bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PENGARUH KONFLIK PEKERJAAN-KELUARGA (WORK FAMILY CONFLICT) DAN BEBAN KERJA TERHADAP STRES KERJA DAN KINERJA BENDAHARA WANITA DINAS PEKERJAAN UMUM KABUPATEN/ KOTA SE PULAU LOMBOK)
Authors: ARIANI SILVIA
Published: September 2018

The aim of this research is to analysis the influence of work family conflict toward work stress, workload toward work stress, work family conflict toward work performance, and workload toward work performance and work stress toward work performance in Woman Treasurer at PU Agency of Lombok Regency/City in all around Lombok Island. The method of collecting data that being  used is census method. The population in this research is all of the woman treasurer in PU Agency of Lombok Regency/City in all around Lombok Island environment. The amount of this population are 37 people, all of these people are being respondents. The analysis tools that being used is PLS (Partial Least Square). The technique of collecting data that being used are questionnaire, interview, and documentation, the tool of collecting data that being used is questionnaire. The result of this research showing that work family conflict and workload has positive and significant influence toward work stress, work family conflict and workload has negative and significant influence toward work performance and work stress has negative and significant influence toward work performance in Woman Treasurer at PU Agency of Regency/City in all around Lombok Island.Keyword          :Work Family Conflict, work stress, workload, and work performanceThe aim of this research is to analysis the influence of work family conflict toward work stress, workload toward work stress, work family conflict toward work performance, and workload toward work performance and work stress toward work performance in Woman Treasurer at PU Agency of Lombok Regency/City in all around Lombok Island. The method of collecting data that being  used is census method. The population in this research is all of the woman treasurer in PU Agency of Lombok Regency/City in all around Lombok Island environment. The amount of this population are 37 people, all of these people are being respondents. The analysis tools that being used is PLS (Partial Least Square). The technique of collecting data that being used are questionnaire, interview, and documentation, the tool of collecting data that being used is questionnaire. The result of this research showing that work family conflict and workload has positive and significant influence toward work stress, work family conflict and workload has negative and significant influence toward work performance and work stress has negative and significant influence toward work performance in Woman Treasurer at PU Agency of Regency/City in all around Lombok Island.Keyword          :Work Family Conflict, work stress, workload, and work performance[1][1] Mahasiswa Program Magister Manajemen Pascasarjana Universitas Mataran2 Dosen Pembimbing Utama, Dosen Program Magister Manajemen Pascasarjana Universitas Mataram3 Dosen Pembimbing Pendamping, Dosen Program Magister Manajemen Pascasarjana Universitas Mataram
PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN KERJA DAN INSENTIF TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA (STUDI PADA PETUGAS LABORATORIUM PUSKESMAS DI KABUPATEN LOMBOK BARAT )
Authors: Rizali Lalu samsu
Published: September 2018

This research is aimed at determining the effect of work environment and incentives on the work satisfaction of health center laboratory workers in West Lombok. The population of this research are all 40 workers of health center laboratory in West Lombok. The analysis is completed with multiple linear regression. The research showed that work environment and incentive simultaneously have positive and significant  effect on the work satisfaction. Partially, work environment has positive a significant  effect on work satisfaction and incentive  has positive and significant effect on work satisfaction. Work environment has more dominant  effect comparing to the incentive effect on the work satisfaction of workers of health center laboratory in West Lombok.Keywords :  Work Satisfaction, Work Environment, Incentive.
PENGARUH KECERDASAN SPIRITUAL DAN KECERDASAN EMOSIONAL TERHADAP KOMPETENSI PEGAWAI DAN ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR (OCB) PEGAWAI BIRO HUMAS DAN PROTOKOL SETDA PROVINSI NTB
Authors: Safreza Muhammad Praditina
Published: September 2018

This research examined the effect of spiritual quotient and emotional quotient toward employee competency and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) of employees of public relations and protocol bureau of West Nusa Tenggara Province. This research is specifically aimed at determining the significance of the effect of spiritual quotient and emotional quotient on employee competency and OCB. The respondents were employees of public relations and protocol bureau of West Nusa Tenggara Province. This research used the path analysis with smartPLS program. The research showed that spiritual quotient and emotional quotient positively and significantly affect employee competency. Spiritual quotient, emotional quotient and employee competency positively and significantly affect the OCB. Spiritual quotient and emotional quotient positively and significantly affect the OCB throught employee competency. Keyword         :           Spiritual Quotient, Emotional Quotient, Employee Competency, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB).
PENGARUH STOCKMISPRICING TERHADAP RETURN REVERSAL PADA SAHAM YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA
Authors: Permatasari Rindy
Published: September 2018

This research is aimed at analyzing the effect of stock mispricing on the return reversal in size of company and book-to-market as controlling variable in share registered in Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2012-2016. The population of this research are all companies registered in Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2012-2016. The sample of the research are 148 companies selected through purposive sampling. The data were collected through documentation and examined with multiple linear regression using EVIEWS 9 program. The research showed that mispricing level had positive and significant effect on return reversal at the time of first week regression after the period of mispricing. In the second, third, and fourth week. The share had followed the process of mean pricing, which means that the return gradually went back to the appropriate return.Keyword:Mispricing, Return Reversal, Size, Book-to-Market
PENGARUH GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN TRANSFORMASIONAL, INSENTIF, BUDAYA ORGANISASI TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA PEGAWAI (STUDI PADA BAPPEDA KOTA MATARAM)
Authors: Kamal Johan Mustafa
Published: September 2018

