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Analisis Gabungan Sisa Hasil Usaha Koperasi Di Provinsi Jawa Timur Periode 2012-2021

In Indonesia, there must be a business entity that plays a role in creating an advanced, just and prosperous society, which prioritizes mutual welfare, and a form of business called a cooperative. One of the cooperative performance indicators that is important to analyze is the remaining results of operations, which can be used as a source of income for the cooperative and its members. Through this analysis, it is hoped that detailed and comprehensive information can be obtained regarding the performance of cooperatives in the province of East Java, especially in terms of remaining operating results. This information can be used as a reference for cooperatives and the government in formulating more appropriate strategies and policies in developing cooperatives in the region, as well as encouraging more inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In the economic structure of this province, there are two types of cooperatives that play an important role, namely sharia cooperatives and conventional cooperatives. One of the provinces in Indonesia that has a large number of cooperatives is East Java. Such as consumer cooperatives, savings and loan cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives, farmer cooperatives, fishing cooperatives, credit cooperatives, producer cooperatives, and a large number of other types of cooperatives are among the many types of cooperatives. In East Java, there are various cooperatives that have succeeded in increasing the welfare of members through good and efficient business management. Apart from own capital, there is also capital from outside the cooperative which affects the SHU level in East Java Province.

Mapping the Needs of Foreign Language Skills for Vocational Students Based on Industrial Demands

A current imperative for vocational education is to be highly responsive to industrial demand. The Indonesian government requires a link and match between vocational curriculum with industrial demands. The vocational college should collect and classify the industrial demands and implement them in its curriculum designs. This study aims at mapping the need for foreign language skills for vocational students based on industrial demand. The data were collected through a survey conducted on eight multinational companies in Indonesia. The result of the study showed that the industries in Indonesia, especially multinational companies, require their applicants to have English certifications such as TOEFL and TOEIC. They also expect their applicants to have good English-speaking skills and good English business correspondence skills. The minimum scores that should be had by the applicants are 450 for TOEFL and 550 for TOEIC. Furthermore, multinational companies usually do an English interview to measure the ability of the applicant’s English-speaking skills. Moreover, multinational companies also ask their applicants to write or reply to an English email to measure the ability of the applicant’s English business correspondence skills. Therefore, vocational students should have good scores on TOEFL and TOEIC, good English-speaking skills, and good English business correspondence skills in order to become prospective applicants for industries in Indonesia, especially multinational companies.

Relevance of Savitribai Phule’s Ideas in OTME-industry Partnership for Female Students Empowerment in Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Yaba, Lagos State

The study was poised to the relevance of Savitribai Phule’s ideas in OTME-industry partnership for female students’ empowerment in Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Yaba, Lagos state. Savitribai Phule’s ideas create human awareness to deal with societal problems and bring equality with social change in the face of a society that exhibits submissive behavior, lack of social awareness, inhuman approach towards casteism, untouched ability, child exploitation, corruption and issues about reservation policies, religious discrepancy and power imbalance leading to social discrimination. Academic activities of Office Technology and Management Education (OTME) are not confined in the classrooms in the college, however, close cooperation between the department of OTME and various organisations in order to establish strong partnership towards the achievement of economic development, especially in light of the rapid pace of changes in the individual’s environment; including technological development, speedy services and openness to foreign markets that help them adapt to their environment and contribute to the settlement of their problems and their societies. The study found out that, one of the Savitribai Phule’s ideas was that an industrial department should be attached to the schools where children could learn useful trades and crafts and be able to manage their lives comfortably and independently. This suggests regular industrial training alongside with academic work which the college term Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (S.I.W.E.S) which is run in partnership with cooperating organizations. However, with the Savitribai’s idea, female students should be mentored and monitored during and after S.I.W.E.S to ensure that, they become self-reliant even after graduation from the college and as such become employers of labour. The study recommended that microfinance banks and other financial institutions charged with the responsibility of funding small businesses should be encouraged to work in partnership to fund OTME female graduates with good and viable business ideas so as to create more jobs in society.

