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The purposeof this study was to find empirical evidence of theinfluence of company'sinvestment decision, financing decision, ,firmprofitability, firmproductivity and firmliquidity to the company’s value.Thestudy took a sample of mining and service mining companies listed inIndonesia Stock Exchange period of 2008 until 2012. Sampling wascollected by using purposive sampling technique. Samples obtained in thisstudy were 75 companies.The result of this research shows that investmentdecision and financing decision doesn’t have influence to firm value.But firmprofitability, firm productivity, and firm liquidity has positive influence tofirm value.

Entrepreneurship education was introduced into the schoolscurriculum with the aim of providing knowledge directed towardsdeveloping the students skills, and competences that will equip them to beinnovative, and to identify, create, and successfully manage business. Thisstudy is on the attitude of students towards entrepreneurial education inSTIE Totalwin Semarang. Questionnaire were the instrument used andsensus sampling technique was adopted. It was found out that, majorityof the respondents believes entrepreneurial education is a good policy andit has come to stay. Most student from the university are not keen andcommitted to entrepreneurship education because they seeentrepreneurship as menial and risky, and their ambition is to seek forsenior white-color job with certainty of income.

This study analyzes the effect of bank lending to profitability by usingcredit risk as a moderating variable. The data used in this study isconventional banking listed on the IDX period 2011-2014. The results ofthis study indicate that loan disbursement negatively affects profitability,credit risk negatively affect profitability and credit risk can not moderate theeffect of credit distribution on the profitability of banks in Indonesia.Keywords: lending ratio, credit risk, profitability

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of digital transformation in the 5.0 era in transforming latent cash waqf assets into productive capital capable of sustainably driving the community’s economy. The study employed a qualitative approach using a literature review method. Data were obtained through literature searches and official documents from the Indonesian Waqf Board, then analyzed descriptively to obtain comprehensive conclusions regarding the effectiveness of digital systems in cash waqf management. The results indicate that financial technology (fintech) such as QRIS, crowdfunding, Islamic banking applications, and digital wallets (e-wallets) are capable of overcoming conventional bureaucratic barriers through the concept of “micro waqf,” which is accessible to all levels of society. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) theory, ease of digital access has been proven to increase public interest in waqf because it reduces administrative barriers and concerns regarding transaction amounts. In addition, real-time data-based reporting systems also improve transparency and accountability in waqf management. Therefore, the digitalization of cash waqf in the 5.0 era serves as a form of social engineering in collecting collective funds to sustainably support sharia-based productive sectors.  

The purpose of this study re-write the understanding of the tax laws and officials tax service on taxpayer compliance with risk prefernces as a moderating variable. The population in this research in taxpayer MSMEs listed in KPP Pratama Demak. The sampling tehnique was convenience sampling method which produced a sample of 88 MSMEs. The analysis methode that used in study is a multiple linier regression analysis. The results showed that an understanding of the tax law and officials tax service have positif significant effect on taxpayer compliance MSMEs partially in Demak residence. The risk preferences cannot the relationship between the understanding of the tax laws with tax compliance and the relationship between officials tax service with tax compliance. Keywords: the understanding of the tax laws, officials tax service, taxpayer compliance, risk preferences

Willingness to pay taxes is a necessary first step to carry out taxation. It's own volition arise based on many factors that influence it. This study was to find out how much influence the awareness factor to pay taxes, knowledge and understanding of tax regulations, a good perception of the effectiveness of the tax system, and the Sunset Policy jointly on the level of willingness to pay taxes in the region of UMKM Semarang. Data collection is done by collecting primary data in the form of questionnaires. The research sample consists of 131 taxpayers who have been willing to fill in questionnaires. While a decent sample processed in this study were 125 questionnaires. Method to answer the research question is processed by linear regression using SPSS. Results of research showed that: (1) consciousness of paying taxes and a significant positive effect on willingness to pay taxes. (2) Knowledge and understanding of tax regulations have a negative influence and no significant on willingness to pay taxes. (3) A good perception of the effectiveness of the tax system has positive affect and significant on willingness to pay taxes. Key words: Willingness to pay taxes, Consciousness of paying taxes, Knowledge and understanding of tax regulations, a good perception of the  effectiveness of the tax system

Environmental damage occurs at this time pushed corporations to change their business strategy into environmental strategy. Hence, performance measurement system is also used toward environmental. The Result of research conducted by Perego and Hartman (2009) has found relationship between environmental strategy and the use of performance measures mediated by performance measurement system (PMS). Based on the limitation of study conducted by Perego and Hartman (2009), this study replicate and meliorate by distributing questionnaires to corporate social responsibility (CSR) division of corporations in Indonesia. Because this division is part of the corporations, they are considered to understand more on the company's policy on social and environmental. Research of this study found that relationship between environmental strategy and the use of performance measurement system mediated manager sensitivity to environment and degree of congruity. Keywords: environmental strategy, uses performance measurement, company policy, sensitivity, congruity.