This research is aimed at 1) determining the effect of transformasional leadership of satisfactory of employees of Bappeda (Planning and Regional Development Agency) of Mataram, 2) determining the effect of incentiveon the work satisfactory of employees of Bappeda of Mataram, 3) determining the effect of organizational culture on the work satisfactory of employees of Bappeda of Mataram. The population of this research ware all employees of Bappeda of Mataram. The sample of the research ware 39 employees selected through census method. The data ware collected through questionnaires, documentation, and interview. The data were examine with multiplee linear regression using SPSS program. The reasearch showed that the were of transformasional leadership, incentive, and organizational culture had positive effect of the work satisfactory of employees of Bappeda of Mataram.Keyword:transformasional leadership,, incentive,organizational culture, work satisfactory
ANALISIS PENGARUH PROMOTION MIX TERHADAP BEHAVIOR INTENTION DENGAN RELIGIOUSITY SEBAGAI VARIABEL MODERASI (STUDI PADA KONSUMEN KOSMETIK WARDAH DI KOTA MATARAM)
Authors: Setiyowati Hanik , Rinuastuti Baiq Handayani , Saufi Akhmad
Published: September 2018

This research is aimed at analyzing the correlation between promotion mix and behavior intention with regularity as moderating variable of Wardah consumers in Mataram. This research is quantitative study. The populations are women users of Wardah cosmetics in Mataram. the samples are 190 woman respondents selected through purposive sampling. The data were analyzed using Moderated Regression Analysis or interaction test as the hypothesis test with the special multiple linear regression in which the regression equation consists of interactional elements (dual or more multiplication of independent variables).The research showed that promotion mix had some significant effects on the behavior intention which meant that the better the promotion mix, including advertisement, sales promotion,  publicity, personal selling, and direct marketing was, the better the behavior intention reflected through loyalty, propensity to switch, willingness to pay more, external response to problem, and internal response to problem was. Religiosity moderated the correlation between promotion mix and behavior intention. This meant that the higher the religiosity was, the stronger the correlation between promotion mix and behavior intention was. Religiosity was a moderating variable that cannot be an independent variable. Keywords: promotion mix, behavior intention, religiousity.
PENGARUH KOMITMEN ORGANISASI DAN KEPUASAN KERJA TERHADAP PRODUKTIVITAS KARYAWAN KANTOR BADAN PENANAMAN MODAL DAN PELAYANAN PERIZINAN TERPADU (BPMP2T) KOTA MATARAM
Authors: Rupawan Doddy
Published: September 2018

This study is aimed to determine the significance of the effect of: (1) the organization's commitment to the productivity of office workers BPMP2T Mataram, (2) job satisfaction on the productivity of office workers BPMP2T Mataram, (3) organizational commitment and job satisfaction on the productivity of office workers BPMP2T City Mataram. The population in this study was all employees of the BPMP2T Mataram City office. Based on the limited population, this study was using census method. Based on the results of research and discussion on the influence of organizational commitment and job satisfaction on employee productivity office of Board of Investment and Integrated Licensing Services (BPMP2T) Mataram, it can be concluded: (a). There was the influence of Organizational Commitment to employee productivity BPMP2T office City Mataram. (B). There was the influence of job satisfaction on employee productivity BPMP2T office City Mataram. (C). There was the influence of Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction of the productivity of office workers BPMP2T City Mataram. Keywords: Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction, Productivity
PENGARUH WORD OF MOUTH DAN CELEBRITY ENDORSER DALAM MENGOKOHKAN BRAND AWARENESS DAN BRAND ATTITUDE
Authors: Nurdin Herry
Published: September 2018

This research aims to analyze the influence of words of mouth and celebrity endorsers to brand awareness and brand attitude. It also examines the influence of words of mouth and celebrity endorserson brand attitude through the consumers’ brandawareness in Top Coffee, Mataram. The population of this research was the Top Coffee’s in Mataram City. There wehe 100 respondents, the sample was taken using purposive sampling technique. The data were analyzed with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results show that there was a positive and significant correlation between words of mouth and celebrity endorsers toward brand awareness and brand attitude. There was also insignificant or partially significant effect on the correlation of word of mouth and celebrity endorsers toward brand attitude that was mediated by brand awareness. This research has both theoretical and managerial implications in the context of Top Coffee products. Key words: words of mouth, celebrity endorser, brand awareness, brand attitude
ANALISIS PENGARUH STORE ATMOSPHERE TERHADAP IMPULSIVE BUYING DI HYPERMART LOMBOK EPICENTRUM MALL MATARAM
Authors: Hidayati Dwi Nurul
Published: September 2018

