bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Issue of Methodology in Sociological Science
Authors: Žiga Jusuf
Published: March 2018

It is well known that there is never enough to want to do something, but it isnecessary to know how to achieve the desired. So it is with devising a methodologyfor educational and scientifi c research purposes. It is not the same to talkabout it in the fi eld of philosophy, sociology, medicine, the arts, sports ... Ofcourse, here we will focus only on the sociological and scientifi c fi eld.
Some characteristics of leisure time of young people in the Republic of Srpska
Authors: Šijaković Ivan , Čeko Mirjana , Nišić Vanja
Published: March 2018

This paper analyzes several aspects of the leisure time of young peoplein the Republic of Srpska on the basis of the data obtained from thesample, which served as the basis of the study with which we haveexamined the attitudes and perceptions of young people about theirfree time at the age from 15 to 25 years. The aim of this study is todetermine how young people in the Republic of Srpska spend theirfree time and how it affects other segments of their personal and sociallife, as well as the overall image of young people. The paper paysspecial attention to the impact of economic and social factors on thequality of leisure time, as well as monitoring the level of interest ofyoung people in the RS for cultural, educational and sports facilitiesin their free time.
Using quality educational approaches to implement new skills
Authors: Macuh Bojan
Published: March 2018

Everyone is involved into the process of education, but the approachesand methods of each individual depend on the nature of their work,needs, capabilities and abilities. The primary socialization has an influenceon how much of skills and knowledge we bring into further lifewhich we then continuously upgrade and update.I will carry out a survey using the survey method and statistical processingof the data collected within the management staff from educationalorganizations.New knowledge to the individual can also be provided throughDelores’ four pillars of education:- Learn to know.- Learn to be able to know.- Learn to know how to live in the community and among others.- Learning to be.We educate ourselves all our live. Depending on our own skills, abilities,support of primary and secondary environmental interdependence,of financial ability, will, Elan and needs to upgrade its ownknowledge, as well as those that occur in the workplace. LifelongLearning knows no age limit, not industries, is still only an aspirationto something new, different. The society, based on Lifelong learning,can provide a brighter future and better quality of life.
Some sociological aspects of the prevention of domestic violence and abuse of the elderly in Slovenia
Authors: Lahe Danijela
Published: March 2018

This paper addresses the issue of violence and abuse of older personswhich, due to an increased level of public sensitivity and continuingreminders from governmental and non-governmental institutions, isbecoming a subject of increased attention. The author focus on domesticviolence and abuse and present and describe various ways ofprevention from violence and abuse of older persons from the aspectsof the legislation, human rights and the role of the Slovenian police.
The role of motivation in the organizational behavior - the experience of the companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Šijaković Ivan
Published: March 2018

This paper analyzes the role and the importance of motivation inprivate companies and other business entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The paper is based on research conducted by questionnairein companies in the largest cities of BiH. Analysis of the resultscollected by the questionnaires on a sample of 1,239 respondents,shows that employees are aware of the importance and roleof the motivation, they realize that it affects the job satisfaction,that it builds good interpersonal relations, that encourages loyaltyto companies and businesses and they expect from managers andleaders to continuously improve the forms and methods of the employeemotivation.
Zygmunt Bauman – The wicked openness of society
Authors: Vilić Dragana
Published: March 2018

In this paper, we will analyze Zygmunt Bauman’s understanding ofthe idea and the reality of “open” society in the age of “negative globalization”.He identified many adverse and undesirable effects of thissocial process, and as the basic one he names the “openness” of modernsocieties. Under the influence of devastating powers of globalization,the “openness” of societies has turned into its perverted contradiction,to use Karl Popper’s definition of this notion. In order to understandBauman’s point of view, we will analyze: a general meaning of theidea of an open society, its manifestations in reality and assumptionsregarding it. In the addition, we will investigate a distinction betweenan open and closed society made by Karl Popper.
Radikalni feminizam kao diskurs u teoriji konfl ikta
Authors: Vukoičić Jelena
Published: March 2018

Radikalni feminizam predstavlja jedan od pravaca feminističke teorije, nastalena stavu da je društveni sistem zasnovan na patrijarhalnim osnovama,što za posledicu ima marginalizaciju i diskriminaciju žena u svim sferamadruštva. Ovaj teorijski pravac može da se defi niše kao teorija konfl ikta, sobzirom na to da je nastao na osnovnoj pretpostavci da je društvo sačinjenood suprotstavljenih frakcija (polova), čiji se odnosi zasnivaju na dominacijimuškaraca nad ženama, kao i da društvo i različiti odnosi unutar njeganajbolje mogu da se objasne posmatrajući ove odnose i stavove polova premanjima. S obzirom na to da je radikalni feministički pokret nastao na princi-pima marksizma,2 koji, ujedno, predstavlja najznačajniju teoriju konfl ikta,za ovo istraživanje je ključna komparativna analiza ove vrste feminizma imarksizma, kako bi se uvidele njihove sličnosti i razlike, i, na osnovu njih,defi nisale neke od glavnih karakteristika radikalnog feminizma kao teorijekonfl ikta.
Moralnost i misticizam
Authors: Stojanović Goran
Published: March 2018

U klasičnoj etičkoj teoriji uobičajilo se moralnost fundirati putem: otkrivenja,evolucije, utilitarnosti, deontologije, intuicije i mističnog iskustva. Ovajčlanak posmatra samo zadnje utemeljenje moralnog, u mističnom iskustvu.Pri tome se misticizam shvata šire, pa on predstavlja istovjetno iskustvo,iako drugačije izraženo u ezoteričnom predanju različitih religija. Etički jeproblem u tome što takvo iskustvo nužno ne vodi moralnosti. Nije opravdano,posmatrajući misticizam u cjelini, koristiti ga za etičko utemeljenjemoralnosti.
Vrijeme (sve) politike
Authors: Isović Maja
Published: March 2018