Debt Policy is policy to decision finance is a policy in determining the company’s funds are sourced from external. Managers must determine the exact proportion of debt with due regard to the risks of the debt. The purpose of this research is to explore how the influence free cash flow, growth of the company, dividend policy and firm size toward the debt policy. Population in this study are all companies listed on the indonesia stock exchange year 2013 obtained 137 company. This research used purposive sampling method. The analysis show that they have one variable is dividend policy has positive influence to debt policy. As for the other three variables independent are free cash flow, growth of the company, and firm size that insignificant influence to debt policy. The conclusions of this study proved that the dividend policy can improve the company’s debt policy. Suggestion for future research to use an independent commissioner and the implementation of good corporate governance to supervise the activities of the company and improve its performance. Keywords: Free cash flow, debt policy, dividend policy, firm size, growth of the company

The research examines the marketing system and a simple accounting bookkeeping transaction-based online web 2.0. The system Web 2.0 is used as trend center of the SMEs RiauMelayu songket to promote their products as well as typical local wisdom elevates the Melayu Songket. The success of SystemWeb 2.0 is themodel ofweb-based marketing system with simple accounting bookkeeping can run effectively and efficiently, which is built with each character SMEs Riau Melayu songket. The purpose ofthis systemof Web 2.0 is good customer in teraction to the system.Consumers SMEs are willing to share knowledge songket product and satisfied with the service of the products such as ease of payment because it supported a good simple accounting bookkeeping. Some of the SMEs to transform knowledge into innovative products or services. This research use sample consisted of 45 people from SMEs Riau who act as the owner, co-owner, accounting, labor, marketing, songket weavers scattered in the RIAU area. The data are taken with the collecting of data into observation, interviews and questionnaires central. Selection of samples by using purposive sampling.The method is a descriptive to explore Marketing Model and application of financial records Riau SMEs based on systemweb 2.0. The result of the research Indicated integrated system that combines all the elements of art and Riau Melayu culture and its financial records in a web site that is easily accessible web bases or very useful. This is not only aimed at the improvement of the economy craftsmen and merchants SMEs Riau Melayu batik and songket, but also it’s means of promotion, enhancement obedient bookkeeping, as well as increased regional revenue for the province of Riau

This study aims to investigate the influence of Problem-Based Learning/PBL) to increase student’s softskills in Accounting Department at Ambon City and then simultaneously generate accounting learning model that can be used by universities to improve the quality of learning both personal qualities and scientific quality through analytical skills, creativity, and open to innovation and new findings. The population in this study were students from the Department of Accounting at the Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Economics, Pattimura University in Darussalam Ambon. Samples were students from the Department of Accounting that would  taken courses in Management Accounting at Department of Accounting - FE Pattimura University, and Darussalam University in Ambon City. In every department, sampling of 30 people. The sampling technique used is nonprobability sampling with purposive sampling. Methods of data collection begins with the class treatments (to make small groups, giving the case/problem, advice by the facilitator, discussion in small group, resume small group, and facilitators make conclusions on the problems discussed), then a questionnaire distributed to respondents for answering that how perception’s respondent of PBL influence to  increase in student’s softskills. The results of hypothesis testing with simple regression analysis showed that problem-based learning (PBL) to have significant effect on the increase student’s softskill in university of state and university of private at Ambon City.   Key Words: Problem-Based Learning, Softskills

This study examines the mechanism of corporate governance and financial distress conditions on the voluntary disclosure in the annual report. Elements of mechanism corporate governance that are used consist of managerial ownership, institutional ownership, independent commissioners, board of commissioners, and audit committees. Research using secondary data from 2010 – 2012 annual reports of various companies manufacturing industrial sectors and consumer goods contained in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The sampling method used in this study was purposive sampling. The sample consists of 47 companies. The results show that the independent commissioners, board of commissioners, and financial distress condition have a significant effect on voluntary disclosure. While managerial ownership, institutional ownership, and audit committees does not significantly influence voluntary disclosure. Keywords: corporate governance, financial distress, voluntary disclosure.

