Research in Islamic Multilevel Marketing (MLM) is relatively underrepresented, partly because such business model combined with Islamic appeal is a relatively new phenomenon and the novelty of MLM business is disputable in Islamic point of view. This research aimed to explore factors influencing the...

The minimum criteria regarding the qualifications and competencies of lecturers in conducting education require psychological contracts, organizational culture and the strategy of Human Resources (HR) that are used as the basis for work relationships. The main objective of this research is to examine...

Kaizen culture and Innovation are key competitive factors deeply imbued into the organizational products and processes to achieve optimal operational performance sustainably. Literature suggested that manufacturing companies needing to differentiate themselves adopt a culture of continuous improvement...

The laser-cutting machine in line with the current manufacturing trend, small amount of diversification, elimination of the cost of molds, capability to finish the products through software, can reduce the processing time and with high quality. The case company is an agent of spare parts and laser-cutting...

This study aims to start up an innovative business model of handmade beverage market based on Chinese herbal medicine in China. This follows the Chinese ancient 24 solar terms to create a series of herbal beverages to meet the healthy need, of which any of the 24 solar terms in traditional Chinese lunar...

The present study investigated the effect of learning outcomes of the five practical methods in entrepreneurship education. The two classes of junior students became the experimental and control group. After learning the five practical methods, the experimental group can produce better results than the...

Along with the tremendous growth of international operations, more and more expatriates have to be dispatched to the overseas market places. However, expatriate’s failure still remains in a higher rate. Expatriates’ failure not only can incur the loss of company sales and profits, but also negatively...

Building brands at social media are challenging as consumers are easily swayed away to through a click; therefore, marketers need to gravitate the 3.196 billion of social media users based on Statista reports that the total spending might thrive at USD 4.5 trillion. Facebook’s community is a force to...

International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) is one of the changes in accounting standard regulations that affect the environment of international accounting information. In increasing capital market activities, IFRS provides a series of uniformity of accounting standards which is adopted by various...

This study aims to analyze the influence of the characteristics of the board of directors on company value. The characteristics of the board of directors are measured by size, age, and activities on company values. The samples of this research were taken randomly from 266 companies listed in the Indonesia...

The goal of this study is to examine the effect of ethnic, skill, and qualification diversity of the board of commissioners on stock performance in emerging markets. This study employs 266 companies listed on IDX (Indonesia Stock Exchange) during 2011-2017 periods. The result shows that ethnic, skill,...

This study discovered (1) the effect of destination images on destination loyalty (2) the effect of destination images on destination loyalty with tourists’ satisfaction as mediating variable. Respondents in this study were the tourists in the Bukittinggi City. This study utilized primary data which...

This study aims to analyze how the effect of age, family relation as a board of commissioners, and activities of the board of commissioners on company value. Two variables are used as control variables, which are company age and company leverage. The samples in this research is taken by random sampling...

The era of digitizing the industry 4.0 has an impact on changes in the competence of all organizations, in order to survive and improve the performance of organizations. This study aimed to analyze the impact of business knowledge and self-confidence on business performance with business innovation as...

The purpose of this research was to analyze the effects of price discounts, bonus pack, and in-store display on impulse buying at Supermarkets in Padang City. This study used quantitative method to investigate certain populations and samples. The sampling technique used in this study was accidental sampling;...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of multiple directorships, tenure, and age of board of directors on corporate value. Multiple directorships, tenure, and age were used as independent variables, and corporate value became the dependent variable. Two variables were used as control,...

For improving the quality of life and health condition of Taiwanese, we promote handmade candles in order to service our consumers. We plan to use the convenience of technology and enhance our publicity more in the offering. We hence conducted an investigation on organic enterprises that included organic...

Companies can create core competencies or competitive advantages by adopting the marketing strategies. It can result in creating profitable relationship with customers, differentiation themselves to gain superior customer value than others. This study emphasizes on investigating how small tourism firms...

This study analyzes the influence of board nationality, diversity, gender, and educational background as independent and dependent variables on stock returns. Two control variables were used namely, the audit quality and company age, with secondary data obtained in the form of financial statements and...

The main objective of this research is to explore and determine the effect of Good Corporate Governance, Managerial Ownership, and Firm Size that affect Firm Performance. We used the sample from financial statements of manufacturing companies engaged in Food and Beverages which are listed on the Indonesia...