Posljedice ljudskog djelovanja koje sa sobom nose narušavanje prirode i ljudskogbitka, prirodne ravnoteže i nestanak pojedinih životinjskih i biljnih vrsta,više se ne mogu ignorisati. Stanje rizika u kojem se nalazi savremeno društvo,imajući u vidu ekološke izazove koji su postavljeni pred naučnike, analitičare,političare, ali i čovječanstvo u cjelini glavna je tema knjige o kojoj ovdje govorimo.
Društvena uloga majke nakon prestanka bračnih i vanbračnih veza
Authors: Macuh Bojan , Goriup Jana
Published: March 2018

Članak se bavi, iz sociološkog ugla, ulogom majke u vreme bračnog odnosai nakon njegovog prestanka. Predstavlja se nekoliko teorijskih linija u sagledavanjuinstitucije materinstva zajedno sa istorijskim razvojem uloge majke.Takođe, daje se opis bračnog odnosa, kao i razloge koji su doveli do njenograspada (razvod). Pored toga, članak, takođe, daje pregled posledica vezanihza vršenje uloge majke i društvene uloge oca.Posle prestanka bračne i vanbračne veze uloga majke je značajno povećana,dok uloga očeva je značajnije umanjena. Međutim, takav scenario nije uskladu sa očekivanjima majki. Oba roditelja su obično spremni da ostanuu kontaktu i da sarađuju za dobrobit svoje dece, jer takvu saradnju videkao važnu i potrebnu. Majke često očekuju od očeva „saradnju koja donosipozitivan uticaj“ na njihovo dete (decu). Ipak, postoje neke majke koje odbacujubilo kakav kontakt sa ocem svog deteta (dece) posle razvoda, ali one suspremne da traže pomoć od savetovališta i izražavaju svoje ukupno zadovoljstvofunkcionisanjem postojećih državnih institucija. Ipak, one često nemajunikakav nadzor i nisu upoznate sa NVO (njihovim funkcionisanjem) koje sebave zaštitom majki koje su razvedene.
Sociologija prava i problem normativnog zatvaranja pravnog diskursa
Authors: Forić Samir
Published: March 2018

Sociologija prava, kao i druge posebne sociološke discipline koje se bave društveniminstitucijama, opterećena je epistemološko-metodološkim poteškoćamau svojim istraživanjima (sociološka istraživanja prava). Poteškoće suuzrokovane diferencijacijom institucije u smislu izgradnje samo-identitetai autonomije, a javljaju se u obliku institucionalnih otpora i diskurzivnogisključivanja. Sve poteškoće mogu se identifi cirati kao dejstvo operativnogzatvaranja institucije i produkcije samoopisa. U slučaju prava govori se onormativnom zatvaranju pravnog diskursa kao izraza institucionalnih otporai diskurzivne eksproprijacije. Fokus rada su epistemološko-metodološkepoteškoće kao problem za sociologiju prava, odnosno problem normativnogzatvaranja pravnog diskursa kao njihov uzrok. Ispoljavanje epistemološko-metodoloških poteškoća uočava se na više instanci: a) institucionalnoj reaktivnostiprava kao „društvenog problema“, b) izgradnji identiteta pravakroz uspostavljanje razlike, c) određivanju sociologije prava kao eksterneperspektive na pravo i d) normativnim zatvaranjem pravnog diskursa krozefekte konceptualne i diskurzivne eksproprijacije. Na pitanje kako se sociologijaprava može nositi sa ovim poteškoćama načelno se odgovara u završnomdijelu rada.
Profesija ispred ogledala
Authors: Ibraković Dželal
Published: March 2018

Proglašavanje krize sociologije u izraženoj krizi globalnog i BiH društva,govori o tome da su se sociolozi udaljili od osnovne zadaće „svoje“nauke: da u krizi društva oni imaju najviše posla. Jer sociologija seod osnivanja konstituira kao naučna disciplina koja se bavi krizamai društvenim promjenama pokušavajući da daje odgovore na otvorenai obična i epohalna pitanja društva. U parcijalizaciji nauke, od sociologijesu se razvijale brojne naučne (pod)discipline koje su se osamostalile,pa se i iz njih čuju glasovi da sociologiju treba – ukinuti. U Bosnii Hercegovini je pod fi rmom „deideologizacije“ u brojnim srednjimškolama ukinuta nastava iz sociologije. To je malo kome zasmetalo,pa čak nije zasmetalo ni sociolozima.
Uloga medija u konstruisanju društvene stvarnosti
Authors: Nišić Vanja , Plavšić Divna
Published: March 2018

U radu se analizira koncept medijske konstrukcije stvarnosti i njen uticajna društvo. Uviđajući sve veći uticaj i važnost medija u čovjekovom svakodnevnomživotu, može se reći da su mediji kao i sama medijska kulturavažan činilac u savremenom društvu. Mediji imaju mogućnost da plasirajuinformacije i da obezbijede da ih građani-konzumenti prihvate bez kritičkei svjesne interpretacije i stvarnog razumijevanja. Važan činilac u razvoju medijapredstavlja i tehnološki napredak koji je doprinio bržem širenju medijai dao veću moć prezentovanja stvarnosti i stanja u društvu onako kako toodgovara kreatorima i „konstruktorima“ te stvarnosti. Razumijevajući Bodrijarai njegovo poimanje simulacije, prezentovaćemo uticaj i ulogu medijau konstruisanju društvene stvarnosti (simulacija stvarnosti i realnosti).
Novac kao pokretač razvoja savremenog svijeta
Authors: Plavšić Divna
Published: March 2018

