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This study aims to analyze the role of emotional response in the relationship between price discounts, store atmosphere, and shopping emotions on impulse buying among Matahari Department Store Pekalongan consumers. This study used a quantitative method with an accidental sampling technique on 100 respondents. Data analysis was conducted through instrument testing, classical assumption testing, hypothesis testing (t-test), path analysis, and the Sobel test. The results showed that price discounts had a significant effect on impulse buying. Store atmosphere was also proven to have a significant effect on impulse buying. Furthermore, shopping emotions had a significant effect on impulse buying. In addition, emotional response had a significant effect on impulse buying and was proven to mediate the influence of price discounts, store atmosphere, and shopping emotions on impulse buying. This study provides important insights for marketers, especially in designing marketing strategies that prioritize the influence of consumer emotional factors in driving impulsive behavior. By considering these factors, companies can be more effective in increasing sales through setting price discounts, store atmosphere, and utilizing consumer emotions positively.

This experimental study investigated the effectiveness of Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) based Student Worksheets in enhancing metacognitive skills among eleventh grade students learning Chemical Equilibrium. Utilizing a one group pretest posttest design with 36 participants, the intervention implemented specially designed worksheets integrating POGIL's inquiry cycle with explicit metacognitive scaffolding. Metacognitive skills comprising planning, monitoring, and evaluating components were measured through validated essay instruments before and after four instructional sessions. Statistical analysis using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test revealed a significant improvement in overall metacognitive skills (Z = -5.197, p < 0.001, large effect size d = 2.47). Notably, 94.44% of students demonstrated measurable progress, with normalized gain scores indicating high improvement in planning (g = 0.82), moderate improvement in evaluating (g = 0.51), and moderate improvement in monitoring (g = 0.48). These findings substantiate that POGIL based worksheets, when designed with intentional metacognitive prompts, effectively foster the development of higher order regulatory skills essential for mastering complex chemical concepts. The study contributes to science education literature by demonstrating how inquiry based pedagogies can be optimized for metacognitive skill development.

The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is causing big shifts in management roles and how ready organizations are, especially in private hospitals. In Medan City, rising competition, a small healthcare workforce, and strict accreditation requirements all make it even more important to use digital technology to make operations more efficient. This study seeks to examine the impact of AI on organizational readiness, utilizing management performance as a mediating variable. Quantitative approaches were employed via a survey of managers and administrative personnel at private hospitals, and the data were analyzed using path analysis with SPSS. The findings indicate that AI exerts a favorable and considerable influence on management performance, which in turn directly enhances organizational readiness. Additionally, managerial performance has been demonstrated to mediate the relationship between AI and organizational readiness. These findings address a research gap concerning the mechanisms of AI's role in the managerial context of hospitals in developing countries and offer practical implications for fortifying digital strategies, cultivating human resource competencies, and augmenting organizational capabilities in response to technology-driven healthcare transformation.

The rapid growth of modern retail competition requires companies to understand key drivers of consumer purchasing behavior, particularly impulse buying. This study examines the influence of price perception on impulse buying, with positive emotion as the mediating variable. Data were collected from 100 Circle K customers in Denpasar City using a purposive sampling method. Responses were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using Path Analysis and Sobel Test. The findings show that price perception has a positive and significant effect on impulse buying and positive emotion, and positive emotion has a positive and significant effect on impulse buying. Further, positive emotion is a significant mediator in the relationship between price perception and impulse buying. These findings support Cognitive Appraisal Theory, suggesting that favorable price perceptions of sales promotions can evoke positive emotional responses, which in turn encourage impulse buying behavior among Circle K customers in Denpasar City.

The high level of Turnover Intention in regional banking industries indicates the importance of supervisor support in retaining employees. This study aims to analyze the effect of Perceived Supervisor Support on Turnover Intention with Work Engagement as a mediating variable. The research was conducted at PT BPR Bali Dananiaga involving 54 respondents selected using the purposive sampling method. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using Path Analysis, Classical Assumption Tests, and the Sobel Test. The results show that Perceived Supervisor Support has a significant negative effect on Turnover Intention, Perceived Supervisor Support has a significant positive effect on Work Engagement, Work Engagement has a significant negative effect on Turnover Intention, and Work Engagement significantly mediates the effect of Perceived Supervisor Support on Turnover Intention. These findings strengthen Social Exchange Theory, stating that reciprocal relationships between supervisors and employees increase work engagement and reduce the intention to leave the organization.

