Internal External Environment Research Articles

Development of a Sustainable Tourism Strategyin Budo Village, Wori District, North Minahasa Regency

Tourism has the potential to become a competitive advantage for Indonesia. Sustainable tourism is the development of a travel concept that can have a long-term impact. Both social, cultural, economic and environmental for the present and future for all local communities and tourists who visit Budo Village, Wori District, Tourism Village Regency, which is included in the top 50 in Indonesian Tourism Village Award (ADW) 2022 event. Budo Village, located in Wori District, North Minahasa Regency, is a tourist village with the unique beauty of mangrove forests and a pier on the coast. Tourism potential exists in Budo village in the form of natural, cultural and educational tourism. Budo Tourism Village is not just an ordinary holiday destination. Budo Tourism Village has mangrove forest tourist attractions and diving tourism as underwater tourist attractions that are no less than the Bunaken Marine Park. Mangrove forest tourism, which has a gazebo, culinary delights and also very beautiful photo spots. Then, diving tourism is an underwater tourism attraction that is no less beautiful than the Bunaken Marine Park, with unique biota and some that are rarely found in various places such as the unique biota Pygmy Seahorse, a dwarf animal that is highly sought after by photographers. underwater specifically for macro dives, the topography is sloping down and up. This research is a qualitative descriptive research. Observation, interview and literature study methods were used to obtain information about tourism potential. Qualitative descriptive analysis was used to formulate a Tourism Development Strategy in Budo Village, Wori District, North Minahasa Regency. The aim of this research is to achieve sustainable tourism in Budo Village, Wori District, North Minahasa Regency. There are also 3 (three) objectives in this research, namely wanting to know strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, knowing alternative strategic planning and determining sustainable tourism strategy priorities. In determining the strategy, the internal external environment is identified which includes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats based on Sustainable Development Tourism indicators. Keywords: Strategy, tourist village, tourism, sustainable tourism, SWOT analysis.

Strategies for Developing Sustainable and Competitive Cluster For Handycrafts –Based Small Medium Enterprise (SME)

The SME Assist concept was formulated in August 2009 in line with the philosophy of university-industry engagement. Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are important economic driving force in many countries. Previous researches show that efforts taken by various parties and governments of different countries have helped improve and transform SMEs to be competitive in the fast changing global economy. In Indonesia specifically in Bogor regency, West Java, there are different models or approaches adopted and implemented by various parties. However, competitiveness of SME remains an area of concern. For Handycrafts-based SME, in order to meet these expectations and fulfil their contributions to the development process, it is absolutely important that they have high productivity. It is essential that these industries provide productive and remunerative employment and, for their survival and growth, offer products and services at competitive quality and price. The Handycrafts-based SME has a potential to develop in Bogor Regency which is located in tourism area and divided into Villages (Cilember, Leuwimalang, Cisarua, Cibeireum, Kopo and Jogjogan) in Cisarua District.
 Handycrafts is the dominant cluster that can generate earning sources and give role of economics which is very significant. Unfortunately, the existence of the Handycrafts-based SME is not as good as most people expected, because there are many constraints faced. In the mean time, the infrastructure and access information concerning capital, technology, management and marketing are limited. Therefore, it is essential to formulate strategy to develop handycrafts-based SME based on internal and external factors. The objectives of this research are to identify the characteristics of handycrafts-based SME in Bogor Regency to have actual conditions, and to analyze the SME’s internal-external environment and to select the alternative strategies for development .
 The development strategies of handycrafts-based SME are proposed according to external and internal factors. These factors influence and determine the development dynamic and growth of handycrafts-based SME. The combination of strength and weaknesses together with external situation will determine the development posibility of SME. The score analysis method was used to analyze the internal external environment used for generating strategy using analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. Hierarcy decisions was based on interpretation of secondary data concerning external and internal factors which influence the growth of SME and early discussion with experts from the SME entrepeneurs, academics, and local government. The prioritation of alternatives strategy was determined synchronization of literature and opinion of expert responder, then the result was processed with AHP.
 The results of this research show that the characteristics of handycrafts-based SME in Bogor Regency are: using traditional management, simple record-keeping administration, having local market and regional sale, utilize local or regional raw material, perform continous production system, having good quality awareness, using self or family capital resource, utilize simple equipments and technology and also having good innovation capability. According to the score assessment of AHP, the main strategy for the development of handycrafts-based SME in Bogor Regency is give more or better attention for policy formulation and based on socialpreneurship. This strategy means that the government policy should enhance or at least not constraining the development of handycrafts-based SME. The policy should also accommodate the necessity of all stakeholders related to handycrafts-based SME

