bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Remittances as a Shield to Socially-Vulnerable Households in Macedonia: The Case When the Instrument is Not Strictly Exogenous
Authors: Petreski Marjan , Petreski Blagica , Petreska Despina
Published: December 2019

The objective of the paper is to investigate if remittances sent to Macedonia have a role to play for shielding socially-vulnerable households. To that end, we devise an index of social vulnerability, comprehending income poverty, unemployment of both spouses, single parents, as well conditions of impaired health, undernourishment, material deprivation and insufficient clothing, so as to capture non-income vulnerability conditions. Remittances then are allowed to determine the index of vulnerability. As remittances are likely endogenous to vulnerability, we use the noneconomic motive to migrate as instrument, as it is likely correlated with remittances, since any migrant is likely to send remittances irrespective of his migration motive; while uncorrelated with the shocks onto vulnerability. We use the Remittances Survey 2008 and conditional mixed process (CMP) estimator. Results suggest that remittance-receiving households have, on average 6% higher probability to report zero-vulnerability, suggesting that they indeed could act as social protection. However, as the assumption of noneconomic motive for migration being a good instrument may be easily dismantled, we further pursue Conley et al.’s (2012) method, allowing for a direct link between noneconomic motive and vulnerability. Results suggest that if we have a reasonable belief that they are determined simultaneously, or directly correlated due to the existence of a third unobservable factor, then it is reasonable to consider that this influence slightly reduces the effect of remittances on vulnerability.
Occupational Health, Safety and Unionization in Mining Businesses
Authors: Andaç Faruk
Published: December 2019

Turkey has had two major mine accidents recently. In 2014, three hundred and one (301) miners died in the Soma coal mine accident and about five months later, in October 2014, eighteen miners lost their lives in Ermenek. In June 2012, a new Occupational Health and Safety Law entered into force. Although this law brought serious clauses for the organizations to take precautions to prevent such accidents, it was not applied properly for some reasons. First, it was ignored by the businesses as it brought financial burden for them. Second, workers could not express their views individually because they did not have a union to do it for them. The third and most important reason was that; businesses were not inspected properly. As a result of these accidents, The Turkish Grand National Assembly approved the ILO Mine Workers’ Health and Safety Agreement No. 176 in December 2014. Before Turkey, this agreement had been approved by 29 countries among 185 ILO members including Zambia, USA, Finland, Albania and Germany. These frequent mine accidents get serious reactions from the public. Therefore, unionization must be compulsory in mine businesses and inspections must be more effective.
Corruption, Poverty and Economic Performance: Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Countries
Authors: Ildırar Mustafa , İşcan Erhan
Published: December 2019

Corruption, defined as “the misuse of public power for private benefit.” The World Bank describes corruption as one of the greatest obstacles to economic and social development. It undermines development by distorting the rule of law and weakening the institutional foundation on which economic performance depends. In past decades, many theoretical and empirical studies have presented corruption hinders investment, reduces economic growth, restricts trade, distorts government expenditures and strengthens the underground economy. In addition, they have shown a strong connection between corruption and poverty and income inequality. On the other hand, the literature on corruption points to the conclusion that corruption by itself does not lead to poverty. Rather, corruption has direct consequences on economic and governance factors, intermediaries that in turn produce poverty. Although corruption is seen in many countries in the world, it is higher and widespread in developing countries. This study investigates relation between corruption, poverty, and economic performance by using a panel consisting of countries in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries. It was shown that corruption affected directly economic performance and low economic performance leads to poverty. Additionally, results imply that rules against corruption could affect economic growth indirectly through their impact on the level of corruption.
Stance against Quantitative Success Descriptive in Professional Life: Virtue Ethics Approach
Authors: Bayrak Kök Sabahat , Aksel İbrahim
Published: December 2019

We argue that capitalist model in society and its success criteria as benefit and profit maximizations have been under heavy attacks these days. The argument in the center of the discussion in this paper is about there being serious distress in moral and socio-cultural indicators, though relatively rise in economical growth indicators. Thus, we argue that global economy suffers deepest moral crisis in line with the proportional shares that governments, international companies, big or small enterprises and their owners bear upon. Among the signs of this moral collapse, we point for unhealthy products to general health, unfair competitive actions, illusive commercials, price-quality inequalities, labor exploitations, bribery scandals and also environmental ruins around. In this point the sole solution for increase in societal trust of social and economical actors is, in our side, clear to take moral principles and standards as a reference. We argue that benefit, or profit maximization based approaches focusing on material gaining in professional life do not provide effective motivations. Rather approaches that putting internal character development forward and aiming good internal mood based on virtue should be placed in professional life. We see virtue based moral approach as a novel formula for regaining humanity where there are increasing rates of uncertainty and distrust. This study aims to show that commercial and economical activities could not be designed as exempted from moral codes and motives, rather it insists on that some notions as character, and virtue should be in heart in place of responsibility, duty, or benefit.
The Effect of the Credit Bubbles on Economic Instability: The Sample of Turkey in 1998 - 2016 Period
Authors: Korkmaz Özge
Published: December 2019

