Judul: Hubungan Modal Sosial dengan Tingkat Kinerja Usaha pada UMKM Tahu tempe
Abstrak: UMKM berperan dan berkontribusi aktif bagi perekonomian Indonesia, salah satunya yaitu UMKM tahu tempe. Indonesia memiliki tingkat konsumsi kedelai yang tinggi dan rata-rata konsumsi tahu tempe yang terus meningkat tiap tahunnya. Usaha yang berorientasi pada pendapatan ini, memerlukan kerja sama masing masing individu pelaku usaha pun untuk mencapai kinerja usaha yang maksimal sehingga keberhasilan usaha dapat terwujud. Modal sosial berupa jaringan, kepercayaan dan norma atau aturan yang terbangun dalam suatu komunitas juga berperan dan dibutuhkan dalam mencapai tingkat kinerja usaha yang diharapkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan modal sosial dengan kinerja usaha pada UMKM tahu tempe. Penulisan ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif menggunakan kuesioner dan didukung pendekatan kualitatif dengan wawancara mendalam serta observasi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang didapat dari hasil lapang dan diuji secara stastistik serta didukung oleh data kualitatif menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang kuat dan signifikan antara modal sosial dengan tingkat kinerja usaha pada UMKM tahu tempe Kelurahan Batu Ampar, Jakarta Timur, MSMEs play an important role and actively contributes to the Indonesian economy, one of the MSMEs knows as Tahu-Tempe MSMEs. Indonesia has a high rate of soybean consumption and the average consumption rate of tofu is steadily increasing in every year. This revenue-oriented business requires the cooperation of each individual business operator to achieve maximum business performance so that business success can be accomplish. Social capital in the form of networks, beliefs and norms or rules built up within a community also plays a role and is needed in achieving the expected level of business performance. This study aims to analyze the relationship of social capital with business performance in Tahu-Tempe MSMEs. This research uses a quantitative approach using questionnaires and supported a qualitative approach with in-depth interviews and observations. Based on the research results which obtained from the data result that collected in field and statistically tested and supported by qualitative data, there is a strong and significant relationship between social capital and business performance levels in Tahu-Tempe MSMEs in Batu Ampar Village, East Jakarta.
Keyword: MSMEs, business performance, social capital

Judul: Factors Affecting Business Performance of Tempe  Businesses Kampung Rawa Central Jakarta
Abstrak: Kewirausahaan berkaitan erat dengan pengembangan Usaha Kecil Menengah (UKM), termasuk UKM pengolahan kedelai menjadi tempe. Tempe menjadi salah satu sumber protein yang digemari masyarakat karena harganya murah. Akan tetapi, tidak dapat dipungkiri bahwa fluktuasi harga kedelai impor, keterbatasan modal, dan teknologi sederhana masih menjadi permasalahan pelaku usaha tempe. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi kinerja usaha pelaku usaha tempe Kampung Rawa Jakarta Pusat. Penelitian ini dianalisis secara deskriptif dan analisis SEM-PLS dengan teknik pengambilan sampel purposive sampling dan responden sebanyak 40. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa faktor individu dan faktor lingkungan secara langsung memengaruhi perilaku kewirausahaan. Kemudian, kinerja usaha dipengaruhi langsung oleh perilaku kewirausahaan dan faktor lingkungan, serta dipengaruhi tidak langsung oleh faktor individu dan faktor lingkungan melalui perilaku kewirausahaan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, pelaku usaha tempe dapat meningkatkan motivasi berproduksi tempe, melakukan inovasi merek sebagai bentuk branding dan berinovasi sebagai tempe sehat agar menjadi keunggulan dibanding produk tempe lainnya., Entrepreneurship is closely related to the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), including SMEs processing soybeans into tempeh. Tempeh is a source of protein that is popular with people because it is cheap. However, it cannot be denied that fluctuations in the price of imported soybeans, limited capital and simple technology are still problems for tempe business players. This research aims to analyze the factors that influence the business performance of tempe entrepreneurs in Kampung Rawa, Central Jakarta. This research was analyzed descriptively and using SEM-PLS analysis using a purposive sampling technique and 40 respondents. The results of the analysis show that individual factors and environmental factors directly influence entrepreneurial behavior. Then, business performance is directly influenced by entrepreneurial behavior and environmental factors, and indirectly influenced by individual factors and environmental factors through entrepreneurial behavior. Based on the results of the study, tempe business actors can increase their motivation to produce tempeh, carry out brand innovation as a form of branding and innovate as healthy tempeh so that it becomes an advantage compared to other tempe products.
Keyword: enterpreneurship, SEM-PLS, soybean, tempe UMK

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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