Competition Law Enforcement in China: Between Technocracy and Industrial Policy

The article provides a rare reconstruction of a number of early cases decided under the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law. In particular, the article seeks to go behind the published decisions of the responsible authorities, to reconstruct their decision-making process in particular by identifying the sources of consultation and the arguments that various stakeholders presented to the authorities about what course of action to follow

Sensitivity analysis of efficiency rankings to distributional assumptions: applications to Japanese water utilities

This paper examines the robustness of efficiency score rankings across four distributional assumptions for trans-log stochastic production-frontier models, using data from 1,221 Japanese water utilities (for 2004 and 2005). One-sided error terms considered include the half-normal, truncated normal, exponential, and gamma distributions. Results are compared for homoscedastic and doubly heteroscedastic models, where we also introduce a doubly heteroscedastic variable mean model, and examine the sensitivity of the nested models to a stronger heteroscedasticity correction for the one-sided error component. The results support three conclusions regarding the sensitivity of efficiency rankings to distributional assumptions. When four standard distributional assumptions are applied to a homoscedastic stochastic frontier model, the efficiency rankings are quite consistent. When those assumptions are applied to a doubly heteroscedastic stochastic frontier model, the efficiency rankings are consistent when proper and sufficient arguments for the variance functions are included in the model. When a more general model, like a variable mean model is estimated, efficiency rankings are quite sensitive to heteroscedasticity correction schemes.stochastic production frontier models; Japanese water utilities; heteroscedasticity

Hambatan dalam Pemenuhan Hak Pekerja Atas Pembayaran Manfaat Pensiun dari Lembaga Dana Pensiun Astra (Studi di PT Astra Internasional Tbk Jakarta)

Beberapa Perusahaan swasta di Indonesia mengikuti 2 program pensiun yaitu yang dikelola oleh Jamsostek dan Lembaga Dana Pensiun yang didirikan oleh Perusahaannya sediri. Salah satu Perusahaan yang mengikuti 2 program pensiun adalah PT Astra International Tbk (Astra). Setiap pekerja tetap Astra diikutsertakan menjadi peserta Dana Pensiun Astra. Dalam Peraturan Dana Pensiun Astra, setiap peserta akan dipotong gaji dasar setiap bulannya. Nantinya ketika pekerja Perusahaan Astra memasuki masa pensiun, maka pekerja tersebut berhak mengklaim hak dana pensiunnya langsung kepada Lembaga Dana Pensiun Astra atau bisa melalui Perusahaan Astra dimana tempatnya bekerja. Namun dalam praktiknya, sekitar 21.554 peserta Perusahaan dari kurang lebih 100.000 peserta yang terdaftar dalam Lembaga Dana Pensiun tidak mengklaim hak dana pensiunnya karena ketidaktahuan peserta tentang keikutsertaannya dalam program Dana Pensiun. Dalam hal ini pekerja tidak tahu karena tidak diberikannya informasi yang jelas dan lengkap oleh Perusahaan. Penelitian ini mencoba mengetahui dan menganalisa hambatan yang dialami pekerja dalam pemenuhan hak pekerja atas pembayaran manfaat pensiun dari Lembaga Dana Pensiun. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode yuridis-empiris. Hasil penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa Perusahaan hendaknya memberikan informasi yang jelas dan lengkap terhadap pekerjanya terkait tentang keikutsertaannya dalam program Dana Pensiun

Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Inquiri Melalui Keterampilan Proses Terhadap Hasil Belajar IPA Di Kelas IV Sdn Model Terpadu Madani Palu