A country having a stable economy is directly related with its financial stability. Especially in recent years, we face the incurring debts as the most important problem of the individuals and countries, these problems must be taken into consideration, and the influence of indebtedness on economic stability must be investigated. In other words, the source of the excessive indebtedness, which directs the economic stability, must be defined well. For this purpose, in the study, the credit bubbles have been considered as the factors triggering the indebtedness, and the effects of the credit bubbles on economic instability in Turkey has been investigated. For this purpose, first of all, the dates when the credit bubbles were incurred were determined, and then the factors influencing the economic instability have been examined. In this study, the three-month data of the 1998:01-2016:01 period for Turkey, the economic instability indicators, and the credit bubbles have been considered. By using the Sup ADF (SADF) and Generalized Sup ADF (GSADF) tests, the credit bubbles were determined.
Analyzing the Important Factors for Cloud Service Provider Selection among the IT firms in Turkey
Authors: Şaykol Ediz , Başer Ayşe Seçil , Sari Kazim
Published: December 2019

Cloud computing, as being one of the trendy topics, provides mechanisms for the companies to meet all the information technology and management requirements at a desired performance level with reduced upfront investments. From the economical perspective, it creates a positive impact by helping them focus on their own business. With this positive impact, it causes a huge increase on the number of user firms, and many service providers try to provide solutions based on the user firms’ needs. There are studies on identifying the factors that are used in selecting cloud service solutions in the literature. Having examined the pivotal points among the Information Technology (IT) sector in Turkey, we conducted a survey among the managers of various firms to gather information about their cloud service provider and the factors that provision their choice. Since that decision is very strategic, and once decided it is very hard to alter, it is worth analyzing the set of factors that are used in the survey further in order to identify the most important ones and help new companies for their selection. We provide statistical evaluations based on the results of the survey in this study.
Common Formal Education Proposal in Preventing Immigration for Sustainable Development in Rural Areas: A Pilot Study
Authors: Özdemir Lutfiye , Polat Orhan
Published: December 2019

This study was conducted to determine the effect of training in the prevention of migration as an obstacle for sustainable rural development. In this context, the causes of migration from rural areas to the cities were investigated and evaluated the educational status of people living in the villages. For this purpose, research has been implemented in rural part of Turkey’s Central Anatolia, Mediterranean and Black regions. Research data were collected by applying a questionnaire to the region inhabitants. A total of 123 questionnaires were evaluated. On statistical analysis, Cronbach's alpha value was found to be .833. Consequently, accessed findings are: 1) People living in region have low educational levels. 2) None of the participants had received any training related to agriculture in high school. 3) The proportion of participants receiving vocational training in related to agriculture, except for state schools is low. 4) Lack of education is one of the important reasons of the migration from rural to urban areas. 5) If enough agricultural education is given to region habitants, natural resources to ensure the survival of future generations are protected.
The Comparative Analysis of the Alternative Crisis Management Models of the Islamic- and Christian-Based Bank System
Authors: Cseh Balazs , Varga Jozsef
Published: December 2019

There is an increasing demand for investments based on religious basics since these ethical investments mean much more stable financial chances. The economic and financial risk of a fragmented reserve banking system has become obvious by the failure of the neoliberal market economy. Therefore, world economy has to reform the entire credit and bank system that could only be achieved by alternative methods. The Islamic bank is a particularly young alternative opportunity that is based on more equitable and moral principles. However, bringing back the Christian-based banking system that looks back on old traditions and that became extinct could also be an alternative. One of the major principles of the Christian-based banking system is that it is not allowed to borrow and invest in worthless bonds without provision. For the Islamic bank, for instance, speculative affairs that are of high risk and monetary derivates are forbidden, there is voluntary risk management. Risk management and risk-sharing practices based on alternative religious principles will also be analyzed. Due to its procyclic-anticyclic characteristics, the traditional bank system deepens the crisis while the religious bank systems are against the crisis by alleviating the burdens of the debtor. The authors describe and analyze crisis management solutions with a sort of comparative method.
The Relationship between Exchange Rate, Official Reserves and Money Supply in Kyrgyzstan
Authors: Ganiev Junus , Baigonushova Damira , Aydın Nevin
Published: December 2019

In recent years, there has been considerable instability in the exchange rates of many countries. This can directly affect macroeconomic stability on one side and monetary policy or rather money supply on the other. Because central banks are making interventions to the foreign exchange market by buying and selling foreign exchange in order to provide stability of exchange rate. As a result, both the official reserves and the money supply are constantly changing. Since Kyrgyzstan is a country dependent on imports in most commodities, the Central Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic sees the exchange rates’ stability as an important instrument of price stabilizing. However, such a policy may deteriorate the stability of the total money supply and adversely affect the economy. Therefore, in this study, it is aimed to examine the relations between exchange rate, money supply and official reserves by using 2002-2016 monthly data and cointegration method. Empirical results have shown that a change in the exchange rate causes opposite changes in both the reserves and the money supply as a result of the central bank’s interventions. However, more concrete recommendations on the effectiveness of monetary policy in Kyrgyzstan are required to make more detailed analysis.
Analysis of the Modern Condition of Tourism in the Kyrgyz Republic
Authors: Kamalova Anara
Published: December 2019

