scholarly journals The Impact of Training and Support Interventions on Small Businesses in the Expanded Public Works Programme – Pretoria Region

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lungisani G Dladla ◽  
Emmanuel Mutambara
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
Effectiveness Of Training ◽  
The Government ◽  
Training And Support ◽  
The Impact

Small business sector around the world is regarded as a catalyst of employment for the largest number of people. To reduce massive unemployment and inequality in the country, the Government of South Africa introduced various initiatives to stimulate and support small businesses, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) is one of such initiatives. The enterprise development approach, is one of the delivery mechanisms of the EPWP, which seeks to transfer income to poor households in the short to medium-term. This study critically assess the impact and effectiveness of training and support interventions provided to small businesses through the EPWP. The study employs a quantitative research method and due to the size, availability and ease of access to the participants, the entire population of twenty (20) small businesses supported by the EPWP in Pretoria Region was sampled. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted. The study demonstrates that the training intervention provided through the EPWP is making positive impact and achieving its intended goals of enhancing business management skills to participants. It also reveals an interesting outcome that the majority of the participants are women. The study also identified some weaknesses in the programme which leads to the recommendation that long-term support mechanisms are essential to ensure sustainability of emerging enterprises.

scholarly journals The Impact of Training and Support Interventions on Small Businesses in the Expanded Public Works Programme—Pretoria Region

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lungisani Dladla ◽  
Emmanuel Mutambara
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
The Government ◽  
Development Approach ◽  
Training And Support ◽  
The Impact

The small business sector is regarded as a catalyst of employment for the largest number of people around the world. To reduce massive unemployment and inequality in the country, the Government of South Africa introduced various initiatives to stimulate and support small businesses, and the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) is one such initiative. The enterprise development approach, which seeks to transfer income to poor households in the short to medium term, is one of the delivery mechanisms of the EPWP. This study critically assesses the impact and effectiveness of the training and support interventions provided to small businesses through the EPWP. The study employs a quantitative research method due to the size, availability, and ease of access of the participants, and the entire population of 20 small businesses, supported by the EPWP in the Pretoria region, was sampled. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted. The study demonstrates that the training intervention provided by the EPWP has a positive impact and achieves its intended goal of enhancing the business management skills of participants. It also reveals an interesting outcome, i.e., that the majority of the participants are women. The study also identified some weaknesses in the programme, which led to the recommendation that long-term support mechanisms are essential for ensuring the sustainability of emerging enterprises.

scholarly journals The indirect effect of social capital on performance through resilience capability - The case of State-Capital Enterprises in Vietnam (SCE)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngo Chin ◽  
Nguyen Thuan
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Intangible Resources ◽  
Alpha Reliability ◽  
State Capital ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications

The Government of Vietnam is making efforts to rearrange state-owned enterprises (SOEs); there are many studies on restructuring and equitization of SOEs to form state-capital enterprises (SCEs); However, there is little research on combining two intangible resources such as social capital and resilience capability. This study presents a structure model describing (i) the impact of social capital and resilience capability on SCE performance (ii) social capital has indirectly affecting performance through resilience capability. After adjusting the scale through in-depth interviews with experts; conduct quantitative research with a sample of 568 SCEs in operation (overall sampling) to test Cronbach’s Alpha reliability, EFA, CFA, and SEM; the research results show that (i) social capital, resilience capability have a positive impact on the performance of SCEs and (ii) social capital indirectly positively affects performance through resilience capability. The study also suggests practical implications for managers to use effective resources in SCEs.

