Sustainable Innovation Capability as a Mediator Between Intellectual Capital and Competitive Advantage: Evidence from  Course and Training Institutions in Indonesia

Teddy Chandra; Amirudin M Amin; Suhermin

doi:10.38142/jogta.v5i1.2002

Authors

Teddy Chandra Institut Bisnis dan Teknologi Pelita Indonesia
Amirudin M Amin Institut Bisnis dan Teknologi Pelita Indonesia
Suhermin Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Indonesia (STIESIA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.38142/jogta.v5i1.2002

Keywords:

Human Capital, Structural Capital, Relational Capital, Sustainable Innovation Capabilities, Competitive Advantage, Course And Training Institutions (LKP)

Abstract

This study aims to examine the influence of human capital, structural capital, and relational capital on competitive advantage by positioning sustainable innovation capability as a mediating variable in Course and Training Institutions (LKP) in Indonesia. The approach used in this study is quantitative with AMOS-based Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis techniques. Data were collected from 299 Course and Training Institutions (LKP) participating in the industry, business, and work-based resource improvement program (IDUKA) through a saturated sample/total sampling method. The analysis results show that human capital, structural capital, and relational capital have a significant effect on sustainable innovation capability and competitive advantage. In addition, sustainable innovation capability is also proven to significantly mediate the relationship between the three intellectual capital variables and competitive advantage. This finding emphasizes the importance of synergistic intellectual capital management to strengthen sustainable innovation capability as a strategy to gain competitive advantage in the non-formal education services sector. The novelty of this study lies in the integration of the Resource-Based View model and Dynamic Capability Theory to reveal the mediating mechanism of sustainable innovation capability in the context of Course and Training Institutions (LKP), which has never been studied empirically before.

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