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UPGRADING KINERJA BISNIS MELALUI DIGITAL LITERACY : UPAYA UNTUK MEMPEROLEH KEUNGGULAN BERSAING DI ERA REVOLUSI INDUSTRI 4.0
Authors: Rofaida Rofi , Ciptagustia Annisa 
Published: June 2021

The fesyen creative industry is a very strategic creative industry in Bandung because it provides a high contribution to economic and employment. In the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, the strategy was improved digital literacy. The current problem is that the level of digital literacy is very low. The objective is to obtain a picture of the digital literacy level, identify the driving and inhibiting factors,and measure the effect of the digital literacy level on business performance. The unit of analysis is the fesyen creative industry in Bandung. This study uses a mixed method through observation, questionnaire, and in depth interviews, then the data were analyzed descriptively and conducted a verification test with regression analysis. The results showed that digital literacy still needed to be improved and there was a significant influence on the level of digital literacy on business performance. Research is very important because is still rarely conducted so that research results are expected to be novelty. The results are expected to improve digital literacy, develop strategies to increase digital literacy of businesses, and design joint activities to improve business management capabilities. Industri kreatif fesyen merupakan industri kreatif yang sangat strategis di kota Bandung karena memberikan kontribusi tinggi terhadap PDRB kota Bandung dan penyerapan tenaga kerja. Di era Revolusi industri 4.0, strategi pengembangan industri ini ditujukan untuk meningkatkan literasi digital. Permasalahan yang ada saat ini adalah tingkat literasi digital masih sangat rendah. Tujuan penelitian adalah memperoleh gambaran tingkat literasi digital industri kreatif fesyen di kota Bandung, mengidentifikasikan faktor pendorong dan penghambat, dan mengukur pengaruh tingkat literasi digital terhadap kinerja bisnis. Unit analisis pada penelitian ini adalah industri kreatif fesyen di kota Bandung. Penelitian ini menggunakan mixed method melalui observasi, penyebaran kuesioner, dan in depth interview, selanjutnya data dianalisis secara deskriptif dan dilakukan uji verifikatif dengan analisis regresi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa literasi digital masih harus ditingkatkan dan terdapat pengaruh signifikan tingat literasi digital terhadap kinerja bisnis. Penelitian menjadi sangat penting karena masih jarang dilakukan sehingga hasil penelitian diharapkan dapat menjadi novelty. Hasil penelitian diharapkan dapat meningkatkan literasi digital, mengembangkan strategi peningkatan literasi digital pelaku usaha, dan merancang aktifitas bersama untuk meningkatkan kemampuan manajemen bisnis.
MEMAHAMI KINERJA STARTUP : STUDI PADA STARTUP DI JAWA BARAT
Authors: Triono Sunu Puguh Hayu , Rachman Adryan 
Published: June 2021

