INFLATION ON HOUSEHOLDS EXPENDITURE IN MBITA DIVISION OF MBITA DISTRICT, KENYA: A SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

Purpose: Inflation is a concern in both developed and developing countries as it leads to a fall in profit margins and makes it difficult in drawing households’ budgets. The Medium Term Plan report (2008-2012) indicates that Mbita Division of Homa-Bay County has had the effects of inflation in recent times as many fish industries are closing down, an indicator of a fall in private domestic capital and also an increase in the unemployment rate. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of inflation on the household expenditures in Mbita Division, Kenya. Methodology: The study adopted exploratory and correlation research designs. Exploratory research design gave an insight into the households’ expenditure behavior while correlation research design facilitated the establishment of relationships among the research variables. A sample size of 374 heads of households was selected from a total of 13,789 households in the Division. The individual respondents were drawn by the use of a simple random sampling technique. Primary data was gathered with the help of questionnaires, key informant interviews, focused group discussions, and observation, and Secondary data were collected from Government statistical abstracts, household records, and relevant textbooks. Regression as a tool of analysis was utilized to reveal the existing relationship among the variables and coefficient of determination to show the strength of the established model. The reliability of the data collection instrument was tested using the internal consistency technique in which the scores obtained from the subjects were correlated and the Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha was be computed to determine the correlation among the items.Findings: It was discovered that 135(38%) spent more than Ksh 4000 per month six months ago compared to 159(44.8%) of the total respondents who spent more than the same amount currently in Mbita division. Recommendation: It was recommended that the households in Mbita division should spend only on the basic stuff and be advised on the micro-savings programs to assist in times of high inflation rates.

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PENGARUH KARAKTERISTIK INDIVIDU DAN KOMPETENSI PEGAWAI TERHADAP KEPUASAN PELAYANAN PADA MASYARAKAT (STUDI KASUS PADA KANTOR URUSAN AGAMA KECAMATAN SUNGAI PENUH )

10.31219/osf.io/esb46 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Dwi Handayani

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Community Service ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Individual Characteristics ◽

Service Satisfaction ◽

Primary Data ◽

Employee Competencies ◽

The Individual

The research is proposed to test the influence of individual characteristics and employee competencies on community service satisfaction. The population in this study was the Sungai Penuh City community who had received the last 1 year service at the Kantor Urusan Agama Kecamatan Sungai Penuh, amounting to 150 people. Furthermore, by using the Slovin formula, a sample size of 110 people was chosen with a sampling technique based on Simple Random Sampling. This study uses primary data and secondary data. Data analysis techniques used are path analysis and hypothesis testing using t test with data analysis using SPSS version 20. The results of the study based on showing that partially the individual characteristics and competence of employees have a positive and significant effect on community service satisfaction. The results also show that employee competency variables act as intervening variables between individual characteristics and community service satisfaction.

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PENGARUH KEPEMIMPINAN DAN MOTVASI KERJA TERHADAP KUALITAS PELAYANAN PUBLIK (STUDI KASUS PADA KANTOR KEMENTERIAN AGAMA SUNGAI PENUH )

10.31219/osf.io/f9pmb ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Pahrizal

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Service Quality ◽

Public Service ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Primary Data ◽

Analysis Techniques ◽

Intervening Variables

The research is proposed to test the influence of Leadership and Motivation Work on Public Service Quality. The population in this study was the Kantor Kementerian Agama Sungai Penuh who had received the last 1 year service at the Kantor Kementerian Agama Sungai Penuh, amounting to 260 people. Furthermore, by using the Slovin formula, a sample size of 158 people was chosen with a sampling technique based on Simple Random Sampling. This study uses primary data and secondary data. Data analysis techniques used are path analysis and hypothesis testing using t test with data analysis using SPSS version 20. The results of the study based on showing that partially the Leadership and motivation work have a positive and significant effect on Public Service Quality. The results also show that motivation work variables act as intervening variables between Leadership and Public Service Quality.

