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This paper aims to determine to extend to which leadership and communication influence employee performance in the KOTAKU Bandung program. Employees who are able to work well are the company’s most desirable resources in order to achieve company goals. Employee performance can be improved from a leader by setting a good example, paying attention to employees and always communicating well with employees at work, especially employees who behave less well. In this paper, it is also describe about leadership, communication and employee performance in the KOTAKU Bandung program. We employed a hybrid analytics method for descriptive and verification methods with qualitative and quantitative approaches. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Inferential statistics were used to analyze the data, data analysis made use of multiple regressions and Pearson’s correlation. The Statistical Package for Social Science was used to aid the analysis. A dataset of 57 respondents from employee in KOTAKU Bandung program. Data processing was carried out by analyzing correlation coefficients, coefficients of determination, and hypothesis testing. Main findings study demonstrate that (i) employee responses regarding leadership and communication were stated to be quiet good, (ii) employee reponses regarding employee performance are stated to be quite high, and finally (iii) leadership and communication have influence employee performance both partially and simultaneously in the KOTAKU Bandung program.

One of the Indonesian government's policies since 2015 has been to increase development through its developed infrastructure, by increasing its budget for this sector from year to year. However, companies listed in the engineering and construction subsector on the Indonesian Stock Exchange, both state-owned enterprises and private companies, experienced losses so it could be said that their financial performance was poor. This study intends to evaluate the financial performance engineering and construction sub-sector companies using the Economic Value Added (EVA), Market Value Added (MVA), Refined Economic Value Added (REVA), Financial Value Added (FVA), and Shareholder Value Added (SVA) in 2018 – 2023 and determine their influence on stock prices. This type of research is quantitative descriptive research using E-Views 12 with a population 26 companies and a sample size 16 companies. Based on the results the calculations and analysis, it stated that EVA, MVA, REVA, FVA, SVA and stock prices engineering and construction companies, both state-owned and private, during the 2018 - 2023 period obtained an average of negative amounts. The research results show that the financial performance variables using value added have an influence on stock prices with influence of 74.57% while the rest is influenced by other variables not examined in this research. Partially only MVA and SVA have an influence on stock prices because based on the probability test using E-Views 12 it appears that only MVA and SVA produce results below the alpha. The suggestion for this research is that company management should pay attention to the company's financial performance, especially the MVA and SVA variables and further researcher can make comparative research between all value-added variables. 

The increasingly rapid development of education in Indonesia requires strong involvement and engagement of lecturers, including in West Java. In reality, there are still some lecturers who have low involvement and engagement in education at their universities. This study examines the influence of proactive personality and emotional regulation on employee engagement, by considering the moderation of religiosity in this relationship pattern. expertise and knowledge in their field make them not focus on developing the quality of the campus they hold. The population of this study were Muslim lecturers who taught at universities in Bandung City, selected using the purposive sampling method, with 100 respondents. The data obtained was processed using Structural Equation Modeling with Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). The results of this study show that employee engagement can be influenced by proactive personality and emotional regulation, and this influence is stronger when the lecturer's level of religiosity is high. These findings provide important insights for understanding factors that influence employee engagement in academic contexts.

Organizations are currently seeking for ways to improve their performance in order to remain in the fierce competition in the business environment. In this regard, leadership plays a crucial role as they can shape employees’ behavior and attitude in the organization. This study is carried out to analyze and understand the relationship between servant leadership, work engagement, and job performance. It also aims to examine the mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between servant leadership and job performance. This study uses quantitative approach with the survey. The population of this study is employees of manufacturing companies in West Java, Indonesia, with a total number of samples of 115 respondents, which are chosen using purposive sampling. The data collection is done using a survey by distributing questionnaires to respondents online. The data analysis uses Structural Equation Modeling with Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). The results of this study indicate that servant leadership has a positive influence on both work engagement and job performance, while work engagement has a positive influence on job performance. In addition, this study also proved that work engagement is a mediator in the relationship between servant leadership and job performance. This study provides a fruitful contribution for managers or leaders of employees in manufacturing companies, such that they can foster employee performance through leading in a servant leadership style. This leadership style will be able to help employees to develop engagement in their work, and it will eventually increase their job performance.

