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Unconditional Cash Transfer Policy As An Effort To Prevent Stunting: A Study On Jember, East Java, Allen Pranata Putra, Sri Juni Woro Astuti, Kabiru Hannafi Ibrahim

BISNIS & BIROKRASI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi dan Organisasi

This study evaluates the impact of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) policy in preventing stunting in Jember, East Java. Stunting, a result of chronic malnutrition, remains a significant public health challenge in Indonesia, with Jember exhibiting higher prevalence rates than the national average. The UCT policy aims to improve the welfare of low-income families by providing direct financial assistance, allowing them to meet basic needs, including nutrition. This research utilizes a qualitative approach through case studies and interviews with relevant stakeholders to assess the effectiveness of UCT in enhancing children's nutrition and health. The findings indicate that while UCT has …

العقل الاستراتيجي ودوره في تلبية متطلبات الجامعة الذكية: دراسة استطلاعية لآراء عينة من القيادات الإدارية في الجامعة التقنية الشمالية, محمد حيدر علي, شهاب محمد محمود, عدنان مصطفى السنجاري

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث الى تحديد دور العقل الاستراتيجي في توفير متطلبات الجامعة الذكية، وبيان امكانية تعزيز قدرات التفكير النظمي المنهجي وقدرة إعادة الصياغة وقدرة الانعكاس في الجامعة التقنية الشمالية لتوفير المتطلبات الضرورية للتحول الى الجامعة الذكية، وتمثلت المشكلة الرئيسة للبحث حول كيفية توفير متطلبات التحول نحو جامعة ذكية عصرية ودور العقل الاستراتيجي في توفير واستدامة وتطوير الرؤية الاستراتيجية التقنية والبنية التحتية التعليمية ودعم المورد البشري ليصبح مؤهلاً تقنياً بما يؤدي الى تعزيز البيئة التعليمية الذكية، لذا عمد الباحثون الى الجامعة التقنية الشمالية بوصفها ميداناً لدراستهم، وتمّ اختيار القيادات الإدارية العاملة فيها بوصفهم مجتمعاً للدراسة، وقد استعان الباحثون في دراستهم بعينة من …

دور ديمقراطية العمل في تعزيز القيمة التنظيمية لدى الأفراد العاملين في ديوان مديرية تربية المثنى, زينة فالح حميد, عباس عبد الخضر عبد الله

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

هدف البحث لتعزيز القيمة التنظيمية لدى الافراد داخل مكان العمل من خلال تعميم مفهوم ديمقراطية العمل داخل بيئة العمل وخلق بيئة مريحة يعملون فيها ويشعرون بحرية التعبير, وقد تمثلت مشكلة البحث بعدم قدرة المنظمات فى تحديد القيم التنظيمية واولوياتها او الجمع بينها, حيث اجري البحث في ديوان مديرية تربية المثنى وتألفت عينة البحث من مجموعة من رؤساء الاقسام والموظفين، وقد بلغ عدد العينة المستجيبة (120) موظف خلال العام 2023، وافترض البحث ان الديمقراطية العمل تؤثر على القيم التنظيمية لدى الافراد العاملين, واشتق من هذه الفرضية فرضيات فرعية اخرى تختبر مدى تاثير ابعاد الديمقراطية (حق التصويت, الاجراءات القانونية, المفاوضات الجماعية) على …

التحديات وآفاق المواجهة لأنشطة التدقيق الداخلي في عالم الــــMetaverse / بحث تطبيقي في هيئة استثمار البصرة, ايمان كاظم مال الله عباس, محمد حامد فالح, مامون علي طالب

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

نتيجة لتزايد الاهتمام بتقنية الــــMetaverse من قبل المؤسسات البحثية والشركات التكنلوجية ، ونظراً لما تتمتع به تلك التقنية من مميزات يستطيع من خلالها المشتركون من جمع الواقع الافتراضي بالواقع المعزز في بيئة واحدة ، مما جعل ذلك مصدر جذب للوحدات الاقتصادية من الدخول إلى البيئة الافتراضية لتلك التقنية ، ما أوجب على مهنة التدقيق الداخلي للتكييف مع المستجدات الحاصلة في بيئة الأعمال الافتراضية ، وعليه يَخلُص هذا البحث إلى مشكلة تقضي بتحديد طبيعة التحديات ذات العلاقة بأداء أنشطة التدقيق الداخلي في عالم الــــmetaverse وسبل مواجهته لها . ومن النتائج التي أفرزها هذا البحث هي ، لدى المدقق الداخلي الإمكانية من …

