Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Province of Ilocos Norte Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-57
Author(s):  
Eric Santos Parilla
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Perceived Impact ◽  
Medium Businesses ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Impact

The study investigates the effects of the pandemic brought about by Covid-19 on Ilocos businesses and establishments. The study participants were the owners of micro, small and medium businesses in Ilocos Norte, and they were selected using a convenience sampling technique. The study employed a quantitative research design, and the entrepreneurs were asked about the perceived impact of Covid-19. Using descriptive statistics, the findings divulged that the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the businesses ranged from retrenchment of employees, disruption in the supply chain, and temporary to permanent shutdown. The impact of the pandemic includes uncertainties, the decline in productivity, demand, and sales. Implications, conclusions, and recommendations were also provided in the study.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Employee Absenteeism in IT Companies at Trichy

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S6) ◽  
pp. 856-859
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Employee Absenteeism ◽  
Predominant Factor ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The Impact

Employees are not present in work and so the work suffers. The researcher focuses to sort the motives for employee’s absenteeism in an organization. It is the key problem faced by more or less all the employers nowadays. Absenteeism of employees from job results in backlogs, pile of labour and therefore work delays. The objective of the paper is to identify the predominant factor influencing employee absenteeism and to measure the impact of factors influencing employee absenteeism on employee productivity. Descriptive research design is used for this reseacrh. Data was collected from 150 employees using Convenience sampling technique from the employees of IT companies at Trichy. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics to identify the predominant factor influencing employee absenteeism and multiple regression to measure the impact of factors influencing employee absenteeism on employee productivity. From the analysis, it was found that stress at the workplace is the predominant factor highly influencing employee absenteeism. It was also found that improper time management is highly influencing employee absenteeism factor on employee productivity

scholarly journals An assessment of the effect of noise pollution on rental values of properties in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebiwari Wokekoro
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Property Values ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Noise Abatement ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact

The study assessed the impact of noise pollution on rental values of properties in Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design. Questionnaire was designed to obtain data from the respondents. The close ended questions were used to collect the data. The questionnaire was distributed to respondents through their emails and phone numbers in May, 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdown. The study adopted purposive and convenient sampling technique. The data analysis was based on sixty one questionnaires retrieved. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage and mean. The results revealed that noise pollution reduces property rental values with a mean of 2.7 which is greater than the mean rating of 2.5. The study concludes that noise pollution negatively impacts property values. The study recommends the development and enforcement of noise abatement measures to improve urban neighbourhood quality and increase property values.

Narcissism, Personality Traits and Conspicuous Consumption of Brand in Youth

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-28
Author(s):  
Sabeen Khan ◽  
Ruhi Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Conspicuous Consumption ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship among Narcissism, personality traits and conspicuous consumption of brands in youth. This used quantitative research design with a sample consisting of 50 Men and 50 Women. The age ranged between 18 – 22 years. A purposive sampling technique was used to select participants. The findings revealed that there was a relationship among conspicuous consumption and traits of personality. It was also uncovered that there are gender differences in conspicuous consumption of brands, narcissism and personality traits. Further it was concluded that narcissism is positively associated with conspicuous consumption of brands. Narcissism was likely to be a positive predictor of conspicuous consumption of brands and personality traits are likely to be a predictor of conspicuous consumption of brands.

THE IMPACT OF COMPETENCY ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON MICRO, SMALL, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES PERFORMANCE

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Elsa Nanda Utami ◽  
Hendrati Dwi Mulyaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Financial Term ◽  
Simple Regression Analysis ◽  
Small Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Necessity Entrepreneur

This reasearch is conducted on MSME (Micro Small Medium Enterprises) that are participated in the MSME Syari’ah Mentoring Program by Academition and Practitioners (PUSPA) organized by Bank Indonesia in Bandung. MSME who participated in PUSPA program 2016 is MSME that included in necessity entrepreneur where MSME operated just to fullfil the life necessities. This program aims to improve the competence of entrepreneurship owned by MSME in term of knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Increased in the entrepreneurial comptence will have an impact on MSME perfomance both on financial term by the increase in income and non-financial term namely by the increased of the knowledge and skills like simple accounting, managing the production process, how to market the product, and know the procedures for obtaining the venture capital. The purpose of this reasearch was to investigate the influence of the entrepreneurial competence on the MSME performance in PUSPA program 2016.Researcher used quantitative research method. This research use sampling technique on non-probability sampling that is saturated sampling because the members of population less than 30 people and the entire population is a sample. Total sample in this research is 20 respondents. Data collecting in this research is done by distributing questionarries to all respondents that is MSME that pariticaped in PUSPA program 2016. Data were analyzed using simple regression analysis and descriptive-causal analysis.The result showed that entrepreneurial competenec affect the performance of MSME that participated in PUSPA Program 2016. Based on the calculation, coefficent of determination (R2) can be seen the influence of entrepreneurial compentence variable (X) on the performance (Y) is 61.7%. While the remaining 38.3 is influenced by other factors such as mentoring, motivation, and human resources.