This study aims to examine the effect of green banking disclosure and social banking on firm value with banking sustainable performance as a mediating variable. The population in this research consists of banking subsector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the 2021–2023 period, totaling 47 companies. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling, resulting in a total of 30 data points that met the research criteria and could be analyzed. The analytical method employed was path analysis using SPSS version 25 to test the relationships among variables and the mediation effect. The results of this study indicate that green banking disclosure has a positive and significant effect on firm value. Social banking also has a positive and significant effect on firm value. Banking sustainable performance has a positive and significant effect on firm value as well. However, green banking disclosure does not have a positive and significant effect on banking sustainable performance, while social banking does have a positive and significant effect on banking sustainable performance. The mediation test results using path analysis reveal that banking sustainable performance is unable to mediate the effect of green banking disclosure on firm value. Conversely, banking sustainable performance successfully mediates the effect of social banking on firm value. These findings suggest that social banking is more effective in enhancing banking sustainable performance and firm value compared to green banking disclosure.

This research aims to examine the effect of profit optimization on market reaction and the mediating role of tax avoidance in this relationship among insurance sub-sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the 2020–2023 period. Profit optimization is proxied by Return on Assets, market reaction by stock returns, and tax avoidance by the Effective Tax Rate. This research employs a quantitative approach using secondary data obtained from the financial statements of 17 insurance sub-sector companies, with a final sample of 10 companies selected through purposive sampling. Data analysis was conducted using classical assumption tests, multiple linear regression, and path analysis. The results indicate that profit optimization has a positive and significant effect on tax avoidance. However, tax avoidance does not influence market reaction, and profit optimization also does not have a direct effect on market reaction. Furthermore, tax avoidance is able to mediate the effect of profit optimization on market reaction. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of how earnings information quality, taxation strategies, and investor responses interact in shaping capital market dynamics within the insurance industry. The findings also provide a foundation for future research to explore external factors that may influence these relationships, offering additional academic value for strengthening subsequent studies.

In the competitive property management industry, a company’s success depends not only on attracting new partners but also on retaining existing ones through strong brand loyalty. PT Bukit Vista Nusantara faces challenges in sustaining partner loyalty, as indicated by the high number of partners terminating their collaboration within a short period. This study aims to analyze the effect of service quality on brand loyalty, with brand trust serving as a mediating variable. A quantitative associative approach was employed involving 62 active partners who had collaborated with the company for more than one year, selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using path analysis and the Sobel test to assess mediation. The results show that service quality has a positive and significant effect on both brand trust and brand loyalty. Brand trust also significantly strengthens brand loyalty and mediates the relationship between service quality and brand loyalty. These findings underscore the importance of building brand trust to enhance long-term partner loyalty.

This study aims to analyze the effect of workload on work stress and work life balance among employees of PT. Hatten Bali Tbk Distribution Division, as well as to examine the mediating role of work life balance in this relationship. This study uses a quantitative approach with a causal associative design. All employees of the distribution division, totaling 36 people, were used as respondents through the census method. Data were collected through questionnaires and interviews, then analyzed using path analysis with IBM SPSS. The results show that workload has a positive and significant effect on work stress, and has a negative and significant effect on work life balance. Work life balance has a negative and significant effect on work stress and is proven to mediate the effect of workload on work stress. These findings indicate that proper workload management and the creation of balance between work life and personal life are crucial to reduce employee work stress and improve their well-being.

This study aims to analyze the influence of fertilizer prices and selling prices on the sustainability of apple farming, with apple quality serving as a mediating variable. The research was conducted in Andonosari Village, Tutur District, Pasuruan Regency, which is one of the main apple-producing areas in East Java. A quantitative approach with path analysis techniques was employed to determine both direct and indirect relationships among the variables. Data were collected from 96 apple farmers using structured questionnaires. The findings indicate that fertilizer prices do not have a direct effect on the sustainability of apple farming. However, fertilizer prices significantly affect apple quality, which in turn indirectly influences the sustainability of farming activities. Meanwhile, selling prices have a significant direct impact on both apple quality and the sustainability of apple farming. These results demonstrate that apple quality acts as an important mediating factor between fertilizer prices and selling prices in maintaining sustainable farming practices. Therefore, improving apple quality is a key strategy to strengthen the sustainability of apple farming, especially in facing the challenges of fluctuating fertilizer and market prices. This study provides useful insights for policymakers and farmers in developing strategies to enhance productivity and sustainability in apple agribusiness.

This study aimed to analyze the influence of brand trust and brand image on the purchase decisions of Somethinc products in Tasikmalaya City. The research employed a survey method with a quantitative approach and involved 100 respondents who had used Somethinc products. Path analysis was used to examine the simultaneous and partial effects of brand trust and brand image on purchase decisions, as well as the role of brand trust as a mediator. The results indicated that brand trust and brand image simultaneously had a significant effect on purchase decisions. Partially, brand trust and brand image also had a positive and significant influence on purchase decisions. Brand trust influenced the purchase decision through the brand image of Somethinc products in Tasikmalaya. It was suggested that companies strengthen brand trust and brand image by conducting periodic evaluations of the effectiveness of their strategies and monitoring the development of brand trust and brand image and their impact on purchase decisions.

