Delinquency Among Members of Hong Kong Youth Street Gangs: The Role of the Organizational Structures of Gangs and Triad Affiliations

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 2527-2547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wing Hong Chui ◽  
Paul Vinod Khiatani
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Street Gangs ◽  
Street Gang ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Asian Context ◽  
Street Gang Members

This study explores the importance of organizational structures and formal affiliations with the Hong Kong triads to delinquency among youth street gang members in Hong Kong. More specifically, this study examines the relative importance of the number of organizational structures and triad affiliation to patterns of delinquency in a sample of active members of youth street gangs ( N = 201). With the aid of outreach social workers, a convenience sampling method was used to recruit a gender-balanced sample of at-risk youths. Logistic regression analysis of the survey data that was gathered indicated that formal affiliation to Hong Kong triads and the presence of organizational structures significantly increased the odds of delinquency (independently of each other). Suggestions for future research on gang membership and delinquency, with particular reference to the Asian context, are provided.

The Effect of Prestige Sensitivity on Price Acceptance in Vietnam’s Mobile Phone Market

2018 ◽  
pp. 97-112
Author(s):  
Huyen Thi Nguyen ◽  
Ngoc Minh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Product Knowledge ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Modelling Method ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Convenience Sampling

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of prestige sensitivity on mobile phone customer’s price acceptance in Vietnam and the mediating role of product knowledge and price mavenism on this relationship. We used the convenience sampling method for data collection via questionnaires with a sample of 605 consumers who purchased mobile phones. The collected data was analysed by applying a structural equation modelling method. The result indicates that prestige sensitivity has both direct and indirect effects on price acceptance via product knowledge and price mavenism. The findings suggest that prestige sensitivity can be used as a market segmentation criterion for mobile phones when making price decisions and providing customers with adequate information could improve price acceptance.

scholarly journals role of development entrepreneurial orientation and market orientation in improving the performance of creative industry SMEs in Denpasar

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 116-123
Author(s):  
Ida Ayu Agung Idawati ◽  
Ade Ruly Sumartini
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Convenience Sampling

Bali is an area that relies on the tourism industry. The management of the tourism industry cannot be separated from other sectors, such as the creative industry. The creative industry is a supporter of economic growth in increasing employment opportunities and reducing the low population in Indonesia. Fashion and handicrafts are the mainstays of Bali's sub-sectors, with a proportion of 18 percent and 15.4 percent, respectively. The ability of human resources to express their creativity and skills plays an essential role in improving the performance of the relevant SMEs. The purpose of this study was to determine the position of entrepreneurial orientation development and market orientation in enhancing performance and to determine efforts to improve the performance of creative industry SMEs. The analysis technique using multiple linear regression analysis assisted by the SPSS program. The population in this study was the Creative Industry SMEs in the fashion and handicraft sub-sector. The research sample was 40 respondents with the sampling method using convenience sampling. The results of this study indicate that entrepreneurial orientation does not have a significant effect on improving performance.

scholarly journals ROLE OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKS IN INTERGROUP CONFLICTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 260
Author(s):  
Muhamad Isnaini ◽  
Sarwititi Sarwoprasodjo ◽  
Rilus A. Kinseng ◽  
Kholil Kholil
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Communication Intervention ◽  
Street Gangs ◽  
Street Gang ◽  
Alliance Network ◽  
High Fatality Rate ◽  
Networks Analysis ◽  
Intergroup Conflicts ◽  
Depth Interviews

The research background relates to the intergroup conflicts involving some street gangs in Johar Baru Sub District, Central Jakarta. Most of the street gangs in Johar Baru Sub District have each territory. Small matters from mocking one another, miscommunication to rumors which jeopardize the power of the street gangs, can trigger a serious thing: brawls with high fatality rate for several days. The research aims to analyze the pattern of rivalry and alliance network established among the street gangs. This study uses a quantitative approach. The research methods analyzed ego-centered communication networks. After analyzing the communication networks, the inter-group mapping was obtained and in turn, it would be useful as a means of a communication intervention to reduce and prevent inter-group conflicts. Data collection was carried out in a kind of a census towards 40 street gangs in Johar Baru Sub-District and it got the support of the in-depth interviews with several key informants. Research results shows: the communication networks analysis reveal that rivalry and alliance among the street gangs have positioned Gembrong street gang as the centre of rivalry and alliance with the radial communication pattern indices of low network density (10.71 for the rivalry network; 0.00 for the alliance network) and low network closure (0.10 for rivalry network and 0.00 for alliance network). This research contributes to identify which groups have a bigger role in intergroup conflicts.

