The increasing growth of the coffee shop business with a fast and attractive expansion as a food & beverage industry in urban areas of Indonesia, especially Special Region of Yogyakarta has led to business competition between micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) which are required to use their ability to adapt, be competitive and improve business performance. The entrepreneurial orientation is claimed to important contributions to business success. This study aims to analyze the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on business performance. Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis method is used to examine the effect of five dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (innovative, proactive, risk-taking, autonomy, and competitive aggressiveness) on business performance. This research was conducted at 80 coffee shop MSMEs with the sampling technique using convenience sampling. The results showed that the dimensions of proactive, autonomy, and competitive aggressiveness were found to have a positive and significant effect on business performance, while the innovative and risk-taking dimensions did not affect significantly on business performance.
Increasing tomatoes consumption which is driven by needs and desires, changes consumers’ tastes and preferences. This study aimed to determine consumers’ attitudes and preferences towards tomato’s attributes. A convenience sampling which consisted of 150 respondents in the Special Region of Yogyakarta was selected for this research. Fishbein’s Multi-attribute was used to analyze consumers’ attitude, and a conjoint analysis was employed to identify consumers’ preferences. According to the findings of this study, consumers have a favorable attitude toward tomato attributes such as freshness, color, firm texture, surface appearance, and taste. Meanwhile, the findings of the conjoint analysis revealed that the color of the tomatoes was the most favored characteristic. The most preferred combination of tomato characteristics was red color, highly fresh, firm texture, spot-free surface look, and sweetness.
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