bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Association between a Genetic Variant in the hsa-miR-146a Gene and Cancer Risk: An Updated Meta-Analysis
Authors: Nikolić Zorana Z. , Savić Pavićević Dušanka L. , Vučic Nemanja L. , Romac Stanka P. , Brajušković Goran N.
Published: September 2015

Background and Aims: A large number of studies have investigated the association between the potentially functional genetic variant rs2910164 located in the hsa-miR-146a gene and susceptibility to various types of cancer. Nevertheless, the results obtained in these studies are contradictory. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis of data from eligible reports comprising a total of 28,359 cases and 41,678 controls. Methods: The literature included in this meta-analysis was selected from the PubMed database. Quantitative data synthesis was performed by using the OpenMeta-analyst software. Results: The meta-analysis yielded no evidence of an association between rs2910164 and the overall cancer risk. Conversely, the C allele of this genetic variant was found to be associated with a decreased risk of developing bladder and cervical cancer in multiple genetic models. The same direction of association was found for the C allele and liver cancer, gastric cancer and oral squamous cell carcinoma risk. In contrast to these results, the same allelic variant of rs2910164 was found to confer an increased risk of developing lung cancer. The stratified meta-analysis based on ethnicity did not show significant differences in the association between rs2910164 and cancer risk in populations with different ethnic backgrounds. Conclusion: We conclude that rs2910164 may represent a valuable biomarker associated with the risk of developing specific types of cancer.
Pubic Majocchi's Granuloma Unresponsive to Itraconazole Successfully Treated with Oral Terbinafine
Authors: Rallis Efstathios , Katoulis Alexandros , Rigopoulos Dimitrios
Published: September 2015

Majocchi's granuloma (MG) is an uncommon deep fungal infection. It is usually caused by Trichophyton rubrum and may develop in any hair-bearing skin, commonly on the face and the extremities. We present a 27-year-old female with MG of the pubic area treated unsuccessfully with itraconazole capsule 100 mg for 4 weeks. The medication was discontinued and switched to terbinafine, which proved efficacious. The pubic tinea clinically presented in conjunction with fever, lymphadenopathy, inflammatory plaques, follicular lesions and subcutaneous nodules. It was considered that the fungal infection was initially transmitted from skin to skin during sexual practices with her husband. The repeated shaving of her pubic area, the misdiagnosis as bacterial infection and the use of topical corticosteroid on a preexistent tinea probably predisposed the patient to MG.
Successful Treatment with Pazopanib for Multiple Lung Metastases of Inguinal Epithelioid Sarcoma: A Case Report
Authors: Irimura Sanae , Nishimoto Kazumasa , Kikuta Kazutaka , Nakayama Robert , Susa Michiro , Horiuchi Keisuke , Nakamura Masaya , Matsumoto Morio , Morioka Hideo
Published: September 2015

Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare soft tissue sarcoma and usually resistant to chemotherapy. It has high rates of local recurrence and distant metastasis, and the prognosis after metastasis is poor. We report a case of multiple lung metastases of an epithelioid sarcoma originating in the inguinal area that we treated with the multikinase inhibitor pazopanib. The patient was a 38-year-old male who began to experience discomfort in his left inguinal area. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a tumor extended from the medial aspect of the wing of the left ilium along the iliopsoas muscle to its site of insertion on the femur. The histopathological diagnosis with a biopsy was proximal-type epithelioid sarcoma. Although a positron emission tomography examination showed fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation in the left inguinal tumor, there was no distant metastasis. Wide resection by a combined iliac resection procedure was performed. Twelve months after surgery, computed tomography revealed multiple nodules and a diagnosis of bilateral multiple lung metastases was made. Treatment with pazopanib 800 mg was started. After 2.5 months of treatment, a clear reduction in the size of the pulmonary metastases was shown. Thirty months after the start of pazopanib treatment, most of the metastases have disappeared, and no development of new lesions has been seen. Therefore, it appeared that pazopanib was capable of serving as one of the choices of therapeutic agents that should be taken into consideration for the treatment of advanced epithelioid sarcoma.
Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type V
Authors: Brizola Evelise , Mattos Eduardo P. , Ferrari Jessica , Freire Patricia O.A. , Germer Raquel , Llerena Jr Juan C. , Félix Têmis M.
Published: September 2015

