Assessing Materials Management Practices Effect on Firm’s Performance in Ghana Using Dominance Analysis: Evidence from a Listed Company

2021 ◽  
pp. 2516600X2110432
Author(s):  
Ronald Ebenezer Essel
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Important Predictor ◽  
Materials Management ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Manufacturing Firm ◽  
Dominance Analysis ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Importance Analysis

The objective of this study is to empirically examine the effect of materials management on a firm’s performance by exploring employee views and utilizing a firm’s financial statement data within the Ghanaian context, focusing on Fan Milk Limited, a listed manufacturing firm in Ghana. A cross-sectional research design was espoused for the study, utilizing questionnaires completed by 240 respondents selected via simple random sampling. SPSS version 25.0 was utilized for data analysis, which included descriptive statistics, principal component analysis, exploratory factor analysis with varimax rotation, reliability/validity analysis, and multivariate regression aided with relative importance analysis via dominance analysis. The study found significant positive relationships between all eight materials management practices and a firm’s performance. Dominance analysis further revealed that materials requirement planning and control was the most important predictor of a firm’s performance, while ergonomics was the least important predictor of performance. Managerial recommendations established should be viewed critically while managing manufacturing firms.

scholarly journals The Effects of Materials Management Practices on Firm Performance in Ghana: Evidence from A Listed Company.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Ebenezer Essel
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Consumer Good ◽  
Materials Management ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Manufacturing Firm

Abstract Background: Materials management practices has gained extensive prominence over the last few decades and continue to play a significant role in production and operations management.Objectives: The objective of this scientific inquiry is to empirically examine the effect of materials management practices on firm performance by exploring employee views within the Ghanaian context, focusing on Fan Milk Limited, a consumer good listed manufacturing firm in Ghana.Methods: A cross-sectional approach [research design] was espoused for the study, exploring quantitative research techniques for its analysis. The study was based on self-answering structured questionnaires completed by 240 respondents selected via stratified sampling. SPSS version 25.0 was utilised for data analysis. Statistical analyses include descriptive statistics, principal component analyses, exploratory factor analyses with varimax rotation, reliability and validity analyses, and multivariate regression analyses.Results: The study found significant positive relationships between all eight materials management practices constructs and firm performance. Findings revealed further that Economic Order Quantity construct (β=0.901, p=0.000) contributed most to firm performance whilst Ergonomics (β=0.105, p=0.002) contributed least to firm performance.Conclusion: Managerial recommendations via research findings established, should be taken critical for management of manufacturing firms when dealing with decisions influencing materials management and performance assessment by examining the possible feasibility of the eight materials management techniques exploited in this study as a relevant tool for initiating continuous performance improvement in Fan Milk Limited in particular and Ghana’s manufacturing industry in general.

Peran Penilaian Formatif terhadap Motivasi Belajar Mahasiswa, Sebuah Tinjauan Pustaka

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Putri Zalika Laila M.K
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional

Penyakit Jantung Koroner (PJK) adalah sekelompok sindrom yang berkaitan erat yang disebabkan oleh ketidakseimbangan antara kebutuhan oksigen miokardium dan aliran darah. Pada umumnya faktor risiko terjadinya penyakit jantung koroner adalah hipertensi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan hubungan tekanan darah dengan kejadian penyakit jantung koroner di Rumah Sakit Muhammadiyah Palembang dan Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Palembang BARI periode Januari-Desember 2012. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif analitik dengan rancangan cross sectional di bagian ilmu penyakit dalam Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Palembang BARI dan Rumah Sakit Muhammadiyah Palembang dengan cara pengambilan sampel yaitu simple random sampling. Dari 200 subjek penelitian, penyakit jantung yang mempunyai hipertensi sebanyak 100 dan yang tidak hipertensi sebanyak 100. Hasil analisis didapatkan jumlah pada subjek hipertensi yang terkena penyakit jantung koroner sebesar 64(64%) sedangkan pada non hipertensi yang terkena penyakit jantung koroner didapatkan sebanyak 32(32%). Rasio prevalensi didapatkan adalah 2,00 dengan interval kepercayaan 95% antara 1,450-2,758. Hasil analisis chi-squeare didapatkan nilai X2 didapatkan hasil 19,251 dan nilai p: 0,000 yang artinya ada hubungan faktor risiko antara hipertensi dengan penyakit jantung koroner dengan taraf significant sangat bermakna. Hipertensi merupakan faktor risiko untuk terjadinya penyakit jantung koroner, penderita hipertensi berisiko 2 kali lebih besar terkena penyakit jantung koroner.

