Enhancing the performance of women-owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries – A study of Zambia

Bernadette Mandawa; Nitin Sanghavi

Enhancing the performance of women-owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries – A study of Zambia

Bernadette Mandawa, Nitin Sanghavi

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In this paper we develop a conceptual model of factors which influence performance in womenowned SMEs in developing countries. The model development is based on a thorough review of the literature and an exploratory qualitative study. The context of the qualitative study is women-owned SMEs in Zambia. The conceptual model is developed based on the generally agreed determinants of SME performance including the entrepreneur’s personal characteristics, entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial competencies and factors in the firm’s internal and external business environments. Our findings indicate that Zambian women entrepreneurs show high entrepreneurial orientation, possess the entrepreneurial competencies reported in the literature and have high levels of human capital. The major challenges found include intense
competition and structural barriers like access to financial capital.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The British Academy of Management Conference (BAM2014)
Subtitle of host publication	The Role of the Business School in Supporting Economic and Social Development
Publisher	BAM
Number of pages	18
Publication status	Published - Sep 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	British Academy of Management Annual Conference 2014: The Role of the Business School in Supporting Economic and Social Development - Belfast Waterfront, Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Sep 2014 → 11 Sep 2014 https://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=1971&reset=1&utm_source=conference-alerts-web&utm_medium=online-advert&utm_campaign=bam2014 (Link to Conference Information)

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Conference	British Academy of Management Annual Conference 2014
Abbreviated title	BAM2014
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Belfast
Period	9/09/14 → 11/09/14
Internet address	https://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=1971&reset=1&utm_source=conference-alerts-web&utm_medium=online-advert&utm_campaign=bam2014 (Link to Conference Information)

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Mandawa, B., & Sanghavi, N. (2014). Enhancing the performance of women-owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries – A study of Zambia. In The British Academy of Management Conference (BAM2014): The Role of the Business School in Supporting Economic and Social Development BAM. https://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/business-and-management/pdfs/non-secure/e/n/h/enhancing-the-performance-of-womenowned-small-and-medium-enterprises-smes-in-developing-countries-a-study-of-zambia.pdf

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Mandawa, B & Sanghavi, N 2014, Enhancing the performance of women-owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries – A study of Zambia. in The British Academy of Management Conference (BAM2014): The Role of the Business School in Supporting Economic and Social Development. BAM, British Academy of Management Annual Conference 2014, Belfast, United Kingdom, 9/09/14. <https://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/business-and-management/pdfs/non-secure/e/n/h/enhancing-the-performance-of-womenowned-small-and-medium-enterprises-smes-in-developing-countries-a-study-of-zambia.pdf>

Enhancing the performance of women-owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries – A study of Zambia. / Mandawa, Bernadette; Sanghavi, Nitin.

The British Academy of Management Conference (BAM2014): The Role of the Business School in Supporting Economic and Social Development. BAM, 2014.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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