Ovaj tekst nastoji da ukaže na vezu između ekonomije i politike kroz ulogunovca, koja je ostavljala tragove i u ranijim istorijskim periodima. Ukazujena njegove različite oblike, ali pretežno na uvjek isti ishod i cilj. Prvenstvenose polazi od uloge i moći novca pri fi nansiranju ratova, zatim sve većom težnjomza boljim uspjehom i razornom moći, pa sve do uloge novca u politicikao i povezanosti vojne i fi nansijske moći. Novac je nastao iz potrebe, on jeolakšao trgovinu, ali je u isto vrijeme zakomplikovao međuljudske odnose.Novac jeste moć, on je jedan od načina kojim se manifestuje moć globalnogsvijeta. Može se reći da je moć novca nužno objašnjenje savremenog svijeta.
Pop-art i kritika recepcije praznine duha (društva) u delima Endija Vorhola
Authors: Vilić Nataša
Published: March 2018

S pojavom pop-arta i umetničkog stvaralaštva Endija Vorhola menjase klasična recepcija dela umetnosti i umetnosti uopšte. E. Vrohol usvome umetničkom delanju insistira na trenutačnom delanju i ogoljenojformi – to su tzv. dela „čiste“ forme koja stvaraju zbunjujućuprazninu; a čiji je “sadržaj“ potrebno iskonstruisati, to jest iz-misliti.To po E. Vorholu može isključivo publika i kritičari – time on zapravootvara prostor za tumačenje svog umetničkog rada. E. Vorhol jesvestan postojeće „praznine subjekta“. On želi da slobodu u kojoj isam uživa u svojoj umetničkoj ekspresiji obezbedi i primaocu, nastojida svoj umetnički rad ostavi u potpunosti otvorenim za čitanje i interpretaciju.U svome traganju on dospeva do inteligibilnih simboličkihradnji spontano. Sam umetnik kada jednom utemelji čvrsto svojimidž – on nameće publici i trajnu percepciju svoga dela. E. Vorholprimećuje da se u stvaranju masovnog industrijskog društva nalaziizvor anksioznosti Zapada. Različiti su uzroci toga stanja: novac,androgina budućnost čoveka, mašine koje zamenjuju čoveka i kolonizirajunjegovu svest i time ga porobljavaju. E. Vorhol se pita – da lisavremena umetnost može ponuditi optimizam?! Njegov optimizambi se mogao shvatiti kao njegovo suprostavljanje evropskom pesimizmui dekadenciji.
Sociolog kao izvidnica - Ivo Andrić i albansko pitanje
Authors: Čeko Mirjana
Published: March 2018

Uzimajući u obzir sam kontekst knjige autora Milojice M. Šutovića jasnoje uočljiva duboko ukorijenjena veza sociologije i književnosti, što je prepoznatljivoi iz samog naslova ovog vrlo zanimljivog sociloško - istorijsko - književnogdjela. „Hteo bih samo da pokažem, parafrazirajući moju slabost Ničea,kako se možda može bez Andrića, ali sociologu nije dopušteno da bude- bez Andrića, kao što filozofu nije (bilo) dopušteno da bude bez Vagnera.
Uticaj organizacione kulture na poslovanje preduzeća u Republici Srpskoj i Srbiji
Authors: Vukotić Svetlana , Čeko Mirjana , Gaćinović Dragana
Published: March 2018

Ovaj rad u prvom redu daje relevantan teorijski okvir za objašnjenjefenomena organizacione kulture, ali i analizira uticaj iste na poslovanjepreduzeća/kompanija i radnu atmosferu koja nastaje usljed uticajaorganizacione klime datog preduzeća. Empirijska istraživanjana pomenutu temu su vršena u Srbiji i Republici Srpskoj, što nam jeomogućilo i poređenje implementacije i uticaja organizacione kulturena tim prostorima. U sastavni dio ovih istraživanja uvršteni su: tipoviorganizacione kulture, uticaj nacionalne kulture na organizacionukulturu, te utvrđivanje nivoa razvijenosti iste, a sve to u cilju poboljšanjaposlovanja preduzeća u Srbiji i Republici Srpskoj.
Colour vision of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings: Do they still prefer blue under water?
Authors: Hall Rebecca Jehne , Robson Simon KA , Ariel Ellen
Published: March 2018

Background. Several anatomical studies have concluded that green turtles (Chelonia mydas) possess the necessary anatomy for colour vision. Behavioural experiments were conducted with newly emerged hatchlings, testing their attraction towards light sources of different colours on their journey into the ocean. It was concluded that they are attracted to shorter wavelengths compared to longer ones, suggesting a possible attraction towards blue. Methods. Forty-one green turtles at six months of age were tested for their colour discrimination capabilities during a three-choice experiment under water. Three colours were selected for experimentation: blue, yellow, and red. Four different saturations (25, 50, 75, and 100%) of each of these colours were created, in total 12 colours were tested. The colour stimuli was printed and laminated paper colour blocks with food attached to force an interaction. Turtles were individually placed into their housing tanks with three different colours in front of them, from the same level saturation. The colour of the colour plate first approached and bitten by the turtle was noted. Results. The colour of the plate significantly influenced the likelihood that one food plate was selected more than another. Overall blue was selected 66.1%, yellow 18.2% and red 15.7%. There was also a significant interaction between the colour plate selected and the colour of the housing tank. Discussion.The findings of this study are consistent with previous research, concluding that green turtles are attracted to shorter wavelength colours, blue, compared to longer wavelength colours such as yellow or red. As the colour saturation changed and the colours became darker, turtles still chose food from the blue plates compared to the other options. These results indicate an attraction towards the colour blue, and as these research animals have never been in the wild, it is suggested that this attraction be an innate behavioural characteristic for green turtles.
Why is nonword reading so variable in adult skilled readers?
Authors: Coltheart Max , Ulicheva Anastasia
Published: March 2018