ASSESSMENT OF CORRELATION BETWEEN LEUKODERMA AND PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Mukesh Batra
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Study Participant ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Duration Of Disease ◽  
Illness Anxiety

Background: Leukoderma is an acquired disease of pigmentation which is presented by depigmented areas of different shape and sizes on the skin. In various researches it was reported that these defects in melanocytes occurred due to autoimmune pathway or the complex causation of oxidative stress and genetics. Material & Methods: In the present cross‑sectional prospective study 100 patients who were diagnosed with Leukoderma and controls who were not having depigmentation of skin and without any known clinical disease were enrolled for present study by simple random sampling. Written informed consent was taken from each study participant. Clearance from institutional ethical committee was also taken prior to the study. Results: The prevalence of psychiatric illness among leukoderma group was 22% and among 78% patients we did not found any psychiatric illness. The most common symptom was depression which was present among 22% of patients with Leukoderma and 18% patients with Leukoderma had anxiety symptoms. Among the control group depression was present in 5 % subjects and anxiety symptoms were present in 7% of subjects. The mean WHO-Quality of life scores was low among Leukoderma group in relation to the control group (p value <0.05). On correlation with psychiatric illness, observations were statistically non-significant (p > 0.05) with HAMA-A and HAMA- D. The observations were statistically significant (p < 0.05) with GHQ total and BSA score. Conclusion:  Higher prevalence of psychitric morbidity among patients with leukoderma and it was found associated with duration of disease and BSA scores. The most common symptom was depression which was followed by anxiety symptoms. Key words: Leukoderma, psychiatric illness, anxiety, depression.

HUBUNGAN KUALITAS KEHIDUPAN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA PERAWAT PELAKSANA

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-420
Author(s):  
Amella Gusty ◽  
Dachriyanus Dachriyanus ◽  
Leni Merdawati
Keyword(s):  
District Hospital ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
P Value ◽  
Work Context ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
The Relationship

Kinerja perawat merupakan hasil yang dicapai dalam melaksanakan asuhan keperawatan di rumah sakit. Terciptanya asuhan keperawatan yang optimal sangat diperlukan dukungan dari pihak rumah sakit salah satunya adalah menciptakan kualitas kehidupan kerja baik bagi perawat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara kualitas kehidupan kerja terhadap kinerja perawat pelaksana di RSUD Teluk Kuantan. Jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Jumlah sampel 120 responden yang diperoleh melalui proportionate simple random sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kualitas kehidupan kerja perawat RSUD Teluk Kuantan berada pada kategori sedang, kinerja perawat berada pada kategori kurang baik. Berdasarkan analisis kedua variabel teridentifikasi bahwa tidak ada hubungan antara kualitas kehidupan kerja dengan kinerja perawat pelaksana dengan  p value 0,817. Dimensi work context merupakan komponen yang memiliki hubungan dengan kinerja perawat pelaksana dengan p value 0,008, dimensi work life  tidak berhubungan secara signifikan dengan kinerja perawat. Kesimpulan penelitian diketahui tidak ada hubungan antara kualitas kehidupan kerja dengan kinerja perawat pelaksana. Ada hubungan dimensi work context dengan kinerja perawat pelaksana. Tidak ada hubungan dimensi work life dengan kinerja perawat.   Kata kunci: kualitas kehidupan kerja, kinerja, perawat pelaksana   THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE QUALITY OF WORK LIFE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF IMPLEMENTERS NURSES   ABSTRACT Nurse performance is the result achieved in implementing nursing care in a hospital. The creation of optimal nursing care is very much needed support from the hospital, one of which is to create a good quality of work life for nurses. This study aims to determine the relationship between the quality of work life and the performance of nurses at the Kuantan District Hospital. This type of quantitative research with cross sectional approach. The number of samples of 120 respondents obtained through proportionate simple random sampling. The results showed that the quality of work life of nurses at the Kuantan District Hospital was in the medium category, the nurses' performance was in the unfavorable category. Based on the analysis of the two variables, it was identified that there was no relationship between the quality of work life with the performance of implementing nurses with a p value of 0.817. The work context dimension is a component that has a relationship with the performance of nurses implementing with p value 0.008, the dimension of work life does not significantly correlate with nurse performance. The conclusion of the research is that there is no relationship between the quality of work life and the performance of the implementing nurses. There is a relationship between the dimensions of the work context and the performance of the nurses. There is no relationship between the dimensions of work life and nurse performance.   Keywords: quality of work life, performance, implementers nurse

Pengaruh bising lalu lintas terhadap penurunan fungsi pendengaran pada juru parkir di kota Denpasar

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ni Ketut Susilawati ◽  
Wayan Sudana ◽  
Eka Putra Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Hearing Threshold ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hearing Function

