Globalization has made exports an important activity for several companies including the growing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This is observed in the wood craft SMEs which is one of the main pillars supporting the Balinese economy when the tourism sector experienced a decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to note that innovation capability is a special asset for SME to increase exports, especially when the products have value and advantages. Therefore, this study analyzed value creation through the adoption of the Service-Dominant Logic (SDL) theory which was manifested in the aesthetic-utilitarian value variable. The study population includes all the 242 woodcraft SMEs in Bali while the samples were selected using the census method and the data obtained were analyzed through the partial least squares technique. The results showed that innovation capability has a positive effect on export performance, aesthetic-utilitarian value, and positional advantage. Moreover, aesthetic-utilitarian value and positional advantage were discovered to have a positive influence on export performance and also partially mediated the relationship between innovation capability and export performance. This implies SMEs need to develop high innovation capabilities to ensure their products are superior to those of their competitors. Furthermore, the value offered also needs to be unique and in line with customer needs.

In addition to implementing the hybrid business strategy, Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Bali also accommodate the values of local wisdom in Bali. One of the values of local wisdom in Bali is called Tri kaya Parisudha (TKP). The aim of this study is to determine the effect of service strategies based on TKP and social media promotion on business value and the impact on SME business performance in SMEs. AMOS-based Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is the analysis technique used to examine the hypotheses in this study using a sample consists of 105 people. The results show that (1) TKP-based service strategy has a positive and significant effect on business performance; (2) Social media promotion has a positive and significant effect on business performance; (3) TKP-based service strategy has a positive and significant effect on business value; (4) social media promotion has a positive and significant effect on business value; (5) business value has a positive and significant effect on business performance. The theoretical implications from this research is that the application of service strategy based on TKP and social media promotion is a business strategy that is very important to improve the value of the businesses and to improve their performance.

The culinary business sector is the choice of the COVID-19 pandemic; Women entrepreneurs and the informal sector are looking for a foothold in the COVID-19 pandemic, which will lead women to develop creative businesses. This study examines the role of supply chain management in mediating the role of social capital and marketing performance, innovation on marketing performance, and the mediating role of sharing knowledge on marketing performance among women entrepreneurs in Bali. Purposive sampling is used in the sampling technique, with 229 samples used, the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM-PLS) analysis technique with SmartPLS for application processing. The results showed that in order to increase sales, retain customers and reach a high market, good quality products and services owned by the supply chain, from social networking relationships and knowledge sharing, are needed. However, the increase in marketing performance cannot increase even though women entrepreneurs have strong relationships.

The study on marketing in terms of the creative economy as a result of COVID-19 is a dynamic problem between business sustainability and the business environment. Business strategy is the key to improve marketing performance, antecedent’s entrepreneurial orientation and market orientation business strategies to drive the value of dynamic innovation and marketing capabilities. Business strategy needs to be established based on Resources based theory (RBV) to manage business resources effectively and efficiently in the craft business. This paper performs a survey on 187 entrepreneurs of Nyatu tree sap products, in the province of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. The study is a quantitative analysis with a questionnaire processed with the application of SEM-AMOS 24 statistics. The results of the research estimate and goodness of fit index and evaluation of business strategies are applied to reach an environmentally friendly and quality manner for customer support. The research implication is that businesses can continue to implement dynamic business strategies with the business environment in their business practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research can also be a reference for empirical research studies on business strategies for handicraft business resources.

In the past the higher education sector was considered invulnerable to competitive forces. However, in the present era, the sector is compelled to compete in the market and convince potential students to enroll. The intensifying competition within the sector has necessitated the adoption of innovative approaches, which has resulted in changes in the learning process and economic aspects during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, some private higher education institutions have experienced a decline in student enrollment. To explore factors influencing the university-specific servitization experience (USSE) and brand resonance, a research study was conducted. 393 students were chosen using a proportional random sampling technique. According to the findings of the study, asset distinctiveness and educational value have a substantial impact on USSE and brand resonance. The findings also revealed that USSE acts as a bridge between asset distinctiveness, brand resonance, and educational value. These results stress the significance of asset specialization and educational value in creating shared experiences between universities and their students, which foster a strong emotional and psychological bond and promote student loyalty towards their institution.

