KEARIFAN LOKAL MELAYU SEBAGAI IDENTITAS KOTA BATAM

Indonesia is a country rich in local wisdom spread from Sumatera to Papua. The local wisdom has guided the community to live and survive in life. The local wisdom possessed by Indonesia is diverse, ranging from local wisdom in the field of Indonesian language and literature, the field of community life, agriculture and animal husbandry, the culinary field, the economic field, to the tourism sector. However, there are still many local wisdoms that have not been explored or recognized by the Indonesian people, especially the younger generation of the nation's successors. Describe Malay local wisdom as the identity of Batam City. The approach used is qualitative with descriptive analysis method. Malay local wisdom is at the core of the Malay tradition, a cultural strength and an important source of its human identity. Without local wisdom, Malays will lose their identity.

Application of My Country’s Scientific and Technological Achievements in the Design of Cultural and Creative Products

In recent years, the continuous growth of economic strength has promoted people’s pursuit of culture, and the demand for cultural and creative products has increased year by year. Cultural and creative products are different from ordinary products. Ordinary products pursue functions, beauty and economic benefits, while cultural and creative products endow the concept of product culture. Cultural and creative products can represent culture, ideals, beliefs, etc. At present, China has entered a new era. China has made major achievements in various fields. These achievements are areas that are difficult for ordinary people to get involved. However, these achievements are really closely related to people’s lives. How to let people understand these deep-seated areas and how to link ordinary people with high-tech achievements are the issues that this article focuses on. This article first sorts out the propaganda paths of various scientific and technological achievements nowadays, then analyzes their existing problems, proposes a design strategy for cultural and creative products based on scientific and technological achievements, and finally completes the design of cultural and creative products: These scientific and technological achievements can be designed into simple and easy-to-understand patterns, and then applied to the design of cultural and creative products such as T-shirts, which will provide impetus to telling Chinese stories, enhancing cultural strength and national self-confidence.

The Relationship between Cities’ Cultural Strength, Reputation and Tourism Intensity: Empirical Evidence on a Sample of the Best-Reputable European Cities

As the social phenomenon that takes into account cultural venues and facilities and cultural participation and attractiveness, the cultural strength of a city is a significant dimension of each city relevant for its inhabitants, as well as its visitors. The results of a research study on the nature of the relationship between cultural strength, on the one hand, and reputation and tourism intensity, on the other, are presented in this paper on a sample of the 20 European cities with the best reputation index according to the report entitled “The World’s Most Reputable Cities” (2018 City RepTrak®). The primary goal of the study is to determine the relationship between the cultural strength and reputation of these cities. The secondary goals are focused on determining the relationship between cultural venues and facilities as a segment of cultural strength and tourism intensity. The methodology used in the study comprises: the definition and analysis of the city reputation concept, as well as the determination of the differences in comparison with the reputation of an urban tourism destination, the identification of the constituents of the cultural strength of the cities and their role in tourist attractions, and finally, the investigation of the nature of the relationship between cultural strength, on the one hand, and tourism intensity, on the other. In order to conduct the analysis of these relationships and their interdependence, correlation and regression analyses are used. One of the conclusions of the paper is that cultural venues and facilities are not connected with the reputation of cities, whereas the correlation regarding cultural participation and attractiveness is confirmed. The results of the study also show the most important “cultural venues and facilities” indicator in relation to tourism intensity. In terms of this and based on the obtained research results of the study, the role that cultural strength plays in positioning cities in stakeholders’ perception through the strategic process of the creation and management of cities’ reputation, as well as the tourism attractiveness of cities and a consequent increase in the number of tourists as important stakeholders and ensuring their satisfaction, are presented in the paper.

