scholarly journals Convergence of Conceptual Innovation Model to Reduce Challenges Faced by the Small and Medium Sized Enterprises’ (SMEs) in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarnima Warda Andalib ◽  
Hasliza Abdul Halim
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
The Other ◽  
Constraint Factor ◽  
Soft Systems ◽  
Conceptual Innovation ◽  
Innovation Model ◽  
Financial Regulatory

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Bangladesh have been growing for the preceding two decades in various ways. Even though these enterprises exert an important effect on the national economy of the country, they face certain challenges and suffer in quite a manner. To reduce the suffering and help deal with these unavoidable challenges, SME foundations in Bangladesh have been working a lot to assist these enterprises. Usually, the challenges are financial, regulatory, or innovation performance-related. Since the enterprises are focused on particular products and their manifestation and production, performing innovatively within these organizations becomes quite a constraint factor. In this paper, a qualitative method was applied with soft systems, where an innovation model was commenced to reduce the challenges and constraints of SMEs in Bangladesh. From the literature, 50 articles were analyzed, a content and thematic analysis was done, and eight main challenges were highlighted and finalized. On the other hand, a focus group discussion among 10 entrepreneurs in Bangladesh was done, where collected data were stored in the NVIVOMac tool, transcribed, and coded, and 55 open codes were identified. These open codes were transferred to 20 axial codes and 8 themes to construct a conceptual innovation model for SMEs in Bangladesh by applying soft systems techniques to connect the themes to each other.

scholarly journals TEUNGKU CHIEK DIRUNDENG: SEJARAH DAN PERAN TERHADAP PENDIDIKAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 312
Author(s):  
Syamsuar Syamsuar
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Boarding Schools ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Human Education

This research is talking about the study of Teungku Chiek Dirundeng which discussed about his life history and his influence in the education world. Teungku Chiek Dirundeng is one of the theologians or ulama who has been developed human civilization and human education by using dayah. This study used qualitative methods This research used qualitative method, it told about his history, his birth and his influence toward educaton. The data collected through interviews, observation and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). The findings of this study were Teungku Chiek Dirundeng was a theologian who had appellation name “Teungku” and he was an aristocrat who had appellation name “Teuku”. On the other hand, Teungku Chiek Dirundeng was also known he was very generous figure. The generosity meant that he had donated and granted his treasures for communities or umat needs. Furthermore, his influence in education world, he had built many boarding schools or dayah in Aceh. Particularly in Meukek, Labuhan Haji and Rundeng.

scholarly journals Pelestarian dan Pengembangan Kampung Nikmat Cigugurgirang Sebagai Destinasi Wisata Warisan Budaya Gastronomi Sunda

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-275
Author(s):  
Caria Ningsih ◽  
Dewi Turgarini
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
The Other ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Foreign Tourist ◽  
Design Program ◽  
Depth Interviews

Kampung Nikmat, located in Cigugurgirang Village, Bandung Regency, has people assets with special skills in culinary field (gastronomy). Especially the old ladiwes have abilities to make various Sundanese Foods. But there is no any effort to identify the food and preserve the culinary items in this area. The objective of this study is to identify and preserve the traditional Sundaneses food, then analyse its potential to become a Sundanese gastronomy tourism destination. The method of this research is qualitative method, through observation, depth interviews, documentation and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with selected residents of Kampung Nikmat and gastronomy experts. The result of the study is an inventory of Sundanese gastronomy product in Kampung Nikmat, which is consist of 294 foods, 15 beverages and 15 various of sambal (chili souses). All of the items of the gastronomy products are able to be made by the old ladies of this village. The other result of this research is a design program of gastronomy tourism, that is involved a variety stakeholder, such as some residents, government, scholars, local dan foreign tourist. The design of the program is consisted of cooking class, sharing knowledge of the traditional Sundanese gastronomy products, then marketing days of the products as a series of Gastronomy Tourism.

scholarly journals The Change of Butonese Cultural Landscape in Negeri Kawa, Molucas

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
Ray March Syahadat
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Landscape Dynamics ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Depth Interview

As a maritime ethnic, Butonese people migrated to some places. A rather large amount of them are in Province of Maluku, Indonesia. This study aims at investigating Butonese cultural landscape in their new migrant region. Is there any different? If this study also aims to know social interaction among ethnics and how it affects Butonese cultural landscape dynamics. This study took place in Negeri Kawa, western part of Seram Regency, Maluku Province, on November 2015. The method used in the study was a qualitative method with in depth interview by snowball and triangulation technique, observation participation, focus group discussion (FGD), and literature study. The result showed that there is a different between Butonese cultural landscape in Buton and Negeri Kawa. Stereotype, presumption, and prejudice to Butonese people also occur. However, it is not always negative because from those three things, the process of acculturation and adaptation as a form of respect and prevention of Butonese culture can occur in Negeri Kawa.

scholarly journals DANA BANTUAN KEUANGAN PARTAI POLITIK DI SURAKARTA, SUDAHKAH TRANSPARAN DAN AKUNTABEL?

