EtikonomiPub Date : 2021-11-02DOI: 10.15408/etk.v20i2.19172
Muhammad Nawaz Tunio, Lenny Yusrini, Z. Shah, Naveeda Katper, M. Jariko
{"title":"How Hotel Industry Cope up with the COVID-19: An SME Perspective","authors":"Muhammad Nawaz Tunio, Lenny Yusrini, Z. Shah, Naveeda Katper, M. Jariko","doi":"10.15408/etk.v20i2.19172","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.19172","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to determine the plans and strategies adopted by the hotel industry during the COVID-19 crisis. In order to conduct this study, a qualitative research methodology was used where semi-structured interviews were conducted from three countries: Austria, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Interviews were conducted online with the help of applications such as Skype, WhatsApp, and Zoom. A thematic analysis was conducted in which codes, categories, and final themes were generated. The final themes are the study's findings, which are strategies for employees, strategies for customers, strategies for SME hotels, and strategies for the staff. Strategies for employees indicate the planning and programs of the SME Hotels. The study's findings show that strategies adopted by the hotel industries vary from country to country while depending on the contextual factors and role of the government. Most Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) hotels in developing countries are less familiar with how to react and survive in the conditions of the crises. Thus, this study can benefit the different stakeholders in the developed and developing countries for adopting strategies and maintain their business during the crises of the COVID-19.JEL Classification: B17, B27, F30, L83How to Cite:Tunio, M. N., Yusrini, L., Shah, Z. A., Katper, N., & Jariko, M. A. (2021). How Hotel Industry Cope Up With The Covid-19: An SME Perspective. Etikonomi, 20(2), 213 – xx. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.19172.","PeriodicalId":41552,"journal":{"name":"Etikonomi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48515708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EtikonomiPub Date : 2021-11-02DOI: 10.15408/etk.v20i2.22014
L. Petrova, N. Glubokova, R. Akhmadeev, O. Bykanova, E. Artemova, R. Gabdulkhakov
{"title":"The Inductiveness of Agricultural Village-Type Cluster Creation in Developing Countries","authors":"L. Petrova, N. Glubokova, R. Akhmadeev, O. Bykanova, E. Artemova, R. Gabdulkhakov","doi":"10.15408/etk.v20i2.22014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.22014","url":null,"abstract":"The assessment of emerging risks is substantial risk in implementing and creating various types of clusters used in the agricultural sector of the economy. In this regard, the goal is to develop practical measures to ensure the creation of a cluster of an agricultural settlement at the regional level, taking into account various types of risk that directly affect its creation and development. The study revealed that within the framework of the policy of substitution for domestic production and marketing of agricultural products during the formation of a cluster, it would allow combining more into a standard established system from production, processing to the sale of finished agricultural products both at the local level and at the federal level. This approach will significantly harmonize the interests of all participants of the agroindustry, as well as significantly simplify and expand access to external export markets, thereby reducing the cost of marketing research. At the same time, clustering will increase the overall economic impact on individual farmers, which will have a more significant impact on the development of non-resource zonal territories employed to produce agricultural products. Therefore, it will affect the increase in jobs in small villages.JEL Classification: F63, O13, Q18How to Cite:Petrova, L. I., Glubokova, N. Y., Akhmadeev, R. G., Bykanova, O. A., Artemova, E. I., & Gabdulkhakov, R. B. (2021). The Inductiveness of Agricultural Village-Type Cluster Creation in Developing Countries. Etikonomi, 20(2), xx– xx. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.22014","PeriodicalId":41552,"journal":{"name":"Etikonomi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47565679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EtikonomiPub Date : 2021-11-02DOI: 10.15408/etk.v20i2.19386
Shujaa Waqar, Iftikhar Badshah, Marium Sara Minhas Bandeali, S. Ahmed
