...Problems and prospects of mobile banking in Bangladesh S.M. Sohel Ahmed (Corresponding author) Lalmatia Mohila College Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. E-mail: smsohelahmed@gmail.com Shah Johir Rayhan Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. E-mail: johir_rayhan2006@yahoo.com Md. Ariful Islam Regional Statistical Officer Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Samina Mahjabin Department of Management & Finance Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh Abstract The main objective of the study is to find out the problem and prospect of mobile banking in Bangladesh. For this research primary data were used. This study adopts with descriptive in nature. Total respondents were 120 within that 61 % respondents think it saves time than traditional banking, the highest number of respondents use mobile banking for ‘Air-time top-up’ service, that is 21%, out of 120 respondents 56% replied it is less costlier than traditional banking, 100% respondents did agree that it is speedy, and 38% respondents are upper class. Although this concept is new in Bangladesh but its potentiality is high. From this research, other researchers and policy makers will get an insight about the problems and prospects of mobile banking in Bangladesh. Key words: Problem, prospect, Mobile banking. 1. INTRODUCTION E-business has been continuously growing as a new industry during the last decade (Van Hoeck, 2001). The banking industry has been leading this...
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...Report on Bangladesh Electronic Fund Transfer Network: A Study on Prospect of Payment and Settlement System in Bangladesh Prepared by Kafil Uddin Muhammad Zahid Mahmud ID: 80802062 Supervisor Professor (Dr) Khondoker Bazlul Hoque Department of International Business University of Dhaka Date of Submission: November 26, 2015 Department of International Business University of Dhaka November 26, 2015 Professor (Dr) Khondoker Bazlul Hoque Department of International Business University of Dhaka Subject: Submission of Internship Report. Dear Sir With due respect and humble submission I beg state that I want to submit my internship report consist of “Bangladesh Electronic Fund Transfer Network: A Study on Prospect of Payment and Settlement System in Bangladesh” as the study part of which you had assigned me for fulfillment of the course “Internship” of Evening MBA program. May I note here that, there will be no dearth of sincerity on my part to bring the issue under study into proper focus. However, I would like to request you to consider if any error is found in my report. Finally, I would like to request you to permit me to conduct the research on my proposed topic and submit my report on that. Thanks in advance for your kind assistance and advice in this connection. Yours obediently, Kafil Uddin Muhammad Zahid Mahmud ID. 80802062 2nd Batch, Department of International Business University of Dhaka Contact No. 01715720770 Email: kafil_uddin@yahoo.com ii | P a g e ACKNOWLEDGMENT...
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...Independent University, Bangladesh A Research Proposal on Factors Influencing the Adoption of Internet Banking Prepared By Shawkat Zaman ID: 1130260 An Internship Report Presented In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements of the Degree Bachelor of Business Administration INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY, BANGLADESH JANUARY 2015 A Research Proposal on Factors Influencing the Adoption of Internet Banking Prepared By Shawkat Zaman ID: 1130260 Has been approved January 2015 _______________ Mr. Parvez Ahmed Sharif Lecturer School of Business Independent University, Bangladesh Letter of Transmittal Mr. Parvez Ahmed Sharif Department of MIS Faculty of Business Studies Independent University, Bangladesh. Subject: Letter regarding submission of Internship Report on Factors Influencing the Adoption of Internet Banking. Dear Sir, Here is the report on “Factors Influencing the Adoption of Internet Banking” you asked me to conduct on the beginning of the Internship. In this assignment, I have tried to focus some key aspects of Internet Banking Services. While preparing this report, I tried my level best to follow your instructions and the instructions that have given to me by my organization supervisor. I appreciate having this assignment. I prepared this assignment with sincerity and serious effort. Thank you for providing me the opportunity to prepare this. I am really grateful to you for giving me the scope to prepare this report...
