Competitive Advantage: Exploring the Role of Partnership with suppliers, Customer Relationship and Information Sharing as Antecedents

The objective of the present research is to explore the impact of information sharing, supplier partnership and customer relationship with a competitive advantage in the Indonesian rubber industry. Moreover, current study also explored the mediating role of flexibility of the supply chain among of information sharing, supplier partnership and customer relationship and competitive advantage. Moreover, of information sharing, supplier partnership and customer relationship are studied as the independent variables in the present study. Survey based approach was adopted for the collection of data whereas SEM-PLS was used for the analysis of the data. The findings of the study pointed out that customer relationship and supplier partnership have significant impact on the flexibility of the supply chain and to develop competitive advantage. Moreover, the results of the study do not support the relationship of information sharing with flexibility and competitive advantage. The findings of the present study are beneficial for the policy makers of the Indonesian rubber industry. By the findings of the study, they can adopt different strategies to develop a competitive advantage. The present study will increase the past literature of the supply chain

PROGRAM PEMBERDAYAAN ANAK-ANAK TERLANTAR DI NUSA TENGGARA BARAT

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pelaksanaan dan hasil programpemberdayaan anak-anak terlantar di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat. Hasil penelitian inimemperlihatkan beberapa hal sebagai berikut: Pertama, Pemerintah Provinsi NTB telah mejalankanProgram Pemberdayaan Anak Terlantar melalui berbagai bentuk kegiatan seperti Pendidikan danpelatihan bagi anak terlantar melalui BLK/KLK/LBK, bantuan usaha ekonomi produktif, bantuanbagi organisasi sosial, yayasan dan lembaga swadaya masyarakat, melakukan kegiatan pelatihankewirausahaan bagi anak-anak terlantar, dan melakukan pendampingan sosial bagi anak-anakterlantar, serta melaksanakan sosialisasi dan diseminasi tentang perlindungan anak. Namun, apayang telah dilakukan oleh Pemprov NTB masih jauh dari esensi pemberdayaan sepertimenciptakaniklim yang memungkinkan potensi masyarakat berkembang (enabling), memperkuat potensi ataudaya yang dimiliki oleh masyarakat (empowering), dan memberdayakan mengandung pula artimelindungi. Kedua, Pelaksanaan program pemberdayaan anak terlantar di NTB dinilai memberikanhasil dan manfaat bagi komunitas anak-anak terlantar. Namun. hasil dan manfaat tersebut belumdirasakan secara merata oleh keseluruhan anak terlantar di NTB dan belum jelas sejauhmanakeberlanjutan program tersebut

Leadership management and youth competencies in the administration of public policy in Indonesia

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the leadership style and competence of the leaders according to the Indonesian youth perspective. Besides, the study also identified differences in leadership style and leadership competencies according to the youth perspective based on the level of education. Approach/Methodology/Design: The survey conducted used a questionnaire with 800 Indonesian youth. SPSS 25 and AMOS 18 software were used to analyze the study findings. Findings: The results show that there is a difference in leadership style and leadership competence, according to the Indonesian youth perspective, based on the level of education. The findings of the study show that there is no significant difference in the style of leadership and commitment of the facilitator according to the perspective of Indonesian youth based on the level of education. This shows that Indonesian youth have a similar outlook on leadership style and competence. The findings show that youth with a level of education as students in the school where participation style leadership positively affects emotional ability, while leadership style leads to a negative impact on emotional competence. The results of the study also show that from the perspective of youth studying at the university level, leadership style has a positive effect on emotional competence. While leadership styles support, participation and achievement-oriented leadership styles negatively affect emotional and spiritual capability. Practical Implications: The findings of this study have implications for national leaders to be able to use effective leadership styles in nation-building and to increase their capacity to achieve the direction of national development. Originality/value: The results identify the influence of leadership style on the emotional and spiritual competence of leaders according to the Indonesian youth perspective.peer-reviewe

The Effect of Guided Inquiry Learning Model to the Metacognitive Ability of Primary School Students

This study aimed at analyzing the effect of guided inquiry learning to the metacognitive ability of primary school students on the material of Least Common Multiple (KPK) and Greatest Common Divisor (FPB). The type of study was a mixed-method using quantitative and qualitative methods. There were 55 students of 4th grade used as the subjects of study. Two learning models were compared, namely guided inquiry learning model and conventional learning model. The students’ metacognitive ability was measured by means of problem-solving test on the material of Least Common Multiple (KPK) and Greatest Common Divisor (FPB). The quantitative analysis data used descriptive and inferential statistical tests. According to the results of data analysis, it was discovered that the t-test of sig (2-tailed) from the independent samples t-test of post-test was 0,00 (p = <0,05); this indicated that there was a significant difference on it. This showed that there was a difference of students’ metacognitive ability for both classes in solving the problems of Least Common Multiple (KPK) and Greatest Common Divisor (FPB) after the guided inquiry learning was implemented. Consequently, it can be concluded that there is a significant effect on the implementation of guided inquiry learning model to improve the students’ metacognitive ability in solving the material problems of Least Common Multiple (KPK) and Greatest Common Divisor (FPB)

