Lesotho faces fiscal deficits due to high government expenditure as characterized by the huge wage bill regarded as one of the highest in the world (UNICEF, 2018). The aim of this research paper is to investigate the tax revenue impact as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on economic growth in Lesotho. This research is provoked by the theoretical postulations and empirical evidence that their relationship is positive up to a certain optimal level which is the point at which economic growth rate is maximized. The study used data from 1988 to 2017 to investigate the relationship between tax burden and economic growth in Lesotho by applying the log-linearized model of Scully’s tax optimization model transformed into an ARDL bounds testing framework. Granger causality test and error correction model was employed to investigate the long run relationship between tax burden and economic growth in Lesotho. The findings of study revealed a long-run relationship between economic growth rate and tax burden with a unidirectional causality running from economic growth to tax burden. Granger causality revealed no causal effect running from tax burden to economic growth in Lesotho despite expectation of significant causal effect following both theoretical and empirical literature from various studies. Error correction results further supported a co-integrating relationship running from economic growth to tax burden with 100 percent speed of adjustment in the short-run towards a long-run equilibrium level. An optimal tax burden could not be established as the variables of interest were negative and insignificant signifying the insignificance of tax policy in stimulating the economic performance.

Corporate governance has emerged as a sine-qua of corporate success. The stakeholder theory of corporate governance consists of various factors, other than the economy and finance and considers corporate governance as an important determinant of the supply chain performance and the supplier relationship. Following the stakeholder theory, the current study studies the impact of the corporate governance, and supplier diversification network on the firm supply performance. In addition, the current study investigates the moderating role of supplier diversification in the relationship between three corporate governance characteristics; namely board size, board independence, and board competency and firm supply performance. The study is carried out on a sample of the industrial firm in Indonesia. To achieve the research objectives PLS-SEM technique is employed. The findings of the study provide a great deal of agreement with the proposed hypotheses. The findings of the current study are helpful for the policymakers, researchers and practitioner in examining and understanding the link between corporate governance, supplier network and firm supply performance.

This study aims to investigate both the direct and indirect relationships between Environmental Cost Accounting (ECA), Environmental Performance (EP) and Financial Performance (FP). The samples are companies listed in the industrial sector of Amman Stock Exchange. Subjective data using questionnaire are collected to measure ECA and EP, and objective data are obtained from the companies’ annual reports to measure FP. The author used structural equation modeling to analyze the data. The results showed that ECA positively affected EP and FP, also ECA positively affected EP. Moreover, the results confirmed the mediation role of EP on the direct relationship between ECA and FP. This study contributes to the management accounting literature and contingency theory by using structural equation modeling to examine the above-mentioned relationships, which have been neglected in previous studies, and by analyzing more recent data from a developing country perspective. The results will be useful for practitioners in Jordan, especially for management in the industrial companies and the Ministry of Environment.

During the past few years, there has been a declining trend on the performance of Indonesian supply chain companies. The performance of the Indonesian supply chain companies is relatively low compared with other countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore. To address this issue, the primary objective of this study is to examine the role of computerized accounting system (CAS) in supply chain accuracy. A survey was conducted to collect the necessary data from the managerial staff of supply chain companies in Indonesia. PLS-SEM was implemented to analyze the data. The results indicate that CAS had a significant positive relationship with supply chain accuracy. Computerized accounting system supports supply chain operations, which increases the accuracy of the supply chain system. Computerized accounting system also provides the ease of use and usefulness, which enhances the supply chain activities and decreases various issues. Therefore, the computerized accounting system is the key to gain accuracy in the supply chain.

This study aims to obtain an empirical evidence on how religiosity is moderating the effect of love of money, Machiavellian, and equity sensitivity on the perception of tax evasion. The populations in this study are individual taxpayers registered in all Pratama tax offices in Bali. Sampling was determined using the probability sampling method with proportional stratified random sampling technique. This study uses 400 research samples. The data analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis and moderated regression analysis. The test results provide empirical evidence that love of money and Machiavellian have a positive effect on the perception of tax evasion, however, equity sensitivity has no effect on the perception of tax evasion. The results of subsequent tests provide empirical evidence that intrinsic religiosity and extrinsic religiosity can moderate the effects of love of money, Machiavellian, and equity sensitivity on perceptions of tax evasion.