Osteogenesis imperfecta type V (OI-V) has a wide clinical variability, with distinct clinical/radiological features, such as calcification of the interosseous membrane (CIM) between the radius-ulna and/or tibia-fibula, hyperplastic callus (HPC) formation, dislocation of the radial head (DRH), and absence of dentinogenesis imperfecta (DI). Recently, a single heterozygous mutation (c.-14C>T) in the 5′UTR of the IFITM5 gene was identified to be causative for OI-V. Here, we describe 7 individuals from 5 unrelated families that carry the c.-14C>T IFITM5 mutation. The clinical findings in these cases are: absence of DI in all patients, presence of blue sclera in 2 cases, and 4 patients with DRH. Radiographic findings revealed HPC in 3 cases. All patients presented CIM between the radius and ulna, while 4 patients presented additional CIM between the tibia and fibula. Spinal fractures by vertebral compression were observed in all individuals. The proportion of cases identified with this mutation represents 4% of OI cases at our institution. The clinical identification of OI-V is crucial, as this mutation has an autosomal dominant inheritance with variable expressivity.
A Novel de novo Mutation in CEACAM16 Associated with Postlingual Hearing Impairment
Authors: Hofrichter Michaela A.H. , Nanda Indrajit , Gräf Jens , Schröder Jörg , Shehata-Dieler Wafaa , Vona Barbara , Haaf Thomas
Published: September 2015

Mutations in CEACAM16 cause autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss (DFNA4B). So far, 2 families have been reported with segregating missense mutations, both in the immunoglobulin constant domain A of the CEACAM16 protein. In this study, we used the TruSight One panel to investigate a parent-child trio without familial history of hearing loss and one affected child. When filtering for recessive inheritance and de novo events, we discovered a de novo CEACAM16 mutation (c.1094T>G, p.Leu365Arg) as the sole likely pathogenic variant. The de novo mutation was confirmed by Sanger sequencing and STR analysis. The proband's hearing loss closely matches the described onset and severity for DFNA4B. We present the third CEACAM16 variant and the first de novo mutation in CEACAM16. This de novo mutation is robustly described as a pathogenic mutation according to in silico mutation prediction tools and affects a highly conserved amino acid in the most strongly conserved CEACAM16 N2 domain. Our strategy of screening family trios enhances de novo mutation discovery and the exclusion of other variants of potential interest through pedigree filtering.
Association of Selected Antipsychotic Agents With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Noncardiovascular Mortality in Elderly Persons
Authors: Sahlberg Marie , Holm Ellen , Gislason Gunnar H. , Køber Lars , Torp‐Pedersen Christian , Andersson Charlotte
Published: September 2015

Background

Data from observational studies have raised concerns about the safety of treatment with antipsychotic agents (
AP
s) in elderly patients with dementia, but this area has been insufficiently investigated. We performed a head‐to‐head comparison of the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and noncardiovascular mortality associated with individual
AP
s (ziprasidone, olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, levomepromazine, chlorprothixen, flupentixol, and haloperidol) in Danish treatment‐naïve patients aged ≥70 years.

Methods and Results

We followed all treatment‐naïve Danish citizens aged ≥70 years that initiated treatment with
AP
s for the first time between 1997 and 2011 (n=91 774, mean age 82±7 years, 35 474 [39%] were men). Incidence rate ratios associated with use of different
AP
s were assessed by multivariable time‐dependent Poisson regression models. For the first 30 days of treatment, compared with risperidone, incidence rate ratios of
major adverse cardiovascular events
were higher with use of levomepromazine (3.80, 95%
CI
3.43 to 4.21) and haloperidol (1.85, 95%
CI
1.67 to 2.05) and lower for treatment with flupentixol (0.54, 95%
CI
0.45 to 0.66), ziprasidone (0.31, 95%
CI
0.10 to 0.97), chlorprothixen (0.76, 95%
CI
0.61 to 0.95), and quetiapine (0.68, 95%
CI
0.58 to 0.80). Relationships were generally similar for long‐term treatment. The majority of agents were associated with higher risks among patients with cardiovascular disease compared with patients without cardiovascular disease (
P
for interaction <0.0001). Similar results were observed for noncardiovascular mortality, although differences in associations between patients with and without cardiovascular disease were small.

Conclusions

Our study suggested some diversity in risks associated with individual
AP
s but no systematic difference between first‐ and second‐generation
AP
s. Randomized placebo‐controlled studies are warranted to confirm our findings and to identify the safest agents.
Association of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Markers of Cerebrovascular Disease Burden and Cognition
Authors: Xu Xin , Hilal Saima , Collinson Simon L. , Chong Eddie Jun Yi , Ikram Mohammad Kamran , Venketasubramanian Narayanaswamy , Chen Christopher Li-Hsian
Published: September 2015

Background and Purpose—

The present study sought to examine the association between the burden of cerebrovascular disease (CeVD) as assessed by multimodal magnetic resonance imaging and neurocognitive function.

Methods—

Cognitively impaired patients and controls were tested on an extensive neuropsychological battery and underwent multimodal brain magnetic resonance imaging. CeVD markers determined from magnetic resonance imaging included the presence of multiple lacunes, multiple cerebral microbleeds, and moderate or severe white matter hyperintensities as markers for small-vessel disease and cortical stroke and intracranial stenosis as markers for large-vessel disease. A weighted CeVD burden score was constructed, and its association with global and domain-specific cognitive performance was investigated.