The theoretical issues of tourism marketing, modern methods of tourism promotion on the market, as well as the main questions of success marketing research of tourism services in general, and for consumers in particular are covering in this article. Materials of marketing research of tourism in Kyrgyzstan by using data from tourists’ survey, who rest in Issyk-Kul during the summer season in 2016 also are analyzing. The results of marketing research of tourist behavior as the consumers are summarizing by identifying positive and negative reviews, as well as investigating the activities of the main competitors, operating in the tourism sphere in Kyrgyzstan, preparing SWOT-analysis. The main reasons for the low level of the tourism sector in the country's GDP is also identifying, as well as the low level of development of tourism logistics and customer service.
Based on the above mentioned materials at the end in the article the problems and ways to improve are emphasizing. The ways to further improve the service and leisure for the travelers and the main directions of further development of tourism as a business in the Kyrgyz Republic are identifying.
The Relationship between Intellectual Capital and Firm Financial Performance; An Econometric Analysis on the Banks which Processed to the BIST
Authors: Sakur Reşat
Published: December 2019

Nowadays, the rapid development of information, communication and information technology increases the importance of information. The concept of knowledge management for businesses is becoming the biggest competitive element of the business and the prospect of intangible assets is steadily increasing. This situation gives priority to the concept of intellectual capital, which contributes the most to the value of the enterprises. In the literature, there are many studies on the relationship between intellectual capital concept and firm financial performance, and these studies generally focus on how intellectual capital is calculated. Human capital, structural capital and customer capital, which are the elements of the intellectual capital concept, are more prominent in the banking sector than the service producing sectors and are more evident than the company performance.
The aim of our work is to examine the effect of intellectual capital on banks operating in Turkey and whose stocks are traded on the Stock Exchange Istanbul. In this context, the Intellectual Value Added Coefficient (VAIC) method developed by Ante Pulic was used to calculate the intellectual capital of the banks. In our study, the data of 13 banks under independent supervision during the period of 2009-2016 were analyzed by panel data analysis method and the relationship between intellectual capital and profitability of the banks, profitability of assets, net profit margin and equity profitability ratios were tested. As a result of the analysis made, a positive relationship was found between the intellectual capital of the banks and the financial performance.
A Glance of China with Lewis' Two Sector Growth Modelling: Has Been Reached to Growth Limit?
Authors: Nişancı Murat , Sarı Selahattin , Doker Aslı Cansın , Çelik Ahmet Alkan
Published: December 2019

The growth model developed by Lewis depends on availability of cheap and sustainable labor and this can be explained by a country on the path of industrialization, rural / urban population in the agricultural sector / industry is the labor store. In this approach, which is based on in particular the labor-intensive growth model, the labor demand that the investments will need, will be met by the rural labor store. In Lewis's model, it is important to prevent uncontrolled migration to the urban area in order for the mechanism to function. This, however, is only possible with a very authoritarian government aspect. In this framework, China's industrialization process is worthy of examination in the Lewis model's perspective. In the study, urbanization and its dynamics were analyzed in China between 1960 and 2015 by RStduio programming. Thus, research has been conducted on how long the industrialization of China, which constitutes the dynamics of economic development, can be sustained by the function of rural workforce storage. According to the analysis by the HoltWinters method, it can be said that the Chinese economy's growth form based on the labor store will continue for the next 20 years. However, according to findings, it can be argued that when China reaches the limits of this growth form, socio-economic inertia will become inevitable if it does not push the capital-intensive and transition to technology-containing growth phase.
Green Production Practices
Authors: Aydın Nevin
Published: December 2019

Green production is a method developed for manufacturing, which leads to the greatest reduction in waste and pollution through process design. Creating sustainable products that become an increasingly popular trend for the conservation of natural resources that will remain in future generations, such as making the product reusable, making it appealing for producers, increasing sales, lowering operating costs, and providing collective benefit. The legal requirements of green production are supported by consumers in many countries around the world. While these changes encourage companies in different sectors to offer products and services with an environmentally sensitive approach, green applications are emerging, focusing on creating economic and ecological values in every process of the product. In this study, we discuss the benefits and examples provided by the firm and gathering of green production.
Analysis of Housing Finance Systems in Turkey
Authors: Selvi Hanişoğlu Gülay , Güler Fidan
Published: December 2019

Housing Finance system has provided funds to households and organizations for buying their homes and premises. There are different type of housing finance systems which are applied by different countries. Housing finance systems can be more efficient, if private sector and public sector work together and harmoniously.
Housing Finance system has made considerable progress in Turkey in the last 20 years. Before housing finance system was developed in Turkey, people could have bought houses by combining their retirement allowances and savings. Another method for financing their house, people could have borrowed from relatives or close friends along with their own savings. The Mass Housing Law (Law No: 2985) entered into force in 1984.The main target of the law, to find a solution of the housing problem in Turkey. Law also determines the tasks of the Housing Development Administration (TOKİ).
After 2000’s Turkish Banks began to extend long term housing loans, but there was not mortgage system. Due to inadequate saving and income levels, it was not easy to use banking finance system for the low and middle income groups. In 2007, new legal regulations come into force, which is called Mortgage Law, for improving legal framework for borrowers and lenders in the primary markets and also made regulations for integrating primary mortgage market to the capital markets.
In our paper, the finance methods and improvements in the housing finance in Turkey have been analyzed evaluating legal regulations and also the methods which is used by banks and other related institutions.
ВИКОНАВЧІ ЕЛЕМЕНТИ ТА ДАТЧИКИ СИСТЕМИ КЕРУВАННЯ ХВИЛЕЮ КОРІОЛІСОВОГО ВІБРАЦІЙНОГО ГІРОСКОПА
Authors: Петренко О.В., Ільченко М.В.
Published: December 2019

