Do Entrepreneurial Characteristics Have an Impact on Business Performance?: A Case in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of Palm Sugar in West Nusa Tenggara. NMW Sari1 ,IF Danasari, BYE Yanuartati1, Hayati1, and C Ayu
Study Program of Agribusiness, Socio Economic of Agriculture Department, Faculty of Agriculture University of Mataram, Indonesia
Abstract
Entrepreneurs play an important role in improving national growth. The palm sugar micro, small, medium enterprises (MSMEs) also absorbs much labor. This research aims analyze the effect of entreperenurial characteristics towards the business performance of palm sugar MSMEs in the West Lombok Regency. In this research, entrepreneurial characteristics consist of individual and psychological characteristics- whereas entrepreneurial competencies consist of managerial skill, conceptual skill, social skill, decision making skill and time managerial skill- finally, business performance indicators consist of profit and sales volume. This research used 100 data samples of palm sugar MSMEs that were collected through propotional cluster sampling in the West Lombok regency from June 2015 until August 2015. The data were analyzed by SEM analysis with SmartPLS sofware. The result showed that both individual and psychological entrepreneurial characteristics significantly and positively influenced business performace
Keywords: Business performance, characteristics, entrepreneurial, micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), palm sugar.
