Climate Change in Indonesia: Implications for Humans and Nature
Authors: Michael Case1, Fitrian Ardiansyah2, Emily Spector3
1Research Scientist, WWF International Climate Change Programme
2Program Director, Climate & Energy WWF-Indonesia
3Brandeis University
Download (.pdf) Depression and Chronic Illness: A Test of Competing Hypotheses
by Hui Liew
No Indonesian studies have addressed the relationship between chronic illness and depression. Using simultaneous... more No Indonesian studies have addressed the relationship between chronic illness and depression. Using simultaneous equation modeling, this study modeled the joint dependency of depression and chronic illness. The findings showed that the odds of having at least two chronic health conditions increase with the level of depression and individuals with at least two chronic health conditions have higher odds of being in a higher depression category. The health benefits of education are greater among Indonesian women after controlling for mobility, age, marital status, and smoking. Policies directed toward reducing gender differences in education are crucial to reduce persistent health inequalities.
Migrant-NonMigrant Differences in the Choice of Prenatal Care and Location of Delivery in Indonesia
by Hui Liew
Using the 2000 wave of Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS3), this study attempts to further complement studies that... more Using the 2000 wave of Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS3), this study attempts to further complement studies that seek to analyze the relationship between migration and prenatal care utilization in Indonesia. The major conclusion from the multilevel logistic regression suggests that migrants are less likely than non-migrants to seek prenatal care in a public or private hospital but are more likely than non-migrants to initiate prenatal care in their first trimester and to receive four or more prenatal visits. Several measures of child, woman, household and community characteristics are also significant predictors of the location, timing and frequency of prenatal care. It is evident that the design of effective and efficient policies requires a more comprehensive knowledge of the determinants of migration and maternal healthcare services utilization. The assessment of whether the extent of the location, timing and frequency of prenatal care differs between migrants and non-migrants would have important policy implications for both individuals and society at large.
Smoking and health in Indonesia
by Hui Liew
Indonesia is one of the top five tobacco-consuming countries in the world (Ng et al. 2006). Most Indonesians consider... more Indonesia is one of the top five tobacco-consuming countries in the world (Ng et al. 2006). Most Indonesians consider cigarette-smoking socially acceptable (Aditama 2002). This study seeks to determine the extent to which the three theoretical debates identified by Pampel and Rogers (2004) are applicable in Indonesia. The empirical work of this study will be based on the 2000 Indonesian Family and Life Survey (2000 IFLS). The main conclusion from the regression analyses is that the effect of smoking on health is similar across all the socio-economic characteristics at the individual, household and community levels. Overall, multivariate analyses suggest that an additive relationship between socio-economic status and health, and the health impact of smoking in Indonesia, reflect neither the forces of the Blaxter nor social vulnerability hypotheses. The analyses of 2000 IFLS also suggest that marriage has beneficial effects on health and smoking-related morbidity.
Contraceptive Method Switch and Discontinuation among Women Migrants in Indonesia
by Hui Liew
Using the 2000 wave of the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS3), this study attempts to examine the relationship... more Using the 2000 wave of the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS3), this study attempts to examine the relationship between migration and contraceptive method switch and discontinuation in Indonesia. The major conclusion from the multinomial logistic regression is that repeated migrants are more likely than one-time migrants to discontinue use of the same method. However, the differentials in the likelihood of discontinuing use of the same method among women migrants is eliminated after controlling for the quality of health centre/family planning programme and the degree of infrastructure development in a community. The results of this study will contribute important foundational knowledge about the extent of contraceptive use dynamics by women of different migration experiences in Indonesia. This knowledge will provide guidance to policymakers to employ effective means to incorporate migration and issues that are sensitive to women migrants in their family planning and reproductive health programmes.
Flouting the law: Vigilante justice and regional autonomy on the Indonesian border
Austrian Journal of South East Asian Studies, 2011, Vol 4(2): 237-253.
After the Asian Economic Crisis in 1997 and the fall of president Suharto’s authoritarian regime in 1998, rural and... more After the Asian Economic Crisis in 1997 and the fall of president Suharto’s authoritarian regime in 1998, rural and urban Indonesia experienced a surge in vigilante killings and the rise of non-state forms of authorities working within the twilight of legality and illegality, catering the role of the state. Institutional uncertainty, large-scale decentralisation reforms and the deterioration of formal legal authority in post New Order Indonesia tempted these processes. This apparent lawlessness became especially evident along the fringes of the Indonesian state where state authority has continuously been waxing and waning and contested. This paper argues that by observing these processes of ‘lawlessness’ and vigilantism from the borderlands provides us with an exceptional window in understanding the ambiguous relationship between law and order in post-New Order Indonesia.
