Minority status and self-employment: The mediating role of personal initiative, Emmanuel Wandera, Nkote Nabeta, Prof. John Munene and Dr. Sarah Kanaabi
Emmanuel Philemon Wandera
Department of Economics and statistics
Kyambogo University, Kampala
Uganda
Email: epwandera2013@yahoo.com
Nkote Isaac Nabeta
Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Business School
Makerere University, Kampala
Uganda
Email: inkote@mubs.ac.ug
Prof. John C. Munene
Department of Human Resource, Business School
Makerere University, Kampala
Uganda
Email: kigozimunene@gmail.com
Dr. Sarah Wasagali Kanaabi
Board member
Electricity Regulatory Authority, (ERA), Kampala
Uganda
Email: wasagalis@yahoo.com
DOI: 10.47556/J.WJEMSD.18.4.2022.4
Purpose: To examine the mediating role of personal initiative in the relationship between minority status and self-employment among self-employed women in Uganda.
Methods: This study employed a cross sectional survey design to collect data from 203 self-employed women to test for the study hypothesis using partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) using Smartpls version 3.2.9 professional.
Findings: Findings indicate a positive and significant relationship between minority status and self-employment, and partial mediating role of personal initiative in the relationship between minority status and self-employment at 95% confidence interval.
Implication: The findings of this research provide useful insights into the role of minority status in boosting self-employment among women. Personal initiative is not only a booster of self-employment but also enhances the ability of women to start enterprises for their survival.
Limitations: The study was cross sectional hence imposing a limitation on changes in perception over time. Therefore, a longitudinal study in future is necessary. Besides, data were collected from self-employed women in Uganda. Above all, this study only considers minority status and personal initiative in explaining self-employment and yet there are other factors that could be explored.
Originality/Value: This paper examines the mediating role of personal initiative in the relationship between minority status and self-employment in the context of minority women in a Uganda, against the auspice of middleman minority and personal initiative theory.
Keywords: Self- employment; Minority Status; Personal Initiative; PLS-SEM.
Citation: Wandera, E.P., Nabeta, N.I., Munene, J.C. and Kanaabi, S.W. (2022): Minority Status and Self-Employment: The Mediating Role of Personal Initiative. World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 481–498.