When the task is reading nonwords aloud, skilled adult readers are very variable in the responses they produce: a nonword can evoke as many as 24 different responses in a group of such readers. Why is nonword reading so variable? We analysed a large database of reading responses to nonwords, and identified two factors responsible for this variability. The first factor is variability in graphemic parsing (the parsing of a letter string into its constituent graphemes): the same nonword can be graphemically parsed in different ways by different readers. The second factor is phoneme assignment: even when all subjects produce the same graphemic parsing of a nonword, they vary in what phonemes they assign to the resulting set of graphemes. We consider the implications of these results for the computational modelling of reading, for the assessment of impairments of nonword reading, and for the study of reading aloud in other alphabetically-written languages and in nonalphabetic writing systems.
Trends and Future Scenarios of Forestry and Other Land Uses Employment in Indonesia: a Modeling Approach
Authors: Purnomo Herry
Published: March 2018

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The Four Decades Journey and Future Prospects of Indonesia to Meet Its Demand for Maize
Authors: Swastika Dewa Ketut Sadra
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FDI Spillovers in Indonesia's Chemical Industry: A Stochastic Production Frontier Analysis
Authors: Fuadi Ahmad Helmy
Published: March 2018

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Some Evidences from Indonesia on the Importance of Institutions for Determining 'Pro'Poor' Growth
Authors: Tambunan Tulus
Published: March 2018

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Microfinance Commercialization, Challenges and Issues in Developing Countries: A Critical Literature Review
Authors: Nugroho Agus Eko
Published: March 2018

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Exporting and Foreign Ownership in Indonesian Manufacturing, 1990-2000
Authors: Ramstetter Eric D. , Takii Sadayuki
Published: March 2018

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External Debt Sustainability in Three Asian Economies
Authors: Lestari Esta
Published: March 2018

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In Memoriam Professor Sarbini Sumawinata, 1918-2007
Authors: Thee Kian Wie
Published: March 2018

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The Impact of Market Support in Developed Countries on the Competitiveness of Indonesian Soybean
Authors: Swastika Dewa Ketut Sadra
Published: March 2018

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Indonesia's Economy 10 Years after the Crisis
Authors: Schwartz Stephen
Published: March 2018

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Financial Crisis and its Global lmpacts; An Indonesian View
Authors: Djiwandono J. Soedradjad
Published: March 2018

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Fifty Years of Economic Transformation: The Indonesian Economy in Retrospect and Prospect
Authors: Sadli Mohammad
Published: March 2018

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Inter-Island Economic Linkages and Connections in Indonesia
Authors: Resosudarmo Budy P. , Hartono Djoni , Nurdianto Ditya A.
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A Perspective on the Payment for Environmental Services' Implementation in the Brantas Watershed
Authors: Iqbal Muhammad , Budhi Gelar Satya
Published: March 2018

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Was lt Really "Growth with Equity" under Soeharto? A Theil Analysis of Indonesian Income Inequality, 1961-2002
Authors: Frankema Ewout , Marks Daan
Published: March 2018

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Welcome to De-globalization: A Short History of the End of Globalization (?)
Authors: Panennungi Maddaremmeng A.
Published: March 2018

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Globalisation and Poverty: Indonesia in the Twentieth Century
Authors: Booth Anne
Published: March 2018

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Monetary Policy and Trade Balance in Indonesia: Evidence from a Structural VAR Analysis
Authors: Lestano Lestano
Published: March 2018

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ls South Sulawesi a Center of Growth in Eastern Indonesia? Japanese ODA Strategy Revisited
Authors: Takahashi Kazushi
Published: March 2018

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Financial Dependence, Macroeconomic Stability, and Firm Growth: What Policy lmplications for Indonesia?
Authors: Mahendra Edo
Published: March 2018

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lntergovernmental Relations and Decentralization in Indonesia: New Arrangements and Their lmpacts on Local Welfare
Authors: Mahi B.Raksaka
Published: March 2018

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Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation in Southeast Asia: ITRO's Effect to Rubher's FDI lnflows & Indonesia's Rubber Economic Multipliers
Authors: Verico Kiki , Batubara Williater Leonardo
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Rates of Returns to Vocational and General Upper Secondary Education, and to Experience in Addressing the Hollow Middle in lndonesia, 2007
Authors: Pasay N. Haidy A. , Quarina Qisha
Published: March 2018

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Theory of Endogenous Institutions and Evidence from an In-depth Field Study in Indonesia
Authors: Azis Iwan Jaya , Wihardja Maria Monica
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The lmpact of Manufactured Exports on CO2 Emissions: A Comparison of Developed and Developing Countries
Authors: Ekaputri Andini Desita , Panennungi Maddaremmeng A.
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An Economic and Social Review on Indonesia's Direct Cash Transfer Program to Poor Families in 2005
Authors: Widjaja Muliadi
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Determinants of Firm Innovation in Indonesia: The Role of Institutions and Access to Finance
Authors: Mahendra Edo , Zuhdi Ubaidillah , Muyanto Ratnawati
Published: March 2018

This paper investigates the determinants of firm innovation in Indonesia. Using quality of local regulations index constructed by the Indonesia’s Regional Autonomy Watch (KPPOD) as measure of institutions, We found that better institutional quality at the local level was associated with more innovation and that firms experiencing major obstacle in access to finance were less likely to innovate. Access to finance is more critical for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) whereas institutional quality is more important for large firms. The positive impact of better institutions on innovation is asymmetrically distributed. Better local institutional quality disproportionately benefited non-constrained firms.AbstrakMakalah ini menyelidiki faktor-faktor penentu terjadinya inovasi pada perusahaan di Indonesia. Sebagai proksi kelembagaan digunakan variabel Peraturan Daerah yang dibuat oleh Komite Pemantuan Pelaksanaan Otonomi Daerah (KPPOD). Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa kualitas kelembagaan yang baik pada tingkat daerah erat kaitannya dengan tingkat inovasi yang lebih tinggi dan perusahaan-perusahaan yang mengalami kendala akses keuangan cenderung tidak melakukan inovasi. Faktor akses keuangan lebih menentukan bagi perkembangan inovasi perusahaan perusahaan kecil dan menengah sedangkan kualitas kelembagaan lebih menentukan bagi perusahaan besar. Dampak positif dari kelembagaan yang baik terhadap tingkat inovasi terdistribusikan secara asimetris dan faktor kelembagaan yang baik lebih berdampak positif terhadap perusahaan yang tidak mengalami kendala keuangan.Kata kunci: Akses Keuangan; Inovasi Perusahaan; Faktor Penentu Inovasi; Kesenjangan Inovasi; KelembagaanJEL classifications: O38; O53; G38
Managing Productivity in the Infrastructure Sector: A Case Study from Indonesia
Authors: Knight Eric R. W. , Meade James D.
Published: March 2018

