• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권9호
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• pp.649-657
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• 2020

This study aims to describe the perceptions of accounting students and expectations of employers towards the skills and knowledge needed by accounting graduates in Indonesia. Quantitative method using survey is employed to analyze 103 questionnaires from students and 51 questionnaires from employers. The results showed that students' perceived honesty, continuous learning, and work ethics are important skills, while employers stress the importance of work ethics, teamwork, and time management. Knowledge needed by accounting graduates in the perception of students includes financial accounting, financial reporting, and financial statement analysis, whereas employers perceived the importance of financial statement analysis, knowledge of Microsoft Office program, and financial accounting. Further analysis showed that there is an expectation gap between the perceptions of students and the expectations of employers towards skills - not knowledge - needed by accounting graduates. Although investigations of students' perceptions and employers' expectations have been conducted in previous studies, the information should be updated continuously to reflect the current conditions. This study offers the recent perceptions from students and employers to identify the current expectation gap. This study points to the importance of skills development in the university curriculum in order to develop the skillful human resources in accounting and meet the expectations of employers.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.167-183
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• 2020

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to achieve effective system improvement and operation methods for the improvements on the ability of firms'preparation of the financial statements Design/methodology/approach - This study conducts a survey of not only the accounting staff but also accounting specialist such as CPA or CTA. Findings - For the improvements on the ability of firms'preparation of the financial statements, comprehensive improvement in accounting education is needed as follows. First, the focus of accounting education should be converted to the consolidated financial statements, case study and analysis of accounting standards. Second, Financial Supervisory Service and Korea Accounting Institute in cooperation with accountancy firm need to create an accounting education program. Third, the focus of accounting education should be converted to consumer oriented education by providing accounting knowledge with various methods of teaching. Fourth, this study suggests the creation of the committee on Accounting Education. Research implications or Originality - As a result of the incorrect practice of firms'relying on auditors to prepare the financial statements, social concerns about the reliability of accounting information are raised because the incorrect practice decreases the auditor's independence and weaken the auditor's ability to verify accounting information. Therefore, this study analyzes the current status of auditors'preparation of the financial statements.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권8호
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• pp.409-419
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• 2021

The study examines the effects of digital accounting on financial reporting quality, accounting information usefulness, and strategic decision effectiveness of listed firms in Thailand through digital transformation as the moderating variable. A total of 313 listed firms in Thailand were selected as the sample for the study. Structural equation model and multiple regression analysis are applied to test the research relationships. The results of the study show that digital accounting has a significant effect on financial reporting quality, accounting information usefulness, and strategic decision effectiveness. Financial reporting quality significantly affects both accounting information usefulness and strategic decision effectiveness while accounting information usefulness has a significant effect on strategic decision effectiveness. Both financial reporting quality and accounting information usefulness mediate the digital accounting-strategic decision effectiveness relationship. In addition, digital transformation moderates the digital accounting-financial reporting quality relationship and the digital accounting-accounting information usefulness relationship, but it does not moderate other relationships. Accordingly, digital accounting plays a significant role in determining and explaining firms' goal achievement. Executives are suggested to learn, invest and utilize the digital accounting system in the organization to ensure goal achievement and enhance organizational sustainability.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.11-21
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• 2022

The perspectives on aging women's financial security during their retirement years are based on their behavior, planning, and decision-making processes during their working years. Elderly women are considered vulnerable and have a longer life expectancy, lower-income, and limited financial understanding compared to males; therefore, drastic steps need to be taken to improve their financial stability and quality of life. The current study sought to determine the most important contributors to retired women's financial health by measuring the value of four factors/variables: capability, opportunity, willingness, and biopsychosocial. This study used a mixed model approach, with qualitative analysis in the first phase involving a focus group discussion session, a pilot analysis, and quantitative analysis for phase two involving the distribution and collection of questionnaires completed by retired women. The surveys were distributed across Malaysia in five distinct zones and yielded 339 usable replies to support the theory. The outcomes of the Multiple Regression Analysis in Malaysia revealed that capability, opportunity, and biopsychosocial factors are significant predictors of retired women's financial security, whereas the willingness indicator lacked statistical significance.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2020

Purpose: We sought to investigate the operation status of internal accounting control systems in the distribution and service industries and verify whether investing in internal accounting personnel significantly influences the quality of the companies' financial reporting. Research design, data and methodology: We identified descriptive statistics and performed a univariate analysis. Furthermore, a regression analysis verified the impact of investing in internal accounting personnel on the absolute value of discretionary accruals, a proxy for financial reporting quality. Results: Distribution and service companies allocated a significantly higher number of accountants to their internal accounting control systems than companies in other industries. We also confirmed that the absolute value of discretionary accruals significantly decreased as the average working experience of internal accounting personnel in distribution and service companies, in months, increased. Conclusions: In this study, we confirmed that distribution and service companies are devoting efforts to establishing internal accounting control systems and found that financial reporting quality is more effectively controlled as companies allocate more experienced personnel in their internal accounting control system.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2018