الاقتصاد الرقمي ودوره في زيادة الايرادات الكمركية في العراق للمدة 2019-2022, عدي صابور محمد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

ان هذا البحث يهدف إلى دراسة دور الاقتصاد الرقمي في زيادة الإيرادات الكمركية في العراق خلال المدة من 2019 إلى 2022، مع التحول العالمي نحو الاقتصاد الرقمي ظهرت تقنيات جديدة وتطبيقات متعددة أثرت بشكل مباشر على الأنظمة الكمركية وكفاءتها، مما سينعكس إيجابياً على الإيرادات الكمركية، وأظهرت النتائج أن تبني التقنيات الرقمية مثل أنظمة إدارة البيانات الكمركية المتقدمة أدى إلى تحسين الكفاءة وتقليل التهريب والفساد، كما تؤدي هذه التقنيات الى زادت الشفافية وسرعة المعاملات الكمركية، مما ساهم في زيادة الإيرادات الكمركية بشكل ملحوظ خلال مدة الدراسة، ومن اهم التوصيات التي تم التوصل اليها في هذا البحث الى ضرورة استمرار الاستثمار في …

مجالات التأثير القيادي ودورها في بناء المنظمة الذكية: الدور الوسيط للإزدهار النفسي دراسة ميدانية في الجامعة التقنية الشمالية, الاء عبد الموجود العاني

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تسعى الدراسة الى تحقيق جملة أهداف منها قياس دور متغير التأثير القيادي في المنظمة الذكية بتوسيط متغير الإزدهار النفسي في الجامعة التقنية الشمالية ، وتبنت الدراسة مجموعة فرضيات منها وجود علاقة تأثير لمجالات التأثير القيادي في المنظمة الذكية بتوسيط الإزدهار النفسي، وشكل حجم المجتمع (1349) أما العينة فقد تم اختيارها بصورة عشوائية وبلغت (300) فرد عامل، واستخدمت الاستبانة كأداة لجمع بيانات الجانب الميداني وقد تم توزيع (494) استمارة واسترجع (300) استمارة صالحة للتحليل، واستخدمت البرامج الاحصائية (SPSS V.24) و(AMOS V.24) فضلاً عن مجموعة من الأدوات الاحصائية منها (مقاييس النزعة المركزية، والتحليل العاملي التوكيدي)، وبعد المعالجات الاحصائية التي خضعت لها بيانات …

Human Capital As A Driving Force For Economic Growth In Gcc Countries: Pooled Mean Group Estimation, Mohamed Sharif Bashir Elsharif

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

This study explored the relationship between human capital metrics and economic growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries from 2000 to 2022. This research utilized a pooled mean group-autoregressive distributed lag approach to empirically assess the influence of selected macroeconomic factors—specifically human capital, gross capital formation, government expenditure on health and education, and foreign direct investment (FDI)—on gross domestic product. The results indicated that, in the short term, all human capital indicators positively impacted economic growth, except for FDI. Conversely, in the long term, all variables’ impact was positive and significant. School enrollment, governmental spending on education and health, …

نظم المعلومات الابتكارية ودورها في تعزيز فعالية ادارة راس المال العامل في المصارف العراقية: دراسة تحليلية لعينة من المصارف العراقية المدرجة في العراق للأوراق المالية, نوار عاصي نعيمة

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث الى معرفة الدور الذي تلعبه نظم المعلومات الابتكارية في تفعيل وتطوير السياسات راس المال العامل في المصارف العراقية وتم تحقيق ذلك من خلال تحليل عمليات الانفاق على أدوات نظم المعلومات الابتكارية من الاجهزة الالكترونية وشبكات معلوماتية فضلا عن اجراء التحليل لقياس سياسات راس المال العامل المطبقة في عينة من المصارف العراقية المدرجة في سوق الاوراق المالية للفترة المالية (2018-2019-2020) وتم من خلال ذلك التحليل اختبار فرضية البحث وتحقيق اهدافه. واهم ما توصل اليه البحث يتمثل بان تطبيق النظم المعلومات الابتكارية في المصارف العراقية يساهم في توفير الدقة المناسبة لإنجاز الاعمال في الوقت المحدد بما يقلل من المخاطر المالية …

