scholarly journals Limitations on Community Participation in Planning Decision-making in Peninsular Malaysia: A Review of Recent Studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 131-147
Author(s):  
Khalid Zanudin ◽  
Ibrahim Ngah ◽  
Siti Hajar Misnan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Planning Decision

scholarly journals Women’s empowerment for abortion and family planning decision making among marginalized women in Nepal: a mixed method study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heera KC ◽  
Mangala Shrestha ◽  
Nirmala Pokharel ◽  
Surya Raj Niraula ◽  
Prajjwal Pyakurel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Modern Contraceptives ◽  
Marginalized Women ◽  
Planning Decision

Abstract Background Women’s empowerment is multidimensional. Women’s education, employment, income, reproductive healthcare decision making, household level decision making and social status are vital for women’s empowerment. Nepal is committed to achieving women empowerment and gender equality, which directly affects the reproductive health issues. This can be achieved by addressing the issues of the poor and marginalized communities. In this context, we aimed to find the association of women’s empowerment with abortion and family planning decision making among marginalized women in Nepal. Methods A cross sectional study was conducted at selected municipalities of Morang district of Nepal from February 2017 to March 2018. A mixed method approach was used, where 316 married marginalized women of reproductive age (15–49 years) and 15 key informant interviews from representative healthcare providers and local leaders were taken. From key informants, data were analysed using the thematic framework method. Findings obtained from two separate analyses were drawn together and meta inferences were made. Results Women’s empowerment was above average, at 50.6%. Current use of modern contraceptives were more among below average empowerment groups (p 0.041, OR 0.593 C.I. 0.36–0.98). We could not find any statistically significant differences among levels of women’s empowerment, including those women with abortion knowledge (p 0.549); family planning knowledge (p 0.495) and women’s decision for future use of modern contraceptives (p 0.977). Most key informants reported that unsafe abortion was practiced. Conclusions Women’s empowerment has no direct role for family planning and abortion decision making at marginalized communities of Morang district of Nepal. However, different governmental and non-governmental organizations influence woman for seeking health care services and family planning in rural community of Nepal irrespective of empowerment status.

scholarly journals Concordance, communication, and shared decision-making about family planning among couples in Nepal: A qualitative and quantitative investigation

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-376
Author(s):  
Carol R. Underwood ◽  
Lauren I. Dayton ◽  
Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Shared Decision Making ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
Partner Communication ◽  
Joint Decision ◽  
Couple Communication ◽  
Spousal Concordance ◽  
Planning Decision

Couple communication and joint decision-making are widely recommended in the family planning and reproductive health literature as vital aspects of fertility management. Yet, most studies continue to rely on women’s reports to measure couple concordance. Moreover, the association between communication and decision-making is often assumed and very rarely studied. Arguably, associations between dyadic communication and shared decision-making constitute a missing link in our understanding of how communication affects fertility-related practices. Informed by Carey’s notions of transmission and ritual communication, this study sought to address those gaps with two complementary studies in Nepal: a qualitative study of married men and women and a quantitative study of 737 couples. To assess spousal concordance on matters of family planning-related communication and decision-making in the quantitative study, responses from the couple were compared for each question of interest and matched responses were classified as concordant. Quantitative results found that more than one-third of couples reported spousal communication on all measured family planning-related topics. Nearly, 87% of couples reported joint decision-making on both family planning use and method type. Partner communication was significantly and positively associated with concordant family planning decision-making in both bivariate and multivariate models. Couples communicating about three family planning topics had more than twice the odds of concordant family planning decision-making than did those not reporting such communication. The qualitative findings provided insights into discordant as well as concordant interactions, revealing that decision-making, even when concordant, is not necessarily linear and is often complex.

scholarly journals Management Accounting Information in Vietnamese Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Thi Tu Oanh Le ◽  
Thi Ngoc Bui ◽  
Manh Dung Tran
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Free Trade Agreements ◽  
Trade Agreements ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Management Accountants ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Planning Decision

The small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam play an increasingly important role in the economy by the amount (representing 97.7% of Vietnam firms), contribute economic development and create more employment opportunities. However, because of economic crisis, financial downturn, unhealthy competitions, free trade agreements and others, the number of SMEs recently is downsizing in firm size, human resources and more and more SMEs go bankruptcy in the context of Vietnam. This situation may be due to the enterprise use ineffective management accounting tools.This article reviews and assesses the creation and use of management accounting information which has an important part to play with respect to planning, decision-making, monitoring and controlling of the activities of SMEs in Vietnam. Data collected from a posted survey of five enterprises with twenty two interviews of directors, chief accountants and management accountants. The results show that management accounting information has not really been interested from managers and accountants. Management accounting information is weak in quantity and poor in quality; administrators are operating firms primarily based on personal experiences. Therefore, management accounting information has not been promoted in the management, monitoring and decision making of SMEs in Vietnam. The addition of management accounting knowledge for managers and accountants is necessary for development of SMEs.

scholarly journals PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DALAM PENGEMBANGAN PASAR KUMANDANG

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (01) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Rysca Indreswari ◽  
Dyah Yuni Kurniawati ◽  
Irsyadul Ibad
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Market Planning ◽  
Participation In Decision Making ◽  
Tourism Potential ◽  
A Site ◽  
Rich History

Bongkotan Hamlet is the smallest hamlet located in Bojasari Village, Kertek District, Wonosobo Regency. In this place there is a site of Bongkotan Temple which is the legacy of the Syailendra Dynasty. Unfortunately, this rich history has not been managed optimally. Seeing this condition, Sigit Budi Martono along with creative activists in Bongkotan Hamlet invited the community to participate in reviving the tourism potential. The idea was initiated by creating the Kumandang Market located on Bongkotan hill, just across the Bongkotan Temple site area. It is intended that the existence of temple sites and village markets can be mutually integrated so that it can attract tourists to visit. Finally, after going through a preparatory process involving the local community, the official Kumandang Market was held on June 24, 2018 by utilizing the momentum of the Eid Mubarak holiday. Until now, the Kumandang Market has been held 18 times with the number of visitors increasing every week. This shows the existence of community participation in the development of the Kumandang Market. Based on the results of the study, community participation in the development of the Kumandang Market is indicated by the participation in decision making in Kumandang Market planning, participation in the implementation of the Kumandang Market, participation in taking utility of Kumandang Market, and participation in evaluating the Kumandang Market.

scholarly journals PAKKADES.ID UNTUK MENDUKUNG PHYSICAL DISTANCING SAAT MUSYAWARAH ANGGARAN PEMBANGUNAN DESA SEBAGAI UPAYA MENGHADAPI PANDEMI

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 589-595
Author(s):  
Trias Bratakusuma
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Village Government ◽  
Process Decision

Nowadays, although the pageraji village government has implemented e-government but more to increase services through the elimination of the old and complicated bureaukasi structure. In this case more information systems are used to speed up and automate processes. There is no information system yet focused on supporting the decision process. Pakkades.id is a type of information system intended to facilitate budgeting mechanisms. In the process of drafting village development budgets, community participation or aspirations are urgently needed. However, there are often obstacles to getting aspirations from the community because the mechanism that is implemented now only through deliberations implemented one day, this will narrow the reach. Therefore, with the implementation of Pakkades.id which is the result of the study authors of the Funding Ristek Dikti 2019 is expected to efficiency and effectively process decision making through the process of capturing the aspirations of the community better.  

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