Projecting Experience of Technology-Based MSMEs in Indonesia: Role of Absorptive Capacity Matter in Strategic Alliances and Organizational Performance Relationship

Nanik Kustiningsih, Bambang Tjahjadi () and Noorlailie Soewarno
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Nanik Kustiningsih: Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60286, Indonesia
Bambang Tjahjadi: Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60286, Indonesia
Noorlailie Soewarno: Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60286, Indonesia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-19

Abstract: This paper investigates absorptive capacity’s significance in mediating strategic alliance and organizational performance using the partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM) Warp PLS 7.0. The online and offline questionnaires were distributed to 308 Indonesian MSME owners/managers. The results suggest that strategic alliance directly influences the organizational performance of MSME’s technology-based in Indonesia. Further analysis attests that absorptive capacity partially mediates strategic alliance and organizational performance relationships; this research is specific to MSMEs in Indonesia, and thus generalization to other countries needs further verification. MSME’s owners or managers can use the knowledge on the relationship between the strategic alliance and organizational performance, including absorptive capacity in mediating the relationship, for policymaking and manifesting strategic alliances through collaboration with partners to achieve companies’ common goals is also highly recommended.

Keywords: absorptive capacity; strategic alliances; organizational performance; technology-based MSMEs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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