Judul: The Role Of Motivation And Ability Of The Civil Servants Performance In The Dg Of Upgrading And Development Program For Resettlement Area, Ministry Of Manpower And Transmigration (Resettlement).
Abstrak: Civil servants (PNS) plays a role as a resource for the survival of the government officials and development in Indonesia in the context of public administration. Therefore, it is important to the development of civil servants, in addition to a mandate of the Act, also based on the perception that many say that quality of the bureaucracy / civil servants in Indonesia is very low, unprofessional, low performers, etc. (essentially: assessing the bad image civil servants). Civil servants motivation is one of very important factor to obtain an optimal performance. Without the motivation of employees to work together for the benefit of the organization, the stated goals will not be achieved. Besides motivation, other factors that affect the performance is ability. At a government organization, success or failure in the performance of duties and governance, influenced by ability of employees. DG of Upgrading and Development Program for Resettlement Area, Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration requires qualified personnel support in carrying out the duties and responsibilities that exist to improve the performance of the organization as reflected in the increased performance of employees. The purposes of this study were: (1) to analyze the influence of motivation and ability in the performance of civil servants DG of Upgrading and Development Program for Resettlement Area, Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration, and (2) to analyze the indicators that reflect the dominant motivation, ability, and performance of civil servants in DG of Upgrading and Development Program for Resettlement Area, Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration. The number of samples in this study is 143 respondences. The method used is random sampling method. Data analysis uses Structural Equation Model (SEM) with the approach Partial Least Square (PLS). The results showed that for the direct influence of the model (model 1), gives the ability of a positive and significant effect on the performance of civil servants. On testing the hypothesis 2 (H2), gives that motivation does not affect the performance of civil servants. Indirect effect on the model (model 2), gives the ability of a positive and significant effect on the performance of civil servants. In the second hypothesis (H2), gives the ability of a positive and significant effect on motivation. On hypothesis 3 (H3), gives that motivation has no effect on the performance of civil servants. While moderating influence on the model (model 3), gives the ability of a positive and significant effect on the performance of civil servants. In the second hypothesis (H2), gives that the motivation does not moderate influence on the performance capabilities of civil servants.
Keyword: motivation, ability, performance

Judul: Peran Kepuasan Kerja dan Kepemimpinan terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Negeri Sipil (PNS) di Dinas Komunikasi, Informatika dan Kehumasan DKI Jakarta
Abstrak: In this era, Government, both central and local, is expected to be accountable, competitive, transparent, hospitable, and performance improvement oriented. Therefore, the factor of human resources (HR), civil servants (PNS), is the key to success. PNS job satisfaction is one of very important factor to obtain an optimal performance. When a person feels satisfy in his work, then the work will be done with a responsible spirit. But in fact, in Indonesian, civil servant job satisfaction has not reached to the maximum level. Besides job satisfaction, other factors that affect the performance is the role of leadership. At a government organization, success or failure in the performance of duties and governance, influenced by leadership and supported by adequate governmental organization capacity. To implement regional autonomy, Jakarta Provincial Government through the Department of Communication, Informatics and Public Relations of Jakarta specifically addressing one of the aspects of human resource management (HRM) in order to improve performance. So, it is necessary to determine the role of job satisfaction and leadership in improving the performance. Based on these problems, the aims of this study are: (1) to analyze the effect of job satisfaction and leadership role on the performance of civil servants (PNS) in the Department of Communication, Informatics and Public Relations of Jakarta, (2) to analyze the indicators that reflect the dominant job satisfaction, leadership role and performance of civil servants (PNS) in the Department of Communication, Informatics and Public Relations of Jakarta. Research takes the Department of Communication, Informatics and Public Relations, City Hall as the sample. The method used is purposive sampling method. The number of samples in this study is 70 civil servants. Data analysis uses SEM (Structural Equation Model) with the approach of PLS (Partial Least Square). Based on the analysis conducted on the two models of research, it is known that the role of leadership has a positive effect on employee performance directly. Then, the role of leadership also has a positive effect on job satisfaction. Thus, it can be interpreted that there is no direct influence between a leadership role on employee performance through job satisfaction.
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Judul: Embriogenesis ikan buta (Astyanax fasciatus)
Abstrak: Ikan buta Astyanax fasciatus adalah spesies ikan unik dari famili Characidae yang menempati perairan dalam gua di Wilayah La Cueva Chica-San Luis Potasi-Mexico. Ikan ini memiliki mata yang tereduksi (Blind Cavefish) dan warna kulit merah muda, pucat serta mengkilap.
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