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Are small women entrepreneurs resilient? Highlighting the roles of entrepreneurial competencies and motivation

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  • Fanny Adams Quagrainie

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Entrepreneurial resilience (ER) in small business is seen as a viable developmental strategy. However, our understanding of the dynamics of ER in relationship to entrepreneurial competencies (ECs) require in making these business owned by women resilient and how this relationship relates to entrepreneurial motivation (EM) remains limited. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between ECs of small women entrepreneurs and their ER and how the relationship is mediated by EM. Using a convenience sampling method and questionnaires, data was collected from 373 women in Tema. Multiple regression was used to analysis the data. While the findings indicate that a range of ECs are valued by women for their ER, business management and human relationship competencies are not associated with ER whilst ER partial mediated the relationship. The study concludes that small women entrepreneurs are capable of creating resilient businesses if they are willing to equip themselves with the appropriate ER irrespective of factors that informed their entrepreneurship. The paper has implication for both policy makers and business practitioners.

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  • Fanny Adams Quagrainie, 2020. "Are small women entrepreneurs resilient? Highlighting the roles of entrepreneurial competencies and motivation," International Journal of Business and Globalisation, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 25(3), pages 361-377.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbglo:v:25:y:2020:i:3:p:361-377
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