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...Human Resource Management Practices in Janata Bank Limited: A Study on Dhaka University Campus Corporate Branch Salma BBA Program 2014 (17th Batch) Roll No: 109 Supervisor: Dr. Mohammad Thoufiqul Islam Associate Professor Department of Management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Date of Submission: 28th February, 2015 1.1 Introduction The concept of HRM became popular in the early 1980s; since then there has been increasing interest in the academic concept as well as in the research area. Early models of HRM were largely conceptual and not based on substantial empirical evidence for their validity (Beer, Spector, Lawrence, Miles & Walton, 1984; For burn, Tichy & Devanna,1984; Guest,1989). Human Resources (HR) are considered as the most important assets of an organization, but very few organizations are able to fully harness its potential (Ahmed & schroeder, 2002). Human resources system is a distinct but interrelated activities, functions and processes that are directed at attracting, developing and maintaining or disposing firms’ human resources (Lado & Wilson, 1994). Human resources in other words, well informed capable citizenry can improve the total ability of an organization, a society, a government agency and virtually of a country, of a nation (khan, 2003). Human resources are the most important assets of an organizations because without them the business functions such as managing cash flow, making business...
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...Swot banking The rise of retail lending in emerging economies like India has been of recent origin. Asia Pacific’s vast population, combined with high savings rates, explosive economic growth, and underdeveloped retail banking services, provide the most significant growth opportunities for banks. Banks will have to serve the retail banking segment effectively in order to utilize the growth opportunity. Banking strategies are presently undergoing various transformations, as the overall scenario has changed over the last couple of years. Till the recent past, most of the banks had adopted fierce costcutting measures to sustain their competitiveness. This strategy however has become obsolete in the new light of immense growth opportunities for banking industry. Most bankers are now confident about their high performance in terms of organic growth and in realising high returns. Nowadays, the growth strategies of banks revolve around customer satisfaction. Improved customer relationship management can only lead to fulfilment of long-term, as well as, short-term objectives of the bankers. This requires, efficient and accurate customer database management and development of well-trained sales force to develop and sustain long-term profitable customer relationship. The banking system in India is significantly different from that of the other Asian nations, because of the country’s unique geographic, social, and economic characteristics. Though the sector opened up quite...
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...SELECTION PROCESS OF STANDARD BANK LIMITED Report submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration with a major in HRM ADITI DAS MATRIC NO.: R123335 PROGRAMME: MBA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF BUSINESS STUDIES INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY CHITTAGONG SPRING 2014 RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS OF STANDARD BANK LIMITED ADITI DAS MATRIC NO.: M063089 PROGRAMME: MBA Internship Duration: June 15–August 15 2014 Date of Submission: August 20, 2014 SUPERVISOR MOHAMMAD AKTARUZZAMAN KHAN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF BUSINESS STUDIES INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY CHITTAGONG SPRING 2014 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 25 Augest, 2014 The Dean Faculty of Business Studies International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) Subject: Internship Report Dear Sir, Assalamu A’laikum Wbt. Wrt. This is my immense pleasure submitting my internship report based on the topic of Recruitment and selection of Standard Bank. This report is the upshot of my internship programme that correlated my academic study with practical organizational experience. During my internship period in Standard Bank (SBL), I have come to know, how actually, a commercial bank of high standard with international...
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...Islamic banks: evidence from Gulf Cooperation Council countries Abdullah Awadh Bukair and Azhar Abdul Rahman Abstract Corporate social activities have become major subjects because of their effects on the quality life of citizens, in particular, and on the society at large. Therefore, today, there is an increase awareness of social responsibility due to the challenges meeting the financial institutions (particularly, Islamic banking) around the world. This paper examines the influence of the board of directors’ characteristics, consisting of board size, board composition, and the separation roles of CEO and chairman, on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure in 53 annual reports of Islamic banks of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries after controlling of bank size, financial performance and relevant public. Based on the framework of legitimacy theory, the findings show that CSR disclosure has a negative and insignificant relationship with board composition. On contrast, the study found insignificantly and positive association between CSR disclosure and other characteristics of board of directors (board size and the separation roles of CEO and chairman). With regards control variables, the study indicates that bank size and financial performance have a positive and significant influence on CSR disclosure, while relevant public has no effect. Therefore, the results indicate that corporate governance structure of board of directors within Islamic banks of GCC region...
