Advantage Of SMEs Research Articles

The Impact of Innovation Types on Competitive Advantage in SMEs in Jordan

The Impact of Innovation Types on Competitive Advantage in SMEs in Jordan

Organizational Ambidexterity, Digital Transformation, and Strategic Agility for Gaining Competitive Advantage in SMEs

This study aims to examine the effects of strategic agility and environmental dynamism on the relationship between organizational ambidexterity and digital transformation and competitive advantage in small-scale SMEs. A quantitative research method is used in the study. The research population is the managers of 17451 small-scale SMEs in the wholesale and retail trade sector within the provincial borders of Istanbul, which employ less than 50 employees annually and whose annual net sales revenue or financial balance sheet does not exceed 25 million Turkish Liras according to the data of the end of 2020. An online survey was sent to the managers of 450 small-scale SMEs reached by convenience sampling method and the data obtained from 366 valid surveys were analyzed through the Smart PLS program. According to the research results, organizational ambidexterity and digital transformation are positively related to competitive advantage. In addition, it is determined that digital transformation has a partial mediating role on the relationship between small-scale SMEs’ ambidexterity and competitive advantage, and strategic agility has a moderating role on this relationship. On the other hand, it is concluded that environmental dynamism does not have a moderating role on the relationship between small-scale SMEs’ ambidexterity and competitive advantage.

The Role of Supply Chain Capabilities in Increasing the Competitive Advantage of Photo Catalyst Ceramic MSMEs in Bali

The long-term goal of this research is to develop knowledge in the field of Strategic Management, especially about Collaborative Value Innovation, Supply chain strategy, strategy of competitive advantage in SMEs. This research was conducted at SMES Photo catalyst Ceramics in Bali, with research objects on collaboration value innovation, supply chain capabilities, competitive advantage. The research population is all ceramic SMEs in Bali. This research was conducted at SMES Photo catalyst Ceramics in Bali, with research objects on collaboration value innovation, supply chain capabilities, competitive advantage. The research population is all ceramic SMEs in Bali. The results of this study indicate that Collaboration of the value of innovation has no significant negative effect on competitive advantage. This indicates that there is no relationship between photo catalyst ceramic SMEs to produce an innovation, so this also provides a negative value in creating competitive advantage between business actors. Collaboration of innovation values provides positive value to supply chain capabilities, collaboration provides great opportunities in sharing information related to resources to support the development of photo catalyst ceramics. The ability of the supply chain to provide significant positive results for competitive advantage, with the capabilities of good information actors from raw materials to ceramic products will certainly provide great opportunities in achieving competitive advantage; this also shows that the mediation of supply chain capabilities becomes full mediation in relationships, collaboration value innovation and competitive advantage.

Pengaruh Lingkungan Eksternal Dan Lingkungan Internal Terhadap Kinerja Ukm Melalui Keunggulan Bersaing Pada UKM Di Kota Sorong

This study aims to determine and analyze the influence of the external environment and the internal environment on the performance of SMEs through competitive advantage in SMEs in Sorong City - West Papua. The population in this study were SMEs in Sorong City which included food and beverage, metal and service industries, forest products and furniture, building materials, and handicrafts totaling 539 SMEs, and the samples in this study were 135 SMEs. sampling using proportional cluster random sampling. Data analysis methods include descriptive analysis and quantitative analysis with analysis tools using SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) and AMOS (Analysis Moment of Structural) programs. The findings of this study are the external environment is proven to have a negative and significant effect on the performance of SMEs; the external environment is proven to have a negative and significant effect on SME performance mediated by competitive advantage; the internal environment is proven to have a positive and significant effect on the performance of SMEs; the internal environment is proven to have a positive and significant effect on SME performance mediated by competitive advantage. Keywords: external environment, internal environment, competitive advantage, performance of SMEs.

Role of Value Co-Creation between Information Interaction Capabilities and Competitive Advantage in SMEs, Henan Province, China

Role of Value Co-Creation between Information Interaction Capabilities and Competitive Advantage in SMEs, Henan Province, China

Analysis of Unique Resource Capabilities and Social Commerce Against Competitive Advantages in SMEs in Klambir Lima Village

