Title: Unorganised entrepreneurship and role of family supporting factors in women-owned micro-enterprises in North India

Authors: Harpriya; Rakesh Kumar Sharma; A.N. Sah

Addresses: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India ' School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India ' School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India

Abstract: Women entrepreneurship acts as an engine for economic growth, employment generation and social adjustment for the underdeveloped countries. This paper studies the role of family supportive factors for the development of women-owned micro-enterprises in North India. The survey is conducted through a self-structured questionnaire, from which data has been collected for various family supporting factors that are hypothesised to allow women to become successful entrepreneurs in North India. Multivariate regressions (stepwise) have been used to reveal the important role of these factors in the performance of women-owned micro-enterprises in North India. The findings suggest that family intensity plays a significant role in the performance of women-owned micro enterprises.

Keywords: family support; micro-enterprises; North India; performance; women entrepreneurship.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2024.138657

European Journal of International Management, 2024 Vol.23 No.2/3, pp.495 - 515

Received: 30 Oct 2018
Accepted: 17 Dec 2019
Published online: 23 May 2024 *

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