The purpose of this study is to predict the influence model of external and internal factors of a company, starting a company's financial performance on the competitiveness of companies in the Consumer Goods Industry Sector on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The sample of this research is 35 companies in the Consumer Goods Industry Sector on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the period of 2016 to 2018. This research is used SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) based on component or variance based analysis known as Partial Least Square (PLS). The results of this study concluded that external factors affect the company's financial performance and company competitiveness. Internal factors also affect the company's financial performance and competitiveness but the influence of  both external factors and internal factors respectively are not able to mediate the financial performance of the company's competitiveness

This article describes the natural availability of medicinal plants used in the community health behavior of Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) in the Bukit Dua Belas National Park (BDNP) area. The SAD community, also known as the Kubu, Orang Rimba, or Orang Ulu, are a minority (marginal) ethnic group who live in remote areas and have minimal interaction with the outside world and maintain a primitive way of life amidst modernization. This level of availability is important in decision-making in the socio-economic empowerment program of the SAD indigenous community through the commercialization of medicinal plants. The survey research was conducted for 2 months in the Air Hitam District, Sarolangun Regency, Jambi Province. Data were collected through field observation and interviews with sources of information from the leader of the SAD group, usually called Tumenggung. The data analysis method used simple mathematical techniques to identify the determinants of the level of sustainability of the supply of medicinal plants. The research results showed that the types of medicinal plants classified as shrubs had a higher sustainable supply from nature. This group of medicinal plant species also has the opportunity to be cultivated so that it can be integrated with efforts to empower the SAD community both in the area (in-sites) and around the BDNP (ex-sites). The preservation of medicinal plants of the SAD community in the BDNP area is still maintained, except for several types of medicinal plants belonging to certain trees that require conservation efforts through protection and ecosystem enrichment. Based on the supply of medicinal plants, it can be concluded that a particular strategy is needed for each medicinal plant in developing its economic value, which is grouped into conservation and cultivation efforts, both in situ and ex situ.

The purpose of this study is to find out how experienced Batik micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Jambi City are in financial matters. Data collection techniques through conversations or interviews with informants representing small and medium enterprises, and interviews conducted face-to-face. The aspects of financial literacy studied are: 1) Aspects of financial knowledge; (2) Aspects of financial behavior; 3) Aspects of financial attitudes; and 4) Aspects of financial capability. The results showed that (1) The aspect of financial knowledge shows that Batik MSME actors in Jambi City are able to use supporting devices, and financial products and make financial reports to support their business; (2) The aspect of financial behavior shows that Batik MSME actors in Jambi City are aware of paying taxes, setting aside money for savings, and recording finances accurately; (3) The aspect of financial attitude shows that Batik MSME actors in Jambi City are able to manage expenses rationally; and (4) The financial capability  aspect shows that Batik MSME players in Jambi City are able to have strategies and plans for where and how money will be spent and track savings balances.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the causal relationship between economic growth and the value of Indonesia's exports to China, the type of data used in this study is secondary data with an annual time period from 1995 to 2020, the analytical tool used in this study is the Granger causality test. Based on the results of the Granger causality test, it shows that there is no unidirectional or two-way relationship between economic growth and exports to China, so it can be concluded that economic growth and exports to China do not have a unidirectional or two-way causal relationship.