Governance strategies in sustainable campus using Rasch model

In moving towards sustainability, university needs to establish a good governance strategy which practices to transform a positive sustainable culture toward successful green campus. Howe ver, due to constraint of knowledge and commitment regarding sustainability integration has caused weakness in the implementation of green concept in majority of Malaysian universities. This paper is presents one of the five dimensions of a developed hypot hetical integrated sustainable campus model which is university governance. The university governance dimension consists of 5 constructs and 23 items which are strategies for the university to be complied. These strategies were uncovered using questionnair e survey with 35 selected experts who are currently active in sustainable campus activities and researches. Collected data from this survey was analysed using Rasch method in Winstep software to measure items reliability, separation index, items polarity, item fit and item person map. Results from the analysis indicated that 19 strategies were significant to be implemented. Thus, it provides good information for universities to adopt these sustainable campus strategies in making their campus as a role mode l for a sustainable and conducive living environment

Scenarios in Strategic Information Systems Management

Today’s CIO is faced with an increasingly complex business environment, making the strategic management of information systems (IS) a daunting task. Technological change, shifting customer needs and wants, and the trend toward globalization are just a few of the external factors that impact IS strategy during the formulation stage. Scenario planning is a technique that has been used in strategy formulation for decades in both industry and government. A review of the literature reveals a wide range of areas in which scenarios are being applied in the context of IS management. Examples involving industry trends, emerging technologies, IT project management, and systems analysis and design are presented. This paper links the inclusion of scenario planning as an integral component IS strategy development. A case study from the telecommunication industry demonstrates its value as a means to support IS strategy

Factors Influencing the Purchase Intention in Online Organic Fruit and Vegetable Stores

The increasing number of organic agricultural production and public awareness toward healthy living provide the opportunities in trading for the products itself. Meanwhile, the development of information technology produces innovation such as electronic commerce (e-commerce), and in agribusiness, it is known as e-agribusiness. E-agribusiness allows organic groceries trade activities to be conducted online through a website. However, that is a new and rare activity in Indonesia, therefore the management of company needs to develop the strategy to enhance the customers and survive in the industry. The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors influencing organic fruit and vegetable purchase intention through a website based on technology perspective and consumer behavior. WebQual and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) were used in this study. This study was conducted on website of Sayur Box, one of e-agribusiness in Indonesia. Face-to-face survey technique was used to collect the data from 113 respondents. PLS-SEM was used for data analysis. The result shows that online purchase intention is affected by attitude and perceived behavioral control. All of WebQual's instruments that used in this study affect user satisfaction toward the website except for the usefulness variable. User satisfaction toward the website has an indirect effect on online purchase intention through attitude variable

Analysis Information System of Mother and Child Health in Health Service of Musi Banyuasin Regent

Background: The acceleration of AKI, AKB, and AKABA in Indonesia needs to handle and plan rapidly and properly. The KIA information system needs in order to accommodate the qualified information for arranging a good planning. The objective of this research is to analyze the KIA information system in Work field for Health service in Musi Banyuasin Regent. Method: The research design is descriptive study with qualitative approach. The information obtained through detail interview toward nine informants which have been observed and studied the documents. The data analyses used content analysis. The validity test used the triangulation of sources, method, and data. Result: The specific policy has not applied yet to regulate of the implementation of the KIA information system as well as managing the specific budget allocation and facilitating the specific information technology of the KIA information system. Provided SDM in KIA information system however it needs more strategy to improve the competency in SIK and TIK. The collective application data of KIA are available, yet it is inadequacy. The source of KIA service data is only available in Puskesmas there are no data from the other health institutions and it is still retardation of the report collection and Puskesmas also uses conventional method. Conclusion: The KIA Information system in Musi Banyuasin has applied however it still needs the improvement. The Health Service needs to make the specific policy in order to regulate comprehensively of the implementation and the strengthening of KIA information system, with allocating specific budget, the distribution of TI facilitation until to the local Puskesmas and village to regulate the SIK and TIK training schedules in order to enhance the SDM competency, it makes written policy of the report collection with administrative fine, and arrange SPO with exchanging data coordination of the other health service units. Therefore in the future, the information system can run optimally and can result the qualified data or information to overcome the problem involved KIA

Factors Influencing The Purchase Intention in Online Organic Fruit and Vegetable Stores