Ecologically unequal exchange, repression, and forest loss: How China's demand for agricultural products impacts the natural environment

Drawing on ecologically unequal exchange theory and previous cross-national research on the topic, we assess whether agricultural exports from peripheral nations to China tend to increase forest loss in exporting nations. We extend this theory by considering if repressive nations facilitate ecologically unequal exchange between peripheral nations and China. We argue that this may be the case because repressive nations create a “good business climate” for Chinese firms via economic incentives (e.g., tax holidays), regulatory concessions, labor flexibility, and imposed political stability, that exacerbate the harmful impact of agricultural exports from peripheral nations to China on forests. Using ordinary least squares regression for a sample of 60 peripheral nations, we begin by finding support for our main hypothesis that higher levels of agricultural exports sent from peripheral nations to China are related to increased forest loss in the peripheral nations. We go on to find that ecologically unequal exchanges of agricultural products from peripheral nations to China increase forest loss more at higher rather than lower levels of repression.

Analysis of Unique Resource Capabilities and Social Commerce Against Competitive Advantages in SMEs in Klambir Lima Village

This study aims to find out how the influence of Unique Resource Capabilities and Social Commerce on Competitive Advantage in SMEs in Klambir 5 District with the Multiple Regression Analysis approach. The number of samples taken was 83 respondents who were calculated using the Slovin formula. The problem to be researched is to find a model for applying unique resource capabilities and appropriate social development that will affect competitive advantage in general and specifically increase the business productivity of small and medium enterprises so that they can provide the best, both for internal entrepreneurs and the community in the Klambir environment. Lima as well as the wider community in general. Application of the principles of unique resource capabilities consisting of Tangible Assets, Intangible Assets, Organizational assets are expected to help efforts to improve business levels better. Continuous improvement of good business levels is important for SMEs to carry out so that they can continue to grow and develop and have a competitive advantage compared to other regions in their vicinity. Social commerce is an e-commerce concept that relies on social media and user participation to assist the online buying and selling process. This concept uses social media as a transaction platform that allows users to buy or sell goods or services. However, several innovations in social trading do not involve exchanging money in the transaction process. Keywords: Unique Resource Capabilities Social Commerce; Competitive Advantage

Bangkit Lebih Cepat: Melalui Program Pendampingan SDM dan Perencanaan Usaha Dengan Memanfaatkan Aplikasi Marketplace di Masa Pasca Pandemi Covid-19 pada Toko Sembako “Winda Jaya” Surabaya

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic that hit Indonesia in 2020, it has resulted in a decline in the economy and activities in various sectors and regions of Indonesia. In 2023, the economic condition, which was in shock due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is gradually improving in line with the stability of the domestic financial market and the stretching of several economic sectors. The Government of Indonesia has declared that this year our economy must recover more quickly by making policy steps to strengthen the economy accompanied by transparent prioritization and proper policy coordination and synchronization. The community service team at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Surabaya University of Technology feels compelled to participate in the success of government programs by creating HR assistance programs and business planning by utilizing marketplace applications in the post-Covid-19 pandemic for business development and increasing sales turnover. The accompanying partner this time is the "Winda Jaya" Surabaya staple food shop, which sells various basic household needs such as rice, sugar, coffee and others. The community service team at the Faculty of Economics and Business tries to identify problems based on the collected data. After further analysis, the community service team formulated the problem as follows: (1) Lack of partner's understanding of management functions and how to manage HR, (2) Lack of partner's understanding of making good business plans, (3) Partner's lack of understanding about tips and tricks for successfully utilizing marketplace applications. The method used is divided into 3 (three) stages, namely the preparation stage, the activity implementation stage and the closing stage. The results of this community service activity are an increase in understanding by companion partners of management science material, procedures for managing human resources, making a good business plan and how to use marketplace applications for business development. This community service activity (PkM) is in the framework of implementing the Tridharma of Higher Education and also supports the Surabaya City Development Synergy Program

Are activist hedge funds good business advisors?

Do activist hedge funds contribute to better strategic decisions in their target firms? Hedge funds are known for shaping corporate practices, yet the resulting impact of their interventions is puzzling. Using a sample of properly matched US firms subject to hedge fund-led activist campaigns, we analyse to what extent activist hedge funds influence the life cycle of their target firms. Consistent with hedge funds providing valuable business expertise, we find that target firms who are in their early life cycle stage in the prior year of the campaign are more likely than their non-targeted peers to find themselves afterwards in later stages. Further cross-sectional tests reveal that target firms benefit most from HF interventions when the campaign takes longer and the activist has higher industry experience. Overall, this study provides new evidence of the beneficial role of hedge funds as business advisors in their target firms.

