Journal of Research Administration

Normayana, Dedy Takdir Syaifuddin, Sulvariani Tamburaka, Wahyuniati Hamid PDF

This study investigates the influence of Social Comparison Orientation (SCO) and Digital Financial Technology (DFT) on Financial Management Behavior (FMB), with Financial Self-Efficacy (FSE) as a mediating variable and Financial Socialization (FS) as a moderating variable. The novelty of this research lies in its integrated model combining psychological constructs and digital financial tools within the behavioral finance framework, applied to employees of PT BPD Sulawesi Tenggara—an underexplored population in prior studies. Employing a quantitative, cross-sectional design, the study collected data from 300 respondents through purposive sampling. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used for hypothesis testing. The results show that DFT and FSE have a significant positive effect on FMB, while SCO does not significantly influence FMB directly. However, FSE mediates the relationship between SCO and FMB, as well as between DFT and FMB. FS has a direct positive effect on FMB but fails to significantly moderate the relationship between both SCO and FMB and DFT and FMB. The findings suggest that while socialization is important, its moderating role diminishes among financially literate professionals. The study contributes to extending the Theory of Planned Behavior and Social Cognitive Theory in the context of financial digitalization. These results offer practical implications for financial institutions to foster digital adoption and internal capacity-building among employees to enhance their financial management behavior.  

Najoua Rhali ; Said Youssef ; Zainab Joukhrane PDF

In order to address the increasing significance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges, this article examines how management control systems are evolving. This conceptual growth of management is examined ; control when addressing sustainability issues and carrying out research. Important theoretical frameworks such as institutional theory, legitimacy theory, and stakeholder theory are covered in these contributions. The need for a more thorough and integrated approach to management control that promotes long-term value development and complies with ESG standards is emphasized in this article. This study aims to provide insights and improve the scholarly conversation. For businesses who wish to ensure that performance evaluations align with sustainable development objectives.  

S. Anbuselvi PDF

Electronic media has forthrightly ticketed the nature and scope of white-collar crime, creating new problems for victims, regulators, and law enforcement in India and worldwide. The digitization of communication, monetary transactions, and personal information has enabled criminals to engage in extensive economic crimes - including identity theft, cyberspace fraud, blackmail, and corporate manipulation - often without detection or direct interaction with victims. The omnipresence of the internet, the proliferation of digital banking and social media, has made cybercrimes, phishing, data breaches, online scams, and electronic marketplace manipulation easier to engage in and easier to escape from, often perpetrated by an individual working within government agencies or corporations, exploiting legal loopholes and technological advancements. The consequences can be severe for victims, they can suffer financial loss, reputational impact, and mental anguish. For companies they can incur additional costs, suffer damage to their reputation and experience loss of public trust/downgrading by regulators. Governments cannot keep track of rapidly evolving cyber techniques. Certain legislation such as the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 has attempted to address these offences; however, enforcement is often impeded by lack of awareness, slow pace of justice and difficulty obtaining digital evidence. The example of prominent Indian cases of the Paytm, blackmail case and the fake website for Amazon show the scope and complexity of these offenses. As electronic media change and evolve, so too must laws, policies, and public awareness campaigns to address the increasing threat of white-collar crime rise in the digital age.

Dr. Al-Ghani D. Mohammad PDF

This study examines the implementation and early outcomes of the Bangsamoro peace process, focusing on the transition from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Using qualitative document analysis of primary legal instruments such as the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, Republic Act No. 11054 or the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro, official government reports, civil-society assessments, and secondary literature. The study identifies principal achievements, persistent challenges, and critical factors that shape prospects for durable peace. Findings indicate important institutional and political gains, notably political recognition, an expanded autonomy framework, and formal mechanisms for normalization, while highlighting persistent obstacles including institutional capacity gaps, economic underdevelopment, the presence of violent spoilers, and unresolved issues of transitional justice and land disputes. The study concludes with policy recommendations to strengthen governance, accelerate socio-economic development, sustain disarmament and reintegration efforts, and deepen inclusive participation to consolidate peace.  

Prof. Tareq Nael Hashem PDF

This study aimed to determine the effect of digital internal marketing on the quality of service in Jordanian Banks. The study population consists of all employees in Jordanian banks. A convenience sample of 500 employees was selected to distribute questionnaires to, and 412 valid questionnaires were retrieved for analysis. Descriptive statistical methods were employed in conjunction with regression analysis, utilizing the SPSS program to analyze the sample characteristics and test the study hypotheses. The independent variable includes digital internal marketing, and the dependent variable is the quality of service. Data were collected by designing a questionnaire that was distributed to workers in Jordanian Banks. The main result of the study was that there is a statistically significant effect of internal marketing applications on the quality of service in Jordanian Banks and that all internal marketing methods are highly applied. The study recommended developing a promotion system based on employees' actual efforts, allowing the incentives system to be applied fairly among Jordanian bank employees. The Jordanian bank management should provide the workers with sufficient information about the service objectives.