The essay aims at understanding the nationalist characters present in the cultural discourse of Romanian national-communism by the multilayered analysis of i) communist regime cultural politics, which developed the discourse on the nation in a Marxist-Leninist framework; ii) the keywords around which Romanian public discourse was build since the beginning of modernity until the instauration of communist regime; iii) the marginality of Marxism-Leninism and othe workers' movement in Romania since the 19th century until the communist takeover.
Local Governments' Performance in Sumatra are still vary, some has a good performance, and other is poor. According to the agency theory, the Ssupervisory Board (Legislative-DPRD) has an important role in improving the performance of local governments by overseeing the executive's behaviour. However, previous research in this area is still limited, especially among local governmentin in Sumatra Island. The research purpose is to investigate the effect of legislative characteristics on the performance of local governments. By using the 81 local governments (53% of the total population) and secondary data, we applied the multiple regression analysis is to analyses the data. The funding shows that there is no role of Supervisory Board (Legislative) to determine the performance of local government. However, one of control variable has a positive significantly relationship with performance, namely the operational revenue growth. The result have a theoretical and practical contribution. Theoretically, the study enrich the public governance literature and practically the society could advocate the role of supervisory board in improving the local governments' performance. Keywords: Legislactive's Characteristics. Local Governments' Performance and Sumatra.
This study aims to identify and analyze the influence of the party's identity, persona values, and demographic characteristics on voting behavior in Kerinci. The population was Kerinci community numbering 250 people. This study used accidental sampling technique. Data analysis using SPSS version 17 software assistance. The results of this study were 1) Identity of party influence on voting behavior in Kerinci district identity meaning the party for voting behavior in Kerinci district is able to influence the attitude of the people in making decisions in choosing a political party. 2) Value Prominent significant effect on voter behavior in Kerinci district means the value of the figure of a person greatly influenced the relationship between attitudes and behavior, and is also the basis to conform to social values prevailing in society as a voter. 3) Aspects of Demographic Characteristics (age, education level, income level and gender) was also significantly influence voting behavior in Kerinci. This means that there are differences in the demographic karakeristik Kerinci affect voting behavior. Keywords: Party Identity, Value Prominent, Aspect Demographics Characteristics,BehaviorVoters
Summary The study of National Tourism System in Jordan aims to shed some light on the structure of tourism industry in Jordan by illustrating the real resources present in the country, assessing the quality of services, and then exploring the management efficiency, ie. Governance dimension. The work has been based on the structure provided by the Resource-based Theory (RBT) which gives a significant weight to the existed resources in the territory and considers them as an important factor for the development of the product. Moreover RBT draws a connection between the various components in the area and the evolution and sustainability of tourism product. The author used the Resource-Service-Governance framework to show the relationship between these three elements in order to understand to how extent they affect the final product and its image. Five Jordanian tourist destinations were chosen, for this purpose, as a research field. That was useful to portray the reality of the Jordanian product, and to give a holistic idea about the local tourism systems adopted in these destinations. It is quite clear that the first dimension of the framework (Resources) represents the cornerstone from which to launch any tourist destination by exploiting these resources that can attract both tourists and investors. The analysis of tourism resources in Jordan is considered necessary before putting into place any global master plan for development. Moreover, exploring the nature of resources in Jordan leads us to put in order our priorities of work, focusing on the economic projects and programmes that can generate rapid and sustainable economic results. The second dimension (services) also has a crucial role in the life of the tourist destination. Indeed, a destination with poor tourist facilities (accessibility, accommodation, food and beverage services, and entertainment) will not be able to attract the numbers of tourists that it deserves even if it is rich in resources. The third dimension of the framework is Governance, and here we highlight the impact of policies and strategies adopted by both the public and private sectors to develop the tourism industry in the country. The form of the role played by governance is extremely crucial and significant in the development of tourist sites. In most cases, this role is assumed by government bodies, politicians, and decision makers who undertake practical procedures to realise their visions. Moreover, the concept of "Governance" sheds some light on the managerial aspects of the tourist destination, the degree of coordination between the various stakeholders, and the role given to those stakeholders in terms of the policies and strategy making. Indeed, many countries, especially the developing ones, have started to involve the private sector more in the planning process since it has became an important partner on the development path. Jordan, for example, has launched a great initiative that aims to bridge the gap between the private and public sector, and to build an integrative relationship between them instead of a hostile and unfriendly one. The author attempted to demonstrate several aspects of the Jordanian products such as; evolution of tourist sites, the competitiveness of Jordan as a tourist destination, quality of tourism services, the impact of the transport sector on the performance of Jordanian tourism system, price-quality relationship in the Jordanian product, relationship between private and public sector, decision making process, relationship between various public bodies and private sector, the role of private sector in the enactment of regulations and laws, the role of private sector in the promotion of product, and finally the efficiency of tourism statistical system and its impact on the availability of tourist database in Jordan.
