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2023-June-30-A Familiar Voice Signs Off The News, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Fred Sauceman, news director at WETS-FM, will sign off the news desk for the last time on Friday, June 30, 2023, after a decade of delivering local and regional news at the station.

In 2013, WETS-FM introduced its first news department in its 40-year history, with Sauceman at the helm to add local news content during National Public Radio’s newsmagazines “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.” For the last 10 years, Sauceman has focused on stories and issues that affect listeners in the region, such as education, the environment, the economy and local and state government.

“Fred Sauceman has …

An Indispensable Spice In Multicultural Hatay Cuisine: Sumac, Ibrahim Cekic

Journal of Mediterranean Tourism Research

Hatay is an ancient city that has hosted dozens of civilizations in the history. Today, this city, which includes different ethnic groups, has a rich culinary culture shaped by cultural interactions. Spices are among the basic components of this cuisine. Locust powder, nutmeg, mahaleb, fennel, dried basil, cajun, Samandag’s red chili powder, zahtar, and sumac are among the most used spices in Hatay cuisine. This study was carried out to determine the traditional consumption patterns and uses of sumac, which is one of the spices identified with the gastronomic identity of Hatay. In this context, a semi-structured interview form consisting …

دور التدريب في إدارة الجودة المستدامة: دراسة تحليلية في مطبعة شهداء الشرطة في وزارة الداخلية العراقية, أسامة احمد حجيل, اسيل علي مزهر

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

الهدف الأساسي في هذه الدراسة هو تسليط الضوء على تأثير برامج التدريب في ادارة الجودة المستدامة , اذ تم تمثيل عينة الدراسة في العاملين في مطبعة شهداء الشرطة الاستثمارية التابعة الى وزارة الداخلية العراقية وكان عدد العاملين (بين ضابط ،وموظف ،وشرطي ، عمال بصفة عقد )هو (170) عامل لذلك تم صياغة مشكلة الدراسة وأهدافها وفقاً لمتغيرات الدراسة ، وكذلك تم صياغة فرضياتها وفق متغيرات الدراسة ، ولغرض تحليل بيانات الدراسة تم اعتماد الاستبانة لتحليل إجابات العاملين اذ تكونت من ( 41) سؤال موزعة على ابعاد متغيرات الدراسة و كانت نسبة الاستبانات الصالحة للتحليل (92%) اذ كان عدد الاستبانات الصالحة (156) …

The Role Of Hedonic Motivation As The Mediator In The Effect Of Social Media Endorsement Short Video Toward Impulsive Repurchase Intention On Generation Z, Anandita Nurasti, Nurdin Sobari

ASEAN Marketing Journal

Manuscript Type: Research Paper Research Aims: To analyze how demand, convenience, interactivity, and playfulness in short videos influence perceived enjoyment, which in turn affects hedonic motivation and impulsive repurchase intentions, both directly and indirectly.
Design/Methodology/Approach: This study used quantitative research with 278 respondents, analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). Research Findings: Demand, convenience, and playfulness significantly enhance perceived enjoyment, while interactivity does not. Perceived enjoyment positively influences hedonic motivation, which partially mediates its effect on impulsive repurchase intention.
Theoritical Contribution/Originality: This study reveals that stimuli in short video endorsements, including demand, convenience, and playfulness, significantly boost perceived …

Fandom Power: Examining Customer Engagement, Attitudes, And Purchase Intentions In K-Pop Fandom-Brand Collaborations, Raffi Fairuza Tertiano, Imam Salehudin

ASEAN Marketing Journal

Manuscript type: Empirical paper

Research Aims: This study examines the impact of the Korean Wave (Hallyu) fandom in Indonesia, focusing on collaborations between Indonesian companies and K-Pop idols. It aims to understand how fan interactions influence purchasing behavior toward celebrity-endorsed products.

Design/methodology/approach: The research employs Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to analyze data from 1,016 respondents familiar with collaboration campaigns between Indonesian companies and K-Pop idols. It examines customer-to-customer identification (CCI), customer-to-community identification (CMI), attitudinal engagement, behavioral engagement, attitude toward brand, and attitude toward celebrity.

Research Findings: The findings reveal that CCI is positively linked to CMI and enhances customer attitudinal …

Engagement And Customer Satisfaction Behaviour Model Increasing Repurchase Intention In The Health Services Industry In Jakarta, Jatmiko Jatmiko, Sugiyanto Sugiyanto, Adrie Putra, Fachmi Tamzil

ASEAN Marketing Journal

Manuscript Type: Research Article.