Autonomy, Identity, and 'Illegal' Logging in the Borderland of West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Co-authored with Reed Lee Wadley
The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology [Taylor & Francis] 2005. Vol.6 (1): 19-34.
Borderland identity and traditional community autonomy affect the practice of 'illegal' logging and the impact of... more Borderland identity and traditional community autonomy affect the practice of 'illegal' logging and the impact of regional autonomy among the Iban along the upper Kapuas borderland in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. We examine these issues with attention to the historical development of the Kalimantan Iban as a border people, their struggle to maintain control over their traditional forest resources under the fluctuating power of the Indonesian state and their approaches in dealing with regional and cross-border interests in the harvesting of their forests.
The confession of a timber baron: Patterns of patronage on the Indonesian-Malaysian border
Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power [Taylor & Francis] 2012, First-view 8 May.
This article explores the socio-economic significance of patronage at the edge of the Indonesian state. It argues that... more This article explores the socio-economic significance of patronage at the edge of the Indonesian state. It argues that marginal borders and adjacent borderlands where state institutions are often weak, and state power continuously waxes and wanes, encourage the growth of non-state forms of authority based on long-standing patron–client relationships. These complex interdependencies become especially potent because of traditionally rooted patterns of respect, charismatic leadership and a heightened sense of autonomy among borderland populations. The article contends that an examination of these informal arrangements is imperative for understanding the rationale behind border people's often fluid loyalties and illicit cross-border practices, strained relationships with their nation states and divergent views of legality and illegality. The article contributes to recent anthropological studies of borders and believes that these studies could gain important insight by re-examining the concept of patronage as an analytical tool in uncovering circuits of licit and illicit exchange in borderlands.
Straddling the border : A marginal history of guerilla warfare and 'counter-insurgency' in the Indonesian borderlands
Modern Asian Studies [Cambridge University Press] 2011, Vol 45 (6): 1423–1463.
Post-independence ethnic minorities inhabiting the Southeast Asian borderlands were willingly or unwillingly pulled... more Post-independence ethnic minorities inhabiting the Southeast Asian borderlands were willingly or unwillingly pulled into the macro politics of territoriality and state formation. The rugged and hilly borderlands delimiting the new nation-states became battlefronts of state-making and spaces of confrontation between divergent political ideologies. In the majority of the Southeast Asian borderlands, this implied violent disruption in the lives of local borderlanders that came to affect their relationship to their nation-state. A case in point is the ethnic Iban population living along the international border between the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan and the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo. Based on local narratives, the aim of this paper is to unravel the little known history of how the Iban segment of the border population in West Kalimantan became entangled in the highly militarized international disputes with neighbouring Malaysia in the early 1960s, and in subsequent military co-operative ‘anti-communist’ ‘counter-insurgency’ efforts by the two states in the late 1960–1970s. This paper brings together facets of national belonging and citizenship within a borderland context with the aim of understanding the historical incentives behind the often ambivalent, shifting and unruly relationship between marginal citizens like the Iban borderlanders and their nation-state.
Negotiating autonomy at the margins of the state : The dynamics of elite politics in the borderland of West Kalimantan, Indonesia
South East Asia Research [University of London Press, SOAS] 2009, Vol. 17(2): 201-227.
Recent processes of decentralization have dramatically changed local political configurations and access to resources... more Recent processes of decentralization have dramatically changed local political configurations and access to resources throughout Indonesia. In particular, the resource-rich regions at the margins of the state have, in the name of regional autonomy, experienced new spaces for manoeuvre in their claims for a larger share of forest resources. By stressing the unfolding relationship between local ethnic elites and the state, and their different strategies in negotiating and claiming authority over forests within Indonesia's changing forest regimes, the paper examines how local-level politics has taken on its special configuration in the remote border region of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The author demonstrates this by focusing on the ongoing struggle over forest resources and by tracking the fate of a political movement for a new district in this resource-rich region. The paper further examines how current local elite strategies and networks can be related back to the period of border militarization in the 1960s and, once again, how these seem to challenge the exclusivity of the Indonesian-Malaysian border. The main argument is that central authority in the borderland has never been absolute, but waxes and wanes, and thus that state rules and laws are always up for local interpretation and negotiation, although the degree of such negotiation changes depending on the strength of the central state.
Paradoxical outcomes of national schooling in the borderland of West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Borneo Research Bulletin, 2005, Vol. 36: 163-184.
