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s a t u k e s i m p u l -a n y a n g b e r h a -s i l d i t a r i k d a r i h a s i l j a j a k p e n -d a p a t L i t b a n g K o m p a s y a n g d i g e l a r p e k a n l a l u ( 2 3 - 2 6 / 3 / 2 0 1 1 ) . S u r v e i j a -. j a k p e n d a p a t i n i d i l a k u k a n u n t u k m e n g h i m p u n o p i n i m a s y a r a k a t , k h u s u s n y a p e n d a p a t a n a k m u d a , t e r k a i t m i -n a t m e r e k a m e l a n j u t k a n p e n d i -d i k a n t i n g g i .
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C o n t o h l a i n a d a l a h M u h a m -m a d F a r i z ( 2 3 ) y a n g s e d a n g m e -n y e l e s a i k a -n t e s i s u n t u k m e r a i h g e l a r m a g i s t e r m a n a j e m e n d i U n i v e r s i t a s G a d j a h M a d a . F a r i z m e r n i l i h m e l a n j u t k a n k u l i a h b e -g i t u d i a h i l u s S - 1 d a r i U n i v e r s i t a s B i n a N u s a n t a r a , J a k a r t a
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