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A Post-Consolidation Assessment of Profitability in Nigerian Banks
Authors: P.O. Oladele , . Akeke N.I
Published: January 2020

Using stochastic frontier technique, this study examined the changes in the profit efficiency of Nigerian banks after the recapitalization exercise of central bank of Nigeria for the period 2006 to 2008. The results showed that the estimated profit efficiency scores for 2006, 2007 and 2008 for troubled banks were 0.79, 0.89 and 0.94, respectively while corresponding values for healthy banks were 0.47, 0.66 and 0.81. Average efficiency score of all sampled banks were 0.59, 0.75 and 0.86 for 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. The finding implies that profitability is not a good measure of performance.
Map Ta Phut as an Exemplar of the Industrial Estates of Thailand
Authors: Pinyochatchinda Supaporn
Published: January 2020

The industrial estate has played an important part in the post-WWII economic development of Thailand, representing a focal point for the inward investment necessary to promote the version of the East Asian Economic Model employed in the country. Industrial estates have also been influential in shaping internal labour migration and in determining which economic activities provide competitive advantage in export sectors. The presence of the estates has not, however, been entirely positive since migration is often associated with social issues, because of excessive industrial pollution and because they made profitable otherwise unprofitable and undesirable activities. One of the largest and most significant industrial estates is that of Map Ta Phut, which is located on the eastern seaboard of Thailand. This estate has become particularly strongly linked with the presence of industrial pollution and with the protests of local residents who claim their health has been negatively affected by the various factories and facilities involved. This paper adopts Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate as an exemplar of all industrial estates of Thailand and uses it to identify the various characteristics and individualities of the Thai version of this institution. By doing this, lessons are drawn for both business practitioners and policy-makers concerning the regulation of pollution and other administrative activities, together with forward planning for employment and labour market upgrading.
Coping with Drought among the Communities Living in the Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya
Authors: Chumo J. K.
Published: January 2020

Drought is of great concern throughout the continent of Africa because of its devastating effects that it has inflicted on the economy of some of the countries. Drought has been recorded to be one of the most felt disasters in recent years in Kenya. The drought that affected Kenya in the year 2000 and 2010 was indeed remarkable in that the country resorted to loss of lives, loss of livestock, power rationing and drying of agricultural crops among other problems. This study developed a technique to depict spatially, the extent, relative severity and location of areas mostly affected by drought in the Lake Victoria basin of Kenya. This was done using the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) plots and maps developed using the Geographical Information System (GIS) software. The indices were generated using the C++ program. NDVI indices revealed that most parts of the basin were moderately dry throughout the year. The study investigated the impacts of drought in the area by use of questionnaires and interviews. The impacts identified were mainly crop failure, depletion of water resources and lack of pasture for livestock. The complex and multidimensional nature of drought requires a long term, well-organized and coordinated research plan and action involving all the stakeholders. This study summarized coping strategies adopted by the communities living within the Lake Victoria basin to mitigate drought phenomenon. Some of the strategies include; planting of drought resistant crops, food storage sharing and purchasing of food among others. Recommendations have been suggested for policy makers, planners and agriculturalists to implement to improve agricultural output in a drought prone area like the Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya. In particular, the study highly recommends development of a comprehensive drought policy to be implemented in managing drought in Kenya.
Analysis of a Large Companyâ€™s Global Activity Sustained by the Organizational Culture
Authors: Trifu Alexandru
Published: January 2020

Organization's strategic position has to be understood in relation to the external environment, its internal resources, the employeesâ€™ skills, desires, and influences endogenous and exogenous. But, above all, the competition and the programs applied have to be different from that activities or services of the competitors. Market research provides the firm with information regarding the markets or market segments with the best prospects, the price levels accepted by the market, the ways of distributing the products on the market, promotional actions, etc. Equally important for grounding the strategy are the macroeconomic forecasts, the field projections, and the policies of the bodies regulating and supervising insurances. This provides the guidance of the organizationâ€™s development in accordance with the main macroeconomic developments foreshadowed for the following period. The quality of the global activity is given by the nature of the organizational culture, a powerful instrument for performing the management and getting the appropriate results. I think that Petrom is the most suitable enterprise (firm) for the analyze, being the largest company in Southeast Europe, whose market penetration force and market sustainability are largely due to the European management implemented by OMV, as Petrom is part of the OMV structure. At the same, in this period, it is capable to get down the prices, in order to keep the clients, but maintaining the efficiency of the main activity.
Good Governance and Building a Civil Service in a Fragile State: The Case of Timor Leste
Authors: Goldfinch Shaun
Published: January 2020

