摘要：The insignificant amount of Indonesian youths
engaging in entrepreneurship has led to the assumption
that it is difficult for youths to become entrepreneurs for
their lack of capacity to create and innovate, and also their
lack of courage to take risks. As a result, there is nearly no
study on the capacity of young Indonesian entrepreneurs
in maintaining their business continuity. This qualitative
research, thus, aims to explore – by using the narrative
method – the experiences of six young entrepreneurs in
Indonesia when they were in a condition to decide to
become an entrepreneur, and the conditions of running a
business, with the purpose of understanding the context
in which the youths opt to maintain business continuity.
The study results indicate that despite being committed to
themselves, their businesses, and their social capital, the
youths’ motivation to maintain their business continuity
varies. More dynamic social conditions and more social
relations result in more successful business continuity for
it is driven by more superior motivation of young
entrepreneurs; conversely, if social conditions are merely
formed by internal conditions and fewer social relations,
then youths’ motivation to continue their business is low.
关键词：young entrepreneurs; business continuity;
commitment; motivation; morphogenetic; social conditions;
Indonesia