This study aims to find out how the influence of Unique Resource Capabilities and Social Commerce on Competitive Advantage in SMEs in Klambir 5 District with the Multiple Regression Analysis approach. The number of samples taken was 83 respondents who were calculated using the Slovin formula. The problem to be researched is to find a model for applying unique resource capabilities and appropriate social development that will affect competitive advantage in general and specifically increase the business productivity of small and medium enterprises so that they can provide the best, both for internal entrepreneurs and the community in the Klambir environment. Lima as well as the wider community in general. Application of the principles of unique resource capabilities consisting of Tangible Assets, Intangible Assets, Organizational assets are expected to help efforts to improve business levels better. Continuous improvement of good business levels is important for SMEs to carry out so that they can continue to grow and develop and have a competitive advantage compared to other regions in their vicinity. Social commerce is an e-commerce concept that relies on social media and user participation to assist the online buying and selling process. This concept uses social media as a transaction platform that allows users to buy or sell goods or services. However, several innovations in social trading do not involve exchanging money in the transaction process. Keywords: Unique Resource Capabilities Social Commerce; Competitive Advantage

The Role of Market Orientation in Mediation the Impact of Entrepreneurship Orientation on Company Performance and Competitive Advantage

The purpose of this research is to see how the SME Orientation Strategy is implemented in West Sumatra. The strategy uses two parameters, namely entrepreneurial orientation and market orientation. The focus of this research objective is to analyze the role of market orientation in mediating the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on company performance and competitive advantage in SMEs, especially the food industry in Rumah Makan Minang, West Sumatra. The subjects of this study were restaurants registered with the West Sumatra BPS which were surveyed by the Googlemaps team in 11 cities. The sample of this research comes from restaurant owners. Data collection was carried out by distributing 173 questionnaires to restaurant owners or management. The data collection process was carried out by a team of five people who had experience and received training and understanding of the questions in the survey. The data analysis technique is SEM (Structural Equation Model) with the SmartPLS 3.2.8 professional application program. This study found that market orientation plays a role in mediating the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on company performance, but it is not proven to play a role in mediating the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on competitive advantage in Minang Restaurant MSME in West Sumatra. Other indicators will be discussed in this article.

Developing model of logistics capability, supply chain policy on logistics integration and competitive advantage of SMEs

This study aims to analyze the influence of supply chain policies, logistical capabilities, on logistical integration and competitive advantage in SMEs in Indonesia. The measurement method uses structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis using SmartPLS 4.0 software to analyze the influence of supply chain policies, logistical capabilities, on logistics integration and competitive advantage. The research data was obtained from distributing online questionnaires via social media. The questionnaire was designed using a Likert scale of 7. The respondents used in this study were SMEs owners who were determined through simple random sampling. The online questionnaire was distributed to 490 UKM owners. The stages of data analysis are validity test, reliability test and significance test or hypothesis test. Based on the results of data processing carried out, it was found that supply chain policy has a positive effect on logistical integration, logistics capability has a positive effect on logistics integration, supply chain policy has a positive effect on competitive advantage, logistics capability has a positive effect on competitive advantage, logistics integration has a positive effect on competitive advantage competitive. The novelty of this research is the relationship model of logistics capability and supply chain policy on logistics integration and competitive advantage in SMEs organizations. The theoretical implication of this research is to support previous theories that logistics capability and supply chain policy play a role in encouraging increased logistics integration and encouraging increased competitive advantage in SMEs organizations. The practical implication of this research is the management of SMEs to implement logistics capability and create and implement supply chain policies to encourage increased logistics integration so that it will increase competitive advantage.

PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN EKSTERNAL DAN LINGKUNGAN INTERNAL TERHADAP KINERJA UKM MELALUI KEUNGGULAN BERSAING PADA UKM DI KOTA SORONG

This study aims to determine and analyze the influence of the external environment and the internal environment on the performance of SMEs through competitive advantage in SMEs in Sorong City. The population in this study were SMEs in the city of Sorong which included food and beverage, metal and service industries, forest products and furniture, building materials, and handicrafts totaling 539 SMEs, and the samples in this study were 135 SMEs. sampling using proportional cluster random sampling. Data analysis methods include descriptive analysis and quantitative analysis with analytical tools using SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) and AMOS (Analysis Moment of Structural) programs. The findings of this study are: 1) the external environment is proven to have a negative and significant effect on the performance of SMEs; 2) the external environment is proven to have a negative and significant effect on SME performance mediated by competitive advantage; 3) the internal environment is proven to have a positive and significant impact on the performance of SMEs; 4) the internal environment is proven to have a positive and significant effect on SME performance mediated by competitive advantage.