Newly independent Timor Leste provides a unique case study of the difficulties of developing a civil service in a fragile state. We show the UN and other bodies have attempted to develop a reasonably traditional Weberian legal/rational type civil service, but that many difficulties remain.
The Coaching Kaleidoscope: Insights from the Inside
Authors: Srinivasan Shiva Kumar
Published: January 2020

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A Study on the Precursors for Gastronomic Satisfaction of Tourists in Malaysia
Authors: Jaiswal Gunjan Suresh , . Jyotsna A. Patil , . Neerjang Lama
Published: January 2020

This paper aims to contextualize the idea of food tourism, not only as an attention-grabbing field of research, but in the contention that it can be utilized as a wider theoretical lens to propose a system for rationally identifying preferences of food / gastronomy / culinary tourists. This paper will make an attempt to put forward the insights currently underpinning the latest progress towards a more culturally responsive and critically orientated tourism research. More to the point, this study will be able to facilitate the practitioners to gain insights on the factors affecting satisfaction of tourists which will in turn lead to a boost in visits by foreign tourists to Malaysia. A conceptual framework consisting of 4 independent variables and 1 dependent variable has been proposed. Since there are limited numbers of studies on Gastronomy tourism in Malaysia, there is a need to study this significant topic.
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
Authors: Srinivasan Shiva Kumar
Published: January 2020

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The Failure of the 1917 Geddes Master Plan and 1959 Minoprio, Spencely, Macfarlane Master Plans: Some Reflections
Authors: Choudhury Bayezid Ismail , . Peter Armstrong
Published: January 2020

Urban planning is inherently a political process addressing social justice and social coherence concerns. However, planners are fixated with the physical and superficial social aspects of planning, overlooking its deeper interrelationships. This paper discusses two master plans for the city of Dhaka. The first is the 1917 plan by Patrick Geddes, and the second is the 1959 Minoprio, Spencely and Mcfarlane Plan. Both plans were developed after a phase of social upheaval and unrest orchestrated to suppress the desires and wishes of the people of Dhaka. In both instances, the cross cultural planners lack cultural awareness, failing to perceive the then current issues fronting Dhaka. In essence, they work in isolation as planners. These initiatives can be argued as representing â€˜planning for planningâ€™s sakeâ€™. In this setting, this paper articulates that the failure of the two master plans were due to a lack of awareness of the social and political realities by these â€˜foreignâ€™ planners.
Political Role of Social Media as a Field of Research and as a Field of University Level Study
Authors: Baluev Dmitry
Published: January 2020

This article is drawing out major approaches to the study of political role of social media. On the one hand, in a nearest future such researches could be one of the main hot topics of political analysis. On the other hand, this field of study is starting to be reflected in leading universitiesâ€™ curriculum. However, common theoretical base for this field of study is still absent. An attempt to clarify terminology, picture out major approaches to the role of social media in politics, formulate major trends in this sphere of public life is made in this paper. It touches upon also consequences of rising political role of social media for foreign and security policy formulation. Possible applied use of this concept is a special interest for the author.
Green Environment awareness Module to Enhance Responsibility and Sensitivity towards the Environment
Authors: Abd Rose Amnah
Published: January 2020

All forms of life in this world needs a healthy environment in which all living things interact continuously. Extensive use of the natural resources by humans resulted in the depletion of the environment. Thus, it is essentials that humans are made aware and take responsibility of protecting the environment for the present and future generations. To achieve this, environmental education are essential to encourage and educate citizen so that they are aware and play an active part in protecting the environment by making informed decisions on any actions taken. Education is the means to impart and develop the appropriate knowledge, skills and values in order to understand what humanâ€™s activities and action have done to the environment. Thus, sensitivity towards issues of the environment will emerge or arise within individual and in turn will nurture responsible attitude on protecting the environment. The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual framework of Green Environment Awareness Module. Special features in this module are providing informative, educative and reliable information about the environment which incorporate the use of QR-Code for easy retrieval. Development of the module using the Modified Delphi Technique was carried out.
Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere
Authors: Srinivasan Shiva Kumar
Published: January 2020

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Rationalizing the Choice of Housing on Cultivable Land: Is Cash-Return the Only Determinant?
Authors: Ahmed Zobayer
Published: January 2020

