From grit to growth: linking women entrepreneurs psychological capital, social empowerment and performance across supportive and fragile contexts

Key Points

• The study aims to explore how psychological capital and social empowerment influence the performance of women entrepreneurs.
• Qualitative analysis of women entrepreneurs
• Comparison across supportive and fragile contexts
• Assessment of psychological capital and social empowerment levels
• In supportive contexts, psychological capital enhances performance significantly.
• Social empowerment correlates positively with improved entrepreneurial outcomes.
• Fragile contexts diminish the advantages of psychological capital.

Abstract