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The Effect of Service Coverage and Water Loss Rate on the Performance of Tirta Giri Nata
Get PDFThe performance of the Regional Public Drinking Water Company is an essential indicator in ensuring public access to efficient and sustainable clean water services. This study aims to analyze the influence of service coverage and the rate of water loss (Non-Revenue Water/ NRW) on the performance of Tirta Giri Nata Cirebon City, Indonesia. The approach is quantitative with multiple linear regression methods, based on monthly data from 2021 to 2023. The results showed that the coverage of services had a significant positive effect on performance, while NRW had a significant adverse impact. The determination coefficient (R²) value of 42.1% indicates that both variables explain a large proportion of variations in company performance. These findings affirm the importance of strategies to expand the coverage and control of NRW as a crucial step in improving regional drinking water services' operational efficiency and sustainability
Financial Inclusion and Psychological Wellbeing: A Systematic Review
Get PDFThe focus of this study is to evaluate the literature on the connections between financial inclusion and psychological wellbeing through a systematic review. The results implied that the literature utilized financial services, capacity, resilience, and financial awareness to measure financial inclusion. Indicators of psychological well-being include contentment and happiness, good housing and health, ownership of assets, financial security, and accessibility to sanitation services. Financial inclusion results in greater financial wellness, which benefits psychological wellbeing. Therefore, there is need for proactive measures to ensure that the financially excluded people are integrated into the financial system, which will improve their psychological wellbeing
Shared Instructional Leadership of School Administrators: Its Relationship to Teachers’ Self-Efficacy
Get PDFThe study determined the relationship between shared instructional leadership among school administrators and teachers' self-efficacy. The study employed a concurrent parallel mixed method using a descriptive-evaluative-correlational research design. The descriptive design was used to ascertain the level of shared instructional leadership of school administrators and teachers and the level of self-efficacy of teachers. The evaluative design was employed to underscore the significant differences between shared instructional leadership and self-efficacy among groups of respondents. Meanwhile, the correlational design assessed the critical relationship between shared instructional leadership and teachers' self-efficacy. Data revealed that administrators and teachers have a very high level of shared instructional leadership and self-efficacy, which was derived based on the survey's descriptive results. There was a significant difference among groups of respondents and no statistically significant difference among shared instructional leadership and self-efficacy. The alternative hypothesis that no meaningful relationship exists between shared instructional leadership and teacher self-efficacy was also accepted
Socio-Economic Abuse of the Victims of Human Trafficking in Arusha Tanzania: A case of women and girl victims
Get PDFHuman trafficking has been pervasive around the world with millions of people being trapped in this cycle. The victims of human trafficking encounter many grievances including physical, psychological, sexual, cultural, and even economic abuse. Economic abuse to victims of trafficking is used as a control measure by the perpetrators of human trafficking. In Tanzania, the problem has been persistent with great consequences. It is with this concern that this study embarked on a research journey to examine economic abuse inflicted on the victims of human trafficking. The study applied both probability and nonprobability sampling to select the respondents. A total of 400 respondents were selected for the study. The study revealed that most respondents (72.5%) complained of having big debts built from false accusations from their employers and 74% reported having irregular salary payments respectively. Also, a good number reported working long exhaustive hours with little or no pay (67%). Only a few respondents (14.1%) reported that they are denied have bank account and if they have, they are not allowed to access it. Also, the study found that 13% of the respondents that their employers had control of their mobile money accounts. They reported that the bosses usually check to see the balance of the accounts
Empowerment of Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia: The Impact Venture Capital Assistance, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Digital Transformation on the Performance of SMEs
Get PDFThis study investigates the impact of venture capital assistance from LazisMu, entrepreneurial orientation, and digital transformation on the performance of Micro Small Enterprises (SMEs) in Karanganyar Regency. A quantitative approach was used by collecting data from 122 SME respondents who received assistance from LazisMu and have adopted digitalization in the marketing of their products. The data was analyzed using the Smart PLS method to test the relationship between variables. The results showed that business capital assistance from LazisMu has a significant effect on SME performance. However, entrepreneurial orientation has no significant effect. In contrast, digital transformation has a significant impact by improving the operational efficiency and business strategy of SMEs, helping them compete more effectively in a competitive market. This research provides important insights for LazisMu policies and similar institutions to support SMEs more effectively with follow-up research and qualitative approaches to understand more deeply the influence factors
Socioeconomic Characteristics of Seaweed Cultivation Business in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Get PDFThe seaweed cultivation business in the fisheries sector remains the livelihood of coastal communities; thus, it must be designed based on welfare improvement, business sustainability, and regional development. The various efforts must begin with studies on the characteristics of the farmers and seaweed businesses. Therefore, this study analyzes the characteristics of seaweed cultivation businesses from socioeconomic aspects. The research was conducted in two regencies in Southeast Sulawesi Province: South Konawe Regency and Bombana Regency, as the research location's main parameters. This study employed quantitative descriptive analysis. The data was obtained through field surveys on seaweed farmers and seaweed trading business actors. This research emphasizes social aspects, including age, education, business experience, and family dependents, while the economic aspects focus on capital and marketing. The results revealed that the seaweed farmers in Southeast Sulawesi Province are mainly those of working age with relatively fewer family dependents and excellent experience but a low level of formal education. This phenomenon makes several parties, including the authorities and universities, obliged to take action to improve farmers’ quality and skills to be more agile and innovative. Moreover, Most seaweed farmers obtained capital from traders; consequently, they had to sell their harvest to traders below the market price. Therefore, developing a partnership system supporting and protecting groups of farmers, traders/cooperatives, and the seaweed agroindustry with additional capital and technological support from the government and universities is recommended