This research is aimed to analyst store atmosphere influence towards impulsive buying. The research location was Hypermarket Lombok Epicentrum Mall Mataram. This research is a quantitative associative research. Data were collected from 100 samples. Then data were analyst by using linear regression tool. This research found that general interior, store layout and interior display shown positive influence and significant importance towards consumer impulsive buying. Overall research showed that general interior was more dominant when come to influence consumer impulsive buying. It is recommended that Hypermarket should observe and take into the consideration of the variant store atmosphere with more comprehensive in order to simplify the accuracy of the strategic direction that will create consumer impulsive buying. The management of the hypermarket should be more innovative in changing the exterior of the store by making the outside of the store more attractive and unique.   Keywords    :  Store Atmosphere, Store Exterior, General Interior, Store Layout, Interior Display, and Impulsive Buying.
PENGARUH WORD OF MOUTH, KUALITAS LAYANAN, KUALITAS PRODUK, DAN PROMOSI TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN KONSUMEN (STUDI KASUS TF MIRACLE WATER)
Authors: Asmayaty Indah
Published: September 2018

This research main aimed was to analys the effect of word of mouth (WOM), service quality, product quality, and promotion on the consumers purchasing decision. The research was conducted by the consumers of TF Miracle Water. This research was done based on survey received from 100 respondent. Based on the consumer surveys many find that WOM, service quality, and promotion have positive impact on purchasing decision. While product quality had positive but not significant effect on the consumers purchasing decision. This research showed that WOM is the main importance on consumer purchased. Research shows TF Miracle Water pay attention and consider the WOM, service quality, product quality, and promotion more comprehensively to determine the marketing strategy to build consumers purchasing decision. Keywords    :  Word Of Mouth (WOM), Service Quality, Product Quality, Promotion, and Purchasing Decision.
PENGARUH KOMUNIKASI ORGANISASI, MOTIVASI KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA DOSEN PADA UNIVERSITAS NUSA TENGGARA BARAT (UNTB)
Authors: Wulandari Yayang erry
Published: September 2018

This research is aimed at analyzing and determining the significant effect of organizational communication and work motivation on the performance of lecturers in West Nusa Tenggara University (UNTB) Mataram as well as  determining which of the variables is the most dominantly affecting the performance of lecturers in West Nusa Tenggara University (UNTB) Mataram. This research is associative or causality study. The respondents were all  59 in this University. The data were analyzed with multiple linear regression using SPSS Program.The research showed that 1) Organisational communication variable had positive and significant effect on the performance of lecturers in West Nusa Tenggara University (UNTB) Mataram, 2) Work Motivation variable had positive and significant effect on the performance of lecturers in West Nusa Tenggara University (UNTB) Mataram, and 3) Organisational Communication variable had the most dominant effect on the performance of lecturers in West Nusa Tenggara University (UNTB) Mataram.Based on these findings, it is recommended that UNTB management improves the level of effective communication and work motivation to improve the level of working performance. It also directs future research to cope with other variables such as the university leaders’ perspectives to triangulate the findings. Keywords : organizational communication, work motivation, performance of lecturers
PENGARUH ETNOSENTRISME KONSUMEN TERHADAP PERSEPSI KUALITAS DAN NIAT BELI PRODUK AYAM TALIWANG (STUDI PADA RUMAH MAKAN TALIWANG I CAKRANEGARA)
Authors: Nasabi Irpak
Published: September 2018

This research is aimed at analyzing the effect of consumers’ ethnocentrism on the perception of product quality and buying intention of ayam taliwang (a case study on Rumah Makan Taliwang I Cakranegara). This is quantitative study. The population are individual and community who already know the ayam taliwang product in Mataram. The sampel were 100 respondents selected through accidental sampling and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The research showed that cosumers’ etnosentrism had significant effect on the buying intention of ayam taliwang in Rumah Makan Taliwang I Cakranegara. The consumers’ etnosentrism had also effect on the perception of product quality which means that the more positive of consumers ethnocentrism the better the perception of product quality of ayam taliwang. Perception of product quality moderated the correlation between consumers’ ethnosentrism and buying intention, which means that the higher the perception of product quality, the stronger the correlation between consumers’ etnosentrism and buying intention. This research implied theoretically and managerially in the context of product of ayam taliwang in Rumah Makan Taliwang I Cakranegara. Keywords : consumers’ ethnosentrism, perception of product quality and buying intention.
Electricity Demand in Pakistan: A Nonlinear Estimation
Authors: Saima Nawaz  , Nasir Iqbal  , Saba Anwar
Published: September 2018

Pakistan has plunged into darkness because of severe electricity shortage over the last few years. The electricity shortfall has reached 4,250 MW with demand standing at 16,400 MW and generation at 12,150 MW in June 2013 (PEPCO). The load shedding and power blackouts act as a binding constraint to the economic growth through their impact on employment, trade and poverty [Kessides (2013)]. The existing statistics reveal that Pakistan has witnessed low GDP growth rate during the periods of low or negative electricity growth and during the periods where electricity growth picked up there is an increase in GDP growth rate [Pakistan (2013)]. The power crisis has destroyed the industrial sector of Pakistan. Around 40 percent factories and industry units have now been closed and around 7.5 percent of labour force is out of jobs only because of this dilemma.1
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Authors: Jalil (Hafiz Hanzla
Published: September 2018

