@article{Chidiebere_Sorbarikor_Bamidele_E. Adubasim Ikechukwu_2019, title={Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance of Women Entrepreneurs in Rivers State: The Moderating Role of Government Policy Framework}, volume={7}, url={http://ujh.unilag.edu.ng/article/view/522}, abstractNote={<p>The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial<br>orientation and the performance of women entrepreneurs. Government policy<br>framework moderated the relationship between EO and the performance of<br>women entrepreneurs. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design to solicit<br>responses from women entrepreneurs in Rivers State, Nigeria, using simple<br>random. After data cleaning, only data of 153 respondents were finally used for<br>data analysis. Descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rank correlation were used for<br>data analysis and hypothesis testing. Empirical findings revealed that there is a<br>positive significant relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and<br>performance of women entrepreneurs. Findings further revealed that<br>innovativeness has significant relationship with women entrepreneurs to<br>employment creation but the relationship was not significant with contribution to<br>household sustenance. Risk-taking does not relate significantly with the two<br>measures of performance. The study thus concluded that EO bears a positive and<br>significant influence on the performance of women entrepreneurs though the<br>dimensions and measures show variations in the significance of relationships. We<br>recommend that government should generate policies that will enhance positive<br>participation of women in entrepreneurial ventures; women should be engaged in<br>entrepreneurial education to develop right competencies, skills and needed<br>entrepreneurial capacities.</p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={Unilag Journal of Humanities}, author={Chidiebere, V. Adim and Sorbarikor, Lebura and Bamidele, Wale-Oshinowo and E. Adubasim Ikechukwu, E. Adubasim Ikechukwu}, year={2019}, month={Dec.}, pages={133-159} }