Development Agencies Research Articles

Evaluasi sistem dan prosedur pengeluaran kas di Badan Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia Daerah (BPSDMD) Provinsi Sulawesi Utara

Accounting systems and procedures of SKPD cover various processes ranging from recording, summarizing and financial reporting in the framework of APBD accountability. Cash is a current asset and in everyday monetary terms can be equated with cash on hand. The purpose of this study is to find out the systems and procedures for disbursing cash by implementing PERMENDAGRI Number 77 of 2020 at the Regional Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDMD) of North Sulawesi Province. The results of the study show that the internal control system for disbursing cash at the BPSDMD of North Sulawesi Province according to the Government Regulation Number 60 of 2008 is good, but there are still 3 points that are not appropriate, namely the control environment, control activities, information and communication. Procedures for disbursing cash at the BPSDMD of North Sulawesi Province are not fully implemented accordance to Permendagri No. 77 of 2020.

ON THE ISSUE OF EFFICIENT USE OF MONEY FROM THE ROAD FUND FOR MEASURES TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY

A review of modern financial regulations regulating the allocation of budget funds for road safety measures made. An analysis of the distribution of funding and the filling of the road fund over a four-year period made. Identified inconsistencies in financing tasks related to increasing traffic safety. It established that 5% of the fund's budget or 1.63 billion hryvnias are the guaranteed allocations for road safety as of 2018. The main manager of these funds is the State Agency for Reconstruction and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine (formerly - Ukravtodor). This institution distributes and approves allocations for traffic safety according to applications (budget requests for subvention) formed by the regions, which contain justification, physical and financial indicators that correspond to existing state regulations and departmental regulations of the specified institution. Proposals for harmonization are provided legislation. It concluded that one of the main causes of accidents is the low level of investment in improving the level of traffic safety. The need to develop a detailed, systematized description of social relations arising in the field of traffic safety, which are the object of normative and legal regulation by the state, has been identified.

Ceremonial implementation at overseas locations: a multi-case study of a bilateral development agency

PurposePrior institutional duality research asserts that ceremonial implementation of organisational practice protects multinational corporations’ subsidiaries. However, the temporal dynamics of the safeguarding function has been under researched. Public sector organisations have also been ignored. This research aims to explore how the safeguarding function is created, maintained and disrupted using the overseas offices (OOs) of a bilateral development agency (BDA) as a case.Design/methodology/approachA multi-case study, underpinned by neo-institutionalism, was conducted. Data obtained from in-depth remote interviews with 39 informants from the BDA OOs were analysed using the “asking small and large questions” technique, four analytical techniques, cross-case synthesis and theoretical propositions.FindingsA three-phase process was identified. The first phase is the appearance of discrepancies due to institutional duality. The second is the emergence of ceremonial implementation as a solution. In the third phase, “the creation, maintenance and disruption of a safeguarding function” begins. When ceremonial implementation successfully protects the OOs, the safeguarding function is created. The OOs are likely to repeat ceremonial implementation, thus sustaining the function. Meanwhile, when conditions such as management staff change, ceremonial implementation may not take place, and the safeguarding function disappears.Research limitations/implicationsThe BDA OOs may not face strong host country regulative pressures because they are donors to aid-recipient countries. Hence, the findings may not directly apply to other public sector organisations.Practical implicationsDevelopment cooperation practitioners should understand that ceremonial implementation is not exclusively harmful.Originality/valueTo the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first institutional duality research that explores the temporal dynamics of safeguarding functions targeting public sector organisations.

Community Forest Program and Women Empowerment: A Study Gorkha District

Globalization has had a powerful impact on individuals and societies. Some have argued that Nepal entered the age of globalization only in the 1980—after Nepal began to liberalize rules of international trade. Globalization however, also began to impact individuals and societies in Nepal because of the expanding presence of international development agencies there. One such expansion of international agencies was in the community forestry sector. This paper explores how the internationally driven community forestry program in the Gorkha District of Nepal and the associated Community Forest User Group (CFUG) there, is empowering local women. Although forest conservation programs started from 1960s, the initiation of the community forestry program in 1993 helped convert the nationalized forests into community forests that were handed over to local communities. The shift of the ownership and management responsibility of local forests to the local community (CFUG) also shifted the privilege and power to the locals. The initial intent of the program was to protect forest and wildlife and mitigate the hazards caused by deforestation. In time, however, the program was expanded to the holistic development of the community, including the empowerment of women within such community.

