Candle Traditions: Conservation and Management Model for Public Relations in Order to Promote Cultural Tourism in the Government Sector, Private Sector and Communities of Ubon Ratchatani Province

Purpose: With the conception of one’s professional life, it is essential to understand all the possibilities and opportunities that lie before them. In the case of architecture, there exists a bias towards the private sector where newly graduate students aspire to work in private practices and possibly even envision a practice of their own at a certain point in life. While there is nothing wrong with envisioning a future in the private sector, it is also essential to be aware about the public sector and understand the opportunities it provides to be able to make an informed decision. There is a preconceived notion about the monotonous nature of government jobs and a lack of awareness about students about the opportunities in this sector. Hence, it becomes crucial to understand the numerous opportunities this sector has to offer and thus, explore the potential of architects in government organizations. Methodology: The research for this paper has been done by referring to existing literature and interviews with concerned people. With an understanding of how and why is the government sector an essential area of research for budding architects and planners. The research was done through interviews and possible case studies was done based on review of existing literature. Main Findings: The government is one sector with tremendous possibilities in the realm of architecture but is often plagued with stereotypes and preconceptions which have emerged over the years. It is imagined to be “lazy”, “uninnovative” and “non-productive” but this sector has evolved over the recent years and is now shaping to be one of the more lucrative sectors for practice. The number of perks, benefits and a clear comparative advantage of a higher salary, added with the direct contribution towards serving the nation, the government sector clearly has an unrealised potential for architectural professionals. Implications: With younger architetcs having preconceived notions about role of architetcs in a government sector limited to unexciting set of designs without creativity, this article may help bring a fresh thought process to choose professional sector wisely.

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The Performance of Emergency Department Nurses Across Sectors in Jordan: An Application of the Work Functioning Model

Research and Theory for Nursing Practice ◽

10.1891/1541-6577.33.4.344 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

pp. 344-356

Author(s):

Mahmoud Al Kalaldeh ◽

Samah Khamis

Keyword(s):

Private Sector ◽

Work Performance ◽

Work Functioning ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Government Sector ◽

Demographic Questionnaire ◽

Referral Hospitals ◽

Individual Capacity ◽

The Government ◽

Cross Sectional Design

Work functioning is a relatively new conceptual model developed to embrace various aspects surrounding work performance, work participation, and individual capacity. The assessment of work performance (AWP) in nursing has gained inconsistent evidence due to examining it from multidimensional aspects. This study aimed to perform the AWP in nurses working in the emergency departments (EDs) at different healthcare sectors in Jordan. A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used in which ED nurses completed a questionnaire. ED nurses were recruited conveniently from four referral hospitals located in Amman (two government and two private hospitals). The Nursing Work Functioning Questionnaire (NWFQ), in addition to the demographic questionnaire were completed. A total of 179 ED nurses participated in the study (100 government and 79 private nurses). A few differences were found between government and private sector nurses in respect to work functioning domains. Overall, nurses from both sectors reported minimal impairments in their performance represented in seven domains. However, ED nurses from the private sector claimed more frequent work incidences compared to ED nurses from the government sector (p = .043). In addition, associate nurses showed higher avoidance behavior than registered nurses in both sectors (p = .031). Contrary to former studies, this study found minimal discrepancies in work performance between government and private sectors, and employing the work functioning model is useful to gain a thorough understanding of the AWP.

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The Effect of Government on Economic Growth in Fiji

The Singapore Economic Review ◽

10.1142/s0217590803000608 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 48 (01) ◽

pp. 27-38

Author(s):

D. P. Doessel ◽

Abbas Valadkhani

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Private Sector ◽

Time Series Data ◽

Empirical Relationship ◽

Government Expenditure ◽

Series Data ◽

Size Of Government ◽

High Productivity ◽

Government Sector ◽

The Government

This paper investigates the empirical relationship between the size of government and the process of economic growth in Fiji. The results reported here present a mixed picture, in that the model estimated specifies two different effects of the government sector on economic growth. Using annual time series data for the period 1964–1999, it is found that government expenditure exerts a strong beneficial impact on economic growth. However, marginal factor productivity in the government sector is found to be lower than that of the private sector. The reasons for this low productivity are two-fold: the result of the lack of market incentives and signals in the public sector and the involvement of Fiji's government in some activities which may be rationalised in terms of the socio-political objectives of the Fijian government. While recognising that there may be factors which may hinder the process of efficiency in the private sector, it can be argued that by shifting factors of production from the low productivity (government) sector to the high productivity (private) sector, the rate of growth of GNP will increase.