Results—

A total of 305 cases and 94 controls were included in the analysis. A graded association of CeVD burden with neurocognitive function was found. Moreover, a clear threshold of CeVD burden was associated with severe impairment. White matter hyperintensities was associated with global neurocognitive deficits, whereas microbleeds were associated with domain-specific impairments.

Conclusions—

The weighted CeVD burden score comprising markers of both small- and large-vessel diseases were associated with deficits in both global and domain-specific neurocognitive function. Additional studies are needed to validate the use of this CeVD burden score for the prediction of dementia.
Sobre la presencia de Pyrrhobryum spiniforme (Rhizogoniaceae) en el noroeste de Argentina

Authors: Schiavone María M.
Published: September 2015

The genus Pyrrhobryum is represented by 2 species in Argentina: P. mnioides (Hook.) Manuel and P. spiniforme (Hedw.) Mitt. Pyrrhobryum mnioides is known from Tierra del Fuego to Río Negro and P. spiniforme from northeastern Argentina, in Misiones. The latter is recorded for the first time from northwestern Argentina. Ecological notes and specific macroscopic characters are included. A key for the identification of Argentinian species of Pyrrhobryum is provided.
Niche Diversification of Sphagnum in Bolivia

Authors: McQueen Cyrus B.
Published: September 2015

Niche breadth values of Sphagnum species in the páramo and cloud forests of Bolivia are similar to those reported for Sphagnum-dominated peatlands in North America, but niche overlap values are higher for Sphagnum species in Bolivia. The pH, conductivity, and concentrations of Ca, Mg, Na, K, and P suggest that Sphagnum habitats in Bolivia are ombrotrophic in nature. Sphagnum is limited to small, scattered carpets in the páramo and cloud forests of the Bolivian Andes between 1800 and 4200 m. Common species found in these habitats include S. alegrense Warnst., S. boliviae Warnst., S. cuspidatum Ehrh., S. magellanicum Brid., S. oxyphyllum Warnst., S. recurvum P. Beauv., S. sanctojosephense Crum & Crosby, and S. sparsum Hampe.
Cryphaea hortonae, a new species of mosses from Bolivia

Authors: V. Yelitza León
Published: September 2015

Cryphaea hortonae Y. León. is decribed as new from Bolivia. It is next related to C. filiformis but differs by the leaf shape and the length of the awn of ther perichaetial leaves.
Check list and zoogeographic analysis of the scale insect fauna (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of Greece
Authors: PELLIZZARI GIUSEPPINA , CHADZIDIMITRIOU EVANGELIA , MILONAS PANAGIOTIS , STATHAS GEORGE J. , KOZÁR FERENC
Published: September 2015

This paper presents an updated checklist of the Greek scale insect fauna and the results of the first zoogeographic analysis of the Greek scale insect fauna. According to the latest data, the scale insect fauna of the whole Greek territory includes 207 species; of which 187 species are recorded from mainland Greece and the minor islands, whereas only 87 species are known from Crete. The most rich families are the Diaspididae (with 86 species), followed by Coccidae (with 35 species) and Pseudococcidae (with 34 species). In this study the results of a zoogeographic analysis of scale insect fauna from mainland Greece and Crete are also presented. Five species, four from mainland Greece and one from Crete are considered to be endemic. Comparison with the scale insect fauna of other countries is provided.
Taxonomic review of Drilus Olivier, 1790 (Elateridae: Agrypninae: Drilini) from Asia Minor, with descriptions of seven new species and comments on the female antennal morphology in Drilini
Authors: KOBIELUSZOVA LUCIE , KUNDRATA ROBIN
Published: September 2015

The neotenic elaterid genus Drilus Olivier, 1790 in Asia Minor is reviewed. Twelve species are recognized, of which seven are described as new: Drilus badius sp. nov., D. huijbregtsi sp. nov., D. mertliki sp. nov., D. robustus sp. nov., D. sanliurfensis sp. nov., D. teunisseni sp. nov., and D. turcicus sp. nov. All known species are listed with diagnoses, data on variability and distribution. A key to the males of Drilus species in Asia Minor is provided and information on prey of known larvae is summarized. Antennal morphology of Drilini females is briefly discussed.
The Relationship Between Intellectual Capital and Operating Performance of Indonesian Companies in the Hospitality Industry
Authors: Warganegara Dezie L. , Hadipoespito Michael W. , Indah Jesica
Published: September 2015

The objective of this study is to test the relationship between intellectual capital (IC) and the profitability. IC is an intangible asset that has been acknowledged by various researchers to be the most important asset of a firm and its roles are to shape and integrate tangible assets
into value creation processes. In this study, IC was proxied by VAIC and the operating performance was represented by ROA, OPM, and ATO. The sample in this study consists of Indonesian firms in the hospitality industry between the year of 2007 and 2011. This study found out that IC had limited
role in driving profitability of a firm. When VAIC was broken down into tangible assets (VACA) and intangible assets (VAHU and STVA), the most dominant which is pushing the profitability of companies is still tangible assets. VACA is even comparable with size and leverage in getting firms
profitable. Human capital (VAHU) is the weakest link in value creation of the firms at the hospitality industry in Indonesia. Finally, structural capital (STVA) increases productivity only through reduction of the costs in doing businesses not in revenue increases.
Knowledge Management Model: The Role of Absorptive Capacity in Improving the New Product Development (NPD) Process
Authors: Wang Gunawan , Polla Gerardus , Beng Jap Tji , Kumaradjaja Richard
Published: September 2015

