scholarly journals Building Community Resilience: A Study of Gorkha Reconstruction Initiatives

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 101-124
Author(s):  
Nirmal Chongbang ◽  
Devraj Bharadwaj
Keyword(s):  
Community Organizations ◽  
Community Resilience ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
State Agencies ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Rural Municipality ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Building Community ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Method Approach

This article is based on the major findings of a field study recently conducted in Gandaki  Rural Municipality of Gorkha district after the 2015 earthquake with its epicentre at Barpak of the same district, which quaked  the  region of northern midhills of Nepal. The study examined how far neighbouring households, community organizations, and state agencies contributed to building community resilience in this earthquake affected area. More specifically, it investigated into the efficacy of reaconstruction initiatives to provide relief to the earthquake victims for their recovery. To explore the issue, mixed-method approach of both quantitative and qualitative research was applied. Primary data were collected from the stakeholders through questionnaires and focus group discussions. The convenience sampling method was used to select 116 households from Ward No. 1 of the Municipality. The findings of the research indicate that contribution towards building community resilience was the highest from the neighbouring households followed by community organizations whereas the least contribution was from the state agencies. We found that community resilience practice in the area has not been as effective as expected. So collective and coordinated effort is necessary for building community resilience.

Leadership for Enhancing Organisational Performance Through Workforce Reskilling

2020 ◽  
pp. 229-267
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
Autocratic Leadership ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Method Approach

Leadership styles adopted influence employee performance, but merely appropriate style without workforce reskilling cannot ensure sustainable and holistic organizational performance. The objective of this chapter is to explore and analyze leadership for enhancing organizational performance through workforce reskilling in the context of a local authority, namely municipality. Adopting mixed method approach, the primary data was collected by administering questionnaires. A sample size of 100 respondents participated in the study with the aid of convenience sampling technique for proportionate representation from each department. However, out of 100 questionnaires distributed, only 96 were completed and returned. Analysis is done by STATISTICA Software. The findings reflect that both democratic and autocratic leadership are adopted and there was insufficient workforce reskilling required to meet the current needs of the organization.

scholarly journals Highlighting the Relevance of Motivation and Job Satisfaction of Nurses in Ghanaian Hospitals

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-64
Author(s):  
Charles Owusu-Aduomi Botchwey
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: Provision of quality and accessible health services comes with its challenges. Therefore, the need to highlight how motivation and job satisfaction can impact nurses’ performances at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital. Objectives: The research aimed to practically highlight nurses’ motivation and job satisfaction by identifying what constituted motivation packages of nurses and how the work they did could give them satisfaction at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital. Methods: The research employed a qualitative method with a case study design. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions (data triangulation) were used for primary data collection. A total of 40 respondents, including ten key informants, were selected using the purposive and convenience sampling techniques. Results: The research found that the recognition of needs of nurses, improved remunerations, enhanced conditions of service of the nurses’, regular payment of nurses’ salaries’, the institution of study leave with pay policy, among others, were considered as factors that could contribute to nurses’ motivation and job satisfaction. These findings are consistent with the findings of other studies. Again, the study found that professional allowances paid to nurses, reduced rent, and the like are current motivation packages directed at nurses at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital. Conclusion: It is important to state that for motivation to accomplish its intended purpose, there is the need for the hospital to identify the individual needs to satisfy to enhance job satisfaction.

Marketing, Technological Problems and Personal Barriers of Micro Enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-31
Author(s):  
Bir Bahadur Karki
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Small Market ◽  
Micro Enterprises

Micro enterprise is a small scale enterprise which is established with the maximum capital of twenty hundreds thousands rupees except land & building and less than nine employees including the micro entrepreneur. Most of the micro enterprises are operating with a little fund, local resources and local skills. Main objective of the study is to identify marketing and technology related problems as well as personal barriers of micro enterprise in Baglung and Parbat districts. This study is based on mixed research design (quantitative and qualitative research). Data and information are collected through primary sources. Primary data are collected through structured questionnaires, focus group discussions, observations and field visits. Purposive and convenience sampling methods are used for selecting enterprises and entrepreneurs respectively. A few statistical tools such as percentage are used for data analysis. After the field visit of micro enterprises in Parbat and Baglung district and focus group discussion with micro enterprises, it is found that micro enterprises have been facing various types of problems. Micro enterprises have been facing various problems such as marketing related problems and technological related problems and personal barriers. Highly competitive markets, too far the market places, too small market size of the markets, machine and equipment not easily available, difficulty in identifying appropriate technologies, technologies to being changed very fast, lack of training/skills, lack of trust and cooperation, lack of experience and patience are the major problems faced by the enterprises.