This study aims to examine and understand the influence of psychological capital on employee turnover intention through the mediating role of organizational commitment and work-life balance on Generation Z and millennial employees in Bandung, West Java. The data used in this study are primary and secondary data obtained from the employees of the companies and the company data. This study uses the census method as a sampling technique, with a number of samples of 100 respondents. The data is collected by distributing questionnaires and carrying out observations in the company. The data is further processed using Structural Equation Modeling with the Partial Least Square method. The results of this study indicate that psychological capital has a significant influence on employee turnover intention, organizational commitment, and work-life balance. Furthermore, organizational commitment and work-life balance are found to have a direct negative influence on turnover intention. Both of these variables also act as mediators in the relationship between psychological capital and turnover intention.

This study aims to understand the predictors of firm performance, namely by examining the direct influence of transformational leadership, HRM digitalization, and organizational commitment. The sample which becomes the respondents of this study is the owners or managers of creative MSMEs in Bandung, West Java, with the number of samples of 125 respondents. The data is collected using survey method, namely by giving the questionnaires to the respondents. The data is analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis with SPSS 25 software. The findings prove that transformational leadership, HRM digitalization, and organizational commitment are able to predict firm performance, both partially and simultaneously.

Advances in technology and increasing business competition have caused many companies to revisit strategies in order to retain customers. Factors of satisfaction and loyalty are things that have always been the company's goal in obtaining growth. Therefore, understanding the factors that influence satisfaction and loyalty is important. This study was proposed to investigate the factors that can affect consumer satisfaction and loyalty to online application users in booking hotels. This research is a quantitative research using an explanatory research approach. The results show that the goodness of fit as a whole has met the feasibility of the model. Based on the results of the study, practically researchers can recommend the hospitality industry service platform to maintain the quality of Perceived Value and the application of Relational Quality to customers who directly come to the hotel by providing a respectful, empathetic, polite and mild attitude to help what customers need.

Organizations today are in a dynamic state and in need to constantly change. This study aims to determine the mediating role of mindfulness in the relationship between perceived organizational support and individual readiness for change. This research was conducted by distributing questionnaires to 175 employees who work in service companies determined by the purposive sampling technique. The existing data is then processed using Structural Equation Modeling with AMOS 3.0 software. The results show that perceived organizational support has a positive effect on individual readiness for change, and mindfulness mediates the direct effect of perceived organizational support on individual readiness for change. Implications and suggestions for future research are also given.

The objective of this study is to understand the influence of capital structure, sales growth and firm size on firm value in the automotive and component sub-sectors that are registered on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2016-2020 period. The research method used in this research is descriptive and verification methods. The findings of the study state that capital structure significantly and positively influences firm value, while there is no effect of sales growth and firm size on firm value in the automotive and component industry sub-sector companies that are registered on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2016-2020 period.  

In carrying out business, there is one process that can be maximized in business development, which is the marketing aspect. Marketing is a total system of business activities designed to plan, price, promote, and distribute goods and services that satisfy the needs of both current customers and potential customers. This study is carried out on a business that pays attention to the marketing aspect for business development purposes, namely Elina Keramik Bandung. Customers who buy their products cannot be separated from their marketing strategies. The purpose of this study is to analyze the level of influence of the three marketing variables that can be found in Elina Keramik, namely brand image, price, and digital marketing on the level of customer buying decisions of Elina Keramik. The research method used in this study is a quantitative approach with a descriptive method. The sample that was used in this study is 125 respondents who are customers of Elina Keramik. The results obtained in this study are overall price, and digital marketing has a significant influence on buying decisions with a value of 70.6 percent. The variable price has a significant influence on buying decisions with a significant value of 0.43 <0.05. And the variable digital marketing has a significant influence on buying decisions with a significant value of 0.00 <0.05. While the variable brand image that was declared has no influence on buying decisions with a significant value of 0.06> 0.05.

The use of a product that is not environmentally friendly has become a crucial issue in preserving the environment. The waste from marketing activities, such as plastic waste, is currently becoming a threat to the environment and the economic sector. Companies must understand this problem and respond to it by providing products or services that can minimize environmental damage. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of green knowledge, green brand, and willingness to be environmentally friendly toward a green purchase behavior. The object of this study is consumers in Bandung City, Indonesia, who have the experience of purchasing environmentally-friendly products such as eco-bag (shopping bags) as a means to minimize plastic waste. This study uses a quantitative method with explanatory research. The samples are taken from 125 respondents who were collected in three days in different places. The results of this study indicate that there is a quite high influence of green knowledge, green brand, and willingness to be environmentally friendly in explaining consumer purchasing behavior. This study provides the implication that in order to increase the purchase of green products, companies need to educate consumers regarding the benefits of using an environmentally-friendly product and provide a brand image that can support and promote green marketing.

