Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
THE IMPACT OF CORRUPTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OF ASEAN–3: THE APPLICATION OF THE BOUND TEST

This paper has examined the short-run and long-run relationships between economic growth, energy consumption, foreign direct investment, trade openness, financial development, corruption, urban population and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in three developing countries of ASEAN, i.e., Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines (ASEAN-3), with data from 1970 to 2017. Special emphasis has been given to the level of corruption in these three countries as several recent media releases have reported that many firms have been conducting unlawful activities by importing large amounts of waste from developed countries and these wastes, including plastic waste, have been burnt in open spaces and have caused higher releases of carbon emissions. Long-run elasticity results have proven that the higher level of corruption in these three ASEAN countries has caused more environmental pollution. Meanwhile, other tested variables have shown mixed findings across the three tested countries. Improvement of institutional quality is urgently needed for ASEAN-3 countries by adopting more transparent laws and the imposition of heavier penalties on corrupt officials and even on the entrepreneurs who have engaged in unlawful business activities that have caused higher environmental pollution.
Two-level supply chain quality improvement through a wholesale price coordination contract on pricing, quality and services

Nowadays, competitive market creates the necessity of quality improvement at different levels of supply chains (SCs). This paper contributes to the SC coordination literature and proposes a bilateral wholesale price (BWP) contract for optimizing pricing and quality improvement decisions in different echelons of a cell phone SC. The SC comprises a manufacturer who deals with determining the product quality and a retailer who seeks an optimal strategy for price, after-sales service, and service level in a periodic review inventory system. First, the decentralized model is investigated, where each member makes decisions individually. Afterwards, a benchmark is obtained for the whole system optimality through centralization. To convince the members to choose the benchmark decisions, the BWP contract is proposed and is shown to be capable of simultaneous coordination of the decisions. The analyses showed that in a market which is sensitive to quality, service, and price, the application of BWP facilitates greater investing in such quality improvements while the members’ profitability is guaranteed in comparison to the traditional case. Moreover, this application can increase the SC service level, since it enables the members to hold more safety stock even under high inventory costs. Overall, the proposed coordination model for pricing, quality, after-sales service, and service level leads to the optimal performance of the SC and its members while it is beneficial for the customers.
Investigation of strain diversity in Plasmodium falciparum populations from Papua New Guinea.

By JEANA THERESA DARE Genetic polymorphism in Plasmodium falciparum populations is important as standing genetic variability may provide the potential for populations to adapt quickly when faced with environmental changes such as introduction of new antimalarial drugs. To characterize genetic diversity in this human malaria parasite, presumably neutral microsatellite (MS) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers were identified and compared to historic methods of antigenic marker genotyping. In P. falciparum infected samples from Papua New Guinea (PNG), the three methods were shown to be equally viable for identifying diversity, (all heterozygosities > 0.930). To examine the effect of selection pressure by chloroquine (CQ, previously successful antimalarial), on presumably neutral markers in close proximity to a SNP located in the P. falciparum CQ-resistance transporter gene that is responsible for in vitro CQ-resistance, intronic MS were examined. Maximum heterozygosity for these intronic MS in sensitive parasites was 0.879, while in resistant parasites the maximum heterozygosity was 0.232 suggesting that loss of MS heterozygosity results from hitchhiking along with the pfcrt SNP. The data suggests that these markers are not representative of whole genome diversity and should be avoided for overall population studies.
Cross-border online shopping experiences of Chinese shoppers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how geographic cues embedded in a website affect Chinese consumers’ cross-border shopping experiences. The study simultaneously explores the effect of telepresence on shoppers’ perceptions of product authenticity and their trust in retailers, key drivers of behavioral intentions. Design/methodology/approach Two experimental conditions were utilized. Geographic cues depicted a famous shopping district in the retailer’s country (South Korea) or the shopper’s country (China). Study participants were female Chinese consumers in their 20s and 30s who had purchased Korean fashion products in the past (n=236). Structural equation modeling was conducted using AMOS 21.0. Findings Results indicate that participants in the “retailer’s country” experimental condition experienced higher telepresence and greater perceptions of product authenticity. Furthermore, telepresence increased participants’ trust in the retailer and perceived product authenticity, which led to positive behavioral intentions. Practical implications Findings offer important implications for cross-border online retailing. First, results suggest a highly successful tactic for enhancing shoppers’ perceptions of product authenticity and retailer trust on a cross-border platform. Second, cross-border online business professionals should focus on the role of telepresence. Finally, this study provides insight about Chinese cross-border shoppers. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature on cross-border online shopping. It suggests that the strategic use of geographic cues on a website can provide an experiential benefit, telepresence, to cross-border shoppers. The study’s findings provide a novel insight into possible unique success factors in cross-border e-commerce.
eReadiness and eCommerce success: developing and exploring an antecedent model in developing countries context

