Experience, Knowledge, and Political Representation

Evidence suggests that increasing the descriptive representation of groups improves their substantive representation. What underpins this link? Many scholars writing on the subject stop short of arguing explicitly that it is “shared experience” within groups. I argue that we should embrace the potential conceptual and empirical benefits of framing representation through experience. To do this, we should think of experience specifically in terms of the epistemic content and capacities gained through subjective experience, which can allow individuals to think about the world in distinct ways. I reframe the idea that experiences might be shared within groups and ameliorate concerns that the concept is essentialist, drawing out the political relevance of my argument. This has the strategic implication that we should be unafraid to argue in favor of political presence on the basis of (shared) experience and the empirical implication that future research should consider subjective experience more closely.

Exploring Job Crafting: Identifying the Way Lecturers of CLCS Adjust to Their Job

This study aimed to examine the job crafting practice among the lecturers of College of Language and Culture Studies (CLCS), Bhutan. The study applied quantitative research approach and used Slemp and Vella-Brodrick’s [1] Job Crafting Questionnaire to collect data. The data were collected from 42 lecturers (Male=35 and Female=7) of the college, and analyzed using SPSS to calculate descriptive analysis, frequency, mean and standard deviation. The findings showed that the participants of this study were highly engaged in job crafting. Of three forms of job crafting, relational crafting, cognitive crafting and task crafting, the findings suggested that participants were most likely to be engaged in relational crafting. Further, the findings showed that the lecturers who lacked job resources engaged more in job crafting. Also, it was found that while the gender does not influence job crafting practice, the demographic factor such as participants’ qualification and number of years in the job seem to be affecting their job crafting practice. The study has drawn some strategic implication for employee engagement and wellbeing enhancement.

FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KOMITMEN ORGANISASI KARYAWAN ALFAMART DI WILAYAH KABUPATEN KARANGANYAR

This research aims to analyses (1) effect of motivation on organizational commitment (2) effect of job satisfaction on organizational commitment (3) effect of work environment on organizational commitment. This research using samples of 84 employee of Alfamart in Karanganyar District area. To test the hypothesis using regression analysis. The result shows that (1) motivation have significance effect on organizational commitment (2) job satisfaction have significance effect on organizational commitment (3) work environment have significance effect on organizational commitment. This finding has a strategic implication for leaders, to develop organizational commitment of company employees need to increase employee motivation and job satisfaction and also support the creation of aconducive environment.