The role of innovation capacity and technology adoption towards product innovation performance measurement in micro small enterprises food industry

This study aims to measuring and revealing the role of innovation capacity and technology adoption towards product innovation performance in Micro Small Enterprises (MSEs) Food Industry. The research has applied analysis and clustering, regression and path analysis, by collecting data from a set of questionnaires to 76% of the total MSEs in food industry under the guidance of Research Unit for Natural Product Technology-Indonesia Institute of Sciences. The results demonstrated that innovation capacity variable has a significant effect which leads to a positive association with product innovation performance, as well as the existence of a significant indirect relationship through adoption technology as a mediator variable. Suggestions for conducting technology intervention in accordance with the results of regression test and clustering that are formed based on product characteristics and scale of business to improve food safety and product innovation performance are presented.