The term absorptive capacity (AC) refers to acquiring the external resources to improve innovativeness and performance inside the firm. Since its introduction in year 1990, AC has gained wide popularity for its application in the business world; nevertheless, its application still rare
to be found in the vocational schools (known as polytechnics) in Indonesia. In general, the Indonesian polytechnics have lack of AC mechanism in improving their collaboration model with the firms. The article examines the important role of knowledge management (KM) model to improve the AC
mechanism inside the state-owned polytechnics. The state-owned polytechnics have mission to support local and national economic corridors, and strengthening the foundation of firms. The article proposes the development of KM model based on the AC studies in the firms, and links them with the
efforts in creating new product advantage (NPA).
Fitting Business Strategy and Organization Archetype to Create Organization Business Excellence
Authors: Hadiyanto Heru Santosa
Published: September 2015

Strategic management’s perspective focus about how an organization creates competitive advantage to achieved performance excellence. As the core concept of strategic management, strategy defined as a way of adjusting the relationship between an organization and its environment,
and that structures in turn must fit the strategy. In other statement, when this strategy linked with the perspective of organization theory, strategy can implement optimally if the organization structure designed to support the strategy and inefficiency in business process will be happen
if the strategy and structure doesn’t connected. Based on this perspective, this paper focused to make proposition about the right alignment of business strategy concept and organizational archetype concept to create organization business excellence.
The Effect of Dynamic Capability for the Formation of Competitive Advantage to Achieve Firm’s Performance (Empirical Study on Indonesian Credit Co-operatives)
Authors: Susanti Anna Astrid , Arief Muhtosim
Published: September 2015

The co-operative plays an important role in Indonesia’s economic development since it can improve people’s welfare and support SMEs through its unique character, which is a combination of the economic and social character. As an enterprise, co-operative is not immune to
environmental changes. Therefore co-operative must be able to compete with other industries to reach the best performance in globalization era. The capability to cope with environmental pressure is known as dynamic capability. Research on the implementation of dynamic capabilities, however,
only focus on conceptual discussions and empirical studies are still limited, especially in co-operatives. This research is proposed to fill the gap by conducting the empirical research, in order to examine the effect of dynamic capabilities for the formation of competitive advantage to achieve
co-operatives’ performance in terms of economic and social performances. The result shows that dynamic capability could be implemented in Indonesian credit co-operatives to establish a competitive advantage and ultimately be used to achieve a better firm’s performances. However,
dynamic capability cannot be used directly to achieve a better performance. The firms must choose the right and superior capability to compete with their competitors.
Diffusion of Urban Heritage Tourism in Post-Colonial Bandung (A Case Study of Heritage Building Authorities)
Authors: Patria Teguh Amor
Published: September 2015

This paper is based on a research into diffusion of urban heritage tourism as an innovation among heritage building authorities in post-colonial Bandung, Indonesia. Sixteen respondents were taken as samples, all of whom were authorities of protected heritage buildings located along
a heritage trail frequented by residents and visitors. The research used qualitative methods and the data was obtained through questionnaires and in-depth interviews in early 2012. It applied Diffusion of Innovations concept on the actual condition and managed to identify the following findings:
at Knowledge stage, it was activities undertaken by the respondents during their childhood that became the foundation of their awareness of the innovation; at Persuasion stage, it was non-economic, intangible aspect that dominated the benefits perceived from the innovation; and at Decision
stage, the respondents agreed to adopt the innovation. The diffusion process had taken a period of 18 to 48 years to reach Decision stage. The respondents’ characteristics matched the Innovator and Early Adopter type. Summary of findings introduces some additional benefits of heritage
tourism.
Communications Phenomenon of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing and Jakarta (Case Study: Tong Ren Tang and Tong Fang Clinic)
Authors: Yunus Ulani
Published: September 2015

The purpose of this study is to capture the phenomenon of communications that happened in the context of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for Indonesian people; encompassing interpersonal communication, group communication and mass communication. The research method used was Schutz’s
phenomenology which is based on the search of the meaning of the behavior (action). Tracking data is conducted through direct and indirect observation at two Traditional Chinese Medicine clinics in Beijing and Jakarta. Informants consisted of the therapists (TCM physicians), patients and the
government in the health field. In this study, the actions are the behavior of the actors constructed in TCM, which is measured through therapists and the actions of TCM patients in Beijing and Jakarta. The results shows that appropriate communication, supported by accurate evidence will facilitate
and perpetuate the acceptance of TCM for Indonesians to go to Beijing or Jakarta. Bombardment of mass communication of TCM has increased the awareness for the presence of TCM in Jakarta, but also became a boomerang for TCM image overall.
Impact of Exchange Rate and Jakarta Composite Index on Stock Price: A Case of Pharmaceutical Company in Indonesia
Authors: Prabha Nino Manggala , Napitulu Togar Alam
Published: September 2015

