The Minang - Nomads Businesses’ Performance: The Role of Proactive Personality, Creativity and Innovative Work Behavior

Abstract

Amid the prevalence of particular ethnic supremacy in entrepreneurship, few have looked at the centrality of entrepreneurship in various cultural domains. Authors utilize human capital formation theory to assert that extended family provide a crucial background in the growth of individual business skills and preferences. This study aims at investigating the influence of proactive personality and creativity on small businesses performance owned by the member of Minang business community through the mediating role of the entrepreneurs' innovative behaviors. The Minang people inherent strong business characters from their ancestors, which is viewed as the enabler of their entrepreneurial success. Data was collected by mean of questionnaire that was distributed to 265 small businesses owners enrolled as the member of Minang business community in Purwokerto Central Java Indonesia. The tool of analysis used was structural equation modeling (SEM). Study results showed that both proactive personality and creativity have positive effect on the Minang Nomads innovative behavior and subsequently on the businesses performance. The study also confirmed the role of innovative behavior as a mediator on the relationship between proactive personalities and creativity.

Fostering proactive work behavior: Where to start?

“…The fifth hypothesis is valid (H5 accepted). It is consistent with previous studies, which indicated that a proactive personality is favorably associated with self-efficacy role breadth [ 39 ]. The present study also revealed that when rehabilitation officers speak to proactive personality, they refer to those who can take action, play a more flexible role, and make adjustments akin to mastery or control [ 3 ].…”

“…Previous research has shown that proactive personality is well connected to role breadth self-efficacy in a substantial way [ 36 ]. It is consistent with the findings of [ 39 ], which indicated that a proactive personality is favorably associated with self-efficacy role breadth. According to the findings, proactive personality and creativity have a beneficial influence on creative behavior and, consequently, organizational effectiveness.…”

Are job satisfaction and role breadth self-efficacy the links to proactive work behavior?

“…For example, the ability to have a more adaptable role orientation as well as control (Parker and Sprigg, 1999). According to Andri et al (2020), PP is connected to RBSE in a substantial way. When people with PP feel they can effectively start an organization, they are more inclined to do so (Travis and Freeman, 2017).…”

The Strengthening Innovation and Information Technology Capabilities in Vocational Schools as An HRD Enter Point to Improve the Performance of SMEs

“…Budiningsih et al [12] explained that the ability of innovation is efforts made to find, produce, introduce and apply a new finding in the form of ideas and solutions, technology that is useful for every human activity/ business indicated to be: looking/ seeing opportunities/ opportunities, building/ issuing ideas, seeking support for implementation and realizing/ applying new ideas. Andri et al [13] claim that innovative behavior is an output of productive idea development to enhance processes, procedures, and products.…”