Entrepreneurial Social Competence and Entrepreneurial Orientation to Build SME’s Business Network and Business Performance

Abstract

Abstract-A competence that is owned by entrepreneurs becomes a significant determinant to reach the business sucess becuase of the entrepereur's double role, as the owner and the manager itself. The purpose of this study is to overview the influence of entrepreneurial social comptence and entrepreneurial orientation on the developmnet of SME's business network and business performance in Western Java Province, of Indonesia. Sampling method uses Purosive Sampling Technique based on these criteria: at least 3 years experience and have had full tim employee. Sample which is used in this study, is the owner and the manager of SME, with total amount of respondents are 193. Data will be analyesed through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) by using AMOS program 16.0. The result from this study shows that the first hypotheses proves that there is a significant influence of entrepreneurial social competence on business network. Meanwhile, entrepreneurial orientation gives no influence on business network, but it influences the SME's competitive advantage. Last hypothesis also shows that there is a signifcant relationship between SME's business network and SME's business performance. The result form this study provides contribution to Resource Based View (RBV) theory which states that there are intangible assets of entrepreneurial social competence in building the SME's business network and SME's business performance. Unfortunately, the present study does not analyse all creative industrial sector and the study is only performed in Western Java Province which becomes one of the main creative industries besides Yogyakarta and Bali in Indonesia.

Innovation as Intervening Variable between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Learning Orientation with Company Performance on MSEs in Ambon City

“…A number of studies have shown that entrepreneurial orientation either directly or indirectly has a positive relationship with company performance (Wijesejara, et. al., 2014;Meutia, 2013;Pratono, et. al., 2013); Amin, 2015; Vasconcelos, et.…”

Analisis Model Relasional Jejaring Sebagai Katalisator Dalam Membangun Kinerja Bisnis

“…Kompetensi sosial akan dapat berdampak pada kinerja organisasi karena kemampuan entrepreneur ini akan memudahkan entreprenuer beradaptasi dengan individu lain maupun membentuk kesan yang baik pada stakeholder organisasi (Manuela et al, 2004;Meutia, 2013). Mason dan Harisson (2001) berpendapat bahwa perusahaan yang dapat menciptakan kesan yang positif akan memberi sinyal yang baik bagi investor sehingga akan meningkatkan peluang bisnis.…”

“…Kompetensi merupakan hal penting bagi entreprenenur dan menjadi penentu yang signifikan untuk mencapai keberhasilan bisnis karena entrepenenur bereran ganda sebagai pemilik dan manajer (Meutia, 2013). Oleh karena itu kompetensi memiliki hubungan yang sangat erat dengan kinerja.…”

“…Tidak terkecuali dalam lingkup perusahaan. Kompetensi sosial akan dapat berdampak pada kinerja organisasi karena kemampuan entrepreneur ini akan memudahkan entrepreneur beradaptasi dengan individu lain maupun membentuk kesan yang baik pada stakeholder organisasi (Manuela et al, 2004;Meutia, 2013).…”

“…Kompetensi sosial memiliki pengaruh pada kinerja bisnis. Hasil penelitian ini sejalan dengan penelitian Verbeke et al,(2011) Meutia (2013Meutia ( ,2015. Entrepreneur yang memiliki kompetensi sosial yang baik cenderung memiliki sikap prososial dan bersikap lebih simpatik sehingga lebih disukai dan dengan mudah melakukan interaksi dengan lingkungan sekitar.…”