The Role of Technology Usage in Mediating Intellectual Capital on SMEs Performance During the Covid-19 Era

This study examines technology in mediating human capital, customer capital, and organizational capital on SMEs' performance during Covid-19. To test the hypothesis, the PLS-SEM method was applied. Data collection was conducted by sharing questionnaiers to 150 owners of small industrial cluster in East Java, Indonesia.The empirical results show that human capital and technology usage directly affect significantly on SMEs' performance. Furthermore, technology usage has a significant influence in mediating human capital on firms' performance. We provide implications for using technology for practice and using a socio-technical approach by SMEs to face challenges related to their work organization in response to COVID-19 while maintaining their activities. We hope that our reflection will be a source of thought for scholars and practitioners to explore further using technology for SMEs to secure business continuity during COVID-19.JEL Classification: O2, O34, M21How to Cite:Faisol, Astuti, P., Winarko, S. P. (2021). The Role of Technology Usage in Mediating Intellectual Capital on SMEs Performance During the Covid-19 Era. Etikonomi, 20(2), xx – xx. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i2.20172.

GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE GREEN BUILDINGS MARKET IN DKI JAKARTA

Green buildings are very important and become a necessity that is environmentally friendly, this research was conducted to analyze the government's efforts to implement the market with buildings through aspects that influence it such as intellectual capital (human capital, organizational capital, customer capital) and governance. Sampling was carried out randomly through the distribution of questionnaires carried out in a number of markets spread across the DKI Jakarta area as a population, so that the results of research observations obtained a number of 170 samples filled in by market managers from different regions. Multiple linear regression and statistical hypothesis testing t are analyzes used to test hypotheses with data analysis tools using SPSS software. The research concludes that the dimensions of intellectual capital, namely human capital and organizational capital, have a significant positive effect, while customer capital and governance do not have a significant effect on market implementation with green buildings. The limitation of the study is that the sample used at random has not been able to conclude the overall results, In addition, the questionnaire submitted has the potential to be inconsistent with existing facts because of the possibility of subjectivity that can occur.

What Sets Physically Active Rural Communities Apart from Less Active Ones? A Comparative Case Study of Three US Counties

Background: Rural US communities experience health disparities, including a lower prevalence of physical activity (PA). However, “Positive Deviants”—rural communities with greater PA than their peers—exist. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that help create physically active rural US communities. Methods: Stakeholder interviews, on-site intercept interviews, and in-person observations were used to form a comparative case study of two rural counties with high PA prevalence (HPAs) and one with low PA prevalence (LPA) from a southern US state, selected based on rurality and adult PA prevalence. Interview transcripts were inductively coded by three readers, resulting in a thematic structure that aligned with a Community Capital Framework, which was then used for deductive coding and analysis. Results: Fifteen stakeholder interviews, nine intercept interviews, and on-site observations were conducted. Human and Organizational Capital differed between the HPAs and LPA, manifesting as Social, Built, Financial, and Political Capital differences and a possible “spiraling-up” or cyclical effect through increasing PA and health (Human Capital), highlighting a potential causal model for future study. Conclusions: Multi-organizational PA coalitions may hold promise for rural PA by directly influencing Human and Organizational Capital in the short term and the other forms of capital in the long term.

PENGUNGKAPAN INOVASI DISRUPTIF INDUSTRI PERBANKAN INDONESIA

Voluntary disclosure is corporate communication to the broader public than disclosures required by capital market regulations. The disclosure of information is beneficial as a consideration in making decisions. The Disruptive innovation disclosure is a voluntary disclosure that provides information about the state of extraordinary innovation in the company. Disruptive innovation is used to describe revolutionary innovations and not evolutionary innovations (Thomond and Lettice, 2002). Outstanding innovation to expand, develop new markets and provide new functions, affecting existing market relationships. This research is critical to know the company's adaptive capacity, going concern, sustainability, and value creation. This study examines whether financial capital, human capital, and organizational capital affect the disruptive innovation disclosure. This quantitative study uses data from banking financial services companies listed on the IDX from 2015 to 2019. There are 205 data observations observed—processing and data analysis using OLS regression. Additional analysis performed was the ANOVA difference test. The results showed that the level of disruptive innovation disclosure was 30.96%. The disclosure story is low and means that adaptive and innovative power is critical in the highly competitive banking industry. Financial capital, human capital and organizational capital have a significant positive effect on the disruptive innovation disclosure.

A discriminant analysis of high and low-innovative firms: the role of IT, human resources, innovation strategy, intellectual capital and environmental dynamism

Purpose This paper aims to examine the effect of technological, organizational and environmental factors on the level of innovation outcomes in manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the technology-organization-environment theory this paper conducts a discriminant analysis of firms’ innovation level based on a data set of manufacturing SMEs. Findings The results show that low- and high-innovative firms can be distinguished in terms of information technology (IT) knowledge and infrastructure, commitment-based human resources (HR) selection practices, exploitative innovation and organizational capital. Practical implications The study findings support the idea that innovation is a complex phenomenon explained by multiple factors. As a consequence, firms need to devote extra efforts to develop IT knowledge and infrastructure, commitment-based HR selection practices and organizational capital because these are crucial for obtaining greater innovation outcomes. In addition, the identification of exploitative innovation as a strong discriminant variable highlights that the most effective way to be a highly innovative SME is through incremental innovation, which permits the firm to capitalize as much as possible on previous exploratory efforts. Originality/value Although many studies have highlighted that innovation is more challenging for SMEs than for their larger counterparts, the vast majority of studies has been conducted in large companies. This paper extends prior literature by analyzing the discriminant variables that may distinguish between low- and high-innovative manufacturing SMEs.

