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Islamic Microfinance and Women Entrepreneurial Success: Mediating Role of Human Capital

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  • Faridi, Muhammad Zahir
  • Nawaz, Shazia
  • Bibi, Sadia

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Purpose: This paper examines Islamic microfinance impeding sustainable women’s entrepreneurial performance in South Punjab, Pakistan. Further, we examine whether human capital mediates the relationship between variablesDesign/Methodology/Approach: To examine the impact, theprimary data were collected from 220 women entrepreneurs who obtained microfinance from Islamic microfinance institutions (IMFIs) and Non-Islamic microfinance institutions operating in South Punjab, Pakistan. The correlation and regression models are used to translate the relationship and measure the impacts of microfinance on women’s entrepreneurial performance.Findings: Results show that Islamic microfinance plays a positive role in women's entrepreneurial success. Further, documented that IMFIs have contributed more to entrepreneurial growth as compared to non-IMFIs.&&Implications/Originality/Value: This paper can be further extended by incorporating more factors and increasing sample size in order to get more significant results.&

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  • Faridi, Muhammad Zahir & Nawaz, Shazia & Bibi, Sadia, 2022. "Islamic Microfinance and Women Entrepreneurial Success: Mediating Role of Human Capital," Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, CSRC Publishing, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Pakistan, vol. 8(1), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:src:jafeec:v:8:y:2022:i:1:p:1-12
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.26710/jafee.v8i1.2125
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