Розглянуто основні властивості виконавчих елементів та датчиків системи керування хвилею Коріолісового вібраційного гіроскопу (КВГ). Обрано такі типи п’єзокерамічних пластин, параметри яких дозволять оптимально виконувати свої функції у складі гіроскопу. Проведено розрахунок співвідношення між напругами на виході в залежності від напруги, яка подається на вхід п’єзокерамічного виконавчого елемента на резонансній частоті, що дозволить оцінити необхідність використання додаткових підсилювачів.
Experimental justifi cation and dependent eff ects of therapy by the mexicor of ischemic brain injection in rats
Authors: Stoyanov Oleksandr , Vastyanov Ruslan , Kolesnyk Olena , Mashchenko Serhii , Antonenko Serhii
Published: December 2019

Brain vascular pathology is one of the leading causes of mortality, the main cause of disability and life quality decrease throughout the world. Ukraine demonstrate a steady tendency to increase the prevalence and incidence of cerebrovascular pathology over the past 10—15 years, especially chronic progressive forms. Oxidative stress is one of the leading ischemic brain damage cause. To suppress it the main modern approaches in cerebrovascular pathology pharmacological treatment search are connected. The use of the antioxidant 2-ethyl- 6-methyl-3-hydroxypyridine succinate as a pathogenetically necessary agent in conditions of ischemic brain damage during bilateral occlusion of the common carotid arteries in rats in order to study the eff ectiveness of therapy is experimentally substantiated in the article. 4 groups of animals were used in experimental conditions. Rats motor activity in the "open fi eld" test, trembling and stiff ness, a "humpiness" symptom, muscular activity and neurological status were determined on the 2nd, 5th, 7th, 14th and 28th days of the experimental trials. Rats after reproducing ischemia of the brain showed hypokinesia, discoordination, muscle rigidity, severe neurological defi ciency. Mexicor administered in doses of 50 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg contributed to a dose-dependent decreasing of the studied indexes. The eff ectiveness of using mexicor signifi cantly exceeded the results obtained in the group without treatment. A dose-dependent eff ect was recorded with a signifi cant diff erence with increasing dosage. Thus, behavioral, muscular, coordinative and neurological correlates of chronic cerebral ischemia induced by carotid arteries occlusion gone during 14—28 days in conditions of mexicor efficacy. The experimental results obtained are the background for a clinical examinations further series of patients with chronic cerebral ischemia using Mexicor as one of the components of ischemic brain damage complex pathogenetically based pharmacocorrection. Key words: experimental ischemia, 2-ethyl-6-methyl-3-hydroxypyridine succinate, pathogenetic treatment, ischemic brain damage pharmacocorrection
Züchtung von Zuckerrübensorten mit verminderter
Anfälligkeit gegen Blattkrankheiten
Authors: Uphoff Hubert
Published: December 2019

Das Auftreten und die Bedeutung der wichtigsten Blattkrankheiten für Zuckerrüben wird diskutiert. In Abhängigkeit von der Befallsstärke kann die Ertragsleistung im praktischen Zuckerrübenanbau reduziert werden. Je nach Anbaugebiet werden unterschiedliche Anforderungen an die Resistenzeigenschaften der Sorten gestellt. Die größte Bedeutung hat in Deutschland und weltweit gesehen Cercospora beticola. Die Resistenz gegen Cercospora wird quantitativ vererbt. Mehrere QTL (Quantitative Trait Locus) sind inzwischen kartiert worden und können mit Hilfe von molekularen Markern selektiert werden. Der aktuelle Stand der Züchtung wird anhand von Daten aus der Wertprüfung des Bundessortenamtes dargestellt und diskutiert.
Ertrag und Qualität geköpfter und entblätterter Zuckerrüben: Theoretisches Potenzial und praktische Bedeutung
Authors: Wulkow Antje , Hoffmann Christa
Published: December 2019

Zuckerrüben werden in einigen Regionen entblättert statt geköpft, mit der Absicht, den gewachsenen Ertrag vollständig zu ernten. Um Ertrag und Qualität bei geköpften und entblätterten Zuckerrüben zu erfassen, wurden diese in der Kampagne 2009 verglichen. Dazu wurden zwei Exaktversuche, zehn Paarvergleiche auf Praxisschlägen sowie Lagerungsversuche durchgeführt. Entblätterte Zuckerrüben erzielten einen höheren Rüben- und Zuckerertrag, während der Zuckergehalt und die Qualität geringer waren als bei geköpften Rüben. Das bei optimal geköpften Rüben ermittelte theoretische Potenzial wurde in der Praxis jedoch nicht erreicht, da etwa 50 % der Rüben zu hoch geköpft waren. Bei der Lagerung wurden keine signifikanten Unterschiede im Masse- und Zuckerverlust zwischen entblätterten und geköpften Zuckerrüben festgestellt, dagegen wiesen zu tief geköpfte Rüben aufgrund von starkem Schimmelbefall deutlich höhere Verluste auf. Wegen der geringeren Qualität bei entblätterten Zuckerrüben bleibt die Frage offen, welcher Aufwand bei der Verarbeitung in der Fabrik notwendig ist, um den Zucker zu gewinnen.
The Product Carbon Footprint of EU beet sugar (Part II)
Authors: Klenk Ingo , Landquist Birgit , de Imaña Oscar Ruiz
Published: December 2019

With regard to farming operations, all N-fertilizer was assumed to be in the form of mineral fertilizer, as there is no publicly available figure known for the average use of organic fertilizer (e.g. manure) in sugar beet cultivation in Europe. All the basic inputs to sugar beet cultivation were included, that is, seed, fertilisers, pesticides and diesel consumption for field work. Nitrous oxide, soil emissions (N2O, commonly known as laughing gas) from farming were included according to Biograce (i.e. 2.7% of applied N is emitted as N2O). Transport of sugar beet and adherent soil was also accounted for, and it was assumed that all transports are by 40-t truck. The emissions related to the return of empty trucks delivering beet to the factories were also accounted for in the Biograce data.

