Authors Statistics from 3 Countries
| Country | Count of Articles |
|---|---|
| Indonesia | 12 |
| Tunisia | 2 |
| Nepal | 1 |
Articles
Era of The COVID-19 Pandemic: Ewuh Pakewuh Culture and Its Role on The Behavior of Someone in Debt, Based on Social Norms
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of social norms on the behavior of a person in debt for small entrepreneurs in the city of Semarang in the era of the COVID-19 PANDEMI, with ewuh paewuh culture as a moderating variable. The population of this study includes all small entrepreneurs who take credit from the Wibawa in the city of Semarang, amounting to 3950 people. The number of samples is 100 people (based on the Slovin formula). The sample selection method is purposive sampling, with the following criteria: 1) small entrepreneurs taking debts for the first time. 2) Small entrepreneurs are married and still have dependents for school children. The results of this study indicate that social norms influence the behavior of a person in debt for small entrepreneurs in Semarang City during the COVID-19 PANDEMIC era and the ewuh pakewuh culture is able to moderate the relationship between the influence of social norms on this behavior.
Read full articleThe challenges of digital transformation, problems and promises : Case of Tunisian SMEs
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The objective of this article is to identify the challenges of Tunisian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the implementation of Industry 4.0. Indeed, the Subject of Digital Transformation has its relevance as Industry 4.0 is considered as the first industrial revolution to be predicted before it happened. Competition from digital companies is disrupting business models, and leaders no longer have a choice: the time has come for digital transformation (Dussart, C, 2015). This transition is not new. It covers a necessary reality, especially for so-called traditional companies, which were not born in digital culture. Built on an old model, they must initiate and succeed in their transformation to remain competitive. This paper aims to analyze the opportunities brought by digital transformation for Tunisian companies. In our research and on the methodological section, we used an exploratory qualitative approach with Tunisian companies, using a questionnaire. The results of this investigation have shown that the great opportunities and challenges facing Tunisian companies are human capital in the first place, funding and above all methodological support. And the government must be the first to assist and support the digitization process.
Read full articleMeasuring Determinants of Time Deposit in The Commercial Banks in Nepal
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Time deposit is one of major source of liquidity of the commercial bank to maintain money supply to the demand of business and household sector. In this context, an interesting query is the determinants of time deposit. This paper measures the determinants of time deposit in the commercial banks of Nepal based on 15 years’ time series data sets from 2000-01 to 2017-18 of the sample commercial banks published by the central bank of Nepal. Using descriptive statistics and multiple regression models as the analytical tools, the paper has found fluctuating trend of liquidity in the commercial banks but inclining trend of external and internal variables including GDP, Deposit, Capital, Size of Bank, remittance and public debt. In this trend, the liquidity of the commercial banks depends significantly on time deposit and remittance inflow. Besides, the positive trend of time deposit from 1994-95 to 2017-18 has caused the positive trend of total deposit from 1994-95 to 2017-18. Additionally, the paper has found that GDP per capita, US exchange rate, interest rate and the branch of the bank are positively and significantly determinants to the time deposit of the commercial bank but inflation rate is negatively and determinant with significance. The internal variables are more determinants than the external variables to the time deposits. It is clear that time deposit is a reliable and long-term source to main the bank liquidity of the commercial bank for their financial stability and performance depends on more the internal variables than the external variables. Therefore, the commercial bank should reform as mentioned in the monetary policy and money market dynamics to improve the competitiveness and smartness of bank policy including interest rate policy and branch of the commercial banks for effective mobilization of the scattered small resources all over the country for higher rate of capital formation, investment, and economic growth
Read full articleModeration of Islamic Business Ethics to The Personality of Business Behavior
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The purpose of the study was to study whether moderation of Islamic business ethics can increase the influence of personality on the business behavior of Bengkoang sellers. This study was a field study in Padang City, with 101 samples of bengkoang sellers. Data collection techniques are observation, survey, and questionnaire and data processing with SPSS 25. Validity test, CFA Test. Hypothesis testing using MRA (Moderating Regression Analysis). This study produced the equation of the regression test results between Islamic Business Ethics, and Trader Behavior is Y = 21.689 + 0.419X1 + e, where the constant value indicates if Islamic Business Ethics does not exist, then Trader Behavior will still be formed as much as the existing constant value of 21,689. The application of Islamic Business Ethics to the behavior of bengkoang sellers in the city of Padang plays a positive and significant role.
