International Journal of Supply Chain Management
Vol 9, No 3 (2020): International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM)

Mediating Role of Creativity in Determining Innovation towards Competitive Advantage in Batik Creative Industry Indonesia

Wiwiek Harwiki (Dr. Soetomo University, Surabaya, Indonesia)
Mujiarto Mujiarto (Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya)
Sri Hartini (Airlangga University)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Jun 2020

Abstract

This study purposed to analyse the effects of (1) innovation on competitive advantage; (2) innovation on creativity, (3) creativity on competitive advantage The analysis used quantitative analysis, and as a descriptive analysis as well as an inferential statistics (SEM-PLS= Structural Equation Modelling-Partial Least Square). 55 respondents has been taken from the population of Batik Craft in East Java. This study proved the interesting findings that the diversity in samples appropriate with the diversity in population if eliminated: (1) product and process indicators of innovation; (2) novelty and elaboration indicators of creativity; and (3) competitive price, rarely found and not easy to be replaced indicators of competitive advantage. Therefore the rest of indicator is organizational innovation for innovation variable; resolution indocator for creativity variable; and 2 indicators for competitive advantage variable are: uniqueness and difficult to imitate. The result of probability value (Tstatistic) through bootstrapping of SmartPLS characteristic demonstrated the significance influence of (1) innovation on competitive advantage; (2) innovation on creativity, (3) creativity on competitive advantage. The result also found that the influence of mediation category of the relationship innovation to competitive advantage through creativity as mediator in complementary partial innovation on competitive advantage.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJSCM

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Engineering Environmental Science Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Transportation

Description

International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM) is a peer-reviewed indexed journal, ISSN: 2050-7399 (Online), 2051-3771 (Print), that publishes original, high quality, supply chain management empirical research that will have a significant impact on SCM theory and practice. Manuscripts ...