This study aims to examine and analyze the influence of debt maturity and cash holding on dividend policy, the effect of debt maturity and cash holdings on company value, and the effect of debt maturity and cash holdings on company value through dividend policies in banking sub-sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2020-2023 period. The sampling technique uses the purposive sampling method. Secondary data was obtained from the annual financial statements. The data analysis method uses path analysis with two structural equations to test the direct and indirect influence of independent variables on dependent variables through intervening variables. The results of the structural equation 1 study show that debt maturity has no effect on dividend policy, and cash holdings have an effect on dividend policy. The results of structural equation 2 show that debt maturity affects the value of the company and cash holdings have no effect on the value of the company. The results of the testing of intervening variables show that dividend policy can mediate debt maturity to company value and dividend policy can mediate cash holdings to company value. The predictive ability of the two variables on the dividend policy was 13.6% and the remaining 12.6% was influenced by other variables outside the research model and the predictability of the three variables on the company's value was 15.7% and the remaining 14.7% was influenced by other variables outside the research model.

This study aims to analyze the effect of profitability, leverage, and dividend policy on firm value in the energy sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2021–2024 period. The energy sector was selected due to its strategic role in the national economy and its contribution to the Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG). Out of 81 energy sector firms, 22 firms were obtained as samples using a purposive sampling method. Data analysis was conducted using the path analysis technique. The results show that profitability has a significant effect on firm value, while leverage has no effect. Dividend policy also has no effect on firm value, whereas profitability has no effect on dividend policy, and leverage has a significant negative effect on dividend policy. Furthermore, dividend policy is unable to mediate the relationship between profitability and leverage with firm value. These findings imply that firm value is more influenced by profitability factors than by leverage or dividend policy. The results of this study are expected to serve as a reference for firm management, investors, and policymakers in making future financial decisions.

The study aims to evaluate the adoption of the Coretax system by government expenditure treasurers using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). We assesses the factors influencing users' attitudes and intentions toward using new technology. Primary data from local government public service agencies in Karanganyar and Wonogiri regencies are collected by using questionnaire, analyzed with linear regression and path analysis. Our analysis reveals that perceived usefulness and behavioral intention are scored high, indicating that the treasurers find Coretax beneficial and are strongly inclined to continue using it. However, perceived ease of use and attitude toward use showed moderate to high ratings, indicating room for improvement in terms of ease of use and user comfort. Regression analysis found that perceived ease of use significantly affects perceived usefulness, attitude toward use, and behavioral intention. However, perceived usefulness and attitude toward use did not significantly influence behavioral intention. The findings suggest that the ease of use of Coretax plays a more crucial role in shaping the treasurers' behavioral intentions than perceived usefulness or affective attitude. This study providing insights into key determinants affecting user intentions and offering empirical foundations for developing training policies, system design improvements, and implementation strategies tailored to the public sector's needs. The findings of this research are also expected to contribute to offer practical implications for strengthening national tax digitalization reforms.

This study aims to determine the role of work motivation in mediating the influence of work environment and job satisfaction on employee performance of pt nusantara electric. The research method used is descriptive quantitative using a questionnaire. The data analysis technique used in this research is Path Analysis with the Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Square approach. Sampling in this study using saturated sampling technique, with a sample size of 58 employees. Data were collected through a questionnaire with a Likert scale which was processed using Microsoft Excel 2016 software and SmartPLS version 4.1.1.2. The results of this study indicate that work environment variables have no significant effect on employee performance. Job satisfaction variables have a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Work environment variables and job satisfaction have a positive and significant effect on work motivation. Work motivation variables have a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Work motivation variables are not able to mediate the effect of work environment on employee performance. Work motivation variables are able to mediate the effect of job satisfaction on employee performance.

This study investigates the impact of population growth and the Human Development Index (HDI) on economic growth and unemployment in East Kalimantan Province using path analysis with secondary data from 2014–2023. Population growth and human development are two critical demographic and socio-economic factors that often generate complex effects on regional economic performance. The results indicate that population growth has a negative and significant effect on economic growth, highlighting the pressure that rapid demographic expansion places on natural resources, infrastructure, and employment absorption capacity. Conversely, HDI demonstrates a positive and significant relationship with economic growth, suggesting that improvements in education, health, and income contribute to higher productivity and competitiveness. On the other hand, the direct effect of population growth and HDI on unemployment is negative but statistically insignificant, which implies that the availability of jobs and structural conditions of the labor market are more influential than demographic changes alone. Interestingly, economic growth shows a negative and significant effect on unemployment, supporting the classical theory that sustained economic expansion generates employment opportunities and reduces joblessness. Mediation tests reveal that economic growth does not significantly mediate the relationship between population growth or HDI and unemployment, underscoring that unemployment dynamics in East Kalimantan are influenced by broader structural factors such as sectoral concentration, policy effectiveness, and industrial diversification. These findings highlight the importance of integrating demographic management, human capital development, and sectoral economic strategies in policy formulation. Strengthening human development while controlling excessive population growth can provide a solid foundation for inclusive and sustainable economic progress in East Kalimantan.

