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Digital Approach towards Community-Based Activities with Culture and Heritage during COVID-19: Knowledge Transfer A Narrative Experience
Get PDFCulture and heritage activities have always relied heavily on assembling a group of people to bring the event to life. However, during the pandemic COVID-19, these events cannot be held due to the restrictions and the danger it could bring in spreading the diseases. As a result, new options should be made available to ensure that cultural and heritage activities can continue in the face of adversity. This study describes the researcher’s experience in a knowledge transfer project on the long-term sustainability and conservation of community-based cultural and heritage activities during the COVID-19 epidemic. To preserve and sustain cultural activities, the article suggests a digital approach to culture and heritage activities. The research is based on the researcher’s observations and fieldwork experience. The result indicated that Lambo Sari and the research team kept track of each participant’s progress during the monitoring phase, which was the fourth step of this effort. In addition, the WhatsApp messaging service was used to track the project leader’s core communication with the participants. Apart from the monitoring phase, the fifth phase consists of a webinar delivered by the researcher and team to the general public and participants to increase awareness about the importance of cultural and historical preservation. In conclusion, cultural heritage conservation has been rendered extremely difficult due to the epidemic. If physical preservation of cultural heritage was done back then, revolutionization is required to stay up with the present period and make use of new technologies
Critical Risk Factors of Joint Venture Projects in the Oil and Gas Industry between Malaysia and Thailand
Get PDFOil and Gas (O&G) industry is one of the riskiest, most dynamic and challenging industries and plays a vital role in every nation’s economy. Like any other major industry, O&G is exposed to a host of both predictable and unpredictable risks. Joint venture projects (JVP) are often regarded as risky businesses as there is a high failure rate among them because of the complexities involved. This paper aims to identify the critical risk factors (CRFs) of JVPs for O&G between Malaysia and Thailand. Via systematic literature review (SLR) the risk factors for O&G and JVPs around the globe are identified and a set of questions relating to them designed and used in a pilot study. A total of 15 respondents from different background experiences working in O&G JVPs were requested to answer the designed questionnaire during the pilot study. The data collected involves 170 respondents currently working or have worked in O&G JVPs. The relative importance index (RII) for each risk factor’s (RF) value was quantified and the RFs ranked based on the value. A RII value exceeding 60% is considered to have agreement and of importance to the respondents. The RII value can be used as an indicator to rank the RFs from the most to the least critical. The CRF categories determined in this study are environmental, cultural and social, and organisation. Under environmental, the main CRFs are losses due to fluctuations in exchange rates/interest rates. For cultural and social, the main CRFs are problems associated with cultural differences and cooperation. Organisational issues are related to organisational fit, incompetent project management team, difficulty in finding and keeping skilled workers, and low worker productivity
The Impact of the Elderly Population, Life Expectancy and Economic Growth towards Health Spending in Malaysia
Get PDFWorld Health Organization has been categorized the old population is divided into four stages of middle age (45-59 years old), old age (60-74 years old), oldest age (75-90 years old) and very oldest age (90 years old above). Therefore, the elderly are to indicate individuals aged 60 years and above. There are several factors that cause the increase in the elderly such as decreased fertility and mortality, the improvement of technology towards medicine and the level of education. Elderly rates showed an increase from 1990 to 2010 of 5.7 percent to 7.5 percent. For the year 2020 the number of elderly is estimated to reach 3 million, up to 10 percent of the estimated 32 million population. The purpose of this research is to study the relationship between the old population, life expectancy and economic growth on health spending in Malaysia. This study is used annual time series data from 1985 to 2015 with four variables; health spending as dependent variable; old populations, life expectancy and economic growth as independent variables. To investigate the relationship between these variables, the Autoregressive Distribution Lag Model (ARDL) is used consisting of co-integration tests and other statistical tests such as Unit Root test, CUSUM and CUSUM Square tests. This study found that there have long-run and short-run relationship between old population, life expectancy and economic growth on health spending in Malaysia. The CUSUM and CUSUM Square tests are show a stable model. In conclusion, when the elderly are still healthy, they can actually become a state asset and can contribute to national income
The Effect of Website Quality, Trust, and Ease of Use on Customer Loyalty: Customer Satisfaction as a Mediation