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...Thoughts on Economics Vol. 20, No. 02 Privatization in Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects Muhammad Ruhul Amin( Showkat Ara Khanam(( Abstract: Privatization has been advocated in the development literatures as the gateway of the growth and development of the countries all around the world. Despite the phenomenal expansion of privatization programs, the results differed from country to country. Some could achieve the desired goals and some failed enormously. However, the World Bank and the IMF continued their campaign of privatization for less developed countries (LDCs) including Bangladesh to stimulate their growth and development. Some LDCs have adopted privatization programs of their own volition. The central theme of this paper is to examine the implications of privatization for the overall development of Bangladesh. The paper raises a number of issues in this regard. The issues involve meaning, significance, approaches, strategies and effectiveness of privatization. While seeking solutions to these issues, the problems inherent in policy formulation and its implementation strategies have been clearly spelled out in the paper. The authors suggest that in order to make privatization efforts a success, an indigenously designed pragmatic policy needs to be undertaken. They warn that the policy prescriptions of external sources including donor agencies, pressure groups and political lobbyists should be handled with great care and caution. 1. Introduction ...
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...INSURANCE ADVISORS EFFECTIVENESS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSURER: A DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY Krishan Kumar Pandey*Manisha Pandey** Manish Kerwar***Ashutosh Khare**** Dharmendra Singh***** Abstract : Few years back insurance was an arcane word for all of us. Insurance is no longer an unexciting business and the insurance advisor an apologetic salesman. New entries have actually changed the rules of the game in the insurance industry. One such change that has made a huge positive impact in the minds of Indian consumers is the product innovation by the insurance companies. New products are being launched; new distribution channels opened and thousands of sales advisers and managers are being recruited every month. This rapid change is demanding new regulations, new methods of management, new methods of operation and ofcourse considerable development in knowledge, attitude and skills of the workforce. Such times demand business/ output focused people who think widely, are confident about taking risks and decisions and prioritise their own and others’ actions to achieve the business need. Without these attributes the growth pattern that has begun will not be sustained. So are these attributes being developed in people? People know what they should do but they do not necessarily know how to do it. This study is well ahead to evaluate the effectiveness of Insurance Advisors. *, * * Faculty in Prestige Institute of Management, Gwalior * * * , * * * * , * * * * * Alumni, Prestige Institute...
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...BANKING A bank is a financial intermediary that accepts deposits and channels those deposits into lending activities, either directly or through capital markets. A bank connects customers with capital deficits to customers with capital surpluses. Banking is generally a highly regulated industry, and government restrictions on financial activities by banks have varied over time and location. The current set of global bank capital standards is called Basel II. In some countries such as Germany, banks have historically owned major stakes in industrial corporations while in other countries such as the United States banks are prohibited from owning non-financial companies. In Japan, banks are usually the nexus of a cross-share holding entity known as the keiretsu. The oldest bank still in existence is Monte dei Paschi di Siena, headquartered in Siena, Italy, which has been operating continuously since 1472.[1] Contents • 1. History o 1.1 Origin of the word • 2. Definition • 3. Banking o 3.1 Standard activities o 3.2 Wider commercial role o 3.3 Channels o 3.4 Business model o 3.5 Products 3.5.1 Retail 3.5.2 Wholesale • 4. Risk and capital • 5. Banks in the economy o 5.1 Economic functions o 5.2 Bank crisis o 5.3 Size of global banking industry • 6. Regulation • 7. Types of banks o 7.1 Types of retail banks o 7.2 Types of investment banks o 7.3 Both combined o 7.4 Other types of banks History Banks date back to ancient times. During the 3rd century AD...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Microfinance industry is now affected by strong competition : “ commercial banks have begun to target MFIs’ traditional customers , new MFIs have continued to be created in microfinance industry, the microfinance clientele is becoming more sophisticated concerning the quality of service they require or expect”( Daubert 2002) . These factors may negatively affect the MFIs. In fact, the microfinance industry is losing customers because of both the aggressive competition and MFIs’ weakness to satisfy their clients (Urguizo 2006). This simple description shows why MFIs are concerned about customer satisfaction and retention. It justifies also why they must “pay attention to understand their customers’ preferences and priorities” (IFAD 2007) to survive in a competitive environment. The microfinance industry is quite slowly in becoming more “market oriented” and it seems that customer satisfaction is one of the important tools to run a business and to achieve the mission statement (on sustainability and outreach) in this sector. Customer satisfaction is an evaluative process, it is defined as “… a judgment that a product of service feature, or the product or service itself, provided (or is providing) a pleasurable level of consumption related fulfillment, including levels of under or over fulfillment” (Oliver 1997, 13) cited by ( Swaid 2007; Hom 2002). Customer satisfaction is “captured as positive feeling (satisfaction)...
