The Influence of Brand Credibility towards Words of Mouth of Fashion Brand

This research tries to examine the factors influencing the positive word of mouth of Indonesian’s consumer towards fashion brand. The factors studied include brand credibility and brand-self connection as independent variables, brand-self connection and brand-social connection as the mediating variables, and memorial brand experience as the moderating variable. This study is quantitative research with data collection method using the electronic questionnaires of Google forms. This study uses 300 respondents of Prada Italian brand in Indonesia and the data is analyzed using structural equation modelling. The results show that brand credibility, brand self-connection, and brand social connection have a positive effect on word of mouth. Both brand self-connection and brand social connection mediate the influence of brand credibility on word of mouth. This study suggests that by preserving the relationships with consumers as well as consumer relationships with other consumers, managers would be able to produce more positive word of mouth

THE ROLE OF BIODIVERSITY DISCLOSURE IN SUSTAINABILITY REPORT ON FIRM VALUE

Companies in achieving their goals are likely to have an impact on the environment. Company operational activities directly affect the decline in the amount of biodiversity and indirectly contribute to climate change. The decline in the amount of biodiversity is one of the causes of the current biodiversity crisis. Many companies are discharge their accountability to the environment through a sustainability report, but to date there has been little research focusing specifically on the disclosure of corporate biodiversity. In this study will be discussed about the analysis of the effect of biodiversity disclosure on company value. Biodiversity disclosure is significantly part of sustainability practices consisting of economic, social, and environmental aspects. Biodiversity disclosure is part of corporate environmental responsibility. The disclosure of biodiversity refers to the GRI-G4 Standard Index that are EN11, EN12, EN13 and EN14 categories. Firm value is measured using Tobin's Q ratio. The research object in this study is the company that listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period 2014-2016. The total sample of 47 companies selected using purposive sampling. The analysis method of this study using multiple regression analysis. The findings in this study indicate that the biodiversity disclosure in the sustainability report has no significant effect on firm value which is measured by Tobin's Q ratio

Analisis Meta Regresi untuk Menjelaskan Heterogenitas Hasil Penelitian pada Kejadian Demam Berdarah Dengue

Abstract Meta regression analysis is an analysis that can summarize the results of research with the same topic so that a conclusion is obtained in the form of effect size and can explain the heterogeneity of the results of several studies. In this study using data from the previous Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever incident study which linked the factors of habit of draining habits of water shelters (TPA). Based on the results of the analysis, there was heterogeneity between studies. For the landfill drainage factor, the estimated parameter combined effect size random effect model is 3.60 and the proportion of heterogeneity is 54.08%. The results of the meta-regression for habitual factors of landfill drainage factors, the influence of TPA drainage habits can explain heterogeneity between effect sizes. © 2019 Author(s). Published by Department of Statistics, Universitas Negeri Makassar. All rights reserved. Keywords: Effect size, Heterogeneity, Meta Regression Analysis, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever.

The Perspective of the Egyptian Ministry of Investment on Development Assistance Programs

Egypt has been and continues to be one of the major recipients of development assistance in the third world, yet very little effort has been made to assess the overall impact of this aid on Egypt A symposium was held on December 10th and 11th, 1983 in Oriental Hall at the American University in Cairo, organized by Cairo Papers in Social Science with financial support from the Cairo Office of the Ford Foundation. Egyptian government ministers, officials from representative donors and scholars experienced in development were invited to make formal presentations to the symposium. The essays presented in this issue were all presented at the symposiumhttps://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/1890/thumbnail.jp

HUBUNGAN KEHILANGAN GIGI DENGAN RISIKO MALNUTRISI PADA LANSIA BERDASARKAN MINI NUTRITIONAL ASESSMENT DI PANTI SOSIAL TRESNA WERDHA KASIH SAYANG IBU BATUSANGKAR

Kehilangan gigi dapat menimbulkan gangguan proses penguyahan dan penelanan makanan, terutama kehilangan gigi posterior, sehingga fungsi pengunyahan menjadi berkurang dan menyebabkan mereka lebih memilih makanan yang bertekstur lembut dan makanan yang mudah dikunyah. Hal ini menyebabkan tidak terpenuhinya semua zat gizi yang dibutuhkan tubuh sehingga risiko malnutrisi pada lansia meningkat. Tujuan : untuk mengetahui hubungan kehilangan gigi dengan risiko malnutrisi lansia berdasarkan Mini Nutritional Asessment di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Kasih Sayang Ibu Batusangkar. Metode: analitik observational dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Jumlah sampel 46 orang lansia di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Kasih Sayang Ibu Batusangkar dan analisis data menggunakan uji statistik Chi square. Hasil : 85,7% lansia mengalami kehilangan seluruh dukungan okusal gigi dengan berisiko malnutrisi dan 18,2% lansia yang memiliki dukungan oklusal dengan berisiko malnutrisi. Kesimpulan : terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara kehilangan gigi dengan risiko malnutrisi pada lansia berdasarkan Mini Nutritional Asessment di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Kasih Sayang Ibu Batusangkar. Kata kunci : Kehilangan gigi, risiko malnutrisi, Mini Nutritional Assessmen