Stock market is growing in Indonesia and has become an important source of financing for industry in the country. This is true for pharmaceutical industry and as such, predicting the stock price in this industry is deemed very important in making investment decision. It is therefore
necessary to know variables that affect stock price in this industry, in particular those that can be easily acquired and have relationship with the stock price. The objective of the study then is to find such variables. It was conjectured that exchange rate and the Jakarta Composite Index
were among such variables. A linear multiple regression model was utilized to test such hypothesis. The results indicated that exchange rate positively affects stock price with a magnitude of 0.105 points. Similarly, the Jakarta Composite Index also positively affects stock price with magnitude
of 0.417 points. The reliability of this model in predicting the stock price was 63%. Therefore, it is recommended to consider these variables in predicting stock price of the pharmaceutical company, hence important indicators for investors to be considered in making decision whether to buy
or not to buy.
Customer Loyalty in the Indonesian Banking Industry
Authors: Keni . , Haron Hasnah , Ismail Ishak
Published: September 2015

An investment model approach has been applied to examine customer loyalty. The model consists of three variables—satisfaction, quality of alternatives, and investment size. Customer satisfaction is described as a postconsumption evaluation on the quality of service applying the
cumulative approach. Furthermore, the quality of service is measured by five dimensions-tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy. All five dimensions constitute the service firm’s readiness to provide each customer with a personal treatment. This study investigates
whether all those variables have a significant effect to customer loyalty, which are measured in three dimensions–attitudinal, behavioral, and cognitive. The respondents comprised of 403 customers taken from the top ten Indonesian Banks that are listed with the highest assets. The data
is gathered by distributing a questionnaire and analyzed by using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The findings of this study indicate that satisfaction and investment size have a positive impact on customer loyalty while, the quality of alternatives shows negative impact. The strongest
impact occurs in the investment size variable, followed by the satisfaction and the quality of alternatives having less impact. This study is expected to help bank managers in reducing customer dissatisfaction and achieving customer loyalty in the Indonesian banking industry.
An Effort to Improve the Effectiveness of Integrated Marketing Communication on Anticorruption Campaign
Authors: Rosidah . , Luthfia Amia
Published: September 2015

Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) is often used as a promotional activity of brands, products or ideas. In Indonesia, Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (Corruption Eradication Commission) has been using IMC to disseminate anticorruption values to society in purpose to reduce
and eliminate corruption acts in Indonesia. To improve the effectiveness of IMC on anticorruption campaign, particularly to the youth, this study aims to measure students’s attitude towards anticorruption values. It is also to describe the exposure of the agency’s IMC programs
on anticorruption campaign to students, and to discuss the relationship between the two variables: anticorruption campaign exposure and students’s attitude towards anticorruption values. Quantitative approach is used by conducting a survey to Bina Nusantara University students. Descriptive
and correlation analysis are used to analyze the data. It is found that students fairly accept the anticorruption values, although there is still lack of exposure to them on the IMC programs. The correlation analysis shows no significant relationship between the two variables. However, the
students can accept the importance of anticorruption values which this fact can support the work of the initiator in doing their future campaign. Further research is suggested to conduct it in wider scope.
The Irony of National Traveling Industry in the Midst of the Intensifying of Traveling Programs at Indonesian Television
Authors: Irawan Rahmat Edi , Prawira Indra
Published: September 2015

This study would like to find about the link between the intensifying of traveling programs in Indonesian national television program compare with growth of the national tourism industry. Although the amount and duration of the roads program improved, but it is not significantly help
the expansion of the national tourism industry. This study aims to gain a critical overview of the traveling program’s existence at the television industry with the improvement of tourism in Indonesia. This study used a qualitative method in which data is obtained by using the literature
method. The results of this study indicate that despite a growing number of programs and the duration of traveling program title at Indonesian television, but because of the reluctance of the traveling program in the Indonesian television shown Indonesian tourist destinations, bringing the
total number of foreign tourists to Indonesia is less than the number of Indonesian who traveling abroad.
Online Marketing Channel in Selling Franchise Business in Indonesia
Authors: Halim Erwin , Hartono Hendry
Published: September 2015

