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The effect of small business leaders' organisational mindfulness and social learning on opportunistic behaviour to survive the COVID-19 pandemic

Luluk Lusiantoro (Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Bernardinus Maria Purwanto (Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Rokhima Rostiani (Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

ISSN: 1462-6004

Article publication date: 3 December 2021

Issue publication date: 15 July 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

This research aims to test the relationships between organisational mindfulness, social learning and opportunistic behaviour of small business leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design/methodology/approach

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six small business leaders from various sectors to explore and better grasp the unprecedented phenomenon. An online survey on small business owners and managers in Indonesia was then employed as the main study, resulting in 291 valid responses for further analysis. The data were analysed using regression on SmartPLS 3.0 software.

Findings

This research finds that organisational mindfulness and social learning have positive and significant associations with the ability of small business leaders to discover and exploit opportunities. The path analysis suggests that organisational mindfulness plays a pivotal role as it also partially mediates the relationship between social learning and opportunistic behaviour.

Originality/value

This is the first paper to test the relationships between organisational mindfulness, social learning and opportunistic behaviour, particularly in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. This work also contributes by emphasising the critical linkages between internal and external capabilities triggered by small business leaders to survive the pandemic.

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Acknowledgements

Funding: This research was funded by Universitas Gadjah Mada under a research grant number 577/UN1.P.III/KPT/HUKOR/2020 for the mitigation and management of COVID-19 pandemic.

Citation

Lusiantoro, L., Purwanto, B.M. and Rostiani, R. (2022), "The effect of small business leaders' organisational mindfulness and social learning on opportunistic behaviour to survive the COVID-19 pandemic", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 29 No. 4, pp. 627-644. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-02-2021-0061

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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