COLLABORATION AMONG BATIK SME AT BATIK INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (Case Study at Kampoeng Wisata Batik Pesindon Pekalongan)

• Main Author: (NIM : 23410011); Pembimbing : Dr. Ir. Iwan Inrawan Wiratmadja, AMALIA
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/17905
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Kampoeng Wisata Batik Pesindon is one of industrial batik district where some batik SMEs are located. Collaboration among SMEs are very important, since collaboration concept offer sustainable and functional relationship to increase advantages. The research was intent to reveal collaboration activities, management, and advantages at Pesindon, and also its effect. <br /> <br /> Total sampling was used, where as much as 36 batik SME&#8223;s were involved. Questioner was used for data collecting. Data were analyzed in descriptive and regression using SPSS 19.0 software. <br /> <br /> The research found that collaboration among SME&#8223;s at Pesindon happened formally 26% and informal 54%. Collaboration were routine 18%; non-routine 49%. The highest collaboration happened on 2011 as much as 1.871 times. Information sharing was average (4.24), market was strong (3.41), infrastructure and knowledge sharing were quite strong (3.22 and 2.71), technology and production were weak (2.18 and 2.06), and no collaboration on procurement. As much as 75% collaboration management at Pesindon were in good criterion, those are from the highest: awareness (3.85), exit strategy (3.69), value creation (3.68), long term relationship (3.65), knowledge (3.59), and partner selection (3.50). Two aspects were in medium criterion, those are internal assessment (3.27) and working together (3.25). Collaboration advantages entirely in high criterion, respectively from the top: Success (4.13), marketing (3.80), reputation (3.72), product development (3.59), and resources (3.55). The research also found strong, positive, and significant effect between collaboration activity with collaboration management (r=0.870; F=47.448>4.116; t=10.305>1.645; Sig.0 <0.05), and also between collaboration activity and collaboration advantage (r = 0.763; F = 106.193>4.116; t = 6.888>1.645; Sig. 0<0.05). <br /> <br /> It can be concluded that collaboration at Pesindon batik industrial district are generally informal and non-routine, but it has a big potency to collaborate. The collaboration among SMEs needs to be carried out effectively, because it could directly impact on the appropriate district management, since the collaboration among SMEs will increase collaboration advantage, including competitive advantages.