Towards a Better Organizational Structure

The organizational structure of the Indonesian Government is currently not efficient and not effective. Its structure is impressed too wide and long so that it raises unexpected costs and time delays and decreases governance. The purpose of this research is to study the organizational structure suitable for the Indonesian Government. This research uses qualitative research method with survey approach. The main reference in this research is Designing Effective Organization: Structures in Fives by Henry Mintzberg. The sample is academics and practitioners in governmental organizations. The results showed that a good organizational structure for the Government of Indonesia is functional organization form, the slim and short structure, so as to facilitate and speed up the communication process, the process of accountability, and accountability process in the implementation of government tasks, and finally increase government governance.

Investor Decision for Retirement: An Exploratory Review on Financial Resource and Economic Force Influences

In Malaysia, many people exhibit sluggish retirement investor decisions despite the presence of investment platforms such as unit trusts, which provide a reliable source for asset accumulation. While prior literature advocates the influences of financial advisors; medical expense risk; and housing on retirement financial planning behaviours, there is a dearth of clarity on the roles these influences play in clarifying the investor behaviour aspect of retirement financial planning. This study is aimed at investigating the importance of these influences on individual retirement investor decisions through an inclusive review of relevant literature. Outcomes of the study mainly inform retirement planning researchers the value in further examining the extended lifecycle theory in the investment domain of retirement financial planning behaviour. The importance of financial advisors, housing, and medical expense risk further prove critical in explaining such behaviours, and accordingly deserves more attention in studies forthcoming. These influences are consequently proposed as factors to be considered in retirement investor decisions believed to stir decisions and in turn, wealth accumulation for late-life.

Evaluation and Monitoring of the Group of Pregnant Women in a Primary Health Care Unit in the Municipality of Fortaleza

This work aims to show the deployment of a Group of Pregnant Women developed in a Primary Health Care Unit (PHCU) of Regional V. Firstly, a strategy was started for early capture, prenatal care, stratification and the entire development of care for prenatal. The collection took place collectively, through visits by Community Health Agents (CHA), in the visits to the unit and early identification of suspected pregnancy, the examination was carried out. Finding pregnancy, the first consultation was held in partnership between psychology and nursing, starting with anamnesis of pregnancy, raising awareness about sexually transmitted infectious diseases, application of the rapid test and scheduling for the group of pregnant women. During the meetings, experiences and difficulties related to the gestational period were shared, covering topics such as breast care and the newborn. The pregnant women got interest and realized the relevance of the group, maintaining attendance to the meetings. An average of 102 pregnant women were monitored during the period from January to December 2019, which effectively prevents and promotes health in the Family Health Strategy (FHS) linked to the Extended Family Health Center (EFHC).

The Role of Porto University in the Development of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

This paper aims to share best practices of the Porto University (U. Porto) entrepreneurial ecosystem. Co-creation demands great dynamics and universities are the favourite partners in new technological grounds where uncertainty is a characteristic and knowledge a differentiation. Entrepreneurial ecosystem refers to the environment that affects the local/regional entrepreneurship and U. Porto, in Portugal, offers an example of excellency in the catalysts for technological innovation and financial attraction resources. As an extensive set of internal and external components, the U. Porto has gathered the potential to function as a sustainable infrastructure to support the creation of competitive technologies and start-ups. The present study shares insights into the types of agents, institutions, cultures and resources that an entrepreneurial ecosystem contains. In addition, it highlights governance, openness and decentralization of activities that has played a role in supporting student’s founders and their high-growth endeavours.

The Influence of Leader Member Exchange (Lmx) and Compensation on Employee Performance With Organizational Culture as Moderating Variable

This study aims to examine the influence of leader-member exchange (LMX) and compensation on employee performance by moderating organizational culture. The population of this study were employees at the Regional Personnel Agency (BKD) and the Financial Management Agency and Regional assets (BPKAD) of Pemalang Regency, amounting to 116 employees while the sampling technique used was the census. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 by testing the instrument, testing the model and testing the hypothesis. The results of hypothesis testing shows that performance is affected positively by LMX as well as compensation meanwhile organizational culture also moderates the influence of both LMX and compensation on the performance.

The Influence of Leader Member Exchange (Lmx) and Compensation on Employee Performance With Organizational Culture as Moderating Variable

This study aims to examine the influence of leader-member exchange (LMX) and compensation on employee performance by moderating organizational culture. The population of this study were employees at the Regional Personnel Agency (BKD) and the Financial Management Agency and Regional assets (BPKAD) of Pemalang Regency, amounting to 116 employees while the sampling technique used was the census. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 by testing the instrument, testing the model and testing the hypothesis. The results of hypothesis testing shows that performance is affected positively by LMX as well as compensation meanwhile organizational culture also moderates the influence of both LMX and compensation on the performance.

Case Study on the Implementation of G Company’s Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility

Over the years, scholars have verified that corporate social responsibility activities can bring sustainable competitive advantages to enterprise, but few have studied how to apply the corporate social responsibility theoretical framework to corporate activities. This paper selects G company, a listed company in China, as the case. It is an excellent company rated as “five-star social responsibility fulfillment enterprise” by CFIE (China Federation of Industrial Economics) from 2014 to 2017, we explore the way of combining social responsibility activities with corporate strategy, so as to provide experience and reference for other companies in fulfilling social responsibility continuously. We found that G company took the R&D of green silicone material products as the main driving force to fulfill its social responsibility, and closely combines its core business activities with social responsibility activities, runs the concept of social responsibility through the whole process of production and operation, and strives to build a social responsibility management mechanism with the characteristics of company, thus bringing sustainable competitive advantages of enterprise.

Invention Patents and Competitive Tendering: A Balance Among PCT Office, Trade Bureau of Competition, Procurement Agencies and Municipalities in a Public Call for Offers

An Invention Patent is a result of scientific work that could be useful for industrial application and as a tool to support business procedures. Intellectual property rights support innovation, competitiveness and economic growth across the globe and are strongly protected by International Law and Treaties. On the other hand powerful competition regulator statutory agencies in all civilized countries do fight against any preferential rights violating competition. There 11 steps towards a European Patent Office patents grand and 12 steps for a Public-Private Partnership according to European Investment Bank internal procedures. The patent advantage actually concerns only intimidation to the competition and limited other benefits. Such business use of the legal benefits of patent inspired us to extend this simplified approach into a complex “Blitzkrieg” interference to a public call for procurement. We choose two patents to present an example of our approach. The first interacts with competitive tendering prior the official launch while the other after the public call for proposals. Both approaches violate completion but they promote new technology.

Renewable Energy Resources for Better Economics and Sustainable Living in Rural and Desert Areas

Reliable and affordable energy is the key for the socio-economic development in rural and desert communities worldwide. While energy can be used for consumption purposes such as Lighting, Access to Information, Comfort and Entertainment, productive use of renewable energy is the key enabler for SMEs and Economy to grow. The paper examines the complex interactions among Energy, Materials, Water, Food, Building, Employment and Environment. It also discusses the implementation of renewable energy technologies to overcome some of barriers faced by rural villages and desert communities. It shows some of the special applications and approaches used over the past few decades in energy conversion, consumption and conservation to achieve poverty reduction, social justice and sustainable development. Field experiences in Basaisa projects, Egypt showed that open free dialogues with all stakeholders, site-specific education and training, appropriate local financing systems and access to knowledge are key-elements and essential factors for achieving green economy and sustainable community development. The coming decade will see a continued expansion of knowledge about renewable energy resources and its useful applications as systems friendly to the environment and as tools for economic activities, sustainable living and growth in rural and desert communities.