November 2012

Toward an agenda for placing migrant hometown associations (HTAs) in migration policy-making discourse in Ghana

  Migrant hometown associations (HTAs) are arguably the most recognizable migrant institutions in migration destination countries. As institutions for the welfare of migrants and for the development of migrant home and destination countries, migrant HTAs have engaged the attention of migration scholars for a number of reasons. Their activities straddle across different spheres of endeavours, including...

Author(s): Thomas ANTWI BOSIAKOH

November 2012

Skinfolds as prognosticators of nutritional status among adult undernourished males of India

The objective of this work is to utilize skinfold thicknesses taken at various sites as indicators to infer the nutritional status of undernourished tribal males of India and to find the best prognosticator skin fold for assessing under nutrition. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1435 adult males of India categorized on the basis of nutritional status (undernourished and normal), and age groups. Anthropometric...

Author(s): Satwanti Kapoor, Deepali Verma, Prerna Bhasin, Meenal Dhall and Shaila Bhardwaj

November 2012

Employers' strategies for workers' motivation in selected fast food companies in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

  The study examined employers' strategies for workers' motivation in selected fast food companies in Port Harcourt. Specifically, the study identified the motivational techniques adopted by the fast food companies, examined the workers' perception on the motivational techniques used and ascertained the extent to which the motivational techniques enhance workers' performance. A sample of three...

Author(s): B. I. Isife and C. O. Albert

November 2012

Empowering rural women in Kerala: A study on the role of Self Help Groups (SHGs)

  Self help groups (SHGs) can act as an empowerment resource centers for the women members, percolating the benefits to the society in general. Social evils like alcoholism, domestic violence against women and children, abuse and exploitation, gender bias and social exclusion are some of the areas against which the members can effectively organize and combat. Ultimately, it can come to a point where it becomes...

Author(s): Minimol M. C. and Makesh K. G.