This paper considers the nature of assessing productivity and effectiveness in infrastructure investment in the context of governments’ increasing investment in new infrastructure. Taking the case of energy infrastructure investment within Indonesia, this paper makes three contributions: (i) develops a model for assessing infrastructure productivity based on landscape, regime and niche-level changes, (ii) suggests the interconnection between these levels based on sequencing multi-level changes over time, and (iii) shows the role of supply and demand side initiatives in enabling new infrastructure investment is evaluated.  AbstrakArtikel ini mempertimbangkan sifat dari penilaian produktivitas dan efektivitas pada investasi infrastruktur dalam rangka peningkatan investasi pemerintah pada infrastruktur baru. Dengan menggunakan kasus investasi infrastruktur energi di Indonesia, artikel ini menghasilkan tiga hal: (i) nembangun model untuk menilai produktivitas infrastruktur berdasarkan perubahan dari lanskap, rezim, dan perubahan di level yang tepat, (ii) menunjukkan interkoneksi antar level-level tersebut berdasarkan perubahan multi-level yang berurutan dari waktu ke waktu, dan (iii) menunjukkan peran dari inisiatif sisi penawaran dan permintaan yang memungkinkan investasi infrastruktur baru untuk dievaluasi.Kata kunci: Infrastruktur; Investasi; Produktivitas; Kerangka Perspektif Multi-Level; InovasiJEL classifications: O25; O33; O38
Determination of Competition Conventional Bank in Banking Industry in Indonesia
Authors: Qori’ah Ciplis Gema , Ridwan G. Mochammad , Wardhono Adhitya , Nurjannah Ika
Published: March 2018

The aim of this study is to determine the level of concentration and competition behavior of conventional commercial banks in the national banking industry. This study focuses on descriptive analysis and quantitative analysis using panel data regression for 9 conventional commercial banks during 2003–2014. Results of eclectic analysis are supposed that behavior of banks is less competitive due to high levels of concentration in the banking industry. While the results of panel data regression show that the variables of bank interest expense, operating expense, other operating incomes and variable of loanable funds significantly affect the income of conventional banks.AbstrakTujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat konsentrasi dan perilaku persaingan bank umum konvensional yang terdapat di industri perbankan nasional. Penelitian ini memfokuskan pada analisis deskriptif dan analisis kuantitatif dengan menggunakan regresi data panel dengan sampel 9 bank umum konvensional selama 2003–2014. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa perilaku bank kurang kompetitif karena tingkat konsentrasi yang tinggi di industri perbankan. Sedangkan hasil menunjukkan regresi data panel bahwa variabel beban bunga bank, beban operasional, pendapatan operasional lainnya, dan dana pinjaman signifikan berpengaruh pada pendapatan bank konvensional. Kata kunci: Kompetisi Bank; Regresi Data Panel; Industri PerbankanJEL classifications: B21; C23; L80
The Impact of Lagging-Region Status on District Poverty in Indonesia
Authors: Nasrudin Rus’an
Published: March 2018

Reducing subnational imbalances of development progress is unquestionable policy for heterogeneous Indonesia. This paper examines the impact of policy that assigns a lagging-region status namely status daerah tertinggal (DT) on poverty rate and poverty gap among districts in Indonesia in the two period of SBY presidency. The panel data fixed effect combined with propensity score matching is used to tackle the selection bias due to the nature of the policy, unobserved heterogeneity and omitted variable bias. The results show that the lagging-region status that was aimed to mainstream central and district’s budget toward lagging regions statistically significant reduces poverty rate and poverty gap in the period. The DT status, on average is associated with 0.75 percentage point of reduction in the poverty rate and 7% reduction in the poverty gap index. AbstrakMenurunkan ketimpangan antar-daerah adalah sebuah agenda kebijakan yang niscaya untuk Indonesia yang majemuk dalam kemajuan ekonomi. Artikel ini berusaha mengukur dampak dari sebuah kebijakan penetapan daerah tertinggal terhadap dua ukuran kemiskinan, yaitu tingkat kemiskinan dan kedalaman kemiskinan pada dua periode masa jabatan Presiden SBY. Metode yang dipergunakan adalah panel data fixed-effect dikombinasikan dengan propensity score matching untuk mengatasi permasalah endogen pada variabel utama yaitu bias dalam seleksi terhadap kebijakan, keragaman daerah yang tidak dapat diukur, dan potensi bias karena ketiadaan variabel-variabel yang berpengaruh terhadap dua ukuran kemiskinan. Hasil pendugaan regresi tersebut menunjukkan bahwa penetapan daerah tertinggal yang ditujukan untuk mengarusutamakan dana pembangunan secara statistik signifikan dan menyebabkan penurunan tingkat kemiskinan dan kedalaman kemiskinan di masa tersebut. Daerah tertinggal secara rata-rata memiliki tingkat kemiskinan lebih rendah sebesar 0.75 (persentase) dan memiliki indeks kedalaman kemiskinan 7% lebih rendah.Kata kunci: Daerah Tertinggal; Kemiskinan; IndonesiaJEL classifications: I32, P48
Financial Integration in ASEAN-5
Authors: Gabriella Laura Grace , Suryanarayana Revathy , Esady Vania
Published: March 2018

