Good Reputation Research Articles

Potensi Pasar Pupuk Organik Masyarakat Perkotaan di Gorontalo: Tinjauan Aspek Pengetahuan dan Perilaku

This research aims to describe changes in the use of organic fertilizers in urban communities, both from the point of view of knowledge and behavior. This research was conducted in the period from February to April 2022. The population is urban in Gorontalo Province, with a random sample of 172 people with various professional characteristics. The research variables include people's perceptions, knowledge, and behavior regarding using organic fertilizers. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that 95.3% of the urban community's perception of a suitable type of fertilizer chose organic fertilizer over non-organic fertilizer, and from the aspect of knowledge, as much as 69.8% knew the benefits of using organic fertilizer, both for plants and the environment and economic benefits. From the behavioral aspect, 83.7% of people are used to using organic fertilizers, and 62.8% prefer to use organic fertilizers compared to other fertilizers. The market potential for organic fertilizer for urban communities in Gorontalo Province based on aspects of knowledge and behavior is relatively high so that marketing can target urban communities. Communities can use agricultural shops with good reputations or images to obtain or trade organic fertilizers.

BUILDING THE REPUTATION OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES BASED ON LECTURER AND STUDENT RESEARCH PERFORMANCE

A good reputation is one of the important things in building the trust of all stakeholders in private universities. High level of trust from the community will have a positive impact on the operations of universities, especially for sustainability in the present and in the future. One of the important factors that need to be considered in building a reputation is the publication of research performance of lecturers and students through trusted media. This paper discusses how the reputation of universities is built through published works, both by lecturers and students individually and in the publication team. The method of discussion uses descriptive analysis accompanied by several case studies of the reputation building process. Based on this discussion, information and various steps needed to build a sustainable reputation through the performance of publications that are beneficial to the wider community can be concluded. Sustainable publications with high quality have a positive impact on the reputation of accreditation performance and university rankings which are one of the main factors to gain public trust.

BUILDING THE REPUTATION OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES BASED ON LECTURER AND STUDENT RESEARCH PERFORMANCE

A good reputation is one of the important things in building the trust of all stakeholders in private universities. High level of trust from the community will have a positive impact on the operations of universities, especially for sustainability in the present and in the future. One of the important factors that need to be considered in building a reputation is the publication of research performance of lecturers and students through trusted media. This paper discusses how the reputation of universities is built through published works, both by lecturers and students individually and in the publication team. The method of discussion uses descriptive analysis accompanied by several case studies of the reputation building process. Based on this discussion, information and various steps needed to build a sustainable reputation through the performance of publications that are beneficial to the wider community can be concluded. Sustainable publications with high quality have a positive impact on the reputation of accreditation performance and university rankings which are one of the main factors to gain public trust.

We are watching you: Are you ready to pay dividends?

This study investigates the relationship between media visibility and dividend policy. We argue that this media activity affects how dividend policy is determined, as it might impact agency conflicts, information asymmetry, and the firm's dependence on investors' preferences. Using a sample of 93 Spanish listed firms over the period 2004–2019, we show that media coverage has a positive effect on dividends and that the scrutiny from media coverage can encourage managers and dominant owners to pay dividends in an effort to boost their public image and reputation. Consequently, the results indicate that media exposure leads to dividend smoothing as a way to build a good reputation, which is conducive to attracting funds from external investors. Our results are robust to the use of alternative measures of media visibility and dividends as well as different procedures to address endogeneity issues.

Implementation of Strategic Management in Improving Organizational Performance in Manufacturing Companies

This study aims to investigate the implementation of strategic management as an effort to improve organizational performance in manufacturing companies in Makassar. In the context of increasingly fierce competition and dynamic change, manufacturing companies need to adopt effective strategic approaches to gain competitive advantage. This study uses descriptive-qualitative research method by collecting data through interviews and direct observation in selected manufacturing companies.The results showed that the implementation of strategic management contributed positively to the improvement of organizational performance. In terms of strengths, manufacturing companies in Makassar have quality human resources and a good reputation in producing high quality products. However, some weaknesses such as dependence on the local market and limited financial resources need to be overcome. Opportunities that can be utilized are the growth of the global market and technological advances that can improve operational efficiency. Threats include intense competition and fluctuating raw material prices.
 Based on the findings, recommended strategies for improving organizational performance include market diversification, increased innovation, investment in new technology, and improved operational efficiency. The company also needs to strengthen cooperation with suppliers and monitor regulatory developments that may affect business operations. The implications of this study can serve as a guide for manufacturing companies in implementing strategic management to improve organizational performance.

