Net benefits of a mutualism: Influence of the quality of extrafloral nectar on the colony fitness of a mutualistic ant

Biotropica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Soares Calixto ◽  
Denise Lange ◽  
Kleber Del‐Claro
Keyword(s):  
Extrafloral Nectar ◽  
Colony Fitness ◽  
Net Benefits

scholarly journals Successful Implementation of Information Systems in Public Sector Organizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Ajeng Apridiyanti ◽  
Harry Suharman ◽  
Zaldy Adrianto
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Net Benefits

This study aims to determine the success of the implementation of the Regional Financial Management Information System (SIPKD) in the Regional Work Unit (SIPKD) in the Sumedang District Government, by examining the effect of system quality, information quality and service quality on user satisfaction and its implications for net benefits. This study uses primary data from questionnaires given to leaders of agencies, operators, and administrators of SIPKD. The data analysis method used is path analysis. The results of this study indicate that the quality of the system, the quality of information, and the quality of service affect user satisfaction and impact on net benefits both partially and simultaneously. The results of this study contribute to adding literature on the implementation of information systems in public sector organizations, and influencing factors can be used as a reference for public sector organizations in assessing the application of information systems.

An Explanatory Study of User Satisfaction

2022 ◽  
pp. 346-369
Author(s):  
Fahmi Ibrahim ◽  
Nurhidayatul Aqilah Gulihana ◽  
Heru Susanto
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Delone And Mclean ◽  
Net Benefits

In achieving one of Brunei Vision 2035, which is to be among the top 10 in the world for quality of life, Ministry of Health (MOH) Brunei Darussalam has responded by implementing Brunei Healthcare Information and Management System (Bru-HIMS) that is equivalent to international best practices. Bru-HIMS has been implemented for about eight years since it first launched on 11 September 2012 where the outcome to user experience is unknown. Hence, this chapter investigates user satisfaction on Bru-HIMS specifically at RIPAS hospital and studies improvement towards providing quality healthcare in Brunei. DeLone and McLean Information System framework is applied to evaluate Bru-HIMS user satisfaction based on the six variables: information quality, system quality, service quality, intention to use and usage, perceived net benefits, and user satisfaction. Questionnaire survey was conducted to obtain primary data from Bru-HIMS. The findings demonstrate positive relationships between the six variables, which indicates Bru-HIMS has positively influenced Bru-HIMS users.

scholarly journals The E-Filing Tax Implementation Success Examined From The Taxpayer Agency as User

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-100
Author(s):  
Windriati Windriati ◽  
M. Husni Thamrin ◽  
Nurmah Semil
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Structure Equation Modeling ◽  
System Information ◽  
Net Benefits ◽  
Base Structure

This study aimed at analyzing the effect of system quality, information quality, and service quality to the implementation of e-Filing tax system on net benefits with user satisfaction as an intervening variable at the Pratama Palembang Ilir Barat Tax Service Office (TSO). This research was a quantitative study with survey approach through distributing questionnaires to 350 respondents as samples. To analyze the data, Covariance Base Structure Equation Modeling (CB-SEM) was used. The results indicated that the quality of systems, information and service positively and significantly affected the user satisfaction with the percentage of 16%, 20%, and 26%, respectively. Likewise, the e-Filing user satisfaction had a positive and significant effect on the net benefits with the percentage of 64%. The results of this study recommend that, despite its being mandatory, the implementation of e-Filing system could provide satisfaction to the users. This indicated that the system is currently as expected; not only due to its being mandatory, but the users satisfaction also contributed to the system’s sustainability. The output of the services provided in the form of taxpayer compliance, however, has not shown optimal results. Thus, a continuous reformation of the system, information, and service quality is hoped to be conducted.

scholarly journals Success predictors of village financial systems

Accounting ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 1581-1590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewa Ayu Eny Wulandari ◽  
Herkulanus Bambang Suprasto ◽  
A.A.N.B. Dwirandra ◽  
Ida Bagus Putra Astika
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Net Benefits ◽  
Village Government ◽  
The Village

