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Journal : Quantitative Economics and Management Studies

Exploring the Role of Social Capital, Managerial Skills, and Technological Literacy in Shaping Entrepreneurial Interest through Entrepreneurial Motivation Isma, Andika; Hajar Dewantara; Andi Naila Quin Azisah Alisyahbana; Salim Diarra; Soussou Raharimalala
Quantitative Economics and Management Studies Vol. 5 No. 6 (2024)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35877/454RI.qems3691

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Unemployment is a major issue in Indonesia. This occurs because Indonesia is a country with a relatively high population growth rate, which affects the competition for job opportunities. One of the strategies considered effective in addressing unemployment is to create or increase the number of entrepreneurs. This study aims to determine the direct and indirect effects of social capital, managerial skills, technology literacy, and entrepreneurial motivation on entrepreneurial interest. The sampling technique used is Proportional Random Sampling, with a total of 100 students from the Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Negeri Makassar. The results indicate that both directly and indirectly, social capital, managerial skills, technology literacy, and entrepreneurial motivation significantly influence entrepreneurial interest. Based on the findings of this study, it can serve as a source of information or a reference for educators or lecturers to guide and assist students in developing entrepreneurial skills. Students are encouraged to deepen their skills related to business management, not only focusing on the products produced but also being capable of conducting marketing activities and making decisions regarding business evaluation with the aim of developing their businesses. Furthermore, future researchers are encouraged to deepen and expand this research in terms of variables and research method development.
Digital Literacy, Environment, and E-Commerce Use Toward Digital Entrepreneurial Intentions via Social Media among Generation Z Students Isma, Andika; Hajar Dewantara; Andi Naila Quin Azisah Alisyahbana; Salim Diarra
Quantitative Economics and Management Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35877/454RI.qems3853

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The rapid development of digital technology is reshaping entrepreneurial landscapes, particularly among Generation Z students who are highly engaged with digital platforms. This study investigates the influence of digital literacy, environmental factors, and e-commerce usage on digital entrepreneurial intentions, with social media serving as a mediating variable. A quantitative descriptive-explanatory approach was employed, involving 105 Generation Z student respondents selected through proportional random sampling. The findings reveal that digital literacy, environment, and e-commerce use have a significant impact on digital entrepreneurial intentions, both directly and indirectly through social media. Social media enhances the connection between these factors and entrepreneurial intentions by providing a platform for idea sharing, business promotion, and networking. These insights highlight the importance of integrating digital competencies and social media utilization into entrepreneurship education to cultivate innovative and digitally empowered young entrepreneurs.
How Entrepreneurship Education, Social Media, and Business Capital Shape Gen Z Entrepreneurial Intentions through Income Expectations? Hajar Dewantara; Andi Anggi Kemalasari; Atirah; Matthew Olufemi Adio
Quantitative Economics and Management Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35877/454RI.qems3854

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The advancement of digital technology encourages transformation in various fields. This research aims to analyze the influence of entrepreneurship education, social media, and business capital on the entrepreneurial interest of Generation Z through income expectations as a mediating variable. This study employs a quantitative approach with descriptive and explanatory designs. The sample consists of 106 students from the Universitas Negeri Makassar selected through proportional random sampling techniques. Data collection was conducted using a Likert scale-based questionnaire and analyzed using path analysis with the help of SPSS software. The results indicate that entrepreneurship education, social media, and business capital significantly influence income expectations and the entrepreneurial interest of Generation Z. Directly, business capital has the greatest impact on entrepreneurial interest. Furthermore, income expectations prove to be a significant mediating variable that strengthens the relationship between entrepreneurship education, social media, and business capital on entrepreneurial interest. This study emphasizes the importance of practice-based entrepreneurship education, optimal utilization of social media, and adequate access to business capital to encourage Generation Z to become entrepreneurs. Income expectations play a key role in motivating students to start and develop businesses.
Unlocking Tax Compliance Intention MSMEs: Exploring the Roles of Tax Moral, Incentives, and Trust in Government Fadhilatunisa, Della; Hajar Dewantara; Andika Isma; Masdar Ryketeng; Muhammad Nurfaizy Hamdan
Quantitative Economics and Management Studies Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35877/454RI.qems3873

