Leadership, Motivation and Work Discipline in Achieving Work Achievement; Studies on State Civil Servants at the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (RFAMA), Kendari City

As a Regional Work Unit (SKPD), the position of RFAMA is very vital in regional financial management so that leadership, discipline and work motivation are absolutely necessary in providing excellent service to interested parties. It's just that, the work achievement of the Kendari City RFAMA has not been published so far, so it is important to do this research. The purpose of this study was to analyze the partial influence of Leadership Style, Motivation and Work Discipline on work achievement and the simultaneous influence of Leadership Style, Motivation and Discipline on work achievement. The research sample of 60 people was taken by census or all employees. Data obtained through questionnaires and observations. The assessment instrument uses a Likert scale (1-5). The level of confidence used in the item validity test in this study was 95%. Data were analyzed by multiple linear regression using the statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 26.0 for Windows. The results showed that partially each of the Leadership Style, Motivation and Work Discipline variables had a positive and significant effect on work achievement. This means that the Leadership Style has been good and can be accepted by all employees so that it can improve work achievement in the scope of RFAMA in Kendari City. With high work morale and work motivation that is owned, will be able to improve work achievement in the scope of RFAMA Kendari City. These findings also indicate that high work discipline and enthusiasm for obeying the existing rules and being responsible for the assignments given will be able to improve work achievement in the scope of RFAMA in Kendari City. The next finding is that simultaneously the variables of Leadership Style, Motivation and Work Discipline together have a positive and significant effect on work achievement. This shows that a good Motivational Leadership Style and Work Discipline can improve work achievement of employees at the Kendari City RFAMA Office.

The Direct Expenditures: Impact of Local Revenue and Special Allocation Fund

The strengthening of demands for a good financial management and accountability system encourages the government to improve performance in financial management in order to produce good and transparent financial reports. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of local revenue and Special Allocation Funds on Direct Expenditures for City Government in West Java Province for the 2015-2019 period. The method used is descriptive and verification methods with a quantitative approach. The analysis samples in this research are 5 City Government Financial Reports in West Java Province for 5 periods. The data analysis technique used in this study is the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) using the IBM SPSS Statistics 20 software. The results show that local revenue has a positive effect on Direct Expenditures and Special Allocation Funds have a positive effect on Direct Expenditures in City Government. In West Java Province for the period 2015-2019.

Factors Affecting E-Scooter Sharing Purchase Intention: An Analysis Using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2)

Transportation uses a significant amount of energy and burns most of the world energy consumers. As a result, it gives effect to the environment, such as air pollution in the forms of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, hydrocarbons or volatile organic compounds, and particulate matter. Those compounds contribute a phenomenon called global warming. Within the transportation sector, road transport is the largest contributor to global warming. To cope with global warming, environmental regulations in developed countries are trying to reduce the individual vehicle's emissions. However, this has been counterbalanced by an increase in the number of vehicles and increased use of each vehicle. Therefore, micro-mobility may alleviate several challenges facing big cities today and offer more sustainable urban transportation. This research utilizes the framework of the UTAUT2 to identify and build a quantitative approach to identify factors related to the purchase intention factors of e-scooter sharing. The 200 respondents' field data were collected in Jakarta Metropolitan Area (Jabodetabek) as a rapid increase in pollution level. The linear regression study revealed that the consumers' purchase intention of e-scooter sharing is shaped by seven main factors: performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating condition, hedonic motivation, price value, and habit. Those factors can explain 81 percent of the field data. Moreover, a brief recommendation for related stakeholders based on the research result is proposed to increase the adoption of e-scooter sharing. The practical implication resulted from this analysis are suggested policy measures the e-scooter sharing environmentally impact potency and strengthening circular economy as a part of green economy achievement in the communities.

Assessment of Financial Management Practices of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nasugbu, Batangas

The Small and Medium Enterprises have been identified as important contributors to economic development who are facing a range of challenges which work against their progress, one of which is financial management. This study aimed to assess the financial management practices of small and medium enterprises in Nasugbu, Batangas. The researchers used the descriptive method with a questionnaire as the main instrument in gathering data from 34 respondents. Frequency, percentage, and mean were used as statistical tools in the study, and analysis of variance was used to determine the significant differences between variables. The data gathered were tallied, analyzed and interpreted. The results of the study revealed that majority of the respondents implement financial management practices. Financial management practices such as financial planning, investment, and working capital management are highly applied by small and medium enterprises in Nasugbu, Batangas. It was also revealed that there is a significant difference in the application of financial management practices of small and medium enterprises when they are grouped according to business profile. The outcome of this study may be useful for the entrepreneurs to focus on financial management practices in order to enhance their business performance.

The Influence of Social Media Marketing, Customer Engagement and Digital Advertising on Brand Trust (Go-Jek Users as Research Objects)

This study aims to see the effect of social media marketing on customer engagement and brand trust. The sample of this research is people who use go-jek and have used go-jek with a total of 55 respondents. The validity test uses the loading factor value and the reliability test uses the Cronbach`c alpha value and the composite reliability is based on the PLS application. In addition, from third parties submitted by all parties. The weakness of this research is the relatively small number of respondents.