Analisis Modal Intelektual pada Inovasi Sektor Pariwisata di Yogyakarta

An organization's ability to innovate depends on its intellectual capital. Our study attempts to examine the influence of individual components of intellectual capital on corporate innovation. This article proposes a method of classifying and measuring intellectual capital, highlighting the following three components. Human capital, organizational capital and social capital. Our goal is to explain a company's performance in the field of innovation and highlight the importance of each one Dimension of intellectual capital for a certain type of innovation (product, process, marketing and organization). For this purpose, a survey was carried out among 80 participating SMEs in the Yogyakarta tourist area. Company data was analyzed using SPSS using regression data analysis techniques through the developed hypothesis.

Translating green strategic intent into green process innovation performance: the role of green intellectual capital

PurposeMany firms struggle to implement strategies that can successfully enhance the environmental sustainability of their processes. Drawing on the theories of green intellectual capital and complementary assets, this study develops a model describing the mechanism whereby firms can translate a green (i.e., environmental) strategy into a superior green process innovation performance (GPIP).Design/methodology/approachRegression analysis of multi-source survey data collected from 514 managers at 257 firms (257 top management members and 257 safety or environmental managers) was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsA firm's green strategic intent has positive effects on the three aspects of green intellectual capital (i.e., human, organizational and relational capital). In turn, these three aspects have positive effects on GPIP. Moreover, green organizational capital positively moderates the effect of green relational capital on GPIP, whereas it negatively moderates the effect of human capital on GPIP.Research limitations/implicationsIn order to implement a green strategy successfully, especially in polluted industries such as the chemical industry, managers need to develop not only the firm's tangible resources but also its intangible resources. The more they invest in green organizational capital, the higher the level of GPIP that can be achieved. On average, a firm's green human capital is more important than its organizational and relational capital. Moreover, its organizational capital helps capture the benefits of its relational capital, but it impairs the creativity of its human capital.Originality/valueThe authors contribute to the literature on green strategy implementation by suggesting that green intellectual capital plays a mediating role in the relationship between a firm's green strategic intent and GPIP.

Organizational Capital: A Resource for Changing and Performing in Public Administrations

The aim of this study was to deepen our knowledge about the role played by organizational capital (OC) among public administration (PA) agencies. A questionnaire was administered to a gender-balanced convenience sample of 270 workers of Italian PAs. First, confirmatory factor analysis was performed in order to examine the measurement model. Second, a SEM model was performed, confirming that OC was both directly and indirectly positively related to performance, through the mediation of innovation. OC was also positively related to innovation through the mediation of clarity about change. Overall, the results supported the hypothesized model, providing initial evidence on the pivotal role OC plays, and especially for PA agencies, on organizational innovation and performance. The limits and practical implications of these results are discussed.

Spanish non-financial corporations and the COVID pandemic: vulnerability, resilience and transformation

Purpose This paper aims to assess the vulnerability and resilience of the Spanish non-financial corporations (NFC) to the shock from the COVID pandemic with consolidated income accounts data, and shows comparative labor productivity and endowment of organizational capital of Spanish firms, as indicators of their capabilities at the outset of the new digital transformation wave proposed by the next generation EU program. Design/methodology/approach The paper first describes the recent evolution (quarterly 2020 data) of the Spanish non-financial corporate sector (gross value added, labor cost, capital formation, profits) in the assessment of the vulnerability and resilience of the sector to the shock of the COVID pandemic. Then second, it estimates a probit model to evaluate the EU country effects in the explanation of the different propensity firms in the European Company Survey database to adopt innovative management and organization practices. Findings In the Spring of 2020, the Spanish NFC were still recovering from the great recession (low resilience), and the severe contraction in value-added and profits of the corporate sector in the first three quarters of the year evidences its high vulnerability. The proved complementarity between organizational and information related assets implies that the low endowment of organizational capital of Spanish firms, could be a severe limitation for the advancement toward digitalization. Research limitations/implications The aggregate corporate sector data used in the analysis of vulnerability and resilience of Spanish firms does not account for the heterogeneous effects of the pandemic across economic sectors (manufacturing and services, for example) and across firms (large versus small ones). Originality/value The paper complements the country-level analysis of the impact of the COVID pandemic in the Spanish economy with the analysis of the impact of the pandemic in the performance of the corporate sector. It provides one of the first analysis of the current endowment of organization capital of Spanish firms and highlights its relevance for productivity growth.