Journal of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Management Business and Accounting
Vol 4 No 4 (2026): Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2026

Financial Risk, Managerial Capability, and MSME Business Resilience in an Era of Economic Uncertainty

Irwan Moridu (Universitas Muhammadiyah Luwuk, Indonesia)
Nurcahya Hartaty Posumah (Universitas Muhammadiyah Luwuk, Indonesia)
Fitriani Fitriani (Universitas Muhammadiyah Luwuk, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Jul 2026

Abstract

Purpose – This study examines how perceived financial risk and managerial capability are associated with MSME business resilience under economic uncertainty. Business resilience is defined as the capacity to anticipate, absorb, adapt to, and recover from disruption. Methodology – A quantitative nationwide online survey was conducted in Indonesia. Google Forms questionnaires were distributed through a third-party respondent panel platform to eligible MSME owners and managers. The final sample comprised 200 valid responses and was analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS). Finding/Results – Perceived financial risk was negatively associated with business resilience, whereas managerial capability was positively associated with it. Managerial capability showed the stronger standardized association within the specified model, which explained 86.2% of the variance in business resilience. These results are interpreted cautiously because the data are cross-sectional and self-reported. Originality/Value – Rather than claiming new direct relationships, this study offers an integrated dual-mechanism explanation of MSME resilience: financial vulnerability constrains the resources available for responding to disruption, while managerial capability supports the sensing, coordination, and reconfiguration of those resources. Its contribution is the joint assessment of these mechanisms and their relative statistical associations within one model.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JEEMBA

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Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

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Journal of Economics, Entreprenurship, Management Business and Accounting (JEEMBA) mencakup bidang ekonomi dan keuangan, manajemen bisnis dan akuntansi khususnya bidang akuntansi, manajemen, pasar modal, hukum bisnis, perpajakan, sistem informasi, serta bidang ekonomi dan keuangan lainnya. JEEMBA ...