EkoBis ( Ekonomi & Bisnis )
2010: EKOBIS (Vol.11 No.1 2010)

PENINGKATAN KINERJA UKM MELALUI IMPROVEMENT PROCESS DI KABUPATEN PURBALINGGA

IVAN SUTRISNO (Fakultas Ekonomi Unsoed Purwokerto)
RAHAB . (Fakultas Ekonomi Unsoed Purwokerto)
JARYONO . (Fakultas Ekonomi Unsoed Purwokerto)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jan 2010

Abstract

Improving of SMEs performance need good management system. The purpose of this researchis analyze the factors influencing the performance of SMEs and to determine whether thevariables of innovation, environmental hostility and firm size affect to improvement processs.A survey was conducted in Purbalingga regency by purposive sampling technique. Thesamples that are used to data analysing are 110 small medium enterprises. Partial LeastSquares method was used to examine 6 (six) research hypotheses. Research instrumensvalidity was measured by convergent validity and discriminant validity. Instrument reliabilitywas measured by cronbach’s alpha and composite reliability. The result shows that innovationand firm size positively effect to improvement process. Improvement process has a positiveeffect on firm’s growth.Keyword : Process Improvement, Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Performance, Inovation

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ekobis

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Bisnis (EKOBIS) is published by the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Sultan Agung Islamic University (Unissula) on a regular basis (every six months). The purpose of this journal is to publish the results of research in the field of management which includes: - ...