Budget Planning and Internal Control on Local Financial Accountability: Mediating Budget Absorption

This study analyzes budget planning and internal control of regional financial accountability through budget absorption at the Regional Planning, Development, Research and Development Agency of South Sulawesi Province. The research design used in this study is Correlational Research and path analysis with a quantitative approach to determine the direct and indirect effects on the variables studied. The sampling of this research was conducted by purposive sampling method with a total sample of 102 employees. The results showed that budget planning, internal control, and budget absorption positively affected accountability in the Regional Planning, Development, Research and Development Agency of South Sulawesi Province. The results of this study can also be used for researchers and further researchers as well as parties who need it as a source of reference and helpful information in adding insight into issues related to budget planning, internal control, financial accountability, and budget absorption.

Effects of the Addition of Corncob Ash on the Technological Properties of Ugwuoba Clay, Nigeria

An investigation into the effects of combustible materials on the refractory properties of Ugwuoba clay, using corncob ash has been undertaken. Ugwuoba clay was sourced from Ugwuoba town in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria, while corncobs were collected at New Artisan Market in Enugu Metropolis. The clay was processed using standard beneficiation and purification procedures at the Ceramics Department of Projects Development Agency (PRODA), Enugu. The corncobs were calcined into amorphous ash by heating in a furnace at 650oC. The refractory blends were compounded at the ratio of 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, and 60:40 for Ugwuoba clay (UGC) to Corncob Ash (CCA) respectively. These blends were subsequently moulded into the standard test pieces for the various properties determination and subjected to firing at temperatures of 900oC, 1000oC, 1100oC and 1200oC. Thereafter, the fired samples were characterized for fired shrinkages, total shrinkages, apparent porosities, water absorption coefficients, apparent densities, bulk densities and cold crushing strengths. The results obtained for each of the blends showed that the values were within the tolerable limits for industrial refractories with the 20%CCA blends showing the best results when compared with the other blends. A conclusion is drawn to the effect that corncob ash can serve as good organic admixtures for refractory bricks production for the lining of melting furnaces in the metals industry, hence opening new frontiers for recycling of these agricultural wastes for environmental safety and economic development in Nigeria.

Rising awareness to improve conservation of microorganisms in terrestrial ecosystems: advances and future directions in soil microbial diversity from Chile and the Antarctic Peninsula

Soil ecosystems are important reservoirs of biodiversity, as they are the most diverse habitat on Earth. Microbial biodiversity plays key roles in many ecosystem services, including the support to biogeochemical cycles. However, despite great advances in the understanding of the role of soil microbiota in providing benefits to nature and humankind, there is still much knowledge to be gained from understudied areas across the globe. Indeed, underrepresentation of the Global South in ecological studies has been suggested as an important gap that could compromise global solutions to conservation and the current biodiversity and climate crisis. In the Southern hemisphere, the southwest of South America, which includes Chile, runs behind the rest of the continent on studies related to soil microbial diversity and ecosystem functions. Therefore, to gain a better understanding of the global biodiversity and environment crisis, essential perspectives and knowledge from underrepresented regions need to be acknowledged to avoid biases in the scientific community. The main objective of this work is to understand how soil microbial diversity has been studied in Chile and the Antarctic Peninsula since 1975 to identify main knowledge gaps and funding opportunities for future research. Our survey consists of 343 articles representing 1,335 sampling points from Continental Chile to the Antarctic Peninsula. It revealed a better representation of articles studying bacterial and fungal diversity in the extreme regions of Chile funded by both international funds and the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID). To study microbial diversity, cultivation-based methods are still the most commonly used, whereas molecular studies are increasing but insufficiently applied. We have identified and argued the need to enhance collaborative multi- and interdisciplinary efforts, fundings for sequencing effort, and long-term studies to provide robust and informative knowledge about soil microbial communities.