Company Value Disclosure Based on Fundamental Analysis of Energy Companies in Indonesia

Firm value is needed for companies going public as an effort to obtain investment/funding in business development. The good value of the company indicates a strong market perception, not only among investors, but also the public. Thus, from a business perspective, good corporate value describes two business dimensions, namely good investment funding and profitable business. This study aims to see the role of the company's fundamental financial factors on business quality, so that it has implications for increasing company value. To answer these objectives, a quantitative approach is used based on financial report data. In the test used the method of statistical analysis of linear regression. The object of this research is energy companies in Indonesia which are registered as go public companies. Sources of research data are financial reports taken by purposive sampling technique. A total of 19 companies were used as research samples and more than 75 financial statements were used as research data. The results show that there is a significant difference in the two tests, where in the simultaneous model all financial fundamental factors have a large contribution to firm value. Meanwhile, the partial model test shows smaller/less linear results. In simultaneous testing, one conclusion was found, that the company's value will strengthen if all the main financial instruments in the company are fulfilled. In other words, the company's business must show good sales and profit growth, so that this has an impact on improving the quality of other business instruments, which in turn has implications for market assessment/public perception.

STRATEGI KONTINUITAS BISNIS MELALUI ANALISIS SWOT PADA SENTRA UMKM BATU BATA DAN GENTING DI KABUPATEN LAMONGAN

The problems faced by Micro Small Medium and Enterprises actors are still often related to the lack of a business strategy. A business requires tenacity, courage and good management and business strategy. The goal is that business actors can face all types of risks posed by these businesses. This study aims to identify a business continuity strategy with a SWOT analysis approach to formulate a strategy so that brick and tile centers are able to compete with similar business actors. This study uses qualitative research methods based on postpositiveism or enterpretive philosophy, used to examine the condition of natural objects (as opposed to experiments) where the researcher is the key instrument, data collection techniques are carried out by triangulation (combined), and the results of qualitative research emphasize more meaning of generalization. The result of this research is the development strategy of combining SO (Strenghts & Opportunities), WO (Weakness & Opportunities), ST (Strenghts & Threats) and WT (Weakness & Threats).

Fisheries Business Management In The Globalization Era

The fishing business is the process of managing and optimizing fishery resources to generate sustainable profits. The fisheries business includes everything related to fishing, fish farming, fish processing, and distribution of fish products to the market. In the fishing business, it is important to consider factors such as economic, social, and environmental factors. Economic aspects include production costs, selling prices, and business profitability. Social aspects include the welfare of fishermen, food security, and the interests of the surrounding community. Environmental aspects include conservation of natural resources and environmental management to minimize negative impacts on ecosystems. Good fisheries business management requires careful planning and strategy, the use of the latest technology and methods, as well as cooperation between related parties. A sustainable fishing business aims to create a balance between economic profit, environmental sustainability, and social welfare.

Peningkatan Kinerja Usaha Pedagang Pasar Banyuasri Singaraja melalui Literasi dan Inklusi Keuangan

The revitalization that occurred in the traditional market of Banyuasri market, has brought a number of changes towards modernization. The improvement of modern facilities and infrastructure should also be followed by an increase in business management. Good business management will certainly create effective and efficient business performance. This can be realized through literacy and finance, because through these two things traders understand the basic concepts of f inance, financial planning and management along with preventive measures against financial risks. This study aims to determine the influence of f inancial literacy and inclusion on the business performance of female traders in the Banyuasri market, both directly and indirectly. A total of 92 traders were respondents in the study. The data that has beenobtained will be processed through path analysis. The results of this study are that the business performance of traders is influenced by financial literacy and inclusion directly and indirectly. Where f inancial inclusion is able to mediate between f inancial literacy and business performance. Keywords : financial inclusion, business performance, financial literacy

Business and Technology Strategies in Strategic Alignment for Performance of Non-Governmental Organizations