Society faces numerous problems due to high population growth where housing along with other settlements is a notable concern. Horizontal expansion of housing on cultivable land in rural area reduces the availability of land for cultivation. The study is a combination of both quantitative and qualitative in nature based on primary data, carried out in a village in Comilla, an eastern district of Bangladesh during April 2012. The study finds that the households receive returns both in cash as well as in kind from new homesteads made on cultivable land. The cash benefit received by households at new place is Tk. 156238.14 on an average per year in 2011 price and on an average the cash investment per year in 2011 price (inflation adjusted) for housing is Tk. 213108.1818 (weighted average). This clearly indicates a cash loss from housing on cultivable land from householdâ€™s perspective. However, statistically the cash investment for housing in rural area is not significantly different from the cash return received by the households at 5% level of significance. Thus it becomes an important question whether the householdâ€™s choice of making new home on cultivable land is a rational choice or not. Further, the amount of money each household spent for housing could have been used for a higher cash return through some alternative investments. The study reveals, households derive positive utility (non cash returns) from new homes notwithstanding cash loss and other investment options forgone. The study further argues that if the government or any authority is to take some steps regarding the declining trend of cultivable land in rural areas, the perspectives of the households must be considered with great attention.
Planning of Production, Inventory and Logistics with Direct Shipment and Milk run Strategies: Numerical Experiment
Authors: Suebsangin Pacharawan
Published: January 2020

We study a supply chain comprised of a manufacturer owning multiple production lines and a warehouse, and multiple retailers buying from the manufacturer. The manufacturer can choose whether to send products to the retailers directly from loading area using direct shipment or send the product to be stored at the warehouse. If the demand is satisfied from the warehouse, the company can choose the logistic strategy. The company can send the product from the warehouse to a retailer using a direct shipment mode (a truck only visits the retailer) or using milk run mode (a truck visits multiple retailers in a single trip). We develop a mixed integer programming model to find the optimal decisions for production quantities at each production line, the quantities of inventories at the loading area, the warehouse and the retailers, and the transportation strategies to deliver products to retailers in every period. We conduct numerical experiments and then analyze the results. Many managerial insights are drawn for practitioners. Several optimal transportation strategies are observed by mixing between a temporal demand aggregation strategy, the milk run strategy and the direct shipment strategy.
Strategic Business Management: A Practical Framework and Causal Model of Empowering Leadership, Team Cohesion, Knowledge-Sharing Behavior, and Team Performance
Authors: Kasemsap Kijpokin
Published: January 2020

Research objectives were to determine a practical framework and to create a causal model of empowering leadership, team cohesion, knowledge-sharing behavior, and team performance of petroleum refinery plant employees in Thailand. The study reported the responses of 594 operational employees from seven petroleum refinery plants operating in different parts of Thailand. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics using SPSS (version 11.5) and path analysis using LISREL (version 8). Research findings indicate that dimensions of empowering leadership, team cohesion, and knowledge-sharing behavior have mediated positive effect on team performance. Knowledge-sharing behavior positively mediates the relationships between empowering leadership and team performance and between team cohesion and team performance. Furthermore, empowering leadership is positively correlated with team cohesion.
Use of Social Resources by Elementary Schools in Taiwan and Resource Acquisition Strategies: Perspectives of Outstanding Principals
Authors: Huang Tzung-Hsien
Published: January 2020

Due to rapid social changes and shrinking family size, the management of Taiwan's elementary schools faces many severe challenges. The question of how to enhance school competitiveness has become an important issue that must be addressed by school principals. Looking from the resource-based view and the organizational ecology perspective, the acquisition of social resources by schools is an important mission for today's principals. Because of the great importance of social resources to school operation, and the great lack of research on the effective acquisition of social resources, this study seeks to employ systematic methods to examine how outstanding benchmark principals in Taiwan utilize social resources in order to acquire the resources their schools need for sustainable operation. Hence, the main purpose of this study is to explore how schools use social resources in order to maintain their competitiveness, and their strategies for acquiring social resources, from the perspectives of outstanding principals. The results of this study reveal (1) eight findings concerning how public elementary school principals' perspectives on the use of social resources, such as active interaction with the community, establishment of networks of diverse relationships, obtaining recognition of superior teaching, and school marketing; and (2) ten findings concerning elementary school principals' strategies for acquiring social resources, such as maintenance of personal relationships, establishment of distinctive school features and enhancement of teaching performance, and skillful use of communication to acquire social resources. These important research results reveal a wide range of social resource utilization and acquisition strategies, and suggest the necessity and value of the implicit knowledge and wisdom that principals bring to bear in the workplace.
HRM vs Industrial Relations: a Comparative and Theoretical Evaluation of Two Disciplines
Authors: CemalIyem CemalIyem
Published: January 2020

