bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ekspresi Emosi Marah
Authors: Al Baqi Safiruddin
Published: November 2016

Manusia 1 merupakan makhluk sosial yang tidak bisa hidup sendiri, dan setiapindividu tidak lepas dari hubungan sosial dengan orang lain. Semua interaksi sosialyang dilakukan seorang individu memunculkan emosi dalam diri setiap individu.Dari emosi tersebut kemudian individu dapat menentukan sikap dan pikiransehingga mampu bertindak sesuai dengan dirinya (Lewis & Jones, 2000). Sepertiputus pacar pada remaja memunculkan emosi sedih sehingga berperilaku menarikdiri atau murung dan bahkan kaki yang tidak sengaka terinjak juga akan memun-culkan emosi marah.
Quo Vadis Psikologi sebagai sebuah Kajian Ilmiah?
Authors: Al Yusainy Cleoputri
Published: November 2016

Spekulasi 1 dan refleksi mengenai pikiran, perasaan, dan perilaku manusiatelah ada di sepanjang sejarah peradaban. Psikologi baru diakui sebagai disiplin ilmu yang mandiri pada tahun 1879, dengan dibukanya laboratorium psikologi eksperimen pertama di University of Leipzig. Agar mampu berdiri sebagai suatu disiplin ilmu, psikologi secara epistemik dengan demikian harus ditopang olehfondasi filosofis yang mencakup tiga hal, yaitu empiris, positif, dan falsifiable. Empiris bahwa objek kajian bersifat nyata dan dapat diamati secara objektif, positif berarti terukur, serta prinsip falsifiability dimana setiap temuan ilmiah dapat disanggah, utamanya melalui replikasi penelitian yang dilakukan selanjutnya.Periode awal perkembangan psikologi ditandai dengan teori-teori besar dari paratokoh seperti Wilhelm Wundt, Ivan Pavlov, B. F. Skinner, dan Albert Bandura.
Kualitas, Komposisi Kimia, dan Aktivitas Anti Oksidan Minyak Kenanga (Cananga odorata)
Authors: Pujiarti Rini , Widowati Titis Budi , Kasmudjo Kasmudjo , Sunarta Sigit
Published: November 2016

Minyak kenanga pada penelitian ini diperoleh dari bunga kenanga segar dengan penyulingan cara pengukusan. Uji kualitas fisik minyak kenanga cukup memuaskan dan sesuai dengan standar SNI 06-3949-1005. Komposisi kimia minyak kenangan diuji menggunakan GC-MS. Hasil analisis GC-MS mengidentifikasikan adanya 23 komponen kimia penyusun minyak kenanga. Komponen utama penyusun minyak kenanga yang dihasilkan pada penelitian ini adalah caryophyllene (36,44%), â-linalool (5,97%), á-caryophyllene (9,61%), germacrene D (17,23%), dan benzyl benzoate (7,18%). Pengujian antioksidan minyak kenanga dengan metode DPPH scavenging assay menunjukkan aktivitas antioksidan yang lembut dari minyak kenangan (IC50: 2,29 mg/ml) jika dibandingkan dengan kontrol positif BHA (IC50: 0,03 mg/ml). Penelitian ini mengidentifikasikan bahwa minyak kenanga memiliki potensi sebagai antioksidan alami yang lembut.Kata kunci: Cananga odorata, minyak atsiri, kualitas, komposisi kimia, antioksidan.  Quality, chemical composition, and antioxidative activity of cananga (Cananga odorata) oilAbstractCananga oil in this study was obtained from fresh flowers of Cananga odorata by water-steam distillation. The result of physical properties of cananga oil were compared with the SNI 06-3949-1005 showed that cananga oil was satisfied the quality prescribed by standard. The chemical composition of cananga oil was analyzed by GC-MS. GC-MS analysis showed that 23 compounds have been identified. The main compounds of cananga oil were caryophyllene (36.44%), â-linalool (5.97%), á-caryophyllene (9.61%), germacrene D (17.23%) and benzyl benzoate (7.18%). The DPPH scavenging assay showed that cananga oil possess mild antioxidant activity (IC50: 2.29 mg/ml) if compared with positive control of BHA (IC50: 0.03 mg/ml). This study indicated that cananga oil has potency as mild natural antioxidant.
Prospek Pengembangan Pala (Myristica fragrans Houtt) di Hutan Rakyat
Authors: Fauziyah Eva , Kuswantoro Devy Priambodo , Sanudin Sanudin
Published: November 2016

