The 10th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Business, Economy, Management, and Social Studies (10th IBEMS) was held successfully on September 9, 2026, conducted virtually via Zoom and streamed live on YouTube. The conference was organized by Research Synergy Foundation and the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia, co-hosted by University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), Vietnam.
IBEMS is an annual academic conference organized by Research Synergy Foundation. The conference carried the theme "Building Shared Futures; Bridging Business, Economy, Management," inviting researchers, lecturers, students, practitioners, and academicians to exchange and share their thoughts and findings across various spectrums in the field of business, economy, management, and social studies.
The 10th IBEMS successfully gathered speakers, presenters, scientific reviewers, session chairs, and participants from more than 22 countries around the globe, such as Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cyprus, Philippines, Pakistan, Iraq, Taiwan, Cambodia, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Egypt, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, Russia, Switzerland, and many more.
In the session. With the list of presenters and research titles:
| Track Management | ||
| Paper ID | Presenter | Paper Title |
| BEM26122 | Elsa Yustika Putri | Empowering Corporate ESG in the Digital Era: The Roles of Financial Constraints and Executive Financial Background |
| 462092 | Chorry Sulistyowati | Marketing Investment, Financial Leverage, and Corporate Investment Efficiency |
| BEM26114 | Dunga Dwi Barinta | Does the Application of Material Requirements Planning Enhance Operational Performance? Evidence From Mobile Street Coffee Vending in Indonesia |
| BEM26115 | Raras Kirana Wandira | Operational Value Creation Through Value Chain Analysis: A Case Study of Edible Bird’s Nest Processing at PT Husein Alam Indah |
| BEM26121 | Yetty Lestari | From Decision Analysis to Operational Readiness: Optimizing Loading and Unloading Equipment in Container Terminal Operations |
| BEM26104 | Mary Rose Montano & Regina Almonte | Data-Driven Academic Planning: Evaluating Senior High School Students’ Program Preferences and Educational Aspirations for Institutional Decision-Making |
Track Management
Presenter: Elsa Yustika Putri
Paper Title: Empowering Corporate ESG in the Digital Era: The Roles of Financial Constraints and Executive Financial Background
List of Questions:
- Muhammad Imran: "Your study uses Bloomberg ESG Score and Text Mining for Digital Finance. For developing countries like Pakistan where Bloomberg data and detailed annual reports are limited, how can researchers measure ESG and Digital Finance with low-cost alternatives?"
- Christine Yvonne Mansueto: "Your study highlights financial constraints as a factor affecting ESG. How can companies maintain strong ESG practices when they have limited financial resources?"
- Christine Yvonne Mansueto: "Among financial constraints and executive financial background, which factor has a greater influence on a company’s ESG performance, and why?"
Presenter: Chorry Sulistyowati
Paper Title: Marketing Investment, Financial Leverage, and Corporate Investment Efficiency
List of Questions:
- Muhammad Imran: "Your research focuses on marketing investment and investment efficiency. For SMEs in developing countries like Pakistan with limited marketing budget, what type of marketing investment gives the highest efficiency - digital marketing, branding, or sales promotion?"
Presenter: Dunga Dwi Barinta
Paper Title: Does the Application of Material Requirements Planning Enhance Operational Performance? Evidence From Mobile Street Coffee Vending in Indonesia
List of Questions:
- Muhammad Imran: "Your slide shows MRP with Lot-for-Lot helps reduce waste and stockouts for perishable goods. For small street coffee vendors with limited budget and no ERP system, what is the simplest way they can implement this MRP approach in daily operations?"
Presenter: Raras Kirana Wandira
Paper Title: Operational Value Creation Through Value Chain Analysis: A Case Study of Edible Bird’s Nest Processing at PT Husein Alam Indah
List of Questions:
- Muhammad Imran: "Your value chain shows losses due to yield and quality defects. For small and medium food businesses in developing countries like Pakistan with limited budget, which 1 support activity from Infrastructure, HR, or Procurement should they fix first to improve margin?"
- Christine Yvonne Mansueto: "My question is, how can PT Husein Alam Indah measure whether the recommended managerial actions actually improve operational efficiency and product quality?"
Presenter: Yetty Lestari
Paper Title: From Decision Analysis to Operational Readiness: Optimizing Loading and Unloading Equipment in Container Terminal Operations
List of Questions:
- Muhammad Imran: "You proposed a 3-phase decision architecture to move from ad-hoc intuition to data-driven maintenance. For ports in developing countries with limited budget and data infrastructure, what is the minimum data requirement to start Phase 2 with Probabilistic Decision Trees?"
Presenter: Mary Rose Montano & Regina G. Almonte
Paper Title: Data-Driven Academic Planning: Evaluating Senior High School Students’ Program Preferences and Educational Aspirations for Institutional Decision-Making
List of Questions:
- Muhammad Imran: "Your findings show 36.90% of respondents are undecided about taking the CCC Entrance Examination. From your study, what were the top 2-3 factors that influenced these students to remain undecided, and what strategies can CCC use to convert them?"
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