Cigarette Manufacturing and Quality of Life in Women Workers

The tobacco industry is still the top contributor to Indonesia's state tax. PT "X" is the largest cigarette company in Indonesia, which some of its factories are located in Surabaya. The workers of PT "X" are dominated by woman as production workers that considered to have special abilities to cigarette manufacture because of their characteristics of careful, conscientious, diligent, quick, skilled, and obedient. This study aims to describe the quality of life of women workers at PT "X". The participants (N=150) were selected from production department by using snowball sampling technique. Data were collected by using the short version of the WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQoL-Bref) consisting of 26 items to measure the physical, psychological, social relationships, and environment dimensions. Data are analyzed by descriptive quantitative: frequency distribution, and cross tabulation. The results showed that the quality of life of the participant was classified as moderate and tend to be high. Quality of life of women workers at PT "X" were influenced by several external and internal factors. External factors consist of social comparison and the increasing of self-esteem obtained from the social environment. Meanwhile, the internal factors were more associated with their positive perception to their role in decision-making in the family because of their significant support to their family economy. Suggestions for further research are doing research on a smaller cigarette companies, and more focus on the quality of life of women workers in relation to fulfillment of their rights

The influence of organizational learning on performance in Indonesian SMEs

This study has investigated the existing level and the anticedents of organizational learning practices in a SMEs context in a developing country, Indonesia. Using web-based survey, data was collected from owner/managers and employees of SMEs in Indonesia. Descriptive analysis using SPSS release 19 revealed that organizational learning practices exist in Indonesian SMEs. Further analysis using AMOS, it was found that organizational culture, transformational leadership and empowerment are valid antecedents of organizational learning. This study also found that trust amongst employees and a culture of trust are two crucial aspects for the existence of an organizational learning process

The Application of Bibliotheraphy on Adolesenc Girls with Body Image Dissatisfaction

Body image dissatisfaction, caused by a discrepancy between cultural-based ideal body and individual actual body, is experienced by most of adolesencet girls. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of bibliotherapy on adolescence girls with body image dissatisfaction. Subjects were 15 senior high school girls, aged 14-17 years, with BMI (Body Mass Index) thin to normal, with average to high body image dissatisfaction. By using pretest-posttest control group design, the subjects were assigned into three groups i.e. interactive and reading bibliotherapy as experimental groups and the waiting-list control group. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) is employed to measure the differences of body dissatisfaction among the three groups. The result showed that there were no significant differences of body dissatisfaction in the pretest – posttest and posttest – follow-up, between the three groups. It means that neither interactive nor reading bibliotherapy was effective in reducing the adolescence girls’ body image dissatisfactio

Peranan Ratumbanua dalam Pembangunan Desa Partisipatif di Desa Bulude Pulau Kabaruan Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud

Lembaga adat Talaud dipimpin oleh seorang Ratumbanua dan wakilnya Inangnguwanua perangkat lainnya Aalan sasarahe, Wuaho, Panucu, dan para kepala suku. Dahulunya kelembagaan ini merupakan sebuah pemerintahan kerajaan lokal yang pada akhirnya digantikan dengan struktuir pemerintah desa. Ratumbanua dan Inangnguwanua serta perangkat lainnya didasarkan pada garis keturunan/waris keturunan kerajaan yang memimpin secara turun temurun yang tidak mengenal batas waktu. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif. Kondisi lembaga adat  Desa Bulude masih berfungsi dengan baik, sebagai bagian dari kelembagaan masyarakat desa, memiliki eksistensi yang  kuat  baik  dalam  tatanan  kehidupan  masyarakat  maupun  dalam  sistem pemerintahan Desa Bulude. Posisi Ratumbanua memiliki peranan yang besar dalam   menciptakan   suatu   kondisi   keseimbangan, yaitu   suatu   kondisi   dimana pemerintah memahami apa yang kehendaki rakyatnya dan rakyatpun memahami kebijakan-kebijakan yang ditempuh pemerintah sehingga masyarakat termotivasi untuk memberikan dukungan atau partisipasinya terhadap pelaksanaan kebijakan yang diambil oleh pemerintah.    Kata Kunci: Peranan, Ratumbanua, Pembangunan Partisipati

Stres kemacetan lalu-lintas: bagaimana mengatasinya? (2-habis)

Kemacetan di jalan telah menjadi salah satu permasalahan utama yang dihadapi oleh warga kota-kota besar, tak terkecuali Kota Surabaya. Dan salah satu dampak psikologisnya adalah stres kemacetan lalu lintas (lalin

Pengembangan Jejaring Organisasi Pada Yayasan Sangatta Baru (YSB) Untuk Meningkatkan Kesejahteraan Sosial Masyarakat

: Development of Network Organization on Yayasan Sangatta Baru (YSB) to Improve Community's Social Welfare. Foundation have the form of organization, so YSB as an organization can interpreted as tools, parts and limbs. Just like the organisms, organization means something that is moving, alive and thrive. It means the existence of YSB should be able to provide welfare benefits for society in general, especially in its operational area Sangatta Utara, East Kutai Regency. The aim of this study is to know of development network organization in YSB to improve community's welfare. With implemented through qualitative research method with descriptive approach. Analysis technique is Miles and Huberman's interactive method. It can be concluded that YSB is able to do the development of its network organization support progress of welfare of both economic welfare and social welfare

Menjadi Manusia Unggul dalam Millenium Ketiga

Tato’ sekarang duduk di kelas lima pada salah satu sekolah dasar di Makale. Anak seorang anggota legislatif ini senantiasa menduduki ranking terbaik di kelasnya. Tak jarang, anak yang hobi makan pa’piong ini mengharumkan nama sekolahnya. Terakhir, Tato’ menjuarai kompetisi matematika se Kabupaten Tana Toraja. Sementara itu, Dorkas teman sekelas Tato’ tergolong anak yang biasa- biasa saja. Secara akademis, anak yang setiap paginya sebelum ke sekolah harus membantu ibunya mengantar sayur ke pasar, memiliki prestasi belajar yang biasa-biasa saja. Karena memiliki cacat fisik berupa mata yang sedikit juling, Dorkas tidak jarang mendapatkan olok-olokan dari teman-temannya. Sekalipun berasal dari keluarga berekonomi kurang mampu, Dorkas berusaha untuk tidak minder; ia tergolong anak yang periang dan tidak dendam terhadap teman yang mengolok-oloknya

Bunuh diri: mengapa dan bagaimana mengatasinya?

Sungguh tragis nasib Muhammad Basyir. Anak berusia 11 tahun ini mengakhiri hidupnya dengan gantung diri di kios pasar kawasan Pasar Minggu, Jakarta Selatan,tanggal 15 Juli lalu. Para tetangga mengenal Basyir sebagai anak yang berbakti. Ia rajin membantu orang tuanya dengan menjual kardus bekas dan ngojek payung, jika musim hujan. Banyak sebab, mengapa ia mengakhiri hidup di usia belia. Menurut keluarga terdekatnya, kedua orang tua Basyir kerap bertengkar karena tekanan ekonomi. Sebagian, juga mengungkapkan keinginan Basyir yang ingin sekolah, namun tak juga terwujud. Meski, ia pernah mencicipi sekolah SD hingga kelas dua, di kampung halamannya, Aceh. Di kios tempat Basyir menjemput maut, tampak pemandangan yang menggetarkan. Bocah yang bercita -cita jadi polisi dan dokter itu, memancang Sang Saka Merah Putih yang dikibarkan di atas atap kios. Ia, seakan meninggalkan tanda agar ada orang menyaksikan, seorang anak manusia begitu mengiba ingin sekolah