Lack Of Firmness Research Articles

The phenomenon of high employee turnover in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector, including at the Gurilem Tofu Factory in West Bandung Regency, is the main focus of this study. The high rate of employee turnover is considered to have a negative impact on operational efficiency, internal stability, and overall business sustainability. High turnover creates uncertainty in production rhythms, increases training costs for new employees, and decreases productivity. Based on these conditions, this study was designed to answer three main research questions: what communication patterns are implemented by business owners, to what extent is the relationship between effective communication and employee turnover, and what strategic recommendations can be implemented to improve communication patterns in order to reduce turnover rates. The purpose of this study is to identify, analyze, and evaluate the communication strategies of business owners in building more stable, harmonious, and productive work relationships. This study is based on the theory of effective communication which includes five main indicators, namely: understanding, enjoyment, influence on attitudes, improving interpersonal relationships, and encouraging action. In addition, the theory of employee turnover is used as a foundation to understand the factors causing resignation intentions, such as job dissatisfaction, lack of recognition, and limited development opportunities. The approach used in this study was descriptive qualitative, with data collection methods including in-depth interviews, direct observation, and documentation with the owner and two employees. Triangulation techniques were applied to ensure the validity and reliability of the data. The results indicate that the communication patterns implemented by the business owner largely met the criteria for effective communication, such as delivering clear instructions and using polite language. However, obstacles remained, such as a lack of firmness regarding disciplinary violations and a lack of initiative in building team cohesion, which contributed to the high turnover rate.

Purpose The purpose of this research work was to illustrate what nature of organizational processes and initiatives were detrimental to the fructification of technology innovation in organizations. The authors examined the set of organizational practice processes which caused organizational technology-based innovation actions to fail. Design/methodology/approach The authors of this research article undertook a multi-method study. They conducted personal interviews (PIs) with various stakeholders who undertook innovation initiatives in organizations that failed. The PI data was content analyzed for themes regarding comprehending the factors that contributed to organizational innovation initiatives’ failure. Further, the authors conducted focus group discussions with executives involved in innovation projects. The data collected was again content analyzed for themes. Findings The authors found that organizational technology innovation initiatives failed for multiple reasons. These reasons were because of lack of voice to key employees in innovation teams, poor allotment and rationing of firm slack resources toward innovation initiatives, lack of organizational vision from innovation expectation, poor assessment parameters for judging innovation outcome, improper feedback during innovation process to team members, lack of awareness of macro and industry level changes, lack of open and interactive communication, poor team selection and such others. Research limitations/implications The authors in this research study explored the failure of managing technology innovation initiatives in organizations based upon the integrated theoretical perspective of strategy as a process and practice, and dynamic management capabilities. The theoretical contribution was achieved by addressing only the elements wherein innovation failures accrued. This was both in the structural organizational hard processes as well as the cultural soft aspects in organizations. These were inherent in the formal rules and informal norms and values of organizations. Practical implications The authors in the literature found substantive insights regarding what managers needed to do to make technology innovation work in organizations. However, there was paucity of literature regarding what managers ought not to do toward killing organizational technology innovation initiatives. The findings of this study could help managers comprehend what managers should refrain from doing to make good of organizational technology-based innovation practices happen. Social implications The world requires more technological innovation, especially when it is focused on addressing the social needs of the economically and socially disadvantaged. Generally, most technological innovation initiatives fail. Given this context, it was important to study innovation management failures so that the lessons learned from this could benefit organizations and the broader society they serve. Originality/value This was one of the first empirical, multi-method studies to investigate the failure of organizational technology-based innovation initiatives. This research thus integrated the perspective of organizational innovation and strategy as a process and practice. Accordingly, this study offered an integrated perspective on technology-based innovation and strategic management in firms, conceptualized through a process and practice framework.