E-wallet usage in transactions during the Covid-19 pandemic is a cashless movement that supports breaking the chain of transmission of the Covid-19 virus. Intention to use E-wallet during the pandemic is high due to the stay-at-home recommendation that was enforced since the beginning of the breakdown of the first case in Indonesia. Several studies on technology acceptance have been carried out and this study presents a research framework by integrating technology acceptance model (TAM) and theory of planned behavior (TPB) to obtain more comprehensive results to increase technology acceptance intentions by adding virus fear and risk perception to the models that have been tested previously, since the research was conducted when the pandemic is ongoing. The results reveal that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and perceived risk have a direct or indirect effects on attitudes toward using and behavioral intention to use, moderating results of fear of covid-19 on attitudes and intentions as well was found to significantly increase behavioral intention to use E-wallet during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The goal of this research was to see how network site marketing (SNS marketing) affected marketing performance in terms of customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing capabilities. This research was conducted with a quantitative approach. The population in this study are all female entrepreneurs who use SNS marketing in Bali. The sample is 260 MSMEs taken by purposive sampling. The data will be analyzed descriptively and inferentially. The inferential statistic used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on variance, namely Partial Least Square (SEM PLS) with SmartPLS 3.0 program. The research findings are that SNS marketing use has a positive and significant effect on CRM capability and marketing capability, CRM capability and marketing capability have a positive and significant effect on business performance, CRM capability and marketing capability as partial mediation influences SNS marketing use on business performance. This research implies that it is expected to help MSMEs in making decisions regarding the use of SNS marketing.

This study proposes to explore the relationship between perceived risk, subjective norm, perceived value, and continuous usage intention via trust as a mediating variable. This research applied a survey which involved 320 IM users (160 from millennials and 160 from Zillennial) in Indonesia. The literature’s existing scales were used to operationalize the constructs proposed in this study. The analyses were conducted using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to test hypotheses. The results of the study show that there are differences in the results of the influence of perceived risk on continuous usage intention in the Millennial and Zillennial generations. The results of the study found that continuous usage intention received negative direct impact from perceived risk, positive direct effect from subjective norm, perceived value, and trust on Millennial. In addition, continuous usage intention received negative and not significant direct impact from perceived risk, positive direct effect from subjective norm, perceived value, and trust on Zillennial. The results are useful for instant messaging management into formulating strategies to retain their users in Indonesia. These findings provided theoretical and managerial contributions as well as future research directions.

This study aims to explain the role of digital marketing adoption in mediating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the intensity of competition on business performance, which is seen from the perspective of financial performance and non-financial performance. This research was conducted on the culinary sector SMEs in Bali. The size of the sample used is 210 culinary sector SMEs with a purposive sampling approach, namely the culinary sector SMEs that have adopted digital marketing. The analytical tool used is SEM-PLS. The results of the study show that the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the intensity of competition has a negative and significant effect on business performance, both financial and non-financial performance. The adoption of digital marketing was unable to mediate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the intensity of competition on financial performance, but the adoption of digital marketing was capable in mediating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the intensity of competition on non-financial performance. Therefore, the adoption of digital marketing needs to be re-optimized to improve business performance, both financial and non-financial performance.

This study aims to explain the role of relational capability and informational capability in mediating the effect of social media adoption on business performance. The population of this study is the owners of the fashion sector SMEs in Bali. The sample size used was 114 businesses with a purposive sampling approach. The analytical technique used is Path Analysis using the SEM-PLS approach. The results show that the adoption of social media has a positive and significant effect on business performance. Social media adoption has a positive and significant effect on relational capability and social media adoption also has a positive and significant effect on informational capability. Furthermore, relational capability has a positive and significant effect on business performance and informational capability has a positive and significant effect on business performance. Relational capability and informational capability can significantly mediate the effect of social media adoption on business performance. Therefore, it is important for SME owners in the fashion sector in Bali to intensify the adoption of social media to build relational and informational capabilities in order to increase business performance.