HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING TOWARDS GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN INDONESIA

This research explains about Indonesian labor competitiveness from perspective of the 5th pillar GCI (education and training). The purpose is to (1) measure the readiness of Indonesian labor at the ASEAN level and (2) ana-lyzed relationship between GCI and HDI. This research was using descriptive and inferential analysis. The re-sults show Indonesia is in fourth place in ASEAN. Coefficient correlation between the 5th pillar of CGI and HDI is 0.874. This explain the quality of human development is strongly related to global competitiveness. It can be interpreted that increasing human resources will also have positive impact on global competitiveness trough improving education.

Reciprocal Questioning Procedures in Reading Comprehension: Does It Increase Students’ Motivation?

Reading is essential and serves as a basic building block in English language learning process. As a result, a teacher must have an effective teaching technique in teaching reading comprehension. This study aims to find out the influence of reciprocal questioning towards students’ motivation in reading comprehension of the third-grade students at SMP Negeri 3 Praya. The research was conducted through experimental research, the pre-test and post-test were used as the design. The instrument was used a set of questionnaires (Likert scale) for motivation test. The data analysis that used was descriptive analysis and inferential analysis for measuring the motivation test in form of questionnaires. Then, according to the result of the test, it showed that t-test 4.865 was higher than the t-table 2.423 at the level of significance 0.50. It means that, there was a positive effect of Reciprocal Questioning procedure towards students’ motivation in reading comprehension.

The Influence of Leadership Behaviour on Organizational Culture Among the Academic Deans of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in Panay Island, Philippines

This study aimed to determine the influence of leadership behaviour on organizational culture among the academic deans of state universities and colleges (SUCs) in Panay Island, Philippines. The 125 purposively selected academic deans who responded during the conduct of the study were the respondents of this investigation. Two (2) adapted research instruments were utilised to gather data, accompanied by an information sheet. Frequency counts, percentages, means, and standard deviations were used for descriptive analysis, while the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis set at 0.05 alpha level were employed for inferential analysis. The results of the study showed that the respondents possessed very high levels of "pioneering/visionary", "team facilitation", and "encouraging/coaching" leadership behaviours, while also possessing high levels of leadership behaviours in being "strategic", "management/administrative", and "relational/social". The respondents had a very great extent of the practice of organizational culture in all the four organizational culture traits. According to the findings, there were positive, significant correlations between each type of leadership behaviour and organizational culture. Furthermore, "management/administrative" and "encouraging/coaching" leadership behaviours significantly impact organizational culture. In conclusion, academic deans should encourage "management/administrative" and "encouraging/coaching" behaviours in themselves as well as their constituents to strengthen and enhance the extent of the practice of organizational culture in the institution. These appear to be powerful mechanisms for the organization to rapidly adapt to changing institutional demands, remain competitive, and maintain high levels of performance and effectiveness.

ANALISIS RASIO PROFITABILITAS SEBAGAI ALAT UNTUK MENILAI KINERJA KEUANGAN PADA PT. ACE HARDWARE INDONESIA Tbk (AHI)

This research aimed to examine the effect of Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE) and Net Profit Margin (NPM) on the financial performance of PT. Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk (AHI) which were listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange. While, the data were secondary, in which taken from company’s financial statement 2014-2017. Moreover, the research was quantitative. In addition, the data analysis technique used descriptive statistics and inferential analysis with SPSS 25. From the data result, it concluded Return on Assets, Return on Equity, Net Profit Margin, and financial performance had good average score. Likewise, from the inferential analysis, it showed classical assumption test of all variables had fulfilled the assumption and there was no violence. As well as from the proper test model, it showed regression model was properly used. In brief, from the hypothesis result, it concluded Return on Assets and Return on Equity had significant effect on the financial performance. On the other hand, Net Profit Margin had insignificant effect on the financial performance.

Factors Associated With Work-Life Balance of Working Fathers Involved in Small Business Enterprises: Evidence from Kathmandu Valley

Background: Work-life balance (WLB) can be considered as the systematic management of three important components like work-life conflict, work-life interference and work-life convergence. Objective: This study tries to examine the work-life balance of the working fathers involved in small business enterprises in Kathmandu valley. Method: Both descriptive and inferential analysis is used in the study which showed various results. The study adopted the descriptive approach. Respondents were sampled from working fathers in small business enterprises in Kathmandu valley. Non probability sampling technique was used to select 405 respondents. The questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive as well as inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Result: The study found that age, education level, business trainings and income level has positive significant relationship with work-life balance. The finding of this study shows that satisfaction and motivation towards working fathers is important factors for balancing the work-life and family life. Conclusion and Recommendation: The paper recommends that there should be inclusive climate in the workplace and policies supporting work-life balance should be forwarded.

The Influence of Learning Motivation on Mathematics Learning Achievement in terms of Gender of Class VIII Students of SMP Negeri 5 Tarakan

This study aims to determine the effect of learning motivation on mathematics learning achievement of class VIII students of SMP Negeri 5 Tarakan, the effect of gender on mathematics learning achievement of class VIII students of SMP Negeri 5 Tarakan, and the effect of interaction between learning motivation and gender on mathematics learning achievement. VIII grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Tarakan. The type of research used is quantitative with a causal associative approach. The population in this study were all eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Tarakan. Sampling was carried out using Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling. The sample in this study amounted to 163 students, including 88 male students and 75 female students. Data was collected using a questionnaire and score documentation. Data analysis technique used descriptive analysis and inferential analysis which was processed with the help of SPSS 24 application. Descriptive analysis used mode, while inferential analysis used Two Way ANOVA. Based on the results of the analysis with a significance level of 5% or 0,05, it can be concluded that: (1) there is an influence of learning motivation on mathematics learning achievement of class VIII students of SMP Negeri 5 Tarakan; (2) there is an influence of gender on the mathematics learning achievement of eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Tarakan; (3) there is no interaction effect between learning motivation and gender on mathematics learning achievement of class VIII students of SMP Negeri 5 Tarakan.

