Comparative Study Of Indonesia Research Articles

The Structure of State Levies on Tobacco: A Comparative Study of Indonesia and Thailand

The Structure of State Levies on Tobacco: A Comparative Study of Indonesia and Thailand

Innovation Capacity Index Assessment of Natural Rubber Latex Based Industry: Comparative Study of Indonesia and Malaysia and Its Implications on the Development of The Industry

The purpose of this study is to compare the natural rubber latex-based industry innovation capacities of two natural rubber producing countries namely Malaysia and Indonesia, and its implications for the improvement of the industry. Using purposive sampling method with the natural rubber industry experts from both countries as the respondents. This study was conducted through several stages, including: 1) determining attributes for each innovation capability dimensions: organization, process, service, product and marketing. These attributes are based on literature review and validated by experts, 2) distribution of questionnaires to experts in Indonesia and Malaysia, 3) Analysis of the innovation capacity index using multidimensional scaling. The Indonesia innovation capacity index is 60.22, while it is 78.80 for Malaysia. This shows that overall, in terms of its ability to innovate the industry in Indonesia is still lagging behind Malaysia. In addition, all attributes for each capability: organizational, processes, services, product/product development and marketing innovation capability, Indonesia is also still lagging behind Malaysia. It only compares the two natural rubber producing countries, namely Indonesia and Malaysia. The implication for Indonesia is the need of government's political commitment, legal direction for innovation, legal certainty, strong institutions, institutional restructuring to facilitate coordination, improvement the quality of human resources and ease of financial access. The research contributes in finding 25 attributes of innovation capabilities. Further, this study also maps the comparative capabilities of Malaysian and Indonesian innovations for each latex-based natural rubber industry innovation capability dimension, and the steps to improve the innovation progress, specifically for Indonesia in order to catch up. Keywords: Innovation capacity, capacity index, Latex based industry, Multi-dimensional scaling and rubber latex DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/12-11-05 Publication date: April 30 th 2020

Can an island economy be more sustainable? A comparative study of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines

The sustainable island implicates the integrated development of ecological environment with agriculture, tourism, trade, and other industries in a long term. In this study, an emergy-based framework was built to assess the sustainability of three islands states in a time series (2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015). Compared with other regions, islands are more fragile and sensitive to environmental challenges that threaten the ecosystems. Under such circumstances, we initially focused on three typical island countries of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, mainly for their rich natural resources accompanying rapid economy growth and urbanization processes. Results present different features for each country. Indonesia has the largest total emergy (1.53E + 24 sej in 2015), whereas Malaysia has the highest emergy use per capita (2.07E + 16 sej/cap in 2015). Another finding is that renewable resource fractions in total emergy are all steadily declining over the investigated time, whereas Indonesia experienced the largest decreasing rate but became increasingly dependent on nonrenewable resources (N), Meanwhile, Malaysia and Philippines relied more on imported inputs (F). The results also reveal that Indonesia has a higher emergy sustainability index (ESI). But when the new indicator environmental index of sustainable development (EISD) was applied to measure sustainability. The Philippines had the highest value (0.71) in 2015, whereas Malaysia had both the lowest ESI and EISD values because of factors like frequent economic activities as well as conflicts between humans and land. Results suggest that, it is essential to improve energy efficiency by technological innovations, and the removal of subsidies to fossil fuels and the strengthening of pollution control are also suggested. The outcomes can also provide policy insights to enhance sustainability of similar island economies.

Corporate governance, corporate profitability toward corporate social responsibility disclosure and corporate value (comparative study in Indonesia, China and India stock exchange in 2013-2016)

