Crisis moderates the expansion of Israeli multinationals

The fourth annual survey of Israeli multinationals is being released today. It was conducted by a joint team composed of the Foreign Trade Division of the Manufacturers Association of Israel; The Recanati School of Business, Tel Aviv University; the School of Business Administration, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment (VCC), a joint undertaking of the Columbia Law School and The Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York. The survey is part of a long-term, multi-country study of the rapid global expansion of multinationals from emerging markets. The results released today cover the year 2009

Upacara Adat Lepa Bura pada Masyarakat Lamaholot di Desa Sulengwaseng, Kecamatan Solor Selatan, Flores Timur

Penelitian ini merupakan suatu kajian terhadap kearifan lokal yang dimiliki oleh Masyarakat Etnik Lamaholot di Desa Sulengwaseng, Kecamatan Solor Barat, Kabupaten Flores Timur yang berjudul Upacara Adat Lepa Bura (UALB) yang dikaji dalam perspektif budaya. Permasalahan yang dimunculkan pada penelitian ini meliputi tiga aspek, yaitu aspek (1) bentuk, (2) fungsi, dan (3) makna UALB. Penelitian ini merupakan salah satu upaya untuk mengkaji Kearifan-kearifan Lokal Masyarakat Desa Sulengwaseng sebagai suatu kekuatan budaya lokal untuk mempertahankan ataupun melestarikan Budaya Masyarakat Etnik Lamaholot yang ada di Desa Sulengwaseng secara aktif, selektif, dan adaptif. Dalam konteks ini, UALB mengandung kearifan lokal seperti media integrasi antar warga dengan warga, warga dengan lingkungan alam, warga dengan roh leluhur dan maha pencipta. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah (1) teori Religi, (2) teori Konflik, (3) teori Fungsional Struktural, (4) teori Simbol

When multinationals choose locations, consumers and competitors matter

Nicole Adler and Niron Hashai create a predictive tool that incorporates rivalry and consumer preference

Rujukan Integratif Dalam Pelaksanaan Pendidikan Karakter Di Sekolah Dasar

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui rujukan integratif (normatif, prosedural, dan kontekstual) dalam pelaksanaan pendidikan karakter di sekolah dasar. Metode penelitian yang dipakai adalah kualitatif deskriptif dengan strategi analisis isi dengan unit sampling berupa dokumen hasil penelitian yang relevan dengan nilai karakter yang dihasilkan oleh perguruan tinggi di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta dan sekitarnya. Penentuan sampel didasarkan pada unit-unit dan subunit analisis, sedangkan sistem pencatatan berupa pengodean yang dideskripsikan dalam bentuk data untuk dianalisis. Hasilnya pertama, rujukan normatif yang dipakai adalah agama (60%), tujuan pendidikan nasional (25%), budaya (10%), dan Pancasila (5%); kedua, rujukan prosedural praktik dalam bentuk doktrin (45%), pembiasaan (37%), keteladanan (11%), pengembangan iklim suasana (5%), pengembangan penalaran dan perasaan (4%), dan partisipatif/kolaboratif (1%); serta ketiga, rujukan kontekstual berupa pengondisian lingkungan sekolah (56%), program khusus (24%), kegiatan keluar sekolah (13%), kerja sama orang tua (4%), dan upaya preventif (3%

MOTIVATION FOR LEARNING SPEAKING SKILLS USING VIDEO BLOG (VLOGGING) BASED ON PROJECT LEARNING STUDENTS OF THE INDONESIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT NUSA CENDANA UNIVERSITY: A PHENOMENOLOGY APPROACH

