The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of entrepreneurial orientation and social capital on innovation and performance capabilities in achieving the competitive advantage of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEs contribute significantly to the Indonesian economy, especially in the era of a monetary crisis. Some researches on performance and innovation capabilities in SMEs have focused on finance, operation, and marketing aspects but have not explored the intangible assets such as entrepreneurial and social capital. Intangible assets become a key success factor in improving the performance of SMEs, especially in the era of ASEAN Economic Community 2016. The method used in this research is descriptive and explanatory. The sample of this study is owners of SMEs handicraft in Semarang, Jepara, Kudus, with as many as 254 respondents. Sampling is conducted on SMEs that have been operating for at least five years, having employees over 10 people and still exist up to now. Data were collected by using survey method through closed and open questionnaires and interview. Data analysis was done by using the structural equation model with AMOS program. The results show that there is a significant influence between entrepreneurial orientation and social capital on innovation and performance capabilities. Innovation capability has a significant influence on performance improvement and competitive advantage of SMEs.

This research aims to examine the impact of knowledge sharing and knowledge absorption on the innovation capability and the performance of Sharia banks. The rapid competition in banking industry among conventional and Sharia banks requires innovation capability in order to enhance the performance and achieve the sustainable competitive advantage. The development and performance of Sharia banks at the present still tend to be low. Innovation on product and service is one of the success keys of Sharia banks in enhancing the performance and competitiveness. Innovation capability can be developed if the employees within the organization are able to perform knowledge sharing or knowledge absorption. The sample of this research includes the employees of Sharia Banks in Semarang as many as 102 respondents. The sampling technique uses purposive sampling with criteria; permanent employees who have been working no less than 5 years. The data collection method is performed using questionnaire, while the data analysis technique uses SEM. The finding concludes that knowledge sharing and knowledge absorption significantly impact the innovation capability and performance.

This study aims to analyze the effect of the Covid-19 pandemics on the financial performance ratios of BPR Dana Nusantara Batam, the BPR with the best performance in the Riau Islands Province. In addition, this study uses Bank Indonesia Circular Letter No. 6/23/DPNP Year 2004 to categorize the achievement from the financial performing activities of the BPR. This research uses the case study method, followed by the analytical tool used on the SPSS Version 24, parametric statistics in the different T-tests, and nonparametric statistics through the Wilcoxon test. The results showed a significant difference in the performance of BPR Dana Nusantara in the context of achieving LDR and CAR before and during the pandemic. In contrast, the achievement of NPL, ROA, and OER did not experience significant differences. The LDR rises from the Good category to the Very Good category while NPL remains in a Good. Moreover, ROA remains in the Very Good, CAR remains in the Adequate, and OER remains in the Very Good criteria. As such, the financial performance ratios are in healthy condition, which concludes that the covid-19 pandemic did not bring a significant impact on the BPR Dana Nusantara Batam's operational activities.

Measurement and Performance appraisal are the important component of the Village Credit Institution (LPD). The management can also use LPD performance measurement as a tool to evaluate its business performance. There is a weakness in performance measurement, namely performance measurement that only measures financial performance, but has not been able to fully describe the condition of LPD to non-financial performance. This research was explanatory with the form of causality between variables. The number of LPD to be sampled were 59 LPD. The data analysis technique used in this study was SEM-PLS. Based on the results of hypothesis testing showed that the performance of the non-financial perspective has a significant positive effect on the performance of the financial perspective of the LPD in Buleleng Regency. Second, the performance of non-financial perspectives has a significant positive effect on the performance of a social perspective based on Tri Hita Karana LPD in Buleleng Regency. The three financial perspective performance and non-financial perspective performance have a significant positive effect on the performance of a social perspective based on Tri Hita Karana LPD in Buleleng Regency.

Social media become the primary marketing to enhance repurchase intention in e-commerce. However, not many companies in Indonesia use it to increase sales and gain profits. In addition, some literature reveals that the effect of social media marketing is not significant on repurchase intention. Several studies have shown that the dimensions of social media marketing have no significant effect on consumer behaviour. This study aimed to investigate the influence of social media marketing on repurchase intention through consumer brand engagement. The data were collected from 100 consumers of online Muslim fashion products in Central Java. Data were analysed using the model partial least square structural equation (PLS-SEM) with two steps namely confirmatory and structural analysis. The result indicated that social media marketing had a positive relationship with repurchase intention. Moreover, consumer brand engagement can be mediating the relationship between social media marketing and the repurchase intention of Muslim fashion products in Indonesia. The theoretical implication of this study is to provide an overview of the factors that shape consumer repurchase intention based on Stimulus-Organism-Response theory. The practical implication is that business practitioners should pay more attention to marketing through social media than conventional marketing.