The role of human capital and social capital on the innovativeness of female entrepreneurs

Vadnjal, Mateja

doi:10.1504/ijvcm.2020.111076

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“…In addition, Ghiat (2020) suggested that social capital is a crucial asset for Muslim women entrepreneurs. Our result is also in accordance with the findings of Vadnjal (2020) who reported the evidence of the effect of social networks and friends on the innovativeness behavior of Slovenian women entrepreneurs.…”

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Do psycho-entrepreneurial traits and social networks matter for innovativeness among Saudi female entrepreneurs?

Jaziri

Miralam

2023

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PurposePsychological and entrepreneurial traits have been widely studied as explicative variables of encouraging entrepreneurial behavior, while their impact on innovative activity is less explored. This study examines whether, how and why psycho-entrepreneurial traits and social networks effect innovativeness among women firm owners.Design/methodology/approachAnalysis of data collected from 304 Saudi women entrepreneurs accompanied by business accelerators provides a wide support with some notable exceptions. We use Structural Equation Modeling technique to estimate how different constructs interact with each other and jointly affect directly or indirectly women's innovativeness behavior in Saudi Arabia.FindingsFindings point out that innovativeness is positively and significantly affected by emotional intelligence, internal locus of control, entrepreneurial alertness and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. The construct of entrepreneurial self-efficacy mediates the relationship between both business and personal networks and innovativeness. However, professional forums and mentors have no significant effect on innovativeness.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample selection is limited to two entrepreneurial support structures especially business accelerator and business incubator. Expanding the context to other support structures can reinforce the implications and provide more valuable results.Practical implicationsThe findings are likely to be of applicability for improving women entrepreneurship by entrepreneurial support structures.Originality/valueThis research is original in the sense that it investigated useful insights of innovativeness among Saudi female entrepreneurs.

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Do psycho-entrepreneurial traits and social networks matter for innovativeness among Saudi female entrepreneurs?

Jaziri

Miralam

2023

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“…Conceptualmente se dice que el capital social de las mujeres puede tener un rol determinante en el desarrollo exitoso de sus emprendimientos (Solesvik et al,2019). Se argumenta que las redes personales que construyen las empresarias facilitan la innovación y el marketing; y pueden ayudar a dar forma a la estrategia competitiva de la empresa (Vadnjal, 2020). Las redes sociales como elemento vital para la consolidación de la empresa encuentran eco en los relatos de las empresarias en cuestión.…”

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Limitaciones y factores de éxito del emprendimiento Femenino: una perspectiva costarricense

Álvarez

2023

Yulök

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Profundizamos en las historias de vida de mujeres emprendedoras de renombre para descubrir las motivaciones, limitaciones y factores de éxito del surgimiento del emprendimiento femenino exitoso. Mediante técnicas narrativas, realizamos tres entrevistas en profundidad a muy reconocidas y exitosas mujeres empresarias costarricenses. Nuestros hallazgos proporcionan evidencia empírica que sugiere que las motivaciones de las mujeres empresarias exitosas son universales. Además, las limitaciones de las mujeres emprendedoras muy exitosas son diversas, de las cuales se destacan como limitaciones relevantes, la necesidad de apoyo financiero, a falta de planificación estratégica, la burocracia falta de conocimiento en marketing, la reacción de los competidores. Además, nuestro estudio revela que los factores intangibles, es decir, el capital humano y social, son fundamentales para el crecimiento y consolidación de las empresas creadas y dirigidas por mujeres. Finalmente, nuestros resultados sugieren que las mujeres emprendedoras prefieren medir su éxito empresarial a través de aspectos emocionales y personales en lugar de métricas financieras o de mercado.

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“…Higher levels of financial literacy should be emphasized as it has the potential the ability of these women in making informed investment decisions contributing to the profitability and sustainability of these women investment groups. This theory on human capital emphasizes the importance of financial literacy in entrepreneurship especially in the promotion of long-term sustainability (Vadnjal , 2020).…”

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Financial literacy and entrepreneurial sustainability of women investment groups in Nairobi, Kenya

Githaiga,

Bula

2023

IJSB

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Though entrepreneurial sustainability of women investment groups and businesses is integral to economic sustainability they are severely faced by a number of challenges in the quest of seeking entrepreneurial sustainability. This was quite evident during the COVID-19 pandemic where three in five businesses owned by women collapsed or downsized; resulting to job losses, and difficulties in accessing financing. This had a cascading effect on their sustainability, raising questions on the general sustainability of women investment groups and businesses. The most recurring problem that surfaced is that there exist substantial financial literacy gaps among these women groups that predispose them to financial challenges. It is on this premise that this study aimed to assess how financial literacy influence entrepreneurial sustainability of women investment groups in Nairobi. The study was anchored on human capital theory and employed descriptive research design. It targeted chairpersons drawn from 17000 groups; out of which a sample of 284 was used. The primary data was collected using semi-structured questionnaires that were self-administered. The results indicated that financial literacy had a strong positive influence on entrepreneurial sustainability of women investment groups. This powerful association emphasized the essential role played by financial literacy in empowering the women with fundamentals of financial management knowledge and skills that enable them to make sound financial and investment decision that bolsters not only growth but also entrepreneurial sustainability of their investment activities and businesses. In the light of this, the study recommended prioritization of financial education and literacy programs by all women investment groups; as well as customer-tailoring them to fulfill the diverse needs of each group. Additionally, it recommends that there should equity in access to financial education among women of all backgrounds. Equally, there should be increased collaboration and partnership between micro-financial institutions and women investment groups to promote access to credit, investment opportunities and other financial services; as well as development of policies that encourage financial inclusion.

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The role of human capital and social capital on the innovativeness of female entrepreneurs

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Do psycho-entrepreneurial traits and social networks matter for innovativeness among Saudi female entrepreneurs?

Do psycho-entrepreneurial traits and social networks matter for innovativeness among Saudi female entrepreneurs?

Limitaciones y factores de éxito del emprendimiento Femenino: una perspectiva costarricense

Financial literacy and entrepreneurial sustainability of women investment groups in Nairobi, Kenya

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