Mix Virtual Help Startup Team Survive during Pandemic

RAFIKA FADILLAH, Prof. Dr. Avin Fadilla Helmi, M.Si

2021 | Tesis | MAGISTER PSIKOLOGI PROFESI

Tim virtual merupakan solusi yang dilakukan startup dimasa pandemi demi menurunkan penyebaran virus melalui social distancing. Startup sendiri telah melakukan interaksi virtual tim sebelum pandemi terjadi, namun data menunjukan jumlah startup yang berhasil bertahan masih sedikit, dimana salah satu penyebab utamanya adalah sinergitas tim. Sayangnya penelitian mengenai tim virtual startup ditengah pandemi di Indonesia masih kurang untuk mengambarkan kondisi ini. Penelitian ini menjawab bagaimana dinamika tim virtual startup di masa pandemi. Dengan tujuan untuk mengeksplorasi proses yang terjadi pada tim virtual startup di masa pandemi. Metode yang digunakan adalah convergen paralell mix methods dengan partisipan perwakilan dari 156 tim pengisi kuesioner dan 5 partisipan wawancara. Kuesioner disimpulkan valid dengan RMSEA 0.045; CFI 0.931; TLI 0.918 dan reabilitas stratified cronbach alpha 0.94. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa tim berinteraksi secara mix virtual. Interaksi virtual yang informal dapat membuat startup bertahan di masa pandemi selama interaksi tersebut disertai dengan pertemuan tatap muka.

Virtual teams are one of the strategies used by startups during pandemics to minimize the spread of the virus transmitted through human networks. Virtual teams have already been utilized by startups before the pandemic, however, data shows that a lot of startups fail because of bad team synergy. Unfortunately, there is little literature discussing the usage of virtual teams in startups during the pandemic in Indonesia. This research answers how virtual team startups survive by exploring the dynamic situation of their team. This research uses convergent parallel mix methods by analyzing quantitative data from questionnaires filled by 156 startup teams and qualitative data from interviews conducted with 5 startup team leaders. The questionnaires are concluded as valid with RMSEA 0.045; CFI 0.931; TLI 0.918 and the reliability score of stratified Cronbach alpha of 0.94. This research shows that teams use mixed virtual interaction to survive in pandemics. Informal virtual interactions can help startups survive during the pandemic as long as their virtual interactions are also accompanied by face-to-face interaction

Kata Kunci : Pandemic, Startup, Virtual Team