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A Question of Ties: The Impact of Social Ties on Resource Mobilization of Women Entrepreneurs in the Sri Lankan Floriculture Industry

In: New Horizons in Management, Leadership and Sustainability

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  • S. M. P. C. Padmini

    (Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy)

  • Thilakshi Kodagoda

    (University of Colombo, Faculty of Management and Finance)

  • Ramanie Samaratunge

    (Monash University, Department of Management)

Abstract

Floriculture is a booming agribusiness in Sri Lanka, especially for women growers. Current understanding of women entrepreneurs in emerging economies remains limited despite the fact that women entrepreneurs are rapidly growing across the globbe. This research identifies the social reality of respondents and examines it objectively. The research used a mixed design, with questionnaire surveys. The interview sample was of floriculturists in the Western Province in Sri Lanka. The study found that 76% of the women sampled received support from their family and 16% support from other institutes. The results revealed that both strong ties and weak ties play a significant role in determining business growth for Sri Lankan women entrepreneurs.

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Handle: RePEc:spr:fuobcp:978-3-030-62171-1_7
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62171-1_7
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