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Forming the Concessional Mechanism of Sea Ports

Herald of the Economic Sciences of Ukraine ◽

10.37405/1729-7206.2019.2(37).160-164 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 160-164

Author(s):

Nikolai Belopolsky ◽

V. Kotenko ◽

S. Yakovtsev

Keyword(s):

Private Sector ◽

Management Model ◽

Optimal Solutions ◽

Calculation Methods ◽

Economic Mechanism ◽

Port Management ◽

Management Models ◽

Partnership Model ◽

Sea Ports ◽

The Government

The article gives recommendations on the options for transferring specific categories of rights to reposition basic port services from the government to the private sector. Being based on the analysis results, the strengths and weaknesses of the port management models were highlighted. An organizational and economic mechanism is proposed that considers the use of various calculation methods depending on the partnership model and the structure of the seaport. A strategically important element of the proposed mechanism is the implementation of a set of measures aimed at the search, coordination and efficient use of potential components in the system of innovative seaport management. Such system requires constant monitoring, the search for optimal solutions to the problem and the effective reconfiguration of elements and processes for their appropriate solution. Keywords concession, mechanism, partnership, management model, seaport.

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Evaluation of vitamins/tonics prescribing pattern in tertiary care teaching hospital and private sector

International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology ◽

10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20181178 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 733

Author(s):

V. K. Bhardwaj ◽

Navin Budania ◽

Naveen Kumar ◽

Arka Mondal ◽

Suman Lata ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Private Sector ◽

Statistical Data ◽

Financial Burden ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Prescribing Pattern ◽

Significant Percentage ◽

The Past ◽

Government Sector ◽

The Government ◽

The Times

Background: Rational use of drugs had been great concern by the government as well as public during the past several years. Monitoring of prescriptions studies could identify the associated problems and provide feedback to the prescribers, so as to create awareness about the irrational use of drugs. This study was conducted to evaluate the prescribing pattern of Vitamins/Tonics in government sector and private sector.Methods: This prospective study was designed to obtain statistical data on the prescribing pattern of Vitamins/tonics in patients of S.V.B.P. Hospital Meerut and other associated hospital/ clinics. The total study sample size was of 614 prescriptions. Out of these 439 prescriptions were from government sector, 175 prescriptions from private sectors.Results: Percentages of prescription with Vitamins/ Tonics were 35.76 and 48.57 in government and private sectors respectively and these differences are statistically significant. Percentage of drug prescribed as Vitamins/ Tonics of the total drugs was 8.68 and 10.19, in government and private sector respectively and these differences are statistically not significant. Vitamins/ Tonics were the most frequently prescribed drugs 16.52% and 17.14% in obs./ Gynae in both the sectors respectively, and least number of Vitamins/ Tonics 1.06% and 3.2% were prescribed in cardiology in both the sectors.Conclusions: The study indicates a big scope for enhancing the prescribing pattern of Vitamins/Tonics and minimizing the use of irrational Vitamins/Tonics, due to the fact most of the times it’s not needed, and it only put financial burden on Patients.

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EXPLORING LOCAL COMMUNITY PERCEPTION TO THE ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT ATTRACTION AT TUMPA MOUNT FOREST PARK, MANADO, INDONESIA

International Journal of Applied Sciences in Tourism and Events ◽

10.31940/ijaste.v3i2.1553 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 221

Author(s):

Jufrina Mandulangi ◽

Benny Irwan Towoliu

Keyword(s):

Private Sector ◽

Local Community ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cultural Tourism ◽

Local Communities ◽

Community Perception ◽

Forest Park ◽

The Government ◽

Community Supports

Tourism development is inseparable from the role of local communities, government, and the private sector. But in practice sometimes only the government and the private sector dominate the development of tourism. Local people who are part and even the owner of a natural and social-cultural tourism attraction are not involved in planning the development of a tourist area and tend to be marginalized. This study aims to explore the perception of local communities towards the development of the Tumpa Mount People's Forest Park as an Ecotourism Attraction. Descriptive qualitative research methods are used to describe or use the details obtained from the respondent’s explanations supported by data that are quantitative. The respondent sampling technique is purposive. The results show that the community supports the establishment of this area is to become eco-tourism attraction.

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Crowding-Out Effect in the European Union and Candidate Country Turkey

Handbook of Research on Global Enterprise Operations and Opportunities - Advances in Information Quality and Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2245-4.ch012 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 186-196

Author(s):

Binhan Elif Yılmaz ◽

Ferda Yerdelen Tatoğlu ◽

Sinan Ataer

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Private Sector ◽

Candidate Country ◽

Crowding Out ◽

The European Union ◽

The Public ◽

Government Sector ◽

Causality Tests ◽

The Government ◽

Academic Argument

The effects of the government investments and private sector investments on the production, is an important academic argument subject between the Neo-classical school and the Keynesian school. Subject to the financing way of the government sector investments, accruing possibility of private sector investments decreases and crowding-out effect occurs with the behaviours of government sector which restricting the investment area of private sector or changing the investments plans. On the other hand Keynesian economist suggest that the economy is not always in the full employment level. By the hand of Keynesian multiplier mechanism which is increasing the public expenditures and decreasing the taxes, private sector would enhance its investments and crowding-in effect occurs. In this study, we aimed to test the existence of crowding out/in effects of the public sector investments on the private investments in the European Union and a candidate country Turkey with the panel causality tests, over the period 1970-2014.