In today’s digitalized era, the adoption of Industry 4.0 technology pillars can boost businesses by enhancing organizational performance. As one of the crucial pillars, big data potentially has been receiving heightened interests from academics and practitioners. Big Data Analytics (BDA) is viewed as...

This study aimed to determine how much influence of the Leadership Style and Leader’s Innovation on Organizational Performance through Employee’s Responsiveness as an intervening variable. This research variables are Leadership Style (X1), Leader’s Innovation (X2) Employee’s Responsiveness (Z), and Organizational...

The purpose of this research is to analyze the effect of financial distress and corporate governance toward earnings management. The samples of this research consist of 131 non-financial companies that are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from the years 2014 to 2017 by using purposive sampling...

The goal of this study was to assess the advantages of rural tourism development at Kulon Progo County based on 800 visitors who were observed about their perception of strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat on eight rural destinations. Respondent consists of tourist, local residents, and destination...

Financial education is very important to everyone including financial education on Small Business Enterprise (SBE). This preliminary study revealed that financial education can increase financial literate significantly. Using Financial Fitness Quiz built by O’Neill, there were different results before...

Financial literacy is a term that is currently used in many papers about a person’s literacy in managing his / her finance. Someone is said to be financially literate when he or she is able to take advantage of financial institutions and manage his / her finance. The efforts to improve financial literacy,...

This research aimed to examine the effect of Servant Leadership and Work Engagement on Organizational Citizenship Behavior mediated by Organizational Commitment on Volunteers in Abbalove Ministries Church. This research utilized the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) as data analysis technique by using...

The younger generation, i.e., Gen Y and Gen Z, would make up 67% of Malaysia’s population in 2019. They are technically savvy and have huge spending power. Since this young generation is attracted to novel and exciting shopping experiences, Malaysian retailers should entice them by incorporating Retail...

In the industrial era of 4.0, digital and physical changes are inevitable, as well as for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The majority of SMEs in Jambi Province have not conducted digital technology as marketing strategy for the expansion of their market share. The purposes of this research were:...

Kuala Lumpur, the national capital of Malaysia is a diverse and dynamic city. The food scenary in Kuala Lumpur is constantly changing, with new variants of business models being introduced frequently. Restaurants and food outlets need to adapt to this change in order to maintain sustainable competitive...

The Belt & Road Initiative that was introduced by President Xi Jinping has received numerous attentions from the governments, business organizations and individuals from different countries. However, even though it is believed that Chinese companies will be the big winners from the Belt & Road...

Smartphone is considered as a common trend in this globalization era. Everyone wishes to have his / her own smartphone as it is making everyone’s life easier. Today, there are four major domestic smartphone brands that dominate the smartphone segment in China, which are Huawei, Vivo, Oppo, and Xiaomi,...

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the use of Computer-Assisted Audit Techniques (CAAT), professional ethics, and auditor’s motivation on auditors’ performance. The study was conducted by using survey method which distributed the questionnaires to auditors in Public Accounting Firm....

This study aimed to examine the effects of social influence both directly and indirectly on purchase intention of Starbucks as an environmentally friendly product. This study used a survey method. The respondents consisted of 100 Starbucks consumers. A convenience sampling technique was used. The data...

The purpose of this research was to analyze the effect of intellectual capital on tax avoidance before and after the tax amnesty. This research used manufacturing industries listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange in the periods of 2015 and 2017 as the samples. By using purposive sampling technique, 230 data...

The purpose of this study was to analyse the key motivations that encourage entrepreneurship among women in the Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia. The number of female entrepreneurs has been increasing in recent years. Potential success through entrepreneurial acts is also open for the females. Furthermore,...

With economic growth and social development, Taiwan has gradually emerged as an ageing social problem, thus causing a structural imbalance in the population and aggravating the level of competition in the talent market. On the other hand, the new generation of workers who grew up under the influence...

The purpose of this paper was to examine the determinant of investment among companies in consumption goods sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during the period of 2014-2017, with the sample as many as 100 companies. The investment decision was measured by nett investment. The authors...

This study aimed to examine the proposed entrepreneurial university model that is relevant to the changing times. A number of studies on the entrepreneurial university model have been conducted. This study used social cognitive theory that underlies the entrepreneurial university model. The method used...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of capital structure and firm size on firm value through profitability as an intervening variable. This study was conducted among manufacturing companies in various industrial sectors in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during the period 2013-2017. The...

