SMES and HEI Collaboration: Improving SMEs’ Performance and Knowledge Management Capability to Cope with Economic Disruption

Dorojatun Prihandono, Wahyono, Andhi Wijayanto, Corry Yohana, Made V. Permana

2019

Abstract

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face challenging competition in this economic disruption era. Effort to improve competitiveness through performance and knowledge management capability has become a must to cope with the economic disruptions. Performance and knowledge management capability in SMEs need to be addressed to improve their competitiveness. Higher Education Insitution (HEIs) and SMEs collaboration has become a tool to improve SMEs’ performance and knowledge management. The aim of this study is to examine relationship between entrepreneurial orientation on organisational learning; the role of HEI engagement in moderating entrepreneurial orientation on organisational learning; relationship between organisational learning on organisational performance and organisational learning on knowledge management capability. This study applies PLS SEM analysis. SMEs business owners in Semarang, Magelang, Pekalongan and Grobogan region are respondents of this study. Results of this study shows that entrepreneurial orientation has positive influence on organisational learning; there is no moderation effect of HEI engagement on entrepreneurial orientation and organisational learning; organisational learning has positive influence on organisation performance and organisational learning influence positively on knowledge management capability.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Prihandono D., Wahyono., Wijayanto A., Yohana C. and Permana M. (2019). SMES and HEI Collaboration: Improving SMEs’ Performance and Knowledge Management Capability to Cope with Economic Disruption. In Proceedings of the 2nd Economics and Business International Conference - Volume 1: EBIC, ISBN 978-989-758-498-5, pages 51-61. DOI: 10.5220/0009198800510061

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ebic19,
author={Dorojatun Prihandono and Wahyono and Andhi Wijayanto and Corry Yohana and Made V. Permana},
title={SMES and HEI Collaboration: Improving SMEs’ Performance and Knowledge Management Capability to Cope with Economic Disruption},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd Economics and Business International Conference - Volume 1: EBIC,},
year={2019},
pages={51-61},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009198800510061},
isbn={978-989-758-498-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd Economics and Business International Conference - Volume 1: EBIC,
TI - SMES and HEI Collaboration: Improving SMEs’ Performance and Knowledge Management Capability to Cope with Economic Disruption
SN - 978-989-758-498-5
AU - Prihandono D.
AU - Wahyono.
AU - Wijayanto A.
AU - Yohana C.
AU - Permana M.
PY - 2019
SP - 51
EP - 61
DO - 10.5220/0009198800510061