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Welfare Potential of Zakat: An Attempt to Estimate Economy wide Zakat Collection in Pakistan
Authors: Salman Ahmed Shaikh
Published: September 2018

In Pakistan, Naveed and Ali (2012) in a most recent study conclude that as many as 58.7 million people in Pakistan are living in multidimensional poverty with 46 percent of the rural population and 18 percent of the urban households falling below the poverty line. It is natural to ask what the government is doing for these poor people and how much it can expend to end extreme poverty in Pakistan. If we look at the fiscal position of the government, we see that Pakistan has a very low tax to GDP ratio, i.e. 9 percent. As a result of low tax to GDP ratio and high current expenditure, the government is suffering from a large budget deficit. Often, the development spending is curtailed to contain the large budget deficit due to high non-discretionary current expenditures in debt servicing and security expenditure. Expenditure on health and education is not even 5 percent of GDP in Pakistan. Due to such a low expenditure on developing human capital and maintaining health of the masses, poor people remain uneducated and unhealthy and hence they find it very difficult to get out of the poverty trap
Causality Linkages among Energy Poverty, Income Inequality, Income Poverty and Growth: A System Dynamic Modelling Approach
Authors: Ghulam Murtaza  , Muhammad Zahir Faridi
Published: September 2018

The energy services stipulation of a country discloses its importance as a decency of course of action necessary for economic prosperity, lessening the poverty and depolarising the social asymmetry [Barnes, et al. (2011)]. The accomplishment of basic needs of energy services that include excess to electricity, commercial use of energy for production process as well as usage of electricity in the residential areas and modern use of energy sources for cooking purposes portraits an image of high-quality living standard of individuals and offers a way forward to economic development.12 The notion of pro-poor growth is well documented in the recent literature for assurance of thinning the poverty that is congregated through translation of growth into the lives of poor by reshaping the income distribution23 for marginalised group of people. Ekouevi and Tuntivate (2012) and studies of international agencies [AGECC (2010); WHO (2006); UNDP and WHO (2009)] have preliminary acknowledged the need of improving the access to reliable and affordable modern energy services in the developing economies for economic prosperity and social welfare of individuals.
Food Consumption Patterns and Implications for Poverty Reduction in Pakistan
Authors: Sohail J. Mallk  , Hina Nazli  , Edward Whitney
Published: September 2018

The global food crisis of mid-2000s resulted in a several-fold increase in the prices of essential food items. Resultantly, the incidence of food insecurity, hunger, and poverty has increased in many developing countries [Ivanic and Martin (2008); Harttgen and Klasen (2012); De Hoyos and Medvedev (2009); World Bank (2010); Regmi and Seale (2010); Andreyeva, et al. (2010). Pakistan is also hit hard by this crisis. Prices of several food items increased by more than a 100 percent since 2006-07. Consequently, nearly half of the population is currently unable to meet its minimum (subsistence) caloric requirements for healthy and productive living [Malik, et al. (2014)]. A large proportion of household expenditure is spent on food (on average about 48 percent in 2010) and thus very little is left for the other expenditures necessary for human welfare, such as, health and education. Moreover, dietary diversity is extremely limited. Nearly 70 percent of food expenditure is on cereals, dairy, sweeteners, and fats. Wheat is the major source of calories, providing about half of the total daily calories [Malik, et al. (2014)]. However, the price of wheat increased by 125 percent between 2005-6 and 2010-11. Existing analyses indicate that these price shocks entail significant additional expenditures to maintain their pre-crisis consumption levels [Haq, et al. (2008); Friedman, Hong, and Xiaohui (2011)]. There is thus overwhelming evidence that rising food prices and the decline in real wages have serious implications for poverty, food security, and nutrition through food consumption patterns in the country
Socio-economic Status of Transferred and Non-transferred Urban Slums: A Case Study from Faisalabad
Authors: Riaz Ahmed  , Usman Mustafa  , Atta Ullah Khan
Published: September 2018

The rapid urbanisation has become a burning challenge across the developing countries of the world for the last four decades. The population pressure on the cities has caused many problems like environmental pollution, sanitation, education, health, traffic level and housing etc. In this context, housing is one of the most important issues related to urbanisation. Slums are reflected as the carbuncle in cities and looked extemporaneously and arbitrarily [Shafqaat, et al. (2013). The share of world urban population was 32 percent in 1950, it rose up to 39 percent in 1980 and 48 percent in 2000, which reflects that 3 out of 10 people were living in cities in 1950. In 2011, about half of the world population was living in the big cities and at the end of the third decade of this century; that make up the formation as 6 out of 10 people [World Bank (1999)]. Pakistan‘s town populace is fixed to become identical to its rural population in the year 2030. This needs for an effective urban planning instrument to confirm universal distribution of simple municipal amenities, regulator of the spread of slums, reducing of effluence and the control of crime and political might [Khan, et al. (2012)]
Historical Role of Islamic Waqf in Poverty Reduction in Muslim Society
Authors: Muhammad Tariq Khan
Published: September 2018