scholarly journals Model Kepemimpinan Ideal Pada Fak Tarbiyah dan Keguruan : Studi Kasus di IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo

Al-Ulum ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Herson Anwar ◽  
Lian G. Otaya
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
Education Leaders ◽  
Building Community ◽  
Method Approach

This article is aimed to analyse the servant leadership model in achieving and reaching the vision and mission of the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching Training because this model becomes an important issue applied by the education leaders. The research methodology used in this research is quantitative research with mixed method approach by Creswell. The primary data are collected though by questionnaire and secondary data by interview and documentation. The sample consists of 36 respondents by using purposive sampling technique. The result shows that from ten characteristics of servant leadership model, there are seven models implemented well. Those seven models are listening, achieving other people and emphatic, awareness, building persuasive power, service-ability, commitment, and building community. There are three models need to be improved, those are predicting ability, conceptualization, and healing ability. This leadership model is not an instant solution to solve the problem faced by the leader, but it is a long-term way, which the result comprehensively gives the change of vision and mission achievement.

Community resilience and critical transformations: the case of St. Gabriel, Louisiana

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-301
Author(s):  
Jennifer K. Irving ◽  
Margaret Reams
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Community Resilience ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Current Form ◽  
Hazardous Waste Facility ◽  
History Of ◽  
Building Community ◽  
Exposure Risks ◽  
Favorable State

Abstract Introduction Community resilience, the ability of a community to respond positively to adverse situations, is an increasingly important topic in public health. Many resilience frameworks are grounded in concepts initially developed by ecologists to describe and explain the capacity of complex systems, such as a community, to persist or return to its original state following disturbances. As a result, much of the research on resilience is concerned with maintaining systems in their current form, preventing degradation, or promoting recovery. However, for a system that is stuck in a trap, or an unfavorable state, deliberate efforts to build the components that contribute to resilience, called adaptive capacities, may enable that system to reorganize after a disturbance to reach a more favorable state. Objective The purpose of this research was to apply a resilience framework to analyze how the community of St. Gabriel, Louisiana adapted in response to environmental change. Methods We used qualitative case-study methodologies to systematically collect newspaper articles, which served as primary data sources to examine how resilience and adaptive capacity evolved in the community of St. Gabriel, Louisiana. Results Key events in the recent history of St. Gabriel include industrial development, growing concern about environmental health and pollution, the environmental justice (EJ) movement, and the incorporation of the community as a self-governing municipality. Two events, the community’s organized resistance to a large hazardous waste facility and the change in government structure, represent critical transformations, or fundamental changes in how the community functions. Conclusion The incorporation of St. Gabriel gave community members more input in planning and development decisions. As a result, the community has taken steps to improve public health in the form of zoning ordinances to prevent new exposure risks and building community infrastructure, such as a new sewer system and a recreation center.

PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS OF NORMAL SEASON AND OFF-SEASON MUSKMELON CULTIVATION IN DISTRICT SIALKOT, PAKISTAN

1970 ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
MUHAMMAD TAHIR LATIF, FALAK SHER, MUZZAMMIL HUSSAIN
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Customer Demand ◽  
Net Return ◽  
Profitability Analysis ◽  
Economic Parameters ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Gross Income

A field survey was conducted during 2016 to estimate the profitability of normal season and off-season muskmelon cultivation in district Sialkot, Pakistan. The primary data was collected from forty farmers with convenience sampling method. Economic parameters like net return and BCR were employed. Off-season muskmelon cultivation was found economically feasible due to additions of yield (17%), gross income (122%), profit (161%) and market price (90%) in comparison to normal season crop. Therefore, it is recommended to cultivate the off-season muskmelon (BCR 3.26) to obtain more profit and fulfill the customer demand in less supply period instead of normal season cultivation (BCR 2.44).