Wahana ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-168
Author(s):  
Titik Setyaningsih ◽  
Andi Asrihapsari ◽  
Doddy Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Financial Assistance ◽  
Financial Report ◽  
External Auditor ◽  
Transparency And Accountability

This study aims to explore transparency and accountability of political parties in Surakarta. This study uses a qualitative method. Data were gathered through focus group discussion. The findings show that political parties do not understand financial report of this entity’s financial assistance under PSAK 45 and they use simple bookkeeping. Political parties’s financial assistance is not audited by external auditor and there are some audit findings. The transparency principle is not achieved because financial report only for internal parties. This study raises one interesting result that political parties need the role of accountant to make their reports more accountable.

scholarly journals The Multifaceted Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dentists in Tamil Nadu, India: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nesa Aurlene ◽  
R Sindhu ◽  
A Haripriya
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Dental Clinics ◽  
The Government

Introduction: India has become the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epicentre with the highest number of COVID-19 cases being reported each day. This has caused a major impact on healthcare workers including dentists across the country. Most dental clinics in Tamil Nadu were closed during the initial two months of draconian lockdown enforced by the Government of India (GOI). As partial lockdown measures were introduced over the subsequent months, dental clinics have started functioning and receiving patients for emergency dental treatment. Aim: This study was done among dentists practicing in Tamil Nadu amidst the COVID-19 pandemic to understand how the pandemic has impacted their professional and personal lives. Materials and Methods: A qualitative study using online focus group discussion was conducted among 32 dentists practicing in Tamil Nadu, India using a structured interview guide in the month of July 2020. After data collection, the focus group discussions were transcribed manually and an inductive thematic analysis was performed using Braun and Clarke’s six phases for thematic analysis. Results: Three major themes were identified after the thematic analysis namely limitations of off-campus distance learning, challenges faced in dental practice during the COVID-19 pandemic and social life impacts of COVID-19 among dentists. Conclusion: Dentists in this study felt that the COVID-19 pandemic was negatively impacting their dental practices owing to lack of clarity in COVID-19 protocols, lack of patient awareness, high cost of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), increasing overhead expenses, ergonomic difficulties in treating patients while wearing PPE, patients’ unwillingness to pay higher charges for treatment under COVID-19 protocols and fear of contracting COVID-19. Majority of participants in this study did not report any negative impacts of social isolation as many of them had stayed with their families during the lockdown.

Investigating the Attitudes of Health-Care Professionals towards the Use of Integrated Care Pathways in a District General Hospital: A Thematic Analysis of Focus Group Discussion

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Claridge ◽  
Dianne Parker ◽  
Gary Cook
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
District General Hospital ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Integrated Care Pathways

Context: Integrated care pathways (ICPs) are an increasingly common approach to the standardization and integration of health-care practice in the NHS. They delineate interdisciplinary critical decision points and evidence-based daily treatment regimens for patients in specific disease groups. ICP champions assert that they have the potential to decrease medical errors, increase the accuracy of data capture, increase the efficiency of personnel and ultimately improve the quality of patient care. Despite the theoretical benefits of ICP use, there was anecdotal evidence of staff unease and audit evidence of variable compliance with ICPs at a district general hospital (DGH). Objective: This focus group study was one of the three interdependent methodologies used to investigate the attitudes of health-care professionals towards ICPs in a DGH. It was anticipated that thematic analysis of the focus group discussion would facilitate further the interpretation of qualitative data already analysed in a previous phase of the project, and inform the development of a survey questionnaire investigating the attitudes of the health-care professionals towards ICPs. Design: Ten focus groups comprising on average, six health-care professionals were conducted. The staff involved included doctors, nurses, professions allied to medicine, a member of the Community Health Council and non-clinical managers. The focus groups included staff with a range of seniority and speciality. Results: Analysis of the data achieved facilitated the confirmation and identification of themes underpinning the focus group discussion. These are reported here and illustrated by representative quotations. Conclusion: The focus group study provided a valuable insight into the attitudes regarding ICPs of over 60 health-care professionals. The themes identified were used to facilitate the development of a survey questionnaire to explore them in a quantifiable way. Focus group methodology proved to be a useful way to explore emerging issues in depth, and to observe areas of disagreement among staff.