Making strategic decisions in a dynamic business environment has become a challenge for business people, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Contextual knowledge gained in understanding the external environment is a factor that must be owned by every business person so that they gain a competitive advantage in increasing competition. This study aims to test the Entrepreneurial Performance model. The research was conducted on SMEs in West Java, in the city of Bandung. The sample selection was determined using the purposive sampling method and obtained 170 respondents as a sample. The analysis was carried out using the Structural Equation Model (SEM). The results of the study indicate the fit model after modification and produce an alternative model in the form of a correlation between Marketing Intelligence and Entrepreneurial Performance. Marketing Intelligence, Product Innovation and Competitive Advantage have a direct significant influence on Entrepreneurial Performance. Product Innovation partially has no significant effect on Competitive Advantage. This research is expected to contribute to SMEs in the city of Bandung to always have a good knowledge before making a decision. This knowledge includes an understanding of trends, media, competitors, and suppliers. The limitation in this study is also in its scope, which is only limited to a few SMEs in the city of Bandung. It is expected that future researchers will add samples and use other variables that can improve entrepreneurial performance.

The purpose of this study is to determine and study how much influence the sales accounting information system, accounting information system cash receipts on the effectiveness of control of accounts receivable. The population in this study is limited, namely employees of PT Megah Kayu Industri Bandung. The sampling technique was 30 respondents. Data collection techniques used primary and secondary data with the help of SPSS version 20. For windows. From the test results, it can be concluded that the credit sales accounting information system, the cash receipt accounting information system have a partial and joint effect on the effectiveness of controlling accounts.

This study aims to determine the effect of six-factor (market return, firm size, value, profitability, investment, human capital) on excess return in companies with shares listed in LQ45 for the 2015-2019 period. The population of this study consists of 45 LQ45 companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The purposive sampling method is the sample selection method that is used in this study. As a result, it shows that there are 26 companies that fit the criteria and taken as samples. Furthermore, the data analysis method that is used in this study is the panel data regression model. Based on the results of this study, it is showed that partially, market return (X1), firm size (X2), profitability (X4), and investment (X5) have a significant positive effect on the excess return of companies listed in LQ45 for the 2015-2019 period. Whereas, value (X3) and human capital (X6) do not have a significant effect on the excess return of companies listed in LQ45 for the 2015-2019 period partially. Another result also shows that simultaneously or as a whole, six-factors (market return, firm size, value, profitability, investment, human capital) have a significant effect on the excess return of companies listed in LQ45 for the 2015-2019 period.

As an industry that has an important role for other industrial sectors, the plastic and packaging industry is the supply chain for consumer products. Behind the high industrial growth and the potential is still large, there are problems with plastic waste, consumption power, and changes in people's lifestyles that can affect the growth of the plastic and packaging industry. This study aims to determine how much impact the NPM (Net Profit Margin), GPM (Gross Profit Margin), TAT (Total Assets Turnover) on Profit Growth in the plastic and packaging industry sub-sector companies listed in IDX (Indonesia Stock Exchange) for the period 2014 to 2018. The method used in this study is a quantitative descriptive. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling in order to obtain a sample of 11 companies from a population of 12 companies. In the study the method of data analysis used the multiple linear regression analysis techniques by processing data using Eviews 8, because the data is not normally distributed, it uses the log transformation method. The results showed that simultaneously NPM (Net Profit Margin), GPM (Gross Profit Margin), TAT (Total Assets Turnover) had a significant effect on profit growth. And partially NPM (Net Profit Margin) has a significant effect on profit growth, while GPM (Gross Profit Margin) and TAT (Total Assets Turnover) have no significant effect on profit growth.