Get PDFToday, Shopee customer loyalty is superior than Lazada customer loyalty. Although, the Lazada entered Indonesia in 2012 it was much longer than Shopee which entered Indonesia in 2015 and had controlled the market share in Indonesia. However, the last few years have shown that Lazada has not been able to maintain the loyalty of its customers. So, it is necessary to do further research on the effect of customer loyalty and customer satisfaction. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of website quality, trust, and ease of use on customer loyalty. Also, to determine the mediating role of customer satisfaction in the relationship of website quality, trust, and ease of use on customer loyalty. A total of 96 respondents were participated in this study. The data analysed using structural equation modelling through partial least square by assisting with statistical software, namely SmartPLS-3. The result indicated that website quality, trust and ease of use have a significant and positive effect on customer loyalty. Also, customer satisfaction mediates the relationship of website quality and trust on customer loyalty. Besides that, customer satisfaction mediates the relationship of ease of use on customer loyalty. In conclusion, this study has successfully investigated and examined the influential factor of customer loyalty and the mediating customer satisfaction in the relationship of website quality, customer trust and ease of use on customer loyalty
Financial Literacy and Behaviour among Universiti Malaysia Terengganu’s Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Get PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost all sectors including the higher education sector. Some students have lost their jobs and income due to the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) by the government. This situation has led to the limitation of various activities such as economic, social, and educational sectors to operate, further leading to financial problems among students. The main objective of this study is to identify the extent of students’ literacy level, students’ financial problems and the factors that influence their financial behaviours in fulfilling their needs and wants as a student. These factors will be explored in terms of attitude, influence, fulfilling basic needs and wants and online purchases. The level of literacy will be examined through the value of the score obtained from the questionnaires. The respondents consisted of 100 students from various courses and faculties at UMT. The finding shows that the level of financial literacy for UMT students is at a low level. For statistical items, the study used quantitative analysis including two sample t-test, ANOVA test, correlation test and multiple regression analysis. These finding also shows that there is a significant relationship between basic needs (r=0.285, sig=0.004) and wants (r=0.535, sig=0.000) with financial behaviours. These findings also indicate that there is a significant influence of the basic needs (β=0.397, p-value = 0.01) on the student\u27s financial problems. Therefore, students need to be given financial knowledge to improve their level of financial literacy and given the incentives to ease their financial problems in students to survive themselves
A Study of Special Autonomy Policy and Its Effect on Aceh Community Welfare in Indonesia
Get PDFThe management of special autonomy funds in Lhokseumawe City has not worked well, all market infrastructure development that uses the autonomy fund cannot prosper the community, and infrastructure development until now is still abandoned and cannot be used for community needs. The purpose of this study is to investigate the policy of the Lhokseumawe City government in the management of Aceh special autonomy funds. Also, to identify the management of Aceh\u27s special autonomy funds in the field of market infrastructure is on target or not. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive research type analysis. The results showed that the policy of the Lhokseumawe City government in the management of market infrastructure through special autonomy funds included actors involved in the process of preparing special autonomy budgets, namely Badan Perencana Pembangunan Daerah (BAPPEDA) and also Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Kab/Kota (DPRK), while the actors involved in market development that is Dinas Perindustrian Perdagangan dan Koperasi (DISPERINDAGKOP), and Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja (SATPOL PP). In conclusion, this study indicated that Lhokseumawe city government policy in the process of preparing the autonomy budget did not involve street vendors and the surrounding community as direct stakeholders. Market development planning programs are carried out in a "top-down" manner so that the impact on the resulting program is not appropriate to the needs and cannot be felt directly by the community. The development of market infrastructure using special autonomy funds is less felt by the community, this is because planning does not involve the community and is mostly not by the needs of the community, so in the field, the community rejects the help of this market development. The recommendation given in this study is that there must be community involvement in the Musyawarah Rencana Pembangunan (MUSREMBANG)
The 2024 Indonesia Election Model: A Simplification of Election’s Paper