Hutan rakyat sebagian besar dikelola secara agroforestri. Salah satu jenis tanaman yang banyak dikembangkan di hutan rakyat adalah pala (Myristica fragrans). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui prospek pengembangan pala di lahan hutan rakyat. Penelitian dilakukan di Desa Kemawi, Kecamatan Somagede, Kabupaten Banyumas, Jawa Tengah pada bulan Juni sampai dengan Juli 2012. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui penelusuran data sekunder, wawancara terbuka dan mendalam. Narasumber dipilih secara sengaja (purposive sampling) yaitu petani yang menanam pala di lahannya sebanyak 20 orang. Data yang diperoleh kemudian diolah dan dianalisis secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pala memiliki prospek yang baik sebagai salah satu jenis tanaman untuk pengembangan hutan rakyat di Desa Kemawi karena terdapat faktor-faktor yang mendukung pengembangannya yaitu :1) lahan secara bio fisik sesuai untuk pertumbuhan tanaman pala, 2) secara sosial dapat diterima oleh masyarakat karena jauh sebelumnya sudah banyak petani yang membudidayakan pala di lahannya 3) secara ekonomi memiliki harga yang cukup tinggi dan stabil sehingga memberikan tambahan pendapatan, 4) kondisi pemasaran baik buah maupun bibitnya sangat mudah, dan 5) perhatian pemerintah terhadap pengembangan pala pada tingkat produksi hingga pengolahan pasca panen cukup besar yang telihat dari adanya beberapa program yang berkaitan dengan pengembangan tanaman pala di wilayah ini.Kata kunci: pala, hutan rakyat, prospek, Desa Kemawi, agroforestri. Development prospect of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt) in the community forest AbstractThe private forest is largely managed with agroforestry pattern. Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is a plant that has been developed in the private forest. This study aimed to determine the prospect of nutmeg in the private forest. This research was conducted in the Kemawi village, Somagede Subdistrict of Banyumas District, Central Java Province in June to July 2012. Data were collected through secondary data study, open and in-depth interviews. Twenty farmers who planted nutmeg were selected with purposive sampling technique. The obtained data were processed and analyzed descriptively. The results showed that nutmeg had a good prospect as one of the plantation species for private forest development in Kemawi village because of these several factors: 1) Kemawi land was biophysically suitable for nutmeg plantation, 2) socially, many farmers had been planting nutmeg in their land, 3) economically, nutmeg had a good and stable price that can provide additional income, 4) marketing of both fruit and seed of nutmeg were very easy, and 5) there were good attentions from the government to the nutmeg development program from production to post-harvesting process.
Risiko Kepunahan Keanekaragaman Hayati di Taman Nasional Gunung Merapi: Tinjauan Spasial
Authors: Marhaento Hero , Faida Lies Rahayu Wijayanti
Published: November 2016

Gunung Merapi merupakan habitat dari berbagai spesies khas pegunungan Jawa bagian tengah. Namun demikian, tingginya aktivitas vulkanik Gunung Merapi dan besarnya tekanan masyarakat terhadap kawasan menyebabkan keanekaragaman hayati di sekitar kawasan Gunung Merapi berisiko untuk punah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan analisis spasial risiko kepunahan keanekaragaman hayati di Taman Nasional Gunung Merapi (TNGM). Analisis risiko dilakukan dengan mengukur komponen risiko, yaitu: kerawanan, elemen yang berisiko, dan kerentanan. Identifikasi komponen risiko dilakukan dengan melaksanakan grup diskusi terarah dengan staf Taman Nasional Gunung Merapi. Analisis risiko diukur menggunakan analisis spasial dengan perangkat lunak ArcGIS 10.1. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kawasan Taman Nasional Gunung Merapi memiliki kawasan dengan tingkat risiko tinggi seluas 2185.6 ha (35,6%), risiko sedang seluas 3910,1 ha (63,6%), dan risiko rendah seluas 49,8 ha (0,8%). Wilayah yang berisiko tinggi berada di wilayah Resort Pengelolaan Taman Nasional (RPTN) Dukun Kabupaten Magelang, RPTN Turi-Pakem Kabupaten Sleman, dan RPTN Kemalang Kabupaten Klaten.Kata kunci: analisis risiko, keanekaragaman hayati, Taman Nasional Gunung Merapi, analisis spasial, vulkanik. Risk of biodiversity extinction in Gunung Merapi National Park : Spatial assessionAbstractThe Mount Merapi (MM) has a unique landscape and becomes the habitat for mountainous species in the central Java, Indonesia. However, high volcanic activities and massive public pressure on its natural resources have increased the risk of biodiversity extinction in the MM. This study aims to assess the spatial risk of biodiversity extinction in the Mount Merapi National Park (MMNP). The risk analysis has been done by spatially measuring the risk elements i.e. hazard area, element at risk, and vulnerability rate. A Focus Group Discussion has been done to define and to identify components of each risk element. A spatial analysis using ArcGIS 10.1 has been used to measure the risk. The results showed that MMNP have three levels of risks: high risk level area (2185.6 ha, 35. 6%), moderate risk area (3910.1 ha, 63.6%) and low risk area (49.8 ha, 0.8%). The high risk areas were located in Resort Pengelolaan Taman Nasional (RPTN) Dukun in Magelang Distict, RPTN Turi-Pakem in Sleman District, and RPTN Kemalang in Klaten District.
Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan Cempedak (Artocarpus champeden) oleh Masyarakat Kampung Sabun Distrik Aitinyo Tengah Kabupaten Maybrat, Papua Barat
Authors: Nauw Ariance Juli Ross , Fatem Sepus M , Husodo Susilo Budi , Sagrim Mecky
Published: November 2016