scholarly journals Social representations of physical education teachers concerning the game: a qualitative study in Chile

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 373-381
Author(s):  
Alejandro Almonacid-Fierro ◽  
Jessica Mondaca Urrutia ◽  
Sergio Sepúlveda-Vallejos ◽  
Karla Valdebenito
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Convenience Sampling

Background and Study Aim. The objective of this research was to determine the social representations of the game in physical education teachers belonging to the Chilean educational system, searching for the sense and meaning given by the educators to the game aspect. Material and Methods. The study sample consisted of 14 physical education teachers, who were chosen by the convenience sampling method. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from the participants, maintaining gender equity. The analysis of the data obtained was by means of content analysis and the NVivo 11 program was used to process the data. Results. Our research indicates that of the categories analyzed, the highest was the role of the game (22.29%), demonstrating the relevance given by teachers to the game in the development of meaningful learning. On the contrary, the category characteristics of the game (17.42%), describe how teachers visualize the contributions of play at the educational level, in this sense, the role of the game goes beyond motor contributions, but also provides tools for social and cognitive development. Conclusions. For the teachers, the game promotes autonomous and proactive actions of the students, which will be beneficial to understand that playfulness in education implies not to put in contradiction the rational and emotional faculties. This comprehensive view is called full attitude, and it is a relevant step toward the understanding of the game from a complex perspective. In this area, it is evident that, in the social representations of the participating teachers, the game constitutes a natural environment in which children develop, where the physical education teacher should create an environment that facilitates the game, facilitating the expression of autonomy, freedom, creativity, and playfulness.

scholarly journals Effect of tax penalties, tax audit, and taxpayers awareness on corporate taxpayers’ compliance moderated by compliance intentions

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-124
Author(s):  
Nida Putri Rahmayanti ◽  
Sutrisno Sutrisno T. ◽  
Yeney Widya Prihatiningtias
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Tax Audit ◽  
State Income ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to empirically examine the impact of tax penalties, tax audits, and taxpayers’ awareness of corporate taxpayer compliance and the role of compliant intentions as the moderating variable in its correlation. The analytical method used is the Multiple Linear Regression (Multiple Regression Analysis) and the Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). The population of this study is the corporate taxpayers in North Banjarmasin Tax Office in 2019 with a sample of 142 corporate rate taxpayers. The sampling method used is convenience sampling. The results show that tax penalties, tax audits, and taxpayers’ awareness positively affect corporate taxpayer compliance. However, the compliant intention is unable to moderate the effect of fines, tax audits, and taxpayers’ awareness toward corporate taxpayer compliance. This is due to the applied penalties and tax audits following the taxation laws and the corporate taxpayer’s awareness of the importance of taxation as the source of state income. The purposes of this research are to provide inputs and references for the tax authorities and taxpayers, to examine further about tax penalties and tax audits that have been implemented, and to raise awareness among taxpayers for complying with taxes. Then, this research is influenced by external factors and internal factors, namely penalty sanctions, tax audits, and awareness of taxpayers who make taxpayers compliant with taxes, so that the presence or absence of intentions will continue to make taxpayers obedient to taxes.

scholarly journals The Motivator to Students’ Entrepreneurship Intention: the Existence of University Incubated Entrepreneurs

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 127-138
Author(s):  
YUEJUN CAI ◽  
Jessica Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Students ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Pilot Test ◽  
Entrepreneurial Spirit ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The University

Along with more and more emphasis on the importance and benefits of entrepreneurship to the society and an increasing number of various programs offered in the university to edify students about entrepreneurship and cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit in the campus, fewer previous researchers are studying about the optimization of the currently allocated resources. This study aims at exploring the importance and other utility of university incubated entrepreneurs as the motivation factor to entrepreneurship intention among university students. With the convenience sampling method of the questionnaire, the study has collected 165 valid response mainly from a university’s students in Hong Kong in this pilot test. The analysis results indicated that there is a relatively strong relationship between the existence of incubated entrepreneurs at the campus and entrepreneurship intention among university students yet the perception of attainment to entrepreneurship cannot moderate such relationship and the desirability of entrepreneurship can partly mediate this relationship. The research result points out the feasibility of promoting the university incubated entrepreneurs as a role model to university students, and the importance of pragmatic resources for designing the entrepreneurial education and programs in the future.

