THE EFFECT OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN THE ASEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR

Telecommunication sector plays an important role in people’s life, but its service in ASEAN nations are not as good as other nations. Currently, ASEANs telecommunication sector of financial performance (FP) is on a poor level and needs to be improved. Intellectual capital (IC) can increase FP. Every IC's component affects the FP, and this was tested on this research to see which component of IC is good to be invested to increase company’s FP. Independent variables used on this research are Human Capital Efficiency (HCE), Structural Capital Efficiency (SCE), Relational Capital Efficiency (RCE), and Capital Employed Efficiency (CEE). The dependent variable is Return on Assets (ROA). This research used pooling data method from financial statements of ASEAN telecommunication company in the period of 2011 to 2018. The number of samples which fulfills the criteria were 273 samples. SPSS 20th version was used to analyses the data. The results indicate that FP is affected positively and significantly by HCE and CEE. However, SCE has a negative effect on FP significantly, while RCE does not affect FP. Keywords: Intellectual Capital, Financial Performance, E-VAIC, ASEAN Telecommunication.

STAKEHOLDER PRESSURE AND THE QUALITY OF SUSTAINABILITY REPORT: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA

This study aims to determine the effect of environmental pressure, consumer pressure, shareholder pressure, employee pressure, government pressure and creditor pressure on the quality of sustainability reports. The control variables of this study are profitability and company size. The sampling technique used is a purposive sampling method with the number of samples obtained as many as 69 non-financial sector companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period of 2016-2018. A multiple linear regression method was used. The results of this study indicate that environmental pressure and consumer pressure have a positive effect on the quality of sustainability reports, while shareholder pressure, employee pressure, government pressure and creditor pressure do not affect the quality of sustainability reports. Profitability and company size as control variables in this study do not affect the quality of sustainability reports. Keywords: stakeholder pressure, profitability, company size, quality of sustainability reports

THE EFFECT OF THE UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AND PERFORMANCE

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between organizational culture variables, information technology, and employee performance, whether or not technology plays a role in improving employee performance. The population in this study is the Information System Users (SINERGY) in the Bali Design and Business Institute, consisting of 81 lecturers and employees. Data relating to research variables were collected using questionnaires that were distributed to all respondents and filled in by the respondents themselves based on the respondents' perceptions. Based on the instrument test performed, it was proven that all statement items in the questionnaire are valid and reliable. This study uses Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis. The results indicate that: the use of information technology has a positive and significant effect on motivation. Organizational culture has a positive effect on motivation. The use of information technology has a positive on employee performance. Organizational culture has a positive effect on employee performance. Motivation has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Keywords: Information Technology, Organizational Culture, Motivation and Employee Performance.

EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF NIGHT AUDITOR FUNCTION TOWARD INTERNAL CONTROL AT HOTEL WO SURABAYA

The rapid development of hotels in Indonesia is making existing hotels have the urge to develop themselves to survive and compete. The bigger the hotel is, the more complex its activities will be. Internal control in the hotel is especially important so that no theft or neglection occurs from the internal side of the organization. In result, the hotel can operate optimally. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the night auditor function towards the internal control at Hotel WO, Surabaya. This research is based on a qualitative method. The object of this research is a private hotel in Surabaya and it has a three-star hotel rating. The subjects in this study includes officials and staffs who are directly experience the effectiveness and efficiency of the night auditor at Hotel WO in Surabaya. The data obtained in this study came from interviews and observations conducted at the hotel.The results of this study indicate that the night auditor at Hotel WO Surabaya has fulfilled several indicators of effectiveness, but not all. While the efficiency of the night auditor only meets one of the several indicators that have been determined in this study. The internal control at Hotel WO Surabaya is sufficient because double checks or re- examination of reports are always made. All reports made by the night auditor will be re- examined by the income auditor. Keywords: Night Auditor, Effectiveness, Efficiency.

THE INFLUENCE OF INNOVATIVENESS, RISK TAKING, AND PROACTIVENESS TOWARD SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ECONOMIC PEFORMANCE IN SURABAYA

This research analyzes the influence of innovativeness, risk taking and proactiveness towards social enterprise economic performance in Surabaya. The researcher uses simple random sampling method to collect the data. The data was collected by handing out questionnaires with a five-point Likert scale and there are 32 social enterprises in Surabaya who participated in this study. The data analysis process was done by using the statistical program SPSS 22. Through this research, it was found that innovativeness has a significant influence towards economic performance (sig value=0.014), whereas, risk taking (sig value=0.086) and proactiveness (sig value=0.900) do not influence economic performance significantly. Innovativeness, risk taking and proactiveness have a significant and simultaneous effect towards social enterprise economic performance in Surabaya with a significance value of 0.000. The researcher concludes that 42.8% of the change happen in economic performance can be explained by innovativeness, risk taking, and proactiveness, while 57.2% are variables that are still left to be explored. This result may vary in different sample across different country and region. Keywords: social enterprise, innovativeness, risk taking, proactiveness, and economic performance.

