The Effect of Social Competency on Business Success with Business Networks as Mediation Variables in Indonesian Women Entrepreneurs Commitment (Iwapi), Surabaya City

Abstract

The research is conducted at the Association of Women Entrepreneurs (IWAPI) in Surabaya. The sample consists of 154 active members of the Indonesian Women Entrepreneurs Association (IWAPI) in Surabaya. The analytical tool to test the hypothesis is a path analysis technique using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) software. The study's results indicate that Social Competence positively and significantly affects business success directly at the Indonesian Women Entrepreneurs Association (IWAPI) in Surabaya. Social competence has no positive and insignificant impact on business success, indirectly mediated by the Business Network at the Indonesian Women Entrepreneurs Association (IWAPI) in Surabaya