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Entrepreneurial capital, social values and Islamic traditions: exploring the growth of women-owned enterprises in Pakistan

  • Muhammad Azam Roomi
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Abstract

This study seeks to explore the variables contributing to the growth of women-owned enterprises in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Based on a previously established multivariate model, it uses two econometric approaches: first classifying variables into predetermined blocks; and second, using the general to specific approach. Statistical analyses and in-depth interviews confirm that women entrepreneurs’ personal resources and social capital have a significant role in their business growth. Further, it reveals that the moral support of immediate family, independent mobility and being allowed to meet with men play a decisive role in the sales and employment growth of women-owned enterprises in an Islamic country such as Pakistan.

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Research Output:
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Article
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Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 175-191

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship (Volume 31, Issue 2)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/11/2011

Publication status

Published - 01/11/2011

ISSN

0266-2426

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  • handle.net: 10547/222993
  • Scopus: 84874409499

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