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THE CONSTRAINTS OF CROSS-LINGUISTIC TRANSFER ON BIPA LEARNING
Authors: Permadi Yudi , Nasrullah Riki , Koswara Iwan
Published: August 2022

One of the interesting issues regarding the BIPA learning process is how the similarities and differences of the source and target languages (Indonesian language) are related to students’ understanding of the Indonesian language. This study is related to what is known as a cross-linguistic transfer. This paper reviews theoretically cross-linguistic transfer in learning in BIPA (Indonesian Language for Foreign Speakers). This study employed the descriptive-qualitative method. A qualitative method was used to describe the patterns of similarity between Indonesian language as the target language and the learner’s native language in BIPA learning using a cross-linguistic transfer approach. The result of the study revealed that the discussion about cross-linguistic transfer in the process of learning the Indonesian language for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) was not a monolithic matter. The similarities and differences in word forms and word meanings were closely related to how quickly speakers of other languages learned the target language.
IMPACT ONLINE LEARNING POLICY DROPS SEMESTER GRADES OF STUDENTS OF FISIP IN CENDERAWASIH UNIVERSITY YEAR 2020-2021
Authors: Snanfi Ferinandus Leonardo
Published: August 2022

This study aims to investigate the impact online learning policy, issued Ministry of Education and Culture Republic of Indonesia, followed Rector of Cendrawasih University and Dean of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences. Policy impact drops semester grades students from seven program studies in Faculty of Social and Political Sciences: Governance Science, Public Administration, Business Administration, International Relations, Anthropology, Welfare, and Library. To analyze problem, Merilee S. Grindle’s policy theory was used. Qualitative research method. The study was conducted in Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of Cenderawasih University year 2020-2021. Study involves 20 respondents: 8 are lecturers of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences and 12 are students of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences. Qualitative analyzed method was used; data collection methods interview, observation, documentation have been analyzed according to the reality. The result shows that the second semester grades of students of batch 2021 drastically drop due to internet trouble, unavailable facilities, infrastructures, and server building for Wi-Fi in Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Cenderawasih University, districts in Papua Province, and districts in West Papua Province. Recommendation for Dean of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of Cenderawasih University, Rector of Cenderawasih University, Ministry of Education and Culture Republic of Indonesia is to allow face to face learning with number of students grouped into several daily shifts and good implementation of covid-19 health protocols in Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of Cenderawasih University.
INSTITUTIONAL NETWORK STRUCTURE IN CITARUM WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
Authors: Darwis Rudi Saprudin , Resnawati Risna , Hidayat Eva Nuriyah
Published: August 2022

To overcome the pollution of the Citarum River, a comprehensive environmental management effort is needed and integrates various programs or activities from various parties. This study will describe the structure of the institutional network among the institutions involved in the management of the Citarum watershed. The aspects studied are the elements of the institution that enable the institution to develop properly and the aspects contained in the institutional network, namely the actors involved, distribution of resources, opportunities for exchange, exchange relations, and network structure. The research was conducted in the Citarum watershed area in Sector 7, Bandung Regency, namely in Baleendah District. Data were collected from institutions identified as institutions involved in the management of the Citarum watershed. The results showed that apart from the Sector 7 Commander, the institutions involved in the management of the Citarum watershed consisted of local/regional non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies, local governments, academics, and the community. Each stakeholder plays a role in accordance with his position and limits of authority and through involvement by the Sector Commander (Dansector) 7 who plays the role of coordinator and is quite dominant in coordinating Citarum watershed management activities. In order for the achievements of this program to be sustainable, this dominance must be balanced with strengthening community capacity to avoid dependence on central government programs.
SOFT POWER MODEL TO STRENGTHEN HUMAN SECURITY AT THE TEMAJUK BORDER
Authors: Elyta Elyta
Published: August 2022

The current state of Indonesia’s border areas is very worrying. This can be seen from the ongoing issues of illegal trade, smuggling, the dominance of the Ringgit currency, shifting of boundary markers, and the presence of illegal migrant workers. These things become indicators of the nationalism crisis in the country’s border areas, which is a study of human security. This study aims to implement a soft power model to strengthen human security at the Temajuk border. This study uses a mix-method by collecting qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative is done by interview, observation, and literature study. While quantitative is done by distributing questionnaires that are carried out in the period from May 2021 to November 2021. The research subjects were 14 people of Temajuk Village. The study results found that the soft power model to strengthen human security at the Temajuk border, which has been analyzed, shows that there are stages to be passed. First, the investigation stage is carried out by investigating the potential for soft power at the Temajuk border. Second is the soft power model’s design and construction stage to strengthen human security at the Temajuk border. Third, the step of testing, evaluating, and revising the soft power model to enhance human security at the Temajuk Border consists of a pre-test and post-test. Implementing the soft power model in strengthening human security in the Temajuk border area is essential to effectively protect people who are vulnerable to human security threats.
PENOLOGI PENGAYOMAN
Authors: Akmal Fachrurrozy
Published: August 2022

