International Research Journal of Business Studies (E-Journal)
Vol 15, No 3 (2022): December 2022 - March 2023

The Effect of Owner’s Characteristics through Innovation on the MSMEs Performance

Ririn Wulandari (Universitas Mercu Buana, Jakarta)
Wei-Loon Koe (Departement of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan, Melaka, Jalan Ilmu 1/1, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Jan 2023

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of the characteristics of MSME owners on their performance through innovation in Indonesia and Malaysia. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data, with the Smart-PLS program. The population in this study was Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises from various types of businesses. The number of respondents was 225 from Indonesia and Malaysia. The sampling technique used was stratified judgment sampling. Questionnaire in the form of Google Forms and distributed via WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram. The study results show that innovation affects the performance of MSMEs in Indonesia and Malaysia. In Indonesia, owner characteristics influence innovation but do not affect performance. With the characteristics they have, MSME owners can improve their performance through the creation of innovations. However, this is not the case in Malaysia.

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Journal Info

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jurnalirjbs

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

Description

International Research Journal of Business Studies (IRJBS), with registered number ISSN 2089-6271 (Print) and ISSN 2338-4565 (Online), is an open access and peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Prasetiya Mulya Publishing, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya. IRJBS published three times a year ...