Archive for month: February, 2023

Freedom of speech and expression as one of the fundamental human rights in conditions of a lower degree of democratization of a society increasingly create a state of media dysfunction, informative and analytical reduction and a phenomenon of cognitive atrophy of media messages, especially in the formation of public opinion about significant social issues of political, economic and cultural background. Freedom and responsibility, being two sides of a process in the functioning of the media conditioned by the application of professional standards and criteria, reflects the media culture that influences the formation of public opinion among the audience. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors of the development of professional standards and criteria as a significant communication phenomenon that determines the democratic capacity of the contemporary communication reality and the pluralism of citizens’ interests. The paper methodologically focuses on the analysis of the central daily news broadcasts which are justified for several reasons. The first reason manifests their representation of a concentrated form of realizing the informative function of the media. The second reasons manifests their high rating compared to other programs and is broadcast in prime time, in the periods when television has the most viewers. Attitudes and opinions, among other things, will be probed through interviews with journalists and expert public in the media sphere.

The paper deals with the ideas of the Russian scientist Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky. We investigate how the thesis of scientific thinking as a planetary phenomenon led him to formulate the concept of noosphere proposed by him in the form of a transformed biosphere. The present ecological situation encourages the creation of new models of civilisation. One of the most popular is the notion of the noosphere, which is well inscribed in the evolutional vision of contemporary culture. Moreover, it indicates a way out of an ecologic crisis which hits humankind. Vernadsky’s idea of the noosphere  ̶  the sphere of reason became the basis of the concept of the noosphere, which can provide qualitatively new ways of solving problems associated with global threats, such as environmental, resource, energy, and demographic, by orienting the vector of geopolitics to protect the interests of humanity as a whole. A holistic noospheric worldview, based on ideas not only about the rights but also about the duties of man and the unity of humankind, is necessary to create a real strategy for solving the global problems of our time.

This study aims to explain the possibility of financial statement fraud based on the pentagon’s fraud perspective. The research uses a quantitative approach using secondary data. The research population is in the form of banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2020-2021; Sample selection in the form of purposive sampling. The results showed that financial stability, independent commissioners, change in auditors and change of directors, frequency photo CEOs have an insignificant positive effect on the potential for financial reporting fraud. The results of the moderation variables show that the size of the company is able to strengthen the positive influence of independent commissioners, but has not been able to moderate the influence of financial stability, change of auditors, change of directors and frequency photo of CEOs on the potential for financial reporting fraud.

After the oil palm plantation project, the development of the Parindu sub-district increased rapidly. Many residents both from West Kalimantan and outside the region are encouraged to come to the area to work and settle in the area. This study aims to explain socio-cultural contacts and habits in everyday life that have increased and changed patterns of social relations. This research is a descriptive research with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques based on interviews and observations and analyzed using qualitative analysis. The findings show that oil palm plantations have driven social change in terms of community social status, social relations and lifestyle. Social changes related to social status are characterized by career changes. This can be caused by different work profiles and job opportunities. Social changes in the aspect of social relations are marked by changes in the pattern of simple regional relations which result in complex relationships that span across village boundaries.

Analyzing the effect of leadership and work environment on employee job satisfaction, the influence of leadership and work environment on employee performance then the effect of job satisfaction on employee performance and the role of job satisfaction in mediating the influence of leadership on employee performance is the aim of this research. This type of research is quantitative research with a sample of 100 respondents who are employees of CV. Akemi Bali Craft in Klungkung with the total sampling method. The data analysis technique used is Partial Least Square (PLS). The results of this study, leadership and work environment have a positive effect on job satisfaction, leadership and work environment have a positive effect on employee performance, and job satisfaction has a negative and insignificant effect on employee performance. The mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between leadership and performance shows that the indirect relationship is not significant while the direct relationship is also significant, so job satisfaction is not a mediation between leadership and performance. This means that job satisfaction is not able to explain why leadership affects employee performance. That to obtain maximum performance requires good leadership in order to maximize the performance of its employees. Then the mediating role of job satisfaction on the relationship between the work environment and performance shows that the indirect relationship is not significant while the direct relationship is also significant, so job satisfaction is not a mediation between the work environment and performance. This means that job satisfaction is not able to explain why the work environment affects employee performance. That in order to obtain maximum performance, a good work environment is needed in order to maximize the performance of its employees.