The development of digital technology and the massive penetration of social media have transformed consumption patterns, particularly among younger generations. Excessive use of social media may lead to addictive behavior, which has the potential to trigger psychological anxiety such as fear of missing out, and ultimately encourage impulse buying behavior. Denpasar City, as a center of urbanization and consumption in Bali, serves as an appropriate location to examine this phenomenon, as its community tends to be consumptive and highly active in social media use. The purpose of this study is to explain the role of fear of missing out in mediating the effect of social media addiction on impulse buying. This study employs Uses and Gratifications (U&G) theory as the theoretical foundation, with a sample of 130 respondents selected using purposive sampling. Data collection was conducted through a questionnaire method. The study applied descriptive and inferential techniques, including Path Analysis, Classical Assumption Test, and Sobel Test. The findings reveal that fear of missing out mediates the effect of social media addiction on impulse buying. This study strengthens the understanding that social media not only influences social interaction but also shapes impulsive consumption behavior as a result of psychological pressure and exposure to digital content.

HokBen, previously known as Hoka Hoka Bento, is a fast-food restaurant offering Japanese-style menus and has successfully built a strong brand in Indonesia since 1985. This study aims to analyze and explain the influence of service quality, taste, and price on customer satisfaction at the HokBen Atrium restaurant. This research uses a descriptive quantitative approach with purposive sampling technique, involving 100 respondents who are customers visiting and purchasing products at the HokBen Atrium restaurant. Data were collected using scale range analysis and path analysis, conducted with the help of Microsoft Excel and SPSS version 23. The results of the study indicate that service quality, taste, and price have a significant simultaneous impact on customer satisfaction. The coefficient of determination shows that these three variables account for 78.0% of the influence on customer satisfaction at the HokBen Atrium restaurant. The most dominant factor influencing customer satisfaction is taste, with the highest t-value of 5.279. This suggests that taste is the most important factor affecting customer satisfaction at the HokBen Atrium restaurant. This study provides valuable insights for the management of HokBen to further improve service quality, taste, and price adjustments to maintain and increase customer satisfaction levels.

The increasing prevalence of online customer reviews has made them a critical component in consumer decision-making processes, particularly in the food and beverage sector. These reviews serve as valuable feedback, influencing both the assessment of product quality and the establishment of consumer trust. In the context of Burger Bangor in Gianyar Regency, this study aims to examine the mediating role of trust in the relationship between online customer reviews and purchasing decisions. Using a purposive sampling technique, an online survey was distributed to 100 respondents who had previously purchased Burger Bangor products. The data collected were analyzed using path analysis to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings reveal that online customer reviews significantly influence purchasing decisions by positively enhancing consumer trust. Furthermore, trust itself was found to have a strong positive effect on purchasing decisions and partially mediates the relationship between online reviews and purchasing decisions. These results highlight the importance of effectively managing online customer reviews as they not only provide crucial information to potential buyers but also play a pivotal role in building trust, which in turn influences consumer purchasing behavior. For Burger Bangor, actively responding to and leveraging these reviews can be an essential strategy for improving customer trust and increasing purchase intentions, ultimately contributing to sustained competitiveness in the food and beverage industry.

The purpose of this research is to analyze the effect of investment and firm growth on the improvement of firm value, with profitability serving as a mediating factor. This study employs a quantitative research design using secondary data obtained from the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The population includes infrastructure sector companies listed on the IDX from 2021 to 2023, and purposive sampling was applied to select 29 companies, yielding a total of 87 firm-year observations. Path analysis with SPSS software was used to test the hypotheses and examine both direct and indirect relationships among the variables. The findings reveal that investment has a significant positive impact on firm value, indicating that firms with higher levels of investment tend to enhance their market valuation. Similarly, firm growth contributes positively to firm value, suggesting that sustainable expansion fosters greater investor confidence. Moreover, profitability is proven to mediate the relationship between investment and firm value, showing that the benefits of investment are maximized when they lead to improved profitability. Profitability also significantly mediates the relationship between firm growth and firm value, underscoring its role as a key driver in translating growth strategies into shareholder value. These results highlight the importance of profitability as a strategic element in strengthening firm value. Practically, the study suggests that managers should prioritize profitable investments and sustainable growth strategies to maximize firm value, while investors may consider profitability as a central indicator when evaluating firm performance.