Tumbuhan cempedak (Artocarpus champeden) merupakan salah satu hasil hutan bukan kayu (HHBK) potensial di wilayah Maybrat. Jenis HHBK ini dimanfaatkan sebagai salah satu pangan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari masyarakat Maybrat. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada bulan Juni-Juli 2014, untuk mengetahui pemanfaatan tumbuhan cempedak (Artocarpus chempeden) bagi masyarakat Kampung Sabun, Distrik Aitinyo, Kabupaten Maybrat. Pengambilan data dilakukan melalui observasi dan wawancara terstruktur pada 15 responden. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa bagian tumbuhan cempedak yang dimanfaatkan adalah buah dan biji. Pengolahan tumbuhan cempedak terbagi atas 3 bentuk, yaitu: pengolahan pada buah masak, buah muda, dan biji, sedangkan pengolahan biji dibagi dalam 4 bagian, yaitu: proses perebusan dan pengukusan, sangrai, pengisian dalam bambu, dan penyimpanan biji. Upaya konservasi cempedak telah dilakukan secara sederhana melalui penanaman pada areal kebun dan pekarangan rumah masyarakat. Penelitian ini juga memperoleh informasi bahwa pemanfaatan cempedak hanya terbatas untuk kebutuhan rumah tangga masyarakat saja. Pengolahan komersil belum dikembangkan. Dengan demikian, pengembangan cempedak sebagai alternatif pangan produk HHBK perlu dilakukan dengan mendorong kerjasama lintas sektor baik pertanian dan kehutanan serta pihak terkait di wilayah Maybrat.Kata kunci: Artocarpus champeden, Masyarakat Kampung Sabun, Kabupaten Maybrat, HHBK, pengolahan buah  Utilization of Cempedak (Artocarpus champeden) by Communities in Sabun Village, Central Aitinyo Sub-district, Maybrat Regency, West Papua ProvinceAbstractCempedak (Artocarpus champeden) is one of the non timber forest products (NTFPs) from the Maybrat district. It is used as a daily food of Maybrat people. The study was conducted from June-July 2014 in Sabun Village, Aitinyo Sub district of the Maybrat Regency, West Papua Province. The objectives of this study were to explore the utilization, harvesting technique, and manufacturing process of cempedak in Sabun villages. Field observations and interviews were used to collect the data of 15 respondents. The result showed that fruits and seeds are part of of the cempedak trees, which is utilised for food. Cempedak processing were divided into 3 parts i.e. the ripe fruit, the unripe fruit, and the seed. Processing of the seed were divided into four parts i.e. boiling, steaming, frying without oil process, filling inside bamboo, and storage. Conservation efforts were conducted by planting cempedak in the garden of villagers’ house. This research also revealed that the utilization process was done for household purposes only. Therefore, the development of cempedak for an alternative food as NTFPs, is necessary to be promoted by collaboration of related stakeholders including forestry and agriculture in Maybrat Regency.
EFEKTIVITAS PEMANFAATAN BIOGAS UNTUK MENUNJANG KETAHANAN ENERGI (Studi Di Desa Pendoworejo Kecamatan Girimulyo Kabupaten Kulon Progo Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta)
Authors: Palupi Dyah Sri
Published: November 2016

Pengembangan energi terbaharukan merupakan salah satu solusi krisis energi. Penelitian bertujuan untuk menganalisis tingkat efektivitas pemanfaatan biogas dan mengkaji hubungan efektivitas pemanfaatan biogas di Desa Pendoworejo dengan ketahanan energiMetode penelitian yaitu kualitatif dengan pendekatan analisis deskriptif. Jumlah biodigester 183 unit. Penentuan sampel dengan teknik purposive sampling. Jumlah informan 55 orang. Teknik pengumpulan data meliputi studi kepustakaan, observasi, wawancara, dan studi dokumentasi.Hasil penelitian yaitu 30,26% biodigester berfungsi dan 69,77% dalam kondisi rusak. Efektivitas kontinuitas pemanfaatan dan ketersediaan biogas yakni pemanfaatan harian dalam kategori rendah (25,58%), pemanfaatan kadang-kadang dalam kategori sangat rendah (4,65%) dan kondisi rusak dalam kategori cukup (69,77%). Efektivitas pemanfaatan atau fungsi yakni untuk memasak dalam kategori tinggi (86,82%), genset (3,1%) dan lainnya (10,08%) dalam kategori sangat rendah. Efektivitas pemenuhan kebutuhan energi berbahan biogas yaitu memenuhi kebutuhan dalam kategori sangat rendah (9,3%), sebagian memenuhi kebutuhan dalam kategori rendah (20,93%), dan tidak memenuhi kebutuhan dalam kategori cukup (69,77%). Efektivitas pemanfaatan biogas di Desa Pendoworejo termasuk rendah. Desa Pendoworejo diharapkan menjadi Desa Mandiri Energi, namun sumber energi dari biogas belum mencapai lebih dari 60%. Efektivitas pemanfaatan biogas di Desa Pendoworejo belum mampu menunjang ketahanan energi.
OPTIMALISASI PERAN KODIM DALAM PENANGGULANGAN BENCANA BANJIR DAN IMPLIKASINYA TERHADAP KETAHANAN WILAYAH ( Studi di Kodim 0614 Kota Cirebon, Jawa Barat ) Dulkadir
Authors: - Dulkadir -
Published: November 2016