Pengaruh Persepsi Kegunaan, Persepsi Kemudahan, Kecepatan, Keamanan 75 dan Kerahasiaan Serta Kesiapan Teknologi Informasi Wajib Pajak terhadap Penggunaan e-Filing Bagi Wajib Pajak Orang Pribadi Di Kota Tangerang, Kecamatan Karawaci

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelby Devina ◽  
Waluyo Waluyo
Keyword(s):  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Tax Payers ◽  
Selection Of

The objective of this research was to examine the effect of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, speed, security and privacy and readiness technology tax payers information to e-Filing usage. The object of this study is the individual tax payers in Tangerang City, Karawaci District. The selection of the sample is determined based on convenience sampling method. Data used in this study was primary data, id est: questionnaires. The respondent in this study were 110. Data analysis technique in this study using multiple linear regression. The result of this study were (1) perceived usefulness have a significant impact towards e-Filing usage; (2) perceived ease of use have a significant impact towards e-Filing usage; (3) speed does not have a significant impact towards e-Filing usage; (4) security and privacy does not have a significant impact towards e-Filing usage; (5) readiness technology tax payers information does not have a significant impact towards e-Filing usage; (6) perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, speed, security and privacy and readiness technology tax payers information all simultaneously, have a significant impact towards e-Filing usage. Keywords: e-Filing usage, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, readiness technology tax payers information, security and privacy.

Pengaruh Persepsi Wajib Pajak Orang Pribadi Atas Sanksi Perpajakan Dan Kualitas Pelayanan Pajak Terhadap Kepatuhan Perpajakan

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-90
Author(s):  
Nancy Marchelly ◽  
Waluyo Waluyo
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Tax Compliance ◽  
The State ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Tax Revenue ◽  
Dominant Source ◽  
State Expenditure ◽  
Convenience Sampling

Tax Revenue is one of the most important sources of revenue for making the state expenditure budget (APBN). As a revenue dominant source for APBN derived from tax sector. The main objective of this study is to analyze the effect of tax sanctions and tax service quality on individual tax compliance.   This study focus on individual entrepreneurs tax payer those registered at the Primary Tax Office Tigaraksa (KPP Pratama Tigaraksa) especially in Gading Serpong Tangerang. Samples were selected by convenience sampling method, the data used in this study is primary data.  The results show indicate (1) tax sanction has significantly affect to individual tax compliance, (2) tax service quality has significantly affect to individual tax compliance, (3) tax sanction and tax service quality have significantly affect to  individual tax compliance. Keywords: Tax penalty, tax service quality, individual tax compliance

Study on the Buying Motives and Prospects for Small Car Users in Hosur City

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Priya N ◽  
A Ravi
Keyword(s):  
Reference Group ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Consumer Orientation ◽  
One Step ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The City

Liberalization in 1991. The availability of many alternatives within the city provides an opportunity to the consumers to make a rational decision after considering all the options. Today is an era which is characterized by a consumer’s market where the manufacturers and marketers not only take into consideration the consumer orientation to make them satisfied but goes one step ahead of achieving. Consumer delight. Consumers look for those differentiating parameters, which may help them to make the best decision and can be proved as value to money proposition for them. It makes more important to analyze the consumer perceptions and behavior of the passenger car owners which will give the feedback pertaining to designing the marketing strategies. The objective of this paper is to investigate those differentiating parameter and effect of the reference group that influences the consumer buying behavior of car owners within the city of Hosur.The primary data was collected from 191 respondents, located Hosur in using convenience sampling .The results revealed the strong influence of attributes like price, fuel efficiency in buying decision and importance of reference group.

Emotions and politics of sensibilities in Latin America

2021 ◽  
pp. 026858092199451
Author(s):  
Adrian Scribano
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Latin America ◽  
The State ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Method Approach

The social sciences in Latin America have always had a special connection with the study and analysis of the place of emotions in the social structuration processes. The aim of this article is to offer a synthetic exposition of some inquiries about emotions and the politics of sensibilities in Latin America, emphasizing those that are being felt in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve this objective, first we offer a synthesis of the theoretical and methodological points that will guide the interpretation; then we draw on pre-existing inquiries and surveys which allow us to capture the state of sensibilities before and during the pandemic in the region; and finally some conclusions are presented. The work is based on a multi-method approach, where qualitative and quantitative secondary and primary data are articulated in tandem.

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