Entrepreneurial resilience and the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of Uganda
Purpose – The purpose of the study is to establish the impact of entrepreneurial resilience on the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs. The study also examines how individual dimensions of entrepreneurial resilience (hardiness, optimism and resourcefulness) impact the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs i...
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| author | Shamirah Najjinda Vincent Bagire Peter Turyakira Godfrey Akileng |
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| description | Purpose – The purpose of the study is to establish the impact of entrepreneurial resilience on the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs. The study also examines how individual dimensions of entrepreneurial resilience (hardiness, optimism and resourcefulness) impact the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of Uganda. Design/methodology/approach – This study is cross-sectional and used a self-administered questionnaire to gather data from women entrepreneurs. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences to run the descriptive, correlational and multiple regression analyses. Findings – The results indicate that entrepreneurial resilience as a global variable significantly impacts wellbeing of women entrepreneurs and at the dimensional level, only hardiness significantly impacts the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs unlike optimism and resourcefulness. Originality/value – This study is one of the limited investigations that have interrogated resilience and the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs using evidence from a developing nation where government and non-government organizations are still grappling with uplifting the position of women, including those engaged in entrepreneurial activities. The major contribution of this study lies in its focus on how the dimensions of entrepreneurial resilience explain the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs operating in Uganda’s hospitality and tourism industry which is mostly dominated by women compared to their male counterparts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e9af0e92f24e42f1a31f3d23ce3f0c6d2025-08-20T02:05:42ZengEmerald PublishingJournal of Ethics in Entrepreneurship and Technology2633-74362633-74442025-06-0151476810.1108/JEET-10-2024-0033Entrepreneurial resilience and the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of UgandaShamirah Najjinda0Vincent Bagire1Peter Turyakira2Godfrey Akileng3Department of Hotel and Institutional Catering, Kyambogo University, Kampala, UgandaFaculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Makerere University Business School, Kampala, UgandaDepartment of Marketing and Management, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaDepartment of Accounting and Finance, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaPurpose – The purpose of the study is to establish the impact of entrepreneurial resilience on the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs. The study also examines how individual dimensions of entrepreneurial resilience (hardiness, optimism and resourcefulness) impact the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of Uganda. Design/methodology/approach – This study is cross-sectional and used a self-administered questionnaire to gather data from women entrepreneurs. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences to run the descriptive, correlational and multiple regression analyses. Findings – The results indicate that entrepreneurial resilience as a global variable significantly impacts wellbeing of women entrepreneurs and at the dimensional level, only hardiness significantly impacts the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs unlike optimism and resourcefulness. Originality/value – This study is one of the limited investigations that have interrogated resilience and the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs using evidence from a developing nation where government and non-government organizations are still grappling with uplifting the position of women, including those engaged in entrepreneurial activities. The major contribution of this study lies in its focus on how the dimensions of entrepreneurial resilience explain the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs operating in Uganda’s hospitality and tourism industry which is mostly dominated by women compared to their male counterparts.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JEET-10-2024-0033/full/pdfEntrepreneurial resilienceHardinessOptimismResourcefulnessEntrepreneurial wellbeingWomen entrepreneurs |
| spellingShingle | Shamirah Najjinda Vincent Bagire Peter Turyakira Godfrey Akileng Entrepreneurial resilience and the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of Uganda Journal of Ethics in Entrepreneurship and Technology Entrepreneurial resilience Hardiness Optimism Resourcefulness Entrepreneurial wellbeing Women entrepreneurs |
| title | Entrepreneurial resilience and the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of Uganda |
| title_full | Entrepreneurial resilience and the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Entrepreneurial resilience and the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Entrepreneurial resilience and the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of Uganda |
| title_short | Entrepreneurial resilience and the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of Uganda |
| title_sort | entrepreneurial resilience and the wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of uganda |
| topic | Entrepreneurial resilience Hardiness Optimism Resourcefulness Entrepreneurial wellbeing Women entrepreneurs |
| url | https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JEET-10-2024-0033/full/pdf |
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