This study aims to analyze the punishment pattern in the national penal system. This is a consequence of the involvement of science in the penal concept in Indonesia with a focus of research to understand the role of science in addressing the challenges related to policymaking, fostering treatment, as well as prisoner guidance which is carried out by the technical implementation unit (UPT) within the Directorate General of Corrections. Based on the analysis, the method used in this paper is juridical normative with positive legal approaches and descriptive-analytical research. The discussion in this paper states that punishment pattern in Indonesia refers to the principle of protection that functions in providing a sense of security for all parties both perpetrators of crime, victims and especially the community. The principle of punishment in the protection always seeks to see the success of a pattern of treatment within the framework of behavioral change of a person's criminality before the reintegration into society. Leadership and power of correctional institutions in the concept of aegis penology are oriented to the creation of productive and democratic spaces. The success of leadership in a punishment process is also determined by the transparency of the discourses. The presence of science in treatment and guidance aims to prevent fallacy such as a tendency in the generalization of different prisoner characters in the correctional process. Besides, the presence of knowledge in the guidance determines the pattern and appropriate treatment to correctional clients.
URGENSI PERLUASAN KRIMINALISASI DALAM SISTEM PENDIDIKAN NASIONAL SEBAGAI UPAYA DALAM MEWUJUDKAN FUNGSI SISTEM PENDIDIKAN NASIONAL
Authors: Abunawas Abunawas
Published: August 2022

The national education system as stipulated in Law contains a policy of criminalization of criminal actions based on the scope of the national education system in 5 articles of action, on the development of criminal acts models or forms of criminal acts that occur in the education system has undergone many changes and/or expansion, so it is necessary to expand the criminalization policy to protect the national education system from negative impacts so that it is expected to realize the function of the national education system. With the expansion of the criminalization of acts that can be considered to damage the function of the national education system, it is expected to be able to guarantee the sustainability of the national education system through reformulation of the criminal act model as a last resort (ultimum remedium) of all existing countermeasures (ultima ratio principle) to realize the function of the nation's life.
ANOMALI PEMBUBARAN BADAN OLAHRAGA PROFESIONAL INDONESIA (BOPI) MELALUI PERPRES NO.112 TAHUN 2020
Authors: Zulhidayat Muhammad
Published: August 2022

Abstrak

Pemerintah diberi kewenangan secara atribusi oleh Undang-undang Nomor 3 tahun 2005 tentang Sistem Keolahragaan Nasional untuk melaksanakan Penyelenggaran olahraga di Indonesia. Wewenang ini diberikan dengan tujuan agar pemerintah dapat bertindak sesuai rule of law sehingga tidak menimbulkan abuse of power. Peran dan kewenangan pemerintah tersebut ditindaklanjuti oleh Kemen terian Pemuda dan Olahraga yang mendirikan BOPI melalui Peraturan Menteri Pemuda dan Olahraga Republik Indonesia No. 09 Tahun 2015, akan tetapi Keputusan mengejutkan justru terjadi pada tahun 2020, BOPI justru dinyatakan dibubarkan oleh Presiden Jokowi pada tahun 2020 melalui Perpres No.112 tahun 2020, Pembubaran ini menimbulkan permasalahan, oleh karena tulisan ini akan mengkaji mengenai kedudukan dan kondisi penyelenggaraan olahraga pasca pembubaran BOPI melalui melalui Perpres No. 112 tahun 2020. Metode Penelitian dalam artikel ini menggunakan metode penelitian yuridis normatif. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah pembubaran BOPI membuat penyelenggaraan olahraga di Indonesia tidak mempunyai mekanisme kontrol, verifikatur dan mediator dalam sengketa olarahraga. Adapun saran yang penulis berikan adalah Pemerintah melalui Menpora harus segara membuat gagasan dan kebijakan untuk menggantikan kedudukan dan peranan BOPI sebagai badan yang melakukan verifikasi terhadap terselenggaranya kompetisi profesional di Indonesia.

The government has been authorized directly by Law Number 3 of 2005 concerning the National Sports System to conduct sports in Indonesia. This law provided this legacy intending to let governments act according to the rule of law and thus not resulting in increased power. The 2015 uprising for the BOPI follows up the government's role and authority. Yet, a surprising decision by 2020, with the release of the President's decree no.112 in 2020, the dissolution is problematic. Hence, this paper will review the post-breakup of BOPI's sports administration through the 2020 rule of President no. 112. The study of this article uses juridical research methods, which is that the dissolution of BOPI makes the country's sports arrangement obsolete. With the release of BOPI, Indonesia will not have any specialized bodies, verifications and a mediator in sports issues. As for the advice the writer gives is that governments should consistently make up the idea and policy of replacing BOPI's positions and roles as verification of professional competition in Indonesia.
Pengaruh Dukungan Guru Terhadap Akhlak Siswa di Kalangan Siswa Sekolah Menengah Islam
Authors: Ahmad Siti Aminah binti , Hehsan Aminudin Bin
Published: August 2022

