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    An Exploratory Study on The Relationship of Public Governance and Ease of Doing Business

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    This study aims to investigate the relationship of good public governance and ease of doing a business performance. The motivation of the study was driven by slowing down global economy and competition among countries around the world to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Foreign investors will consider investing their capital in a certain country if in that country adopting ease of doing business practice. The study was intended to reveal, whether the country that applies the good practice of public governance will also lead to good performance in terms of ease of doing business. The study adopted exploratory research design which is public governance and ease of doing business performance treated as two independent variables. Public governance variable was represented by attributes namely public accountability, effectiveness government, regulatory quality, control of corruption, rule of law and political stability. World Governance Index (WGI) was adopted to measure Public Governance and Distance to Frontier (DtF) value is representing a measurement of ease of doing a business performance. The study applied bivariate correlation analysis and involved 188 countries member of World Bank. The results showed that all public governance attributes were positively and significantly associated with ease of doing a business performance. Pearson correlation coefficient indicated that all attributes of public governance had a strong correlation ( r  > 0.6, p<0.01), except for political stability attribute (r = 0.584, p<0.01).  The result implies that practice of good public governance in governmental institution have potential impact on performance of the government in terms of streamlining bureaucracy of doing business in that country

    Purchasing in the digital age: A meta-analytical perspective on trust, risk, security, and e-WOM in e-commerce

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    This comprehensive meta-analysis investigates the significant factors influencing consumer decision-making in e-commerce. Predominantly focusing on the parameters of trust, perceived risk, perceived security, and electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM), this study provides insightful revelations on their integral roles in shaping e-commerce purchasing decisions. The findings demonstrate that trust, perceived risk, perceived security, and e-WOM significantly influence consumers' e-commerce purchasing decisions. Perceived Risk plays a substantial moderating role in the relationship between Trust and e-commerce purchasing decisions, amplifying the importance of managing and minimizing risk in online transactions to cultivate consumer trust. Contrastingly, the roles of Perceived Security and e-WOM do not hold the same moderating effect on the trust-purchasing decision nexus, underscoring the direct yet unmoderated influence these factors have on e-commerce purchasing behaviors. Furthermore, The research reveals no significant size effect difference among respondents from high-income and low-income countries or between general internet users and online shoppers concerning the impact of trust on e-commerce purchasing decisions. This intriguing finding suggests the universal importance of trust in the digital purchasing landscape, irrespective of socio-economic status or the degree of e-commerce engagement. This study thus sheds new light on the complexities of e-commerce decision-making processes. It offers valuable insights for businesses aiming to enhance consumer trust and engagement in the expanding digital marketplace

    Green supply chain management: a bibliometric analysis of global research trends and future directions

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    This study presents a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM), examining its evolution and prospective directions across strategic, operational, and economic dimensions. Drawing upon organizational theory, stakeholder theory, operations management, environmental management, accounting, and economics, the study applies bibliometric techniques, including word analysis and network analysis, to discern significant research trends. It emphasizes the necessity of aligning strategic objectives with environmental sustainability and implementing operational measures to achieve environmental goals while also analyzing the economic implications of sustainable practices. Furthermore, the study highlights the long-term financial advantages of these practices and the potential contributions of emerging technologies, such as blockchain, the Internet of Things, and Artificial Intelligence, to the enhancement of GSCM

    Public governance and national environmental performance nexus: Evidence from cross-country studies

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    This study examines how public governance, including voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption, affects national environmental performance in various countries. It also looks at how gross national income moderates the relationship between public governance and environmental performance. The findings show that political stability and regulatory quality positively influence environmental performance at the national level. In contrast, voice and accountability, government effectiveness, and the rule of law negatively correlate. Furthermore, in wealthier countries, voice and accountability, government effectiveness, and the rule of law enhance national environmental performance, while political stability and regulatory quality benefits diminish as income increases. These results emphasize the importance of the economic context in the interaction between public governance and environmental performance, indicating that wealthier nations are more capable of leveraging public governance for environmental improvements. The study offers crucial insights for policymakers aiming to align public governance reforms with environmental objectives, particularly in countries at varying economic development stages

    Does National Culture Matter? An Exploratory Study on The Relationship of National Competitiveness and National Culture

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    The purpose of the study is to examine empirically the relationship between national competitiveness and national culture. The study applied exploratory research design with national culture and national competitiveness treated as two independent variables. Hofstede’s national culture categorization namely masculinity, individualism, uncertainty avoidance, power distance, and long-term orientation was adopted. Cultural Index by GLOBE study and Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) by the World Economic Forum were used for the measurement. Descriptive statistic along with bivariate correlation analysis was used in this study. A number of samples involved in this study was 58 countries. The study concludes that national competitiveness is positively and significantly associated with national culture namely long-term orientation, uncertainty avoidance, and individualism. National competitiveness has a negative association with power distance national culture. However, national competitiveness was indicated no association with masculine national culture. The findings conclude that in general, national culture is a factor that explains why there are differences in national competitiveness among countries around the world. A suggestion for future similar research is that control variable such national income as well as the application of more sophisticated statistical analysis method should be included. Keywords: exploratory study, global competitiveness index, national culture; national competitiveness; national culture inde

    The Role of Public Governance in Environmental Sustainability

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    The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between public governance and environmental sustainability performance. The public governance in this study refers to indicators namely public accountability, government effectiveness, control of corruption, regulatory quality and political stability and rule of law. Meanwhile, environmental sustainability refers to country’s environmental performance. The study was driven by phenomena that countries located in the same categorization of Geographic but have different environmental sustainability performance. The study involved 178 countries member of World Bank. Purposive sampling technique was used in this study. Public governance and environmental sustainability were treated as two independent variables. The degree of correlation between variables was analyzed using Bivariate correlation analysis. World Governance Index (WGI) was adopted as an approach to Public governance measurement. Environmental Sustainability was measured using Environmental Performance Index (EPI). The findings showed that Public governance indicators namely, public accountability, government effectiveness, rule of law, regulatory quality, control of corruption and political stability have a positive and significant correlation with environmental sustainability performance.</jats:p

    Study Motivation, Academic Performance and Commitment Career in Accounting Profession

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    The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between students' motivation, academic performance, and career commitment on accounting profession among undergraduate accounting students. The background of this study is based on the phenomenon encountered by accounting undergraduate students whose academic performance is not satisfactory as well as problems related to the completion of the study and high turn-over of the accounting profession. The sample of the study involved 101 undergraduate accounting students of Universitas Padjadjaran. There are three independent variables investigated in this study namely study motivation, academic performance and commitment carrier in the accounting profession. Intrinsic interest, extrinsic interest, normative beliefs and conflict anticipation were treated as sub-variables of the study motivation. Data were obtained through an electronic questionnaire using Google Form platform. Descriptive analysis along with bivariate correlation analysis was applied in this study. The results indicate that majority of accounting undergraduate student choosing accounting study program due to intrinsic interest motivation and extrinsic interest motivation and there is no indication motivation influenced by normative beliefs motivation and conflict anticipation motivation. Intrinsic interest has a positive and significant correlation with academic performance (r=2.17, p<0.01) and academic performance has a positive correlation (r = 0.124) with commitment carrier in the accounting profession
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