The Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Motivation Among Women: A Comparative Study of Businesswomen in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

Sadi, Muhammad Asad; Al‐Ghazali, Basheer M.

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“…Moreover, such a ratio reflects to a certain extent the overall current registered student situation, the number of Emirati women students exceeding that of men by a significant percentage [74]. The methodology entailed selecting randomly 10 universities from the 72 licensed institutions in the UAE [75], thus developing on the work of [76] to collect data from 50 students enrolled in their final year at each of the 10 universities (adapted from [77][78][79]. Thus, an email was sent to the administrative office of each of these universities with the purpose of disseminating the online link to the questionnaire (adapted from [59].…”

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“…Ref. [78] contended based on literature that the sample size and, thus, the sample structure depended on the number of respondents open to take part in a survey, the aim being to obtain a convenient, cost-effective and approachable sample and not to generalise the findings. Thus, the 157 questionnaires were employed as the seven extra questionnaires exceeding the exact 1 to 2 man-woman ratio (see Table 1) could provide important insight for the research [80].…”

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What Determinants Influence Students to Start Their Own Business? Empirical Evidence from United Arab Emirates Universities

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What factors influence students to start their own business? What are the implications at the university level? This paper aims to answer to these questions and investigates, at a micro level (university), the motivation for entrepreneurial intentions among students in 10 universities from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). An online inquiry has been conducted among 500 students between April and June 2018, and 157 fully completed questionnaires were retained. Factor Analysis with Varimax (with Kaizer Normalization) rotation and logistic regression were used to identify what factors motivate students to start their own business and, from those factors, which one is determinant in this decision. Also, age and parental self-employment status were used to determine the influence of these factors. Four factors have been identified as determinants for students to start their own business: entrepreneurial confidence, entrepreneurial orientation, university support for entrepreneurship, and cultural support for entrepreneurship. Surprisingly, the only factor significantly correlated with the intention in starting a business is entrepreneurial confidence. This factor becomes even stronger when it is associated with age (20–25 years old) and parents’ self-employment status. These conclusions involve specific challenges on the university level, related to the role of entrepreneurial education and on country level, in link with the effectiveness of governmental programs to enhance entrepreneurial endeavours. Further research can explore and test these findings on a representative sample for the UAE, and for other countries.

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“…Women also face barriers and business challenges such as ''bureaucratic red tape, limited access to and use of formal capital, gender discrimination, lack of support services and limited business networking'' (Ahmad, 2011a, p. 137). Sadi and Al-Ghazali (2012) also report that the main motivators for Saudi female entrepreneurs in rank order are self-achievement, working independently, self-confidence and profit (Sadi & Al-Ghazali, 2010). The aforementioned barriers are similar to those reported for other developing regions.…”

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Effect of Early-Late Stage Entrepreneurial Activity on Perceived Challenges and the Ability to Predict Consumer Needs: A Saudi Perspective

Darley

Khizindar

2015

Journal of Transnational Management

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The authors examine the relationship between challenges faced by the female Saudi entrepreneurs and their ability to predict consumer needs in the context of the stage of entrepreneurial activity (early-late stage). The results from hierarchical regression show that early-late stage entrepreneurial activity moderates the relationship between challenges faced and the ability to predict customer needs. The pattern of the relationships was negative within the early-stage group and positive within the late-stage entrepreneurial group. Also, the relationship was slightly more sensitive for the late group than for the early group. The article ends with a discussion of the results, implications, and suggestions for future research.

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“…Making a decision to start a business is not easy because the first stage of starting a business is the most challenging stage of an entrepreneurial career fraught with typical economic and financial risks. Globally, one in ten women is self-employed and it is estimated that women own and manage up to one third of all businesses in developed countries (Sadi and Al-Ghazali, 2012). Canada is closest to gender equality in entrepreneurship with 40 percent privatelyheld women-owned businesses.…”

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Motivational Factors: Drivers Behind Women Entrepreneurs’ Decision to Start an Entrepreneurial Venture in Croatia

Fosić

Kristić

Trusić

2017

Scientific Annals of Economics and Business

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A decision to start a business is not easy because it is result of the economic conditions, cultural context, but also "push" and "pull" factors. In order to determine woman motivational factors, a survey of 1,157 Eastern Croatia respondents was conducted. The purpose of the research was to determine which motivations the potential future entrepreneurs believe trigger women entrepreneurs' decision to start an entrepreneurial venture. The results show that women are considered to be financially motivated. The fact that real-life women entrepreneurs from previous research have stated slightly different motivations shows that there is room for improvement of entrepreneurship education.

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The Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Motivation Among Women: A Comparative Study of Businesswomen in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

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Cited by 28 publications

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What Determinants Influence Students to Start Their Own Business? Empirical Evidence from United Arab Emirates Universities

What Determinants Influence Students to Start Their Own Business? Empirical Evidence from United Arab Emirates Universities

Effect of Early-Late Stage Entrepreneurial Activity on Perceived Challenges and the Ability to Predict Consumer Needs: A Saudi Perspective

Motivational Factors: Drivers Behind Women Entrepreneurs’ Decision to Start an Entrepreneurial Venture in Croatia

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