Do Family and Institutional Ownerships Influence the Corporate Dividend Policy?

The difference of interests among shareholders in the middle of ownership structure that is dominated by majority shareholders enlarges the possibility of deprivation towards the minority shareholders' rights. Therefore, a dividend is considered as a tool to reduce conflict of interests between both parties with the assurance of pro-rata distribution of the company's resources. Family and institutional ownerships have unique characteristics that are frequently found in Indonesian firms. Thus, this study intended to analyze the impact of majority ownership owned by family and institution to dividend policy in nonfinancial firms listed in Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) during 2013-2017. The samples are chosen with the purposive sampling method resulting in 373 firms and 1.484 observations obtained. The data used in this study was secondary data from firms' annual and financial reports along with data extracted from Capital IQ. According to the regression results using the fixed-effect model, this study confirms the negative impact of majority ownership owned by families towards firms' dividend policy. Whilst, majority ownership owned by institutions shows that it has no significant impact on dividend policy. Otherwise, profitability, size, and leverages are proven to impact firms’ dividend policy. However, growth indicates no significant impact

Analisis Penerapan Standar Akuntansi Pemerintahan Berbasis Akrual Pada Pemerintah Kota Kupang

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif berupa studi kasus dengan tujuan untuk meneliti dan menganalisis faktor-faktor serta kendala dalam penerapan Standar Akuntansi Pemerintahan (SAP) berbasis akrual pada pemerintah kota Kupang. Analisis didasarkan pada Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Republik Indonesia nomor 64 tahun 2013 perihal penerapan Standar Akuntansi Pemerintahan berbasis akrual pada pemerintah daerah. Pendekatan dalam menganalisis faktor-faktor dan kendala yang dihadapi oleh pemerintah kota Kupang dalam penerapan SAP menggunakan dua teori yaitu teori implementasi (Edward, 1980) dan teori self-efficacy (Bandura, 1986). Teori implementasi terbagi atas empat aspek, yaitu aspek sumber daya, komunikasi, disposisi atau sikap, dan struktur birokrasi. Sedangkan, teori self-efficacy untuk melihat tingkat keyakinan dari pemerintah dalam menerapkan hasil pelatihan terhadap pekerjaan. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa pemerintah kota Kupang telah menerapkan SAP berbasis akrual. Hal tersebut dilihat dari jumlah pegawai, sarana dan prasarana serta Teknologi Informasi (TI) berupa Sistem Informasi Pengelolaan Keuangan Daerah (SIPKD) yang memadai namun belum optimal. Komunikasi berjalan secara langsung antar pimpinan dengan pegawai namun juga belum optimal, sedangkan komitmen dalam menjalankan setiap kebijakan yang dibuat dan SOP yang digunakan juga telah sesuai dengan panduan yang diberikan oleh Pemerintah Pusat

The Diversity of Board of Directors Characteristics and Firm Value

The research contributes to provide insights on how characteristics of board of directors can affect firm value by analyzing board characteristics such as gender diversity, age and educational background to firm value of public firms in Indonesia. Generational diversity is being considered as an independent variable as it has never been assessed in Indonesia. Resource dependence theory and upper echelons theory are used in this research among other available concepts to explain the impact of board characteristics during the decision-making process and its access to resources. ROA is used in this research as the profitability approach indicator of firm value, while Tobin’s Q is used as the market approach indicator of firm value. Samples used in this research amounts to 1.151 samples from 411 companies. The results show that educational background and board age significantly affects firm value positively when measured by profitability approach indicator. While gender diversity and generational diversity both have no significant effect on firm value when measured by either profitability approach indicator or market approach indicator due to homogeneity. The results indicate that the appointment of directors with older age while possessing higher education can increase a company’s firm value which is measured by profitability indicators