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PENGARUH LABEL HALAL TERHADAP PILIHAN KONSUMEN GERAI INDOMART PANUMBANGAN KABUPATEN CIAMIS

Mutawasith: Jurnal Hukum Islam ◽

10.47971/mjhi.v3i1.188 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 87-105

Author(s):

Lilis D Hadaliah ◽

Sri Maryani

Keyword(s):

Consumer Choice ◽

Selection Process ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Food Product ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Primary Data ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Linear Coefficient ◽

Simultaneous Test

This research aims to analyse the practice of halal labels as well as the process of consumer choice when choosing Halal products at Indomart Panumbangan. The data used in the study is primary data and secondary data. Primary Data is obtained directly from the survey dissemination to the research respondent. Secondary data is derived from literature, journals, or data related to research purposes. The population in this study is the consumer of Indomart Panumbangan, a sampling technique is a simple random sampling, a sampling of 50 people. Methods for collecting data using questionnaire or poll. The data analysis techniques in this study are validity and reliability tests, simple linear regression analyses as well as linear coefficient (R) analyses and determinations (R2). The results of the study showed the halal Label on each packaged food product offered at Indomart Panumbangan 90% of the official halal Label, the rest of which are labeled halal but not in accordance with the provisions of LPPOM MUI. The selection process on products labeled halal, consumers influenced cultural factors. From a variable X R2 test (Halal label) it affects 29.8% against Y (consumer choice). From simultaneous test results and variable X partial tests significantly affect the consumer's preference (Y).

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A study on customers purchase decesion making green marketing products in tamil nadu with special reference to coimbatore city

Journal of Management and Science ◽

10.26524/jms.2015.28 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 316-322

Author(s):

MARAGATHAM V

Keyword(s):

Tamil Nadu ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Green Marketing ◽

Primary Data ◽

Environmental Threats ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Environmentally Responsible ◽

Environmentally Safe

First of all, environment and environmental problems, one of the reason why the green marketing emerged. According to the American Marketing Association, green marketing is the marketing of products that are presumed to be environmentally safe, To analyse the factors influencing the green marketing products in Coimbatore city.Objectives of the study, To analyse the factors influencing the green marketing products in Coimbatore city. The describptive research has used this study. Primary as well as secondary data has been used in this study. Primary data collected from structured questionnaire. Secondary data were collected from journals, magazines, news paper etc. Simple random sampling technique adopted in this study.Suggested this study, Consumer needs to be made more aware about the merits of Green products. The consumer needs to be educated and made aware of the environmental threats. It should be made sure that the consumer is aware of and concerned about the issues that your product attempts to address. Green Marketing campaign and green advertising is good step toward it. Conclude this study, an environmental committed organization may not only produce goods that have reduced their detrimental impact on theenvironment, they may also be able to pressure their suppliers to behave in a more environmentally responsible fashion.

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Effect of Family Environment and Education Costs on Student Achievement with Interest in Reading as an Intervening Variable

JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES ◽

10.31258/jes.4.1.p.164-175 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 164

Author(s):

Sutriayu Sutriayu ◽

Makhdalena Makhdalena ◽

Sumarno Sumarno

Keyword(s):

Student Achievement ◽

Family Environment ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Primary Data ◽

Learning Achievement ◽

Environment Education ◽

Education Costs ◽

Reading Interest

Learning entrepreneurship is very important for special students in vocational high schools (SMK). However, there are still many students getting entrepreneurial grades under the standard (KKM). It can be said that student achievement in entrepreneurship subjects is low, this is inseparable from the factors that influence learning achievement such as: family environment, education costs, and reading interest. The research objective is to look at the effect of family environment and educational costs on student achievement both simultaneously and partially and to see the influence of family environment, education costs, and reading interest on learning achievement both simultaneously and partially. The population in this study was the entire class XI Pharmacy Pharmacy Ikasari Pekanbaru with 249 students. The sampling technique used Simple Random Sampling with a sample size of 153 students. The data in this study were secondary data obtained from school documents in the form of student daily test scores and primary data obtained from questionnaires filled out by students. The results showed that family environment and education costs had a positive and significant effect on learning achievement both 43.4% simultaneously and partially with a large coefficient of peht 43.6% and 39.7% and family environment, education costs, and reading interest positive and significant effect both simultaneously at 56.3% and partial with a peht coefficient of 16.5%, 13.2%, and 57.3%.