Since the emergence of known civilisation poverty is a major challenge and in the present era, it is a wide spread world problem specifically afflicting the developing countries and also is a breeding ground for terrorism and conflicts between nations [Shirazi and Khan (2009)]. Poverty problem, with issues, of defining poverty, determining who is poor and where to draw the poverty line has been at the forefront of national and international policy-making forums, and a topic of heated debates among economists and policy makers [Khan (2007)]. Increasing per capita income along with equal distribution of wealth leading to better standard of life (with better facilities and opportunities of: food, health, clothing, housing, drinking water, income and employment, and social and cultural life) is pertinent way to reduce poverty. Islam encourages with stress on working hard and investment for earning the livelihood. For extremely poor who have no means to meet basic needs, no sources to invest, and no opportunity to earn, Islam suggested voluntary and compulsory endowments [Zakat, waqf, sadqa] for catering the needs of different degrees of poor from destitute to less poor, and also causing, circulation of wealth leading to it equal distribution, which is also another way to reduce poverty.
The Determinants of Pakistan Exports of Textile: An Integrated Demand and Supply Approach
Authors: Rabia Latif  , Attiya Yasmin
Published: September 2018

The determinants of demand and supply of textile and clothing exports of Pakistan are examined for seven major trading partners (US, UK, Canada, Italy, France, Japan and Spain) over the period 1972 to 2013. The simultaneous equation model is estimated by Generalised Method of Moment to handle simultaneous equation bias and for consistent and more precise estimates classical Empirical Bayes technique is applied. The results reveal that income of trading partners and devaluation policy has important and significant role in explaining exports performance of textile and clothing of Pakistan. As regards the supply side, the relative prices and capacity variable are important in determining the textile and clothing exports, however, the real wages have significant but small effect on textile and clothing exports supply. The removal of quantitative restrictions fails to provide incentives to the suppliers. The high income elasticity for the demand suggests that focus should be on raising the factors which can help in expansion of textile and clothing products in local market and marked countries. Keywords: Textile and Clothing Exports of Pakistan, Simultaneous Equations, Real Effective Exchange Rate, Agreement on Textile and Clothing
Do Inflation Expectations Matter for Inflation Forecastability: Evidence from Pakistan
Authors: Fayyaz Hussain  , Zafar Hayat
Published: September 2018

We empirically investigate if the incorporation of inflation expectations helps improve the forecasting performance of a suite of univariate inflation models. Since inflation forecasts are instrumental to the conduct of an effective monetary policy, any possible improvement in the inflation forecastability may tend to enhance the effectiveness of monetary policy—by providing forward guidance both to the monetary authority and the market to effectively anchor inflation expectations. Our results are robust across specifications of our baseline models, sample sizes and forecast horizons. The introduction of inflation expectations, whether contemporaneously or with a 6-months lead improves the predictive ability—both in-sample and out-of-sample for 6 and 12-month horizons. Deterioration however is observed for a 3- month horizon, which point towards the weak representation of the expectations data for a 3- month horizon. JEL Classification: E31, E37 Keywords: Inflation-expectations, Forecast-performance, Pakistan.
Achieving Sustained, Indigenous and Inclusive Growth (The Allama Iqbal Lecture)
Authors: Sung-hee Jwa
Published: September 2018

The world economy is now facing paramount problems such as long tern stagnation of economic growth and worsening income distributions (or economic polarisation). This is even more embarrassing, because the humans have been seeking more equal society during the post-WWII era by engaging in the revised capitalism or social democracy by the most of capitalist developed economies, the balanced growth strategies under social democracy by most of the developing economies and more dramatically the socialist economic regime by the already collapsed socialist blocs, not to mention the still barely surviving North Korea. “Growth stagnation and economic polarisation” is not the one which has been intended and anticipated by policies but is opposite to intention as well as expectations. Some of the critics on capitalist economy have been arguing that this is the outcome of the fundamental contradiction of the capitalist economy from the Marxian perspective and/or the result of the neoliberal policies since the 1980s [Piketty (2014) and Stiglitz (2012)]. However, if one understands that the neoliberalism had short-lived only during the Thatcher-Reagan era, of course with some lingering effects, this episode can be seen as a typhoon within the tea cup. In this regard, broadly speaking, the common underlying institutions of post-war politicaleconomy regime of the world economy can properly be called as the economic equalityseeking “egalitarian democracy” which includes the revised capitalism and social democracy, not to mention the socialism. Therefore, one can see that the efforts to create more economically equal society or in other words, the shared growth have in fact created more unequal as well as growth-stagnated economies against the intention as well as expectation. This seems to be the fundamental dilemma faced now by the world economies and these are perhaps waiting for the economic as well as any other social science profession to come up with a solution to it. Of course, some naive Marxists or leftist economists would claim that this phenomenon of the worsening income inequality is simply the fact of the capitalist economy
Private Sector Led Growth and the Entrepreneurship (The Mahbub Ul Haq Memorial Lecture)
Authors: Simon Quinn
Published: September 2018

