A Gender-Based Performance Analysis of Micro and Small Enterprises in Java, Indonesia

Singh, Surendra; Reynolds, Ruthie G.; Muhammad, Safdar

doi:10.1111/1540-627x.00016

Cited by 90 publications

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“…Presence of competitiveness has been included as a variable, since it is part of the demography of business (Singh et al, 2001). The presence of competitiveness can be seen as both a threat and an opportunity for firms, relate to their external environment.…”

Section: Business Characteristicsmentioning

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Performance Contrast and Its Determinants between Male and Female Headed Firms in Lao MSMEs

Inmyxai¹,

Takahashi²

2010

IJBM

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A number of previous studies have shown that male-headed firms outperform female-headed firms in developed countries. This present study investigates, examines and compares the performance contrast of male and female headed firms in Lao micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) through the use of ordered probit models. The sample consists of 840 observations wherein 493 are male -headed firms and 347 are female-headed firms having 1 to 99 employees. We control the business characteristics as well as the entrepreneurs' characteristics. The results confirm previous studies that female entrepreneurs relatively underperform compared to male entrepreneurs. When the whole samples were divided between the male-and-female headed firms, the determinant factors showed contrasting results.

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Section: Business Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Performance Contrast and Its Determinants between Male and Female Headed Firms in Lao MSMEs

Inmyxai¹,

Takahashi²

2010

IJBM

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“…Multinational studies report the effects of gender on small business performance in countries around the globe (Fasci and Valdez, 1998;Schmidt and Parker, 2003;Singh et al, 2001). Small businesses operating in the same industry perform differently when owned by a female than those owned by a male (Losocco and Robinson, 1991).…”

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Differences in Reported Firm Performance by Gender: Does Industry Matter?

Swinney

Runyan

Huddleston

2006

J. Dev. Entrepreneurship

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Business performance results were collected from small business entrepreneurs in one Mid-western state operating in the retail and services industries. These industries account for more than 80 percent of female entrepreneurs' fields of operation. The pattern of reported firm performance between the genders indicated that male entrepreneurs with a high school education reported the highest firm performance scores overall. Female entrepreneurs with a college degree reported the highest firm performance scores among female entrepreneurs. Aspiring female entrepreneurs need to be encouraged to complete higher education as it translates into strong future business performance.

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“…Most of these performance studies do not differentiate between performance and growth measures and, by implication, treat them both as indicators of success or some desirable state (e.g., Singh, Reynolds & Muhammad, 2001). Given that SME growth and performance is central to this study, the appropriateness of combining growth and performance as a dependent variable in empirical research design will be elaborated on next.…”

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SME performance: the role of networking, innovation breadth, and business model design

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Because small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are pivotal to the health and vibrancy of economies, it is crucial for researchers to understand the factors that significantly underlie SME performance. Two of the most widely identified antecedents to SME performance are innovation and networking. However, despite widespread attention, the theoretical and empirical status of the relationships between innovation, networks and SME performance remain uncertain. Some researchers note that claims regarding a direct positive relationship between innovation and networks with performance fail to adequately account for the variables that mediate this relationship.In contrast, while much research has been undertaken into the performance benefits of innovation and networks, the exponential increase in the number of publications heralding the performance benefits of business model design and business model innovation received very scant empirical support, almost non-existent for SMEs. Business model design is seen as a powerful mechanism for unlocking and enhancing the value of business processes, including innovation.Empirical evidence presented in this thesis tangibly supports this assertion and thus creates a more solid foundation for future development of the business model view of the firm.The purpose of this thesis, comprising four studies, is to theorise and research the nature of the relationship between innovation breadth, networks and business model design with SME performance. The central research question of this thesis asks: How do innovation breadth, networks and business model design relate to SME performance?Study One systematically reviews a large sample of SME growth and performance literature to identify and interpret emergent concepts, themes, trends and gaps. Study One backgrounds the three empirical studies that that follow to argue, using Resource-Based Theory, that the resources required for developing competitive advantage are both physical and intangible; of the two, intangible resources have the greatest strategic potential. In other words, the thesis finds that SMEs lacking physical resources could develop more sustainable competitive advantage by relying more heavily on leveraging path dependent, socially complex, and causally ambiguous intangible resources. Social capital and technological competence, associated with networks and innovation, represent highly desired intangible resources. Business model design organises these resources to create value for the customer. Therefore, innovation across the elements of the business model when designing or reconfiguring the SME's business model acts as dynamic capabilities that enhance SME performance.iii The systematic literature review is followed by three empirical studies that use longitudinal and cross-sectional datasets of Australian SMEs. Study Two introduces the concept of innovation breadth, as the number of distinct types of innovation that firms use, or their innovation diversity, and examines the linearity and temporality of its re...

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A Gender-Based Performance Analysis of Micro and Small Enterprises in Java, Indonesia

Cited by 90 publications

References 7 publications

Performance Contrast and Its Determinants between Male and Female Headed Firms in Lao MSMEs

Performance Contrast and Its Determinants between Male and Female Headed Firms in Lao MSMEs

Differences in Reported Firm Performance by Gender: Does Industry Matter?

SME performance: the role of networking, innovation breadth, and business model design

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