Determinants of Employee Engagement in a Tertiary Christian Institution in Mlang, North, Cotabato

Employee engagement and positive institutional outcomes are assumed to be linked in various fashions. Engaged employees play a key role in achieving organizational success and competitive advantage. Research shows that engaged employees are willing to work the extra mile, work with passion and feel a profound connection to their company, thereby driving innovation and moving the organization forward. This study aimed to assess employee engagement in a tertiary Christian Institution in Mlang, North Coatabato, regarding organizational motivation and discretion. It also aimed to determine the respondents' perception of the three identified employee engagement determinants: human resource management practices, psychological empowerment, and organizational culture. Moreover, it sought to determine the relationship between HRM practices, psychological empowerment, and organizational culture to employee engagement and finally, which among the three indicators significantly influence employee engagement. This quantitative study used descriptive correlation and 70 full-time personnel of the institution answered the adopted survey questionnaire derived from different authors. Results revealed that the respondents’ perceptions of the HRM practices, the organizational culture, and employee engagement were high. Apparently, all of the variables of HRM practices have significant relationships to employee engagement, whereas, in the psychological empowerment, only the impact was found to have a significant relationship to employee engagement. In terms of organizational culture, only achieving goals and cultural strength was found to significantly affect employee engagement. Lastly, findings revealed that only the performance evaluation, impact and cultural strength were found to be the significant determinants of employee engagement among the variables. The quality of employee engagement has the potential to increase employee productivity, work quality and retention significantly.

Muhammadiyah Sebagai Gerakan Pendidikan: Sejarah Eksistensi Perguruan Tinggi Muhammadiyah di Sulawesi Tenggara

This article presents an analytical description of the Muhammadiyah movement in the field of higher education services in Southeast Sulawesi. Data was garnered from in-depth interviews, observations and documents which were analyzed through the stages of data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The results of data analysis show that there are two main factors that move Muhammadiyah to establish universities in Southeast Sulawesi. First, internal factors such as moral awareness to build civilization through education. Second, external factors such as situational "pragmatic" dimensions and the influence of geo-political dimensions. This study shows that the success of Muhammadiyah in establishing universities is closely related to the collegial collective character and the strength of Muhammadiyah's philanthropic ethos. The large network of Muhammadiyah universities makes this organ gains social legitimacy as a reliable and trusted organ in higher education governance. The capital of cultural strength and social networks by Muhammadiyah activists is mobilized intelligently through elegant framing, so that in the end this organ is not only able to establish and build but also can advance higher education in a sustainable manner.Keywords: Higher education; Muhammadiyah; social movement theory

Strength of culture and transfer of knowledge in organizations

This paper analyses the effects of organizational culture on the transfer of knowledge in organizations. While prior literature has considered relations between individual classifications of organizational culture and the whole process of knowledge development, we focused our analysis on the dimension of cultural strength and its effects on the selected phase of knowledge transfer in organizations. Our study suggested that organizations need to analyse how weak and strong organizational culture affects knowledge in organizations. The study drew upon the behavioural, organizational, and knowledge management theories and analysed answers from 138 respondents in Slovenian organizations. Analysing knowledge data demonstrates that older respondents and employees in managerial positions are more prone to knowledge transfer. The analysis shows that the strength of organizational culture is positively and statistically significantly associated with knowledge transfer in organizations. The main practical implication of this study is our finding, which suggests that organizations need to further improve the transfer of knowledge through increasing the strength of organizational culture.

The soft power of India Buddhism for the sustainable development in north East Asia

In the context globalization today, peaceful cooperation, mutual substainable development, avoiding conflict and confrontation is becoming the main trend in foreign policy of several countries and regions. Therefore, the use of cultural strength as a source of soft power to enhance the national image, power and position is particularly focused in international relations in the 21st century. Buddhism is a major religion, which has a deep influence and popularity all over the world. Originating from India, Buddhism has spread to Eastern and Western cultures, it contributes to enriching the soft power of India. The development of Buddhism creates a cultural link between India and the world, helping to expand the influence of India by the power of culture and religious faith. Through Buddhism, people know and admire India as an ancient culture of the East. The article analyzes the widespread pervasiveness of Indian Buddhism as a source of Indian soft power in three countries in Northeast Asia - Japan, South Korea, and China as a concrete example for this.

