The gender effect on small business enterprises’ firm performance: Evidence from Indonesia

Abdul, Basyith and Muhammad, Idris and Fitriya, Fauzi (2014) The gender effect on small business enterprises’ firm performance: Evidence from Indonesia. The gender effect on small business enterprises’ firm performance: Evidence from Indonesia, 13 (1).

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Abstract

This research investigates the gender effect (female owner) on SMEs firm performance. Using survey methods through questionnaire and interview, this study consists of 2,800 observations throughout South Sumatera-Indonesia. The results reveal that the gender (female owner), when they have loan, has no significant impact on firm performance (ROA and ROE). In contrast, the gender (female owner) has a positive and significant impact on their business growth and business survival. Though the result for business growth differs from the result for firm performance (ROA and ROE) in which female ownership has no significant impact on firm performance, we justify that firm performance is only in accounting number and for short periods. Business growth is measured over a longer-term period (as it is measured using the difference between initial capital and current capital), suggesting that over longer periods

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Ekonomi dan Bisnis
Divisions: Lain - Lain > Jurnal
Depositing User: Irwan syah
Date Deposited: 14 Jul 2020 07:16
Last Modified: 14 Jul 2020 08:20
URI: http://repository.um-palembang.ac.id/id/eprint/8287

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