The financial performance of the banking sector globally can be seen on the capital markets of each country. One of the important sources of information in the investment business on the capital market is the financial reports that are provided by every company going public. The objectives of this study are (1) to determine the simultaneous and partial effect of liquidity factors, Debt Equity Ratio, company size on timeliness of financial reporting in the banking sector in Indonesia. (2) to determine what factors are dominant in the timeliness of financial reporting in the banking sector in Indonesia. This research uses secondary data with panel data analysis method. The results show the liquidity variable, Debt Equity Ratio and firm size positively influence on timeliness of financial reporting in the banking sector in Indonesia. Firm Size is the dominant factor that has a significant positive effect on the Timelines Financial Report of the banking sector in Indonesia. The findings of this research are that increasing liquidity, Debt Equity Ratio and Firm Size can increase the Timelines Financial Report of the banking sector in Indonesia. Firm Size as the dominant factor is the attraction and driving force for the Timelines Financial Report banking sector in Indonesia. The research can be used as a reference for future researchers on identifying efforts of the influence of Liquidity, Debt to Equity Ratio, Firm Size and Timelines Report.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the link between supply chain capability and supply chain operational performance. In addition, the current study investigates the mediating role of technology integration and logistic integration between supply chain capability and supply chain operational performance. The firms in Tin industry of Indonesia are chosen as the sample of the study. To achieve the objectives of the current study, structural equation modeling is used using smart PLS. Data is collected through mail and telephonic survey. The responses are collected through the postal and electronic mail, questionnaire survey. According to the direct results, it is shown that all hypotheses were meaningful (α = 5%). The mediation effect of technology integration and logistic integration in the relationship between Supply Chain Capability and Supply Chain Operational Performance (SCOP) was examined. The results of mediation show that for logistic integration mediation hypothesis, the results was meaningful (α = 5%), whereas for the technology integration the results was not significant. The results of the study are useful for policymakers, practitioners, operation managers in understanding the link between human resource management and operational management.

This paper substantiates that increasing the capacity of the consumer market is an important direction of the life quality improvement policy. Its implementation is the major strategic priority of all reforms in Ukraine. Based on the methods of economic and mathematical modeling, namely constructing the linear multiple regression equation, the level of impact of stimulating and destimulating factors on the consumer capacity of the oblasts of the Carpathian region is determined.

This study aims to determine the ability of the audit quality provided by audit partners to be influenced by seasoned and unseasoned specialists using the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression method and discretionary loan loss provision (DLLP). This study shows that the audit quality provided by a specialist partner auditor is higher than the non-specialist. Furthermore, after classifying the specialist partner auditors as seasoned and unseasoned, the results showed that the audit quality provided by seasoned specialist partner auditors is higher than the non-specialist. While the audit quality provided by the unseasoned specialist partner auditor is almost the same as those provided by the non-specialist. This study contributes to literature on specialist auditors. The longer the audit partner is classified as a specialist, the higher the audit quality. Therefore, it can improve the quality of financial statements.

This study aimed to explore the expected effect of applying the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 17 Insurance Contracts on the quality of financial reports. The study followed the exploratory descriptive analytical approaches. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to a sample of 120 financial employees in all insurance companies in Jordan. It concluded that the expected impact of applying the standard on the quality of financial reports was significant, especially on the comparability of financial reports, and faithful representation. It was found that there is an expected, statistically significant and positive effect between the application of the standard, and the quality of financial reports in general, and the expected influence of applying the standard and each of comparability, faithful representation, relevance, verifiability, timely, and understandability respectively. The study recommends the application of the standard in the specified time, work to create appropriate conditions, and the need to follow objective assumptions from the company's management for the estimation of cash flows when applying the standard.