Can women empowerment contribute to sustainable growth – examining the enablers for social enterprise performance of women social entrepreneurs in India
Umarani Muthukrishnan,
Som Sekhar Bhattacharyya
Abstract:Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the factors that drive superior social enterprise performance for women-led social enterprises. The authors examined the role of individual entrepreneur cognitive characteristics contributing to social enterprise performance and recommended a framework for women's social entrepreneur development.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted an exploratory qualitative study of 22 women founders of social enterprises using a semi-structured questionnaire. In… Show more
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