Vol. 13 No. 2(I) (2021)

This study aims to examine the relationship between consumer proximity, environmental performance, profitability, and media exposure on corporate social responsibility disclosure. This study used data from companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) 2017-2019. A purposive sampling method was used in this study with 60 samples on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Hypothesis testing in this study using multiple linear regression with SPSS. The results show that consumer proximity has a positive effect on corporate social responsibility disclosure. Meanwhile, environmental performance, profitability, media exposure does not affect corporate social responsibility disclosure. The implication of this study is for the companies to increase social responsibility to the stakeholders and community due to the positive reciprocal relationship.

This study is based on the low success of local governments' financial performance in West Java Province, as evidenced by the fact that financial reports of local governments that receive unqualified opinions are still being found. The detection of numerous frauds in local governments is responsible for the majority of incidents of poor financial performance in local governments. Local government financial performance is related to local government size, dependence on central government, local spending, and audit findings. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of local government characteristics and audit findings on the financial performance of local governments. Techniques analyzing data used regression model selection test with STATA version 16. This study builds on agency theory to develop a conceptual framework that connects local government size, dependence on central government, local expenditure, audit findings, and financial performance. The results of this study show that the size of local government, local spending has a significant effect on local government financial performance based on independence ratio and operating expenditure activity ratio, local government financial performance is unaffected by the dependence of central government or audit findings. Contributions to the West Java Provincial Government are required to be taken into account when making decisions and policies for the improved financial performance of local government.

The success of the Government's construction projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 2011 has been anchored on the potential of construction firms in completing these projects based on the planned timeframe as well as the budget. Consequently, from a project management viewpoint, the main objective of the present study was to assess the critical success factors in developing countries' construction projects and to examine the impact of risk management, leadership, experience and expertise, and project size on construction projects in DRC. Data was gathered from respondents in the construction projects in DRC using quantitative methods. A statistical software program, SPSS version 25, was subsequently used to analyze the collected quantitative data. The findings emanating from this study contribute to the body of knowledge on key success factors in construction projects in DRC as a developing country. It was revealed from the study that the success of construction projects in DRC could be boosted through effective and efficient risk management. In addition, effective and efficient leadership mainly transactional leadership would affect construction project success. Further, the more the experience and expertise of construction project staff, the more likely the project success criteria would be met, and the more likely the project would be successful. And lastly, smaller-sized and medium-sized construction projects may be more successful, whereas mega projects may not be very successful due to insufficient and limited experience and expertise.

This study aims to determine the effect of organizational factors, namely decision-making authority, organizational objectives and targets, incentives and technical knowledge on performance measurement. The research sample is the Regional Apparatus of the City of East Jakarta Administration's Head of Subdivision and Planning Staff. The sampling technique uses the census sampling method. The data analysis method uses Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using the Smart Partial Least Square application version 3.0. The findings reveal that technical knowledge has a considerable impact on performance measurement. Meanwhile, decision-making authority, organizational objectives and targets, and incentives have no significant effect on performance measurement. The findings of this study have implications for local governments to always maintain a code of ethics according to the standards for the preparation of LAKIP in order to realize effectiveness and efficiency so that government performance in the future can improve.

Today’s technology-driven human-society(s) country-wise are counted more than ever before where UAE-society is no exception. Tech-users here compete for comparative time-saving options for marginalizing operating costs. It has resulted in huge data usages, a high number of users & devices, which has attracted criminals for taking advantage, which is called cybercrime. Addressing cybercrime, the UAE, like many countries, is not out of control by-laws. However, laws like cybercrime for its society are not always for absolutely eliminating the crime. Thus, besides cybercrime law in place, UAE needs a piecemeal approach in practice where one department may vary from approaches of other-department. With awareness about risky online behaviors & options, tech-users as defenders are needed to invest their efforts. This study has laid out the foundation of the proposal, Akim’s Model-2021, using the Theory of Consumer Choice & Behaviors and Welfare Analysis. Tech-user’s actual utility-received is the sum of utility-received from awareness & owneffort and utility-received from cybercrime-law. Any changes to services received from joint efforts may risk tech-user, to be a victim. Welfare analysis shows tech user's actions - awareness & own-effort, besides cybercrime-law can create, Net Social-gain, which largely depends on tech user's actions. Tech-user’s economic surplus is greater than government expenses for implementation of cybercrime law in UAE. Netloss to the UAE is the sum of deadweight loss and net-loss to tech producers for underutilized resources.