This purpose of this paper is to examine cultural orientations and intention of Ghanaian women to engage in entrepreneurship while assessing the role of perceived support system. The aim is to contribute to the literature in the sub-Saharan African context where women entrepreneurs are generally under-researched, despite their increasing significant roles in socio-economic development in the continent even in the face of huge cultural barriers.,The study uses a hierarchical regression analysis and Hay’s PROCESS moderation technique to analyze survey data from 190 female students from Ghana, Africa.,The results indicate that uncertainty avoidance and power distance cultural orientations have significant positive and negative effects, respectively, on women’s participation in formal entrepreneurship. However, collectivism and masculine cultural orientations do not have any effect on their intention to engage in formal entrepreneurial activity. The study further shows that perceived support system has a buffering effect on the destructive consequences of power distance culture on formal entrepreneurship intentions. On the contrary, perceived support does not moderate the relationship between uncertainty avoidance, collectivism and masculine cultural and formal entrepreneurial intention.,Given the fact that most African governments are making efforts to accelerate the growth and development of their economies via entrepreneurship and economic empowerment, this study’s findings encourage stakeholders to implement measures to leverage on the positive dimensions of cultures to facilitate the development of formal entrepreneurship among Ghanaian women while mitigating the negative consequences of cultural practices. The findings further highlight the need to evaluate the current level of support given to women in Ghana. The study suggests that provision of sufficient level of support can make women more willing to challenge the status quo in power distance cultures and take personal initiatives, thereby leading to more formal entrepreneurial actions.,This study is a significant addition to women entrepreneurship literature because the role of culture in females’ intention to participate in entrepreneurship is generally an under-researched area. Besides, our examination of national cultural variation at the individual level on formal entrepreneurship intention in a heterogeneous setting is novel. The study also highlights the buffering roles of perceived support on the destructive consequences of power distance cultural orientation on formal entrepreneurial development among women.

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在加纳撒哈拉以南经济中，文化取向，女学生的正式支持和女学生的参与感

本文的目的是研究加纳妇女从事创业的文化取向和意图，同时评估支持系统的作用。目的是为在撒哈拉以南非洲背景下的文学做出贡献，因为尽管面对着巨大的文化障碍，尽管女性企业家在非洲大陆的社会经济发展中发挥着越来越重要的作用，但对这些企业家的研究仍然普遍不足。分层回归分析和Hay的PROCESS调节技术对来自非洲加纳的190名女学生的调查数据进行了分析。结果表明，不确定性规避和权力距离文化取向分别对女性参与正式创业有明显的正面和负面影响。然而，集体主义和男性文化取向对他们从事正式创业活动的意图没有任何影响。研究还表明，感知支持系统对权力距离文化对正式创业意图的破坏性后果具有缓冲作用。相反，公认的支持并不能缓解不确定性避免，集体主义与男性文化和正式企业家意图之间的关系。鉴于大多数非洲国家政府正在努力通过企业家精神和经济赋权来加速其经济的增长和发展，这项研究的结果鼓励利益相关者采取措施，利用文化的积极方面，促进加纳妇女中正规企业家精神的发展，同时减轻文化习俗的负面影响。调查结果进一步强调，有必要评估加纳目前对妇女的支持水平。该研究表明，提供足够水平的支持可以使妇女更愿意挑战权力距离文化的现状并采取个人主动行动，从而导致采取更正式的创业行动。这项研究是对女性创业文学的重要补充，因为文化在女性参与创业意向中的作用通常是研究不足的领域。除了，在异类环境中，我们从正式企业家意图的角度对个人文化差异进行的研究是新颖的。该研究还强调了感知支持对权力距离文化取向对女性正式创业发展的破坏性影响的缓冲作用。