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the relationship of corporate governance and corporate profitability on corporate value with corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure as the intervening variable.Design/methodology/approachThe population of this study was all companies listed in Indonesia, China and India Stock Exchange in 2013-2016. The inferential statistics used in this study applied the partial least square-based (PLS-based) structural equation model (SEM) method with PLS. The PLS method was selected based on the consideration that there was a construct formed with reflective indicators in this study.FindingsIn Indonesia, corporate governance and corporate profitability have a significant and positive effect on CSR disclosure. Similarly, CSR disclosure and corporate profitability have a significant and positive impact on corporate value. Corporate governance indirectly influences corporate value, through mediation CSR disclosure. In China, corporate governance and corporate profitability have a significant and positive effect on CSR disclosure. Similarly, CSR disclosure and corporate governance have a significant and positive impact on corporate value. Corporate profitability indirectly affects corporate value, through mediation CSR disclosure. In India, corporate governance and corporate profitability have a significant and positive effect on CSR disclosure. The same thing is seen that CSR disclosure has a significant and positive effect on corporate value. Corporate governance and corporate profitability influence indirectly corporate value, through mediation CSR disclosure.Originality/valueThe study is one of the few studies to investigate and compare the relationship between corporate governance, corporate profitability, CSR and corporate value. The originality of this study is on the reason that many studies that have been conducted still indicated the inconsistency in the results and diversity of the indicators, so that a similar study was conducted by involving the indicators used for measuring the corporate governance variable, which were the proportion of independent commissioners and audit committee. Meanwhile, for the corporate profitability variable, ROA and ROE were used as the indicators. The originality of this study is that it is a comparative study in three countries in Asia, namely, China, India and Indonesia. The three countries have the highest population and highest economic growth in the past five years.

Determinants of Fixed Asset Revaluation Decision and Its Impacts on Market Reaction: A Comparative Study in Indonesia and Singapore

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of firm size, fixed asset intensity, liquidity, leverage, declining cash flow from the operation, and its impact on market reaction. The population in this study is manufacturing companies in Indonesia and Singapore in 2015-2016 period. The sample in this research was taken using a purposive sampling method, a total of 228 manufacturing companies in Indonesia and 255 in Singapore were used as the sample. The data were analyzed using logistic regression and simple linear regression. The results showed that firm size, fixed asset, and leverage affected revaluation policy in Indonesia, while liquidity and declining cash flow from operation did not affect fixed asset revaluation policy in Indonesia. In contrast to what occurred in Singapore, the results showed that fixed asset intensity and leverage proved to affect fixed assets revaluation policy, and firm size, liquidity, and declining cash flow from operation variables did not affect the policy of fixed asset revaluation in Singapore. In addition, this study also found the effect of fixed asset revaluation on market reaction in Indonesia and Singapore. Finally, the study also found differences in the adoption of fixed asset revaluation policies in Indonesia and Singapore.

Foreign Investment and Firm’s Performance of Sharia Compliance: A Comparative Study of Indonesia and Malaysia

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The Political Economy of Clientelism: A Comparative Study of Indonesia's Patronage Democracy.

What kind of economic development curtails clientelistic politics? Most of the literature addressing this relationship focuses narrowly on vote buying, resulting in theories that emphasize the importance of declining poverty rates and a growing middle class. This article employs a combination of ethnographic fieldwork and an expert survey to engage in a first-ever, more comprehensive comparative study of within-country variation of clientelistic politics. I find a pattern that poorly matches these dominant theories: Clientelism is perceived to be less intense in rural, poverty-prone Java, while scores are high in relatively wealthy yet state-dependent provincial capitals. On the basis of these findings, I develop an alternative perspective on the relationship between economic development and clientelism. Emphasizing the importance of societal constraints, I argue that the concentration of control over economic activities fosters clientelism because it stifles the public sphere and inhibits effective scrutiny and disciplining of politico-business elites.

Analysis of teacher training education program: A comparative study of Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan

Analysis of teacher training education program: A comparative study of Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan

Social responsibility disclosure in Islamic banks: a comparative study of Indonesia and Malaysia