In recent years, significant changes are experienced in practice as well as theory to the field of industrial relations. Globalization, rapid progress in the field of technology, such as reduction of the importance of class conflict factors affect the industrial relations field. In this paper, the perspectives of (IR) Industrial Relations and (HRM) Human Resource Management disciplines within the framework of the text books compared. During the first part of this comparison information about the conceptual framework of the discipline of industrial relations. In the second part referred to the concept of human resource management. In the last chapter of human resource management and industrial relations textbooks, certain themes will be examined in a comparative framework. Thus, the perspectives of the two disciplines against each other is aimed.
Contemporary Water Management Issues in Thailand in Comparative Perspective
Authors: Chintraruck Alin
Published: January 2020

Water management is a complex and multifarious issue that joins together a wide range of different problems and approaches. Since water is essential to human life, governments must make efforts to ensure that everyone receives the water necessary but, at the same time, they have to wrestle with the fact that water is a scarce resource that must be priced for consumption under conditions of constantly increasing demand from cities, industry, agriculture and tourism. Examination of three case studies, Australia, Singapore and Japan, indicates that contemporary water management issue may be considered in a number of categories and analysis has taken place on four such categories. These are global climate change, disaster mitigation, political and legal modernization and allocation of water resources. The case studies inform the discussion of water management practices and prospects for Thailand and it is shown that the country is progressing towards the examples represented by the more developed and advanced countries insofar as it is ever possible to import a water management solution into the very specific geographical, hydrological, social, political and cultural conditions in effect in a specific location.
Status of Knowledge Based Economy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An Analysis
Authors: Bashehab Omar Salem
Published: January 2020

This paper highlights on the emerging issues that compelled Saudi Arabia in transforming its economy to a knowledge-based one. It discusses the pillars of a knowledge-based economy i.e. the institutional model; education; research and development (R&D); and information and communication technology (ICT) adopted by the World Bank Institute framework to analyze the status of a knowledge-based economy in Saudi Arabia. The primary objective of this article is to understand the status of the knowledgebased economy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Secondary data was collected for writing the paper. The nine developmental plans of Saudi Arabia (Ministry of Economy and Planning), Ministry of Education reports, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology reports, and Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) reports are some of the important sources of data. The government of Saudi Arabia has laid the foundation for transforming its economy to a knowledge-based one but more is required especially in the field of human resource development and innovation to expedite the easiness of the transforming process.
Project implementation success and Change Management practices in Malaysian Government-linked companies (GLCs)
Authors: Basamh Saeed Salem , . Abdul Rahman Ahmad Dahlan
Published: January 2020

The purpose of this research is to address the practices of project change management in the context of Government-Linked Companies (GLCs) in Malaysia, focusing on Project Managers (PMs), Project Team Members (PTMs), Change Managers (CMs) and any other Top Managers involved in a project. Also, checking the validity of a number of critical success factors from Project Implementation Profile (PIP) in the context of GLCs in Malaysia. PIP is a comprehensive managerial tool that was introduced by Pinto and Slevin. Later Belout and Gauvereau have enhanced and re-tested it in their study. Government-linked companies were previously government agencies or public enterprises established to provide services for social purposes. The Malaysian Government considers the importance of the Government-linked companiesâ€™ (GLCs) role. Critical success factors (or CSFs) are the actions and processes that can be controlled or affected by management to achieve the goals set by an organization. Many studies has been conducted on Malaysian government-linked companies, but few focused on examining the validity of the critical success factors in these companies where these factors will lead to successful project implementation and assess in change management.
Job Characteristics as the Antecedents of Work-to-family Enrichment: A Literature Review
Authors: Zainal Siti Khadijah
Published: January 2020

Work-to-family enrichment refers to the work and family interdependency which is beneficial to the human being. It is a positive construct which views the work-family relationship in a positive perspective. Work-to-family enrichment is a situation where the positive experience in work helps to enrich the participation in family domain. Previous literature suggest that job characteristics are among the relevent predictors of work-to-family enrichment. Job Characteristic Model (JCM) is a popular model which explains the impact of work design towards an various psychological state and outcome. JCM consists of five predictive core job dimensions which are skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy and feedback.The current paper discusses the role of five core job dimension in JCM as antecedents to the work-to-family enrichment. Specifically, it includes the past literatures which discusses the relationship between the five core job dimensions and work-to-family enrichment. The paper also includes implications of the study to the future researcher.
The Duality of Jatio Sangsad Bhaban and the Notion of Nationalism
Authors: Choudhury Bayezid Ismail
Published: January 2020

