Entrepreneurial Competences and Growth of Female-owned Enterprises the Mediation Role of Absorptive Capacity

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dc.contributor.authorDawa, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorNamatovu, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorMulira, Fiona
dc.contributor.authorKyejjusa, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorArinaitwe, Mercy
dc.contributor.authorArinaitwe, Alice
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-01T13:07:27Z
dc.date.available2022-12-01T13:07:27Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractfrom the resource-based view to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial competences and firm growth. The study employed a cross-sectional research design. Data was collected from 232 women entrepreneurs operating in Kampala's two biggest markets. The data were analyzed to test the mediation effect of absorptive capacity on the relationship between entrepreneurial competences and firm growth, a Sobel test and Bootstrap estimation were analytical approaches that were used. This paper argues that for female entrepreneurs, the venture growth process is not simply dependent on inimitable resources such as competences as these are first not readily available to female entrepreneurs and second, only provide a temporary competitive advantage. Rather, venture growth also involves the ability to continuously identify and exploit knowledge resources through absorptive capacity which may be limited by the socio-cultural context within which the female entrepreneur operates in sub-Saharan Africa. The novelty of the research resides in support for the mediating role of the ability to recognize the value of new information, assimilate it, and apply it to commercial ends. The study shows that female entrepreneurs use externally generated knowledge as a mechanism to grow their firms and this is impacted by the socio-cultural context within which they operate. The study further improves our understanding of the resource-based view by suggesting that a black box exists in the relationship between resources and performance. It is shown that possession of one resource facilitates the acquisition of other resources and propose that the role of resources continuously unfolds as a firm develops.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDawa, S., Namatovu, R., Mulira, F., Kyejjusa, S., Arinaitwe, M., & Arinaitwe, A. (2021). Entrepreneurial competences and growth of female-owned enterprises: the mediation role of absorptive capacity. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.1108/IJGE-02-2020-0028
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5625
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurshipen_US
dc.subjectentrepreneurial competencesen_US
dc.subjectfirm growthen_US
dc.subjectPerformanceen_US
dc.titleEntrepreneurial Competences and Growth of Female-owned Enterprises the Mediation Role of Absorptive Capacityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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