Can firms with higher ESG ratings bear higher bank systemic tail risk spillover?—Evidence from Chinese A-share market

How can non-financial enterprises mitigate the tail risk shock from the banking system? This paper considers this problem by constructing six indices to measure the tail risk spillover from the banking system to firms (TRiskSB2F), and studies how ESG ratings of firms affect TRiskSB2F. Empirical results find that firms with high ESG ratings can bear the higher bank systemic tail risk spillover, and one standard deviation increases in the logarithm of ESG scores is associated with 0.169 percentage points lower per quarter in TRiskSB2F. Further results show that ESG ratings of firms with the small size, low liquidity stocks, listed on the main board or more long-term loans have higher sensitivity to reduce the impact of TRiskSB2F, but the sensitivity is significantly lowered in the pre-2015 bull market period. The mechanism analysis shows that firms with high ESG ratings have generally the relatively low financial constraints, good reputations and more resource superiority, which are important reasons to reduce the tail risk shock from the banking system. Our results can provide valuable evidence supporting companies to increase ESG investing.

Indirect reciprocity with stochastic and dual reputation updates.

Cooperation is a crucial aspect of social life, yet understanding the nature of cooperation and how it can be promoted is an ongoing challenge. One mechanism for cooperation is indirect reciprocity. According to this mechanism, individuals cooperate to maintain a good reputation. This idea is embodied in a set of social norms called the "leading eight". When all information is publicly available, these norms have two major properties. Populations that employ these norms are fully cooperative, and they are stable against invasion by alternative norms. In this paper, we extend the framework of the leading eight in two directions. First, we include norms with 'dual' reputation updates. These norms do not only assign new reputations to an acting donor; they also allow to update the reputation of the passive recipient. Second, we allow social norms to be stochastic. Such norms allow individuals to evaluate others with certain probabilities. Using this framework, we characterize all evolutionarily stable norms that lead to full cooperation in the public information regime. When only the donor's reputation is updated, and all updates are deterministic, we recover the conventional model. In that case, we find two classes of stable norms: the leading eight and the 'secondary sixteen'. Stochasticity can further help to stabilize cooperation when the benefit of cooperation is comparably small. Moreover, updating the recipients' reputations can help populations to recover more quickly from errors. Overall, our study highlights a remarkable trade-off between the evolutionary stability of a norm and its robustness with respect to errors. Norms that correct errors quickly require higher benefits of cooperation to be stable.

City Reputation and Stock Price Crash Risk: Evidence from China’s National Civilized City Award

ABSTRACT As a top honor for the overall civilization of cities in mainland China, the National Civilized City (NCC) award reflects good city reputation of the award-winners. This study investigates whether and how NCC awards affect stock price crash risk. Using a staggered difference-in-differences model, we find that the NCC award significantly reduces local firms’ future crash risk. This effect is more pronounced among firms with a better corporate reputation, inferior internal governance, and weaker external monitoring. Mechanism tests show that the NCC award reduces crash risk by mitigating management opportunism and alleviating information opacity.

EFFECTS OF REGIONAL CERTIFICATION ON EXPORT ACTIVITY, THE CASE OF THE MEXICAN LEATHER-FOOTWEAR CLUSTER

La Marca Gto is a program created in Mexico in 2015 that looks for the creation of a good quality reputation of the products that receive it as a certification or regional trademark label. The objective of this research is to find an association between the participation of Mexicans MSMEs in this program and the beginning of export activity. A survey of 21 questions was applied to 69 SMEs that currently have this certification. The sample of this study is part of the Leather-Footwear Cluster of Guanajuato since this is one of the most traditional of the State that thorough the recent years has registered a decreasing volume of exports. The IBM SPSS Program was used to analyze the collected data and by applying McNemar test there was not found any association between the Marca Gto Certification and the beginning of export activity of the company.

