Institutional approach and competitive behaviours of informal Ghanaian women entrepreneurs Online publication date: Wed, 18-May-2016
by Fanny Adams Quagrainie
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (IJESB), Vol. 28, No. 2/3, 2016
Abstract: Women entrepreneurship in the informal sector has been accepted as central to their development. This goal is achieved when these women engage in competitive behaviours. The Ghanaian social structure posits that women behaviours are embedded in their families. Very few studies have investigated the antecedently effect of family issues on the relationship between competitive behaviours and business growth of women entrepreneurs. Using a mixed methods (questionnaire and interviews) approach this study sampled 286 women entrepreneurs operating micro and small businesses in three Ghanaian cities. Structural equation modelling was used to analysed the data. The findings of the study were that family issues (marital status and number of children) were not determinants of competitive behaviours, however a significant positive relationship existed between competitive activities and business growth. The study concluded that family issues of these Ghanaian women micro and small business owners do not affect their competitive behaviours.
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