{"title":"The Impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on Economic Growth: Where the Absorption Capacity of Domestic Labor Stands?","authors":"Shujaa Waqar, Iftikhar Badshah, Marium Sara Minhas Bandeali, S. Ahmed","doi":"10.15408/etk.v20i2.19386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.19386","url":null,"abstract":"This study designs to assess and infer the effect of Special Economic Zones under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor on the economic growth of Pakistan through technological spillovers and the absorption capacity of domestic laborers. The present study develops a theoretical model and an empirical panel model to test whether the intervention of Special Economic Zones in the Asian developing countries has affected their economic growth through domestic Human Capital. For relevant results, we have employed the GMM model for the panel data set. The results indicate that the technological enhancement accumulates the economy through various other selected indicators rather than domestic labor productivity. The human capital remains inconsequent in this nexus. This condition gives us guidelines to follow pro-human capital policies to accumulate domestic human capital before the intervention from the foreign firms on our soil. Subsequently, much waited for dynamic or long-run benefits in terms of human capital can be attained rather than static effects.JEL Classification: C23, D24, J24How to Cite:Waqar, S., Badshah, I., Bandeali, M. S. M., & Ahmed, S. (2021). The Impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on Economic Growth: Where the Absorption Capacity of Domestic Labor Stands?. Etikonomi, 20(2), xx – xx. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.19386.","PeriodicalId":41552,"journal":{"name":"Etikonomi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46197106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EtikonomiPub Date : 2021-11-02DOI: 10.15408/etk.v20i2.22045
Amna Noor, Zahid B Asghar, Haroon Sarwar, I. Arfeen
{"title":"Role of the ICT in Women Empowerment and Achieving SDGs: A Case Study of Women Labor Force in Developing Countries","authors":"Amna Noor, Zahid B Asghar, Haroon Sarwar, I. Arfeen","doi":"10.15408/etk.v20i2.22045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.22045","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the study is to analyze the ways women are empowered through information and communication technology (ICT) and fostering the process of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Women in developing countries are facing economic and social hardships and have limited access to ICT, which in turn translate into their lack of skills, lower literacy rate and restricted social engagement. Therefore, present study explores the role of ICT on women empowerment in 51 developing countries by conducting panel data modeling over the period of 2000-17. The study finds that ICT has significant and positive contribution on female labor force participation rate by Generalized Method of Moment (GMM). Control variables like GDP growth and government expenditure on education have positive and statistically significant role to enhance women empowerment. Findings of the study imply that the ICT has an impact on women empowerment and which helps in fostering the process of achieving SDGs 2030.","PeriodicalId":41552,"journal":{"name":"Etikonomi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47376956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EtikonomiPub Date : 2021-11-02DOI: 10.15408/etk.v20i2.18121
Suhrab Khan, Ihtisham ul Haq Padda
{"title":"The Impact of Tax and Expenditures Policies on Income Distribution: Evidence from Pakistan","authors":"Suhrab Khan, Ihtisham ul Haq Padda","doi":"10.15408/etk.v20i2.18121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.18121","url":null,"abstract":"Tax and social expenditure policies have a crucial role in income distribution. This study explores the potential role of taxation and social expenditure policies in income redistribution in South Asia. For this purpose, empirical analysis is conducted by Fixed Effect (FE) and Instrumental Variable (IV) FE models. The analysis suggests that both taxation and social expenditures policies effectively reduce income inequality in South Asia. These findings indicate that social spending and taxation can be used as a policy tool to redistribute income in developing countries. The results also indicate that higher social spending, increased direct taxes, and more reliance on foreign debts can ameliorate the income distribution. Based on the results, it can be suggested that for this region, with the low level of taxes, direct taxes, a large informal economy, and other weak features of tax administration, more reliance on direct taxes and social expenditure policies should be the primary tool for income redistribution.JEL Classification: H2, H5, I3How to Cite:Khan, S., & Padda, I. U. H. (2021). The Impact of Tax and Social Expenditure Policies on Income Distribution: Evidence from South Asia. Etikonomi, 20(2), xx – xx. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.18121.","PeriodicalId":41552,"journal":{"name":"Etikonomi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41944066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EtikonomiPub Date : 2021-11-02DOI: 10.15408/etk.v20i2.20143