ABSTRAKIsu-isu akhlak dalam kalangan pelajar di sekolah-sekolah Islam semakin membimbangkan masyarakat masa kini. Walaupun pendidikan Islam di sekolah telah menanamkan pengetahuan tentang akhlak dalam diri pelajar, masih terdapat sebilangan besar pelajar yang tidak mengamalkan akhlak yang baik serta tidak menerapkan prinsip-prinsip yang mulia sesuai dengan tuntutan agama Islam dalam kehidupan mereka. Justeru, kajian ini mengkaji kesan sokongan guru terhadap akhlak pelajar dalam kalangan pelajar sekolah menengah Islam di Johor Bharu. Data kajian ini menggunakan persampelan rawak berstrata di kalangan 256 responden. Analisis kuantitatif telah dijalankan menggunakan SMART PLS versi 3.3. Berdasarkan dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa sokongan guru memberi kesan kepada akhlak pelajar. Oleh itu, sokongan guru seperti bimbingan, nasihat, penyeliaan, inspirasi dan pendekatan peribadi kepada pelajar memberi kesan kepada akhlak pelajar dan membantu dalam menentukan pencapaian pelajar. Dengan mengambil kira faktor isu sosial yang mempengaruhi moral pelajar, implikasi daripada hasil kajian ini boleh dijadikan panduan kepada pihak berkepentingan untuk mencari penyelesaian. Maklumat yang berkaitan juga boleh membantu institusi dakwah, sekolah dan guru-guru di Malaysia meneruskan usaha mereka untuk menyelesaikan masalah sosial pelajar dengan lebih berkesan. Selain itu, penyelidikan ini juga membantu pengkaji lain memahami hasil kajian dan terus menjalankan penyelidikan yang mendalam dalam bidang berkaitan. Justeru, dapatan kajian menunjukkan kepentingan sokongan guru dan keperluan kajian masa depan terhadap faktor ibu bapa dan rakan yang mempengaruhi akhlak pelajar.
MATERI OTENTIK DALAM PENELITIAN TINDAKAN KELAS BAHASA INGGRIS PADA PROGRAM STUDI MANAJEMEN
Authors: Indriastuti Niken Reti
Published: August 2022

Penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) merupakan salah satu alternative bagi pengajar untuk menyelesaika permasalahan di kelas. Salah satu permasalahan yang sering muncul  dalam proses pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris adalah materi pembelajaran yang kurang efektif. Maka seagai pengajar Bahasa Inggris untuk program studi  Manajemen (English for Specific Purposes) penulis juga mengalami permasalahan tersebut, sehingga penulis terdorong untuk melakukan PTK guna meningkatkan prestasi Bahasa Inggris mahasiswa Manajemen Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo dengan menerapkan materi otentik. Materi otentik adalah materi pembelajaran dari sumber otentik dan dibuat bukan untuk tujuan pembelajaran. PTK ini dilakukan dalam 2 siklus dengan subyek penelitian mahasiswa Manajemen yang sedang mengambil mata kuliah Business English khususnya kelas B pada semester genap tahun akademik 2014/2015. Instrumen yang dipakai adalah catatan lapangan, ceklis pengamatan, wawancara, kuisioner, dan tes. Sementara  analisa data dilakukan dengan cara penghitungan prosentasi dan deskripsi interpretasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa proses pembelajaran dan prestasi belajar Bahasa Inggris (Business English) mahasiswa Manajemen mengalami peningkatan khususnya setelah  materi otentik tersebut diterapkan dengan menggunakan strategi berpasangan. Hal ini dikarenakan jumlah mahasiswa yang cukup besar sementara penataan kursi juga sulit dilakukan ulang. Dengan berpasangan meminimalisir mahasiswa yang cenderung tidak mau aktif dalam proses pembelajaran. Dan dalam menyelesaikan tugas ketika jumlah kelompok lebih kecil  mahasiswa cenderung lebih bertanggung jawab dibandingkan jika  mereka  berada dalam kelompok besar.
WHAT HINDERS TEACHERS OF EFL TO PERFORM PROFESSIONALLY IN THE CLASSROOM
Authors: Amin Muhammad
Published: August 2022

This paper has tried to elaborate several factors which may inhibit a teacher of EFL to perform professionally in the classroom. Although the list provided here cannot be claimed comprehensive, as there are surely still other factors at play, at least it has raised some very important issues relating to one of the key components in education. Quality of teachers should be ensured and of priority if to enhance and maintain quality of education and all related stakeholders of education should play a role in supporting teachers to perform professionally in the classroom. One of the ways is to prevent those possible causes of professional teaching performance to exist among teachers.
PENGARUH METODE PEMBELAJARAN TERHADAP PENGUASAAN KONSEP BIOLOGI DAN PERILAKU HIDUP SEHAT SISWA (Eksperimen Pada Siswa SMA Islam Al-Ikhlas Kota Bekasi)
Authors: Rizkiyah Nur
Published: August 2022