Research Aims: Testing the influence of E-Service Quality, Customer Engagement and Perceived Quality on Repurchase Intention through Customer Satisfaction in the health services industry in Jakarta, in order to develop a marketing strategy based on customer satisfaction.

Design/Methodology/Approach: Data was collected through an online survey from 150 outpatients who were at least 17 years old and had undergone inpatient treatment once a year in 2023, or underwent outpatient treatment once in the last 6 months. Data was analyzed via PET Analysis.

Research Findings: E-service quality, customer involvement, and perceived quality positively influence repurchase intention by …

Understanding Telecommunication Customer Churn: Insights From Lightgbm Predictive Modelling And Shap Feature Interpretation, Ruben Sinaga, Sunu Widianto

ASEAN Marketing Journal

Manuscript Type: Research Article

Research Aims: This research is expected to contribute to scientific insights on machine learning predictions, how to understand the contribution of variables and their interpretation in the overall context of customer churn in telecommunications companies.

Design/Methodology/Approach: Data was collected from one Indonesian telecommunication company within a total of 50,000 sample data points. The data was analyzed using a machine learning algorithm to process, predict, and interpret the result based on the research scenario.

Research Findings: These findings revealed that the SHAP framework significantly impacts the churn problem, allowing the marketing team to implement the right strategy …

Budget Participation: Interaction Effects Of Work Engagement And Empowerment, Yew-Ming Chia Dr, Lewis Grant Mr

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This study investigates the two-way interaction effects of work engagement and empowerment on the degree of employees' budget participation industry in Scotland. Data are collected from 159 employees via an online questionnaire and analyzed using multiplicative regression analysis. The results confirm the presence of a two-way interaction effect between work engagement and empowerment on the degree of budget participation at a statistically significance level (p = 0.0002). Further analysis indicates that the higher the empowerment, the greater its enhancing effect on the positive relationship between work engagement and the degree of employees' budget participation. This study provides one of the …

The Risk Associated With The One-Partner Audit Team Scenario: A Preliminary Study, Khalid R. Al-Adeem

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

An accounting firm may bear the risk associated with the partner supervising the engagement. This study aims to explore the dynamics within the audit engagement to illustrate the potential consequences of the partner's actions and decisions that extend beyond the firm. A synthesis of three theories, namely functional organization theory, the power of lower participants theory, and the third dimension of power theory, reveals the power distribution between the partner leading the audit engagement and other participating auditors. While the functional organization theory and the second and third dimensions of power theory suggest that the lead partner holds more power, …

Does Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Increase The Stock Price Crash Risk? Evidence From Indonesia, Raden Roro Widya Ningtyas Soeprajitno, Zephyra Violetta Setiawan, Ainun Na’Im

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Indonesia fully supports efforts to disclose corporate social responsibility (CSR) to increase awareness of issues regarding the environment globally, as stated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The connection between the disclosure of corporate social responsibility and the stock price crash risk is examined in this study. Furthermore, we analyse and check robustness and endogeneity issues to avoid variable bias selections. The study uses as its sample companies that are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and follow the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) for corporate social responsibility. It is found that companies with corporate social responsibility disclosures have a positive …

اثر عدم تماثل المعلومات على جودة حوكمة الشركات, باسم عبدالله كاظم, جاسم عيدان المعموري

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

المستخلص: هدف البحث التوصل الى ان التطبيق الملائم لآليات الحوكمة سيؤدي الى تخفيض مشكلة عدم تماثل المعلومات المحاسبية بين الوحدة الاقتصادية واصحاب المصلحة التي ستنعكس ايجابا على البيئة المحلية العراقية المتمثلة بقطاع المصارف التجارية. لذلك يمكن عرض مشكلة البحث من خلال التساؤل التالي: هل للتطبيق الجيد لآليات حوكمة الشركات اثر على تخفيض مشكلة عدم تماثل المعلومات المحاسبية في المصارف التجارية المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية ؟ وذلك من خلال اختيار عينة من المصارف التجارية المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية بلغت 13 مصرفا (المصرف التجاري العراقي، مصرف الخليج التجاري، مصرف بغداد، مصرف بابل،مصرف الاستثمار العراقي، مصرف سومر التجاري، مصرف …

اسهام الذكاء التنافسي في تحقيق الميزة التنافسية المستدامة: دراسة استطلاعية, عبدالعزيز بشار حسيب زكريا, عبدالله هاني صالح

