Fluid Entrepreneurial Motivations in Tanzania

Eijdenberg, Emiel L.; Isaga, Nsubili; Paas, Leonard J.; Masurel, Enno

doi:10.1080/15228916.2019.1695191

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“…The first reason was that the '"random" walk procedure' (Frese et al, 2007(Frese et al, , p. 1486) was followed which has been applied more often in developing countries in SSA as a common sampling methodology (cf. Eijdenberg, 2019;Eijdenberg et al, 2020). The second reason was that by aiming for at least 10 fully completed surveys from 16 participants and two students (thus: ideally, 180 fully completed surveys in total), we ensured to have a solid basis for statistical analyses, following the rule of thumb of N > 50 + 8 m, where m represents the number of independent variables in the study (Tabachnick & Fidell, 2007).…”

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Jump for joy: happiness as the route to increased living standards of entrepreneurs in Zambia

Eijdenberg

Thompson

2020

Small Enterprise Research

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Jump for joy: happiness as the route to increased living standards of entrepreneurs in Zambia

Eijdenberg

Thompson

2020

Small Enterprise Research

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“…The entrepreneurship education approach is often applied to promote entrepreneurial awareness (based on learning-about entrepreneurship, learning-to-do and knowledge about business start-up) that helps to develop the competencies necessary to identify and act on opportunities. Achievement of entrepreneurial culture and competencies require a pedagogical shift in the mind-set of teachers to make their teaching more entrepreneurial (Costa, Santos, Wach, & Caetano, 2018;Eijdenberg, Isaga, Paas, & Masurel, 2021;Lackéus & Sävetun, 2019).…”

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How to start African Informal entrepreneurial revolution?

Igwe

Ochinanwata

2021

Journal of African Business

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The achievement of business sustainability is dependent on the interacting components of the entrepreneurship ecosystem (EE) and institutions that support or challenge the business environment. Given the importance of the informal economy in developing economies, we need to rethink how to start an informal entrepreneurial revolution. This article examines the nexus of the informal entrepreneurial ecosystem, from the perspective of ecological resilience. Specifically, the article analyzes the significant differences between the formal sector, the informal sector, frugal innovations, and the supportive ecosystem resilience that produces unparalleled enthusiasm. Conceptually, this article developed propositions and a model of Productive and Unproductive EE explaining the business environment and the interacting predictors from the African regional context. Arguably, as entrepreneurial education and skills increases, there is more likelihood of the creation of formal ventures and growth-oriented micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). These have implications for economic growth and -in the case of African economies -moving the informal to formal economy.

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“…Regardless of the entrepreneurial typology, those who become enterprise owners out of necessity could become motivated by opportunities (Eijdenberg, Isaga, Paas, & Masurel, 2019) because they grow from achieving needs to advanced needs (Maslow, 1943). Unsurprisingly, they face challenges in pursuing those opportunities.…”

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Entrepreneurial Motivations, Opportunities, and Challenges: An International Perspective

Kah

O’Brien

Kok

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Journal of African Business

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The current entrepreneurship research has primarily focused on external environmental factors that influence enterprise development in developed economies, whilst studies from developing economies are lagging. Yet, evidence from the World Bank and Global Entrepreneurship Index suggest that entrepreneurship practice in developing economies has peaked. Using semistructured interview data from twenty entrepreneurs in The Gambia, we examined their motivations for entrepreneurship, the market opportunities and challenges hindering enterprise growth. We found the factors influencing motivation to be individual (necessity, poverty, experience, job creation, personal knowledge and experience) and contextual (opportunity recognition, ethnic and religious norms). Interestingly, three forms of opportunities were identified: entrepreneurial networks, competitive market and discovery. Nonetheless, the entrepreneurs faced individual challenges-insufficient finance and unskilled staff-and contextual limitations such as political change, limited government reforms, high taxes, high business cost, and market uncertainty. We offer critical insights into individual and contextual motivations for entrepreneurship, extending the current discourse. In addition, we expose specific dynamic market influences for enterprise development in developing economies.

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Fluid Entrepreneurial Motivations in Tanzania

Cited by 13 publications

References 89 publications

Jump for joy: happiness as the route to increased living standards of entrepreneurs in Zambia

Jump for joy: happiness as the route to increased living standards of entrepreneurs in Zambia

How to start African Informal entrepreneurial revolution?

Entrepreneurial Motivations, Opportunities, and Challenges: An International Perspective

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