Get PDFAcademics consider that the time for general election organizers and state administrators cannot belong because the design concept of holding general elections needs to be discussed until they find a new model. Elections in Indonesia are part of the life of the nation and state. By simplifying the election of paper will make the environment cleaner and less wasteful, this model needs to be applied in several democracies’ country. This research is used as a case study from the 2019 general election with a note that the serious concern is the length of time for voting the election model used by combining the presidential and general elections for 2024. Simplification can also be done with two election papers: the presidential-vice presidential candidate pair with the regional representative council being made one election paper, while the legislative election papers are made into one election paper. Voters to channel their voting rights using the two-election or three-election paper model. Massive socialization can make voters understand the choice of voting model used. Social justice and environmental preservation need to be applied to stakeholders this time
Developing the Conceptual Model of Sustainable Industrial Performance in the Hospitality Industry
Get PDFThe increasing number of tourist destinations in the world has led to an increase in the number of tourists and their supporting industries, such as the hotel industry. This increase should not have a negative impact on the natural environment and people who live near tourist destinations. Sustainable Industrial Performance (SIP) is one indicator to find out whether industrial development has an impact and becomes a benchmark for industry sustainability in the natural and social environment. Sustainable Industrial Performance (SIP) is measured from three (3) factors, namely economy, natural environment, and socio-culture. Pro-Environment Behavior (PEB) is one indicator of initiatives and efforts made by people who work in the sector/industry to continue to maintain the sustainability of the surrounding environmental conditions. Green Marketing Mix (GMM) is a variable commonly used by marketing people in marketing a product, be it goods or services. Green Marketing Mix (GMM) provides characteristics about the importance of creating goods or services with green principles. This research is expected to be one of the green practice concept models, namely activities to create and manage industries with the concept of sustainable business, namely the benefits of sustainable (economic) business, sustainability for the natural environment, and sustainable for the social environment of the hospitality industr
A Review of Sustainable Finance and Financial Performance Literature: Mini-Review Approach
Get PDFSustainable development is a concept of how finance interacts with the economy, society, and the environment. As a form of transformation, a sustainable financial system exists to direct business practices by allocating investment funding to productive activities. Financial institutions, especially banks as funders, must ensure that all funds used for company activities create long-term value for the environment and society. Implementing sustainable finance is expected to help deal with uncertain environmental issues, such as carbon emissions on climate change. This paper seeks to provide an understanding of the literature on sustainable finance financing and corporate financial performance in the global banking sector. This research was designed using a qualitative approach through a literature study. Reviews on sustainable finance were conducted by reading and analyzing 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and summarized in two tables, e.g., article journal and publisher distribution and article category on the basis of the subject. The result shows that sustainable finance has a significant positive relationship with banking financial performance. In conclusion, this study identified that companies began to adopt sustainability practices, and it has a positive impact on financial performance and survival, and many organizations are beginning to incorporate the elements of the SDGs into their business operations
The Impact of Financial Accounting Standard Implementation and Internal Control Structure on Financial Report Quality and Annual Member Meetings
Get PDFCooperatives are proven to be able to make an important contribution to economic development which can improve a community\u27s economy in terms of income increase. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of Financial Accounting Standards for Entities Without Public Accountability (FAS-EWPA) implementation and internal control structure on cooperatives’ financial report quality and annual member meetings in West Aceh regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The research uses a quantitative approach with census methods and a causality study. Unit of analysis is a cooperative employee in West Aceh regency, consisting of 69 cooperatives with the respondent being the administrator and head of the supervisory body. Data was collected by distributing questionnaires to 139 selected respondents. The number of questions consists of 46 items for all the chosen variables. The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that FAS-EWPA implementation and internal control structure had a significant simultaneous effect and positive significant partial effect on financial report quality and annual member meetings. Based on these findings, it is hoped that cooperatives in the West Aceh regency can improve the implementation of FAS-EWPA and their respective internal controls so that the quality of cooperatives’ financial reporting can keep improving