ABSTRAKPendidikan sangat menentukan kualitas manusia. Sumber daya manusia yang unggul dapat membawa kemajuan Namun pembelajarn dikelas masih kurang optimal. Pendekatan pembelajaran yang tepat  perlu ditingkatkan  Penelitian ini memakai metode eksperimen . Uji Prasyarat data dengan menggunakan Uji Normalitas,Homogenitas dan Linieritas. Hasil uji normalitas sebesar untuk empat kelompok data masing-masing 0.259,0.400,0.499 dan 0.586 yang berarti Sig. 0.05 yang berarti berasal dari populasi yang berdistribusi normal. Hasil uji prasyarat Homogenitas metode pembelajaran untuk penguasaan konsep biologi sebesar 0.229,yang berarti Sig. 0.05,  dan data metode pembelajaran untuk perilaku hidup sehat sebesar 0.169,sehingga Sig 0.05 ,sehingga varians homogen. Hasil uji linirealitas  adalah 0,536 atau sig 0,05, sehingga disimpulkan persamaan regresi penguasaan konsep biologi atas perilaku hidup sehat pada pembelajaran metode eksperimen adalah linear.  0,215 atau sig 0,05, sehingga disimpulkan persamaan regresi penguasaan konsep biologi atas perilaku hidup sehat pada pembelajaran metode diskusi adalah linear.Subyek penelitian adalah siswa kelas X ,SMA Islam Al-Ikhlas Kota Bekasi sebanyak 40 orang. Hasil penelitian kuantitatif dan kualitatif dapat disimpulkan : (1).Terdapat pengaruh  yang signifikan  metode pembelajaran terhadap penguasaan konsep Biologi dan perilaku hidup sehat mahasiswa secara bersama-sama. (2). Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan metode pembelajaran terhadap penguasaan konsep biologi. (3). Terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara rata-rata penguasaan konsep biologi dan perilaku hidup sehat antara kedua metode pembelajaran. Kata Kunci : Metode Pembelajaran, Penguasaan Konsep Biologi dan Perilaku                       Hidup Sehat
Menggali Bakat Mahasiswa ESP dengan “English Talent Competition”
Authors: Asiyah Siti
Published: August 2022

Bahasa Inggris adalah bahasa internasional yang sangat penting untuk dikuasai dalam era globalisasi dan Masyarakat Ekonomi Asean (MEA) saat ini. Terlebih bagi kaum akademisi yang notabene membutuhkan peningkatan keilmuan dari segala bidang. Peneliti yang merupakan praktisi ESP selama delapan sebagai Kepala Unit Pelaksana Teknis (UPT) Bahasa Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo pada saat penelitian ini berlangsung  merasa perlu mengungkap lebih dalam dan ingin mendeskripsikan program yang dirasa mempunyai signifikansi pada penggalian bakat berbahasa Inggris mahasiswa ESP (English for Specific Purposes) yang ada di Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo. Adapun yang disebut mahasiswa ESP di sini adalah mahasiswa non-program studi pendidikan Bahasa Inggris seperti prodi akuntansi, ilmu pemerintahan, komunikasi, keperawatan, kebidanan, informatika, dan lain-lain yang mendapatkan mata kuliah Bahasa Inggris untuk tujuan tertentu sesuai dengan bidang ilmunya. Berbagai program telah dicanangkan dalam rangka peningkatan SDM yang berkaitan dengan penguasaan Bahasa asing khususnya Bahasa Inggris diantaranya adalah English Learning Day, Video Field Trip, English Community, dan English Talent Competition. Namun pada penelitian ini, peneliti hanya ingin konsentrasi pada pelaksanaan English Talent Competition (ETC) yang telah berlangsung sebanyak tiga kali mulai tahun 2014 sampai dengan tahun 2016. Dari data yang ada, mulai dari banyaknya mahasiwa ESP yang berminat mengikuti lomba, kualitas kompetensi atau ketrampilan berbahasa Inggris yang ditunjukkan oleh peserta saat tampil di panggung, respon peserta lomba dan mahasiswa ESP pada umumnya, komentar dari para pimpinan mulai dari ketua program studi, dekan dan jajaran rektorat, juri baik lokal maupun internasional, instruktur ESP, dan mahasiswa prodi Bahasa Inggris, menunjukkan bahwa ETC merupakan program yang sangat berkontribusi dalam penggalian bakat berbahasa Inggris mahasiswa ESP seperti speech, ESP presentation, news reading, singing English songs dan lain sebagainya.  Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini diharapkan bisa memberikan masukan pada pengelolaan ESP course dan bisa ditingkatkan ke level yang lebih tinggi dan lebih luas seperti English debate dan Olympiad pada tingkat regional dan bahkan nasional. Keywords: Bakat Bahasa Inggris, Mahasiswa ESP, English Talent Competition (ETC)
IMPLEMENTING MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION APPROACH IN PRE-SERVICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Authors: Antosa Zariul
Published: August 2022

