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A family business is usually managed and run by family members to form and pursue a business vision that will ensure continuity across generations. Subsequently, this study aims to scrutinize and inspect the effect of Islamic work ethics on affective commitment and employee performance. Out of 273 questionnaires that were disseminated to employees of family businesses in Pati, Batang, and Demak districts of Central Java, Indonesia, 147 were filled out and completed questionnaires, reflecting a response rate of 53.8%. Based on the results from the structural equation modeling from AMOS 21, Islamic work ethics were confirmed to be positively and significantly associated with affective commitment and employee performance. The affective commitment was also positively and significantly related to employee performance. Consequently, this study will contribute to expanding the literature on the association between Islamic work ethics, affective commitment, and employee performance in Indonesian family businesses.

When organizations devote various resources to increase its effectiveness and growth, leaders continue to think about the best ways to motivate employees to work more effectively and efficiently. Therefore, this study examines the following questions: (a) the extent to which transformational leadership affects organizational learning culture, intrinsic work motivation, and employee performance? (b) the extent to which organizational learning culture affects employee performance? and (c) the extent to which intrinsic work motivation affects employee performance? Using a questionnaire distributed online to employees at a community health center in Riau island – Indonesia, data were collected and analyzed through Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) employing SmartPLS 3.0 software. The results of the study prove that (a) transformational leadership directly and significantly affects organizational learning culture, intrinsic work motivation, and employee performance, (b) organizational learning culture directly has no significant effect on employee performance, and (c) intrinsic work motivation directly and significantly affects employee performance. The findings and implications of this study indicate that intrinsic work motivation indirectly plays an important role in linking transformational leadership and employee performance.

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As a basic element for sustainable development, the residential housing industry is vital and fundamental for every country in the world. Therefore, this study examines the impacts of financial considerations on house purchase decisions by housing investors in Auckland, New Zealand. 110 completed questionnaires were statistically analyzed. For testing the proposed hypotheses, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used. The results show that house prices, income, and credit accessibility significantly influence housing investors' purchase decisions in a positive direction. It appears that more expensive houses offer more promising returns such that housing investors having higher levels of income and access to loans are brave enough to invest in such houses. This study aims to present the key factors influencing house purchase decisions from the viewpoint of housing investors as fundamental groups of stakeholders in the property market, which is rarely examined in previous studies. The implication of this study is to provide guidelines for housing regulators in New Zealand to develop affordable housing prices through the availability of land banks. This study also offers practical contributions to housing investors, particularly by providing key guidelines to make effective investment decisions.