Empirical Evidence of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Firm Performance: a Study of Women Entrepreneurs of Nigeria

Authors

  • Kabir Mohammed School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • Hazril Izwar Ibrahim School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • Khairul Anuar Mohammad Shah School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37335/ijek.v5i1.53

Keywords:

strategic competency, opportunity competency, organizing competency, women entrepreneurs, , firm performance.

Abstract

The purpose of current study is to investigate the effects of entrepreneurial competencies on firm performance of businesses owned by Nigerian women entrepreneurs. The 200 respondents of this study are women entrepreneurs operating micro-business units in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Survey questions was used to collect data. The study utilises SPSS and SmartPLS 2.0 to analyse the data. The findings indicated that strategic, opportunity and organizing competencies significantly affect the firm performance of women entrepreneurs in Nigeria.  

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Mohammed, K. ., Ibrahim, H. I., & Shah, K. A. M. (2017). Empirical Evidence of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Firm Performance: a Study of Women Entrepreneurs of Nigeria. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.37335/ijek.v5i1.53

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge

Section

Research

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International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge (ISSN 2336-2960) is published by the Center for International Scientific Research of VŠO and VŠPP in cooperation with the following partners:

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  • University of Entrepreneurship and Law, Prague, Czech Republic
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