Editor's Introduction, Michael D. Pante

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Servant Leadership Practices And Employee Job Satisfaction In Public Organizations In Tanzania, Herrieth C. Limo, Mrisho M. Malipula, Rashid R. Yusuph

BISNIS & BIROKRASI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi dan Organisasi

This study assesses the relationship between servant leadership practices and job satisfaction in public organizations in Tanzania, with a focus on Posts Corporation Headquarters (TPCH). It employed a descriptive survey and correlational design involving 150 respondents. Quantitative data were analyzed using the statistical program IBM SPSS Statistics 25, while qualitative data were examined using content analysis. The findings indicate that servant leadership has been thoroughly practiced at TPCH, as indicated by a mean score of 3.63 and a standard deviation of 0.943. The relationship between characteristics of servant leadership and job satisfaction is highly significant and positive (rp values ranging …

Engaging Stakeholders In Public Sector Healthcare: Driving Transformation In The Eastern Cape Department Of Health's Re-Engineering Journey, Ella Rasmeni, Tando Rulashe, Hendrik Francois Conradie

BISNIS & BIROKRASI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi dan Organisasi

The Eastern Cape Department of Health (ECDoH) is undergoing a re-engineering process to enhance service efficiency and address organizational inefficiencies, such as a bloated structure and excessive personnel costs. However, employees, as key stakeholders, were not meaningfully engaged in the process. This study investigates the role of stakeholder engagement in the ECDoH's transformative efforts, highlighting its impact on inclusivity, strategic alignment, and transparency. Grounded in a constructivist paradigm, this study adopts a qualitative approach using focus group discussions with 12 participants from diverse stakeholder groups. Thematic analysis revealed critical gaps in the ECDoH's engagement strategy, including the absence of a …

Measuring The Efficiency Of The External Auditor’S In Improving The Quality Of Financial Reports (An Analytical Study Of A Sample Of Auditors In External Audit Offices), Ayad Raheem Jalfan

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

The research mainly aims to clarify the role of the auditor’s professional specialization in improving the quality of financial reports. A questionnaire was directed to a group of accountants and external auditors working in audit offices to determine the role of auditors’ professional specialization in the quality of financial reports. In order to link the questionnaire to practical reality, the questionnaire was distributed. To accountants and auditors working in audit offices, )130( questionnaires were distributed, 108 questionnaires were retrieved,)22( questionnaires were considered damaged and not returned. The necessary data were collected and analyzed using the (SPSS) program, and the results …

Using Mlm, Nws And Lls To Estimate Of A Multivariate Regression Functions Based On The Skewed Heavy Tail Distribution Family, Sarmad Abdulkhaleq Saliha, Omar Ramzi Jasimb

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

The families of probability distributions with heavy tails are considered one of the most essential continuous distributions that have broad uses in various areas of life, especially in areas related to economics, which is concerned with the subject of oil prices and securities, so the research was estimated two types of regression functions, represented by the multivariable parametric, non-parametric regression function, depending on the Matrix-Variate Variance Gamma(M-VVG) distribution and Matrix-Variate Normal Inverse Gaussian(M-VNIG) distribution for the error of models. As the multivariate non-parametric regression model was converted into a linear model based on the local polynomial smoother and through the …

تشخيص الاداء المصرفي عبر نموذج Bankometer لعينة من المصارف العراقية الخاصة, سعد مجيد الجنابي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث الى استخدام نموذج Bankometer) ( لتشخيص وتقييم الاداء المصرفي الحالي والمستقبلي لعينة من المصارف العراقية الخاصة وقدرة هذا النموذج على اكتشاف مواطن الخلل والضعف لمعالجتها في الوقت المناسب قبل استفحالها وتحديد مواطن القوة لتعزيزها , والتعرف على مركزها المالي , اذ تتكون عينة البحث من خمس مصارف تجارية مدرجة في سوق العراق المالي للمدة من (2013 – 2022) , وأُستخدم هذا النموذج بوصفه احد النماذج الحديثة الذي قُدّم من قبل صندوق النقد الدولي سنة 2000, اذ يتميز هذا النموذج باحتواءه على ست نسب مالية ليكوَّن منها معـادلة خـطية ( S -Score ) يمكن من خلالها تقييم وتشخيص اداء …

