Title: Conceptualising entrepreneurial orientation dimensions and female business performance in developing economies

Authors: Murat Sakir Erogul; Fanny Adams Quagrainie

Addresses: Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, Adelphi University, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY, 11530 USA ' Business School, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, P.O. Box AH 50, Achimota, Accra, Ghana

Abstract: There is little understanding of factors that inform entrepreneurial orientation dimensions (EOD) with business performance in the context of developing economies. In an effort to determine how this association is manifested among women entrepreneurs in developing economies (WEDE), the paper examines the existing literature, and provides the current state in how these women create and sustain their businesses. In order to analyse the effectiveness of EODs among WEDEs, a five-EOD model is examined through the findings from the extant literature. The examination of EODs and business performance indicators is done within the context of developing economies. The review of the literature has led to the identification of 'ethics' as an additional EOD associated with business performance. The emergence of a new EOD provides value towards understanding the different cultural settings within which women entrepreneurs operate, and demonstrates the multi-dimensional nature and value of entrepreneurship.

Keywords: female entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial orientation dimensions; EODs; business performance; developing economies; ethics.

DOI: 10.1504/JIBED.2018.091213

Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development, 2018 Vol.11 No.2, pp.118 - 139

Received: 21 Jun 2017
Accepted: 22 Jun 2017
Published online: 16 Apr 2018 *

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