This paper brings together facets of national belonging and national schooling within a Indonesian borderland context... more This paper brings together facets of national belonging and national schooling within a Indonesian borderland context with the aim of understanding the often shifting and ambiguous relationship between border populations and their nation-state. Mass-education in Indonesia is of fairly recent origin and has been an important instrument in the nation-building process. In this paper, I will argue that processes of national schooling are often more complex and seldom turn out as intended by national policy-makers. In the area studied national schooling has been only partially successful in creating identification with Indonesia due to certain socio-economic constraints and the local border peoples’ long history of cross-border relations.
(2005) Ruang Kota dan Kesepian
by Undi Gunawan
tulisan pendek / short essay; unpublished / tak dipublikasinyan
Tulisan ini menggali keterkaitan antara 'kesepian' dan 'ruang kota'.
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This paper tries to elaborate... more
Tulisan ini menggali keterkaitan antara 'kesepian' dan 'ruang kota'.
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This paper tries to elaborate the concepts of 'loneliness' and 'urban space' through the understandings of subjectivity.
(2012) Architecture as Embodied Culture; the Traditional as a Cultural Body in Ganjuran Church, Yogyakarta
by Undi Gunawan
draft only
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The Effect of Image Compatibility and Escalation of Commitment on Decision Performance
by South East Asian Journal of Management (SEAM)
Author: Harris K. Turino* and Budi W. Soetjipto**
Institution: *) Prasetiya Mulya Business School; Email: harristk@indo.net.id
**) Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia; Email: bsoetjipto@hotmail.com
Suggested Citation:
Turino, H. K. and Soetjipto, B. W. (2012) The Effect of Image Compatibility and Escalation of Commitment on Decision Performance. South East Asian Journal of Management, 6(1), 23-32, ISSN: 1978-1989.
This study aims at empirically examining the extent to which Image Theory, initially developed as a theoretical basis... more
This study aims at empirically examining the extent to which Image Theory, initially developed as a theoretical basis for selecting a strategy or a decision, can be a theoretical basis for predicting a decision performance in two opposite frames: positive and negative. Image compatibility are employed to operationalize such a theory and the decision under study is progress decision represented by escalation of commitment. Thus, this study also empirically examines the connection between image compatibility and escalation of commitment as well as escalation of commitment as a mediator of the relationship between image compatibility and decision performance. The research context is Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) that suffered from crisis in the past year (negative frame) yet has been recovered recently (positive frame). The respondents are 229 individual investors in IDX. They are involved in day-to-day decision making (progress decision making) with regard to their investment portfolio. The results of this study show that high image compatibility tends to lead to better decision performance in both frames. However, image compatibility may only positively affect the escalation of commitment in positive frame.
Keywords: Decision making, image theory, image compatibility, escalation of commitment, framing, investment, decision performance.
The Effect of Human Resources on Capital of Worker Cooperative
by South East Asian Journal of Management (SEAM)
Author: Suyanto
Institution: STIE IPWI Jakarta. Address: Adhi Graha Bld. Floor 14, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav.56, Jakarta 12950. Email: suyanto66@ymail.com
Suggested Citation: Suyanto (2012) The Effect of Human Resources on Capital of Worker Cooperative. South East Asian Journal of Management, 6(1), 53-64, ISSN: 1978-1989.
There are several business problems which hampers sustainability of worker cooperatives in Indonesia. They have... more
There are several business problems which hampers sustainability of worker cooperatives in Indonesia. They have inadequate capital to support businesses run by cooperatives and the government provides insufficient support for the worker cooperatives. The problem under study is how human resources management affected the capital of worker cooperatives. The study used explanatory approach by employing a census to collect data from 11 existing worker cooperatives in the loading and unloading services in port cities across Java. The data collected was then analyzed with the Path Analysis. Research findings indicate that human resources practices of members, administrators, and managers were significant in affecting the capital of cooperatives simultaneously. However, when analyzed partially, influence of each variable was mixed. Partially, the human resource practices of members do not have a significant effect, while the administrators do have positive effect and the managers have negative effect. The administrator is considered the most important determinant of capital in cooperatives. Thus, it is recommended that worker cooperatives should pay attention to provide member educational and professional trainings and improve administrator quality in raising and making use of capital more efficiently. For further research, it is suggested to study the impact of human capital on other types of cooperatives.
Keywords: Human resources, capital, worker cooperative, Indonesia.
Analysis of Software as a Service (SaaS) For Software Service Offering Alternative: A Case Study of E-Office On-Demand Service of PT Telkom Indonesia
by Achmad Nizar
Achmad Nizar Hidayanto, Yoke Yuni Karnida, Genta Moerita.
9th International Conference on E-Business (INCEB), Bangkok, 2010.