The Influence of Social Media Marketing, Customer Engagement and Digital Advertising on Brand Trust (Go-Jek User as Research Object)

This study aims to see the effect of social media marketing on customer engagement and brand trust. The sample of this research is people who use go-jek and have used go-jek, with a total of 55 respondents. The validity test uses the loading factor value and the reliability test uses Cronbach's alpha value and the composite reliability is based on the PLS application. In addition, from third parties submitted by all parties. The weakness of this research is the relatively small number of respondents.

Financial Literacy: The Influencing Factors Among Youth

Malaysia, like all other countries throughout the world, became a victim of the COVID 19 epidemic. Based on the Malaysia's Insolvency Department 2021 statistical data, the alarming increase of individual bankruptcy cases were caused by failure to pay personal loans, instalment purchases, and credit card debt especially amongst youth. This is concerning because it implies that young Malaysians are still oblivious to their financial circumstances. Hence, the goal of this research is to investigate the level of financial literacy among youth, as well as the relationship between financial knowledge, financial behaviour, financial attitude, and familial influences on financial literacy. A non-probability convenience sampling method was used to gather information from 181 respondents. The findings of the study show that financial knowledge (p=0.000), financial behaviour (p=0.000), and family influence (p=0.000), are significantly associated to financial literacy, the dependent variable in this study, with the exception of financial attitude (p=0.418). Time constraints, insufficient independent variables covered, questionnaire development, respondents' honesty, and respondents' inequity were some of the challenges encountered while conducting this study. The most significant limitation is the sample size, which does not represent the population of Malaysian youth. The findings of this study have broad implications for a wide range of stakeholders, including university students, curriculum developer, parents of students, and future researchers. In this study, the factors that influence financial literacy among youth were examined, and it was concluded that the youth literacy level was moderate. The findings of the study will also help to support the National Strategy for Financial Literacy, which runs from 2019 to 2023.

Workplace Spirituality as a Mediator to Individual Spirituality and Organizational Performance in a Hospitality Business: An Evidence from Hotel X, Clarkfield, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines

Through this study, we want to determine whether workplace spirituality has mediating effects between individual's spirituality and organizational performance in a hospitality business in Hotel X, Clarkfield, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. We used the Spirituality Assessment Scale developed by Hamilton Beazley, PhD targeting one hundred twenty-nine respondents. As far as we have known, our study may serve as one of the pioneering studies of spirituality in the hospitality industry. Overall, hotel employees (the management and rank-and-file) are relatively more spiritual as shown on the Spirituality Assessment Scale, which are made up of two dimensions: spirituality definitive dimension and spirituality correlated dimension. The correlational analysis showed that the employees’ spirituality moves in the same direction as to how employees find meaning and purpose to their work and how they perceived organizational performance. Also, there is no significant difference on the assessment of the spirituality and organizational performance among the employees based on the respondents’ level of education, except under the components of inner life, meaning at work & personal responsibility. Hence, we encouraged businesses in the hospitality industry to promote spiritual activities in the workplace

The Effect of Green Advertising, Trust, and Attitude on Green Purchase Intention: An Evidence from Jogjakarta, Indonesia

The damaged environment that has been influenced by human life is now encouraging consumer behavior changes to be more aware of the environment and interested in buying green products; and through this study, we want to determine and analyze the role of attitude as mediation and the effect of green advertising, green brand trust, and attitudes towards green purchase intention. We used a questionnaire and obtained a sample of 118 respondents using the purposive sampling technique. Then, we analyze the data using PLS-SEM analysis tool with Smart PLS 3.2.8. Our results showed that green advertising, green brand trust, and attitudes towards green products had a significant and positive effect directly on green purchase intention. Green product mediation's variable attitude was full of green advertising variables, green brand on green purchase intention.

Management Control System In University Libraries : Challenges and Remedies

Management control system is an essential process by which all members of the organisation work as team to achieve a better output and improved service delivery. Despite the importance of management control system, university libraries in South East, Nigeria seem to have issues with its application. This study investigated management control system, issues and prospects in university libraries. The main purpose of this study was to assess the management control system and challenges associated with its application in university libraries in South East, Nigeria. The research design adopted was descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 163 librarians in federal and state university libraries in South-East, Nigeria, and was all used without sampling as the number was considered manageable. The instrument used in gathering data for the study is questionnaire which was analysed using mean and standard deviation. Findings revealed that university libraries employed performance appraisal system, duties rotation system, controlled activities system and regulation of staff attendance. Result also showed that management control system contributes to effective job performance by enabling employees to understand their job expectations and encourages librarians' attitude to work. Challenges associated with utilising management control system include lack of adequate staff development, training and effective communication. Strategies for enhancing management control system in university libraries include adequate financial support to libraries to enable them acquire necessary facilities in order to achieve effective management control system, frequent training and development programme. The researcher recommended that federal and state governments should make funds available to university libraries to enable them adopt effective management control system and procure facilities and resources to enhance job performance.