Affecting Internal Social Capital to Firm Performance : Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in North Sumatra

Aried Sumekar

doi:10.46576/ijsseh.v6i2.7136

Affecting Internal Social Capital to Firm Performance : Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in North Sumatra

Aried Sumekar

Abstract

This research examines the factors that Affecting Internal Social Capital to Firm Performance . The object of this research is Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in North Sumatra, with the research subjects being top and middle management in logistics companies in North Sumatra. The respondents for this research were 107 top & middle management. The quantitative analysis used in this research is PLS (Partial Least Square) analysis with SmartPLS 14 as a statistical tool.

The research results show that the Internal Social Capital on firm performance. This research contributes to the Strategic Management Accounting literature and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) studies by explaining the role of tinternal social capital (trust, communication, and social network in improving Small and Medium Enterprises performance.

Keywords

Internal Social Capital, Firm Performance, Small and Medium Enterprise.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46576/ijsseh.v6i2.7136