SISKEUDES is a financial system used by the village government aimed at improving accountability, creating common perceptions in the delivery and application of various laws and regulations in the form of village financial management systems and procedures. Implementation of SISKEUDES helps us improve good corporate governance of village government in Indonesia. However, in the Village Assistance Report in Badung Regency in 2018 and 2019, there were input errors from planning, budgeting, administration and financial reporting. Based on this phenomenon, this study tested the predictor of successful application of the system. The measurement of SISKEUDES success is based on DeLone and McLean information system success model. This study examines the direct effect of system quality, information quality, service quality and quality of human resource on use, user satisfaction and net benefits. The sample determination technique uses purposive sampling with criteria of all SISKEUDES users in Badung Regency Village Government with a minimum of 1 year working experience. Data analysis uses Partial Least Square with SmartPLS 3. The results show that only system quality, information quality, and service quality have positive effects on user satisfaction, while the quality of human resources has no effect on user satisfaction. The quality of information, the quality of service, and the quality of human resources have positive effects on the use, while the quality of the system has no effect on the use. The quality of information, service quality, use and user satisfaction have positive effects on net benefits.

scholarly journals Exploring the Relations Between Net Benefits of IT Projects and CIOs’ Perception of Quality of Software Development Disciplines

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-360
Author(s):  
Damjan Vavpotič ◽  
Marko Robnik-Šikonja ◽  
Tomaž Hovelja
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Perception Of Quality ◽  
Net Benefits

scholarly journals Pengaruh Kualitas Sistem Mobile Banking terhadap Laba Bersih dengan Penggunaan Sebagai Variabel Intervening

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Taufan Adi Kurniawan ◽  
Dewi Kusuma Wardani ◽  
Ely Jupita Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Primary Data ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Net Benefits ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

The main objective of this study is to determine whether the quality of the system can affect the net benefits of using mobile banking both directly and through the variable of mobile banking usage. The type of data used is primary data. The data is taken from distributed questionnaire to BRI bank customers in Yogyakarta using mobile banking services. The sampling method used is convenience sampling. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares (PLS) available in SmartPLS 3.0 software application. the results of this study indicate that the quality of the system has a positive effect on usage. System benefits have a direct positive effect on net benefits. Usage is not an intervening variable in the relationship of system quality to net benefits.

scholarly journals Indentifikasi Faktor-Faktor Keberhasilan Implementasi Sistem Informasi Manajemen Rumah Sakit

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnika Bayu Saputra
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Net Benefit ◽  
Human Organization ◽  
Net Benefits

Implementation SIMRS currently still experiencing problems and obstacles level of user acceptance. This study analyzed the results of evaluation of the success factors SIMRS application using HOT-Fit Model (Organization Human Technology - Net benefits). The model have been selected for this model may provide an explanation and provide identification factor of the implementation of a system in terms of Technology, Human, Organization and Net benefit. The model included eight variables consist of System Quality, Information Quality, Service Quality, Use of the System, User Satisfaction, Organizational Structure, Environmental Organizations and Net benefits (the benefit system). Based on the results of data obtained from the RS PKU Muhammadiyah Temanggung, it can be concluded that the variables that affect the successful implementation SIMRS is on the side of the variable tehnology is the quality of the system, the quality of information and service quality, while from the variable human ie user satisfaction affects the use of the system, in terms of organization variables which greatly affect the structure of the existing organizational environment. The successful implementation of SIMRS at RS PKU Muhammadiyah Temanggung influenced by the support and encouragement from the managerial to the users SIMRS conditions and the availability of adequate facilities in the hospital environment for use SIMRS. Keywords: Information System, Managemen, Hospital ABSTRAK Penerapan SIMRS saat ini masih mengalami kendala dan hambatan ditingkat penerimaan pengguna Penelitian ini melakukan analisis terhadap hasil Evaluasi faktor-faktor keberhasilan penerapan SIMRS dengan menggunakan Model HOT-Fit (Human Organization Technology – Net benefits). Model ini dapat memberikan penjelasan dan memberikan identifikasi faktor penerapan sebuah sistem dari sisi Teknologi, Manusia, Organisasi dan Net benefit. Model ini melibatkan delapan variabel yang terdiri dari Kualitas Sistem, Kualitas Informasi, Kualitas Layanan, Penggunaan Sistem, Kepuasan Pengguna, Struktur Organisasi, Lingkungan Organisasi dan Manfaat Sistem. Berdasarkan hasil yang diperoleh dari RS PKU Muhammadiyah Temanggung, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa variabel yang mempengaruhi keberhasilan penerapan SIMRS adalah dari sisi variabel teknologi yaitu kualitas sistem, kualitas informasi dan kualitas layanan, sedangkan dari sisi variable manusia yaitu kepuasan pengguna mempengaruhi penggunaan sistem, dari sisi variabel organisasi yaitu struktur sangat mempengaruhi lingkungan organisasi yang ada. Keberhasilan penerapan SIMRS di RS PKU Muhammadiyah Temanggung dipengaruhi oleh adanya dukungan dan dorongan dari pihak manajerial kepada para pengguna SIMRS serta tersedianya kondisi fasilitas yang memadai di lingkungan rumah sakit untuk menggunakan SIMRS. Kata Kunci : Sistem Informasi, Manajemen, Rumah Sakit

