Women's entrepreneurs' micro and small business performance: insights from Malaysian microcredit

shami, Sayed Samer Ali Al; Muhamad, Mohd Razali; Majid, Izaidin Abdul; Rashid, Nurulizwa

doi:10.1504/ijesb.2019.103433

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“…Research in Bangladesh revealed that household decisions, including daily expenses [18] and asset acquisition [19], transformed from the husbands' primary duty to mutual household accountability or personal decision-making among female borrowers from Grameen Bank. Hence, women empowerment was linked to improved life quality, including healthcare decisions [20].…”

Section: Al-amal Solidarity Groupmentioning

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“…According to Al-shami et al [7], access to microcredit has a significant impact on the ability of Malaysian women to share a household, business decisions, and loans. In addition, microcredit enables women to participate in their home earnings and play a crucial role in making decisions at home, involving asset purchases, family management, and children [19]. Despite the rich stream literature on microcredit's impact on women empowerment comprising positive, negative, and no impact, literature related to the less developed countries in the Middle Eastern Region is scarce.…”

Section: Microcredit and Women Social Empowermentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Microcredit Impact on Socio-Economic Development and Women Empowerment in Low-Income Countries: Evidence from Yemen

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Microcredit financing is extensively considered as an effective development method for poverty mitigation and women empowerment. Nevertheless, relevant studies reflected opposing outcomes on microfinance effects consisting of positive, zero, and negative impacts. Thus, this research investigated Al-Amal Bank’s microcredit impacts on women empowerment in Yemen, one of the poorest Middle Eastern nations. A panel dataset and primary and secondary data were gathered through household surveys and propensity score matching to restrict intangible variables’ possible effects. The empirical results revealed that microcredit had a significant positive effect on monthly household incomes and accumulated asset values. Although microcredit facilitated female entrepreneurship and income generation for improved household incomes and expenditure, no influence was found on female household decisions and mobility following the patriarchal system practised in many Arabian nations, including Yemen. Hence, the study finding has theoretically and practically contributed to the body of knowledge in three ways. First, a novel proof of how microcredit interactions affected several Yemeni women empowerment elements was identified. This study also provides new insight into the empowerment theory by explaining how access to microcredit influences numerous features of women’s economic and social empowerment. Lastly, social and family traditions significantly influenced female attributes and lifestyles by reflecting how communal and family rituals affected microcredit impacts on women empowerment and vice versa. Conversely, this study guides Yemeni policymakers and those from other nations on extending financial services for self-development to reduce poverty and drive women empowerment rather than relying on government and international agencies.

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Microcredit Impact on Socio-Economic Development and Women Empowerment in Low-Income Countries: Evidence from Yemen

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“…Being an entrepreneur entails substantial challenges, predominantly for a women entrepreneur, whereby she has to accept all the responsibilities for business performance, subsequent earnings as well as failures (Elahi & Malik, 2021;Azam & Moha Asri, 2015;Udriyah et al, 2019). The probability of enhanced performance is substantially more arduous for a women entrepreneur, who has to face and overcome business difficulties besides the complications associated with operating a business in a male governed business environment (Mustafa et al, 2021;Al-Shami et al, 2019;Selvadurai, 2019;Aliyu et al, 2019;Alam et al, 2011). Still, many women have chosen to run their businesses on their own (Khursheed et al, 2021;Muhammad et al, 2020;Hisrich & Brush, 1984).…”

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“…A significant factor for women entrepreneurs starting a venture seems to be financing, or it might be used as a principal concern that many entrepreneurs point out during the phase of a venture's development (Chipfunde et al, 2021;Al-Shami et al, 2019;Kanapathipillai & Azam, 2019a;Danga et al, 2019).…”

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“…On the other hand, potential entrepreneurs regularly acknowledge increasing hurdles and concerns when seeking financial capital to initiate their ventures. According to (Mahat et al, 2021;Memon, 2020;Al-Shami et al, 2019;Rao, 2014;Bardasi et al, 2011), access to finance is constantly recognized as a significant restraint to women entrepreneurs' development. Based on (Henry, 2020) women entrepreneurs were not given the financial support by their business alliances.…”

Section: Financial Capital and Business Performance Of Women Entrepreneursmentioning

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Are Women Entrepreneurs’ Business Performances Influenced by Financial Resources? Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Malaysia Through Financial Resources Post-Covid-19 Pandemic

Kanapathipillai¹,

Narayanan²,

Kumaran³

2021

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Entrepreneurship has always been women's interest, and women have risen in the business arena. On the other hand, statistic shows that Malaysian women's participation in entrepreneurship is still minute but vital to Malaysia's economic development, as indicated by previous researchers. Additionally, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused adverse effects on women-owned businesses in Malaysia. This research aims to offer an insight into how financial capital, the amount of capital needed, and personal savings of women entrepreneurs induces business performance among women entrepreneurs in Malaysia. This study used quantitative methods to produce empirical outcomes and substantiations to answer the research questions. A total of 312 women entrepreneurs participated in this study which facilitated the findings and conclusions. The results demonstrated that financial capital, the amount of capital needed, and personal savings were statistically significant for the women entrepreneurs post Covid-19. Additionally, the findings of this research will undoubtedly give confidence to the women entrepreneurs to come out of the Covid-19 shock and operate their business more remarkably as well as continue to progress and enhance their business performance taking into account the significance of financial resources. JEL: L20; L23 Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0995/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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Female entrepreneurship in family business: bibliographic analysis

Marín-Palacios¹

2023

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PurposeThe role of women entrepreneurs in family businesses is becoming increasingly important, a fact that is reflected in the scientific literature. The purpose of this study is to identify the key research areas that address this issue. To this end, a bibliometric analysis has been carried out to obtain a perspective of the current situation in this field of research and to identify the key areas of research in recent years.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, the analysis is performed using a literature review and bibliometric analysis techniques. The bibliographic source supporting this analysis resulted from a Scopus search of the terms gender, entrepreneurship and family business. VOSviewer was used to facilitate the analysis.FindingsThis bibliometric analysis studies the evolutionary trend of publications on gender, entrepreneurship and family business and identifies current research trends. It also identifies authors, journals and countries with the highest impact levels to enhance collaboration and learning.Research limitations/implicationsIt would be advisable to conduct further research with a broader bibliographic base and with other search criteria covering other aspects related to the role of women entrepreneurs in family businesses. This work can serve as a valuable source of information for future research in this field and to assist in the development of effective equality policies to address existing social stereotypes.Originality/valueThis research illustrates, using VOSviewer, the current growth of studies in the field of women entrepreneurship in family businesses.

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Women's entrepreneurs' micro and small business performance: insights from Malaysian microcredit

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Microcredit Impact on Socio-Economic Development and Women Empowerment in Low-Income Countries: Evidence from Yemen

Microcredit Impact on Socio-Economic Development and Women Empowerment in Low-Income Countries: Evidence from Yemen

Are Women Entrepreneurs’ Business Performances Influenced by Financial Resources? Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Malaysia Through Financial Resources Post-Covid-19 Pandemic

Female entrepreneurship in family business: bibliographic analysis

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