One characteristics of startups compared to conventional MSMEs is the use of data. Utilization of data starts from business intelligence & analytics. The knowledge generated together with other dynamic capabilities will support each other in creating value to improve startup business performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between business intelligence & analytics, absorptive capacity, innovation ambiance, and entrepreneurial orientation towards startup business performance.Data obtained by survey distributed by email to 194 startups in West Java. PLS-SEM was used to estimate model in this study. We propose and test a model that integrates the domains of dynamic capability, knowledge management, and entrepreneurship. The main findings show that the use of BI&A has a positive association with the ability to balance competitive innovation activities, supported by entrepreneurial orientation, in turn improving startup performance.This study integrates insights gained from the application of IT value creation and dynamic capabilities perspectives to explain how the use of BI&A is associated with the ambidexterity of innovation and business performance and through entrepreneurial orientation. Salah satu ciri startup dibandingkan UMKM konvensional adalah penggunaan data. Pemanfaatan data dimulai dari business intelligence & analytics. Pengetahuan yang dihasilkan bersama dengan kapabilitas dinamis lainnya akan saling mendukung dalam menciptakan nilai guna meningkatkan kinerja bisnis startup. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara business intelligence & analytics, absorptive capacity, innovation ambidexterity, dan entrepreneurial orientation terhadap kinerja bisnis startup. Data didapatkan dari survei yang disebarkan melalui email kepada 194 startup di Jawa Barat. PLS-SEM digunakan untuk mengestimasi model dalam penelitian ini. Kami menguji model yang mengintegrasikan domain dynamic capabilities, manajemen pengetahuan, dan kewirausahaan. Temuan utama menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan BI&A memiliki hubungan positif dengan kemampuan mengimbangi aktivitas inovasi kompetitif, didukung oleh orientasi kewirausahaan, yang pada gilirannya meningkatkan kinerja startup. Studi ini mengintegrasikan wawasan yang diperoleh dari penerapan perspektif penciptaan nilai TI dan kapabilitas dinamis untuk menjelaskan bagaimana penggunaan BI&A dikaitkan dengan innovation ambidexterity dan kinerja bisnis dan melalui orientasi kewirausahaan.
THE EFFECTS OF CULTURAL BASED TEXT TYPES IN READING COMPREHENSION
Authors: Thirunavukarasu Indhira , Raja Harun Raja Nor Safinas 
Published: June 2021

Background and Purpose: This research aims to investigate the effects of Malay, Chinese and Indian cultural based text types on reading comprehension.

Methodology: An exploratory case study research design was employed to explore the use of cultural schemata in reading comprehension of three types of cultural text format: narrative, descriptive and info graphic. The purposive sampling method was used to select participants based on their ethnicities, English proficiency level, and their scores in prior knowledge assessment and retelling assessment. A total of 15 students, between 11- 12 years old, were selected. The retelling technique in written form, a comprehension test and an interview protocol were used as instruments to gather data in this research and they were analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Findings: The overall findings have shown that the comprehension test scores showed better performance in info graphic texts. However, the retelling assessment scores showed better performance in retelling narrative texts. The participants’ main reason for text incomprehensibility was due to the unfamiliar cultural content regardless of the types of text format
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Contributions: This study aids teachers in their pedagogical decisions when selecting and adapting cultural texts for reading comprehension

Keywords: Comprehension test, cultural schemata, reading comprehension, retelling assessment, text types.
Cite as: Thirunavukarasu, I., & Raja Harun, R. N. S. (2021). The effects of cultural based text types in reading comprehension. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(1), 1-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss1pp1-23
TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MALAYSIA
Authors: Baba Rozita , Abdul Karim Zulkefly , Abdul-Majid Mariani , Sulaiman Noorasiah 
Published: June 2021

Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of technical efficiency of Malaysia’s secondary education. Education efficiency has become an important issue since the education sector is the recipient of high priority budget allocation. An evaluation of whether the budget distribution for secondary education is technically efficient is necessary because secondary education represents almost 40% of the national education budget.

Methodology: The study applied the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in examining the level of technical efficiency for a sample of 626 secondary schools from four selected states, namely, Selangor, Melaka, Kedah, and Terengganu. The sample was further split into schools from developed and less developed states, and urban and rural areas.

Findings: The results revealed that secondary schools in the four sample states were technically inefficient (almost 98%). Most schools were at a moderate level of technical efficiency (score range between 0.5-0.79). Interestingly, schools in rural areas and less-developed states showed better technical efficiency than those in urban areas and developed states. Given the government's total expenditure, academic achievement could be increased by almost 30 percent with an improvement in inefficiency.

Contributions: The study's fundamental implications are that inefficient secondary schools need to increase their efficiency by ensuring effective budget spending and adequate expenditure distribution monitoring. More schools need to be constructed or repaired, and old schools/buildings upgraded. The sector also needs to expedite compliance with the 17:1 student-teacher ratio set by the Education Ministry to improve teaching delivery quality.