Normala S. Govindarajo, D. Kumar M., Erum Shaikh, Mukesh Kumar, P. Kumar
{"title":"Industry 4.0 and Business Policy Development: Strategic Imperatives for SME Performance","authors":"Normala S. Govindarajo, D. Kumar M., Erum Shaikh, Mukesh Kumar, P. Kumar","doi":"10.15408/etk.v20i2.20143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.20143","url":null,"abstract":"Industry 4.0 presents companies with new prospects to renovate industrial manufacturing processes and increase value creation, has promised several optimizing strategies for improved business performance. The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between innovation capability and employee capability on organizational performance among Small and Medium Scale industries entrepreneurs. Following a positivist research philosophy with a quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive study design, the study addressed three direct and two indirect relationships in the model. The research followed the expectation Resource-Based View Theory to test the theoretical model. Following stratified random sampling, this research using 384 SME entrepreneurs from the Selangor state of Malaysia. The study applied Smart PLS-SEM to analyze the data. The results show that SME firms' innovation capability and employee capability positively correlate with business performance. The study also shows the partial mediation effect of technology change on innovation capability and business performance and employee capability and business performance. Research extends practical and theoretical implications to the stakeholders of SMEs and businesses.JEL Classification: L25, L26, L29How to Cite:Govindarajo, N. S., Kumar M, D., Shaikh, E., Kumar, M., & Kumar, P. (2021). Industry 4.0 and Business Policy Development: Strategic Imperatives for SME Performance. Etikonomi, 20(2), 213 – xx. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.20143.","PeriodicalId":41552,"journal":{"name":"Etikonomi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49639327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EtikonomiPub Date : 2021-11-02DOI: 10.15408/etk.v20i2.22015
A. Kulik, E. Lavrinenko, J. Lyshchikova, E. Stryabkova
{"title":"Smart-Specialization of the Agro-Industrial Complex in the Context of Digital Transformation of Regional Economic Systems","authors":"A. Kulik, E. Lavrinenko, J. Lyshchikova, E. Stryabkova","doi":"10.15408/etk.v20i2.22015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.22015","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents a domestic and foreign experience of \"smart specialization\" in agriculture in the digital economy. The method of calculating the indicators of digital maturity of the agro-industrial complex is considered. The forecast of indicators value of the agro-industrial digital maturity is presented until 2030. The article proposes a mechanism for adapting the smart specialization in agriculture. We consider it appropriate to introduce an online digital platform in agriculture, which allows creating conditions for interaction between sellers and buyers of regional agricultural machinery and related products. Based on the presented mechanism of adaptation of \"smart specialization \"in the field of agro-industrial complex, it should be noted that\" smart specialization\" is aimed at using the links that arise between the regions of economic activity. The priority areas of activity of the agro-industrial complex are presented.JEL Classification: L52, Q16, R11How to Cite:Kulik, A. M., Lavrinenko, E. A., Lyshchikova, J. V., & Strybkova, E. A. (2021). Smart-Specialization of the Agro-Industrial Complex of Digital Transformation of Regional Economic System. Etikonomi, 20(2), xx– xx. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.22015.","PeriodicalId":41552,"journal":{"name":"Etikonomi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43494417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EtikonomiPub Date : 2021-11-02DOI: 10.15408/etk.v20i2.17272
Salima Shahin, M. N. Baloch, N. Shaikh, Iqra Ibrahim, Ahsan Ali Abbassi
{"title":"Women in the Whirlpool: Traversing the Tie-up of Personality and Work-Life Balance of Pakistani Academicians","authors":"Salima Shahin, M. N. Baloch, N. Shaikh, Iqra Ibrahim, Ahsan Ali Abbassi","doi":"10.15408/etk.v20i2.17272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.17272","url":null,"abstract":"This research strives to explain the impact of personality type on the work-life balance of women academicians. With the positivist paradigm and quantitative approach, this study has been conducted with a survey methodology. Data was collected from 362 women academicians on adopted instruments and analyzed with multiple regression and ANOVA tests. Results revealed a positive effect of agreeableness, extraversion, and openness personality types on work-life balance. Those women academicians who are with agreeableness personalities are more in a capacity to manage their work-life balance. The results also show a difference in managing the work-life balance between those who are single and married, those who belong to a nuclear family, and those who belong to joint or extended families. This study will facilitate them to develop the personality type which has more capacity to manage work-life balance. It will help policymakers to facilitate women academicians to ensure better work-life balance.JEL Classification: M12How to Cite:Shahin, S., Baloch, M. N., Shaikh, N., Ibrahim, I., & Abbassi, A. A. (2021). Women in the Whirlpool: Traversing the Tie-up of Personality and Work-Life Balance of Pakistani Academicians. Etikonomi, 20(2), xx – xx. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.17272.","PeriodicalId":41552,"journal":{"name":"Etikonomi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43556092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EtikonomiPub Date : 2021-11-02DOI: 10.15408/etk.v20i2.17449
Zubaria Andlib, J. Salcedo-Castro
{"title":"The Impacts of Tourism and Governance on CO2 Emissions in Selected South Asian Countries.","authors":"Zubaria Andlib, J. Salcedo-Castro","doi":"10.15408/etk.v20i2.17449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.17449","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the increase in international connectivity and technological advancement, tourism has gained immense momentum in the recent past. Despite its favorable impacts, tourism has proved to be one of the significant contributors to increasing CO2 emissions. This study attempts to understand better the relationship between tourism, governance, and the CO2 emissions nexus in selected South Asian countries. The study obtained data from WDI and applied FMOLS, DOLS, and FEOLS methods from 1995-2019. It is observed that tourism has a significant and positive impact on CO2 emissions in the case of selected South Asian countries. Concerning the impact of governance on CO2 emissions, it is observed that governance effectiveness is negatively associated with CO2 emissions. It is evident from the empirical analysis that CO2 emissions can be mitigated with effective government policies. Furthermore, it is also suggested that the government aim at effective environmental policies, and attention should be given to sustainable tourism in the case of South Asian economies.JEL Classification: Q50, Q56, Q58How to Cite:Andlib, Z., & Salcedo-Castro, J. (2021). The Impacts of Tourism and Governance on CO2 Emissions in Selected South Asian Countries. Etikonomi, 20(2), xx – xx. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.17499.","PeriodicalId":41552,"journal":{"name":"Etikonomi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49159682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EtikonomiPub Date : 2021-11-02DOI: 10.15408/etk.v20i2.20677
Sana Baqai, Jawaid A. Qureshi, E. Morah
{"title":"The Relationship between ES-QUAL Model and Online Purchase Intention in the Context of Rising Global Marketplace of E-Commerce","authors":"Sana Baqai, Jawaid A. Qureshi, E. Morah","doi":"10.15408/etk.v20i2.20677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.20677","url":null,"abstract":"The electronic service quality (ES-QUAL) of the e-commerce service providers plays a central role. The primary purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of the ES-QUAL model's four dimensions (efficiency, fulfillment, privacy, and system availability) on purchase intention and examine ES-QUAL's relationship with electronic word-of-mouth (EWOM), brand image, and purchase intention. This research uses Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) for empirical analysis. Results show ES-QUAL model positively and significantly impacts purchase intention, and the effect of the ES-QUAL model relatively increases when mediated by electronic word of mouth (EWOM) and brand image. This research provides insights to E-marketers, entrepreneurs, and e-commerce players to improve online consumers' purchase intention, sales, and services. Practitioners can gain customers' attention by enhancing the quality of their websites and by assuring efficiency, privacy, system availability, and fulfilling their promise about delivering products. They also need to consider EWOM and brand image, as both positively impact online purchase intention, which can lead to the overall sustainable development of an organization.JEL Classification: M31, L81How to Cite:Baqai, S., Qureshi, J. A., & Morah, E. I. M. (2021). The Relationship Between ES-QUAL Model and Online Purchase Intention in the Context of Rising Global Marketplace of E-Commerce. Etikonomi, 20(2), xx– xx. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.20677.","PeriodicalId":41552,"journal":{"name":"Etikonomi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48782346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}