Judul: Pengaruh Kepemimpinan Kelompok, Groupthink, dan Pengetahuan Tacit terhadap Pengambilan Keputusan Kelompok
Abstrak: Pengambilan keputusan adalah proses pemilihan alternatif dari berbagai alternatif-alternatif yang ada dan dipengaruhi berbagai faktor. Pengambilan keputusan dapat terjadi pada individu maupun kelompok. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk: (1) menganalisis pengaruh kepemimpinan kelompok terhadap pengambilan keputusan, (2) menganalisis pengaruh groupthink terhadap pengambilan keputusan, dan (3) menganalisis pengaruh pengetahuan tacit terhadap pengambilan keputusan. Jenis penelitian ini adalah explanatory serta menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif yang didukung oleh data kualitatif dengan responden sebanyak 30 kelompok. Subjek penelitian ini adalah kelompok-kelompok binaan BMT Koperasi Baytul Ikhtiar (BAIK) yang berlokasi di Kecamatan Ciampea, Kabupaten Bogor. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah uji regresi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh negatif groupthink terhadap pengambilan keputusan. Lalu terdapat pengaruh positif pengetahuan tacit terhadap pengambilan keputusan.
Keyword: groupthink, kepemimpinan kelompok, pengambilan keputusan kelompok, pengetahuan tacit

Judul: The Influence of Chief’s Leadership Style on the Efectivity of Farmer Group in Pangkal Jaya Village, Nanggung Sub-distrcit, Bogor Disctrit
Abstrak: Dalam mengelola sebuah kelompok, diperlukan seorang ketua untuk mengajak anggota mencapai tujuan bersama. Gaya kepemimpinan ketua menjadi faktor yang mempengaruhi efektivitas kelompok tani. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis pengaruh karakteristik individu petani dan kepemimpinan ketua terhadap efektivitas kelompok tani. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Desa Pangkal Jaya, Kecamatan Nanggung, Kabupaten Bogor. Jumlah responden dalam penelitian ini yaitu 70 responden yang ditentukan dengan proportional random sampling. Data yang diperoleh kemudian diolah dan dianalisis menggunakan metode SEM-PLS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kelompok tani di Desa Pangkal Jaya memiliki tingkat efektivitas yang tinggi. Karakteristik individu secara keseluruhan memiliki pengaruh yang tidak signifikan terhadap efektivitas kelompok tani. Kepemimpinan partisipatif memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan hanya terhadap kemampuan bekerja kelompok dan kepemimpinan orientasi prestasi memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap kepuasan anggota, kemampuan bekerja kelompok, dan produktivitas kelompok., In managing a group, a leader is needed to influence members to achieve common goals. The chairman’s leadership style is a factor that influences the effectiveness of farmer groups. The aim of this research is to analyze the influence of individual farmer characteristics and the leader's leadership on the effectiveness of farmer groups. This research was conducted at Pangkal Jaya Village, Nanggung District, Bogor Regency. The number of respondents in this research is 70 respondents who were determined by proportional random sampling. The data obtained was then processed and analyzed using the SEM-PLS method. The research results show that farmer groups in Pangkal Jaya have a high level of effectiveness. Individual characteristics have an insignificant influence on the effectiveness of farmer groups.Participative leadership has a significant influence only on group work ability and achievement-oriented leadership has a significant influence on member satisfaction, group work ability and group productivity.
Keyword: farmer group, group effectiveness, leadership style

Judul: Biology and ecology of the buffalo fly, haematobia exigua de meijere (diptera:muscidae)
Abstrak: The life history of the buffalo fly was observed at room temperature of 27°-29.5°C and at a relative humidity of 48-68 percent. The eggs hatched after 17-22 hours, with an average of 18 hours. First instar larvae measured 1.25 + 0.16 mm long and 0.27 + 0.037 mm wide. reach the second larval stage. It took 6-12 hours to the second instar larvae measured 2.676 +0.187 mm long and 0.353 +0.028 mm wide. The second instar took about 12-24 hours to reach the third larval stage. The third instar measured 6.833 + 0.189 mm long and 0.919 + 0.051 mm wide. It took about 2-3 days for the third instar to become pupae. Duration of the pupal stage was about 5-7 days before the adults emerged. Under laboratory condition, the buffalo fly completed its life cycle in 9.5 to 10.5 days, whereas under field condition it took 9-14 days with an average of 10.5 days. The growth ratio which was based on the measurements of the cephalo-pharyngeal skeleton of each instar was 1.797. The preoviposition period was 8-12 days and mating usually occurred on the 6th or 7th day. The longevity of the male was 29 days, whereas it was 32 days in the female. The range of egg production under laboratory condition was between 20-139 per female fly. The belly and hind legs of the carabao were the most preferred habitat either during cloudy and cool dry or shiny and warm day. When the weather was clear and the carabao was in the shade, the flies tended to be more distributed particularly on the shoulder, dewlap, back and horns. The carabaos had relatively fewer Musca sp. and Stomoxys calcitrans than cattle; never the less carabaos had a higher infestation of buffalo fly than cattle. Oviposition occured either during the day or night but the buffalo flies were more active during the night than in the day time. The effect of various lengths of exposure time of manure in relation to the oviposition was profound. observed, the maximum number of the buffalo flies was occurred when the dung was exposed for 30 minutes. With increasing time of exposure the number and variety of insects also increase. It was evident that Sepsidae and psychodidae were the most dominant insects emerging from the dung. The number of buffalo flies also increased with increasing
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