Research Originality: The originality of this study lies in its integrated approach to analyzing Indonesia’s economic growth from a long-term structural perspective, capturing dynamic interactions among key macroeconomic variables within a cointegrated framework, and emphasizing the interconnected effects of policy reforms, external shocks, and macroeconomic forces. Research Objectives: This research aims to analyze the short-run and long-run effects of government expenditure, gross fixed capital formation, foreign direct investment, exports, and inflation on Indonesia’s economic growth. Research Method: The study uses annual time-series data from 1993 to 2024 (32 observations) and applies the ARDL model to analyze both short- and long-run dynamics. Empirical Result: Short-run analysis shows that government spending, investment, and exports have positive effects on economic growth, while inflation has a negative effect, and foreign direct investment has no significant effect. Long-run analysis indicates that government spending and exports have positive effects, while all other factors have a negative impact on economic growth. Implications: Policy implications highlight the need to strengthen institutional quality, enhance investment effectiveness, ensure targeted government spending, and maintain inflation control to support long-term macroeconomic stability. JEL Classification: E62, F43, O11
Research Originality: This study extends halal restaurant research by reframing halal compliance from a binary certification issue into a multidimensional managerial construct. It does so through a Halal Compliance Rating (HCR) framework based on the Indonesian Halal Assurance System (IHAS). Research Objectives: This study aims to measure the importance and performance of implementing IHAS-based HCR in halal restaurants in Indonesia Research Method: The study applied a cross-sectional survey involving 40 halal-certified restaurants purposively sampled. A structured 20-item questionnaire was developed based on the IHAS and was administered to restaurant operators. The data were then analyzed using Importance Performance Analysis (IPA). Empirical Results: Halal-certified restaurants performed well in operational aspects of halal, including thayyib and halal practices, hygiene, branding, customer trust, and halal supply chains. However, lower ratings were recorded in the human resource, cultural, and sustainability dimensions. Implications: Halal restaurant operators are expected to improve post-certification halal governance by developing staff, incorporating Islamic service values, and adopting sustainability practices. Policy implications point to the halal authorities to strengthen capacity, provision, and monitoring systems, and to ensure substantive compliance. JEL Classification: M14, L66, Z12
Research Originality: This study addresses the gap by developing an integrated framework that incorporates employee engagement and Islamic work ethic into health worker retention strategies. Research Objectives: This study investigates the effects of talent management and employer branding on health worker retention through employee engagement and Islamic work ethic in private faith-based hospitals. Research Methods: Primary data were collected from 210 health workers employed at private hospitals across Aceh Province using a multi-stage random sampling design. This study uses PLS-SEM to estimate direct, indirect, and moderating effects. Empirical Results: The findings indicate that talent management and employer branding significantly strengthen employee retention both directly and indirectly through employee engagement, confirming partial mediation. Islamic work ethic further reinforces these relationships, highlighting that retention is shaped by the interaction between psychological engagement and religiously grounded work values. Implications: The study highlights the importance of integrating human resource practices, employee engagement, and ethical values to sustain workforce retention in faith-based healthcare institutions. JEL Classification: M12, J28, Z12
Research Originality: This study offers novelty by analyzing the underexplored influence of customer-perceived value on the intention to use digital finance, and how this relationship is uniquely moderated by digital financial literacy and perceived risk. Research Objective: The research investigates the effect of the customer value proposition on the intention to use digital finance, and whether this relationship is strengthened by digital financial literacy and the perceived risk. Research Method: Using a quantitative explanatory design, the data from 409 Indonesian respondents were analyzed employing PLS-SEM. Empirical Results: The findings indicate that convenience, economic benefits, security, and seamless transactions significantly enhance CPV, which in turn positively affects the intention to use digital finance. DFL strengthens the relationship between CPV and the intention to use digital finance (quasi-moderator), whereas the perceived risk weakens it (pure moderator). Implication: These results imply that strengthening the value propositions, improving people’s digital financial literacy, and mitigating the perceived risk are critical strategies to accelerate the responsible adoption of digital finance in emerging economies. JEL Classification: O33, G20, G53, D14, D91
Research originality: This study fills a gap in Islamic finance research by examining how institutional trust mediates the relationship between TPB constructs and the intention to participate in family takaful products. While TPB is widely used, few studies have tested the role of institutional trust as a mediator in the family takaful context. Research objectives: The study investigates how institutional trust mediates the effects of attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control on consumers’ intentions to participate in family takaful. Research methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 272 academicians from private Islamic universities in Malaysia, with hypotheses tested using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Empirical result: The results reveal that all TPB predictors, attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioural control, have significant direct effects on the intention to participate in family takaful products. Additionally, institutional trust demonstrates a partial mediating effect on the relationships between these endogenous and exogenous variables, underscoring its role in strengthening consumer behavioural intention. Implications: The study offers practical insights, emphasising institutional trust as a vital marketing and strategic component for takaful operators seeking to enhance consumer confidence and expand participation. JEL Classification: G22, G40, G41, G52
