%0 Journal Article
%T Critical Success Enablers of Southeast Asian Entrepreneurs in Times of Major Crises
%A Godofredo Cristobal Utanes
%A Kanishka Bedi
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 9
%N 7
%P 1-25
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2022
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1108968
%X This research intended to address a gap in the literature about Southeast Asian entrepreneurs who surmounted global crises in 1997-1999 and 2007-2009. It looked at the crucial success enablers (CSEs) of six entrepreneurs, two from each of three Southeast Asian countries, namely: Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines. These business owners or managers were described as owning or managing small or medium-sized businesses. In times of major crises, the CSEs contain qualities, strategies, and characteristics of entrepreneurs and are organized into two key dimensions: strategic-leadership and managerial-tactical, whose framework was inductively generated by reviewing diverse literature. The multiple case study method was used. The data was acquired through semi-structured interviews, a five-point Likert scale survey, personal observations of the respondents¡¯ workplaces, and a review of corporate papers and artifacts. Thematic analysis, study of informants¡¯ personal ratings, and inter-subjective assessments were used to examine qualitative data using an interpretive method. The interpretive analysis was then subjected to a comprehensive set of criteria in order to substantiate the findings¡¯ truth claims and knowledge (Sandberg, 2005). Among the many revelations in this study, the most critical success enablers of the subjects particularly under the strategic-leadership enabler category, ¡°crisis use to exercise leadership¡± had the highest deployment among the respondents. This was followed by environment scan tracking; purposeful strategic planning; brilliant mind; trustworthiness and sincerity; as well as rich global picture perspective. For future studies, entrepreneurs will navigate through similar major crises.
%K Crisis
%K Critical Success Factors
%K Entrepreneurship
%K Leadership
%K Southeast Asia
%K Strategy
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6776325