期刊名称：JPAS (Journal of Public Administration Studies)
印刷版ISSN：2548-902X
电子版ISSN：2541-6979
出版年度：2020
卷号：5
期号：2
页码：72-78
DOI：10.21776/ub.jpas.2020.005.02.6
语种：English
出版社：University of Brawijaya
摘要：Villages have many assets and potentials. Through Village-Owned Enterprises (VOEs), business entities owned by villages, the village assets and potentials could be managed well for the greatest welfare of the village community. As public enterprises, VOEs are expected to play an important role in mobilization of resources and they can do so if they are financially viable. Therefore, financial performance is a vital element for Village-Owned Enterprises (VOEs) sustainability. Using a multi-method design, this research aims to examine the growth of financial performance of VOEs in Blitar Regency from 2015 to 2019 and to explore factors that affect the financial performance of VOEs in Blitar Regency from 2015 to 2019. The results discover that, in general, the financial performance of VOEs in Blitar Regency did not show any significant growth. Out of 85 observed VOEs, 74 of them did not go up from their previous level. However, there are VOEs whose financial performance are increase and decrease, which are five and six VOEs respectively. In addition, human resources, support from the Village Government, and VOE's ability to see business opportunities that exist in accordance with community needs and the potential of the village become the factors that affect the financial performance of Village-Owned Enterprises (VOEs). These factors should be considerations for policymaker and other stakeholders in setting appropriate programs or activities intended to enhance the development of VOEs, which will eventually, contributes to the village development.
