Table 9 Path coefficients and hypothesis testing.

From: Evaluation of factors affecting entrepreneurship: a case of Indian women in the handicraft industry

Relationship’ of construct

Regression wgt

(standardised)

Critical ratio (CR.)

Signf (p)

Hypothesis (rejected/accepted)

EI → AF

EI → AF

3.193

p < 0.010

Accepted

EI → AI

EI → AI

4.560

p < 0.001

Accepted

EI → AT

EI → EAT

5.167

p < 0.001

Accepted

EI → SN

EI → SN

2.527

p = 0.011

Accepted

ID → EB

ID → EB

2.790

p = 0.003

Accepted

ASS → EB

ASS → EB

3.736

p < 0.002

Accepted

ABC → EB

ABC → EB

4.304

p < 0.002

Accepted

EI → EB

0.436

9.838

p < 0.002

Accepted

AF → EI → EB

0.040

 

p = 0.004

Accepted

AD → EI → EB

0.069

 

p = 0.003

Accepted

EAT → EI → EB

0.073

 

p = 0.003

Accepted

SN → EI → EB

0.039

 

p = 0.022

Accepted

R2 (EI)

0.742

[Legend:

CR: critical ratio,

p: Significance: **p < 0.01,

R2 (EB)

0.459

***p < 0.001]

  
  1. Sources: Table compiled by authors.
  2. A validated research model is illustrated in Fig. 2 for observation and testing of the Hypothesis.
  3. Please see Fig. 2.