The financial integration in South East Asia has varied over time. This paper focuses on three periods: before, during, and after the global financial crisis in 2008. This paper finds that ASEAN-5 countries have indeed taken a step towards financial integration. While we do not observe any (cointegrating) long-run relationships between the ASEAN-5 countries, we find that there has been a significant increase in the volatility spillovers between them. This is particularly true in the recovery period following the global financial crisis.  AbstrakIntegrasi keuangan di Asia Tenggara telah mengalami perubahan dari waktu ke waktu. Penelitian ini berfokus pada tiga periode waktu, yaitu pada sebelum, saat, dan setelah Krisis Keuangan Global tahun 2008. Hasil penelitian ini menemukan bahwa negara ASEAN-5 memiliki kecenderungan kearah integrasi keuangan. Walaupun kami belum melihat adanya hubungan jangka panjang dari kelima negara tersebut, namun kami menemukan adanya peningkatan signifikan dari volatility spillover diantara mereka. Hal ini khususnya benar terjadi sepanjang periode pemulihan dari Krisis Keuangan Global.Kata kunci: Integrasi Keuangan; Krisis Keuangan Global; ASEAN; GARCHJEL classifications: F21; F33
Is Inflation Target Announced by Bank Indonesia the Most Accurate Inflation Forecast?
Authors: Rachman Faisal
Published: March 2018

This article investigates whether following Bank Indonesia’s explicit inflation targets (forward-looking) is a more accurate method of predicting inflation rate in Indonesia than forecast methods utilizing past information of macroeconomic data (backward-looking). The analysis is conducted by performing naive, univariate, and multivariate time-series models with an out-of-sample forecast evaluation period of January 2014–December 2016. It is found that the backward-looking approach outperforms the forward-looking approach at all forecast horizons, indicating that Bank Indonesia still does not succeed to anchor inflation expectation towards the desired level.AbstrakArtikel ini mencoba untuk meneliti apakah mengikuti target inflasi yang dikeluarkan oleh Bank Indonesia (forward-looking) adalah metode yang lebih akurat untuk memprediksi tingkat inflasi suatu periode tertentu di Indonesia ketimbang metode peramalan inflasi dengan menggunakan data informasi makroekonomi lampau (backward-looking). Analisa dilakukan dengan membandingkan model runtun waktu naif, satu peubah, dan peubah ganda dengan periode Januari 2014–Desember 2016 digunakan sebagai periode evaluasi sampel peramalan. Tulisan ini menyimpulkan bahwa performa peramalan metode backward-looking lebih unggul dari pada metode forward-looking untuk setiap jangka waktu peramalan yang mengindikasikan bahwa Bank Indonesia masih belum berhasil dalam mengendalikan ekspektasi publik terhadap inflasi ketingkat yang diinginkan.Kata kunci: Inflasi; Forward-Looking; Backward-Looking; ARMA; VARJEL classifications: C22; C32; E31; E37; E52
Indebtedness and Subjective Financial Wellbeing of Households in Indonesia
Authors: Handayani Dwini , Salamah Ummu , Yusacc Restananda Nabilla
Published: March 2018

Indebtedness is an element to foresee household financial wellbeing. This vulnerability could be determined objectively and subjectively. Objective financial vulnerability is the objective ability to make ends meet that is analyzed using household income and characteristics. Measurement in subjective welbeing is determined by household perceptions in their ability to make ends meet. Household behavior with different perceptions will behave differently. Indebtedness is analyzed using the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) 5 with the Ordinary Least Square method. The inferential shows that both objective and subjective financial wellbeing influence household indebtedness. AbstrakKedalaman hutang merupakan elemen untuk mengetahui kesejahteraan finansial rumah tangga. Kerentanan ini dapat dilihat secara objektif maupun subjektif. Kerentanan finansial objektif adalah kemampuan objektif dalam memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari menggunakan pendapatan rumah tangga dan karakteristiknya. Ukuran dari kesejahteraan subjektif ditentukan oleh persepsi rumah tangga dalam kemampuannya untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari. Rumah tangga dengan persepsi berbeda akan memiliki perilaku yang berbeda pula. Kedalaman rumah tangga dianalisis menggunakan Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) 5 dengan metode Ordinary Least Square. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa, baik kesejahteraan rumah tangga objektif maupun kesejahteraan rumah tangga subjektif memengaruhi kedalaman hutang rumah tangga.Kata kunci: Perilaku Rumah Tangga; Ekonomi Keluarga; Kedalaman Rumah Tangga; Kesejahteraan SubjektifJEL classifications: D10; D31
Local Government Forestry Expenditure and Forest Land Cover: A Preliminary Lesson from Decentralized Indonesia
Authors: Hidayati Firda , Vidyattama Yogi , Gordon Cameron
Published: March 2018

