The Effect of Product Perception and Price Perception on Reference Book Purchase Decisions

The decision to purchase reference books is a form of a student's positive attitude in meeting learning needs. This study was conducted to analyze the effect of product and price perceptions on reference book purchasing decisions. This research was conducted on 80 students of the Jambi University Economic Education Study Program class of 2017. Data were obtained from the results of a survey using a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the logit regression model because the dependent variable data were categorical (buying and not buying). The results of the analysis show that product perception has a significant influence on purchasing decisions for reference books at an error rate (alpha) of 5 percent. Student perceptions of price also significantly influence the decision to purchase reference books at an error level (alpha) of 5 percent. Taken together, product perception and price significantly influence the purchasing decision of reference books. Thus, it is recommended for students to make the right decision by understanding the quality and usefulness of reference books to meet their learning needs and supported by adequate purchasing power.

Determinants of Job Satisfaction and Its Implications for the Lecturers Performance

The purpose of this research is to examine the positive effects of leadership style, work environment, and organizational climate on lecturer performance through Pamulang University’s job satisfaction. Researchers used the quantitative research method in this study. The data was collected by using questionnaires distributed through surveys. Proportional random sampling was used, earning 135 samples, and partial least squares (PLS) were used for statistical analysis. The results show that leadership style, work environment, and organizational climate have an impact on job satisfaction. Job satisfaction affects the performance of lecturers. Leadership style, work environment, and organizational atmosphere will also affect the performance of lecturers. Job satisfaction can mediate the influence of leadership style, work environment, and organizational climate on lecturer performance. This research is expected to be a recommendation for Pamulang University on how to improve lecturer performance which can be tried by improving leadership style, work environment, organizational climate, and job satisfaction.

Covid-19 Maneuver on Socio-economic: Exploitation Using Correlation

Apart from the health aspect, Covid-19 has also had socio-economic effects from the fragile balance of development that has designed so far. Instantly, humans experience suffering that is difficult to predict when it will stop. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the fragility of the socio-economic order because of Covid-19. These two motifs are the basic essence of human beings, especially the population in Indonesia. A two-way correlation applied to the IBM SPSS to predict the effect of Covid-19 on poverty, natality, minimum wages, divorce, GRDP per capita, unemployment, and crime over two periods. The database is as cross-section covering ten areas in East Kalimantan Province. We found the importance of the correlation parameter in this study that it turns out that Covid-19 closely related to the minimum wage, unemployment, and crime. Because Covid-19 has a positive effect on these three variables and the probability has met the criteria, this is also the right instrument for the government in determining special strategies. The implications of the research are to contribute to long-term management in disaster mitigation planning.

Do Entrepreneurial Mindset and Perceived Behavioural Control Matter Entrepreneurial Intention?

Entrepreneurial Intention is a component that can explain the mindset and have a substantial impact on individual behavior. This fact indicates how hard a person's mindset is in trying and how much effort is put in so that the desired behavior can be carried out. This study examines the direct and indirect effects of an entrepreneurial mindset, perceived behavioral control, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intention. A total of 354 students in Malang took part in this research. We used descriptive statistical analysis, multiple linear regression analysis, and path analysis. The study results found that the entrepreneurial mindset and perceived behavioral control affected entrepreneurial self-efficacy—similarly, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, entrepreneurial mindset, and perceived behavioral control on entrepreneurial intention. Our results also found that entrepreneurial self-efficacy failed to mediate the effect of the entrepreneurial mindset on entrepreneurial intention.

Management Boards and Indonesia's Company Innovation Performance

This study aims to investigate the influence of the management board's characteristics on company innovation performance. Management board characteristics are female in the management board, education background, and Chinese ethnicity in the management board. Resources dependency theory is applied to understand the research phenomena. Using 109 companies listed in the Indonesian stock market, multivariate regression analysis was employed. This study also employed five control variables: family ownership, foreign ownership, company profitability, company leverage, and company size. The result shows that female in management board is negatively related to innovation performance. Besides, family ownership, company profitability, company leverage, and company size positively affect innovative performance.

Does Entrepreneurship Education in Family Business Affect Entrepreneurial Attitudes and Motivation?