Modelling of inactivation of microorganisms in the process of sterilization using high pressure supercritical fluids

Abstract High hydrostatic pressure technology is a relatively new method for the food industry and is considered more as an alternative to traditional storage methods such as thermal processes. Inactivation of spores, models, yeasts, and viruses has been demonstrated by this method. Although issues related to the safety and longevity of food, as well as their legal permits, require extensive case studies, the available experimental findings can be useful in expanding the potential applications of high pressure in the food industry. In this paper, CO2 is used as a fluid. Increasing the pressure in Weibull and log-logistic models from 2.5 MPa to 10 MPa has reduced the processing time from 700 minutes to 70 and 60 minutes, respectively. The log-logistic model in predicting the process of inactivation of microbes compared to the Weibull model has been the lowest, and also the log-logistic model has a suitable ability to predict the shoulder of the chart if the Weibull model does not have this ability and its error is almost high. Increasing the increase in pressure has increased the level of inactivation of Salmonella typhimurium and Listeria monocytogenes, except Listeria monocytogenes at a pressure of 6.05 MPa, which reduced inactivation

PROGRAM PEMBERDAYAAN ANAK-ANAK TERLANTAR DI NUSA TENGGARA BARAT

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pelaksanaan dan hasil programpemberdayaan anak-anak terlantar di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat. Hasil penelitian inimemperlihatkan beberapa hal sebagai berikut: Pertama, Pemerintah Provinsi NTB telah mejalankanProgram Pemberdayaan Anak Terlantar melalui berbagai bentuk kegiatan seperti Pendidikan danpelatihan bagi anak terlantar melalui BLK/KLK/LBK, bantuan usaha ekonomi produktif, bantuanbagi organisasi sosial, yayasan dan lembaga swadaya masyarakat, melakukan kegiatan pelatihankewirausahaan bagi anak-anak terlantar, dan melakukan pendampingan sosial bagi anak-anakterlantar, serta melaksanakan sosialisasi dan diseminasi tentang perlindungan anak. Namun, apayang telah dilakukan oleh Pemprov NTB masih jauh dari esensi pemberdayaan sepertimenciptakaniklim yang memungkinkan potensi masyarakat berkembang (enabling), memperkuat potensi ataudaya yang dimiliki oleh masyarakat (empowering), dan memberdayakan mengandung pula artimelindungi. Kedua, Pelaksanaan program pemberdayaan anak terlantar di NTB dinilai memberikanhasil dan manfaat bagi komunitas anak-anak terlantar. Namun. hasil dan manfaat tersebut belumdirasakan secara merata oleh keseluruhan anak terlantar di NTB dan belum jelas sejauhmanakeberlanjutan program tersebut

Kogan’s Attitude Toward Old People: Evaluation of validity and reliability assessment among nursing students in Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia

Background:Asia is on track to become the region with the most elderly people in the world. The elderly population will reach 922.7 million by the middle of this century. Therefore, they will be cared for by the today’s youth. Negative attitudes toward older people can make adolescents more uncomfortable relating to them.Objectives:The objective of this study was to evaluate validity and reliability of Kogan’s attitude toward old people among nursing students in Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia.Methods:Content validation of the 34-item Kogan’s attitude toward old people was examined by three geriatric nursing experts. The reliability was evaluated on 600 nursing students, from nursing colleges in Thailand (200), Myanmar (200), and Indonesia (200).Findings:The attitude scores towards the elderly ranged from 34 to 238. All of the 34 items were found to have significant item-to-total correlations (p< .05). The reliability results were as follows: In Thailand, Cronbach’s alpha was .70 for the total scale, .72 for the positive scale, and .68 for the negative scale. In Myanmar, Cronbach’s alpha was .68 for the total scale, .65 for the positive scale, and .66 for the negative scale. In Indonesia, Cronbach’s alpha was .66 for the total scale, .71 for the positive scale, and .72 for the negative scale.Conclusions:These findings suggest that Kogan’s attitude toward old people is reliable and valid for nursing students from Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. However, Kogan’s attitude toward old people should be revised by these countries, including changing wording on all items for better reliability. The revised version must then be tested for reliability and validity