IOSR-JBM   Volume-20 ~ Issue-5 ~ May-2018

Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	An Insight into Usage of Shopping Apps Among Youth
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Prof. Priyanka Patel || Dr. Bijal Zaveri
	:	10.9790/487X-2005010105

Abstract: With the exponential growth of technology, a variety of Smartphone apps have penetrated in our lives. Smartphone apps enable consumers to use their Smartphone to look out of all the daily activities which also includes shopping. The objective of the paper is to study the usage, motivating and hindering aspects of shopping apps amongst youth. For achieving the objectives of the study, survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire. A sample size of 125 respondents, who have used shopping apps for purchasing online was taken for the purpose of the study. The paper concludes that there is no association between gender and usage frequency for the shopping apps among the youth..............

Keywords: Smartphone Apps, Shopping apps, Ease of Use, Discounts and Offers, Apps installed

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	A Study On Satisfaction Level Of Internet Banking Customers Of Public Sector Banks And Private Sector Banks In Kanyakumari District
Country	:	India
Authors	:	B.Anisha || Dr.C.L.Jeba Melvin
	:	10.9790/487X-2005010610

Abstract: The core banking services provided by a group of networked bank branches, where customers may access their bank account and perform basic transactions from any of the member branch offices. Internet banking is a technology driven services offered by the banks. Here the customers can obtain their account details through internet. To access the details, the customer is provided with a user ID & password. In the present study three public sector banks and three private banks have been selected. The satisfaction levels of customers are compared with public sector banks and private sector banks.

Key Words: Internet banking, Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Relationship between Work-Life Balance and Job Performance of Employees
Country	:	Sri Lanka
Authors	:	Thevanes, N || Mangaleswaran.T
	:	10.9790/487X-2005011116

Abstract: Work-life balance is an emerging contemporary issue that everyone is struggling to achieve between the work sphere and the family sphere. Despite its importance, banks employ several work-life balance promoting practices to enhance the employee job performance as well as organizational performance. However, there are lacunas in empirical studies undertaken in Sri Lankan context regarding the relationship between work-life balance and job performance. This study was conducted in order to fulfil these empirical knowledge gaps. Hence, the objective of this study is to test the relationship between work-life balance and job performance. In order to achieve the objectives, primary data were collected from 166 employees of selected private banks in Batticaloa region of Sri Lanka and the structured questionnaire was administered..........

Keywords: Employee, Job performance, Work-life balance, Relationship.

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