Men’s perception of post-marriage body image: Pakistan milieu

2019 ◽  
pp. 1354067X1989493
Author(s):  
Subaita Zubair ◽  
Urwah Ali
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Late Adolescents ◽  
Anthropological Study ◽  
Depth Interviews

The present psychological anthropological study tends to explore the perception of single men and their understanding of cultural role regarding post-marriage body between both genders. A qualitative methodology of in-depth interviews and one focus group discussion were employed. The sample included late adolescents (aged 18–24) and early adults (24–34) from Islamabad and Rawalpindi (Pakistan). Purposive sampling was applied and thematic analysis was used as a qualitative paradigm. The number of respondents comprised of 17 males of which each 7 were gym-goers. Results highlighted that Pakistani culture has its biased and paradoxical ways when it comes to expectations genders face with regard to body after marriage. Overall, males have an upper hand when it comes to body image both pre and post marriage. With the female body, men associate modesty and role of spouse and with their own body its supremacy. Expectations are not much held for men with regard to body image, but if they are looking after their body, it is all out of their own will, needs, reason and to some extent on spouse demand.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KEBUTUHAN KONTEN MODEL MULTIMEDIA ALAT BANTU GURU UNTUK PAUD

2014 ◽  
pp. 162-176
Author(s):  
Manikowati Manikowati
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Early Childhood Teachers ◽  
Multimedia Teaching ◽  
Instructional Multimedia ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Early Childhood Learning

diterima tanggal 6 Mei 2013, dikembalikan untuk direvisi tanggal 14 Mei 2013, disetujui tanggal 24 Mei 2013Abstraks: Multimedia pembelajaran dengan karakteristik yang dimiliki, dapat mengembangkan apapun konten pembelajaran. Untuk itu, diasumsikan multimedia pembelajaran mampu memberikan kebermanfaatan yang sangat tinggi kepada guru sebagai alat bantu pembelajaran yang kemudian disebut multimedia teaching aids, termasuk untuk pembelajaran anak usia dini. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menunjukkan tingkat kebutuhan guru PAUD akan multimedia sebagai alat bantu mengajar dan batasanbatasan konten yang cocok dikembangkan melalui multimedia teaching aids beserta contoh konkritnya. Analisis kebutuhan ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif. Adapun instrumen yang digunakan berupa petikan hasil presentasi guru dan hasil diskusi kelompok terfokus. Berdasarkan pengolahan dan analisa data, diperoleh bahwa tingkat kebutuhan guru akan multimedia pembelajaran sebagai alat bantu mengajar sangat tinggi. Berhubungan dengan konten yang cocok dikembangkan untuk pembelajaran anak usia dini menggunakan multimedia alat bantu guru, telah diperoleh batasan-batasan konten beserta 30 konten.Kata kunci: analisis, konten, multimedia, alat bantu, PAUDAbstract: Instructional multimedia with its characteristics can develop any learning contents. Therefore, it is assumed that it gives more advantages for the teacher as a teaching aid, called multimedia teaching aids, including for the early childhood learning. This research was to show the level of early childhood teacher’s needs toward multimedia teaching aids and the appropriate content requirements to be developed through multimedia teaching aids with the real examples. The need analysis was conducted by using qualitative method. The instruments used were taken from teachers’ presentations and from the results of focus group discussion. Based on data processing and analysis, it was obtained that the need level of early childhood teachers on multimedia teaching aids was high. Dealing with the appropriate contents to be developed for early childhood learning through multimedia teaching aids, it was gained some requirements of contents with 30 real contents being developed.Key words: analysis, content, multimedia, teaching aids, the early childhood

scholarly journals Peran kader posyandu dalam memberdayakan masyarakat Bintan

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Fino Susanto ◽  
Mora Claramita ◽  
Sri Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Interviews

Role of posyandu cadres in empowering the community of BintanPurposeThis study aimed to determine the role of posyandu cadres in empowering the community in Kawal village, Gunung Kijang district, Bintan regency.MethodsThis study used a qualitative method with a case study design and purposive sampling technique, with the cadres of posyandu. Data collection was done by in-depth interviews and focus group discussion (FGD), with triangulation of sources and methods.ResultsThe role of cadres are as a health motivator, with the extension officers of the health and medical services as well as cadres being able to identify the needs, barriers and help to coordinate in providing health services.ConclusionPosyandu cadres have high social spirit created by the combination of internal and external motivation, resources and potential as well as experience developing ability, with the social spirit capable of inspiring, activating, stimulating, mobilizing and motivating people. 

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