Innovative Behavior as a Mediating Impact of Work Ethic in Improving the Performance of Business Actors in South Minahasa Regency in the Era of Global Economic Recession

Human resources are an essential and vital asset in an organization. An organization cannot function without human resources. Facing the continuous development of the times and the increasingly evident technological disruption, business competition and competition for human resources are becoming mo...

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Published in:Society (Bangka. Online) Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 603 - 625
Main Authors: Trang, Irvan, Dotulong, Lucky Otto Herman
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Laboratorium Rekayasa Sosial, Jurusan Sosiologi, FISIP Universitas Bangka Belitung 31-12-2023
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Summary:Human resources are an essential and vital asset in an organization. An organization cannot function without human resources. Facing the continuous development of the times and the increasingly evident technological disruption, business competition and competition for human resources are becoming more intense, including for business actors. They are required to have a high work ethic, be adaptable, responsive to innovation, exhibit innovative behavior, and be open to technological changes. Business actors must also be aware of fundamental changes in generating new ideas and value. To achieve this, business actors need a high work ethic through innovative behavior to improve their performance in maintaining and developing their businesses. This phenomenon is relevant in the current era of global economic recession, where many business actors are experiencing bankruptcy, closure, or insolvency, including in various regions. This study aims to analyze and develop variables and instruments that can identify indicators influencing the performance improvement of business actors in the current global recession era. The research method includes observation, population identification, sample determination (business actor respondents), surveys, questionnaire distribution, and data collection through closed and open-ended questions to obtain accurate results. The data obtained are then processed and evaluated for seminars and publication. The results of the study indicate that a high work ethic has a positive and significant direct effect on the innovative behavior of business actors, a high work ethic positively and significantly affects business performance, innovative behavior positively and significantly affects business performance, and a high work ethic affects business performance mediated by innovative behavior. This research is expected to contribute positively to all stakeholders (academics, businesspeople, government) in enhancing competitiveness and business sustainability amid the challenges of the global economic recession. Sumber daya manusia merupakan aset penting dan esensial dalam sebuah organisasi. Organisasi tidak akan berjalan tanpa adanya sumber daya manusia di dalamnya. Menghadapi perkembangan zaman dan disrupsi teknologi yang semakin nyata saat ini, persaingan bisnis dan sumber daya manusia semakin ketat, termasuk bagi para pelaku bisnis. Mereka dituntut untuk memiliki etos kerja yang tinggi, mampu beradaptasi, tanggap terhadap inovasi, berperilaku inovatif, dan terbuka pada perubahan teknologi. Para pelaku usaha juga harus menyadari adanya perubahan fundamental dalam cara menghasilkan ide dan nilai baru. Untuk mencapai hal tersebut, para pelaku usaha memerlukan etos kerja yang tinggi melalui perilaku inovatif agar dapat meningkatkan kinerja mereka dalam mempertahankan dan mengembangkan usaha. Fenomena ini relevan di era resesi ekonomi global saat ini, di mana banyak pelaku usaha mengalami kebangkrutan, penutupan, atau pailit, tidak terkecuali di berbagai daerah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan mengembangkan variabel serta instrumen yang mampu mengidentifikasi indikator-indikator yang mempengaruhi peningkatan kinerja pelaku usaha di era resesi global saat ini. Metode penelitian ini meliputi observasi, identifikasi populasi, penentuan sampel (responden pelaku usaha), survei, pembagian angket, serta pengumpulan data melalui pertanyaan tertutup dan terbuka untuk mendapatkan hasil yang akurat. Data yang diperoleh kemudian diolah dan dievaluasi untuk diseminarkan dan dipublikasikan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa etos kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan secara langsung terhadap perilaku inovatif para pelaku usaha, etos kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja pelaku usaha, perilaku inovatif berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja pelaku usaha, dan etos kerja berpengaruh terhadap kinerja pelaku usaha yang dimediasi oleh perilaku inovatif. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan kontribusi positif bagi seluruh pemangku kepentingan (akademisi, pelaku bisnis, pemerintah) dalam meningkatkan daya saing dan keberlanjutan usaha di tengah tantangan resesi ekonomi global.
ISSN:2338-6932
2597-4874
DOI:10.33019/society.v11i2.585