Suppliers Sourcing Strategy and Sustainable Procurement Performance Among Kenya Tea Development Agency Factories in Region 5, Kenya

Companies involved in a supply chain must coordinate their operations through adoption of inbound logistics strategies so as to enhance business performance. KTDA factories have adopted inbound logistics strategies with the aim of turning around their performance as well as reduce operational costs leading to sustainable procurement performance. However, despite this KTDA tea factories still experience wide variations in earnings. The drop in earnings and high variation in tea bonuses among factories has been blamed on operational cost at the factory. This points out that although inbound logistics have been adopted, they have not resulted in sustainable procurement performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between suppliers sourcing strategy and sustainable procurement performance. The study adopted correlation research design. The target population of the study was 188 staff drawn from the 16 KTDA managed Region 5 factories. A census method was used to collect data from the production managers, ICT managers, procurement Managers, leaf base managers, factory unit managers and directors using a structured questionnaire. The findings revealed that suppliers sourcing strategies had a positive significant correlation with sustainable procurement performance (r = 0.545, p < 0.05). The study recommends that KTDA sourcing strategies need to aligned to organizational sustainability goal, develop procedures and policies on material handling with sustainability goal. The results of this study may advice on policy formulation in relation to sourcing strategies and sustainable procurement performance. Other researchers may benefit from the literature on inbound logistics and sustainable procurement performance since the current study provided a basis for further studies

Decentralization and Local Government Performance: Empirical Evidence From Ghana

Development agencies often promote decentralization as a solution for poverty reduction and a means of addressing the unique needs of local populations in developing countries. This manuscript examines the District Assembly system’s effectiveness in delivering services within the Bawku Municipality in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The study employs a mixed-methods approach to illuminate two contrasting perspectives on the local assembly’s service provision. On one hand, citizens generally express satisfaction with the delivery of services related to health infrastructure, education, electricity, and water supply. On the other hand, a significant portion of the population is dissatisfied with the local assembly’s performance in governance, sanitation, gender-related issues, and addressing vulnerability. Notably, the study also uncovers that despite the intended objective of decentralization to empower local citizens, a degree of central government control and influence undermines its effectiveness. This study presents practical and theoretical implications and identifies avenues for future research in this field.

PENERAPAN METODE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT DALAM PERANCANGAN PROGRAM PENJUALAN TANAH KAVLING BERBASIS WEBSITE

Currently, property developer agencies are progressing rapidly, the supporting elements of home ownership are also facilitated by the presence of home ownership loans. In the process of selling land property, it still uses conventional methods so that customers must be present in person to find and order land plots. The sales process is still manual, causing errors in reporting and making it difficult for employees to find documents. The purpose of this research is to design a website-based land plot sales program that can facilitate the process of providing online land availability information, the land plot sales process which is equipped with a payment scheme calculator feature and a track booking feature. This research uses the Rapid application Development (RAD) model with the aim that the application can be efficient in processing time, and uses the black-box testing method in its testing. The result of this research is a land plot sales website with a payment scheme calculator feature and a track booking feature, so that the sales process becomes efficient, reporting data becomes accurate and data search becomes easier.

The Effect of Financial Compensation, Intrinsic Motivation and Physical Work Environment on the Performance of Employees of the Human Resources Development Agency of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia

This study aims to determine the effect of financial compensation, intrinsic motivation and physical work environment on the performance of employees of the Human Resources Development Agency of the Republic of Indonesia. The type of research used is quantitative research. This study used primary data by distributing questionnaires as many as 138 respondents. Data analysis uses descriptive and inferential analysis. In the implementation of the study using primary data obtained through the distribution of questionnaires and processed with SPSS 25. The results of the study showed that the financial compensation variable (X1) had a positive and significant effect on the performance of employees of the Human Resources Development Agency of the Republic of Indonesia. The intrinsic motivation variable (X2) has a positive and significant effect on the performance of employees of the Human Resources Development Agency of the Republic of Indonesia. Physical work environment variables (X3) have a positive and significant effect on the performance of employees of the Human Resources Development Agency of the Republic of Indonesia.

Pengaruh Sistem Informasi Akuntansi, Motivasi Kerja, dan Pengendalian Internal terhadap Kinerja Pegawai pada Kantor Badan Kepegawaian dan Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia Kabupaten Karawang

