This research was conducted at PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Unit Padang, which is an animal feed processing company the biggest and leading in the country. The study aims to describe and analyze the effect of work motivation and competence on employee performance at PT JCI Padang.The approach to this research uses probability sampling with simple random sampling technique. The sample used in this study was staff at the junior management level which numbered 47 people. This research method uses SEM-PLS (Structural Equation Model-Partial Least Square) to see how much influence exogenous variables have on endogenous variables using WarpPLS 6.0 software. The results of this study indicate that: (1) Work motivation has a positive and highly significant effect on employee performance of 0.556, (2) Competence has a positive and highly significant effect on employee performance of 0.333. The lowest indicator value on work motivation and competence is the need for existence and attitude. Therefore the company is expected to review the salary issues received by employees and the company should provide training about problem solving solutions.

Mushrooms are one of the strategic agro-industrial commodities in Indonesia. It is because the mushroom market share for consumption is very high. People consume mushrooms as a snack, side dishes, and also as a main dish. The mushroom business in Malang Indonesia is very lively, especially in this city, there are many students and employees as consumers who like snacks on the sidelines of their activities. Due to many of those industries, the SME of mushroom needs to increase the production. Leading competitiveness in the product are the factors that must be kept by companies to be successful in their business. This research aims to understand the effect of tangible resources, entrepreneurship orientation, business uncertainty on competitive strategy, and the influence of competitive strategy on the company’s performance. The research uses methods such as quantitative descriptive analysis and inferential (SEM) based on Partial Least Square (PLS). Strategic resources, entrepreneurial orientation, and environmental uncertainty of mushroom small-medium enterprises have a direct effect more than an indirect effect. Strategic resources have the strongest significance if it is compared to entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial uncertainty. Further research is needed to see the effect of competitive strategy on business performance.

This research was conducted at SMIs which was seen from its growth that SMIs had the opportunity to develop in this city. This study aims to describe and analyze the effect of entrepreneurial orientation and the role of government through marketplace adoption on company performance. This study used non-probability sampling with a purposive sampling technique to the owners/managers of companies totaling 50 respondents. This research method is SEM-PLS (Structural Equation Model - Partial Least Square) and uses Warp PLS 7.0 software. The results of the study show that: (1) Marketplace adoption has a positive effect on the SMI performance; (2) Entrepreneurial orientation has a positive and significant effect on marketplace adoption and SMI performance; (3) Role of government has a positive and highly significant effect on marketplace adoption and SMI performance; (4) Adoption of marketplace has a positive and highly significant effect on SMI performance; (5) For the indirect effect, entrepreneurial orientation to company performance through marketplace adoption has a significant positive effect and role of government to company performance through marketplace adoption has a significant positive effect.