Entrepreneurial Leadership sebagai Mediator Pengaruh Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy dan Individual Creativity terhadap Venture Performance pada Startup Mahasiswa Universitas Ciputra Surabaya

Daniel Joel Immanuel Kairupan

doi:10.24002/modus.v38i2.13508

Authors

Daniel Joel Immanuel Kairupan Universitas Ciputra Surabaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24002/modus.v38i2.13508

Abstract

The development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in higher education requires students not only to have business technical skills, but also leadership capacity that is able to encourage business performance in a sustainable manner. This study aims to analyze the role of entrepreneurial leadership as a mediating variable in the relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and individual creativity on venture performance in startup students of Ciputra University Surabaya. A quantitative approach was used with a survey method of students who actively manage startups based on entrepreneurial projects. The data was analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling based on Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) to test the direct and indirect relationships between variables. The results of the study show that entrepreneurial self-efficacy and individual creativity have a positive effect on entrepreneurial leadership. Furthermore, entrepreneurial leadership has been proven to have a significant effect on venture performance. The findings also confirm that entrepreneurial leadership significantly mediates the influence of individual creativity on venture performance, but not entrepreneurial self-efficacy on venture performance. This research confirms that individual self-confidence and creativity are not enough to improve business performance without entrepreneurial leadership that is able to direct vision, manage resources, and encourage team collaboration. Practically, the results of this study provide implications for the development of entrepreneurship curriculum and student startup coaching to further emphasize strengthening entrepreneurial leadership competencies as a key factor in improving business performance.

Keywords: entrepreneurial leadership; entrepreneurial self-efficacy; individual creativity; venture performance.

Pembentukan ekosistem kewirausahaan pada pendidikan tinggi menuntut mahasiswa tidak hanya untuk memiliki kemampuan teknis bisnis, namun juga kapasitas kepemimpinan supaya tercipta kinerja bisnis yang berkelanjutan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis peran entrepreneurial leadership sebagai variabel mediasi dalam hubungan antara entrepreneurial self-efficacy dan individual creativity terhadap venture performance pada startup mahasiswa Universitas Ciputra Surabaya. Pendekatan kuantitatif digunakan dengan metode survei terhadap mahasiswa yang aktif pengelolaan startup berbasis kewirausahaan. Data dianalisis menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling - Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) untuk menguji hubungan langsung dan tidak langsung antarvariabel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa entrepreneurial self-efficacy dan individual creativity memiliki dampak positif terhadap entrepreneurial leadership. Sementara itu, entrepreneurial leadership terbukti memiliki dampak positif terhadap venture performance. Hasil penelitian juga mengonfirmasi bahwa entrepreneurial leadership memediasi pengaruh individual creativity terhadap venture performance, namun tidak memediasi pengaruh entrepreneurial self-efficacy terhadap venture performance. Hasil ini membuktikan bahwa individual self-confidence dan creativity tidak cukup untuk meningkatkan kinerja bisnis tanpa entrepreneurial leadership yang mampu mengarahkan visi, mengelola sumber daya, dan mendorong kolaborasi tim. Implikasi praktis dari hal ini adalah perlunya penyusunan kurikulum kewirausahaan dan program mentoring untuk startup mahasiswa yang dapat memperkuat entrepreneurial leadership sebagai faktor kunci dalam meningkatkan kinerja bisnis.

Kata kunci: entrepreneurial leadership; entrepreneurial self-efficacy; individual creativity; venture performance.

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