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يسعى البحث الحالي الى اختبار الدور الذي يمكن ان يسهم به الذكاء التنافسي في تحقيق الميزة التنافسية المستدامة من خلال دراسة استطلاعية في مجموعة شركات كرونجي للمشروبات الغازية والمياه الصحية والعصائر والالبان ومشروبات الطاقة المحدودة، اذ تمثلت المشكلة البحثية بعدم ادراك عينة البحث لأهمية استخدام الذكاء التنافسي لأجل بناء ميزة تنافسية مستدامة، وللحصول على البيانات اللازمة لاستكمال متطلبات البحث تم بناء استبانة بوصفها اداة البحث الرئيسة وزعت على عينة البحث التي تمثلت ب (56) من الافراد العاملين ممن هم بدرجة (مدير عام، مدير قسم/ وحدة، مشرفي الخطوط الانتاجية، فنيين)، وتم اعتماد البرمجيات الاحصائية (SPSS V26) و (AMOS V24) لتحليل تلك …

Strategi Branding Pada Komunikasi Korporat Pt Wargi Santosa, Naldo Noviyan Tantuah, Muhamad Heychael, Adam Esfahan Burhanuddin

Jurnal Sosial Humaniora Terapan

Corporate Communication is one of a business firm’s most important public identity instruments in the market and society. Due to the latter’s importance in maintaining a firm’s reputation and identity or branding, said role would have more impact for marketing purposes if one invests on its capability. However, before a business firm advances itself in marketing, the creation of a firm’s identity through branding is one of the most important actions and decisions to create a unique identity inside society. The creation of a business’s branding is one of corporate communication’s roles in order to create sales and marketing assets. …

Arsip Dan Informasi Publik, Ratih Surtikanti, Susi Haryanti

Jurnal Sosial Humaniora Terapan

This article discusses the influence of public information services sourced from archives managed by archivists through the Information and Documentation Management Officer (PPID) and the application of legislation to individuals/organizations that require public information according to the classification of information disclosure. This article can contribute to improving information services to the public in the context of implementing bureaucratic reforms to the public. These laws used in the article also ensure that the community actively participates in public bodies' management and supervision processes. The research method of this article uses literature studies on archive management and public information services as well …

How Do Short-Form Travel Videos Trigger Travel Inspiration? Identifying And Validating The Driving Factors, Xue Fang, Chaowu Xie, Jun Yu, Songshan Huang, Jiangchi Zhang

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Short-form travel videos are popular and can trigger travel inspiration. Based on persuasion theory and customer inspiration theory, Study 1 analyzed audience comments toward short-form travel videos following the grounded theory approach, and identified seven basic attributes of short-form travel videos triggering travel inspiration in three categories of attractiveness. Based on the stimuli-organism-response framework, Study 2 revealed that presenter, destination, and video design each had significant positive effect on travel intention via the chain mediation of inspired-by and inspired-to of travel inspiration. Additionally, openness to experience was found to positively moderate the effects of presenter and destination attractiveness on travel …

Effects Of Risk Messages On Tourists’ Travel Intention: Does Distance Matter?, Jiangchi Zhang, Chaowu Xie, Zhibin Lin, Songshan (Sam) Huang

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

This study aims to examine how distance to risk center in the COVID-19 context moderates the effects of two contrasting risk message frames (amplifying vs. attenuating) on tourists' post-pandemic travel intention via the mediation of ontological security threat and perceived coping efficacy. Two experiments were designed to test the proposed conceptual model. Results of experiment 1 showed that risk messages predicted tourists’ ontological security threat, perceived coping efficacy, and travel intention. Results of experiment 2 showed that ontological security threat and perceived coping efficacy partially mediated the effects of risk messages on travel intention. Moreover, distance to risk center moderated …

Analisis Pengaruh Atribut Religius Dalam Konten Promosi Di Media Sosial Terhadap Behavioural Intention Konsumen Muslim, Rizkia Amalia Primaputri, Yeshika Alversia

Jurnal Manajemen dan Usahawan Indonesia

This study investigates the effect of religious-related attributes in social media promotion materials towards Muslim consumers’ behavioural intention, with consumer’s offensiveness mediating. Theories are applied to a case where Hanamasa Indonesia’s promotion materials were treated with skeptical e-WOMs since a customer revealed her experience was contrast to what appears visually and audibly on the restaurant’s social media posts. This quantitative study utilized 204 samples in a SEM (structural equation modelling) analysis and resulted: 1) visual attributes cause negative e-WOM indirectly, 2) consumer’s offensiveness mediates visual attributes on social media promotion materials to cause negative e-WOM, 3) consumer’s responsiveness mediates visual …

Peran Pendidikan Ceo, Keberagaman Gender , Dan Dimensi Keuangan Perusahaan Terhadap Pengungkapan Csr Sektor Manufaktur Di Indonesia, Fanindya Dwimartha, Muthia Pramesti, Liyu Adhi Kasari Sulung, Imo Gandakusuma

Jurnal Manajemen dan Usahawan Indonesia

This study aims to analyze the effect CEO education, board gender diversity, and firm’s financial dimension on CSR disclosure. The sample used in study includes 22 publicly listed manufacturing firms in the Indonesia Stock Exchange that disclosed their ESG scores during the period of 2015 until 2019. This research used panel data which was later run using fixed effects model data. The result explains that both firm size and CEO education positively impact CSR disclosure at manufacturing firms and the impact is significant.