Multicultural approach is learning to use cultural diversity as a force in carrying out classroom learning. The aim of this research is to analyze the improvement of students' learning outcomes of art concepts between those who obtain learning with a multicultural approach and those who obtain conventional learning. This research is a quasi-experiment study with the nonequivalent control group design method for pre-service elementary school teacher. The research data were analyzed utilized the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test with a significance level of α = 0.05. The results was in the experimental class obtaining an initial test average of 61.13 increased to 78.35 in the final test. While the control class obtained an initial test average of 61.65 and increased to 68.87 in the final test. The results of this research indicate that there are differences in the average score of the initial and final tests, but there is no statistically significant difference in the improvement of learning outcomes of the art concept between students who obtain learning through the application of a multicultural approach with students who are learning as generally.
KOMUNIKASI INSTRUKSIONAL PADA ANAK DISLEKSIA DI SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Juliansyah Aris
Published: August 2022

The Government of the Republic of Indonesia through the 1945 constitution guarantees every citizen to obtain education services without any differences. The fact is that the quality of education services in Indonesia is not evenly distributed, for example in villages and cities or in normal and special needs students (ABK). Dyslexia is a specific learning disorder that affects reading difficulties that have difficulty calculating and writing. These symptoms are 5-10% of children in the world. This disorder occurs in individuals with normal or high intelligence levels. This study focuses on instructional communication between teachers on dyslexic children. The subjects of this study were the teachers who taught at Cibungur Elementary School and Limusnunggal Elementary School Sindangpalay Village, Cibeureum Subdistrict. The purpose of this study was to find out the instructional communication that was built by the teacher on dyslexic children and the methods taken in delivering instructional messages to dyslexic children. The above problems can be answered through research using descriptive qualitative research methods. Data is obtained through observable words, interviews and actions, and the rest of additional data such as documents, archives and others. Interpersonal communication is an important part of the instructional process of teachers and dyslexic children. Not only an interpersonal approach, teachers are required to determine the right way to improve reading skills in children. One method used is a multisensory teaching approach.
ANALYSIS OF BEGINNING TEACHER TEACHING PROGRAM IN INCREASING THE PROFESSIONALISM COMPETENCE OF MADRASAH IBTIDAIYAH TEACHER EDUCATION IBN KHALDUN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI IN PRIMARY EDUCATION
Authors: Asmahasanah Salati , Priatna Oking Setia
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this study is, the first to analyze the implementation of mentoring programs for beginner teachers who are alumni of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Teacher Education Ibn Khaldun University who have worked in basic education institutions in the city of Bogor. Second, it describes the influence of the mentoring program on improving the professional competence of beginner teachers. Third, good communication and kinship between alumni and alma mater is established. The research method used is mix methods (qualitative and quantitative). Data collection in this study uses interviews, observation, focus group discussions, and scale. The object of this research is Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Teacher Education Ibn Khaldun University alumni who work in Bogor in different basic education institutions, namely public elementary schools, Private Madrasah Ibtidaiyah and Islamic Elementary School, which are honorary and permanent teachers. The conclusion of the result of this study is the Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Teacher Education Ibn Khaldun University alumni assistance program is proven to improve teacher professionalism competencies which include six indicators, those are the application of science, work productivity, innovation, problem solving, work environment adaptation, responsiveness of students' needs. And tighten the fabric of communication between alumni and nature.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE STUDENTS’ PARENT TO SUPPORT THE CHILD-FRIENDLY EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Authors: Mufidah Zulfin Rachma
Published: August 2022

This study is about the importance of parenting education to give knowledge, understanding, and skills for both parents and the teachers in educating, guiding, parenting, and organizing the education provided by parents at home and children-friendly education at school. The purposes of this study as follows, to describe the process of implementation in parenting education program, to describe the process of evaluation in parenting education program, and describe the result of parenting education program. The subjects of this study are Ar-Rahman Darul Ilmi Elementary School teachers, and parents of the third-grade students who are involved in the implementation of parenting education program.  The data collection techniques were conducted by observation, interview, and documentation. The result of the study shows that: 1) the concept of parenting education program activities include the setting of time, place of implementation, media, and the facilities of school used in the implementation of parenting conducted by the administrators and teachers. 2) The implementation of the parenting education program is formed by the meetings of the parents while the discussion is prioritizing on how to educate by preceding the right of children in learning. 3) Socializing child-friendly learning media which can be used to guide the children. 3) Evaluating the parenting program by using interview method based on the material which has been given in parenting education program. 4) The result of child-friendly manner at home and school. 5) The continuity of child-friendly parenting education program which will be applied on an annual basis.
Gender Differences in the Impact of Worklife on Executives’ Psychological Health
Authors: Mueller Marcus
Published: August 2022

The Impact of Worklife on Executives’ Psychological Health Purpose: This is the first scientific research studying the impact of worklife factors on executives’ psychological health by gender. The study has a particular focus on the factors of ‘Community’ and ‘Work-life balance’.