Even though government of Indonesia invests billions of rupiah to tackle deforestation, its effectiveness has been questionable. This study analyses changes in rates of forest cover in Indonesia and their association with forestry expenditures (FE) spent by the provincial governments. Based on 2007 to 2010 data, linear multiple regression results indicate that FE is not enough to tackle the negative change in forest land cover that could represent deforestation. Moreover, it was found that FE have negative association with forest land cover and therefore, can be associated to deforestation. This negative association remains when other factors that affect forest land cover such as wood extraction, agriculture outcome, forestry outcome, population growth and population density and initial environmental conditions have been controlled.AbstrakWalaupun pemerintah Indonesia telah menginvestasikan trilyunan rupiah untuk mengurangi deforestasi, akan tetapi efektifitasnya dipertanyakan. Penelitian ini menganalisa tingkat perubahan luasan tutupan hutan di Indonesia and asosiasinya dengan Pengeluaran Sektor Kehutanan (PSK) yang dibelanjakan oleh pemerintah provinsi. Berdasar data tahun 2007 sampai 2010, hasil regresi multiple linier mengindikasikan bahwa PSK tidak cukup untuk mengurangi akibat negatif dalam perubahan hutan dan lahan yang dapat mngakibatkan deforestasi. Lebih lanjut, ditemukan bahwa PSK berhubungan erat pengurangan luasan hutan, yang dapat dikaitkan dengan deforestasi. Asososiasi yang negatif ini tetap terjadi walaupun faktor lain yang memengaruhi tutupan hutan seperti penebangan kayu, hasil pertanian, hasil kehutanan, pertumbuhan populasi dan kepadatan populasi dan kondisi awal lingkungan telah dikontrol.Kata kunci: Deforestasi, Hutan Tropis; Populasi Penduduk; Tutupan Hutan; Pengeluaran untuk Reboisasi HutanJEL classifications: E62; Q58; H76
Accelerating Financial Inclusion through Non-cash Assistance: Exploring Factor Affecting Beneficiaries Perception
Authors: Djamaluddin Sartika
Published: March 2018

Distribution of social assistance through a non-cash system is a new government breakthrough to increase transfer effectiveness and promote financial inclusion. After the pilot project in 2014, the recent study found that there is a number of beneficiaries who feel the non-cash system is difficult. Therefore they use non-cash facilities to get the transfer only and do not want to use for other financial services. This fact could become an obstacle to financial inclusion. This study aims to investigate what factors influence beneficiaries perception to use non-cash system. We conducted a survey of 139 non-cash beneficiaries in Kabupaten Cirebon, West Java and Kabupaten Pasuruan, East Java. The results showed that accessibility such as queue time, travel time and transportation cost had a significant effect on perception of non-cash system. Perceptions also vary according to beneficiary characteristics. AbstrakDistribusi bantuan sosial melalui sistem non-tunai merupakan terobosan baru yang dilakukan pemerintah untuk meningkatkan efektivitas bantuan dan mempromosikan inklusi keuangan. Penelitian terbaru menyatakan bahwa, pada uji coba sistem non-tunai di tahun 2014, sejumlah penerima bantuan merasa kesulitan mencairkan bantuan dengan sistem tersebut. Mereka hanya menggunakan fasilitas non-tunai untuk mencairkan bantuan saja dan tidak ingin menggunakan sistem tersebut untuk layanan keuangan lainnya. Fakta tersebut dapat menjadi hambatan tercapainya inklusif keuangan. Studi ini bertujuan menyelidiki faktor-faktor apa saja yang memengaruhi persepsi penerima bantuan untuk menggunakan sistem non-tunai. Kami melakukan survei pada 139 penerima bantuan non-tunai di Kabupaten Cirebon, Jawa Barat dan Kabupaten Pasuruan, Jawa Timur. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa aksesibilitas seperti waktu antrian, waktu perjalanan dan biaya transportasi berpengaruh signifikan terhadap persepsi sistem non-tunai. Persepsi juga bervariasi menurut karakteristik penerima bantuan.Kata kunci: Bantuan Non-tunai; Transfer; Inklusi Keuangan; Persepsi; Penerima BantuanJEL classifications: H31; H55
Export Stimuli, Export Stages and Internationalization Pathways: The Case of Indonesian SMEs
Authors: Revindo Mohamad Dian , Gan Christopher
Published: March 2018

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries are still constrained to seize the opportunity of trade liberalization as compared to their large counterparts. It has been argued that effective efforts to foster SME export require clear understanding of the factors that stimulate them to export. This study investigates the export stimuli of 385 Indonesian SMEs at different export stages (pre-exporting and exporting) and different internationalization pathways (domestically established exporter and born-global SMEs). Three types of export stimuli are consistently identified as the most important in all sub-samples: the presence of foreign buyers, the confidence in the products and the aspiration to find alternative markets. By contrast, two types of export stimuli are consistently found as the least important in all sub-samples: government support and Indonesian diaspora communities. The academic and policy implications of the findings are discussed. AbstrakKontribusi Usaha Kecil dan Menengah (UKM) terhadap ekspor di negara berkembang masih sangat terbatas. Hasil studi sebelumnya menunjukkan bahwa upaya meningkatkan ekspor UKM memerlukan pemahaman akan faktor-faktor yang mendorong ekspor (pemicu ekspor). Studi ini meneliti pemicu ekspor pada 385 UKM di Indonesia, meliputi UKM pada tahapan pra-ekspor dan eksportir serta meliputi UKM dengan jalur internasionalisasi yang berbeda. Hasil studi ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat tiga jenis pemicu utama ekspor: kontak dari calon pembeli luar negeri, rasa percaya diri atas produk dan keinginan untuk memperluas pasar. Sebaliknya, dukungan pemerintah dan komunitas diaspora Indonesia belum menjadi pemicu utama ekspor. Temuan ini memiliki implikasi bagi diskursus akademis dan pengambil kebijakan di bidang pengembangan UKM.Kata kunci: Pemicu Ekspor; Usaha Kecil dan Menengah (UKM); Tahapan Ekspor; Jalur Internasionalisasi; Perusahaan Born-Global; IndonesiaJEL classifications: F23; L25; M13; M16; O17
Temporal transitions of spontaneous brain activity
Authors: Ma Zhiwei , Zhang Nanyin
Published: March 2018