Advantages of MSMEs Post Covid-19 Through Product Design, Product Quality and Price Toward Purchase Decisions at The Tempe Harber (HB) Factory

This study aims to determine the effect of product design (X1) on the advantages of MSMEs (Z), to determine product quality (X2) to the advantages of MSMEs (Z), and to determine the price (X3) to the advantages of MSMEs (Z), to determine product design. (X1) on purchasing decisions (Y), to determine product quality (X2) on purchasing decisions (Y), and to determine price (X3) on purchasing decisions (Y), to determine purchasing decisions (Y) on the advantages of SMEs (Z). This study uses quantitative methods to determine the effect of independent variables (product design, product quality and price) on the dependent variable (purchase decisions) through the intervening variable (MSME advantages). The decision to purchase the tempe harber (HB) factory on Jalan Aek Tapa A in this study was that the population was unknown, while the sample was taken using the Lemeshow formula using a 90% ability level and 10% error margin. The results of the respondents obtained were 96 decision makers in this study. The collection technique is by distributing a questionnaire (questionnaire) using google form. This research uses data analysis method using PLS (Partial least square) which is run using smartPLS 3 software. The collection technique is by distributing a questionnaire (questionnaire) using google form. This research uses data analysis method using PLS (Partial least square) which is run using smartPLS 3 software. The collection technique is by distributing a questionnaire (questionnaire) using google form. This research uses data analysis method using PLS (Partial least square) which is run using smartPLS 3 software. The results of the hypothesis which indicate that product design, product quality and price on purchasing decisions are significant, that the T-Statistic value is > 1.96 so that the P-Values ​​are <0.05. Likewise, the results of the hypothesis that the price and purchasing decisions on the advantages of MSMEs are also significant with a T-Statistic value> 1.96 and a P-Values ​​value <0.05. The results of the product design hypothesis and product quality are stated to be insignificant but have a positive effect because the T-Statistic value is > 1.96 and the P-Values ​​value is > 0.05. The results of the R-Square test can be seen that the purchasing decision has the ability to product design, product quality and price with a value of 0.626, where the purchase decision is 62.6% which is stated that it belongs to the medium category.

Competitive Advantage of SMEs Through Innovation to Reach International Markets

This study aims to identify various characteristics related to competitive advantage in SMEs through innovation. This research is a scoping review using PRISMA. The stages in conducting a scoping review that must be carried out are the focus of the review, using the PEO framework (problem, exposure, and outcome), identification of relevant studies, process descriptions, and identification of literature with PRISMA flowcharts, data extraction, and mapping or scoping. The inclusion criteria used in selecting the scoping review study were publication of manuscripts in the last five years (2018-2022), nationally accredited and internationally indexed journals, original articles, and articles in Indonesian or English. The keywords used in the article search were "SME" OR "competitive advantage" OR "innovation" OR "culinary" AND "international market." SME product innovation must continue to be carried out in the face of current market competition to reach the international market, especially MSMEs engaged in traditional food or culinary. SMEs must innovate in products, namely innovation in shape, taste, color, and innovation in packaging. The role of using social media to introduce culinary products in the international market is an effective way to expand the market share of culinary SMEs in the international market.

Strategic Orientation, Innovation and Competitive Advantage of SMEs: A Case Study of Creative Industry in Central Java

This study aims to examine the relationship between strategic orientation, innovation, and competitive advantage in SMEs in Central Java. During the pandemic, market conditions were not stable enough but still urged SMEs to grow and develop through competitive advantage. This study wants to see how strategic orientation affects the innovation process of SMEs to create a competitive advantage. Respondents were 78 SMEs spread across Central Java. Data analysis used validity test, reliability test, correlation, multiple regression, T-test, F test, and coefficient of determination test. Tests were conducted between strategic orientation towards innovation and strategic orientation to competitive advantage. The strategic orientation carried out during the pandemic is quite difficult to increase innovation and competitive advantage.

Implementation of Islamic corporate governance and competitive advantage in SMEs: A systematic literature review approach

In the case of Indonesia, research related to good governance in SMEs is categorized as relatively new and has received little attention. Attention to SMEs is deemed inadequate, while the development of Sharia-based SMEs. The development of Sharia-based SMEs should be the basis for building a solid halal industry construction. SMEs must be developed in order to create a prosperous society. However, whether the method and type of business taken in fulfilling the needs of life are in accordance with Islamic rules, that is the problem and must be a concern for business actors. In running an SMEs business, of course there are limitations in selecting and sorting the products that will be produced by business actors. This study comprehensively examines the topic of governance from an Islamic perspective through analysis of corporate models and conceptual empirical research. The next stage of this research is to review previous research that became a reference and show the things that happened in the literature both theoretically and empirically. Literature study, this research shows the main findings, namely the emergence of uncertainty in the results of the application of governance from an Islamic perspective and competitive advantage in SMEs. Previous researchers conducted related research showing different research results so that further research will be carried out for previous researchers by integrating the comparison pattern between the competitive advantages of conventional SMEs with sharia and the application of corporate governance in SMEs.