Keywords: Data envelopment analysis, government spending, secondary school, student and teacher ratio, technical efficiency.

Cite as: Baba, R., Abdul Karim, Z., Abdul-Majid, M., & Sulaiman, N. (2021). Technical efficiency of secondary schools in Malaysia. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(1), 265-283. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss1pp265-283
THE TURKISH AND AZERBAIJANI LAWS ON UNFAIR COMPETITION VIA STANDARDISED TERMS OF CONTRACT - ASSESSMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Authors: Gunay Ece Deniz , Gunay Gozde Engin 
Published: June 2021

This paper presents a comparative analysis between Turkish and Azerbaijani law systems and it attempts to evaluate whether the usage of standardised terms of contract in a way that causes the infringement of the principle of good faith forming unfair competition. Standardised terms are pre-prepared without negotiating with the other contracting parties. The paper highlights that the two countries have strong connections, especially in economic and commercial terms which render even more important convergence of legal regulations. In this respect, upon examining the regulations on standardised terms and unfair competition and considering the fact that the two systems have similar approaches regarding standardised terms, the paper suggests that the usage of standardised terms in a manner that violates good faith should be qualified as unfair competition under Azerbaijani law in accordance with Article 55/1(f) of the Turkish Commercial Code. The paper assesses the issue in conjunction with the Turkish Commercial Code, Turkish Code of Obligations, the Civil Code of Azerbaijan (Mulki Mecelle) and Code on Unfair Competition. The scope of the protection that is envisaged in the relevant Turkish and Azerbaijani codes is studied from consumers’ and merchants’ aspects, respectively. The paper inter alia assesses that protecting all market participants is the most effective way to provide market balance. The paper aims to contribute to the improvement of the economic relations of Turkey and Azerbaijan via its suggestion on harmonising the two law systems in terms of unfair competition regulations.

Keywords: Banks, merchant-consumer, principle of good faith, standardised terms of contract, unfair competition.

Cite as: Gunay, E. D., & Gunay, G. E. (2021). The Turkish and Azerbaijani laws on unfair competition via standardised terms of contract – Assessments and suggestions. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(1), 309-322. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss1pp309-322
THE PRESENCE AND INSINUATION OF SOCIAL CANCER AMONG SEA INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN MALAYSIA
Authors: Zal W. A. Amir 
Published: June 2021

Background and Purpose: Disturbances that hinder community development affect social capital. I refer to such disturbances as social cancer. This article aims at explaining the existence of social cancers, their typologies, and implications for Sea Indigenous People’s community development through economic activities.

Methodology: This exploratory case study involved 12 Sea Indigenous People in Johor, Malaysia. Data obtained through interviews were analysed using a thematic approach.

Findings: The findings revealed four types of social cancer in the community’s economic activities: 1) jealousy, 2) prejudice, 3) slander, and 4) defamation. Those social cancers had direct impacts on community development, specifically forming sabotage actions, negligence in using community capital, reducing community cohesiveness, causing a decline in the production of social innovation, and the existence of a hanging community and the death of the community.

Contributions: This study calls for a self-realisation mechanism to be introduced to community members so that their capacity for social capital can be developed to overcome the social cancer.
Keywords: Community development, self-realisation mechanism, social cancer, social capital.

Cite as: Amir Zal, W. A. (2021). The presence and insinuation of social cancer among sea indigenous people in Malaysia. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(1), 73-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss1pp73-94
DICHOTOMY OF LANGUAGE & THOUGHT IN THE INTERPRETATION OF METAPHOR IN THE QURAN
Authors: Khan Sardaraz , Ali Roslan 
Published: June 2021