eCommerce is touted as offering developing countries unprecedented opportunities for economic growth and development. In addition, current wisdom maintains that developing countries' success in eCommerce will have an impact far beyond their borders in accelerating global productivity and facilitating global economy success. Therefore, understanding how eCommerce is accepted by businesses in developing countries and what affects its success are primary issues of interest for researchers, businesses, governments and development agencies. The literature on IT, eCommerce, eReadiness and eCommerce success in developing countries has been examined and critiqued. The result reveals the environmental determinism view as a dominant perspective in most of the existing works and the lack of a theoretically sound model to explain and understand eCommerce success in developing countries. Using a theoretically eclectic approach derived from organization science, information systems, competitiveness, innovation and institutional theories and based on an interactionism perspective, the study proposes a theoretical framework for eReadiness and eCommerce success with particular relevance to established businesses in developing countries. From the framework, a model relating nine organizational (awareness, commitment, governance and human resources, business resources and technological resources) and environmental (government, market forces and supporting industries) constructs of eReadiness and four facets of eCommerce success (adoption, development, deployment and benefits) is derived. An instrument to operationalize the model is developed and validated. The model is empirically tested based on data collected from a cross section of 150 South African businesses using multivariate statistical techniques. The result shows various blends of organizational and environmental eReadiness factors affecting the different facets of eCommerce success. The key finding refutes the environmental determinism perspective that dominates eCommerce discussion in developing countries and supports the interactionism perspective. It is concluded that if we are to understand the emergence and development of eCommerce in developing countries we must depart from the conventional wisdom of looking into environmental constraints only and pay attention to internal organizational capabilities and characteristics as well. Alemayehu Molla-Adankew ( Department of Information Systems, University of Cape Town alexrl}olla@hotm~il.com
Analysis of Customer Behavior Factors on Subscription-Based Music Services

Piracy is a problem that has been faced by various companies, one of which is music service software. Even though piracy gives a benefit to consumers, the losses obtained by the producer cannot be ignored. To overcome these problems, there are music services that can provide services easily and cheaply for consumers, commonly called the Subscription Based Music Service (SBMS). Although there is a service that can replace pirated products (SBMS), there is no guarantee that consumers will use it. This study aims to determine the factors that influence consumers in using SBMS music services. To achieve that, the Structural Equation Modeling method is used with AMOS software. The research was conducted in two countries, Indonesia and Germany with the aim to find out whether or not different countries affect consumer behavior. From the results of research in Indonesian and German respondents, the most influencing factor in the desire to use SBMS is the interest in the application. It can be concluded that the more music users know the service features and services provided by SBMS, the music users will be encouraged to use SBMS.
PENGARUH KEPERCAYAAN TERHADAP BAZNAS, PENDAPATAN DAN PENGETAHUAN ZAKAT TERHADAP MINAT MASYARAKAT MEMBAYAR ZAKAT MAL DI KABUPATEN BOJONEGORO

The influence of trust to Baznas, revenue, and zakat knowledge on people’s interest in paying zakat Al-mal in Bojonegoro regency. This research uses quantitative research methods. The analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. The data obtained are primary data from the distribution of questionnaires directly to the respondents of the results of this study indicate that the variable trust to Baznas, revenue and zakat knowledge zakat has a significant effect on people's interest in paying Zakat Al-Mal in Bojonegoro district. Kata kunci:Trust, Income, Zakat mal, Baznas.
Determinants of the performance of firms that engage in High-Tech Mergers and Acquisitions

