Authors :
Asmara Juana Suhardi; Jabal Tarik Ibrahim; Tri Sulistyaningsih; Budi Suprapto
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 1 - January
Google Scholar :
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10605091
Abstract :
This research aims to formulate participants'
rational choices for taking part in the Pratama’s High
Leadership Potitions (PHLP) selection at the macro level.
The research focuses on the resources that selection
participants have, competition and the norms that
regulate it, and the presence of corporate actors. This
type of research is interpretive with a qualitative
approach. The research subjects were Natuna Regency
Government PHLP participants, in 2021 and 2022. Data
collection was carried out using in-depth interviews and
participant observation. The research results show that
PHLP selection participants are rational actors who
have internal and external resources to compete for
limited resources in the form of positions. In competing
for this position, selection participants compete with
each other which is regulated by formal and informal
norms. The struggle for positions through PHLP
selection in the regional government bureaucracy cannot
be separated from the interference of corporate actors.
In conclusion, the outcome of the selection participants'
rational choices is not solely determined by the resources
they have but is also determined by the decisions of
corporate actors. The norms governing competition and
the presence of corporate actors show that rational
choice is not just a micro issue, but more than that,
macro in nature. Suggestions for future research could
be to use a quantitative approach to test the validity of
these findings. Or, looking at the rationality of PHLP
participants from a micro level.
Keywords :
Rational Choice, Job Selection, Resources, Competition, Corporate Actors.
This research aims to formulate participants'
rational choices for taking part in the Pratama’s High
Leadership Potitions (PHLP) selection at the macro level.
The research focuses on the resources that selection
participants have, competition and the norms that
regulate it, and the presence of corporate actors. This
type of research is interpretive with a qualitative
approach. The research subjects were Natuna Regency
Government PHLP participants, in 2021 and 2022. Data
collection was carried out using in-depth interviews and
participant observation. The research results show that
PHLP selection participants are rational actors who
have internal and external resources to compete for
limited resources in the form of positions. In competing
for this position, selection participants compete with
each other which is regulated by formal and informal
norms. The struggle for positions through PHLP
selection in the regional government bureaucracy cannot
be separated from the interference of corporate actors.
In conclusion, the outcome of the selection participants'
rational choices is not solely determined by the resources
they have but is also determined by the decisions of
corporate actors. The norms governing competition and
the presence of corporate actors show that rational
choice is not just a micro issue, but more than that,
macro in nature. Suggestions for future research could
be to use a quantitative approach to test the validity of
these findings. Or, looking at the rationality of PHLP
participants from a micro level.
Keywords :
Rational Choice, Job Selection, Resources, Competition, Corporate Actors.