Background: Noise pollution or noise is an unwanted sound which is disturbing to human beings.However small or soft the sound, if it is undesirable it is considered as noise. Noise induced hearingloss is a sensorineural hearing loss that is commonly encountered second to presbycusis. Purpose: Toknow the effect of traffic noise exposure on hearing impairment to the employees of the Parking DistrictCompany of the Denpasar city and to improve diagnostic detection on hearing impairment caused bynoise. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted at the Parking District Company office. Thepopulations of this study were the employees of the Parking District Company. Samples of this study were the employees who were exposed to traffic noise and control samples were an employee who was unexposed. Samples were selected by simple random sampling. Results: From 40 parking attendants,27 persons (67.5%) aged above 35 years old. The parking attendants who had been working for ten to fifteen years were 36 persons (90%) and no history using ear protection when working. Seven persons(17.5%) had referred DPOAE upon examination with increase hearing threshold on audiogram result.In this study the parking attendants who had hearing deficit induced by noise were 7 persons (17.5%)and only one person (2.5%) in control group. There was a statistically significant effect of traffic noiseto hearing function deficit (p<0.05). Conclusion: Traffic noise has effect in hearing function deficit onthe parking attendants.ORLI Vol. 40 No. 2 Tahun 2010Key words: NIHL, parking attendant, audiometry, DPOAE.

FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN PERILAKU MEROKOK DI DALAM RUMAH DI KELURAHAN TAROK

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Athanmika
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional

<p>Merokok adalah perilaku penggunaan .Wabah tembakau atau rokok telah meracuni dan membunuh 4 juta penduduk dunia setiap tahunnya.  Berdasarkan laporan WHO tahun 2008 ditemukan 24,1% remaja pria Indonesia adalah perokok. Konsumsi rokok di Indonesia meningkat lebih cepat dibandingkan negara-negara lain. Pada kelompok umur 10-14 tahun, jumlah perokok meningkat dari 0.3% menjadi 1.4% dalam kurun waktu 18 tahun (1995-2013), dan pada kelompok umur 15-19 tahun terjadi peningkatan dari 7,1% ke 18,3%.  Hasil Riskesdas 2013, menunjukkan bahwa terdapat 30,3% perokok aktif di Sumatera Barat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perilaku merokok didalam rumah Kelurahan Tarok Kecamatan Payakumbuh Utara Tahun 2014.Penelitian menggunakan desain <em>cross sectional</em>. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah kepala keluarga  perokok yang berada di Kelurahan Tarok Kecamatan Payakumbuh   Utara   dengan   jumlah   sampel   162   responden   dan   dipilih menggunakan teknik Simple Random Sampling. Pengolahan data menggunakan analisis univariat dan bivariat (Uji Chi-Square).Hasil analisis univariat didapatkan sebagian besar (89,5 %)  responden mempunyai perilaku merokok, 62,3% responden memiliki sikap negatif, terdapat 51,2% responden memiliki <em>perceive behavioral </em>yang tinggi, dan 56,8 % responden memiliki peran ibu rumah tangga yang tidak optimal. Hasil analisis bivariat menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara peran ibu rumah tangga (p = 0,032 ; OR = 3,6), tidak ada hubungan sikap (p = 0,958 ; OR =1,18) dan <em>perceive behavioral </em>(p = 0,152 ; OR = 2,5) dengan perilaku merokok didalam rumah.penelitian ini disimpulkan bahwa ada hubungan peran ibu rumah tangga terhadap perilaku merokok. menjalin kerjasama dengan tokoh masyarakat   dalam memberikan informasi dan pengetahuan kepada warga berupa penyuluhan kesehatan tentang merokok agar dapat menghentikan kebisaan merokok didalam rumah.</p>

HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA, PENGETAHUAN, DENGAN KEAKTIFAN LANJUT USIA (Lansia) MENGIKUTI KEGIATAN POSYANDU LANSIA DI WILAYAH PUSKESMAS GADING SURABAYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
NINDY VARA MEIGIA
Keyword(s):  
Health Center ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bivariate Data ◽  
Quality Regulation ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Minimum Standards Service is basic service quality regulation that is entitled to be obtained by every citizen. Elderly people must obtain 100% health services. Various factors can lead to low visits to the elderly posyandu in the Gading Puskesmas area in 2017. Objective: to find out the relationship between family support, knowledge, and elderly activities in the elderly posyandu in Gading Surabaya puskesmas. Method: The type of research is observational analytic with a cross-sectional design. Data processing and analysis is done by univariate and bivariate. Data collection techniques by conducting simple random sampling with a sample of 94 elderly people. Location and time of research from December 2018 at the posyandu in the Gading Surabaya health center area. Results: There is a significant value of 0,000 <0,05, so it can be concluded is have a relationship with family support, knowledge of elderly with activity following the elderly posyandu at Gading Surabaya health center