GHG emissions linked to LUC (land use change, direct or indirect) were estimated to be negligible because all land used to grow beet, at least in the EU, is already arable land.

With regard to factories, very small inputs were excluded. Specifically, most process chemicals used in sugar production such as NaOH or HCl for pH correction or antifoaming agents were assumed not to be significant for the overall result because they were used only in small quantities. However, as limestone is a processing aid used in larger amounts (approx. 2% per tonne of beet processed), it therefore was included.7

For surplus steam, which some factories co-produce, substitutes were difficult to establish, because they depend on the local situation. Since the resulting GHG credit for surplus steam was expected to be small as an EU average, no GHG credit for surplus steam was calculated. Potential emissions from water treatment systems were, on the other hand, not taken into account because there is insufficient data available about the different types of water treatment systems in operation in EU beet sugar factories.

The emission factors of the process inputs used in the calculations are listed in Table 9.
Models for colour formation in evaporation stations Part 1: Conventional models
Authors: Dobrowolski Maciej , Iciek Jan
Published: December 2019

This study is dedicated to making a comparison among models that describe juice colour formation during thickening in an evaporator station. The self-developed neural model for juice colour formation, which is outlined in this study, is compared with three conventional models, already developed by Vukov, de Visser and Smejkal. The initial data for developing respective verification of both conventional and neural models were acquired during field studies, carried out from 2005 to 2009 at four sugar factories operated by Südzucker Polska. It was claimed that the colour of sugar juice predicted by a conventional mathematical model, when the juice is thickened in an evaporator station, adheres to the actual process only for beginning compartments of the evaporation station: 1, 2, 3 – i.e. when the juice is relatively weakly coloured and its dry substance is relatively low. The application of unmodified conventional models to the simulation of juice colour formation, when the evaporator station is to be newly designed or upgraded, demonstrates poor convergence with data from measurements.

Part 2 of the paper (“A static neural and a recurrent neural model”) shall provide results of anticipated thin juice colour change during thickening in sugar factory evaporator stations, where the results were obtained from the model of artificial neural networks.
Statistic thermodynamic analysis of fructans – Part 2: Chain configuration parameters of non-branched and branched fructans – Branching structure and molar mass distribution of branched fructans
Authors: Beck Roland H.F. , Huber Anton
Published: December 2019

Applying statistical thermodynamic models for chain configurations in combination with linkage analysis, molar mass distribution and small angle X-ray scattering data allow the unambiguous structural elucidation of branched fructans. The radius of gyration of fructans can be accurately predicted by applying a random flight model with bond angle restrictions. The structural factor g has been calculated and correlated with experimental data only allowing a comb shaped structure for branched fructans. A formula for calculating the molar mass distribution of comb shaped branched fructans is proposed. Amalgamation of experimental and theoretical data prove a regular comb shape structure for the branched fructans of U. maritima, L. bulbiferum and A. tequilana.
Old mill revitalized with modern drive technology
Authors: Wall Robert James , Langhans Bernd
Published: December 2019

For the reconstruction of SF Cepiring sugar factory on Java a new gear and the new drive for the milling train were supplied by Siemens. The system consists of a Siemens gear and a Siemens motor with matching converter. The cane processing capacity of the factory could be increased from 3,000 to 4,000 tons of sugarcane per day without further conversions.
PENGARUH KREDIBILITAS PERUSAHAAN DAN BINTANG IKLAN TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN KONSUMEN UNTUK MEMBELI SEPEDA MOTOR HONDA VARIO PADA CV. INDAKO TRADING CO RANTAUPRAPAT
Authors: Bhakti Surya , Nasution Muda Pardamean
Published: December 2019

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh kredibilitas perusahaan dan kredibilitas bintang iklan terhadap keputusan konsumen untuk membeli sepeda motor Honda Vario pada CV. Indako Trading Co Rantauprapat, baik secara parsial dan simultan. Penelitian ini menggunakan 86 responden sebagai sampel penelitian yang diambil dengan menggunakan teknik accidental sampling. Hasil penelitian berdasarkan uji secara serempak (uji F) menunjukkan bahwa secara simultan (serempak) kredibilitas perusahaan dan kredibilitas bintang iklan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan konsumen untuk membeli sepeda motor Honda Vario pada CV. Indako Trading Co Rantauprapat. Hasil pengujian hipotesis secara parsial (uji t) menunjukkan bahwa kredibilitas perusahaan dan kredibilitas bintang iklan secara parsial berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan konsumen untuk membeli sepeda motor Honda Vario pada CV. Indako Trading Co Rantauprapat. Variabel yang peling dominan berpengaruh terhadap keputusan konsumen adalah kredibilitas perusahaan. Berdasarkan hasil uji determinasi diketahui bahwa keputusan konsumen membeli sepeda motor Honda Vario pada CV. Indako Trading Co Rantauprapat mempu dijelaskan oleh kredibilitas perusahaan dan kredibilitas bintang iklan sebesar 45,9%, sementara sisanya sebesar 54,1% dipengaruhi faktor lain yang tidak dibahas dalam penelitian ini, misalnya harga, kualitas produk, desain, dan lain sebagainya.
PENGARUH HARGA DAN KUALITAS PRODUK TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN KONSUMEN PADA SHAMPO MEREK REJOICE PADA MASYARAKAT RANTAUPRAPAT
Authors: Elvina Elvina
Published: December 2019