Jatio Sangsad Bhaban or Nation Assembly Building or Capitol Complex of Bangladesh, is an iconic building designed by American architect Louis. I. Kahn. It is regarded as the national emblem and the national identity of Bangladesh. It has assumed a symbolic role in the nationalist movement of the Bangladeshi people which lead to the emergence of independent Bangladesh. Drawing on Peter Alterâ€™s theory of nationalism, this paper will argue that his construct of the dual positive and negative character of nationalism aptly fits the role the Jatio Sangsad Bhaban has played from its outset, representing as his four aspects of nationalism: oppression, and at the same time emancipation, the repository of danger, and opportunity.
Policy Initiatives and Agricultural Performance in Post-independent Ghana
Authors: Asuming-Brempong Samuel
Published: January 2020

The central role agriculture plays in the development of Ghanaâ€™s economy has been recognized by several authors, particularly because Ghanaâ€™s economy is basically agrarian. Nevertheless, the contributions agriculture can make to economic development depend on the policy environment within which agriculture thrives. Several policies, both general and specific to agriculture, which have been pursued under various governments have either promoted or mitigated against the performance of agriculture in Ghana. This paper reviews the various policies under which Ghana's agricultural sector has operated since independence, and provides a synthesis of the major existing policies and recent changes and how these have affected the agricultural sector. The analysis shows that the socialist model of the 1960s contrasted sharply with the liberalized market approach of the 1980s and 1990s, particularly under structural adjustment. These differing policy orientations have had significant effects on agricultural performance in Ghana, and the roles of agriculture at different periods. For instance, the policy effects of agricultural activities on the environment, such as the promotion of export commodities, the exploitation of timber and forest resources, mining, and indiscriminate sale and use of agro-chemicals in Ghana have been negative. On the other hand, promotion of cash and export crops through government policy incentives have improved rural incomes for farmers that cultivate such crops, and helped to reduce poverty among this group. In general, the policy effects on agriculture in Ghana have been mixed.
Patients' Satisfaction with Primary Health Care in Egypt: Exploring the Gap between Rural and Urban Governorates
Authors: Metwally Dina
Published: January 2020

Patient satisfaction has been frequently used as an indication of the overall quality of health care providers. Understanding patients` needs and expectations is crucial to PHC providers to improve patients` health. This study aims to explore patients' satisfaction with primary health care services in urban and rural areas in Egypt. The study shows a gap in patient`s satisfaction across Alexandria and Sohag governorates. This implies a difference in reform implementation across urban and rural governorates. More attention should be given to different dimensions of health care provision at PHC level in rural governorates including clinical and nonclinical training of nurses, improvement in amenities and other facilities, improvement of registration system, and promoting the new system.
The World Social Forum as a sub-political space for environmental justice: The case for South African grassroots empowerment within a network society
Authors: Leonard Llewellyn
Published: January 2020

The World Social Forum (WSF) has provided an international stage for civil society from across the globe to share ideas, strategies, tactics and struggles for creating â€˜another worldâ€™ against the failures of market inequalities. It attracts more than sixty thousand people pursuing the vision of 'Another World is Possible', with the event becoming a symbol of hope for environmental, social and economic justice. How effective has the WSF been in projecting the concerns of the grassroots against inequalities produced? Should new strategies and tactics be forged amongst civil society so that this international platform becomes more meaningful for the marginalised? Through empirical work conducted at the 2011 WSF in Dakar, Senegal, supplemented with previous empirical work with civil society conducted in Durban, South Africa, this paper points to challenges that need to be addressed by civil society if â€˜another world is possible.â€™ Although there is an urgent need for local representative and civil society to mobilise social capital and include the grassroots into discussions in future WSF gatherings, the success of such an international platform is also influenced by historical, socio-economic and political contexts within countries influencing social capital within networks. Grassroots empowerment will help build more coherent actions that reflect the needs of those most affected by inequalities
Cyber Risks and Fraud in the Nigeriaâ€™s Business Environment: A Postmortem of Youth Crime
Authors: Ebenezer Jegede Ajibade
Published: January 2020

This article examines the opportunities and the negative impacts associative of the use of Internet technology in the era of E-Business. Contextually, it zeroed on the activities of youths as they engage in online fraud as a means of survival in Nigeria. It further postured that the Internet medium tremendously promoted e-commerce and simultaneously created a new form of socio-economic insecurity that is highly unprecedented in the world history. The magnitude of vulnerability and concomitantly the monetary loss often attendant of wireless transaction cross culturally engenders fear, skepticism and disillusionments among Internet users in the cyber environment. In order to minimize this trend, the authors were of the view that a special inbuilt security mechanism attachable to the Internet technology hardwires be provided for the censorship of online monetary related interactions. This unique configuration is expected to serve as checks against fraud and other maladaptive uses of the technology by cyber predators.
The Challenges of Managing Traditional Knowledge Related to Medicinal Plants among the Batek Community in Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia
Authors: Alias Amran
Published: January 2020