Strategy In Development Of Processing Salak At Ud. Salacca Through Business Model Canvas Approach

This study is aimed to analyze business model, internal external environment and formulate alternative strategies in UD. Salacca based on Business Model Canvas. The methods of research used are descriptive qualitative method. The data was obtained through secondary data and primary data. Data collected through depth interviews, observation and focus group discussion. The sampling method used was purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using the SWOT and BMC. The results showed that SWOT has Strengths (S), South Tapanuli is the salak production center in North Sumatra. Weaknesses (W) such as some products are not always available and cannot meet large-scale demand or exports; venture capital, technology and labor are still limited; there is no official cooperation contract with suppliers, customers and distributors. Therefore, BMC now needs to be improved by utilizing Opportunities (O) including the assistance from the Government in the form of counseling, training and mentoring of the production machinery business; product promotion facilities at trade shows / festivals and also trade sites; other than that the product has been in demand by domestic and foreign tourists; The business already has a link to export products. So as to be able to face the Threat (T) of many competing products that use substitute raw materials and more sophisticated production technology resulting in consumers not loyal. The resulting alternative strategies are increasing consumer reach and business scale; improvement of production facilities and infrastructure; improving services with consumers; partnerships with distributors and souvenir vendors; increase capital, technology and labor.

The Application of Levine’s Conservation Model on Nursing Care of Children with Cancer Experiencing Chemotherapy-Induced Mucositis in Indonesia

Background: Mucositis is a common side effect in children with cancer experienced chemotherapy. Levine’s Conservation Theory views children as open individuals who always respond to the environment. Children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy are seen as individuals who adapt to threats from the internal-external environment. The threat from the internal environment is the presence of cancer cells that threaten normal cells, while the external environment is the side effects of chemotherapy and environmental exposure. The nurse is responsible for carrying out a series of nursing processes to prevent the occurrence of mucositis due to chemotherapy.
 Objectives: Thisstudyaimedtoexplorethenursingprocessthatwasgiventochildrenexperiencing chemotherapy-induced mucositis using Levine’s Conservation Theory.
 Methods: This study was conducted with a case study. Ten children with cancer who experienced chemotherapy due to mucositis was participated in this study. Nursing process was applying by Levine Conservation Theory for one month at National Referal Hospital in Jakarta. Case studies are carried out by applying the nursing process according to Levine’s Conservation Theory, which consists of trophicognosis, hypothesis, nursing intervention and evaluation. Data analysis within cases and across cases is conducted by content analysis related to Levine’s evaluation model.
 Results: The results of the case study show that eight clients experienced energy conservation imbalances, ten clients experienced structural integrity disorders and eight clients experienced impaired social integrity. The results of the application of the Levine Conservation Theory for one month showed only two clients who could not achieved energy conservation and structural integrity.
 Conclusion/Importance: This case study shows that the Levine conservation model can be used in the nursing process in children with mucositis to maintain energy conservation and structural integrity. Nurses are expected to understand the application of Levine’s conservation theory to clients who are prone to conservation problems.

