<p><em>This study examines the Sustainable Competitive Advantage model in the creative industries of the Visual Communication Design (DKV) sub-sector through a review of Social Capital and the mediating role of the Knowledge Management System (KMS). This research is quantitative descriptive, using cross sectional time dimension. The population in this study consisted of owners, managers, and designers in the DKV business in Riau Province, Indonesia. The research method is probability sampling using cluster sampling techniques. The samples used were 202. Data were collected through a questionnaire consisting of 41 questions. The results of this test is that there is a relationship between social capital and the knowledge management system. Knowledge Management System mediates the relationship between Social Capital and Sustainable Competitive Advantage. This research was conducted at DKV Enterprises so it needs to be extended to other creative industry sub-sectors to further validate the models that have been developed. So that the benefits obtained will be more extensive and meaningful for the creative industry holistically. Previous research has concentrated on the effect of social capital on knowledge management on the character of business organizations by not normalizing knowledge as the main competitiveness in organizations. Furthermore KMS in the creative economy is Knowledge Collaboration from various elements that support the creation of superior creative products.</em></p><p><em><br /></em></p><p><em>Penelitian ini menganalisis peran mediasi <em>Knowledge Managemant System</em> (KMS) dan modal sosial terhadap <em>Sustainable Competitive Advantage</em> (SCA) pada industri kreatif sub-sektor Desain Komunikasi Visual (DKV). Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif, menggunakan dimensi waktu <em>cross sectional</em>. Populasi dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari pemilik, manajer, dan desainer dalam bisnis DKV di Provinsi Riau, Indonesia. Metode penelitian ini adalah <em>probability</em>, menggunakan teknik <em>cluster sampling</em>. Sampel yang digunakan adalah 202 responden. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner yang terdiri dari 41 pertanyaan. Hasil tes ini adalah bahwa terdapat hubungan modal sosial terhadap KMS. KMS memediasi hubungan antara modal sosial terhadap SCA. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada usaha DKV sehingga perlu diperluas ke sub-sektor industri kreatif lainnya untuk lebih memvalidasi model penelitian yang telah dikembangkan. Penelitian ini memberikan manfaat bagi industri kreatif untuk dapat mengetahui dimensi atau aspek dari setiap variabel penelitian yang perlu diberi perhatian untuk diterapkan, sehingga dapat mencapai SCA. Penelitian sebelumnya telah dilakukan pada pengaruh modal sosial pada KMS pada karakter organisasi bisnis yang dimana pengetahuan tacit bukanlah sebagai daya saing utama dalam organisasi. KMS usaha dalam industri kreatif adalah kolaborasi pengetahuan dari berbagai elemen didalam ekosistem yang mendukung mulai dari penciptaan gagasan untuk menghasilkan produk kreatif sampai kepada pengembangan produk dan pemasarannya.</em></p>

This paper is concern with Indonesia lecturers' performances on teaching and research activities. Particular attention is given to look at teaching and publication performances after a various compensation schemes introduced since 2008. The study began with developing the instruments integrating lecturer's characteristics and academic activities; i.e., including teaching, research, and time allocation. Around 54.000 of lecturers of higher system in Indonesia registered as permanent staffs of universities received certification. The questionnaire forms were digitally filled. This study shows there is a tendency of increase number of working hours of lecturers for teaching process. Publication index is slightly improved after certification and compensation schemes are introduced. Large variations of publication index are observed according to country where doctoral graduate is finished. This study implies that there is a limited improvement of research activities, particularly after the implementation of lecturer compensation policy. This study is ended with a conclusion.

Artikel ini berupaya mengupas berbagai tahapan Monitoring dan evaluasi, yang sering dilakukan oleh berbagai peneliti. Namun banyak pula yang kurang paham, apa perbedaan dan kegunaannya. Dilanjutkan dengan memahami bagaimana data dimanfaatkan untuk kepentingan monev, ukuran yang ingin dipahami. Beberapa penelitian yang pernah penulis lakukan disarikan sebelum rangkuman hasil dari artikel ini.

Cities are spatial plans on the surface (land) with administrative boundaries that have been determined where there is concentration of the population in it along with various economic, social and political activities. The city is a residential spatial structure with a large number of people on limited urban land, which is generally non-agrarian. The development of the city does not always have a positive impact, but it has a negative impact including the emergence of slum areas around the city center. Around the city center there are various centers of activity including tourism, health, education and trade as well as services in the city, provincial and national levels. The five activities are developing quite rapidly which has resulted in the development of residential areas around the city center and the poor development of slums in these locationsThe purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that influence the development of slums. The research location is in the city of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra Province. This study uses primary data by distributing questionnaires to households throughout the City of Bukittinggi. The analysis used is logistic regression analysis. The results showed the factors that influence the development of slums including the Quality of Dwelling, Building Density, Education and Road Accessibility. These influencing factors can be used as a reference for alleviating slums in Bukittinggi City.Keywords: cities, households, slum areas. ABSTRAKKota merupakan suatu tempat pemusatan berbagai kegiatan manusia baik dari kegiatan sosial, kegiatan ekonomi, maupun kegiatan politik dimana berkonsentrasi pada satu tata ruang di atas permuakaan (darat) yang memiliki batas-batas wilayah administrasi yang sudah ditetapkan. Kota merupakan suatu tata ruang permukiman berpenduduk dengan jumlah yang banyak di atas lahan perkotaan yang terbatas, yang pada umumnya bersifat non agraris. Perkembangan kota tidak selalu menimbulkan dampak positif, namun memiliki dampak negatif diantaranya munculnya kawasan permukiman kumuh di sekitar pusat kota. Di sekitar pusat kota memiliki berbagai pusat  kegiatan diantaranya pariwisata, kesehatan, pendidikan dan perdagangan serta jasa baik di lingkup kota, provinsi maupun nasional. Kelima kegiatan tersebut berkembang dengan cukup pesat yang mengakibatkan berkembang kawasan permukiman di sekitar pusat kota dan buruknya berkembang permukiman kumuh di lokasi tersebut. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perkembangan permukiman kumuh. Lokasi penelitian berada di Kota Bukittinggi Provinsi Sumatera Barat. Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer dengan menyebarkan kuesioner ke rumah tangga se-Kota Bukittinggi. Analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi logistik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perkembangan permukiman kumuh diantaranya Kualitas Hunian, Kepadatan Bangunan, Pendidikan dan Aksesibilitas Jalan. Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi ini dapat dijadikan sebagai acuan guna pengentasan permukiman kumuh di Kota Bukittinggi.Kata kunci: kota, rumah tangga, permukiman kumuh.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of business Knowledge Management System (KMS) of creative industry in the visual communication design sub-sector to attain sustainable competitive advantage. This research is a quantitative research using survey method with a questionnaire as the instrument. The population in this study consists of business owners, business managers, and creative workers in the business of visual communication design sub-sector located in Riau, Indonesia. The sample size is 202 and the sampling method used is purposive sampling, there are 34 questions in the questionnaire and analyzed by using SEM AMOS. This study found that KMS of the business effect sustainable competitive advent age. Both basic competing strategies and strategic competitiveness can be used as dimensions of sustainable competitive advantage. This study is conducted in Visual Communication Design so that it needs to be extended to other sub-sectors to further validate the model.