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui optimalisasi peran Kodim 0614 dalam penanggulangan bencana banjir dan implikasinya terhadap ketahanan wilayah di Kota Cirebon. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode penelitian kualitatif  dengan tehnik pengumpulan data primer melalui wawancara mendalam, observasi, studi dokumentasi dan data sekunder dari kepustakaan.                Kodim 0614 dalam menjalankan tugas penanggulangan bencana banjir mengalami kendala-kendala sehingga kurang optimal. Kendala tersebut yaitu kelembagaan penanggulangan bencana, implementasi kebijakan, komando pengendalian, sumber  daya manusia, sarana prasarana dan anggaran. Kodim 0614 mencari strategi dalam mengatasi kendala-kendala tersebut agar dalam pelaksanaan tugas penanggulangan bencana banjir dapat dilaksanakan dengan optimal. Penelitian ini menggambarkan bahwa dengan optimalisasi peran Kodim 0614 yang dilaksanakan pada tahap sebelum, saat dan pasca bencana dalam membantu pemerintah daerah Kota Cirebon, peran Kodim 0614 menjadi lebih optimal bila dibandingkan sebelumnya.                Optimalisasi peran Kodim 0614 pada tahap sebelum, saat dan pasca bencana dilakukan dengan metode pembinaan teritorial berupa kegiatan bakti TNI, Komunikasi Sosial maupun perbantuan langsung pada saat terjadinya bencana banjir dan implikasi dari kegiatan yang dilaksaanakan oleh Kodim  0614 tersebut berdampak baik terhadap segala aspek kehidupan dalam masyarakat .
PENERBITAN OBLIGASI DAERAH GUNA MENUNJANG KETAHANAN EKONOMI DAERAH (Simulasi atas Penerbitan Obligasi Daerah Untuk Pendanaan Proyek Bus Rapid Trans (BRT) pada Pemerintah Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan)
Authors: Ambarwati Dian Insani
Published: November 2016

Karena keterbatasan fiskal yang dimiliki, Pemerintah Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan perlu menerbitkan obligasi daerah sebagai alternatif pembiayaan pembangunan khususnya untuk pembangunan BRT. Obligasi daerah dapat memberikan tambahan dana pembangunan sehingga pemerintah daerah tidak tergantung pada APBN.  Infrastruktur BRT yang dibangun dapat mendatangkan penerimaan daerah sehingga kinerja keuangan daerah semakin baik. Bagi masyarakat, adanya BRT  yang didanai dengan obligasi daerah dapat menciptakan lapangan kerja, mengurangi pengangguran dan kemiskinan, meningkatkan purchasing power parity, tabungan, dan investasi masyarakat, serta mengurangi ketimpangan pendapatan sehingga dapat mendukung terciptanya ketahanan ekonomi daerah
PERAN KONSELING PANTI REHABILITASI DALAM MENANGANI PEMUDA KORBAN NARKOBA DAN IMPLIKASINYA TERHADAP KETAHANAN PRIBADI (Studi pada Panti Sosial Pamardi Putra, Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta)
Authors: Dilliana Rusti Aisya
Published: November 2016

Penyalahgunaan narkoba sudah menjadi ancaman yang serius untuk Indonesia.  Diketahui dari Yogyakarta, merupakan kota pelajar dari berbagai daerah bahkan luar Negeri, sehingga sangat rentan ancaman narkoba. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui fungsi konseling yang dibawa oleh konselor dalam menangani pemuda korban narkoba di PSPP Yogyakarta, dan untuk menganalisis dampak konseling yang dibawa konselor terhadap ketahanan pribadi pemuda korban narkoba di PSPP Yogyakarta.Peneliti menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi, melalui wawancara yang mendalam, observasi, studi pustaka, online, dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis yang digunakan open coding dan axial coding, kemudian menggunakan trianggulasi sumber data untuk mengecek data yang berhasil peneliti dapatkan. Hasil penelitian yang ditemukan adalah peran konseling di PSPP Yogyakarta membutuhkan fungsi konseling dalam menciptakan kenyamanan dan fungsi konseling sebagai role model.  Fungsi konseling tercipta melalui faktor konseling, sehingga mampu meningkatkan ketahanan pribadi pemuda korban narkoba di PSPP Yogyakarta. Dampak dari fungsi konseling, terciptanya ketahanan pribadi yang tertanam dengan kuat, agar mampu menghadapi tekanan lingkungan sosial dengan tangguh
PENGARUH NILAI-NILAI BUDAYA GENERASI MILLENNIAL DAN BUDAYA SEKOLAH TERHADAP KETAHANAN INDIVIDU (Studi Di SMA Negeri 39, Cijantung, Jakarta)
Authors: Wahana Heru Dwi
Published: November 2016

This research aimed to knew characteristic of Generasi Millennial’s cultural values, cultural values influence Generasi Millennial and school culture to individual resilience in Country HIGHSCHOOL 39 Cijantungs Jakarta. Beside it was also to knew cultural correlation and values variable contribution Generasi Millennial and school culture variable to individual resilience. The result of research showed cultural values Generasi Millennial at high category, school culture at high category, and so do individual resilience at high category. Research also found that cultural values Generasi Millennial and school culture joinly (simultan) had strong correlation, positive and signifi can to individual resilience. And so do, cultural values of Generasi Millennial and school culture had signifi can infl uence to individual resilience, either independent and also along with (simultan).Keywords: Cultural Values of Generation of Millennial, School Culture, Individual Resilience.
PERILAKU BELANJA PETANI TEMBAKAU PASCA PANEN RAYA DAN IMPLIKASINYA TERHADAP KETAHANAN EKONOMI KELUARGA (Study Di Desa Campur Sari, Kecamatan Bulu, Kabupaten Temanggung, Propinsi Jawa Tengah)
Authors: Setiawan Deny
Published: November 2016