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PROGRAM SERVICE RECOVERY UNTUK PENCIPTAAN KEPUASAN PELANGGAN DI ANGKUTAN KERETA API DAERAH OPERASI 2 BANDUNG

Strategic : Jurnal Pendidikan Manajemen Bisnis ◽

10.17509/strategic.v16i1.4468 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 24

Author(s):

Fitri Lestari

Keyword(s):

Customer Satisfaction ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Service Recovery ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Primary Data ◽

Survey Method ◽

Perceived Satisfaction ◽

Recovery Program

The development modes of transportation in Indonesia led to competition in the various modes such as by land; sea and air were increasing. Railway is one mode of transportation, especially as the most dominated by the passenger in Bandung. Due to higher competition pattern, efforts were made to improve passenger satisfaction. Various complaints can occur, and will increase if not addressed promptly so that the company should seek to restore service (service recovery) that passengers are satisfied. This study was conducted to determine how the implementation of the program service recovery Argo Gede Train, perceived satisfaction of passengers and how much influence the program service recovery on customer satisfaction.The object of this research was Argo Gede Train passenger route Bandung-Jakarta. The independent variable in this study was a service recovery program (X), and the dependent variable was customer satisfaction (Y). The type of research was descriptive verification, through explanatory survey method with simple random sampling technique, and 100 respondents were analyzed by linear regression analysis. The data used in this study are primary data and secondary data, with data collection through interviews, direct observations, and questionnaires' research, and literature studies. The results showed in the service recovery program, has improved the accuracy of the biggest scores. The results showed that the service recovery program has the effect of 47.80% on customer satisfaction to note that the service recovery program has a significant impact on customer satisfaction. Keywords: Service Recovery, Customer Satisfaction

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Effectivness on Traning in Celebrity Fashion Limited

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering - 2 ◽

10.35940/ijrte.b1354.0882s819 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2S8) ◽

pp. 218-220

Keyword(s):

Research Design ◽

Research Methodology ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Training And Development ◽

Primary Objective ◽

Primary Data ◽

Satisfaction Level ◽

Effectiveness Of Training ◽

Questionnaire Method

This project has been conducted on “Effectiveness of training” in CELEBRITY FASHION LIMITED. The Primary Objective of this project is that to measure the effectiveness of training. The Secondary Objectives are to study the Effectiveness of training. A Research Methodology was followed for the effective functioning of the research. The Research design used in the study is descriptive. The sampling technique used by the researcher is non-probability sampling. Questionnaire method was followed to collect primary data and the secondary data was collected from the organization and books available. The resulted analysis helped us to understand the satisfaction level of employees in the training and development activities carried out by CELEBRITY FASHION LIMITED.

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The Effect of Auditor Ethics, Auditor Experience, Audit Fees, and Auditor's Motivation on Audit Quality (Case study of a Public Accounting Firm in Semarang)

MALIA: Journal of Islamic Banking and Finance ◽

10.21043/malia.v3i2.6879 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 139

Author(s):

Ika Mulyani

Keyword(s):

