Journal Transnational Universal Studies

Open Plan Impact on Employees Performance

Guruh Dirgantoro, Mohammad Ischak, Tulus Widiarso, I Gde Oka Sindhu — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The shift from traditional office layouts to open-plan workspaces has become a global trend, including in public institutions. However, the effectiveness of this transition in bureaucratic environments remains debatable. This research aims to evaluate the impact of the open plan layout on employee performance at the PPBMN office under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Using a quantitative approach, data were collected through observations, questionnaires, and interviews, then analyzed using SPSS version 29 with regression analysis. The results show that the open plan design improves movement efficiency, work comfort, and collaboration, with a statistically significant influence of 15.2% on employee performance. These findings highlight that open workspace models, when supported by adaptive organizational culture, can enhance productivity in government institutions. The research contributes to workspace design theory in the public sector and offers practical implications for policymakers considering workspace renovations aligned with employee well-being and performance.

The Factors Affecting the Morphology of Kota Lama Tangerang

Turohman Turohman, Popi Puspitasari — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Morphological changes in old town areas often occur due to a lack of sensitivity to the importance of preserving historical traces, as seen in Kota Lama Tangerang. This area has undergone significant transformation influenced by ancient trade factors, political power, and inter-ethnic interaction. This study aims to analyze the development and morphological changes of Kota Lama Tangerang by identifying city elements that are still consistent, have changed, or even disappeared. Using a post-positivist approach with qualitative descriptive methods, this research relies on field observations, interviews with stakeholders, historical documentation, and digital mapping. The observation units include the villages of Sukarasa, Sukasari, Sukaasih, and Buaran Indah. The results show that significant changes have occurred in 65% of the road network and 30% of the land plots, while 55% of the buildings have survived. These findings show that the development of the city was influenced by the acculturation of Chinese, Sundanese, Arabic, Betawi, and Dutch colonial cultures, as well as historical events such as the construction of Fort Makassar, the founding of Boen Tek Bio, and VOC policies. This research implies the importance of more accurate historical data-based area delineation and the active involvement of the government, private sector, and community in urban planning based on historical values. The results of this study are expected to be a reference for policy making on the preservation and revitalization of the Kota Lama Tangerang area as an integral part of the national cultural heritage.

Studies on The Psychological Effects of Obesity on Athletes, Including Issues Related to Self-Esteem, Body Image and Mental Health

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Obesity is increasingly seen as a complex condition affecting both physical, psychological, and social well-being. While physical health and its consequences have been very well understood in research relating to obesity, the psychological impacts remain less analyzed, especially among athletes. Athletes are under a lot of pressure; their visibility, physical expectations of them by others, and cultural stereotypes make the psychological effects of obesity grave in this population. This research will dwell on the mental impacts of obesity among athletes by considering self-esteem, body image, and mental health as the development of an understanding in respect of how obesity has come to influence the state of psychology among athletes and probably different from non-athletes. It purports to contribute to the literature on mental health and body image in sport by identifying and analyzing such effects and proposing mitigating strategies for the adverse outcomes of obesity in athletic contexts. The study brings out individual experiences of obese athletes and contributes to the broader discussions about diversity and inclusion in sport, challenging the dominant narratives that make certain body types desirable. This thus forms a starting point for further investigations into the interplay between obesity, psychological health, and athletic performance, further enriching the realm of sports psychology