The purpose of this research was to obtain empirical evidence about the effect of organizational characteristics such as respect and openness, cooperation and flexibility, fair treatment, and trust in supervisory authority, on whistleblowing behavior to identify fraud. This research used questionnaires...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of affective commitment and psychological contract violation on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) with Locus of Control as intervening variable at Gunung Naga Mas Ltd. Data was collected through surveys and distributing questionnaires with...

This study aimed to provide empirical evidence on the influence of Accounting Conservatism, Leverage, Growth Opportunities and Cash and Liquidity on Corporate Investment. The object of this research used was manufacturing companies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2014-2016. Samples were obtained...

The purpose of this study was to obtain empirical evidence about the effect of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Disclosure, Profitability, Leverage, and Sales Growth on Earning Response Coefficient (ERC) among manufacturing companies that listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during the years...

Tourism sector is the most effective sector in encouraging an increase in Indonesia’s foreign exchange, although there is no forecasting model that can be used to predict the number of tourist visits. This study attempted to fill the void of the model to predict the number of tourist visits to Kalibiru...

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of human capital and knowledge management in innovation. This study was conducted in Indonesia. Research respondents were bank employees who had structural positions. Data had been collected by using a survey with questionnaires. Based on data analysis...

Regional economy is generally supported by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). One of them is the MSMEs of embroidery. One of the regions which produce the best embroidery product in West Sumatera is Pariaman; the product is the embroidery of gold thread. The problem with MSMEs of embroidery...

The Performance Appraisal System (PAS) has purposes that are oriented towards individuals and institutions to improve the performance of higher education. This study explores lecturers’ perceptions of the purposes of PAS. Data were collected via questionnaires from 269 lecturers at higher educational...

The purpose of this research was to reveal the effect of leadership attitude on job satisfaction through burnout among HWI Lindeteves shops. This research used SEM-PLS in a descriptive research method that observed over 80 respondents. A positive effect of leadership style on burnout was found as the...

The main goal of an educational institution is to maintain its stability and improve its growth and sustainability. Thus, educational institution must have an effective Credit and Collection Management Practices (CCMP) and Credit Risk Management to avoid credit risk. The study assessed the CCMP of private...

A firm‘s decision to use leverage becomes a controversial policy between the managers and shareholders. The aim of this study was to reveal the determinants that affect a firm’s decision to use leverage. Data was collected from financial reports of manufacturing firms in Indonesia during the years of...

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between servant leadership and job satisfaction, and whether job empowerment will affect job satisfaction. Using the Army aviation unit subordinates as sample and 350 questionnaires were distributed. There were 321 effective questionnaires collected....

Moral Leadership is one of the most important leadership styles among Chinese enterprises, which are also the one of the leadership styles of the paternalistic leadership. Nowadays most Chinese are expecting the higher leaders who have highly standard moral across societies and organizations. It’s based...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of intellectual capital and knowledge management on business performance. This study was conducted in Indonesia. Research respondents were bank employees who had structural positions. Data had been collected by using a survey with questionnaires. We...

This study adapted the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to examine the usefulness of mobile apps, value-for-money, emotional value, and individual mobility factors that influence Indonesian millennials’ attitudes toward mobile app payment systems and how their attitudes mediate these four variables...

This study aimed to provide an overview of stakeholder perception among companies in Indonesia about earnings management and its influence on the quality of accounting information. Primary data was acquired from respondents consisting of stakeholders. The questionnaire was distributed both manually and...

This research is a preliminary study to develop a national Consumer Intention Index (CII) in the context of batik-art. As a preliminary study, this study was conducted on 346 people who purchased batik-art as samples in the cities of Yogyakarta and Solo. The result shows that the CII instrument produced...

The purpose of research was to obtain empirical evidence about the impact of board structure, board independence, and leverage on Free-Cash-Flow (FCF) with dividend policy as a mediating variable among manufacturing companies during the period of 2016-2018. This study used 29 manufacturing companies...

Roll (1992) stated that the ASEAN capital market is still attractive for international diversification in various industries. To test the benefits of this international diversification, I used the industrial correlation between stock exchanges index and MSCI, and non-systematic risk measurement from...