In Kenya, half of all projects under non-governmental organizations are not sustainable and collapse in less than 365 days after exit of donors. Coordination board of the organization closed down approximately 956 non-governmental in 2015 due to financial malpractices. About, 40% of the projects carried out as non-governmental organizations had been facing the problem of poor management, allocation of resources. The study's specific objectives were to establish the effect of business strategy and information technology strategy on performance of non-governmental in Nakuru City in Kenya. The study's target populations were 95 respondents comprising of directors, management and staff of 14 non-governmental organizations. Strategic leadership theory, performance monitoring theory, organization theory, and the strategic alignment model were used. Descriptive research design, census and close-ended questionnaire were used to collect data which was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the help of statistical package for social sciences version 25. The findings showed positive correlation between business strategy and information Technology strategy. The variables were significant when tested at 5% level of significance. The researchers recommend that organizations should come up with good business strategy for diagnosing problem of the organization hence problem-solving competence and facilitates assessment of actualization of action plan. Information technology system should be improved so as to facilitate networking, and efficient communication which in turn determine performance. The study's findings would lead to greater understanding of non-governmental organizations. The management of regulatory bodies to government and non-profit sector gains useful insights about strategic alignment, allowing them to develop policies that direct and inspire other organizations.

Entrepreneurial alertness as a determinant of success in the SME context: a qualitative study

Purpose This study aims to understand whether entrepreneurial alertness is a relevant determinant in creating opportunities in the context of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME). Design/methodology/approach To this end, qualitative research was undertaken, specifically the case study method. The study context was formed of four SMEs (cases) located in an inland region of Portugal. The data-collecting instrument was an individual interview held with the owners managers of the chosen firms, and the data treatment technique was content and thematic analyses. Findings The results obtained reveal that entrepreneurial alertness is always present in the SME entrepreneurs/business people’s daily lives and clearly creates good business opportunities not yet observed by the competition. Practical implications This study seeks to help SME owners managers to understand the phenomenon of entrepreneurial alertness and understand the importance of this determinant for their firms’ success. Originality/value This study is innovative as it helps to characterise and understand entrepreneurial alertness by showing its importance for SMEs in creating valuable opportunities and achieving success.

Spatial Patterns and Drivers of SME Digitalisation

Digital transformation plays an increasingly important role in the growth and competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), yet little is known regarding spatial inequalities in their adoption of advanced digital technologies. Using recent data from the Flash Eurobarometer 486, we study the spatial patterns of drivers for the implementation of new digital technologies in SMEs in Europe. In our analysis, the focus is on the possible influence of location. Considerable heterogeneity of SMEs is found in their propensity to adopt advanced digital technologies related to the strength of the local business environment and to the urban/rural hierarchy.Plain English Summary: European SMEs and DigitalisationThe adoption of digital technologies favours the competitiveness, resilience, and internationalisation of firms, but SMEs, which form the backbone of the EU economy, are lagging behind. A recent survey reveals that location greatly influences the probability that European SMEs adopt digital technology. Rural and small-town SMEs are less likely to be adopters, even when country, sector, and firm-specific characteristics are taken into account. However, good business environments always encourage the adoption of digitalisation technologies, whatever the geographic location of an SME. Innovators tend to be adopters, especially when they employ green innovation or management innovation. Larger SMEs, companies that are part of a business group, grow more rapidly, and/or export, are all more likely to adopt digital technologies. Policy-makers need to contemplate the urban/rural-divide and promote strong business environments in all types of locations. Public encouragement towards innovation is likely to indirectly promote easier access to digital technologies.

Scoping Review & Perspektif : Business Ethic From Entrepreneur On SMEs

Various problems related to today's business ethics have increasingly developed with the emergence of easy access to available social media. The spread of ethical issues in business can significantly affect the quality and popularity of a company. The application of good business ethics will certainly help the company to be able to continue to survive and advance in the current era of increasingly inadequate technology. The purpose of this study is to describe how business ethics should exist in a company. This scoping study aims to examine the literature regarding the most relevant and significant aspects of business ethics in entrepreneurship, as well as the methods used in related research. This study searches multiple databases for articles published between 2012 and 2023. The results of the study show that the contribution of business ethics is needed to improve the quality of company development. The existence of the application of good business ethics will help the company achieve its vision and mission in accordance with what is expected.