Organizational support as a predictor of organizational commitment and their effects on organizational citizenship behavior in non-star hotels

This study analyzes the effect of organizational support on organizational commitment and PKO. This research was conducted at two non-star hotels in Sanur which have confirmed their willingness to fill out a questionnaire to be distributed. The questionnaire contains a number of statement items in accordance with the research variables by providing answer choices agree to disagree (using a 5-level Likert scale). The population of this study were all employees of the two non-star hotels as many as 235 employees. Because the pandemic situation is still ongoing, the sample is determined using simple random sampling of 5 multiplied by the number of indicators so that 75 employees are obtained according to the proportion of existing employees. Furthermore, the data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis techniques and inferential analysis using SmartPLS. While the mediation test uses Variance Accounted For (VAF) to analyze the type of mediation WarpPLS analysis results on the effect of intervariable.

The Effect of Portfolio Assessment on Students’ Writing Competency during Online Learning Period

The current study was aimed at investigating students' writing competency before and after the implementation of portfolio assessment during online learning. This study was an experimental study conducted in one private school in Buleleng, Bali. The result of descriptive and inferential analysis found that students writing competency in posttest (8.20) was higher than pretest (7.42). A significant of mean difference was also identified from the result of paired sample t test (Sig. .000). Thus, it can be concluded that portfolio assessment has significant effect on students' writing competency.

HUBUNGAN PEMBANGUNAN MANUSIA DAN PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI DI MALUKU PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

The economic development of a region aims to obtain high economic growth, which can encourage an increase in the income per capita of the population followed by an increase in human development. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of economic growth on human development performance in Maluku Province during the Covid-19 pandemic period. The research uses a quantitative approach with descriptive and inferential analysis methods. Simple linear regression analysis technique was applied to determine the relationship between HDI and economic growth and mapped it on a quadrant map. The findings obtained illustrate that the HDI growth in Maluku in 2020 slowed to 0.06 percent, while economic growth contracted to 0.92 percent. There are no districts/cities whose HDI and economic growth are lower than the Maluku Province figure. Around 81 percent of districts/cities are mapped in Quadrant II (lower HDI and higher economic growth than the Maluku figure). The estimation results of the regression equation confirm a very strong relationship. The results of the study indicate that the Covid-19 pandemic has an impact on the slowdown in the HDI growth of Maluku Province in 2020.

Board Characteristics and Capital Structure Decisions of Commercial Banks in Kenya

Organizations in the modern society are faced with numerous challenges that require those in charge with governance to make effective decisions that enhance organizations’ overall performance and sustainability. One of the key decisions an organization’s board ought to make involve capital structure. Despite various research that have been conducted relating to board characteristics and capital structure, several authors concurs that the manner in which banks select the best capital structure, and the factors that influence their corporate financing behavior are not well understood. The main aim of this study therefore was to investigate board characteristics and capital structure decisions of commercial banks in Kenya. The study measured board characteristics with respect to board size, board diversity, board independence and board expertise while the capital structure decisions was gauged with capital structure ratio, that is, total debt ratio. These dimensions also formed the specific objectives of the study. The study assessed various literatures covering both theoretical and empirical that elaborates on the study variables providing more insight as well as identified gaps that needed to be filled. The study employed correlation design as it strived to demonstrate the causative connection between study variables. All selected commercial banks formed the target population with chief finance officers and internal auditors being the target respondents in these banks. The primary source of information was both primary and secondary data of this study whereby primary data collection instrument was the questionnaire whose reliability and validity was ensured before collecting data. Collected data was properly assessed and checked before conducting final analysis. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential analysis, which was aided by statistical package for social science and the outputs were presented in form of graphs, pie charts, frequency tables and narrations. The findings of the study showed a strong positive correlation between all the study measures as shown by R value of 0.824. From inferential analysis findings, the study concludes that on the overall all the board of directors’ characteristics studied had a significant influence on capital structure decisions of commercial banks in Kenya. The regression coefficients p-values were 0.000, 0.000, 0.002 and 0.001 consecutively which were all less than 0.05 indicating a significant relationship between board characteristics dimensions studied and capital structure decisions; therefore, all the null hypotheses were rejected. The study also established that capital structure of commercial banks in Kenya over a period of 5 years between 2013 and 2017 averaged at 0.841 which was less than 1.00, indicating that these banks finance their assets using equity as opposed to debts. As a result, the study concluded that board characteristics have a significant impact on capital structure decisions made by Kenyan commercial banks. Furthermore, commercial banks in Kenya regard financial flexibility as more important than the tax shelter advantage, implying aversion to debt and a proclivity to follow an inverted pecking order when it comes to external funds. The study therefore recommends that banks’ board and management should manage debt and equity levels rationally to enhance their performance; banks should select the right size of board with the right mix of expertise and diversity who will be able to monitor the management but will not interfere with or infringe on capital structure decisions; banks should also increase board independence in order to benefit from the skills and expatriates of these board members; and finally a selection of banks’ board with divergent skills and qualifications so that banks can reap from the heterogeneity of educational backgrounds and competences.