scholarly journals Performance Behavior of Participatory Water Institutions in Eastern India: A Study through Structural Equation Modelling

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicky Johnson ◽  
Vasant Gandhi ◽  
Dinesh Jain
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
New Institutional Economics ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Water Institutions ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Institutional Features ◽  
Performance Success

The paper examines the nature and performance of participatory water institutions in eastern India using structural equation modelling. There is a crisis in the management of water in India, and this is often not about having too little water but about managing it poorly. It is now being widely recognized that engineering structures and solutions are not enough, and having effective water institutions is critical. These are urgently needed in eastern India for helping lift the region out of low incomes and poverty. However, creating good institutions is complex, and in this context, the fundamentals of new institutional economics, and management governance theory have suggested the importance of a number of key factors including five institutional features and eight rationalities. Based on this, a study was conducted in eastern India, sampling from the states of Assam and Bihar, covering 510 farm households across 51 water institutions. In order to understand and map the relationship and pathways across these key factors, a structural equation model is hypothesized. In the model, the five institutional features are considered determinants of the eight rationalities, and the rationalities are considered determinants of four performance goals. The performance on the goals determines the overall performance/success of the institution. Besides this, the institutional features and rationalities can also directly influence performance on the goals and the overall performance. The model is tested with data from the survey and different pathways that are robust are identified. The results can provide useful insights into the interlinkages and pathways of institutional behavior and can help policy and institution design for delivering more robust performance. The results show that one of the most important factors determining overall performance/success is technical rationality, and this deserves great attention. It includes technical expertise, sound location and quality of structures and equipment, and good maintenance. However, success is also strongly linked to performance on production/income goals, equity, and environment goals. These are, in turn, strongly related to achievement of economic, social, technical, and organizational rationalities, which call for attention to economic aspects such as crop choice and marketing, besides social aspects such as inclusion of women and poorer social groups, and organizational aspects such as member involvement and regular meetings. Further, the institutional features of clear objectives, good interactions, adaptive, correct scale, and compliance are important for achievement of almost all rationalities through various pathways, and should be strongly focused on in all the institutions.

scholarly journals Factors affecting construction costs in Thailand: A structural equation modelling approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-140
Author(s):  
Thanwandee Chinda ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Cost Overrun ◽  
Site Management ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Cost Performance ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Study Results

Cost performance in the construction industry is important to enhance industry standard and grow a country's economy. This paper examines the key factors affecting cost performance in Thai construction projects, specifically at the pre-construction and construction phases. A questionnaire survey is used to gather data for the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis used in this study. The EFA technique extracted the key factors affecting construction cost, while the SEM revealed the interactions and causal relationships between those key factors. The EFA results confirm seven key factors: three at the pre-construction phase: lack of coordination, design management, and unclear client requirements; and four at the construction phase, including site management, resources, labour capability and contract-related. The SEM results confirm strong relationships, directly and indirectly, between the three key factors at the pre-construction phase. Good coordination between stakeholders result in less design errors and clear client requirements. The influences that the three factors at the pre-construction phase have on the four factors at the construction phase are also supported. The result highlights that unclear client requirements cause poor site management and cost overrun, which may lead to breach of contracts. Construction companies can use this study results to better plan for cost improvement by focusing on the identified pre-construction factors, as they could lead to good cost management during the construction phase.

Novelty and Threat in the Weapon Focus Effect: A Study with Structural Equation Modelling

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Blake Erickson ◽  
James Michael Lampinen ◽  
Juliana Leding ◽  
Christopher S. Peters
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Weapon Focus ◽  
Focus Effect ◽  
Weapon Focus Effect

PENGARUH TANGGUNG JAWAB PIMPINAN DAN IKLIM DEMOKRASI TERHADAP PEMBENTUKAN ORGANISASI CERDAS DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP SIKAP PROFESIONAL DOSEN

ALQALAM ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 178
Author(s):  
Tata Rosita
Keyword(s):  
Path Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modelling

