This study aims to investigate the impact of social distancing policies on SMEs in Indonesia. It used a quantitative method with a survey design. Respondents were all SMEs in Indonesia that are affected by social distancing policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. It involved a total of 587 SME samples selected randomly. The data were collected through observations, questionnaires, and literature studies. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics with SPSS software to determine the mean value. The result showed that social distancing policies affect SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is indicated by the decreasing income and demand for SMEs products, and even some have no income (mean values of 2.40) due to the social distancing policies. Besides, the policy’s impact is also shown in the increasing cost of raw materials and production costs due to supply chain problems (mean values of 4.79). The policy’s impact raises anxiety for SMEs to survive so that business actors change their plans by utilizing information technology (mean values of 4.81). This change is a strategy to survive due to the impact of the applied policies. Although social distancing policies affect SMEs’ survival during the pandemic, research findings show that SMEs in Indonesia did not terminate employment (mean values of 4.37) due to the presence of economic stimulus policies that helped SMEs survive and grow during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 is an unusual scary virus and surprisingly affects the world economy. The condition demands that various countries in the world apply containment policies combined with various public health measures and make economic activities paralyzed, especially for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are considered to have potential innovation capabilities and can create new market opportunities, so governments should consider measures to relieve the burden of SMEs to stay afloat and keep growing during a pandemic. The purpose of this paper is to rethink the strategy of maintaining SMEs during a pandemic in the hopes that if such a situation occurs in the future then this strategy can be applied. This paper covers strategies from various countries that successfully retain SMEs during a pandemic. Qualitative methods with secondary data sources obtained from official government websites, media, economic bulletins, and international journals related to SMEs. This paper is expected to contribute to various countries to maintain SMEs, especially in countries whose economic growth has paralyzed the impact of the pandemic.

Leadership gives its own color in organizational management. Leadership style that suits the character of the organization will contribute in the effectiveness of decision making and policy making. The college as Center of Excellent is required to be able for answer the challenges of environmental change with creating graduates who have qualities that match the demand of the labor market. Servant leadership leadership style is seen as one of the leadership styles that are able to fulfill that goal. Therefore, this study is intended to analyze the character servant leadership that is owned by the ranks of university leaders. This research was conducted by survey method to several public and private universities in Palu City to see the implications of leadership perception. The results of this study indicate that the leadership of several universities in Palu City has servant leadership character on various aspects such as trying to build relationships, maintaining group cohesiveness, and appreciating spiritual development, self-introspection, appreciating the development of professionalism, listening to others, individual persuasion, persuasive approach, striving for vision, prioritizing problem solving, believing in institutions to improve living standards, believing that members have intrinsic value, and generally being able to understand the needs of others, but in particular leaders have not fully understood the specific needs every member of the organization in the college he leads. Kepemimpinan memberikan warna tersendiri dalam manajemen organisasi. Gaya kepemimpinan yang sesuai dengan karakter organisasi akan memberi kontribusi dalam efektivitas pengambilan keputusan dan penetapan kebijakan. Perguruan tinggi sebagai The Center of Excellent dituntut untuk mampu menjawab tantangan perubahan lingkungan dengan menciptakan lulusan yang memiliki kualitas yang sesuai dengan permintaan pasar tenaga kerja. Gaya kepemimpinan servant leadership dipandang sebagai salah satu gaya kepemimpinan yang mampu memenuhi tujuan tersebut. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk menganalisa karakter kepemimpinan servant leadership yang dimiliki oleh jajaran pimpinan perguruan tinggi. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode survey ke beberapa perguruan tinggi negeri dan swasta yang ada di Kota Palu untuk melihat implikasi persepsi kepemimpinan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pimpinan beberapa perguruan tinggi di Kota Palu memiliki karakter kepemimpinan servant leadership pada berbagai aspek diantaranya berusaha membangaun jalinan silaturahmi, menjaga kekompakan kelompok, dan menghargai perkembangan spiritual, introspeksi diri, menghargai perkembangan profesionalisme, mendengarkan orang lain, berprasangka baik, menghargai perkembangan individu, melakukan pendekatan persuasif, berusaha mewujudkan visi, mengutamakan intuisi memecahkan masalah, percaya pada institusi untuk memperbaiki taraf hidup, percaya bahwa anggota memiliki nilai intrinsik, dan secara umum mampu memahami kebutuhan orang lain, namun secara khusus pemimpin belum sepenuhnya dapat memahami kebutuhan khusus setiap anggota organisasi di perguruan tinggi yang dipimpinnya.

This study aims to investigate the influence of servant leadership on job satisfaction with individual character as a moderating variable. It used a quantitative approach with multiple linear regression analysis. The population of this study were employees of the Central Sulawesi province industry and trade office. It involved 72 samples selected using a purposive sampling technique. The results showed that servant leadership significantly influence job satisfaction with a value of 82.5%. The most significant factor affecting job satisfaction is wisdom (correlation coefficient = 0.863) in which the higher the wisdom, the higher the job satisfaction. The next factor is persuasive mapping in which the higher the persuasive mapping, the higher the job satisfaction (correlation coefficient = 0.697). Then, it was followed by altruistic calling with the correlation coefficient value of 0.524 in which the higher the altruistic calling, the higher the job satisfaction. The last is emotional healing with a correlation coefficient value of 0.291 in which the higher the emotional healing, the higher the job satisfaction. On the other hand, organizational stewardship is the only factor does not influence the job satisfaction (correlation coefficient = 0.009).

Currently, leadership becomes the concern of studies in public organizations. However, studies on servant leadership and its impact on hospital performance are still limited. This study aims to identify the relationship and impact of servant leadership on organizational performance (hospital). A quantitative approach was used on a sample of 729 healthcare workers at the Undata Regional General Hospital in Palu. The sampling was based on the Slovin formula with an error rate of 5%, thus it involved 258 respondents. Further, the sample was selected using a random proportional sampling technique to represent each field in the hospital. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and simple linear regression analysis with hypothesis testing. The results of descriptive analysis on the servant leadership variable showed that the highest mean value is the item stating that leadership in the hospital has a thorough understanding of the organization and its goals. Meanwhile, the lowest is the item stating that leaders sacrifice their interests less to meet the needs of healthcare workers. In the organizational performance variable, the highest mean value is the item that states that healthcare workers can work effectively every working day, while the lowest is the item of patients complaining about healthcare procedures. Furthermore, the results of regression analysis through hypothesis testing showed that servant leadership has a significant effect on organizational performance of hospitals with a strong level of relationships.