The role of emotional and cognitive engagement in refugee entrepreneurship and business sustainability: Evidence from Ghanaian SMEs
This study investigated the role of cognitive and emotional engagement in refugee entrepreneurship and business sustainability. Based on the Mixed Embeddedness Theory and Kahn’s Theory of Engagement, data were collected via a close-ended questionnaire distributed to 259 refugee-owned businesses in G...
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| description | This study investigated the role of cognitive and emotional engagement in refugee entrepreneurship and business sustainability. Based on the Mixed Embeddedness Theory and Kahn’s Theory of Engagement, data were collected via a close-ended questionnaire distributed to 259 refugee-owned businesses in Greater Accra-Ghana. Using Smart PLS SEM (4) for data analysis and path modeling, the findings reveal that refugee entrepreneurship significantly and positively affects business sustainability. Emotional and cognitive engagement partially mediate this relationship, thus influencing the link between refugee entrepreneurship and sustainability. This study highlights cognitive and emotional engagement as pivotal mechanisms enabling refugee entrepreneurs to navigate complex environments and sustain their ventures. By integrating the Mixed Embeddedness Theory and Kahn’s Theory of Engagement, this study offers novel insights into how refugee entrepreneurs overcome socioeconomic barriers to sustain their businesses. This study contributes to research and practice by emphasizing the distinct and combined impact of cognitive and emotional engagement on refugee entrepreneurship and sustainability. It recommends that policymakers design cognitive programs focused on problemsolving, strategic thinking, and innovation, with scenario-based modules to enhance adaptability to market changes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf59d5fcad9e4cc390cb30c754bcccd12025-02-05T14:03:59ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Business & Management2331-19752025-12-0112110.1080/23311975.2025.2457447The role of emotional and cognitive engagement in refugee entrepreneurship and business sustainability: Evidence from Ghanaian SMEsSamuel Oduro Owusu0Mathew Thomas Gil1Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, University of Education, Winneba School of Business, Winneba, GhanaDepartment of Commerce, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, IndiaThis study investigated the role of cognitive and emotional engagement in refugee entrepreneurship and business sustainability. Based on the Mixed Embeddedness Theory and Kahn’s Theory of Engagement, data were collected via a close-ended questionnaire distributed to 259 refugee-owned businesses in Greater Accra-Ghana. Using Smart PLS SEM (4) for data analysis and path modeling, the findings reveal that refugee entrepreneurship significantly and positively affects business sustainability. Emotional and cognitive engagement partially mediate this relationship, thus influencing the link between refugee entrepreneurship and sustainability. This study highlights cognitive and emotional engagement as pivotal mechanisms enabling refugee entrepreneurs to navigate complex environments and sustain their ventures. By integrating the Mixed Embeddedness Theory and Kahn’s Theory of Engagement, this study offers novel insights into how refugee entrepreneurs overcome socioeconomic barriers to sustain their businesses. This study contributes to research and practice by emphasizing the distinct and combined impact of cognitive and emotional engagement on refugee entrepreneurship and sustainability. It recommends that policymakers design cognitive programs focused on problemsolving, strategic thinking, and innovation, with scenario-based modules to enhance adaptability to market changes.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2025.2457447Refugee entrepreneurshipbusiness sustainabilitycognitive engagementemotional engagementGhanaian SMEsmixed embeddedness theory |
| spellingShingle | Samuel Oduro Owusu Mathew Thomas Gil The role of emotional and cognitive engagement in refugee entrepreneurship and business sustainability: Evidence from Ghanaian SMEs Cogent Business & Management Refugee entrepreneurship business sustainability cognitive engagement emotional engagement Ghanaian SMEs mixed embeddedness theory |
| title | The role of emotional and cognitive engagement in refugee entrepreneurship and business sustainability: Evidence from Ghanaian SMEs |
| title_full | The role of emotional and cognitive engagement in refugee entrepreneurship and business sustainability: Evidence from Ghanaian SMEs |
| title_fullStr | The role of emotional and cognitive engagement in refugee entrepreneurship and business sustainability: Evidence from Ghanaian SMEs |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of emotional and cognitive engagement in refugee entrepreneurship and business sustainability: Evidence from Ghanaian SMEs |
| title_short | The role of emotional and cognitive engagement in refugee entrepreneurship and business sustainability: Evidence from Ghanaian SMEs |
| title_sort | role of emotional and cognitive engagement in refugee entrepreneurship and business sustainability evidence from ghanaian smes |
| topic | Refugee entrepreneurship business sustainability cognitive engagement emotional engagement Ghanaian SMEs mixed embeddedness theory |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2025.2457447 |
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