Osing Dialect in Term of Place, Situation, and Consumer in Banyuwangi, East Java

Dialect is a part of language variation in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary to sound variation. Indonesia has many of variation and diversity of dialect and one of them is Osing dialect or Basa Osing in Banyuwangi, East Java. There are some of differences using Osing dialect in term of place, situation, and consumer. The form of Osing dialect based on place, situation and consumer will be displayed in this study is dialect in real environment of local people. The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze Basa Osing in Banyuwangi, East Java using descriptive qualitative research. The participant of this research is local people of Osing. Collecting the data in this study is conducted by observation and interview. The structured interview is used to obtain the information from the respondent that already set the needs by researcher. The researcher observes their conversation with the local people and listen how they was talking each other. After that the research tapped the pronunciation about their conversation that carried out by the local people. The result of these observation is recorded and noted by the researcher. The findings of this study are that the use of Osing dialect varies depending on each term of place, situation, and consumer

KONSTRUKSI SOSIAL SHOPPER TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN DENGAN AKUN TIKTOK NATASHA SURYA SEBAGAI REFRENSI

Currently, social media TikTok is one of the most popular applications today, which makes social media much loved by the public. Social media TikTok is then widely used by business actors to introduce and protect its existence. One of the individuals or content creators who implement marketing strategies using their own social media is Natasha Surya. This study aims to find out how the social construction of shoppers as consumers who make purchases online after seeing a review of the TikTok content @natasha.surya. This study uses the theory of Social Construction from Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckman which takes place in three stages, namely externalization, objectivation, and internalization. This study uses a qualitative research method with a phenomenological approach. Collecting data through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of this study are the influence of informative explanations that give rise to variety seeking behavior in shoppers. There is ease in finding the desired product because of the detailed information and visual content displayed. Until finally causing impulsive behavior in the shopper.Saat ini, sosial media TikTok menjadi salah satu aplikasi yang sedang tenar saat ini, yang menjadikan sosial media banyak digandrungi oleh masyarakat. Sosial media TikTok kemudian banyak dimanfaatkan oleh pelaku usaha untuk memperkenalkan dan melindungi eksistensinya. Salah satu individu atau content creator yang menerapkan strategi pemasaran menggunakan sosial media sendiri adalah Natasha Surya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana konstruksi sosial para shopper sebagai konsumen yang melakukan pembelian secara online setelah melihat review dari konten TikTok @natasha.surya. Penelitian ini menggunakan teori Konstruksi Sosial dari Peter L. Berger dan Thomas Luckman yang berlangsung dalam tiga tahap yaitu eksternalisasi, obyektivasi, dan internalisasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi. Pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu adanya pengaruh dari penjelasan yang informatif sehingga memunculkan variety seeking behavior pada shopper. Adanya kemudahan dalam mencari produk yang diinginkan karena informasi yang detail serta visual konten yang ditampilkan. Hingga akhirnya menimbulkan perilaku impulsif pada shopper

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS SPEAKING ANXIETY (A QUANTITATIVE STUDY AT THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS IN SMPN 1 BANDA ACEH)

Abstract Name : Shindy Khusuma DwitamiStudent No. : 1106102020022Study Program : English EducationTitle : An Analysis of Students Speaking Anxiety (A Quantitative Study At the Eighth Grade Students in SMPN 1 Banda Aceh) Keywords: Speaking, Anxiety Anxiety is one of speaking problems experienced by students in SMPN 1 Banda Aceh.Based on the writer' observation while having internship from January to June 2016 inSMPN 1 Banda Aceh, many students feel anxiety in speaking. Therefore the writer wasinterested to conduct the research with the title above. The objective of this research isto find out the level of English speaking anxiety experienced by students at SMPN 1Banda Aceh. The scope of study is limited to find out the level of speaking anxiety bythe eighth grade students at class VIII-4 in SMPN 1 Banda Aceh. The quantitativemethod was used in this research to find the answer of the research questions. Based onthe data analysis, the writer found that from 29 students in class VIII-4, it is only 38%students experienced low level anxiety, 59% experienced moderate levels of speakinganxiety while 3,4% of them experienced high levels of anxiety. So, it can be concludedthat most students experienced moderate level of speaking anxiety. Hence, this researchresult can give information for the teachers or readers about the level of students'anxiety. Thus, the writer suggests that teachers should find an alternative strategy toreduce the students speaking anxiety

KAJI EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL (PV/T) PENDINGIN PANEL SURYA

KAJI EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL (PV/T) PENDINGIN PANEL SURY