The Impact of Environmental Factors on Italy Illegal Migration Policy in the New Millennium

Italy migration policy reflects a dynamic process since the early 1990s when human trafficking and illegal migration became salient issues on the national and global levels. Italy migration policy interacts and adapts to the surrounding internal and external environments. As far as the method of this study is concerned, a legitimate question was asked: Is Italy national interest navigates its migration policy more than its global commitments? This study assumes that internal and external elements affect Italy migration policy; therefore, it was divided into four main sections: the internal-external aspects of Italy migration policy outputs, external causes of Italy migration dilemma, continuity and change in Italy migration policy. Since the focus of this study is on the internal-external aspects of Italy migration policy output; the process of making laws and concluding treaties and agreements was described and analysed through a comparative perspective. Further emphasis was on the impact of globalization, Sub-Saharan Africa underdevelopment and Libya instability upon this policy. Several aspects of continuity, e. g., adopting enforced controls approach, and change, e. g., internal and external milieus, are identified. The findings of this study indicate that Italy migration policy is not only succeeded in the process of interacting and responding to the internal-external environments, e. g., concluding the agreement with Libya in 2017, but it also reflects a human dimension, e. g., saving illegal migrants lives overseas. The results of this study largely support the underlying hypothesis that assumes the impact of internal and external elements upon Italy migration policy.

Neuroplasticity – Basis for Lifelong Learning

Neuroplasticity is the continuous adaptation of synaptic networks to the requirements from internal external environment. It is the basis of learning. Neurorehabilitation is its clinical application.

The Capstone Strategy Course: What Might Real Integration Look Like?

The traditional master of business administration (MBA) capstone strategy course is intended to integrate the prior course work of the MBA program but is doing this less and less well in today's high-velocity and complex business environment. The traditional strategy course structures, emphasizing formulation— implementation and the internal—external environments, do relatively well at developing theoretical and applied integration skills but do poorly in developing practical integration skills—the very skills increasingly demanded by employers. The authors do not believe that the traditional organization of and pedagogies for the capstone strategy course develop the level of integrated thinking necessary for managers to make good decisions in today's business environment. They suggest reorganizing the strategy capstone course along the levels of managerial decision making and emphasizing pedagogies that employ rich-enough cases and business simulations to better develop integration skills—particularly practical integration skills—in MBA students.

The Origin and Consequences of Military Involvement in Defense and Foreign Policy

Abstract The purpose of this study is to analyze the origins of military involvement in domestic politics as well as the consequences of such involvement for foreign and defense policies. The preponderance of military regimes notwithstanding (in 1968, for instance, there were 40 states with military men as heads of government), there has been confusion and controversy over the consequences, in the politics of military involvement, of domestic attributes (societal fragmentation, economic development, power capability) and of the international environment (interstate threat and rivalry, super power-client relationship, regional tension). Moreover, we lack a systematic understanding of the impacts of military influence on foreign policy behavior. Military influence (M.I.) in domestic politics was operationalized by five indicators: military coups, military participation ratio (soldier/population), defense expenditure as a proportion of total governmental revenue, the duration of military services required, and the political strength rating of military elite. These indicators were correlated with approximately 60 variables across some 150 nations (ca. 1970). Some of the preliminary findings are as follows: (1) The measures of domestic segmentation and violence have positive correlations with M.I. (2) The indicators of wealth and size of a state bear little linear correlation with M.I. due to complex, curvilinear relationships. (3) The super power-client relationships are positively associated with M.I. In particular, the correlations are stronger between the military coups, on one hand, and the military and economic ties with the U.S.A. on the other. (4) Countries with a strong political rating of the military tend to spend a higher proportion of their governmental revenues for defense. (5) Lastly, there are positive (though weak) correlations between M.I. and pro-Chinese behavior in the U.N. General Assembly. The correlational analysis was supplemented with an exploratory time-series analysis of defense expenditure and behavior in the U.N. General Assembly (1950–1971). In both cases, contrary to popular expectations, it turned out that the military coups are not necessarily followed by dramatic changes in these patterns. The research reported here has demonstrated that there is considerable merit in analyzing the M.I. as an important intervening variable between internal-external environment and the foreign policy output of a country. Even this preliminary analysis has revealed that foreign policy behavior is a complex phenomenon and research on it should entail designs and methods that go beyond simple, linear models. Hence the priorities of our future research lie in the following areas: (1) specification of a complex, dynamic model of military involvement in foreign policy; (2) development of more reliable indicators of military influence; and (3) compilation of more time-series data.