Perceived institutional support and small venture performance: The mediating role of entrepreneurial persistence
View/ Open
Adomako_International_ Small_Business_Journal.pdf (429.7Kb)
Download
Publication date
2021-03Rights
The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in International Small Business Journal, vol 39/issue 1 by SAGE Publications Ltd, All rights reserved. © 2020 SAGE Publications Ltd.Peer-Reviewed
YesOpen Access status
openAccess
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
This article examines the entrepreneurial persistence of opportunity-motivated entrepreneurs in Ghana. Specifically, it develops a theoretical model focusing on the relationships among perceived institutional support, entrepreneurial persistence and small venture performance, including how entrepreneurial networks condition the relationship between institutional support and entrepreneurial persistence. Using time-lagged data from 373 opportunity-motivated entrepreneurs leading small ventures in Ghana, we find broad support for our hypotheses. The insights from our study provide an integrative understanding of the relationships among perceived institutional support, entrepreneurial persistence and venture performance in an adverse environment. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.Version
Accepted manuscriptCitation
Ahsan M, Adomako S and Mole KF (2021) Perceived institutional support and small venture performance: The mediating role of entrepreneurial persistence. International Small Business Journal. 39(1): 18-39.Link to Version of Record
https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242620943194Type
Articleae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242620943194