This study aims to examine the causal relationship between the variables of business competitiveness development, learning orientation, entrepreneurial commitment, and business performance of the silk industry in Wajo Regency, South Sulawesi Province. The population in this study were all small scale silk industry entrepreneurs, totaling 5,137 businesses spread over 14 districts in Wajo Regency. The size of the research sample based on the Krejcie and Morgan tables is 357. The data analysis technique uses a structural equation model. The results of the analysis show that the development of business competitiveness and learning orientation partially has a significant effect on entrepreneurial commitment. The development of business competitiveness does not have a significant effect on business performance but learning orientation has a significant effect on business performance. Furthermore, the development of business competitiveness and learning orientation has an indirect effect on business performance through entrepreneurial commitment. The research suggestion is that business development that is oriented towards business performance is not sufficient only based on strengthening knowledge and skills but the main thing is related to the development of the personality of the business actor.

Kuwait’s SMEs contribute to the economic growth of the country by creating productive jobs for Kuwaiti youth and professionals and improving income diversification. SMEs in Kuwait are faced with numerous challenges and these problems must be addressed to achieve and ensure longer-term success and better performance. This paper seeks to examine the relationship between the determinants of organizational performance such as entrepreneurial leadership (EL), learning orientation (LO), and innovation capacity (IC) of Kuwaiti's Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The study used a quantitative method. A survey questionnaire was administered to gather the data, where the useable data was obtained from 384 of the 500 SME owners and CEOs in Kuwait. The outcomes of this study indicate that entrepreneurial leadership and learning orientation had positive and significant implication on organizational performance. Moreover, the innovation capacity is also found to be a significant mediator in the relationships.