An Anti-Fragile Personality in The Relationship of Transformational Leadership to Innovation Performance in Black Swan Events to Overcome Cynicism About Organizational Change
M. Trihudiyatmanto (a*), Ari Pranaditya (a), Heri Purwanto (b), Alfian Yuda Prasetiyo (c)

a) Faculty of Economics, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang, Indonesia
b) Faculty of Economics and Business, Central Java Al-Qur^an Science University in Wonosobo
c) Madiun Indonesian Railway Polytechnic

Abstract

To maintain organizational growth in a volatile environment, organizations must build effective systems to innovate and evolve from threats and stressors such as anti-fragility. The COVID 19 pandemic, which some scientists consider a ^Black Swan Event^ has transformed, disrupted the normal business order into a new normal that leaves some organizations unable to survive, although for some others it is able to innovate in the face of this extraordinary turmoil.
This study is intended to look at the relationship between transformational leadership behavior (TLB) and the performance of organizational innovation, moderated with one construction of attitudinal leadership which rarely observed, cynicism about organizational change (CAOC) and anti-fragile personality in the condition of Black Swan COVID19.
This research method is qualitative research, by examining the relationship between Transformational Leadership Behavior (TLB) variables and Innovation Performance (IP) which is moderated by Cynicism about Organizational Change (CAOC) and The Anti-Fragile Mutawakkil Personality (TAMP). The data source was carried out purposively by taking MSMEs in Wonosobo Regency.
The implication of this research is as material for MSMEs to determine the right policies in the atmosphere of a ^Black Swan Event^ so that they are able to survive and innovate to continue developing their businesses.

Keywords: Transformational Leadership- Optimism, Cynicism about Organizational Change- Innovative Performance- Black Swan Events- Theory of Reasoned Action

Topic: Economics