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Employers’ perception of women workers in Oman and the challenges they face

Employee Relations ◽

10.1108/er-09-2016-0183 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 39 (7) ◽

pp. 1048-1065 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Rakesh Belwal ◽

Shweta Belwal

Keyword(s):

Women Workers ◽

Middle East ◽

Private Sector ◽

Arab World ◽

Cultural Barriers ◽

Female Participation ◽

Content Type ◽

Top Executives ◽

Government Sector ◽

The Government

Purpose The participation and productivity of women in Oman’s labor force are very low and heavily skewed toward the government sector. There are few women in the private sector and the reasons for this are not well-known. The challenges that women workers face specifically in the Arab World are worth understanding from a participation and policy perspective. The purpose of this paper is to explore employers’ perceptions of women workers and the major challenges they face in Oman in the context of government efforts to develop the female workforce in this Middle East region. Design/methodology/approach Data collected by interviewing the top executives (employers) from 28 organizations in two major cities in Oman were analyzed qualitatively, grouped into emerging themes, triangulated, and discussed. Findings The results indicated that employers, in general, are impressed by women workers in Oman. However, they identify a number of challenges women face. This study synthesized and grouped employers’ perceptions of these challenges in the following categories: women’s natural and physiological composition, their attitude at work, post-marital challenges, socio-cultural barriers, nature and place of work, organizational preparedness and governance, biases or prejudices of employers, and work-life balance (WLB) issues facing them. Practical implications This study suggests that since female participation in the government sector in Oman is substantial, women can also be attracted to work in the private sector if policies are formulated to safeguard their interests. Originality/value There is an absolute dearth of studies about female participation in the Omani workforce; this study is one of the pioneering efforts. Whereas the extant literature on WLB issues represents mostly the western perspective, this study highlights the major WLB issues in Oman and fills some important gaps between the West and the Middle East by focusing on women, WLB, and policies triangle.

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UPAYA PEMERINTAH DALAM MENGKOMUNIKASIKAN TRADISI MALAMANG MENJADI OBJEK PARIWISATA BUDAYA DI KABUPATEN PADANG PARIAMAN

Jurnal Pustaka Budaya ◽

10.31849/pb.v5i2.1581 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 52-61

Author(s):

Yudhistira Ardi Poetra

Keyword(s):

Public Relations ◽

Information Integration ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Cultural Tourism ◽

Primary Data ◽

Integration Theory ◽

Young Generation ◽

The Public ◽

Information Integration Theory ◽

The Government

Malamang tradition is a culture that has grown and developed in the peoples. Night Tradition in Padang Pariaman has potential to be the object of cultural tourism by the government. Goverment of Padang Pariaman Regency’s to be a cultural tourism object, it can be done by organizing messages or information about the nighttime tradition to the peoples. This research uses information integration theory. This research uses descriptive qualitative method with public relations ethnography approach. The object of this research is malamang tradition as cultural tourism. In this research, the informants are the employees from the government who related to the government's efforts in communicating the malamang tradition into the object of cultural tourism in Padang Pariaman Regency. Sources of this research data are found from primary data and secondary data. This research uses data collection techniques by observation, interviews, literature review, and documentation. In this research, decribed government's efforts in communicating the malamang tradition into the object of cultural tourism in Padang Pariaman Regency. Malamang activities are not only related to culture and spiritual teachings, but have social values, cooperation and communication between the community and local government in the ethnographic view of communication. Padang Pariaman Government provides knowledge about the malamang tradition to students as a communication effort to the young generation. Padang Pariaman Government sees the potential of tourism in malamang tradition, but has not yet started to communicate to the public.

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MEASURING DIFFERENCES IN THE JOB SATISFACTION OF SCHOOL TEACHERS WORKING IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR SCHOOLS IN THE RURAL AREA OF RAJASTHAN

International Journal For Research In Business, Management And Accounting (ISSN: 2455-6114) ◽

10.53555/bma.v2i4.1704 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 38-45

Author(s):

Anil K. Bhatt ◽

Rajendra Menaria

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Private Sector ◽

Rural Area ◽

Working Environment ◽

Motivational Factor ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Desire Satisfaction ◽

Government Sector ◽

The Government

Satisfaction refers to the level of fulfillment of one’s needs, wants and desire. Satisfaction depends basically upon what an individual wants from the world, and what he gets. It is a measure of how happy workers are with their job and working environment. The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the differences in the perception of School teachers working in the government and private sector schools for their job satisfaction. The sample of 300 primary school teachers were taken out of which 133 were working in private and 167 were working in government sector in the rural area of Rajasthan. The results show there is asignificant difference for both hygiene and motivational factor for job satisfaction from their current job. Using the independent sample t test with 300 School teachers differences were identified with a sample from various schools.

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