The potential value of medicinal plants from the tropical rainforest resulting from the utilisation of the traditional knowledge of indigenous communities is enormous. Despite this, the indigenous communities worldwide have not been benefited much from it. In Malaysia, much has been written among other things about the usefulness and value of the knowledge of the indigenous communities. Not much however, is made known especially on how the knowledge related to medicinal plants is being managed at the indigenous community level. The objective of this paper is to describe the challenges of managing the knowledge owned by the Batek Orang Asli in Kuala Koh, Gua Musang of the State of Kelantan, Malaysia. This study employs largely an ethnographic approach of data gathering. The findings of this study among others revealed that although there is still traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants possessed by the Orang Asli, the domain and custodianship of this knowledge has generally become smaller and weaker. So are the management practice of this knowledge whereby a number of challenges in managing the knowledge have been identified including the erosion of the knowledge over time and the reluctance of the younger generations to acquire it.
Rectifying the Civil-Military Imbalanceâ€“What Pakistan Can Learn From the Turkish Experience
Authors: Khosa Maheen Saleem
Published: January 2020

Historically, in both Pakistan and Turkey, the military has been deeply involved in the politics of the state. Civilian governments have had to contend with the influence of the military in politics and have often been undermined and overthrown. However, the Prime Minister-ship of Recep Tayyip Erdogan is often quoted as an example in Pakistan of how to successfully rectify the imbalance between the civilian governments and the military. This paper discusses the Turkish experience and what Pakistan can learn from it â€“ its successes, pitfalls and applicability to the Pakistani milieu. The paper considers whether Mr. Erdogan has truly succeeded in recalibrating the civilian-military equation and whether the Pakistani political scene allows for similar results. A particular point of resonance is the trial of former coup leaders in Turkey and the current trial in Pakistan of General (retd.) Pervez Musharraf (who led the last coup) for treason. It is an open question whether these trials undermine military influence or breed greater motivation to intervene (especially where they are seen not to be fair) and in what circumstances? Pakistan stands at a critical juncture with a recent, historic civilian transition of power. The Turkish experience therefore provides valuable lessons.
Prison, Stigma, Discrimination and Personality as Predictors of Criminal Recidivism: Preliminary Findings
Authors: Ahmed Aminu Musa
Published: January 2020

Criminal recidivism as a contemporary and global phenomenon has been explained and analysed from different perspectives. The aim of this study is to determine the predictors of criminal recidivism using four main constructs as predictors: prison; stigma; discrimination; and personality among the ex-prisoners in metropolitan Kano-Nigeria. Data was gathered using qualitative method (indepth interviews) from the ex-prisoners and analysed using narrative analysis method. The results from the qualitative analysis revealed that prison, stigma and discrimination were found to have effects on criminal recidivism as the respondents revealed base on their experiences and it is also revealed that such predictors if experienced can give a room for further reoffending whereas personality as predictor was found not have much impact on recidivism among the ex-prisoners in metropolitan Kano-Nigeria. Thus, it was concluded that three (prison, stigma and discrimination) out of the four constructs used can predicts and determine criminal recidivism among the ex-prisoners in metropolitan Kano-Nigeria.
What can IT and Money Laundering Law do to Fight against Cyber Child Sexual Crime?
Authors: Lisanawati Go
Published: January 2020

This paper will assess on how technology and anti-money laundering law perspectives can contribute in tackling cyber child sexual crimes. It is normally and classically problem that always emerge in the discussion of law and information technology (IT) is about the increases of crime. But the abnormal and modern problem is about the modernism of crimes with the high-quality level of crime itself. Cyber sexual crime became one of the highest online crimes which conduct through internet. Grooming, voyeurism, cyberstalking, child pornography happens very often in the world. This paper is using normative research methodology of law, by using statute and conceptual approach. The conceptual approach is using to build an ideal concept of prevention and eradication of the crime of online child sexual abuse. This paper is discussed through a qualitative research. The result of this paper is that Information Technology gives contribution in order to present a way out to tackle this problem, for example by giving solution on its surveillance. Other is from the perspectives of law. Money Laundering can assist in tackling online sexual crime toward children, for perpetrator and/or facilitator and/or pther third party who enjoy the illegal gain of this crime.
Human Development Index (HDI) in Papua Province
Authors: Nuralam Nuralam
Published: January 2020