This study was conducted to determined the effect of Farmer Behavior in spending money Post Harvest Tobacco toward the economic resilience viewpoint tobacco farmers in it. This research was a fi eld and descriptive. The study population was a tobacco farmer in the village environment Campursari which was only 3 miles from the Temanggung city center. The technique of sampling used purposive sampling method with the assumption that the population was bound by the context of a specific event, while taking a sample of 50 farmers. Data was collected through observation, interviews, and literature. Data was processed and analyzed by inductively qualitative and quantitative descriptive. The family economic resilience was measured based on the well-being of families, using the concept of the World Bank’s poverty income approach and the expenditure approach the Biro Pusat Statistik. Based on research, the existence of Harvest Tobacco on tobacco farming had a major role for the economy of farming families, including: (i) provide accessibility productive arena that carried the values of equality; (ii) be a leading contributor to the economy of farming families indicated by the high value of the contribution of revenue from the arena to the household income; (iii) the existence of tobacco farming capable of be an alternative option for the people of the informal sector employment Temanggung. While constraints in the management of tobacco farming included weather problems, tobacco regulation and innovation. The results also suggested that the behavior of farmers in post-harvest spend money tobacco implicated in the negative trend of economic resilience of farming families. The “poor” during the harvest respondents viewed from revenues of 2% and the respondents in the category of “poor” increased reach a percentage of 4% from the perspective of the poverty line approach to value consumption / expenditure. The conclusion of this study was the existence of Harvest tobacco had a great signifi cance for the economic improvement of farming families who could view how the farmers put a high dependence on the market arenas forthe fulfillment of The family welfare. However, the success of the harvest always followed by spending behavior that affected the economic resilience of the family.Keywords: Behavior, Harvest, and Family Economical Resilience
Attitudes toward Credit and Finances among College Students in Brazil and the United States
Authors: Norvilitis Jill M. , Mendes-Da-Silva Wesley
Published: November 2016

Although research on credit card debt in developed countries has identified predictors of debt among
college students, it is unknown whether these same predictors apply in emerging markets, such as
Brazil. To examine this issue, a total of 1257 college students, 814 from Brazil and 443 from the United
States, participated in a study exploring the utility of a theory of planned behavior as a predictor of
credit card debtand student loans among college students, as well as perceived financial well-being.
Compared to the Brazilian participants, the American sample was more financially self-confident,
reported better financial well-being, and was more likely to believe that credit cards are negative.
Similar predictors of financial well-being emerged in the samples. Specifically, parenting practices
related to money and better self-reported delay of gratification are related to more positive financial
attitudes and lower levels of debt. Although the debt to income ratio among card holders was similar,
Brazilian students held more credit cards than American students. Greater delay of gratification was
related to lower levels of student loans in the United States, but there were no significant predictors of
student loans in Brazil.
Marketing and Non-Market Based Value Creation: Gifts and “Guanxi”
Authors: Berger Ron , Herstein Ram
Published: November 2016

This conceptual paper analyses the general role of long term, non-market based value creation as
being fundamental to business ethics and also to marketing concepts in societies in the 21st century. A
framework is provided that combines the monetary nature of value in market-based exchange and the
more social and emotional nature of long-term relationships. Particular attention is given to gift giving
and to business interactions based on personal relationships, as exemplified in the Chinese concept of,
“guanxi”. It is argued that they constitute important forms of value creation in a broad range of
societies.
An Integrative Framework for International and Intercultural Communication Contexts: Conflicts, Ferment and Theoretical Analysis
Authors: Okoro Ephraim
Published: November 2016

Many scholars observe that international and intercultural communication is taking new directions in
the twenty-first century, and they are reconceptualizing a range of critical topics, including cultural
identity and its role in intercultural business negotiations; communication ethics and its impact on
international business; and the role of mass media in disseminating information and setting issues
agenda for citizens. This reconceptualization of critical communication concepts is attracting the
interest of academics and researchers nations and is leading to a rethinking of the theoretical
frameworks guiding communication debates and analyses. As nations are becoming interdependent and
interconnected because of global market, it is important that countries involved in global markets
understand one another’s cultural patterns and variations in their communication differences in order
to ensure continuing growth, expansion, and sustainability. Recent studies traced the slow growth of
global business operations to a lack of effective communication, ineffective intercultural business
communication skills, inability of entrepreneurial engagement in cross-border transactions, and
incompetence in cross-cultural strategic alliance negotiations. This paper identifies and discusses
various communication contexts, issues, and theoretical frameworks, and provides recommendations
for effective utilization of communication tools in global and intercultural environments.
Positive Service Encounter: A Tool for Customer Loyalty in Retail
Authors: Singh Swati
Published: November 2016

Customers’ perception of service depends on service encounter. The purpose of this paper is to build and test a model of relationship between service quality, customer satisfaction and loyalty in a retail context. It also aims at understanding different factors that effect service quality. The subject is approached by a cross-sectional survey on a random sample of 230 customers after their service encounter with store employees in retail outlets. Structural Equation Modeling is used to test the model developed during the study. The findings indicate that responsiveness and assurance provided by the retail employees are the most important contributors of good service quality. Although competence is a better tool of customers’ measurement of service quality, appeal of the employees’ in terms of looks and personality are not found to effect customers’ perception of service quality. Results suggest that good service quality contributes to development of customer loyalty through customer satisfaction. The study would give an insight into understanding the importance of positive service encounter along with the implications of employees’ behavior for customer loyalty in service setting. This study contributes to marketing practice by offering an understanding to acquire customer loyalty. It also emphasizes the need to understand a positive service encounter which impacts the service quality.
The Prospects and Challenges of Market Segmentation Practice in the Equipment Leasing Industry of Nigeria 2000-2013
Authors: Oko A. E. Ndu , E.E Essien
Published: November 2016