Losing Identity Or Regaining Confidence? A Collaborative Autoethnography On Teachers' Self-Efficacy, Geraldine Jiménez Grajales, Mariana Arias Torres, Keren Hapuc Guisao Bohórquez, Leslie J. Lopera

The Qualitative Report

This collaborative autoethnography analyzes the role of self-efficacy within our teacher identity crisis. As English teachers in training, we have experienced situations inside and outside the classroom that motivated a professional identity crisis and led us questioning our efficacy as teachers. Through this study we explore the intricacies of our very own selves as prospective English teachers. We blended storytelling and analysis through a set of data generation procedures that included collaborative witnessing, written personal narratives and semi-structured interviews, which allowed us to co-construct our stories. Our findings reveal three main themes that display the roles of self-efficacy within the …

Fewer Providers, Longer Distances: New Hampshire's Child Care Landscape, Jess Carson, Harshita Sarup

Carsey Publications

In this primer, authors Jess Carson and Harshita Sarup discuss New Hampshire’s “supply” of child care. Licensed child care centers make up the majority of New Hampshire’s early care and education landscape, although family needs are also met through licensed home-based providers, unlicensed providers like relatives, and federal programs like Head Start. Between 2017 and 2024, New Hampshire gained about 2,100 slots among providers serving children under age 5, despite losing 13 percent of licensed providers serving that age group. These closures consolidated available supply into fewer, larger child care centers. This consolidation further exacerbates the state’s uneven capacity to …

New Hampshire's Well Educated, Underpaid Child Care Workforce, Rebecca Glauber, Jess Carson

Carsey Publications

In this primer, authors Rebecca Glauber and Jess Carson discuss New Hampshire’s child care workforce. They report that New Hampshire child care workers are more likely than other workers to have at least some college experience, but they earn far less. Annual earnings among full-time child care workers are just $32,310, about half those of other workers in the state. Although child care and early educators express high job satisfaction, the field is subject to turnover and short staffing as workers seek opportunities that better match their education and the cost of living in New Hampshire. They conclude that continued …

Lanthorn, Vol. 59, No. 04, September 30, 2024, Grand Valley State University

Volume 59, August 5, 2024 – April 14, 2025

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

An Analysis Of The Performance And Effectiveness Of Political Strategic Leadership In Indonesia, Arman Arman, Rini Indryati Patasaka

Jurnal Wacana Politik

The purpose of this study is to analyze the performance and effectiveness of political policy strategies in Indonesia using a quantitative research method with a snowball sampling technique with a sample size of 1,200 respondents from 38 provinces. margin of error of approximately 5 percent at a 95 percent confidence level with descriptive statistical data techniques where the data used to describe or summarize the main characteristics of the analysis of performance and effectiveness of political strategy leadership in Indonesia, the data tool uses SPSS statistics version 26, with a time of 2 years, with the results of the analysis …

Digital Preservation And Conservation Of Library Resources In University Libraries In Nasarawa State, Nigeria, Philip Chike Aghadiuno Dr., Kingsley E. Enyi Dr., Vera Zaccheaus Godsfrey

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper examined digital preservation and conservation of library resources in university libraries in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The paper looked at the different types of library resources available in the university libraries which can be preserved and conserved digitally and the need for digital preservation and conservation in the university library. It also highlights on the challenges of digital preservation and conservation of library resources as it affects the university libraries and the country at large and outline the strategies that could be used by university libraries to preserve and conserved this library resources. Four (4) research questions guided the …

50 Universities Working On Research In Public Health Technologies, Angie Holzer, Erica Bassett

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

No abstract provided.

Joni September 2024 Full Issue, Angie Holzer

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

No abstract provided.

