Lyna Latifah, Doddy Setiawan, Y. Anni Aryani, Isfenti Sadalia, Mohammad Nur Rianto Al Arif
This study provides empirical evidence of the effect of human capital on innovation in young entrepreneurs’ SMEs. Furthermore, this study also examines the role of social media networking and knowledge sharing, as a mediating variable, on the effect of human capital on open innovation. The current study employs the survey method to collect data. The respondents of this study are 438 young entrepreneurs who attended incubators by universities in Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Data analysis techniques include using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with AMOS software. The result shows that human capital, knowledge sharing, and social media networking directly affect innovation. Social media networking and knowledge sharing partially mediate the effect of human capital on innovation. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, 50229, Indonesia; Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, 57126, Indonesia; Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, 20222, Indonesia; Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, 15415, Indonesia
