Building Indonesia's Micro Small and Medium Entreprise; Lesson Learned from Australian SME

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10.2991/icaaip-17.2018.20How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Economy, Values, Sustainability, Enterprise

Abstract

The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in Indonesia played a crucial roles in developing and sustaining the economy of Indonesia. More than 99 percent of the enterprise in Indonesia were in MSME category. Nevertheless, many micro enterprises face many impediments to sustain and/or to develop to the bigger scale. This paper present the case study of a micro enterprise in South Sulawesi and provide a lesson learned from SMEs in the State of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. The study employed qualitative approach. Data were gathered by using observation and interviews to a micro, small and medium enterprises both in Indonesia and in Australia. A micro enterprise in Indonesia was analyzed by using the SWOT analysis. The study uncovered the strength and weaknesses, the opportunities and treats of that enterprise. The result of the SWOT analysis and the application of the knowledge management of the enterprises as well as the lesson learned from Australian SME provide the possible solution for the impediment factors of the enterprise.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Siti Azisah
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TI  - Building Indonesia's Micro Small and Medium Entreprise; Lesson Learned from Australian SME
BT  - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of Asian Association of Indigenous and Cultural Psychology (ICAAIP 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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