The Philosophy Behind My Forty-Five Years Successful Social Services

During British rule, my grandfather the late Gopalsamy Gounder was an interesting attraction to the local office bearers and elected body members. He was one of the counselors for the Coimbatore Police Department by holding the President of honorary office of Village Vigilance Committee My great grandfather the late Chinna Nachimuthu Gounder was a juror in the British ruling. Also, my father’s elder brother the late G. Shanmugasundaram[ commonly known as GS] served as the President of Kanjampatti Panchayat Board for 25 years namely from 1954 to 1979. During these four generations our family earned a good reputation in the society and accumulated a lot of experiences. Also, my mother’s father and her two eldest fathers served the poor and the needy. They were most popular and famous in Coimbatore district when the British ruled India. Two of them studied law in the 1920s and practiced in the Taluk and District courts. They helped the poor by attending their cases freely. My six uncles were highly cultured, qualified and interested in doing social services by helping the poor families. My mother’s father, the late Mylsamy Gounder, was the Village Munshif in the revenue department during the British rule of India. Their ancestors held this prestigious position for more than 100 years!These facts were told to me not by my family members but by my villagers and neighboring hamlets. Needless to say, our family was /is very familiar in more than 36 villages. These social services phenomena captivated my childhood and I made up my mind to become an EXTRAORDINARY & OUTSTANDING social worker. 

The impact of corporate reputation on stock value

In the continuous development of the socialist market economy, corporate reputation as an intangible asset provides a unique and sustainable competitive advantage. The study found that in China 's stock market, when companies encounter a crisis, the negative impact on the stock value of companies with good reputation in the short term will be stronger than that of companies with poor reputation. However, in the long run, corporate reputation will have a ' shadow price ' role. It will quickly alleviate the negative impact of the crisis on the stock value of the company and will obtain significantly positive abnormal returns.When enterprises encounter benefits such as listing, good corporate reputation such as China 's time-honored enterprises can succeed in the financial market with good reputation and are favored by investors. Because its reputation can promote the compatibility of management interests and form a good cycle of consciously maintaining reputation, it shows good market performance and stock value.

Corporate reputation is a double-edged sword for companies

Corporate reputation is a double-edged sword for companies. While a good corporate reputation has benefits, a good corporate reputation can also bring disadvantages. A good corporate reputation can lead managers to overestimate the level of corporate risk-taking and can hide internal corporate defects. In addition, corporate reputation may exacerbate the impact of negative events: a good corporate reputation buffers the impact of risky events in a conventional scenario, but in a crisis scenario, a good corporate reputation increases the impact of negative events, while an average corporate reputation reduces the impact of negative events. The purpose of this paper is to explore the negative effects of corporate reputation on firms and the means to prevent them.

Factors Affecting Profit Quality in Post Pandemic Era

Coronavirus events that attacked the whole world, especially in Indonesia, has a huge impact on economic and business life. Large companies with good reputation and great profit in the community are favourite places to invest because investors have a certain degree of confidence to get the profits. However, during the Covid-19 outbreak, this made the situation uncertain due to the fall of the global economy. Guarantees about companies being honest about results no longer refer to company size or reported profits. Therefore, the authors describe the problems related to the factors that affect each company’s earnings quality. This study aims to analyze how the quality of profits are influenced from the implementation of corporate governance and dividend payment. The method applied in this study uses an analysis of social research documentation with the aim of finding a suitable theory and reviewing empirical results on the factors that affect the quality of earnings after the pandemic. The results from various empirical results showed that there is still little research on the ability of factors affecting profit quality in post pandemic area to conduct research on companies from industries that are validated on the Indonesian stock exchange. The results of the study can be expected to contribute to further research and facilitate the government to approach the development of banking industry sector to encourage the economy.This study is important to determine as a result of the implementation of corporate governance related to the effects of mitigation in the pandemic era. In addition, this study is expected to provide further guidelines, especially for national private companies and improve the quality of earnings post Covid-19 pandemic.
 Keywords: profit quality, good corporate governance, dividend payment, banking industry sector, post Covid-19 pandemic

Corporate Social Responsibility and Enterprise Performance: The Chain Mediating Effect Test Based on Corporate Reputation and Brand Value

