EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF NIGERIA
The purpose of current study is to investigate the effects of entrepreneurial competencies on firm performance of businesses owned by Nigerian women entrepreneurs. The 200 respondents of this study are women entrepreneurs operating micro-business units in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Survey questions was...
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author | Mohammed, Kabir Ibrahim, Hazril Izwar Mohammad Shah, Khairul Anuar |
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description | The purpose of current study is to investigate the effects of entrepreneurial competencies on firm performance of businesses owned by Nigerian women entrepreneurs. The 200 respondents of this study are women entrepreneurs operating micro-business units in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Survey questions was used to collect data. The study utilises SPSS and SmartPLS 2.0 to analyse the data. The findings indicated that strategic, opportunity and organizing competencies significantly affect the firm performance of women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. |
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spelling | usm.eprints-372892017-10-31T07:30:25Z http://eprints.usm.my/37289/ EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF NIGERIA Mohammed, Kabir Ibrahim, Hazril Izwar Mohammad Shah, Khairul Anuar HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management The purpose of current study is to investigate the effects of entrepreneurial competencies on firm performance of businesses owned by Nigerian women entrepreneurs. The 200 respondents of this study are women entrepreneurs operating micro-business units in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Survey questions was used to collect data. The study utilises SPSS and SmartPLS 2.0 to analyse the data. The findings indicated that strategic, opportunity and organizing competencies significantly affect the firm performance of women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. De Gruyter Open 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/37289/1/%5BInternational_Journal_of_Entrepreneurial_Knowledge%5D_Empirical_Evidence_of_Entrepreneurial_Competencies_and_Firm_Performance_A_Study_of_Women_Entrepreneurs_of_Nigeria.pdf Mohammed, Kabir and Ibrahim, Hazril Izwar and Mohammad Shah, Khairul Anuar (2017) EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF NIGERIA. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge, 5 (1). pp. 49-61. ISSN 2336-2960 http://eprints.usm.my/36921/1/(Empirical_Evidence_of_Entrepreneurial)__(1).pdf |
spellingShingle | HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management Mohammed, Kabir Ibrahim, Hazril Izwar Mohammad Shah, Khairul Anuar EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF NIGERIA |
title | EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF NIGERIA |
title_full | EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF NIGERIA |
title_fullStr | EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF NIGERIA |
title_full_unstemmed | EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF NIGERIA |
title_short | EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF NIGERIA |
title_sort | empirical evidence of entrepreneurial competencies and firm performance a study of women entrepreneurs of nigeria |
topic | HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management |
url | http://eprints.usm.my/37289/1/%5BInternational_Journal_of_Entrepreneurial_Knowledge%5D_Empirical_Evidence_of_Entrepreneurial_Competencies_and_Firm_Performance_A_Study_of_Women_Entrepreneurs_of_Nigeria.pdf |
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