Influence of leadership and cultural involvement of operational excellence in SME Food and beverage
Andri Irawan (a), Syamsul Hadi Senen (b)

a) Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229 Bandung 40154 Indonesia
andriirawan[at]upi.edu
b) Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229 Bandung 40154 Indonesia
eshasenen[at]upi.edu

Abstract

SMEs current existence becomes one aspect that is accounted for in economic stability. SME Food and beverage is one type of business that experienced rapid growth. The purpose of this research is to measure the influence of leadership and cultural involvement in the operational excellence of SME Food and beverage in Bandung district. The population in this research is the owner of SME food and beverage, while samples taken as much as 100 SMES food and beverage. The sampling method is nonprobality sampling by means of an aksidental sampling. The analysis tools used are multiple regression analyses. Data processing is done with the help of SPSS analysis tools. The results showed that leadership did not influence the operational excellence while cultural involvement has a significant influence on the operational excellence of SME Food and beverage

Keywords: leadership, cultural involvement, operational excellence

Topic: Organizational Behavior, Leadership and Human Resources Management