The study conducted arose due to a decrease in employee performance in 2021 compared to 2020. Data collection using a questionnaire method with a population of 50 employees. Employee performance at the Karawang Regency Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency Office is the focus of the study carried out with the aim of understanding the role of information systems, work motivation, and internal control. Data were analyzed using SPSS descriptive techniques and multiple linear regression. Referring to the significance value of 0.005 <0.05, it means that the information system variable has a significant influence on the employee performance variable. The significance value of the employee work motivation relationship, namely 0.000, is still below the 0.05 figure so that the work motivation variable has a significant effect on employee performance. Meanwhile, the internal control variable has a significance value of 0.014, which is still below 0.05, so it can be interpreted that this variable affects employee performance. A significant value of 0.000 <0.05 indicates that accounting information systems, work motivation, and internal control affect employee performance. Based on these findings, improved accounting information systems, worker motivation, and the establishment of strong internal controls all contribute to better job performance. Things to do include implementing accounting information systems that help employee welfare and ensuring employees receive proper supervision

An Econometric Analysis of the Energy-Saving Performance of the Italian Plastic Manufacturing Sector

In a scenario characterised by mitigation concerns and calls for greater resilience in the energy sector, energy audits (EAs) emerge as an essential mean for enhancing end-use energy consumption awareness and efficiency. Such a tool allows us to assess the different energy carriers consumed in a productive sector, offering insight into existing energy efficiency improvement opportunities. This opens avenues for research to devise an econometrics-based methodology that encapsulate production sites and their environmental essentials. This paper contributes to the literature by exploiting the EAs received by the Italian National agency for New technologies, Energy, and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) in 2019 from the Italian plastics manufacturing sector, matched with Italian firm-based data extracted from the Analisi Informatizzata delle Aziende Italiane (Italian company information and business intelligence) (AIDA) database. In particular, we investigate how the implementation of energy efficiency measures (EEMs) is influenced by a set of contextual factors, as well as features relating to the companies and EEMs themselves. The empirical investigation focuses on the EAs submitted to ENEA in 2019, which was strategically chosen due to its unique data availability and adequacy for extensive analysis. The selection of 2019 is justified as it constitutes the second mandatory reporting period for energy audits, in contrast to the 2022 data, which are currently undergoing detailed refinement. In line with the literature, the adopted empirical approach involves the use of both the OLS and logistic regression models. Empirical results confirm the relevance of economic and financial factors in guiding the decisions surrounding the sector’s energy performance, alongside the analogous influence of the technical characteristics of the measures themselves and of the firms’ strategies. In particular, the OLS model with no fixed effects shows that a one-percent variation in investments is associated with an increase in savings performance equal to 0.63%. As for the OLS model, including fixed effects, the elasticity among the two variables concerned reaches 0.87%, while in the logistic regression, if the investment carried out by the production sites increases, the expected percentage change in the probability that the energy-saving performance is above its average is about 187.77%. Contextual factors that prove to be equally influential include the incentive mechanism considered and the traits of the geographical area in which the companies are located. Relevant policy implications derived from this analysis include the importance of reducing informational barriers about EEMs and increasing technical assistance, which can be crucial for identifying and implementing effective energy solutions.

Implementasi Manajemen Talenta Melalui Penilaian Kompetensi ASN Jabatan Pengawas Pemerintah Kabupaten Pekalongan

Talent management in the Regulation of the Minister for Empowerment of the State Civil Apparatus and Bureaucratic Reform of the Republic of Indonesia Number 3 of 2014 is a career management system which includes acquisition, retention, development, and placement of talent to occupy positions based on the potential and competence of the State Civil Apparatus in accordance with the position qualifications position. ASN competency to be able to occupy certain positions is assessed in several ways, one of which is using a competency assessment. The Pekalongan Regency Government through the Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency (BKPSDM) has carried out a competency assessment for ASN with supervisory positions, attended by 60 participants from Regional Apparatus Organizations within the Pekalongan Regency environment. This article uses a qualitative method with a descriptive analysis approach. The data analysis technique uses data triangulation from primary data sources, namely sources, and secondary data, namely the results of competency assessments for Pekalongan Regency government supervisory positions, then elaborated to develop a conceptual framework for implementing ASN talent management through competency assessments to improve the quality of ASN. Based on this case study, a competency gap was found in the competency assessment carried out, where the highest competency gap was in the competency to develop oneself and others. The purpose of this article is to provide recommendations to the Pekalongan Regency BKPSDM for suggestions for developing ASN competencies which are used as a basis for promotions, transfers and rotations.

