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Purpose <p>Women persistently encounter substantial social and economic disparities that hinder entrepreneurial performance. This study examines the impact of female entrepreneurial action on entrepreneurial self-efficacy, considering the moderating role of institutional support. Additionally, it explores how resilience influences the relationship between self-efficacy and entrepreneurial success. These relationships are contextualised within the discourse on sustainable development, with particular reference to UN SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth).</p> Design/methodology/approach <p>Data were obtained from female entrepreneurs in Australia through an online survey. To evaluate the hypotheses, partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed. Common method bias was examined using Harman’s single-factor test and full collinearity variance inflation factor (VIF) values. Discriminant validity was confirmed through the use of heterotrait-monotrait (HTMT) ratios. The sample encompassed ventures in retail, professional services, food and hospitality, technology, and creative industries.</p> Findings <p>Entrepreneurial action positively impacts entrepreneurial self-efficacy, which subsequently enhances entrepreneurial success. The mediating function of self-efficacy was substantiated. Based on New Institutional Economics (NIE), this study reveals that in highly individualistic societies, such as Australia, institutional support weakens the pathway from action to self-efficacy. Conversely, Australia’s cultural orientation towards high indulgence strengthens the positive moderating effect of resilience on the relationship between self-efficacy and career success.</p> Originality <p>Unlike previous studies focused on developing-country constrained contexts, this study examines Australia as a developed-country constrained context using established rather than nascent ventures. It extends NIE theory to a high-income constrained context and connects the findings to SDG 5 and SDG 8, positioning female entrepreneurial empowerment as both an economic and a global sustainability priority.</p>

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Effect of entrepreneurial self-efficacy on entrepreneurial success among females in Australia: the role of institutional support and resilience

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年7月22日

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  • Khaled Naser Yousef Magableh,
  • Selvi Kannan,
  • Aladeen Yousef Rashid Hmoud

摘要

Purpose

Women persistently encounter substantial social and economic disparities that hinder entrepreneurial performance. This study examines the impact of female entrepreneurial action on entrepreneurial self-efficacy, considering the moderating role of institutional support. Additionally, it explores how resilience influences the relationship between self-efficacy and entrepreneurial success. These relationships are contextualised within the discourse on sustainable development, with particular reference to UN SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth).

Design/methodology/approach

Data were obtained from female entrepreneurs in Australia through an online survey. To evaluate the hypotheses, partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed. Common method bias was examined using Harman’s single-factor test and full collinearity variance inflation factor (VIF) values. Discriminant validity was confirmed through the use of heterotrait-monotrait (HTMT) ratios. The sample encompassed ventures in retail, professional services, food and hospitality, technology, and creative industries.

Findings

Entrepreneurial action positively impacts entrepreneurial self-efficacy, which subsequently enhances entrepreneurial success. The mediating function of self-efficacy was substantiated. Based on New Institutional Economics (NIE), this study reveals that in highly individualistic societies, such as Australia, institutional support weakens the pathway from action to self-efficacy. Conversely, Australia’s cultural orientation towards high indulgence strengthens the positive moderating effect of resilience on the relationship between self-efficacy and career success.

Originality

Unlike previous studies focused on developing-country constrained contexts, this study examines Australia as a developed-country constrained context using established rather than nascent ventures. It extends NIE theory to a high-income constrained context and connects the findings to SDG 5 and SDG 8, positioning female entrepreneurial empowerment as both an economic and a global sustainability priority.