The purpose of this research is to analyze the influence of financial literacy and materialism on the savings decision of Indonesia's generation Z. This study was motivated by the country's agenda to achieve financial inclusion and develop human resources throughout the nation. We distributed questionnaires to 430 university students to measure their financial literacy score and materialism level, as well as the savings rate of every respondent. Through a series of regression analyses, we find that (i) age, gender, and major of study significantly influence financial literacy score; (ii) financial literacy positively influences savings decision; and (iii) materialism negatively influences savings decision. Our findings generally foretell favourable financial conditions for future generations of Indonesians. Finally, we also strongly recommend policymakers to start integrating financial education as a compulsory part of every school's curriculum, regardless of level.

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This research aims to assess the effects of female directors' presence and characteristics on firm profitability, measured with Return on Assets. Observed characteristics include education, age, and foreign nationality. 364 publicly-traded non-financial Indonesian corporations were observed from 2013 to 2016 (n=1,456). Our fixed effects panel regression analysis finds that the presence of female directors on the board positively influences profitability: women bring in a productive dynamic that complements the style of the male-dominated board. Meanwhile, none of the other independent variables significantly affect ROA, signifying that our results do not correspond with Upper Echelons theory. We also recommend corporations to appoint female board members based on merits and not just for the sake of diversity, as they may improve firm performance.

This research attempts to investigate the herding behavior of the companies that invested in IDX LQ45 Index during 2014 through 2016. Herd behavior is the tendency of investors to follow other investors' actions in the market. LQ45 was chosen as it comprises the most heavily-traded stocks of the Indonesian Stock Exchange. This research used Vector Autoregressive model to determine the effects of size and market return on the herding behavior. The Granger causality test suggests that there are dynamic interactions: (i) between size and herding behavior; and (ii) between market return and herding behavior. In addition, Variance Decomposition and Impulse Response reveal that market capitalization (size) has variable of the greater role in defining herding behavior, compared to that of market return.Penelitian ini mengenai perilaku herding behavior pada perusahaan LQ 45 di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2014 -2016. Herding behavior merupakan kecenderungan perilaku investor untuk mengikuti perilaku investor lain di pasar. Penelitian dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh size dan return pasar terhadap perilaku herding dengan menggunakan metode Vector Autoregression (VAR), data penelitian adalah kepemilikan saham investor dengan sampel menggunakan perusahaan yang terdaftar pada indeks saham LQ 45 periode 2014 -2016. Menggunakan sampel perusahaan LQ 45 karena sahamnya merupakan yang paling likuid dan memiliki kapitalisasi pasar yang tinggi. Untuk menjawab permasalahan dalam penelitian ini, penulis melakukan analisis VAR, Impulse Response Function (IRF), Variance Decomposition, dan uji Kausalitas Granger. Hasil dari pengujian analisis VAR yaitu uji kausalitas Granger, menunjukkan adanya interaksi dinamis antara size dan perilaku herding dan juga antara return pasar dan perilaku herding. Berdasarkan analisis variance decomposition dan impulse response dilihat bahwa variabel kapitalisasi pasar (size) lebih berperan dalam menjelaskan variabel CSAD dibandingkan dengan variabel return pasar.

The sustainability of a firm is determined by the effectiveness of its board of directors. Hambrick and Mason’s Upper Echelon theory states that management characteristics could predict organizational outcomes. This study examines the effects of the characteristics of board of directors on the performance of publicly-traded banks in Indonesia. The measures of board characteristics are educational attainment, presence of independent directors, employment of foreign directors, compensation of directors, and age of directors. Our 58 firm-year observations from 2014-2015 were analyzed using fixed effects model. We find evidence that bank profitability is (i) positively affected by doctorate education of board members and (ii) negatively affected by remuneration of top executives. Based on our findings, we would suggest corporations to: comply with governmental regulations regarding the employment of independent directors, align the interest between principals and agents to eliminate agency problem, and accommodate board members with scholarships designated for academic development.

The paper examinse whether Indonesian corporations manage their earnings through real activities and accrual accounting during their initial public offerings. We also investigate the effect of this IPO earnings management on earnings persistence in the subsequent period. Seventy-three non-financial IPOs during 2014-2017 were taken as research sample. Afer a series of statistical analyses, we find that companies that went public committed both real and accrual earnings management to inflate income figures in their IPO year. Furthermore, we also find that accrual earnings management negatively affects earning persistence, whereas real earnings management positively affects earnings persistence. Keywords: IPO; Earnings Management; Earnings Persistence, Go Public.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh determinan kecurangan pembelajaran daring selama pandemi COVID-19 menggunakan dimensi fraud pentagon. Variabel independen dalam penelitian ini yaitu, tekanan, peluang, rasionalisasi, kemampuan, dan arogansi. Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer yang diperoleh dengan teknik survei daring dan instrumen kuesioner.  Proses analisis dan pengolahan data penelitian dilakukan dengan analisis regresi berganda pada perangkat lunak IBM SPSS Statistics versi 25 dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 387 mahasiswa akuntansi. Hasil pengujian yang telah dilakukan menunjukkan bahwa variabel tekanan, rasionalisasi, dan kemampuan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap perilaku kecurangan pembelajaran daring. Sedangkan variabel peluang dan arogansi tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap perilaku kecurangan pembelajaran daring