The purpose of this research is: 1) to know the influence of the price of the consumer purchasing decisions on shampoo products registered Rejoice on the community Rantauprapat, 2) to know the influence of product quality to the consumer purchasing decisions on shampoo products registered Rejoice on the community Rantauprapat. The hypothesis of this research are influential price variable significant for consumer purchasing decisions on shampoo products registered Rejoice on the community Rantauprapat, and product quality variables affect significant for consumer purchasing decisions on shampoo products registered Rejoice on the community Rantauprapat. The population of this research is the people who make purchases on the shampoo products registered Rejoice, samples in this research is 98 respondents. The results of the study showed that: 1) The prices have positive and significant impact on the consumer purchasing decisions on shampoo products registered Rejoice on the community Rantauprapat, and product quality have positive and significant impact on the consumer purchasing decisions on shampoo products registered Rejoice on the community Rantauprapat.
ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO PADA PERUSAHAAN MANUFAKTUR YANG TERDAFTAR DI BEI
Authors: Hendry Raja Saul Marto
Published: December 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh Cash Position , Debt To EquityRatio , Return On Asset , Cash Ratio , Asset Growth , dan Firm Size terhadap Dividend Payout Ratio untuk perusahaan manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia 20011-2013. Sampel penelitian terdiri dari 18 perusahaan dan dari laporan keuangan yang telah diaudit. Teknik analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda. Pengujian hipotesis dengan menggunakan uji t untuk menguji pengaruh variabel secara parsial dan uji F untuk menguji pengaruh variabel secara serentak. Hasil uji t dari persamaan regresi yang didapat menunjukkan bahwa Debt ToEquity Ratio, Return on Asset , dan Cash Ratio secara signifikan mempengaruhi Dividend Payout Ratio, sedangkan Cash Potition , Asset Growth , dan Firm Size tidak berpengaruhterhadap Dividend Payout Ratio. Hasil uji F menyatakan bahwa semua variabel independen dalam penelitian ini berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap Dividend Payout Ratio. Hasil regresi berganda menunjukkan variabel independen mempengaruhi Dividend Payout Ratio sebesar 70,4%, sedangkan 29,6% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain diluar penelitian ini. Kata kunci: Cash Position, Debt To Equity Ratio, Return on Asset , Cash Ratio , AssetGrowth, dan Firm Size, Dividend Payout Ratio.
PENGARUH KOORDINASI KERJA, KOMUNIKASI SERTA SEMANGAT KERJA TERHADAP PRESTASI KERJA KARYAWAN PADA PT. TELKOMSEL SALES OUTLET OPERATION RANTAUPRAPAT
Authors: Hj. Siti Lam’ah Nasution Deade Putri Arika,
Published: December 2019

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh koordinasi kerja, komunikasi, dan semangat kerja terhadap pretasi kerja karyawan pada PT. Telkomsel Sales Outlet Operation Rantauprapat, baik secara parsial maupun secara simultan. Pengumpulan datamenggunakan wawancara, kuesioner dan studi pustaka. Pengerjaan metodeanalisis data dengan menggunakan bantuan software SPSS 20.0 for Windows.Penelitian inimenggunakan sampel sebanyak 44orang karyawan yang diambil denganmenggunakan teknik sensus. Hasil penelitian berdasarkan uji secara serempak (uji F) menunjukkan bahwa secara simultan (serempak)koordinasi kerja, komunikasi, dan semangat kerjaberpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap pretasi kerja karyawan pada PT. Telkomsel Sales Outlet Operation Rantauprapat, dimana Fhitung(13,425) > Ftabel (2,84) dengan signifikansi 0,000 < 0,05.Hasil pengujian hipotesis secara parsial (uji t) menunjukkan bahwa koordinasi kerja (X1) berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap pretasi kerja karyawan pada PT. Telkomsel Sales Outlet Operation Rantauprapat, dimana thitung(3,086)> ttabel(1,68385) dengan signifikansi 0,004< 0,05.Komunikasi (X2) berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap pretasi kerja karyawan pada PT. Telkomsel Sales Outlet Operation Rantauprapat, dimana thitung(2,839)> ttabel(1,68385) dengan signifikansi 0,007< 0,05. Semangat kerja (X3) berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap pretasi kerja karyawan pada PT. Telkomsel Sales Outlet Operation Rantauprapat, dimana thitung(2,228)> ttabel(1,68385) dengan signifikansi 0,032< 0,05.Berdasarkan hasil uji determinasi diketahui bahwa 50,2% prestasi kerja karyawan dapat di jelaskan oleh variabel koordinasi kerja,komunikasi dan semangat kerja. Sedangkan sisanya 49,8 % dapat dijelaskan oleh faktor-faktor lain yang tidak diteliti dalam penelitian ini, seperti gaya kepemimpinan, motivasi, budaya organisasi, dan lain sebagainya.
DINAR UANG MASA DEPAN
Authors: Syahputra Rizki
Published: December 2019