In Indonesia, as well as in the United States, franchise system is used as business expansion strategy for Small Medium Enterprises. In the year 2012, there are 1.700 franchise-format companies. It means that the franchise-format business has significant impact to Indonesia economic.
Recently, franchisors are looking the appropriate marketing channels in order to increase their number of outlets. This paper data based on a survey in Jakarta on a 3-days December 2013 Franchise and Business Opportunities Expo with 82 respondents of franchise exhibition visitors (prospective
franchisees) and 27 franchise exhibitors (franchisors). Half of this exhibition was followed by some franchisors and the others exhibitors sold products non-business opportunity. By using t-test and qualitative comparison, will be compared the answer from franchisors and franchisees.
The objective of this paper is to see the ways of online marketing channel offer by franchisors are absorbed or not by prospective franchisees or investors.
Accrual Quality of Indonesian Firms Before and After Initial Public Offerings
Authors: Hutagaol Yanthi , Wdiyanto Felita
Published: September 2015

Changing from a private to a public firm will change the financial reporting environment of a company. More stakeholders and regulations demand high-quality financial reports. Using Indonesian quoted non-finance and related industry IPO firms, this study purports to examine the change
in reported earnings quality, measured by accrual quality, before and after the IPOs. Based on the discretionary-accrual model, we find that there is no difference of accrual quality before and after IPO. However, as we hypothesized, based on cash-flow model, the result shows that accrual
quality increases after IPO due to diminishing of unintentional accrual estimation errors after IPO.
Employee Turnover Intentions in Hotel: How to Reduce it?
Authors: Wahyuningtyas Ratri , Sule Ernie Tisnawati , Kusman Maman , Soemaryani Imas
Published: September 2015

Human resource is the most important asset to create competitive advantage for every company including hotel sector. One of main problem in hotel is high level of employee turnover. Average level of employee turnover in five-star hotel in Java Island showed an increasing trend with
rates exceeding 10% that can be categorized as high level of turnover. Hotel sector should minimize employee turnover by identify and manage the rate of turnover intentions and retain a group of employees who are able to demonstrate a high level of performance. The purpose of this research
is to identify about factors that led to the emergence of turnover intentions and also produce turnover intentions model for five-star hotel in Java Island, Indonesia. Respondent consist of 189 employees who are working in five-star hotels in six provinces on the island of Java. Those provinces
are Banten, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java and Yogyakarta. Data processing is done in three phases in a qualitative study where in first phase is data reduction, second phase is data display and third phase is conclusions or verification. The result from data processing found
some variables that are considered as cause of employee turnover intentions, it consists of talent management, the role of the HR department, work-life conflict and employee job satisfaction.
Impact of Information Communication Technology in Implementation of Integrated Marketing Communication at Fast Food Outlet
Authors: Budijono Santoso , Nelly .
Published: September 2015

Information and Communication Technology in 21st century is an ancillary tool for several aspects in business area. Most company of fast food industry in developing countries regards this kind of Technology as a cost and tries to reduce their use. In fast food industry, marketing is
one of the important parts to propagate information products sold by the company; this information must be able to reach these consumers and the corresponding target desired by the company. Integrated Marketing Communication can be use for fast food industry to increase brand awareness, customer
satisfaction, greater profitability, and increase the sale. This paper discusses how to use Information and Communication Technology with limited cost as a tools for company in fast food industry to ancillary their Integrated Marketing Communication process to increase sales and profit. The
methodology used by this paper are using literature for gather preliminary information and using limited data from fast food company that runs limited Integrated Marketing Communication process. The result of this limited study is company can run Integrated Marketing Program using limited
cost in Information and Communication Technology, and Fast Food Company can differentiate marketing program within company outlets. Using web analysis, this paper can be use for deeper research in implementation Low Cost Information and Communication Technology in fast food industry, especially
as an ancillary tools for run more accurately Integrated Marketing Communication program within outlets in company.
The Dominant Factors of Employee Value Proposition: Generation Y
Authors: Suri Emilia Andam
Published: September 2015

The institution compete smartly to attract the generation Y talent from workforce market. After they get the best talent, they face significant challenges to retain them by boosting their motivation, job satisfaction, and engagement in order to achieve outstanding performance. On the
other hand, employee value proposition (EVP) is one of the factors to improve the employee’s commitment. The institution with the clear EVP will enhance the employee’s commitment. Many literatures describe about the characteristic of generation Y and also with EVP. But, only few
researcher explain about the EVP in the perspective of generation Y. This journal is trying to research what are the dominant factors of employee value proposition (EVP) from the perspective of generation Y. The respondents are the generation Y who work at the one of the institution in Indonesia.
Expanded Net Present Value for Various Mining Valuation
Authors: Sukmana Nandang
Published: September 2015