Efficiency in the blending of the marketing mix elements all things being equal is higher among firms whose operations are based on market segmentation principles. Given this, the study appraised the level of adoption of the principle of market segmentation in the equipment leasing industry of Nigeria as it assessed this industry in relation to the nation’s macro economic development. Data base of the research are questionnaire and oral interviews. Findings are that the volume and value of transactions in the equipment lease industry is small thus lessors are involved in scramble merchandizing rather than in specialized operational fields of equipment leasing, lessors have poor knowledge of the needs and operational environments of the lessees hence adoption rate to changes in the market is poor, among others. This work recommends the recapitalization of the market as a means of strengthening the financial base of lessors for specialized operation as well as introduction of policies that have the capacity of encouraging cross boarder lease transactions in Nigeria. 
Integrity in Self-Organizing Societies: The Case of Libor
Authors: Betz Frederick
Published: November 2016

From a cross-disciplinary social science perspective, it is evident that financial and economic development is not a matter simply of a proper social structure (e.g., Laissez-faire free-market) but also requires good individual leadership (competence and honesty). Financial systems require both structure and leadership, despite some economic scholars holding to the idea of an economic structural mechanism of a ‘perfect market’. However, good leadership and proper societal structure together is not a simple process, nor certainly obtained, as empirically there are no societal ‘mechanisms’. A case, such as Libor, clearly illustrated the importance of both structure and leadership in the proper operation of societal systems. Bad leadership can corrupt a societal structure; and a corrupt societal structure can enable bad leadership. The case of Libor provides empirical evidence for the social science proposition that a financial system requires both proper government regulation and integrity in private sector operations. But this is not easily achieved in societies of self-organizing systems. We apply a cross-disciplinary framework of systems dynamics to analyze the Libor event, as a kind of challenge in the control of self-organizing societies, which are facilitated by information technology processes.
Lean Cooperation: A Framework
Authors: Beyer David , Müller Katja , Bode Alexander
Published: November 2016

While both concepts lean management and cooperation not only have received considerable attention in management literature but also have been combined e.g. in the field of supply chain literature, a comprehensive definition of lean cooperation is still missing. Whereas lean supply chain cooperation is only one aspect in a growing field, we aim at considering further forms of cooperation coming up and having consequences for the management of lean initiatives.

Based on an extensive literature review, we develop a framework addressing lean cooperation and thus, allowing for systematization. Furthermore we find out that current literature mainly focusses on lean cooperation along the supply chain. This paper presents other forms of cooperation focused on lean management. With a case study of lean cooperation within an industry cluster we will show the potential of knowledge-transfer on lean practices for individual firm´s implementation.

This paper provides a definition and a research framework for lean cooperation. Insights will be useful for further analysis of lean management roll-out within outlined forms of cooperation. Practitioners will learn about benefits and restrictions of lean cooperation. The paper also is of value for researchers giving a structured outline of lean cooperation and stating fields for further research.
Impact of Microfinancein Promoting Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
Authors: E. Ene Emeka , A. Inemesit Udom
Published: November 2016

Despite the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) initiatives to encourage banks to extend their services and facilities to rural areas, a high percentage of the rural dwellers still remain unbanked and as such, the initiatives appear not to promote financial inclusion services among the poor in Nigeria. As a result, small entrepreneurs often lack enabling financial environment to grow. The study undertakes an empirical analysis of the impact of microfinance in promoting financial inclusion in Nigeria between 1990 and 2014 using OLS regression method. Unit root test was conducted on the variables to examine their level of stationary to avoid spurious regression results. The findings showed that minimum deposit amount have a positive and significant relationship with saving. It was observed that access to microfinance minimum deposit amount has significant effect on savings account opened by rural dwellers. Microfinance interest rate was however found to have a negative and insignificant relationship with the rural dwellers loans and advances. Recommendations were made among which are that Government should facilitate microfinance branches close to the rural area, products and services accessible to a large segment of the potentially productive Nigeria population, who are currently not being served by the formal financial sector.
The Impact of on-the-Job Training on Employee Performance: The Case of Riley’s Hotel
Authors: Bafaneli Salini , Setibi Gosekwang
Published: November 2016

The main objective of this study was to investigate the impact of on-the-job training on employee performance. It was a case study conducted at Riley’s Hotel at Maun; a tourist destination in the North Western part of Botswana. The researchers used a questionnaire to collect data. The results of the study indicated that to a large extent Riley’s Hotel implemented on the job training and that the majority of employees have attended the training. There is also an indication that most of the employees believe that on the job training makes them effective in their jobs. Too much work and time constraints were revealed as challenges to the successful implementation of on the job training. Employment of trained staff was suggested as a major possible solution to the challenges of on the job training. The study concludes that even though on the job training was implemented at Riley’s Hotel there were a number of challenges militating against its perfect implementation. This study would benefit any organization interested in on-the-job training and employee performance.
Perceptions of Ethics in Business: A Study of Business Students in Bangladesh
Authors: Kumar Adhikary Bishnu , Kumar Mitra Ranjan
Published: November 2016