علاقة التغيير التنظيمي في تحسين جودة الخدمات الصحية دراسة ميدانية في مستشفى الملك خالد بتبوك, أحمد محمد حامد الجهني

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يعد التغيير التنظيمي عملية ضرورية للتحسين والتطوير المستمر، ولذا يهدف البحث إلى تحديد الأبعاد الرئيسية في التغيير التنظيمي وتحديد علاقتها في تحسين جودة الخدمات الصحية؛ خصوصاً في ظل برنامج التحول الصحي في المملكة العربية السعودية للخصخصة. هذا ويعد التغيير -وخاصة التنظيمي منه- تحدٍ للإدارة العليا والعاملين مع ضرورة ضمان مستوى عالِ من جودة الخدمات الصحية في القطاع الحكومي، وبالتالي وجود تغيير في خصخصة القطاع سوف يتأثر دون أدنى شك إيجابياً أو سلبياً، وهذا ما ركَّز عليه البحث. وقد استُخدم في البحث أداة الاستبانة للتحليل الوصفي لعينة عشوائية عددها (٣٠١) بين إداري وصحي من مجتمع المنظمة، والذي يبلغ (١٣١٣) فردا؛ للوصول …

Nilai Penting Kawasan Candi Baru Semarang Sebagai Kawasan Cagar Budaya, Niky Silvia Ruhma Dewi

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Permukiman Candi Baru adalah bagian awal pengembangan fase modernisasi Kota Semarang pada 1906-1942. Permukiman tersebut didesain dengan konsep garden city oleh Ir. Herman Thomas Karsten pada tahun 1916. Dalam praktiknya, Karsten dan ahli-ahli lokal yang membantunya, tidak utuh menerapkan konsep Garden City by Howard. Desain dibuat dengan penyesuaian kondisi Indonesia. Secara struktur, kawasan ini masih menampakan karakter garden city. Bangunan-bangunan yang ada di kawasan tersebut sebagian besar adalah bangunan yang sama tuanya dengan kawasan itu sendiri. Melihat hal tersebut, Kawasan Candi Baru dapat dimasukkan dalam kawasan cagar budaya. Akan tetapi, kawasan ini belum ditetapkan sebagai kawasan cagar budaya pada rencana …

Human Resource Development Professionals’ Competencies And Career Success In The Service Industry: A Qualitative Study, Cheryl Deponte

Human Resource Development Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore HRD professionals’ competencies leading to career success through an examination of their lived experiences of working in the service industry and to provide implications for HRD research and practice. Two research questions guiding this inquiry included: How do HRD professionals in the service industry experience career success? And how do HRD professionals in the service industry define and experience competencies leading to career success? To answer the two research questions, I conducted semi-structured interviews with 20 HRD professionals in the service industry. I then transcribed and coded the interview data and identified …

Earnings And Capital Management Through Loan Loss Provisions In Indonesian Banks After Ifrs 9 Implementation, Qadri Fidienil Haq

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This study aims to examine whether Indonesian banks perform earnings and capital management through loan loss provisions and whether IFRS 9 implementation improves accounting quality by focussing on those practices. The analysis is conducted with a sample of 28 banks in Indonesia selected from the Indonesian Stock Exchange from 2012 – 2021. This study adopts a model modified from previous studies (Ahmed et al. 1999; Anandarajan et al. 2003; Anandarajan et al. 2006; Leventis et al. 2011). Using the model, this study finds that Indonesian banks perform earnings management but do not perform capital management through loan loss provisions. Although …

Optimizing Repayment Strategies For Egyptian Construction Companies With Multiple Loans, Moataz Elkady

Theses and Dissertations

Optimizing Repayment Strategies for Egyptian Construction Companies with Multiple Loans is of utmost importance to efficiently allocate monthly income for loan repayment. The conventional practice of paying the minimum balance due each month leads to increased interest charges and prolonged repayment periods. In response, this research proposes a model for multiple loan repayment that considers the computational complexity involved.

