Exploring the contribution of business and technology incubators to women entrepreneurs’ business development in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Kapinga, Alsen Florian; Montero, Calkin Suero; Mwandosya, Godfrey Issac; Mbise, Esther Rosinner

doi:10.1186/s40497-018-0111-9

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“…Among all the items that formed a part of this construct, the statement "My involvement in the business will be influenced by customized training programme for women based on my needs" had the maximum standardized estimate (0.810). This implies the need for customized training programs for women entrepreneurs to enhance the performance of women entrepreneurs (Ajuna et al, 2018;Kapinga et al, 2018). To perform better in business, women entrepreneurs need to upgrade their personal, social and professional skills through training and development programs (Agarwal and Lenka, 2015).…”

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Antecedents of women entrepreneurs’ performance: an empirical perspective

Jha¹,

Alam

2021

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PurposeThis study investigates the antecedents of women entrepreneurs’ performance in an emerging economy. Based on the review of extant literature, six antecedents of women entrepreneurs’ performance, namely, motivation, networking, socio-cultural, business environment, training and development, and financials were proposed and subsequently empirically examined.Design/methodology/approachGaps in the literature were identified, based on which the theoretical background of the study was formulated. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were applied to confirm the factor-item structure. The impact of explanatory variables was investigated using the structural equation modeling (SEM) based path analysis.FindingsThe study concludes that motivation, networking, socio-cultural, business environment, training and development, and financials have a significant positive influence on the performance of the women entrepreneurs.Originality/valueThere is a dearth of quality research that holistically investigates the key antecedents of performance among women entrepreneurs. Most existing studies have not considered the possible antecedents of performance concomitantly. Additionally, the relationships have been measured individually rather than at the construct level. Further, a majority of the existing studies investigating the performance of women entrepreneurs have been confined to settings within developed countries. By providing insight into the antecedents of women entrepreneurs’ performance elsewhere, the present study attempts to bridge these identified gaps. This study is expected to advance the knowledge about the factors influencing the performance of women entrepreneurs in emerging economies such as India. These insights will likely be valuable when creating policies related to this crucial aspect of economic development.

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Antecedents of women entrepreneurs’ performance: an empirical perspective

Jha¹,

Alam

2021

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“…The innovation ecosystem is also developing and growing exponentially, while various innovative ideas to solve challenges related to business and entrepreneurship are being incubated by business incubators. These incubators include Dar es Salaam Teknohama Business Incubator (DTBi), University of Dar es Salaam ICT Incubator (UDICT), Small Industries Development Organization (SIDO), BUNI hub, and the Information Society and ICT Sector Development Project (Kapinga et al, 2018;Mwandosya et al, 2016). To conclude, in our opinion, DSR is well-suited in cases that aim to solve complex problems, like that of the Tanzanian street traders.…”

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Mobile technology for street trading in Tanzania: A design science research approach for determining user requirements

Rumanyika

Apiola

Mramba

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E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Street trading is an economic activity that is conducted by street traders in numerous urban parts of Tanzania. Street traders use mobile technology to search for markets.This study mapped the wants and needs of Tanzanian street traders and their customers in order to better understand the potential and pitfalls of technology to help their trade activities. Qualitative data were collected using in-depth interviews with 22 street traders and 22 customers. In addition, two focus group discussions with 20 participants, including street traders and customers, were conducted. Data were analyzed through content analysis. The results identified a number of technology wants and needs shared by traders and customers that would ease the customers' access to products they want, and support the traders to promote their products, locate where the users are, support business growth, and predict sales potential. This research study contributes to understanding the technology needs of one marginalized group in Tanzania. The study facilitates discussion on the suitability of design research in the context of informal worker communities, and it points toward a path for design research of information systems that are grounded on the needs and knowledge of end-users in their communities and contexts of use.

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“…Woman Entrepreneur (Yahaya, 2021;Noor et al, 2020;Adejuwon, 2021;Othman et al, 2022;Alene, 2020;Hoque and Islam, 2022;Mozumdar, 2018;Njaramba et al, 2018;Sopa, 2018;Chhabra et al, 2020;Suharso et al, 2019;Cesaroni, 2018;Kapinga, 2018;Baranik et al, 2018;Ozsungur, 2019;Sajjad et al, 2020;Solesvik et al, 2018;Ireland, 2021;Baig et al, 2021;Bell, 2019;Castro, 2019;Zeb et al, 2020) 2.…”

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Human and Social Factors among Woman Entrepreneur: A Systematic Literature Review

Azmi¹,

Thangal²,

Rahim³

2022

IJARBSS

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The growing contribution of woman entrepreneurs is not a recent phenomenon and has drawn academics to conduct various pertinent studies. Unfortunately, most earlier studies did not consider both social and human elements. This article's systematic review focuses on how entrepreneurship adapts to human and social factors. As a result, this study analyzed a sizable number of prior studies on the act of dealing with the problem. This research, which made use of the two major journal databases Scopus and ProQuest, was reviewed using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). As a result, 22 articles can be systematically evaluated because of the search efforts. Most crucially, the review was able to develop three key topics based on thematic analyses; woman entrepreneur, human factor, and social factor. Six sub-themes were established under the three main topics which are motivations and education under human factors, family support and work life balance under social factors and government and financial support under woman entrepreneur. For the benefit of upcoming researchers, several conclusions were offered at the end of this study. The findings will be of interest to justify the significance of human and social factors among women entrepreneurs.

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Exploring the contribution of business and technology incubators to women entrepreneurs’ business development in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

Antecedents of women entrepreneurs’ performance: an empirical perspective

Antecedents of women entrepreneurs’ performance: an empirical perspective

Mobile technology for street trading in Tanzania: A design science research approach for determining user requirements

Human and Social Factors among Woman Entrepreneur: A Systematic Literature Review

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