How do women entrepreneurs strategize growth? An investigation using the social feminist theory lens

Huq, Afreen; Tan, Caroline Swee Lin; Venugopal, Vidhula

doi:10.1080/00472778.2019.1659679

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“…Women entrepreneurs' concerns for better networking showed their preference to work in togetherness. This finding is also consistent with the existing literature (e.g., Hoque, 2004;Huq et al, 2020;Walker & Brown 2004).…”

Section: Theme 3: Customer Basesupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Exploration of first, second and broader constructs helped developing a success measuring instrument for women entrepreneurs. Findings suggest that success is a multifaceted phenomenon having its roots embedded in the dimensions like autonomy (see Hailemariam et al, 2019;Kolvereid & Isaksen, 2006;Kuratko et al, 1997;Gauzente, 2003), intrinsic satisfaction (see Ahmad, 2007;Swamy, 2019), customer base (see Anderson & Fornell, 2000;Haber & Reichel 2005;Xheneti et al, 2019), business growth (see Buang 2012) , family (Alstete, 2008;Kaufmann & Stanworth, 1995;Kuratko et al, 1997;Mitchell, 2004;Tosheva, & Dichovska, 2018;Xheneti et al, 2019), networking ( see Hoque, 2004;Huq et al, 2020;Walker & Brown 2004) and business performance (see Buang 2012). Proper meanings and understanding of these dimensions of success phenomenon were accumulated through the lived experiences of women entrepreneurs.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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What it Takes to be a Successful Woman Entrepreneur: A Qualitative Insight

Usman¹,

Yousaf²

2021

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Improving women entrepreneurship is about improving the societies and economies. Women across the globe have impactful participation in the field of entrepreneurship yet they receive relatively lesser attention from entrepreneurship researchers. The field lacks in its own theories and measures hence, employs borrowed ones. Further, most of the researchers use the same tools to measure entrepreneurial performance and success for both male and female entrepreneurs while ignoring the basic differences of their motives to become entrepreneurs. Similarly, women centric success measuring instruments have not been given due attention in past studies and it remained a big gap in research. This study aims to reveal what success is for women entrepreneurs and develops a success measuring tool. Hermeneutic Phenomenology approach was used to attain these objectives. Interviews were conducted from Malaysian female entrepreneurs. The study explored first, second and broader constructs to understand the true meanings of success which is found to be a multifaceted phenomenon having its roots embedded in the dimensions of autonomy, intrinsic-satisfaction, customer-base, business-growth, family, networking and business-performance. Furthermore, it develops a success measuring instrument for women entrepreneurs based upon identified themes. The devised success instrument may practically contribute in gauging women entrepreneurship success for academicians, researchers, women entrepreneurs, policy makers and others. Women entrepreneurship can significantly contribute in economic development and understanding/measuring their perceived success would assist all related stakeholders. Keywords: Women Entrepreneurship, Success Instrument, Hermeneutic Phenomenology.

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Section: Theme 3: Customer Basesupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

What it Takes to be a Successful Woman Entrepreneur: A Qualitative Insight

Usman¹,

Yousaf²

2021

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“…One of the limitations in women's entrepreneurship research is the lack of a theoretical foundation. Research on women's entrepreneurship would benefit from theoretical insights into the gender processes that shape work settings, such as those developed in feminist theory (Huq et al, 2020). However, women's ambitions are often constrained by a lack of capital and assistance, the demands of motherhood, and the effects of sexism from their own male counterparts.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The existence of a unique and distinctive character of a woman, makes many women who run entrepreneurship (Abdul Rahman et al, 2016). Several discussions in the previous literature describe emotional intelligence as women in particular being a determinant of success and effective entrepreneurial leadership (Cabrera & Mauricio, 2017;Huq et al, 2020). Women entrepreneurs face greater challenges than men (Ahmed et al, 2019).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In 2019 the number of women who work as entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs is 14.3 million people, an increase of 1.6 million people compared to 2015 which only amounted to 12.7 million people. Studies investigating how women view growth in established businesses and how this impacts their growth paths, suggest that their own views, their families, their businesses, and the larger environment can be determinants of which particular competency clusters are more valued (Huq et al, 2020). Furthermore, Ahmed et al (2019), women entrepreneurs who are engaged in business because of the push and pull factors to have independent jobs and stand on their own feet.…”

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Model of Marketing Performance : Role of Innovation Capability in Women Entrepreneurs

Octavia

2021

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ABSTRACT The uniqueness and distinctive character of a woman, makes women prefer to run entrepreneurship. The ability of women entrepreneurs to develop product innovation provides a competitive advantage that can reflect marketing performance. Marketing performance as an important challenge in management as well as the key to the success of business actors as a result of market strategy. The purpose of study was to analyze a hypothetical model of women's entrepreneurial marketing performance. The specific objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between women's entrepreneurship and marketing performance mediated by the innovation capability of women entrepreneurs. The research design applied was a quantitative research design by forming a model and testing the model. A survey was conducted using a sample of 100 respondents of women entrepreneurs. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents and simple random sampling method was used to select the samples. In this study, partial least squares SEM (PLS-SEM) was used for data analysis.. The instrument that was validated and its reliability measured was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of the study show that women's entrepreneurship have significant influence to marketing performance, both directly and indirectly, which is mediated by innovation capability. Recommendations were given to women entrepreneurs that they should be putting more emphasis on this relatively new approach of innovation capability thereby creating marketing performance. Keywords: innovation, marketing performance, SMEs, women's entrepreneurship

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Improving the socio-economic welfare of women through informal sector activities in Ghana

Peprah

Ocloo

2022

Environ Dev Sustain

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How do women entrepreneurs strategize growth? An investigation using the social feminist theory lens

Cited by 29 publications

References 80 publications

What it Takes to be a Successful Woman Entrepreneur: A Qualitative Insight

What it Takes to be a Successful Woman Entrepreneur: A Qualitative Insight

Model of Marketing Performance : Role of Innovation Capability in Women Entrepreneurs

Improving the socio-economic welfare of women through informal sector activities in Ghana

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