Analysis of Community-based Enterprise Development Process in Indonesian Return Migrant Workers Community

  • Annida Mardhotillah Master’s Program of Development Studies, School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Bandung Institute of Technology, Jalan Ganesha No. 10 Bandung, Indonesia
  • Tubagus Furqon Sofhani Research Group of Regional and Rural Planning, School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Bandung Institute of Technology, Jalan Ganesha No. 10 Bandung, Indonesia
Keywords: return migrant workers community, cooperative, community-based enterprise

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analysis how a community-based enterprise can be formed in Indonesian return migrant workers community through a series of stages of the development process that has been carried out. This study used a qualitative method with a case study approach. Taking a case study on Sahabat Bersama Cooperative formed by Migrant Workers Family Community or Komunitas Keluarga Buruh Migran (KKBM) Karawang, this research examined how a community can collaborate to create a community-based enterprise. By using the model of the stages of community social enterprise development process from Munoz et al. (2014) which has been modified according to research needs, the results show that there were six stages to go through in the creation of the Sahabat Bersama Cooperative. The stages were legitimacy, needs/opportunity recognition, group coalescence, organizational establishment, community enterprise operates, and community enterprise grows. This research shows that the entrepreneurial activities carried out by Komunitas Keluarga Buruh Migran (KKBM) Karawang used a community development approach with the involvement of community members in every stage of the cooperative development process as a community-based enterprise.

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Published
2023-06-25
How to Cite
Mardhotillah, A., & Sofhani, T. F. (2023). Analysis of Community-based Enterprise Development Process in Indonesian Return Migrant Workers Community. ITB Graduate School Conference, 2(2), 75-86. Retrieved from https://gcs.itb.ac.id/proceeding-igsc/index.php/igsc/article/view/103
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