Design: Survey data were collected from N=481 senior executives to measure seven worklife factors and psychological health. Standardized regression analysis was performed for each worklife in a regression model predicting psychological health by gender.

Findings: Results showed significant differences between female and male senior executives in the profiles of seven worklife factors in terms of their relationship with psychological health. ‘Work-life balance’ was the strongest predictor of female executives’ psychological health, ‘Values’ for male executives’ psychological health. ‘Community’ showed similar levels of association for both women and men.

Originality/value: This research addresses the literature gap of large-scale, quantitative investigations into the psychology of senior executives. The results can be applied as a guide for organizational design, executive training and development programs accounting for differences by gender.
Efficiency of project management in higher education establishments on the example of Gdynia Maritime University
Authors: Kizielewicz Joanna , Winiarska Magdalena , Skrzeszewska Katarzyna , Szelągowska-Rudzka Katarzyna
Published: August 2022

Project management is sufficiently described in the source literature. However, numerous published scientific works refer mainly to examples of good practice in project management in business entities, and unfortunately higher education establishments (HEE) are marginally analysed. Therefore, the analyses defined in study aim to evaluate the performance indicators of project management in universities, on the example of Gdynia Maritime University. In the studies the research in action method was applied as well as the technique of direct interview with project or department managers involved in the project implementation. The analyses covered selected projects that were implemented at the University between 2017 and 2021. Moreover, research questions were formulated, i.e., 1) Which indicators are used to assess the efficiency of project management at HEE?, 2) Does the surveyed HEE analyse the project management efficiency assessment? In order to conduct the study, the Author’s indicators were proposed to assess the efficiency of process management during the implementation of projects in HEE and these were applied in the analysis presented in this article. It was found that the surveyed university does not apply indicators to assess the efficiency of project management. Whereas the usefulness of indicators proposed by the Authors to study the efficiency of project management was confirmed by calculations performed. On these grounds, the Authors recommend the University authorities should consider implementing these indicators.
Wine – a Road That Connects the Counties of the South-Muntenia Development Region, Romania
Authors: Mirea Cosmin-Nicolae , Nistoreanu Puiu , Sârbu Alexandra-Maria , Ionescu Andra-Maria
Published: August 2022

Wine is not just a drink that people consume on the occasion of holidays or important events in their lives, but it is truly a resource that generates income and, certainly, tourists. To the extent that there is a specific material basis for tourism, tourist attractions and wine-growing resources, wine roads can be created. So far, it has not been proposed a wine road that would pass through all the counties in the South-Muntenia Development Region, given that in each county there is at least one wine-growing center. The purpose of this study is to inventory the tourist resources (areas cultivated with vines of fruit, tourist attractions in wine centers, accommodation units in wine centers) of the South-Muntenia Development Region, in order to propose a “South-Muntenian Wine Road”. Thus, the areas cultivated with vines of fruit tend to decrease at the level of the South-Muntenia Development Region, and the “South-Muntenian wine road” could total approximately 876 kilometers. The development and promotion of a wine road that includes tourist objectives from all counties in the South-Muntenia Development Region could be the best opportunity for the creation of collaborations between counties, so that the attractiveness of the area increases. Thus, with the development of the wine road at regional level, new food units and new accommodation units will appear, which represent sources of generating new jobs. In essence, the viticultural resources, more precisely the vines of fruit and the tourist objectives from the South-Muntenia Development Region are suitable for the practice of wine tourism.
Cybersecurity challenges in the knowledge economy
Authors: Ursache Vlad-Mihai
Published: August 2022

The paper aims to study cybersecurity correlations with the knowledge economy, focusing on its challenges in this new age of economy. The relevance of the cybersecurity concept is sustained by the academic literature that shows its important role in the business environment, where disruptive changes will become the norm. In the digital age the disruptions are happening frequently which gives organizations less time to manage the change and the fact that they are almost constrained to develop new strategies to answer the challenges of the changing business environment. The knowledge economy has evolved and with that, new concepts began to appear out of necessity and the need to secure the dynamic environment of knowledge management systems. Considering the unprecedented access to information and advancements in conducting academic research, in the present landscape of the knowledge economy and cybersecurity domain, new methods are available to structure and examine a body of literature. The text mining and scientific mapping analysis conducted with VOSviewer software version 1.6.18 is allowing us to identify meaningful insights about the knowledge economy concept, such as the (1) existing research gaps, at least on cybersecurity challenges in the knowledge economy and the (2) the research interests seen for the time period between 2019 and 2021. To achieve this, a database derived from Web of Science’s core collection has been used, and the text mining based on term co-occurrence analysis contributed to a deeper understanding of current and future workspace dynamics.
An empirical analysis of modern employees and their demands. How well-established enterprises cope with their expectations
Authors: Suciu Marta-Christina , Mitucă Mircea-Ovidiu , Stativă Alexandru-Gheorghe , Bocăneală Ana-Maria , Mihai Dănuț-Georgian
Published: August 2022