The purpose of this paper to provide a valuation incorporating management flexibility in an uncertain operating environment for valuing various mining in Indonesia. This research raises the question on what strategies in developing valuations models of various mining and how uncertainty
such as prices, grades/quality, costs, schedules, quantities, environmental issues and among others which are not known at the beginning of the project, have contributed to the value resulted. The study is based on an Expanded Net Present Value (eNPV) valuation in which uncertainty and management
flexibility are incorporated into the valuation. The focus of the research is on the strategy in determining value using Expanded Net Present Value (eNPV) and on how to mitigate the risks of uncertainties. The paper emphasizes the specific characteristics of the actual mining valuation in
Indonesia, generated by conventional NPV method commonly used. This was also confirmed in a study carried out by Graham and Campbell (2002), of 392 completed CFO surveys, 74.9% of respondents always or mostly use the Net Present Value (NPV) method of project valuation. However, conventional
valuation tools have penalized projects with a high degree of uncertainty and lead to myopic decisions. The research is correlated to diagnose the flexibility of strategic mine planning and to analyze the process of change within the uncertainties. The study allows emphasis on some characteristics
of the mining valuation process developed in Indonesia.
The Association Between Prior Knowledge and Learning Approaches, in Performance in an Advanced Accounting Course
Authors: Abdul Jalil Nor Azah Binti , Haron Hasnah Binti
Published: September 2015

Ensuring quality in accounting education is the target by academicians in the field. One of the measures would be students’ performance which would be the benchmark of indicating whether the students are performing accordingly. Based on previous literature, prior knowledge and
students’ learning approaches are seen as contributing factors to performance. The purpose of this study is to determine the following: (1) to identify whether the students with prior knowledge perform better in an advanced accounting course, (2) to identify whether learning approaches
(deep, surface and strategic) could also contribute to students’ performances and (3) to identify association between gender and performance. A total of 109 students responded to the questionnaires consisting Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) which was used
to identify the approaches to learning adopted by IIUM students. The results found that prior knowledge is the only significant variable and there is no association found between learning approaches and gender towards advanced accounting course performance. It implies that more effort should
be directed at increasing the students’ comprehension in the prior knowledge which would include increase student centre learning approaches in teaching.
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility of Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan-Lessons Learnt
Authors: Haron Hasnah , Ismail Ishak , Oda Sobei , Jalil Azah Abdul , Ishak Nurul Khair
Published: September 2015

Japan is a high income economy country and scored well in terms of CPI index. Since Malaysia’s intention is to move towards a high income economy there is much to learn from SMEs in Japan. A study was conducted on 17 SMEs in Japan and data collection includes survey and interviews.
Amongst lessons learned are that SMEs in Japan place a great respect on seniority and they treat their business as one family. SMEs in Japan also place high importance on customer satisfaction, they do not believe in “quick wins” and will ensure that expansion of business is made
progressively. They also view preserving traditional culture as one of their responsibility. One of the challenges they faced are the declining sales due to the lesser number of tourists in Japan and declining demand of traditional products. Success of SMEs in Japan is partly because of the
ability of the government in Japan to “make the blue collars’ conditions equal to the white collars,” especially involving the expanded application of monthly-payment, life-time employment, seniority-based payment and promotion system in SMEs similar to large corporation.
High Performance Work System: Institutional Motivation in Talent Management
Authors: Siti-Rohaida M. Z. , Azlin Ayob
Published: September 2015

In a competitive market, many organizational can not only relying to the traditional four factors of production. None of these factors are unable to be translated to profit equation if these factors are not well managed. Thus, the element of knowledge in managing these factors is so
crucial. In order to perform this knowledge management, the roles of talent is undeniably important. Thus, this sparks the attention among the management to learn the effective ways to do talent management. Talent management is beyond than just staffing and retaining. If involves process of
motivation and commitment of the employees. Unfortunately, most of the researches are mapped to international context to local setting and this creates blurred vision on talent management from local lens. Thus, this paper investigates and examines the institution motivation in talent management.
To achieve the research objectives, there were series of in depth interviews conducted and a Government Linked Company status company was chosen for a case study. Series of structured interviews were scheduled in advance and thematic analysis was used to analyze the interview scripts. The
study reveals that company involved with talent management for future agenda and these motivations factors are discussed in this paper.
Board Governance and Financing Policy: Evidence Form Public Listed Company in Malaysia
Authors: Zulkafli Abdul Hadi , Hamzah Ahmad Husni , Bakar Norhidayah Abu
Published: September 2015

This paper presents evidence on the role of board governance in influencing financing policy of listed companies in Malaysia. As most of board's studies directed towards understanding the influence of its structure on firm’s performance, this study is intended to measure its relationship
with corporate financial policies in a country with a highly concentrated ownership structure; Malaysia. This study employs board size, board independent and board remuneration as board governance proxy while debt ratio is used to represent financing policy of a firm. It is found that board
remuneration is the only significant board governance variable in explaining financing policy of public listed companies in Malaysia.
Social Technology Adoption and Organizational Ambidexterity in Indonesia
Authors: Mardi . , Arief Muhtosim , Paryono Herman Yosef
Published: September 2015

