KUSUMAWARDHANI, Amie (2014) PERANAN KEPEMIMPINAN TRANSFORMASIONAL DAN ORIENTASI KEWIRAUSAHAAN TERHADAP INOVASI PRODUK DAN KINERJA INOVASI (Studi pada UKM Batik di Jawa Tengah). Forum Manajemen Indonesia 6 Medan 2014.

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Abstract

In Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), leadership style and entrepreneurial behaviour have a strong impact in the innovativeness and firm performance. This research aims to analyze the effect of transformational leadership and entrepreneurial orientation in product innovation and innovation performance of SMEs in the batik industry in Central Java. Data were collected using questionnaires from owners/managers of SMEs in the batik industry in Central Java. Interviews were also conducted with some respondents to explore their behavior relevant with the topic being studied. Data from questionnaires were analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Data from interviews were used to provide more information in explaining the findings from SEM. Findings of the study confirmed that transformational leadership as well as entrepreneurial orientation positively affects product innovation and innovation performance. The use of interview allows this study to expand the previous knowledge and existing literature of leadership as well as entrepreneurial orientation and their relationship with product innovation and innovation performance. This study provides recommendations for policy makers as well as SMEs batik in order to develop the batik industry particularly in Central Java.

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