PurposeThis paper aims to explore social responsibility reporting of full-fledged Islamic banks in two developing countries, namely, Indonesia and Malaysia. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become an important aspect of business society. As such, companies have shown a growing interest in reporting their social and environmental initiatives.Design/methodology/approachContent analysis of the annual reports for three full-fledged local Islamic banks in Indonesia and three Islamic banks in Malaysia was carried out for the period of 2007-2011.FindingsResults of the study revealed that CSR disclosure of Islamic banks has generally grown both in Malaysia and Indonesia. More specifically, it was found that workplace and community dimensions were the most highly disclosed areas by the Islamic banks in both countries.Research limitations/implicationsThe current study provides a cross-cultural perspective on social responsibility disclosure in Islamic banks across two countries. The study is limited by investigating a five-year time frame.Practical implicationsBy discussing the findings according to the stages of growth model for CSR, the authors suggest that Islamic banks can enhance their responsiveness, and transform their role from being CSR reporters of social responsibility to responders.Originality/valueWhile the tenets of CSR have a lot in common with Islamic moral law (Shariah), little is known about CSR disclosure of Islamic banks.

Human factors in East Asian virtual teamwork: a comparative study of Indonesia, Taiwan and Vietnam

There has been considerable research into the technical aspects of virtual teams. By contrast, few studies have focused on their ‘human factors’, such as the way team members cooperate within the context of cross-national boundaries. This study applies a ‘mixed method’ approach to research virtual teams in three Asian economies: Indonesia, Taiwan and Vietnam. We find that critical human factors, including individual cultural intelligence, cultural openness and self-efficacy, significantly influence team member knowledge sharing willingness in cross-national virtual teams. However, a positive relationship between team member knowledge sharing willingness and knowledge sharing behaviour is not supported because other elements, such as interpersonal trust, leadership, team interaction and member language ability, can significantly affect the effect of the above mentioned factors on virtual team knowledge sharing. Our study offers a new model to improve the study of virtual teamwork and provides practical applications for managing cross-national teams, especially in the selection, training and development of team members.

Resourcing for post‐disaster reconstruction: a comparative study of Indonesia and China

PurposeThere is a need to understand resourcing issues when reconstructing the built environment in a post‐disaster situation. The purpose of this paper is to determine the resourcing difficulties that are likely to face the international practitioners in post‐disaster reconstruction by identifying and comparing the factors that affected resource availability following natural disasters in Indonesia and China respectively.Design/methodology/approachThe research methodology included field‐based questionnaire surveys, semi‐structured interviews and observations. A comparative analysis was used to extract similarities and differences with regard to resourcing approaches in Indonesia and China.FindingsDespite the different resourcing approaches adopted in Indonesia and China in their recovery from large‐scale disasters, there are common issues facing post‐disaster reconstruction stakeholders, including competence of the implementing agencies, capacity of transportation, governance and legislation, and market conditions. Specifically, community‐related housing features played a dominant role in donor‐driven resourcing practice in post‐Indian Ocean tsunami reconstruction in Indonesia, whereas factors related to project control and management primarily contributed to resourcing performance of Chinese reconstruction specialists following the Wenchuan earthquake.Research limitations/implicationsTo solve resourcing problems, countries need to create an enabling environment and build institutional capacity. The cross‐cultural comparative analysis encourages policy makers and practitioners to exchange experiences from recent recovery operations.Originality/valueThe paper illustrates the infrastructural and institutional weaknesses that hindered effective resource procurement during post‐disaster reconstruction in Indonesia and China. The research findings show common areas in need of improvement in other disaster prone countries, along with the issues to be addressed in the donor‐led or contractor‐led resourcing practice in the two studied countries.

Approaching Islam and politics from political economy: a comparative study of Indonesia and Malaysia

The article traces the trajectories of Islamic politics in Indonesia and Malaysia in relation to the changing political economy of these two countries. The approach adopted is to understand Islamic politics less on the basis of Islamic doctrine, or conflicts over its interpretation, than in connection with the changing social bases of politics, the context established by capitalist economic transformations, the evolution of the post-colonial state from the Cold War and its aftermath, and of crises of political economy in the 1980s and 1990s. The exercise reveals important convergences and divergences in trajectories that help to explain the complex historical processes which have shaped Islamic politics in these two cases and possibly beyond. It also reveals the entanglement of Islamic politics in very profane conflicts over power and tangible economic resources over time. In both countries a new form of Islamic populism has emerged as a major articulator of grievances against the secular state and perceived social injustices. However, the same historical processes have enabled the social agents of Islamic politics in Malaysia to contest state power more effectively than their counterparts in Indonesia.

