This study aims to test the effect of working capital management on firms’ profitability and the effect of this relationship on sustainable growth. Our sample firms are 136 manufacturing firms listed in the Indonesian Stock Exchange from 2010 to 2017. We use data panel regression with fixed effect estimation model to analyze our data. The results demonstrate that working capital significantly affects firms’ profitability. However, working capital management does not exhibit a significant direct influence on sustainable growth but a significant indirect influence through firms’ profitability. Thus, this study suggests that firms need to manage their working capital to increase their profits and eventually to achieve sustainable growth. This study contributes by including sustainable growth in the analysis of the relationship between working capital and firm performance. In addition, this study will likely contribute to managers in efforts to increase sustainable growth for their enterprises through working capital management.

English-language editing of that article was financed under Agreement 672/ P-DUN /2019 with funds from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education allocated to the popularization of science.

Purpose – working capital management plays a vital role in determining the continuity of enterprises’ business activities. Enterprises should manage their working capital efficiently to avoid excessive working capital investments and at the same time, to maintain their liquidity. This study aims to examine the determinants of working capital management and to test the different effects of the determinants of working capital management based on enterprise size and enterprise age. Research methodology – the sample consists of 117 manufacturing enterprises listed at the Indonesian Stock Exchange for the years 2010–2017. Panel data regression was used to test the hypothesis. Findings – the findings reveal that sales growth and economic growth determine working capital management. However, the effects of the determinants of working capital management differ depending on enterprise size and enterprise age. Specifically, economic growth is the only determinant that exhibits different effects on working capital management between different enterprise size and enterprise age subsamples. Meanwhile, besides economic growth, capital expenditure, and operating cash flow are the other enterprise-specific determinants that exhibit different effects on working capital management between the two enterprise age subsamples. Research limitations – this study only measures enterprise size with total assets. Thus, we advise future studies to complement this proxy with other measures such as market value and the listing size criterion (main board vs development board). Further, it is necessary to analyse the non-linear relationship between leverage and working capital management to explain the positive effect of leverage on working capital management. Practical implications – the empirical results suggest that manufacturing enterprises must focus more on their sales growth because it affects their ability to manage their working capital efficiently. Besides, younger manufacturing enterprises need to shorten their cash cycles that are longer relative to old enterprises. Originality/Value – no previous studies have analysed the determinants of working capital management based on enterprise characteristics, especially enterprise size and age. Specifically, in the scientific literature, enterprise size and enterprise age mainly act as the dependent variables.

Purpose – The implementation of the tax amnesty program in Indonesia is expected to increase the intention to comply. However, the effectiveness of the program is likely to depend on the intention of taxpayer compliance. The purpose of this study is to examine differences in the intention of taxpayer compliance based on perceived justice and the taxpayer’s attitude of the government. Research methodology – Primary data was obtained through experimental research involving 117 students who were enrolled in the taxation class. To ensure that participants understand their role as taxpayers in an experiment, a role test is performed and this also acts as a test of internal validity. Findings – The results showed that there was a difference in the intention to comply based on perceived justice over the implementation of tax amnesty and taxpayers’ attitudes of government. Further analysis indicated that if taxpayers feel justice and have a positive attitude towards the government, it will lead to the highest intention to comply. Research limitations – The relationship between the justice variable on tax amnesty and the intention to comply is also possibly influenced by the existence of other variables such as feelings of disappointment. Therefore, in the future, it is necessary to do a study involving feelings of distress as a moderating variable in the relationship between justice and tax amnesty to comply. Practical implications – The government should continue to improve the performance and taxation system in order to create a positive attitude among taxpayers so that they will eventually comply with their tax obligations. Originality/Value – There are no previous studies that examined the interaction effect between the perceived justice of tax amnesty and taxpayer’s attitudes towards the government on intentions to comply.

<p>Kebijakan dividen dan determinannya tetap menjadi isu kontroversial dalam literatur keuangan. Tujuan studi ini untuk menguji pengaruh langsung <em>free cash flow</em> terhadap dividen dan pengaruh tidak langsung <em>free cash flow</em> terhadap dividen melalui pertumbuhan perusahaan dan <em>leverage.</em> Sampel studi ini adalah 32 perusahaan manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia selama periode 2016-2020. Analisis data  memanfaatkan regresi data panel <em>fixed effect robustness</em> dengan  melibatkan 160 obeservasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa <em>free cash flow</em> terbukti secara signifikan berpengaruh positif terhadap dividen. Lebih lanjut, penelitian ini mampu membuktikan adanya pengaruh <em>free cash flow</em> terhadap <em>leverage</em> yang kemudian dilanjutkan dengan <em>leverage</em> berimplikasi pada pembayaran dividen perusahaan. Namun, pertumbuhan perusahaan tidak terbukti dipengaruhi free cash flow dan juga tidak mempengaruhi dividen sehingga tidak mampu berperan memediasi pengaruh free cash flow terhadap dividen.    Penelitian ini secara akademis berkontribusi dalam mengintegrasikan variabel-variabel kunci determinan kebijakan dividen yang selama ini hanya diteliti secara terpisah. Sementara secara praktis, studi ini menyarankan bahwa bagi investor yang berorentasi pada dividen hendaknya mempertimbangkan  ketersedian <em>free cash flow</em> dan ratio hutang perusahaan.</p><p><em><span lang="IN">Dividend policy and its determinants remain a controversial issue in the financial literature. This study aims to examine the direct effect of free cash flow on dividends and the indirect impact of free cash flow on dividends through firm growth and leverage. The sample of this study is 32 manufacturing firms listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the 2016-2020 period. The data analysis employs fixed effect robustness panel data regression involving 160 observations.  The results study showed that the free cash flow significantly positive affects dividends. Furthermore, this study can prove the effect of free cash flow on leverage and then leverage impacts on company’s dividend payments. However, the firm's growth was not proven to be influenced by free cash flow and also did not affect dividends so it was not able to play a role in mediating the effect of free cash flow on dividends. This research academically contributes to integrating the key determinants of dividend policy, which have only been studied separately so far. Practically, this study suggests that dividend-oriented investors should consider the availability of free cash flow and the firm's debt ratio.</span></em></p>