Breaking Barriers: How Socio-Cultural Factors Moderate the Relationship Between Strategic Determinants and Women-Led SME Performance Across Diverse Cultures
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The performance of women led SMEs is shaped by strategic factors that foster competitiveness and long-term sustainability, yet their effectiveness is often diminished by persistent socio-cultural barriers. This narrative review examines how such barriers influence the relationship between strategic factors including innovation, market positioning, risk management, and access to resources and the performance of women led SMEs across different cultural contexts. Drawing on peer reviewed articles published between 2015 and 2025, and using thematic analysis, the review finds that rigid gender norms, societal attitudes, levels of education, religious beliefs, family responsibilities, and institutional structures significantly reduce the impact of business strategies by limiting women’s decision-making power. These socio-cultural constraints also hinder women’s ability to engage with business networks and institutions, which are essential for driving business growth. The findings highlight the importance of developing context sensitive policies and culturally informed strategies to strengthen women’s strategic capabilities while addressing structural limitations. Embedding socio cultural awareness into enterprise development would support policy makers in crafting inclusive strategies that promote sustainable growth for women led SMEs.
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