TY - JOUR
T1 - Core Self-Evaluations and Innovative Behavior Among Micro-Entrepreneurs: The Mediating Effect of Proactive Personality
AU - Purba, Debora Eflina
AU - Paundra, Joshua
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - Given the key role that entrepreneurs play in a country's economic growth, there is a need to study
how entrepreneurs innovate for their firm's survival. This study aims to investigate the mediating effect
of proactive personality on the relationship between core self-evaluations (CSE) and innovative
behaviors among micro-entrepreneurs in urban areas. The data were obtained from a survey
administered to 307 micro-entrepreneurs in Jakarta, Indonesia and its surrounding cities. Data were
tested using Hayes' PROCESS macro in SPSS. The results showed that CSE was related positively to
innovative behavior, and that proactive personality was also related to innovative behavior. Results
also showed that proactive personality mediated the relationship between CSE and innovative
behavior, whereby CSE led to proactive personality, which in turn influenced innovative behavior.
Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are further discussed.
AB - Given the key role that entrepreneurs play in a country's economic growth, there is a need to study
how entrepreneurs innovate for their firm's survival. This study aims to investigate the mediating effect
of proactive personality on the relationship between core self-evaluations (CSE) and innovative
behaviors among micro-entrepreneurs in urban areas. The data were obtained from a survey
administered to 307 micro-entrepreneurs in Jakarta, Indonesia and its surrounding cities. Data were
tested using Hayes' PROCESS macro in SPSS. The results showed that CSE was related positively to
innovative behavior, and that proactive personality was also related to innovative behavior. Results
also showed that proactive personality mediated the relationship between CSE and innovative
behavior, whereby CSE led to proactive personality, which in turn influenced innovative behavior.
Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are further discussed.
KW - Core-self-evaluation, proactive personality, innovative behavior, micro-entrepreneurs
UR - http://proust.ui.ac.id/index.php/journal/article/view/30
U2 - 10.7454/proust.v1i1.30
DO - 10.7454/proust.v1i1.30
M3 - Article
SN - 2615-8582
VL - 1
SP - 55
EP - 64
JO - Psychological Research on Urban Society
JF - Psychological Research on Urban Society
IS - 1
ER -
