Date: 2016-09-27 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Last modified: 2016-09-16
Abstract
2015 will be the year of commencement of economic integration among ASEAN member countries in the form of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). In order to face the era of free market in Southeast Asia, the world of business must take strategic steps to compete with other ASEAN countries, especially the creative industries sector.
Of the 14 sectors of the creative industries, the value added fashion and handicrafts subsector is dominant, respectively for 43.02% and 25.12% of the total contribution of the creative industries sector. One major obstacle factor for Cooperatives and SME sectors including industrial kraetif to compete in the free market is the quality of human resources (HR) SMEs are generally still low. Not quite managed by institutions as static and partial, but necessary changes and institutional reform in the face of MEA in 2015. There are at least three major institutions in the innovation system in Indonesia, namely research institutions including universities and non-departmental agencies, industry and the government, known as Triple Helix.
This study aimed to assess the contribution of human capital and institutional changes of The Triple Helix on the growth of handicrafts creative industries in Surabaya. The population in this study were all the owners / managers of creative industries from 14 sectors, with a sample of 40 respondents of handicrafts creative industries in Surabaya. The data analysis technique used was PLS (Partial Least Square) which was an alternative method of analysis with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on variance.
Results of the study found that human capital was able to provide a significant contribution to the growth of the handicrafts creative industries in Surabaya, as well as the institutional changes of Triple Helix was also able to contribute significantly to the growth of the handicrafts creative industries in Surabaya.