objective: this study examines the effective factors in enhancing school managers' job motivation from viewpoint of school mangers, teachers, education department managerial and staff experts in teaching, and also identifies and prioritizes each of these factors and indicators. method: for selecting a representative sample and increasing measurement precision, 587 people were selected using cla...

The point of empirical work is commonly to test a very small number of crucial null hypotheses in a linear multiple regression setting. Endogeneity in one or more model explanatory variables is well known to invalidate such testing using OLS estimation. But attempting to identify credibly valid (and usefully strong) instruments for such variables is an enterprise which is arguably fraught and i...

The paper presents a multi-factor decision-making approach for prioritizing failure modes as an alternative to traditional approach of failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA). The approach is based on the ‘technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution’ (TOPSIS). The priority ranking is formulated on the basis of six parameters (failure occurrence, non-detection, maintainability...

Managers can use models for predicting business failures to assess an organization’s success or distress. Hundreds of such models have been constructed over last forty-five years. Altman’s (1968) paper is the oldest and Bhandari and Iyer‘s (2013) paper, here after Bhandari (2013) is the most recent. Although both used discriminant analysis technique on matched sample of failed and non-failed fi...

There are several approaches in trying to solve the Quantitative 1Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) problem. These approaches are based either on statistical methods or on predictive data mining. Among the statistical methods, one should consider regression analysis, pattern recognition (such as cluster analysis, factor analysis and principal components analysis) or partial least squares. ...

This study aims to determine the effect of motivation on employee performance through organizational culture variables at Pasuruan City Civil Service Police Unit. research is an explanatory (explanatory research) which test proposed hypothesis about and culture. uses quantitative data analysis with path classical assumption using non-probability sampling technique, namely saturated (census). Th...

This study aims to validate a model for evaluating learning management systems (LMS) used in e-learning fields. A survey of 163 e-learning experts, regarding 81 validation items developed through literature review, was used to ascertain the importance of the criteria. A concise list of explanatory constructs, including two principle factors, was extracted from the responses of 133 respondents b...

The aim of the current study was twofold: (1) to validate the internal structure of the general English (GE) section of the university entrance examination for Ph.D applicants into the English programs at state universities in Iran (Ph.D. UEE), and (2) to examine the factor structure invariance of the Ph.D. UEE across two proficiency levels. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyz...

in this study, displacement field around v-notches of a poly methyl metha crylate (pmma) specimen with tip cracks will be analyzed using digital image correlation technique. first intensity factor in combination with in-plane rigid body translations and rotation components will be determined by linear least squares fitting of the displacement field data to the corresponding relations among stre...