MIX : Jurnal Ilmiah Manajemen
Vol. 16 No. 3 (2026): MIX : Jurnal Ilmiah Manajemen

Kejawen-Based Market Orientation (KBMO): A Systematic Literature Review of Indonesian MSMEs

Akbar Pahlevi (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman Purwokerto)
Akbar Pahlevi (Universitas Wijayakusuma Purwokerto)
Agus Suroso (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman Purwokerto)
Rahab Rahab (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman Purwokerto)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Oct 2026

Abstract

Objectives: Research on Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) and Market Orientation (MO) as antecedents of marketing performance rarely questions whether MO is culturally universal or whether marketing performance is adequately captured by financial-transactional indicators. This study systematically reviews the literature to establish the extent of this gap and to propose a culturally embedded construct, Kejawen-Based Market Orientation (KBMO), for Indonesian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).Methodology: A systematic literature review following the PRISMA 2020 statement was conducted in Scopus, supplemented by Google Scholar and citation searching for Indonesian-language anthropological sources. Of 96 records identified, 40 sources were included, extracted into a structured evidence table and appraised with source-appropriate tools (MMAT; JBI Checklist for Text and Opinion) before thematic synthesis.Finding: None of the reviewed EO–MO studies contextually modify MO, despite examining culturally embedded MSMEs; marketing-performance instruments remain financial-transactional; Javanese cultural values are studied qualitatively without psychometric operationalisation; and no reviewed study positions Javanese relational philosophy as equivalent to guanxi.Conclusion: The review proposes KBMO, grounded in five Javanese values mapped onto the MARKOR framework, as a cultural contingency factor expected to moderate the EO–Relational Marketing Performance relationship, with possible reinforcing, competing and non-linear effects. KBMO remains a conceptual proposition requiring empirical validation; it offers a basis for extending Market Orientation Theory from a universalist to a culture-contingent premise.

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Jurnal_Mix

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Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

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MIX: Jurnal Ilmiah Manajemen is a journal that publishes the results of empirical research that has strong novelty with reference to the latest journals and contributes greatly to scientific development in the fields of Management: Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, and ...