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Impact of Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) on Business Competitiveness : Evidence From East

Authors(3) :-Agus Purwanto, Mirza Prameswari Saefuddin, Samuel Tanasjah Setiawan

The purpose of this research is to analyze and determine the effect of the application of programme for the endorsement of forest certification ( PEFC) on business competitiveness for wood industries. This research was conducted in several companies that use wood in East Java Indonesia with 200 employee respondents of 14 wood companies which have plans to implement PEFC. The background of this research is due to inadequate research on the benefits of PEFC in timber companies in East Java Province Indonesia. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires from Desember 2019 until Januari 2020 and analyzing the data using Structural Equation Model (SEM) and Linear Structural Model (LISREL) software version 8.70. The result of analysis show that the application of PEFC significantly affected business competitiveness such as increasing customer satisfaction index, increasing sales, increasing productivity and increasing company reputation. The Novelty of this research is a new model of PEFC in East Java and this research could be used as a reference for further research in Indonesia and other region in the world.

Authors and Affiliations

Agus Purwanto
Program Doctor Management , Pelita Harapan University, Tangerang, Indonesia
Mirza Prameswari Saefuddin
Program Doctor Management , Pelita Harapan University, Tangerang, Indonesia
Samuel Tanasjah Setiawan
Program Doctor Management , Pelita Harapan University, Tangerang, Indonesia

Chain of Custody, Competitiveness, PEFC

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Published in : Volume 3 | Issue 1 | January-February 2020
Date of Publication : 2020-01-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 42-51
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ203110
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

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Agus Purwanto, Mirza Prameswari Saefuddin, Samuel Tanasjah Setiawan, "Impact of Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) on Business Competitiveness : Evidence From East ", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp.42-51, January-February.2020
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