Krisis ekonomi di Indonesia dan di beberapa negara lainnya, di sebabkan oleh dua faktor. Pertama, persoalan mata uang dimana nilai mata uang suatu negara sangat terikat dengan nilai mata uang negara lain seperti nilai mata rupiah terikat dengan nilai mata uang dollar, sehingga apabila mata uang dollar melemah ataupun terjadi gejolak maka dengan sendirinya nilai mata uang rupiah ikut anjlok. Kedua, fakta yang kita jumpai dilapangan bahwa uang tidak dipakai lagi sebagai alat tukar menukar tapi juga komoditi yang diperdagangkan. Terjadinya terjadinya krisis ini memicu negara-negara asia untuk mengkaji ulang penggunaan mata uang kertas dengan membandingkannya dengan mata uang dinar.Penyebab utama ketidakstabilan dan tingginya inflasi, adalah karena sistem mata uang yang tidak adil saat ini, menggunakan sistem mata uang hampa (kertas ) tanpa kontrol dan tanpa back up, yang disebut dengan fiat money. Kegagalan dan kezaliman sistem fiatmoney, telah mendorong para pakar ekonomi yang kritis dan cerdas untuk memikirkankembali keberadaan uang fiat yang selama ini digunakan secara luas di berbagai negara.
PENGARUH KESELAMATAN KERJA DAN KESEHATAN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PT. LINGGA TIGA SAWIT KABUPATEN LABUHANBATU
Authors: Hasibuan Wirna Juniati , Ritonga Zuriani
Published: December 2019

Tujuan Penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan PT. Lingga Tiga Sawit Labuhanbatu. Jumlah anggota populasi sebanyak 181 orang karyawan. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan simple random sampling karena pengambilan sampel anggota populasi dilakukan secara acak tanpa memperhatikan strata yang ada dalam populasi tersebut. Dan penentuan ukuran sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan rumus Slovin, sehingga diperoleh hasil sebanyak 64 responden yang akan dijadikan sampel dalam penelitian. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif yang menggunakan kuesioner sebagai alat pengumpulan data dan menggunakan teknik analisis regresi linear sederhana untuk mengukur pengaruh dari variabel bebas terhadap variabel terikat yaitu keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja sebagai variabel independent (X) dan kinerja karyawan sebagai variabel dependent (Y). Pengolahan data dalam penelitian ini dibantu dengan program Stastitical for Product and Service Solution (SPSS) versi 19. Hasil penelitian ini menyatakan bahwa keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja berpengaruh signifikan dan positif terhadap kinerja karyawan PT.Lingga Tiga Sawit Labuhanbatu. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian empiris variabel keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja memiliki nilai koefisien sebesar 0.461 dengan nilai t hitung 3.477 serta nilai signifikansi 0.001
PENGARUH PERSEPSI KUALITAS PELAYANAN DAN KEPUASAN PELANGGAN TERHADAP MINAT PEMBELIAN ULANG PADA BRASTAGI SUPERMARKET RANTAUPRAPAT
Authors: Bayu Eko Broto Sori Salbiah Lubis,
Published: December 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk untuk mengetahui pengaruh persepsi kualitas pelayanan dan kepuasan pelanggan terhadap minat pembelian ulang pada Brastagi Supermarket Rantauprapat. Sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 96 orang yang diambil menggunakan rumus Supramono dan Haryanto. Teknik penentuan sampel adalah metode Purposive Sampling. Metode analisis yang dipergunakan adalah metode analisis deskriptif, metode analisis statistik yang terdiri dari uji asumsi klasik, analisis regresi linier berganda, pengujian signifikan simultan dan pengujian signifikan parsial serta pengujian koefisien determinasi.Berdasarkan hasil uji hipotesis secara parsial (uji t) diketahui bahwa persepsi kualitas pelayanan (X1) berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap minat pembelian ulang pada Brastagi Supermarket Rantauprapat, dimana nilai thitung> ttabel yaitu 5,376 > 1,66140 dengan signifikansi 0,000 < 0,05. Kepuasan pelanggan (X2) juga berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap minat pembelian ulang pada Brastagi Supermarket Rantauprapat, dimana nilai thitung> ttabel yaitu 7,602 > 1,66140 dengan signifikansi 0,000 < 0,05. Berdasarkan hasil uji hipotesis secara simultan (uji F) diketahui bawah pesepsi kualitas pelayanan (X1) dan kepuasan pelanggan (X2) secara bersama-sama berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap minat pembelian ulang pada Brastagi Supermarket Rantauprapat, dimana nilai Fhitung> Ftabel (82,733 > 3,09) dengan taraf signifikansi 0,000 < 0,05. Melalui pengujian koefisien determinasi diperoleh nilai Adjusted R square sebesar 0,632, yangberarti 63,2% minat pembelian ulang dapat dijelaskan oleh persepsi kualitas pelayanan dan kepuasan pelanggan, sedangkan sisanya 36,8% dapat dijelaskan oleh faktor lain yang tidak diteliti oleh penelitian ini.
PENGARUH EFEKTIVITAS PENEMPATAN KERJA DAN KARAKTERISTIK PEKERJAAN TERHADAP MOTIVASI BERPRESTASI SERTA DAMPAKNYA PADA KINERJA PEGAWAI DINAS PENDIDIKAN KABUPATEN LABUHANBATU
Authors: Nasution Ade Parlaungan
Published: December 2019

