Abstract: This paper documents the findings from a qualitative research project designed to examine the attitudes of informal sector workers towards saving for retirement pensions. The research sought to inform the workers perceptions towards the existing pension schemes more specifically the Mbao pension plan that is designed for low income earners. Six group discussions were conducted; three for female and three for males. Each gender was separated into three age groups, consisting of ages 18-29, 30-40 and 41-55 with between six and eight participants were conducted in August 2014. Each of these lasted for approximately two hours. Participants were recruited on the basis of age, gender, work status and whether they were currently saving for a pension. These groups were supplemented by a series of five follow-up face-to-face key informant interviews of approximately one to one and a half hours in length.
There was a broad consensus that saving was a good thing and that people should be making provision for the future – both in the long- and short-term. However, there were also negative stereotypes of typical savers and the sort of lifestyle they led; many had a vision of ‘misers’ living austere lives. Participants were very much focused on their immediate lives and had rarely given any thought to the future beyond the next few years, let alone their retirement years and how they would fund them. Old age tended to be perceived as restricted, boring and bleak and not worth thinking about. But what came out as a conclusion is that in order to reduce the dependency ratio, the government should come up with a mandatory pension plan for the informal sector workers.

Keywords: Informal sector (Jua kali), Mbao Pension saving scheme, retirement, old age, attitude.
Title: ATTITUDES OF INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS TOWARDS SAVING FOR RETIREMENT
Author: Cynthia Onyango, Charles Owuor Olungah, Martine Odhiambo Oleche
International Journal of Novel Research in Interdisciplinary Studies
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Abstract: The present paper presents a supply chain inventory model .Inventory is held in each of the stages to support the requirement of the customer at the end of the chain. The demand is taken as variable illustrated by three successive time period classified time dependent ramp type function. Numerical example is illustrated to test the model.
Keywords: Demand, Supply Chain, Inventory.

Title: SUPPLY CHAIN INVENTORY MODEL WITH VARIABLE DEMAND
Author: Pravesh Kumar Sharma
ISSN 2394-9716
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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the significant influence of sustainable development orientation to the work commitment of educators. This study also aimed to determine which domains of sustainable development orientation significantly influenced the work commitment of educators.  This study utilized the non-experimental quantitative research design utilizing descriptive-correlational technique which included four hundred eighty-two teachers in Digos City Division. Research instruments on sustainable development orientation and work commitment of educators were used as sources of data. Utilizing Pearson-r, this study found out that the indicators of sustainable development orientation and work commitment of educators are significantly correlated. When the work commitment of educators were regressed, the sustainable development orientation significantly influenced the work commitment of educators. The following indicators of commitment of educators have higher influence compared to the rest of the domains: human/social capital and economic growth and inclusive education.

Keywords: commitment of educators, sustainable development orientation, education, non-experimental quantitative research, descriptive-correlational technique, Philippines.
Title: Sustainable Development Orientation and Work Commitment of Educators
Author: MARY ANN R. PADILLO
ISSN 2394-9716
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Abstract: The main focus of the study was to determine the significant relationship between motivation and quality of worklife of SPED teachers in Region XI. Descriptive method was used to determine the significant relationship between motivation and quality of worklife of Special Education teachers. It utilized 57 SPED item respondents from the divisions of Digos City, Davao City, Panabo City, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte and IGACOS. Using ANOVA the results revealed that gender, age and years of service have no significant difference on the motivation of Special Education teachers, while job performance and educational attainment showed a significant difference. On the other side, gender, job performance, age, years of service, and educational attainment have no bearing on the quality of worklife of Special Education teachers in Region XI. The results of the study coincided to the pronouncements of Yasini and Hayat (2013) which stated that there is a strong correlation between motivation and quality of worklife of Special Education. Therefore, in order to heighten the motivation of Special Education teachers, creating a high quality working conditions becomes crucially important. In other word, for Special Education to be motivated, aside from improving their work conditions, groundwork should be laid so that they feel they are capable of realizing their potentials and conditions created in which they can practically make progress.

Keywords: motivation, quality of worklife, special education teachers, non-experimental quantitative research, descriptive-correlational technique, Philippines.
Title: Motivation and Quality of Worklife of Special Education Teachers in Region Xi
Author: MARTIALLOU T. ORGANIZA
ISSN 2394-9716
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