The Role of Entrepreneurs Self Efficacy on Business Growth during the Covid 19 Period in a Gender Perspective (Case study on SMEs in Bali province) Ni Made Suci (a*), I Nengah Suarmanayasa (b)
Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha
Abstract
Currently, self-efficacy plays an important role in changing the global economy. Self-efficacy is one of the most influential aspects of self-knowledge in everyday human life to achieve a goal. This study aims to examine the relationship between Entrepreneurs Self-Efficacy (ESE) on business growth in SMEs in Bali Province. The study was conducted on 184 SME entrepreneurs in the craft sector. Data collected by questionnaire was then analyzed by SEM-PLS. The results showed that 1) Entrepreneurial self-efficacy has a positive and significant effect on business growth in SMEs. 2) Womens entrepreneurs self efficacy is higher than mens entrepreneurs self-efficacy 3) The business growth of women entrepreneurs is higher than male entrepreneurs. The findings show that the use of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy to explain business growth in SMEs from a gender perspective contributes to the development of theory and practice in order to empower SMEs in a sustainable manner.
Keywords: Entrepreneurs Self-efficacy, Business Growth and Gender
