message, Glare, Flicker are decreasing their performance. hence, the study is suggesting that visual performance should be measure on the basis of various discomforts faced by the employee from their work place lightening.  

Objetivo: O empoderamento das mulheres e a igualdade de gênero são amplamente reconhecidos como essenciais para o progresso em todas as esferas. O objetivo deste estudo é examinar os fatores que motivam as mulheres a se associarem às unidades Kudumbashree em Kerala, com foco no empoderamento das mulheres e na promoção da igualdade de gênero no processo de desenvolvimento. Estrutura teórica: O estudo baseia-se no entendimento de que o empoderamento das mulheres e a igualdade de gênero são cruciais para o progresso em todos os aspectos da sociedade. O esquema Kudumbashree tem como objetivo erradicar a pobreza e capacitar as mulheres rurais desprivilegiadas por meio do estabelecimento de microcrédito e de negócios lucrativos. Método: O estudo envolve membros do sexo feminino das unidades Kudumbashree em Kerala, com um tamanho total de amostra de 399. O estudo analisa as variáveis que influenciam a decisão das mulheres de se associarem às unidades Kudumbashree, comparando-as em uma base de grupo por grupo. Resultados e conclusões: Os resultados indicam que, com exceção das variáveis de Ambiente familiar e Apoios/Relacionamentos, não há diferenças significativas nos fatores que influenciam a decisão das mulheres de se associarem às Unidades Kudumbashree em Kerala entre os diferentes grupos. Implicações da pesquisa: A pesquisa destaca a importância de compreender os fatores que incentivam as mulheres a participar de iniciativas como as Unidades Kudumbashree. Os resultados podem informar os formuladores de políticas e implementadores de programas na elaboração de estratégias para promover a participação e o empoderamento das mulheres. Originalidade/valor: Este estudo contribui para a compreensão do empoderamento das mulheres e da igualdade de gênero no contexto das unidades Kudumbashree em Kerala. Fornece insights sobre os fatores que influenciam a decisão das mulheres de participar dessas unidades, oferecendo informações valiosas para o planejamento e a implementação do programa.