Open Access Article SciPap-1092
The Choice of Collaborating with Fintech Entities for Competitive Advantage through Leadership Styles
by Steph Subanidja 1,* iD icon, Mercurius B. Legowo 2 iD icon, Fangky Antoneus Sorongan 3 iD icon and Eko Wahyudi 4

1 Postgraduate School, Perbanas Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia, Jl. Perbanas, Karet Kuningan, Setiabudi, Jakarta, Jakarta 12940, Indonesia

2 Faculty of Information Technology, Perbanas Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia, Jl. Perbanas, Karet Kuningan, Setiabudi, Jakarta, Jakarta 12940, Indonesia

3 Faculty of Economic and Business, Perbanas Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia, Jl. Perbanas, Karet Kuningan, Setiabudi, Jakarta, Jakarta 12940, Indonesia

4 Postgraduate School, Perbanas Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia, Jl. Perbanas, Karet Kuningan, Setiabudi, Jakarta, Jakarta 12940, Indonesia

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Abstract: Nowadays, the existence of a fintech entity is a necessity. The choice is disruption or collaboration. This study investigates the antecedents of fintech collaboration based on leadership styles and its consequence on competitive advantage. The study is a quantitative causality approach using a questionnaire to collect the data and use structural equation modelling to analyse it. There are 166 respondents, as samples, from 479 supervisors to directors of automotive, electronics, and food and beverage of medium and large companies. Results show that leadership styles have a positive effect on competitive advantage and fintech collaboration. This study's original value is that fintech collaboration is a necessity for managerial decisions as a mediator for competitive advantage based on leadership styles. It concludes that the primary antecedent choice in encouraging fintech collaboration is transactional leadership, and collaboration with the fintech entity to create a competitive advantage is necessary. Meanwhile, for further research, it is assumed that suitable leadership to encourage competitive advantage through fintech is transformational leadership, and collaborate with the fintech entity is a must.

Keywords: Competitive Advantage, : Fintech Collaboration, Leadership Styles.

JEL classification:  G2 - Financial Institutions and Services,   L21 - Business Objectives of the Firm,  M2 - Business Economics,   O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and &

SciPap 2020, 28(3), 1092; https://doi.org/10.46585/sp28031092

Received: 24 May 2020 / Revised: 28 September 2020 / Accepted: 16 November 2020 / Published: 26 November 2020