(January 2021)


A Multilevel Approach of Exploring the Predictors of High School Readiness
Bidya Raj Subedi, Ph.D
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Employing a two-level Hierarchical Generalized Linear Model (HGLM) technique, this paper predicted high school readiness derived from student’s proficiency in reading and mathematics during middle school. The HGLM approach to predict high school readiness (i.e., student’s status being high school ready) incorporated student and school level predictors in level-1 and level-2 models, respectively. This analysis included 7,115 students from 64 schools in one of the largest school districts in United States of America. The results found several academic, demographic, and behavioral predictors at student and school levels producing significant effects on high school readiness. The across-school variance for predicting the probability of high school readiness is also found significant.

Author Keywords:- High school readiness, Hierarchical Generalized Linear Model, Student and school level predictors, Fixed and random effects, Across-school variance.



Influence of Motivation, Work Facilities and Leadership Style on Employee Performance in Nagari Aurduri Surantih Government of South Coastal Regency
Yulina Eliza, Jetrizanko, Ilham Ismail, Reni Safitri
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This research is motivated by efforts to improve the performance of employees in Nagari Aur Duri Surantih District Sutera through an increase in the provision of motivation, work facilities and leadership styles which are factors that affect performance. By motivating better, adequate work facilities and art / qualified leadership style, it is hoped that it can improve the performance of employees in the Aur Duri Surantih Nagari Government, Sutera District. This study aims to determine the effect of motivation, work facilities and leadership style on employee performance in the Nagari Aur Duri Surantih Administration, Sutera District, simultaneously or partially. This research is a descriptive and verification research, descriptively aims to describe something that was taking place at the time of the research and to examine the causes of a particular symptom. Meanwhile, verification research tests the truth of a hypothesis through field data collection. So that we get an overall picture of motivation, work facilities and leadership styles on employee performance in the Nagari Aur Duri Surantih Government, Sutera District. The variables in this study consisted of three independent variables, namely work motivation, work facilities and leadership style and one dependent variable, namely performance. Data was collected through a questionnaire method to 32 respondents who are employees of the Aur Duri Surantih Nagari Government, Sutera District. This study uses sampling techniques as a total population or saturated sample. The research results were processed using multiple linear regression analysis assisted by the SPSS program version 23.0 in 2020. The results showed that work motivation, work facilities and leadership style simultaneously had a significant effect on the performance of the Nagari Government employees, Aur Duri Surantih. The result of t-test for work motivation variable is 2.453 with a significance probability of 0.21 or less than 0.05. With df = 31-3 = 28, it is obtained a t-table of 2.03951, then the t-count 2.03951. The t-test result for the work facility variable is 5.387 with a significance probability of 0.000 or less than 0.05. With df =, 31-3 = 28, it is obtained t-table of 2.03951, then t-count> t-table or 5.387> 2.0395. The t-test result for the leadership style variable is 3.248 with a significance probability of 0.003 or less than 0.05. With df =, 31-3 = 28, it is obtained t-table of 2.03951, then t-count> t-table or 3.248> 2.03951.


Author Keywords:- Motivation, Work Facilities, Leadership Style, Performance


Forget Me Not: Cultural Assimilation of Filipino Immigrants in Canada
Irene C. Gumiran, Noami D. Solano, Aireen T. Abiera
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Cultural assimilation is the social process wherein an individual or a minority group possessing a different cultural heritage absorbed the dominant culture of the society. The purpose of this study is to know the cultural assimilation of Filipino immigrants in Canada. Specifically to answer the following questions: 1) What is the profile of the respondents in terms of the following variables; Name (optional), Age, Gender, Number of children, Years of living in Canada, Occupation; and Form of accommodation. 2 )What challenges were encountered in immigrating to Canada? 3) What Filipino values were modified after immigrating to Canada? 4) Which Filipino value system would the respondents prefer their children to acquire and keep? The descriptive design was used in this study where the hypotheses will be tested to explain the the variables. The number of respondents is 68 and the purposive sampling is a form of non-probability sampling in which researchers rely on their own judgement when choosing members of the population to participate in their study. The study found out that most of the immigrants were under the age of 41 to 45 years old, male immigrant outnumbered female immigrants, while with 3 to 4 children immigrants were superlative, with respect to number of years living in Canada there were 47 out of 68 immigrants lives for 11 to 15 years, on the other hand machine operator is the most occupation by the immigrants The utmost form of accommodation of these immigrant were owned but under mortgaged which is 38.23 percent and renting with 35.29 percent. As to the level of challenges reveals that the immigrants were neutral in terms of social, cultural and economic aspect with an overall mean of 2.97, 2.68,and 2.99 respectively. While the level of Filipino values modified immigrating in Canada vouch that hospitality is the most modified Filipino values. On the other hand, hospitality is the most Filipino values system preferred to acquire and keep followed by family orientation were the least preferred is utang na loob.


