The influence of women entrepreneurs on performance of micro and small enterprises
Women entrepreneurs have a vital role in global economic growth and developments also have the potential and capability to become key players in the new knowledge based economy. The study employed to investigate the factors such as human capital, financial capital, networks and government assista...
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Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2017
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68486/1/FEP%202018%201%20-%20IR.pdf |
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Summary: | Women entrepreneurs have a vital role in global economic growth and developments
also have the potential and capability to become key players in the new knowledge
based economy. The study employed to investigate the factors such as human
capital, financial capital, networks and government assistance that affects the
performance of women entrepreneurs in Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), as
measured by revenue and profitability. To achieve the objectives of the study,
questionnaires were analyzed using statistical analysis, such as Pearson Correlation
and Multiple Regression Analysis. Quantitative methods were employed to gather
all of facts and information with 373 completed questionnaires among women
entrepreneurs in Perak, Malaysia.
Simple random sampling was used for data collection and was analyzed by using
SPSS software in order to interpret the results. The empirical study found that four
major factors which include human capital, financial capital, networks and
government assistance have a significant relationship with the performance of
women entrepreneurs in Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs). The study further
indicates that human capital and networks have a significant negative effect on the
performance while financial capital and government assistance shows positive
effects, but the effect of government assistance on the performance is weak. |
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