Blockchain is an emerging technology that has been widely used in various sectors, including the financial sector.This study analyzes research trends on blockchain technology for regional government financial management in Indonesia using bibliometric techniques.Database searches identified 141 documents on blockchain in Indonesia and 34 documents specifically on financial blockchain from 2016-mid 2023.This research utilizes bibliometric methods complemented by a research question to uncover significant findings or trends in the literature related to the potential implementation of blockchain in regional government finance in Indonesia.Research on blockchain in the Indonesian financial sector has already been widely conducted, accounting for 24% of the research related to blockchain in Indonesia.This indicates that the financial sector has become one of the primaries focuses of blockchainrelated research in Indonesia.Bibliometric analysis of the literature suggests that blockchain has potential to enhance transparency, efficiency, and accountability in regional government finance through features like smart contracts, immutable records, and decentralized networks.A private blockchain structure can provide security and control.This study informs blockchain implementation plans for regional finance in Indonesia.
This study investigated how human resource (HR) practices influence entrepreneurial culture, moderated by innovation, in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Saudi Arabia.A survey was administered to 374 HR managers.The results revealed HR practices positively affects entrepreneurial culture, with performance management exerting the strongest effect.Innovation was also found to significantly moderate the HR practicesentrepreneurial culture relationship.The findings suggest SMEs should leverage HR initiatives like training, rewards, and knowledge sharing to stimulate an entrepreneurial environment, with innovation integrated into these efforts.Theoretically, the study expands understanding of fostering entrepreneurial culture through HR practices and the role of innovation in enabling this link.For practice, it provides guidance to HR managers on effectively designing policies and procedures to nurture entrepreneurial thinking and behaviors, a crucial capability for SME agility and growth.The use of a cross-sectional survey methodology means the dynamics between the variables could not be fully captured.Additionally, the sample was restricted to Saudi Arabian SMEs.Further research could employ longitudinal or qualitative approaches, examine other relevant individual and organizational factors, and extend the context.Overall, this study offers timely insights on strengthening entrepreneurial culture via supportive HR systems and innovation-focused management.
Indonesia is known as digital-first nation which is given based on the high usage of online platform, especially in the clothing category.Understanding customer behaviour and preference is mentioned as one of the key successes for marketers because it can lead to customer decision to consume the product and will have purchase intention as the result.Social media plays as a big role as a tool for marketers to influence purchasing decisions of consumers and enhance their brand images.This research used K-Means clustering for persona segmentation of 413 social media users which will give wide perspective of demographic, psychographic, and behaviour of consumers in Indonesia which measured by their social media marketing perceptions.This study segmented customer based on their social media marketing perceptions of performance expectancy, hedonic motivation, interactivity, informativeness, and perceived relevance.The aim is to examine how customer's social media marketing perceptions influence purchase intention in e-commerce clothing line.Resulted from seven times iteration of data segmentation, there are two-clustering named "susceptible" and "impervious" that both have the same significance result of performance expectancy towards purchase intention through regression testing.While regression found performance expectancy significant for both clusters, limitations exist regarding the even sampling distribution from all over Indonesia.Another finding from the regression for this research states that informativeness is also important for the "susceptible" cluster.The findings indicate that people are more likely to be attached if they find the advertisement on social media as more useful, valuable, and informative about the product and discounts.
This study examined factors influencing business intelligence (BI) adoption and its impacts on performance in Jordanian healthcare organizations.A survey of 303 healthcare providers assessed seven hypotheses related to technological, organizational, and environmental determinants of BI adoption, grounded in the TOE framework and resourcebased view theory.Structural equation modelling revealed significant positive effects of relative advantage, cost-effectiveness, organizational readiness, and competitive pressure on BI adoption.However, top management support and government regulations were nonsignificant.Additionally, BI adoption had a significant positive impact on healthcare providers' performance.The findings provide insights on leveraging BI strategies in healthcare, with implications for practitioners, system vendors, and policymakers in Jordan.
Financial inclusion is one of the top priority issues as an important key towards reducing extreme poverty and increasing shared prosperity by giving people easier access to financial facilities.The World Bank and the G20 countries have a high commitment to providing financial inclusion for organizations, companies and the general public.The issue of financial inclusion was greatly amplified during the COVID-19 crisis.The objective of this study is to find out the relationship between financial inclusion, financial technology and financial regulation on business performance.This research uses the variables provided by the Enterprise Survey for data published in June 2022 carried out by the World Bank called the World Bank Enterprise Survey or WBES June 2022.SmartPLS was used for the data analization method.The results of this study found that financial technology has a positive influence on financial inclusion and financial performance, both by itself and mediated by financial inclusion.However, financial regulation has a negative impact on financial inclusion and business performance, either by itself or mediated by financial inclusion.This research suggests investors and entrepreneurs in the future to improve their company's performance by increasing the financial inclusion and financial technology of the company.In addition, this study suggests regulators provide relief from regulations on the use of financial facilities so that companies can carry out business activities smoothly.
