Sustainable entrepreneurship and business performance among rural women entrepreneurs: investigating the influence of entrepreneurial intention, social innovation and government support
Summary. Rural women entrepreneurs in Bihar, India show stronger business performance when they have entrepreneurial intention, engage in social innovation, and receive government support. These three factors drive sustainable entrepreneurship practices, which in turn improves business outcomes. The study recommends governments invest in training programs teaching rural women sustainable business practices and develop policies supporting female entrepreneurs in rural areas.
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Kanth, D., & Sinha, A. R.. (2025). Sustainable entrepreneurship and business performance among rural women entrepreneurs: investigating the influence of entrepreneurial intention, social innovation and government support. Social enterprise journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/sej-11-2024-0180
Kanth, Deepika, and Ashish Ranjan Sinha. “Sustainable entrepreneurship and business performance among rural women entrepreneurs: investigating the influence of entrepreneurial intention, social innovation and government support.” Social enterprise journal, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1108/sej-11-2024-0180.
Kanth, Deepika, and Ashish Ranjan Sinha. 2025. “Sustainable entrepreneurship and business performance among rural women entrepreneurs: investigating the influence of entrepreneurial intention, social innovation and government support.” Social enterprise journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/sej-11-2024-0180.
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- DOI
- 10.1108/sej-11-2024-0180
- Countries
- India
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- Asia
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- entrepreneurship, policy
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- 2026-04-28