ABSTRACT
The company viability, particularly in relation to virtue and human potentials, has scarcely been discussed in today’s field of business and management. However, in line with the more dynamic and complex company milieu, establishing the viability as its adaptive and flexible capacities is urgent. The purpose of this study is to explore and confirm this specific “intrinsic” company performance and its determinant factors. The study is conducted with 47 SME industries located in West Java. The data was collected by survey taken from 905 workers, and from interviews with the owners or managers. Factor analysis method was conducted to verify the validity of the variables and its model proposition as to come to a valid form of research model and hypothesis to analyze. The results of path analysis showed that the company viability is significantly influenced by the management commitment and intrapreneurial spirit; both variables can be explained at R2 0.93. Meanwhile, the intrapreneurial spirit is explained by the work spirit, innovative learning, and compliance significantly, at R2 0.94. The study also explained the role of mutual trust. The results of this study is expected to be the basis of a more thorough research on the psychosocial aspects contributing to enhance the intrapreneurial spirit for developing the company viability.