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...’’ By Tasnia Binte Sikder ID: 1120328 An Internship report presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Business Administration INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY, BANGLADESH September, 2014 “User acceptance and Behavioral Intention towards using Airtel 3G Mobile Services ’’ By Tasnia Binte Sikder ID: 1120328 Has been approved 4th September 2014 ...
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...Grameen Experience Muhammad Yunus, Bertrand Moingeon and Laurence Lehmann-Ortega Grameen bank, founded in 1976, has both pioneered the development of micro-finance, and created nearly 30 businesses designed to alleviate poverty. The article traces the gradual development of Grameen’s expertise in formulating social business models, which require new value propositions, value constellations and profit equations, and as such, resembles business model innovation. The article presents five lessons learned from this experience: three are similar to those of conventional business model innovation e challenging conventional thinking, finding complementary partners and undertaking continuous experimentation; two are specific to social business models: recruiting social-profit-oriented shareholders, and specifying social profit objectives clearly and early. We suggest these new business models e where stakeholders replace shareholders as the focus of value maximization e could empower capitalism to address overwhelming global concerns. Ó 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Introduction The Grameen Group is a network of nearly 30 sister organizations linked to the Bangladeshi Grameen Bank, the microcredit pioneer and (together with its founder, Muhammad Yunus, one of this article’s co-authors) 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner. This group was established in 1983 with the creation of the Grameen Bank (‘Grameen’ means village), within the framework of a new law drafted speciï¬cally...
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...Innovative Business Practices Innovative Business Practices: Prevailing a Turbulent Era Edited by Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou Innovative Business Practices: Prevailing a Turbulent Era, Edited by Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou This book first published 2013 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 12 Back Chapman Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XX, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2013 by Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-4438-4604-X, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-4604-2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter One ................................................................................................. 1 Knowledge Hybridization: An Innovative Business Practices to Overcome the Limits of the Top-Down Transfers within a Multinational Corporation Hela Chebbi, Dorra Yahiaoui, Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou Chapter Two .............................................................................................. 17 Rethinking Talent Management in Organizations: Towards a Boundary-less Model Carrie Foster, Neil Moore and Peter Stokes Chapter Three .......
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...An Evaluation of Micro-Finance Programmes in Kenya as Supported through the Dutch Co-Financing Programme With a focus on KWFT Otto Hospes Muli Musinga Milcah Ong’ayo November 2002 Study commissioned by: Steering Committee for the Evaluation of the Netherlands’ Co-financing Programme 3 Contents List of contributors List of abbreviations Acknowledgements 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2 Introduction Background and objectives Legitimization and overall objective of Dutch CFAs to support micro-finance programmes Partners of Dutch CFAs operating in the micro-finance market of Kenya Central questions Organization and methodology Process implementation and limitations of the study Structure of the report A brief description of micro-finance in Kenya and agencies as supported by Dutch CFAs Micro-finance in Kenya 2.1.1 The emergence of micro-finance as an industry 2.1.2 Types of micro-finance agencies in Kenya 2.1.3 Service delivery approaches 2.1.3.1 Savings services 2.1.3.2 Loan products 2.1.4 Outreach 2.1.4.1 Banks 2.1.4.2 NGO-MFAs 2.1.4.3 Savings and Credit Co-operatives (SACCOs) 2.1.4.4 ROSCAs and ASCRAs A profile of micro-finance agencies and schemes as supported by Dutch CFAs 2.2.1 General profile 2.2.2 Specific profiles 2.2.2.1 K-REP Development Agency (KDA) 2.2.2.2 Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT) 2.2.2.3 Jitegemea Credit Scheme (JCS) 2.2.2.4 PRIDE Africa – Sunlink Some conclusions 7 9 11 13 13 15 16 17 17 18 19 21 21 21 23 25 26 28 28 31 33 35 35 36 36...
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