The Impact of Shariah Governance and Corporate Governance on the Risk Management Practices: Evidence from Local and Foreign Islamic Banks in Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Sabri Embi ◽  
Zurina Shafii
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
T Test ◽  
The Body ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Shariah Governance ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of Shariah governance and corporate governance (CG) on the risk management practices (RMPs) of local Islamic banks and foreign Islamic banks operating in Malaysia. The Shariah governance comprises the Shariah review (SR) and Shariah audit (SA) variables. The study also evaluates the level of RMPs, CG, SR, and SA between these two type of banks. With the aid of SPSS version 20, the items for RMPs, CG, SR, and SA were subjected to principal component analysis (PCA). From the PCA, one component or factor was extracted each for the CG, SR, and RMPs while another two factors were extracted for the SA. Primary data was collected using a self-administered survey questionnaire. The questionnaire covers four aspects ; CG, SR, SA, and RMPs. The data received from the 300 usable questionnaires were subjected to correlation and regression analyses as well as an independent t-test. The result of correlation analysis shows that all the four variables have large positive correlations with each other indicating a strong and significant relationship between them. From the regression analysis undertaken, CG, SR, and SA together explained 52.3 percent of the RMPs and CG emerged as the most influential variable that impacts the RMPs. The independent t-test carried out shows that there were significant differences in the CG and SA between the local and foreign Islamic banks. However, there were no significant differences between the two types of the bank in relation to SR and RMPs. The study has contributed to the body of knowledge and is beneficial to academicians, industry players, regulators, and other stakeholders.

Proposal for Improving Records Management Practices of Traditional Institutions in Ga Molepo, South Africa

Mousaion ◽  
10.25159/2054 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-67
Author(s):  
Mahlaga Johannes Molepo ◽  
Linda M. Cloete
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Local Municipalities ◽  
Management Procedures ◽  
Traditional Institutions

The way in which an institution treats its records is crucial for its survival in a rapidly changing society. The purpose of the study was to investigate the records management practices and challenges faced by traditional institutions of leadership and governance in Ga Molepo, Limpopo, South Africa. The researcher employed a cross-sectional survey in order to quantitatively examine the challenges faced by members of traditional councils. A researcher administered questionnaire was used as a data collection tool to study a stratified sample of 35 members from an estimated population of 350. The findings revealed patterns and trends of non-compliance with records management standards and guidelines. Although there were sporadic cases of record keeping, a greater number of respondents revealed that traditional institutions lack the facilities, equipment, education and trained/skilled personnel to apply correct records management procedures in their daily administration of their traditional communities. The main value of the study is to create awareness of records management as one of the neglected areas in traditional institutions – which are by current legislative arrangement, the closest form of leadership and governance for rural communities in light of their relationship with local municipalities and the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

Hubungan Kebiasaan Sarapan Pagi Dengan Prestasi Belajar Siswa SD Muhammadiyah Program Khusus Surakarta

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Retno Dewi Noviyanti ◽  
Dewi Pertiwi Dyah Kusudaryati
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional

Kelompok anak sekolah (7-12 tahun) merupakan kelompok rentan gizi. Pada umumnya kelompok ini berhubungan dengan perkembangan yang cepat dalam proses intelektualnya dan keterampilan serta mulai mempunyai kegiatan fisik yang aktif, yang memerlukan zat-zat gizi dalam jumlah relatif besar. Sarapan pagi merupakan faktor yang mempengaruhi konsentrasi belajar anak di sekolah. Sarapan pagi mempunyai peranan penting dalam memenuhi kebutuhan energi anak sekolah, karena dapat meningkatkan konsentrasi belajar dan memudahkan menyerap pelajaran di sekolah, sehingga prestasi belajar menjadi baik. Sarapan menyumbangkan energi sebesar 25% dari kebutuhan gizi sehari. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui hubungan kebiasaan sarapan pagi dengan prestasi belajar siswa SD Muhammadiyah Program Khusus Surakarta. Metode penelitian adalah cross-sectional. Penelitian dilakukan pada siswa dengan usia 9-12 tahun sebanyak 56 anak. Teknik samplingnya adalah simple random sampling. Data kebiasaan sarapan pagi diperoleh dengan wawancara, data prestasi belajar diperoleh dari nilai ulangan harian. Analisis data menggunakan uji Fisher Exact. Hasil penelitian diperoleh sebagian besar siswa melakukan sarapan pagi sebesar 78,6%, prestasi belajar sebagian besar dengan kategori tuntas sebesar 85,7% dengan nilai rata-rata 84,4 ± 8,09 SD. Hasil uji statistik diperoleh nilai p = 1,000. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah tidak ada hubungan kebiasaan sarapan pagi dengan prestasi belajar siswa SD Muhammadiyah Program Khusus Surakarta.

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