Women and entrepreneurship for economic growth in Indonesia

Retno Purwani Setyaningrum; Nor Norisanti; Mochammad Fahlevi; Mohammed Aljuaid; Sandra Grabowska

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.975709

Women and entrepreneurship for economic growth in Indonesia

Front Psychol. 2023 Jan 9:13:975709. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.975709. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Retno Purwani Setyaningrum¹, Nor Norisanti², Mochammad Fahlevi³, Mohammed Aljuaid⁴, Sandra Grabowska⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Management, Universitas Pelita Bangsa, Bekasi, Indonesia.
² Department of Management, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia.
³ Department of Management, BINUS Online Learning, Bina Nusantara University, West Jakarta, Indonesia.
⁴ Department of Health Administration, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Department of Production Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland.

Abstract

Business and entrepreneurship are certainly not a monopoly on men. As inhabitants of half the world, women also have the right to engage in the business world. In line with the ideals of emancipation, many women currently have the opportunity to become business partners of men. This research aims to clarify the role of absorptive capacity and entrepreneurial competencies in strengthening women's leadership toward success. This research was conducted in 3 provinces in Indonesia involving 114 women entrepreneurs in the MSME (micro, small, and medium enterprises) category. This research used a structural equation model with the SmartPLS software tool. The results of this research showed that absorptive capacity and entrepreneurial competencies were able to increase women's leadership toward successful entrepreneurship. City and age moderation failed to moderate the effect of women's leadership on successful entrepreneurship. The government on a macro scale needs to pay attention to providing understanding or special training for women MSME business actors who are trying to build their business from scratch. Business challenges for women entrepreneurs are heavier than for men because there are several social, value, and cultural barriers that require special treatment and strategies in developing the potential of women entrepreneurs in Indonesia.

Keywords: E-commerce digitalization adoption; entrepreneurship; self-efficacy; servant leadership; women.

Grants and funding

We would like to extend our appreciation to King Saud University for funding this work through the Researcher Supporting Project (RSP2023R481), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.