ASSESSING ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR AND ITS IMPACT ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE AMONG WOMEN IN FISHERIES

This study explores the impact of entrepreneurial behavior on business performance among women engaged in small-scale fishery enterprises in the Andaman Islands.The study aims to understand how individual characteristics and the business environment influence entrepreneurial behavior and, consequently, business outcomes in a traditionally male-dominated sector.An ex-post facto research design was employed in this study.Primary data were collected from 178 women entrepreneurs across two districts in the Andaman Islands through a structured interview schedule.The study adopts Delmar's Entrepreneurial Behavior and Business Performance Model, with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) used to analyze the relationships amongAssessing Entrepreneurial Behaviour and its Impact on Business Performance Among Women in Fisheries