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This study addresses the persistent challenge of low tax compliance among Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), a sector that plays a vital role in economic growth and state revenue generation. Despite their strategic significance, MSMEs often demonstrate inadequate compliance with tax regulations due to a range of psychological, institutional, and financial factors. The objective of this research is to examine the influence of tax moral, tax incentives, and trust in government on the tax compliance intentions of MSME actors. Employing a quantitative research approach with a cross-sectional survey design, the study targeted MSME owners and managers in Makassar as its population. Respondents were selected through stratified random sampling to ensure representation across different business sizes and sectors. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings reveal that tax moral, tax incentives, and trust in government each have a significant positive effect on MSMEs’ tax compliance intentions, with tax moral emerging as the most influential factor. These results highlight the necessity for integrated policies that strengthen ethical tax awareness, optimize incentive programs, and improve public trust in government institutions. The study’s implications suggest that such multidimensional strategies are essential for enhancing voluntary tax compliance. However, the research is limited by its focus on a specific regional context and cross-sectional design, indicating the need for broader and longitudinal investigations in future studies.
Motivation as a Bridge between Creativity, Environment, and Capital in Shaping Entrepreneurial Interest among Students Bado, Basri; Isma, Andika; Dewantara, Hajar; Raharimalala, Soussou; Adio, Matthew Olufemi
Quantitative Economics and Management Studies Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35877/454RI.qems3992

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This study aims to examine the influence of creativity, environment, and capital on entrepreneurial interest, with motivation acting as a mediating variable among students of the Faculty of Economics and Business at a university. The sampling technique used was proportional random sampling, and data were collected through questionnaires distributed directly to respondents. The population consisted of active students in the faculty, with a total sample of 109 respondents. Data analysis was conducted using simple linear regression with the assistance of SPSS version 26. The results show that motivation has a significant direct effect on entrepreneurial interest and serves as the primary mediating factor in this study. Creativity was found to have a positive and significant influence on motivation and indirectly contributed substantially to entrepreneurial interest through motivation. The environment emerged as the strongest factor affecting both motivation and entrepreneurial interest. In contrast, capital had the weakest influence on entrepreneurial interest compared to the other variables. Overall, the research model explains 99.7% of the variability in students’ entrepreneurial interest, emphasizing motivation as the key mediating variable linking creativity, environment, and capital to entrepreneurial aspirations.
Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intention: The Moderating Roles of Financial and Entrepreneurial Literacy in Higher Education Hasyim, Sitti Hajerah; Isma, Andika; Dewantara, Hajar; Diarra, Salim
Quantitative Economics and Management Studies Vol. 6 No. 5 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35877/454RI.qems4349

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This study investigates whether and how entrepreneurship education (EE) shapes university students’ entrepreneurial intention (EI) in Makassar, Indonesia, focusing on the roles of financial literacy (FL) and entrepreneurial literacy (EL). We conducted a cross-sectional survey of students who had taken entrepreneurship-related courses. Regression-based path analysis was used to estimate direct effects from EE to EI and to test capability-building links from EE to FL and EL. We examined both indirect (mediation) effects via FL and EL using bootstrapped estimates and the conditional (moderation) influence of FL and EL on the EE→EI relationship. EE exerts a positive and significant direct effect on EI (β = 0.276, p < .001). EE also predicts higher levels of FL and EL, and each literacy is positively associated with EI. Indirect-effect tests indicate partial mediation: EE increases EI in part because it builds FL and EL, which subsequently elevate intention. In addition, higher levels of FL and EL strengthen the EE→EI link, consistent with a conditional (moderation) role for these literacies. EE is most impactful when it is competence-rich. Embedding structured financial planning, market validation, and venture design practices into EE—paired with authentic assessments (e.g., pro formas, MVPs, incubator sprints)—should yield larger gains in EI than theory-only formats. By jointly modeling capability-building (mediation) and capability-amplifying (moderation) roles of FL and EL, this study clarifies how and when EE translates into stronger entrepreneurial intention in an emerging-market higher-education context.
From Service Quality to Purchase Decisions in Traditional Culinary Businesses: Testing a Trust and Word of Mouth Driven Model Isma, Andika; Nurhayani, Nurhayani; Dewantara, Hajar; Windasari, Wiwin Riski; Muflih, Betania Kertika
Quantitative Economics and Management Studies Vol. 6 No. 6 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35877/454RI.qems4350