This paper uses a survey instrument to elicit business students’ perceptions of ethics in business in Bangladesh. Based on students’ opinions, the survey results show that ethical practices are not properly followed by companies in recruitment and managerial decision making. Also, most of the companies do not provide a safe and a harassment-free environment, especially for the female employees. Respondents further believe that the enactment of proper laws and regulations, religious values, and a well-defined code of conducts can play a significant role in improving ethical business practices in Bangladesh. Moreover, a good understanding of what constitutes ethical behavior by both managers and owners help promote ethical conducts. The paper suggests that a university should include different business courses on ethics in its academic curriculum to shape the ethical attitudes of the students properly.
The Impact of R&D Expenses on Firm Performance: Empirical Witness from the Bist Technology Index
Authors: Bouaziz Zied
Published: November 2016

The relationship between investment in R&D and company performance has attracted the interest of several research. Vast amount of research have been carried to figure out whether this relationship exist or not. Some researchers suggest that there is no relationship between R&D expenses and firm performance; others put forward the existence of negative or positive relationship. It can be asserted that possible existence as useful information can be consumed by managers to increase the market value of firms. In that respect, the main aim of this research is to reveal the relationship between R&D and firm performance by taking into account 12 companies that are listed on the BIST Technology Index for 5 years periods (between 2010 and 2014). In order to accomplish this purpose, we employed pooled regression model and cross sectional time series analysis technique. In general, although negative and positive coefficients are found, almost, all of them is not statistically significant. In other words, according to outcomes, it can be claimed that there is no relationship between R&D and firm performance which is line with previous studies. 
Long-Run Earnings Mobility among Low-Income Individuals
Authors: Mullins Brett , Rider Mark , Sjoquist David L. , Wallace Sally
Published: November 2016

We construct earnings mobility matrices for low-income individuals over 6-year and 13-year periods. Our sample of low-income individuals is drawn from the population of SNAP recipients in Georgia. Using Georgia administrative records, we identify SNAP participants in 2000 and their earnings for each year through 2013 using matched employment security records. We find that a substantial percentage of these individuals have zero earnings in both the initial and ending years. We find that there is a heavier concentration of males, whites, and disabled individuals with zero earnings in the initial and ending years than in the overall SNAP sample. This contradicts some of the characterizations of SNAP recipients in the popular press which often characterizes those stuck in poverty as single black mothers. In fact, the disabled represent the vast majority of those stuck in the no earnings category. Another interesting finding is that single mothers with zero earnings in 2000 have a greater probability, in some cases a much greater probability, of escaping the zero earnings category than the general population of SNAP recipients. We also find that individuals with positive earnings in the initial year experience substantial earnings mobility.
The Cop21 Agreement: A Giant Illusion?
Authors: Lane Jan-Erik
Published: November 2016

The policy sciences, enquiring into the making and implementation of public decisions, has made several stunning findings that are highly relevant to the COP21 Agreement or Treaty if you so wish. They constitute the so-called “implementation gap” or the “hiatus of policy implementation”, analysed by late American Aaron Wildavsky and also Paul Sabatier. The enormous enthusiasm for the COP21 framework must be dampened when confronted with the lessons from policy implementation, especially in such an extremely decentralised approach taking place over so many years. But the signatories have to decide now how to halt the increase in greenhouse gases (GHG), especially the CO2:s in order to start decreasing them, hopefully (naively) to zero in 80 years. As the emergence of economically viable renewable energy is slow, the only quick solution is to remove coal as an energy source. That would resolve the star economist Jeffrey Sachs dilemma that decarbonisation would result in negative economic growth.
On Metaeconomic Consensus in Global Management
Authors: Buracas Antanas
Published: November 2016

The paper review the metaeconomic approaches in global management (MGM) which include social criteria and tasks arranged into consecutive conceptual system with account of changing normative (or minimax) functions and multicriteria approach detailing admitted hierarchies of those preferences. The systemic taxonomy of the MGM and its structurization are reviewed and conceptualized. The ranking of priorities in the multipurpose economic modelling of social preferences presupposes the weighed comparability of criteria functions on the qualitatively different levels-determining the alternatives of optimization, also multicriteria dynamic equilibrium and the preferable managerial strategies. The stochastic network modelling of universal sustainability for country’s economic development, disposable resources’ allocation a/o characteristics of complex adaptive systems can be recommended as a productive approach to intellectual management practice. The development of MGM would be more effective with more wide integration of multicriteria approaches, also more sophisticated statistical evaluations of intellectual potential in competitive management. The analytical review of the MGM revealed its significance at the stages of formulating the aim hierarchies, or choosing the optimization criteria, the restrictions on preferences and taxonomy of sustainable development.
An Experience at a Tertiary Level Hospital NRC in Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged between 6-59 Months Adopting World Health Organization Recommendations
Authors: Bharathi S. , Anuradha K. , Rao J. Venkateshwar
Published: November 2016

Objectives: To study the outcome indicators of a nutritional rehabilitation center and to assess its performance.

Design: Retrospective case study.

Period: One year period from Jan 2014 to Dec 2014.