Use Of The Integrated Practice Assessment Tool (Ipat) To Evaluate The Clinical Learning Environment For Counselors-In-Training, Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett, Stacy Ogbeide, Heather Trepal, Mercedes Ingram, Swathi Weaver

Journal of Human Services Scholarship and Interprofessional Collaboration

The need for behavioral health integration (BHI) in primary care continues to grow to address the behavioral health needs of patients and families. Developing a competent interprofessional workforce to operate in primary care behavioral health settings necessitates BHI-literate clinical learning environments, as well as tools to evaluate and assist in the integration of services appropriate for BHI training and supervision. The Integrated Practice Assessment Tool (IPAT; Waxmonsky et al., 2014) is an instrument that assesses the level of BHI at a primary care clinic. This paper discusses an example of an implementation approach to examine BHI levels with the IPAT …

Ideas For Professional Development In The Nonprofit Sector, Elise Lael Kieffer

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

The nonprofit and nongovernmental sector serves the critical role, in our world, of filling in the gaps in service and opportunity that are unfulfilled by the public sector and either unfilled or unobtainable through the private sector. This thought paper presents one option for a professional development program for nonprofit professionals working in rural communities. This program serves to facilitate the training of nonprofit employees and volunteers in critical leadership and management education. Through this educational opportunity, nonprofit leaders, board members, and aspiring nonprofit directors come together in a cohort of peers to learn both foundational and advanced theories, strategies, …

Covid-19 And Health Equity: Lessons Learned From The Pandemic, Sumaya Ali, Lakell Archer, Erica L. Jensen

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

Health inequities refer to avoidable, unjust differences in health outcomes caused by systemic disadvantages rooted in social, economic, and environmental contexts (Braveman, 2014). Health disparities refer to differences in health outcomes between groups, often measured by prevalence, morbidity, or mortality (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2020). Health inequalities are measurable differences in health status that may arise from biological, social, or environmental factors (World Health Organization [WHO], 2019). Health inequities, however, are specifically preventable and unjust differences.

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted these inequities, intensifying pre-existing structural disparities within healthcare and societal systems. The pandemic underscored the urgency of …

Mass Shootings In The United States, Sydney Livingston

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

High rates of mass shootings are becoming a uniquely American problem; the US makes up 73% of the world’s mass shootings, yet makes up only 4.25% of the world’s population. School shootings, in particular, have increased dramatically in the US since the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, an event many perpetrators have since drawn upon as inspiration. There is a strong divide of opinions in the nation regarding how firearm deaths should be reduced, which has complicated and slowed progress in identifying effective solutions. Each mass shooting causes additional shootings to occur, and each one takes a toll on …

The Effect Of Gerrymandering On State Social Policy, Gary D. Brinker

Sociology Faculty Publications

Partisan bias occurs when one party gets something the other party does not. If a given district map results in one party gleaning a higher proportion of the legislative seats than the proportion of votes cast for that party, since this effect is only possible for one party, then partisan bias has occurred. It can be strategically produced via gerrymandering and is thought by many to circumvent the basic principles of democracy. This study uses recent state election results to compute a measure of partisan bias, as well as secondary data measuring the levels of five state social policies, to …

Effects Of Gerrymandering On State Social Policy, Gary D. Brinker

eJournal of Public Affairs

Partisan Bias occurs when an election results in a party gleaning a significantly different proportion of legislative seats than the proportion of votes cast for that party. It can be strategically produced via gerrymandering and is thought by many to threaten the basic principles of democracy. This research uses the 2022 state election results to compute statewide measures of Partisan Bias, then analyzes the correlation with controversial state social policies. Results showed that the redistricting method used and the percent of the party’s legislators were related to Partisan Bias. Analysis also showed that Partisan Bias explains significant levels of variance …

Impacts Of Climate Change In The United States, Nathan T. Thompson

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

Climate change, a shift in long-term climate patterns primarily driven by anthropogenic factors, poses a super wicked problem impacting every sector and region globally, including the United States. This paper explores the scientific basis of climate change, its contributing factors, and the myriad consequences on terrestrial and aquatic systems, as well as mental health. Notably, the emission of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels and agricultural activities is the primary cause, exacerbated by ideological division and psychological distance. The U.S. has seen some progress with a 7% decrease in emissions over the past 30 years and a growing shift toward renewable …

Considering Ai For The Classroom To Boost Civic Learning And Democratic Engagement, Joseph P. Zompetti, Lance R. Lippert, Stephen K. Hunt

eJournal of Public Affairs

Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses significant risks to society generally and higher education specifically. However, it offers potential benefits in terms of students’ civic learning and democratic engagement. By equipping students with the skills to use AI for the common good and fostering their awareness of the potential dangers of AI, we can bolster democracy. In this article, we explore the status quo along with expectations and near-term predictions for AI. Next, we explore some of the most significant and common concerns related to AI. Finally, we draw upon a variety of resources, identify “best practices,” analyze the strengths and weaknesses …