Judul: The Correlation Between Social Networks and Business Performance In MSMEs In Bojonggede Village, Bojonggede District, Bogor  Regency
Abstrak: UMKM memainkan peran penting dalam pembangunan dan pertumbuhan ekonomi. Salah satu upaya yang dapat dilakukan dalam memajukan UMKM adalah dengan memanfaatkan jejaring sosial (network) agar produktivitas individu dan kelompok meningkat, sehingga dapat meningkatkan kinerja pelaku usaha. Penelitian ini mendalami hubungan antara jejaring sosial dan kinerja UMKM di Desa Bojonggede. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini, yaitu kombinasi kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Pemilihan responden menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dengan jumlah responden sebanyak 45 orang dan informan dipilih dengan secara sengaja (purposive). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang kuat antara jejaring sosial dan kinerja pada UMKM Desa Bojonggede dengan nilai korelasi 0.556., MSMEs play a crucial role in fostering economic development and growth. To further the advancement of MSMEs, leveraging social networks is a key strategy to enhance both individual and group productivity, thereby bolstering the overall performance of these business entities. This study explores the correlation between social networks and MSME performance within Bojonggede Village. The research employs a combined approach of quantitative and qualitative methods. The respondent selection follows a purposive sampling technique, comprising 45 participants, while informants were also purposively chosen. The findings indicate a robust association between social networking and the performance of MSMEs in Bojonggede Village, as demonstrated by a correlation coefficient of 0.556.
Keyword: economy, MSMEs performance, social network

Judul: Pengaruh Modal Insani dan Modal Sosial terhadap Kinerja Studi Kasus Usaha Kecil dan Menengah (UKM) Makanan dan Minuman Kota Bogor
Abstrak: SMEs foods and beverages Bogor City capable of absorbing much labor. Labor is the assets for the company in the form of human capital and social capital. The purposes of this research are to analyze the case descriptively, to analyze the influence of human capital and social capital of SMEs, and to give recomendation for performance improvement of SMEs. This research uses some methods, which are descriptive analysis, Importance Performance Analysis (IPA), fishbone diagram, and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with the approach of Partial Least Squares (PLS). The result of SEM shows that other knowledge reflects human capital and structural dimension reflects social capital. The result also shown the human capital and social capital influence positively and significantly to performance. Therefore, some supporting activitives are recomended to improve of SMEs, such as formation of informal activities per periods, composing system of quality control and drafting standar the implementation of production, improving infrastructure owned by SMEs, as well as participate in training who is held by goverment.
Keyword: SMEs, social capital, human capital, performance

Judul: Posisi Filogenetik Kura-Kura Carettochelys Insculpta  (Reptillia: Testudinata)
Abstrak: Carettochelys insculpta is an endemic freshwater turtle of southern Papua and northern Australia. Phylogenetic position of this turtle is remain unresolved until now. Most of the research conducted show close relationships of C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. However, some of the research show distance between C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. This research is conducted to analyze phylogenetic relationship between C. insculpta and other members of Testudinata using 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, and both gene as markers. DNA samples were obtained from three different organisms of C. insculpta. Two species used as outgroups were Alligator mississippiensis and Iguana iguana. Phylogenetic analysis was carried out using Neighbor-Joining method with Felsenstein 1981 (F81) modeltest. A polytomy tree of Testudinata was produced by using 12S rRNA gene. However, analysis using 16S rRNA and both genes as markers confirmed that C. insculpta was located between the Chelonidae and the Trionychidae family.
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