Empirical Evidence on the U-shaped Nexus between Firm Slack and Future Profitability: The Moderating Role of Corporate Life Cycle

Tax evasion is the act of breaking the law by hiding or falsifying financial information in order to avoid paying taxes that should be paid. Filling out an incorrect income tax return is a form of tax evasion because it is a violation of the law. The government's lack of firmness in responding to fraudulent tax payments, taxpayers' lack of knowledge about their rights and responsibilities in paying taxes, and tax rates that are too high, all contribute to taxpayers' ability to engage in tax evasion. This research aims to determine and analyze tax fairness, compliance costs, and tax rates for acts of tax evasion registered at KPP Pratama Samarinda Ulu. This type of research is quantitative using primary data, namely a questionnaire with 29 statements. The sampling method used was purposive sampling and the total sample size was 269 individual taxpayer respondents, certain entrepreneurs registered at KPP Pratama Samarinda Ulu. This research uses data analysis tools carried out with Partial Least Square (PLS) ver 3.0. The results of this research show that tax justice has a negative and significant effect on acts of tax evasion, compliance costs have a negative and significant effect on acts of tax evasion, and tax rates have a negative and significant effect on acts of tax evasion.

The objective of the operational audit is to analyze whether the disbursement process and the cost accountability for official travel and study assignments have been running effectively and efficiently in accordance with the Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) in the university, and identify problems that arise as a result of the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of the accountability process at XYZ University. The research method used in this research is descriptive analysis by collecting data so that it can provide a fairly clear picture of the object under study to make conclusions. In addition, researchers collect and process the results of questionnaires related to internal control and conduct interviews with related parties. From the research conducted, it is known that the costs of official travel and study assignments are uncollectible advances that arise because there is no responsibility for these costs. Internal control over the provision of official travel costs and study assignments is considered effective, but accountability for these costs is considered less effective. Apart from this, the accountability for costs that have been incurred but canceled by means of returning the down payment is deemed inefficient. The main cause of the ineffectiveness and inefficient of this procedure is the lack of firmness in imposing sanctions on employees who do not carry out accountability for the costs of official travel and study assignments. The recommendations put forward by researchers need to be implemented by the university as a step towards improving the procedure for giving and accounting for costs for official travel and study assignments. Keywords: Operational Audit, Cost, Down Payment.

ABSTRACT CEOs play a vital role in formulating corporate digital transformation and their cognitions and behaviours are often shaped by their experience. However, few studies have explored the impact of CEOs’ experience, especially foreign experience, on firms’ digital transformation. Drawing on upper echelons theory, we examine how CEO foreign experience affects corporate digital transformation. Since CEO foreign experience is one valuable human capital resource, we also examine how it interacts with other firm resources to affect digital transformation. Using a large sample of Chinese listed firms from 2007 to 2019, we find a significantly positive effect of returnee CEOs on corporate digital transformation. This effect is also strengthened by firm slack but weakened by the presence of digital leaders. Overall, our study suggests that returnee CEOs matter for corporate digital transformation, offering important implications for firms and government in emerging economies.

The issue of discipline among civil servants is considered one of the bureaucratic pathologies. This can hinder the progress and effectiveness of government, leading to delays in decision-making and a lack of accountability. In the government of Sukabumi City, there are still civil servants who commit violations and social deviations, resulting in disciplinary actions ranging from light to severe, which can cause losses for both the individuals involved and the relevant institutions. The Regional Personnel and Human Resource Development Agency (BKPSDM) of Sukabumi City has implemented a reward and punishment system in an effort to improve employee discipline. This study aims to explore the extent to which the application of reward and punishment impacts the improvement of employee discipline in the Sukabumi City government. The method used is a descriptive research approach with a qualitative perspective, employing instruments such as observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of the reward and punishment system in the Sukabumi City government has been effective and has had a positive impact on employee discipline. However, a lack of firmness, transparency, and guidance from leaders has resulted in a weak response from employees towards the reward and punishment system. In addition to the reward and punishment system, the Sukabumi City government also conducts training and technical guidance activities for its employees, aimed at developing human resources and enhancing employee competencies.

