Impact of COVID-19 pandemic upon fashion consumer behavior: focus on mass and luxury products

PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused a decline in overall consumption, but luxury sales within offline department stores rose significantly. This study identifies changes in the market environment variable (i.e. pandemics) and their impact on clothing consumption behavior. Moreover, it examines consumer behavior characteristics and provides implications for future fashion marketing and merchandising strategies.Design/methodology/approachThis study analyzed post-pandemic consumption trends by obtaining luxury brand sales data from the Korea National Statistical Office and department stores. Moreover, it investigated luxury consumption fluctuation after the pandemic and statistically analyzed the characteristics of luxury consumers by customer level (CL) that affected sales.FindingsThe results of the study showed that offline (online) clothing consumption at mass markets has decreased (increased) since the pandemic, whereas sales of luxury fashion brands at offline department stores have grown. Moreover, the in-depth analysis showed a significant sales decline (increase) for clothing-centered (leather-centered) luxury brands.Practical implicationsIf such a trend in luxury brand consumption continues, current polarization is expected to be maintained. Therefore, the study’s findings can be used as basic data in strengthening luxury brands and planning products.Originality/valueThis is the first work to undertake a comparative study of fashion consumer behavior, before and after the pandemic, involving the mass and luxury markets in South Korea.

Pengaruh Lingkungan Kerja Dan Program Kesejahteraan Karyawan Terhadap Semangat Kerja Pada PT. Happy Puppy Tenggarong

The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the effect of the work environment and employee welfare programs on morale at Happy Puppy Tenggarong both partially and simultaneously. Besides that, to find out the dominant variables in influencing work morale. The analytical tool used in this study is multiple linear regression with the number of respondents in this study amounting to 25. The results showed that the variables of the work environment and employee welfare programs had a simultaneous effect on employee morale. The work environment variable has a partial effect on employee morale at Happy Puppy Tenggarong while the welfare program variable has no effect on employee morale. Thus, it can be concluded that the work environment variable has the most dominant influence on work morale. Keywords: Work Environment, Employee Welfare Program

Pengaruh Motivasi Kerja dan Lingkungan Kerja Islami terhadap Kinerja Karyawan pada Bank Syariah Indonesia KCP Bogor Pomad

In the world of work of a company, there are many supporting aspects that support the running of a company, for example, employees. These things need to be considered so that the achievement of goals in the company can run well, by paying attention to motivation and an Islamic work environment that is expected to increase enthusiasm at work. In order to achieve these goals, employees need to be given the right motivation and Islamic work environment in order to have high performance so that they can provide maximum service to the community. This research uses quantitative methods and data collection techniques. The research is carried out by distributing questionnaires to employees of Bank Syariah Indonesia KCP Bogor Pomad which will then be used as samples. The results showed that the significant value for the effect of work motivation on employee performance was 0.02 and the significant value of the Islamic work environment variable on employee performance was 0.00. This means that the X1 and X2 variables have an influence on the Y variable. Keywords: Work motivation, Islamic work environment, employee performance

KOMPENSASI, LINGKUNGAN KERJA, DAN PROMOSI JABATAN SEBAGAI PREDIKTOR TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA KARYAWAN

This study is to detect the effect of compensation, work environment and promotion on employee job satisfaction, where human resources are assets that must be continuosly considered to obtain human resources who have good performance. Human resources in an organization are important and must be managed properly and correctly. Job satisfaction is important because it can affect employee behavior and loyalty to the company. This research was conducted with quantitative methods and the population taken was all employees of the Outbound American division as many as 83 respondents. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling method, and the data testing technique used was PLS. The results of the analysis and discussion showed that compensation, work environment and job promotion had an effect on employee job satisfaction. The compensation variable has a positive effect on employee job satisfaction, The work environment variable has a positive influence on job satisfaction. And lastly, the variable of the job rpomotion has a positive effect oh job satisfaction but is not significant.Penelitian ini adalah untuk meneliti kompensasi, lingkungan kerja dan promosi sebagai predictor terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan. Sumber daya manusia di dalam suatu organisasi menjadi penting dan harus dikelola dengan baik dan benar. Kepuasan kerja menjadi penting karena dapat mempengaruhi perilaku dan loyalitas karyawan pada perusahaan. Dalam penelitian ini dilakukan menggunakan metode kuantitatif. Penelitian ini menggunakan populasi seluruh karyawan bagian Outbound divisi Amerika yang berjumlah 83 responden. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang dipakai metode purposivesampling, dan teknik pengujian data yang digunakan adalah PLS. Hasil dari analisis dan pembahasan diketahui bahwa kompensasi, lingkungan kerja dan promosi jabatan berpengaruh terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan. Variabel kompensasi memiliki pengaruh positif terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan. Variabel lingkungan kerja memiliki pengaruh positif terhadap kepuasan kerja. Dan terakhir variabel promosi jabatan juga berpengaruh positif terhadap kepuasan kerja namun tidak signifikan.

FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION AT THE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE OF THE POPULATION AGENCY NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING (BKKBN)

The problem in this study is how the effect of work conflict, work environment and work stress on employee job satisfaction at the Representative Office of the Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) North Sumatra. This study aims to determine partially the variables of work conflict, work environment and work stress affect employee job satisfaction and the effect of work conflict, work environment, and job stress simultaneously on employee job satisfaction. associative and quantitative. The sampling technique used a saturated sample to 84 permanent employees. The data collection technique used interviews, documentation studies and questionnaires. The data analysis technique of this research uses classical assumption test and multiple linear regression analysis. Data processing in this study used statistical software SPPS 20. The results showed that based on the results of the t test, the conflict variable partially had a negative and insignificant effect on job satisfaction. The work environment variable partially has a positive and significant effect on employee job satisfaction. Job stress variable has a positive and insignificant effect on employee job satisfaction. In the results of the f test in this study, simultaneously the variables of work conflict, work environment and work stress have an effect on employee job satisfaction. The results showed that based on the results of the t test, the conflict variable partially had a negative and insignificant effect on job satisfaction. The work environment variable partially has a positive and significant effect on employee job satisfaction. Job stress variable has a positive and insignificant effect on employee job satisfaction. In the results of the f test in this study, simultaneously the variables of work conflict, work environment and work stress have an effect on employee job satisfaction. The results showed that based on the results of the t test, the conflict variable partially had a negative and insignificant effect on job satisfaction. The work environment variable partially has a positive and significant effect on employee job satisfaction. Job stress variable has a positive and insignificant effect on employee job satisfaction. In the results of the f test in this study, simultaneously the variables of work conflict, work environment and work stress have an effect on employee job satisfaction.

PENGARUH KEHARMONISAN KELUARGA DAN LINGKUNGAN SOSIAL SEKOLAH TERHADAP VANDALISME REMAJA SMP NEGERI 14 PONTIANAK

This study aims to determine the interaction of family and social environment on the vandalism behavior of eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 14 Pontianak. This research method is quantitative with a research sample of 110 VIII students using purposive sampling. Data was taken using a questionnaire. The results showed that vandalism was low at 60.8%, family harmony was 44.7% and the school environment was categorized as very high at 34.4%. The results of the test show Fcount (31,328) > Ftable (3.08) and a significance of 0.00 < 0.05, meaning that family harmony and social environment have a significant effect on vandalism behavior. tcount of the decent family harmony variable -4.486 > ttable 1.982 with a significance of 0.00 <0.05, which means that there is a significant negative effect. tcount of the appropriate school social environment variable -2.547 > ttable 1.982 with a significance of 0.01 <0.05, which means that there is a significant negative effect. Regression equation Y'= 68.074+ (- 0.418) + (-0.313) + e. The determinant value of Adjusted R2 = 0.358, which means that the influence of family interaction and social environment on vandalism behavior is low, namely 35.8%. Keywords: Harmonious Family, School Social Environment, Vandalism.

Non-Linear Effects of the Built Environment and Social Environment on Bus Use among Older Adults in China: An Application of the XGBoost Model

Global aging has raised increasing concerns on the health and well-being of older adults. Public transport is a viable option to improve the mobility and quality of life among older adults. However, policies that promote the public transport use among older adults are rare. This study utilizes the eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) decision tree to explore the non-linear associations of the built and social environment with bus use among older adults in China. The bus use of older adults was obtained from the Zhongshan Household Travel Survey (ZHTS) in 2012. Results show that non-linear relationships exist among all built environment and social environment characteristics. Within certain thresholds, the percentage of green space land use, land use mixture, bus-stop density, and dwelling unit density are positively related to bus use among older adults. Likewise, one social environment variable, the proportion of older adults in a neighborhood, is the key social environment variable. Furthermore, the dwelling unit density and proportion of older adults appear to have an inverse U-shaped relationship. Additionally, age, ownership of motorcycles, and distance from home to the nearest bus stop also show non-linearity. The findings presented in this paper facilitate effective planning interventions to promote bus use among older adults.

