Does Entrepreneurial Leadership Matter for Micro-Enterprise Development?: Lesson from West Java in Indonesia

This research investigates the role of entrepreneurial leadership in micro-enterprise development in the district of Majalengka in West Java;Indonesia. This study applied a qualitative content analysis method to understand the phenomenon of micro-enterprises comprehensively. The data of this research was collected using surveys;interviews;and a group discussion. The findings indicated that technological information adaptation plays a crucial role in the development of micro-enterprise development. Since the group of millennials dominated the leadership;it has provided more creativity by implementing technological information instead of the previous generation that faced difficulties in adopting the technology. This study noted that inadequate technology adaptation makes micro-business gradually lose customers;and the business was threatened to close. Meanwhile;the role of leadership drives the business development;sales have risen;the number of products has been increasingly diverse;and business capital and number of employees have grown. The establishment of an entrepreneur group could facilitate peer-to-peer contact;knowledge transfer;training;and intervention to enhance leadership and business development. This finding pointed out that the leadership will successfully influence business development when supported by several characteristics such as manage the business;capture opportunities;confidence;firmness;personal integrity;communication;and social and technical expertise.