Dr Mehboob Ul Haq is surely an inspiration for anyone like me, who is interested in working with applied data and thinking about how that might be used to inform economic policy in useful ways. It is possibly application to usefully inform policies. Coming to the topic, it is important to consider two things. Firstly, what do the firm actually do, and secondly, what one should think about private sector as essentially fulfilling. Hence, there is a need to find out the most pressing research questions that need to be considered in this regard. I would start with the most fundamental question i.e. what does the firms do? Some would say it is a straight forward question. Firm takes different factors of production, sticks them together and then ends up with some output. As economists, we traditionally think obviously about the Cobb Douglas production function, which reflects concept of production. I am not going to talk today about the technology and capital, but I will discuss about workers role in production in a more holistic / comprehensive way. Imagine a firm in Pakistan that have a number of workers. Let us call them “N” and these workers have different abilities and qualities, so how would one calculate the total productivity, output or total contribution of the labour force. The simplest way to do this is just to add them up and say that the total labour contribution is the sum of the individual labourer‟s contribution. This means that if one were to improve the productivity of the first worker, then yes, it would improve the firm‟s productivity, however, it will not affect the productivity of any other worker of the firm. In practice, let us suppose in a firm in Sialkot, there are two women workers producing soccer balls, and to know their productivity we sum their output. Hence, if one out of these two women increases her production, it will be imagined as the increase in firm‟s total productivity (without affecting the productivity of the other woman) and that will be imagined as a good thing.
Financial Sector, Democracy and Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis
Authors: Muhammad Ishtiaq  , Muhammad Tariq Majeed  , Muhammad Sohail
Published: September 2018

Economic growth depends on many factors like the traditional factors of capital, labour and technological advancement and the somewhat novel factors of financial development and the nature of political regime. The relationship between the nature of political structure and economic growth is quite complicated. There may be direct and indirect impacts of the nature of political set up on economic growth. However, these channels remain un-explored to larger extent. The present study is conducted to analyse economic growth under democracy and dictatorship for a considerably larger set of countries from 1974 to 2013. The indirect impact of democracy on economic growth is analysed through an unexplored channel of financial sector performance, which is expected to be sensitive to regime type. The direct impact of democracy is found to be positively significant on economic growth. Likewise, direct impact of financial sector performance on economic growth is also found to be positive and significant. However, democracy had negative indirect impact on economic growth through financial sector but the magnitude of this indirect negative impact is minute enough to be ignored as compared to large individual direct effects of democracy and financial sector. JEL Classification: O40, O43, O16 Keywords: Economic Growth, Democracy, Dictatorship, Financial Sector Performance
Call to Redefine Human-Robot Interaction: From Social Robots to Gun Shooting Humanoids
Authors: Ozturkcan Selcen
Published: September 2018

This paper reviews the human-robot interaction literature in the scope of recent technological progress. It gives various examples of emerging human-robot interaction and calls upon a re-definition of the interaction concept.
State of Science Paper Guide
Authors: Buchanan Erin Michelle , Sibert Cara Elisabeth , Marshall Caleb Z. , Compton Olivia Linn , Stash Hannah Elyse , Kelley Harlee , Johnson MaKenzie R. , Johnson Hannah Rose , Pim Reilly , Kendrick Hayley E. , Ernhart Hope , Sone Spencer , Schwegmann Samantha , Means Deanna , Rustemeyer Sydney , Chadwell Emma
Published: September 2018

This preprint is an example how to do preprints and the guide for my student's research papers.
Filosofi Pendidikan Katolik dalam Perspektif Filsafat Aristotelian
Authors: Dewantara Agustinus
Published: September 2018

The progress of human civilization today is inseparable from the role of science. The dynamics of the pattern of our daily lives from time to time it runs in line with the dynamics of the development of science. The development of science and human civilization running together since from classical times, the middle ages, modern times, and so on. Novelty found in a period becomes an essential ingredient for other discoveries in the next period. One thing that is difficult to argue is that almost all sides of human life today has been entered by the various effects of the development of science and technology, ranging from economic, political, social and cultural, communication, education, health, and so on. All this progress is the fruit of the development of science that never recede from human studies.This paper on the one hand want to observe the philosophical basis for the world of Catholic education, and on the other hand, this article seeks to contribute a little reflection, especially for teachers of religious education in STKIP Widya Yuwana and Catholic families today. There wilderness philosophy that is so tempting to dive, but the limitations of time and space makes this paper should choose to focus. Perspective selected is Aristotelian philosophy.
HILANGNYA BUDAYA “NGAJENI DALAN” KOMUNITAS JAWA DESA ALAS BULUH KABUPATEN BANYUWANGI
Authors: Wahyuni Tutut Eka Sri , Soetopo Dhalia , (Prosiding Seminar Nasional FKIP Univeristas PGRI Banyuwangi
Published: September 2018

