ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh antara motivasi, lingkungan kerja dan disiplin kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan (Studi Pada Karyawan Bagian Produksi Karet KebunSukamangli di PT. Perkebunan Nusantara IX Semarang). Populasi dalam penelitian adalah seluruh karyawan bagian produksi karet kebunsukamangli di PT. Perkebunan Nusantara IX Semarang sejumlah 339 karyawan. Sedangkan sampelsejumlah 77 karyawan yang diperoleh dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Lokasipenelitian dilaksanakan di Kebun Sukamangli PT. Perkebunan Nusantara IX Semarang. Analisisyang digunakan adalah analisis regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa motivasi memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan danpositif terhadap kinerja karyawan di PT. Perkebunan Nusantara IX Semarang. Lingkungan kerjamemiliki pengaruh yang signifikan dan positif terhadap kinerja karyawan di PT. PerkebunanNusantara IX Semarang. Disiplin kerja memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan dan positif terhadapkinerja karyawan di PT. Perkebunan Nusantara IX Semarang.Kata kunci : Motivasi, Lingkungan Kerja, Disiplin Kerja, Kinerja Karyawan.  

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan keputusan pembelian, motivasi dan persepsi produk batik antara konsumen pria dan wanitadi Surakarta. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif komparatif. Populasipenelitian ini adalah jumlah total konsumen pria dan wanita di PGS dan PasarKlewer yang jumlahnya tidak terbatas. Sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 100responden (50 responden PGS dan 50 responden Pasar Klewer) menggunakanteknik non-probability sampling, yaitu metode purposive sampling danconvenience sampling. Teknik analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan ujit sampel independen. Analisis menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan yang signifikan dalam keputusanpembelian dan motivasi konsumen antara konsumen pria dan wanita, tetapi tidakada perbedaan dalam persepsi konsumen antara konsumen pria dan wanita.Kata kunci: Keputusan Pembelian, Motivasi Konsumen, Persepsi Konsumen,Gender

<p><em>Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia puts the cooperative as the pillar of our national economy. However, its contribution to national economy is hardly significant due to several constraints; among them is human resources.The purpose of the study is to analyze the impact of self-actualization and compensation towards the working performance of multi-purpose cooperative managers by using quantitative approach.</em><em> </em><em>This research used purposive sampling technique and collected a sample of 114 multi-purpose cooperative manager of 168 population using. Binary regression is used in descriptive statistics test.The results show that both self-actualization and compensation have significant influence towards the working performance of multi-purpose cooperative managers in Semarang.</em></p>

<p class="Abstract">This study aims to analyze the influence of product quality, brand image, and price towards the decision to buy Toshiba laptop. The study is conducted on students of Economics Faculty, Semarang University. The total number of samples in the study is 96 respondents, using the purposive sampling method, while the set criteria for the said respondents are students of the Economics Faculty, Semarang University who had bought Toshiba laptop and used it for at least 3 months. Method of analysis used in this study is multiple linear regressions, the collected data which has fulfilled the validity test, reliability test, the classical assumption test, and t test that was processed using SPSS 22 program.</p><span lang="IN">The results of this study indicate that variables of product quality, brand image, and price positively influence significantly towards the decision to buy Toshiba laptop. Based on the above findings, it is conclusive that, altogether, the three independent variables used can influence the consumers in making their decision to buy as much as 79.5%.</span>

This article aims to measure poverty based on the perspective of water resource using the mix of qualitative and quantitative methods. The study was conducted in Salatiga which is rich of water resources potential. Although it has a highwater potential, distribution of raw water by the PDAM could only cover 40% households, while other households rely on springs in order to meet the needs of raw water. The water springs spreads in nearly 64 spots in Salatiga, however, they reduced to only 36 spots due to many factors. Some springs which contributes to large water flow are usually located in a settlement with limited access to good sanitation. Our study however, shows that the Water Poverty Index of Salatiga was 0.84 or 84% which indicates a good level of welfare and human resource quality of the people. This is also in alignment to the Human Development Index which was found to 77.13. Finally, the prosperity of the community and the human resource could be increased when the policy on water resource and environmental management is consistently implemented.