The high-technology sector is characterized by high Research and Development costs, high risk, and an everlasting challenge to keep innovating. The nature of this industry makes it an environment in which the possible benefits resulting from a merger or acquisition, such as synergy effects, are self-evident, at least in theory. Whether mergers succeed in realizing the prospected results, is the topic of this paper. More specifically, this paper examines the short-term abnormal returns of acquiring and target firms that engage in a merger or acquisition, as well as the driving factors behind these returns. Acquiring firms earn, on average, a negative return of 2.35 percent, compared to a positive return of 27.2 percent earned by target firms. For acquiring firms, only the payment method plays a significant role in determining these returns. For target firms, the payment method, its equity value and its size, relative to the acquiring firm, all turn out to significantly affect the returns.
ANALISIS PENGARUH DANA PIHAK KETIGA, NON PERFORMING FINANCE MURABAHAH, DAN INFLASI TERHADAP PEMBIAYAAN MURABAHAH PADA BANK UMUM SYARIAH DI INDONESIA

This study aims to determine how the influence of DPK, Murabaha NPF, and inflation towards Murabaha Financing partially or simultaneously at the Indonesian Sharia Commercial Bank for the period of 2016-2018. In this study, the method used is a quantitative method and uses secondary data. Secondary data were obtained from Shariah Banking Statistics reports published by the Otoiritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) and Bank Indonesia int the period January 2016 -December 2018. The data in this study were 36 data. The technique analysis used in this study is multiple linear regression using the SPSS 23 application programs. The results of this study indicate that based on a hypothesis test that is partially (t-test) that DPK and inflation have significant negative effect on Murabahah Financing. Whereas NPF Murabaha has insignificant negative effect in Murabaha Financing. The results of the simultaneous hypothesis test (F-Test) show that DPK, NPF Murbahah, and Inflation simultaneously or together have a significant effect on Murabaha Financing.
Factors Influencing Purchase Intention of Organic Rice in Thailand

ABSTRACT This study investigates factors influencing purchase intention of organic rice using Thailand as the case study. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) was adopted as a theoretical framework, and a conceptual framework is cross-validated through a three-pronged approach: literature reviews, expert interviews, and field survey. Then, exploratory factor analysis is performed to ensure the constructs’ validity and reliability. After that, structural equation modeling is employed to test the conceptual framework and hypotheses. Through the concrete study of more than 800 samples, surprisingly, the findings indicate that several factors significant to purchase intention in the literature were found to be insignificant in this study, which could be the result of cultural differences. These factors are perceived health and CSR, sensory perception, peer pressure, advertisement, perceived price and convenience, and perceived knowledge. Moreover, trust could be separated into two types, trust in documents and trust in non-documents, which are new findings never mentioned in the literature. In this study, only trust in documents and consumers’ experience significantly affects purchase intention of organic rice. Academic, managerial and policy implications are discussed.
Diamond model and the export competitiveness of the agriculture industry from emerging markets: an exploratory vision based on a spatial effect study using a genetic algorithm

Abstract A deeper understanding of the comparative advantage of emerging markets in agricultural export can be gained by analysing the spatial connections of emerging markets through the framework provided by the diamond model. The geographic economics factors are transformed to interconnections of emerging markets by a genetic algorithm based on Mahalanobis distances. The spatial effect of geographic economics factors on export competitiveness of agriculture is further identified by spatial modelling. The irrigated land area, competitive labour cost, foreign direct investment (F.D.I.), and export market opportunity are important to further develop the export competitiveness of the agriculture industry from emerging markets based on spatial modelling. Also there is a spatial disturbances effect in agricultural export of emerging markets based on transformed interconnections structured by geographic economic factors. A fuzzy cluster analysis is further performed, and the stationary solution of clusters in dynamic transition across market segments is analysed by a Markov Chain. It is further found that the distribution of emerging markets with a higher level of export competitiveness can be more concentrated in clusters with lower levels of proportion. The findings of this research can offer support to global managers in further understanding the spatial effect of geographic economics factors on export competitiveness of agriculture from emerging markets.
Does enterprise risk management impact accounting quality? Evidence from the Nigerian financial institutions

This research empirically looked at Enterprise Risk Management impact on accounting quality of selected listed firms in the Nigerian financial sector. The study engaged the use of content analysis of the selected listed firms’ annual financial reports and corporate websites in determining the ERM disclosure index and its impact on accounting quality for a period of five years (pre-ERM period) (2007–2011) and another five years period (post-ERM period) (2013–2017). In attaining the proposed objectives, the study employed the panel Generalized Method of Moments estimator to test the hypotheses and find out the relationship between the variables. The study observed from the findings that there is no significant association between enterprise risk management and accounting quality during the pre-ERM period. This study adds to the body of knowledge in the area of corporate reporting, risk disclosure, risk management and accounting quality in emerging economies especially the Sub-Saharan African countries.
The Role of Media in Mergers and Acquisitions

