118 J. International Business and Entrepreneurship Development, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2018 Copyright © 2018 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Conceptualising entrepreneurial orientation dimensions and female business performance in developing economies Murat Sakir Erogul* Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, Adelphi University, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY, 11530 USA Email: muraterogul@gmail.com *Corresponding author Fanny Adams Quagrainie Business School, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, P.O. Box AH 50, Achimota, Accra, Ghana Email: fquagrainie@gimpa.edu.gh Abstract: There is little understanding of factors that inform entrepreneurial orientation dimensions (EOD) with business performance in the context of developing economies. In an effort to determine how this association is manifested among women entrepreneurs in developing economies (WEDE), the paper examines the existing literature, and provides the current state in how these women create and sustain their businesses. In order to analyse the effectiveness of EODs among WEDEs, a five-EOD model is examined through the findings from the extant literature. The examination of EODs and business performance indicators is done within the context of developing economies. The review of the literature has led to the identification of ‘ethics’ as an additional EOD associated with business performance. The emergence of a new EOD provides value towards understanding the different cultural settings within which women entrepreneurs operate, and demonstrates the multi-dimensional nature and value of entrepreneurship. Keywords: female entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial orientation dimensions; EODs; business performance; developing economies; ethics. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Erogul, M.S. and Quagrainie, F.A. (2018) ‘Conceptualising entrepreneurial orientation dimensions and female business performance in developing economies’, J. International Business and Entrepreneurship Development, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp.118–139. Biographical notes: Murat Sakir Erogul is an Assistant Professor at Adelphi University in the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, where he conducts research, teaches and supervises undergraduate and graduate students within the Management Department. His research interests focus on entrepreneurship in emerging markets, family business and international entrepreneurship strategy. He has published in the Journal of Enterprising Culture, Journal of