Corporate social responsibility (hereinafter referred to as “CSR”) sometimes does not directly affect enterprise performance but through some mediator variable. Corporate reputation and brand value have chain-mediating effects in the influence mechanism of CSR on enterprise performance. Theoretically, this paper broadens the scope of study on CSR and enterprise performance, deeply explores the internal mechanism between them, and opens the “black box” in the process of transforming CSR into enterprise performance. Practically, it can encourage Chinese enterprises to actively undertake CSR, strengthen reputation management, enhance brand value, and finally promote the sustainable development of enterprises. A-share listed companies (listed companies in the Chinese A stock market) in Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges from 2008 to 2020 in “China’s 500 Most Valuable Brands List” by World Brand Lab are studied in this paper. The results of the empirical study based on relevant data show a significant positive relationship between CSR and enterprise performance. It investigates the mediating chain effects of corporate reputation and brand value in the influence of CSR on enterprise performance. Listed companies must disclose the annual CSR report. CSR reports as an effective supplement to corporate financial information, which provides an important communication channel for the enterprise and stakeholders. Stakeholders can timely understand their rights and interests through the CSR information and have a more comprehensive and deeper understanding of enterprises. In turn, the enterprise can also win a good reputation, establish a good brand image, and get sustainable development.

Travel Management In Meeting Tourist Satisfaction Kota Lama Semarang

This study aims to fulfill tourist satisfaction through quality travel management. This research is a qualitative research. The location of this research is in the Old City of Semarang. While the informants in this study were tourists from the Old City of Semarang. Based on the results of the discussion that has been presented, it is known that travel services in the Old City of Semarang are quite helpful for tourists. The travel management used is structured and directed, such as notification of information on every tourist spot visited and good communication with tourists. Good service providers can increase tourist satisfaction, build a good reputation, and drive the growth of the tourism industry as a whole. The focus of this research is the way the travel tour in serving the tourists who are being combined. Keywords: Management of Travel, Tourist Satisfaction, Tourist, Literature Review, Old City

How do entrepreneurial activities at different levels promote business growth: a review and research agenda

PurposeThis study aims to solve the realistic dilemma between the importance of entrepreneurship and the high rate of entrepreneurial failure, and to point out the direction of subsequent research.Design/methodology/approachThe paper takes the form of a literature review.FindingsEntrepreneurial activities involve multiple dimensions. Entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial teams will be affected by multiple factors when starting a business, and sufficient attention should be paid to both the factors within the group and the factors outside the group such as institutional quality and market competition. High entrepreneurial failure rate is an essential characteristic of entrepreneurial activities, while solving this problem requires entrepreneurs to maintain passion, clarify their own motivation, improve their learning abilities and adopt appropriate entrepreneurial strategies to improve entrepreneurial performance. Meanwhile, it also urgent to build entrepreneurial teams with common goals, heterogeneous knowledge structure, outstanding learning ability, solid mutual trust, strong social influence and social capital. Successful entrepreneurship should adhere to the perspective of openness and cooperation. It should not only actively strengthen international cooperation but also fully adapt to the country’s system and culture. Sustainable growth of entrepreneurial enterprises requires not only stable commercial revenue but also responsibility to society, which in turn leads to a good reputation and high social recognition.Practical implicationsThe authors hope this review can provide some insightful viewpoints for deepening the theoretical system of entrepreneurship, improving the success rate of entrepreneurship and promoting the sustainable growth of enterprises.Originality/valueFurther research can be carried out on the promotion of business growth by entrepreneurship at the micro level in the following aspects: analyze functional mechanism between innovation and entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship research by integrating multiple institutional contexts and cultural traditions; consider the changes in emerging technologies on entrepreneurial activities; diversified mechanism between entrepreneurship education and business growth.