Raw Material Procurement And Skilled Labor: Catalysts For Competitive Advantage In The Sports Goods Business

Raw Material Procurement And Skilled Labor: Catalysts For Competitive Advantage In The Sports Goods Business

Peningkatan Daya Saing UMKM Berbasis Inovasi Dan Kreativitas Di BSD Kota Tangerang Selatan

The intense competition in the business world creates a need for MSMEs to improve their business in order to compete in the market. For example, globalization has made it easy for goods and services to enter the country, resulting in high competition between domestic and foreign businesses. Therefore, in this era, the role of innovation becomes a determining factor in being able to compete in the market. This activity aims to increase the competitiveness of MSMEs in BSD, South Tangerang City based on innovation and creativity in response to the increasingly intense competition in the F&B world. This activity uses a survey method. Based on the survey results, the existing business actors in BSD, South Tangerang City do not have a good business model, do not have innovative menus that are different from other brands, and still do not have a digital marketing strategy. Therefore, a BMC business model, SWOT analysis, AIDA analysis, promotion strategy design, and new menu design were created for business actors to apply. To achieve this, this service activity uses a method consisting of three stages: analysis, presentation, and action. The results of this activity were able to bring about changes to MSME products in BSD, South Tangerang City in the form of opening new branches.

Progress Analysis of Business Environment Research based on Citespace

Good business environment is a necessary condition to stimulate market vitality and promote high-quality economic development, but also a significant symbol of the modernization of national governance. In recent years, the research on business environment has attracted the wide attention of scholars all over the world. Considering the important role of China in world economic development, this paper adopts text analysis and visualization graph analysis method, and takes the journal literatures published in Web of Science (WOS) and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) from 2012 to 2022 as samples. The research progress of the business environment is visually analyzed from the aspects of the number of publications, authors and cooperative relations, publishing institutions and the evolution of research topics. The results show that the number of articles published in both Chinese and English literature presents an increasing trend. Chinese literature focuses on national policy support and government governance, while English literature focuses on the correlation analysis between business environment and enterprises. From the perspective of the evolution path of relevant research, the research on business environment in China is not long. At present, except for a few quantitative performance evaluation analysis, most qualitative research on development countermeasures is conducted. Foreign research on business environment appeared earlier, with a wide range of research topics, and has achieved more mature results.

Analysis Of Dynamic Capability Of Managers During The Covid-19 Pandemic Cooperative Village Units In The Mataraman Region, East Java


 
 
 
 Research aim : to find out and identify dynamic capabilities by KUD managers during a pandemic and the results in the form of index values are used to determine the impact on KUD in Kediri and Madiun Residents and provide information in the form of strategies that must be carried out by KUD.
 Design/Methode/Approach : The variables in this study are latent or unobserved variables, namely variables that cannot be measured directly, but are formed through indicators observed through a questionnaire. The type of data used in this research consists of primary data and secondary data. the linkert scale developed in this study consists of 7. The data analysis technique used is descriptive statistical analysis using index numbers.
 Research Finding : dynamic capability, ability to acquire knowledge, ability to create knowledge, ability to combine knowledge, interpretation at 26.43 to 79.29 is in the low index category.
 Theoretical contribution/Originality : dynamic capabilities KUD in Indonesia.
 Practitionel/Policy implication : Dynamic capability has managerial implications that must be created, namely: first, KUD has very good business and non-business knowledge. Second, KUD has the ability to develop business, non-business and technology knowledge. And third, KUD has the ability to combine and or create business, non-business and technology knowledge.
 Research limitation : The research object has not been classified from the level of business size, type of business, and others so that it becomes a comparable comparison. Where research can be categorized into 3 strata, namely: large-scale KUD, medium-scale KUD and small-scale KUD. And each stratum is the focus of research because large, medium or small capabilities have different characteristics.
 
 
 
 

“Can Men Have Hearts?”: Susa Young Gates's Divorce, 1878

“Can Men Have Hearts?”: Susa Young Gates's Divorce, 1878