The role of supply chain management on Indonesian small and medium enterprise competitiveness and performance

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of supply chain management on competitive advantage in SMEs, the effect of competitive advantage on company performance in SMEs, and the influence of supply chain management on company performance mediated by competitive advantage in SMEs. This study uses quantitative methods and data analysis techniques based on Structural Equation Modeling using SmartPLS 3.0 software. The sample selection method uses non-probability sampling methods. Online questionnaires were sent to 340 SMEs respondents, the next step is to evaluate the returned 320 questionnaires. The results indicate that supply chain management had a significant influence on company performance and competitive advantage. Competitive Advantage also had a significant influence on company performance and played a mediate influence between supply chain management and company performance. The company's ability had a positive effect on competitive advantage and finally, adequate company capabilities had an impact on competitive advantage.

Digital marketing modelling: a sustainable competitive advantage for SMEs

Digital marketing modelling: a sustainable competitive advantage for SMEs

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Competitive Advantage, Learning Organization and SME Performance

The existence of SMEs has an important role in improving people's living standards, as well as in economic development. The purpose of this study is to analyze the confirmatory factors of competitive advantage, learning organization and SME performance. Analysis of the data used in the study using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) techniques, the results of the study show that the learning organization of SMEs in this study was formed by indicators of system thinking development, mentality model development, personal skills, teamwork and flexibility and indicators that are considered to have the greatest contribution. or the most powerful form of learning organization variable is teamwork. The competitive advantage of SMEs is formed by indicators of resources adding positive value, resources are unique or rare, resources are difficult to imitate and resources cannot be replaced by other sources and indicators that are considered to have the largest or strongest contribution to form competitive advantage variables are difficult resources. imitated. The performance of SMEs is formed by indicators of financial performance, innovative performance, production performance and marketing performance and the indicator that is considered to have the largest or strongest contribution in shaping the performance variable of SMEs is financial performance.

Management Succession and Entrepreneurship Business Sustenance

Succession planning has drawn substantial interest among researchers. Research reports designate deficiency of quality planning in the management of SMEs especially in developing countries like Nigeria and this constitutes a foremost limitation to the effective management of SMEs. Succession planning are fundamental to steady performance, sustainability and competitive advantage of SMEs. The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of HR planning/forecasting on family business continuity and also to examine the effect of workers education on survival of entrepreneur. 110 copies of questionnaire were administered to the employees in the five selected SMEs in Abeokuta Ogun state, Nigeria to get primary data that treated and tested appropriate research questions and hypotheses accordingly. Analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation efficient and regression analysis was employed. The Yamane formula was used to determine the sample size. The test re-test reliability approach was adopted for the convenience of the researcher. Reliability was ensued by Cronbachs Alpha of 0.932. The data was analyzed using manual and electronic based methods through the data preparation grid and statistical package for the social sciences, (SPSS). The study found out that HR succession planning significantly assists SMEs to increase business continuity and Workers education significantly assists SMEs to increase business survival. The study recommends that organizational succession planning should be at regular interval as this will enable workers to know its importance and also business successors should be appointed based on merit so that the right and experience successors can manage the business.

The role of entrepreneurship in achieving competitive advantage

Despite the importance of promoting entrepreneurship in business activities to achieve a competitive advantage, a large proportion of business firms fail to make entrepreneurship a reality in their work. In addition, these constraints make it possible to gain a competitive advantage in the problems of the market in particular that modern markets are full of rivals and fast-paced changes in various variables. In light of this, the researcher carried out this study to investigate the role of entrepreneurship in achieving competitive advantage in SMEs. By using the descriptive-analytical approach, developing a questionnaire tool and distributing it to a sample of 100 administrators working in SMEs in Saudi Arabia. The results of the study showed that there is a positive relationship in the role of entrepreneurship in achieving competitive advantage in small and medium enterprises in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

PARETO SALES NETWORK ASSET AS CRITICAL SOURCES OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE : A RESOURCE-BASED VIEW PERSPECTIVE

Relationship skills can create a sales network and become an important part of a company to increase competitive advantage. The purpose of this study is to identify the inconsistency of the relationship between relational capability in competitive advantage and Pareto sales network assets as a mediator. The sample of this study came from food and beverage SME owners around the city of Semarang, Central Java. Respondent data was collected from 202 small and medium business sectors through questionnaires and interviews. This study used SEM-PLS for analysis. The results of the study found that (1) relational capability had a positive and significant effect on Pareto sales network assets; (2) relational capability has a positive and significant effect on competitive advantage; (3) Pareto sales network assets have a positive and significant effect on competitive advantage; (4) the greater the influence of relational capability on competitive advantage through Pareto sales network assets. The role of Pareto sales network assets has the potential to be a high leverage for competitive advantage in SMEs.

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