Read full articleImpact of regulatory process on Telecom Firm Performance: Evidence from Non Parametric Approach
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This paper analyzes the effects of regulation, privatization, and competition on the telecommunications performance in 40 Latin American, African, and Arab countries from 1992 through 2010. By using difference-in-Difference with control variables and propensity score matching techniques, our study reveals that regulation is positively correlated with tariffs and quality. However; competition has no effect on tariffs. This result allows us to suspect the presence of collusion between competitors.
Read full articleValue Added Intellectual Coefficient on Banks Performance in Indonesia
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Banks in Indonesia, both state-owned and private, have realized the importance of intellectual capital as a substantial part in achieving sustainable bank business growth. The population of this research is banking in Indonesia which consistently publish its financial position on an annual basis. Determination of the sample is carried out with a purposive approach, the sample of this research is banks that are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and publish annual financial statements for the period 2018 - 2021. The analysis technique in this study uses simple linear regression analysis. The results show that each model from 2018-2021 shows a low value. The implication of this research is that the better the VAIC value, the more efficient the value creation of all resources will be.
Read full articleThe Effect of Work Environment on Employee Loyalty with Work Stress as an Intervening Variable at Bella Vita Hotel - Kota Kupang
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The purpose of this study was to see how the work environment, work stress, and employee loyalty and how the relationship between these three variables at Bella Vita Hotel Kupang, because the researchers found that there was an increase in the level of employee absenteeism when the number of positive confirmed cases of covid-19 in Kupang City more and more. This study uses the Spearman rank correlation test analysis technique. It is known that the work environment has a positive relationship with employee loyalty as indicated by a sig(2-tailed) value of 0.041 and a correlation coefficient of 0.462 which means the better the work environment, the higher the employee loyalty, and on the contrary. Job stress has a negative relationship with employee loyalty as indicated by a sig(2-tailed) value of 0.042 and a correlation coefficient of -0.459 which means the higher the work stress, the lower the employee loyalty, and vice versa. While the work environment has no relationship with work stress, because based on the results of the correlation test, the value of sig(2-tailed) is 0.878 where this value is greater than 0.05.
Read full articleTransformational Leadership and Organizational Commitments to Performance of State Civilians in the Local Government of East Luwu District
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This study aims to determine and analyze the effect of transformational leadership and organizational commitment on the performance of the state civil apparatus in the East Luwu Regency. This type of research is explanatory research that explains the effect of the independent variables on the dependent variable. This paper uses a quantitative approach in the form of statistical results to test the research hypothesis. This research was conducted in Luwu Raya Regency. The population in this study were all state civil servants in the local government of East Luwu Regency as many as 7,682 people. Determination of the number of samples using the Slovin approach, resulting in a total sample of 100 people. Sampling using an accidental sampling method. The analytical technique used in this research is multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that simultaneously all independent variables (transformational leadership and organizational commitment) had a positive and significant effect on the performance of the state civil apparatus. The transformational leadership has a dominant effect on the performance of the state civil apparatus compared to the organizational commitment variable.
