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Managerial performance and business success

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of managerial performance in the success of men‐owned businesses (MOB) and women‐owned businesses (WOB) for Canadian and Israeli entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach - A process‐oriented approach, a relatively overlooked perspective in this field, was used for this assessment. The methodology used was based on two national samples from Canada and Israel (n=235) which included mostly members of a private business networking organization. Questionnaires were distributed to the respondents; only entrepreneurs with at least one employee were included. Findings - Multilevel analyses revealed that gender is significantly associated with some managerial functions, but except for the business longevity – it is not directly associated with measures of business success; nationality is associated with two measures of business success: turnover and growth. Women entrepreneurs, both Canadian and Israeli, ranked significantly higher in some functions of their managerial performance compared to their male counterparts. Practical implications - This study's main implications are in deciphering the major role of managerial performance and nationality and the relatively marginal effect of gender in business success measures, implying that the gender gap in successful entrepreneurial businesses is decreasing. These findings can become foundations for better understanding broader entrepreneurship questions and practice‐based researched endeavors. Originality/value - This paper's main contribution is in the identified need for developing training and education programs for entrepreneurs in the areas of managerial skills and practices; as well as in opening future avenues for cross‐national assessments of a process‐oriented perspective in these areas.

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  • Kariv Dafna, 2008. "Managerial performance and business success," Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 2(4), pages 300-331, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jecpps:v:2:y:2008:i:4:p:300-331
    DOI: 10.1108/17506200810913890
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    1. Staniewski, Marcin W., 2016. "The contribution of business experience and knowledge to successful entrepreneurship," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 69(11), pages 5147-5152.
    2. Mediha Sahin & Alina Todiras & Peter Nijkamp & Bart Neuts & Christiaan Behrens, 2012. "A Structural Equations Model for Assessing the Economic Performance of High-tech Ethnic Entrepreneurs," Chapters, in: Roberta Capello & Tomaz Ponce Dentinho (ed.), Globalization Trends and Regional Development, chapter 9, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    4. Violet T. Ho & Jeffrey M. Pollack, 2014. "Passion Isn't Always a Good Thing: Examining Entrepreneurs' Network Centrality and Financial Performance with a Dualistic Model of Passion," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 51(3), pages 433-459, May.
    5. Jeffrey M. Pollack & Anthony E. Coy & Jeffrey D. Green & Jody L. Davis, 2015. "Satisfaction, Investment, and Alternatives Predict Entrepreneurs’ Networking Group Commitment and Subsequent Revenue Generation," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 39(4), pages 817-837, July.

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