Pengembangan Permukiman Nelayan Kingking dan Karangsari Tuban Melalui Pendekatan Urban Assemblage

Indonesia is an archipelago country with a sea larger than the mainland, so it is undeniable that in Indonesia there are many fisherman settlements. Often fishermen settlements in Indonesia are marginalized in the development of maritime and service industries and even become victims of the activities of the utilization of coastal areas by the private sector engaged in tourism, industry, and services. The fisherman settlement community is not getting a positive impact from the development, therefore this study aims so that the fisherman settlement community can get a positive impact from the development of the surrounding area. This research takes a case study in the fisherman settlements of Kingking and Karangsari in Tuban Regency, East Java. The approach used in this research is the urban assemblage approach to reveal socio-cultural knits as a cultural force that shapes the sustainability of the place. The urban assemblage approach will be supported by search methods which will then be analyzed descriptively qualitatively. The search was carried out through literature review and field surveys. This research presents the results in the form of a mapping of knits between culture, social, the economy as the cultural strength of the Kingking and Karangsari fisherman settlements with the surrounding tourist areas. The results of this study can be considered by the government and local communities in planning the development of coastal areas or fisherman settlements into tourist destinations.

Peran Orang Tua dalam Menanamkan Nilai Karakter Kearifan Lokal Pada Masyarakat Pesisir

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengambarkan peran orang tua menanamkan kearifan lokal. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan etnopedagogi. Hasil penelitian adalah orang tua memiliki pengaruh besar terhadap proses pembentukan karakter. Keteladan orang dapat mengantar anak/remaja diarahkan untuk secara aktif memajukan toleransi dan penghormatan terhadap keyakinan orang lain. Hal ini dilakukan agar individu anak dapat merefleksikan target tersebut dalam kehidupan sehari-hari di masyarakat. Perubahan individu yang konstruktif dapat menjadi cikal bakal lahirnya kehidupan keberagaman yang penuh penghormatan terhadap perbedaan dan diharapkan dapat menciptakan ikatan keragaman yang saling menguatkan, saling mendukung, dan menghormati satu sama lain. Nilai assitulung-tulungeng merupakan kekuatan budaya yang tercermin dari modal utama dalam membangun relasi sosiologis di tengah umat yang berbeda agama dan budaya. Paling tidak inilah yang bisa dipahami dari komentar Ikram di atas. Kesadaran personal yang diterangi oleh sinar iman kebenaran, tentu akan melahirkan kesadaran sosiologis yang berimplikasi pada terciptanya hubungan yang harmonis masyarakat pesisir.This study aims to describe the role of parents in instilling local wisdom. This study uses a qualitative method with an ethnopedagogical approach. The results showed that parents have a big influence on the character ordering process. Exemplary can lead children / adolescents to be actively directed to promote tolerance and respect for the beliefs of others. This is done so that individual children can reflect on these targets in everyday life in society. Constructive individual change can be the forerunner to the birth of a diverse life that is full of respect for support and is expected to create bonds of diversity that mutually reinforce, support one another, and respect one another. The value of assitulung-tulungeng is a cultural strength seen from the main asset in building sociological relations among people of different religions and cultures. At least this is what can be implemented from Ikram's comments above. Personal awareness that is illuminated by the light of faith in truth will certainly give birth to a sociological awareness which has implications for the creation of harmonious relationships in coastal communities.

When cultural strength means political weakness: Romania’s marriage referendum and the paradox of conservative mobilisation

Held on 6–7 October 2018, the Romanian referendum on the topic of gay marriage was the fourth referendum of this kind organised in East Central Europe over a five-year period. Because turnout was low in all of them and demands explanation, this paper: i) discusses the common characteristics of these Eastern European marriage referendums, contextualising the Romanian referendum; ii) overviews the history of the Romanian referendum, emphasising the legal, political, ideological and societal aspects; iii) quantitatively examines the electoral geography of the voting patterns; and iv) interprets qualitative data seeking to understand the voters’ choices and why conservative mobilisation was so weak.