Read full articleThe Effect of Customer Trust, Lifestyle, and Attitude on the Online Buying Decision
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The internet is essential for business. It is because all people apply this connection to do their online activities, for example, buying. Therefore, many online platforms appear to facilitate it. The research about the decision to buy online and its determinants is numerous. In this study, three determinants want to get investigated: trust, lifestyle, and attitude. By employing the undergraduate management students in Universitas Kristen Krida Wacana as population and stratified random sampling as the method to take the samples, this study has the goal to examine these three effects on the decision to purchase online. Before testing the effect of trust, lifestyle, and attitude on the online buying decision, the data collected from the online survey get validated first by the confirmatory factor analysis. Then, the reliability test by the Cronbach Alpha analysis becomes the following step. Furthermore, after examining the statistical hypotheses by the structural equation based on variance, this study reveals that trust does not affect the online purchasing decision. However, lifestyle and attitude become the determinant with a positive sign. It implies that the platform has to be able to provide a safe transaction to raise the trust of the customer to buy online, the sellers have to assure the fits of products offered and delivery time promised.
Read full articleThe Role of Digitalization in Expanding MSME Market Access
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The pandemic period has succeeded in shifting many habits, one of which is the direct market which has turned into an online market. Digital transformation is important to implement today in order to keep up with market trends. The convenience and practicality that are the advantages of the digital system are able to expand market access for MSMEs. One of the MSMEs that is trying to implement digitalization to expand market access is Apotek Anugerah Bluto Medika. The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of digitization in expanding market access for Apotek Anugerah Bluto Medika and analyze its marketing prospects through the involvement of digitalization. This research is a descriptive qualitative research. Data obtained from interviews, observations, and documentation. The results of this study show that digitalization has an important role for Apotek Anugerah Bluto Medika, especially in the field of marketing, namely to attract old customers and new customers to find out more about Apotek Anugerah Bluto Medika through the digitalization transformation process that is being developed. The prospects obtained by pharmacies from this digitization process are in the form of convenience in providing information, consulting and social services, community aspirations services in the form of criticism and suggestions, product services and so on to the wider community regarding health. Although it cannot be denied that there are still some obstacles faced in the digital transformation process.
Read full articleThe Effect of Communication, Decision Making, on Performance by Mediation of Job Satisfaction at the Youth, Sports Office, Culture and Tourism Office Labuhanbatu Regency
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of communication on job satisfaction, to determine the effect of decision making on job satisfaction, to determine the effect of communication on performance, to determine the effect of decision making on performance, to determine the effect of job satisfaction on performance, to determine the effect of communication on performance. performance mediated job satisfaction, to determine the effect of decision making on job satisfaction mediated performance at the Department of Youth and Sports, Culture and Tourism of Labuhanbatu Regency. In this study using quantitative research methods. The population in this study was 70 people, and the sampling technique used was saturated sampling, so that the sample amounted to 70 people. Data collection techniques using documentation, interviews and questionnaires and using a Likert scale instrument for measuring questionnaires. This research uses data analysis method using SmartPLS 3 software which is run on computer media. PLS (partial least square) is a variant-based structural equation analysis (SEM) which can simultaneously test the measurement model as well as test the structural model. The results showed that communication had a positive effect and communication had a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction. Decision making has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction. Communication has a positive and significant effect on performance. Decision making has no significant effect on performance. Job satisfaction has a negative and significant effect on performance. Communication has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction mediated by job satisfaction. Decision making has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction mediated by job satisfaction.
