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Item A Study on Employee Retention in Indian E-Commerce Firms with Special Reference to Bangalore City(2016-04-21T06:51:03Z) Sabeena Sharon, SEmployee Turnover is the reduction in the number of employees. There can be many reasons for an employee to leave an organization, but high rates of employee turnover would have a negative impact as it may jeopardize efforts to attain organizational objectives. In addition, when an organization loses a critical employee, the effects on innovation, consistency in providing service to customers and timely delivery of services to customers may be affected badly. Employee turnover at a high rate may also hit the overall performance of the organization as it leads to the wastage of costs which are incurred in selection, training and accommodation for those employees. The rate of turnover varies from industry to industry. Though e-commerce industry is experiencing explosive growth, it has its own set of challenges when it comes to talent. . This paper aims to explain why ecommerce companies are facing highest attrition rate and the consequences of turnover on the e-commerce firms. The paper is compiled by using available content from the internet along with various newspaper articles and by referring research articles published on employee turnover. This paper also highlights some remedial steps that are to be taken to retain the employees and keep the attrition in control.Item Challenges faced by ecommerce giant - Flipkart(2016-03-31T08:05:50Z) Amita, AgrawalThe buying and selling of products and services by businesses and consumers through an electronic medium is Ecommerce. The first ecommerce website in India was established in 2002 and it was IRCTC. On similar lines “Flipkart” pioneered as India first online shopping portal. Though it has the first movers advantage, with a valuation @ $ 15.4 Billion (May 2015), the competition is immensely intense due to the entry to many domestic players and foreign giant Amazon in Indian ecommerce world. It is here that customers play and important role in sustainability and profitability of online sellers. Amidst this war it is essential to correctly position the brand image and ensure customer retention. This study focuses on identifying SWOT of Flipkart, its competitor, challenges faced and suggestions for maintaining profit and customer loyalty in this competitive environmentItem A Study On Urban Cooperative Banks Towards Economic Progress Through Financial Inclusion(2016-03-31T08:01:53Z) Prasanna, PrakashFinancial institutions play a significant role in the economic development of a country broadly by promoting mobilization of resources and allocating the funds in the form of loans and advances. Indian banking sector widely includes Commercial, Cooperative and development banks is the backbone of the Indian economy. Efficient banking system helps in the nation’s economic development. Urban cooperative banks are primary cooperative banks located in urban and semi urban areas. Since inception, the urban cooperative Banks have been playing a major role in the socioeconomic development of the country by making available institutional credit at reasonable cost particularly in the urban and semi urban areas. Financial inclusion is the process of ensuring access to appropriate financial products and services needed by all sections of the society in general and weaker sections in particular. A financial system which takes care of the needs of the poor is to be developed on an urgent basis Urban cooperative banks , by their structure and nature of clientele are well designed to cater to financial inclusion as the basis of cooperative structure is mutual help and thrift. The present study tries to understand the significance of UCBs towards economic development.