Audit Quality ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Audit Fees ◽

Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Statistical Test ◽

Primary Data ◽

Coefficient Of Determination ◽

Analysis Model

The purpose of this paper is to identify the effect of Auditor Ethics, Auditor Experience, Audit Fees, and Auditor’s Motivation on Audit Quality.The population of this research is the Auditor at the Public Accountant Office in Semarang. The sampling technique uses Simple Random Sampling. The data used in this study are primary data taken by distributing questionnaires. The analysis model uses multiple linear regression analysis models, while the analysis technique uses the Statistical Test F, the Coefficient of Determination (, and the Statistical test t.The results of the analysis and discussion showed that the auditor's ethical variables, auditor's experience, audit fees, and auditor's motivation simultaneously had a significant effect on audit quality. Auditor ethics, auditor experience, and Auditor Motivation on the quality of each audit partially significant effect on audit quality. Whereas Audit Fee partially has no significant effect on Audit Quality.

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PENGARUH BUDAYA ORGANISASI, MOTIVASI DAN PROFESIONALISME TERHADAP KINERJA AUDITOR INTERNAL (Survey pada BUMN Sektor Jasa Keuangan & Asuransi di Kota Bandung)

LAND JOURNAL ◽

10.47491/landjournal.v1i1.639 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 108-131

Author(s):

Ruslina Lisda ◽

Sukesih Sukesih

Keyword(s):

Organizational Culture ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Test Reliability ◽

Primary Data ◽

Coefficient Of Determination ◽

Internal Auditor ◽

Verification Method ◽

Internal Auditors ◽

Culture Motivation

This study aims to examine and analyze how much influence Organizational Culture, Motivation and Professionalism to the Performance of Internal Auditors. Population in this research is Internal Auditor and Internal Supervision Unit in the State Industry Companies financial and insurance services in Bandung City. The number of seals taken as many as 46 respondents. The research method used is descriptive and verification method. Data collection techniques are done through primary data with questionnaires. Sampling technique using Probability Sampling technique using Simple Random Sampling method. Statistical analysis used in this research are validity test, reliability test, multiple correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, T test, F test, and coefficient of determination. Simultaneously shows that the magnitude of the influence of organizational culture, motivation and professionalism to the performance of internal auditors of 70,7%, while the rest of 20,3% influenced by other factor not observed in this research. Thus, the higher the organizational culture, motivation and professionalism will further improve the performance of internal auditors.

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STAFF MOTIVATION AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF BAYELSA STATE POLYTECHNIC ALEIBIRI, BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

International Journal of Advanced Academic Research ◽

10.46654/ij.24889849.s6101 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 304-317

Author(s):

Frank Ogbomah ◽

Okoko Sinizibe ◽

Kakatei Juanita

Keyword(s):

Human Resource ◽

Staff Training ◽

Employee Performance ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Working Environment ◽

Primary Data ◽

Secondary Source ◽

Equal Chance

Human resource is the heart of every organization because every other resources depend on the human resources for effective utilization. For the human resource to perform its activities effectively, there must be some level of motivation given to the workers. This paper examines motivation as a way of improving workers’ performance in Bayelsa State Polytechnic, Aleibiri. In this work, the meaning of motivation was conceptualized, its impacts on workers’ performance, factors that motivate workers, causes of poor workers performance among others are extensively discussed. To achieve the objective of the paper, primary and secondary data were used. The survey research design method was used to obtain the primary data. That is, questionnaire was designed and administered to the respondents. The simple random sampling technique was adopted to ensure that every member of the population is giving equal chance to be included for the study. Data collected from the field was analyzed witharithmetic. The secondary source of data includes textbooks and journal articles. The result from the findings revealed that non-implementation of staff promotion, inadequate staff training, unconducive working environment among others contribute to low workers’ performance. Furthermore, the study also revealed that, implementation of staff promotion, study leave with full pay, payment of promotion arrears, staff training motivate and enhance worker performance.Arising from the findings, the study recommend that government should implement staff promotion and as well pay all outstanding promotion arrears to workers. Also, staff should be granted study leave with full pay and regular staff training programme should be organized to help workers acquire new skills to enhance their job performance.

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