Full Esteem Ahead? Mindset-Oriented Business Training in Ethiopia
Is there a mindset gap holding women back in business? Can entrepreneurship training instill a set of attitudes, behaviors, and strategies that are thought to underpin success in business such as motivation, perseverance, and self-confidence? This...
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okr-10986-319052022-09-20T00:12:32Z Full Esteem Ahead? Mindset-Oriented Business Training in Ethiopia Alibhai, Salman Buehren, Niklas Frese, Michael Goldstein, Markus Papineni, Sreelakshmi Wolf, Kathrin AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB GENDER BUSINESS TRAINING ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS MICROENTERPRISES SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES PSYCHOLOGY WOMEN IN BUSINESS WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT Is there a mindset gap holding women back in business? Can entrepreneurship training instill a set of attitudes, behaviors, and strategies that are thought to underpin success in business such as motivation, perseverance, and self-confidence? This study conducted two randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effect of mindset-oriented business trainings on the performance of women-owned micro and small enterprises in Ethiopia. The trainings were underpinned by psychology with a mission to foster self-esteem and entrepreneurial spirit. Despite a similar approach, however, the quality of delivery seemed to matter as impacts of the trainings on business performance were mixed. A key channel for an impact on profits is if the training can actually effectuate the mindset change, with only one training transferring higher levels of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, personal initiative, and entrepreneurial locus of control to the women, relative to a control group. The study finds suggestive evidence that psychological skills and mindset are better inspired by a trainer who previously owned a business themselves and therefore may have a better understanding of the entrepreneurs' specific challenges. The study concludes that psychological skills are important for women's business success, and these skills can indeed be transferred using training, assuming a shared identity match between trainer and student. Service delivery appears to be critical for inculcating these important skills. 2019-06-19T16:58:16Z 2019-06-19T16:58:16Z 2019-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/247671560784088055/Full-Esteem-Ahead-Mindset-Oriented-Business-Training-in-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31905 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8892 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Ethiopia |
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Is there a mindset gap holding women
back in business? Can entrepreneurship training instill a
set of attitudes, behaviors, and strategies that are thought
to underpin success in business such as motivation,
perseverance, and self-confidence? This study conducted two
randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effect of
mindset-oriented business trainings on the performance of
women-owned micro and small enterprises in Ethiopia. The
trainings were underpinned by psychology with a mission to
foster self-esteem and entrepreneurial spirit. Despite a
similar approach, however, the quality of delivery seemed to
matter as impacts of the trainings on business performance
were mixed. A key channel for an impact on profits is if the
training can actually effectuate the mindset change, with
only one training transferring higher levels of
entrepreneurial self-efficacy, personal initiative, and
entrepreneurial locus of control to the women, relative to a
control group. The study finds suggestive evidence that
psychological skills and mindset are better inspired by a
trainer who previously owned a business themselves and
therefore may have a better understanding of the
entrepreneurs' specific challenges. The study concludes
that psychological skills are important for women's
business success, and these skills can indeed be transferred
using training, assuming a shared identity match between
trainer and student. Service delivery appears to be critical
for inculcating these important skills. |
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Alibhai, Salman Buehren, Niklas Frese, Michael Goldstein, Markus Papineni, Sreelakshmi Wolf, Kathrin |
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Alibhai, Salman Buehren, Niklas Frese, Michael Goldstein, Markus Papineni, Sreelakshmi Wolf, Kathrin |
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Alibhai, Salman |
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Full Esteem Ahead? Mindset-Oriented Business Training in Ethiopia |
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Full Esteem Ahead? Mindset-Oriented Business Training in Ethiopia |
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Full Esteem Ahead? Mindset-Oriented Business Training in Ethiopia |
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Full Esteem Ahead? Mindset-Oriented Business Training in Ethiopia |
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Full Esteem Ahead? Mindset-Oriented Business Training in Ethiopia |
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full esteem ahead? mindset-oriented business training in ethiopia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2019 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/247671560784088055/Full-Esteem-Ahead-Mindset-Oriented-Business-Training-in-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31905 |
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