Batik SMEs Efficiency and Entrepreneurship Role in Innovation

In the long term, batik SMEs to compete in the local and global markets can not only rely on production capabilities rooted in local sources of uniqueness, but must have efficiency of economies scale for resource access and innovation. In a competitive environment, entrepreneurs in the batik industry have an important role to improve the efficiency. This study analyzed the role of entrepreneurs in the economic efficiency. This study applies production model to describe the entrepreneurs role on economic efficiency. The study was conducted by interviews to 100 Batik SMEs managers-owners in the Batik Centre in Solo, Pekalongan and Rembang. The entrepreneurs role in innovation in term of product innovation, marketing innovation, and business alliances (cooperatives). Data analysis was performed using Stochastic Frontier and Deterministic Regression Analysis. The empirical results of the technical inefficiency effects model suggest that the entrepreneurs role in product innovation, marketing innovation and business alliances are important factors affecting economic efficiency of batik SMEs. The role of entrepreneurship in marketing innovation has the highest elasticity of the production and sales of batik, and then followed by the role of entrepreneurs in new product innovation and business alliances.

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Product Innovations through Ambidextrous Organizational Culture with Mediating Effect of Contextual Ambidexterity: An Empirical Study of IT and Telecom Firms

Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity ◽

10.3390/joitmc7010009 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 9

Author(s):

Fiaz Muhammad ◽

Amir Ikram ◽

Syed Khurram Jafri ◽

Kanwal Naveed

Keyword(s):

Organizational Culture ◽

Product Innovation ◽

New Product ◽

Radical Innovation ◽

Shared Vision ◽

Organizational Diversity ◽

Speed To Market ◽

New Product Innovation ◽

Innovation Outcomes

Considering the universal competitive pressures, it is imperative for the organizations to be more dynamic and innovative. The viability of companies is dependent on innovation and organizational culture is regarded as an important component in realizing the objective of product innovation. The study examines the association between ambidextrous organizational culture and product innovation outcomes through mediation of contextual ambidexterity. By pursuing the snowball sampling technique, pre-established structural questionnaires were distributed among the top management of IT and Telecom sector, 125 valid questionnaires were considered for data analysis purpose. The collected data was analyzed using Smart PLS software and measurement model was assessed with respect to reliability and validity. Structural model was assessed for hypothesis testing using bootstrapping technique. Results indicated that organizational diversity significantly and positively affect new product innovation outcomes i.e., incremental, radical product innovation, and speed to market, whereas shared vision positively affect incremental product innovation. Indirect effects results indicated that significant positive partial mediation of contextual ambidexterity exists between organizational diversity and new product innovation outcomes, i.e., radical innovation and speed to market. Whereas full and significant positive mediation role of contextual ambidexterity exists between shared vision and new product innovation outcomes i.e., radical innovation outcomes and speed to market. At last, no significant mediation role of contextual ambidexterity exists between organizational diversity and incremental innovation outcomes.

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The Efficiency of Red Chili Farming In Merapi Eruption Area, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202123201023 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 232 ◽

pp. 01023

Author(s):

Lestari Rahayu ◽

Dwi Febriani

Keyword(s):

Economic Efficiency ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Stochastic Frontier ◽

Allocative Efficiency ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Production Model ◽

Internal Factors ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Production Factors ◽

Input Side

Changes in soil texture after the Merapi eruption in 2010 does not affect farmers in using the production factors, resulting in non-optimal production. This study aims to analyze the factors affecting red chili production and the level of technical, allocative, and economic efficiency of red chili farming in the Merapi eruption area, Sleman Regency Yogyakarta. This study utilized a quantitative method. A total of 80 farmers was selected as samples by using a simple random sampling method. Data were analysed using the Cobb-Douglas Stochastic Frontier production model. The input side approach analysed the allocative and economic efficiency. The results showed that only land area and manure factors that significantly affected the production of red chili. The average of farmers had reached technical efficiency level with an index of 0.826 and allocative efficiency level with an index of 0.804. However, they had not achieved economic efficiency because the efficiency level merely reached the 0.665 indexes. Meanwhile, four internal factors of farmers, namely age, education level, farming experience, and land ownership status, had an insignificant influence on technical inefficiencies.

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The Role of Artificial and Nonartificial Intelligence in the New Product Success with Moderating Role of New Product Innovation: A Case of Manufacturing Companies in China

Complexity ◽

10.1155/2021/8891298 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Hou Jianjun ◽

Yi Yao ◽

Javaria Hameed ◽

Hafiz Waqas Kamran ◽

Muhammad Atif Nawaz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Product Innovation ◽

New Product ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

New Product Success ◽

Product Success ◽

Manufacturing Organizations ◽

New Product Innovation ◽

Moderating Role

Currently, there is an increasing trend in the organizations towards examining the artificial intelligence and nonartificial intelligence for the innovation and success of the new product, as well as getting the intentions of the upcoming researchers. Thus, the purpose of the ongoing study is to examine the role of artificial and nonartificial intelligence in the new product success along with the moderating role of new product innovation in the manufacturing organizations of China. The quantitative methods have been followed by the study and gathered the responses from the respondents using questionnaires, and analysis has been conducted by using the smart-PLS. The results exposed that artificial intelligence and nonartificial intelligence have positive and significant nexus with the new product success. The outcomes also revealed that the new product innovation significantly moderated the links among the nonartificial intelligence and new product success, but it insignificantly moderated the links among the artificial intelligence and new product success in the manufacturing organizations of China. These findings have provided the guidelines to the manufacturing companies and their policies developing authorities that they should be developed and implement the suitable policies regarding the adoption of artificial intelligence and nonartificial intelligence that enhance the success of the new product, which ultimately enhances the success of the organization.

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