Ngajeni dalan is a ritual Javanese community in the village of Alabulu, ngajeni dalan itself in the language of Java "ngaji" which means mengaji and "dalan" means the highway. The ngajeni ritual is a history 10 years ago, because the road in the village of Alasbuluh entered the provincial or main road, there were many traffic accidents that happened almost every day and always took casualties. Ngajeni dalan in doing so that the users of the highway survived both on the way to leave and go home also safely back home. Ritual ngajeni dalan has a lot of meaning for each individual, from ritual activities that have been done believe or not many Javanese in particular, feel the benefits or goodness gained, but all returned to the beliefs and beliefs of each human being. In general, this study aims: (1) To know the background of the tradition of "ngajeni dalan", (2) To know the procedures for the implementation of "ngajeni dalan" activities in Java community in Alasbulu village, (3) To give knowledge, ritual gajeni tradition dalan since the past for the wider community in general and for the people who live in the village area Alasbulu Wongsorejo district in particular. This is a qualitative research and data collection using the snow ball technique. And the results of this thesis know that the history of rituals ngajeni dalan originated from tribal Javanese migrants and ritual activities are only done by indigenous Javanese descendants.
Attitudes and Behavior of Indonesian Language and Literatur Education Study Program Students of Universities in Makassar Towards Indonesian language
Authors: Akbar Amal
Published: September 2018

This research applied a mixed methods design aiming to explore, describe and explain attitudes and behavior of Indonesian language and literature education study program students of universities in Makassar towards Indonesian language. The data on language attitudes and behavior was collected using a test technique in the form of questionnaires for attitudes and covert behavior, and a non-test technique taken from recording, notes and interviews for overt language behavior of the students. The results of the research reveal that although the attitudes of Indonesian language and literature education study program students at Universities in Makassar towards the standard Indonesian language is in very positive category, their awareness of the Indonesian language norms is the data with the lowest quantification result of 81.67%. Covert behavior as a representation of mental activity (cognitive activity) is in high category; 24 (twenty four) respondents are in high group category with score interval between 39 and 42. However, the overt behavior of the respondents in communicating in official situations reflects the identity of the respondents as bilingual and/or multilingual speakers, that the respondents experience disturbance in the form of dialect usage, phonological interference, morphological interference, syntax interference, interjection of vexation, interjection of invitation, interjection of call, and particle usage.
Survival Analysis of Mobile Prepaid Customers Using the Weibull Distribution
Authors: Vargas Rafael
Published: September 2018

This paper shows an approach to modeling Prepaid churn and customer survival in the Telecommunications Industry, specifically in emerging markets where Prepaid subscriptions are the norm. We do so by applying the Weibull family of negative exponential distributions. For the analysis, we have used the "IBM Watson telco customer demo dataset", a public dataset of churning customers. We show that the Weibull distribution is a better fit for modeling Prepaid scenarios that display a high churn onset at the beginning but flattens out as time t progresses. We then contrast our model with traditional methods of churn estimation and compare results between the different approaches.
SONNY LISTON AND THE TORN TENDON
Authors: Tozzi Arturo
Published: September 2018

The first Liston-Clay fight in 1964 is still highly debated, because Liston quitted at the end of the sixth round claiming a left shoulder injury. Here we, based on the visual analysis of Sonny’s movements during the sixth round, show how a left shoulder’s rotator cuff tear cannot be the cause of the boxer failing to answer the bell for the seventh round.
Gall bladder cancer: A single center experience
Authors: Rawal Sushil Bahadur , Shah Kunda Bikram , Shrestha Dhana Bahadur , Malla Srijan , Rayamajhi Jyoti , Jha Manoj Kumar , Thapa Anup
Published: September 2018

Introduction Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common malignancy of the biliary tract, which is increasing in Southeast Asia. An early diagnosis is crucial for curative surgical resection. However, patients present late because at an early stage the initial symptoms are non- specific. Radical surgery is a challenging operation, and should be carried out only if R0 resection is feasible.Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyse the patient profile, clinical presentation and peri-operative outcome of patients who underwent various surgeries for GBC.Methodology: Patients who had undergone surgery for GBC at our center over a 7 year period were identified from our database. A retrospective analysis from prospectively collected data was done. We analysed the outcome of these patients over the study period.Results: Forty-four patients underwent surgery for GBC. There was a female preponderance (34 patients; 77%) and the mean age of the patients was 54 years (range 22-76 years). Thirty-six patients (82%) were diagnosed pre-operatively. Extended cholecystectomy (either segment IVb/V or 2cm nonanatomical wedge resection of the liver) with standard lymph node clearance was performed in 35 patients (79%). Peri-operative complications was seen in 11 patients (25%) and in hospital mortality was seen in 2 patients (4.5%)Conclusion: GBC is the most common malignancy of the biliary tract. As majority of patient present with locally advanced disease a potential curative resection warrants an aggressive surgical approach, which includes liver resection, lymph node clearance and resection of involved adjacent organs. Although this is a formidable surgery, it is the only chance for long-term survival. BJHS 2018;3(2)6:427-431.
The Endovenous Laser Therapy for the Management of Varicose Veins
Authors: Kaushal Prashant , San Shen Xuan
Published: September 2018