Dalam mencapai tujuan organisasi yang berkaitan dengan kinerja harus didukung oleh sumber daya manusia yang terampil dan handal, perlu adanya suatu perencanaan dalam menentukan pegawai yang akan mengisi posisi pekerjaan yang ada dalam organisasi. Tercapainya kinerja organisasi bergantung pada lingkungan kerja, efektivitas penempatan sumber daya manusia dan karakteristik pekerjaan pada posisi jabatan tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh langsung efektivitas penempatan kerja dan karakteristik pekerjaan terhadap kinerja pegawai. Untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh langsung efektivitas penempatan kerja dan karakteristik pekerjaan terhadap lingkungan kerja. Untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh tidak langsung efektivitas penempatan kerja dan karakteristik pekerjaan terhadap kinerja pegawai melalui variabel intervening lingkungan kerja. Populasi yang dimaksudkan pada penelitian ini pegawai Dinas Pendidikan Kabupaten Labuhanbatu sebanyak 40 responden dengan teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan sampel jenuh. Teknik untuk mengumpulkan data primer antara lain observasi, wawancara dan penyebaran kuesioner. Teknik analisis data penelitian yaitu model analisis jalur dengan bantuan software SPSS dan AMOS. Hasil penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa efektivitas penempatan kerja dan karakteristik pekerjaan berpengaruh langsung terhadap lingkungan kerja, efektivitas penempatan kerja dan karakteristik pekerjaan secara tidak langsung berpengaruh terhadap kinerja pegawai dan terdapat pengaruh langsung antara efektivitas penempatan kerja dan karakteristik pekerjaan terhadap lingkungan kerja sebagai intervening serta pengaruh langsung terhadap kinerja pegawai.
ANALISIS STRATEGI PENERJEMAHAN PADA FILM ‘GOOD WILL HUNTING’ KE DALAM BAHASA INDONESIA
Authors: Harahap Nova Jayanti
Published: December 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji strategi penerjemahan pada terjemahan subtitle bahasa Indonesia dalam film ‘Good Will Hunting’. Masalah penelitian ini adalah Strategi penerjemahan apa yang paling sering digunakan dalam hasil penerjemahan subtitle Inggris – Indonesia dalam film ‘Good Will Hunting?’ dan Bagaimana keakuratan Strategi Borrowing diterjemahkan ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia?. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah subtitle film “Good Will Hunting”. Strategi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini dikemukakan oleh Molina & Albir (2002). Metode riset yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif deskriptif. Sumber data penelitian ini adalah subtitle film Good Will Hunting. Data adalah 103 dalam teks subtitle yang terdiri 25 temuan (100%) dan terjemahannya ke dalam BSa, pada BSu ditemukan 3 (12%) Amplifikasi (Penambahan), 13 (52%) Peminjaman (Borrowing), 6 (24%) Deskripsi (Description), 2 (8%) Padanan Lazim (Established Equivalence), 1 (4%) Penerjemahan Harfiah (Literal Translation). Tiga belas strategi terjemahan tidak ditemukan dalam analisis terjemahan subtitle film yang terdiri dari Adaptasi (adaptation), Kalke (calque), Kompensasi (compensation), Kreasi diskursif (discursive creation), Generalisasi (generalization), Amplifikasi linguistik (linguistic amplification), Kompresi linguistik (linguistic compression), Modulasi (modulation), Partikularisasi (particularizaton), Reduksi (reduction), Subsitusi (subsitution), Transposisi (transposition), Variasi (Variation)
PENGARUH KEBIJAKAN HARGA, PELAYANAN DAN FASILITAS PENDUKUNG TERHADAP KEPUASAN PELANGGAN PADA PT. SUMATERA BERLIAN MOTOR
Authors: Syarifur Ridho Anna Zulpiani,
Published: December 2019

Tujuan Penelitian Ini Adalah: 1) Untuk Mengetahui Pengaruh Kebijakan Harga Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Pada Pt. Sumatera Berlian Motor, 2) Untuk Mengetahui Pengaruh Pelayanan Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Pada Pt. Sumatera Berlian Motor Dan Untuk Mengetahui Pengaruh Fasilitas Pendukung Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Pada Pt. Sumatera Berlian Motor. Hipotesis Penelitian Adalah Variabel Kebijakan Harga Berpengaruh Signifikan Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Pada Pt. Sumatera Berlian Motor, Variabel Pelayanan Berpengaruh Signifikan Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Pada Pt. Sumatera Berlian Motor Dan Variabel Fasilitas Pendukung Berpengaruh Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Pada Pt. Sumatera Berlian Motor. Populasi Dari Penelitian Ini Adalah Pelanggan Yang Melakukan Pembelian Pada PT. Sumatera Berlian Motor. Jumlah Populasinya Adalah Sebanyak 98 Responden. Hasil Penelitian Menunjukkan Bahwa: 1) Kebijakan Harga Berpengaruh Positif Dan Signifikan Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Pada Pt. Sumatera Berlian Motor, Pelayanan Berpengaruh Positif Dan Signifikan Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Pada Pt. Sumatera Berlian Motor Dan Fasilitas Pendukung Berpengaruh Positif Dan Signifikan Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Pada Pt. Sumatera Berlian Motor.