The Role of Learning Organization in Developing Competency of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in Indonesia During Covid-19 Pandemic

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220707.004How to use a DOI?

Keywords

SMEs; Covid-19; Competence; Learning Organization

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic have impacted the instability of economy, especially for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). These SMEs have been experiencing a decrease in sales turnover. For this reason, MSMEs need to improve their strategies to be able to survive in the midst of this pandemic and to adapt to the conditions by developing their competencies. The competence of MSMEs is very strategic, due to its important role in driving economic activities of community, and will become the main source of income for the majority of the community in improving their welfare. The development of MSMEs’ competency is crucial because it will maintain the continuity of their business. To increase MSMEs’ competency, it can be done by implementing a learning organization. The purposes of this study are to describe and analyze the competency development of MSMEs by implementing a learning organization. To achieve these goals, the current study employs a descriptive-verification approach, with survey method. The analytical method used to test the proposed hypotheses is multiple linear regression analysis. The results of the study found that the implementation of a learning organization consisting of 5 (five) dimensions namely personal mastery, mental models, shared vision, team learning and system thinking, both simultaneously and partially, has a positive and significant effect on the improvement of MSMEs’ competency.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Idris Azis
AU  - Lina Mahardiana
AU  - Syamsul Bahri DP
AU  - Maskuri Sutomo
AU  - Ponirin Ponirin
AU  - Ramli Hatma
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/18
TI  - The Role of Learning Organization in Developing Competency of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in Indonesia During Covid-19 Pandemic
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 Tadulako’s International Conference on Social Sciences (TICoSS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 13
EP  - 16
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220707.004
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220707.004
ID  - Azis2022
ER  -