Corporate Governance in Asia: A Comparative Study of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam

Corporate governance has received an increasing amount of attention in recent years. Corporate scandals have brought corporate governance weaknesses to the attention of the general public, especially in the United States. Weaknesses in the corporate structure of some Asian countries have been partly blamed for some recessions that have occurred there. This paper begins with an overview of some basic corporate governance principles as identified by the OECD, World Bank and IMF, then proceeds to examine how these principles are being applied in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Dutch disease and policy adjustments to the oil boom: A comparative study of Indonesia and Mexico

Dutch disease and, more recently, resource curse thesis have been critical issues for development of resource abundant economies. This paper attempts a comparison between Indonesia and Mexico in their policy adjustments to the oil boom with special reference to the Dutch disease. There exists a striking contrast, especially in their fiscal, foreign borrowing, and exchange rate policies, and confirms the conventional understanding that a booming government should be conservative, as was the case in Indonesia, in its macroeconomic management to avoid the Dutch disease. Equally significant, investment use of oil revenues to strengthen the tradable sector is another factor responsible for Indonesian success. Mexico provides a clear-cut example of the resource curse thesis, but Indonesia is an exception.

Household Food Security, Farm Trees, and Agroforestry: A Comparative Study in Indonesia and the Philippines

Increasing numbers of studies suggest that farm trees and agroforestry practices improve household food security. Some have further speculated that poor farmers are responding to decreasing access to land and declining agricultural productivity by increasing farm tree and agroforestry activities because of the multiple benefits of trees, which are cash crops that demand relatively low levels of labor. This paper argues that the choice to cultivate trees, the decision as to which specific tree species are to be cultivated, and the determination of the spatial and temporal association of those trees with annual crops must all be evaluated on a historical and regional basis. Furthermore, in Southeast Asia. food security and upland farm decisions must be viewed within the broader context of the rice economy - the value people have for consuming rice, and its central position in household production decisions.

Book Reviews : John Wong, ASEAN Economies in Perspective: A Comparative Study of Indonesia, Malaysia, The Phillipines, Singapore and Thailand. Philadelphia, Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1979, pp. 217, $15.00

Book Reviews : John Wong, ASEAN Economies in Perspective: A Comparative Study of Indonesia, Malaysia, The Phillipines, Singapore and Thailand. Philadelphia, Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1979, pp. 217, $15.00

BOOK REVIEW

Book reviewed in this article: ASEAN Economies in Perspective: A Comparative Study of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand by John Wong.

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:Monetary Policy in Australia, by K. T. Davis and M. K. LewisAustralian Monetary Policy 1950–1975, by D. C. RowanThe Postwar International Monetary Crisis:An Analysis, by Victor ArgyExit Full Employment:Economic policy in the Stone age, by Barry HughesSchool and Work in Prospect:14‐Year‐Old in Australia, by Trevor Williams, Margaret Batten, Sue Girling‐Butcher and Jeff ClancyThe Development of Australian Fiscal Federalism:Selected Readings, edited by W. Prest and R. L. MathewsASEAN Economies in Perspective:A Comparative Study of Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, by J. Wong

ASEAN Economies in Perspective: A Comparative Study of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. By John Wong. Philadelphia: ISHI, Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1979. xii, 217 pp. Map, Statistical Tables, Notes, References, Index. $17.50.

ASEAN Economies in Perspective: A Comparative Study of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. By John Wong. Philadelphia: ISHI, Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1979. xii, 217 pp. Map, Statistical Tables, Notes, References, Index. $17.50.

ASEAN Economies in Perspective: A Comparative Study of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. By John Wong. Philadelphia: ISHI, Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1979. xii, 217 pp. Map, Statistical Tables, Notes, References, Index. $17.50.

ASEAN Economies in Perspective: A Comparative Study of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. By John Wong. Philadelphia: ISHI, Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1979. xii, 217 pp. Map, Statistical Tables, Notes, References, Index. $17.50.