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Moderation Effect of Education to the Effect of Market Orientation and Technology Orientation on Entrepreneurship Orientation at Small-and-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in East Java, Indonesia

Salim Al Idrus

Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 28, Issue 4, December 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.28.4.12

Keywords: Education, entrepreneurship orientation, market orientation, small-and-medium enterprises of Indonesia, technology orientation

Published on: 24 December 2020

The research was aimed to uncover the effect of market orientation and technology orientation on entrepreneurship orientation with education as a moderator variable. This research used the quantitative approach and the causal relationship between variables was investigated through Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS). The research population included Small-and-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in East Java, Indonesia, and 168 SMEs were selected as the sample. The findings of the research revealed that education attainment levels could reduce the effect of market orientation on entrepreneurship orientation and could increase the effect of technology orientation on entrepreneurship orientation. Based on the findings, it is recommended that SMEs in East Java must improve their entrepreneurship orientation by intensifying the variation of the market’s supply and demand, upgrading technology, and hiring workers who have the required educational background, and then training them on the latest technology.

ISSN 0128-7702

e-ISSN 2231-8534

Article ID

JSSH-5374-2020

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