Leadership styles and job insecurity in Indonesian start-ups: The role of challenges and engagement
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Author(s)Abiqail YolandaLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2431-9013
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Ady PurnamaLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3932-5111
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Jefta HarliantoLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4918-9209
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Anita MaharaniLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3942-9755
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.22(4).2024.12
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Article InfoVolume 22 2024, Issue #4, pp. 149-162
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Even though Indonesia’s start-up scene is experiencing rapid growth, the industry is grappling with considerable hurdles, such as a high rate of business closures, strong dependence on employee efficiency, and heavy reliance on technology. This paper examines the correlation between leadership styles, job challenges, job engagement, and job insecurity in Indonesian start-ups, which face unique challenges affecting employee job security. Unlike most research on how job insecurity impacts job engagement, this study explores whether higher job engagement impacts job insecurity, providing practical insights for leaders. The study was structured using a quantitative approach known as structural equation modeling-partial least squares (SEM-PLS), which analyzed 198 responses from Indonesian start-up employees. This study found that leadership styles significantly affect job insecurity (β = 1.337, p-value < 0.05), however, leadership styles do not substantially affect job engagement (β = 0,435, p-value > 0.05). Another finding states that job challenges do not significantly affect job engagement (β = 0.491, p-value > 0.05) and job insecurity (β = –0.037, p-value > 0.05). Job engagement significantly influences job insecurity (β = –0.428, p-value < 0.05). This study specifically targets employees in Indonesian start-ups to uncover mechanisms and offer practical recommendations for enhancing job security and motivation. The findings underscore the significant impact of leadership style on job insecurity, emphasizing the importance of engaging and motivating employees through personalized leadership style approaches to enhance job stability and overall workforce effectiveness in Indonesian start-ups.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)J24, M54, J28, J63
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References53
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- Figure 1. Conceptual model
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- Table 1. Outer loading factors, AVE, Cronbach’s alpha, and composite reliability
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Setyo Riyanto ,
Endri Endri 
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Novita Herlisha
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.19(3).2021.14
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Acknowledgment
This study was made possible because of the full support of the Region III Education Service Institute (LL-DIKTI III), the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, and the Research Center at Mercu Buana University, Jakarta. -
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