Using a novel dataset of news events for 170,000 entities across over 100 countries, we find that media sentiment plays an important role in the market for merger and acquisition. Firms with high media sentiment are more likely to become an acquirer. The effect of media on the likelihood of an acquisition is stronger for cross-border deals, larger firms with fewer financial constraints, and firms with higher market-to-book ratio and more media coverage. Acquirers with high media sentiment experience significantly negative returns post-acquisition, inconsistent with theories of media content as a proxy for new information about fundamental asset values.
How Smart Is the Real Estate Smart Beta? Evidence from Optimal Style Factor Strategies for REITs

This paper has a twofold objective. First, we contribute to the stream of literature that investigates whether traditional asset pricing factors show any predictive power for the cross-section of Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) returns. In particular, we investigate the existence of a premium associated to the Value, Size, Momentum, Investment, and Profitability factors over the period 1993-2018. We find support for all the pricing factors but for the Profitability one. Second, we investigate whether a set of smart beta strategies, based on the combination of the identified factors, may outperform similar allocation techniques that do not exploit factors. We find that all the proposed factor-based strategies display a higher risk-adjusted out-of-sample performance than a simple buy-and-hold investment in the real estate market (proxied by the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index). In addition, we find that when factor-based strategies are implemented, REIT-only portfolios display risk-adjusted performances comparable to those of diversified portfolios that include equity, bond, and commodities.
Health-care marketing in an omni-channel environment

Consumers have increased access to digital health tools such as social media, websites and marketer-controlled platforms for information sharing. Telemedicine (TM) represents an emerging omni-channel touchpoint for consumers to exchange information and inform health decision-making at a time and place of their choosing. While TM offers great potential, consumer adoption has been slower than expected. This paper aims to investigate attitudinal factors that influence adoption and usage of TM within consumers’ omni-channel decision-making environment. ,Surveys from 869 patients were analyzed using multiple linear regression to examine the relationships between health decision-making, TM access benefits and omni-channel touchpoints (social media, website and internal health digital channels usage) on TM usage likelihood. ,Attitudinal constructs related to TM’s benefits including access and health decision-making have the strongest impact on future TM usage. The study also empirically demonstrates a link between consumers’ omni-channel information seeking and TM usage. ,Increasing consumers’ involvement across omni-channel touchpoints has an additive effect on perceived benefits for engaging consumers in using digital offerings like TM. Future research is needed that examines the interrelationships on consumers’ health decision-making across generational cohorts and the post-adoption effects of digital service offerings. ,Omni-channel touchpoints such as TM provide new opportunities to enhance shared decision-making. However, marketers need to adopt strategies that accommodate consumers’ evolving omni-channel preferences for access and information exchange to synergize digital service offerings with interpersonal touchpoints. ,This study integrates shared decision-making, technology acceptance and omni-channel marketing literature to explore TM acceptance and usage within the context of consumers’ omni-channel decision process.
Triple bottom line mission and financial performance in Egyptian SMEs : the role of CSR

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Analyzing the Perspective of Halal Tourism Development: City Branding in Jakarta

—Indonesia as the world's largest Muslim country has enormous opportunities in developing halal tourism. Jakarta as the capital which is the gateway for foreign tourists can easily introduce halal tourism as part of a tour. However OIC (Organization Islamic Cooperation) data shows that Indonesia is in second place for halal tourism, while Malaysia is in first place. This research aims to analyze the perspective of halal tourism development in Jakarta by using city branding theory proposed by Kavaratzis. The variables incorporated in this research were Landscape strategy, City’s behavior, Organizational structure and Infrastructure. Jakarta as one of the cities prepared and developed by Indonesia Government as halal tourism destination in Indonesia cannot attract more Muslim tourists. By August 2018, most foreign visitors that came to Jakarta were tourists from non-Muslim countries. It means, Jakarta needs a new city branding strategy in order to be successful in developing halal tourism and also attracts more Muslim tourists both local and international. This research employed multiple regression. A total of 155 respondents were collected using purposive and non-probability sampling. Based on the result of the adjusted R square, 58.3 percent of city branding development of halal tourism can be explained by all the independent variables, whereas the remaining 41.7 percent were influenced by other variables that were not included in this research. Furthermore, city’s behavior, organizational structure and infrastructure have significant effects towards the city branding development of halal tourism in Jakarta.