This study aims to determine the effect of the health index, education index and the index of the economic growth of Papua Province simultaneously and partially. The analytical method used was a panel data regression analysis with Pooled Least Square method. The results showed that the index of health, education index and the index of purchasing power simultaneously and significant affect on economic growth in Papua province, while the partial test results showed that the index of education and purchasing power index affect economic growth positively and significantly, while the health index has no significant effect on the economic growth of Papua Province.
The Tendency of Revenue and Levies Contributions to the PAD Jayapura before and after the Law No. 28 of 2009
Authors: Pasolo Fahruddin
Published: January 2020

This study aims to determine the tendency of growth of tax revenu elevies, the contribution PAD Jayapura city before and after the Law 28 Year 2009. The research method is done through quantitative analysis using financial ratio analysis techniques Jayapura city government. The resultis an average contribution of taxes to PAD both before and after the implementation of Law No.28 of 2009 showed an increase but the contribution levy decreased. However, the contribution of PAD to Total Revenue Region (TPD) showed an increase(rising).
Experience, Education, and Entrepreneurial Success: A View from Bangladesh
Authors: Khatun Mahfuza
Published: January 2020

This paper examines the impact of education on the age earnings profiles of self-employed Bangladeshi men, using data from a survey carried out by the first author in 2010. Its results strongly support the perception that educational attainment and on-the-job experience are strongly complementary rather than mutually substitutable in increasing the likelihood of achieving a high income level. Yet the high degree of earnings heterogeneity among well-educated respondents in the sample also indicates that academic excellence is a catalyst but not a guarantor for entrepreneurial success, and that levels of education that are formally equivalent may nevertheless have very different implications for the likelihood of prosperity in business.
Anafre River Management Based on Local Communities in Reducing the Impact of Sedimentation in Gulf of YOS Sudarso
Authors: Sari Annita , . Mahatma Lanuru
Published: January 2020

The life of coastal communities is always associated with water. Anafre River estuary is one of the river estuaries that empties directly into the Gulf of Yos Sudarso. The amount of particles swept away and buried in estuary sedimentation Anafre inflicts not only the river but the Gulf of Yos Sudarso. Declining water quality of the Gulf of Yos Sudarso is caused by the influx of water from the Anafre River, whereas all Anafre River watersheds are located in close proximity to residential areas. This study aims to determine the level of public knowledge on the effects of sedimentation and community based management. Data are collected by field observations and interviews with the community, and analyzed using the qualitative descriptive method. The results showed that the community plays an active role in the maintenance and utilization of the Yos Sudarso area, because the gulf of Yos Sudarso serves as transportation routes, tourist areas, and workplaces (fishermen). The maintenance of water environment in river estuaries and the gulf is based on the principles of awareness and cooperation without ignoring the people's culture.
Develop Papua with Flakes of Spirit: Special Autonomy Authority
Authors: Silo Akbar
Published: January 2020

A decade of development Papua special autonomy authority, it still spawned numerous ripples of dissatisfaction. The authority should be implemented optimally, faced with various obstacles, both internal within the government and the people of Papua, as well as external mainly from the Central Government. However, there is no denying behind the dissatisfaction, the fact that there is success and progress that will benefit the government and the people of Papua. Dissatisfaction that arises only because the treatment of the special autonomy is half-hearted and inconsistent, so the degree of achievement of development should be more meaningful again. This study is considered very important to give meaning to the success of development inspired by the values of special autonomy in its rules implementation. Besides being one of the chain of the management cycle of development, is also a mandate of Act No. 21 of 2001. In connection with that, as product policies, its review refers to the policy dimensions of implementation and performance policy.
Effectiveness of Sediment Flushing by Using By-Pass Flush Canal
Authors: Safanpo Apolo , - Suripin , Hadihardaja Iwan K
Published: January 2020

The objective of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of sediment flushing system of BY PASSÂ channel with 1 door, 2 door and 3 door at a floodway. To determine which was the most effective, empiricalÂ model of effectiveness of each channel of sediment flushing were built. The object model of this study was theÂ Floodway Sedayu Lawas, located in Lamongan, East Java Province. This study uses Hydraulic Physical ModelÂ Test. Built and test the model conductedin the Laboratory of River, in Surakarta, Cental of Java. The variablesÂ of this study were sediment weight (W), water depth(H), sediment mass density (Ïs), sediment diameter (ds),Â waterflow rate (Q), and floodway wide (Bo)
Proposal for Energy Social Responsibility
Authors: Agrawal Vishakha , Mehta Dhyani
Published: January 2020