The ability to survive a family business during the COVID-19 pandemic is a very interesting concept to study, because almost every family business has difficulty maintaining its business in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, so based on this, this study aims to analyze and reveal the influence of entrepreneurship education in family towards entrepreneurial motivation, either directly, or through mediating the entrepreneurial attitude of family business entrepreneurs in the culinary sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study is a non-experimental explanatory study on the culinary sector family business in Makassar City, South Sulawesi. The population in this study is 1,267 family businesses in the culinary sector, with a sample of 133 family businesses in the culinary sector. The findings of this study have succeeded in revealing and exploring that entrepreneurship education in the family has contributed to the formation of entrepreneurial motivation both directly and indirectly through mediating the entrepreneurial attitude of family business entrepreneurs in the culinary sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Millennial Generation Optimizing Organizational Commitment with Internal Communication

The research focusing on expanding scientific studies to see the effect of internal communication by checking employee’s perception in keeping the company internal symmetric communication for maintaining the commitment to the company. This research further discuss about the organization casual commitment relationship, internal communication, meaning of works and work engagement. The method conducted in this research is through survey with descriptive approach. Causal modeling or relations and cause, or known as path analysis is the model used for this research. SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) with SMARTPLS 3.0 program. The direct effect from exogen variable to the endogen will be analyzed through the Partial Least Square. Research said that there is a positive and significant influence of internal communication to colleague, organization commitment and meaning of works. Furthermore, meaning of works is giving a positive influence and significant to organization commitment and work engagement. The outcome of this research can be used as reference and information for developing knowledge, specifically in the field of human resource management in developing theory in organizational commitment.

Does Islamic Work Ethic Influence Employees Innovation Capability?

Innovation Capability is one of the phenomena faced by Sharia Rural Banks in Indonesia. In the era of revolution 4.0, currently the role of human resource cannot be replaced by technological sophistication. The problem that exists in Sharia Rural Banks is not yet available human resources capable of creating innovation products and services that can meet the needs of its customers. So this research is focused on being able to test and analyze the effect of Islamic Work Ethics, Knowledge Sharing and Empowerment on Innovation Capabilites.This research is a quantitative study using primary data. The sample in this study were 100 respondents of People’s Financing Bank Employees in the city of Semarang. The data collected is tested and analyzed using the SMART PLS program by testing the outer model and inner model. The results of the SMART PLS test show that Islamic Work Ethics, Knowledge Sharing and Empowerment also have a positive and significant effect on the Innovation Capabilities.

Internalization of Entrepreneurship Education in Tourism Awareness Groups: Evidence from Indonesia

The inadequacy of entrepreneurship in Indonesia is becoming an interesting problem to study, and therefore the solution will be obtained through entrepreneurial education. Higher education plays an essential role in creating sustainable entrepreneurs. Therefore, this study aims to determine the internalization of entrepreneurship education in increasing the skills and knowledge in the Mentawir Mangrove Tourism Village community. This research uses a qualitative approach, with a type of phenomenology. Researchers act as implementers, observers, data collectors, data analyzers, giving actions, and at the same time producing research reports. In-depth interviews and observations with informants carried out data collection in this study. Data analysis in this study is using an interactive model. The results showed that the internalization of entrepreneurship education in the Mentawir Mangrove Tourism Village community is carried out traditionally. However, the output of the entrepreneurial education internalization process begins with creativity by the Tambun Tiram Tourism Awareness group in the form of mangrove syrup and bamboo handicraft production activities.

Internalization of Pancasila Economics Values in Elementary School Students

This study aims to find out how to be wise in instilling Pancasila-based economic values ​​in elementary school students and implementing their economic learning. The qualitative descriptive method is used in this research. The research participants were teachers at SD Negeri Kampungdalem I, SD Negeri Bungur I, and SD Negeri Ngentrong, who teach in grades 1-5. Data collection was carried out by observation, documentation, and in-depth interviews. Furthermore, data analysis reduces data, displays or displays data, and finally. The data triangulation method was used to test the validity of the data before dis. The results of the study as a whole show that elementary school teachers make efforts in applying the economic value of Pancasila to students. These efforts have a positive impact in shaping students' character based on the economic values ​​of Pancasila. Even so, the application of Pancasila economic values ​​for early childhood in elementary schools needs improvement. Schools also provide more support and attention to these efforts.