Push or pull motivation A study of migrant women entrepreneurs in UAE

Vardhan, Julie; Bohra, Supriya; Abdullah, Aaminah; Thennarasu, Kavitha; Jagannathan, Sathya K.

doi:10.1504/ijfbrd.2020.111443

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“…Similarly, Khan et al (2021) reported that the need for achievement is a positive predictor of an entrepreneur's success. Other similar empirical evidence includes Lee (1996) in Singapore, Fuad and Bohari (2011) in Malaysia and Vardhan et al (2020) in the United Arab Emirates. This study argues that when indigenous women entrepreneurs have a greater need for achievement, they are willing to put in extra effort to achieve entrepreneurial success.…”

Section: Theoretical Foundations and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 84%

Enterprising tendency and entrepreneurial performance of indigenous Dayak women entrepreneurs in Sarawak, Malaysia

Keling

Yap

2022

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Purpose This study aims to examine entrepreneurial performance differences between indigenous Dayak women entrepreneurs of their high versus low enterprising tendency in Sarawak, Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative approach was used for data collection and analysis. The population of this study was the indigenous women entrepreneurs in Sarawak, Malaysia. Primary data were collected from 129 indigenous women entrepreneurs using convenience sampling. The survey instrument for measuring enterprising tendency and entrepreneurial performance was adopted from the relevant literature. Data were analyzed using independent t-tests in Statistical Packages for Social Science. Findings This study found that indigenous women entrepreneurs with higher enterprising tendencies performed better than those with lower enterprising tendencies. A significant difference was found between entrepreneurs with a higher enterprising tendency and those with a lower enterprising tendency in three of the five entrepreneurial attributes: need for achievement, creative tendency and calculated risk-taking. Nevertheless, no significant difference was observed in need for autonomy and internal locus of control between the two groups of indigenous women entrepreneurs. Originality/value Very few studies are available in the Malaysian context explicitly concerning women entrepreneurs in general and indigenous Dayak women in specific. Therefore, this study provides novel insights into the relationship between enterprising tendency and entrepreneurial performance among indigenous Dayak women entrepreneurs in Malaysia.

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Enterprising tendency and entrepreneurial performance of indigenous Dayak women entrepreneurs in Sarawak, Malaysia

Keling

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2022

JEC

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“…Many researchers (e.g. P€ oll€ anen, 2002;Vardhan et al, 2020) point out that there are no differences between entrepreneurial men and women in personality dimensions such as achievement, motivation, independence, leadership, and risk-taking propensity. Men generally see entrepreneurship as a business decision, whereas many women view it as a life choicea way of integrating family and career needs.…”

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“…Many researchers (e.g. Pöllänen, 2002; Vardhan et al. , 2020) point out that there are no differences between entrepreneurial men and women in personality dimensions such as achievement, motivation, independence, leadership, and risk-taking propensity.…”

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Women's entrepreneurship at an older age: women linguists' hybrid careers

Römer-Paakkanen

Takanen-Körperich²

2022

QROM

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PurposeThis study investigates how older women linguists' careers developed and led to self-employment, and this not necessarily in a linear career stage fashion. The focus is on understanding the factors that influence older women to become or continue into an entrepreneurship lifestyle, beyond economic reasons.Design/methodology/approachThe research questions that guided this research are: (1) How have women linguists' careers developed at older or older old age? and (2) Which factors influenced women linguists' decision to become or continue as self-employed at older or older old age? This study is based on semi-structure interviews and short narratives written by ten informants about their late-career motivations and decisions. To get a holistic view of career development of women linguistics at an older age, the approach adopted in this study is explorative and interpretive, where the theoretical perspective supporting this approach derives mainly from career and wellbeing theories.FindingsThe authors’ findings signal that these self-employed older women's careers develop along parallel, explorative or expertise directions. The factors which appear to influence these women's decision to continue their careers as entrepreneurs include economic reasons (having), clearly. They also importantly point to other themes surrounding wellbeing including social relations (loving), self-realization and lifelong learning (being), entrepreneurship as a life style (acting) and meaningful extension of one's career (belonging).Originality/valueThis paper discusses how older women entrepreneurs may experience wellbeing and careers integrated together. It challenges the common notion of “career” as a one-time, linear “choice”, and instead shows how older women's entrepreneurship is a complex phenomenon.

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“…Responding to the questions of self-assessment of the knowledge and skills that are prerequisites of initiating a business, only five out of ten Emirates assume they have the competencies required to start their venture (van also indicates the need to take an active part in entrepreneurship through entrepreneurship education programs that can cultivate general entrepreneurial skills, particularly entrepreneurship (Vardhan et al, 2020). In addition, despite a particular opportunity and willingness to utilize it, despite its abilities, some entrepreneurs gave up the perception of starting a business for fear of failure.…”

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Changing Behaviours and Its Theories to Achieve the Desire for Entrepreneurship in Future Generations in the UAE and Gulf Region

Alhajeri¹

2022

IBR

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The Gulf region has been emerging as a prosperous hub of entrepreneurship and commercial innovation and is, at present, portraying continuous development. The success of this region is due to several different factors such as the size of the region, youth generation; digital economy; and its progressive access to technology. This study is a literature review and adopts a five-stage process to recruit studies that align with the aim of this study. The data was collected from journal articles, blogs, government websites, and articles from Google Scholar, Proquest, EBSCO, and EconLit. A total of 31 journal articles were reviewed and analyzed. This paper (1) identified variations in entrepreneurial activities, attitudes and perceptions, and aspirations among UAE youth; (2) explored factors defining the nature and level of UAE entrepreneurial work; and (3) presented the potential of entrepreneurship through education in the UAE; (4) need to strengthen technological transfers to entrepreneurial approach and networking opportunities. Initiatives taken by the UAE government in supporting entrepreneurial development were also presented and emphasized. Entrepreneurs are observed as a core aspect that encourages creativity and innovation, generates employment opportunities, and brings prosperity to society. This paper emphatically focuses on entrepreneurship research by presenting policy implications to improve UAE’s entrepreneurship in the country’s economy.

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Push or pull motivation A study of migrant women entrepreneurs in UAE

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Enterprising tendency and entrepreneurial performance of indigenous Dayak women entrepreneurs in Sarawak, Malaysia

Enterprising tendency and entrepreneurial performance of indigenous Dayak women entrepreneurs in Sarawak, Malaysia

Women's entrepreneurship at an older age: women linguists' hybrid careers

Changing Behaviours and Its Theories to Achieve the Desire for Entrepreneurship in Future Generations in the UAE and Gulf Region

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