Most researches have found the effect of organizational ambidexterity towards organizational performance. Various antecedents of ambidexterity have been studied. Several literatures described social technology adoption as a factor that positively correlates with organizational ambidexterity.
This is promising to be explored further in Indonesia, where social technology is widely adopted. The purpose of this study is to quantitatively examine the relationship between social technology adoption and organizational ambidexterity. The result supported the hypothesis (p <
0.01, r = 0.501, 1-tailed). Further examinations found that organization can gain a difference on organizational ambidexterity by adopting Twitter and or LinkedIn, but not Facebook.
Implementation Evaluation of Project Management Software in IT/IS Directorate of Kompas Gramedia Indonesia
Authors: Teguh Marco Hudaya , Harisno .
Published: September 2015

This study aimed to evaluate the results of the implementation of Project Management Software at IT/IS Directorate of Kompas Gramedia that had been done by using the Technology Acceptance Model Framework. Factors such as the Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, Familiarity,
and Subjective Norm Intention assessed may influence users to utilize Project Management Software. The results of the evaluation then were used as the basis of recommendations for improvements that might be made to the successful implementation. Based on the analysis, it is found that Subjective
Norm Intention most affects users, whereas most influenced Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use.
Customer Preferences on Atmosphere: Case on SanDwich Bakar Restaurant, Jakarta
Authors: Agoes Adeline
Published: September 2015

Restaurant is one of the businesses that supports tourism development. Restaurants nowadays don’t only provide food, but also the service and atmosphere to their customers. The purpose of this study is to discover the customers’ preferences on the most desired atmosphere
they find in a restaurant. This article is written based on an ongoing study to be conducted using conjoint analysis between the various attributes of restaurant atmosphere. Through the examination, it is expected to find the most desired combination of attributes in restaurant atmosphere
based on the customers’ point of view.
The Gap Between Brand Communication and Consumer Perceptions of Electronic Money Services
Authors: Maulana Amalia E.
Published: September 2015

The development of e-money services creates a lot of terminology to emerge. Different companies use different terms to explain the new services in their brand communication. Consequently, the development of e-money market is not followed by increasing consumer understanding. There are
indications on misconceptions of consumers against this modern way of payment. This study investigated more closely how companies constantly talk to their target audience in their marketing communication and contrast it with how consumers understand the concept of various e-money format and
the benefits for their daily life. The results of this study provide insights for actors in e-money business on how to start educate consumers in a better way, to reduce the remaining barriers in consumer mind that hinder the adoption of this e-money services. Research conducted through series
of qualitative study: netnography exploration, content analysis of various company brand communication and in-depth interview with target audience of e-money.
Analysis of Brand-Related User Generated Content Antecendents Influence on Brand Equity to Increase Purchase Intention (Case Study: Yamaha Motor Indonesia)
Authors: Gunawan Annetta
Published: September 2015

The global development of information technology, especially social media, brings a lot of revolutionary changes in many facets of life, including the development of User Generated Content (UGC). Besides, the number of Internet users in Indonesia reaches 63 million people in November
2013. So, Indonesian marketers should start to consider how to take benefit from UGC development and understand its subsequent impact on brand equity and purchase intention. Yamaha Motor Indonesia (YMI) as the second largest player in Indonesia who wants to increase its market share, should
do effort to increase its brand equity and consumers’ purchase intention through its virtual community. The objectives of this research are to analyze the influence of Brand-Related UGC on Brand Equity of YMI, and to analyze the influence of Brand-Related UGC and Brand Equity on Purchase
Intention of YMI. The data collection technique used is questionnaire disseminated to the members of YMI online community, using Likert scale. While the data analysis technique used is Path Analysis. The result of Path Analysis shows the structural equation Y = 0,525X + 0,8509ε1
where Brand-Related UGC significantly contributes to Brand Equity at 27,6% and Z = 0,435X + 0,256Y + 0,7925ε2 where Brand-Related UGC and Brand Equity simultaneously and significantly contributes to Purchase Intention at 37,2%.
The Influence Factors of the Innovation Adoption Behavior of Customer Website (Case Study: Student State University)
Authors: Sriwardiningsih Enggal
Published: September 2015

The college gives students a website’s service. So, this research focuses on the variables that can influence the behavior of website service adoption. This research has predicted variable interactive website service, motivation to use website, internet literacy, user satisfaction
influenced on the behavior of website service. In other hand, user satisfaction was not only as exogenous variable but also as a mediating variable between other exogenous variables and endogenous variable. This research establishes seven hypotheses and analyzed by Partial Least Square Model
Structure. The results of the analysis proved five hypotheses were significant to predict and to confirm the theory, while two hypotheses were not significant for predict theory. The analytical tool used is Wrap PLS 3.0 and sample data used is 317 students.
Leveraging Global Talent: Strategic Leverage to Achieve Excellent Business Performance
Authors: Rudito Priyantono
Published: September 2015

The paper presents a strategic management paradox approach to achieve excellent business performance. The paradox approach believes in investing in people as the first and key strategy to sustainability which also involves the leveraging of global talent as a key tohuman capital development.
A conceptual model of the investing in people as a sustainablity strategy is introduced and discussed.