Article: University to MSMEs knowledge transfer in Indonesia Journal: International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies (IJEPEE) 2024 Vol.20 No.5 pp.1 - 23 Abstract: This study involved 201 MSMEs collected through online survey. By using descriptive statistic, this study found that the main interest of MSMEs to engage with universities is to digitise. The most type of collaboration needed is market study, while the main objective of MSMEs to collaborate is to increase market share. Increasing profits through productivity become the main motivation of MSMEs to collaborate, business development is the outcome that MSMEs are willing to achieve the most from the partnership, while funding problem is the biggest barrier to realising university and MSMEs partnership. SmartPLS used to test the hypotheses, the study found that university to MSMEs knowledge transfer significantly affect competitive advantage and MSMEs performance, and the competitive advantage was significantly affected MSMEs performance. The study also found that the hypothesis testing the influence of university to MSMEs knowledge transfer mediated by competitive advantage was also supported. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: University to MSMEs knowledge transfer in Indonesia

Authors: Lina Anatan

Addresses: Maranatha Christian University Bandung, Jl. Prof. drg. Surya Sumantri, MPH. No. 65 Bandung, 40164 West Java Province, Indonesia

Abstract: This study involved 201 MSMEs collected through online survey. By using descriptive statistic, this study found that the main interest of MSMEs to engage with universities is to digitise. The most type of collaboration needed is market study, while the main objective of MSMEs to collaborate is to increase market share. Increasing profits through productivity become the main motivation of MSMEs to collaborate, business development is the outcome that MSMEs are willing to achieve the most from the partnership, while funding problem is the biggest barrier to realising university and MSMEs partnership. SmartPLS used to test the hypotheses, the study found that university to MSMEs knowledge transfer significantly affect competitive advantage and MSMEs performance, and the competitive advantage was significantly affected MSMEs performance. The study also found that the hypothesis testing the influence of university to MSMEs knowledge transfer mediated by competitive advantage was also supported.

Keywords: knowledge transfer; partnership; university; MSMEs; Indonesia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEPEE.2024.143188

International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, 2024 Vol.20 No.5, pp.1 - 23

Accepted: 04 May 2024
Published online: 06 Dec 2024 *

Title: University to MSMEs knowledge transfer in Indonesia

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