Inter-firm linkages, business strategies and firm performance: an empirical study of small industrial clusters in Central Java, Indonesia

Heotoro, Arif and Abdullah, Moha Asri (2015) Inter-firm linkages, business strategies and firm performance: an empirical study of small industrial clusters in Central Java, Indonesia. In: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Muslim Countries. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 223-245. ISBN 9789674183035

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Abstract

Inter-firm linkages and business strategies serve as an important instrument for the way of small industrial cluster development in developing countries. The present study utilizes the case of selected manufacturing micro and small enterprises (MSEs) that operate in various small industrial clusters in Central Java, Indonesia. The focus of this study is to examine the relationships between inter-firm linkages and business strategies applied simultaneously by MSEs and their impacts on firm performance. From the perspective of co-opetition strategy, the results of this study revealed that some types of inter-firm linkages and business strategies matter for firm performance. However, inter-firm linkages seem to be less effective compared to business strategies in affecting firm performance in this study.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Additional Information:	5010/48909
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions > HC92 Economic geography of the oceans (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Economics
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Moha Asri Abdullah
Date Deposited:	21 Jan 2016 11:26
Last Modified:	25 Apr 2017 14:50
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/48909

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