Does a carbon emissions trading scheme spur urban green innovation? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

2021 ◽  
pp. 0958305X2110153
Author(s):  
Chao Li ◽  
Xiangyou Li ◽  
Deyong Song ◽  
Meng Tian
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Emission Trading ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Carbon Emissions Trading ◽  
The Government ◽  
Trading Scheme ◽  
The Impact

Based on the panel data of 277 cities between 2003 and 2017 and a unique city-level dataset of green patent applications, this study employs the difference-in-differences (DID) method to evaluate the effect of China’s carbon emission trading scheme (ETS) pilots on urban green innovation. The findings indicate that China’s ETS pilots have a positive impact on urban green innovation, and that impact is more significant for municipalities than for prefecture-level cities. Furthermore, the impact on different categories of urban green innovation is heterogeneous. More specifically, China’s ETS pilots have significantly spurred urban green innovation that is closely related to energy conservation and emission reduction, including alternative energy production, transportation, energy conservation and so forth. Moreover, the facilitating effect of China’s ETS pilots on urban green innovation suffers from a lagging effect, which began to show a significant positive effect in 2016. Overall, this paper identifies the effect of China’s ETS pilots on urban green innovation, and suggests that the government should consider the heterogeneity of urban green innovation when designing national ETS policies.

Insider Trading Laws and Corporate Governance Impact on Investment Decision

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-137
Author(s):  
Sadaf Khan ◽  
Ubaid Ur Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Insider Trading ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

This research aims to analyze the impact of insider trading laws and corporate governance on investment decisions. For this purpose, the data of 400 potential and actual investors employed who provided their feedback on a structured questionnaire. When the data is collected, it was cleaned. The normality of data and reliability of items were also checked and within limits. Simple Regression was applied to test hypotheses. It was concluded that the perception of insider trading laws and corporate governance have a positive impact on investment decisions. The study has wide implications and the government and corporation both can be beneficial from its insight and findings, and exercise good corporate governance practices and follow stringent insider trading laws. The study also paves the way for future research.

scholarly journals Impact of Business Plans for the Development of MSMEs

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-379
Author(s):  
Irwan Sugiarto
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Business Planning ◽  
Business Plans ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to determine the impact of business planning for the development of MSMEs. The research method uses is a qualitative method with a descriptive and explorative descriptive approach. From the results of the research conducted, the results show that proper business planning and the application of a good marketing strategy have a positive impact on the sustainability of MSME activities. In addition, the quality of production that has a competitive advantage is also one of the driving factors. For the development of MSMEs, there are several obstacles faced, especially related to capital and guidance from the local government. With the development of MSMEs, it is expected to improve people's welfare, including helping the government in reducing unemployment.

scholarly journals The Giving Of Disciplinary Penalty of Civil Servants Based On Government Regulation Number 53 of 2010 in Governments of Demak Regency

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 443
Author(s):  
Muhammad Adib ◽  
Sri Kusriyah Kusriyah ◽  
Siti Rodhiyah Dwi Istinah
Keyword(s):  
Government Regulation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Civil Servant ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Disciplinary Action ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Immediate Supervisor ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Government Regulation No. 53 of 2010 regarding the discipline of the Civil Servant loading obligations, prohibitions, and disciplinary action which could be taken to the Civil Servant who has been convicted of the offense, is intended to foster a Civil Servant who has committed an offense, the form of disciplinary punishment is mild, moderate, and weight. Disciplinary punishment for the Civil Servant under Government Regulation No. 53 of 2010 Concerning the Discipline of Civil Servants. The formulation of this journal issue contains about how the process of disciplinary punishment, and constraints and efforts to overcome the impact of the Civil Servant disciplinary punishment in Government of Demak regency. The approach used in this study is a sociological juridical approach or juridical empirical, that is an approach that examines secondary data first and then proceed to conduct research in the field of primary data normative. The process of giving disciplinary sanctions for State Civil Apparatus in Government of Demak regency begins with the examination conducted by the immediate supervisor referred to in the legislation governing the authority of appointment, transfer and dismissal of civil servants. The results showed that in general the process of sanctioning / disciplinary punishment of civil servants in the Government of Demak be said to be good and there have been compliance with the existing regulations / applied in Government Regulation No. 53 of 2010, although it encountered the competent authorities judge still apply tolerance against the employee, but also a positive impact among their deterrent good not to repeat the same offense or one level higher than before either the Civil Servant concerned or the other. Obstacles in carrying out disciplinary punishment in Government of Demak regency environment is still low awareness of employees to do and be disciplined in performing the tasks for instance delays incoming work, lack of regulatory discipline, lack of supervision system and any violations of employee discipline. There must be constraints to overcome need for cooperation with other stakeholders comprising Inspectorate, BKPP, and the immediate superior civil servants in this way can be mutually reinforcing mutual communication, consultation, coordination so that if later there is a problem in the future could be accounted for.Keywords: Delivery of Disciplinary Sanctions; Civil Servant; Government Regulation No. 53 of 2010.

