African entrepreneurs: An analysis of their motivation for starting their own business
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
| Field | Value | |
| Title | African entrepreneurs: An analysis of their motivation for starting their own business | |
| Creator | Mitchell, BC | |
| Description | This study analyses the motivation of entrepreneurs for starting a business. More specifically, it aims to identify whether entrepreneurs have common motives for starting their own business, and whether men and women have different reasons for becoming entrepreneurs. A motivation scale and openended questions were used to measure motivation on a sample of more than 100 entrepreneurs. The results of a factor analysis indicate that entrepreneurs have various reasons for starting a business, and are primarily motivated by the needs for independence, material incentives and achievement. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2003-11-15 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajems.v6i4.1514 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences; Vol 6, No 4 (2003); 724-743 2222-3436 1015-8812 | |
| Language | eng | |
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