The major problem of this research was that any students had under school minimum standard of mastery learning on their daily exam of Science concepts. The school minimum standard of mastery learning was 75%. Therefore, experimental research was conducted with the aim of implementation of learning method through skills process to improve learning outcomes of Science on students class IV at SDN Model Terpadu Madani Palu. Learning was focused on the integrated thematic learning through scientific approach and authentic assessment recommended by Curriculum 2013. The instruments were learning plans including learning scenarios, teacher and student activities observation sheets, and pretest and posttest. Results of the data analysis showed that learning by inquiry method through skills process improved an average posttest score to 6.15, while the learning mastery reached up 24.24%. The authentic assessment as the characteristic of scientific assessment on integrated science had an average attitude 3.30 (start developing) with the percentage average 82.72%. Teacher activities implemented reached an average 4.95 with the percentage average implemented 99.16% or very good implementation, and activities of 24 students implemented reached an average 4.69 with the percentage average implemented 93.89% or very good implementation. It can be concluded that the application of inquiry learning model through skills process improved the learning outcomes of Science through integrated thematic and authentic assessment approaches

Guru pembelajar modul paket keahlian tata kecantikan rambut SMK kelompok kompetensi C: perawatan dan penataan rambut, pengembangan kurikulum

Modul Guru Pembelajar Paket Keahlian Tata Kecantikan Rambut SMK ini terdiri atas 2 materi pokok, yaitu: materi profesional dan materi pedagogik. Masing-masing materi dilengkapi dengan tujuan, indikator pencapaian kompetensi, uraian materi, aktivitas pembelajaran, latihan dan kasus, rangkuman, umpan balik dan tindak lanjut, kunci jawaban serta evaluasi pembelajaran

The Evolution of Ireland's Kerry Group/PLC-Implications for the U.S. and Global Dairy-Food Industries

This Discussion Paper is a case study of Kerry Group/PLC of Ireland. Kerry grew from a small dairy cooperative (annual sales of US $50 million) in the early 1970s into an international food ingredients and consumer food products company with sales of US$2.6 billion in 1998. Kerry Group/PLC provides a model that US and other dairy-food firms interested in exporting dairy-based food ingredients or engaging in foreign direct investment in food ingredients businesses might emulate.Kerry Group/PLC of Ireland, Irish Dairy Industry, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Industrial Organization, International Development,

Discutindo relações de gênero

Anais do II Seminário Seminário Estadual PIBID do Paraná: tecendo saberes / organizado por Dulcyene Maria Ribeiro e Catarina Costa Fernandes — Foz do Iguaçu: Unioeste; Unila, 2014Este trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar os resultados parciais das intervenções do PIBID português/francês. A temática engloba as discussões de gênero na escola, orientados pelos documentos oficias (Diretrizes curriculares da educação básica e Parâmetros Curriculares nacionais). O projeto desenvolve-se em uma turma de 7o ano, no colégio Arnaldo Jansen. A fim de realizar as discussões, os acadêmicos pibidianos exploram inicialmente o ponto de vista dos alunos e após obtê-los, inicia-se uma séria de atividades com o tema, realizadas durante as intervenções do projeto na sala de aula. Cabe aos acadêmicos pibidianos construírem pontes que relacionem o ensino da língua portuguesa com a língua francesa. Temos por objetivo a formação de opinião crítica do aluno da educação fundamental, para que ele seja apto a extrapolar as noções estereotipadas de gênero e com isso possa questionar as normas ditadas pela sociedade, além de superar qualquer noção preconceituosa dos gênero

Hubungan Orientasi Pengurus Laz terhadap Nilai Sosial Ekonomi: Pemanfaatan Zakat dengan Kebijakan Pimpinan

This research is intended to know about accountability in the relation between amil of LAZ, that is the chief of zakah distribution and the leader of LAZ. The research is con­ducted at five registered lembaga amil zakat (LAZ) in Bandung. The research is descriptive explorative survey and uses quantitave approach. The data analysis uses the Pearson Product Moment correlation coefficient. All hypothesis testing of the statements result in nonzero value of the Pearson Product Moment correlation coefficient. It can be concluded primarily that orientation of LAZ amil toward socioeconomic value of zakah utilization and leader policy are highly correlated by the amount of 0,9092