An Exploratory Study of Motivational Factors on Women Entrepreneurship Venturing in Malaysia

Abstract

This study explored the effects of motivational factors on women entrepreneurship venturing in Malaysia. The research was conducted on 80 entrepreneurs through random sampling technique. All hypotheses were tested using regression analysis and Pearson correlations, controlling for demographic variables of gender, age, and education, years of experience, and start-up funding. While the results of this study found significant effect of pull motivational factors, there is a marginal effect of push motivational factors on women entrepreneurship venturing in Malaysia. Implications and a number of recommendations are discussed.

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“…Finally, the effect of push factors was insignificant. This result lends support to previous findings (Ismail et al, 2012). However, following reports of higher entrepreneurial activities in developing countries due to unemployment and 'dissatisfaction's (Iakovleva et al 2011), It was expected that the push factors will predict EI.…”

“…In other words, the environmental factors (finance availability and government support), perceived desirability (subjective norm and personal attitude), risk tolerance and self-efficacy are important determinants of (2004), confirms the impact of environmental factors (availability of finance and government support). Second, the significant effect of pull factors lends supports to previous studies (Giacomin et al 2011;Ismail et al, 2012). This confirms the importance of independence or autonomy (Douglas & Shepherd, 2005) and to some extent opportunities exploitation and profit motives in the decision to behave entrepreneurially (Giacomin et al 2011;Caliendo and Kritikos 2009).…”

“…The fortuitous circumstances perceived to be present in becoming entrepreneurs would spur the intent to become self-employed. Pull factors has been found to impact on entrepreneurial motivation (Giacomin et al 2011;Ismail et al 2012). Pull variables identified in the entrepreneurship literature includes independence, profit search, and market opportunity (Giacomin et al 2011;Caliendo and Kritikos 2009).…”

“…Previous studies have examined the determinants of entrepreneurial intentions from the perspectives of necessity/opportunity driven or push/pull dichotomy (Jamali 2009;Ismail et al 2012;Giacomin et al 2011;Caliendo and Kritikos 2009), triggers and barriers (Fatoki and Patswawairi 2012;Giacomin et al 2010) personality traits (Canedo et al 2014) theory of planned behaviour (Iakovleva et al 2011) and Shapero's entrepreneurial event theory (Solesvik et al 2012;Krueger et al 2000). Additionally, attempts to develop an integrative framework for understanding determinants for entrepreneurial behavior is limited (Solesvik 2013;Liñán and Chen 2006;Segal et al 2005;Fitzsimmons and Douglas 2005).…”

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