The model is built on the foundation of mixed integer linear programming and aims to establish an optimal repayment schedule by minimizing the total cash required to repay the loans, prioritizing the repayment of loans before personal expenses. The implementation of …

The Role Of Social Investing Efficacy In Mediating The Effect Of Individual Values On Ethical Investment Decisions, Khoiro Uma Hanifa, Sari Atmini

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Along with the development of global issues regarding climate change, inequality, and pandemics, ethical investors now can integrate environmental and social aspects through sustainable- and responsible-based investment decisions which allow them to not only focus on financial goals. This study aims to investigate whether individual values, i.e., religiosity, altruism, and egoism, directly influence sustainable- and responsible-based investment decisions. This study also aims to find empirical evidence that those individual values (religiosity, altruism, and egoism) indirectly influence sustainable- and responsible-based investment decisions through social investing efficacy (SIE). The respondents of this study are 96 short-term Indonesian individual investors. Using structural equation …

Tinjauan Asas Demokrasi Ekonomi Atas Penyalahgunaan Posisi Dominan Dalam Membatasi Pengembang Teknologi Di Era Industri Kreatif : Studi Atas Tarif Layanan Google Play Store, Meriyanti Djaka

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

National economic development in the creative industry era really requires community participation in utilizing technology, one of which is by developing digital application technology. Distribution of digital applications is generally marketed through the Google Play Store because of its very high market share in Indonesia. In marketing their products, technology developers charge a service fee of around 15-30% of in-app purchase sales for the applications they develop. This research aims to prove the abuse of a dominant position by companies distributing digital applications through the Google Play Store which limits technology developers, as well as reviewing this with the principles …

Jodell Larkin Receives Alumni Service Award, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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The Concept Of Permeability On The Neighbourhood Scale, Aulia Urrohmah, Evawani Ellisa, Achmad Hery Fuad

CSID Journal of Infrastructure Development

Urban sprawl is rapidly expanding in the outskirts of Jakarta, resulting in a patchwork of urban areas. Unlike many walkable cities in Europe that have long embraced the pedestrian culture, Jakarta and other developing cities have prioritized private vehicle-oriented development, leading to mixed urban forms. According to data from BPS in 2022, over 16.5 million motorcycles are registered in Jakarta, and 62.3% of Jabodetabek commuters use them. This study recognizes the permeability of neighbourhood scale concerning using motorcycles to support daily mobility. This narrative qualitative research investigated permeability regarding the legibility, variety, and perceptual aspects. In addition, to illustrate the …

Developing Sustainable Smart Cities To Improve Citizen's Quality Of Life And Well-Being, Mohammed Ali Berawi, Mustika Sari, Perdana Miraj

CSID Journal of Infrastructure Development

In the wake of urbanization and environmental challenges, cities nowadays face multiple issues related to uncontrolled urban growth, insufficient public infrastructure, and inadequate citizen participation in the management of public affairs. Sustainable urban development cannot be achieved without addressing these challenges, necessitating a paradigm shift in urban space management. Therefore, urban development needs to shift traditional concepts and focus on incorporating smart and environmentally friendly practices that allow cities to adapt and implement intelligent solutions to meet the needs of their citizens while continuing to protect the environment.

To achieve sustainability, cities should prioritize a balance between economic activity, population …

Gender Analysis Of Sustainable Housing Choices Of Rental Household Heads In Abuja Municipal Council, Nigeria, Amos Chom Haruna, Stephen Mukiibi, Assumpta Nnaggenda-Musana

CSID Journal of Infrastructure Development

Households' income and other concerns constitute important sustainable housing choices factors that play vital roles in influencing rental housing affordability decisions. The study determined both male and female households can make economic, social, and environmental housing choices to meet their affordable rental needs. A cross-sectional survey was conducted, and a questionnaire was administered to a sample of 285 households obtained from a random sampling of 450 households living in private rental housing in Trademore estate in the Lugbe district of Abuja. Among the 285 households, 226 were household heads representing 79.3% of the respondents' households. The household heads consist of …

People-Centric And Inclusive Approach To Planning Of Smart Cities, Olli Jakonen

CSID Journal of Infrastructure Development

The smart city continues from intelligent, creative, and sustainable urban development imaginaries and started as a technologically oriented urban development framework. Since its conception, debates between academics, planning practitioners, and private firms have expanded and questioned original notions of ‘smart’ to consider people-centeredness, participation, and inclusion themes broadly. These discussions in smart cities have pointed to a need to question and revise many of the aims, approaches, and methods related to smart urban development. This review asks what elements and factors could be required for a city to be considered smart and people centric. The participatory design enabled by digital …