Female Entrepreneurs’ Business Training and Its Effect on Various Entrepreneurial Factors: Evidence From a Developing Country

Meyer, Natanya; Hamilton, Luzaan

doi:10.34109/ijefs.202012109

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“…This is because; the human behaviour which is a measure of the psychological well-being is a fundamental input to happiness model (subjective well-being). This finding confirmed the study by [10,11,12,13]. However, the negative effect of the psychological environmental factors on economic growth confirmed the study of [14].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…The paradoxical paradigm acutely criticised by [13] who evidence the positive relations. Recently studies such as [10,11,12] evidenced that happiness impulse has an impact on the individual economic activities plan and success, hence they support [13]. On the other hand, some studies confirm the negative impact, for example, [14].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…The impact of the non-economic variables such as psychological factors has been discussed broadly in various angles. Most of the researchers directed their enquiries on how the subjective well-being influences the economic growth [10,11,12,8]. The most issue that are aimed by many researchers is subjective wellbeing as the happiness.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Researchers reached diametrically opposed conclusions. For example, [8,9] stand on paradoxical effects [10,11,12,13] stand on positive effects, while [14] stand on negative effects. Until now there is no consensus that had been reached as the results it creates the policy dilemma for decision makers.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Structural Modelling of Psychological Limiting Factors for Economic Growth

Bundala

2020

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The main objective of this paper was to develop a structural model of psychological limiting factors for economic growth. Specifically, the paper aimed to determine the psychological demographic characteristics, psychological environmental factors, psychological human behaviour and psychological economic factors those influence economic outputs in Kagera and Mwanza regions in Tanzania. The paper used the cross-sectional survey/data from Mwanza and Kagera regions. The sample size of the study was 211 individuals, randomly sampled. The data analysed by using Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) method. The study found that psychological demographic characteristics, psychological human behaviour and psychological economic factors have significant direct impacts on economic growth. However, the psychological environmental factors have a negative impact on the economic growth, but it is not statistically significant. Moreover, the study established the quasi-sinusoidal theory of happiness timing, which explains the nature and timing of happiness of an individual on boosting the economic growth, which responds to Easterlin Paradoxical paradigm. The study concluded that the economic output (GDP) in any production system is depends on how economic agents define their own “live value” (psychological well-being) and the level of psychological control of factors of production (subjective well-being). However, the optimality of utility choices of the economic agents’ decision is enclosed by level of happiness (psychological outcome). Hence Kagera region is performing worse because of its low psychological well-being. The paper suggested the implementation of psychological booster strategies (PBS) such as the homing nurtures, mental balance exercises programmes and establishment of youth economic support (YES) centres.

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Structural Modelling of Psychological Limiting Factors for Economic Growth

Bundala

2020

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“…The significant contribution of entrepreneurship in our societies cannot be underestimated, especially on employment creation [1]. This is a key to addressing income inequalities leading to poverty reduction and economic growth [2].…”

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Business Harvesting Strategies for Entrepreneurs

Shava¹

2021

Entrepreneurship - Contemporary Issues

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Entrepreneurship plays a pivotal role in our societies, such as employment creation. This is a key to addressing income inequalities leading to poverty reduction and economic growth. As a result of this critical role, the campaign is on establishing more entrepreneurial entities, and there is very little concern regarding harvesting an entrepreneurial entity. Entity harvesting is equally important as setting up a new entrepreneurial venture and this chapter explores this issue. During the harvesting process, the entrepreneur recovers value through the sale of an entrepreneurial entity or its assets. Having spent several years building and adding value to the business, the entrepreneur must design an entity harvesting strategy that would provide maximum returns on the investment of time, effort and money. Several reasons may compel the entrepreneur to harvest the business and this chapter provides some of these reasons based on extant literature and primary data collected from small- and medium-sized entity (SME) owners in Sub-Saharan Africa. Further, the chapter outlines various entity harvesting strategies preferred by SME owners in Sub-Saharan Africa and circumstances at which they deem appropriate to apply such.

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