Open AccessEmpirical Evidence of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Firm Performance: a Study of Women Entrepreneurs of Nigeria
Author(s) -
Mohammed Kabir,
Hazril Izwar Ibrahim,
Khairul Anuar Mohammad Shah
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of entrepreneurial knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2336-2952
pISSN - 2336-2960
DOI - 10.37335/ijek.v5i1.53
Subject(s) - women entrepreneurs , business , affect (linguistics) , entrepreneurship , marketing , empirical research , business administration , psychology , philosophy , communication , finance , epistemology
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.