Institutional support and women’s entrepreneurial self-efficacy
Autor: | Norifumi Kawai, Tomoyo Kazumi |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
Value (ethics)
Entrepreneurship lcsh:Management. Industrial management Entrepreneurial self-efficacy media_common.quotation_subject lcsh:Business Affect (psychology) Entrepreneurial success Structural equation modeling Japan Originality 0502 economics and business Institutional support General Environmental Science media_common Self-efficacy Field (Bourdieu) 05 social sciences General Engineering Female entrepreneurs lcsh:HD28-70 General Earth and Planetary Sciences 050211 marketing Psychology lcsh:HF5001-6182 Social psychology 050203 business & management Social cognitive theory |
Zdroj: | Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 345-365 (2017) |
ISSN: | 2071-1395 |
Popis: | Purpose The purpose of this study is to explores the extent to which local institutional forces affect female entrepreneurial venture performance. Drawing upon a unified theoretical framework of social cognitive and institutional perspectives, the authors scrutinize the complex interplay among institutional support, entrepreneurial cognitions and entrepreneurial success. Design/methodology/approach Based on a unique sample of 202 female entrepreneurs in 30 provinces throughout Japan, this paper grounded social cognitive theory and attempted to clear the relation between women’s entrepreneurial self-efficacy and venture performance empirically by statistical analysis. Findings The findings of structural equation modeling indicate that women’s entrepreneurial self-efficacy is a strong and useful mediator of the effect of informal institutional support on venture performance. Unexpectedly, formal institutional support shows no correlation with entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Practical implications This study proposes that perceived social legitimacy may lead to increased entrepreneurial self-efficacy, thereby enhancing venture performance. This finding can clarify the institutional force pathways to foster entrepreneurial confidence. Originality/value This study contributes to the field of female entrepreneurship by examining institutional antecedents of women’s entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Focused on the case of Japanese female entrepreneurs, this study is unique and valuable. |
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