Read full articleCommunication Ability, Work Attitude, Compensation, and Commitment to Performance of Service Employees Labuhanbatu District Transportation
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Human resources are the most important investment so that This study aims to analyze communication skills, compensation work attitudes and commitment to the performance of the Labuhanbatu Regency Transportation Service employees. This type of research is quantitative, the place of this research is the Department of Transportation of Labuhanbatu Regency. In this study, the population is the employees of the Labuhanbatu Regency Transportation Service as many as 84 people . The sampling technique used is saturated sampling. Saturated sampling technique is a sampling technique when all members of the population are used as samples. Due to the number of employees of the Labuhanbatu Regency Transportation Service as many as 84 people (less than 100 people), then all employees were taken as objects of research. The analysis used is multiple linear regression. Observation, documentation and questionnaires using a Likert scale is a data collection technique used in this study. The results of the regression analysis obtained the t-count value of 3.875 > t-table 1.6643, Then the results of the regression analysis obtained the t-count value of 2.135 > t-table 1.6643, obtained the t-count value of 2.322 > t-table 1.6643 and then the t-count value of 4.414 > t table 1.6643. In this case, it means that each variable of communication ability (X 1 ), work attitude (X 2 ), compensation (X 3 ) and commitment (X 4 ) has a positive effect on the employee performance variable (Y). The calculated F value is 52.503> F table 2.49 with a significance value of 0.000 <0.05. From these results, it can be concluded that communication (X 1 ), work attitude (X 2 ), compensation (X 3 ) and commitment (X 4 ) simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on employee performance (Y). R Square value of analysis of the coefficient of determination of 0.727 means that employee performance can be explained by the variables of communication skills (X 1 ), work attitude (X 2 ), compensation (X 3 ) and commitment (X 4 ) of 72.7%, while the remaining 27.3% can be explained by other variables not examined in this study.
Read full articleThe Effect of Motivation, Ethics, and Work Discipline on Performance of Employees at the Kotapinang Regional General Hospital, South Labuhanbatu
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Purpose from study sees Influence motivation, ethics and discipline work to performance employee hospital of kotapinang. Researched data with spread questionnaire for 100 research samples, namely employees General Hospital of Penang. For see results analysis with use application that is spss. Test conducted by partial and simultaneous with To do a t-test, regression f test and also see determination. t test results motivation has a positive and significant effect on performance, it can be seen from the results of the t-table test which shows that 2.892> 1.984 (t-count > t-table), ethics has a positive and significant effect on performance, it can be seen from the results of the t-table test which shows that 3.038> 1.984 (t-count > t-table), discipline work does not have a positive and significant effect on performance, it can be seen from the results of the t table test which shows that -0.055 < 1.984 (t-count < t-table), results testing by simultaneous show that motivation, ethics and discipline work give positive and significant influence _ to performance Thing this seen from F count > F table (9,358 > 2.47).
Read full articleThe Effect of Marketing Mix and Agricultural Incentives on Farmers' Participation in Organic Rice Cultivation in Bakti Village, Ponrang Selatan District, Luwu Regency
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This study examines the effect of the marketing mix and agricultural incentives on farmer participation in organic rice cultivation. This research method uses descriptive quantitative research through survey techniques. The data collection uses observation and interview methods. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with the help of the Smart PLS application. The results showed that the marketing mix affected farmer participation of -0.082 units with a T arithmetic value of 0.441 < 1.697 or a p-value of 0.660 > 0.005. Agricultural incentives affect farmer participation by 0.923 units with a t-count value of 3.491 > 1.697 or a p-value of 0.001 <0.05. The combined effect of the marketing mix and agricultural incentives on farmer participation is 57.2%, while 42.8% is influenced by other variables not observed in this study.
Read full articleThe Impact of Human Resources Capacity and Policy on Disaster Preparedness: (Study at the Luwu Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency)
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This study aims to describe and determine the effect of human resource capacity, policy, and disaster preparedness. This study uses a quantitative method by taking a sample of 80 respondents from the Luwu Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency using the Slovin formula. Sources of data were obtained using questionnaires and interviews. The data collected was analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using the Smart PLS application. The results of the study show that Human Resource Capacity has an effect on disaster preparedness by 0.260 units with a t-count value = 4.129 > t table = 1.900 and a P-value = 0.000 <0.05. Policies have an effect on disaster preparedness by 0.737 units with a t-count value = 12,183 > t table = 1.900 and a P-value = 0.000 <0.05. The joint influence of Human Resource Capacity and Policy on disaster preparedness is 96.5 percent, while 3.5 percent is influenced by other variables not observed in this study.
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