Humans are social creatures, which means that in their lives they cannot be separated from other individuals to fulfill their life needs. One of the needs that every human being needs in their life is the need for clothing or clothing. Clothing or what is known as fashion is currently popular with many people, especially among young people. Some people will look for ways to look fashionable by using branded goods but at affordable prices. One way to do this is by buying used clothes or what is now more familiarly called thrift clothes. The presence of thrifting is now familiar to the fashion-loving community. The purpose of this thrifting research is to find out, understand and analyze legal protection for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises through Regulations Prohibiting Export and Import Goods Based on Minister of Trade Regulation Number 40 of 2022 concerning the Context of Thrift Shopping and Factors causing the Used Clothing Trade in Indonesia. The methods used include problem approaches, sources and types of data, data collection and processing procedures and data analysis. The results of this research are that there are still many people who are interested in used imported clothes, from teenagers to adults, but most of those who are interested in used imported clothes have minimal income. For people who have pocket money and minimal income, they can buy used imported clothes at low prices. and also on the part of business actors, they only spend a small amount of capital so they can open a business selling used imported clothing, there are still many people who do not know that used imported clothing is prohibited from being distributed, and the lack of firmness from the government can be seen that up to now there are still imported clothes circulating. used, therefore, the Trade Department should communicate with the provincial government to carry out stricter control regarding the import of used clothing entering the Lampung area, especially Bandar Lampung City, where to carry out strict control and supervision of imported goods entering, one of which is by tightening guarding at ports of entry for imported used clothing. The conclusion of this research is that government supervision is carried out on business actors in meeting quality standards for the production of goods or services, the inclusion of labels or standard clauses, as well as after-sales services for goods and services and the responsibility of business actors towards consumers in the implementation of buying and selling used clothing. states that business actors are responsible for providing compensation for damage, pollution and/or losses to consumers resulting from consuming goods and/or services produced or traded.

Governments around the developing world face pressure to intervene actively to help jobseekers find employment. Two of the most common policies used are job training, based on the idea that many of those seeking jobs lack the skills employers want, and job search assistance, based on the possibility that even if workers have the skills demanded, search and matching frictions make it difficult for workers to be hired in the jobs that need these skills. However, reviews of the first generation of evaluations of these programs found typical impacts to be small, casting doubt on the usefulness and cost-effectiveness of these programs. This paper re-examines the arguments for whether, when, and how, developing country governments should undertake job training and job search assistance policies. We use our experience with policy implementation, and evidence from recent impact evaluations, to argue that there is still a role for governments in using these programs. However, success depends critically on program design and delivery elements that can be difficult to scale effectively, and in many cases the binding constraint may be a lack of firms with job openings, rather than a lack of workers with the skills to fill these openings.

Legal protection for children has not been effective and there are still children who are victims of bullying. Bullying is an action that hurts the victim both physically and psychologically. The occurrence of bullying is a form of violation of children's rights which is regulated in the Child Protection Law, so perpetrators must be dealt with firmly by imposing criminal sanctions which are also regulated in the Child Protection Law. The purpose of this writing is to find out legal protection for children who are victims of bullying, especially repressive legal protection. It uses a normative juridical method that prioritizes primary legal material of the Child Protection Law. The final result is that the regulation of criminal sanctions in the Child Protection Law is cumulative and there are regulations for minimum and maximum criminal threats, so that judges in giving decisions on criminal sanctions can be minimal. This lack of firmness in setting sanctions does not provide a deterrent effect for perpetrators and other people who continue to carry out bullying actions against children.

The rise in buying and selling of imported second-hand clothing is caused by the government's lack of firmness in imposing sanctions on businesses importing second-hand goods. The purpose of this research is to determine the responsibility of importers which must be followed up by the government and not harm consumers in a normative legal manner. The government should follow up on import activities of used goods which are prohibited according to law by imposing sanctions on importers, including sanctions that apply in Law No. 8 of 1999 and Law No. 7 of 2014.

Purpose: The objective of this study is to investigate behavioral antecedents and performance implications of broadening and reinforcing alliances. By integrating the behavioral theory of the firm, threat rigidity theory, transaction cost economics, and social exchange theory, the study explores how firms make choices on alliance portfolio reconfiguration and how these choices affect firm profitability and growth.Study design/methodology/approach: The study applies random-effects negative binomial regressions and system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM).Sample and data: A longitudinal dataset of Fortune 500 companies between 1995 and 2015 is used as the study sample.Results: The results of the study show that CEO career horizon has a positive effect on broadening and reinforcing alliances. The closer a firm is to bankruptcy, the less likely it is to form alliances with repeated or new partners. Firm slack has a positive effect on reinforcing alliances but no effect on broadening alliances. The research findings also indicate a negative effect of broadening alliances on firm profitability. There is a positive relationship between the count of reinforcing alliances and firm profitability and growth.Originality/value: The study develops and examines an alliance portfolio reconfiguration model that encompasses behavioral antecedents and economic consequences of the alliance partner selection decision. This study highlights the importance of balancing exploration and exploitation in strategic alliances.Research limitations/ implications: The findings of the study provide insights to managers for designing a firm’s alliance partners portfolio while pointing out the need for awareness and consideration of the behavioral heuristics exhibited by CEOs.