scholarly journals Depression Levels Of Prisons In Class II A Correctional Institutions Bulukumba Regency

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-115
Author(s):  
Safruddin ◽  
Nurlina ◽  
Anel Ariansyah
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Mild Depression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
The Impact

A depressive disorder is a serious mental problem characterized by feelings of anxiety and sadness. Depressive disorders have increased from year to year, where the total number of people living with depression in the world is 322 million, this is supported by WHO 2017 data. Generally, someone in a depressed state experiences feelings of sadness, anxiety, or emptiness, and the impact that is caused if depression is not treated immediately, it will have an impact on oneself such as low self-esteem, social isolation, and even suicide attempts. Besides that, it will also have an impact on the people around it. The purpose of this study is to know the description of the level of depression in prisoners in Class II A Penitentiary in Bulukumba Regency in 2020. The research design used in this study is a descriptive research design with a cross-sectional approach. The affordable population in this study were inmates with all cases totaling 194 people with a sample size of 85 respondents. The sampling technique using a systematic random sampling method selects a sample from the population systematically. Data were collected using a questionnaire sheet. Based on the results of the research conducted, it was shown that the frequency distribution of the level of depression of the 85 prisoner respondents experienced mild depression as many as 64 respondents (75.3%) then moderate depression was 14 respondents (16.5%) and 7 respondents (8.2%) were not depressed. In all cases, the depression level of prisoners in class II A prisons in Bulukumba district experienced mild depression. Researchers suggest that further the sample size can be added so that data collection is more accurate and can be linked to other variables that can cause depression

scholarly journals DETERMINAN KEPATUHAN WAJIB PAJAK KENDARAAN BERMOTOR DI KOTA SEMARANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-196
Author(s):  
Retno Astuti Ningrum ◽  
Amir Hidayatulloh
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Tax Corruption ◽  
The City

This type of research is quantitative research. The population in this research is a motor vehicle taxpayer. Meanwhile, the sample in this study is a motor vehicle taxpayer in the city of Semarang. The sampling technique in this research used convience sampling. Respondents in this research amounted to 100 respondents. Data collection techniques in research using questionnaires given directly to respondents. Respondents in this study were dominated by male (58 respondents). Whereas female respondents amounted 42 respondents. The analysis techniques in this research used multiple linear regression analysis, with SPSS tools. This study obtained results that perseptions of tax corruption and service quality of tax officers affect taxpayer compliance. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif. Populasi dalam penelitian adalah wajib pajak kendaraan bermotor. Sedangkan, sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah wajib pajak kendaraan bermotor yang berada di Kota Semarang. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan convenience sampling. Responden dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 100 responden. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian menggunakan kuesioner yang diberikan langsung kepada responden. Responden dalam penelitian ini didominasi oleh laki-laki (58 responden). Sedangkan responden berjenis kelamin perempuan berjumlah 42 responden. Teknik analisis dalam penelitian ini menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda, dengan alat SPSS. Penelitian ini memperoleh hasil bahwa persepsi korupsi pajak dan kualitas pelayanan petugas pajak berpengaruh terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak.

scholarly journals Hubungan Status Emosional dengan Derajat Dismenore pada Remaja Putri di SMKN 12 Loa Buan Samarinda

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Nurun Nimah ◽  
Anik Puji Rahayu ◽  
Aries Abiyoga
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Conscious Experience ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
P Value ◽  
Emotional Status ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Young Girls ◽  
Painful Sensation