Profitability and market performance of smallholder potato enterprises in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is one of the major staple crops and cash crops in sub-Saharan Africa. Its reputation continues to rise due to the increase in human population and the demand for potatoes is predictable. Potato-produce has a good market reputation and is the major source of household income in developing countries, especially South Africa. However, the increase in potato enterprise comes with its share of challenges that need to be addressed. Smallholder farmers in South Africa are still facing challenges in accessing and participating in lucrative and agro-food value chains, hence their farm returns are very low. There are very few research studies that have assessed the profitability and market performance of potato enterprises. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the profitability of smallholder potato enterprises in the Eastern Cape Province. A multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to select 160 potato farmers. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis, benefit-cost ratio and marketing margin analysis were used to analyze the data. The study results reveal that the potato enterprise is profitable and contributes to farmers' well-being. Farmers and sellers determined the price of potatoes. The reason for this market conduct is due to the weak characterization of smallholder farming. Performance analysis established that the total gross marketing and profit margins were highest when farmers sold potatoes to consumers and the lowest when farmers sold to middlemen and retailers. The study recommends that policymakers and government invest in improving infrastructure and educational training of farmers in terms of marketing and taking farming as agribusiness. The study further recommends that policymakers and farm organizations must strengthen institutions that take reliable and timely market information; established potato markets close to the farmers, especially those residing in rural areas. There must be a partnership established between research institutes and universities so that they constantly contribute by releasing high-yielding and disease-resistant varieties to advance the production and productivity of the vegetable sector. The study suggests that there is a need for government involvement to create strong market relations between farmers and consumers and to give suitable training to agricultural extension agents. Key words: Eastern Cape, Food security, Gross margin, Potato enterprise

PENGARUH BRAND IMAGE TERHADAP PURCHASE INTENTION MELALUI E-TRUST (STUDI PADA CALON KONSUMEN ONLINE STORE HOODIEKU)

In this day and age you can find many shops selling their products through internet media, one of the many products that are sold online is clothing or fashion products. Along with the rise of online stores circulating on the internet, potential consumers must be more confident in choosing products fashion, not all brands and online stores have a good reputation and are trusted, therefore to avoid a series of risks that can occur in online transactions, consumers will tend to seek as much information as possible about the brands and online stores they will choose before making a purchase. This study aims to determine the effect of Brand Image on Purchase Intentions through the online store of potential E-Trust Hoodieku customers. This research is a quantitative research using a descriptive and explanatory research design. The population taken in this study was the Instagram Official Store Hoodieku followers. The samples taken in this study were 205 respondents. The analysis technique uses descriptive statistical analysis and Partial Least Square (PLS) analysis. The results of the PLS test show that: (1) There is a positive and significant direct effect of Brand Image on E-Trust; (2) There is a positive and significant direct effect of E-Trust on Purchase Intentions; (3) There is a positive and significant indirect effect of Brand Image on Purchase Intention through E-Trust as a mediating variable.

Counsellors’ Prevention Strategies and Occurrence of Bullying in Masafi-Fujairah Schools

The empirical study assessed the association between counsellors’ prevention strategies and Occurrence of Bullying in Masafi-Fujairah schools in United Arab Emirates (UAE). The researcher used a case study research design with a qualitative paradigm to systematically conduct a plausible research study. A sample of 8 respondents was carefully engaged to supply information for the research study. The population of the study was only school counsellors in UAE in Public schools. Information was congregated by means of interview plans and documentary analysis. The researcher used purposive sampling strategy to garner information from vital persons who could supply useful data for the study. The researcher used highly structured interviews to gather data for the empirical study. Thematic analysis was utilized for analyzing qualitative proof. The study results came up with a significant correlation between counsellors’ prevention strategies and Occurrence of Bullying in Masafi-Fujairah schools. The research project concluded that Counsellor’s strategies may contribute to occurrence of Bullying in Masafi-Fujairah because if the prevention strategies of counsellors are not scientific, they can allow bullying to take place in schools with its disastrous effects among vulnerable students. If the counsellors’ prevention strategies are logical and scientific, they can be a source of good school reputation and a good marketing instrument to increase enrolment in schools because of the acceptable discipline behavior exhibited on the whole. From the project findings, the scholar recommended that the School administrators should always organize seminars and workshops for school counsellors in order to allow them acquire knowledge and skills for helping students live in a healthy and peaceful environment for growth and development in UAE.

Violation of PT Universal Pharmaceutical's Business Law

PT Universal Pharmaceutical is a pharmaceutical company involved in a serious business law violation case. In an effort to avoid violating business laws, their internal policies and business practices. Companies also need to increase their transparency and accountability to the public in the future, PT Universal Pharmaceutical needs to make changes in the management and authorities. PT Universal Pharmaceutical's business law violation case serves as a warning to other companies to pay close attention to their business practices and comply with applicable laws, in order to build a good and sustainable reputation in the long term.