FACTORS OF COMPANY VALUE: A STUDY BASED ON INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, COMPANY GROWTH, AND COMPANY PERFORMANCE

This study aims to examine the effect of intellectual capital, growth, and company performance. This research uses a quantitative approach and the sample used is 32 manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2013-2017 period which were obtained through a purposive sampling method. The analytical technique used is multiple linear regression with the help of SPPS 2.2 for Windows. The results of the study show that the variable intellectual capital and company performance have a significant positive effect on the value of the company in manufacturing companies, this indicates that these two variables can be made by investors as a measure of investment in the company. Instead, the growth variable of the company shows a non-significant negative effect on the value of the company, it can be interpreted that the growth of the company is not a consideration of investors to invest in the company. The percentage of the influence of independent variables is Intellectual Capital, Company Growth and Performance.

COMPARISON OF EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN EACH NON-FINANCIAL SECTOR OF BUMN LISTED ON THE IDX

This research was conducted to determine whether there are differences in each non-financial sector of BUMN listed on the IDX in carrying out earnings management practices. The research sample includes a saturated sampling method. The research sample consisted of 19 companies were divided into 8 sectors. The amount of data used is 225 data from 2006-2019. Earnings management will be measured using discretionary accruals with a Modified Jones model. The hypothesis was tested using the Kruskal Wallis test and followed by the Dunn test. The results show that there are differences in the level of earnings management in each non-financial sector of BUMN listed on the IDX. The difference is due to the higher level of earnings management carried out by the construction sector compare to the other sectors. Furthermore, the metal sector has the lowest average level of earnings management practices.

MOBILISATION OF LOCAL OWN-SOURCE REVENUE IN EAST JAVA PROVINCE

The purpose of this research is to analyze the influence of the fiscal decentralization level, the form of government administration, and the regional leading sector to the level of Local Own-Source Revenue mobilization in regencies and cities in East Java Province in the period of 2014 – 2018. The chosen populations are regencies and cities that are registered in East Java Province in 2014 – 2018. Multiple Linear Regression Analysis is an analysis method that is used in this study, using the SPSS 23 software. This study finds that the fiscal decentralization level has an influence on the Local Own-Source Revenue mobilization level, while the form of government administration and the regional leading sector have no influence on the Local Own Source Revenue mobilization level.

ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF MULTINATIONAL, AUDIT QUALITY AND COMPANY SIZE ON THIN CAPITALIZATION OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES LISTED ON THE IDX

Tax avoidance can be carried out through some schemes, one of them is through thin capitalization. Thin capitalization is a tax avoidance practice carried out by companies through financing their business from high debt instead of capital. In Indonesia, thin capitalization is first regulated in KMK-1002 / KMK.04 / 1984 which later changed to PMK 169 / PMK.010 / 2015. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of multinational, quality audits, and company size on thin capitalization. The research object includes manufacturing companies listed on IDX within the period of 2017 - 2019. The sample obtained includes 299 companies. This study uses secondary data in the form of financial reports. The data analysis technique used in this study is multiple regression analysis. The results show that multinational have no effect on thin capitalization, audit quality has negative effect on thin capitalization and firm size has positive effect on thin capitalization.

THE REACTION OF CAPITAL MARKETS IN INDONESIA, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, AND THAILAND TOWARDS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF LOCKDOWN POLICY DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE COVID-19

This study aims to examine the stock market’s reaction to the announcement of the implementation of the COVID-19 lockdown policy, examining the differences in abnormal return, and the total volume activity in company shares in Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia in responding before and after the announcement of the lockdown policy in the countries. This study uses the even study method and is based on secondary data from news portals and websites. The population and sample used in this study are companies listed in the index with the largest capitalization in each country, including LQ45 in Indonesia, STI in Singapore, FBM KCLI in Malaysia, and SET50 in Thailand. The sample collection technique is based on purposive sampling technique. The research variables are the COVID-19 lockdown policy announcement, abnormal return, trading volume activity (TVA) in the form of trading volume in the companies as the sample group. The results show that the announcement of COVID-19 lockdown policy did not significantly influence the reaction of the capital market but was still used as a basis to make investments decision. The announcement of the COVID-19 lockdown, both before and after the announcement, did not have a significant effect on abnormal returns and trading volume activity in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand capital markets.