The main goal of the paper is to illustrate, deeply reflect and highlight how the employees demands and their expectations had evolved through time and correspondingly how companies should address the anticipated challenges that might come along with these changes. Within the current turbulent and dynamic business environment managers need to be highly aware of their employee level of motivation in order to keep and possibly to increase their company’s competitiveness. From a methodological point of view, the paper uses an empirical analysis designed such as to better provide a set of relevant and valuable data, information and knowledge that would have to be used in order to anticipate the trend and expected dynamics of employees’ demand and their corresponding expectations. Enterprises should make efforts to anticipate these potential complex changes that are starting to materialize. These emerging challenges might bring diversification and amplified volatility of the main influencing factors that will determine companies to better identify and to find more efficient and effective ways to adapt their Human Resource strategies and policies in order to assure a sustainable increase of labour productivity that would highly and constantly contribute to obtain, keep and support their company competitiveness based on a long-run competitive advantage.
Study regarding the volatility of main cryptocurrencies
Authors: Micu Raluca , Dumitrescu Dalina
Published: August 2022

Developments in digital technologies are considered to be the most important innovations since the advent of the internet. In several countries, this has led to a significant change in the way payments are made, leading to new forms of payment, such as crypto-currencies. With regard to cryptocurrencies, it remains a complex issue involving especially volatility, but also money laundering and consumer protection issues. While most countries consider cryptocurrencies too volatile to be used as a payment alternative, crypto-currencies gain interest of investors in the last 10 years due to the possibility of obtaining large profits. The aim of the paper is to study the volatility of the first 5 cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Coin, Cardano and Ripple) through GARCH models. The process of evaluating highly volatile cryptocurrencies is complex and depends on many parameters. Therefore, our results would be particularly useful in terms of portfolio and risk management and could help them to be more agile in evaluating their investments, in making optimal decisions and making future forecasts. We find that the GARCH (1.1) models provide the best fit, in terms of modelling of the volatility in the most popular and largest cryptocurrencies. The results show that for BTC, ETH and XRP the appropriate model is GARCH (1.1) and in the case of BNC and CARDANO GARCH-M explain better the volatility of the crypto-currencies. Therefore, more in depth analysis of the datasets may be required to confirm or deny possible structural change. The study can be complemented by carrying out an event study on the 5 cryptocurrencies analyzed or extending the analysis by applying other GARCH models, to research the optimal model for several cryptocurrencies.
Evaluating the efficiency of the technologies used in SCM applying MLOps model
Authors: Puica Elena
Published: August 2022

One of the complex challenges is to justify the efficiency of information technology (IT) in Supply Chain Management (SCM). This manuscript presents an approach to investigating the effects of IT on technical efficiency in SCM through an analytical study. In the first stage, the measurements that in-fluence the efficiency of technology are presented that quantity the level of technical efficacy in SCM. In the second stage, those measurements are analyzed by applying a Machine Learning model to generate the efficiency level upon the corresponding IT Solutions in SCM. Statistical solid evidence is presented to confirm that technology exerts a significant favorable impact on technical efficiency in SCM and, in turn, gives rise to the productivity growth claimed by recent studies.
Synchronization of Business Cycles in European Union Countries
Authors: Grecu Robert-Adrian
Published: August 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected economic activity worldwide. Despite the progress made by vaccination campaigns, important uncertainties still linger amid persistent global value chains disruptions and the ongoing energy crisis. A proper understanding of the behavior of the economy is therefore essential for future policy decisions. While there are plenty of studies regarding business cycles, using various methods from univariate filters to more complex methods, less papers focus on large scale comparisons. In this paper, we provide an overview of business cycles in European Union countries. We use the Hodrick-Prescott filter in order to measure the cyclical component of the gross domestic product and the Bry-Boschan-Quarterly algorithm for further analysis, namely the duration and the amplitude of the business cycles. Our results show that their size in European Union countries varies from 2.7 to 6 years and their amplitude is between 1.6 and 5.6 percentage points. We show that in developed economies, business cycles are more stable. Furthermore, strong correlations in terms of business cycles are found in the case of certain groups of countries, such as the Baltic ones or Belgium, Austria and France. In the case of Romania, its business cycle is more similar to the one of Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia. These results could provide useful information for policymakers in terms of future policy decisions conditional on both the current state of the economy and its structural characteristics. Under these circumstances, support measures should also take into consideration such properties of the economy.
The impact of trade openness on FDI inflows in Asian emerging economies
Authors: Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Malsha Mayoshi , Epuran Gheorghe
Published: August 2022

