Author

Idris Yanto Niode

Subject

- Ekonomi

Abstract

This research aims to: (1) Identified and analyzed the factors that would influences external and internal environment of SME’s in order to maintain their competitive advantages; (2) to found and analyzed what kind of effort that SME’s and government does in order to maintain and supporting the competitive advantage of SME’s at Gorontalo; (3) to analyzed the competitive advantage strategy of SME’s to winning the competition. The method used in this research is a survey method by doing data collection from interviewing, observation, and questionnaire spread up. Analysis doing by identified current external and internal environment, until move to the particular circumstances of competitive advantage strategy in the future. In order to formulating the competitive advantage strategy, researcher used SWOT analysis. The result shown, to achieve competitive advantage between competitors, SME’s must use “aggressive“ Strategy which is by decreasing a cost, create new product, quality improvement, market expansion. In addition another strategy based on SWOT matrix that could used to achieve competitive advantage are: create a fresh business plan; get more credit to have more capital; fixing and improving product quality; labor insurance (work safety); enter and conquer the market; service quality improvement; and promotion intensity. Key Word: Strategy, Competitive advantage

Publisher

Jurnal Bisnis dan Manajemen (BISMA). Volume 4. No.2 Februari 2012. ISSN 1979-7192. Jurusan Manajemen Fakultas Ekonomi UNESA

Contributor

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Publish

2012

Material Type

ARTIKEL

Right

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