Open AccessIslamic Microfinance and Women Entrepreneurial Success: Mediating Role of Human Capital
Author(s) -
Muhammad Zahir Faridi,
Shazia Nawaz,
Sadia Bibi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of accounting and finance in emerging economies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2519-0318
pISSN - 2518-8488
DOI - 10.26710/jafee.v8i1.2125
Subject(s) - microfinance , originality , islam , business , human capital , entrepreneurship , order (exchange) , sample (material) , value (mathematics) , economics , economic growth , geography , finance , social science , qualitative research , sociology , chromatography , machine learning , computer science , chemistry , archaeology
Purpose: This paper examines Islamic microfinance impeding sustainable women’s entrepreneurial performance in South Punjab, Pakistan. Further, we examine whether human capital mediates the relationship between variables
Design/Methodology/Approach: To examine the impact, the
primary data were collected from 220 women entrepreneurs who obtained microfinance from Islamic microfinance institutions (IMFIs) and Non-Islamic microfinance institutions operating in South Punjab, Pakistan. The correlation and regression models are used to translate the relationship and measure the impacts of microfinance on women’s entrepreneurial performance.
Findings: Results show that Islamic microfinance plays a positive role in women's entrepreneurial success. Further, documented that IMFIs have contributed more to entrepreneurial growth as compared to non-IMFIs.
Implications/Originality/Value: This paper can be further extended by incorporating more factors and increasing sample size in order to get more significant results.