In many countries, foreign direct investment is becoming one of the most significant components of economic development. The Asian emerging market is regarded as one of the best places to invest. Many governments have taken steps to deal with international trade to attract more foreign direct investment and open up their economies by implementing several progressive policies and creating a free trade zone. The main objective is to examine the impact of trade openness on foreign direct investment inflows in Asian emerging economies by employing the Panel-Pooled Mean Group Autoregressive Distributed Lag (PMGARDL) model and examining the direction of the causality between trade openness and FDI inflows using the Granger causality test period from 1996 to 2019. To examine the impact of trade openness on FDI inflows, we employed potential determinants of FDI such as GDP, population size, inflation, mobile telephone subscriptions, gross fixed capital formation, and total reserve as control variables in the model. As a result, trade openness has a positive and statistically significant impact on FDI inflows in the long run, but there is no significant relationship between trade openness and FDI inflows in the short run. The Granger causality test indicated that Asian emerging countries have a unidirectional causal relationship and that the causality runs from trade openness to foreign direct investment. In line with the findings, it is better to promote strong open trade policies to improve the investment climate in each country to attract more FDI into the region.
Agile approaches to developing e-Business solutions in a secure cyber environment
Authors: Ștefan Marius
Published: August 2022

Modernity is characterized by major transformations and evolutions, which have penetrated into the depths of all levels of human existence, in all economic, political and social spheres, thus significantly increasing the quality of life. The Information Society is the model of society in which the main good is information itself. Although the accelerated development of information and communication technologies (ICT) is the process behind the evolution of the information society, the new model of society means much more than technological progress. In the technological age, action plans and policies are being developed to meet the challenges, the most important technology being ICT, which allows information to be processed and conveyed in a revolutionary way.

The information society is the ICT-based knowledge society. Information society technologies will evolve in the direction of being at the fingertips of the knowledge process, by generating, storing, and transmitting knowledge. Knowledge is the result of the information management process, thus promoting innovation, economic development, and decision-making in an efficient and transparent way.
The new Social Responsibility: from corporate view to entrepreneurship applications amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Negrutiu Cristian , Patrintas Corina
Published: August 2022

While the interest in Social Responsibility has increased in the last decades, partially also due to the easy access that people now have to information regarding the companies they choose to work with, in Romania this sort of initiatives are still lacking, performed to answer law requirements or as a PR tool. The current study aims to put under the magnifying glass the external trends in Social Responsibility that go from the Corporate arena to entrepreneurship, while taking into account the changes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic at a global level. The study will be then contextualized to Romania in order to place the position of the East-European country on the Global chart and further investigate the possible trend in the Social Responsibility field.
Distribution management in the hypermarket system
Authors: Buzoianu Ovidiu Andrei Cristian , Gombos Svetlana Platagea , Barladeanu Tiberiu Vasile , Istrate Bogdan
Published: August 2022

Due to its complexity, the issue of goods distribution must be approached in a much broader context, to highlight the consistency and prospects of such a sector, taking into account the diversity of all its forms – retail, wholesale, medium trade, etc. And on the other hand, the need to correctly evaluate the decisive role both in the development of production, but also in the modernization and promotion of consumption, so that it is close to all forms and sectors of the market. In such a sense, it is necessary to start from the exchange of goods and their role in the economic evolution of each country or community. The organization of the exchange of goods, in the realization of which trade is involved, is one of the basic acts of society. That act, which involves the whole social structure, through all or more spontaneous actions, in fact defines the place of the economy in the context of social life, specialization and the increasingly rigorous delimitation of the fields of action both in the case of national borders and worldwide. The multitude of collective or private entrepreneurs, who produce or sell products, the increase in the number of consumers or businesses in need of products, the emergence of representative buyers, but also various categories of intermediaries, over time have led to the emergence of an optimal framework for development and development exchanges.
A review on the competitiveness and performance of ecological, organic and regenerative agricultural systems
Authors: Constantin Marius , Deaconu Mădălina Elena , Petrescu Irina-Elena , Istudor Mihai , Tărăşilă Georgiana Adriana
Published: August 2022

Over the last three decades, agricultural systems have been at the center of numerous policies designed to deliver society closer to a more sustainable future. Emergent research show agriculture as a vector of change that can significantly contribute to transforming economic models–from linearity to circularity–one of the premises of the circular economy. Turning waste into resource suggests new windows of opportunity for agriculture, as well as its potential to gain competitive advantages in relation with other economic sectors and become highly performant in this regard. Considering the new meanings of competitiveness and performance in the economics of sustainability, the objective of this research was to carry out a literature review on three types of environmentally friendly agricultural systems (ecological, organic, regenerative), and explore how the concepts of competitiveness and performance converge and/or diverge based on the different characteristics of each type of agricultural system. The literature is generally convergent towards the fact that ecological, organic, and regenerative agricultural systems are highly competitive in terms of low environmental impact, especially if compared to conventional agriculture, yet they are poorly competitive from a legislative point of view–as it is considered that those three agricultural systems are highly reliant on incentives and political support. From an economic perspective, they are also not the best-performing in terms of cost generation, yields, and income volumes. More research is still needed in order to identify pathways for the large-scale practicing of profitable, resilient, and environmentally friendly agricultural systems.