scholarly journals Analysis The Impact Of Buyers’ Demographics To Green Consumption In Hochiminh City

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. first
Author(s):  
Tô Thị Kim Hồng ◽  
Trần Thị Diễm Thúy
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Green Consumption ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays, environmental protection is an urgent problem which raises top concerns. Besides, green consumption is a trend encouraged to be widely implemented in many countries in the world, including Vietnam. However, in the reality of Vietnam, changing green consumer behavior in choosing products has been negligible and insignificant. With a diversified and varied population structure, Ho Chi Minh City is selected to analyze the impacts of demography and other related factors on green consumption behavior in the market. The quantitative research method is mainly used with the analysis of multiple correlation and linear regression. The results retrieved from 312 survey samples show that regarding demography, educational level, and marital status influence green consumption behavior. Besides, the results also show and measure the impacts of other factors, namely attitudes, subjective standards, environmental concerns, unavailability of green products on the green consumption behavior of consumers in Ho Chi Minh city. With the aim at promoting green consumer behavior in Ho Chi Minh City, there is a need for a change requiring the cooperation of all the Government, Enterprises, and consumers in stepping up propaganda, raising public awareness; simultaneously, orienting economic development activities associated with sustainable environmental protection.

scholarly journals KESEHATAN KEUANGAN DAN VALUASI BJBR MENGGUNAKAN RISK BASED BANK RATING METHOD

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-208
Author(s):  
Agung Dinarjito ◽  
Dinar Arisandy
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Share Price ◽  
Value Analysis ◽  
Rating Method ◽  
Dividend Discount Model ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has given an impact on the health of banks in Indonesia, one of which is the West Java and Banten Bank (BJBR). This study aims to assess the health of BJBR before and during the covid-19 pandemic and to find the intrinsic value of BJBR shares that can be used as an evaluation of the company's performance. This research is a descriptive quantitative research. BJBR health analysis was carried out using the Risk Based Rating or RGEC and the intrinsic value analysis was carried out using the Dividend Discount Model (DDM). The authors used data from the 2018-2020 of BJBR financial statements. The results showed that in general, the soundness of BJBR was very healthy and the intrinsic value of BJBR's shares was Rp. 1,659.33 or BJBR's share price is currently sold below its intrinsic value. This research is expected to provide information on the impact of the pandemic on banking, especially BJBR so that the Government and the Financial Services Authority can provide support to banks. In addition, this research can be used as a reference by investors who are interested in BJBR shares. Pandemi covid-19 telah memberikan dampak pada kesehatan perbankan di Indonesia, salah satunya Bank Jawa Barat dan Banten (BJBR). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk untuk menilai kesehatan BJBR sebelum dan selama pandemi covid-19 serta untuk mencari nilai intrinsik saham BJBR yang dapat digunakan sebagai evaluasi kinerja perusahaan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif deskriptif. Analisis kesehatan BJBR dilakukan dengan menggunakan Risk Based Rating atau RGEC dan analisis nilai intrinsik dilakukan dengan Dividend Discount Model (DDM). Penulis menggunakan data laporan keuangan BJBR tahun 2018-2020. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara umum, tingkat kesehatan BJBR adalah sangat sehat dan nilai intrinsik saham BJBR adalah Rp1.659,33 atau harga saham BJBR saat ini dijual di bawah nilai intrinsiknya. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan informasi dampak pandemic terhadap perbankan, khususnya BJBR agar Pemerintah dan Ototritas Jasa Keuangan dapat memberikan dukungan kepada bank. Selain itu, penelitian ini dapat digunakan sebagai acuan oleh investor yang tertarik saham BJBR.

scholarly journals Program Pemulihan Ekonomi Nasional Sebagai Kebijakan Penanggulangan Dampak Pandemi Covid-19 Pada Sektor UMKM