FINANCIAL DISTRESS AND MANAGERIAL ABILITY ON AUDIT FEE

Research Purposes. This paper examines the effect of managerial ability on audit fees, examines the effect of financial difficulties on the relationship between managerial ability and audit fees, and examines the effect of opportunistic reporting carried out by management in the form of earning management on audit fees. Research Method. The studies that were carried out used secondary data from 139 non-financial companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2016 to 2020. Research Result and Findings. Through a linear regression of panel data, the study found that higher amount of audit fees was positively influenced by the manager's ability to manage company resources and found that abnormal cash flow real earning management had a positive influence on audit fees. The study also found that financial difficulties did not moderate the relationship between a company's managerial ability and its audit fees, but found that companies with financial difficulties had higher audit fees

The Impact of Corporate Governance Quality on Principal-Agent and Principal-Principal Conflict in Indonesia

This study analyzes the effect of corporate governance (CG) quality on principal-agent (PA) and principal-principal (PP) conflict in Indonesia while also controlling for potential endogeneity through the use of two-stage least squares (2SLS) regression. The results for PA conflict (measured by operating expense ratio and asset utilization ratio) are consistent with the notion that better CG quality leads to a lower level of PA conflict. However, the result for PP conflict is inconclusive. While a higher CG quality is positively related to a higher dividend payout ratio, which indicates a lower PP conflict level, CG quality does not have any significant effect on wedge (difference between cash flow and control right). Moreover, further robustness tests showed that different aspects of CG have different effects on PA and PP conflict. Better CSR has a significant effect on reducing PA and PP conflict. Meanwhile, asset utilization ratio and dividend payout ratio increase due to board efficiency, internal control management, and board remuneration. Furthermore, better internal control management also leads to a lower operating expense ratio, while board remuneration reduces wedge. Interestingly, we find no significant relationship between shareholders' relation and all PA and PP conflict measures

Pengaruh Manajemen Laba terhadap Kebijakan Dividen di Indonesia

Laba merupakan salah satu tolok ukur bagi investor dalam mengambil keputusan investasi, sedangkan dividen merupakan salah satu keuntungan yang dicari oleh investor. Oleh karena itu, diduga manajemen laba yang dilakukan perusahaan akan berhubungan dengan kebijakan dividen perusahaan. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menganalisis pengaruh manajemen laba terhadap kebijakan dividen pada perusahaan terbuka di Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan alat uji STATA, dengan model random effect. Pada penelitian ini, manajemen laba menggunakan nilai absolut dari akrual diskresioner yang diukur dengan tiga model: Modified Jones, Kasznik, dan Kothari. Kebijakan dividen dilihat berdasarkan dividen kas yang dibagikan dengan tolok ukur dividend yield dan dividend payout ratio. Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel 828 data perusahaan terbuka multiindustri nonkeuangan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia pada tahun 2013-2018 yang diperoleh dari Capital IQ. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa manajemen laba tidak memiliki pengaruh terhadap kebijakan dividen, akan tetapi arus kas operasi, ukuran perusahaan, dan pertumbuhan perusahaan memiliki hubungan signifikan terhadap kebijakan dividen. Hal ini menunjukkan kebijakan dividen perusahaan tidak berdasarkan manajemen laba yang dilakukannya, melainkan kebijakan dividen tergantung dari kepemilikan arus kas operasi perusahaan, ukuran perusahaan, serta pertumbuhan perusahaan

ANALISIS DESAIN SISTEM BIAYA STANDAR: STUDI KASUS PT KW

This study analyzes the calculation of product costs in companies included in the category of MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) in Indonesia, which is a sand mining companies. This study uses a Cost System Design framework that  consist of four aspects, namely quality data, external financial reporting, calculation of product costs, and controls and implementation of strategies that will affect the company’s Cost System Design Stage. This study also uses standard cost and variance to analyze cost control. This qualitative research gathering data by using the triangulation method. The result is the company was in the first phase of the Four Stage Cost System Design. Based on the results, there are differences in production costs that are favorable. In addition, the results of this study also found deficiencies in the company's internal control system. In this study, there are limitations in the form of incomplete data obtained and some data are estimates from management. Research contributes to the results in the form of a calculation framework and design of a cost system for companies that is useful for calculating the cost of goods sold and inventory values that have not been calculated before