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Gen Z controls almost the entire population in the world with a total number of almost two billion people worldwide. This generation will be the largest consumer group in the world. In Indonesia itself, In 2020, Gen Z occupied the highest percentage of the population. Therefore, Gen Z is a potential target market that has a considerable influence on purchasing decisions. Based on the characteristics of Gen Z, who are digital natives, the use of social media is the right marketing strategy for consumers who are counted into Gen Z category. Promotional activities, as part of a marketing strategy, especially through social media require influencers as endorsers. This study aims to investigate the factors that influence the credibility attributes of social media influencers on the purchase intentions of Gen Z consumers. This study uses influencer credibility attributes (attractiveness, expertise, and trustworthiness) as independent variables that influence the purchase intention of Gen Z consumers with brand image as a mediation. This research is categorized as explanatory research. The respondents in this study were Gen Z who used Korean cosmetic products throughout Indonesia, the determination of the number of samples in this study used a purposive sampling technique with a sample of 210 respondents. The method of collecting data is using a questionnaire, the data is analyzed using PLS-SEM. The results showed that the three attributes of influencer credibility had a significant effect on the purchase intention of Gen Z. The three attributes of credibility had a significant effect on brand image, brand image had a significant effect on purchase intention. Brand image can provide a full mediating role in the relationship of influencer credibility to the purchase intention of Gen Z consumers. Local cosmetic industry players are expected to improve marketing strategies through online channels, especially social media by utilizing the right influencers as their endorsers, because it is proven in this study, credibility of social media influencers have a significant effect on the brand image of a product and the purchase intention of Gen Z consumers, so that the local cosmetic industry in Indonesia can compete with foreign cosmetic industries.

Financial management for young entrepreneurs needs to be done because disciplined financial arrangements will be able to minimize the risk of uncertainty. Young entrepreneurs have problems with financial management behavior, that is knowledge and skills in managing finances which have an impact on financial decision-making. This study aims to see the effect of financial knowledge, financial attitudes, and personality on financial management behavior in young entrepreneurs in Malang. The approach used in this research is quantitative with an explanatory approach. This study's population is young entrepreneurs in the Brawijaya University environment. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with a sample size of 150 samples. The results of this study prove that partially financial knowledge has no significant effect on Financial Management Behavior. Financial attitudes have a significant effect on Financial Management Behavior, and personality has a significant effect on Financial Management Behavior in Young Entrepreneurs in Malang City.

Investment intention in millennials and Gen Z in Indonesia grows yearly. However, the cause of the growing enthusiasm for investment among millennials and Gen Z is recently fear of being vulnerable to Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) behaviour alone, not based on financial factors such as financial knowledge, financial well-being and financial attitude. This study aims to determine the role of financial knowledge and financial well-being on investment intention mediated by financial attitude. This research belongs to the type of explanatory research. Respondents in this study are Millennials and Gen Z generations who invest and live in Malang City. Determination of the number of samples in this study using the purposive sampling technique with a total sample of 400 respondents. Methods of collecting data using a questionnaire, then analyzed using PLS-SEM. The study results confirm that financial knowledge positively affects investment intention. Financial well-being does not affect investment intention. Financial attitude has a positive influence on investment intention. Financial knowledge and financial well-being have a positive influence on financial attitude. Financial attitude can partially mediate the relationship between financial knowledge and investment intention. In addition, financial attitude can also mediate the relationship between financial well-being and investment intentions fully. Millennials and Gen Z are expected to improve financial knowledge and attitudes to increase interest in more targeted investments. This advice will also positively impact the Financial Well-being of millennials and Gen Z in the future.

This study aims to determine the effect of earnings management on tax avoidance and the role of political connections in moderating those relationships. The population in this study are manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period. There are 234 samples out of 835 total observations, produced by using purposive sampling. This study was tested by using Multiple Linear Regression Analysis and Moderated Regression Analysis. The results show that earnings management has a significant positive effect on tax avoidance and political connections strengthen the effect of earnings management on tax avoidance. This research used several control variables as well, which are firm size, leverage, profitability, firm value, and firm age, and the results show that profitability has a significant negative effect on tax avoidance, the firm value partially has a significant positive effect on tax avoidance, while firm size, leverage, and firm age have no significant effect on tax avoidance.

