Title: Cultural values and innovation in indigenous entrepreneurship: a case study from Indonesia

Authors: Fikri Zul Fahmi; Nabilla Dina Adharina

Addresses: School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia ' Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning, Institut Teknologi Nasional Bandung, Jl. PKH. Mustopha No. 23, Bandung 40124, Indonesia

Abstract: This study aims to identify the mechanisms through which cultural values affect innovation in indigenous entrepreneurship, particularly in Indonesia, situated in the Global South. We examine two cases of long-established hand weaving activities in Lombok, using qualitative research methods. Our findings show that cultural values reflecting high levels of integration among actors commonly found in homogenous societies, act as social capital in promoting innovation by facilitating the transfer of new knowledge and encouraging collective learning among the economic actors. However, the entrepreneurs' past time orientation and their embeddedness as evident in values such as preserving tradition and respecting collective existence restrains their ability to embrace change. We identify that their lack of future orientation prevents innovation through opening up new markets. However, this outlook encourages them to respond to current market trends.

Keywords: innovation; cultural value; indigenous entrepreneurship; Global South, Indonesia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2024.135221

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2024 Vol.51 No.1, pp.62 - 85

Received: 17 Aug 2019
Accepted: 11 Dec 2020
Published online: 03 Dec 2023 *

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