Spatially Varying Effects of Street Greenery on Walking Time of Older Adults

Population aging has become a notable and enduring demographic phenomenon worldwide. Older adults’ walking behavior is determined by many factors, such as socioeconomic attributes and the built environment. Although a handful of recent studies have examined the influence of street greenery (a built environment variable readily estimated by big data) on older adults’ walking behavior, they have not focused on the spatial heterogeneity in the influence. To this end, this study extracts the socioeconomic and walking behavior data from the Travel Characteristic Survey 2011 of Hong Kong and estimates street greenery (the green view index) based on Google Street View imagery. It then develops global models (linear regression and Box–Cox transformed models) and local models (geographically weighted regression models) to scrutinize the average (global) and location-specific (local) relationships, respectively, between street greenery and older adults’ walking time. Notably, green view indices in three neighborhoods with different sizes are estimated for robustness checks. The results show that (1) street greenery has consistent and significant effects on walking time; (2) the influence of street greenery varies across space—specifically, it is greater in the suburban area; and (3) the performance of different green view indices is highly consistent.

The Effect of Motivation and Work Environment on The Performance of Employees In The Division of Pt. Socfindo Dolok Still

This research shows. (1) It can be seen that the amount of adjusted R square value is 0.743 or 74.3% This shows that the Work Motivation Variable (X1) and Work Environment Variable (X2) can explain the Employee Performance Variable (Y) of 74.3% , the remaining 25.7% (100% - 74.3%) is explained by other variables outside the research model. (2) The results of the t-test (partial) can be seen that the obtained tcount is 4,750 With = 5%, ttable (5%; 34-2 = 32) the ttable value is 1,694. From the description it can be seen that tcount (4,750) > ttable (1.694), as well as the significance value of 0.00 <0.05, it can be concluded that the first hypothesis is accepted, meaning that the Work Motivation Variable (X1) has a significant effect on the Employee Performance Variable (Y). (3) The results of the t-test (partial) can be seen that the tcount value is 5.915 With = 5%, ttable (5%; 34-2 = 32) the ttable value is 1.694. From the description it can be seen that tcount (5.915) > ttable (1.694), and the significance value of 0.00 <0.05, it can be concluded that the second hypothesis is accepted, meaning that the Work Environment Variable (X2) has a significant effect on the Employee Performance Variable (Y). (4) The results of the simultaneous test (F) can be seen that the value of Fcount (48.721) > Ftable (3.30), and a significance value of 0.000 <0.05, it can be concluded that the third hypothesis is accepted, meaning that the Work Motivation Variable (X1), Variable Work Environment (X2) has a significant effect simultaneously (simultaneously) on Employee Performance Variables (Y).

The Influence Of Motivation And Work Environment On Employee Performance In Plaza Toyota, Green Garden Branch

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of providing motivation and work environment on employee performance at Plaza Toyota Green Garden Branch, in accordance with the indicators set forth in the theory. The values ​​tested in this thesis use the Quantitative Associative testing formula. The results of the validity test of Motivating Variables (X1) get the results with the number 0.425, then the rcount 0.425> rtable 0.279 is declared valid and the Work Environment variable (X2) gets the result with the number 0.404 which means valid because the rcount is 0.404> rtable 0.279. Followed by multiple linear regression tests that produce constants of 1,775 which means there is a positive significance of providing motivation and work environment on employee performance with the equation Y = 1.775 + 0.462 (X1) +0.448 (X2). From the results of the coefficient of determination test conducted, obtained KD = 0.333 or 33.3% means that 33.3% employee performance is influenced by providing motivation (X1) and work environment (X2), the remaining 66.7% is influenced by other variables that are not included in this study. Besides that, from the F test results, an F value of 3.20 was obtained using the F distribution table and a significance level of 0.005, then a Ftable of 3.20 was obtained. So it can be seen that Fcount> i.e. 11,715> 3.20. Means that Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted, so that there is a significant influence between the Provision of Motivation and the Work Environment on employee performance at Plaza Toyota Green Garden Branch