Previous literature either deciphered the literary and rhetorical aspects of metaphor or focused on its conceptual basis in the interpretation of the Quran. No attempt has so far been made to harness the linguistic and conceptual metaphor approaches to provide a comprehensive interpretation of the metaphors in the Quran. This paper reviews the existing literature on the interpretation of metaphor in the Quran from different theoretical perspectives. The review reveals that the application of different theoretical approaches has led to the dissociation of language and thought in the interpretation of metaphors. The linguistic approaches miss the bulk of conventional metaphors, while the cognitive approaches ignore the linguistic aspects of metaphor. The findings also reveal that the linguistic studies of metaphor concern themselves with the rhetorical beauty of the Holy Quran, while the conceptual metaphor studies explore the generic categorization of concepts. This paper calls for a more elaborate mechanism, which can account for both the linguistic and conceptual aspects of metaphor, to fill the gap between the linguistic and conceptual knowledge in the existing literature for a comprehensive interpretation of metaphors in the Quran.

Keywords: Cognitive models, conceptual metaphor, lexical concept, linguistic metaphor, majaz, metaphor.

Cite as: Sardaraz, K., & Ali, R. (2021). Dichotomy of language & thought in the interpretation of metaphor in the Quran. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(1), 95-117. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss1pp95-117
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RECIPROCAL TEACHING AS READING COMPREHENSION INTERVENTION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: Dew Ting Pick , Swanto Suyansah , Pang Vincent 
Published: June 2021

Background and Purpose: This paper presents a comprehensive review of the research on reading comprehension interventions for ESL learners. Although numerous reviews have reported the effectiveness of reciprocal teaching in improving reading outcomes, only few reviews focused on the use of these strategies in ESL contexts. Hence, this review identified, evaluated and synthesized relevant literature in search of the effectiveness of reciprocal teaching and the features that are associated with improved reading comprehension outcomes.

Methodology: Guided by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), a thorough search was performed on five major databases using the search terms “reciprocal teaching” or “reciprocal reading” and “reading comprehension” or “text comprehension”.

Findings: The comprehensive search resulted in a total of 18 articles. The analysis coded these articles into eight main themes with four main themes concentrated on the features of the reciprocal teaching interventions: (a) purposes, (b) learning environment, (c) comprehension-monitoring, and (d) scaffolding, and another four main themes on the outcomes of the interventions: (e) results, (f) comprehension outcome measures, (g) reading strategies, and (h) conceptual change.

Contributions: Conclusively, reciprocal teaching fulfilled the key features of effective intervention as significant gains were mostly observed in the research using reciprocal teaching as intervention. The versatility of reciprocal teaching makes the technique adaptable to learners of varying backgrounds, ages and levels of education.

Keywords: reciprocal teaching, reading strategies, interventions, ESL learners, comprehension.

Cite as: Dew, T. P., Swanto, S., & Pang, V. (2021). The effectiveness of reciprocal teaching as reading comprehension intervention: A systematic review. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(2), 156-184. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss2pp156-184
RESILIENCE, PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG MALAYSIAN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Authors: Md Khalid Norfaezah 
Published: June 2021

Background and Purpose: Resilience is an essential element of life satisfaction. Individuals with high resilience are normally able to cope with a problem and find its solutions. Resilience is critical in helping students to achieve life satisfaction and good mental health. In addition, social support has been found as one of the good predictors in achieving life satisfaction. However, the underlying mechanism by which resilience is associated with life satisfaction has been under examined. The current study investigates the association between resilience and life satisfaction among Malaysian college students, focusing on social support as a factor mediating this association.

Methodology: A total of 491 students participated in this study. The data were collected using a set of questionnaires. The mediation model was tested using structural equational modelling.

Findings: Results showed that the total effects of resilience on life satisfaction were significant. Furthermore, social support mediated the influence of resilience on life satisfaction. Therefore, improving resilience and enhancing social support may increase Malaysian college students’ satisfaction in life.

Contributions: The present study has implications on enhancing life satisfaction among college students. Finally, the study highlights the importance of social support in the implementation of intervention programmes with the goal of enhancing life satisfaction.

