Green Consumerism in Brunei Darussalam

2022 ◽  
pp. 272-325
Author(s):  
Fahmi Ibrahim ◽  
Siti Wardah Abd Rahman ◽  
Nurul Hafizah Jefri
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Application Framework ◽  
Green Products ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Environmentally Conscious ◽  
Green Consumerism ◽  
Psychological Determinants ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
The Government ◽  
Relationship Of

The aim of this chapter is to analyze the relationship of the demographic and socio-psychological determinants on consumers' green purchase behaviours in Brunei Darussalam, with the application framework of the affect-behaviour-cognition (ABC) model. A total of 119 consumers from different backgrounds participated in this study, whereby 113 respondents participated in the online questionnaire, and the other six respondents were interviewed. It is discovered that consumers who are more environmentally conscious are not necessarily likely to purchase green products, but are actually involved in green behaviours. However, in the environmental aspects of awareness, concern, and knowledge, the other factors, monthly income and educational level, did not possess major significance. The product attributes such as price and availability of the green products played a significant role in consumer buying decisions which will lead to the value-action gap phenomenon. Moreover, this study discovered the government is needed to promote and encourage green purchase behaviours in Brunei Darussalam.

scholarly journals Marginalized centre: Wana people and the geography of power

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
Giorgio Scalici
Keyword(s):  
Social Power ◽  
The Other ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
World Religions ◽  
The West ◽  
Spiritual World ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relationship Of

The Wana of Morowali (Indonesia) are nowadays a small endangered community marginalized by the Indonesian government, world religions and the other communities in the area but, according to their own mythology, they are not the periphery of the world, but the real centre of it. Their cosmogonic myth tells how the Wana land (Tana Taa) was the first land placed on the primordial waters and it was full of mythical power, a power that, when the land was spread around the world to create the continents, abandoned the Wana to donate wealth and power to the edge of the world: the West. This myth has a pivotal role in the Wana worldview, their categorization of the world and the power relationships in it. The Wana reverse the traditional relationship between centre and periphery, placing themselves in a powerless centre (the village or the Tana Taa) that gave all its power to a periphery (the jungle or the West) that must be explored to obtain power and knowledge. This relationship not only expresses a clear agency in shaping the relationship of power with forces way stronger than the Wana (Government and world religions) but also creates internal hierarchies based on the access to this knowledge; granted to men and partially precluded to women due to the cultural characterizations of these genders. Indeed, the majority of shamans, called tau walia (human-spirit), are men, and they are the only one that can travel between the human and the spiritual world, obtaining a spiritual and social power. In this article, we will see how Wana categorise the world and use religion, rituality and gender to express their agency to cope with the marginalization by the government, the world religions and the other community in the area.

scholarly journals A Study of Mathematics Teachers’ Motivation towards Teaching in Brunei Darussalam

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hjh Naziah Sahat ◽  
Adina Yantiaryanie Hj A. Abd. Rahman ◽  
Khairul Amilin Tengah ◽  
Hui-Chuan Li ◽  
Nor Azura Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Teacher Motivation ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The Government

Many factors contribute to the success of students’ academic performance. Admittedly, quality of teaching is one of those factors. In this study, based on the related literature on teacher motivation, six main factors affecting teachers’ motivation towards teaching are identified. Accordingly, an online questionnaire was designed by the authors. In total, 207 (40 males and 167 females) mathematics teachers from primary, secondary and sixth-form government schools in Brunei Darussalam randomly volunteered to respond to this questionnaire. The findings from this study have implications for understanding the extent to which factors may motivate or demotivate teachers to teach. The present research provided education stakeholders with important information to ponder over the motivational factors of mathematics teachers in the government schools. The results from our study also suggested that good interaction and collaboration between teachers can help boost teachers’ motivation to teach.

scholarly journals KONVERSI AGAMA DAN FORMASI IDENTITAS: Tionghoa Muslim Kudus Pasca-Indonesia Orde Baru

HUMANIKA ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Rabith Jihan Amaruli ◽  
Mahendra Pudji Utama
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
New Order ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Native Communities ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This paper discusses about religion conversion and assimilation dillema in Kudus Chinese Moslem. As a reality there is no guarantee that the assimilation will be finish with the conversion of Chinese to the Islam. Hopefully, the understanding about plurality (kebhinekaan) will be a strong fundament in the cultural integration. This study found that the Chinese choose Islam, especially in post-New Order, caused by two main motivations coming from itself and environment. The relationship of post-conversion of Chinese muslim, made at a crossroad. On the one hand, the Chinese muslim still considered strange to some native communities. The still come under suspicion only purely politically and economically, while on the other hand their proximity to the government and the muslim community make them “shunned”by the Chinese people.