자본시장에서 올바른 경제적 의사결정을 위해서는 재무이해력에 대한 수준을 향상시킬 필요성이 제기되어 왔으며, 선진국을 중심으로 재무적 문제에 대한 대응력을 키우고 경제적 환경변화에 대처하기 위해 재무이해력 교육을 강화시켜왔다. 본 연구에서는 K대 학생들의 재무이해력 수준 향상이라는 목표를 가지고 시행한 교양회계 교육이 효과가 있는지 분석하였다. 교양회계 과목을 개설한 후 각 단계별로 테스트를 거쳐 재무이해력 수준의 효과를 분석하였다. 분석결과 교양회계 과목 교육 후 학생들의 재무이해력 수준이 높아짐을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 재무이해력 향상을 위해 교양회계 과목 교육의 실효성이 높다는 것을 의미하며, 각 학교에서 재무이해력 증진 프로그램 마련 시 교양회계 과목이 유용함을 보여주는 결과이다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.1163-1169
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• 2021

This study aims to obtain empirical evidence regarding the effect of the fraud pentagon theory on financial statement fraud. The novelty of this study is the use of factor analysis to consolidate the five elements of the fraud pentagon into just one factor, which, to the knowledge of the researcher, no one else has done to research the effect of pentagon fraud on financial statement fraud. This study uses both agency theory and fraud pentagon theory. The population of this study consists of state-owned companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The research period in this study is from 2014 to 2019. The data used in this study is secondary data obtained from the company's annual financial statements. A purposive sampling technique was used to determine the research sample. The selected companies total 20. Factor analysis and simple linear regression analysis method were used as research the methods. Based on the research results, it was found that the fraud pentagon theory had a positive effect on the financial statement fraud of state-owned companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. High level of the pentagon fraud on a company leads to a higher indication of financial statement fraud.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.273-285
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• 2022

Using data from a departmental profit and loss management questionnaire survey conducted for a group of hospitals consisting of various establishment entities, this study evaluates the effectiveness of departmental profit and loss management practices, such as break-even analysis, based on objective performance data. The study also examines whether the implementation of departmental profit and loss accounting is still effective in improving profitability in the financial year 2021 and whether the effectiveness of the implementation of departmental profit and loss accounting is robust. This study reconfirmed that the implementation of departmental profit-and-loss accounting has a positive effect on objective financial performance in hospitals and that the effect of improving profitability can be enhanced by implementing it monthly with high frequency and regularity and by using the accounting results more actively. It was also found that the department's implementation of break-even analysis had a positive impact on financial performance, which was enhanced by more active use of the data. Given the current economic climate, a hospital organization's active participation in income statement management, not only for the hospital as a whole but also for each department, would be an effective management activity.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.273-280
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• 2021

본 연구는 등록금 인상 억제로 인한 사립대학들의 재정 위축 상황에서 사립대학의 유보금과, 대학의 건전성이 회계 지표와 어떤 관계인지를 종합적으로 살펴보고 재정정책에 시사점을 제공하는데 그 목적이 있다. 독립변수인 재정여건의 하위변수로 교내유보금과 재정건전성으로 하고, 종속변수인 재정지표의 하위변수로 학생1인당교육비, 인건비비율, 연구학생경비비율, 관리운영비비율로 하여 대학특성변수에 의한 조절효과까지 검증하였다. SPSS 25을 활용하여 상관관계분석과 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 첫째, 사립대학의 교내 유보금 항목이 회계지표 항목에 영향을 미쳤다. 둘째, 재정 건전성 항목이 회계지표 항목에 영향을 미쳤다. 셋째, 소재지에 따라 재정여건이 회계지표 변화에 영향을 미쳤다. 넷째, 학생규모에 따라 재정여건 요인이 회계지표 변화의 영향을 미쳤다. 사립대학의 정부 투자와 지원은 정원감축을 통한 재정지원이 아닌, 발전계획 수립을 통한 재정확보 패러다임으로 변화되어야 하며, 수입 다변화 정책 전략으로 생존을 모색해야 할 것이다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권10호
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• pp.795-802
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• 2020

This study seeks to determine the effect of the application of accounting information system (AIS), internal control system, and human resource (HR) competency on the quality of local government financial statements (FS). This study uses agency theory and compliance theory. Agency theory is used to explain that there is a link between the society as the principal and the government as the agent. Compliance theory is a theory, which states that every agency is obliged to comply with regulations because the law-drafting authority has the right to dictate behavior. The population in this study were employees of the financial division of local government organizations in one of the districts in Central Java, Indonesia. The total samples in this study was 106 respondents. The data used are primary data taken from distributing questionnaires to respondents. The method of analysis used to test the hypothesis was multiple linear regression analysis. The results of hypothesis testing indicate that HR competency has an effect on the quality of FS; however, the application of AIS and internal control system has no effect on the quality of FS. The implication of this research underlines the importance of HR competency to improve the quality of local government FS.