Family-work Conflict and Performance of Women-owned Enterprises: The Role of Social Capital in Developing Countries--Implications for South Africa and Beyond
One critical issue that is highly overlooked in developing regions is the family
embeddedness of women entrepreneurs, even though the women in developing countries
simultaneously hold several roles in the family and their businesses. As such, this study focused
on evaluating the impact of family-work conflict (FWC) on the performance of women-owned
businesses in a developing world context. The findings indicate that FWC negatively influenced
the performance of women-owned businesses. Additionally, the moderating effect of social capital
in this association was examined. The findings suggest that both bonding social capital and
bridging social capital buffers the negative effect of FWC on the performance of women-owned
businesses, such that the performance of women-owned businesses characterized by high levels of
bonding/bridging social capital is affected less by FWC than those with low levels of
bonding/bridging social capital. The study culminates with a discussion of the implications and
policy measures that can be adopted to harness the potentials and capabilities of women
entrepreneurs in developing countries to foster economic growth and development.
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