This study aims to examine and analyze the influence of workdiscipline, supervision, and motivation to job satisfaction that impact onmorale. The data was collected through questionnaires distributed andimplemented to 79 employees working at PT.Carefast in Semarang. Thedata analysis in this study used SPSS version 17.The result of analysisshows that discipline, motivation, competency have positive effect onperformance variable.

The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of CEO power onfirm performance and the moderating influence of independent board on therelationship between CEO power and firm performance. Indicator of CEOsPower studied were the CEO ownership in the company (CEO Ownership).The firm performance studied with the calculation of PE Ratio. Then, theindependent board is a proportion of independent board on the board ofcommissioners.The research is conducted by quantitative methods using secondarydata. Secondary data comes from the company's annual report listed on theIndonesian Stock Exchange. This research population is company listed onthe Indonesian Stock Exchange, and then the samples were taken bypurposive sampling with criteria manufacture company that not sufferedlossesduringthe observation process and have the data required in this study,in order to obtaina sample of 267 companies. This study use sregressionanalysis to the test the parameters individually significant (t - test).The result of the hypothesis test indicates that the CEO Powerwith CEO ownership as indicator has no effecton the firm performance withPE ratios are calculated, and the independent board based on the proportionof independent board does not have a moderating effecton the relationshipbetween CEO power and firm performance.

This study examines the effect of audit committee, independent auditcommittee, and shariah supervisory boar on earnings management inIndonesia sharia banking. Population in this study were all Islamic banks inIndonesia, which fully published annual report for the year 2010-2012 andhas complete data about the profile of audit committee and the shariasupervisory board. Based on purposive sampling method, 33 samples wereobtained by observation data. Secondary data was collected throughdocumentation and analyzed with multiple linearregressionanalysis.Theresults of this study indicate that numbers of audit committee andindependent audit committee has significant influence on earningsmanagementinIndonesiashariabanking.ButTheSharia Supervisory Board has to significant effect on earningsmanagement in Indonesia sharia banking.

This study aims to determine the effect information technology capability and quality of management accounting informationwith technological uncertainty as moderating variable. The highest business competition requires companies to be able tooptimize their resources. Company with information technology capability will able to produce good quality of information.The existence of changes in the external environment related to the rapid development of technology and uncertain technologyrequire companies to be able to respond precisely. Thus, the existence of technological uncertainty will stronger therelationship between information technology capability and quality of management accounting information. Data werecollected from companies that listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange. Respondent represented by accounting manager as of 95people were participated in filling out the questionnaire. Then, the data processed using SEM analysis technique. Thescreening stage of the data generated 94 responses that were used for decision making of the results study. Data processing hasbeen done using the software SPSS 16.0 and WarpPLS 4.0. The result of this study supports the hypothesis that states there arepositive effect of information technology capability toward quality of management accounting information. Whereas, thehypothesis that states technological uncertainty moderates the relationship between information technology capability andquality of management accounting information is not supported. This study is limited to the lack of connection between thevariables in the study due to the lack of the data and heterogeneous of the sample type selection.Keywords: information technology capability, technological uncertainty, quality of management accounting information

The rapid economic and business development affects business actors to enhance their awareness to manage the businessby implementing Good Corporate Governance (GCG). The implementation is aimed to avoid deceitfulness that endangerscompany’s assets. GCG becomes a key of success for a company to grow and earn profit in a long term, so it can winglobal competitiveness. The implementation of GCG in BUMN is not easy. So, it needs more independent and professionalmanagement to do its tasks. The role of independent internal auditors is important in implementing GCG. The internalaudits are required to provide information on sufficiency and affectivity of company’s internal control. An internal auditormust be one who has competency in finance because his role is to watch managerial activities. Besides knowledge onauditing, an auditor is expected to have knowledge on audited substance. Therefore, the competency of internal auditorsare needed to bridge the needs of Commissioner Board on auditing roles and internal controls with constraints absorptionof technical problems in accounting, auditing, and internal control. The result of this research showed that most BUMNs inbanking sector in Central Java have implemented GCG. The internal audits are in line with Commissioner Board, if so theBoard makes mistakes, it will be easily detected.Key Word : Internal audit, Good Corporate Government