This study presents the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model to investigate employees’ organizational commitment. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of job demands and job resources on organizational commitment, as well as the mediating effect of work engagement, in the context of Indonesian state-owned enterprises. Data were gathered using a questionnaire from 115 employees of a state-owned enterprise. Partial Least Squares - Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was performed to analyze data. Results of data analysis indicate the negative influence of job demands and positive influence of job resources on organizational commitment. Also, work engagement mediates the effect of job demands and job resources on organizational commitment. The results of this study give a contribution to both theoretical and practical viewpoints. At the theoretical level, this study contributes to the literature on organizational commitment theory and the JD-R model. From the practical viewpoint, the study findings offer insight for Indonesian state-owned enterprises management to enhance employees’ organizational commitment by considering job demands, job resources, and work engagement of employees.

This paper examines the factors that influence the intention to use FMIS in Indonesia’s local governments, especially in East Java region. The study model used the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) that focuses on two specific salient beliefs-perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. However, this has not discouraged researchers from incorporating additional constructs to the original model in their quest for increased predictive power. Here, an attempt is made to explain local governments' intention to use FMIS. Besides perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, compatibility, external technical support, and management support are included in an extended TAM. The research data was obtained through questionnaires to 180 respondents of planning and financial managers at 9 local governments of the East Java region. The data analysis method used SEM-PLS with the SmartPLS 3.0 application. The results of this study showed that perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use are influenced by compatibility, external technical support, and management support. Compatibility also influenced intentions to use FMIS, and perceived ease of use influenced perceived usefulness. Intention to use FMIS was also affected by perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. Lastly, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use did not create a mediating effect between external variables and intention to use FMIS. This study concludes that TAM and external variables affect interest in using FMIS.

This study intends to understand the influence of leader effectiveness, directly or indirectly, on turnover intention through work stress mediators. This study uses an explanatory research method that examines the relationship between independent and bound variables by testing hypotheses. This study used a sample of Indonesian Islamic Bank employees in East Java with a saturated sampling technique. In this study, a sample of 100 respondents was obtained, which was analyzed using structural equation modeling partial least squares, which included validity and reliability tests using algorithm techniques, then hypothesis testing using bootstrap. The results of this study indicate that leadership effectiveness can reduce turnover intention and work stress, as well as work stress, can increase turnover intention. Leadership effectiveness has also successfully influenced turnover intention through work stress with partial mediation.

This study examines the relationship between the perception of booking website quality, sales promotion, brand image, and repurchase intentions among local online Travel Agent Users, namely Traveloka, Tiket.com, and Pegipegi. The population in this study is consumers in big cities in Indonesia. This research is explanatory research with a quantitative approach which collects data by distributing questionnaires to 200 respondents. Data analysis used partial least squares (SEM-PLS). The results showed that the perception of booking website quality and sales promotion significantly affected repurchase intention. Likewise, a brand image had a significant effect on repurchase intention. The results of this study also show that brand image partially mediates the effect of the perception of booking website quality and sales promotion on repurchase intention. The results of this study suggest that online travel agency companies can improve the quality of the web provided and continue to innovate in providing various services and promotions. By improving the company's brand image, it will be capable of influencing users' personality to continue to have the repurchase intention.

The study's main aim was to determine the mediating effect of adaptive leadership on the relationship between ambidextrous leadership and employee ambidexterity with adaptive leadership as a mediator. The study used explanatory research with a cross-sectional survey design. Primary data on ambidextrous leadership, adaptive leadership and employee ambidexterity was collected from structured questionnaires. A survey was carried out on 100 employees of banks in Indonesia. The research hypothesis was tested using structural equation modeling partial least square analysis. The study found that adaptive leadership enhanced and significantly mediated the relationship between ambidextrous leadership and employee ambidexterity. Furthermore, ambidextrous leadership significantly enhances adaptive leadership, and directly adaptive leadership also increases employee ambidexterity. Thus, adaptive leadership perfectly mediates between ambidextrous leadership and employee ambidexterity.

This research examines the impact of workload and job stress on job satisfaction mediated by motivation in a type B government hospital, RSUD Kanjuruhan. This study is explanatory research with a quantitative approach. The sample used in this study is 162 nurses and midwives who have worked in RSUD Kanjuruhan for at least one year. The sampling technique used is simple random sampling. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling partial least squares (SEM-PLS). The results of this study indicate that high workloads and low job stress can increase motivation and job satisfaction. The appropriate planning and calculation of the nurse-patient ratio must be implemented to improve motivation and job satisfaction. This study also found that the mediation of motivation was a complementary mediation between workload and job satisfaction and a competitive mediation between job stress and job satisfaction.