Reconceptualization of Sustainability Using the Medical Wheel and Maslow's Pyramid
Get PDFThis multidisciplinary study revises the concept of sustainability. It aims to provide a more holistic view of this notion. It develops a model that provides a frame of reference for ensuring the sustainability of decisions taken. Comparative analyses of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a definition of sustainability and its components, the pyramid of needs, and the medical wheel were carried out. Sustainability encompasses the economic, social, ecological, governance, political, technological, legal, and spiritual spheres. The SDGs and this pyramid can be complemented by the need to find meaning in one's life and work through spirituality. This makes it possible to balance the components of sustainability and to consider all the needs. The aspiration to find meaning or purpose in life through spirituality could be added as the 18th SDG. Sustainability is about meeting the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of current and future generations. Thus, managers will be able to monitor progress in meeting these needs, strike a balance between the components of sustainability, and consider all the needs of their employees. This article provides a missing piece about the needs addressed by the SDGs and those we have categorized into the four strands of the medical wheel that evoke aspects of the human: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual
The Business Management of Local Government Unit Operated Slaughterhouses in Cities of Region V, Philippines
Get PDFThis study assessed the operations management of Local Government Unit (LGU) slaughterhouses in the Bicol Region. It specifically examined: compliance with standards in human resources, marketing, finance, and operations; priority management areas for intervention; and recommendations for improvement. Data were gathered through surveys, interviews, and observations, with 161 slaughterhouse operators as respondents, and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings indicate that most LGU slaughterhouses do not fully comply with government standards. Slaughterhouses in Iriga, Legazpi, and Tabaco partially meet standards but lack complete facilities, including drainage, lagoons, sterilizers, and meat handling equipment. Cleaning is insufficient, leaving floors unhygienic, while personnel evaluation and training are not conducted. Marketing services are limited, with no “bantay karne” (meat watcher) programs or public awareness campaigns. Revenue and service pricing are guided by local ordinances. Conversely, slaughterhouses in Ligao, Naga, and Sorsogon comply with standards due to good manufacturing practices (GMP), sanitation programs, complete facilities, and trained personnel with performance evaluations. Priority areas needing improvement include human resource management, marketing services, financial procedures, and facility maintenance. The study recommends implementing personnel evaluations, training programs for “bantay karne,” improved sanitation practices, and a quality management monitoring checklist to identify and address gaps. Annual monitoring is proposed to ensure consistent improvements in LGU-operated slaughterhouses
Unveiling the Impact of Mobile Game Addiction and Negative e-WOM on Purchase Intention in Online Gaming Applications
Get PDFThis study investigated the impact of mobile game addiction, loyalty, and negative e-WOM on purchase intention in online gaming applications, using a questionnaire distributed to PUBG Mobile players through game communities on WhatsApp and Telegram. The study found that online game addiction has a significant effect on online game loyalty, and online game loyalty has a significant effect on purchase intention. Additionally, online game addiction has a significant effect on negative e-WOM, and negative e-WOM has a significant effect on purchase intention. Game addiction also has a significant effect on purchase intention. These findings contribute to filling the research gap in the literature on the relationship between game addiction, loyalty, negative e-WOM, and purchase intention. The study emphasizes the importance of game developers and marketers understanding and managing these factors to encourage purchase intention in online gaming applications
Whistleblowing and Corrupt Tendencies among Selected Employees in Three Public Organizations: Roles of Corruption Tolerance, Punishment Anxiety, and Neutralization
Get PDFAnti-corruption efforts are often predicated on how to encourage whistleblowing and discourage corruption. To strengthen the anti-corruption drives, previous studies underscored the need for more research on psychological variables that may be connected with whistleblowing and corruption. This study, therefore, tested the extent to which employees in public sector service occupations are likely to engage in corruption and whistleblowing when they condone corruption, are less apprehensive about punishment, and can justify punishable work behaviors. This correlational study involved 331 employees (155 males; 176 females) of public sector organizations (110 health workers; 116 police personnel; 105 teachers), whose had a mean age of 43.01 years (SD = 7.86). They completed measures of corruption tolerance, punishment anxiety, workplace neutralization, whistleblowing intentions, and corrupt tendencies. Results of the 2-step hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that whistleblowing intentions significantly reduced as employees condoned corruption, were afraid of punishment, and justified punishable work behaviors. Corrupt tendencies significantly increased as employees overlooked corruption and were able to justify punishable work behaviors, but decreased significantly as they became apprehensive of punishment. Based on these results, public sector organizations, especially the police, health, and education, should institute policies and implement psychological strategies that reduce the corruption-tolerant climate in the workplace; by increasing the fear of punishment for corruption and encouraging moral obligations to whistle-blow corruption among employees