Spontaneous brain activity, typically investigated using resting-state fMRI (rsfMRI), provides a measure of inter-areal resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC). Although it has been established that RSFC is non-stationary, previous dynamic rsfMRI studies mainly focused on revealing the spatial characteristics of dynamic RSFC patterns, but the temporal relationship between these RSFC patterns remains elusive. Here we investigated the temporal organization of characteristic RSFC patterns in awake rats and humans. We found that transitions between RSFC patterns were not random but followed specific sequential orders. The organization of RSFC pattern transitions was further analyzed using graph theory, and pivotal RSFC patterns in transitions were identified. This study has demonstrated that spontaneous brain activity is not only nonrandom spatially, but also nonrandom temporally, and this feature is well conserved between rodents and humans. These results offer new insights into understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of spontaneous activity in the mammalian brain.
Linking influenza epidemic onsets to covariates at different scales using a dynamical model
Authors: Roussel Marion , Pontier Dominique , Cohen Jean-Marie , Lina Bruno , Fouchet David
Published: March 2018

Background

Evaluating the factors favoring the onset of influenza epidemics is a critical public health issue for surveillance, prevention and control. While past outbreaks provide important insights for understanding epidemic onsets, their statistical analysis is challenging since the impact of a factor can be viewed at different scales. Indeed, the same factor can explain why epidemics are more likely to begin (i) during particular weeks of the year (global scale); (ii) earlier in particular regions (spatial scale) or years (annual scale) than others and (iii) earlier in some years than others within a region (spatiotemporal scale).

Methods

Here, we present a statistical approach based on dynamical modeling of infectious diseases to study epidemic onsets. We propose a method to disentangle the role of covariates at different scales and use a permutation procedure to assess their significance. Epidemic data gathered from 18 French regions over six epidemic years were provided by the Regional Influenza Surveillance Group (GROG) sentinel network.

Results

Our results failed to highlight a significant impact of mobility flows on epidemic onset dates. Absolute humidity had a significant impact, but only at the spatial scale. No link between demographic covariates and influenza epidemic onset dates could be established.

Discussion

Dynamical modeling presents an interesting basis to analyze spatiotemporal variations in the outcome of epidemic onsets and how they are related to various types of covariates. The use of these models is quite complex however, due to their mathematical complexity. Furthermore, because they attempt to integrate migration processes of the virus, such models have to be much more explicit than pure statistical approaches. We discuss the relation of this approach to survival analysis, which present significant differences but may constitute an interesting alternative for non-methodologists.
Games between stakeholders and the payment for ecological services: evidence from the Wuxijiang River reservoir area in China
Authors: Shu Lin
Published: March 2018

A gambling or “game” phenomenon can be observed in the complex relationship between sources and receptors of ecological compensation among multiple stakeholders. This paper investigates the problem of gambling to determine payment amounts, and details a method to estimate the ecological compensation amount related to water resources in the Wuxijiang River reservoir area in China. Public statistics and first-hand data obtained from a field investigation were used as data sources. Estimation of the source and receptor amount of ecological compensation relevant to the water resource being investigated was achieved using the contingent valuation method (CVM). The ecological compensation object and its benefit and gambling for the Wuxijiang River water source area are also analyzed in this paper. According to the results of a CVM survey, the ecological compensation standard for the Wuxijiang River was determined by the CVM, and the amount of compensation was estimated. Fifteen blocks downstream of the Wuxijiang River and 12 blocks in the water source area were used as samples to administer a survey that estimated the willingness to pay (WTP) and the willingness to accept (WTA) the ecological compensation of Wuxijiang River for both nonparametric and parametric estimation. Finally, the theoretical value of the ecological compensation amount was estimated. Without taking other factors into account, the WTP of residents in the Wuxi River water source was 297.48 yuan per year, while the WTAs were 3864.48 yuan per year. The theoretical standard of ecological compensation is 2294.39–2993.81 yuan per year. Under the parameter estimation of other factors, the WTP of residents in the Wuxi River water source area was 528.72 yuan per year, while the WTA was 1514.04 yuan per year. The theoretical standard of ecological compensation is 4076.25–5434.99 yuan per year. The main factors influencing the WTP ecological compensation in the Wuxi River basin are annual income and age. The main factors affecting WTA are gender and attention to the environment, age, marital status, local birth, and location in the main village.
Validation and application of the Chinese version of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (C-PSQ) in nursing students
Authors: Luo Yi , Gong Boxiong , Meng Runtang , Cao Xiaoping , Tang Shuang , Fang Hongzhi , Zhao Xing , Liu Bing
Published: March 2018

Objective

To translate the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) into Chinese, validate its reliability and validity in nursing students and investigate the perceived stress level of nursing students.

Method

Forward- and back-translation combined with expert assessment and cross-cultural adaptations were used to construct the Chinese version of the PSQ (C-PSQ). This research adopted a stratified sampling method among 1,519 nursing students in 30 classes of Ningbo College of Health Sciences to assess the reliability and validity of the C-PSQ. Among them, we used the Recent C-PSQ (only the last month).

Results

The C-PSQ retained all 30 items of the original scale. Principal component analysis extracted five factors that explained 52.136% of the total variance. The S-CVI/Ave was 0.913. Concurrent validity was 0.525 and 0.567 for anxiety and depression respectively. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis were as follows: χ2/df= 4.376, RMR = 0.023, GFI = 0.921, AGFI = 0.907, CFI = 0.916, RMSEA = 0.048, PNFI = 0.832, PGFI = 0.782, CN = 342 and AIC/CAIC = 0.809. The scale’s Cronbach’s alpha was 0.922, and Cronbach’s α of each dimension was 0.899 (worries/tension), 0.821 (joy), 0.688 (overload), 0.703 (conflict), 0.523 (self-realization). The correlation coefficient between the first and second test, the first and third test and the second and third test was 0.725, 0.787 and 0.731, respectively. Mean values and distribution of overall PSQ index in nursing students was 0.399 ± 0.138. Different demographic factors were significantly associated with the perceived stress of nursing students.

Conclusion

The C-PSQ has an appropriate reliability and validity, which means that the scale can be used as a universal tool for psychosomatic studies. The perceived stress of nursing students was relatively high. Further studies are needed.