Researchers conducted research at the Southwest Sumba Regency Environmental Service. This research aims to determine the implementation of government policy in the provision of regional waste final disposal sites in Southwest Sumba Regency along with the inhibiting factors. This research method is qualitative, with data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of the research show that: (1) the implementation of the Southwest Sumba Regency Regional Regulation policy Number 12 of 2019 concerning Final Disposal Sites for regional waste in Southwest Sumba Regency has not been implemented, this is due to the communication and socialization aspect of reducing regional waste. Consistency is also still minimal because there have been no firm efforts to implement administrative sanctions for business actors who do not pay fees or people who throw rubbish at illegal waste dumping sites. Based on the research results, most of the human resources implementing this policy, especially supervisors, only have a bachelor's degree or equivalent at the Environmental Service of Southwest Sumba Regency. Limited budgets make it difficult to procure machines for waste recycling, considering that the price per unit is expensive and it is not yet possible to provide them to villages, sub-districts, and the, entire community in Southwest Sumba Regency. Facilities and infrastructure are also limited, as many tools are in a damaged condition. Temporary disposal sites in several sub-districts have limited waste capacity. In terms of organizational structure, there are Standard Operating Procedures related to the provision of Regional Waste Final Disposal Sites and fragmentation involving the Southwest Sumba Regency Environmental Service. (2) Factors inhibiting the implementation of policies regarding final waste disposal sites in Southwest Sumba Regency, low public awareness of waste disposal, lack of firmness in implementing sanctions, lack of human resources, and budget limitations.

Savings and loans revolving fund PNPM Mandiri Rural in the UPK Jeumpa District, Aceh Barat Daya Regency has been running since 2009 until now, but in its implementation many loans are experiencing bottlenecks because the borrower group does not use the loan in accordance with the agreement letter.The purpose of this study was to determine the efforts to resolve bad loans and the obstacles in the settlement of non-performing loans in revolving funds at the UPK Jeumpa District, Southwest Aceh Regency. This research is an empirical juridical research using descriptive analysis method that describes efforts to resolve bad loans.The results of this study indicate that the settlement of bad debts is carried out by the following mechanism, arrears in the first month are given a verbal warning to the group leader, if the first method does not work then a warning letter will be given three times in a row and if the debtor still does not have good intentions To pay off the credit, the UPK will make efforts to save the credit, namely the confiscation of the collateral. Furthermore, a negotiated settlement is carried out for debtors who have good intentions, namely by providing credit relief by extending the loan period. As for the obstacles in resolving bad loans, there are debtors who have bad intentions who intentionally do not complete their credit payments, the spread of the Corona Virus which has an impact on the community's economy, business failures that result in debtors having difficulty completing their loans, and the UPK's lack of firmness in imposing sanctions on debtors. or groups of borrowers who are in arrears, so that the debtor ignores the sanctions.Suggestions for the Activity Management Unit (UPK), to be more thorough, careful and careful in choosing groups to be given loans, and to collect regularly, in an effort to settle bad loans, the UPK should be more strict with debtors who violate the agreement by providing heavier sanctions so that the debtor feels deterred. And for the Women's Savings and Loans group (SPP) it is expected that they fulfill the agreements that have been made and mutually agreed upon so as not to cause problems in the future.

This study aims to describe the strategies of dormitory caregivers in fostering the morals of students at the Nurul Yaqin Siti Manggopoh Islamic Boarding School, Lubuk Basung District, Agam Regency. Through this type of research that uses a qualitative descriptive approach that explains the strategy of dormitory caregivers in fostering the morals of students at Pondok Pesantren Nurul Yaqin Siti Manggopoh Kecematan Lubuk Basung, Agam Regency. and observation for supporting data from interview results. The results of this study indicate that: first, the strategy of the hostel supervisor instills student discipline in congregational prayers at the Nurul Yaqin Siti Manggopoh Islamic Boarding School: a. the hostel supervisor makes rules in congregational prayers. b the supervisor of the hostel gives sanctions or punishments in congregational prayers. c the hostel supervisor gives a warning or reprimand. second, the obstacles faced by students so that they are negligent in carrying out congregational prayers at the Nurul Yaqin Siti Manggopoh Islamic Boarding School a. lack of facilities and infrastructure in the dormitory b. low student interest in carrying out congregational prayers c. lack of firmness within students to refuse friends' invitations not to pray congregation.