The paper significantly works upon, how as per the newly implemented mandate under â€˜The Companies Act, 2013â€™ organizations in India having turnover >100 cr &>200 cr (PAN India) or having net profit of at least 5 Crore have to spend 2 percent of their profit as part of CSR Corporate Social Responsibility to carry a philanthropic activity. As a social responsibility towards environment sustainability, India needs to change to renewable sources of energy which are non-polluting which will also support increasing demand for power and electricity. For economic as well as environmental rationales, this paper tries to recommend ESR (Energy Sustainability Responsibility) that can be accumulated through monetary support by all of the BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) and NSE (National Stock Exchange) companies that in contrast can be accommodated on the research and development as well as infrastructural development of non-conventional and renewable sources of energy. The proposal can support India as well as countries across time zones to save fossil fuel reserves for future and create sustainability of these reserves. For the same objective the paper is addressing the applicability of ESR for setting up projects for renewable source of energy and cost involved in setting up of these projects vis-a-vis the efficient use of funds accumulated by the target companies by way of ESR: Energy Social Responsibility. The research design used is both descriptive and exploratory.
Study on Relationship between DAK Forestry Program and GHG Reduction Target in Indonesia
Authors: Haryanto Joko Tri
Published: January 2020

It has been agreed that forestry is a key sector in the effort to tackle global warming. The government has demonstrated actual commitment to reduce GHG emissions by 26% with their own budget and by 41% with international financing. This commitment is set forth in Presidential Decree No. 61 Year 2011. This regulation indicates that one of the largest emitters is the forestry sector. The government has already allocated Specific Allocation Fund (DAK) Forestry in the State Budget annually to support forest rehabilitation. Despite the relatively small amount, the fund allocation is increasing significantly each year. The question is how the allocation for DAK Forestry can be synchronized with the GHG emission reduction target set forth in Presidential Decree No. 61 of 2011. For that reason, this study has been conducted in order to analyze the conformity of DAK Forestry funding with the emission reduction targets set forth in Presidential Decree No. 61 of 2011. By using qualitative descriptive statistical approach, it is known that the use of DAK Forestry fund as from 2010 to 2014 has had a significant alignment in support of GHG emission reduction target set forth in Presidential Decree No. 61 of 2011.
Effect of Calculation of Cost of Production on Selling Price of Products Manufacturing Companies in Papua (Case Study CV. Sagita Grafika)
Authors: - Mugiati , Sihombing Bosta
Published: January 2020

This study aims to determine how the effect of calculating the cost of an order made by the company and the method of calculation of full costing of the product selling price fixing mold. The data used is primary data, order data produced in the period from January 2013 to December 2013, the secondary data obtained from interviews and literature. From these results it can be seen that CV. Sagita Grafika calculate the cost of the product by using the order cost method that produces cost price and the selling price that is incompatible with existing theory, in which the charging of indirect labor and overhead costs shared equally on all types of orders in the amount of Rp. 11.78825 million for indirect labor costs and Rp. 3.1243 million for overhead costs so that volume orders will bear fewer overhead costs equal to the volume of orders more. By using a full costing analysis generated calculation method that the volume of orders that more will earn imposition overhead costs more, because in this calculation loading overhead costs charged by direct labor hours incurred for each order. So that orders with a total volume that many will use a lot of labor hours and vice versa. So in this study that most large orders received charging overhead is the order BS-02 Rp. 31,115,590.92 and most orders received little overhead loading is KK-01 orders in the amount of Rp. 2,208,622.32. Results of a comparison between the cost of the company with the full costing is the total cost of less Rp. 27,499,540.57, the selling price of Rp. 5,866,543.90, while the larger profit generated by using the full costing method that is Rp. 21,632,996.67
Study of the Potential Sharing of the Electricity Subsidy by Regional Government
Authors: Haryanto Joko Tri
Published: January 2020

The electricity sector has a very important role as a source of energy that is vital for everyday life, industrial activities and other commercial activities. To keep electricity prices remain affordable to the public, government allocated electricity subsidy in the APBN. Unfortunately, every year electricity subsidy is more swollen. Therefore needs to consider funding the electricity subsidy sharing mechanism with regional governments. To support these mechanisms, necessary to study and trying to see the readiness level of funding in regional government and the division of authority. By using the methodology of mapping analysis, it can be concluded that the judicial authority of the electricity sector although it has been submitted to the region, but still the absolute authority of the Central Government. Based on the Regional Fiscal Capacity analysis, Jakarta Province, East Kalimantan Province, Papua Province of West and North Borneo are areas that deserve to be a top priority. By using the analysis of the development of regional economic growth from 2008 to 2012, the recommended area is the province of West Papua with an average economic growth, approximately 23.28% compared to Jakarta by 7.75% and by 5.08% in East Kalimantan.