Ethnic heterogeneity in the activity and structure of a Black street gang

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 388-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas U. Grund ◽  
James A. Densley
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Research ◽  
Street Gangs ◽  
Ethnic Heterogeneity ◽  
Street Gang

Despite acknowledgment of ‘hybrid’ street gangs in the literature, there is little systematic research into ethnic heterogeneity within gangs. This research aims at moving beyond the broad categorization of the Black street gang. For this purpose, we examine an all-Black London-based gang in detail, using fieldwork and police arrest data, and investigate the role of ethnic heterogeneity for the workings of the gang. Our findings suggest that ethnic heterogeneity within this gang is crucial for its criminal operation. Although there is no evidence for ethnicity-related specialization of crime, the structural co-offending pattern of the gang’s activities is dominated by ethnicity. Ethnicity matters for who offends with whom.

scholarly journals PENGARUH GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN PARTISIPATIF TERHADAP ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST DAN KOMITMEN ORGANISASI SERTA DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirdha Fahlevi SI ◽  
Affandi Affandi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Organizational Trust ◽  
Participative Leadership ◽  
Role Performance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between participative leadership and employee in role performance in public sector, with mediating role of organizational trust and organizational commitment. Data were collected from 276 employees in several goverment agencies of republic of Indonesia. Convenience sampling method is used to collect the data from responden. This research used path analysis to analyze the data. Based on the reseach finding, participative leadership directly impact on employee in role performance. In addition,organizational trust and organizational commitment does not mediate the relationship beetwen dependen and independen variable. The results showed participative leadership will be improved employee in role performance in goverment agencies. Key words : Participative Leadership, In role Performance, employee

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF WORK DISCIPLINE, WORK MOTIVATION, AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT THROUGH JOB SATISFACTION ON NURSING PERFORMANCE IN INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 838-848
Author(s):  
Kusni Ingsih ◽  
◽  
Rini Laksmi Yanuardan ◽  
Suhana Suhana ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
The City

This study aimed to determine the effect of work discipline, work motivation, organizational commitment on job satisfaction in improving nursing performance. The research respondents were nurses in the city of Semarang. The sample used in this study was determined by a non-probability sampling method, which obtained a sample of 190 respondents. The data in this study were obtained using a questionnaire method, which was filled independently. The analysis used in this study used multiple linear regression. This study proves and concludes that work discipline, work motivation, and organizational commitment positively affect job satisfaction. work discipline and organizational commitment positively affect nursing performance. However, work motivation and job satisfaction do not affect nursing performance. The research findings can be used as management consideration to improve the nursing performance in Semarang Indonesia and other countries with similar characteristics by applying the model to increase performance. The research is an original one. The findings add a discourse concerning the effect of work discipline, work motivation, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction on performance in nursing institutions in a developing country, Indonesia. Nursing institutions can consider the model to enhance nursing performance. Researchers can widen the scope of research for future research to overcome the problem of the generalization of research findings.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Voice Behavior pada Creative Performance dengan Stressors sebagai Variabel Pemoderasi

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-107
Author(s):  
Toni Sulistyo ◽  
Susanto Tirtoprojo
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Creative Performance ◽  
Media Companies ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The Relationship

This study attempts to determine: 1) Influence of voice behavior on creative performance. 2) The moderation role of challenge stressors on the relationship between voice behavior and creative performance. 3) The moderation role of hindrance stressors on the relationship between voice behavior in creative performance. The population of this study were employees of mass media companies in Surakarta using convenience sampling method with a population of mass media companies and a sample of 150 employees. The sampling technique in this study uses the convenience sampling method. The test in this study uses the instrument test in the form of validity test with the method of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and reliability testing with the Cronbach's Alpha method. Testing the hypothesis in this study using hierarchical regression with the help of SPSS 25.0 program. Moderation testing in this study uses the calculation of the formula Baron & Kenny (1986). The results of the research suggest that that: 1) Voice behavior had a positive and significant effect on creative performance. 2) Challenge stressors moderate the influence of voice behavior on creative performance. 3) Challenge stressors moderate the influence of voice behavior on creative performance.

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