期刊名称:International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies
电子版ISSN:1309-8055
出版年度:2020
卷号:12
期号:1
页码:135-151
出版社:Social Sciences Research Society
摘要:Entrepreneurship has been considered an imperative component of economic
development. This is specifically true for developing countries, such as South
Africa, where economies face high levels of unemployment and poverty. Several
countries have emphasised the importance of female entrepreneurship
development, and evidence from the literature suggests that entrepreneurs who
accumulate entrepreneurial training prove higher commitment to stay in and grow
the business. As such, the aim of this study was to explore the differences in
various entrepreneurial factors between South African female entrepreneurs
having some form of entrepreneurial training and those who have not had such
training. The methodology followed a quantitative descriptive approach using a
convenience sampling method. Female entrepreneurs from all nine South African
provinces were included and data were collected using a self-administered
questionnaire. In total, 510 useable questionnaires were returned. Data were
analysed using descriptive, reliability and validity analysis, MANOVA and ANOVA. From the results, four variables returned a statistically significant value:
external motivation, intention to grow the business, entrepreneurship training and
education and business growth factors. From these variables, all with the
exception of the external motivation variable, reported higher means for the group
who had previous exposure to entrepreneurial training. No differences were
observed for the variables concerning internal motivation, intention to remain in
business and attitude towards business. The literature supports the findings in that
females who had previous entrepreneurial training reported higher means for
intention to grow their business. Surprisingly, females with previous
entrepreneurial training reported a lower mean for external motivation, possibly
suggesting that training may affect their outlook regarding desire for wealth,
applying skills and knowledge, proving oneself and improving one’s status, for
example. Recommendations include that government should introduce and
promote special training programmes for female entrepreneurs and facilitate
funding opportunities for these businesses to ensure sustained growth.
关键词:Female entrepreneurs; South Africa; entrepreneurial training;
developing country