Financial information owned by a company is considered as a good signal for investors to make investment decisions, so they tend to see the earnings information as a benchmark, but other information is needed to predict the value of the company’s stock returns, which is the earnings response coefficient....

Batik is one of Indonesian cultures which is an asset from ancestors, thus must be preserved. Almost every province in Indonesia has its own distinctive Batik products. However, not all regions in Indonesia can preserve the Batik industry. This study aimed to assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities,...

According to the literature review, positive website content and trust in internet shopping will increase internet purchasing intention. Meanwhile, trust in internet shopping may play the mediating role. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the relationship between website content, trust in internet...

This study developed the relationship between team social exchange relationship (i.e., Leader-Member Exchange or LMX and Team-Member Exchange or TMX) and employee job satisfaction. This study evaluated the importance of LMX and TMX on job satisfaction. Furthermore, this study also examined the joint...

This study aimed to obtain the findings, whether the attitude of acceptance, environmental awareness, knowledge about the benefits of green products have an impact on the intention to buy green products, or do not have an impact and even tend to be ignored (green paradox). This study involved 204 respondents...

Purpose – This study aimed to help define the environmental factors affecting the acceleration of FinTech adoption by SMEs in the East Java Region. Design/methodology/approach – An empirical study of TOE Framework focused on environmental factors using the data from 402 respondents of SMEs Owners and...

According to the literature of competency and entrepreneurship, developing appropriate competencies is more likely to accomplish expected achievements especially under an uncertain business environment. The conditions of the community revitalization in rural areas are in a similar situation as a process...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the West Sumatera MSMEs strategy in facing competition in the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. This study used a qualitative method with a strategic analysis tool that is SWOT analysis to analyze the internal and external factors and what strategies should...

The aim of this research was to analyze the effects of firm’s financial performance - profitability, liquidity, tangibility, asset turnover, and firm size on capital structure. Sample in this research is 8 out of 13 chemical companies which were listed on Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) for five consecutive...

This article discusses about the relationship between investor characteristics and investment decisions as well as the evaluation or valuation of information used. The method was used by conducting a literature review. Investigations were carried out on the relationship between investor characteristics...

The IDR/USD volatility during January-March 2018 was the lowest compared to the currencies of high-risk countries (fragile five) and in the ASEAN region. Rupiah volatility is around 8%, while Brazilian real volatility is 15%, Mexican pesos is 13%, Turkish lira is 8.8%, Russian ruble is 14%, South Korean...

This paper highlights the importance of human capital development towards optimising performance for business sustainability in digital era. It introduces a new concept called “Heart Count” that is vital to management of employees’ happiness which would be the determinant of performance in digital era....

This research examined the effects of fiscal decentralization ratio, regional financial dependency ratio, regional financial independence ratio, and expenditure allocation harmony ratio on Human Development Index (HDI). This study used the data on regional financial ratios in Central Java Province from...

This research was intended to reveal the effects of influencers’ attractiveness, trustworthiness, and expertise on consumer attitude towards advertising content partially and simultaneously, as well as the effect of consumer attitude towards advertising content on consumer attitude towards the brand....

This study intended to reveal the effects of profitability, growth, and company size on company value, with capital structure as control variable, among manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). This study used 165 manufacturing companies listed on IDX from 2013 to 2017 as...

This research aimed to reveal the effects of work accuracy, experience, work involvement, and motivation on employee performance, partially and simultaneously. Data was collected through survey and questionnaire distribution, with 81 respondents of the Department of Public Works and Spatial Planning...

Social commerce is growing and gaining popularity among Generation Y due to the advancement of technology, in which it creates a new marketplace for sellers and buyers. It allows an individual to browse, compare and purchase the products on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram....

With the advancement of internet technology, the transaction conducted via social commerce has become a trend. However, the credibility of social commerce is in doubt due to many fraudulent cases and scams being discovered frequently. Therefore, this study would like to evaluate the impacts of the number...

Natural functional food industry is growing steadily worldwide and innovative products are being continuously launched thus making competition fierce. Successful commercialization of natural functional foods is proving to be challenging especially due to the need for a strategic approach to product development...

This study aimed to examine the impact of celebgram endorsement on purchase intention among millennial women in Jakarta, mediated by brand awareness and customer attitude. The hypotheses were tested by using a quantitative method based on 100 samples. Data was collected using questionnaires distributed...