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This study examines how service quality shapes purchase decisions in traditional culinary businesses, emphasizing the mediating roles of trust and word-of-mouth (WOM). Adopting a quantitative design that combines descriptive and explanatory approaches, we surveyed visitors to traditional foodservice establishments. Data were analyzed with PLS-SEM to test the measurement and structural models. The outer model met standard reliability and validity criteria (indicator loadings ≥ 0.60, CR ≥ 0.70, AVE ≥ 0.50). Structural results show that service quality, trust, and WOM each exert significant direct effects on purchase decisions. In addition, service quality indirectly influences purchase decisions through trust and WOM, indicating partial mediation. Overall explanatory power for purchase decisions is substantial, suggesting the model captures the key mechanisms that convert service experiences into buying choices. The findings underscore that improving frontline reliability, responsiveness, and assurance enhances customer trust, which, together with positive WOM including community and group interactions amplifies purchasing outcomes. Practically, managers of traditional culinary businesses should prioritize service-process excellence, transparent value cues, and community-based engagement programs to cultivate trust and stimulate advocacy. The study contributes by simultaneously modeling trust and WOM as mediators in a traditional culinary context and by providing actionable guidance on service strategies that sustain competitiveness in increasingly crowded foodservice markets.
Co-Authors Adam Ramadhan Adio, Matthew Olufemi Agus Halid Agus Syam Agus Syam Agusnaya, Nurrahmah Akmar Akilah Kautsar Al Maududi Bahmar Algi Fahrizal Alisyahbana, Andi Naila Quin Azisah Alya Olivia Amhar, A. Ummi Amraeni, Amraeni Andi Anggi Kemalasari Andi Naila Quin Azisah Aliasyahbana Andi Reski Nurhikmah Andika Isma Andri, Dian Puspita Sari Arsad Bahri Asmayanti Asmayanti Atirah Aulia, Intan Awal Syahrul Alimin Azis, Fajriani Basri Bado Basri Bado, Basri Della Fadhilatunisa Deny Romadhon Badaring Dewi Pratiwi Azis Dian Arishandy Imansyah Diarra, Salim Elma Nurjannah Fachry Abda El Rahman Fajar Bahari Fitriah R, Ulfa Hafish, Muhammad Halim, Nur Halim, Nur Halim Hamdan, Muhammad Nurfaizy Hasisa Haruna Hasyim, Sitti Hajerah Hernawan, Muh.Dzaky Aziziyah Hersiyati Palayukan Hijri Andini I Ketut Budarma Ibrani, Juan Veron ilham abu Ilma Wulansari Hasdiansa Imansyah, Dian Arishandy Isma, A Israwati Hamsar Jannah, Devi Miftahul Jasman, Muh. Jusri Jatmiko Wahyu Nugroho Joshua Juan Veron Ibrani Kemalasari, Andi Anggi Khatimah, Khusnul M. Miftach Fakhri M.Raul Fajr Gibran Airos Mahmuddin Mahmuddin Marhawati Masna, Ummul Khaeri Mas’ud, Mas’ud Matthew Olufemi Adio Miftahul Andriani Muflih, Betania Kertika Muh Fikri Ainul Yakin Muh Getri Putra Hasta Muh. Fiqriansyah Wahab Muh. Galang Nusantara Muhammad Akbar Muhammad Alief Nur Hidayah Rani Muhammad Jufri Muhammad Jufri Muhammad Nurfaizy Hamdan Muhammad Rakib Muhammad Rakib Muhammad Rakib Mushaf, Mushaf Mutmainnah Mutmainnah Ni Gst Nym Suci Murni Nirmala S., Aprilianti Nur Afrilia Afrizah Nur Arisah Nur Armika Amir Nur Astaman Putra Nur Halim Nurhayani nurhayani NURUL AZIZAH Nurul Husna Nurul Husna Offiler Pebrian Pahrul, Pahrul Pranata, Muhammad Aldi Putri Nirmala Raharimalala, Soussou Ryketeng, Masdar Salim Diarra Salim, Diarra Saparuddin Saparuddin Sarmila Sitti Hasbiah Soussou Raharimalala Sudarmi Sudarmi Sulfan Ardiansyah Syam, Agus Syukur, Pramudya Asoka Thariq Al Ayyubi Windasari, Wiwin Riski Yuliani Yuliani