ABSTRACTBackground: Dysmenorrhea is a painful sensation, cramping in the lower abdomen which is often accompanied by other symptoms, such as sweating, headache, nausea, diarrhea, and tremors, all of which occur before or during menstruation. Teenage girls who experience dysmenorrhea can interfere with social or physical activities because when they are in pain, sufferers tend to be silent and even don't want to interact with other people, they tend to be more emotional. Emotional embodiment part of what a woman feels, a reaction to a certain event or situation. Emotional status and dysmenorrhea in women is a conscious experience that influences bodily activities and is psychologically able to influence a woman's emotions. Objective: To identify emotional status and to analyze the relationship between emotional status and the degree of dysmenorrhea in young girls. Methods: Quantitative research, descriptive analytic research design with cross sectional research design with proportionate stratified random sampling technique, the sample of this study was 54 students of class X SMKN 12 Loa Buah Samarinda who experienced dysmenorrheaResults: Variable emotional status obtained positive emotional classification 33 (61, 1%) and negative emotions 21 (38.9%) respondents. Variable The degree of dysmenorrhea was classified as mild 35 (64.8%), moderate 12 (22.2%), severe 5 (9.3%) and unbearable 2 (3.7%). The test used Pearson Chi-square results obtained P value = 0.402, the significant level (α) is 0.05, then p> from α. This result means that Ho is accepted, there is no relationship between emotional status and the degree of dysmenorrhea in young girls at SMKN 12 loa buah samarinda. Conclusion: There is no relationship between emotional status and the degree of dysmenorrhea in adolescents at SMKN 12 Loa Buah Samarinda

The Impact of Test Anxiety on EFL Pre-service teachers in Northern Cyprus

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Chinaza Solomon Ironsi ◽  
◽  
Hanife Bensen Bostanci
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Northern Cyprus ◽  
The Impact

A lot has been written with regards to anxiety in education and how it affects academic performance of students though little is known on the impact of test anxiety or examinations on pre-service language teachers. This study decided to examine the role of examinations in inducing anxiety among EFL learners and the extent to which this affects academic performance of students. In order to achieve this, a quantitative research design was used for this study. A questionnaire was used to elicit information from the participants and the instrument was distributed to 55 EFL learners to elicit information on their opinions regarding the influence of test anxiety on the students. The instruments were face validated as well checked for reliability. After collecting the data and carrying out analysis, findings derived from the study were used to make valid pedagogical conclusions on the impact of test anxiety on EFL learners

scholarly journals The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Firm’s Financial Performance in Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 220
Author(s):  
Dilashenyi Devi Selvarajah ◽  
Uma Murthy ◽  
Mathavi Massilamani
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Business Risk ◽  
Company Reputation ◽  
The Impact

The present research aims at investigating the impact of CSR on firm’s financial performance in Malaysia. Based on gaps in extant literature, the current study hypothesizes that four (4) independent variables comprising business risk, company reputation, employee engagement and stakeholder concern will exert statistically significant influences on the dependent variable, firm’s financial performance. The research employs a quantitative research approach whereby a sample 153 respondents were collected using a stratified random sampling technique. Employing SPSS software, multiple linear regression analysis was carried out. The results of multiple regression revealed that out of the four (4) hypotheses of the research, three (3) were supported whilst one (1) was not. In particular, it was shown that business risk, company reputation and stakeholder concern exert statistically significant influences on firm’s financial performance. However, there was no enough evidence to support the claim that employee engage can significantly influence firm’s financial performance. Several implications from the research were further discussed and elaborated.

scholarly journals Special needs children: a parent’s support in the new normal teaching pedagogy and learning alternative modality

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. e12739
Author(s):  
Leovigildo Lito D. Mallillin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Special Needs Children ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Teaching Pedagogy ◽  
Alternative Modality

The study aims to know the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, educational attainment, and monthly family average income of parents and to identify how the support is extended by the parents on their special need children toward their studies along the area of becoming a strong advocate, getting acquainted with school regulation, learning to access additional services, developing relationship with children module tutors, and future of special need children. The descriptive quantitative research design is employed in the study. The subjects of the study are the parents of the special needs children who are enrolled in the different Higher Education Institutions (HEI) both in private and government entities in the GCC country. Twenty (20) parents are topped in the utilization of the study. A non-probability sampling technique is utilized in the study which is purposive sampling because it is appropriate in the development of the study. The results show that there is no significant relationship between the profile of the respondents and how support is extended by the parents of the special need children toward their studies.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document