Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

NETWORKING BEHAVIOUR OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND ITS IMPACT ON ENTREPRENEURIAL PERFORMANCE: THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM

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dc.contributor.author Rajapaksha, R.M.M.C.
dc.contributor.author Fasana, S.F.
dc.contributor.author Silva, P.O. De
dc.contributor.author Perera, K.J.T.
dc.contributor.author Niroshini, S.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-11T09:11:28Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-11T09:11:28Z
dc.date.issued 2021-12-16
dc.identifier.issn 978-624-5727-18-6
dc.identifier.uri http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/1849
dc.description.abstract Extant literature has argued that networking by entrepreneurs will uplift business standards and performance. Yet, the networking behavioural analysis has overlooked integrating women’s social behaviour in small and medium scale businesses. Thus, the study attempts to disentangle these issues by designing a mediator model that encapsulates women’s self-esteem’s mediator role in applying networking behaviour to achieve performance. Using simple random sampling, data were collected from 290 women entrepreneurs running small and medium scale businesses in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. The study developed the Structural Equation Model, which involved analysing the entrepreneur’s attitudes and behaviours on networking (pro-activeness, commitment, strategy, and openness), self-esteem, and performance. The study ascertained a significant relationship between social networking behaviour and performance, and this relationship has been mediated by self-esteem. Accordingly, the study confirmed the vitality of social networking in enhancing business performance. Further, the study redounds to filling the gaps in the literature by contributing to the theory with an intensive focus on women entrepreneurs and the empirical gap in the concept of female entrepreneurial networking. Our study also suggests that future research could pay attention to how these networking behaviours of women entrepreneurs vary in terms of the individual and social factors associated with their businesses. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Belihuloya, Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Networking behavior en_US
dc.subject Women entrepreneurs en_US
dc.subject Entrepreneurial performance en_US
dc.subject Self-esteem en_US
dc.title NETWORKING BEHAVIOUR OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND ITS IMPACT ON ENTREPRENEURIAL PERFORMANCE: THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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    Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers - 2021

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