This study aimed to reveal the effect of company characteristics, company size i.e., profitability, leverage, liquidity, and industry type; and corporate governance structure, consisting of the audit firm size and the independent commissioners' composition, on the intellectual capital disclosure. This research applied quantitative approach by testing seven independent variables through multiple linear regression analysis. The samples taken were 80 annual reports from companies listed in the LQ-45 index in the year 2012-2013. The method employed to select the samples was purposive sampling. Content analysis was applied to analyze the intellectual capital disclosure. This study revealed that only the company size showed significant positive impact to the disclosure of intellectual capital, while profitability, leverage, liquidity, industry type, the audit firm size, and the independent commissioners composition did not bring significant effect. In addition, based on the results of content analysis it can be concluded that the intellectual capital disclosure is quite low, amounting to 46.9%, with relational capital amounted to 34.74%, 32.54% of structural capital, and human capital reached 32.71%.
Kuta Bataguh is administratively located in Bataguh and East Kapuas Districts, Kapuas Regency, Kalimantan Tengah. The research aims to reconstruct the characteristics of Kuta Bataguh. This research is using interpretive-descriptive method with the inductive reasoning. Data collection used surveys, excavations, interviews, and literature study. The analysis included environmental, stratigraphic, artifactual, spatial, and absolute dating analysis. Survey (surface and aerial) and excavation activities were carried out inside and outside the fence, both downstream and upstream of the Karinyau River. The results illustrate that the characteristics of Kuta Bataguh are a large permanent settlement that is split by a river. The fortified settlement of Kuta Bataguh was the leader residence of Ngaju community group (as the center of power). By referring to the pattern, function and extent of this settlement, it can be assumed that the local authorities in Bataguh are on par with early state in their socio-political organization. ; Kuta Bataguh secara administratif berada di Kecamatan Bataguh dan Kapuas Timur, Kabupaten Kapuas, Kalimantan Tengah. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk merekonstruksi karakteristik Kuta Bataguh. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif interpretif dengan penalaran induktif. Pengumpulan data menggunakan survei, ekskavasi, wawancara, dan studi pustaka. Analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis lingkungan, stratigrafi, artefaktual, ruang, dan analisis pertanggalan absolut. Kegiatan survei (permukaan dan udara) dan ekskavasi dilakukan di dalam dan di luar pagar benteng baik di arah muara maupun hulu Sungai Karinyau. Hasil penelitian memberi gambaran bahwa karakteristik Kuta Bataguh adalah tempat tinggal permanen yang luas dan dibelah oleh aliran sungai. Dengan berpatokan pada pola, fungsi, dan luasnya pemukiman ini, dapat diasumsikan bahwa penguasa lokal di Bataguh dalam organisasi sosial politiknya sudah setara dengan early state.
The Modena History Institute, in the timespam 1969-1989, recevied regularly monographs and reviews published by the ISISP, the History Institute of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Romania. The essay aims at explaining Romanian national-communist cultural politics by the analysis of historical discourse contained in the Romanian monographs and reviews stored by the "Romanian fund" at the Modena History Institute.