Tujuan pokok penelitian ini adalah untuk memperoleh bukti empirik mengenai pembentukan organisasi cerdas pada lembaga pendidikan tinggi. Paradigma baru organisasi adalah keharusan untuk menyesuaikan dengan lingkungan sehingga memerlukan perubahan melalui kepemimpinan dan demokratisasi. Lebih jauh, kita ingin melihat bagaimana pengaruh organisasi cerdas terhadap sikap profesional dosen.Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan metode survei penjelasan pada Perguruan Tinggi Swasta di D KI Jakarta. Data yang dikumpulkan terdiri dari data sekunder yaitu melalui penyebaran kuesioner. Teknik Analisis data menggunakan  Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) dengan pendekatan Path Analysis (Analisis Jalur).Berdasarkan analisis dan pembahasan hasil penelitian ini, maka dapat disimpulkan beberapa hal sebagai berikut: (1) Tanggung jawab pimpinan memiliki pengaruh yang sangat signifikan terhadap organisasi cerdas, (2) Iklim demokrasi memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap organisasi cerdas, (3) Tanggung jawab pimpinan tidak memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap Iklim demokrasi, dan (4) Organisasi cerdas memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap sikap profesional.

PENTINGNYA KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUASAN DAN LOYALITAS PENGUNJUNG PERPUSTAKAAN DAERAH KABUPATEN SUMENEP

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Sayyida , ◽  
Bambang Hermanto ◽  
Edy Sugianto
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Key Word

Salah satu fungsi utama dari perpustakaan adalah pengemasan dan penyebaran informasi, bukanlah penciptaan informasi. Sehingga perpustakaan dituntut untuk memberikan layanan informasi yang lebih baik dan tepat guna. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh kualitas pelayanan terhadap kepuasan dan loyalitas serta pengaruh dari kepuasan terhadap loyalitas pengunjung di perpustakaan Daerah Kabupaten Sumenep. Sampel yang diteliti sebanyak 200 orang yang terdiri dari Siswa, Mahasiswa dan Umum. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis structural equation modelling (SEM). Berdasarkan hasil analisis dapat disimpulkan bahwa semakin baik kualitas pelayanan, maka semakin meningkat kepuasan pengunjung serta pengunjung akan semakin royal terhadap perpustakaan Daerah Kabupaten Sumenep. Key Word :      Perpustakaan, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), Kualitas Pelayanan, Kepuasan Dan Loyalitas

Faktor-Faktor Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Akademik Berbasis Web Pada Perguruan Tinggi Swasta Palembang

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 295-300
Author(s):  
Muhammad Soekarno Putra
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modelling

Salah satu pemanfaatan perkembangan teknologi informasi di dunia pendidikan di perguruan tinggi swasta (PTS) yaitu dengan memanfaatkan dan mengimplementasikan sistem informasi akademik (SIA) berbasis web. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti kontribusi teknologi dan infrastruktur (TI), desain (DS), sumber daya manusia (SD) dan budaya (BD) dalam pengembangan SIA berbasis web pada PTS di Palembang. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif, sedangkan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan metode angket. Metode analisa data pada penelitian ini menggunakan Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah PTS di Palembang yang memiliki SIA berbasis web yaitu Universitas Bina Darma dan STMIK Palcomtech. Sedangkan yang dijadikan responden yaitu mahasiswa, dosen dan staff. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa teknologi dan infrastruktur, desain, sumber daya manusia dan budaya berkontribusi terhadap pengembangan SIA berbasis web pada PTS di Palembang.

Investigating multidimensionality of language lateralisation in left and right handed adults: an update on Woodhead et al. 2019

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Victoria Joan Woodhead ◽  
Paul Andrew Thompson ◽  
Emma Karlsson ◽  
Dorothy Vera Margaret Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Transcranial Doppler ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Doppler Sonography ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Transcranial Doppler Sonography ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
Functional Transcranial Doppler Sonography

A previous study we reported in this journal suggested that left and right handers may differ in their patterns of lateralisation for different language tasks. However, it had too few left handers (N=7) to reach any conclusions. For this update paper, further participants were added to the sample to create separate groups of left (N=31) and right handers (N=43). Two hypotheses were tested: 1) that lateralisation would be weaker at the group level in left than right handers; and 2) that left handers would show weaker covariance in lateralisation between tasks, supporting a two factor model.All participants performed the same protocol as in our previous paper: lateralisation was measured using functional transcranial Doppler sonography during six different language tasks, on two separate testing sessions. The results supported hypothesis 1, with significant differences in laterality between groups for four out of six tasks. For hypothesis 2, structural equation modelling showed that there was stronger evidence for a two factor model in left than right handers; furthermore, examination of the factor loadings suggested that the pattern of laterality across tasks may also differ between handedness groups. These results expand on what is known about the differences in laterality between left and right handers.

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