This reserach aims to examine and analyze the effect of perceived behavioral control, financial condition, the condition ofits facilities and the organization climatic conditions on tax compliance manufacturing industry. The population in thisstudy is the Corporate Tax payers manufacturing industry in the territory of Salatiga STO. Sample selection method usedwas convinience sampling. The data analysis technique used is multiple regression linier analysis. Based on the results oftests performed can be found that the perception of behavioral control, financial condition, the condition of its facilitiesand the organization climatic conditions and a significant positive effect on tax compliance entities, either partially orsimultaneouslyKeywords: perceived behavioral control, financial condition, the condition of its facilities, the organizationclimaticconditions and compliance corporate tax payers

This study aims to investigate the effect of strategic performance measurement system on managerial performance that isdirectly tested through four variables; job relevant information, role ambiguty, role conflict and role overload. This studyused the perspective of goal setting theory and role theory in explaining inter-variable relationship. Data collected in thissurvey was primary data from 329 functional managers of state-owned transportation companies under the auspices ofMinistry of State Owned Enterprise. Samples were taken using stratified random sampling. Of 329 questionnaires, 264were used in this research with respon rate of 80,55%. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation models inLISREL 8,5. The result of statistictic test indicated that strategic performance measurement system was, but notsignificantly, associated with managerial performance. Further findings indicated that strategic performance measurementsystem was significantly associated with job relevant information, but no association was found with role ambiguity.However, strategic performance measurement system was significantly assosiated with role conflict and role overload.Furthermore, the result of research test indicated that job relevant information was not associated with role ambiguty; roleconflict and role overload, but significantly associated with managerial performance. Based on the result, it can beconferred that role ambiguity was positively related and had a significant impact on managerial performance. In the otherhand, role conflict and role overload are positvely but not significantly assosiated with managerial performance.The resultof the role test of mediating variables has shown that job relevant information, role ambiguity, role conflict and roleoverload significantly mediated the effect of strategic performance measurement system toward managerial performance.Keywords : Strategic Performance Measurement System, Job Relevant Information, Role Stress Characteristic andManagerial Performance

Lecturer certification is a process and forms of recognition of a faculty member associated with qualification, competenceand contribution that deserve to be called a professional lecturer. This study aims to empirically examine the effect ofcertification on faculty members in the perspective of performance measurement systems to psychological empowermentand mental model building and subsequent impact on the performance of the lecturer. The research model was built on thebasis of goal setting theory. We collected data using a mail survey on lecturers who have been certified in the province ofSouth Sulawesi, Indonesia. The selection of respondents was based on the consideration that the respondent hasexperienced the whole certification process and have benefited directly and carry out the legal consequences of thecertification. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling. The results showed that the measurementsystem on lecturers certification have both positive and significant relationship to the dimensions of psychologicalempowerment and the mental models. Further more, mental models have positive and significant influence on theperformance of the lecturer. Similarly, the dimensions of psychological empowerment were positively related to managerialperformance, but only the dimension of meaning tha thave a significant effect. The research findings reveal importance ofbehavioral aspects in deciding lecturer certification systems during the certification process and the implementation.Further more, this paper contributes to the literature on lecturer certification, performance measurement systems, andmental models.Keywords: lecturer certification, performance measurement systems, mental model, and psychological empowerment,lecturers’ performance

The purpose of this reseach is to examine influence of Third Party Funds, Operating Expanse to Operating Income, CapitalAdequacy Ratio, Loan to Deposit Ratio, Non Performing Loan throught financial performance of public banking listed atIndonesian Stock Exchange during 2010-2012. Population of this research are Commercial Bank that resgistered inIndonesian Stock Exchange from 2010 till 2012. Data on this research are coming from Indonesian Stock Exchange (ISX).Sample are choosen by purposive sampling method at least 27 company. Data’s test technique by using multiple linearregression analyze. The result showed that the Thirt Party Funds, Capital Adequacy Ratio and Non Performing Loan hasno effect on Return On Asset,Operating Expenses to Operating Income negatively effect the Return On Asset and Loan toDeppoosit Ratio has a positive effect on Return On Asset.Keyword: thirt party funds, operating expense to operating income, capital adequacy ratio, loan to deposit ratio, nonperforming loan and return on asset.