The Role of Government Intervention as a Moderating Variable in the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Networks and Business Owners’ Performance in Jordan

Haitham Alhnaity, Ayed Almuala and Ali Kh Elmasri

Asian Journal of Economics and Empirical Research, 2018, vol. 5, issue 1, 93-98

Abstract: This study built on a sample of 384 small businesses located in the central area of Jordan. We perform an analysis of the influence of entrepreneurial networks on small business performance. The purpose of this study was to test and demonstrate empirically the role of government as a moderating variable in the relationship between entrepreneurial networks and small business owners’ performance. The population of this study is small business owners who have participated in ERADA program of as much as 4906 small business. These results indicate that entrepreneurial networks have a significant effect on the performance of the small business owners. It provides an empirical explanation that entrepreneurial networks and government intervention can contribute to the improvement of small business owners’ performance while the government's role is not proven moderate the relationship between entrepreneurial networks and small business owners’ performance. The significant positive effects of entrepreneurial networks suggest that this variable is important in enhancing small business owners’ performance. As such, small business owners should be inculcated with these entrepreneurial networks. In addition, government intervention should take into consideration of entrepreneurial networking when designing and conducting any entrepreneurship program.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial networks; Government intervention and small business owners’ performance. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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