PENGARUH KETERAMPILAN BERWIRAUSAHA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN USAHA BERKELANJUTAN PADA INDUSTRI KECIL DI KOTA SUKABUMI
Abtrak: The purposes of this
research is to describe entrepreneurial skill and its influence on sustained
business growth. This research expect to
obtain a new concept of Business Administration Study especially on
entrepreneurial skills and sustained business growth. The locus of this study
is business organization (small industry) and focused on entrepreneurial skill
and sustained business growth. Descriptive analyses was used to describe the
condition of research object. This is a survey research which is used
questionaire as basic data instrument. So, the method of this research is
explanatory survey. The population size of this research is 750 small industry,
and sample size is 150 small industry according to the criteria specified in
the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results showed that the
entrepreneurship skills affect sustained business growth, this result explains
that the hypothesis tested. The magnitude of the influence of entrepreneurial
skills for sustained business growth of small industries in Sukabumi is
significantly determined by the personal entrepreneurial skills, business
management skills and technical skills. This study reinforces the concept of
Hisrich, et al, Frinces, Baum, et al and Lee and Tsang about entrepreneurship
skills will have a positive impact on business growth. However, this study
finding that entrepreneurship skills affect sustained business growth, sustained
growth mean industry grow in a time period. For entrepreneurial skill variable,
the results showed that the business management skills as a dominant factor
that reflected entrepreneurial skill and personal entrepreneurial is the less
factor. This suggests that entrepreneurial skills can really only be learned
(entrepreneur are made) not only the legacy of the inherent entrepreneurial
hereditary (traditional). This study indicate for small scale industry, high
entrepreneurial skill not also raise the credibility of venture to gain financing externally. It's
the specified characteristic of small industry. So, supporting from government
in regulation and capital is very important to get investor believes.
Penulis: HERWAN ABDUL MUHYI
Kode Jurnal: jpkomunikasidd120052