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
Ratnawaty Marginingsih
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Government ◽  
Recovery Program ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Economic Recovery Program

Abstrak  Berbagai permasalahan yang terjadi pada UMKM terdampak pandemi cukup dirasakan oleh para pelaku usaha tersebut. Hal ini tentu saja berakibat pada penurunan keuntungan secara signifikan dikarenanakan tingkat produktivitas yang rendah. Langkah terkait pemulihan ekonomi, dalam hal ini pemerintah melalui kementrian keuangan membuat kebijakan luar biasa untuk memitigasi dampak covid-19 dan perlambatan ekonomi dengan membuat Program Pemulihan Ekonomi Nasional (PEN).  Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penulisan ini adalah teknik analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menujukkan Program Pemulihan Ekonomi Nasional (PEN) memiliki dampak positif bagi sektor UMKM pada masa pandemi covid-19 sebagai langkah kebijakan yang diambil oleh pemerintah untuk mendukung pemulihan perekonomian nasional khususnya sektor UMKM yang memiliki kontribusi cukup besar. Rekomendasi kebijkan penguatan UMKM tidak hanya pada masa pandemi tetapi juga pada masa pemulihan dan pasca pandemi sehingga percepatan pemulihan ekonomi nasional dapat mencapai kestabilannya. Kata Kunci: Program PEN, Kebijkan Pandemi, UMKM  Abstract - The various problems that occur in SMEs affected by the pandemic are quite felt by these business actors. This of course results in a significant reduction in profits due to low productivity levels. Steps related to economic recovery, in this case, the government through the ministry of finance, make extraordinary policies to mitigate the impact of covid-19 and the economic slowdown by creating the National Economic Recovery Program (PEN). The research method used in this paper is a qualitative descriptive analysis technique. The results of the study show that the National Economic Recovery Program (PEN) has a positive impact on the MSME sector during the COVID-19 pandemic as a policy step taken by the government to support the recovery of the national economy, especially the MSME sector which has a significant contribution. Recommendations for strengthening MSME policies are not only during the pandemic but also during the recovery and post-pandemic period so that the acceleration of national economic recovery can achieve stability. Keywords: PEN Program, Pandemic Policy, MSME 

Evaluating the Elklan Talking Matters Programme: Exploring the impact of a training programme for early years professionals on pre-school children’s language development

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-125
Author(s):  
Judy Clegg ◽  
Carla Rohde ◽  
Henrietta McLachlan ◽  
Liz Elks ◽  
Alex Hall
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Tentative Evidence ◽  
Effectiveness Of Training ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Training early years practitioners to facilitate the language development of young children is a widely used intervention. Evidence to support the effectiveness of training in terms of the impact of children’s language development is limited. The Elklan Talking Matters programme is an accredited training programme for early years practitioners. Practitioners train to be Lead Communication Practitioners (LCPs) who cascade training across early years settings or Key Communication Practitioners (KCPs) who are embedded into these settings. The aim of this study was to identify if the Talking Matters Programme is effective in facilitating the language development of pre-school children. One hundred and twenty-six children from 13 early years settings were recruited (mean age 27.81 months; SD 4.90). Thirteen settings participated in the Talking Matters Programme (five LCP+KCP settings, four LCP settings and four control settings). At time 1, prior to practitioners participating in the programme, children completed the Pre-School Language Scales 5th Edition (PLS-5), a standardized assessment of receptive and expressive language. At time 1, 126 children completed the baseline assessment ( n = 43 in the LCP+KCP settings, n = 43 in the LCP settings and n = 40 in the control settings). Children then completed the post intervention (time 2) assessment approximately six months later. Children in the intervention groups (LCP+KCP settings and LCP settings) made more progress in their language development from time 1 to time 2 compared to the control. The children in the LCP+KCP settings made more gains than the children in the LCP settings. A significant main effect of groups and time was found but not an interaction of group scores with time, meaning the increases in scores were not statistically significant between the intervention and control groups. The study provides tentative evidence that the Talking Matters programme has a positive impact on pre-school children’s language development.

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