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Geo-service Industry Analysis: Scanning Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Asia-Pacific
Full text linkGlobal environmental risks resulted mainly from irresponsible industrial policies and polution, have a destructive impact on economies and societal wellbeing, especially in the Asia-Pacific. The Geoservice industry is increasingly contributing to global sustainability and welfare by providing many solutions to environmental and socio-economic issues. The industry is growing fast in the Asia-Pacific, yet there are various issues hindering industry and technology diffusion as well as many opportunities which can be harvested for better industry growth. There is much confusion and lack of studies on this new growing industry, therefore the paper attempts to simplify and clarify the structure and interdeciplinary concept of geoservices. The purpose of this study is to explore and assess the opportunities and threats influencing geoservice industry growth and diffusion in the Asia-Pacific. Methodology of such analytical descriptive study relied on secondary data and baseline information to examine and understand the industry issues and characteristics in the region. The paper also adopted various industry analysis and assessment tools such as PESTLE, Porter and Strategic Grouping analysis to support decision makers in considering the challenges and opportunities for investment and engagement in that industry. The key contribution and significance is to promote and raise awareness among general public, government and non government stakeholders on the issues hindering geospatial industry diffusion as prerequisite for sustainability in the Asia-Pacific. The paper also suggested solutions and recommendations for decisionmakers to foster industry diffusion and understand opportunities for investment
Formation Pattern State Defense Reserve Components In Five Countries Of Asean
Full text linkThis research is a qualitative research, which aims to describe the ideal pattern for Indonesia in building the reserve component base on the result of benchmarking and review of the formation pattern of the Asean countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Phlilipines, and Thailand. The place of research were Directorate of Reserve Component and the Directorate of State Defense of Defense Potential, Directorate General of Defense Potentioal, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Indonesia, Commission I of the House of Representatives, and the Defence Attache of the five Asean countries. The data was collected by using Focus Group Discussion method, questionnaries, interviews, direct observation, and document verification. Data analysis was perfomed using a model of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Thomas L. Saaty, such as, to determine actor, pattern, and actor with the highest priority and become the most important criteria in the formation of national defense reserve component in five Asian countries. Result of research on the highest priority and the most important criteria: (1) for Factor: Deterrent Power; (2) for Pattern: Budgeting; and (3) for Actor: the Thailand Kingdom. In this study we analyzed the implementation of eight key competences of Michael Zwell, ie, beliefs and values, skills, experience, personality traits, motivation, control emotional issues, intellectual ability, and the culture of the organization in six patterns for the formation of national defense reserve component in the Kingdom of Thailand, namely recruitment, training (development), use (utilities), closure, reward and punishment, and budgeting. The result of the analysis shows that the model and the development time in military basic training phase has the highest priority in improving the competence of members of the reserve component. In order to increase the deterrent power of the nation and country, Indonesia needs the competence of members of the reserve components that are national resources defense. Therefore, to improve the competence of defense reserve component member of the country, Indonesia needs to implement eight key competences of Michael Zwell into the military basic training curriculum, which is the part of a national programme to defend the country, and put the Ministry of Defence as a leading sector
Gender Roles against Opportunities for Entrepreneurship: Case studies of students at the University of MH Thamrin
Full text linkMicro, Small and Medium Business activities have a very important role in promoting the economy because this sector has been tested to have resistance to the economic crisis. Micro, Small and Medium Business has wide employment opportunities that can improve people's welfare. But the facts above are not as easy as Micro, Small and Medium Also has some problems, where small businesses Often face natural exa interest of ions with various Difficulties, such as capital constraints, human resources, changing government policies, business locations, competition, technological development, etc,. It is above the same set of money with entrepreneur. Being a successful entrepreneur is not easy to manifest, many things that need to be studied to be able to open the horizon, not only with expertise, hardwork without tenacy will be empty and include resistant to be disturbing temptations in business activity. Surely the above should have tricks or tips so that the goal in entrepreneurship to be successful. The above matter of course has an influence on the advance of entrepreneurship. Students are the embryo that has a good potential for realizing entrepreneurial activities. Successful entrepreneurial tips become the deciding factor of motivating students in entrepreneurship. Sample case studies have been conducted at Thamrin University
Evaluation on Implementation of Performance Management in Asuransi Jiwa Bersama (AJB) Bumiputra 1912
Full text linkThis study aimed to evaluate the implementation of performance management in AJB Bumiputera 1912. This study uses DEM (Discrepancy Evaluation Method) evaluation method. The components that were evaluated are the component of design, installation, implementation, and outcome. The methods used in this study is a questionnaire on 51 unit leader respondents at the headquarter and regional offices, the 150 employees of the central office, the interview method on 10 respondents, observation and study documentsmethod. The results of this study indicate that there is a gap between the actual conditions (Performance) with the condition that should be happened (Standard) on all four components that were analyzed. In conclusion, it is necessary to do some improvements to reduce the gap so that the actual conditions more closely the conditions that should be happened. The improvements that need to be done are alignment of the performance management design with the needs of company at this time, the need for commitment to change from the top down, implementation of reward and punishment continuously,and the need to support tools and technologies that were integrated, so the individual and team performance increased and imply to organization performance to be a leading position in life insurance industries in Indonesia