A structural model assessing key factors affecting women’s entrepreneurial success: Evidence from India
Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
ISSN: 2053-4604
Article publication date: 2 November 2018
Issue publication date: 21 February 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The present study aims to investigate the influence of key factors on the success of women micro-entrepreneurs in select states of India.
Design/methodology/approach
An empirical study is carried out to understand the influence of the psychological, socio-cultural, skill and resource-related factors on the success of women entrepreneurs. To achieve the set goal, a comprehensive questionnaire is developed for collecting data and is analyzed using the t-test, the chi-square test and structural equation modeling.
Findings
The proposed model is validated using structural equation modeling, and the fitness values indicate that the model is fit to explain the entrepreneurial success of women entrepreneurs in India.
Practical implications
The result advocates that the participation of women entrepreneurs may be increased to not only improve national growth but also empower women in India.
Originality/value
In the context of the women micro-entrepreneurs, no such study covering such a vast area of India has been carried out.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge the Department of Management Studies of Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, and ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad, India, for providing all the necessary support in carrying out this research work and completing the documentation of the paper.
Citation
Chatterjee, N., Das, N. and Srivastava, N.K. (2019), "A structural model assessing key factors affecting women’s entrepreneurial success: Evidence from India", Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 122-151. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-08-2016-0030
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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