scholarly journals Efficient and Effective Land Reservation Implementation for Good-Governance in LAS: A Case for Brunei Darussalam

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.29) ◽  
pp. 754
Author(s):  
Pengiran Harizan Bin Pengiran Haji Piut ◽  
Khadijah Bte Husin ◽  
Robiah Bte Suratman
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
The Other ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Governance Institutions ◽  
The Government

The debate over governance is something that will not pass overtime or become outdated. Governance in its essence is significant to ensure proper and sustainable development. Efficiency and effectiveness in management on the other part is vital in ensuring good-governance continuity especially to those dependent on governance institutions. Land on the other hand is an important finite resource for development of a country that requires exclusive management and control. This in turn positioned Land Administration System [LAS] at a particularly critical situation, where one wrong turn would pose serious effect not just to the government, but the public at large as well. In a society where conservatism is an agenda for both its political and social institution, good-governance is highly a subjective issue. Brunei being as such nation has been experiencing challenges in the implementation of its LAS in the current years. Poised between being a full monarchical governance and the necessity of adapting to current liberal economies are striking to be a much sensitive issue to discuss. Thus this paper will alleviate the exploration of good-governance by measuring the extent of effectiveness and efficiency of LAS practices in order to achieve smooth delivery of land services towards good-governance and sustainable development. Since LAS is a vast subject, this study will only explore a particular land process delivery system, which is land reservation. The method used in conducting this study involves both qualitative and quantitative data collection method made through professional interviews and survey questionnaires. Questions are created specifically based on the 5 main indicators of good-governance practices. To validate the findings, a modified USAID-OCA tool framework is adopted by utilizing the 7 main criteria of organizational behavior assessment.  

scholarly journals Relations between Levels of Government in Handling the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia: A Study on Relations between the Central Government and the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta

2020 ◽  
pp. 236
Author(s):  
Achmad Lutfi ◽  
Desy Hariyati
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
The Other ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Theory Result ◽  
The Government ◽  
Relationship Of

The Covid-19 pandemic has plagued various countries in this hemisphere. The spread of this pandemic has  a  significant  impact  on  all  aspects  of  life  in various  countries,  including Indonesia. Various efforts have been made by both the central and regional governments in dealing with this problem, but in the process they are often faced with problems of differences in views and attitudes between levels of government, for example difference understanding that occurs between the Central Government and the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta. This problem occurs because of weak inter-governmental coordination in making public policies. This ineffective inter-governmental relationship, of course, can cause public confusion in complying with all existing policies so that it will lead to not achieving the goal of handling cases. The purpose of this study is to analyze how inter-governmental relations in handling Covid-19 in Indonesia, especially between the Central Government and the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta. The research method used in this research is literature study. While the data from the literature study is coded based on the indicators of the main theory. Result shows that there are a number of problems regarding the relation between central government and the  government of DKI Jakarta Province in which most of the problems lie more on institutional and demographic factors rather than the other four factors.

scholarly journals THE SWOT ANALYSIS OF WAQF GOVERNANCE IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 01-22
Author(s):  
Marina Abu Bakar ◽  
Shofian Ahmad ◽  
Ahmad Dahlan Salleh ◽  
Mohd Fairuz Md Salleh
Keyword(s):  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Resource Limitations ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
The Government