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Commitment of Work as Intervening that Affects Performance in the Officers of the Implementing Unit of the Regional Disaster Management Agency Padang Pariaman
Yulina Eliza, Alkadri, Marja Nurliana, Desi Arsiyanti
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This study aims to determine the effect of work competence, compensation on performance with work commitment as an intervening variable of the officers of the Regional Disaster Management Agency of Padang Pariaman Regency as many as 49 people. Data were collected through distributing questionnaires to the entire population which can be used for analysis purposes. Hypothesis Testing Using Path Analysis.. The results of the data analysis show that work competence has a significant effect on performance, compensation has a significant effect on performance, work competence has a significant effect on work commitment, compensation has a significant effect on work commitment, work commitment has a significant effect on performance, work commitment as an intervening variable has a significant effect on work commitment. Work and Performance, Work Commitment as an Intervening Variable Influence Compensation and Performance of the Implementing Unit of the Regional Disaster Management Agency of Padang Pariaman Regency.


Author Keywords:-Job Competence; Compensation; Performance; Work Commitment.


Conflict Management Styles of Administrators: A Case Study
Irene C. Gumiran
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The purpose of this study is to identify the conflict management styles of administrators. Specifically to answer the following questions: 1) What is the profile of the respondents as regards to the following variables; age, sex, status, years of service and educational attainment. 2)What are the conflict management styles of the respondents in terms of; accomdating, avoiding, collaborating, competing and compromosing. 3) What pedagogical implications may be proposed as the results of the study? The descriptive design was used in this study to obtain the respondents responses regarding conflict management styles. The study found out that the conflict management style practiced by the respondents is accommodating. For the administrators, they often found themselves in accommodating situation; they select a member from their group to represent them in negotiating with another group. They always find themselves as persons with the greater authority in a conflict situation. Based on the conclusions, the recommendations were drawn; the broadening of decision-making skills may help administrators and that an ethical conflict management model must be designed by administrators in order to minimize conflicts in the workplace.


Author Keywords:-Conflict Management Style; Management Style; Resolving Conflicts; Teachers; Administrators.


Employee Happiness and its Relationship with Job satisfaction: An Empirical Study of Academic staff in a Selected Sri Lankan University
N.Thevanes, M.Jathurika
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An empirical knowledge gap has been observed regarding the relationship between employee happiness and job satisfaction in higher education sector of Sri Lanka. Hence, in order to fill this empirical knowledge gap, this study was carried out with the objectives of find out the levels of employee happiness and job satisfaction among the academic staff and explores the relationship between employee happiness and job satisfaction of academic staff in selected state university in Sri Lanka. The data of this study have been collected from 57 academic staff in selected state university in Sri Lanka through the structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed with univariate and bivariate analyses. The findings of the study revealed that happiness and job satisfaction are in high level among the academic staff in surveyed university. And also, findings of the study stated that there is a significant and positive relationship between employee happiness and job satisfaction. This study suggested that degree of employee happiness can improve the job satisfaction.


Author Keywords:-employees, job satisfaction, happiness, academic, university


Factors Affecting the Success of Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (Case Study: Pt. Kimberly-Clark)
Muhammad Harits Utama, Renny Nur’ainy
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Companies from various types of industries continue to try to develop and innovate themselves. The demand for change can come from the pressure of competition, market demand, or the company's internal desires that driven by a vision and mission that refers to the future. Increasing competition between companies and management's desire to improve company performance, requires companies to be able to improve the quality of the system used. This study aims to determine of company top management factors, project management factors, realistic scope setting factors, management change factors, educational factors in ERP projects on the success of ERP implementation. The independent variables are the company's top leadership factors, project management factors, realistic scope setting factors, management change factors, educational factors in ERP projects while the successful implementation of ERP as the dependent variable. The analysis technique is descriptive statistical analysis where previously data were collected using a questionnaire spread technique. The results showed that partially the top leadership of the company, and the determination of scope that realistically affected the success of ERP implementation. While project management factors, management change factors, and educational factors in ERP projects have no effect. Simultaneously all the independent variables affect the dependent variable.


Author Keywords:-Enterprise Resource Planning, Implementation, Success Factors.


Tourism Marketing Dimension on Bangladesh Perspective
Md. Rafiqul Islam
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Basically this paper focuses on the tourism perspective surroundings and tourism marketing dimension of Bangladesh. The expansion of the tourism industry all over the world has enlarged drastically in the twenty first century. Many countries are trying to attract their tourists by using lucrative as well as effective marketing strategies. Here trying to explore the actual scenario of the tourism industry through using the secondary data sources. The main objective of the study is to explore the tourism marketing trends in Bangladesh and identify the drawbacks of the tourism marketing activities. The analysis and findings of this study would be the logical steps to expand the tourism industry in Bangladesh. As a result a large number of national and foreign tourists can be attracted to the tourism destinations along with the tourism industry may gear up their foreign earnings.


Author Keywords:-Bangladesh, Destination, Foreign earnings, Perspective, Tourism Marketing.