Peran karakteristik wirausahawan dan kemampuan usaha terhadap keberhasilan usaha di masa pandemi

Abstract

One of the sectors affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is small business. Its existence, which is essential in supporting the regional economy, is getting worse and requires more efforts to be able to survive during this pandemic. From the demand side, mainly consumption and purchasing power, its performance has decreased, thus disrupting the production process and business success. The role of entrepreneurs is needed to be able to achieve business success. This study aims to examine the role of business ability as a mediating variable on the effect of entrepreneur characteristics on business success. The population of this study is small snack entrepreneurs in Purworejo Regency. Sampling using purposive sampling technique with a total of 100 respondents. This study used a survey method to collect data with the help of a questionnaire. Furthermore, the data is processed using the Hierarchical Regression Analysis method. The results of the study show that the characteristics of entrepreneurs and business abilities partially influence business success. Characteristics of entrepreneurs affect business ability, and business abilities can mediate the influence of entrepreneurial characteristics on business success. The real contribution of the results of this study is expected for snack food entrepreneurs in Purworejo Regency during this pandemic to be able to achieve business success, especially about the characteristics and abilities that small entrepreneurs must possess to survive in a pandemic situation like this.

The Effect of Entrepreneurial Competence on Business Success through Entrepreneurial Motivation as an Intervening Variable

“…This implies that the importance of entrepreneurial competence in the success of MSME businesses. The results of this study are in line with several previous studies where entrepreneurial competence encourages the success of MSME businesses,(Purnamasari et al, 2019);(Kurniawan et al, 2019);(Astuti & Hidayah, 2022);(Widjajani et al, 2021);(Widjana et al, 2021). Meanwhile, H3 is rejected.…”

Model Formal Untuk Memprediksi Faktor Keberhasilan Umkm Di Masa Pandemi

“…Inkusi keuangan dan penerapan informasi akuntasi serta karakteristik wirausaha berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keberhasilan UMKM di kecamatan buleleng untuk bertahan dan berhasil di masa pandemic Covid-19 [10]. Keberhasilan UMKM pada masa pandemi tidak bisa di nilai pada satu faktor financial saja, akan tetapi peran karakteristik wiraushawan sangat signifikan dalam menentukan keberhasilan UMKM di masa pandemi [11]. Faktor yang lain yang dapat berpengaruh terhadap keberhasilan UMKM di masa pandemi adalah manajemen yang fleksibel, mengizinkan karyawan bekerja dari rumah, dukungan pemerintah terutama dalam penundaan pajak dan pemberian dukungan keuangan [12].…”