Financial Literacy among SMEs’ Owners in Sumatera, Indonesia: The Role of Parents’ Motivation and Experience

Rika Desiyanti and Aza Azlina Md Kassim

Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2020, vol. 6, issue 3, 1130-1138

Abstract: Financial literacy is the skill to conduct personal and also business finance. Financial literacy shows information and reasoned both for the economy and finance.& Financial literacy is able to apply and regulate financial literacy that affects wellbeing.&In 2013, the financial services authority (OJK) has conducted a financial survey and the result indicated that only 21.8% of people understand finance and in 2016, the percentage has increased from about 8% to 29.66. Lacking&strength&of financial literacy gives low effect on financial decisions, including less saving, &opting for more leverage, and involved in unprofitable investments. This paper a&particular&goal to analyze the influence of parental motivation and experience on financial literacy. Research sample is SMEs' Owners in Sumatra, Indonesia, have been sent questionnaires. &Based on a sample of 60 respondents it can be concluded that parents' motivation affected their financial literacy. Nevertheless, financial experience by the parents does not affect financial literacy.

Keywords: parents’ motivation; parents’ experience; financial literacy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.26710/jbsee.v6i3.1374

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