Managerial Competence of Functional Position: Implementation Study of Position Equalisation Policy

The North Padang Lawas District Government has implemented a bureaucratic simplification policy to simplify the organizational structure and equalize administrative positions into functional positions. However, this policy faces resistance and discomfort among employees, especially functional officials. This study aims to determine the managerial competence of functional civil servants at the Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency of North Padang Lawas Regency. The research method used is descriptive qualitative, collecting data through interviews, observation, and document analysis. The results showed that the implementation of the policy has not resulted in significant changes; besides that, there has yet to be integration of the collaboration work system, which is only limited to working on their respective roles and functions. The stages of simplifying the bureaucracy are still being adapted and transitioned.

PENGEMBANGAN KOMPETENSI DALAM MENINGKATKAN KINERJA PEGAWAI DI BADAN PENGEMBANGAN SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA (BPSDM) PROVINSI JAWA BARAT

This research is situated in the context of the evolving digital era, highlighting the imperative for proficient employees capable of fulfilling their roles and responsibilities to achieve organizational objectives. The study explores the strategies employed by the Human Resources Development Agency of West Java Province in enhancing employee competencies, drawing upon Hasibuan's theoretical framework. This framework encompasses educational methods, training initiatives, and transfers as means of competency development. The qualitative descriptive research method is employed, and data is gathered through documentation studies, observations, and interviews. The study is conducted at the Human Resources Development Agency of West Java Province facility situated at Jl. Colonel Masturi No. 11 Cipageran Cimahi. The findings reveal that employee competency development is achieved through three key approaches: education, training, and transfers. The research concludes that the competency development processes at BPSDM West Java Province align with sound management principles, encompassing planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating stages.

How poverty is measured impacts who gets classified as impoverished

We test whether the classification of households into poverty categories is meaningfully influenced by the poverty measurement approach that is employed. These classification techniques are widely used by governments, non-profit organizations, and development agencies for policy design and implementation. Using primary data collected in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Uganda, we find almost no agreement in how four commonly used approaches rank 16,150 households in terms of poverty status. This result holds for each country, for urban and rural households, and across the entire socio-economic distribution. Households' poverty rankings differ by an entire quartile on average. Conclusions about progress toward poverty alleviation goals may depend in large part on how poverty is measured.

Unpacking the Food Security Crisis in the Ecologically Fragile and Conflict-Ridden Lake Chad Basin: Interrogating NGOs' Response to the Climate Change-Security Nexus

A 2018 United Nations report highlights the growing need for funding and assistance to the Lake Chad Basin (LCB). The food security crisis in the LCB is a blend of complex factors relating to the declining water of Lake Chad and protracted insecurity fanned by Boko Haram insurgency. Unfortunately, development agencies sometimes focus less on how the climate change-insecurity nexus is becoming increasingly consequential in explaining the LCB’s profile in fragility. This paper considers the extent to which international agencies and nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) respond to multiple crises, integrating both climate change and security facets in their analysis and response to the food crisis besetting the LCB. Findings from interviews in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger reveal that NGOs fail to sufficiently take climate change into account in their policies and strategies, in that many food assistance programs are climate change neutral in content and focus.

Funding of Special Education in a Depressed Economy: Sociological Perspective

Funding is very critical for the sustainability of special education. Funding aids in the realization of special educational objectives. Funding of special education is affected under depressed economy. This paper looked at the concept of funding, concept of depressed economics and the concept of alternatives sources. This paper also discussed various alternatives sources of funding options available for special education in a depressed economy. Relying on secondary data that were collected from print and online publications, the paper identified public private partnerships (PPPs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), international development agencies, community partnership, donations from individuals and charitable organisations, endowment funds, old boy association partnership as some of the alternatives sources of funding available for funding of special education in a depressed economy. Based on this, the paper recommended that special education managers should embrace public private partnerships (PPPs) model, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) strategy, international development agencies strategy, community partnership strategy, donations from individuals and charitable organisations strategy, endowment funds strategy and old boy association partnership strategy to raise more fund to administer the special education institutions in the economy depressed era.

The Influence of Motivation and Job Satisfaction on Employee Performance in the Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency of North Musi Rawas Regency

This study aims to determine the effect of motivation and job satisfaction on employee performance at BKPSDM Musi Rawas, South Sumatra. This study utilized primary data and secondary data. Data collection techniques utilized a questionnaire. Respondents in this study were 53 employees. The method of analysis in this study utilized multiple linear regression. The results show that motivation and job satisfaction simultaneously have a significant positive effect on employee performance. This research is expected to be useful for companies to improve employee performance through motivation and job satisfaction.