Waqf has been practiced by the Muslim community in Brunei Darussalam since the beginning of their arrival in the country and their acceptance of Islam long years ago. In Brunei Darussalam, all matters relating to waqf are governed and administered by the Islamic Religious Council of Brunei Darussalam (MUIB) based on the provisions of the law contained in the Laws of Brunei Darussalam namely the Islamic Religious Council of Brunei Darussalam (MUIB) and the Court of the Kadi Division 77. The Act has provided that MUIB is the sole trustee of all types of waqf in Brunei. The purpose of this paper is to review the scenario of waqf governance adapted in Brunei Darussalam. The qualitative research design was adopted to provide analysis of the current practices of waqf governance. The data collected were secondary and primary data. Primary data was obtained through semi-structured interviews with waqf officers in MUIB, while secondary data were gained through published regulation and reports, journal papers, and articles. The study uses SWOT analysis in order to gain insights into the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats faced by the government of Brunei Darussalam in administering waqf. In the SWOT analysis, the strengths are the advantages of the religious proposition in the country where Muslims are the majority, the successful governance practiced by MUIB and Badan Tanmiah which enable them to generate a high income and give full benefits to all the Muslims from waqf property’s income and the direct financial assistance from the government. With regard to its weakness, there are still unleashed potentials of waqf being explored, problems in human resource and management and also slow growth of waqf development compared to other neighboring countries. The opportunities are the great potential of cash waqf and land. On the other hand, the threats comprise a lack of awareness and understanding of waqf among Muslim donators and resource limitations. Meanwhile, limited fatwa or rules gazette by the mufti in the issue of istibdal and controversy of cash waqf is considered as the other threats. These findings may help the academicians and practitioners to understand the governance issues related to waqf and further recommendations that need to be taken by the relevant parties.

The Other Side Of The Coin: An Enquiry Into The Difficulties And Apprehensions Encountered By Consumers With Green Products

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (8) ◽  
pp. 152-159
Author(s):  
Jijimon M J ◽  
Dr. S. Anthony Rahul Golden ◽  
Dr. S. Bulomine Regi
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Green Products ◽  
Two Sides

Every reality has its own positives and negatives. As the proverb goes coin has two sides. It is very much true in the case of green products too. There is no doubt that green products have many benefits and positives. Despite all the good things about green products, there exist a few glitches and shadows, thereby creating a few doubts and apprehensions in the minds of consumers. The present paper tries to understand these problems associated with green products from the perspectives of the consumers and analyses them with an intention of providing the green brands the means and ways to eliminate such anomalies. The study finds out that the unavailability of products is the most difficult thing the consumers have experienced while purchasing.

The Zoning System for Strategy Development of SMEs Go Online: A Literature Review

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumitro Sarkum
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Online Marketing ◽  
Strategy Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Government ◽  
Market Needs ◽  
Marketing Information ◽  
Relationship Of

This study aims to figure out what the relationship of empowerment of SMEs through methods of zoning as marketing strategy of SMEs in two different markets (offline and online). The zoning strategy with information and communication system integrated brings together socialization and promotion in a market. This system can help the government in taking and formulating policies to unite SMEs in a new market by not leaving the old market. The method in this study uses qualitative descriptive. There are three propositions produced in this initial research, the first; Offline and online marketing is very relevant for SMEs in Indonesia. Second; marketing information system is access for SMEs to find out the demand or market needs both domestically and internationally. And third; The zoning system can be used as an online development strategy for SMEs to synchronize two different markets, namely offline and online. Further research is needed to validate the propositions found, to generate hypotheses and empirical evidence, we recommend using mix methods for future research.

MEMBANGUN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER SEJAK USIA DINI

Edupedia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-64
Author(s):  
Agus Supriyadi
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Early Age ◽  
National Education ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One

Character education is a vital instrument in determining the progress of a nation. Therefore the government needs to build educational institutions in order to produce good human resources that are ready to oversee and deliver the nation at a progressive level. It’s just that in reality, national education is not in line with the ideals of national education because the output is not in tune with moral values on the one hand and the potential for individuals to compete in world intellectual order on the other hand. Therefore, as a solution to these problems is the need for the applicationof character education from an early age.

Bottled Water Industry in Brunei Darussalam: The Unregulated Sector?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-165
Keyword(s):  
Bottled Water ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Valuable Resource ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Available Water ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Preliminary Research ◽  
Water Companies ◽  
The Government

Brunei is seeing a proliferation of bottled companies established in the country in the last decade, driven by cheap water supplies, easily available water filtering systems and demand by the public. This research found 16 ‘companies,’ ‘producing’ and distributing over 34 brands of bottled waters in the country. Since bottled water industry is ‘popular,’ it is necessary to understand how the industry is being monitored and regulated by the government as it involved products consumed by the public. Since most of the bottled water companies use water drawn from the pipes supplied by the government, it is also important to understand how the government is protecting, monitoring and regulating this valuable resource from exploitation. This paper is a preliminary research on the bottled water industry in Brunei Darussalam.

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