This study aims to identified students motivation in learning project-based learning (PBL) Indonesian language skills using vlogging media based on meanings and themes seen from the "because motives" and "in order to motives" related to the phenomenon of learning in the classroom. In identifying objectives, this study uses a qualitative research method with the approach of phenomenology from Albert Schutz's perspective. Researcher becomes the main instrument in an effort to obtain and find data. The research subjects were 38 second semester students of the Department of Language and Literature at Nusa Cendana University. Data collection techniques used include observation, questionnaires, and interviews. Data analysis through three stages of the flow model namely reduction, presentation and verification of data and triangulation. The results of the study prove that the teaching strategy associated with vlogs can attract students' learning interest because of their interest in other fields such as multimedia technology and social media. The application of learning PBL-based speaking skills using vlogs can improve speaking competence and gradually improve the mental aspects of students to become more confident to speak and communicate in public. So it can be said that learning PBL-based speaking skills using vlogs is a good and innovative learning strategy in an effort to increase learning motivation and mastery of students' speaking skills

TINGKAT KETRANSITIFAN VERBA BAHASA LAMAHOLOT DIALEK RITAEBANG

The tittle of this research is Transitivity Verb Rate in Lamaholot Language Ritaebang Dialect which conducts to answer a language phenomenon and the objective of this research is to describe: (1) the types of verb in lamaholot language, (2) the parameters of BLDR transitivity verb, (3) BLDR valence verb change strategy. Descriptive qualitative method used to describe the language phenomenon. This phenomenon conducted in West Solor Urban-Village, West Solor Sub-District, East Flores Regency, and East Nusa Tenggara Province. There were some methods used in this research, such as:  observing method; (a) sadaplibatcakap, (b) take notes, (c) recording and transcribing. Based on language phenomenon, the theories can be considered appropriate to be applied such as Generative Theory, Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG), and Transitivity Theory of Hopper and Thompson (1982). The result of the data indicated BLDR verb consist of intransitive verb that have grammatical function such as SUBJ (enclitic), transitive verb have grammatical function such as SUBJ and OBJ, and ditransitive verb have grammatical function such as SUBJ, OBJ, and OBJ2. Based on the analysis, the rate of BLDR transitivity verb has high transitivity. Seven of ten transitive clauses had plus score for parameter aspect, relationship of patient, polarity, modality, agent capacity, patient individuality, participant, kinetic, and intentional.  Meanwhile, there are three verbs of punctuality parameters had negative score. The last research was about BLDR valence change strategy, it intended that in BLDR, the valence change strategy affected ups and down transitivity degree of a verb through enclitic process and connection of verb causality

Optimalisasi Hasil Belajar PAK Kelas IV SDK Waibalun II Melalui Materi Diriku Unik dengan Metode Paikem Gembrot Semester I Tahun Ajaran 2023/2024

Penelitian ini berjudul “Optimalisasi Hasil Belajar Peserta PAK kelas IV SDK Waibalun II  Pada Materi Diriku Unik Dengan Metode Paikem Gembrot Semester I Tahun Ajaran 2023/2024”. Masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah bagaimana mengoptimalkan hasil belajar Pendidikan Agama Katolik kelas IV SDK Waibalun II pada empat aspek penilaian PAK yang meliputi penilaian sikap spiritual, sikap sosial, pengetahuan dan keterampilan pada materi “Diriku Unik”. Berdasarkan rumusan masalah diatas maka tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui sejauh mana metode Paikem Gembrot mampu meningkatkan hasil belajar Pendidikan Agama Katolik kelas IV SDK Waibalun II pada materi Diriku Unik khususnya dan pelajaran Agama Katolik kelas IV pada umumnya. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) yang dilakukan dalam dua siklus. Subjek penelitian ini adalah peserta didik kelas IV yang berjumlah 19 peserta didik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata persentase ketuntasan belajar pada siklus I mencapai 73 % yang berarti dalam kriteria cukup dan belum ada perubahan sikap spiritual, sikap sosial, pengetahuan dan keterampilan pada materi “Diriku Unik”, dan pada siklus II perubahan hasil belajar peserta didik meningkat dan telah mencapai indikator ketercapaian pembelajaran 100 %. Dengan demikian, penggunaan metode Paikem Gembrot pada pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Katolik melalui materi “Diriku Unik” dapat mengoptimalkan hasil belajar PAK kelas IV SDK Waibalun II semester I Tahun Ajaran 2023/2024