Entrepreneurial Culture and Organizational Climate in the Barbers Village, Garut, Indonesia

Abstract

—As the city of dodol, Garut is also famous for its most excellent barbers. A lot of barbers in Indonesia originate from this city, precisely from a village called Kampung Parung, Banyuresmi Subdistrict. After finishing high schools, most teenagers from the village go to big cities to start barbershop businesses instead of joining universities. Some open their barbershops in Garut and its surrounding area. In general, barbershop has been a long-established entrepreneurial culture in the village. The purpose of this study therefore is to determine how entrepreneurial culture is established and how it affects the organizational climate of barbershop business. A survey was conducted with 77 barbers in Garut, and the results show that family and economy have a significant influence on the entrepreneurial culture. Additionally, entrepreneurial culture positively contributes to the establishment of an organizational climate of barbershop business. Education is not considered to be of much importance to the Garutian barbers.