The increasing number of organic agricultural production and public awareness toward healthy living provide the opportunities in trading for the products itself. Meanwhile, the development of information technology produces innovation such as electronic commerce (e-commerce), and in agribusiness, it is known as e-agribusiness. E-agribusiness allows organic groceries trade activities to be conducted online through a website. However, that is a new and rare activity in Indonesia, therefore the management of company needs to develop the strategy to enhance the customers and survive in the industry. The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors influencing organic fruit and vegetable purchase intention through a website based on technology perspective and consumer behavior. WebQual and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) were used in this study. This study was conducted on website of Sayur Box, one of e-agribusiness in Indonesia. Face-to-face survey technique was used to collect the data from 113 respondents. PLS-SEM was used for data analysis. The result shows that online purchase intention is affected by attitude and perceived behavioral control. All of WebQual’s instruments that used in this study affect user satisfaction toward the website except for the usefulness variable. User satisfaction toward the website has an indirect effect on online purchase intention through attitude variable.Keywords: e-agribusiness, online purchase intention, structural equation modeling, theory of planned behavior, website qualit

Pengaruh Atraksi Wisata Dan Motivasi Wisatawan Terhadap Keputusan Berkunjung (Survei Pada Pengunjung Wisata Alam Kawah Ijen)

The rate of visits to Ijen Crater continues to increase every year needs to be balanced with the destination development that will impact on increasing the rate of visits, length of stay, and tourist spending. The results of the study will have an impact on the development of this destination, as a way of developing tourist attractions and facilities, creating destination promotion strategy in order to keep the rate of visits to Ijen Crater continued to increase. Based on the analysis of multiple linear regression result that tourist attractions and tourist motivation variables significantly effects simultaneously and partially toward visiting decision variabel. The test results showed the dominant influence is tourist motivation, so this study can be used as a form of information for the management of natural tourism of Ijen Crater in conducting promotional activities. Promotional activities are used to allow more domestic tourists to know and interested the uniqueness of Ijen crater. And finally will affect the visiting decision to natural tourism of Ijen Crater

MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS AS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION

Thousands of people are having their human rights violated as victims of sex and labor trafficking throughout the United States. Human trafficking prevention is a significant factor in combatting modern day slavery; however, there is a substantial lack of existing literature on the topic. As a result of previous research determining mentorship programs as a strategy to reduce juvenile delinquency, this study explores mentor programs as a preventative strategy for combatting human trafficking. This mixed-methods, exploratory study investigated what mentorship programs across the United States are doing to prevent children from becoming victims of human trafficking, and what still needs to be done within those programs to reduce human trafficking. The results of the online survey sent out to mentorship program staff and directors presented that most mentor program participants (83.3%) are not currently providing information about trafficking to mentees. Qualitative analysis of the study results demonstrate that mentorship programs need more education, more mentors, and an increased focus on human trafficking to prevent mentees from trafficking. The results of this study implicate that mentorship program staff should consider including trafficking awareness training for staff and mentors, as well as including an anti-trafficking curriculum in their program targeted toward mentees

Exploratory study based on stakeholder theory in the development of accounting information systems in the Catholic Church: a case study in the Archdiocese of Semarang, Indonesia

This study aims to find a strategy in the development of computer-based accounting information system in the church.With exploratory study on the theory of stakeholders, this study identifies the needs of financial information for the purposes of making a decision required by the parish priest, the parish treasurer, and a team of economists at the archdiocese of Semarang (AS). This research was conducted by using qualitative and quantitative approach.Qualitative method is conducted by applying a focus group discussion with economist team in AS (the users who have major influence in the development of the system). In addition to that, quantitative method is also applied to the parish treasurer (the users who have great interest in the system development). The results showed that the parish treasurer has high perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived of relevance, and the self-efficacy toward the accounting information system (AIS) for the parish.This study provides an answer on the benefits of a bottom-up strategy based on the stakeholder analysis in the development of AIS in the area of the Catholic Church AS

Economic benefit and social impact derived by a food loss prevention strategy in the vegetable sector: A spatial and temporal analysis at the regional level

Introduction: Reduction of food loss in the horticultural sector is critical to simultaneously support the transition toward a diet with higher consumption of vegetables and the achievement of policy goals aimed at halving the quantity of wastage by 2030. However, the lack of precise information and the presence of múltiple interconnected factors makes it difficult to assess the potential socioeconòmic benefits and therefore the decision-making process of food loss reduction strategies. Methods: A case study approach has been used to assess the econòmic loss and nutrional impact of food loss in the horticulture primary production. The selection of the main vegetable products was based on an historical series while econòmic and nutritional impact were estimated starting from national and European indicator. Results: The food loss correspond to 26% of the total production and 14% of the total agricultural production econòmic value. The social analysis confirm the possibility of redistributing food loss among the population even in the most critical months and areas. Discussion: The combination of social and econòmic indicator resulted essential to provide key information at the decision-making level to pave the way for the elaboration of short- and long-term food loss reduction strategies. Indeed, no single-bullet strategy can be applied to overcome the problem of food loss as many actor with different needs are involved