Journal of Enterprise and Development (JED)
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2024): Journal of Enterprise and Development (JED)

Navigating sustainable competitive advantage: social and technological challenges and open innovation in creative economy-based traditional markets

Nurul Retno Hapsari (UPN Veteran Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Ahmad Zaki (UPN Veteran Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Tiara Juniar Soewardi (UPN Veteran Yogyakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Nov 2023

Abstract

Purpose — Innovation and technology introduce businesses to uncertain conditions, necessitating a focus on enhancing competitiveness. This research aims to investigate the impact of social and technological challenges, as well as open innovation, on the sustainable competitive advantage of a creative economy-based traditional market.Method — This study employs a quantitative approach by distributing questionnaires to 100 MSMEs in Yogyakarta traditional markets. The Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was utilized to analyze the effects.Result — The results indicate that social and technological challenges contribute to a sustainable competitive advantage. However, open innovation does not significantly influence the enhancement of a sustainable competitive advantage.Practical implications  — The study suggests that the government should support MSMEs in addressing technological disruption by offering digital training to expand their market reach.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jed

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Journal of Enterprise and Development (JED) (p-ISSN: 2715-3118/ e-ISSN: 2685-8258) is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality research in economics, finance, management, entrepreneurship, and tourism, with a particular focus on enterprise development, innovation, public ...