Drivers of mompreneurship: evidence from India
ISSN: 1746-5680
Article publication date: 9 October 2020
Issue publication date: 15 December 2020
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to explore drivers of entrepreneurial intentions of working mothers.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper is a survey-based method using sample of 397 working mothers in India.
Findings
Mothers’ entrepreneurial intention is negatively associated with firms’ perceived family support policies and positively associated with perceived family support. Gains from organization and family support were further enhanced for working mothers’ entrepreneurial intention through the moderating effect of perceived entrepreneurial self-efficacy.
Originality/value
Drivers of entrepreneurship intentions of mothers is scantly explored in past literature. Understanding working mothers’ entrepreneurial intentions could help firms and families provide appropriate environments and opportunities for mothers’ growth.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Editor in Chief Dr Debbie Haski-Leventhal, Guest Editor Dr Carine Farias and anonymous Reviewers for their comments and suggestions that helped tremendously in improvement of manuscript.
Citation
Agnihotri, A. and Bhattacharya, S. (2020), "Drivers of mompreneurship: evidence from India", Society and Business Review, Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 373-396. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-01-2020-0016
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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