On dual positions<\/p>\n
From Media Indonesia<\/p>\n
In her speech on the anniversary of the Indonesian Democratic
\nParty of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) in North Sumatra on March, 3,
\nPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri asked her followers, members of
\nPDI Perjuangan, whether they would agree if she relinquished her
\npost as the party chairwoman because of her presidential
\nposition. The audience gave her a big \"no\". Had President
\nMegawati posed the question to all Indonesians, the answer would
\nperhaps have been \"yes\".<\/p>\n
In our society, moreover during the New Order regime, dual
\npositions were common. There are certainly some advantages as
\nwell as disadvantages of dual positions. Take, for example, a
\nresearcher who holds functional and structural positions
\nconcurrently in our work place. He\/she will not carry out one of
\ntheir functions well. Additional duties will not bring about
\noptimum results. Worse still, if it is their structural position
\nthat becomes their other post, other people and the institution
\nitself will be disadvantaged. A researcher obtaining the highest
\nappreciation in his functional post has shown that they have
\nfailed in accomplishing the structural position they concurrently
\nhold. It's real and all of their subordinates are aware of this
\nsituation. At the state level, this situation will be analogous
\nto prioritizing a political party's mandate over the peoples.<\/p>\n
We therefore suggest that if a political party leader is still
\nneeded by their party as a symbol of the party, they should just
\nbe a non-active member so that they will not use state facilities
\nin the interests of their own party. Those concurrently holding
\nfunctional and structural posts in the government should leave
\ntheir functional positions. This distinction is necessary to be
\ncarried out for the sake of good governance.<\/p>\n
SUHEIMI NURUSMAN<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/on-dual-positions-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }