Women entrepreneurship: effect of social capital, innovation and market knowledge

Authors

  • Banafsheh Dastourian University of Tehran
  • Hiroko Kawamorita Kesim Ondokuz Mayis University
  • Nader Seyyed Amiri University of Tehran
  • Somayeh Moradi University of Tehran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17230/ad-minister.30.6

Keywords:

Women Entrepreneurship, Social Capital, Innovation, Market Knowledge, Ilam Province.

Abstract

Women entrepreneurship plays a key role in the economic  growth.  This study investigates the mediatory role of innovation concerning  the effect of social capital on entrepreneurship.  The sample  population included 130 female entrepreneurs  in Ilam province, Iran. Using questionnaire  as the main means of data collection, the correlation among variables of entrepreneurship,  innovation, social capital and market knowledge was evaluated. Data analysis was performed  by structural   equation  modeling  in LISREL software.  The findings showed that social capital and innovation had a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurship. However, the impact of social capital on innovation was not confirmed.

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Author Biographies

  • Banafsheh Dastourian, University of Tehran
    PhD candidate in department  of business in faculty of entrepreneurship in University of Tehran. She has multidisciplinary educational  background  of natural science, IT management and entrepreneur- ship. Prior to her present position she has worked in the telecoms/software industry, she is an entrepre- neur, active consultant, and serves in the board of directors in several companies. Her PhD dissertation focus on Designing a Business Model Framework with Strategic Innovation approach for SMEs of ICT. Banafsheh has a number of international publications to her record and her research interests concern developing Innovative business models, Women entrepreneurship and strategic innovation in emerg- ing markets.
  • Hiroko Kawamorita Kesim, Ondokuz Mayis University
    Lecturer at Ondokuz Mayis University in the field of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Her research interests include Entrepreneurship Development, Entrepreneurial University and HE systems and So- cial Entrepreneurship. She is also an Entrepreneurship Development Coordinator at the International Relation’s office, responsible  for creating and implementing  institutional projects. In addition, she is working on national and international  applied research projects in the field of entrepreneurship ed- ucation. She has studied and worked in different countries for over 19 years including UK, Italy and Maldives.
  • Nader Seyyed Amiri, University of Tehran

    PhD in marketing, Nader Seyyed Amiri is assistant professor in faculty of entrepreneurship of Univer- sity of Tehran. He is also a guest researcher in Aalborg University of Denmark. Nader`s research area is Entrepreneurial Marketing and Digital Marketing in Small and Medium E-Businesses and Tourism SME. Nader is author of many academic articles and book in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. He is also a member of the ITS (International Telecommunication  Society) and the Asian Marketing Asso- ciation. Nader is consultant of Marketing Systems on small and medium businesses. He serves in the board of directors in several companies and startups. 

  • Somayeh Moradi, University of Tehran
    Earned her Ma degree in entrepreneurship from faculty of entrepreneurships in University of Tehran. Her areas of interest are women entrepreneurship and organizational Entrepreneurship. She has translated book of Doing Research Projects in Marketing, Management  and Consumer Research from English to Persian.

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Published

2017-02-28

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No. 30 (2017)

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Dastourian, B., Kawamorita Kesim, H., Seyyed Amiri, N., & Moradi, S. (2017). Women entrepreneurship: effect of social capital, innovation and market knowledge. AD-Minister, 30, 115-130. https://doi.org/10.17230/ad-minister.30.6