Keywords: Social support, Malaysian, college students, life satisfaction, resilience.
Cite as: Md Khalid, N. (2021). Resilience, perceived social support, and life satisfaction among Malaysian college students. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(2), 21-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss2pp21-40
USING GOOGLE SEARCH FOR ENGLISH GRAMMAR LEARNING
Authors: Tavakoli Mona 
Published: June 2021

Background/Purpose: Second/foreign language learners face problems in different areas such as correct word usage, grammatical accuracy, and pronunciation fluency. This paper responds to one of these problems by investigating the impact of strategic Google Search on Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ grammar learning.

Methodology: Sixty Iranian intermediate EFL learners from a private English language institute in Isfahan, Iran were selected and randomly divided into two groups. To find which areas of grammar are most problematic among the participants, a multiple-choice grammar pretest which was validated by five English experts was given to them. Then 10 questions that most participants answered wrongly were selected as the most challenging ones. During 10 class sessions, the participants were taught how to select the correct choice through Google Search. In fact, each participant in the class had a laptop connected to the internet. The researcher taught them how to search on Google strategically and the participants found out that in Google sites there are some sentences which are grammatically wrong and they should not trust them. They learned how to search strategically for the correct choices. At the end of the sessions they answered a posttest containing different questions but in the same grammatical areas. The pretest and posttest both were conducted while the participants were connected to internet sites.

Findings: Data analysis was done through running t-test using SPSS software and statistically significant difference was revealed. The findings showed that those participants who were taught how to strategically use Google Search performed better in the posttest. Therefore, the results revealed that correct Google Search had improved the Iranian intermediate EFL learners’ grammar knowledge.

Contributions: This study has several implications for both language learners and teachers regarding the use of Google platform for English grammar learning. In addition, it contributes to the body of knowledge that strategic Google Search does not only improve the Iranian EFL learners’ English grammar but also make them less dependent on teachers thus promoting autonomous learning.

Keywords: Google search, EFL learners, grammar learning, intermediate EFL learners, Iran, web-based instruction.

Cite as: Tavakoli, M. (2021). Using Google search for English grammar learning. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(2), 318-339. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss2pp318-339
AFTERMATHS OF INFIDELITY AS EXPRESSED BY LITERATE WORKING CLASS WOMEN IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: Odebode Aminat Adeola , James Joke Felicia , Adegunju Kabir Adewale , Julia J. 
Published: June 2021

Background and Purpose: Globally, many married adults engage in infidelity. However, the repercussions of the act appear not palatable for couples, their children and the society at large. This study therefore, investigated the aftermaths of infidelity as expressed by literate working class women in Lagos State. The study also examined whether age and type of marriage would affect the respondents’ views.

Methodology: The descriptive design was adopted for this study. A total of 300 literate working class women were drawn from the target population using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. A researcher-developed questionnaire tagged Aftermaths of Infidelity (AIQ) was used to collect data. The instrument was validated by five experts in Nigeria and Nusantara while its reliability was established through test re-test reliability method and a coefficient of 0.74 was gotten. The data collected were analyzed using t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 level.

Findings: Results showed that divorce, unhappiness, contact of sexually transmitted diseases, emotional disability, hatred in the family, unwanted pregnancy, distrust and suspicion in the family, psychological trauma in children, and giving birth to illegitimate children are some of the aftermaths of infidelity as expressed by the literate working class women. Similarly, age and marriage type did not influence the expression of literate working class women in Lagos State on infidelity.

Contributions: Infidelity has devastating aftermaths. Counsellors should enlighten couples on the aftermaths of infidelity; they should enlighten them on the negative effects which infidelity has on the home, children and the society in general.

Keywords: Aftermath, infidelity, literate working class women, Lagos State, Nigeria.

Cite as: Odebode, A. A., James, J. F., Adegunju, K. A., & Julia, J. (2021). Aftermaths of infidelity as expressed by literate working class women in Lagos State, Nigeria. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(2), 41-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss2pp41-57