Introduction: Varicose veins of the lower limb are common condition affecting majority of people worldwide and has great effect on quality of life. The definitive therapy being surgery with stripping of the veins which is associated with surgical complications, prolong recovery time and significant recurrence. Endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) is a minimally invasive procedure which is widely used for the treatment of varicose veins with excellent results.Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of EVLT for the management of varicose veins.Methodology: This was a prospective study of 40 patients who underwent endovenous laser therapy at the affiliated hospital of Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities from October 2016 to September 2017. All patients with primary symptomatic varicose veins with sapheno-femoral incompetence or great saphenous vein (GSV) reflux were included in the study. The patient's information and data were recorded during the hospital stay in the proforma for EVLT with the informed consent. The variables used were mean operating time, intra-operative blood loss, duration of hospital stay, return to normal activity, complications and the recanalization. Following discharge, the patients were followed up to six months.Results: Forty patients with unilateral varicose veins were treated with EVLT. There were 24 female and 16 male with mean age of 52 yrs and the majority of patients having symptoms for more than five years. The mean operative time and intra-operative blood loss were 80 minutes and 52 ml respectively. The mean duration of hospital stay was 2.5 days with 90% patients returning to the normal activity in 10 days. Swelling and indurations were the most common complication in 10 patients followed by hypoesthesia in 8, ecchymosis in 7 and skin burn in 4 patients.Conclusion: EVLT seems to be safe and effective minimally invasive procedure with excellent clinical outcome in terms of lower postoperative pain, early return to normal activities and fewer complications. However large sample size with long follow up study should be conducted for evaluating long term benefits.  BJHS 2018;3(2)6:437-442.
Konfiguration der Planung und Steuerung von Instandhaltungsaufträgen
Authors: Dombrowski Uwe , Sendler Markus
Published: September 2018

Kurzfassung

Die Planung und Steuerung von Aufträgen in der Instandhaltung hochwertiger Investitionsgüter, in Anlehnung an die Begrifflichkeit in der Primärproduktproduktion auch als Produktionsplanung und -steuerung (PPS) bezeichnet, muss auf die spezifischen Anforderungen angepasst sein, um logistische Zielgrößen, wie z. B. Durchlaufzeiten und Termintreue, abzusichern. Da es bislang an einem ganzheitlichen Ansatz zur Konfiguration einer derartigen PPS fehlt, werden in diesem Artikel diesbezügliche Entwicklungsbeiträge dargestellt. Konkret werden logistische Modelle für die Demontage und Befundung sowie für die Reparatur, der Ansatz eines Vorgehensmodells für das Auftragsmanagement und ein grundlegendes PPS-Modell zur ganzheitlichen Konfiguration relevanter PPS-Aufgaben vorgestellt.
3D-Vorkonturierung mittels Wasserabrasivstrahl
Authors: Uhlmann Eckart , Männel Constantin
Published: September 2018

Kurzfassung

Die notwendige Reduzierung von Kraftstoffverbrauch und Treibhausgasemissionen sind nur zwei der Gründe für die steigenden Anforderungen an die Werkstoffeigenschaften. Nicht immer können die konventionellen Fertigungsverfahren mit den Entwicklungen neuer Werkstoffe Schritt halten. Der Einsatz der Wasserstrahltechnologie, deren Verschleiß vom Werkstoff unabhängig ist, bietet für diese Materialien ein hohes Potenzial. Der Wasserabrasivstrahl nutzt diesen Vorteil heute für vielfältige materialabtrennende Aufgaben. In diesem Beitrag werden die Vorkonturierung von dreidimensionalen Strukturen mittels Wasserabrasivstrahl sowie die Randbedingungen für eine wirtschaftliche Umsetzung vorgestellt. Ein Vergleich zwischen konventionalen Bearbeitungsverfahren und innovativer Wasserstrahlbearbeitung zeigt die Vorteile des Wasserabrasivstrahls bei der Bearbeitung von schwer zerspanbarem Titanaluminid auf.
Selflessness: Congruences between the Cognitive–Developmental Research Program and the Bahá’í Writings
Authors: Diessner Rhett
Published: September 2018

This article aims to illustrate four major concepts shared by the protagonists of cognitive-developmentalism, such as Piaget, Kohlberg, and Kegan, and the primary authors of the sacred writings of the Bahá’í Faith—Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi. These concepts include: a developmental teleology, the stage-like nature of development, the importance of an epistemic focus, and selflessness. As the Bahá’í teachings stress a developmental approach to self and a universal approach to moral education, and as the Faith is rapidly growing, it would be helpful for psychologists and educators a universal approach to moral education, and as the Faith is rapidly growing, it would be helpful for psychologists and educators to become familiar with a Bahá’í view of development. Additionally, as the Bahá’í writings stress access to science, it will be beneficial for Bahá’í readers to become acquainted with the cognitive-developmental research program as an important body of psychological literature that can help inform their own understanding of their sacred writings. It is intended that this article chart an avenue of communication for psychologists with members of a “post-modern” religion over topics of mutual interest (cf. Laszlo, “Humankind’s” and Inner Limits).