One of the factors of organizational success is leadership style. However, there are still leadership styles that are not fully in accordance with leadership based on an Islamic Economic Perspective, such as at PT Bumdes Bersama Sliyeg Indramayu, namely leadership that is not fully firm towards employees so that it can reduce employee performance, especially in decision making, communicating and providing compensation. The formulation of the problem in this research includes, How has the leadership style changed at PT Bumdes Bersama Sliyeg Indramayu and its impact on the performance of Kurnia Walet employees from an Islamic Economics Perspective? The type of research used is field research. The approach used is qualitative research. This research was conducted at PT Bumdes Bersama Sliyeg Indramayu using data collection techniques in the form of observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the research show that the leadership style of the previous leader Kurnia Walet was less appropriate in terms of decision making due to his lack of firmness towards employees. As well as not supervising its employees, tact in communication still needs to be improved in conveying messages. in relation to leadership in providing compensation in the form of salary or wages and THR during Eid but it does not meet the decent principle because the salary is not in accordance with the minimum wage limit of the Ponorogo City government. Meanwhile, the current leadership style of the Leader of PT Bumdes Bersama Sliyeg Indramayu in supervising, directing, making decisions, communicating, finding solutions and controlling employee performance is much better than before, but there are still things that need to be improved, namely in terms of providing wages or rewards. given by the leader is considered unfair by the employees, the reward system is considered unfair according to the employees' perception.

Performance Feedback and Strategic Change: The Moderating Effects of Firm Visibility and Firm Slack

The problems that have been found are that there are students who are less able to share their time to memorize the Qur'an, lack enthusiasm in memorizing, there are less representative facilities, lack of firmness in a regulation so that it affects the target of memorization which should be the target of memorizing in 2.5 years have been able to complete 30 juz and there is even a target in about 6 months to be able to complete 30 juz. This study uses a type of qualitative descriptive research with data collection techniques of interviews, observation, documentation. The flagship program of tahfidz al-Qur'an at the Tarbiyatun Nasyi'in Al-Minhaaj Islamic boarding school has four strategies,namely additional deposits, muroja'ah, tests/exams and acceleration. And there are supporting and inhibiting factors. In carrying out the tahfidz al-Qur'an flagship program, it is carried out through the involvement of several related parties such as foundations, caregivers, coaches, santri guardians, coordinators of each division in the tahfidz al-Qur'an flagship program with various parties rather than doing it independently in solving complex problems and finding appropriate solutions. So that the problem is quickly resolved properly.

Kuantan Singingi Regency is one of the regencies in Riau Province which is growing rapidly in recent years, one of which is in the field of oil palm plantations. However, due to the rapid establishment of oil palm companies, it causes a lot of palm oil waste disposal caused by the disposal of these companies. The purpose of this study was to determine the supervision of palm oil waste by the Environmental Service of Kuantan Singingi Regency (Case Study: Sungai Bawang Pollution). Then to find out the inhibiting factors in the implementation of waste control in the Bawang River, Singingi Hilir District, Kuantan Singingi Regency. The monitoring activities that have been carried out are the activities of controlling palm oil waste with a percentage exceeding the quality standard, the activities carried out by the Environmental Service are not yet maximal so that violations pass the quality standards, and the lack of firmness in giving sanctions to companies is a phenomenon found. This type of research is qualitative research with a descriptive case study approach. The collection of data obtained, both primary data and secondary data were collected through interviews, observations and documentation and then analyzed so that conclusions can be drawn from existing research problems. The results of this study found that the supervision of the environmental service in the supervision of palm oil waste has not been carried out optimally, this is caused by several inhibiting factors, namely the ability of human resources, funds and infrastructure and company behavior

Firms’ access to finance in resource-based countries and the financial resource curse