Costs and Benefits

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Lupia
Keyword(s):  
No Value ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Outcome ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Local School ◽  
Opt Out ◽  
Tangible Benefit ◽  
Net Benefits ◽  
Time And Energy

Education is seldom “free” for anyone who participates in it. It requires people to give time, effort, or money in exchange for the possibility of increased knowledge and competence. Educators devote resources to presentations, syllabi, textbooks, websites, videos, and other presentations. Every one of these products takes time and effort to prepare. Students also face costs. Education can require a student to sacrifice alternative opportunities, such as spending time with loved ones and engaging in recreational activities. Are these costs worth paying? When costs are a concern, educators gain incentives to provide information that produces positive net benefits. Once we contemplate net benefits and to whom they accrue, the concept of paying too much for an educational outcome becomes a significant concern. If prospective learners believe that an educator is going to ask them to learn information that is of no value to them, they are likely to view the situation as one that imposes time and energy costs in exchange for no tangible benefit. When made such offers, prospective learners tend to opt out. So providing too much (or the wrong) information can be costly, and by reducing others’ willingness to participate, it can cause otherwise promising educational endeavors to fail. In situations when providing information is a way to increase a beneficial competence, another related question arises: Who should pay? Answering this question can be difficult. To see how, suppose that we have identified information that is necessary for a particular audience to increase a valuable competence. Suppose, however, that most of the benefits of this increased competence accrue to someone other than the members of that audience. Such situations are not uncommon in politics. In politics, one group’s actions often affect others. For example, suppose that childless voters in a local school board election will cast the decisive votes on a matter that affects the quality of life for other people’s children. Suppose that it is costly for the childless voters to learn what they need to know in order to make the best choice for the children. Suppose, moreover, that our competence criterion places great weight on the children’s well-being.

Characterization and functional ecology of the extrafloral nectar of Cedrela odorata in contrasting growth environments in central Veracruz, Mexico

Botany ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 91 (10) ◽  
pp. 695-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalia Chavarro-Rodríguez ◽  
Cecilia Díaz-Castelazo ◽  
Víctor Rico-Gray
Keyword(s):  
Functional Ecology ◽  
Extrafloral Nectar ◽  
Cedrela Odorata ◽  
Environmental Disturbance ◽  
Sugar Composition ◽  
Water Conditions ◽  
Herbivore Pressure ◽  
Disturbed Site

Extrafloral nectar (EFN) is a plant secretion known to mediate interactions between insects and plants. Here we present the ecological characterization of the EFN of Cedrela odorata, in terms of sugar composition, as well as its importance in attracting ant visitors to extrafloral nectaries. We also studied the influence of different plant water conditions on the quality of EFN. We found site (forest, agroecosystem, plantation) and season (i.e., rainy, dry) effects for both water balance and the quality of EFN. Our results show that (i) water has a significant influence on EFN quality and (ii) environmental disturbance that differed at each site was associated with differences in loss of water through transpiration. Season also affected the levels of dissolved sugars in EFN. This had a direct, site-dependent impact on the abundance of ants foraging on EFN. Only at the most disturbed site (where higher damage by shoot borer occurred) was the abundance of ants foraging on EFN higher during the rainy season, when herbivore pressure increased. This pattern was consistent with an induced biotic defense strategy in C. odorata.

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