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A Systems View Across Time and Space

Table 13 Summary of the hypothesis

From: The entrepreneurial ecosystem and the performance of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Amhara region, Ethiopia: the political–legal perspective

Hypothesis

Type of test

Result

H1: The political and legal environment has a significant relationship with the performance of MSEs

Correlations with SEM

Supported

H2: The political and legal environment has a significant relationship with entrepreneurial competency

Correlations with SEM

Supported

H3: Entrepreneurial competency has a significant relationship with the performance of MSEs

Correlations with SEM

Not supported

H4: Entrepreneurial competency mediates the relationship between the policy component of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and business performance

Mediation with SEM

Not supported

H5:Entrepreneurial competency mediates the relationship between the other business environment components of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and business performance

Mediation with SEM

Not supported