Recent Internet technology development has enabled software to be delivered as a service, or well known as Software as... more Recent Internet technology development has enabled software to be delivered as a service, or well known as Software as a Service (SaaS). Through SaaS, customers no longer need to purchase software license, instead they only need to subscribe and access it via Internet connection. For service providers, SaaS adoption means they have to change their business focus from product-based into service-based, which requires some fundamental change in several aspects. This research based on qualitative method case study, evaluates benefits and risks of SaaS adoption by service providers and study how the providers implemented SaaS solution to their on-premise application. The object of this case study is an electronic business letter management software namely E-Office on Demand. Result of the study shows that service providers have successfully managed the risks of SaaS. However there are still some issues related to customization and integration in SaaS service. Complementary product and partnership between Independent Software Vendor and System Integrator give added value to the offered solution
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Measuring Business Intelligence (BI) Implementation Readiness: A Framework Development and Its Application to Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
by Achmad Nizar
Achmad Nizar Hidayanto, Robertus Kristianto, M. Rifki Shihab
3rd International Research Symposium in Service Management
Purpose – This research aims to develop a framework for measuring readiness level of Business Intelligence (BI)... more
Purpose – This research aims to develop a framework for measuring readiness level of Business Intelligence (BI) implementation.
Design/methodology/approach – We formulated our farmework by using Critical Success Factors (CSFs) of BI implementation. The weight of each dimension in the framework is determined by using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The validation of the model is performed by involving five (5) BI experts.
Findings – The proposed framework comprises of three categories: organizational, process and technology. The number of aspects for organizational, process and technology are nine, four, and five respectively. Among other aspects, strategic alignment, committed management support and sponsorship, clear vision and well-established business case, and business-centric championship and balanced team composition are considered the most important aspects to measure BI implementation readiness.
Practical implication – In order to gain success in BI implementation, it is necessary that organizations conduct assessment on its current condition to identify their weaknesses.
Originality/value – We proposed a framework for measuring BI implementation readiness, which is currently unavailable. Current researchs in BI mainly focus in the implementation aspects, whereas our research focuses on pre-implementation aspects.We hope by considering our proposed framework, organizetions can provide better BI services in its implementation, thus BI gives more value to help organization in decision making.
Change Management Strategies for Knowledge Management System Implementation: A Case Study at PT. TelkomVision Indonesia
by Achmad Nizar
Achmad Nizar Hidayanto, Irene Sherlyta, Puspa Indahati, Dina Chahyati
3rd International Research Symposium in Service Management (IRSSM)
Purpose – This research aims to develop a framework for formulating change management strategies to support the... more
Purpose – This research aims to develop a framework for formulating change management strategies to support the implementation of Knowledge Management System (KMS). The proposed framework then we used to formulate change management strategies of KMS implementation in PT. TelkomVision Indonesia.
Design/methodology/approach – In order to develop the framework, we reviewed some literatures. Among these literatures, we decided to combine the theory of system thinking concept, Lewin’s Three Steps Model and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The system thinking concept is used to develop the change management strategies. Subsequently, the resulted strategies are mapped to Lewin’s Three Steps Model that provides a framework for managing changes. Lastly, the strategies are prioritized by using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).
Findings – We have tested our proposed framework to obtain change management strategies for KMS implementation in PT. Telkom Vision Indonesia. We obtained change management strategies which consists of 12 strategies that we divided into three steps as in the theory of Lewin’s Three Steps Model.
Practical implication – Our proposed framework can be adopted by other organizations that want to implement KMS. We also consider our proposed framework is general and can be applied for other domains.
Originality/value – We proposed a framework for developing change management strategies for Knowledge Management System Implementation, which is currently unavailable. Most researchers focus on the development of effective KMS as a tool for knowledge sharing, whereas we focus on a different point of view, particularly in formulating a framework for developing strategies in order to make KMS can be accepted and used succesfully by its users.
Study of e-Procurement Implementation Impacts: A Case Study in PT. PLN
by Achmad Nizar
Achmad Nizar Hidayanto, Yuanisa Ditari, Dina Chahyati
IEEE 6th International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology, Bali, 2012
E-procurement gains its popularity through people’s trends of using the internet. Transparancy factor of... more E-procurement gains its popularity through people’s trends of using the internet. Transparancy factor of e-procurements is expected to reduce corruption in government projects, as an effort to achieve good corporate governance (GCG). The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of e-procurement in PT. PLN (Persero). Impacts were assessed by conducting structured interview to the people who were involved in procurement process, such as procurement committees, senior manager of e-procurement applications, business process owner, and developers at PT. PLN. This study focused on the gap analysis of conditions in PT. PLN before and after the implementation of e-procurement. This study concluded that the implementation of e-procurement in PT. PLN gave significant impacts on the total cost of acquisitions, organizational characteristics, governance structure, pre-sourcing business processes, and procurement quotation.