Human resources in a company will always communicate with each other. In this business world, nothing can be accomplished without communicating effectively with employers, employees, clients, suppliers, and customers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of communication climate on motivation, to analyze the influence of motivation on employee performance, and the influence of communication climate on employee performance mediated by motivation. This study used descriptive analysis research methods and path analysis using SPSS version 25 software. The unit of analysis in this study were all employees of PT Lazada Express Bandung, so the population in this study were all employees totaling 52 people. The sampling method using a saturated sampling method so that the number of respondents as large as the population of 52 employees. The results showed that the climate of communication has an influence on employee motivation. The magnitude of the influence of the communication climate on employee performance is 79.60%. and there is an influence between work motivation on employee performance and motivation does not mediate the effect of communication climate on employee performance.

Instrument which conventionaly used to invest in a capital market is stock. Investor who invested in stocks wanted a certain level of profits from it, the profit from the result of the investment is called stock return. The increase or decreases of investors’ stock return acquisition were determined by monetary performance projected in the company monetary report. The purpose of this research is to discover the monetary performance of stock return on the category of consumer goods industry company in 2015-2018 periode using EPS (Earnings Per Share), ROE (Return on equity), and DER (Debt to equity ratio) as its measurement tools.
 The method used in this research is causal method with consumer goods industry company sector as its research object. Purposive sampling was used as research sample extraction and as a result, 14 companies were determined as data sample. The data were analyzed using classic assumption test (normality, multicollinearity dan heteroskedasticity). The samples were analyzed using data analysis panel or pooled data. 
 From the result of the research it was determined that monetary performance projected in return on equity was significantly affected the stock return. As for the monetary performance projected in earning per share and debt to equity ratio, was partially insignificant to its effect on stock return. Both monetary performance projected in earning per share, return on equity and debt to equity ratio was significantly affected the stock return of consumer goods industry company in 2015-2018.
  

This research specifically aims to evaluate the influence of directly and indirectly internal business environments on the marketing strategy and marketing performance of the retail industry in the city of Bandung. The population in this study amounted to 442 minimarkets with the formula Slovin to determine the sample, obtained 82 samples to be researched. The methods in this study use descriptive and vermicular methods. The results in a partial internal environment have an influence on the marketing strategy of retail industry minimarket Bandung and marketing strategy also has an influence on the marketing performance of the retail industry minimarket Bandung City. Simultaneous testing found that the internal environment and marketing strategy had a significant influence on the marketing performance of retail industry minimarket Bandung with great influence 58.6% The remaining 41.4% influenced By other factors beyond this research. This research also finds indirectly internal environment also has a significant influence on the marketing strategy of the retail industry minimarket Bandung in a positive direction. So the ability to understand the internal environmental conditions well will help the accuracy in decision-making strategies and impact on the marketing performance improvement of the retail industry minimarket Bandung.  

The capital market has an important role in the economy of a country, as it serves as a source of funds for the company as well as a source of investment for the community. Bonds are financial instruments or securities that show that bond issuers have the obligation to pay the coupons and pay off the underlying debt at the appointed time. This research focuses on financial risk that is a financial ratio consisting of profitability and liquidity. This research aims to determine the impact of profitability and liquidity on bond rating and the impact on the bond yield on non-financial companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) period 2014-2018. The methods used are descriptive and verificative. The sampling technique used in this study was Purposive Sampling. The number of companies being sampled in this study was 33 companies. This study uses the path analysis method to determine which variables have an influence on bond ratings and their impact on bond yield. The results showed that the variable profitability had a significant effect on bond ratings, liquidity had no significant effect on bond ratings, and bond ratings were significantly influential on bond yield

This research aims to determine the influence of return on assets, return on equity, and net profit margin against stock valuation reflected with the price earning ratio and its impact on the price to book value of retail trade companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange period 2009-2018. The method used in this research is a descriptive method of analysis with a quantitative approach. The type of data used in this study is secondary data. The population in this research is a trade retail company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange period 2009-2018, consisting of 31 retail trade companies. Sampling technique used in this research is purposive sampling technique, with certain predefined criteria, which obtained 11 trade retail companies that meet the criteria. The analytical technique that will be used in this study is a double linear regression analysis technique that expanded by a method of pathway analysis to obtain a thorough picture of the relationship between one variable and another variable. The results found that a partial return on asset variable, return on equity, and net profit margin had a significant influence on the price earning ratio, and the price earning ratio also had a significant influence on price to book value.