Methods: Data of 254 children aged between 6-59 months with severe acute malnutrition admitted in nutritional rehabilitation center at department of pediatrics, Gandhi hospital, was analyzed retrospectively. Identification and treatment of severe acute malnutrition was done according to world health organization recommendations.

Results: The recovery rate, death rate, defaulter rate, mean (SD) weight gain & mean (SD) duration of stay in the nutritional rehabilitation center were 51.42%, 3.54%, 28.57%, 8g/kg/day, 14.2 days respectively.

Conclusions: Nutritional rehabilitation centers are effective in management of severe malnutrition and also in decreasing the case fatality rates.
A Comparison of the Use of Cohesive Devices in EFL Learners' Performance on Independent vs. Integrated Writing Tasks
Authors: Hessamy Gholamreza , Hamedi Samira
Published: November 2016

This study was an attempt to compare and contrast the frequency of the use of cohesive devices in
independent and integrated essays written by 95 upper-intermediate Iranian EFL learners to find out
about any possible changes in the type and frequency of using cohesive devices due to the nature of the
writing task. The participants were native speakers of Farsi between 18 to 30 years old, studying
English as a foreign language in an English language center in Yazd, Iran. The sample included 58
female and 37 male students. They were asked to compose an integrated argumentative essay after
reading a text and listening to a lecture on the same topic as it is designed in TOEFL iBT® writing test.
The participants first completed an independent task which had a prompt to write about and then
completed an integrated writing task with a two-week interval between the writing sessions. The tasks
were taken from the TOEFL iBT® writing task. Results indicated that there was a significant difference
in the use of almost all types of cohesive devices between the two conditions with the independent task
producing essays with lower cohesive device counts. The results revealed that in terms of textual
cohesion, the participants preferred using anaphoric references to cataphoric references while
substitution and ellipsis in both independent and integrated sample writings were rarely used. The
students were also found to be better at using references and lexical cohesion in their integrated
writings than in their independent essays. Finally, it can be concluded that the integrated writing task
has positive effects on the students’ use of cohesive devices. The results of this study provide evidence
on the effect of test method on writing performance and may advocate the use of integrated writing
tasks to provide a better picture of students' writing abilities.
Pre-Reading Activities and Iranian EFL Learner’s Performance in Reading Comprehension
Authors: Rahimpour Massoud , Hodaei Mohaddeseh , Amini Davoud
Published: November 2016

The present study is an attempt to investigate the impact of two different types of pre-reading activities
of 1: glossary of unknown vocabulary items and 2:content related support on EFL learners’
performance on reading comprehension across low proficiency (LP) and high proficiency (HP) levels.
80 language learners with an age range of 18-28(male and female) participated in this study. Each
level consisted of two experimental groups. One experimental group received glossary of unknown
vocabulary items while the other group received content related support (in written form) with the aim
of activating prior knowledge before administering reading comprehension questions. The results of the
statistical analysis of the data revealed that two types of pre-reading activity and proficiency level shad
positive effect on the learners’ reading comprehension. The study suggests that appropriate and
relevant pre-task activities should be employed at different proficiency levels to facilitate and improve
the learners’ reading comprehension.
Lexical Organization and Access: A Developmental Cognitive Approach to the Acquisition of Morphology
Authors: Kahlaoui Noureddine
Published: November 2016

The present paper represents a further step in the work of Kahlaoui (2000) on lexical organization and access. It was argued in this paper that the distinction between regular and irregular morphology is counter cognitive as it deprives a good deal of the lexical elements from being processed via rule abstraction (Plunkett & Marchman, 1993) only because they are processed by minor rules (Mohanan, 1986). The lexicon is the modular mental component of a speaker's linguistic knowledge. It was also argued that the poor performance of dysphasic speakers on regular morphology is to be explained outside the non-natural and cognitively unwarranted distinction between regularity and irregularity. The lexicon is the sum of words – devoid of any internal structure -- known to the speaker. It was also argued that the set of word formation strategies generated/abstracted by the speaker in a developmental cognitive fashion constitutes his/her morphological system, which will be used for an automatic normal access to words. Automatic access is the normal access route via the central nervous system which is linguistically aware of the grammar it uses to access the modular the encapsulated lexicon. Access is performed through the strategy itself for both comprehension and production and happens in a non-modular fashion. Default – or emergency – access is performed in cases of accidental or mnemonic failure through a direct look-up procedure into the associative lexicon and through the central nervous system.
Incorporating a Practicum in TESOL Methodology Courses to Promote Service Learning
Authors: Chou Peter Tze-Ming
Published: November 2016

This study examined student attitudes toward teaching from their practicum experience and how their experiences met the requirements of service learning, which is defined as a curriculum-based community service that integrates classroom instruction with community service activities. Service learning also provides opportunities for students to interact directly with the local community. In this study, 27 students who enrolled in an English Teaching Methodology course participated in a 12-week project in which they taught beginning and intermediate English to elementary school students as part of an afterschool program. A survey was conducted at the end of the semester and student teaching reflections were collected for quantitative and qualitative analysis. The results of the study indicated that the students had a favorable experience regarding the practicum requirement in the English Teaching Methodology course. Among the students, 85% (n=23) expressed that a practical teaching experience should be part of the curriculum and that a requirement of 3–4 hr of teaching is appropriate for a hands-on teaching experience. The paper ends with a discussion of methods for including a practicum requirement in the syllabus and what instructors should focus on when establishing service learning projects.