Effects of Socio-Economic Factors on Entrepreneurship Activities in Cape Coast, Ghana

Gbadeyan, Rotimi Ayodele; Oppong, Nana Yaw; Oduro, Stephen

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“…None of the farmers who were not trained had tertiary education, 25% of the farmers who were not trained never attended school, 20% attended up to primary level, and 55% attended up to secondary level. These results match the results of a study by (Gbadeyan, 2017) which states that education may serve as a significant factor for starting a business and can positively impact the success of the small business…”

Section: Source Survey Data 2019supporting

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The Contribution of Business Management Trainings on Women Smallholder Farmers’ Entrepreneurial Spirit in Siteki Area of Eswatini

Kibirige¹,

Singh²,

Dlamini³

et al. 2020

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Women make essential contributions to the agricultural and rural economies in most developing countries including Eswatini yet they are the most visible face of poverty. As a strategy of empowering women to up-lift them from abject poverty, “Luhlelo Lolunotsisa Temabhizinisi” (LULOTE) has developed business management training programs for rural women smallholder farmers to enhance their entrepreneurship spirit and skills. The LULOTE in English can be interpreted as a program that helps businesses to advance/prosper. It is a Non-Governmental Organization was established in 1986 in Eswatini to promote entrepreneurial culture and inspire entrepreneurs. This paper ought to find out the contributions of business management trainings on the level of entrepreneurial spirit and skills of women smallholder farmers as its main objective. Data was collected through the use of questionnaires and personal interviews with a sample size of 120 farmers. Descriptive statistics and the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) multiple regression models were used as methods of analysis. The results of this study indicate that most farmers interviewed were aged above 49 years, married (40%), and primary school dropout (mean of 6 years in school), spent an average of 10 years in farming and at least 50% on average indicated that farming was their main occupation. Results further revealed that the trained women by LULOTE had a higher entrepreneurial spirit than the non-trained women scoring an average index of 3.45 and 2.77, respectively. The LULOTE trained women also were rated higher with a 3.50 score compared to the non-trained rated at 3.01 scores. The determinants of level of entrepreneurial spirit among sampled women included age of respondent, level of education, farming as major occupation, and incomes from remittances. Determinants of level of entrepreneurial skills among sampled women included, farming income, off-farm income and previous job of the respondent. Based on the independent T-test results, there was a significant difference in the statements mean scores related to the level of farmers’ entrepreneurial spirit & Skills between LULOTE members and non-LULOTE members at 1% and 5% level. Therefore, the research concludes that LULOTE trainings greatly contributed to improving the entrepreneurial spirit and skills of the women. Since there is an observable positive result of training women, all stakeholders including government, private sector, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), among others should increase on the training programs for all farming age groups including the youth.

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confidence: 88%

The Contribution of Business Management Trainings on Women Smallholder Farmers’ Entrepreneurial Spirit in Siteki Area of Eswatini

Kibirige¹,

Singh²,

Dlamini³

et al. 2020

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“…They were of the view that socio-cultural attributes and role expectations influence the decision to become social entrepreneurship. Social actions occur in subordinated groups which are alienated from society and thus attempt to assert themselves through an enterprise [30]. More specifically, there is a need to explore a precondition that motivates people to act as a social entrepreneur [31].…”

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Attitudes of the Rural People towards Social Entrepreneurship in the Punjab Province, Pakistan

Kassem

Aldosari

Muddassir

et al. 2018

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Currently, there is much debate concerning the role of social entrepreneurship in sustainable development, as well as the environmental factors important to the emergence and implementation of social initiatives. This study was conducted to determine the attitudes of rural people toward social entrepreneurship in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The cluster sampling technique was employed to select 112 rural respondents from 3 villages. The primary data was collected by the use of pre-tested interview schedule during the period from March to May 2017. The study findings revealed that 52.7% of the rural population had positive attitudes toward social entrepreneurship. Results of the Pearson correlation test indicated that the education level of the rural population was Original Research Article

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“…Differences in levels of entrepreneurial activity between countries can be explained by whole sets of economic, technological, demographic, cultural and institutional factors (Hofstede et al, 2004, p. 7;Wennekers, 2006, p. 68). Although predominant among the research conducted so far are those focused on economic factors and their relationship with entrepreneurship (Thurik & Wennekers, 2001;Carree & Thurik, 2010;Lugo & Espina, 2014;Gbadeyan et al, 2017), there are also some studies in which the attention is paid to cultural factors, especially to national culture and its impact on entrepreneurship. According to James C. Hayton and Gabriella Cacciotti, "how and to what extent a national culture influences entrepreneurial action, the rate of new firm formation and ultimately economic development" is "one of the oldest research questions in the field of entrepreneurship" (Hayton & Cacciotti, 2013).…”

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The Relationship between National and Entrepreneurial Culture: The Role of National Wealth

Simić

Lepojević

2021

Manage: J. Sustainable Bus. Manage, Solutions Emerging Econ.

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Research Question: The paper examines the impact of specific Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture on entrepreneurial culture, depending on the wealth of the national economy. Motivation: Based on the results of some previous research focused on the relationship between national culture and various indicators associated with entrepreneurship (Hayton, George & Zahra, 2002; Pinillos & Reyes, 2011; Zhao, Li & Rauch, 2012; Hayton & Cacciotti, 2013), the paper analyses the impact of national culture on entrepreneurial culture, as a category closely related to entrepreneurship. The identification of the national culture's dimensions contributing to the affirmation of entrepreneurial culture, provides an insight into the entrepreneurial potential of a particular national economy. Idea: The main idea of the paper is to examine whether selected Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture (power distance - PD, uncertainty avoidance – UA, individualism – IDV) affect entrepreneurial culture (EC) in a manner identical to that affecting the other indicators of entrepreneurship. The mentioned relationship is not examined as unmediated, but in the context of the effect that national wealth (measured as Gross National Income per capita - GNI) has on it. Data: The survey covered a total of 108 countries for which the data on the values of three selected dimensions of national culture, the index of entrepreneurial culture and the Gross National Income per capita are available. Tools: In order to examine the effect of three selected Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture on entrepreneurial culture, correlation and standard multiple regression analyses were conducted. For data processing, statistical software SPSS (version 22.0) was used. Findings: The obtained results of the research show that in national economies with higher levels of IDV and lower levels of UA, higher scores of the EC index are manifested, regardless of the national wealth. On the other hand, the impact of PD on EC is determined by the level of a particular economy's wealth. In high-income economies (HIE), the index of EC is higher if PD is lower. In low- and middle-income economies (LIE), higher values of EC index are manifested if PD is higher. Contribution: The paper expands the knowledge and research base on entrepreneurial culture and the influence that national culture has on it.

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Effects of Socio-Economic Factors on Entrepreneurship Activities in Cape Coast, Ghana

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The Contribution of Business Management Trainings on Women Smallholder Farmers’ Entrepreneurial Spirit in Siteki Area of Eswatini

The Contribution of Business Management Trainings on Women Smallholder Farmers’ Entrepreneurial Spirit in Siteki Area of Eswatini

Attitudes of the Rural People towards Social Entrepreneurship in the Punjab Province, Pakistan

The Relationship between National and Entrepreneurial Culture: The Role of National Wealth

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